The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2016 to Question 20554, when he plans to carry out a post-implementation review of the Localism Act 2011.
Mr Marcus Jones
As indicated in my earlier answer, the review will be completed by November 2016, the 5th anniversary of the Act receiving royal assent
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of Senior Civil Servants in each department in each year since 2010.
Matthew Hancock
The number of Senior Civil Servants serving in each department in each year from 2010 to date, is set out in the table below:
Centrally Managed SCS by Main Department (2010-2015)
|
Department |
Q1 2010 |
Q1 2011 |
Q1 2012 |
Q1 2013 |
Q1 2014 |
Q1 2015 |
Q3 2015 |
|
BIS |
217 |
267 |
254 |
263 |
273 |
265 |
255 |
|
CO |
213 |
233 |
208 |
214 |
238 |
281 |
284 |
|
DCLG |
122 |
120 |
99 |
84 |
84 |
90 |
88 |
|
DCMS |
41 |
36 |
35 |
24 |
34 |
44 |
46 |
|
DECC |
66 |
86 |
100 |
105 |
121 |
109 |
111 |
|
DEFRA |
174 |
161 |
145 |
143 |
143 |
133 |
127 |
|
DfE |
120 |
121 |
168 |
155 |
139 |
139 |
147 |
|
DfID |
95 |
79 |
79 |
83 |
80 |
81 |
80 |
|
DfT |
227 |
185 |
173 |
174 |
198 |
174 |
174 |
|
DH |
392 |
370 |
312 |
383 |
393 |
406 |
396 |
|
DWP |
381 |
325 |
275 |
296 |
258 |
259 |
266 |
|
FCO |
59 |
54 |
56 |
58 |
67 |
78 |
77 |
|
HMRC |
391 |
362 |
360 |
319 |
313 |
325 |
342 |
|
HMT |
159 |
106 |
105 |
97 |
94 |
94 |
106 |
|
Home Office |
237 |
208 |
198 |
199 |
196 |
224 |
220 |
|
MoD |
275 |
266 |
227 |
227 |
219 |
236 |
248 |
|
MoJ |
290 |
241 |
200 |
200 |
199 |
198 |
213 |
|
SG |
270 |
238 |
215 |
225 |
227 |
230 |
222 |
|
WG |
147 |
125 |
118 |
137 |
155 |
155 |
152 |
|
Other |
477 |
329 |
289 |
309 |
370 |
456 |
463 |
|
Total |
4353 |
3912 |
3616 |
3695 |
3801 |
3977 |
4017 |
Source: SCS Database
Notes: FCO does not include the Diplomatic Service as they are not part of the Centrally Managed Senior Civil Service
Figures also do not include a number of health professionals and military personnel that work at a senior level that are not part of the Centrally Managed Senior Civil Service
Caution is advised when interpreting changes at a departmental level due to the following Machinery of Government changes over the period that have moved into and out of departments:
Office of Government Commerce moved from HMT to Cabinet Office in June 2010
Government Equalities Office moved into Home Office in April 2011 and to DCMS in Q1 2013
Directgov transferred from DWP to Cabinet Office in June 2010
Buying Solutions moved from HMT to Cabinet Office in June 2010
Postcomm (BIS) were abolished in October 2011
The Better Regulation Delivery Office moved from the wider public sector into BIS in Q2 2012
Ordnance Survey moved from DCLG to BIS in July 2011 and left the Civil Service in April 2015
Land Registry moved from MoJ to BIS in July 2011
Met Office moved from MoD to BIS in July 2011
Fire Service College (DCLG) was abolished in February 2013
Standards and Testing Agency (DfE) was created in October 2011
Education Funding Agency and the National College and Teaching Agency (DfE) were created in April 2012
A number of Probation Trusts staff moved from the wider public sector to MoJ in June 2014
Public Health England (DH) was created in April 2013
Legal Aid Agency (MoJ) was created in April 2013
National Crime Agency was created in October 2013
Criminal Records Bureau (Home Office) left the Civil Service in December 2012
The Asset Protection Agency (HMT) was abolished in October 2012
Competition Commission moved from the wider public sector into the Office of Fair Trading in April 2014 to become Competition and Markets Authority
Part of the Defence Support Group (MoD) was privatised and left the Civil Service in April 2015
The Food and Environment Research Agency (DEFRA) left the Civil Service in April 2015
Government Internal Audit Agency (HMT) was established in April 2015
Highways Agency (DfT) left the Civil Service in April 2015
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-04-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to support the right of the people of the Falkland Islands to develop their own economy without interference; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Hugo Swire
The UK has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falklands and surrounding maritime areas, nor about the Falkland Islanders’ right to decide their own future. We will continue to make that clear to Argentina and other countries in the region.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tania Mathias on 2016-05-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason Companies House publishes the month and year of birth of company directors.
Anna Soubry
The Government considers that the date of birth of company directors is an important identifier for those searching the public companies register as it allows searchers to distinguish between individuals with the same, or similar, names.
Following feedback from company directors about the availability of their full date of birth on the public register, section 96 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires the Registrar of Companies to suppress the “day” element of a director’s date of birth.
This strikes an appropriate balance between ensuring that the information on the public register is of real practical use and reducing the risk that the information becomes a tool for abuse by exposing individuals to the risk of identity theft or fraud.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to help (a) retain and (b) increase the number of beds at Keswick Hospital.
Ben Gummer
Decisions on services at Keswick Hospital are matters for the local National Health Service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2016-09-15.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire have had a tax credit claim stopped by Concentrix; and how many such claims were subsequently reinstated by HM Revenue and Customs.
Jane Ellison
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold the data broken down specifically by constituency areas. HMRC are able to obtain data by geographical areas but this would only be available at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rosie Cooper on 2016-01-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether borough councils which provide sandbags to all residents to protect their properties during incidents of flooding are able to recover the costs of those sandbags under the Bellwin Scheme.
James Wharton
To date, 35 local authorities have registered an intention to claim under the activated Bellwin scheme but no final claims have yet been received.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of women who become war widows before 6 April 2005 and remarried between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015.
Mark Lancaster
Between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015, 195 war widow(er)s remarried regardless of when they became a war widow(er).
After becoming a war widow prior to 6 April 2005, 135 women remarried between 6 April 2005 and 1 April 2015.
In line with Defence Statistics’ Rounding Policy for War Pension Scheme data, figures have been rounded to the nearest five.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce annual early-intervention top-ups for local authorities after the revenue support grant has been phased out.
Mr Marcus Jones
My rt. hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) announced that by the end of this Parliament, local government will retain 100% of its business rates. As part of this, existing central government grants to local government, such as Revenue Support Grant, will be phased out and councils will be given new responsibilities and greater powers to shape their local areas.
We have lots of work to do over the coming months to work out the details on this new system, including how to manage the risk to local authorities of changes in their local tax income. We will, therefore, be consulting widely with colleagues and with local government on this as we move towards implementation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-04-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Approved Mental Health Professionals were employed in the public sector in each year since 2010.
Alistair Burt
The information requested is not collected centrally.
Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that there are enough Approved Mental Health Professionals available to meet local need.