Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates’ courts have been closed in each local justice area in each year since 2010.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The tables below shows magistrates’ courts that have closed since 2010:

    2010

    Wantage Magistrates Court

    2011

    Aberdare Magistrates Court

    Abertillery Magistrates Court

    Acton Magistrates Court

    Alnwick Magistrates Court

    Amersham Magistrates Court

    Ammanford Magistrates Court

    Ashford Magistrates Court

    Balham Youth Court

    Barking & Dagenham Magistrates Court

    Barry Magistrates Court

    Bingley (Keighley) Magistrates Court

    Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court

    Blandford Forum Magistrates Court

    Blaydon Magistrates Court

    Brentford Magistrates Court

    Cardigan Magistrates Court

    Chepstow Magistrates Court

    Cirencester Magistrates Court

    Coalville Magistrates Court

    Coleford Magistrates Court

    Cromer Magistrates Court

    Daventry Magistrates Court

    Didcot Magistrates Court

    Ely Magistrates Court

    Epsom Magistrates Court

    Flint Magistrates Court

    Frome Magistrates Court

    Goole Magistrates Court

    Gosforth Magistrates Court

    Grays Magistrates Court

    Guisborough (East Langbaurgh) Magistrates Court

    Halesowen Magistrates Court

    Harrow Magistrates Court

    Hemel Hempstead Magistrates Court

    Honiton Magistrates Court

    Houghton-Le-Spring Magistrates Court

    Ilkeston Magistrates Court

    Kingston-upon-Thames Magistrates Court

    Knowsley Magistrates Court

    Lewes Magistrates Court

    Liskeard Magistrates Court

    Llandovery Magistrates Court

    Llangefni Magistrates Court

    Llwynypia Magistrates Court

    Ludlow Magistrates Court

    Lyndhurst Magistrates Court

    Market Drayton Magistrates Court

    Market Harborough Magistrates Court

    Melton Mowbray Magistrates Court

    Newark Magistrates Court

    Northwich Magistrates Court

    Oswestry Magistrates Court

    Penrith Magistrates Court

    Penzance Magistrates Court

    Pwllheli Magistrates Court

    Rawtenstall Magistrates Court

    Retford Magistrates Court

    Rochdale Magistrates Court

    Rugby Magistrates Court

    Rutland Magistrates Court

    Salford Magistrates Court

    Sittingbourne Magistrates Court

    Southport (North Sefton) Magistrates Court

    Sudbury Magistrates Court

    Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Court

    Sutton Magistrates Court

    Swaffham Magistrates Court

    Tamworth Magistrates Court

    Thetford Magistrates Court

    Totnes Magistrates Court

    Towcester Magistrates Court

    Tynedale (Hexham) Magistrates Court

    West Bromwich Magistrates Court

    Whitehaven Magistrates Court

    Wimborne Magistrates Court

    Wisbech Magistrates Court

    Witney Magistrates Court

    Woking Magistrates Court

    Woolwich Magistrates Court

    2012

    Batley & Dewsbury Magistrates Court

    Bridgwater Magistrates Court

    Camborne Magistrates Court

    Epping Magistrates Court

    Haringey Magistrates Court

    Harwich Magistrates Court

    Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath) Magistrates Court

    Stoke on Trent Magistrates Court

    Witham Magistrates Court

    2013

    Andover Magistrates Court

    Denbigh Magistrates Court

    Pontefract Magistrates Court

    Selby Magistrates Court

    Tower Bridge Magistrates Court

    2014

    Alton Magistrates Court

    Bracknell Magistrates Court

    Neath Magistrates Court

    North Liverpool Community Justice Centre

    Spalding Magistrates Court

    2015

    Abergavenny Magistrates Court

    It is not possible to present the above sites by their local justice areas as many local justice area boundaries change over time.

  • Maria Eagle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Maria Eagle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2016-01-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent (a) in real terms and (b) as a share of departmental spending on (i) temporary agency staff, (ii) consultants, (iii) non-payroll staff, (iv) administration and (v) marketing and advertising for (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13 and (D) 2014-15.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    Figures on DCMS spend on temporary agency staff, consultants, administration for 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2014-15 can be found in the relevant DCMS Annual Reports and Accounts, which can be found here:

    2010-11: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2010-11

    2011-12: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-12

    2012-13: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-14

    2014-15: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-15

    No separate analysis is available for non-payroll staff.

