Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Danny Kinahan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Danny Kinahan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2016-03-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs were imported into Northern Ireland for (a) non-commercial reasons under the PETS scheme and (b) commercial reasons in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the countries of origin of those dogs were in each category.

    George Eustice

    The movement of dogs into the United Kingdom, whether through the Pet Travel Scheme or for commercial reasons is a devolved matter.

    The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland has suggested that the Honourable Member write to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Northern Ireland Executive.

  • Mark Durkan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Mark Durkan – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Durkan on 2015-11-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the time taken for Anguilla to respond to his Department’s consultation on a public register of beneficial ownership; and what assessment he has made of the legitimacy of the reasons for the time that was taken.

    James Duddridge

    I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for East Devon (Hugo Swire MP) Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the answer of 10 November 2015 (PQ 15153), and to the answers given by my Hon Friend, the Member for South West Hertfordshire (David Gauke MP), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 16 October 2015, to (PQ10437, PQ10438 and PQ10448).

  • Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-12-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to walk for up to 30 minutes a day.

    Jane Ellison

    The Government recognises that walking is a key part of being active. The UK Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines for adults recommending 150 minutes of physical activity every week, identify walking as the easiest way of building physical activity into everyday life. To raise awareness of the guidelines, we have recently created an infographic for health professionals to use when they discuss physical activity with their patients. We have made walking a key part of the recommended activity.

    Following the Infrastructure Act 2015, the Department of Health has also been working closely with Department of Transport on plans which will underpin the first Cycling and Walking Delivery Plan to be published in the summer. This will take forward the vision set out in the Cycling Delivery Plan 2014, to make walking and cycling the natural choices for short journeys or as part of a longer journey.

  • 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 2016-01-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit applications in 2015 were initially rejected as the result of a computer system error and subsequently accepted.

    Priti Patel

    No Universal Credit applications were rejected because of a computer system error.

  • Andrew Murrison – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Andrew Murrison – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Murrison on 2016-02-04.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for his Department’s plans to separate retail and investment banking arms.

    Harriett Baldwin

    The banks are required to separate by 1 January 2019 and implementation remains firmly on track.

  • Angus Brendan MacNeil – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Angus Brendan MacNeil – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Brendan MacNeil on 2016-03-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost of state pensions to the Government as a proportion of GDP was over each of the last 30 years; and what the projected cost of state pensions as a proportion of GDP is over each of the next 30 years.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The requested information is available from 1991/92 to 2045/46 in the table below:

    UK expenditure on State Pension as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

    UK expenditure on State Pension as a proportion of GDP per million claimants of State Pension

    1991-92

    4.0%

    0.39%

    1992-93

    4.0%

    0.39%

    1993-94

    4.0%

    0.39%

    1994-95

    3.9%

    0.38%

    1995-96

    3.9%

    0.36%

    1996-97

    3.8%

    0.36%

    1997-98

    3.8%

    0.35%

    1998-99

    3.9%

    0.35%

    1999-00

    3.9%

    0.35%

    2000-01

    3.8%

    0.34%

    2001-02

    4.0%

    0.35%

    2002-03

    4.0%

    0.35%

    2003-04

    3.9%

    0.34%

    2004-05

    3.9%

    0.33%

    2005-06

    3.9%

    0.33%

    2006-07

    3.8%

    0.32%

    2007-08

    3.9%

    0.32%

    2008-09

    4.2%

    0.34%

    2009-10

    4.6%

    0.36%

    2010-11

    4.5%

    0.35%

    2011-12

    4.7%

    0.36%

    2012-13

    4.9%

    0.37%

    2013-14

    4.8%

    0.37%

    2014-15

    4.8%

    0.37%

    2015-16

    4.9%

    0.37%

    2016-17

    4.8%

    0.37%

    2017-18

    4.8%

    0.36%

    2018-19

    4.8%

    0.36%

    2019-20

    4.7%

    0.36%

    2020-21

    4.6%

    0.35%

    2021/22

    4.7%

    0.35%

    2022/23

    4.8%

    0.35%

    2023/24

    4.9%

    0.35%

    2024/25

    5.0%

    0.35%

    2025/26

    5.1%

    0.35%

    2026/27

    5.2%

    0.35%

    2027/28

    5.2%

    0.35%

    2028/29

    5.2%

    0.35%

    2029/30

    5.4%

    0.35%

    2030/31

    5.5%

    0.35%

    2031/32

    5.6%

    0.36%

    2032/33

    5.8%

    0.36%

    2033/34

    5.9%

    0.36%

    2034/35

    5.9%

    0.36%

    2035/36

    5.9%

    0.36%

    2036/37

    5.9%

    0.36%

    2037/38

    6.1%

    0.36%

    2038/39

    6.2%

    0.36%

    2039/40

    6.3%

    0.36%

    2040/41

    6.4%

    0.36%

    2041/42

    6.4%

    0.36%

    2042/43

    6.5%

    0.36%

    2043/44

    6.5%

    0.36%

    2044/45

    6.6%

    0.36%

    2045/46

    6.6%

    0.36%

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  • Matthew Offord – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Matthew Offord – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Offord on 2016-04-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what checks his Department undertakes to ensure that EU Missions are compliant with all European labour laws and that such missions have proper grievance procedures in place for complaints by staff seconded by the UK and other EU member states.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    The Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) supports outward secondments that develop the skills and experience of our staff. Our staff are encouraged to take up opportunities where the work is in line with the FCO’s strategic priorities.

    The terms and conditions of employees working for international organisations are set by the organisation they work for during the secondment. The host organisation also takes responsibility for ensuring the duty of care to our secondees is properly discharged and that their working conditions are satisfactory. This would include having proper grievance procedures in place. The FCO takes this into account when agreeing to a secondment, and individual volunteers are expected to satisfy themselves that they are aware of any differences between the two organisations terms and conditions before agreeing any contract. Secondees remain our employees during their secondments and continue to enjoy the protection of their employment rights with the FCO.

  • Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-06-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on the effect of boredom on obesity.

    Jane Ellison

    My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health has not had any such discussions.

  • Keir Starmer – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Keir Starmer – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keir Starmer on 2016-09-02.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2016 to Question 41593, for what reason HS2 Ltd is supporting a two rather than three railhead option at Euston for the transportation of excavated and construction materials.

    Andrew Jones

    The decision to pursue a two railhead solution was based on a detailed consideration of the environmental, socio-economic and value for money benefits of that option as compared to the value for money disbenefits of the option that included a third railhead. HS2 will, however, continue to seek ways to mitigate the construction programme impacts and to respond to feedback, which will include exploring, during the detailed design phase, additional and/or alternative opportunities to move material by rail including, but not limited to, the third railhead option.

  • Owen Thompson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union

    Owen Thompson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Owen Thompson on 2016-10-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will devolve control over immigration to the Scottish Government as part of his negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.

    Mr David Jones

    Immigration is a reserved matter. However, we are working closely with the Scottish Government and we will get the best possible deal for all parts of the United Kingdom as we leave the EU. We will give the Scottish Government every opportunity to have their say as we develop the negotiating strategy.