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  • Mike Kane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Mike Kane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Kane on 2014-03-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes to the funding of Greater Manchester Police on crime rates in that region.

    Damian Green

    The funding settlement for the police is a challenging one. However, as the
    vast majority of forces, including Greater Manchester Police are
    demonstrating, it is manageable. The latest report from Her Majesty’s
    Inspectorate of Constabulary (Policing in Austerity: Rising to the Challenge
    July 2013) found that crime is falling and the proportion of officers on the
    front line is increasing. The Government has protected the police from the
    additional 2014/15 reductions that were announced in the Chancellor’s December
    Autumn Statement, which means the police will face a 3.3% cash reduction in
    central Government funding (5.75% in real terms) compared to 2013/14. Once
    future police precept income is taken into account, the reduction in overall
    funding is even lower.

    In the Greater Manchester Police force areas, recorded crime fell by 7% between
    September 2012 and September 2013.

  • Mike Kane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Mike Kane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Kane on 2014-04-29.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support the Government is giving to credit unions to help extend access to fair credit.

    Andrea Leadsom

    The Government is supportive of credit unions and has taken a number of steps to assist them, most recently including:

    • The Department for Work and Pensions investment of up to £38 million in an expansion project for credit unions. The project aims to help credit unions expand and grow, enabling them to provide financial services to more people.
    • From 1 April this year the Government increased the cap on the maximum interest rate a credit union can charge for loans from 2% to 3% per month. This will allow credit unions to make more loans to their members without making a loss. Even if they choose to charge the higher rate of interest the cost of borrowing from a credit union will still be significantly cheaper than many high cost lenders.

    The Government intends that these measures will help the credit union sector go from strength to strength, so it can be a viable option for financial services provision for an even wider range of consumers.

  • Mike Kane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Mike Kane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mike Kane on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of patients visiting A&E departments after having been unable to make an appointment with their GP.

    Jane Ellison

    There are over 300 million consultations in general practice each year. The latest general practitioner (GP) patient survey results show that less than 2% of patients attended a walk-in centre or accident and emergency department because they were unable to get a convenient appointment with their GP at their practice.

  • Mike Kane – 2020 Comments on the Government and the Aviation Industry

    Mike Kane – 2020 Comments on the Government and the Aviation Industry

    Below is the text of the comments made by Mike Kane, the Shadow Aviation Minister, on 13 June 2020.

    This cross party report lays out in stark detail that the Government has failed in its fundamental duty to protect jobs and livelihoods in response to the covid-19 crisis.

    Labour has consistently called for a sectoral deal that supports the whole aviation industry including the supply chain based on our six conditions. Tory Ministers have failed to act and workers are paying the price.