The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grant Shapps on 2016-05-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish responses to the Broadband Universal Service Obligation consultation.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The Government intends to publish its response to the broadband Universal Service Obligation consultation shortly, and a copy will be placed in the House Library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick on 2016-06-29.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks that companies may delay investment and hiring new staff in the UK in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
My Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Governor of the Bank of England have been clear that although there is uncertainty ahead, the UK is very much open for business and investment.
Since the referendum, the Government has been actively engaged with businesses of all types and in all sectors to understand their concerns. In the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State and other ministers are holding a series of roundtables with business organisations and with CEOs and senior representatives from many of our biggest employers. The Secretary of State also chairs the new business engagement inter-ministerial group, which brings ministers across Government together to discuss issues and challenges facing business, including creating opportunities for investment and trade.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Eames on 2016-09-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had, or intend to have, with the Confederation of British Industry on the consequences of any future alteration in the status of the land border between the UK and the EU.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
My right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union met with CBI NI as part of the inaugural meeting of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland’s business advisory group on 1 September. The group is a platform for businesses across Northern Ireland to provide high level advice to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and NIO ministers on critical business and economic issues.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to which countries of the UK his Department’s target to halve the disability employment gap during the current Parliament applies.
Justin Tomlinson
Employment is a reserved matter. Progress towards halving the disability employment gap is a key part of our aim to achieve full employment across the whole of the UK. This is consistent with the Government’s manifesto commitment which said ‘as part of our objective to achieve full employment, we will aim to halve the disability employment gap’.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Evans on 2016-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many outstanding cases the Child Support Agency have relating to the tracing of a non-resident parent.
Priti Patel
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ferrier on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the economic development of Scotland and steps to attract inward investment to Scotland.
David Mundell
I have regular discussions with Scottish Government ministers on a wide range of economic issues. At the end of February I was involved in the launch of the Exporting is GREAT road show together with Scotland’s Deputy First Minister John Swinney. Business investment from abroad in the whole of the UK, and what makes the UK the first choice for this investment, is a crucial part of the GREAT campaign. At this event we exchanged several ideas about Scotland’s economic situation during these challenging economic times, and I am committed to continuing that dialogue. On 17 March, I will be joining the First Minister at the SCDI’s Annual Forum which will focus on the future of Scotland’s economy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2016 to Question 31409, on Trauma and the report of the work of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce, Future in Mind, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that children and young people who have been sexually abused or exploited receive a comprehensive specialist initial assessment and referral to appropriate services providing evidence-based interventions according to their need.
Alistair Burt
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are provided on the basis of clinical need in line with guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Following guidance published by NHS England in August 2015, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have produced Local Transformation Plans for children and young people’s mental health with their local partners, as proposed in Future in mind. These include plans for how CCGs will ensure that the needs of all children and young people are met locally. These plans cover the full spectrum of mental health issues: from prevention and resilience building, to support and care for existing and emerging mental health problems, as well as transitions between services and addressing the needs of the most vulnerable. This includes those who have been exposed to sexual abuse or exploitation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2016-05-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Key Stage 1 children in (a) Ashfield and (b) Nottinghamshire were in classes of more than 35 children in the academic year beginning September (i) 2015, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2013.
Nick Gibb
Information about the number of pupils in key stage 1 classes with more than 30 pupils is available at school level in the underlying data of the ‘schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistics[1].
Information on class sizes for the academic year beginning September 2015 is not yet available and is due to be released in June 2016.
The following table shows the number of pupils in key stage 1 classes with more than 30 pupils in schools in Ashfield constituency and Nottinghamshire local authority for the academic years beginning in September 2013 and 2014.
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Ashfield Constituency |
Nottinghamshire LA |
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January 2014 (academic year beginning September 2013) |
157 |
1,184 |
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January 2015 (academic year beginning September 2014) |
62 |
1,215 |
There were no pupils in key stage 1 classes of more than 35 in either Ashfield or Nottinghamshire in January 2014 or January 2015.
[1] Data from January 2014 is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014 in the file called ‘SFR15_2014_school_level_classes_UD’ within the underlying data download.
Data from January 2015 is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2015 in the file called ‘SFR16_2015_Schools_Classes_UD’ within the underlying data download.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Viscount Goschen on 2016-06-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with Southern Rail about the ongoing disruption to service on their network.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
We are in regular dialogue with Govia Thameslink Rail (GTR) who provide Southern services about the performance on their network. We are determined to see services improve and are working hard with the industry to achieve this.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Northover on 2016-09-08.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential contribution of addressing childhood cancer to the third Sustainable Development Goal.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The third millennium development goal includes the intention to reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment by 2030: this includes all forms of cancer. Reporting will be based on data from country health information systems.
DFID’s health focus is to improve the provision of basic health services for the poorest by strengthening health systems, improving health worker capacity and increasing access to essential medicines and equipment. Increasing coverage, access and quality will strengthen health services to address all health problems including childhood cancer. DFID also supports some specific efforts to tackle childhood cancer, such as a project through World Child Cancer in Burma, which seeks to improve the diagnosis, treatment and care for children with cancer.