Tag: Jeremy Lefroy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to assist local authorities with the maintenance of rural roads.

Andrew Jones

The Department for Transport is providing local highway authorities in England, outside London, with over £6.1 billion for highways maintenance between 2015 and 2021. This includes an additional £250 million for a Pothole Action Fund. It is for highway authorities to determine how this funding is utilised based on their needs and priorities and can include maintenance of rural roads.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-10-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department’s policy that all submarines being constructed for the Royal Navy meet shock standard BR3021 as a minimum in respect of hydroplane bolts.

Harriett Baldwin

Hydroplane bolts are externally located equipment, whereas the BR Standard referred to, albeit superseded, sets standards for internal equipment. The Department is satisfied that appropriate standards are met for this equipment in accordance with our existing guidance.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2015-12-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many curtailment letters were issued by UK Visas and Immigration between 10 January 2015 and 11 December 2015.

James Brokenshire

There were 34,100 letters cancelling the visa of an individual who no longer meets their visa requirements served between 10 January and 30 September 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-03-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date she plans to announce the Basic Payment Scheme claims process for 2016.

George Eustice

The Rural Payments Agency is launching the 2016 claim period at the beginning of March and will work with farmers and agents to support them to submit their applications by the deadline of midnight on Monday 16 May.

The Rural Payments Agency has already indicated that for 2016 there will be an online Basic Payment Scheme application process supported by online land and entitlement transfers. There will be a paper application form for those that need it.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many traffic surveys and counts his Department has conducted in Stafford constituency since 2010.

Andrew Jones

The Department for Transport (DfT) has conducted the following numbers of manual traffic counts within the area covered by Stafford constituency in each year since 2010.

2010 9 counts

2011 9 counts

2012 10 counts

2013 11 counts

2014 5 counts

2015 5 counts

These counts are carried out for the purpose of producing DfT’s statistics on traffic. They are conducted by observing traffic at designated locations and consequently have no impact on the traffic flows.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-10-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide support to children’s hospices which extend their services for young adults.

David Mowat

The Department provided grant funding in 2013-16 to Together for Short Lives, the organisation supporting children’s hospices, to support the Transition Taskforce. The Taskforce provides guidance and training that supports good transitions locally between children’s and adult services for those with life-limiting conditions or needing palliative care.

NHS England is continuing to prioritise funding for the children’s hospice grants programme at the current level. NHS England has been engaging with children’s hospices through Together for Short Lives prior to a consultation on the allocation method for the 2017-18 grant.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-01-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 December 2015 to Question 19753, on UK Visa and Immigration correspondence, how many people who received those letters have left the UK.

James Brokenshire

The information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-03-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure (a) people who have not received payments from the Basic Payment Scheme for 2015 will receive those payments by the end of March 2016 and (b) all claimants of that scheme will receive information on how payments have been calculated.

George Eustice

The Rural Payments Agency is working to pay the remainder of farmers their Basic Payment Scheme claims as promptly as possible and is aiming to make almost all payments by the end of March. The Secretary of State and I have regular conversations with the CEO of the agency about progress. The agency has been communicating with farmers who have not yet received their payments. Going forward the agency will keep them updated about the likely timing of their payment until they are paid.

The Rural Payments Agency will support every payment with a paper explanatory claim statement and guidance on how payments have been calculated. These statements started to be issued in February and will continue to go out throughout March.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many registered car owners there were in Stafford constituency in each year since 2005.

Andrew Jones

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) records registered keepers of vehicles rather than owners. The number of cars registered since 2005 in the Stafford constituency is not available. However, a snapshot of the DVLA’s vehicle register in February 2016 shows that there were 114,837 vehicles registered to an address in the Stafford constituency.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-10-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to formalise the children’s hospice grant for 2017-18.

David Mowat

The Department provided grant funding in 2013-16 to Together for Short Lives, the organisation supporting children’s hospices, to support the Transition Taskforce. The Taskforce provides guidance and training that supports good transitions locally between children’s and adult services for those with life-limiting conditions or needing palliative care.

NHS England is continuing to prioritise funding for the children’s hospice grants programme at the current level. NHS England has been engaging with children’s hospices through Together for Short Lives prior to a consultation on the allocation method for the 2017-18 grant.