The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chuka Umunna on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many citizens of other EU countries work in (a) his Department and (b) agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible.
Mr John Hayes
The Department does not hold information on the citizenship status of all its staff. Staff are invited to self-declare their nationality on the staff system.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Black of Brentwood on 2015-11-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the number of people in the UK who suffer from Charles Bonnet syndrome.
Lord Prior of Brampton
No assessment has been made of the number of people in the United Kingdom who suffer from Charles Bonnet syndrome.
However, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) estimate there are more than 100,000 cases of Charles Bonnet Syndrome in the UK.
To raise awareness, the NHS Choices website provides information on Charles Bonnet Syndrome. This can be found at:
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/charles-bonnet-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx.
A copy of this web page is attached.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jack Dromey on 2015-12-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many National Crime Agency specials with particular expertise in cyber-crime there are; and how many such people have been recruited since January 2015.
Mike Penning
The Home Office does not hold specific data in relation to this issue. We have consulted with the National Crime Agency (NCA) in providing this response in relation to NCA figures. We have provided a response to the police force question using information provided by forces. This is not exhaustive and therefore may not reflect the full number of Cyber Specials in place. Cyber Specials can be either Special Constables or volunteers.
There are 15 NCA Specials who have particular expertise in cyber crime. The NCA are also now recruiting a further seven. From the 15 in post now, 10 have been recruited since January 2015.
There are at least 23 Cyber Specials in police forces across England and Wales. In addition, a further nine are currently being recruited. From the 23 in post now, at least four have been recruited since January 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Fuller on 2016-01-20.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to review the amount of compensation for losses paid to Equitable Life policy holders over the course of the current Parliament.
Harriett Baldwin
There are no plans to review the payments made by the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. The Scheme closed to new claims on 31st December 2015. However, the annual payments to With-Profits Annuitants will continue unaffected for the duration of their annuity.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martyn Day on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the comparative effect of changes to civil service pensions on prison officers who joined that scheme under Classic but have been switched to the Alpha scheme and colleagues with the same length of service who have not been switched.
Andrew Selous
Alpha is the new Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, which now applies to the vast majority of Civil Servants (including prison officers). Only those who are close to retirement have been able to remain in previous schemes or to defer entry to the Alpha scheme. This has always been made transparent and is considered fair as this group of staff are likely to have already started to make plans for their retirements which would be unduly impacted by a change in arrangements at this stage. There are therefore no plans to make such an assessment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 30251, how many universal credit claimants have (a) applied for a back payment of more than one month, (b) received a back payment of more than one month and (c) received a back payment of one month.
Priti Patel
The information is not centrally collated to this level of detail.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Woodcock on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timescale is for procurement of a new Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
Mr Philip Dunne
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 December 2015 to Question 19776 to the hon. Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle).
The Ministry of Defence has not yet made a final decision on the method for contracting for delivery of the P8-A Poseiden aircraft to the UK. Therefore the information requested is yet to be determined.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-05-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students studying social work in Lancashire are in receipt of a bursary.
Ben Gummer
The total cost of NHS bursaries paid to medical, nursing and midwifery and allied health professional (AHP) students in financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15, the latest year for which figures are available, is shown in the following table.
|
2010-11 £000 |
2011-12 £000 |
2012-13 £000 |
2013-14 £000 |
2014-15 £000 |
|
|
Medical |
19,826 |
19,530 |
20,573 |
21,001 |
20,909 |
|
Nursing and Midwifery |
399,366 |
385,371 |
349,453 |
320,586 |
301,307 |
|
Allied Health Professions |
50,296 |
50,275 |
52,759 |
55,697 |
58,129 |
Source: NHS Business Services Authority
Notes:
The figures include all bursary elements (Basic Award, allowances and one-off payments) paid directly to students or to 3rd party providers of services for disabled students. Excludes tuition fees paid directly to Higher Education Institutions to meet the tuition fee liability of students studying medicine.
During the financial year of 2014-15 there were a total of 90 students studying an AHP course at the University of Central Lancashire who were in receipt of an NHS bursary. It is not possible to separately identify the number of bursary recipients at other AHP course providers in Lancashire, as these are campus based, with information captured as part of the figures for the main site, all of which fall outside of Lancashire. These figures are therefore excluded.
During the financial year 2014-15 there were a total of 773 students studying social work at the University of Central Lancashire and at Lancaster University who were in receipt of a social work bursary.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Grant on 2016-06-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families have accessed support from the (a) Child Maintenance Service and (b) Child Support Agency in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority in each of the last three years.
Priti Patel
The attached excel file (PQ40836) provides the number of cases administered by the Child Support Agency (CSA) by (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) local authority in each of the last three years.
With regard to cases administered by the Child Maintenance Service, the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Notes for the spreadsheet
1. Figures rounded to nearest 10
2. Figures are the number of live cases.
3. Figures are as at December 2013, 2014 and 2015
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-09-12.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters his Department has sent to recipients of tax credits cancelling payments because of claims by HM Revenue and Customs that an unreported adult is living at the claimant’s property in the last year; and if he will make a statement.
Jane Ellison
Between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) stopped 57,961 tax credit awards following a decision that the claimant was living with an undeclared partner. Where HMRC identifies an undeclared partner, the single tax credits claim is ended. The customer is able to reclaim in the correct joint capacity if entitlement exists.