The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-10-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what overseas visits he has made since his appointment.
Margot James
Ministerial visits are published quarterly on the Gov.UK website at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, to which destinations (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have taken flights as part of their official duties since his Department was established.
Mr David Jones
The Government publishes information about flights and other expenses incurred on Ministerial and senior official overseas trips on a quarterly basis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-01-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2015 to Question 5430, for what reasons those Overseas Territories with financial centres did not set out timetables for implementing central registries or similarly effective systems by November 2015.
James Duddridge
The Government is in discussion with the governments of the Overseas Territories on their plans to improve company transparency. The Territories have agreed to hold beneficial ownership information in central registers, or similarly effective systems, which need to meet the three criteria the UK set out in a letter to Territory leaders in March 2015. These are laid out in the answer my hon. Friend, the Member for South West Hertfordshire (David Gauke MP), gave on 16 October 2015 (PQ10437, PQ10438 and PQ10448).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-01-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department’s policy is on its officials engaging in secondary employment.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Staff are permitted to take up secondary employment providing it does not affect or impinge upon their work for the FCO. They are required to obtain prior written approval before accepting secondary employment and may also be required to sign an agreement to opt out of working time limits in their second job if it would mean they exceed the maximum number of weekly average hours under the Working Time Regulations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterparts on the siege of Cizre by Turkish government forces.
Mr David Lidington
Security operations, including military curfews, are continuing in Cizre and other towns in south-east Turkey against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its youth wing, the YPS (Civil Protection Units, formerly the YDG-H). There has been intense fighting in recent days. One policeman and one soldier were killed on 9 February. Our condolences are with the families of the soldiers and police who have been killed, and with civilians caught up in the violence. We continue to call for the PKK to end its terrorist attacks and for the peace process to be resumed. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) and Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkey have emphasised to the Turkish government the need to respect human rights and avoid civilian casualties. We stand ready to help in any way we can.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the rate of pay is for cleaners in his Department.
Brandon Lewis
The rate of pay for cleaners working in buildings managed by the Department for Communities and Local Government is between £6.70 and £8.00 per hour depending on seniority, location and duration of tenure. From April 2016, the Department will pay the National Living Wage.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the rate of pay is for cleaners in her Department.
George Eustice
Cleaning services for Defra are provided under the facilities contract with Interserve FM. Rates for cleaners vary dependent on location and market rates. From April the minimum rates will be:
£7.20 per hour for 25 year olds and over
£6.70 per hour for 21 year olds and over
£5.30 per hour for 18 – 20 year olds
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-03-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have been employed to process Disclosure and Barring Service checks in each year since 2010.
Karen Bradley
The average number of full-time equivalent staff employed by the Disclosure and Barring Service in each year since 2010 is listed in the table below. The DBS was created in 2012 and replaced the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
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Year |
Average number of Staff |
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2010-11 |
667 |
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2011-12 |
542 |
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2012-13 (CRB) |
483 |
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2012-13 (DBS) |
730 |
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2013-14 |
721 |
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2014-15 |
745 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on the demolition of the village of Umm el-Hiran.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Our Embassy in Tel Aviv has raised UK concerns with the Israeli Government on this issue. We continue to encourage the Israeli authorities and Bedouin communities to work together to identify a satisfactory solution. Any solution must respect the equality of all Israel’s citizens, and be consistent with Israel’s commitments under international law.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-04-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role clinical commissioning groups have in the prevention of HIV transmission.
Jane Ellison
Local authorities are responsible for commissioning HIV prevention. Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for HIV testing when clinically indicated in CCG-commissioned services (including accident and emergency and other hospital departments).