Tag: Parliamentary Question

Lilian Greenwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-07-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on which safety responsibilities Govia Thameslink Railway Ltd plans to be discharged by staff employed in the proposed role of on-board supervisor.

Claire Perry

Transport safety is a key objective of the Government and the UK has one of the safest railways in Europe. Each operator is responsible for the safety of their staff, passengers and services. The Office of Rail and Road’s duty is to ensure that those responsible for keeping Britain’s railways safe for passengers, and providing a safe place for staff to work, do so.

01/01/2023
Thangam Debbonaire – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thangam Debbonaire on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps the Government is taking to enable UK citizens living in other EU countries to remain there if they (a) have retired, (b) are working in those countries with habitual residence status and (c) are working in those countries part of the time but without habitual residence status.

Mr Robin Walker

At every step of these negotiations we will work to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people, including those living in other EU countries or who own property in the EU. It is already the case that all Member States are bound by Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights which obliges them to respect property rights.

01/01/2023
Roger Godsiff – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has established to safeguard 16 and 17 year olds who are victims of sexual exploitation.

Karen Bradley

Tackling child sexual exploitation is a top priority for this Government. Significant progress has been made since the launch of the “Tackling CSE” report in March 2015. We have prioritised child sexual abuse as a national threat in the Strategic Policing Requirement, setting a clear expectation on police forces to collaborate across force boundaries, to safeguard children, to share intelligence and to share best practice. All forces are training all police staff to respond to child sexual abuse, including call handlers, PCSOs, police officers, detectives and specialist investigators. And in January we will be launching a new national whistleblowing helpline for any employee – regardless of sector -to report bad practice in relation to child abuse. We have delivered the vast majority of a £7 million funding programme to support non-statutory organisations that have experienced a surge in demand on their services. This funding is to support the victims and survivors of sexual abuse, including children of all ages.

01/01/2023
Lord Jones of Cheltenham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Jones of Cheltenham on 2015-12-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will announce the new opening date for the airport on St Helena in order to bring certainty to investors in the island and to enable potential visitors to make appropriate travel plans from January 2016.

Baroness Verma

St Helena Government recently announced that subject to final certification and operational readiness, St Helena Airport is expected to be accepting commercial flights before the planned official opening of the Airport in May 2016. They plan to issue further information at the end of January 2016.

01/01/2023
Kevin Brennan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-01-21.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on conducting public consultations during the summer recess.

Mr Oliver Letwin

Cabinet Office publishes Consultation Principles, which it expects all government departments to follow. They were most recently updated on 14 January in response to feedback from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.

Principle G includes the line:

‘When the consultation spans all or part of a holiday period, consider how this may affect consultation and take appropriate mitigating action, such as prior discussion with key interested parties or extension of the consultation deadline beyond the holiday period’.

The Principles also make clear that formal consultation should only form part of the engagement process and that departments should make use of new digital tools and consider whether an iterative approach is appropriate.

The Principles can be found online on gov.uk and a copy can be found in the House of Commons Library.

01/01/2023
Steve Reed – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-02-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2016 to Question 20554, when he plans to carry out a post-implementation review of the Localism Act 2011.

Mr Marcus Jones

As indicated in my earlier answer, the review will be completed by November 2016, the 5^th anniversary of the Act receiving royal assent

01/01/2023

Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-03-07.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of Senior Civil Servants in each department in each year since 2010.

Matthew Hancock

The number of Senior Civil Servants serving in each department in each year from 2010 to date, is set out in the table below:

Centrally Managed SCS by Main Department (2010-2015)

