Tag: Jim McMahon

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-09-02.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate how much fuel duty was collected by filling stations in Greater Manchester in each year since 2011.

Jane Ellison

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not collect fuel duty from filling stations. Fuel duty is paid on hydrocarbon oil when it is released for consumption in the UK, either from a UK refinery or an excise warehouse. HMRC therefore does not collect the data to produce a reliable estimate.

Fuel duty receipts for the whole of the UK are published by HMRC, and are available in the Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin:

https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-01-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisations contributed to UK Trade and Investment’s Northern Powerhouse Investment Pitchbook; and who provided the assessment and shortlisting of developments included in that document.

Anna Soubry

The following organisations contributed to the Northern Powerhouse pitchbook:

Allied London; Carlton Power Limited; Cheshire East Council; Foresight Group; Halite; Leeds City Council; Liverpool Vision; London and Continental Railways; Manchester City Council; Manchester Place; MIDAS, Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency; Newcastle City Council; Peel Group; Scarborough Group; Sheffield City Council; Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; and Warrington & Co.

Overall shortlisting was done by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in consultation with HM Treasury.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what direct funding has been provided to local authorities in Greater Manchester to manage the community impact of asylum placements in those areas.

James Brokenshire

The Government has a legal obligation to provide support to asylum applicants who would otherwise be destitute. Support is provided in form of subsistence allowance and accommodation. The Government provides funding for Strategic Migration Partnerships which act as a focal point for all local authorities in the relevant region to consider and resolve any issues relating to dispersals and migration. The funding for the North West Strategic Migration Partnership for 2015/16 was £139,216.

The Government also provides additional funding to local authorities to support Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, those leaving care and asylum seekers who are turning 18. The total funding for this population in 2014/5 financial year for Manchester City Council was £441,113.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-04-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have submitted efficiency plans as part of the multi-year settlement offer.

Mr Marcus Jones

Since the announcement of the multi-year settlement offer in December 2015, we have recorded interest from one hundred councils.

Councils have until 14 October 2016 to apply to accept the offer of a multi-year settlement and submit their efficiency plan.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-01-29.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the legal advice he received prior to the tax settlement with Google.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the conduct of tax enquiries. Ministers are not informed of the progress of enquiries and play no part in agreeing the amount of tax to be paid by any taxpayer.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many social worker vacancies remained unfilled in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.

Alistair Burt

The Department of Health has responsibility for adult social care policy which includes the activities of social workers in adult settings. The Department for Education has responsibility for the activities of social workers in children’s services.

The Health and Social Care Information Centre has recently published its report “Personal Social Services: Staff of Social Services Departments, England, as at September 2015”. This shows that the vacancy rates for adult social workers in local authorities are as follows:

2014 there were 1,100* vacancies (8%)

2015 there were 1,700** vacancies (12%)

*2014 based on 121 councils with vacancies data recorded.

**2015 based on 133 councils with vacancies data recorded.

Source: Skills for Care – NMDS-SC

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-04-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with officials from the (a) Canadian government and (b) EU on the implications to the UK judicial system of the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

Dominic Raab

Officials from my department have not held discussions with officials from the Canadian government or the EU on the implications to the UK judicial system of the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-01-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton and local authority officials to discuss the proposal for an Ashton Loop Line and Middleton Spur extension to Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram system.

Mr Robert Goodwill

If the hon Member contacts my departmental office I would of course be happy to consider his request in the normal way.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-02-29.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 5 and 16 February 2016 to Questions 25342 and 26658, by when he expects the land and property for disposals to be identified; and whether he expects the decisions on the selection of that property to be subject to public consultation.

Matthew Hancock

The land and property for disposals will be identified in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim McMahon on 2016-06-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to publish post-occupancy evaluations of primary and secondary schools built under wave 1 of the Priority Schools Building Programme.

Edward Timpson

The Department for Education is collecting a range of post-occupancy data on schools built under wave 1 of the Priority Schools Building Programme. This data considers all potential benefits realised including user satisfaction and building performance. The results of this exercise will be published once it is complete.