Tag: Julie Cooper

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-03-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of raising the state pension age on levels of tax avoidance.

Mr David Gauke

Information on the impacts of State Pension age rises can be found in Annex A of the Pensions Act 2011 Impact Assessment, and in Annex B of the Pensions Act 2014 at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pensions-act-2011-impact-assessment

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pensions-act-2014-impact-assessments-may-2014

The department has not made an assessment of the impact of raising the State Pension age on tax avoidance.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients who will have to use other hospitals if Calderstones Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is closed.

Ben Gummer

No estimate has been made. These are matters for the National Health Service.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Maldivian government about freedom of the press in that country.

Mr Hugo Swire

The Government has a number of concerns about human rights, including freedom of the press, in the Maldives. Most recently, on 4 April, I tweeted my concern over the arrest of 16 journalists who were protesting in Malé. I also raised human rights concerns, including restrictions on the freedom of expression, when I met representatives of the Maldives Government in London on 11 February, and when I met President Yameen and Foreign Minister Dunya during my visit to the Maldives on 17 and 18 January.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-04-19.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times he has attended public meetings of the Treasury Committee since his appointment.

Harriett Baldwin

This is a matter of public record.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-04-25.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases of child abuse and neglect were reported in (a) Lancashire and (b) Burnley in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014 and (vi) 2015.

Mr Rob Wilson

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 2016-05-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools projects have been cancelled at any stage in each year since 2011.

Edward Timpson

A list of free school projects that were cancelled or withdrawn between 2011 and 2015, and that have final confirmed expenditure, is published on GOV.UK at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523706/Free_Schools_Data_for_Publication.xlsx.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2015-11-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the effect of changes to the policing budget on the number of police negotiators in (a) Burnley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.

Mike Penning

The Home Secretary has not made any such estimates. It is a matter for Chief Constables, working with their Police and Crime Commissioners to determine the levels of any particular specialist resources required in their forces, and how these should be deployed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training jobcentre work coaches receive.

Priti Patel

All Jobcentre Work Coaches complete learning that has been designed specifically for their role. This learning combines the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to coach claimants effectively so that they are able to identify for themselves what they need to do to find work and how best to do it.

It includes diversity and equality, working with vulnerable claimants and working with claimants who have a mental health condition.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many solar power companies there were in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West and (c) Britain in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014 and (vi) 2015.

Andrea Leadsom

DECC does not hold information on the number of solar power companies. However, data on the number of solar photovoltaic installations (including households) by UK region, are available for 2010 to 2014. This is given in the table below. DECC does not hold information by UK county. Data for 2015 for the UK as a whole will be available on 28 January 2016, and by region in September 2016.

	End-2010	End-2011	End-2012	End-2013	End-2014
North-West England	1,404	17,723	33,208	41,960	54,583
Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)	25,684	221,000	374,778	465,678	574,582

Source: Regional Renewables Statistics, 2003-2014, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics

Data by Local Authority (for 2014 only) are available on the same link. Monthly solar installations data for the UK as a whole are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/solar-photovoltaics-deployment

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in (a) Burnley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West are trained to use tasers.

Mike Penning

The Home Office does not hold information centrally on the number of police officers who are trained to use Taser.

Taser deployments in each police force area are an operational matter for Chief Officers. This includes decisions on the number of specially trained officers deployed with Taser, which is based on the assessment of threat and risk.