The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants in her Department are paid through limited companies.
Nick Gibb
No civil servants at the Department for Education are employed through limited companies.
We award contracts to individuals or organisations through their limited companies but the number of those could only be provided at disproportionate costs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Leader of the House, what steps his Office has taken to prepare for the UK to leave the EU since 23 June 2016; and what further such steps his Office plans to take in the remainder of 2016.
Mr David Lidington
The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this it is working very closely with other government departments, including the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, and a wide range of other interested parties.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering on 2016-10-10.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what will be the status in the UK of European Court of Justice case law on EU legal instruments which remain in force in the UK after it leaves the EU.
Lord Bridges of Headley
The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 on the day we leave the EU. This ‘Great Repeal Bill’ will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK.
The Government will set out the content of the Bill and its implications in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to answer Question 13074, on Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure, tabled by the hon. Member for Hammersmith on 22 October 2015.
Andrew Selous
I refer the honourable member to the answer given to PQ 13074 on 7 December 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2015-11-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the target strength is for the Royal Navy Reserve.
Mr Julian Brazier
I refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement made by my right hon. Friend the previous Secretary of State for Defence (Philip Hammond) on 19 December 2013, (Official Report, column 124WS) on Future Reserves 2020, and the accompanying document that was placed in the Library of the House which sets out the planned growth of the trained strength of the Reserve Forces, together with the enlistment targets for the next five years.
I also refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 October 2015 to the hon. Member for Strangford (Mr Shannon) to Question 11812 which explained the improvements we have made to ensure we reach our target strength of 35,000 trained volunteer Reservists by 31 March 2019.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2016-01-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries British military personnel are embedded.
Michael Fallon
I refer the hon. Member to my written ministerial statement of 17 December 2015, (Official Report, column 98WS) which sets out that we only centrally collate data on embedded forces with those nations with whom UK forces are embedded on operations, and to my letter of 6 January 2016 explaining that I am unable to specify the exact locations of UK personnel because this risks their personal security and the security of Allies’ operations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-02-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which (a) academies and (b) free schools applied to the Secretary of State to have their funding arrangements changed to allow them to vary their school admissions requirements in each year since 2009-10; and which such applications were approved.
Edward Timpson
In total, between 2012 and 2016, three requests have been considered by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to vary in-year admissions arrangements of academies and free schools outside of the normal admissions timeframe. One relates to an academy and two to free schools. The two applications from the free schools were approved. The EFA was established in April 2012. We do not hold figures relating to this question prior to this date.
The table below sets out the number of requests from academies and free schools considered and approved by the EFA from 2012-13:
|
Requests to vary admissions requirements |
|||
|
Academies |
Free Schools |
Approved |
|
|
2012-13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2013-14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2014-15 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2015-16 Current financial year to date i.e. April 15 to Jan 16 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many full-time equivalent officials are (a) budgeted for and (b) actually employed in each African country in which the UK has an Embassy or High Commission.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The attached spreadsheet (PQ 28132 – FTE Africa v0.3) details the number of UK based FCO staff budgeted for and employed in each African country which the UK has an Embassy or High Commission.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Melanie Onn on 2016-03-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in Great Grimsby constituency have retired in the last 12 months.
Alistair Burt
This information is not collected centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-04-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2016 to Question 6502, what the reasons are for the time taken to answer that question.
Anna Soubry
The hon. Member’s question was approved on time, but an administrative error with submitting the answer through the Question and Answer system meant that the reply was not sent. Procedures have been put in place to ensure that this issue does not reoccur.