The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2015-11-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost savings his Department plans to make from phasing out the commitment bonus for members of the armed forces.
Mark Lancaster
The estimated saving from phasing out the commitment bonus for members of the Armed Forces is £118 million over the remainder of this Parliament and some £50 million a year thereafter.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Marsden on 2016-01-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which colleges he plans are to be included in (a) the third wave Area Reviews for Lancashire (Pennines) further education colleges and (b) in the fourth wave Area Reviews for Lancashire (Coastal) further education colleges.
Nick Boles
We have published indicative information in relation to the future waves, 3 to 5, of the area reviews. This includes the proposed reviews for the Lancashire area. I met with the Lancashire College Group yesterday and discussed with them the timing of the two Lancashire reviews and the colleges to be included in each. We will review the future waves in light of further discussions and ongoing assessment of risk and we will publish updated information on this in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem on 2016-01-28.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the Scottish Government about the future electrification of the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Lord Dunlop
UK and Scottish Government officials have regular discussions regarding transport policy, and the rail industry is undertaking studies to identify the best value cases for further route electrification in Scotland, England and Wales. The introduction of bi-mode intercity express trains on East Coast Scottish services from 2018 is expected to help the business case for electrification between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kerry McCarthy on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2016 to Question 26611, whether the Clean Growth Committee has met to discuss air quality.
Rory Stewart
The inter-Ministerial group on Clean Growth considers issues relating to air quality and decarbonisation where these have a cross-Departmental aspect. To protect the integrity of the policy making process, we do not comment on what was discussed at a specific meeting.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-03-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) female and (b) male adult inpatient mental health beds were available on average over weekends in each year since 2010.
Alistair Burt
This information is not available centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been raised in fines for fly-tipping in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse of removing fly-tipped waste from public land was in that period.
Rory Stewart
It is not possible to identify from centrally held information the amount of revenue generated from the collection of fixed penalties (for example, court fines and fine-registered fixed penalty notices) relating to fly-tipping offences.
The estimated clearance costs of removing fly-tipped waste from public land by local authorities in England for the last three years are set out in the table below.
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Year |
Clearance cost |
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2012/13 |
£36.4 million |
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2013/14 |
£45.2 million |
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2014/15 |
£49.5 million |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2016-05-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that North Korean agents have killed the Korean-Chinese pastor Han Choong Yeol.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
We are aware of the concerning reports surrounding the murder of Han Choong Yeol in the border region between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. However, any investigation will be a matter for the Chinese authorities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-06-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2016 to Question 39080, if she will make it her policy to lay the Committee on Climate Change report on the compatibility of UK onshore petroleum with meeting UK carbon budgets and the Government’s response before Parliament prior to any decision is taken to reverse (a) the planning decision against fracking made by Lancashire County Council and (b) any other planning decisions that are made by local authorities concerning the extraction of shale gas.
Andrea Leadsom
Further to the Answer to Question 39080, we are continuing to consider the report and will lay it before Parliament with our response in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2016-09-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on drugs related to diabetes in the most recent year for which figures are available.
David Mowat
In the 2015/16 financial year, the total net ingredient cost of prescription items prescribed in England and dispensed in the community in the United Kingdom for drugs listed within trhe British National Formulary section 6.1 “Drugs used in diabetes”(using the classification system prior to edition 70), was £956.7 million1.
1Source: Prescriptions for Diabetes, England 2005/06 to 2015/16, NHS Digital
http://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB21158/pres-diab-eng-200506-201516.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior civil servants in his Department left to take up jobs in the (a) for-profit and (b) not-for-profit healthcare sector in the last six months.
Jane Ellison
The Department does not hold details of the new destinations or occupations of Civil Servants after they leave the Department. However, on leaving the Civil Service, individuals must consider whether an application under the Outside Business Appointments rules is required before accepting any new appointment or employment.
The Department has received a total of five applications from Senior Civil Servants who left the Department between 30 June 2015 and 08 January 2016 – four were for roles within the not-for-profit healthcare sector and one was for the for-profit healthcare sector.
The Department cannot confirm, however, that offers of employment were actually taken up.