The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-09-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total budget in each year of the Spending Review Period will be for the new support package for people affected by contaminated blood.
Nicola Blackwood
The annual budget for the new support scheme will range between £46.2 million and £46.6 million for each year of the Spending Review period.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-10-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to implement the recommendations in paragraph 6.3.15 in the Review of the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking, published in November 2014, on using European and other funding to afford victims of human trafficking and slavery the option to return safely to their country of origin.
Sarah Newton
The Home Office’s Voluntary Returns Service supports those who are confirmed victims of modern slavery to return home if they voluntarily choose to do so. The programme for non-EU nationals is part-funded by the EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund. The Home Office also support the return of confirmed victims from EU countries and this work is centrally funded at this time.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-10-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Conclusive Grounds decisions reached through the National Referral Mechanism for victims of human trafficking and slavery took longer than 45 days in each year since 2009-10; and what central government funding was provided for decisions that were taken longer than 45 days in each of those years.
Sarah Newton
The information requested is set out in the table below:
|
Financial Year |
Cases where Conclusive Decision exceeded 45 days* |
|
2009/10 |
298 |
|
2010/11 |
353 |
|
2011/12 |
429 |
|
2012/13 |
636 |
|
2013/14 |
1089 |
|
2014/15 |
1314 |
|
2015/16 |
1376 |
Whilst significant anomalies have been removed from the data, all statistical information has been drawn from internal management information and has not been quality assured to the same standard as published information. It Includes unknown. Specialist and tailored support continues to be offered to all potential victims until a conclusive grounds decision is made. It is not possible to accurately specify the precise costs of those cases which take longer than 45 days to conclude.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much funding his Department has been allocated for each fiscal year of the current Spending Review period.
Greg Hands
The Department for International Trade (DIT) has been formed after spending review 2015, out of the forerunner (non-ministerial) Departments UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and the Trade Policy Unit responsibilities previously held by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS). My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade also has responsibility for UK Export Finance (the Export Credits Guarantee Department), which has its own budget.
The estimated annual budgeted operating costs of the department for the next four years are currently being established and will be submitted to parliament later this financial year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of (a) existing trade deals and (b) trade deals under negotiation by the EU will be available to countries in the European Free Trade Area.
Greg Hands
Countries in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are not party to any EU trade deals, either existing or under negotiation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 22 September 2016 to Question HL1788, how many outstanding family reunion applications there are for unaccompanied children from France; what steps are being taken to ensure those applications are processed quickly; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK remains in contact with children with outstanding applications in the event that they are moved away from Calais.
Mr Robert Goodwill
Home Office teams have been deployed to France to work with the French Authorities to speed up the identification and transfer of eligible cases under both the Dublin Regulation and Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.
More children are arriving to join their family in the UK each day. It is therefore not possible to provide an exact number of outstanding family reunion applications.
The UK has made clear that the remaining children, including those who do not qualify for family reunion must be looked after in safe facilities. The UK Government is ready to help fund such facilities and provide resources to aid the decision-making.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-10-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is his policy to require the new TransPennine Express franchise to include direct Hull, Leeds and Manchester services at the same frequency as is currently provided.
Andrew Jones
The Government recognises the value that passengers attach to direct services in preference to having to change trains.
The specification for the new TransPennine Express franchise, which starts in April 2016, requires the future franchisee to continue to operate through services between Hull and Manchester. The Government’s response to the consultation on the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, published in February, made clear that decisions on the post-electrification service pattern for Hull would be taken during the life of the new franchises. In the meantime, the specifications for the new franchises will provide Hull passengers with an improved weekday evening service back from Manchester, a full hourly all-day service to/from York, and additional trains to/from Scarborough.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-11-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of online child abuse were referred from the National Crime Agency to individual police forces in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
Karen Bradley
The National Crime Agency (NCA) disseminates intelligence and information relating to child sexual exploitation for police forces to investigate on a regular basis.
The NCA made the following number of disseminations in relation to child sexual exploitation and abuse, which includes on-line abuse, to territorial police forces in the UK:
2014 – 3664
2015 (to 30 September) – 4071
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-12-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many press, communication and public relations staff are employed by (a) his Department, (b) Public Health England, (c) NHS England, (d) Monitor, (e) the Care Quality Commission, (f) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, (g) NHS Blood and Transplant, (h) the NHS Litigation Authority, (i) the Trust Development Authority, (j) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, (k) the Human Tissue Authority, (l) the NHS Business Service Authority, (m) Health Education England and (n) the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency; how many of those employees are paid more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and communication by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Jane Ellison
Below are details of communications headcount and spend for the organisations requested.
