Tag: David Hanson

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-01-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that businesses which contribute to the Construction Industry Training Board Levy scheme do not also pay the apprenticeship levy; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Boles

The apprenticeship levy is economy wide. It will apply to all employers with a pay bill over £3,000,000 including those in the construction and engineering construction sectors.We are aware that the industry is concerned about the potential impact of paying two levies. We are working closely with the Industry Training Boards who will consult with their members ahead of the introduction of the apprenticeships levy on how their existing arrangements will be affected.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-04.

To ask the Prime Minister, what the (a) job description, (b) budget and (c) selection criteria is for each of his trade envoys.

Mr David Cameron

Information regarding trade envoys can be found on the gov.uk website.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vessels (a) completed and (b) failed to complete the C1331 customs declaration form in each of the last five years.

James Brokenshire

The table below outlines the number of completed C1331 customs declaration forms received by Border Force in each of the last 5 years. This data has been drawn from basic IT systems used for management information which are not subject to internal quality checks and may be subject to change.

There are no records held that could adequately answer the question of how many vessels failed to complete the C1331 form.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-11.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Financial Conduct Authority staff are (a) seconded to his Department and (b) work in the private office of each Minister of his Department.

Harriett Baldwin

HM Treasury currently has 3 secondments in from the Financial Conduct Authority. None of these work in any ministerial private office.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-09-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to date has been of the current tender process for civil and crown court reporting and transcribing services.

Sir Oliver Heald

Court Reporting & Transcription Project Costs are currently estimated at £687k.

This relates to MOJ staff costs, the use of external advice in the preparation of contracts and conducting due diligence tests of bidders.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2015-10-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with UNESCO on ensuring that world heritage sites (a) are protected from development by extraction industries and (b) encourage eco-tourism.

Tracey Crouch

Officials from DCMS regularly meet with UNESCO, and discuss a range of issues covered in the Department’s portfolio.This Government is committed to theprotectionofCulturalHeritage here and abroad.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-01-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many recorded attacks there were against prison officers in each of the last five years.

Andrew Selous

We do not tolerate violence of any kind in prison and any assault is treated extremely seriously. Any prisoner who commits an act of violence can expect to have action taken against them.

Statistics for assaults on staff are published in the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin.

The information requested may be found in the ‘Summary tables June 2006 to June 2015’ at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-bulletin-june-2015

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-04.

To ask the Prime Minister, who he has appointed as a trade envoy to which countries since May 2010.

Mr David Cameron

Information regarding trade envoys can be found on the gov.uk website.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average hourly earnings of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of his Department were in each of the last five years.

Brandon Lewis

The information requested is already in the public domain. The Office for National Statistics publishes average salary information for each Civil Service Department by gender, and by working pattern. These figures are published as an annual salary.

The Civil Service statistics can be found at:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-19.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Oral Contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury of 1 February 2016, Official Report, column 748, what further progress has been made on investigations into the Connaught Income Fund, series 1.

Harriett Baldwin

The issues raised are a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) who are operationally independent from Government.

The questions have been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the Honorable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.