The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2016-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding his 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.
Guto Bebb
The Wales Office has not received any funding from the European Social Fund (ESF). Implementation of ESF is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2016-04-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many infraction proceedings the EU has initiated against her Department in each of the last 10 years; what the reasons were for each such proceeding being undertaken; and what the outcome was of each such proceeding.
Amber Rudd
The information requested is publicly available on the website of the European Commission where the infringement cases for each member state can be found. This includes the infringement and the decision. These records go back to 2002 (though my department was only created in 2008) and can be found here.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Blencathra on 2016-06-06.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many illegal Albanian migrants have been captured in the UK in the last 12 months, how many have asked for asylum, and how many have been removed from the UK.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The attached tables shows the number of Albanian immigrants arrested on Enforcement Visits and as a result of Police Enquiries from the 1 April 2015 to the 31 March 2016 inclusively.
|
Year/Month |
Number of Enforcement visits |
Year/Month |
Number of Police Enquiries |
|
2015 04 |
37 |
2015 04 |
117 |
|
2015 05 |
46 |
2015 05 |
135 |
|
2015 06 |
57 |
2015 06 |
109 |
|
2015 07 |
28 |
2015 07 |
119 |
|
2015 08 |
60 |
2015 08 |
120 |
|
2015 09 |
55 |
2015 09 |
128 |
|
2015 10 |
66 |
2015 10 |
151 |
|
2015 11 |
30 |
2015 11 |
134 |
|
2015 12 |
40 |
2015 12 |
117 |
|
2016 01 |
35 |
2016 01 |
127 |
|
2016 02 |
19 |
2016 02 |
147 |
|
2016 03 |
23 |
2016 03 |
154 |
|
Total |
496 |
Total |
1558 |
Asylum applications and returns of nationals of Albanian are released on the GOV.UK website at in the latest Immigration statistics January to March 2016:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release In the asylum table as_02_q
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525625/ asylum2-q1-2016-tabs.ods and the returns table rv_03_q
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525001/ returns1-q1-2016-tabs.ods
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich on 2016-07-20.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, between 2013 and 2016 inclusive, how many institutions applied to the Quality Assurance Agency’s Advisory Committee on Degree Awarding Powers (ACDAP) with a view to obtaining (1) degree awarding powers, and (2) university title, but did not proceed to full scrutiny of their applications because of the ACDAP’s preliminary judgment and feedback; and of those, how many were (a) public or not-for-profit institutions, and (b) private for-profit providers.
Earl of Courtown
The Advisory Committee on Degree Awarding Powers (ACDAP) does not consider applications for university title. In the period 2013-2016, there have been two applications for degree awarding powers that did not proceed to full scrutiny of their application because of ACDAP’s preliminary judgement and feedback. One application was from a publicly funded provider and one was from a private for profit provider.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department’s staff performance monitoring includes key performance indicators on how many personal independence payment (PIP) claims are (a) accepted and (b) rejected by those staff who are PIP assessors.
Penny Mordaunt
The role of contracted Assessment Providers is to carry out health and disability assessments on behalf of the Department. They do not determine if a claim to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is successful. They provide a report to DWP decision makers who then determine entitlement to benefit. No targets are in place as to how many applications are successful.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-01-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on increasing penalties for online copyright infringement.
Mr Edward Vaizey
A consultation was held during summer 2015 on proposals to increase the maximum custodial sentence for online copyright infringement from two to ten years, to harmonise it with the penalty available for physical infringement. The responses to that consultation have been analysed and officials at the IPO are now giving consideration to future direction and timing and will advise Ministers accordingly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Johnny Mercer on 2016-01-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the GRIP 2 studies required for the Peninsula Rail Task Force’s survey will be available in order for the survey to be completed in June 2016.
Claire Perry
Department for Transport officials are working with Network Rail and the Peninsula Rail Task Force within the context of the changes that will come from Hendy re-profiling and the Bowe review to establish which further studies are required to inform the Peninsula Rail Task Force report of June 2016 and the funding that could be available to support this development work.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2016-02-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training and guidance is provided to medical assessors who examine claimants for personal independence payment on the implications of (a) dialysis and (b) other long-term medical treatments for such claimants.
Justin Tomlinson
All health professionals receive comprehensive training in disability analysis which includes a functional evaluation as to how medical conditions and the long-term medical treatment of those conditions affect an individual’s ability to perform day-to-day activities. Prior to carrying out an assessment they routinely refresh their knowledge of any condition with which they are not fully familiar.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Barker on 2016-03-17.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which organisations have received, or will receive, bilateral funding for technical assistance for programmes funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17.
Baroness Verma
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a critically important part of the international architecture for fighting the three diseases. The UK provides technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund through the following organisations: the Stop-TB Partnership, Roll Back Malaria, UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation’s Global Malaria Programme. The table (below) shows DFID’s spend to these organisations over the last five financial years.
(£ Millions)
|
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
|
|
WHOs Global Malaria Programme |
– |
1.50 |
3.50 |
1.50 |
3.50 |
|
Roll Back Malaria |
0.52 |
1.00 |
1.63 |
0.63 |
1.23 |
|
Stop TB Partnership |
1.00 |
1.90 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
|
UNAIDS |
10.00 |
10.00 |
15.00 |
15.00 |
15.00 |
|
Total (£ Millions) |
11.52 |
14.40 |
21.63 |
17.63 |
20.73 |
The UK is committed to remaining a world leader in tackling global diseases and ending the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030. Our future contributions to the Global Fund will be determined following the completion of the Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Reviews.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-04-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015, HCWS113, on Publication of Learning not Blaming and Review of NHS Leadership, what plans he has for a reporting mechanism to replace Local Supervising Authorities following the implementation of his plan to end statutory supervision of midwives.
Ben Gummer
In the ‘Learning not blaming: The government response to Freedom to Speak Up, the Public Administration Select Committee report on clinical incidents, and the Morecambe Bay Investigation’, the Government accepted the recommendation to remove the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) current responsibility and accountability for statutory supervision of midwives in the United Kingdom and committed to changing the law as speedily as possible.
The abolition of the statutory Midwifery Committee at the NMC is a consequence of the Law Commission review of professional regulators. The Midwifery Committee does not have a role in the statutory supervision of midwives. The NMC is considering how midwifery advice will be secured by the NMC if the Midwifery Committee is, after consultation, abolished. It has set up a Midwifery Panel of interested parties to do this.
The proposals for a new design of supervision for midwifery, incorporated setting up a task force in each country of the UK under the auspices of each UK Chief Nursing Officer. They are currently working through plans to create new mechanisms and considering what systems and processes will replace the Local Supervising Authorities.