The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-04-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times he has attended public meetings of the Work and Pensions Committee since his appointment.
Justin Tomlinson
Attendance at Work and Pensions Select Committee meetings is a matter of public record and transcripts of such appearances can be found on the Committee’s web pages.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-05-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) Burnley and (b) Lancashire have an Education, Health and Care 0-25 years Special Educational Needs plan.
Edward Timpson
Information on the number of children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan by local authority in January 2015 based on the SEN2 return is available on GOV.UK in the Statistical First Release ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England 2015’: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2015 (Table 3).
This data is collected at local authority level and cannot be disaggregated to constituency level.
Data for January 2016 will be published on 26 May 2016.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-07-12.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from other EU countries are resident in (a) Burnley and (b) Lancashire.
Chris Skidmore
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2015-11-26.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the benefit to the public purse was of the closing of tax loopholes in each of the last six years.
Mr David Gauke
Revenue protected in connection with avoidance measures announced over the last 6 years is scored in relevant Budget documentation published by HM Treasury.
However, for convenience on 19 March 2015 the coalition government published a document detailing the action taken over the course of the last Parliament to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. That document can be found at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tax-evasion-and-avoidance
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-13.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Burnley receive child tax credit.
Damian Hinds
Information on the figures you have requested can be found in the latest publication, Child and Working Tax Credits statistics, Finalised annual awards – Geographical analysis, which is available at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the recent fall in Chinese stocks on Government plans to explore connecting the UK and Chinese markets.
Harriett Baldwin
HM Treasury is not conducting a feasibility study into future connections between UK and Chinese stock markets. The London Stock Exchange Group and the Shanghai Stock Exchange are carrying out a feasibility study on a stock market connection.
HM Treasury continuously monitors global economic developments, including those in China, and their impact on the UK as part of the normal process of policy development.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British servicemen and women are based on British military bases abroad.
Penny Mordaunt
There are 9,360 British Service personnel permanently based on British military bases abroad. This figure includes those based in Cyprus, Gibraltar, the South Atlantic Islands, Diego Garcia, Germany, Canada, Kenya, Brunei, Nepal and Belize. This figure represents the number of Service personnel who are stationed at that location. It may differ from the actual number of people working on the base at the time, for example due to deployments. The breakdown of these figures into country and service is shown below; where countries have five or less personnel, these are rounded to zero and the country does not appear in the table. The Ministry of Defence regularly publishes the location figures for both military and civilian personnel, which can be accessed on the GOV.UK website at:
https//www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-2015
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UK Base Country |
Navy |
Army |
RAF |
TOTAL |
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Germany |
20 |
5,900 |
130 |
6,050 |
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Canada |
10 |
360 |
20 |
390 |
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Kenya |
0 |
210 |
10 |
220 |
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Brunei |
10 |
130 |
10 |
150 |
|
Nepal |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
|
Cyprus |
20 |
1,480 |
730 |
2,230 |
|
Gibraltar |
110 |
30 |
30 |
170 |
|
South Atlantic Islands |
10 |
50 |
20 |
80 |
|
Diego Garcia |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
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Belize |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
TOTAL |
220 |
8,190 |
950 |
9,360 |
(Location of UK regular service and civilian personnel quarterly statistics- 1 October 2015)
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Leader of the House, when he plans to announce the date of the next State Opening of Parliament.
Chris Grayling
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 February 2016 to Question UIN 24624.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-02-19.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the fall in China’s foreign currency reserves on the UK economy.
Harriett Baldwin
China’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen over the past year, down $582.5bn since the start of 2015. However, the stock of reserves still remains sizeable, standing at $3.23 trillion. The UK’s exports to China have increased by 85% since 2010 but are still only 5% of total UK trade.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-03-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2016 to Question 26199, on flooding insurance, how much of the funding provided to support businesses has been allocated to (a) Lancashire and (b) Burnley and Padiham.
James Wharton
To support local authorities impacted by Storms Desmond and Eva, the Department has provided Lancashire County Council with £4.3 million to date under the Community and Business Recovery Scheme. The Scheme has been designed to support local authorities across the country, such as Burnley, to develop and deliver their own locally tailored support packages for impacted businesses and communities. Burnley Borough Council has also received a further £56,070 for Business Rates relief to support flooded businesses.