Tag: Carolyn Harris

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Exchequer received from the HM Land Registry trading fund in 2014-15.

Anna Soubry

Land Registry total revenue for 2014/15 was £297.1m. Land Registry paid a dividend of £19.1m to the Exchequer.

As a Trading Fund, Land Registry is subject to government rules set out in Managing Public Money. This specifies that the charges it makes for its core statutory functions should cover its full costs, 3.5% to reflect the cost of capital used in providing services. As a Trading Fund, Land Registry is required to return the charge for cost of capital to the Consolidated Fund as a dividend. In 2014/15 this ordinary dividend was £19.1million.

In 2014/15 Land Registry also paid a special dividend of £100million to the Exchequer. This reflected over-recovery from customers in previous years as a result of higher than forecast volume of transactions.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2016-03-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many surrenders of suspects to and from the UK there have been under the European Arrest Warrant since April 2015.

James Brokenshire

Figures for this period are not yet available. They will be released by the National Crime Agency when they have been verified later in the year.

The following statistics provide a breakdown of surrenders to and from the UK under European Arrest Warrants between 2009 – 2015. These are shown in the form of figures from April to the end of March of each year.

Surrenders to the UK	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	Total
Surrenders	110	130	144	123	140	138	785

Surrenders from the UK	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	Total
Surrenders	772	1,100	1,076	1,057	1,067	1,093	6,165

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2015-11-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on meeting the recovery target for construction and demolition waste in the Waste Framework Directive, 2008/98/EC; and what further steps she is taking to meet that target.

Rory Stewart

The UK’s recovery rate for construction and demolition waste reached 86% in 2012, exceeding the 70% target for 2020 set out in the Waste Framework Directive. We will continue to monitor progress and take action as required to ensure the UK meets that target.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information he holds on the public satisfaction rating of HM Land Registry.

Anna Soubry

Reports from Quarter 2 2015 show that the customer satisfaction score from the customer satisfaction survey is currently 95%.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2016-03-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will publish further information on his plans for increasing the autonomy of prison governors.

Andrew Selous

We will announce our plans for reform prisons in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2015-11-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of animals exported to (a) EU member states and (b) countries outside the EU in the last year.

George Eustice

Figures for the last calendar year are provided below. The estimate for EU countries is based on figures obtained from HM Revenue and Customs which draw on information provided by VAT-registered firms. Actual trade levels may be higher.

Exports to European Member States

Breeding cattle	4
Sheep	161
Poultry	10, 354
Horses, asses and mules	1
Other animals	5
Total	10,525

Exports to countries outside the EU

Poultry	4,252
Horses, asses and mules	1
Other animals	2
Total	4,255

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, section 10.5, when he plans to launch the consultation on the future status of the Land Registry; and whether the status quo will be one of the options put forward in that consultation.

Anna Soubry

In the Spending Review Autumn Statement 2015 the Chancellor announced the Government’s intent to consult on options to move operations of the Land Registry into the private sector from 2017.

We intend to launch the consultation in the New Year setting out Government’s proposals. Final decisions on the options to be included in the consultation have not yet been made.

No decisions on the options will be taken until after the consultation, but, if Government chose to proceed we would look to then introduce any legislation required.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2016-03-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have been selected to take part in the pilot scheme on increasing the autonomy of prison governors; and how long that pilot scheme is expected to last.

Andrew Selous

We will announce our plans for reform prisons in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2015-11-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for owning a dog banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last two years.

George Eustice

The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for possession, without exemption, of a prohibited dog, in England and Wales from 2013 to 2014 (latest available), can be viewed in the table below.

Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts for possession, without exemption, of a prohibited dog (1), England and Wales, 2013 to 2014 (2)(3)

2013	2014
232	216

(1) An offence under Section 1(3) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services – Ministry of Justice.

Ref: PQC 599-15 to PQ 16503

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to support charities in Northern Ireland.

Mr Ben Wallace

Support for charities is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Government does however, support the Big Lottery Fund (BIG), which plays a vital role in supporting the charity sector in Northern Ireland.

The Chancellor announced in the Spending Review that BIG’s funding will be maintained and Northern Ireland will receive £27.3m.