The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Fitzpatrick on 2016-05-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment the Government has made of the auditing sector’s contribution to economic productivity.
Anna Soubry
No such assessment has been made.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Elliott on 2016-07-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will introduce a new programme to replace the EU School Milk Scheme after the UK’s exit from the EU.
George Eustice
Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the EU and current EU funding arrangements will continue unchanged. The Government will work with industry and the public to develop any new proposals that support our agricultural industry as we leave the EU.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend the proposed audit of public services to reveal racial disparities to all organisations and companies which provide (a) car insurance and (b) other consumer services required by law.
Ben Gummer
All companies and other organisations that provide a service to the public are legally obliged under the Equality Act 2010 to ensure no race discrimination occurs. The Race Disparity Audit was set up to identify and analyse racial disparities in public services, working with data from Government departments and their arm’s length bodies to build a complete and accurate picture across the country. This is a unique and ambitious undertaking and there are no current plans to extend it beyond public services.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rebecca Long Bailey on 2015-11-19.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the provisions of the Finance Act 2015 relating to penalties for late registration for the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration scheme will apply now implementation of that scheme has been delayed.
Damian Hinds
The new penalties for late application for registration for the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration scheme will still apply. However, HMRC will only issue penalties in circumstances where the revised deadlines for application for registration have been breached.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Earl of Dundee on 2015-12-22.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to provide at least three years’ financial assistance, where such subsidy is independent of paid work, for maternal care in the home.
Baroness Altmann
There are currently no plans to provide at least three years’ financial assistance, where such subsidy is independent of paid work, for maternal care in the home.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Kramer on 2016-01-25.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much is being spent on (1) billboards and poster sites, (2) television and radio advertising, (3) digital advertising, and (4) other forms of advertising, for the National Living Wage campaign.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
The total budget allocated for the National Living Wage advertising campaign is £4.95 million. The campaign will run until the end of April and we expect to come in under budget.
A breakdown of the anticipated costs for the campaign advertising can be found in the table below:
Poster advertising £751,612.69
TV and video on demand (VOD) £1,730,387.70
Social media advertising £354,000
Digital display advertising and Pay per click (PPC) £520,000
Newspaper/magazine advertising £250,000
Radio £299,826
The Government’s new National Living Wage is a step up for working people, so it is important workers know their rights and that employers pay the new £7.20 from April 1 this year. Britain deserves a pay rise and as a One Nation Government we are making sure it gets one. The campaign will tell people about their entitlements and is targeted at employers, and workers currently earning the National Minimum Wage.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Lammy on 2016-02-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests were made to her Department for a change of conditions of leave lifting the condition of no recourse to public funds in financial years (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
James Brokenshire
The data requested is not available for each of the years requested and can only be provided from December 2014. The number of submitted applications for a change of conditions to allow recourse to public funds between December 2014 and 30 September 2015 is as follows:
|
Period |
Number of Applications |
|
December 2014 – March 2015 |
930 |
|
April 2015 – September 2015 |
1660 |
This response represents the closest reply that can be provided within the constraints of our data reporting system.
The data provided is considered Management Information and is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of National Statistics.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2016-03-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ring-fence long term funding for specialist domestic violence charities.
Karen Bradley
The Government published a new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy on 8 March setting out an ambitious programme to make tackling VAWG everybody’s business, ensure victims and survivors get the support they need and inspire confidence in the Criminal Justice System to bring more perpetrators to justice as well as doing more to rehabilitate offenders.
The strategy committed £80 million between 2016 and 2020 to protect women and girls from violence. This increased funding will help to deliver our goal to work with local commissioners to deliver a secure future for rape support centres, refuges and FGM and Forced Marriage Units, whilst driving a major change across all services which promotes early intervention and prevention including through specialist domestic violence charities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Royston Smith on 2016-04-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in Southampton were diagnosed with autism in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Alistair Burt
The Department co-ordinates the Cross Government Autism Strategy originally published as Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives in 2010 and updated as Think Autism in 2014. The on-going actions of the strategy focus on assisting local implementation and multi-agency planning to deliver the aims of the 2009 Autism Act and help people with autism access services and support, and reach their potential. In support of the strategy, statutory guidance was co-ordinated by the Department and issued to local authorities and the National Health Service in 2010 and 2015.
Figures on the numbers of people diagnosed with autism in different parts of the country are not collected centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2016-05-23.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people in Stafford constituency participated in the National Citizen Service in each of the last two years.
Mr Rob Wilson
I am pleased to report that over 1,200 young people in Staffordshire have participated in NCS over the past two years. The NCS Trust does not collect data at a constituency level. Therefore, the figures below are for the local authority area of Staffordshire:
2014 – 465 participants
2015 – 738 participants