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:
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 2015-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the effect of noise from High Speed 2 on rural communities is minimised.
Mr Robert Goodwill
HS2 applies the aims of the Noise Policy Statement for England (2010) whichseeks to avoid, minimise and mitigate significant adverse impacts on health and quality of life. This is undertaken through the design, construction and operation of HS2 infrastructure. Phase One includes extensive noise mitigation to reduce impacts on communities, including rural ones.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Antoinette Sandbach on 2015-10-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department has made available to research the causes of child death in each of the last five financial years.
George Freeman
The information requested is not available. The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Department’s Policy Research Programme (PRP). Spend on research funded directly by the NIHR is categorised by Health Research Classification System (HRCS) health categories. There are no HRCS health sub-categories, and no category or sub-category for causes of child death.
The PRP is investing £7.9 million from April 2010 to December 2017 in the Policy Research Unit in Maternal Health and Care, which is based in the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford. The investment is funding a programme of research that includes research on infant deaths.