The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the amount of funding that will be made available to each part of the UK for the fishing industry through the Common Fisheries Policy in the post-2020 Multi Annual Financial Framework.
George Eustice
No decisions on post-2020 funding have been taken yet. The post-2020 Multi Annual Framework negotiations will be led by HMT.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Evans on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK retains its research and development relationship with Israel after the UK leaves the EU.
Mark Garnier
We have a strong research and development relationship with Israel, and that will continue.
We have established a UK-Israel Tech Hub, which creates partnerships between British companies and world class Israeli innovators.
We also have a thriving science and innovation relationship, for example the UK-Israel Science Council whose core mandate is to improve science collaboration between the UK and Israel.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2016-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methods are used to deliver her Department’s approved training on the humane shooting of badgers.
George Eustice
The training course on humane shooting of badgers consists of (a) a class room theory session, followed by a written theory test; and (b) Marksmanship Competency Assessment including a rifle test. Both parts of the training course are carried out by the industry organisations. However Government (Natural England) is responsible for approving the content of the training course and auditing the course tutors and course organisation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2015-11-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) whether the proposed new, lower benefit cap has a gendered effect, and (2) whether any such effect would be mitigated by excluding certain child benefits from that cap.
Lord Freud
Her Majesty’s Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July, a copy of which is attached.
Like other welfare benefits, child related benefits are taken into account when applying the cap. Removing them from the cap would effectively mean that there would be no upper limit on the amount of benefit that out of work households could receive.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Chidgey on 2015-11-30.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the change in the size of the audience for BBC World Service programmes broadcast via the internet in African countries or regions from 1999 to 2014.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The BBC World Service has advised that:
The current weekly audience for the BBC on the Internet in sub Saharan Africa has grown from 520,000 in 2006 to 4.3 million (726 per cent increase).
The current weekly audience for the BBC on the Internet in the Middle East and North Africa grew from 530,000 in 2006 to 2.2 million (315 per cent increase).
The World Service use Global Audience Measurement (GAM) data to track performance by platform and by market. This data provides clear records from 2005 onwards.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Touhig on 2016-01-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Armed Forces Covenant extends to former members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Naval Service.
Earl Howe
The Government acknowledges the important contribution made by members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Naval Service. As a consequence of their Service, members qualify as veterans and, where appropriate, are subject to the provisions set out in the Armed Forces Covenant.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2016-02-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on child and adolescent mental health services in (a) England, (b) London, (c) each London boroughs and (d) each London health trust in each year since 2010.
Alistair Burt
The information is not available in the format requested. The following table presents the available information which is taken from reference costs – the average unit cost to National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts of providing defined services to NHS patients.
Estimated costs to NHS trusts and foundation trusts1 of providing child and adolescent mental health services2, 2010-11 to 2014-15
|
Name |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
|
England |
371.0 |
450.2 |
486.7 |
539.4 |
611.6 |
|
London |
104.9 |
118.3 |
112.2 |
133.5 |
135.3 |
|
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust |
4.1 |
14.2 |
11.0 |
12.7 |
11.4 |
|
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust |
14.9 |
13.2 |
14.0 |
18.1 |
16.6 |
|
East London NHS Foundation Trust |
11.7 |
14.7 |
12.9 |
17.5 |
17.2 |
|
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
– |
– |
– |
0.6 |
0.6 |
|
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
– |
0.3 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Islington Primary Care Trust |
4.1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
14.5 |
16.3 |
13.1 |
17.1 |
15.7 |
|
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
|
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust |
9.3 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
|
Richmond and Twickenham Primary Care Trust |
0.2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
|
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
22.4 |
27.2 |
26.8 |
30.7 |
29.4 |
|
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust |
9.8 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
10.7 |
11.9 |
|
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust |
6.2 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
10.4 |
|
The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust |
– |
5.9 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
|
West London Mental Health NHS Trust |
6.6 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
6.3 |
10.1 |
Source: Reference costs, Department of Health
Notes:
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Addington on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times since 2006 government-commissioned reports have recommended that more teacher training is necessary in the field of special educational needs to satisfy the duty to meet the needs of pupils with special educational needs.
Lord Nash
All initial teacher training (ITT) courses must ensure that trainee teachers can meet the teachers’ standards at the appropriate level. This includes having a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs (SEN). Teachers must also be able to adapt teaching to the needs of all pupils and have an understanding of the factors that can inhibit learning and how to overcome them.
An independent review of ITT, carried out by Sir Andrew Carter, and published in January 2015, found that there is considerable variability in ITT course content across the system, and cites SEN among areas where there are gaps in a range of courses.
In response to the Carter Review, the Government has commissioned an independent working group made up of expert representatives from the sector, including an SEN specialist, to develop a framework of core ITT content. The group is expected to report to Ministers in spring 2016.
Further guidance on teacher’s standards is available on GOV.UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to promote an international antiquities code of conduct to prevent the illegal trade in such objects.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The UK welcomes steps towards developing a collaborative approach to tackling the illicit trade in antiquities and plays a key role in supporting international initiatives on this matter.
The Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003 makes it a criminal offence to deal dishonestly in tainted cultural property from anywhere in the world. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has issued guidelines to the relevant UK sectors.
In addition, in the UK, trade associations for dealers in antiquities have codes of conduct for their members. For example, the Antiquities Dealers Association’s Code of Conduct obliges its members to ensure to the best of their knowledge and belief that all objects sold are genuine and as described and legal.The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dawn Butler on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress has been made on the case of Andargachew Tsege and efforts to ensure proper legal and consular access for Mr Tsege and visitation rights for his family.
James Duddridge
The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) raised Mr Tsege’s case with the Ethiopian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister during his visit to Ethiopia on 1 June 2016. The Foreign Secretary received assurances that Mr Tsege will be allowed access to independent legal advice to allow him to discuss options under the Ethiopian legal system. We will continue to press the Ethiopians as necessary to ensure that Mr Tsege has legal representation. As a result of sustained lobbying by the British Government, we now have more frequent consular access to Mr Tsege. He has been visited by UK Government officials on 10 occasions, most recently by both Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and by the FCO’s Africa Director on 1 June 2016. Mr Tsege is also receiving regular visits from his family in Ethiopia, and the FCO continues to provide consular support to Mr Tsege’s family in the UK.