The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much sugar was purchased for No. 10 Downing Street in 2013.
Francis Maude
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
This information is not held.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by HM Passport Office were specifically tasked with processing passport applications on (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February, (c) 1 March, (d) 1 April, (e) 1 May and (f) 1 June 2014.
James Brokenshire
The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar
month.
The table below shows the number of Her Majesty’s Passport Office full-time
equivalents working within the passport operational Directorates.
(a) On 31 December 2013: 2,457
(b) On 31 January 2014: 2,515
(c) On 28 February 2014: 2,559
(d) On 31 March 2014: 2,593
(e) On 30 April 2014: 2,611
(f) On 31 May 2014: 2,629
Please note, Her Majesty’sPassport Office records migrated to the Department’s
strategic record system during this period and are subject to enhanced validation
checks. Several months in this time series have a variance of +/- 2 FTE.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-03-26.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government contracts have been given to Airwave; and what the (a) value and (b) duration is of each such contract.
Mr Nick Hurd
Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder at:
https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed by HM Passport Office on (a) 1 January, (b) 1 February, (c) 1 March, (d) 1 April, (e) 1 May and (f) 1 June 2014.
James Brokenshire
The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar
month.
Her Majesty’s Passport Office has employed the following numbers of full-time
equivalents
(FTEs).
(a) On 31 December 2013: 3,333
(b) On 31 January 2014: 3,390
(c) On 28 February 2014: 3,434
(d) On 31 March 2014: 3,469
(e) On 30 April 2014: 3,489
(f) On 31 May 2014: 3,506
In order to ensure that the data is reported on a consistent basis, figures for
April and May figures include 196 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) corporate services
staff that transferred to the Home Office on 1 April 2014. This was part of a restructure
of the Home Office Corporate Services function.
Figures are for permanent civil servants employed by Her Majesty’s Passport
Office, including Part Year Appointments and permanent members of staff
employed on contracts for 9 months of the year. This excludes staff on secondment
or loan, and agency and temporary staff – with these staff included, the March 2014
figure is 3,444.
Please note, Her Majesty’s Passport Office records migrated to the Department’s
strategic record system during this period and are subject to enhanced validation
checks. Several months in this time series have a variance of +/- 2 FTE.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-03-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts with her Department are held by Airwave; what the value is of each such contract; and when each such contract is due for renewal.
Karen Bradley
The Home Department has 57 contracts with Airwave Solutions Limited. The total
whole-life value of all the contracts is estimated at £4.18 billion (the cost
may vary, depending on usage). All contracts commenced between 21 September 2001 and
31 December 2005 and are due for expiry between 21September 2016 to 31December 2020.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many meetings she has had with world leaders to discuss the humanitarian situation in Yemen since 1 January 2013.
Mr Alan Duncan
Tackling the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where we are one of the largest humanitarian donors, is a priority for DFID. As such, DFID ministers have played a leading role in galvanising international efforts and encouraging others to do more. This has involved regular discussions with senior global leaders both in the specifically convened Friends of Yemen, but also during regular meetings with partners to discuss humanitarian issues.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-03-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received about the use of water cannon in London.
Damian Green
A number of representations have been received recently about the use of water
cannon in London.
The Home Secretary has also now received the formal request to authorise water
cannon for use by the police in England and Wales. She is considering this
request and will announce her decision in due course and lay the relevant
information in the House Library.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the £70 million which her Department offered to Yemen in 2013 for emergency food assistance, shelter, clean water and help for people recovering from conflict was provided to that country.
Mr Alan Duncan
DFID is one of the largest humanitarian donors to Yemen. We are committed to tackling the humanitarian crisis in the country including through the £70m of human assistance we offered in 2013. Last financial year we offered £32m of assistance, we have already allocated £33m for this year and the balance of the commitment will be allocated as soon as possible.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have arrived in the UK under the Syrian refugee programme.
James Brokenshire
To date 24 Syrians have arrived in the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons
Relocation scheme, with the first group arriving at the end of March and a
further group in April. We will not be releasing any further details; such as
where they are travelling from, their specific vulnerabilities, or where they
will be placed.
The scheme is based on need, rather than being designed to meet a quota.
However, we will continue to bring groups here on a regular basis, and envisage
that several hundred people will be helped over the next three years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the budgeted spend is for humanitarian aid for Yemen for the next two years.
Mr Alan Duncan
DFID has already committed £33m in assistance for this financial year and we are in the process of assessing where we should allocate further funds and at what scale.