Tag: Parliamentary Question

Chi Onwurah – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-12-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish its final findings from the eight market test pilots under the Exploring superfast coverage beyond 95 per cent programme.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Broadband Delivery UK’s Market Test Pilot scheme has been exploring alternative technologies, including wireless, with the aim of better informing how to provide superfast broadband to the hardest to reach premises. The results of these pilots will be published soon.

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Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2016-01-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to encourage an increase in migration to the UK from Australia to the levels of such migration prior to 2008.

James Brokenshire

We value our close links with Australia and are committed to further strengthening our ties. Across all visa categories, total visas issued to Australian nationals grew by 10% in the year ending September 2015.

However, the Government is committed to reducing net migration to sustainable levels. We have capped the level of skilled economic migration from outside the EU, and have asked the Migration Advisory Committee to advise on restricting Tier 2 of the Points Based System for immigration to genuine skills shortages and highly specialist experts to ensure that we only grant visas to those who have the skills we really need in our economy. We have no plans to introduce specific targets for Australian migration to the UK.

01/01/2023
Lord Laird – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2016-02-03.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what occasions the government of the Republic of Ireland reported on its implementation of the Belfast Agreement 1998 in the areas of human rights, equality and parity of esteem in the Republic; what were the dates of those occasions; where any such meetings took place; who attended those meetings; and what conclusions were reached.

Lord Dunlop

The UK and Irish Governments meet regularly at ministerial and official level to discuss issues of mutual interest and concern. These include matters relating to the implementation of the Agreements which underpin the political settlement in Northern Ireland.

01/01/2023

Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2016 to Question 27903, which countries were visited in each of the overseas visits referred to in the Answer; and which trade envoy undertook each such visit.

Anna Soubry

The table below outlines which countries were visited, and by which Trade Envoy.

YEAR	TRADE ENVOY	COUNTRY
2012	Baroness Morris	Jordan
2013	Baroness Morris	Palestine, Kuwait
2013	Lord Risby	Algeria
2013	Baroness Scotland	South Africa
2013	Lord Putnam	Vietnam, Laos
2013	Baroness Bonham-Carter	Mexico x2
2013	Richard Graham	Indonesia
2014	Baroness Bonham-Carter	Mexico x2
2014	Richard Graham	Indonesia x2
2014	Mark Prisk	Iceland, Finland, Sweden
2014	Lord Risby	Algeria x3, Tunisia
2014	David Heath	Nigeria x2, Angola x2
2014	Lord Sharman	Morocco x2
2014	Baroness Scotland	South Africa x2
2014	Lord Hollick	Kenya, Tanzania,
2014	Lord Janvrin	Turkey x2
2014	Charles Hendry	Kazakhstan x2
2014	Baroness Morris	Palestine x2, Jordan
2014	Lord King	Saudi Arabia
2014	Charles Hendry	Azerbaijan x2
2015	Charles Hendry	Kazakhstan x2, Azerbaijan
2015	Baroness Morris	Kuwait x3, Palestine
2015	Lord Janvrin	Turkey x2
2015	Lord King	Saudi Arabia x3
2015	Baroness Nicholson	Iraq
2015	Baroness Bonham-Carter	Mexico x2
2015	Lord Putnam	Vietnam x2, Cambodia x2, Laos
2015	Lord Hollick	Tanzania, Kenya
2015	Lord Risby	Algeria
2015	David Heath	Angola, Nigeria
2015	Baroness Scotland	South Africa x2
2015	Richard Graham	Indonesia x3, Singapore, Malaysia
2015	Mark Prisk	Norway, Sweden
2016	Lord Risby	Algeria
2016	Lord Hollick	Tanzania, Kenya
2016	Baroness Northover	Angola
2016	Baroness Scotland	South Africa
2016	Jeffrey Donaldson MP	Egypt
2016	Baroness Morris	Kuwait
2016	Lord Putnam	Vietnam, Cambodia x2, Laos
2016	Richard Graham	Indonesia, Singapore

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Matthew Pennycook – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Pennycook on 2016-04-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the number of households which will refuse a smart meter.

Andrea Leadsom

The Government has not made a specific estimate of the number of consumers that will refuse a smart meter. We will monitor this as the roll-out progresses.

01/01/2023
Andy McDonald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy McDonald on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Govia Thameslink Railway on the closure of Govia Thameslink Railway ticket offices; and what the dates of those discussions were.

Claire Perry

Officials regularly meet with Govia Thameslink Railway, and their Ticket Office proposals have been discussed.

01/01/2023
Stephen Twigg – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Twigg on 2016-07-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will consider extending current programme partnership arrangements until a replacement mechanism is introduced.

Priti Patel

I am currently considering the outcomes of my Department’s Civil Society Partnership Review, and will aim to publish it shortly.

In July 2015, the then Secretary of State for International Development announced a 9 month extension of all PPA financing, providing 18 months-notice that all current PPA financing would come to an end in December 2016.

01/01/2023
Jo Stevens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jo Stevens on 2016-10-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Cardiff Central constituency and (b) Cardiff County local authority area have had a tax credit claim stopped by Concentrix; and how many such claims were subsequently reinstated by HM Revenue and Customs.

Jane Ellison

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold data broken down specifically by constituency areas.

HMRC is currently focussed on resolving the outstanding cases but will be preparing regional analysis, which will be available in due course.

01/01/2023
Hilary Benn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2015-11-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Russian counterpart on recent Russian military action in Syria.

Mr Philip Hammond

I met the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, in the margins of the Syria talks in Vienna in October 2015. In addition, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has made numerous representations to the Russian Government regarding military operations in Syria.

01/01/2023
Mark Hendrick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-12-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to schools on meetings for prayer or religious instruction for pupils during break times.

Edward Timpson

Collective worship plays an important role in schools. It encourages children to reflect on belief, and helps shape fundamental British values of tolerance, respect and understanding for others. Parents can choose to withdraw their children from all or any part of collective worship.

The Department does not issue guidance to schools specifically on the provision of meetings for prayer or religious instruction for pupils during break times.

The Department does publish guidance on collective worship; it is for governing bodies to decide how best to meet the requirements of that guidance and the relevant legislation, which can be found online at GOV.UK:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/281929/Collective_worship_in_schools.pdf

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