The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passports have been revoked in each of the last five years.
Mr Robert Goodwill
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 12 May to question UIN 36668 by my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (James Brokenshire).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals for stricter laws dealing with people who abuse animals.
George Eustice
There are a number of existing laws, most notably the Animal Welfare Act 2006, that already provide enforcement agencies and courts with suitable powers to investigate and deal with people who are found to have abused animals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people died on the roads in each region in incidents where a driver was using a mobile telephone in each of the last three years.
Andrew Jones
The Department holds information on the number of personal-injury road traffic accidents where the attending police officer judged that a driver using a mobile telephone contributed to the accident. This includes both cases where ‘hand held’ and ‘hands free’ telephones were deemed to contribute to the accident. The table below provides the number of fatalities in road traffic accidents that were reported to the police in which at least one driver was allocated the contributory factor ‘driver using mobile phone’ by region for 2012 to 2014.
Fatalities in reported road accidents in which the contributory factor ‘driver using mobile phone’ was reported: GB, 2012-2014
|
Region |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
North East |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
North West |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Yorkshire and the Humber |
2 |
5 |
1 |
|
East Midlands |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
West Midlands |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
East of England |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
South East |
3 |
2 |
9 |
|
London |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
South West |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
Wales |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
Scotland |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
Total |
17 |
26 |
24 |
|
Note: Includes only casualties where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported |
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to provide assistance to companies in training personnel to gain HGV qualifications.
Andrew Jones
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is responsible for funding the Trailblazer apprenticeships programme and the industry is developing a standard for an HGV Driver apprenticeship. Funding for obtaining an HGV licence is not currently in scope of Trailblazers but this is under review. BIS will consider what the new funding model will be with the introduction of the new apprenticeship levy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of HGV drivers in the UK relative to demand.
Andrew Jones
The Department recognises that there is a high demand for HGV drivers in the UK and that there is a shortage, manifesting itself in pressure on costs, delays to some deliveries and the recruitment of people from outside the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-10-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to increase the number of HGV drivers.
Andrew Jones
The Department is working with its motoring services agencies to reduce times and delays in obtaining a driving test appointment and medical licence renewals.
Other government activity is helping jobseekers join the industry, retraining ex-military personnel and supporting apprenticeships.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-10-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations his Department has received on the removal of archery from the sports included in the Commonwealth Games for 2018; and what discussions his Department has had with the Commonwealth Games Federation about the decision not to include archery in those Games.
Tracey Crouch
DCMS has received no representations on archery’s exclusion from the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The inclusion of which certain sports that may participate in the Commonwealth Games is a decision entirely for the Commonwealth Fund and the host city.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Regular Forces were stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014.
Mr Mark Francois
The number of UK Regular Forces stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014 can be found in the Ministry of Defence Quarterly Location Statistics on the Gov.UK website at the following link:
www.gov.uk/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index
The information is reproduced below.
UK Regular Forces stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014 (as at October 2014)
Officers
210
Other ranks
2,130
Total
2,340
Due to the rounding methods used, figures may not always equal the sum of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.
UK Regular Forces includes all trained and untrained personnel. Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists are excluded
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women are employed full-time in the Royal Navy.
Anna Soubry
As at 1 January 2015, there were 3,060 women employed in the Naval Service.
This figure represents trained and untrained Regular personnel and those on Full Time Reserve Service, and has been rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the effects of compulsory school starting ages in Sweden and the UK.
Mr Nick Gibb
The Department for Education has not made any comparative assessment of the effects of compulsory school starting ages in Sweden and the UK.