The below Parliamentary question was asked by Callum McCaig on 2016-04-13.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on requiring multinational companies to disclose to the public the profits they hold in tax havens (a) in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and (b) elsewhere.
Mr David Gauke
I refer the Hon Member to the answer that the Chancellor gave to the Hon Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Ali Rushanara) during Treasury oral questions on 19 April 2016.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Patten on 2016-05-19.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 11 May (HL8205), whether they hold information on the number of single line tracks on passenger lines in their records; and if not, why not.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
The Department for Transport does not hold detailed records of track layouts. These records are held by the Infrastructure Operators. The information is provided to the Department on request and is also available in commercial map publications at specialist railway bookshops.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-07-13.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the proposal by the Namibia Atlantic Aero Partnership for an air service from Namibia to St Helena.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The air service proposal from the Namibia Atlantic Aero Partnership has been assessed and was not considered a viable option.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Pennycook on 2016-09-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plans for South East London.
David Mowat
Local areas will submit their plans to the national health and care bodies for review in October, with further public engagement and consultation taking place from this point.
We expect that most areas will take a version of their Sustainability and Transformation Plan to their organisation’s public board meeting for discussion between late October and the end of the year. We would also expect that most areas will publish their plans, for more formal engagement, during this period, building on the engagement they have already done to shape thinking. No changes to the services people currently receive will be made without local engagement and, where required, consultation.
NHS England, with other national health and care bodies, released guidance to the local areas developing Sustainability and Transformation Plans entitled ‘Engaging local people’ in September 2016 which can be found on their website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Oates on 2015-11-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to ensure equality of treatment for mental and physical illness.
Lord Prior of Brampton
We have put into legislation through the Health and Social Care Act 2012 that mental health should have equal priority to physical health. We have also committed NHS England through the NHS Mandate to achieve parity of esteem between mental and physical health.
We are implementing the first waiting times targets for mental health services to ensure more people have timely access to care in the same way they do for treatment for physical health. We have also increased access to talking therapies through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-12-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 19589, what the budget for the BIS Automotive sector team has been in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Anna Soubry
The administrative budget associated with the BIS Automotive sector team for the last five financial years is illustrated below.
|
Financial Year |
Administrative Cost |
|
11/12 |
£1,393,614*^ |
|
12/13 |
£1,187,636^ |
|
13/14 |
£1,207,986^ |
|
14/15 |
£1,256,570^ |
|
15/16 |
£1,219,550^ |
*Includes funding for the Advanced Manufacturing Showcasing team who came under the same administrative budget for these years.
^ Includes one FTE on loan to the Office for Low Emission Vehicles
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Chapman on 2016-01-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met his Pakistani counterpart.
Michael Fallon
I met Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, on 5 August 2015.
During my visit I also paid calls on the Prime Minister and other key interlocutors. Most recently, I met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif when he visited the UK last October.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Teresa Pearce on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many railway station ticket offices have (a) been closed and (b) had their opening hours reduced since 2010.
Claire Perry
Since May 2010, 125 railway station ticket offices have had their hours reduced and four have been closed.
By contrast, between 2005 and 2010 around 400 railway station ticket offices had their hours reduced and six closures were approved.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Touhig on 2016-03-14.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) regulars, and (2) reserves, joined the Armed Forces in November 2015.
Earl Howe
In November 2015 1,180 personnel joined the UK Regular Armed Forces and 710 personnel joined the Reserves.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-04-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether employers will be able to direct unused funds from their apprenticeship levy accounts towards supporting training apprentices working with (a) their distributers and (b) other companies in their supply chain.
Nick Boles
We want to give employers in England flexibility in how they use levy funds to pay for apprenticeship training that meets their needs. We know that some employers want to direct their funding to other employers, for instance their suppliers. We will consider ways this could be accommodated whilst avoiding additional complexity, maintaining the aims of the system and remaining compatible with State aid rules.