Tag: Parliamentary Question

Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need for increased quarrying capacity to meet the stone demand for new house building.

Brandon Lewis

The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that mineral planning authorities should plan for a steady and adequate supply of minerals (aggregates), for example stone which is used in construction. All mineral planning authorities in England are members of one of the nine Aggregate Working Parties. These Parties publish annual reports which provide survey data on the extraction, sales, supply and forecast demand for aggregates in their area.

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Christina Rees – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christina Rees on 2015-12-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget is for prison libraries in (a) total and (b) each prison in 2015; and what the cost was in each of the last five years.

Andrew Selous

All prisons in England and Wales have a library. NOMS has been responsible for funding prison library services in England from April 2011.

The total NOMS allocated budget for prison libraries in 2015/16 in England was £7,592,414

The attached table shows both the provider and allocated library budget for each prison in England since 2010. NOMS is not responsible for funding library services in prisons in Wales as this is a devolved function of the Welsh Government so data is not included. Privately managed prison contracts put in place since 2011 have identified levels of funding for libraries and so are included in the table. The table does not include library provision at privately managed prisons whose contracts were awarded before 2011 as this was part of the overall included contract price and so it is not possible to extract a specific cost element to this part of the contract. This equates to 10 prisons.

On 8 September 2015 the Secretary of State announced a review of the quality of education in prisons, chaired by Dame Sally Coates, which will report later in the year.

01/01/2023

Sadiq Khan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2016-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions the Thames Barrier has been used in each of the last 30 years.

Rory Stewart

The following table shows the number of Thames Barrier closures in each flood season since its opening in 1982. A “flood season” is defined as the time period from September to April.

Year	Combined Tidal/Fluvial	Tidal	Grand Total
1982 – 1983	0	1	1
1983 – 1984	0	0	0
1984 – 1985	0	0	0
1985 – 1986	1	0	1
1986 – 1987	0	1	1
1987 – 1988	0	0	0
1988 – 1989	0	1	1
1989 – 1990	3	1	4
1990 – 1991	0	2	2
1991 – 1992	0	0	0
1992 – 1993	0	4	4
1993 – 1994	4	3	7
1994 – 1995	2	2	4
1995 – 1996	0	4	4
1996 – 1997	0	1	1
1997 – 1998	0	1	1
1998 – 1999	0	2	2
1999 – 2000	3	3	6
2000 – 2001	8	16	24
2001 – 2002	1	3	4
2002 – 2003	12	8	20
2003 – 2004	0	1	1
2004 – 2005	0	4	4
2005 – 2006	0	3	3
2006 – 2007	0	8	8
2007 – 2008	0	6	6
2008 – 2009	4	1	5
2009 – 2010	3	2	5
2010 – 2011	0	0	0
2011 – 2012	0	0	0
2012 – 2013	5	0	5
2013 – 2014	41	9	50
2014 – 2015	0	1	1
Grand Total	87	88	175

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Lord Tyler – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Tyler on 2016-02-09.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department of Health will publish records of external meetings held by special advisers to its ministers.

Lord Prior of Brampton

The Government publishes an unprecedented amount of data; departments publish details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries’ meetings with external organisations, and special advisers’ meetings with senior media figures. The information requested is not held centrally and there are no plans to extend current arrangements.

01/01/2023
Richard Fuller – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Fuller on 2016-03-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of personal independence payment claimants have received an NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment to date.

Justin Tomlinson

Information on whether claimants of Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment have received an NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment is not centrally recorded and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

01/01/2023
Frank Field – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on overseas recruitment exercises in each of the last five years for which data is available.

Ben Gummer

Local National Health Service organisations are best placed to decide how many staff they employ and how best to recruit those staff to meet services tailored to the needs of their patients and local communities, to deliver safe care. Information on the costs that NHS trusts may have incurred when seeking to employ staff either within the United Kingdom or overseas is not collected by the Department.

01/01/2023

Gloria De Piero – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2016-05-09.

Alistair Burt

The information requested is not collected in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table.

Number of dentists with National Health Service activity, for specified years ending 31 March – selected organisations

Organisation Name	2009-10	2012-13	2014-15
Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT)	331	..	..
NHS Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)	..	87	85
NHS Newark and Sherwood CCG	..	48	53
NHS Nottingham North and East CCG	..	96	103
NHS Nottingham West CCG	..	52	60
NHS Rushcliffe CCG	..	56	69

Sources: Health and Social Care Information Centre; NHS Dental Services of the NHS Business Services Authority

Notes:

1. Dentists are defined as performers with NHS activity recorded in each financial year by FP17 forms.

2. Dentists will be counted more than once if they have a contract in more than one CCG or PCT (2009-10).

Therefore a total for the specified CCGs is not provided in 2012-13 and 2014-15.

3. Data consists of performers in General Dental Services (GDS), Personal Dental Services (PDS) and Trust-led Dental Services (TDS).

4. ‘ .. ‘ denotes data not applicable

5. As at 1 April 2013 CCG replaced PCTs. 2009-10 data are not available by CCG.

01/01/2023

Andrew Rosindell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2016-06-28.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure stability in the housing market and increase the confidence of property developers since the EU referendum of 23 June 2016.

Greg Hands

Ministers have met with house builders and industry leaders since the Referendum result to ensure stability.

Britain’s economy is fundamentally strong. Markets have been volatile, but they have continued to function effectively. The Treasury, the Bank of England and the FCA are watching markets, including the housing market, extremely closely.

Action by the government over the last seven years has substantially strengthened the resilience of the financial system. Capital requirements for the largest banks are now ten times higher than before the crisis. Yesterday (5^th July) the Chancellor announced that the Bank of England will use the new powers given to them by Government to help boost the lending capacity of the banks to our economy. UK’s main lenders have agreed to make this extra capital available to support lending to UK businesses and households in this challenging time.

Government remains committed to boosting housing supply, including by delivering the most ambitious affordable house building programme since the 1970’s.

01/01/2023
Cat Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cat Smith on 2016-09-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making the provision of youth services a statutory duty for councils.

Mr Rob Wilson

Government does place an existing statutory duty on local authorities through the Education Act 2006 (Section 507B) to secure, as far as is practicable, sufficient services and activities to improve the wellbeing of young people. However, in fulfilling this responsibility government believes that local authorities should be empowered to decide how best to secure services that meet the needs of young people within the budget that is available to them.

Government is committed to ensuring all young people can reach their full potential and has recently announced an £80 million investment in the youth sector that is being delivered through the Youth Investment Fund and the #iwill Fund.

01/01/2023
Alex Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence her Department has recently received about wildlife mortality caused by lead poisoning resulting from the use of lead ammunition in sports shooting.

Rory Stewart

The Government is considering the independent Lead Ammunition Group’s report on the effect of lead shot on human and wildlife health and will respond as soon as possible.

The Food Standards Agency has produced advice on the consumption of lead shot game which can be accessed at https://www.food.gov.uk/science/advice-to-frequent-eaters-of-game-shot-with-lead.

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