Tag: Jonathan Ashworth

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-09-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the annual returns or confirmation statements submitted to Companies House since 1 July 2016 did not contain information on the relevant company’s persons of significant control.

Margot James

There should be no confirmation statements on the public register that do not contain any information on the relevant company’s persons of significant control (PSC). Any confirmation statement submitted to Companies House without any information about PSCs will be rejected.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2015-12-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprentices received (a) formal and (b) informal training in each year since 2007.

Nick Boles

In 2013/14, 79% of Apprentices received formal training. In 2011/12 and 2012/13 the figures were 76% and 77% respectively. Information on formal training was not collected prior to 2011/12.

In 2013/14, 80% of Apprentices received informal training, while in 2012/13, 85% of apprentices received informal training. . Information on informal training was not collected prior to 2012/13.

Information on types of training can be found in the Apprenticeships Evaluation: Learners survey report online.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387662/bis-14-1208-Apprenticeships-Evaluation-Learners-December-2014.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Prime Minister, what special advisers have (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully sought his permission to work on a EU referendum campaign.

Mr David Cameron

The arrangements for special advisers who wish to work for a campaign are set out in the Cabinet Secretary’s letter of 23 February. It is not appropriate to publish personal data about individual special advisers.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Prime Minister, which hon. Members have security clearance for access to 10 Downing Street.

Mr David Cameron

It has been the practice of successive Governments not to comment on security issues.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil law suits have been brought against his Department based either wholly or partially on grounds provided by the Human Rights Act 1998; how many such suits were settled out of court before a court judgment was delivered; and how much such settlements have cost the public purse since 2010.

Harriett Baldwin

The information requested is not available, as separate data for cases based wholly or partially on the Human Rights Act 1998 are not recorded.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil law suits have been brought against her Department based either wholly or partially on grounds provided by the Human Rights Act 1998; how many such suits were settled out of court before a court judgment was delivered; and how much such settlements have cost the public purse since 2010.

Nick Gibb

The information requested is not available because separate data for cases based wholly or partially on the Human Rights Act 1998 are not recorded.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many civil law suits have been brought against his Department based either wholly or partially on grounds provided by the Human Rights Act 1998; how many such suits were settled out of court before a court judgment was delivered; and how much such settlements have cost the public purse since 2010.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The information requested is not available, as separate data for cases based wholly or partially on the Human Rights Act 1998 are not recorded.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many consultants’ contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and what the cost of each such termination was in each of those years.

Mr Desmond Swayne

DFID does not hold specific information relating to termination of consultants’ contracts.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-24.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times Dorneywood has been redecorated in each of the last five years.

Harriett Baldwin

The Dorneywood estate is the responsibility of the Dorneywood Trust. As such the Government does not hold details of redecoration or repairs to the estate.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-03-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of officials of his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in each of the last five years; and what proportion of total sick leave that leave was in each such year.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The number and proportion of staff (percentage of the FCO’s workforce for the relevant year) who took stress related absence for each of the last five years (1st January 2011 to 31st December 2015) is as follows:

2011	46 (0.79%)
2012	43 (0.89%)
2013	47 (0.99%)
2014	27 (0.59%)
2015	42 (0.97%)

The proportion of stress related absence episodes against the total sick absence episodes for each of the last five years is as follows:

2011	1.96%
2012	2.12%
2013	2.41%
2014	1.51%
2015	2.15%