Department	Q1 2010	Q1 2011	Q1 2012	Q1 2013	Q1 2014	Q1 2015	Q3 2015
BIS	217	267	254	263	273	265	255
CO	213	233	208	214	238	281	284
DCLG	122	120	99	84	84	90	88
DCMS	41	36	35	24	34	44	46
DECC	66	86	100	105	121	109	111
DEFRA	174	161	145	143	143	133	127
DfE	120	121	168	155	139	139	147
DfID	95	79	79	83	80	81	80
DfT	227	185	173	174	198	174	174
DH	392	370	312	383	393	406	396
DWP	381	325	275	296	258	259	266
FCO	59	54	56	58	67	78	77
HMRC	391	362	360	319	313	325	342
HMT	159	106	105	97	94	94	106
Home Office	237	208	198	199	196	224	220
MoD	275	266	227	227	219	236	248
MoJ	290	241	200	200	199	198	213
SG	270	238	215	225	227	230	222
WG	147	125	118	137	155	155	152
Other	477	329	289	309	370	456	463
Total	4353	3912	3616	3695	3801	3977	4017

Source: SCS Database

Notes: FCO does not include the Diplomatic Service as they are not part of the Centrally Managed Senior Civil Service

Figures also do not include a number of health professionals and military personnel that work at a senior level that are not part of the Centrally Managed Senior Civil Service

Caution is advised when interpreting changes at a departmental level due to the following Machinery of Government changes over the period that have moved into and out of departments:

Office of Government Commerce moved from HMT to Cabinet Office in June 2010

Government Equalities Office moved into Home Office in April 2011 and to DCMS in Q1 2013

Directgov transferred from DWP to Cabinet Office in June 2010

Buying Solutions moved from HMT to Cabinet Office in June 2010

Postcomm (BIS) were abolished in October 2011

The Better Regulation Delivery Office moved from the wider public sector into BIS in Q2 2012

Ordnance Survey moved from DCLG to BIS in July 2011 and left the Civil Service in April 2015

Land Registry moved from MoJ to BIS in July 2011

Met Office moved from MoD to BIS in July 2011

Fire Service College (DCLG) was abolished in February 2013

Standards and Testing Agency (DfE) was created in October 2011

Education Funding Agency and the National College and Teaching Agency (DfE) were created in April 2012

A number of Probation Trusts staff moved from the wider public sector to MoJ in June 2014

Public Health England (DH) was created in April 2013

Legal Aid Agency (MoJ) was created in April 2013

National Crime Agency was created in October 2013

Criminal Records Bureau (Home Office) left the Civil Service in December 2012

The Asset Protection Agency (HMT) was abolished in October 2012

Competition Commission moved from the wider public sector into the Office of Fair Trading in April 2014 to become Competition and Markets Authority

Part of the Defence Support Group (MoD) was privatised and left the Civil Service in April 2015

The Food and Environment Research Agency (DEFRA) left the Civil Service in April 2015

Government Internal Audit Agency (HMT) was established in April 2015

Highways Agency (DfT) left the Civil Service in April 2015

01/01/2023

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 2016-04-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the sexual violence, harassment, threats and other forms of abuse against Sudanese women’s rights defenders; and what assessment they have made of what more could be done to end the range of abuses experienced including sexual violence.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

All instances of sexual violence, harassment or abuse against women are deeply concerning, but the recent Human Rights Watch report sets out a number of disturbing instances of harassment and abuse of female human rights defenders. The UK will continue to press the Government of Sudan to take action on sexual and gender-based violence. We are also funding a number of projects, including training for lawyers taking on court cases relating to public order laws and legal redress to victims of sexual violence. We assess that the Government of Sudan needs to take action on a number of fronts to end such abuses, including further revising the Criminal Act and other laws pertinent to the prosecution of sexual offences.

01/01/2023
Calum Kerr – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Calum Kerr on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to become a founding donor of the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies when it is launched at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016.

Mr Nick Hurd

The UK has played a leading role in the development of Education Cannot Wait – a fund for Education in Emergencies, which will be launched at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23rd May at a special event co-hosted by the UK. Education in emergencies and crises is a priority for the UK and the International Development Secretary will be speaking at the World Humanitarian Summit on the UK’s role on this critical issue.

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

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Carolyn Harris on 2016-07-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what further analysis is required to be undertaken by his Department before launching the next Triennial Review of gaming machine stakes and prizes.

Tracey Crouch

As previously stated in the House of Commons, Government is reviewing the situation and I hope to announce details of a review in due course.

01/01/2023