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  • Richard Burden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Richard Burden – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2015-12-16.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) Birmingham, Northfield constituency, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK have prepayment meters; and what the change in the number of such meters has been in each of those areas over the last five years.

    Andrea Leadsom

    Data on methods of payment for domestic energy consumers are published in Quarterly Energy Prices, tables 2.4.2 and 2.5.2.

    This is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-price-stastics .

    The tables below show the proportion of customers within the region using pre-payment meters for each year since 2010. Data is only available at the Public Electricity Supply (PES) region level.

    2010

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    Electricity

    West Midlands

    15.3%

    15.8%

    16.3%

    16.6%

    17.0%

    UK

    15.0%

    15.4%

    15.8%

    16.3%

    16.7%

    Gas

    West Midlands

    13.4%

    14.0%

    14.8%

    15.3%

    15.7%

    GB

    12.6%

    13.2%

    14.0%

    14.5%

    15.1%

    Data above are produced from a sample survey (DECC’s domestic fuel inquiry).

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  • Karl McCartney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Karl McCartney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-01-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much vehicle owners have been fined for failing to pay for their vehicle tax since October 2014.

    Andrew Jones

    The table below shows the amount of revenue collected in fines and penalties for failure to pay vehicle excise duty since October 2014:

    1 October 2014 – 31 March 2015

    Late Licensing Penalties

    £3.9m

    Out of Court Settlements

    £4.6m

    Wheelclamping fees

    £3.6m

    The figures for 1 April 2015 to 31 December 2015 are interim figures and have not yet been audited so are not shown.

  • Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Virendra Sharma – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2016-02-23.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) policy and (b) other responsibilities are of each special adviser in his Department.

    Joseph Johnson

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 29 February 2016 to Question UIN 27946.

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  • Henry Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Henry Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Henry Smith on 2016-03-21.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on plans for the future of the Cedars pre-departure accommodation site.

    James Brokenshire

    The cost of pre-departure accommodation is kept under review. The Home Office is currently considering the most cost-effective way of providing pre-departure accommodation within an enforced family returns service.

  • Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-04-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Russian language (a) speakers, (b) interpreters and (c) translators are employed in the intelligence department of his Department; and what steps he is taking to increase the number of such experts in that Department.

    Mark Lancaster

    The Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Russian language needs for intelligence, or for any other purposes, are met from the Departmental pool of approximately 180 Armed Forces and civilian personnel with Russian language skills (and from contractors when needed). The Department reviews its future operational and other requirements for linguists regularly and trains its personnel accordingly.

  • Imran Hussain – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Imran Hussain – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Imran Hussain on 2016-05-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has made an assessment of (a) the adequacy of its expenditure on and (b) the value for money of its work on violence against women and girls.

    Mr Nick Hurd

    As part of the recent ICAI report on DFID’S efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls (VAWG), and building on a DFID mapping exercise from 2014, ICAI identified 127 VAWG programmes – up from 64 in 2012. The value of these programmes came to £184 million in 2015. The value for money question is specifically addressed in our pioneering violence against women and girls research and innovation programme called ‘What Works to Prevent Violence’, and we will be incorporating findings into programme development as they emerge.

  • Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-07-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women in each of the last five years had a miscarriage.

    Mr Philip Dunne

    Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) provide information on the number of miscarriages. The table shows the number of miscarriages from 2010/11 to 2014/15 where there was a hospital admission.

    Year

    Number of miscarriages

    2010-11

    43,005

    2011-12

    42,538

    2012-13

    39,800

    2013-14

    38,869

    2014-15

    38,377

    Activity in English National Health Service hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector

    Source: HES, Health and Social Care Information Centre

  • Stewart Malcolm McDonald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Stewart Malcolm McDonald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Malcolm McDonald on 2016-10-07.

    To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the CPS on potential prosecution of Volkswagen in connection with diesel emissions data; and if he will make a statement.

    Robert Buckland

    The Attorney General has regular discussions with the Director of Public Prosecutions about a variety of issues. As was the case with previous Attorneys General, it is not our policy to provide details of all such discussions.

    I can however confirm that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is working with UK and European bodies to assess whether there is any potential criminal offence, involving serious or complex fraud, which falls within its remit.

  • David Hanson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    David Hanson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2015-10-28.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many diplomatic staff whose work includes tackling the illegal wildlife trade are based in (a) China, (b) Vietnam, (c) Laos, (d) Malaysia, (e) Botswana, (f) Mozambique, (g) Gabon, (h) South Africa, (i) Thailand and (j) India.

    James Duddridge

    The numbers requested of diplomatic staff whose work includes illegal wildlife trade are as follows:

    China – 5
    Vietnam- 3
    Laos- 2
    Malaysia – 1
    Botswana -2
    Mozambique- 2
    Gabon -2
    South Africa -2
    Thailand- 2
    India -1

    In most cases our diplomatic staff in these Posts spend a proportion of their overall time on this issue and are supported by locally engaged staff who also work on tackling illegal wildlife trade.

  • Lord Crathorne – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Lord Crathorne – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Crathorne on 2015-11-25.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to build bicycle tracks when new roads are constructed in the UK.

    Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

    Management of roads is a devolved issue so I can only respond in respect of roads in England.

    Highways England have committed to provide a safer, integrated and more accessible strategic road network for cyclists and other vulnerable road users, and will play a key role in ensuring that the ambition set for growth in cycling is fully supported by a dedicated programme of work to improve cycle facilities on or near our strategic road network.To support this, The Government has outlined a commitment to invest £100m between 2015/16 and 2020/21 to improve provision for cyclists on the strategic road network.

    On a local level, provision of cycling infrastructure is for local traffic authorities as they are responsible for managing their road networks. The Department encourages them to ensure cycling is considered as part of the process of planning new development.The Department for Transport’s Cycle Infrastructure Design guidance supports local authorities on providing cycle-safe infrastructure for cyclists. The Government will continue to support sustainable transport with a new £580 million ‘Access’ fund, with £80 million revenue and £500 million capital. This will build on the legacy of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund and support growth in both cycling and walking.