The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-10-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of full-time equivalent officials in his Department employed on cases of mandatory reconsideration; and if he will make a statement.
Jane Ellison
HM Revenue and Customs currently has 627 full-time equivalent officials employed on mandatory reconsiderations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that men make use of mental health services when they need them; and if he will make a statement.
Alistair Burt
We have committed to achieving parity of esteem for mental and physical health and improving access to mental health services for all people. We are implementing the first waiting times for mental health services to ensure more people have access to care when they need it and we have increased access to talking therapies through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme.
We know that men can sometimes be a hard to reach group for some mental health issues such as reducing the risk of suicide and reducing stigma and encouraging men to seek help for their mental health problems.
We continue to provide financial support to the Time to Change programme which aims to reduce the stigma around mental health and we provide financial support to the National Suicide Prevention Alliance, which involves organisations from across Government, industry and the community, voluntary and charitable sectors to support delivery of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy. Men are highlighted as a high risk group within the National Strategy for whom our suicide prevention activities should be prioritised.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-12-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to increase the representation of Muslims on elected bodies.
Mr Marcus Jones
The Government believes that democratic institutions make the best decisions when they have a mix of people with different skills, backgrounds and experiences, from right across the country. The Government implemented section 106 of the Equality Act, which makes it possible to require registered political parties to publish anonymised data relating to the diversity of their candidate selection. This is a voluntary approach, which provides greater transparency over candidate selection. It is for political parties to ensure that they have a wide range of candidates to stand for elections.
We have supported and promoted mentoring schemes and internships at local and national Government level to open up political life to black, Asian and minority women and disabled people. Schemes such as the ‘Be a Councillor Campaign’ run by the Local Government Association encourage candidates from all walks of life to come forward and represent their local community.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Marsden on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her contribution of 25 January 2016, Official Report, column 12, what funding streams and programmes made up the £70 million which the Government is spending on careers advice in the current Parliament.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The £70 million announced by my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister on 11 January 2016 is to continue to transform the quality of the careers education, advice and guidance offered to young people. We have not yet finalised how much will be spent each year or the allocation process. It will include funding for The Careers & Enterprise Company to continue the excellent work it has begun, including delivery of the new mentoring campaign also announced by the Prime Minister on 11 January.
Further information about our priorities for careers education advice and guidance in this Parliament will be set out in our new careers strategy to be published in the spring
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Scully on 2016-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with housing associations on flexibility in the time allowed to spend capital receipts from Right to Buy.
Brandon Lewis
Under the terms of the historic voluntary agreement between the Government and the sector, the Government will compensate housing associations for the value of the Right to Buy discount. In return, housing associations will deliver at least one additional new home for each home sold nationally. They will have flexibility in relation to the tenure and location of the additional homes built. It is a mutual objective to ensure that additional homes would be delivered as quickly as possible. The aim is to deliver the new properties within two years. The historic grant portion of any receipt released by the property sale will go back into the Recycled Capital Grant Fund. Under the current rules for that Fund receipts must be spent within three years or returned to the Homes and Communities Agency.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luke Hall on 2016-03-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information the Certification Officer holds on the number of members of the Northumberland branch of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003-04 to present.
Nick Boles
The two links below provide information that the Certification Officer holds on the number of members of the Northumberland branch of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003 to 2014.
Annual Returns 2003-12
Annual Returns 2012-2014
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the crime rate in Morecambe and Lunesdale in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2014-15; and if she will make a statement.
Mike Penning
The Crime Survey statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that crime in England and Wales fell by 7% in the year to the end of December 2015 (the latest period for which data is available), and by 7% in the year to the end of December 2014. Over the same period, the number of crimes recorded by the police rose (including in the Lancaster Community Safety Partnership area, which covers Morecombe and Lunesdale). ONS have been clear that rises in police recorded crime are largely the result of more victims coming forward to report certain offences and improvements in police crime recording practices.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Malcolm McDonald on 2016-05-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the independent testing of Vauxhall Zafiras meets the aims set out for that independent testing.
Andrew Jones
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working closely with Vauxhall to ensure it discharges its responsibility to conduct investigations into the cause of any vehicle safety defects, as set out in the Code of Practice on Vehicle Safety Defects.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies each regional schools commissioner has issued with formal intervention measures in the last 12 months.
Edward Timpson
In the last 12 months Regional Schools Commissioners (RSC) took formal intervention measures in 116 academies and free schools; 66 academies and free schools were moved to a different trust or sponsor and 50 academies were issued with a formal notice.
The table below shows the number of interventions in each RSC region in the last 12 months.
|
RSC region |
Number of warning notices issued in the last 12 months |
Number of academies moved to different trust or sponsor |
|
East Midlands & Humber |
13 |
18 |
|
Lancashire & West Yorkshire |
2 |
5 |
|
North |
2 |
3 |
|
North East London & East |
8 |
3 |
|
North West London & South Central |
14 |
2 |
|
South London & South East |
7 |
4 |
|
South West |
2 |
21 |
|
West Midlands |
2 |
10 |
|
Total |
50 |
66 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding the UK received from the European Regional Development Agency in (a) total, (b) each action region of the UK and (c) each local authority area in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Margot James
The UK was allocated €7.8 billion from the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2007-16. This was broken down between the different parts of the UK for each year as follows:
|
€m |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
England |
545.3 |
515.9 |
485.2 |
453.0 |
414.6 |
427.7 |
436.3 |
Nil |
985.8 |
507.8 |
|
Wales |
177.9 |
181.5 |
185.1 |
188.8 |
192.6 |
196.5 |
200.4 |
189.2 |
193.0 |
196.9 |
|
Scotland |
80.5 |
77.6 |
74.6 |
71.5 |
68.1 |
64.6 |
61.0 |
64.1 |
65.4 |
66.7 |
|
Northern Ireland |
41.3 |
42.1 |
42.9 |
43.8 |
44.7 |
45.6 |
22.5 |
41.4 |
42.2 |
43.1 |
Within England, the European Regional Development Fund for 2007-2013 was administered on the basis of NUTS 1 regions (as defined by the European Statistical Office). The breakdown for each year was as follows:
|
€m |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
North West |
156.8 |
138.5 |
119.5 |
99.6 |
78.9 |
80.4 |
82.0 |
|
Yorkshire & Humber |
127.1 |
110.8 |
93.7 |
76.0 |
57.5 |
58.7 |
59.8 |
|
North East |
50.5 |
51.5 |
52.6 |
53.6 |
54.7 |
55.8 |
56.9 |
|
East Midlands |
36.1 |
36.8 |
37.6 |
38.3 |
36.5 |
39.9 |
40.7 |
|
West Midlands |
53.8 |
54.9 |
56.0 |
57.1 |
58.2 |
59.4 |
60.6 |
|
East of England |
14.9 |
15.2 |
15.5 |
15.8 |
16.2 |
16.5 |
16.8 |
|
London |
24.5 |
25.0 |
25.5 |
26.0 |
26.5 |
27.0 |
27.6 |
|
South East |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
|
South West |
16.8 |
17.1 |
17.4 |
17.8 |
18.2 |
18.5 |
18.9 |
|
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly |
61.6 |
62.8 |
64.1 |
65.4 |
66.7 |
68.0 |
69.4 |
For the 2014-2020 period, England’s share of the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund was allocated across Local Enterprise Partnership areas (see list of allocations at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307492/bis-14-772-uk-allocations-eu-structural-funds-2014-2020-letter.pdf). Local partners decided how the total in each area should be split between the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund.
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