Parliamentary Question – Page 3085

Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2016-03-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the televised public confession of Kai Zhang prior to formal arrest, indictment or trial; what assessment they have made of what legal assistance he is receiving and what contact he has been permitted to have with his family; what contact the UK authorities have had with him; and what representations they have made to the government of China on his behalf.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

We remain concerned that a number of Chinese lawyers and human rights defenders, such as Zhang Kai, have been arrested, detained, or have simply disappeared since last July. We have raised the cases regularly with the Chinese authorities. In January, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised our concerns directly with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. We supported a public statement by the Delegation of the EU in Beijing on 29 January, expressing concerns about the human rights situation in China, which included the detention of lawyers.

We urge the Chinese authorities to release the detained lawyers, including Zhang Kai, and ensure all detainees have access to legal counsel of their choice.

01/01/2023

Tom Brake – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-04-11.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to make its leaflet on continuing membership of the EU accessible to people with (a) learning, (b) visual and (c) other disabilities.

John Penrose

The leaflet has been made available on Gov.uk and is compatible with assistive technology, and in hard copy in English and Welsh. An audio version and large print version are also available on Gov.uk. CDs of the audio version are being sent to those that are not able to access the website. A braille version will be available on request.

01/01/2023

Caroline Lucas – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to oppose the provisional implementation of the EU-Canada trade agreement when it is discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in June 2016.

Anna Soubry

The EU–Canada Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) will deliver jobs and growth for the UK, with independent analysis suggesting the deal could be worth up to £1.3 billion per year to the UK economy.

We expect CETA to be a “mixed” agreement, covering areas of both EU and Member State competence. In this case, the EU Council could decide to provisionally apply the parts of CETA which fall within EU competence. The Government supports this approach as it will allow the UK to benefit from provisions such as reduced duties on imports and exports as soon as possible. This has been discussed with the European Commission on a number of occasions, most at the Trade Foreign Affairs Council that took place in Brussels this month. The Council will negotiate which provisions of CETA should be applied provisionally by the EU once the final text has been received.

01/01/2023

Jason McCartney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jason McCartney on 2016-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities provide sufficient short breaks to children with life-shortening conditions in England.

Edward Timpson

Since 2011, local authorities have been under a duty to provide a range of short breaks services and to publish a local Short Breaks Duty Statement showing what services are available, how they are responding to the needs of local parent carers, and how short breaks can be accessed, including any eligibility criteria. Local authorities are responsible for funding this short breaks provision.

Between April 2011 and March 2015, the government made available £800 million to local authorities for short break provision, along with an additional £80 million of capital funding for equipment and infrastructure.

Between April 2015 and March 2016, we awarded £250,555 to the Short Breaks Partnership (a consortium made up of Contact a Family, the Council for Disabled Children, Action for Children, and KIDS) to provide information and advice to those involved in designing, commissioning, providing, and taking up short breaks for disabled children. The Department for Education has allocated £200m funding over the next 4 years to support innovation and improvement to children’s social work practice. We are currently considering how we can use some of this funding to support local innovative approaches to short breaks for disabled children and their families and for making services more accessible.

The Department’s Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Advisory Team is continuing to offer support and challenge to local authorities to help make sure they meet all of their statutory requirements and that quality continues to improve. From this summer, there will be opportunities through the new Ofsted/Care Quality Commission SEND inspections framework for local areas to consider how well they are providing for the education, health and care needs of those with SEND, including their need for short breaks services. In addition, Together for Short lives, the UK charity for children and young people with life limiting conditions, received £551,029 from the Department for Education over a 3 year period – between April 2013 and March 2016, to help ensure children and young people with life limiting conditions benefited from the SEND reforms.

01/01/2023

Ronnie Cowan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ronnie Cowan on 2016-09-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she expects the Dormant Assets Commission to report.

Mr Rob Wilson

The Commission on Dormant Assets is expected to report its findings and recommendations to Government in December 2016.

01/01/2023

Cat Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cat Smith on 2015-11-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations she has received on support for charities which provide sexual health advice and services in Northern Ireland.

Mr Ben Wallace

Support for charities which provide sexual health advice and services in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office have received no representations.

01/01/2023

Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out in each month in 2015; and to which prison the NTRG was called out in each case.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Any violence in prison is unacceptable – especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff.

We have a zero tolerance approach to violence and work closely with the police on this issue. Those who are violent could face extra time behind bars. Anyone found to have broken prison rules will be stripped of their privileges and could have time added to their sentence.

The following tables set out the occasions from 1^st January 2015 until 9^th December 2015 when the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out to public and private sector establishments.

The information does not include aborted callouts.

