The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Tonge on 2016-04-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel in the light of the dawn raid on a currency exchange shop in Ramallah.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
No representations have been made to the Government of Israel on this issue.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Toby Perkins on 2016-05-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of steel used in the new Ajax armoured vehicles will be (a) sourced from the UK and (b) imported from abroad.
Mr Philip Dunne
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 February 2016 to Question 25075 to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Mr Doughty).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Lammy on 2016-07-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of refugee children seeking reunion with family in the UK who are currently in Europe.
Mr Robert Goodwill
We are unable to provide an estimate. Determining such figures is extremely difficult given the mobility of children within and between Member States, differing collection methods at different times and due to lack of registration and monitoring of children. The majority of estimates rely on partial censuses given different access rights and as such, figures can vary greatly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2016 to Question 45985 on extracurricular activities: offenders, what measures are in place to protect children when such classes are provided (a) privately and (b) on private property.
Edward Timpson
Any measures to protect children where they are attending privately run classes, including those provided on private property, rest entirely with parents. It is a matter of parental choice to allow their children to attend and to make a considered decision about the suitability of the individuals running the class.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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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