The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been extradited from India to the UK in each of the last five years.
James Brokenshire
Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2015, the UK has extradited one person from India. This extradition took place in 2013.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Smith on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department is making on helping implement the European School Milk Scheme.
George Eustice
If the European Parliament formally endorses the proposal for a revised School Milk Scheme in Plenary on 8 March 2016, it is likely to enter into force in spring 2016 and apply in schools from August 2017. We will use this period to consider the new requirements and consult with interested parties. Decisions about the scheme can be made at regional or national level.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phillip Lee on 2016-03-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to promote the development of small modular reactors.
Andrea Leadsom
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are nuclear reactors with power outputs of 300MWe equivalent or less. They are modular, this means that the bulk of the design and plant can be fabricated in a factory environment and transported to site.
Government recognises the potential of SMRs to offer potential for both economic growth and energy security.
My Department is overseeing a £250m nuclear R&D programme, including a competition to identify the best value SMR design for the UK and £30m for an SMR enabling advanced manufacturing programme. Phase one of the SMR competition has been launched.
An economic and technical assessment of SMRs is due to conclude soon. We will consider publishing at the appropriate point.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-04-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33638, whether his Department has recently requested any advice from the European Commission on the compliance with state aid rules of awarding Public Service Obligation subsidies that specify airports both origin and destination.
Mr Robert Goodwill
We have not requested any advice from the European Commission on the compliance with state aid rules of awarding Public Service Obligation subsidies that specify both airports’ origin and destination.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Warner on 2016-05-25.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Birmingham City Council has corporately decided to place their children’s social care services into an arms-length trust; when this decision was made; whether all such services will become the responsibility of the trust; and what papers relating to any such decision are in the public domain.
Lord Nash
On 24 May 2016 Birmingham City Council announced its intention to create a trust to deliver its children’s social care functions. No decisions have yet been taken on the form or scope of any future delivery model, including the services it may be responsible for, and so no papers are currently publically available. Formal decisions will need to be taken in due course by the Cabinet of Birmingham City Council and the Secretary of State for Education.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-07-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will initiate an open tender process for the activities previously contracted through an annual grant to Action on Smoking and Health before he awards any further such grants.
Nicola Blackwood
A grant of £160,000 has been awarded to Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) for financial year 2016/17 and a copy of the signed award letter, including the detailed deliverables of the grant, is attached.
Grants made under Section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 can be made in a number of ways. The grant awarded to ASH has been assessed as most appropriate for the non-competed route.
The Department received a complaint about the deliverables of the 2015/16 grant awarded to ASH in June this year. The Department responded to the complainant, confirming it was satisfied that none of the deliverables were in breach of the provisions of Section 64.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports of disturbances to military wrecks designated as protected sites under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 were received by the Ministry of Defence Police in each of the last six years.
Harriett Baldwin
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) has carried out the following investigations (taking “disturbances” to mean thefts or alleged thefts and not limited to shipwrecks) under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986:
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YEAR |
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2010 |
1 |
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2011 |
6 |
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2012 |
1 |
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2013 |
0 |
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2014 |
0 |
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2015 |
1 |
The MDP has not received any information related to the illegal salvage of material from HMS Warrior.
By invoking the principle of Sovereign Immunity, and by designating specific vessels under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 and the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986, we endeavour to protect these important sites where we are able. Where we have definitive evidence of desecration of these sites, we will take appropriate action. However, it should be appreciated that, given the large number of Royal Navy wrecks around the world and the vast area they cover, there are limitations on what can be achieved with regard to protection.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2015-10-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances a coroner’s investigation and court hearing is not necessary in the case of a sudden death.
Lord Faulks
Sudden deaths are always investigated by coroners in England and Wales.
Under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 the coroner has a duty to investigate a death that is reported to him or her if it appears that the death was violent or unnatural, the cause of the death is unknown, or the person died in state detention. If the investigation does not disclose the cause of death, indicates that the death was unnatural, or the coroner considers that there is good reason to continue the investigation, he or she has a duty to hold an inquest.
Where someone is to be prosecuted for causing a death, the coroner’s investigation must be suspended and any inquest adjourned, until the criminal trial is over. The coroner may only resume the investigation after the trial if he or she considers there is sufficient reason for doing so. The coroner must also suspend an investigation where an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 is to be held into the death. Again, the coroner may only resume the investigation after the inquiry has reported if he or she considers there is sufficient reason for doing so.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2015-11-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many mental health services he has visited since March 2015; and what the date was of each such visit.
Alistair Burt
Departmental Ministers have undertaken the following visits to mental health services (including charity visits and community centres) in an official capacity since March 2015 to date:
Former Minister of State (Norman Lamb)
5 March 2015- Turning Point’s Crisis Point Centre
5 March 2015- RADAR (Rapid Alcohol Detox Acute Referrals)
Minister of State (Alistair Burt)
21 May 2015- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust- Child and Adolescent Mental Heal Services
29 June 2015- Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health Unite/ West London Clinical Commissioning Group
2 July 2015- British Transport Policy, suicide prevention and mental health team (street triage)
3 August 2015- Margaret Oats, Mother and baby unit, City and Hackney Centre for mental health
24 August 2015- Bradford Divisional HQ, Nelson Street Police Station
10 September 2015 – Samaritans Visit on World Suicide Day
8 October 2015 – Oxfordshire Mind for World Mental Health day
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-01-05.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with the Financial Conduct Authority the effect of the savings products offered by providers with almost zero interest rates on people with savings.
Harriett Baldwin
In January 2015, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Cash Savings Market Study report, which found that competition in the cash savings market was not working well for many consumers. In response, the FCA has consulted on and will subsequently be introducing new rules from 1 December 2016 designed to improve competition by encouraging easier and quicker switching and improving the information savers receive.
These new rules will require firms to provide key information in a product summary box at point of sale and to be clear on what interest rate consumers are getting. The FCA will also introduce a new rule which requires firms to provide a prompt and efficient service so that a customer can switch to a better account offered by the same firm.