The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the makes and models of cars bought by the Government Car Service in each of the last five years; and what the carbon dioxide output of each of those cars is.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The attached table lists the make, model, and carbon dioxide emissions for cars procured by the Government Car Service in the last five years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-12-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) his Department, (b) the Planning Inspectorate, (c) the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, (d) the Housing Ombudsman, (e) the Homes and Communities Agency, (f) the Leasehold Advisory Service and (g) the Local Government Ombudsman; how many of these employees earn more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Brandon Lewis
The Government communications profession saved £330 million for taxpayers last year compared to 2009 to 2010 by making its campaigns more cost effective.
This means that we reduced the Government communications spending by a total of £1 billion during the last Parliament.
The Department employs 17 full time equivalent Press Officers, including the Head of External Communications.Two staff members earn more than £50,000. No staff member earns more than £100,000.
In 2014-15 the Department’s non-staff press spend was £266,235. We expect the full year expenditure in 2015-16 to be approximately £150,000.
The Department has spent nothing on external public relations from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
The Planning Inspectorate employs one senior communications officer who has responsibility for media handling as well as other communication related activities. Salary costs are below £50,000. Given the nature of its role, the Inspectorate does not undertake any media campaigns or marketing of its services.
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre does undertake some public relations spending in its capacity as a commercial trading fund to generate sales leads for the venue. It does not have an in-house press office. It spent £36,000 in 2014-15. This spending is fully covered by the revenues from commercial bookings. It does not employ any press or public relations staff.
The Housing Ombudsman does not employ any press or public relations staff or haverelated press spend.
There are no staff at the Homes and Communities Agency who are primarily employed as media and public relations professionals. However there are 10.74 Full Time Equivalent staff who, to varying degrees, undertake some media and PR activity. Two of these staff earn more than £50,000; none earn more than £100,000. Expenditure on press and public relations at the Agency, January to December 2015, was £14,537.26.
Leasehold Advisory Service does not employ any press or public relations staff or have any related press spend.
The Local Government Ombudsman has one member of press or public relations staff. Their salary is less than £50,000. They spent £500 printing their Annual Report.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-01-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make and publish an assessment of the availability of flood insurance for small businesses in areas of high flood risk.
Rory Stewart
We have recently published a report that considers the availability of flood insurance for small businesses in areas of high flood risk. The report is available at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees from the Syrian conflict resettled in the UK to date have been relocated from (a) refugee camps in Turkey, (b) refugee camps in Jordan, (c) refugee camps in Lebanon, (d) refugee camps in Syria, (e) other refugee camps and (f) a site that is not a refugee camp.
Richard Harrington
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) identifies and proposes refugees for resettlement under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme from among the whole of the registered refugee population in the region. This includes people in formal refugee camps, informal settlements and host communities.
The Home Office is committed to publishing data as part of the regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The next set of figures will be in the quarterly release on 25 February 2016 and will cover the period October-December 2015. This information will not include details of where refugees have been resettled from.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women referred to the National Referral Mechanism for trafficking victims were subsequently removed from the UK in each year since 2012.
James Brokenshire
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Year Referred |
Total |
Subsequently |
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2012 |
626 |
45 |
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2013 |
839 |
48 |
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2014 |
1,095 |
44 |
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2015 |
1,338 |
14 |
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Data refreshed 09March 2016
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-05-26.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and (b) members of the Northern Ireland Executive about the prosecution of women in Northern Ireland under the Offences against the Person Act 1861.
Caroline Dinenage
The Government regularly discusses equalities issues with the Devolved Administrations, including the Northern Ireland Executive. We also raise important issues with territorial offices when necessary, having due regard to devolution arrangements.
As part of the Northern Ireland Devolution Settlement, prosecutions under the Offences against the Person Act 1861 are a matter for the Northern Ireland Executive.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many staff are currently employed by his Department; and what steps he is taking to recruit staff with the required expertise.
Mr David Jones
The new Department for Exiting the European Union will be made up of staff from various departments across Government, including from the UK’s Permanent Representation to the EU. The department has already started drawing together expertise from a wide range of departments where there is specific relevant knowledge. The overall size and scope of the new department, including staffing and budget, are now being considered – the department now has over 180 staff.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-07-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will make it his policy to ensure that (a) UK students can continue to participate in the Erasmus programme and (b) UK universities can continue to participate in cross-European research projects.
Mr David Davis
The UK remains a member of the EU until our withdrawal is completed. There is no immediate change to the rights of UK universities and their students and staff from EU countries. UK researchers can still apply for Horizon 2020 projects. There is no change to those currently participating in, or about to start, Erasmus+ exchanges and Marie Curie fellowships.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his policy is on future collaboration with the European Commission on competition enforcement and cooperation between the Competition and Markets Authority and the EU.
Margot James
The Competition and Markets Authority works in cooperation with other competition authorities internationally on enforcement cases and other issues of mutual interest. It will continue to seek to work with other competition authorities in the future, where appropriate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-09-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plan for Coast, Humber and Vale.
David Mowat
Local areas will submit their plans to the national health and care bodies for consideration in October, with further public engagement and consultation taking place from this point. It is expected that the plans will be published between late October and the end of the year.