Tag: Chris Stephens

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of (a) the Taxpayers’ Alliance, (b) the Confederation of British Industry, (c) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (d) the Adam Smith Institute, (e) the Freedom Association, (f) the Politics and Economic Research Trust and (g) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.

    Michael Fallon

    None.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings her Department has had with representatives of (a) the Taxpayers’ Alliance, (b) the Confederation of British Industry, (c) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (d) the Adam Smith Institute, (e) the Freedom Association, (f) the Politics and Economic Research Trust and (g) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.

    Nick Gibb

    The information requested is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.

    The Department publishes information about Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK and will publish data from the last 12 months in due course.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings her Department has had with representatives of (a) the Taxpayers’ Alliance, (b) the Confederation of British Industry, (c) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (d) the Adam Smith Institute, (e) the Freedom Association, (f) the Politics and Economic Research Trust and (g) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.

    Andrea Leadsom

    Details of meetings between Ministers and external organisations are published quarterly on the Departmental website at:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change/series/ministers-meeting-with-external-organisations.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings her Department has had with representatives of (a) the Taxpayers’ Alliance, (b) the Confederation of British Industry, (c) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (d) the Adam Smith Institute, (e) the Freedom Association, (f) the Politics and Economic Research Trust and (g) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.

    George Eustice

    Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published up to 31 March 2015 and can be accessed on Gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-quarterly-transparency-information-january-to-march-2015

    Further publications of Ministerial meetings will be published in due course

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of (a) the Taxpayers’ Alliance, (b) the Confederation of British Industry, (c) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (d) the Adam Smith Institute, (e) the Freedom Association, (f) the Politics and Economics Research Trust and (g) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.

    Mr David Lidington

    Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries meetings with external organisations are published up to 31 March 2015 and can be accessed on Gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications

    Further publications of Ministerial and Permanent Secretaries meetings will be published in due course.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the legal status of Scottish, Northern Irish and Bank of England banknotes is within the Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; and what the official policy of the Government of Gibraltar is on the use of Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes within that Territory.

    Mr David Lidington

    Finance and related issues are the constitutional competence of Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar. It is therefore for them to determine both the legal status and the policy on the use of the Scottish, Northern Irish and Bank of England banknotes within their territory.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of (a) the Taxpayers’ Alliance, (b) the Confederation of British Industry, (c) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (d) the Adam Smith Institute, (e) the Freedom Association, (f) the Politics and Economics Research Trust and (g) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.

    Jane Ellison

    The information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-09-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend the scope of the refugee family reunion rules in response to the current crisis.

    Richard Harrington

    Our refugee family reunion policy is intended to allow immediate family members, that is, spouse or partner and children under the age of 18, who formed part of the family unit at the time their sponsor fled, to rebuild their lives in the UK. We have no plans to widen the family reunion criteria. But under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme we are working closely with the UNHCR to resettle close family groups where at least one member qualifies under the scheme.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-09-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between poverty in childhood and (a) ill-health and (b) use in adulthood of the NHS.

    Jane Ellison

    We want all children to have the healthiest start possible in life, and particularly the poorest children. We have strengthened support for mothers, babies and children by increasing the number of Health Visitors and more than doubling the number of places on the Family Nurse Partnership programme. Health is now a theme of the new Troubled Families Programme, to improve the physical and mental health of the adults and children in these families.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Women and Equalities

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Women and Equalities

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of her Department have had with representatives of (i) the Taxpayers’ Alliance, (ii) the Confederation of British Industry, (iii) the Institute of Economic Affairs, (iv) the Adam Smith Institute, (v) the Freedom Association, (vi) the Politics and Economics Research Trust and (vii) the Midlands Industrial Council in the last 12 months.

    Caroline Dinenage

    Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published up to 31 March 2015 and can be accessed on Gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications

    Further publications of Ministerial meetings will be published in due course.