The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2016-05-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of e-cigarette users who will return to smoking tobacco products in the year ending May 2017 as a result of the Tobacco Products Directive.
Jane Ellison
No such estimate has been made given the range of factors which may impact on rates of smoking tobacco and use of e-cigarettes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Deidre Brock on 2016-07-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether it is his policy to continue to require environmental impact assessment for projects under the same or similar terms to those of current EU law after the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
Gavin Barwell
Until we leave, the UK will remain a full member of the EU, with all of the rights and obligations. The Department for Exiting the EU will be working on the UK’s withdrawal and future relationship, liaising closely with other key departments on future support for the environment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-10-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Ethiopian counterpart on the case of Andy Tsege.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The Government takes the detention and welfare of Mr Andargachew Tsege very seriously. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) has raised Mr Tsege’s case with his Ethiopian counterpart, Foreign Minister Tedros, on three occasions, most recently during the UN General Assembly in New York in September. During that conversation he pressed Dr Tedros to follow through with the commitment made by Prime Minister Hailemariam, to allow Mr Tsege access to independent legal advice so he can discuss his options under the Ethiopian legal system. We will continue to press the Ethiopians to ensure that Mr Tsege has legal representation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason Community rehabilitation companies workforce information report: Q2 2015 to 2016 statistics were cancelled for release.
Andrew Selous
The Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) Workforce Information Report provided information on staffing within the CRCs when they were under public sector management. The final edition was published on 26 February 2015 and provided information as at 31 December 2014. The 21 CRCs became private companies on 1 February 2015 and are therefore now responsible for the management of their own staffing levels. At that time future editions of the Workforce Information Report, for which publication had been pre-announced, were cancelled.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Dowden on 2016-01-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on (a) a Local Development Order and (b) Supplementary Planning Guidance to facilitate alternative, less intrusive development on a specific location in the Green Belt where there is already extant planning permission for development in that location.
Brandon Lewis
An extant planning permission does not prevent consideration of a further planning application for the same site. It would be for the local authority to assess each proposal on its merits, in the light of all material considerations, including the protections for Green Belt set out in our National Planning Policy Framework. If the development proposed would be inappropriate in Green Belt, the Framework states that planning permission should generally be refused. However, if the local authority finds that any harms caused by the development would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and that very special circumstances justify planning permission, permission may be granted. If necessary the local authority can impose planning conditions or require design changes to mitigate any adverse impact.
A Local Development Order or Supplementary Planning Guidance would also have to be designed by the local authority to accord with policies in the Framework, including the need to protect the openness of Green Belt land.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with burial authorities and other stakeholders on the reuse of graves.
Caroline Dinenage
The issue of burial space is regularly discussed at meetings of the Burial and Cremation Advisory Group, which is chaired by this department and comprises key stakeholders and representatives within government and the wider burial sector. In addition, the department regularly engages on the issue with individual stakeholders, as appropriate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-03-15.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the report on electoral fraud by the Government’s Anti-Corruption Champion to be published.
John Penrose
Sir Eric Pickles will make his recommendations as soon as he is able. 66 written submissions are under consideration, as well as evidence provided in meetings with specific people and at a seminar of academics, stakeholder organisations and political parties.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl Turner on 2016-04-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) prosecuted for, (b) convicted of, (c) cautioned for and (d) given a non-custodial sentence for rape in each year since 2010.
Mike Penning
The number of offenders cautioned, and defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts, with sentence outcomes, for rape offences in England and Wales from 2010 to 2014 (latest available) can be viewed in the Outcomes by offence tables in the annual publication found at:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2016-05-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the budget for the revised Cancer Drugs Fund was established at £340 million.
George Freeman
NHS England has advised that the Cancer Drugs Fund budget was increased to £340 million for 2015-16 and, with the new financial control and commercial mechanisms being put in place from 1 July 2016 under the new arrangements for the Fund, that budget increase will be maintained at £340 million for 2016-17.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2016-07-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many (a) Saharawi and (b) Moroccan people are employed by MINURSO in Western Sahara.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office holds no information on the ethnicity or origin of United Nations staff.