The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide information on the (a) age, (b) race, (c) gender, (d) religion and (e) region of residence of the 700 individuals referred to in paragraph 88 of her Department’s Counter-Extremism Strategy, published on 19 October 2015.
Karen Bradley
The Home Office intends to publish Channel data in the near future.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what further work remains to be undertaken before he takes a final decision on the future of funding of insolvency litigation.
Dominic Raab
The Ministry of Justice is in the process of considering the way forward in relation to the application to insolvency litigation of the no win no fee reforms in Part 2 of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received from his Department’s cleaning staff on being paid the London Living Wage.
Mr David Lidington
Interserve cleaning staff, contracted to clean the FCO’s London buildings, wrote to the department regarding the London Living Wage in letters dated 21 July 2015 (to which I replied on 19 August 2015); 21 July 2014 (to which I replied on 7 October 2014); and, 18 June 2012 (to which FCO officials replied on 21 June 2012 and followed up that reply with a meeting on 30 July 2012).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects the public inquiry into the New Generation Transport trolleybus scheme to report.
Claire Perry
We are considering the Inspector’s Report following the public inquiry, and will announce our decision shortly. My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State has delegated responsibility for this decision to my Noble Friend Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission independent research into the causes of Islamophobia.
Karen Bradley
A key part of our new Countering Extremism Strategy, published this week, outlines how we will engage with and protect Muslim communities from Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred.
We have access to a wide range of research on Islamophobia from academics, non-government organisations and from the Extremism Analysis Unit.
We have announced a new Cross-Government Hate Crime Action Plan. As part of this we are engaging with partner organisations to establish the plan’s priority focus areas including future research requirement.
The Government also recognises the risk of Islamophobia in the UK as well as the increasing number of attacks aimed at the Muslim Community. To address this the PM has announced that from next year all police forces will be required to record Anti-Muslim hate crime as a distinct category when it is reported.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2015 to Written Question 11808, who attended the first meeting of the Community Engagement Forum, on 13 October 2015.
Karen Bradley
The following individuals attended the first meeting of the Community Engagement Forum on 13 October 2015:
• David Cameron, Prime Minister
• Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for Countering Extremism
• Theresa May, Home Secretary
• Louise Casey, Department for Communities and Local Government
• Max Chambers, Special Adviser on Home Affairs
• Camilla Cavendish, Number 10
• Brendan Threlfall, Number 10
• Arooj Shah, Councillor, St Mary’s Ward, Oldham
• Sean Harriss, Chief Executive, Lambeth Council
• Paul Martin, Chief Executive, Wandsworth Council
• Sheikh Musa Admani, Imam and Muslim chaplain, City University, London
• Fareed Ahmad, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association
• Farooq Aftab, General Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association
• Michael Nazir-Ali, former Bishop of Rochester
• Khatun Sapnara, circuit judge • Aina Khan, solicitor
• Fiyaz Mughal OBE, Director, Faith Matters
• Sadja Mughal OBE, Director, Jan Trust
• Haras Rafiq, Managing Director, Quilliam Foundation
• Sara Khan, Co-founder and Director, Inspire
• Wahida Shaffi, Near Neighbours Coordinator; National Women’s Programme Lead, Christian Muslim Forum
• Faiza Vaid, Executive Director, Muslim Women’s Network
• Aysha and Kiran Iqbal Patel, Directors, Odara
• Kamal Hanif OBE, Executive Head, Waverley School, Birmingham
• Alun Francis, Principal and Chief Executive, Oldham College
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of alternatives to the current insolvency litigation funding regime.
Dominic Raab
An Impact Assessment was published when the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 received Royal Assent.
The Ministry of Justice is in the process of considering the way forward in relation to the application to insolvency litigation of the no win no fee reforms in Part 2 of the Act.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2015 to Question 11615, on Everolimus, when he expects that a timetable for publication will be agreed.
George Freeman
NHS England is currently developingtwo policies for the provision of Everolimus – one for the Tuberous Sclerosis forComplex Related Renal Angiomyolipoma andone for SubependymalGiant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA).
Once completed, each policy will need to be considered by the relevant clinical panels, the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group and the Specialised Commissioning Oversight Group. It is anticipated that this process will be completed over the coming months and that the policies are likely be published early in the new year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to support carers.
Alistair Burt
This Government recognises that our health and care system would not be possible without the invaluable contribution made by the millions of unpaid carers.
That is why we continue to support implementation of the improved rights for carers enshrined in the Care Act 2014. The Department has provided £104 million of funding to local authorities for these rights in 2015/16, which include an extended right to assessment and, for the first time, a duty on local authorities to meet carers’ eligible needs for support.
We have also made an additional £400 million available to the National Health Service between 2011 and 2015 to provide carers with breaks from their caring responsibilities to sustain them in their caring role.
In May 2014, NHS England published its action plan NHS England – Commitment to carers, it includes a series of commitments around eight priorities, which include raising the profile of carers, including young carers.
The Department is also leading on a new National Carers Strategy that will consider evidence around the economic impact of caring as well as also review international and national best practice on what support works best for carers.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle stone theft.
Mike Penning
We would encourage all victims of stone theft to report these crimes to the police so that they can be investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts and met with tough sentences.
In addition, the police are working with Historic England and others to ensure that they have an up-to-date understanding of the nature of stone theft, in order to ensure a proportionate policing response.