Tag: Kelvin Hopkins

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department’s plans are for the delivery of IT and digital services after the end dates of current contracts.

Justin Tomlinson

The Department anticipates a shift in the way in which citizens will engage with the Department – with greater digital interaction in the future. Digital Technology, Data and Security capabilities are a key enabler of this shift. The Department is progressing its strategy to deliver the underpinning technology requirements, and this includes both in-house services and externally provided services through procurement exercises using open competitions under the EU Procurement Directives and call-off competitions under Government Frameworks, such as GCloud and Crown Hosting.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-03-16.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the notional value is of derivatives held by banks regulated by the UK authorities.

Harriett Baldwin

The Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England publishes the growth in the notional value of derivatives (see link below).

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/fsr/2015/scrdec15.xlsx

This indicates that notional derivatives growth was -25.9% as of 20 November 2015.

The Financial Policy’s Committee’s indicator includes all major UK banks.

Individual bank derivatives exposures may also be found in their published annual reports.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-04-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK citizens living in other EU countries, excluding Ireland, derived incomes from UK sources in the most recent year for which statistics are available.

Anna Soubry

The information requested is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-02-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many inspectors appointed under section 18 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are currently in post; what the complement for such inspectors is; how many of the inspectors are former personal or project licence holders; and what the turnover of inspectors so appointed has been over the last three calendar years.

Karen Bradley

There are 19 inspectors currently in post appointed under Section 18 of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. This figure includes the position of Chief Inspector. The Home Office is in the process of recruiting three further inspectors to bring the headcount to a complement of 22.

The turnover of inspection staff over the last three years is as follows:

Year	Number of inspectors left post	Number of inspectors recruited
2013	4	5
2014	4	6
2015	6	0

We do not hold information on whether inspectors are former project or personal licence holders. None of our inspectors currently hold either a personal or project licence.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-03-16.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the exposure to derivatives is of each bank holding a deposit-taking licence.

Harriett Baldwin

The Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England publishes the growth in the notional value of derivatives (see link below).

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/fsr/2015/scrdec15.xlsx

This indicates that notional derivatives growth was -25.9% as of 20 November 2015.

The Financial Policy’s Committee’s indicator includes all major UK banks.

Individual bank derivatives exposures may also be found in their published annual reports.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-04-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the total amount of income paid to UK citizens living in other EU countries except Ireland which derived from UK sources in the most recent year for which statistics are available.

Mr David Gauke

The information requested is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-03-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for which future franchises his Department plans to specify driver-only operation.

Claire Perry

Staffing levels are generally a matter for railway operators, as we believe that they are best placed to determine how to meet the needs of their passengers. However, the Department may consider on a case-by-case basis whether, exceptionally, to invite proposals involving driver-only or driver-controlled operation when it holds competitions for future franchises.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-03-16.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many bidders for central government contracts have been debarred in accordance with the promoting tax compliance and procurement rules introduced in 2013.

Matthew Hancock

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Sheffield Heeley on 22 February to UIN: 26788.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2016-04-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the total amount remitted to non-UK citizens living in other EU countries except Ireland, by non-UK citizens from the EU working in the UK in the last year.

Mr David Gauke

The information requested is not available.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kelvin Hopkins on 2015-11-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has in place to ensure that researchers assessing the expected severity level of animal experiments when applying for project licences do so objectively and thoroughly.

Mike Penning

The Home Office has published detailed guidance (see: Guidance on the Operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986), which describes how severity categories are to be defined. Each protocol set out in a project licence application is assigned a severity category, which is assessed in by the applicant usually in collaboration with the establishment’s Named Animal Care and Welfare Officer, the Named Veterinary Surgeon and the Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body. It is then submitted to the Home Office for assessment by the Home Office Inspectorate who will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State. In addition, where special species or projects with major animal welfare or ethical implications or any applications raising novel or contentious issues, the application will be provided to the Animals in Science Committee (ASC) for advice to the Secretary of State. Under section 5 of the Act, the Secretary of State considers advice from Inspectors and from the ASC, and classifies the likely severity of each of the regulated procedures specified in the licence.