Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Alan Brown – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Alan Brown – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2016-06-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the one per cent rise from 2016-17 on the (a) wage levels in real terms, (b) living standards and (c) disposable income of workers in the Information Commissioner’s Office to the end of this Parliament.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    The July 2015 budget announced an average 1% pay award for public sector workforces from 2016/17. This is set out in Civil Service Pay Guidance, which is issued each year following negotiation with the Trade Unions.

    Pay restraint is one of the many difficult choices the Government has had to make to put the public finances back on track and makes a significant contribution to protecting jobs and maintaining public services.

  • Catherine McKinnell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Catherine McKinnell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine McKinnell on 2016-09-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will be represented at the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees to be hosted by President Obama on 20 September 2016.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    The Government has no plans to introduce additional pathways for refugees to come to the UK. The UK is already a leading resettlement state, offering a number of safe and legal pathways for refugees. In the year ending June 2016, a total of 3,439 people were resettled in the UK.

    In addition to the 20,000 Syrian refugees and up to 3,000 vulnerable persons from the Middle East and North Africa region that the Government has committed to resettle by 2020, the UK has also committed to relocate unaccompanied refugee children from France, Greece and Italy. Under the family reunion policy we have reunited around 22,000 refugees with their immediate family over the past five years and will continue to do so. The Government supports the principle that those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach. This allows vulnerable persons to receive help quickly rather than risking their lives on hazardous journeys into and across Europe or falling victim to criminal gangs who are exploiting the situation. Providing humanitarian aid in the region is the best way to provide much needed support to the majority of those fleeing persecution while working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to resettle the most vulnerable who cannot reasonably remain.

    HM Government will be represented at the UN General Assembly high level meeting on 19 September and the Leaders’ Summit on refugees to be hosted by President Obama on 20 September.

  • Lord Birt – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Trade

    Lord Birt – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Trade

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Birt on 2016-10-10.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what experience the Secretary of State for International Trade has had of working inside British business.

    Lord Price

    My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade’s CV is available on gov.uk.

  • David Amess – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    David Amess – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2015-10-30.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on treating age-related macular degeneration in each of the last three years.

    Alistair Burt

    From the data collected it is not possible to identify how much was spent specifically on treating patients with age-related macular degeneration.

  • Maria Eagle – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Maria Eagle – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2015-11-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money his Department gave to support armed forces charities in each region in 2014-15.

    Mark Lancaster

    This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) funds Armed Forces charities through grants in aid, grants, normal commercial contract arrangements, and (since 2013) through fines levied on banks for the attempted manipulation of Libor (the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 has detailed the charities receiving Libor funding over the next three years). The regional distribution of MOD funding is a matter for the recipient charities.

  • Thangam Debbonaire – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Thangam Debbonaire – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thangam Debbonaire on 2016-01-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will introduce a ban on plastic microbeads in cosmetic products similar to that introduced in the US.

    George Eustice

    The UK and neighbouring countries are working with industry to achieve a voluntary phase out of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and soaps.

    The issue was discussed at the OSPAR Conference in 2014 and the cosmetics industry in Europe has committed to act.

  • Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-01-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus advisers were employed in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014 and (f) 2015.

    Priti Patel

    The information requested is shown in the table below.

    Year

    Number of Advisers Employed by Jobcentre Plus

    2010/11

    11,978

    2011/12

    12,018

    2012/13

    13,244

    2013/14

    12,978

    2014/15

    11,685
  • Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-02-23.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s wellness strategy is.

    Mark Lancaster

    A new Health and Wellbeing Strategy for all Ministry of Defence (MOD) employees was published in mid-2015 and is designed to provide guidance to the Chain of Command and civilian line managers on how to manage the health needs of their people.

    The aim is to maximise the number of people fit to work, managing people back to work after a period of sickness, so that they are fit and able to meet the requirements of Defence outputs, including operational effectiveness.

