Tag: Parliamentary Question

– 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by on 2015-12-07.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 25 November (HL3916) concerning the 49 closed files with children’s home” and “London” in the catalogue description

Lord Bates

Of the 49 references to ‘children’s home’ and ‘London’ in the National Archives catalogue description, some relate to open files and one to a home in London Road, Gloucester.

Once these have been discounted and allowing for homes which have more than one closed file, those children’s homes operated by London boroughs which have files identified as closed at The National Archives are as follows:

100 Balgores Lane Children’s Home Gidea Park

4 King Edwards Grove Children’s Home, Teddington

44 Princess Road Children’s Home Teddington

54 Muswell Avenue Children’s Home, Muswell Hill

68 King Edwards Grove Children’s Home, Teddington

69 Kingston Lane Children’s Home Teddington

7 The Ride Children’s Home, Brentford

74 Goshawk Gardens Children’s Home, Hayes

8/26 Crescent Road, South Woodford, London E18

82 Muswell Avenue Children’s Home, Muswell Hill

9 Whitley Road Children’s Home, Tottenham, N17

Abbey Wood Estate Children’s Home 242 Panfield Road, London SE2

Abbeywood Estate Children’s Home 52 Chalcombe Road, London SE2

Britwell Estate Small Children’s Home, 2 Dove House Crescent, Britwell, Bucks

Britwell Estate Small Children’s Home, 270 Longfurlong Drive, Britwell, Bucks

Chevington Children’s Home, 25 Warham Road, Croydon, Surrey

Deaconbank Children’s Home, 80 Aldersbrook, Wanstead London E11

Derwent House Children’s Home, 10 Armdel Gardens, Winchmore Hill

Dr Barnardo’s Children’s Home and Mission, 8-26 Crescent Road, South Woodford, London E18

Hoblands Children’s Home, Carlton Road, Sidcup, Kent

Langley House Children’s Home 54 East India Dock Road, London E14

St Paul’s Cray Estate Small Children’s Home. 41 Highfield Road Chislehurst, Kent

Westleigh Children’s Home 6 Dartmouth Park Avenue, London NW5

Wood Vale Children’s Home 32 Elder Road, West Norwood London SE 27

Woodlands Children’s Home 12 Charterhouse Road, Godalming, Surrey

01/01/2023
Chi Onwurah – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2016-01-18.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department provides to partner organisations on using the HM Revenue and Customs logo in such a way as to make it clear to consumers the difference between legitimate partner organisations and scam websites.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has strict brand guidelines around the use of its logo. Only in very occasional circumstances will it allow a third-party supplier to use the HMRC logo alongside its own, when it is providing direct services to customers on behalf of HMRC.

HMRC is among the most phished brands in the world and is constantly vigilant against the fraudulent use of its logo and brand. Where such misuse is identified, HMRC will take a range of actions to protect customers from fraud, including:
- demanding the removal of the logo by the third party
- legal action
- working with internet service providers to remove websites
- proactively publicising to customers when new phishing websites are found
  - providing publicity advice to keep safe online.
  Since July 2014, HMRC has closed 22,210 fake websites.
  
  The Government also provides guidance on gov.uk on the types of genuine communication that customers can expect from the department.
01/01/2023

Gavin Newlands – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Newlands on 2016-02-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have applied to the National Enterprise Allowance scheme in each of the last five years.

Priti Patel

Claimants who are interested in participating in the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) are referred by their work coach to a provider so that they can explore the self-employment options. Participation is voluntary.

The take up of the NEA is closely linked to the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance, which begun to drop in 2013 – 2014. It is also worth noting that during 2013 the Department ran a high profile marketing campaign to promote the NEA, using posters & leaflets in jobcentres, YouTube videos, Webinars etc. which may also have influenced take up of the scheme in that year.

The table below shows how many starts there were with a business mentor in each financial year.

NEA mentor starts by financial year (¹)	Number ^(2,3)
April 2011 – March 2012	15,170
April 2012 – March 2013	31,880
April 2013 – March 2014	47,800
April 2014 – March 2015	39,830
April 2015 – September 2015 (six months)	18,200

(1) Data Source – DWP LMS opportunities evaluation database October 2015 for all quarters, DWP PRaP database October 2015 for Jan-Sept 2015.

(2) Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

(3) It is possible that an individual may start to work with a mentor more than once and therefore appear more than once in these figures.

01/01/2023

Frank Field – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new claims for universal credit have been made by people whose temporary employment contract has expired since the introduction of that credit.