On headcount, to ensure consistency, all organisations have provided information according to the following criteria for public relations (PR) and communications staff:
– Press and PR
– Stakeholder relations
– Campaigns (including marketing and strategic communications)
– Digital Communications (not IT/digital service teams)
– Internal Communications
On communications spend, we have provided figures for 2014/15, which is the most recent year for which figures are available.
The figures on spend are split between major communications and marketing spend costs (submissions of above £100,000 which are assessed through the Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform Group process) and the remaining admin and minor programme spend costs. Major programme spend costs cover budgets for public information campaigns – such as smoking cessation, blood and organ donor recruitment, dementia friends, cancer diagnosis and immunisation campaigns.
The figures on major campaign programme spend (in column three below) reflect the amount of money requested in the Cabinet Office submission. In some instances, the final spend on communications was lower, as some of the budget was reappropriated for operational requirements or was unused and returned to central budgets.
|
Organisation |
Number of Communications Staff |
Major campaign programme spend (Activity over £100,000 approved in 2014/15) |
Admin (staff / non-staff) and minor programme spend 2014/15 (£) |
|
Department of Health |
106.5 |
1,129,507 |
6,968,643 |
|
Public Health England |
115.5 |
57,162,157* |
8,134,900 |
|
NHS England |
69 |
9,721,465 |
3,292,340 |
|
Monitor |
21 |
n/a |
1,697,000 |
|
Care Quality Commission |
34 |
650,000 |
6,671,635 |
|
NICE |
74 |
n/a |
2,427, 944 |
|
NHS Blood & Transplant |
124.59 |
4,862,257 |
8,689,004 |
|
NHS Litigation Authority |
3 |
n/a |
315,329 |
|
NHS Trust Development Authority |
12 |
n/a |
926,023 |
|
Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority |
6.5 |
n/a |
381,443 |
|
Human Tissue Authority |
3.2 |
n/a |
291,454 |
|
NHS Business Services Authority |
17.6 |
1,028,800 |
823,586 |
|
Health Education England |
32 |
n/a |
2,219,301 |
|
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority |
28 |
n/a |
1,987,441 |
*See breakdown of Public Health England campaign spend in table below
|
Public Health England Campaign Spend in 2014/15 |
Cost |
|
Smokefree (tobacco control) includes Stoptober and January Health Harms campaigns |
£11,580,000 |
|
PHE Smokefree Cars |
£1,400,000 |
|
Be Clear on Cancer |
£11,685,000 |
|
Stroke- ACT Fast |
£975,000 |
|
Change4life |
£11,514,248 |
|
Start4life |
£3,200,000 |
|
Rise Above |
£1,970,000 |
|
DH PHE Dementia Friends Campaign |
£4,000,000 |
|
HIV Prevention England 14/15 |
£550,000 |
|
Sexual Health Information Family Planning Association |
£262,000 |
|
Care & Support Reforms Phase 1 |
£1,950,000 |
|
Dementia Friends Phase 2 |
£1,500,000 |
|
Seasonal Flu Campaign |
£1,868,000 |
|
PHE Alcohol Campaign |
£1,825,000 |
|
PHE, Seasonal Flu, respiratory and hand hygiene 2014/15 |
£500,000 |
|
TOTAL |
£54,779,248 |
We can provide information on staff paid in different salary bands. However, due to differing bands between organisations and differing geographical weighting, this does not allow us to provide figures for the number of employees paid more than £50,000 and £100,000.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-12-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) her Department, (b) Ofqual, (c) Ofsted, (d) the National College for Teaching and Leadership, (e) the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and (f) the Equalities Office; how many of those 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.
Nick Gibb
The Department for Education communications group, which covers press and public relations work, employs 34.1 permanent members of staff. This includes 2.5 staff members for the Government Equalities Office. Nine of these staff members earn more than £50,000 and none more than £100,000.
With regard to Ofsted, these matters are for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw. I have asked him to write to you and a copy of his reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.
With regard to Ofqual, these matters are for its Chief Regulator, Glenys Stacey. I have asked her to write to you and a copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.