    The strategy applies to all Defence People and not just Service personnel for whom maintaining health, wellbeing and fitness is a major contributor to the moral and physical components of fighting power. Although there are differences in the Terms and Conditions of Service and requirements placed on civilian and military workforces, all people working in Defence have a role to play in contributing to Defence outputs.

    The Health and Wellbeing Strategy has four pillars: Lifestyle, Injury prevention, Preventative health and, Mental health. It is a through-life process that sets the conditions to allow people to Join, Train, Work, Live and Leave well.

  • Andrew Bingham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Andrew Bingham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Bingham on 2016-03-22.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) assistant, (b) athletics, (c) level one, (d) level two, (e) level three and (f) level four coaches have been licensed to coach athletics in each of the last five years.

    David Evennett

    The Government and its Arm’s Length Bodies have helped deliver a strong sporting legacy from London 2012, including 1.65 million more people playing sport regularly than when London won the bid for the Games back in 2005. We have recently published our new sport strategy, ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation‘ setting out government’s ambitions for a more active nation.

    The number of licensed assistant coaches was 963 in 2011; 1809 in 2012; 2298 in 2013; 2513 in 2014; and 3010 in 2015.

    The number of licensed athletics coaches was 137 in 2011; 271 in 2012; 381 in 2013; 489 in 2014; and 789 in 2015.

    The number of level 1 licensed coaches was 3200 in 2011; 2596 in 2012; 1761 in 2013; 1336 in 2014; and 1125 in 2015.

    The number of level 2 licensed coaches was 2928 in 2011; 3002 in 2012; 2775 in 2013; 2347 in 2014; and 2249 in 2015.

    The number of level 3 licensed coaches was 1124 in 2011; 1173 in 2012; 1134 in 2013; 1033 in 2014; and 1026 in 2015.

    The number of level 4 licensed coaches was 351 in 2011; 360 in 2012; 342 in 2013; 320 in 2014; and 312 in 2015.

    Licensed coaches are those who have passed an England Athletics’ qualification and currently have a valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in order to be able to teach under 18s. Unlicensed, or qualified, coaches can still coach adults at athletics clubs, and the number of these coaches has risen in the past five years:

    The number of qualified assistant coaches was 478 in 2011; 791 in 2012; 1458 in 2013; 2473 in 2014; and 2908 in 2015.

    The number of qualified athletics coaches was 8 in 2011; 13 in 2012; 59 in 2013; 110 in 2014; and 121 in 2015.

    The number of level 1 qualified coaches was 14977 in 2011; 16571 in 2012; 17301 in 2013; 17668 in 2014; and 17869 in 2015.

    The number of level 2 qualified coaches was 3727 in 2011; 3938 in 2012; 4172 in 2013; 4612 in 2014; and 4779 in 2015.

    The number of level 3 qualified coaches was 909 in 2011; 901 in 2012; 941 in 2013; 1029 in 2014; and 1038 in 2015.

    The number of level 4 qualified coaches was 195 in 2011; 205 in 2012; 215 in 2013; 231 in 2014; and 229 in 2015.

  • Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2016-04-21.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Baroness Anelay of St Johns to the private notice question from Lord Alton of Liverpool on 21 April, which members of the United Nations Security Council they believe would veto a referral to the International Criminal Court of evidence of genocide against Christian, Yazidi and other minorities in Iraq and Syria.

    Baroness Anelay of St Johns

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor set out some of the complicated issues involved in the ICC investigating Daesh in her press statement of 8 April 2015. It is not possible to refer Daesh itself to the ICC. Any referral would cover ALL potential crimes against international humanitarian law within a specified geographic area, rather than a specified organisation or set of actors.

    When efforts were made to refer the situation in Syria to the ICC in 2014, it was vetoed by Russia and China. We expect that any Security Council resolution at this time seeking to refer the situations in Iraq or Syria to the ICC would likewise be blocked.