Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Chris Law – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Chris Law – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Law on 2015-12-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the residential tenancy provisions of the Immigration Bill would come into force in Scotland if enacted.

    James Brokenshire

    The Prime Minister made clear in his immigration speech of 21 May that the Government intends to roll out the Right to Rent scheme across the whole of the UK. The roll out is being taken forward in a phased manner. Having started in a part of the West Midlands, the next phase will extend the scheme across the rest of England as of 1 February 2016. The Government intends to roll out the scheme to the rest of the UK thereafter as part of the final phase. In relation to the provisions that relate to the private rented sector in the Immigration Bill 2015-16, the Bill also enables for these provisions to be enacted across Scotland at a later date.

  • Robert Flello – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Robert Flello – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Flello on 2016-01-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new entrants there were for religious education initial teacher training courses in each of the last five years.

    Nick Gibb

    The numbers of new entrants to religious education initial teacher training (ITT) courses in England, and the target levels, for each of the last five years are as shown in Table 1 below.

    The numbers of people achieving qualified teacher status (QTS) in religious studies in each of the last five years are as shown in Table 2 below.

    Table 1: New entrants to Religious Education ITT courses.

    Year

    Postgraduate ITT new entrants

    Postgraduate ITT target

    Percentage of the postgraduate target achieved

    Undergraduate ITT new entrants

    2011/12

    463

    446

    104%

    15

    2012/13

    471

    439

    107%

    12

    2013/14

    367

    450

    82%

    12

    2014/15

    386

    537

    72%

    8

    2015/16

    411

    650

    63%

    14

    Table 2: Final year religious education trainees obtaining QTS awards.

    Year

    Postgraduate

    Undergraduate

    Number awarded QTS

    Number not awarded QTS

    Total

    Percentage awarded QTS

    Number awarded QTS

    Number not awarded QTS

    Total

    Percentage awarded QTS

    2009/10

    755

    96

    851

    89%

    12

    2

    14

    86%

    2010/11

    762

    78

    840

    91%

    19

    2

    21

    90%

    2011/12

    464

    71

    535

    87%

    17

    7

    24

    71%

    2012/13

    419

    65

    484

    87%

    25

    5

    30

    83%

    2013/14

    321

    23

    344

    93%

    12

    0

    12

    100%

    Further information is available online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-teacher-training

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  • Lord Stoddart of Swindon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Lord Stoddart of Swindon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stoddart of Swindon on 2016-02-09.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk that issues around financing the provision of the Hinkley Point C power station will delay the commencement of that project.

    Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

    Good progress continues to be made so that Hinkley can provide clean, affordable and secure energy that families and businesses can rely on into the future. The financing of Hinkley Point C is a commercial matter for the parties involved.

  • Cat Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Cat Smith – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Cat Smith on 2016-03-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland who have accessed abortion services commissioned by a clinical commissioning group by registering on a temporary or permanent basis with a general practitioner in England.

    Jane Ellison

    The Department does not hold this information.

  • Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Tulip Siddiq – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-04-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to recommendation three of the report Operational productivity and performance in English NHS acute hospitals: Unwarranted variations, published in February 2016, when he expects NHS Improvement to publish a list of the top 10 medicines with savings opportunities for trusts to pursue; what methodology will be used to develop that list and whether it will be subject to consultation; whether that list will include medicines prescribed in primary care; what steps NHS Improvement will take to monitor performance of trusts against that list; whether he intends that NHS Improvement will intervene in those trusts failing to realise savings opportunities; and if he will make a statement.

    Ben Gummer

    The Department’s Hospital Pharmacy Transformation Programme team are currently undertaking extensive consultation with trusts, key partner organisations and stakeholders as part of our Model Hospital development process, to produce our shortlist of medicines. Our initial focus will be on medicines prescribed exclusively in National Health Service hospitals.

    We expect that trusts will wish to take such opportunities into account as part of the hospital pharmacy transformation plans they must have in place by April 2017. NHS Improvement will support trusts during the process of creating the plans to ensure they are robust and also address the medicines optimisation recommendations in Lord Carter’s report.

  • Anne Main – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Anne Main – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Anne Main on 2016-05-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications to cull badgers are under consideration by her Department; and to which areas those applications relate.

    George Eustice

    Natural England has received 29 applications or expressions of interest for a badger control licence in areas where the disease is rife, primarily in South West England.

  • Lord Storey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Lord Storey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2016-06-28.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the re-offending rates of prisoners who have completed (1) GCSEs, and (2) A-levels, while in prison.

    Lord Faulks

    Re-offending rates are not currently available broken down by different levels of education attainment.

    We want to improve education so prisoners are less likely to commit crime on release. That is why we are investing in a modern prison estate, where governors are empowered to run prisons in the way they think best, and prisoners are given a chance to work or learn. It is only through more effective rehabilitation that we will reduce reoffending, cut crime and improve public safety.

  • Tom Watson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Tom Watson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-09-08.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the members of the committee that oversees special advisers’ pay are.

    Ben Gummer

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley on 2 November 2015 to UIN: 13720.

  • Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-11-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recent figures on household food waste published by the Waste and Resources Action Programme; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce domestic food waste.

    Rory Stewart

    Working through the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), we are helping households waste less and save money through the Courtauld Commitment and the Love Food Hate Waste campaign. They have contributed to a 15% reduction in the amount of household food and drink waste between 2007 and 2012, from 8.3 m tonnes to 7.0 m tonnes. The current phase of the Courtauld Commitment has a target to reduce household food waste by a further 5% by the end of this year.

    In addition, signatories have reported a 7.4% reduction in supply chain waste between 2009 and 2012, with interim results for Courtauld 3 showing a further 3.2% reduction by 2014.

    WRAP is currently brokering a new agreement, Courtauld 2025, which is expected to start next year and will build on this progress.

  • Barry Sheerman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Barry Sheerman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2015-12-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the current sentencing framework for mothers with children takes sufficient account of the needs of those children.

    Caroline Dinenage

    Sentencing guidelines are issued by the independent Sentencing Council. They are available on the Sentencing Council website. They confirm that the gender of the offender is irrelevant for sentencing purposes in accordance with Equalities duties. They also confirm that where the offender is the sole or primary carer for dependent relatives, this should be taken into account for sentencing purposes as a mitigating factor.