Tag: Craig Whittaker

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2016-07-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much central government funding has been provided to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in each year since the combined authority was established.

Andrew Percy

The funding shown below has been provided directly by the government to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority since it was established on 1 ^st April 2014.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities to support business growth and economic development within their areas ahead of them fully retaining business rates.

Mr Marcus Jones

The Government is committed to reforming the local government finance system to make local authorities more self-sufficient, including by allowing them to retain locally-raised business rates. This will ensure that authorities benefit from business rates growth providing them with an important incentive to support and develop their local economies. The reforms including the nature of the incentives to boost growth are subject to an ongoing consultation.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2015-10-22.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the UK economy of Greece leaving the Eurozone.

Mr David Gauke

The Greek government has been clear that they want to remain within the euro area. The Treasury continuously monitors global economic developments, including those in Greece, and their impact on the UK as part of the normal process of policy development.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the potential savings to local authorities of holding local council elections once every four years.

Mr Marcus Jones

On the assumptions that the cost of running local elections is £1.50 per elector and that all councils currently having elections more frequently than every 4 years were to move to whole council elections every fourth year, we estimate the savings across England over a four year period would be in the order of £50 million.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts about further expansion of the membership of the EU.

Mr David Lidington

The UK supports enlargement of the EU as a driver for peace, prosperity and reform, once countries have met in full the conditions and standards for membership. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend, the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has made clear that there needs to be reform of the transitional controls on free movement of workers before any further countries join the EU. I discuss enlargement policy and developments in aspirant countries in the course of contacts with EU counterparts and in the context of annual autumn Council discussions on enlargement. Based on latest assessments and enlargement experiences to date, we don’t expect further enlargement before the early 2020s.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what account was taken of the effect on access to justice in rural areas in his Department’s consultation on the Provision of the Court and Tribunal Estate.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Access to justice is not just about proximity to a court. We are committed to providing alternatives to travel, for example through making better use of technology, including video conferencing, and exploring whether we can appropriately make use of civic buildings for certain types of hearing.

No decision has been taken to close any court. The consultation closed on 8 October and we are considering all responses carefully.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to re-open court room provision in (a) Todmorden and (b) other rural areas.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Access to justice is not just about proximity to a court. We are committed to providing alternatives to travel, for example through making better use of technology, including video conferencing, and exploring whether we can appropriately make use of civic buildings for certain types of hearing.

No decision has been taken to close any court. The consultation closed on 8 October and we are considering all responses carefully.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2015-10-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what account was taken of local transport links in Walsden, Portsmouth and Todmorden in the consultation on the Provision of Court and Tribunal Estate for both victims and those on trial.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The consultation proposals included information on approximate travel times for each regional consultation paper.

No decision has been taken to close any court. The consultation closed on 8 October and we are considering all responses carefully.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2015-10-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what risk assessments his Department has conducted on changes to court provision in Calder Valley.

Mr Shailesh Vara

An impact assessment was published alongside the consultation document, which can be found at: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es.

No decision has been taken to close any court. The consultation closed on 8 October and we are considering all responses carefully.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Craig Whittaker on 2015-10-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to take into account proposals put forward that will save money in ways other than proposals for closures, when analysing feedback on its recent consultation on the Provision of Court and Tribunal Estate.

Mr Shailesh Vara

No decision has been taken to close any court. The consultation closed on 8 October and we will carefully consider all responses submitted.