Tag: Parliamentary Question

Lord Kilclooney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kilclooney on 2016-09-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the value of agricultural produce imported from the Republic of Ireland in the last year for which figures are available.

Lord Gardiner of Kimble

In 2015, according to the latest HMRC data, the UK imported approximately £4 billion of goods relating to food, animal feed and drinks, as detailed in the table below:

UK imports of food, feed and drink from Republic of Ireland, 2015.

SITC
Division
Code	Description	£ million
01	Meat	1 384
02	Dairy	648
03	Fish	38
04	Cereals	285
05	Fruit and Veg	250
06	Sugar	41
07	Coffee, tea, etc.	184
08	Animal feed	188
09	Misc.	653
11	Drink	273
22+S4	Oils	39
	Total	3 983

Defra’s aggregate ‘Food, Feed and Drink’ is composed of the following divisions from the Standard International Trade Classification:

01 Meat: meat from cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, poultry, horses etc.

02 Dairy: includes milk, milk products, and all types of eggs.

03 Fish: All types of edible marine life excluding mammals.

04 Cereals: includes rice, wheat, barley, oats, maize etc.

05 Fruit and vegetables: includes fruit and vegetables, nuts (exc. groundnuts), juices, jams, marmalades etc.

06 Sugar: includes sugar and sugar confectionery (exc. chocolate or cocoa), honey and liquorice.

07 Coffee, tea, etc.: includes all types of coffee and tea, cocoa, chocolate and spices.

08 Animal feed: includes hay, fodder, bran, sharps, and all types of pet or animal food.

09 Miscellaneous: includes margarine, sauces, vinegar, soups, yeasts, cooked/stuffed pasta and baby food.

11 Drink: includes alcoholic drinks of all kinds and natural or artificial waters.

22+S4 Oils: includes animal/vegetable oils, fats and waxes; groundnuts (peanuts), soya beans and seeds.

Source: HMRC

January 1, 2023

Alex Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2015-11-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the starter homes policy on access to (a) home ownership and (b) affordable rented accommodation in (i) London and the South East and (ii) England.

Brandon Lewis

Evidence shows that young first time buyers have been priced out of home ownership. Since the early 1990s, the proportion of under 40s who are homeowners in England has declined by over a third from 62% in 1993/4 to 39% in 2013/14. The Housing and Planning Bill will require local planning authorities to promote Starter Homes and ensure Starter Homes are included on all suitable, reasonably-sized developments in future.

January 1, 2023

Louise Haigh – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Leader of the House

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-12-14.

To ask the Leader of the House, how many ministerial corrections have been issued in the current session of Parliament by each Department.

Chris Grayling

Information on the issuing of ministerial corrections is not collated centrally. However, the information in the table below was provided by Parliamentary Search on 15 December 2015. It should be noted that the information relates to ministerial corrections given in both Houses to answered questions or written statements, as well as corrections to oral answers and other contributions. The information does not contain those occasions when Ministers wish to make a correction in terms which would not comply with the criteria relating to written ministerial corrections and therefore do so by means of a written ministerial statement.

Department	Ministerial Corrections
Attorney General’s Office	1
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills	8
Cabinet Office	6
Department for Communities and Local Government	1
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	8
Department for Education	8
Department for Energy and Climate Change	4
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	6
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	3
Department of Health	16
Home Office	10
Department for International Development	2
Ministry of Defence	7
Ministry of Justice	11
Department for Transport	6
HM Treasury	2
Wales Office	1
Department for Work and Pensions	4

January 1, 2023

Fiona Bruce – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona Bruce on 2016-01-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the EU the issue of (a) the dismissal by the General Court of the EU of first listing challenges brought by individuals on the EU’s targeted human rights sanctions list and (b) imposing such sanctions on North Korea’s suspected human rights violations.

Mr Hugo Swire

We welcome the EU General Court’s dismissal of challenges brought by individuals listed for violating human rights in Iran. The human rights situation in Iran remains a matter of serious concern. We are also deeply concerned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) appalling human rights record. We will continue to consider a broad range of policy options whenever we discuss the DPRK with other EU member states. The EU already has autonomous measures against the DPRK in place which complement and enforce UN sanctions, targeting the nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Any new measures or sanctions regime introduced at the EU level must clearly improve the human rights situation. They must also satisfy our ability to defend the legality of the decision.

January 1, 2023
Julian Lewis – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Lewis on 2016-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Government has to ensure comparable treatment in respect of (a) immunity from prosecution and (b) prosecution for former service personnel who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and for former members of paramilitary and terrorist organisations during that period.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

Criminal investigations and prosecutions throughout the United Kingdom are matters for the police and prosecuting authorities acting independently of the Government and politicians. If there is considered to be evidence or intelligence of involvement in crime, individuals will be investigated by the police. That applies equally to everyone, without fear or favour.

As I made clear in my response to Lady Justice Hallett’s report on the so-called ‘On-the-Runs’ scheme established by the former Labour Government there is no immunity from prosecution for terrorists in Northern Ireland. This Government believes in the rule of law and we would not countenance amnesties or immunity from prosecution.

January 1, 2023
Lord Stoddart of Swindon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stoddart of Swindon on 2016-03-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the percentage of food poverty or insecurity that is caused by state benefits being used for purposes other than to provide necessities.

Lord Freud

There has been no such assessment.

January 1, 2023
Baroness Tonge – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Tonge on 2016-04-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the pre-dawn raid on the Students Council office and store of Alquds University 5 April.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

We have not raised this specific incident with the Government of Israel.

January 1, 2023
Gloria De Piero – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter of 8 April 2016 on the death of Claire Martin in Italy from the hon. Member for Ashfield.

Mr David Lidington

I responded to the letter from the hon. Member for Ashfield on the 18th May 2016.

January 1, 2023
Helen Hayes – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Hayes on 2016-07-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the change in the number of jobs in the UK solar sector since May 2015.

Jesse Norman

The Department does not hold estimates of the number of jobs in the UK solar sector.

January 1, 2023
Lord Birt – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Birt on 2016-09-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for not taxing the income from interest-bearing savings whilst interest rates are low.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Since April 2016 savers have benefitted from a new Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000 for basic rate taxpayers, and £500 for higher rate taxpayers. They can also save up to £15,240 tax-free in ISAs this tax year. Together these measures mean that 95% of taxpayers have no savings tax to pay at all.

January 1, 2023