Tag: Mark Hendrick

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-12-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department’s target is for time taken to respond to letters and emails from hon. Members; what the average time taken by his Department to respond to such letters and emails is; and how many such letters and emails received between 1 January and 30 September 2015 remained unanswered after eight weeks.

Brandon Lewis

My Department aims to reply to all correspondence from hon. Members within 15 working days.

Guidance for Departments on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, Members of the European Parliament and Members of Devolved Administrations is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441892/Cabinet_Office_Guidance_on_correspondence.pdf”

Departmental performance on handling correspondence is published annually. The latest publication is available at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2015-06-03/HCWS11/”

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-01-13.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had supporting documents confirming identity and finances lost by the Tax Credit Office in each month in 2015; and how much was paid in compensation to people affected by such a loss.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs do not hold the requested data.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-03-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Changing Places toilets are provided by each local authority in North West England.

James Wharton

There are 86 Changing Places toilets in the North West of England. The location of Changing Places toilets can be found using the Changing Places interactive toilet map, hosted on their website; http://www.changing-places.org/.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-07-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what facilities are available for (a) lactating mothers and (b) the changing of babies in her Department.

Karen Bradley

The Home Office provides suitable facilities for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers (where they can also change babies if required), in line with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-09-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which district and unitary councils in England prosecuted landlords under (a) section 80, (b) section 95 (1), (c) Section 95 (4) of the Housing Act 2004 in 2015; and how many convictions there were in each of those authorities under each of those sections of that Act.

Gavin Barwell

H.M Courts and Tribunal Service, which is responsible for the administration of magistrates’ courts where offences under the Housing Act 2004 are considered, has advised that they do not hold information on convictions under the Act.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many churches from each denomination in each region have applied for funding under the Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme up to close of applications on 20 September 2016.

Sarah Newton

The deadline for the Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme was extended from 20 September to 4 October. The responses received are as follows:

105 applications were received up to 20 September.

Region	Denomination and Number
East Midlands (2)	Church of England – 1 Miscellaneous – 1
East of England (3)	Church of England – 1 Roman Catholic – 2
London (17)	Baptist – 3 Church of England – 4 Greek Orthodox – 2 Methodist – 1 Miscellaneous – 6 Roman Catholic – 1
North East (2)	Church of England – 1 Methodist – 1
North West (16)	Baptist – 1 Church of England – 6 Methodist – 1 Miscellaneous – 4 Roman Catholic – 4
South East (15)	Church of England – 5 Greek Orthodox – 2 Miscellaneous – 4 Roman Catholic – 4
South West (14)	Baptist – 2 Church of England – 2 Miscellaneous – 1 Roman Catholic – 9
Wales (6)	Church in Wales – 3 Roman Catholic – 3
West Midlands (18)	Church of England – 8 Greek Orthodox – 1 Methodist – 1 Miscellaneous – 6 Roman Catholic – 2
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (12)	Church of England – 8 Miscellaneous – 2 Roman Catholic – 2

Following the deadline extension, between 21 September and 4 October there were a further 118 applications, which are broken down below.

Region	Denomination and Number
East Midlands (2)	Baptist – 1 Miscellaneous – 1
East of England (6)	Church of England – 2 Miscellaneous – 3 Roman Catholic – 1
London (41)	Baptist – 2 Church of England – 12 Greek Orthodox – 2 Methodist – 2 Miscellaneous – 19 Roman Catholic – 4
North East (4)	Church of England – 3 Methodist – 1
North West (11)	Baptist – 1 Church of England – 1 Methodist – 2 Miscellaneous – 4 Roman Catholic – 3
South East (11)	Church of England – 5 Methodist – 1 Miscellaneous – 5
South West (11)	Church of England – 4 Miscellaneous – 3 Roman Catholic – 4
Wales (6)	Church in Wales – 3 Roman Catholic – 3
West Midlands (12)	Church of England – 4 Miscellaneous – 5 Roman Catholic – 3
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (14)	Church of England – 4 Methodist – 1 Miscellaneous – 5 Roman Catholic – 4

Please note, where we have attributed a miscellaneous result this captures Evangelical, Pentecostal, Church Centres and Reform Christian Churches.

In total 223 applications were received from churches by close of play 4 October.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-11-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is making an assessment of the financial sustainability of Four Seasons Health Care under section 55 of the Care Act 2014; and whether the CQC has had meetings with (a) ministers and officials of his Department and (b) finance officers and other senior managers of Four Seasons Health Care to discuss that provider’s financial position.

Alistair Burt

Four Seasons Healthcare is one of the names included in the Market Oversight scheme that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has run since 6 April 2015. Whilst the CQC is unable to comment on individual providers in the scheme due to commercial sensitivity, the CQC can nevertheless confirm that it is operating the regime in line with the published guidance ‘Market Oversight of difficult to replace providers of adult social care’ that can be found on the CQC’s website at:

http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/market-oversight-adult-social-care

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-11-25.

To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, how many graves in each church yard in each diocese in England were vandalised in 2014.

Mrs Caroline Spelman

The information requested is not retained at the national level and would incur a disproportionate cost to produce.

Wilful damage and theft of monumental stonework causes much emotional and financial distress. The Church is continuing to work with local Dioceses, police, insurers and local communities to improve security and awareness.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-12-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department’s target is for time taken to respond to letters and emails from hon. Members; what the average time taken by his Department to respond to such letters and emails is; and how many such letters and emails received between 1 January and 30 September 2015 remained unanswered after eight weeks.

Mr David Lidington

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers aim to respond to all correspondence from Honourable Members within 20 working days of receipt. However, due to the complex nature of certain items of correspondence, it is not always possible to meet this deadline.

FCO Ministers responded to around 81 per cent of correspondence from parliamentarians between 1 January and 30 September 2015 within 20 working days. During this period, FCO Ministers sent a total of 5702 letters to Members of Parliament, Peers and Members of the Public.

Detailed information on the average time taken to respond to correspondence is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Preston dated 7 October 2015 on rents for supported housing schemes run by housing associations and local authorities.

Brandon Lewis

This was answered and sent out on 14 January.