Priti Patel

Universal Credit is paid on the basis of earnings. Information on types of contracts that claimants are on is not routinely collected.

01/01/2023
Phil Boswell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2016-04-18.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential price per share at sale of the Government’s 73 per cent stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland compared to the amount paid per share in 2008.

Harriett Baldwin

The Government will conduct further sales of RBS shares subject to market conditions, and in doing so will maximise value for the taxpayer.

The OBR presented an estimate of future proceeds in the March 2016 Budget.

01/01/2023
Philip Davies – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-05-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of suspended sentences is that one person currently has without receiving a prison sentence in a (a) magistrates court and (b) Crown court.

Dominic Raab

Where the court imposes a custodial sentence of two years or less it may suspend the sentence, for up to two years, and also impose one or more community requirements. This is a decision for the independent judiciary. If the offender breaches a suspended sentence order, there is a statutory presumption that the custodial sentence will be given effect, unless it would be unjust to do so in view of all of the circumstances.

Repeat offenders can expect to go straight to prison if they commit a serious offence. Offenders serving suspended custodial sentences, however, have a lower re-offending rate than offenders serving immediate, short custodial sentences.

The highest number of suspended sentences received by one person who has not also received an immediate custodial sentence, as recorded on the Police National Computer (PNC) up to 31 December 2015, and the latest sentencing occasion being (a) in a magistrate’s court was 10 and (b) in the Crown Court was 6.

The highest number of suspended sentences received by one person, as recorded on the PNC up to December 2015, before receiving an immediate custodial sentence in; (a) a magistrate’s court was 9 and (b) the Crown Court was 8.

01/01/2023
Valerie Vaz – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Valerie Vaz on 2016-07-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 2 March 2016 to Question 28759, whether the mental health needs of children with epilepsy and other long-term conditions will be considered by the expert group convened by his Department and the Department for Education.

Nicola Blackwood

The Expert Working Group announced in the Department for Education and the Department of Health’s oral evidence to the Education Committee on 3 February 2016 as part of their Inquiry into the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children will not be considering the mental health needs of children with epilepsy and other long-term conditions. The Working Group will look specifically at the mental health needs of looked after children and young people, adopted children and care leavers. The aim of the Group is to develop care pathways for children in these particular circumstances, including any who might also have long term conditions or disabilities. Further work will be carried out during the implementation of the Five Year Forward View and of the transformation programme for children and young people’s mental health which is set out in Future In Mind which will lead to improvements for all children and young people experiencing mental health problems.

01/01/2023
Bridget Phillipson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bridget Phillipson on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the manufacture, sale, possession and use of animal snares.

Dr Thérèse Coffey

The Government has no plans to ban the use of all animal snares. The Government has sought to improve the welfare of snared animals through research to improve snare deployment and design and by working with users who are producing new guidance on best practice.

The Animal Welfare Act 2006 contains protection for animals under the control of man to help prevent unnecessary suffering and covers any animal held in a snare. Any suspected cases of illegal use should be reported to the Police.

01/01/2023
Chris Leslie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Leslie on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for increased benefit fraud in the last financial year.

Justin Tomlinson

The 2014-2015 national statistics for fraud and error were published on 5 November 2015. We are committed to tackling fraud and error, and these figures show a reduction in total benefit fraud and error to the lowest ever level of 1.8%. There was a slight increase of 0.1% in the benefit fraud figure (from 0.7% in 2013-2014 to 0.8%).

01/01/2023
Lord Hunt of Chesterton – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Chesterton on 2015-12-07.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure that UK scientific institutions have the funds to collaborate with those in Arctic countries to monitor and predict the melting of permafrost and the release of methane; and what practical steps are being considered to minimise the environmental impact of the melting of permafrost and the release of methane in the Arctic.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

The UK is funding and participating in a number of projects that will improve our knowledge of the Arctic, for example the current NERC Arctic Research Programme, the European JPI (Joint Programming Initiative) Climate collaboration between 16 European countries to coordinate jointly their climate research, and NERC’s Discovery Science grant programme. The UK also continues to invest in infrastructure to support polar science such as the new £200m polar research vessel.

The best practical way to limit the melting of permafrost and the subsequent release of methane is to keep the rise in global temperatures as low as possible. At the recent United Nations conference on climate change in Paris, the world took an important step forward with an unprecedented number of countries agreeing to a deal to limit global temperature rises.

01/01/2023