The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-02-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department’s timetable is for the legislative process for election of a Regional Mayor in the north east of England.
James Wharton
Our intention is that secondary legislation to enable the election of a mayor for the North East Combined Authority in May 2017 will be made by November 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Cartlidge on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to tackle people trafficking.
Karen Bradley
This Government is committed to stamping out Modern Slavery, including human trafficking. Our Modern slavery Act gives law enforcement agencies the tools they need to tackle this heinous crime, places a duty on large businesses to report on their steps to prevent modern slavery in their global supply chains, and ensures that perpetrators can receive suitably severe sentences of up to life imprisonment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Smith on 2016-05-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of dairy products procured for her Department was sourced from British producers in the latest period for which figures are available.
Karen Bradley
We estimate that at least 90% of dairy products procured across the Home Office estate is sourced from British producers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-06-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England have long-term medical conditions.
Jane Ellison
It is estimated that over 15 million people in England live with at least one long term medical condition.
No estimate has been made of the cost to the National Health Service of people with long term conditions not taking their prescribed medication.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Helic on 2016-09-05.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Locarno Group was last convened.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The Locarno Group was formed in 2011. It consists of former senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials and functions as a high-level advisory group for the Foreign Secretary – offering strategic support and challenge on foreign policy issues.
The Locarno Group has met formally on eight occasions, most recently on 26 January 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne-Marie Trevelyan on 2016-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual cost to the public purse is of sponsoring students at Wellbeck Defence Sixth Form.
Mark Lancaster
The total annual cost to the public purse of sponsoring students at Wellbeck Defence Sixth Form College is £13million.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-01-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the removal of eligibility for Renewables Obligations Certificates for onshore wind on businesses which are considering developing wind farms.
Andrea Leadsom
The Government was elected with a commitment to end subsidies for new onshore wind projects. Onshore wind has made a valuable contribution to the UK energy mix in recent years but has now reached the point where there is enough capacity in the pipeline for the UK to meet its 2020 renewable commitments. Having proposed early closure of the RO to onshore wind, we conducted an engagement exercise to understand better the views of stakeholders on the proposal. To protect investor confidence a grace period was proposed in June 2015, and we subsequently amended this in response to stakeholder feedback over the summer, for example to take account of a possible investment hiatus whilst the measures pass through Parliament. We consider this will strike the right balance between consumer and industry interests.
An impact Assessment was published whilst the Bill was in the House of Lords that set out the potential impacts of our proposals. This can be viewed online at:
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA15-007F.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers, (c) special officers and (d) police dogs were in the service of the British Transport Police on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Claire Perry
As of 9 February 2016, the British Transport Police has (a) 3,061 officers (compared to 2,901 in 2009/10), (b) 362 police community support officers (compared to 340 in 2009/10), (c) 285 special officers and (d) 38 police dogs in service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2016-02-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans that the implementation of Clean Air Zones in local authorities will be fully funded by central government.
Rory Stewart
The air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide we published on 17 December last year set out that we have allocated funding to help five cities in England outside London implement Clean Air Zones and meet new burdens associated with implementing the zones. We will be discussing the details of this with the relevant Local Authorities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Bridgen on 2016-03-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the financial accountability of government in Wales.
Guto Bebb
In order to become truly accountable to the people of Wales it is vital that the Welsh Government takes more responsibility for raising, through taxation, the money that it spends.
We will, as part of the Wales Bill, remove the requirement for a referendum before the devolution of powers to vary the rates of income tax in Wales.