The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-03-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the condition of local roads.
Andrew Jones
The Government fully understand how important it is to have a reliable quality road network, which is why we are providing a record £6 billion for local highways maintenance. We have also created the pothole action fund with a budget of £250 million dedicated to delivering better journeys.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-03-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of trunking the new M6 link road from junction 34.
Andrew Jones
The M6 link road to Heysham is a local road that has been funded by Government to complete the connection from the Heysham and Morecambe peninsula to Junction 34 of the M6. Neither the local authority nor the Department has raised the issue of trunking the road.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the crime rate in Morecambe and Lunesdale in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
Mike Penning
The Crime Survey statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that crime in England and Wales fell by 7% in the year to the end of December 2015 (the latest period for which data is available), and by 7% in the year to the end of December 2014. Over the same period, the number of crimes recorded by the police rose (including in the Lancaster Community Safety Partnership area, which covers Morecombe and Lunesdale). ONS have been clear that rises in police recorded crime are largely the result of more victims coming forward to report certain offences and improvements in police crime recording practices.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2015-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of people (a) qualified and (b) qualified at level 3 as hairdressers and barbers.
Nick Boles
Information on the total number of people in the population with a Hairdressing or Barbering qualification is not held centrally. The Department only holds data on government-funded learners.
Table 1 shows the number of non-apprenticeship learners who achieved a Hairdressing or Barbering qualification in the 2013/14 academic year, and at what level.
Table 2 shows the number of learners who achieved an apprenticeship in Hairdressing or Barbering in the 2013/14 academic year, and at what level.
Table 1. Adult (19+) FE & Skills (excluding Apprenticeships) Achievements by Level; Hairdressing and Barbering (2013/14 Full Year)
|
Achievements |
|
|
All FE and Skills (excluding apprenticeships) |
33,680 |
|
of which: |
|
|
Below Level 2 |
8,850 |
|
Level 2 |
17,810 |
|
Level 3 |
7,650 |
|
Level 4+ |
60 |
Notes
1) This table includes Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision (including the Offender Learning and Skills Service) taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges, Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.
Table 2. All Age Learner Achievements in the Hairdressing and Barbering Apprenticeship Frameworks, by Level (2013/14 Full Year)
|
Intermediate (Level 2) |
Advanced (Level 3) |
Higher (Level 4+) |
Total Achievements |
|
|
Barbering |
1,370 |
350 |
– |
1,710 |
|
Hairdressing |
6,130 |
3,450 |
– |
9,570 |
Notes
1) Figures represent the number of learners who have achieved an apprenticeship framework, as opposed to the number of framework achievements, in the 2013/14 academic year. Total achievements will therefore differ from those published for frameworks. Framework achievements are published here https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378242/apprenticeships-achievements-by-sase-framework.xls
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2015-09-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department provides to support high streets in seaside and coastal towns and villages; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Marcus Jones
Since 2010 we have committed over £18.53 million of public funding to support high streets, including in coastal towns and villages.
In 2014 we launched the "Great British High Street" awards which includes a coastal town category.
Since 2012 the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund has also committed over £91 million to help coastal areas, including support for a range of projects that are contributing to the regeneration of high streets in a number of coastal towns including Blackpool, Chatham, Gravesend and Scarborough.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many first time buyers have been helped by the Government’s Help to Buy scheme (a) nationally and (b) in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency.
Kris Hopkins
This Government is committed to supporting people’s aspirations to own their own home.
In the first eleven months of the scheme, 16,465 households purchased a new build home with the support of the Help to Buy: Equity Loan scheme.
By January 2014, the time of the last quarterly statistical release, first time buyers accounted for 89% of sales nationally. In Lancaster there were 16 sales by the end of January and first-time buyers accounted for 88% of all Help to Buy: equity loan sales in the area.
Home owners will also have been supported by the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme, which is overseen by HM Treasury.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what reports he has received of levels of council tax set by Lancaster District Council for 2014-15.
Brandon Lewis
[Holding Reply: Thursday 3 April 2014]
I refer my hon. Friend to my answer of Monday 7 April 2014, Official Report, Column 66W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of local authorities who will hold a referendum as a result of raising council tax by two per cent or more for 2014-15.
Brandon Lewis
[Holding Reply: Thursday 3 April 2014]
The DCLG statistical release of 26 March 2014 showing the levels of council tax set by local authorities in England for 2014-2015 is available at:
It shows that no local authority in England is required to hold a council tax referendum in 2014-15 (table 11).
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2014-03-31.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department has provided to Lancaster City Council to ensure affordable homes are built in rural areas in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency.
Kris Hopkins
There will be 228 affordable homes delivered in Lancaster area as a result of £6.9 million of government funding through the 2011 to 2015 Affordable Homes Programme of which 27 homes are in rural areas (defined as settlements with populations of less than 3,000 people).
In 2011-12, half of the affordable homes built outside London were in rural local authorities and we have delivered over 5,000 affordable homes in the smallest rural communities (under 3,000 people) in the first two years of the current programme.
The Homes and Communities Agency’s funding prospectus for the 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme sets out how the Agency will continue to pay particular attention to the importance of delivery in rural areas in providing funding. The work of the Agency is also supported by a network of rural champions. The National Planning Policy Framework and Rural Exception Sites also help to address the housing needs of rural communities.
