The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how may airport liaison officers have been deployed to each location in each of the last seven years.
James Brokenshire
The information requested is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans in the next three years to stop flights into or out of RAF Northolt to enable work to reinforce or rebuild the runway at that base; and if he will make a statement.
Mark Lancaster
Plans are being considered to reinforce the aerodrome operating surfaces at RAF Northolt in that timescale, and to introduce improvements to the safety zones at either end of the runway with an engineered material arresting system. However, until the scope of works is fully defined, we are not in a position to identify what impact these planned works may have on flying activity at RAF Northolt.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-10-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many loans from the European Investment Bank were approved in the UK by (a) constituent region and nation and (b) local authority area in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Mr David Gauke
Answer: The EIB publish all loans made to UK borrowers. The link below provides information on lending volumes to the UK and details on individual UK projects are available on the EIB website.
http://www.eib.org/projects/regions/european-union/united-kingdom/index.htm
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Marcus Jones
The Prime Minister has been clear we will not give a running commentary on Brexit negotiations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which agreed EU directives have not yet been transposed directly into UK law; and if she will make a statement.
Sir Oliver Heald
Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.
There are currently no EU directives for which the MoJ has responsibility, and which the UK has opted into, which are awaiting transposition into UK law.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much income was raised from business rates (a) in total and (b) was retained by the local authority in each English local authority area in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Marcus Jones
Prior to 2013-14, Business Rates collected by local authorities were paid into a national pool and then re-distributed to local authorities as part of the Local Government Finance settlement.
In 2013-14, the Business Rates Retention scheme was introduced. Under this scheme Local Authorities retain 50% of Business Rates collected with the remaining 50% passed to Central Government known as the central share.
The total Business Rates raised and the amounts retained by local authorities from 2013-14 onwards can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-non-domestic-rates-collected-by-councils
Only forecast data are available for both 2015-16 and 2016-17.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2015-10-29.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the minutes of the Prime Minister’s Community Forum meeting on 13 October 2015; and if he will make a statement.
Mr David Cameron
Information about the first meeting of the Community Engagement Forum can be found on the gov.uk website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of GP surgeries which will pay increased rental charges for their premises after NHS Property Services Ltd moves to market value rents; and if he will make a statement.
George Freeman
The Department has been reviewing the rent arrangements NHS Property Services inherited from primary care trusts in April 2013, with a view to moving towards a more rational charging policy. It is estimated around 900 general practitioner practices would pay increased rental charges for their premises if NHS Property Services moves to market value rents. Rental costs would be reimbursable in the normal way in accordance with the NHS ‘premises costs’ directions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have taken part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) in each of the last five years; how many people he estimates will take part in the NCS in the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Rob Wilson
Whilst the most recent figures for 2015 have not yet been confirmed, the table below shows numbers of National Citizen Service participants since the programme began in 2011.
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Year |
Number of NCS Participants |
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2011 |
8,434 |
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2012 |
26,003 |
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2013 |
39,566 |
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2014 |
57,789 |
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2015 |
To be published in 2016 |
We have ambitious targets for the next three years, on a trajectory to deliver 300,000 participants per year in 2019. We are committed to extending the benefits of NCS to as many young people and communities as possible, by providing a place for every young person who wants one.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-02-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2016 to Question 24390, if he will list those clinical commissioning groups which had (a) planned and (b) actual overspends in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 and (c) have such overspends in 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.
George Freeman
Owing to the length of the data requested, quarterly information on Clinical Commissioning Spend, including planned and actual overspends, can be found here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publications/financial-performance-reports/
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