The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of British nationals with Syrian spouses still residing in Syria.
James Brokenshire
We have made no estimate of the number of British citizens with a Syrian spouse or partner residing in Syria. In 2015, 88 settlement visas were granted to the Syrian spouse or partner of a British citizen or person settled in the UK.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2016 to Question 34910, what qualifications are required by his Department for English and mathematics tutors who teach functional skills in numeracy and literacy.
Mark Lancaster
The Ministry of Defence general policy on the provision of Functional Skills (FS) training is that tutors employed to teach English and mathematics to Service Personnel are required to have a minimum Level 4 teaching qualification prior to employment. Once employed, all tutors must then successfully complete the ‘Defence Train the Trainer Course’.
Armed Forces training establishments follow more detailed criteria on the standard of qualification for tutors employed to deliver FS training. Two principal groups provide Functional Skills education within the Army. Basic Skills Development Managers (BSDMs) are employed across the Army Educational Services and are required to hold a nationally-recognised teaching qualification and a Adult Basic Skills Subject Specialisation Award (ABSSA) at a minimum of Level 4 in literacy or numeracy. The Army also contracts out FS delivery completed on the Army Apprenticeship Programme. Tutors on the various apprenticeships are required to hold an overall Level 5 teaching qualification and have appropriate subject matter expertise.
All Royal Air Force (RAF) English and Mathematics FS tutors are required to have a minimum Level 4 ABSSA teaching qualification in their respective subject prior to employment. The Royal Navy also have minimum entry Level 4 FS qualifications requirement for all its tutors. The RAF and Royal Navy also expect an ABSSA teaching qualification in English and maths for tutors on the various apprenticeships as well as appropriate subject matter expertise.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-06-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what measures are in place to apply restrictions to houses in multiple occupation that are located in areas associated with the night-time economy.
Brandon Lewis
Where Houses in Multiple Occupation are having a detrimental effect on a locality’s night time economy, local authorities have a range of powers to manage their proliferation and poor management. Whilst all large Houses in Multiple Occupation are subject to mandatory licensing, local authorities have a discretionary power to license small Houses in Multiple Occupation in a designated area. Local authorities also have planning powers to limit the proliferation of Houses in Multiple Occupation within their locality. Where there is sufficient evidence of the need to do so, a local planning authority may withdraw a permitted development right in a specific area using an article 4 direction, after consultation with the local community.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Elmore on 2016-09-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the construction of new railway stations along the England-Wales border.
Paul Maynard
We launched the second round of our New Stations Fund on 26 August, with up to £20 million available to promoters of new stations throughout England and Wales. Successful bids may be awarded up to 75% towards the capital expenditure on the station.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will intervene on behalf of Khalid Younis so that he receives drugs needed to treat his chronic myeloid leukaemia condition.
George Freeman
Ministers are unable to intervene in or comment specifically on an individual patient’s clinical care, which is a matter for the relevant clinicians.
In the absence of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, funding decisions for individual treatments should be made by the relevant National Health Service commissioner, based on an assessment of the available evidence. Commissioners are also required to have processes in place for the consideration of exceptional funding requests.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2015-12-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has invested in cycling in each of the last three years.
Mr Robert Goodwill
In the last three years, the Department for Transport (DfT)’s budgets for cycling programmes were:
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DfT budgets: (million) |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
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Cycle-Rail |
£7.0 |
£7.5 |
|
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Bikeability |
£11.7 |
£11.7 |
£11.7 |
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Junction safety |
£30.0 |
£5.0 |
|
|
Linking Communities |
£8.0 |
£7.5 |
|
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Cycling Ambition – Cities/National Parks |
£46.6 |
£46.6 |
|
|
Highways Agency |
£4.8 |
||
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LSTF- Cycling |
£37.8 |
£37.8 |
£37.8 |
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Total DfT |
£94.5 |
£120.9 |
£96.1 |
In 2014-15, the Department’s dedicated cycling programmes were Bikeability, Cycle Ambition Cities, Cycling in National Parks and the Highways Agency’s cycling programme. The Department funds cycling programmes through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, with around 28% of the LSTF being spent on cycling. The Department secures a range of match funding contributions from local authorities for these programmes: the LSTF secured 99% match funding.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Whitaker on 2016-01-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider the work undertaken by Thames Valley Police in their newly published review of good practice in policing local Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities to be innovative; and what plans they have to encourage other police forces to undertake a similar approach to policy and practice in their areas.
Lord Bates
Equality and diversity are important – people across all communities want the police to fight crime while having confidence that their needs will be understood and respected.
The Government are pleased that Thames Valley Police have undertaken this piece of work which was co-authored by one of the Executive Directors of the national Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Police Association.
The Government established the College of Police as the professional body for policing to set standards, establish an evidence base for policing and disseminate what works.
It remains a matter for forces how they deal with issues to do with Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities. However, we would expect the College of Policing to make an assessment of effective policing practice and share effective and innovative practice where they find it.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2016-02-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many young people in children and adolescent mental health services waited longer than (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) six months between referral and treatment in (i) England, (ii) London, (iii) each London borough and (vi) each London health trust in (A) 2010, (B) 2011, (C) 2012, (D) 2013, (E) 2014 and (F) 2015.
Alistair Burt
This information is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Moonie on 2016-03-01.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many abortions there were in 2015 at 23 weeks gestation and above.
Lord Prior of Brampton
This data is not currently available. Abortion data for 2015 will be published by the Department in May.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of his Department resigned in each of the last six years.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The information requested is in the table below.
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TIMEFRAME |
NUMBERS OF VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS |
% PROPORTION OF OFFICIALS (based on headcount not Full Time Equivalent Data) |
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01/04/2015 – 31/03/2016 |
462 |
3.3 |
|
01/04/2014 – 31/03/2015 |
489 |
2.8 |
|
01/04/2013 – 31/03/2014 |
428 |
2.5 |
|
01/04/2012 – 31/03/2013 |
378 |
2.1 |
|
01/04/2011 – 31/03/2012 |
421 |
2.3 |
|
01/04/2010 – 31/03/2011 |
374 |
2.0 |
The Department for Transport data relates to the central department and its agencies during the timeframe indicated, Highways England are therefore excluded from the 15/16 figures.