The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-12-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many single people under the age of 35 with no dependent children were accepted by local authorities as (a) homeless and (b) homeless and in priority need in each of the last six years.
Mr Marcus Jones
The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-12-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect removing the family premium from new claims for housing benefit the ability of claimants affected to move outside their local authority area in order to take up better paid work.
Justin Tomlinson
This policy alters just one premium added to Housing Benefit for working families: support continues through the Child Benefit disregard and for families in receipt of Child Tax Credits.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-12-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on the Help to Work scheme in the 2014-15 financial year; and how much of the budget for that scheme for the 2015-16 financial year has been spent to date.
Priti Patel
The Help to Work scheme contains a number of initiatives and programmes, delivered through Jobcentre Plus and Contracted Employment Provision.
It is not possible to identify the costs of Help to Work activities separately from the total expenditure in Jobcentre Plus. The relevant data is not held in a form which allows it to be clearly identified and separated from other Jobcentre Plus activities.
The two elements delivered through Contracted Employment Programmes are Community Work Placements and the Supervised Jobsearch Pilot. Expenditure on Community Work Placements was £1.8m in 2014-15. Expenditure on Supervised Jobsearch Pilot in 2014-15 was £6.3m. This is funded by income from the European Social Fund
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-12-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances a person within one of the universal credit north west pathfinder jobcentres, who meets the eligibility criteria for universal credit under the pathfinder programme, may start a claim for jobseeker’s allowance instead of universal credit.
Priti Patel
A person who meets the eligibility requirements for claiming Universal Credit (UC) anywhere in Great Britain where UC is available can claim contributory-only Jobseeker’s Allowance, either alongside a UC claim or on its own. If a person meets the conditions for claiming UC they cannot claim income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times (a) Brimstone missiles, (b) Hellfire missiles and (c) Paveway IV guided bombs have been deployed against targets in (i) Iraq since September 2014 and (ii) Syria since December 2015.
Penny Mordaunt
The number of weapons fired by each weapon type in each country during the period requested up to 24 January 2016 is shown below:
RAF Weapon Usage on Op SHADER in Iraq and Syria
|
Weapon Type |
Number of weapons fired at targets in Iraq From September 2014 |
Number of weapons fired at targets in Syria From 2 December 2015 |
|
Hellfire |
311 |
7 |
|
Dual Mode Seeker Brimstone |
117 |
9 |
|
Paveway IV |
540 |
34 |
The Ministry of Defence provides a regular update on airstrikes at http//www.gov.uk/government/news/update-air-strikes-in-Iraq
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects the process of fitting Tornado aircraft with the Honeywell Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II to be completed.
Mr Philip Dunne
As at 28 January 2016, 43 Tornado GR4 aircraft had been fitted with a Traffic Collision Avoidance System capability. A total of 61 Tornado GR4 aircraft will be fitted with this capability by the end of 2016, when the project is planned to be completed.
It should be noted that as far as we are aware, this is the first time ever a Collision Avoidance System has been fitted to a combat fast jet, anywhere in the world.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2016 to Question 23171, to which countries RAF Reaper drones have been deployed on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sorties since 26 January 2016.
Penny Mordaunt
Since 26 January UK Reapers have been deployed on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations in Iraq and Syria.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2015 to Question 17914, which change programmes are expected to contribute to the planned reduction in the size of his Department’s civilian workforce over the current Parliament; and what size of reductions he expects to result from each such change programme.
Mark Lancaster
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Defence Equipment and Support and the Trading Funds were included in the baseline workforce calculation.
The Ministry of Defence is managing a range of change programmes designed to deliver Defence outputs more efficiently and effectively, including Army 2020 and outsourcing logistics to Leidos. A Business Improvement Review has been set up to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of support activities across Defence. This Review will look at the total shape, size and structure of our civilian workforce, the functions and processes that they are engaged in, and how those can be made more efficient.
The Department expects the civilian workforce to reduce to around 41,000 by 2020. However, the timing and reductions associated with individual programmes are still to be determined and final decisions will be subject to consultation with employee representatives, value for money considerations and, where appropriate, commercial negotiation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) military and (b) civilian personnel have been deployed on UN peacekeeping operations in each of the last six years.
Penny Mordaunt
The tables below show the numbers of military and civilian personnel the UK has deployed to UN mandated peacekeeping and special political missions in the last six years, as at 26 February 2016:
Military Personnel
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
UNFICYP (Cyprus) |
271 |
273 |
270 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
|
MINUSMA (Mali) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
||
|
UNMISS (South Sudan) |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
UNSOM (Somalia) |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
UNSMIL (Libya/Tunisia) |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
TOTAL |
276 |
280 |
278 |
285 |
287 |
287 |
Civilian Personnel
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
MONUSCO |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
UNMISS |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|||
|
UNSMIL |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
MINUSTAH (Haiti) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
UNMIL (Liberia) |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
TOTAL |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
The civilian figures represent deployments from the Stabilisation Unit; other Government Departments also deploy civilians on UN Peacekeeping missions.
The figures do not include deployments to UN Agencies.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are deployed on UN peacekeeping operations in each operational theatre.
Penny Mordaunt
The tables below show the numbers of military and civilian personnel the UK has deployed to UN mandated peacekeeping and special political missions in the last six years, as at 26 February 2016:
Military Personnel
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
UNFICYP (Cyprus) |
271 |
273 |
270 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
|
MINUSMA (Mali) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
||
|
UNMISS (South Sudan) |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
UNSOM (Somalia) |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
UNSMIL (Libya/Tunisia) |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
TOTAL |
276 |
280 |
278 |
285 |
287 |
287 |
Civilian Personnel
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
MONUSCO |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
UNMISS |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|||
|
UNSMIL |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
MINUSTAH (Haiti) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
UNMIL (Liberia) |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
TOTAL |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
The civilian figures represent deployments from the Stabilisation Unit; other Government Departments also deploy civilians on UN Peacekeeping missions.
The figures do not include deployments to UN Agencies.