Tag: Parliamentary Question

David Anderson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Prime Minister

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-05-05.

To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the Government’s Counter-Extremism Strategy, published in October 2015, whether in his official capacity he has shared a speaking platform with people who have expressed vocal or active opposition to the UK’s fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs, or who have called for the deaths of members of the armed forces.

Mr David Cameron

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Islington North (Mr Corbyn) on 4 May 2016, Official Report, column 163.

As set out in the Counter-Extremism Strategy, internationally we are building a more robust response to counter extremist ideology and propaganda, and continue to focus on strengthening international bodies and our partners. As Prime Minister I regularly have discussions on how we can promote British values of peace and tolerance and how to counter extremist ideology.

January 1, 2023
Richard Burden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-06-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations his Department has received on motor vehicle mileage fraud; and if he will make a statement.

Andrew Jones

The Department for Transport has received representations from Noble Lords and the Retail Motor Industry along with two Parliamentary Questions on mileage fraud during the past year. Mileage fraud is an offence under the ‘Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008’ and the Fraud Act 2006 and is dealt with by local Trading Standards enforcement. It is now a requirement for vehicle mileage to be recorded on the MOT form. This allows consumers to check previous mileages for a vehicle online at the GOV.UK website. Department for Transport and Business and Innovation and Skills ministers are considering whether there are further practical steps that can be taken to address mileage fraud.

January 1, 2023
Mark Hendrick – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2016-09-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to update the national strategy for sexual health and HIV, published in July 2001.

Nicola Blackwood

The Department’s A Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England was published in March 2013 and sets out the Government’s ambitions to improve sexual health outcomes and what is needed to deliver good sexual health services. The following year Public Health England published Making it Work, a guide to commissioning for sexual health across the whole system, to improve the sexual health of both individuals and the wider public.

January 1, 2023
Lyn Brown – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lyn Brown on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department has allocated to work on the strategic communications plan for making (a) young and (b) other people aware of the blanket ban on legal highs proposed in the Psychoactive Substances Bill.

Mike Penning

A strategic communications plan to make people aware of the intended blanket ban on psychoactive substances is currently being developed. We are working with key partners and agencies such as Pubic Health England to develop a comprehensive plan that will explain the legislative changes and consequences to sellers, young people and other users and signpost support and advice. A budget has not yet been allocated for this work.

January 1, 2023

Madeleine Moon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2015 to Question 17678, how many (a) military and (b) civil servant personnel of each rank and grade are employed at (i) MoD Grantown-on-Spey, (b) MoD Llanwrst, (c) MoD Fairbourne and (d) MoD Crickhowell; and if he will make a statement.

Mark Lancaster

Information on the rank and grade of personnel Stationed at the listed locations as at 1 October for each year is provided in the tables below. The data has been rounded in accordance with data protection principles, where ~ denotes less than 5.

	NATO Rank	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Llanrwst	OR-6	~	~	~	10	10	10	10	10	0
OR-4	0	0	0	~	5	5	5	~	0
Fairbourne	OF-3	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
	OF-2	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	0	0
	OR-7	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
	OR-6	5	5	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
	OR-4	10	10	15	15	10	15	10	10	5
Crickhowell	OF-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	~
	OF-3	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
	OF-2	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
	OF-1	~	0	0	0	~	0	0	0	0
	OR-8	0	0	~	0	0	0	0	0	0
	OR-7	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
	OR-6	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
	OR-4	5	5	~	5	10	10	5	10	5
	OR-3	~	~	5	10	5	~	0	0	0
	OR-2	~	5	10	~	~	~	~	0	0
Grantown-on-Spey	OF-3	0	0	0	~	~	0	~	0	~
	OF-2	0	0	0	0	0	~	0	0	0
	OR-9	0	0	0	0	~	~	~	~	~
	OR-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	~	~	~
	OR-6	0	0	0	~	~	5	5	10	10
	OR-4	0	0	0	~	~	~	~	~	5

	Grade Levels	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Llanrwst	Band D	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
	Band E	5	5	5	5	5	~	~	~	~
	Industrial	5	~	5	~	5	~	~	~	~
Fairbourne	Band E	10	10	5	~	~	~	~	~	~
Fairbourne	Industrial	10	10	5	10	10	10	~	~	~
Crickhowell	Band C	0	~	0	0	0	0	0	0	~
	Band D	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
	Band E	5	10	5	10	~	~	~	~	~
	Industrial	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
Grantown-on-Spey	Band E	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~	~
Grantown-on-Spey	Industrial	~	5	~	5	~	~	~	~	~

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January 1, 2023

Baroness Crawley – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Crawley on 2016-01-20.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is a conflict between HMRC piloting the tobacco industry’s Codentify system and its legal action against tobacco companies for failing to control their supply chains.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

HMRC is piloting the Codentify system as a product authentication tool that could help tackle the illicit tobacco market.

