The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2016-10-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what representations she has received on the decision of the BBC to require registration for using iPlayer from 2017.
Matt Hancock
We have received no representations about this matter.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Derek Thomas on 2015-11-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether assessing eye health is part of GPs’ standard patient health assessment.
Alistair Burt
The Government recognises that regular sight tests are an important measure in preventing avoidable sight loss.
Free National Health Service sight tests are available to many, including children, people aged 60 and over, people on benefits and those people at particular risk of developing eye disease.
We do not determine what should be included in health checks or consultation between general practitioners (GPs) and their patients. This is for GPs to decide, taking into account the individual needs of patients.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Shipley on 2015-12-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current estimate of the total number of new homes that will be completed in the UK after May 2020.
Baroness Williams of Trafford
My Department does not publish forecasts of net additions.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian C. Lucas on 2016-01-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2016 to Question 20950, which routes would offer greater benefits from the additional paths referred to in that answer than the proposal from Arriva Trains Wales.
Claire Perry
The successful bidder for the new Northern franchise has proposed new direct links between Manchester Airport and Bradford (via Rochdale, Halifax and the Calder Valley), and between Manchester Airport and Liverpool (via Warrington Central). It will be for the Office of Rail and Road to determine the allocation of scarce capacity to/from Manchester Airport between the competing potential uses.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average pay is of (a) men and (b) women working in his Department.
Joseph Johnson
This information is published by the Office for National Statistics for all departments on an annual basis. The latest publication date was 8 October 2015.
Detailed breakdowns of mean and median salaries for both men and women (including within BIS) are contained in the Civil Service Statistics 2015 Statistical Bulletin Tables (tables 24 to 35), available here:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-414427
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-03.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the public domain the complete set of submissions that were made to the Boundary Commission’s review of parliamentary constituency boundaries in the previous Parliament.
John Penrose
This is a matter for the independent Boundary Commissions.
All the representations that the Boundary Commissions for Scotland and Northern Ireland received at the boundary review in the previous Parliament are available on their websites, and the representations that the Boundary Commission for Wales received on its initial proposals and during the secondary consultation period at that review are available on its website. The Boundary Commission for England makes available on its website the representations received for the review ongoing at the time only.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Triesman on 2016-04-27.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the support provided by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) to events celebrating the Commonwealth, and its wider role in addressing challenging social issues, including early and forced child marriage, how much financial support has been provided to the RCS in each of the last five financial years, and how much will be provided in this and the next financial year.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has contributed a total of £191,452 from 2011- 2015 to activities run by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) and the Council of Commonwealth Societies (CCS) for whom the RCS organises events. A breakdown of this sum is listed below:
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2011 |
£60,720.00 |
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2012 |
£48,619.60 |
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2013 |
£21,706.40 |
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2014 |
£22,000.00 |
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2015 |
£38,407.00 |
This year the FCO has again provided £20,000 towards the cost of the CCS Commonwealth Service event in Westminster Abbey.
Future funding requests for all Commonwealth organisations will be assessed on a case by case basis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of UN Secretary-General’s report on Children and Armed Conflict and its Annex, published in April 2016, in which the Saudi-led Coalition is listed as committing grave violations against children in Yemen.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
We are aware of the UN Secretary General’s annual report on Children in Armed Conflict which was published on 2 June, which includes a section outlining the impact of the conflict in Yemen on children. The conflict in Yemen has had a significant impact on children, in terms of the numbers of child casualties, the recruitment of children as soldiers, and attacks on hospitals and schools. We consider all these reports very carefully. We note the announcement by the UN Secretary General on 6 June that removed the listing of the Saudi Arabian-led Coalition from the report’s annex, pending the conclusion of a joint review by the UN and Saudi Arabia on the cases and numbers cited in the text. We welcome co-operation between the UN and Saudi Arabia to look in to this matter.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian C. Lucas on 2016-09-02.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the average car insurance premiums paid by (a) existing customers and (b) new customers in each of the last five years.
Simon Kirby
The Government does not hold information on average annual household and motor insurance premiums. There are a range of estimates of the cost of insurance published by industry, including the Association of British Insurers (ABI), the AA and Confused.com. The ABI’s data is available at: https://www.abi.org.uk/News/Industry-data-updates.
The Government encourages consumers to shop around for the most suitable cover at the best price. To this end, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published rules and guidance requiring insurers to disclose the previous year’s premium on renewal notices for general insurance products including motor and home insurance. The measures also require insurers to identify consumers who will be renewing with them for the fourth consecutive time and give them a prescribed shopping around message. The rules will come into force in April 2017.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Tomlinson on 2016-10-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much pupil premium funding has been received by schools in (a) North Swindon constituency, (b) Swindon and (c) England in each of the years since its inception.
Edward Timpson
Information on the amount of pupil premium funding is available in the final pupil premium allocations, which are published on the department’s website. Links to the data for each year since the pupil premium was introduced are provided below. The information is available by parliamentary constituency, local authority and nationally.
2016 to 2017: www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2016-to-2017 – click on ‘Pupil premium final allocations 2016 to 2017 by local authority area and region in England’
2015 to 2016: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2015-to-2016-allocations#history
2014 to 2015: www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2014-to-2015-final-allocations
2013 to 2014: www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-2013-to-2014-final-allocation-tables
2012 to 2013: www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-funding-tables-2012-to-2013
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