	Date	Establishment
1	January	Onley
2	January	Northumberland
3	January	The Mount
4	January	Pentonville
5	January	Garth
6	January	Northumberland
7	January	Durham
8	January	Lancaster Farms
9	January	Ranby
10	January	Feltham
11	January	Morton Hall
12	January	Styal
Total	January	12
1	February	Risley
2	February	Oakwood
3	February	Lindholme
4	February	Moorland
5	February	Isis
6	February	Lindholme
7	February	Liverpool
8	February	Deerbolt
9	February	Durham
10	February	Channings Wood
11	February	Lindholme
12	February	Brinsford
13	February	Lindholme
14	February	Wetherby
15	February	Bullingdon
Total	February	15

~~Any violence in prison is unacceptable – especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff~~

We have a zero tolerance approach to violence and work closely with the police on this issue. Those who are violent could face extra time behind bars. Anyone found to have broken prison rules will be stripped of their privileges and could have time added to their sentence

The following tables set out the occasions from 1^st January 2015 until 9^th December 2015 when the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out to public and private sector establishments.

~~The information does not include aborted callouts.~~

	Date	Establishment
1	March	Rochester
2	March	Rochester
3	March	Pentonville
4	March	Woodhill
5	March	Doncaster
6	March	Whitemoor
7	March	Deerbolt
8	March	Leicester
9	March	Woodhill
10	March	High Down
11	March	Lindholme
12	March	Isis
13	March	Wandsworth
14	March	Preston
15	March	Wandsworth
16	March	Lindholme
17	March	Wetherby
18	March	Werrington
19	March	Dovegate
20	March	Humber
21	March	Leicester
22	March	Swaleside
23	March	Brixton
24	March	Doncaster
25	March	Lindholme
26	March	Aylesbury
27	March	Hull
28	March	Northumberland
Total	March	28

	Date	Establishment
1	April	Lindholme
2	April	Manchester
3	April	Deerbolt
4	April	Glen Parva
5	April	Brixton
6	April	Leicester
7	April	Garth
8	April	Nottingham
9	April	Liverpool
10	April	Bristol
11	April	Bristol
12	April	Leeds
13	April	Stocken
14	April	Featherstone
15	April	Werrington
16	April	Dovegate
17	April	Birmingham
18	April	Northumberland
19	April	Nottingham
20	April	Wayland
21	April	Wayland
22	April	Stafford
23	April	Wetherby
24	April	Manchester
25	April	Humber
26	April	Bristol
27	April	Liverpool
Total	April	27

	Date	Establishment
1	May	Stoke Heath
2	May	Stocken
3	May	Lindholme
4	May	Highdown
5	May	Leeds
6	May	Highdown
7	May	Wandsworth
8	May	Wayland
9	May	Isis
10	May	Nottingham
11	May	Liverpool
12	May	Werrington
13	May	Leeds
14	May	Glen Parva
15	May	Dover
16	May	The Mount
17	May	Buckley Hall
18	May	Durham
19	May	Doncaster
20	May	Pentonville
21	May	Featherstone
22	May	Lincoln
23	May	Lincoln
24	May	The Mount
25	May	Exeter
26	May	Preston
27	May	Lindholme
28	May	Werrington
29	May	Bullingdon
30	May	The Mount
Total	May	30

	Date	Establishment
1	June	Hindley
2	June	Wayland
3	June	Wandsworth
4	June	Stocken
5	June	Leicester
6	June	Wayland
7	June	Lowdham Grange
8	June	Glen Parva
9	June	Lincoln
10	June	Humber
11	June	Lindholme
12	June	Lincoln
13	June	Moorland
14	June	Wormwood Scrubs
15	June	Lowdham Grange
16	June	Leeds
17	June	Highpoint
18	June	Leeds
19	June	Channings Wood
20	June	Leeds
21	June	Stocken
22	June	Glen Parva
23	June	Stocken
24	June	Swaleside
25	June	Onley
26	June	Channings Wood
27	June	Isis
28	June	Humber
29	June	Hindley
30	June	Wandsworth
31	June	Isis
32	June	Wetherby
33	June	Northumberland
34	June	Woodhill
35	June	Wayland
36	June	Highpoint
37	June	Wetherby
38	June	Frankland
39	June	Garth
40	June	Wandsworth
41	June	Coldingley
42	June	Feltham
43	June	Garth
Total	June	43

	Date	Establishment
1	July	Humber
2	July	Littlehey
3	July	Wandsworth
4	July	Bristol
5	July	Wayland
6	July	Swaleside
7	July	Wandsworth
8	July	Pentonville
9	July	Swaleside
10	July	Lindholme
11	July	Nottingham
12	July	Liverpool
13	July	Lancaster Farms
14	July	Doncaster
15	July	Leeds
16	July	Swaleside
17	July	The Mount
18	July	Humber
19	July	Buckley Hall
20	July	Eastwood Park
21	July	Highdown
22	July	Portland
23	July	Woodhill
24	July	Chelmsford
25	July	Lancaster Farms
26	July	Parkhurst
27	July	Swaleside
28	July	Lowdham Grange
Total	July	28

