The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) forced and (b) voluntary former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children returnees were not accepted by Afghanistan and sent back to the UK in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014 and (f) 2015 to date.
James Brokenshire
The information that has been requested is not recorded by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of reducing bursaries for post-graduate primary teacher training on teacher recruitment.
Nick Gibb
We want to attract the best and brightest graduates into the profession. Teaching remains a hugely popular career with more teachers in England’s classrooms than ever before and record levels of top graduates entering the profession.
Bursaries are designed to incentivise applications in subjects where it is difficult to recruit. We review annually the recruitment performance and demand in all subjects to inform bursary levels. In 2015/16 primary initial teacher training recruitment is set to surpass our target.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of senior civil servants from his Department are from a lower socio-economic background.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Information on the socio-economic background of all our staff is not centrally held and to compile it would incur disproportionate cost.
The FCO takes part in a number of schemes to encourage applicants from a lower socio-economic background.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many case workers in her Department received Keeping Children Safe Tier 3 training in 2014.
Karen Bradley
In 2014, 1,329 officials from Borders and Immigration casework and operational roles received Keeping Children Safe Tier 3 training.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when it was decided to reduce the bursary for post-graduate primary teacher training; and what steps she has taken to communicate that decision to potential applicants for such training.
Nick Gibb
Bursary incentives are reviewed every year in response to recruitment performance and the need for new teachers in the coming years.
This year the new bursary rates were announced on 1st October 2015, and publicised subsequently through the “Get into Teaching” website and advertised on social media.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of senior civil servants from her Department are from a lower socio-economic background.
Karen Bradley
In September 2014, the Government published data on the socio-economic status of recent entrants to the SCS:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/359079/socialmobility_revised.pdf
There is an ongoing review into the most effective and appropriate definition for social mobility which we will align with in future years. This work is being led by The Bridge Group, a charitable policy association promoting social mobility, as part of research they are undertaking on social mobility in the Fast Stream. The Outcome of this review will also inform future data collection on socio-economic status more widely and assist us in our further efforts to increase representation of people from less well-off backgrounds at all levels within the civil service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the level of staff turnover was in (a) his Department and (b) his Department’s digital team in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.
Joseph Johnson
The turnover rate for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), including UKTI for each of the 12 months from September 2014 – August 2015, is set out in the table below.
|
Month |
Turnover rate |
|
Sep-14 |
14.3% |
|
Oct-14 |
15.1% |
|
Nov-14 |
15.6% |
|
Dec-14 |
15.6% |
|
Jan-15 |
15.1% |
|
Feb-15 |
14.9% |
|
Mar-15 |
15.0% |
|
Apr-15 |
15.0% |
|
May-15 |
15.1% |
|
Jun-15 |
14.7% |
|
Jul-15 |
14.8% |
|
Aug-15 |
14.8% |
The digital capability within BIS is not limited to a single team and is not recorded separately.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to replace bursaries for nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare services tuition with student loans; and if he will make a statement.
Ben Gummer
The Department has received a number of representations from organisations, including Royal Colleges, professional bodies and representatives of universities, about a number of issues relating to healthcare student education funding in England including a potential move from the current system of funding to student loans.
No decisions have been taken on any changes to the funding of health care education and training in England. The Department will consider all of its expenditure as part of the Spending Review. The Government will announce the outcome of the Spending Review on 25 November 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-10-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of debt repayment to his Department have been cancelled in each year since 2010.
Justin Tomlinson
The latest preliminary figures for 2014/15 estimate Fraud and Error levels as £3.2 billion, or 1.9% of benefit expenditure. The net figure after recoveries is £2.3bn, or 1.4%. This means that DWP Fraud and Error is at its lowest ever level.
We have interpreted this question to mean the volume of debts written off since 2010. The totals represent the number of transactions where debts have been written off either in full or in part, i.e. where some element remains recoverable.
The vast majority of these transactions are either cases where the Department has no legal right to recover or overpayments under £65 which are not value for money to pursue.
| Year | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | To 30 Sept 2015 |
| Total Write Off | 1,312,421 | 1,198,463 | 1,513,404 | 1,460,734 | 1,213,838 | 571,008 |
The comments made by Louise Haigh, the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, on Twitter on 17 November 2022.
Rishi Sunak told voters he would deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail IN FULL – now he’s abandoned it.
A lost decade of broken promises has left us with second-rate infrastructure and held our economy back.
They crashed the economy, and want Northern communities to pay the price.