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  • Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2016-02-24.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications her Department received to the first application round for the Future Teaching Scholars programme.

    Nick Gibb

    The Future Teaching Scholars programme received 50 applications in the first recruitment round. We remain confident that we will secure 110 scholars by the end of summer 2016.

  • David Morris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    David Morris – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-03-15.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of taxation on Heritage Maintenance Funds for historic homes across the UK; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr David Gauke

    The Government recognises the value of Heritage Maintenance Funds and the importance of the issues raised by the Historic Houses Association, including the cultural and economic contribution historic homes provide. That is why Heritage Maintenance Funds are specifically exempt from inheritance tax.

  • Norman Lamb – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Norman Lamb – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Norman Lamb on 2016-04-20.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of junior doctors who work at weekends; and if his Department will provide data on the number of (a) weekends and (b) part weekends worked in each month by junior doctors.

    Ben Gummer

    The Department does not routinely collect this information. However NHS Employers conducted a survey of employers in January 2016, which asked what percentage of junior doctors worked 1 in 4 weekends or more frequently. The data returned reflected a snapshot (rather than the last six months).

    Based on a response from 14 employers in England, 40% worked more frequently than 1 in 4 Saturdays.

    Our manifesto commitment, which was translated into the mandate that shaped the contract negotiation, was for the National Health Service to standardise urgent and emergency care, it is not about elective care. It is true that some hospitals do elective work at weekends. That is part of the trust’s local decision-making and it is right for the hospital to make that decision.

  • Jeff Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jeff Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeff Smith on 2016-05-23.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are registered at each GP surgery in Manchester, Withington constituency; what the capacity of each of those surgeries is; and how many of those surgeries are oversubscribed.

    Alistair Burt

    These data are not collected centrally.

    Data on numbers of patients registered with general practitioner (GP) practices is published quarterly by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) in a report entitled ‘Number of Patients Registered at a GP Practice’. The latest available version is April 2016 and is available from the HSCIC website at:

    http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB20480

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  • Lord Maginnis of Drumglass – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Lord Maginnis of Drumglass – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Maginnis of Drumglass on 2016-07-18.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the authority of Nottinghamshire Police to categorise wolf-whistling as a hate crime rather than a public nuisance; and whether they consider that such a decision may derogate from the seriousness of classification of hate crime.

    Baroness Williams of Trafford

    The five strands of monitored hate crime (race, religion, sexual orientation transgender identity and disability) are the minimum categories that police officers and staff are ex-pected to record. There are, however, many other groups in society who have been targeted with hostility and crime. Any specific incidents of Hate Crime are an operational matter for the police.

  • Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2016-10-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK-based science research teams can employ foreign researchers without restriction.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    Immigration reforms since 2010 have explicitly taken account of the needs of scientists and researchers. The Government has consistently enhanced the treatment of scientists and science in the immigration system.

    In Tier 2, the skilled work route for non-EEA nationals, PhD-level occupations have higher priority when allocating places within the annual limit. These occupations are also exempted from the £35,000 earnings threshold for settlement applications, and we have relaxed the Resident Labour Market Test to allow the best candidate to be appointed, regardless of nationality.

    We have introduced the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route for world leaders in science, engineering, humanities, the arts and digital technology.

    The Tier 5 (Temporary Work) route contains further provisions which enable sponsored researchers to participate in international research collaborations

  • Andrew Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andrew Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2015-10-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of substantive replies to hon. Members her Department has answered within the targets it has set for such correspondence since May 2015.

    Karen Bradley

    The proportion of substantive replies to hon. Members answered within target since 1 May 2015 is 95%

  • Lord Kennedy of Southwark – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Lord Kennedy of Southwark – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark on 2015-11-19.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to replace fire authorities.

    Baroness Williams of Trafford

    The Government has recently consulted on proposals intended to enable greater emergency services collaboration. This includes proposals to enable Police and Crime Commissioners, where this is local support, to take responsibility for fire and rescue services in their area.

    The consultation closed on 23 October and the Government is currently considering the responses received.