Tag: Jim Cunningham

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to the Libyan government to assist the removal of Daesh from Sirte; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

We must take action to prevent Daesh from using Libya as a base from which to plan and carry out attacks.

That is why we are working closely with international partners to develop a comprehensive approach to defeating it. Initial planning has focused on building the capabilities of Libyan security forces to provide their own security. We will seek early discussions with a Libyan Government of National Accord.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2016 to Question 29560, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of active Daesh fighters in (a) Iraq, (b) Libya and (c) Syria in each of the last 24 months; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

As outlined in our response to PQ 29560 the latest available public figures on the number of Daesh fighters in Iraq and Syria come from the US. These put the number at approximately 19,000 – 25,000, compared to 20,000 – 31,000 fighters in 2014.

Our current estimate for the number of Daesh fighters in Libya is between 3,000 – 6,000. We do not have earlier estimates from which we could extrapolate a trend. The vast majority of Daesh fighters in Libya are foreigners rather than Libyans. While some Daesh figures have called for foreign fighters to go to Libya rather than Iraq/Syria, we have not seen any evidence to suggest this has happened.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the running costs of the Air Cadet Organisation in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Julian Brazier

Total running costs of the Air Cadet Organisation including service and civilian manpower but excluding the annual works programme and contracted services was:

£23.8 million in Financial Year (FY) 2011-12

£22.0 million in FY 2012-13

£23.1 million in FY 2013-14

£24.5 million in FY 2014-15

The estimated outturn in FY 2015-16 is £25.7 million.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of the NHS budget spent on general practice in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Alistair Burt

NHS England has confirmed that the funding it invests in general practice will increase by an average of 4.5% each year from 2016/17 to 2020/21.

The below table shows the proportion of spend on general practice for each of the last five years for which data is available. The figures for spend on general practice are taken from the Health and Social Care Information Centre’s Investment in General Practice 2011-2015 report, which is the most comprehensive source of data on investment in general practice. The NHS Revenue Expenditure data is taken from the Department’s accounts.

2010/11	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
NHS Revenue Expenditure under Clear Line of Sight Rules (£ billion)	97.47	100.27	102.57	106.5	110.56
Spend on general practice (£ billion)	8.350	8.397	8.459	8.766	9.001
Spend on General Practice as a proportion of total	8.6%	8.4%	8.2%	8.2%	8.1%

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-04-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated to the community pharmacy contractual framework in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.

Alistair Burt

Since the community pharmacy contractual framework was introduced in 2005, the usual practice has been to set one year funding settlements for community pharmacy. As previously announced, the funding for community pharmacy for 2016/17 is £2.63 billion. Discussions are being held with the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, which represents pharmacy owners.

We cannot comment further on future funding at this time.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-04-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department collects on trends in e-cigarettes used in the UK across the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

The Department does not collect any data on the number of people who use electronic cigarettes. The Department makes use of various data sources, including that published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre and the Office for National Statistics as an evidence base for policy making. This includes the Opinions and Lifestyles Survey for electronic cigarette use by adults and the Smoking, Drinking and Drugs survey for use by young people.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-04-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of converting schools into academies in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands.

Edward Timpson

In light of the new money announced in the Budget to support our plans, we are currently considering how best to consolidate and improve the support available to schools as they convert to become academies. New guidance will be available soon which will ensure that the available funding has maximum impact to build capacity and help schools make the most of the opportunities of becoming an academy.

There will be a range of help available to support schools to become academies and secure the associated benefits. Pre-opening support grants are available to all schools, which contribute towards the costs of conversion incurred by schools in establishing the academy. In addition, other grants support a range of different models and phases of academy development, including the sponsor capacity fund and grants which are targeted to help groups of primary schools to either come together in new trusts or join existing ones.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-05-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 May 2016 to Question 35371, if he will provide a breakdown of statutory blight regime and HS2 discretionary scheme payments by parliamentary constituency.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The information requested is provided in the attached table.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-05-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students took science A-levels in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

Nick Gibb

The number of entries in A levels in individual Science[1] subjects in the last five years is published as part of the “A level and other level 3 results: 2014 to 2015 (revised)” statistical first release (SFR).[2]

[1] Includes Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Other Science and Computing

[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-2014-to-2015-revised (“Subject time series tables: SFR03/2016” document)

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-05-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of hotel bookings made for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department in each of the last five years.

Mike Penning

Details of Ministerial overseas travel, and senior officials business expenses are published on a quarterly basis (link below). The remaining information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/moj-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings

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