The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2016-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department received from the European Social Fund (a) between 2007 and 2014 and (b) from 2014 to the last month for which data is available.
Mr Desmond Swayne
My Department has not received any funding from the European Social Fund.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Randerson on 2016-04-25.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is a specific allocation within Local Growth Deal funding for Local Enterprise Partnerships for spending on transport.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
The Department for Transport is contributing over £7 billion of the £12 billion Local Growth Fund. This includes £475m reserved for major transport schemes too large for regular Growth Deal allocations. We expect that transport schemes will continue to feature strongly in Local Enterprise Partnerships’ proposals for further funding, though LEPs have flexibility in what they bring forward and how they use the funding.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Teverson on 2016-06-06.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote the development of energy storage.
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
DECC published a document ‘Towards a smart energy system’ in December 2015, and we are investigating the potential barriers to deployment of energy storage and possible mitigating actions, focussing in the first instance on removing policy and regulatory barriers. DECC plans to issue a call for evidence on a smart systems routemap in the near future.
Since 2012, public sector support (including Ofgem innovation funding) for storage has topped £80m.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will conduct an assessment on the potential effect on the manufacturing sector in Britain of reverting back to World Trade Organisation terms for exports.
Mr Nick Hurd
There has been no decision on the future terms of trade for the UK. In preparation for negotiations to leave the EU, the Government is undertaking work across a range of areas, including market access, across all sectors.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young offenders under the age of 18 have been admitted to a children’s mental health ward in each month since January 2014.
Dr Phillip Lee
We are committed to improving mental health treatment for young people in contact with the youth justice system. We are currently working with NHS England to develop a specific £24 million programme to address gaps in mental health provision for children and young people in contact with the justice system.
The information requested is as follows:
(1) Young offenders under the age of 18 (including those on remand) admitted to an adult mental health unit since January 2014
There was one such admission in November 2014.
(2) Young offenders under the age of 18 (including those on remand) admitted to a children’s or adolescent mental health unit since January 2014
The number of such admissions is set out in the table below:
|
Month of Admission |
Number Admitted |
|
January 2014 |
nil |
|
February 2014 |
5 |
|
March 2014 |
5 |
|
April 2014 |
3 |
|
May 2014 |
1 |
|
June 2014 |
nil |
|
July 2014 |
1 |
|
August 2014 |
nil |
|
September 2014 |
2 |
|
October 2014 |
3 |
|
November 2014 |
1 |
|
December 2014 |
4 |
|
Month of Admission |
Number Admitted |
|
January 2015 |
2 |
|
February 2015 |
1 |
|
March 2015 |
1 |
|
April 2015 |
nil |
|
May 2015 |
3 |
|
June 2015 |
4 |
|
July 2015 |
2 |
|
August 2015 |
1 |
|
September 2015 |
4 |
|
October 2015 |
2 |
|
November 2015 |
nil |
|
December 2015 |
2 |
|
Month of Admission |
Number Admitted |
|
January 2016 |
nil |
|
February 2016 |
nil |
|
March 2016 |
1 |
|
April 2016 |
3 |
|
May 2016 |
3 |
|
June 2016 |
1 |
|
July 2016 |
2 |
|
August 2016 |
nil |
Note 1 – the figures may represent individual offenders admitted more than once since January 2014.
Note 2 – these figures represent restricted patients only.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many appeals on practical driving tests were (a) heard by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and (b) found (i) in favour of and (ii) against the appellant in each year since 2009-10.
Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has a complaints procedure, which is published on GOV.UK.
Current law does not allow the test result to be overturned; the examiner’s decision is final.
Complainants have the right to appeal if they think the examiner did not carry out their practical test in line with regulations.
If the complainant lives in England and Wales, they have six months after the test date to appeal to the Magistrates court about the way the test was conducted. The Magistrates court can look at whether the test was carried out in accordance with regulations; however, it cannot change the result of the test. Should the Magistrates court find that the test was not conducted in line with regulations, it may offer a compensation payment or free retest.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-01-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2016 to Question 20756, whether a response from the Chief Regulator of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation has been received by her Department; and when that response will be placed in the Library.
Nick Gibb
Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), has written to the Hon Member in response to written question 20756. This letter, dated 24 February 2016, is attached and will be placed in the Library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2016-02-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23729, what the Government’s policy is on the confiscation of the belongings of Syrian refugees over a certain value to help meet the cost of their stay in the UK.
James Brokenshire
The Government does not confiscate the belongings of Syrian refugees or refugees of any other nationality to help meet the cost of their stay in the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jessica Morden on 2016-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of the Severn Bridge tolls for each vehicle category in January (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
Andrew Jones
The toll rates that will apply from January 2017 and January 2018 cannot yet be calculated, as they will depend on future rates of inflation which are not yet known. Tolls are set each January in accordance with the Severn Bridges Act 1992, which requires that tolls are increased in line with the Retail Price Index in the preceding September, compared to a baseline of March 1989, rounded to the nearest ten pence. This ensures that the tolls stay constant in real terms over time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Melanie Onn on 2016-04-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of adapted properties in England.
Brandon Lewis
Most recent data on the number of homes with adaptations that met the requirements of one or more occupants with a long term illness or disability will be available in the 2014-15 English Housing Survey, due for publication in July 2016.