Tag: Antoinette Sandbach

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-11-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what financial checks are carried out on prison officers and civilian staff in prisons after their initial employment period.

Andrew Selous

After their initial employment period, NOMS staff are subject to additional financial checks when their vetting is due to expire and they require a renewal of national security clearance at either SC or DV level.

Separately all staff are expected to declare changes in their circumstances, which includes changes in their financial circumstances. Occasionally where there are underlying security concerns identified further checks may be undertaken.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the West Coast Mainline through Eddisbury has been realigned due to subsidence or other geographical movement in the last five years; and what the cost of such realignment has been.

Claire Perry

No realignment work has been carried out as a result of subsidence or geographical movement on the West Coast Main line through Eddisbury in the last 5 years.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2016-04-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research HS2 Ltd has (a) produced and (b) commissioned since 17 July 2013 on the potential effect of the construction of High Speed 2 on the aquifer in Eddisbury.

Mr Robert Goodwill

HS2 Ltd have not produced any detailed work specifically examining the potential effect of the construction of High Speed Two on the aquifer in Eddisbury.

HS2 Ltd has commissioned desktop studies using existing survey work for the whole of the route from Crewe to Manchester which will examine interactions with landfill and mining and other ground conditions.

Following a route decision in autumn 2016 HS2 Ltd will begin production of a full Environmental Impact Assessment.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-11-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what entry level qualifications are required by prison officers.

Andrew Selous

There are no formal educational qualifications required in order to be a Prison Officer. All applicants must meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules which govern eligibility for employment in the Civil Service.

In addition anyone applying to be a Prison Officer must:

• successfully complete a Situational Judgment Test and a Recruitment Assessment Day
• undergo security and identity checks prior to taking up the post
• pass a medical examination and a fitness test
• complete the Prison Officer Entry Level Training course

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on the consideration by the Child Maintenance Service of any evidence which would be admissible in a court or in a Tribunal as to the work status of a non-resident parent and place of work including posts made on social media.

Priti Patel

The Secretary of State will consider any evidence provided in relation to any element of a Maintenance Calculation when making a new liability decision, or reconsidering an existing one.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2016-04-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which Natura 2000 sites have been identified as being within 10 miles of the proposed Phase 2 route of High Speed Two.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The following Natura 2000 sites within 10 miles of the proposed Phase 2 Route (Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)) have been identified:

1 SPA site

17 SAC sites

SPA Name

Peak District Moors

SAC Name

Birklands & Bilhaugh

Cannock Chase

Cannock Extension Canal

Denby Grange Colliery Ponds

Ensor’s Pool

Kirk Deighton

Manchester Mosses

Mottey Meadows

Oak Mere

Pasturefields Salt Marsh

Peak District Dales

River Mease

Rixton Clay Pits

Rochdale Canal

Skipwith Common

South Pennine Moors

West Midlands Mosses

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications for the erection of telephone masts have been rejected by local authorities in (a) the UK, (b) Cheshire and (c) Eddisbury constituency in the last 12 months.

Brandon Lewis

This information is not collected centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many investigations have been undertaken by the Financial Investigation Unit of the Child Maintenance Group in each of the financial years since April 2012 to March 2013.

Priti Patel

Child Maintenance Group’s Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) was established on 1 April 2014.

For the financial year 2014 – 2015 the FIU conducted 3,749 investigations resulting in both civil and criminal investigations.

For the financial year 2015 – 2016 the FIU conducted 3,186 investigations resulting in both civil and criminal investigations.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2016-05-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2016 to Question 35399, what amount has been allocated within the overall cost envelope to deal with salt and subsidence issues related to the proposed High Speed 2(b) route; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure that that funding is sufficient in the absence of the information that would have been provided by intrusive geological surveys.

Mr Robert Goodwill

No specific amount has been allocated to dealing with salt and subsidence issues beyond the funding envelope announced for the project in November 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made reforming the Electronic Communications Code.

Mr Edward Vaizey

The Government remains committed to delivering a reformed Electronic Communications Code that is clear, fit for purpose, and supports a UK network that provides consumers with a choice of high quality telecommunications services.