This has no bearing on the obligations placed on tobacco companies to control their supply chains or on any action taken by HMRC to ensure compliance with these obligations.

January 1, 2023
Caroline Nokes – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Nokes on 2016-02-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to improve the teaching of personal, social, health and economic education and sex and relationship education in schools that Ofsted inspectors have assessed as requiring improvement in the teaching of those subjects.

Edward Timpson

This Government believes that all children should have the opportunity to receive a high quality and appropriate sex and relationship education (SRE). SRE is compulsory in all maintained secondary schools and many primary schools also teach it in an age-appropriate way. The Government also expects academies and free schools to deliver SRE as part of their provision of a broad and balanced curriculum.

Any state-funded school teaching SRE must have regard to the Secretary of State’s SRE guidance (2000). The Department does not collect data about the number of schools that follow the guidance. The Department has received requests about updating the existing SRE guidance which we will carefully consider.

Ofsted does not inspect individual curriculum subjects. However, aspects of Personal Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education and SRE will inform its judgment on personal development, behaviour and welfare. Inspectors must also consider the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils. Schools have responsibility for acting upon the inspection reports they receive and any weaknesses will be considered when the school is next inspected.

Initial Teacher Training is currently determined by the Teachers’ Standards, which all trainee teachers must be able to demonstrate by the end of their training. The Standards set out the key principles of good subject pedagogy and the importance of subject knowledge development across the curriculum. Schools and headteachers are best placed to determine which staff learning activities will be most beneficial for their schools and we expect them to lead the personal development of their teachers to improve the quality of all round teaching.

The Department supports schools’ efforts to improve PSHE teaching, by drawing schools’ attention to a range of high quality PSHE education teaching resources, including quality resources, lesson plans, a programme of study, factsheets and case studies. These resources are kite-marked by the PSHE Association to ensure that schools can trust the materials they use and improve their teaching.

January 1, 2023
Melanie Onn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Melanie Onn on 2016-03-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will estimate the change in the number of jobs that will be lost in the solar industry as a result of the early closure of the renewables obligation.

Andrea Leadsom

The Department of Energy and Climate Change does not maintain data on the number of jobs in the solar industry. In order to support the path to subsidy-free solar deployment, we have decided to keep the Feed-in-Tariff scheme open, and expect that the scheme could support 15,000-23,000 jobs in the sector.

We expect subsidy-free solar to be an increasingly attractive option. Lightsource, the biggest solar developer in the UK, have said publically that they will be installing and connecting subsidy-free sites in 2016.

January 1, 2023
Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-04-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether if a participant is unable to obtain Level 1 English as a result of deafness, fluency in British Sign Language can be accepted as a qualification for completing an intermediate apprenticeship.

Nick Boles

It is a minimum requirement of an intermediate apprenticeship that the apprentice complete Level 1 English and maths.

British Sign Language (BSL) is not currently recognised as an alternative for the purposes of completing an apprenticeship.

Apprentices can apply for Access to Work funding for reasonable adjustments. These will depend on the individual’s need and the qualification, but may include extra time, assistive technology and the use of a scribe. BSL is permitted as a reasonable adjustment for the oral element of functional skills.

We are considering whether BSL could be an acceptable alternative to qualifications in English for the purposes of completing an apprenticeship.

January 1, 2023
Baroness Thomas of Winchester – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Thomas of Winchester on 2016-05-18.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they will take to protect and enhance the amount of local housing allowance paid by local authorities in England in order to meet the accommodation and support needs of persons with learning disabilities.

Lord Freud

A Written Ministerial Statement was published on 1 March 2016 to announce that the effect of the Local Housing Allowance cap for those living in social sector supported housing, including those with learning disabilities, would be deferred by a year, pending the outcome of a review.

We have done this because we understand the importance of ensuring that both those living in supported housing and those who provide this type of accommodation receive appropriate protections. This is why we are awaiting the outcome of a “Supported Accommodation” research project and subsequent policy review, to ensure support is focused on the most vulnerable and appropriate groups are safeguarded

January 1, 2023