The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-06-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was to process Disclosure and Barring Service checks for (a) standard and (b) enhanced disclosures between 1 January and 31 March 2016.
James Brokenshire
The average time taken to process Disclosure checks between 1 January and 31 March 2016 for (a) Standard was 6 days and (b) Enhanced was 16 days.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with officials in her Department on the potential effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on recipients of overseas development assistance currently given to (a) the European Development Fund, (b) the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department and (c) the European Investment Bank.
Rory Stewart
DFID will make an assessment of how we will work with the European Union Institutions as part of the exit negotiations and we look forward to working with all of our international partners in future to achieve the best results possible.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Attorney General, what steps he plans to take in response to the findings of the report, entitled Communicating with victims, published by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate in January 2016.
Robert Buckland
On the day of the report the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) agreed to act on each of the three recommendations made.
In addition, the CPS has already taken action to address a range of issues identified in the report. For example, they have redeployed more paralegal staff and managers to Crown Courts to ensure that there are sufficient staff to support victims and witnesses. When rollout is complete around 350 paralegal staff and managers will be based at Crown Courts across England and Wales. The CPS is also introducing new guidance on Speaking to Witnesses at Court which will improve the service provided and is currently operating in a number of pathfinder sites. It will be rolled out across the country by summer 2016.
The CPS is also reviewing the resourcing of VLUs to ensure that sufficient staff are in place to manage the workload of those units.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Phillips on 2016-02-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 24173 between 2015-16 and 2019-20, to which other government departments and cross-government funds her Department plans to transfer, the amounts referred to in table 2.7 on page 85 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
Mr Desmond Swayne
As set out in DFID’s settlement letter from HM Treasury, over the Spending Review period, DFID plans to transfer the amounts referred to in table 2.7 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 to the following government departments and cross-government funds:
Conflict, Stability & Security Fund
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Department of Energy & Climate Change
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Department of Health
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
Home Office
Office for National Statistics
Prosperity Fund
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many UK citizens currently have a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC); and how many such people have used their EHIC to obtain state provided healthcare in other EU countries in each of the last five years.
Ben Gummer
The United Kingdom EHIC means that people living in the UK are able to travel to the European Economic Area (EEA) safe in the knowledge that they will be able to receive free or reduced cost healthcare should they need it.
There are currently 27,570,911 cards in circulation, as of January 2016. The number of cards granted since 2006, providing such cover is:
2014/15 – 5,414,977
2013/14 – 5,571,060
2012/13 – 5,240,608
2011/12 – 6,830,734
2010/11 – 5,703,895
2009/10 – 4,162,170
2008/09 – 4,269,023
2007/08 – 4,160,935
2006/07 – 5,163,121
Source: Business Services Authority
The Department does not hold information on how many people have used their UK EHIC to obtain state provided healthcare in another EEA country in any 12 month period. This is because data on UK EHIC usage is recorded by individual treatment episode rather than the card holder.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Lammy on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that starter homes are affordable; and how his Department determines its definition of affordability of such homes.
Brandon Lewis
The Government expects starter homes to be entry level properties; where the value reflects the average first time buyer price in an area. We are introducing maximum price caps after the discount has been applied to ensure that they are in reach of the typical first time buyer; and are working with the sector to secure a transparent valuation process to ensure starter homes are valued fairly in each area with a genuine discount.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pieces of recording equipment are available in each region of the UK for the purposes of recording work capability assessments.
Priti Patel
Centre for Health and Disability Assessments offer audio recordings to customers who request them in advance, or on the day, and recording machines are now available at every assessment centre. For every 10,000 Work Capability Assessments completed the Department receives an average of 66 requests for an audio recorded assessment.
There are currently 24 audio-recording machines in Scotland and the North East; 43 in North and Central England; 39 in Wales and the West, and; 22 in London and South England, totalling 128 for Great Britain.
(Source: Centre for Health Disability Assessments)
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh on 2016-06-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal tribunal decisions in relation to re-assessments of entitlement of disability living allowance for children found in favour of the Department for Work and Pensions in the last three years for which figures are available.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many citizens of EU countries other than the UK work in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and other bodies for which his Department is responsible.
Kris Hopkins
My Department does not hold this information and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.
My department has two executive non-departmental public bodies – the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland; and one advisory non-departmental public body – the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. As these bodies are independent of Government, the hon Member may wish to write to the Commissions directly on these matters – contact details are set out below:
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ALB |
Status |
Contact Details |
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Parades Commission for Northern Ireland |
Executive NDPB |
info@paradescommission.org |
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Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission |
Executive NDPB |
information@nihrc.org |
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Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland |
Advisory NDPB |
contact@boundarycommission.org.uk |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-01-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2016 to Question 20599, how many (a) page views and (b) visitors the www.livingwage.gov.uk website has had in each week since its launch.
Nick Boles
Since the launch of the National Living Wage website we have achieved the following:
|
Week |
Page views |
Visitors |
|
December 6 to 12 (launched on the 7th) |
8,667 |
7,789 |
|
Dec 13 to Dec 19 |
10,235 |
9,207 |
|
December 20 to 26 |
6,241 |
5,003 |
|
December 27 to January 2 |
7,153 |
5,742 |
|
January 3 to 9 |
17,900 |
13,853 |
|
January 10 to 16 |
22,945 |
17,794 |
|
January 17 to 19 (partial week as answered on Jan 20) |
16,312 |
12,641 |