	Date	Establishment
1	August	Wandsworth
2	August	Glen Parva
3	August	Isis
4	August	Hewell
5	August	Wandsworth
6	August	Lowdham Grange
7	August	Manchester
8	August	Swinfen Hall
9	August	Brixton
10	August	Hewell
11	August	Featherstone
12	August	Bullingdon
13	August	Cardiff
14	August	Leicester
15	August	The Mount
16	August	Hull
17	August	Parc
18	August	The Mount
19	August	Guys Marsh
20	August	Lowdham Grange
21	August	Bullingdon
22	August	Rochester
23	August	Wayland
24	August	Parc
25	August	Belmarsh
26	August	Moorland
27	August	Bullingdon
28	August	Parc
29	August	Werrington
30	August	Hewell
31	August	Wayland
32	August	Ranby
33	August	Leicester
34	August	Wetherby
35	August	Dovegate
36	August	Manchester
37	August	Bronzefield
38	August	Birmingham
39	August	Highpoint
Total	August	39

	Date	Establishment
1	September	Nottingham
2	September	Isis
3	September	Parc
4	September	Holme House
5	September	Manchester
6	September	Lewes
7	September	Rochester
8	September	Hewell
9	September	The Mount
10	September	Chelmsford
11	September	Highpoint
12	September	Doncaster
13	September	Lincoln
14	September	Garth
15	September	Manchester
16	September	Whitemoor
17	September	Whatton
18	September	Wymott
19	September	Highpoint
20	September	Bristol
21	September	Haverigg
22	September	Lowdham Grange
23	September	Humber
24	September	Leicester
25	September	Isis
26	September	Hindley
27	September	Exeter
28	September	Glen Parva
29	September	The Mount
30	September	Feltham
31	September	High Down
32	September	Wayland
33	September	Doncaster
34	September	Lindholme
35	September	Lowdham Grange
Total	September	35

	Date	Establishment
1	October	Brixton
2	October	Erlestoke
3	October	Stocken
4	October	Dover
5	October	Isis
6	October	Bedford
7	October	Wormwood Scrubs
8	October	Manchester
9	October	Stocken
10	October	Leeds
11	October	Wealstun
12	October	Swaleside
13	October	Bristol
14	October	Coldingley
15	October	Winchester
16	October	Lowdham Grange
17	October	Winchester
18	October	Glen Parva
19	October	Wayland
20	October	Wandsworth
21	October	Highpoinnt
22	October	Lancaster Farms
23	October	Lowdham Grange
24	October	Lindholme
25	October	Moorland
26	October	Gartree
27	October	Doncaster
28	October	Swinfen Hall
29	October	Belmarsh
30	October	Winchester
31	October	Full Sutton
32	October	Brinsford
33	October	Leeds
34	October	Bedford
35	October	Manchester
Total	October	35

	Date	Establishment
1	November	Moorland
2	November	Wandsworth
3	November	Doncaster
4	November	Preston
5	November	Wandsworth
6	November	Swansea
7	November	Featherstone
8	November	Isis
9	November	Glen Parva
10	November	Wandsworth
11	November	Humber
12	November	Werrington
13	November	Birmingham
14	November	Morton Hall
15	November	Leeds
16	November	Moorland
17	November	Parc
18	November	Leicester
19	November	Nottingham
20	November	Birmingham
21	November	Leeds
22	November	Humber
23	November	Colnbrook
24	November	Humber
25	November	Wetherby
26	November	Leeds
27	November	Swinfen Hall
28	November	Winchester
29	November	Thameside
30	November	Wayland
31	November	Glen Parva
32	November	Cardiff
33	November	Lewes
34	November	Glen Parva
35	November	Glen Parva
36	November	Lindholme
37	November	The Mount
38	November	Durham
Total	November	38
1	December	Moorland
2	December	Wandsworth
3	December	Buckley Hall
4	December	Manchester
5	December	Humber
6	December	Wormwood Scrubs
7	December	Durham
8	December	Elmley
9	December	Humber
Total	December	9

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01/01/2023

Jessica Morden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jessica Morden on 2016-01-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the proposed sale of the Green Investment Bank will include all assets of the bank.

Anna Soubry

The Government has made clear that we intend to sell the Green Investment Bank (GIB) as a going concern. The assets are an inherent part of that company.

01/01/2023

Andrea Jenkyns – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrea Jenkyns on 2016-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran.

Mr Philip Hammond

The Government is committed to the success of the nuclear deal and we welcome the steps taken by Iran to comply – including decommissioning centrifuges and removing the core from Arak and exporting 90+% of its stock of enriched uranium – leading to Implementation Day on 16 January. We fully support expanding our trade relationship with Iran and are encouraging businesses to take advantage of the new opportunities that are available. Foreign Minister Zarif’s recent visit to London marked a significant step in our relationship with Iran.

01/01/2023

Lord Turnberg – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Neill of Gatley on 17 February (HL5889), whether they intend to collect data on the payments made to EU immigrants for their children living in their home countries.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Around 7m people are receiving Child Benefit. To extract and collate the value of all payments made to EU migrants for children living outside the UK in the format requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Information relating to the number of Child Benefit claims paid to families with children living overseas is available in the Government publication , “The best of both worlds: the United Kingdom’s special status in a reformed European Union”. This publication is available on Gov.uk

01/01/2023

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