The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much Veterans UK has spent on providing support to veterans in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West since 2010.
Mark Lancaster
Your question concerning how much Veterans UK has spent on providing support to Veterans has been interpreted to mean assistance provided by the Veterans UK Welfare Service.
This information is not held in the format requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a standard disclosure clause is included in Government procurement contracts.
Matthew Hancock
A standard disclosure clause is included in Government procurement contracts. This information is publicly available on www.gov.uk.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the letter to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish from the Minister for Local Growth and the Northern Powerhouse of 18 February 2016, on accountability of combined authorities, whether the scrutiny requirements of the Local Government Act 2000 apply to combined authorities.
James Wharton
The scrutiny requirements for combined authorities are set out in Schedule 5A to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, as inserted by the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, which provide that overview and scrutiny committees of combined authorities have powers to call in decisions and to involve other persons in their work. Schedule 5A also provides for secondary legislation which must ensure that the majority of members of an overview and scrutiny committee will be members of the combined authority’s constituent councils and that at least one member of an audit committee is an independent person. The scrutiny requirements of the Local Government Act 2000 do not apply to combined authorities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Birt on 2016-04-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the public sector spend on health per head of population in real terms for each of the years from 1990–2015; and how in each of those years that compares with GDP per head.
Lord O’Neill of Gatley
The total UK Public Sector expenditure on health per head of population in real terms and GDP per head between the financial years 1990-91 and 2014-15 has been set out in the table below:
|
Real per capita (2015 £) |
Health |
GDP |
|
1990-91 |
848 |
19,624 |
|
1991-92 |
911 |
19,368 |
|
1992-93 |
980 |
19,516 |
|
1993-94 |
1,023 |
20,050 |
|
1994-95 |
1,085 |
20,793 |
|
1995-96 |
1,104 |
21,248 |
|
1996-97 |
1,093 |
21,716 |
|
1997-98 |
1,116 |
22,421 |
|
1998-99 |
1,151 |
23,066 |
|
1999-00 |
1,198 |
23,780 |
|
2000-01 |
1,280 |
24,494 |
|
2001-02 |
1,388 |
25,047 |
|
2002-03 |
1,491 |
25,640 |
|
2003-04 |
1,637 |
26,358 |
|
2004-05 |
1,748 |
26,794 |
|
2005-06 |
1,825 |
27,521 |
|
2006-07 |
1,857 |
27,927 |
|
2007-08 |
1,912 |
28,449 |
|
2008-09 |
1,986 |
27,492 |
|
2009-10 |
2,072 |
26,605 |
|
2010-11 |
2,047 |
26,898 |
|
2011-12 |
2,021 |
27,158 |
|
2012-13 |
2,022 |
27,292 |
|
2013-14 |
2,049 |
27,801 |
|
2014-15 |
2,074 |
28,361 |
The expenditure figures set out in this table are drawn from the HM Treasury Public Spending Statistics (PSS) publications.
In addition to expenditure on services by the Department of Health, this includes health expenditure by other central departments, local government and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Please Note:
UK government expenditure on the health function is only available on a financial year basis.
Health expenditure recording switches from a cash basis to an accruals basis in 1998-99
Population is taken from the mid-year figure for each calendar year that falls in the respective financial year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Gardiner on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make it her policy to support French proposals for an EU-wide carbon floor price.
Andrea Leadsom
The Government supports the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) as a market-based approach to cap emissions and achieve least-cost decarbonisation. Negotiations to reform and strengthen the EU ETS for the next phase of the system starting in 2021 are still in the early stages. Proposals to set thresholds for the EU carbon price are one of many options open for discussion. The Government believes that the implementation of the Market Stability Reserve, as agreed in 2015, is essential to strengthening the EU ETS carbon price in the long-term and to providing a strong, stable low-carbon investment signal.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christian Matheson on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will provide a schedule of communications that have taken place between the Government and the governments of (a) Bahamas, (b) Mexico and (c) any other country relating to the disappearance of Rebecca Coriam in March 2011 from the Disney Wonder cruise ship.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Consular documents show that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office communicated initially with the Government of Mexico as the Disney Wonder was in Mexican Waters when Ms Coriam was discovered missing. We subsequently communicated with the Government of the Bahamas. As the ship’s flag state, the Bahamian Government was responsible for the investigation into Ms Coriam’s disappearance.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anna Turley on 2016-09-13.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that Teesside is not disadvantaged by the withdrawal of EU funding when the UK leaves the EU.
Mr David Gauke
To ensure stability and certainty in the period leading up to our departure from the EU, the Chancellor has announced that structural and investment fund projects in the UK that are signed before the Autumn Statement will be guaranteed. In addition, projects where UK organisations bid directly and competitively for EU funding, such as Horizon 2020 funded projects, will be guaranteed by the UK Government if the bids are won before our departure.
Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. Over the coming months, we will consult closely with stakeholders to review all EU funding schemes in the round, to ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK‘s national interest, while ensuring appropriate investor certainty.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Yasmin Qureshi on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Caroline principles are applied to any further targeted killing carried out in self-defence of the UK.
Penny Mordaunt
In taking any action in self-defence of the UK, we will take account of well-established principles of self-defence. As the Attorney General pointed out to the Justice Select Committee on 15 September 2015, the Caroline case goes back to the 19th century and was concerned with very different circumstances to those facing us now. However as the Attorney General also made clear, the principles still apply and action in self-defence may be lawful in relation to an attack which has not yet materialised but is imminent. In addition any such action must, like all other action in self-defence, comply with the requirements of necessity and proportionality.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will provide support for producers of anaerobic digestive installations in completing planning applications for those installations.
James Wharton
My Department has made clear, through planning guidance, that anaerobic digestion as a form of waste development needs to be planned for. It is for local authorities to decide on the most appropriate strategy for managing waste in their area in line with planning policy and guidance.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK was party to the US collateral damage assessment relating to airstrikes in Libya carried out by US forces operating from RAF Lakenheath; and whether that collateral damage assessment conformed to UK Rules of Engagement and the Targeting Directive.
Michael Fallon
I only grant permission to use UK bases to launch an airstrike after the Ministry of Defence has verified the legality of the operation and where we have assurances that collateral damage would be minimised.