Tag: Parliamentary Question

Lord Hylton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hylton on 2016-07-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to enable child refugees and migrants who are now in France but who have close relatives in the UK to make take-charge requests.

Baroness Williams of Trafford

As stated in Written Answer HL649 on 27 June under the UK-France Joint Declaration of 20 August 2015 the UK and France have committed to ensur-ing that provisions of the Dublin III Regulation are used efficiently and effectively. To assist the handling of such cases, the two Governments have established a permanent official contact group, agreed single points of contact within respective Dublin Units and a UK asylum expert was seconded to the French administration earlier this year to facilitate the improvement of all stages of the process.

We continue to work closely so that both the UK and France can fulfil our re-spective obligations under the Dublin Regulation to family members, including unaccompanied children, who qualify for transfer to the UK under the Regula-tion’s family unity provisions.

The UK and France are running regular joint communication campaigns in northern France which inform unaccompanied children and others of their right to claim asylum in France and the family reunion process. Whilst the management of migrants in Calais is the responsibility of the French Govern-ment, the UK recognises that vulnerable people in the camps are at risk from exploitation and trafficking. This is why the UK Government funds a project, run by a French NGO, to identify and direct vulnerable people to protection, support and advice within France.

01/01/2023
Charlotte Leslie – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2016 to Question 40810, on NHS Protect, what the categories of offence were for each of the prosecutions listed.

Mr Philip Dunne

Information on the date a prosecution commenced for each case from 2010-11 to 2015-16 and the category of offence from 2010-11 to 2012-13 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The date the investigation commenced for each case and the category of offence from 2013-14 onwards are shown in the attached table.

01/01/2023

Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group have been diagnosed with HIV in each of the last five years.

Jane Ellison

The annual numbers of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses among men by age group over the last five years is shown in Table 1. The numbers for women by age group over the same period is shown in Table 2. The majority of new diagnoses are among persons aged between 25 and 44 years.

Number of men newly diagnosed with HIV by age group: United Kingdom, 2010-2014

Age group	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Total
0-14	26	30	23	16	12	107
15-24	457	482	536	583	565	2,623
25-34	1,339	1,408	1,431	1,503	1,609	7,290
35-44	1,402	1,364	1,315	1,219	1,158	6,458
45-54	748	752	821	812	803	3,936
55-64	261	271	286	265	315	1,398
65+	84	96	106	133	149	568
TOTAL	4,317	4,403	4,518	4,531	4,611	22,380

Number of women newly diagnosed with HIV by age group: United Kingdom, 2010-2014

Age group	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Total
0-14	46	38	20	19	20	143
15-24	226	179	166	167	162	900
25-34	724	649	517	472	435	2,797
35-44	626	543	572	446	432	2,619
45-54	302	279	313	261	319	1,474
55-64	89	85	108	87	111	480
65+	23	13	40	49	61	186
TOTAL	2,036	1,786	1,736	1,501	1,540	8,599

01/01/2023

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 2015-12-14.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of pupils in (1) sponsored academies, and (2) maintained schools, take a GCSE in (a) a qualifying language, and (b) a qualifying humanities subject.

Earl of Courtown

The percentage of pupils who took a GCSE in a qualifying language or humanities subject in 2013/14 is given below:

Percentage of pupils taking a qualifying subject in:

Languages

Humanities

Sponsored academies

38.9

54.1

LA maintained mainstream schools

49.4

64.5

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01/01/2023
Hilary Benn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2016-01-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to use the criteria for identifying human rights countries of concern first published in the 2012 annual human rights and democracy report in the next edition of that report.

Mr Philip Hammond

For the 2015 Annual Human Rights Report, the FCO is applying the following criteria in identifying human rights priority countries:
• the human rights situation in the country
• evidence of a trajectory of change
• the extent of the FCO’s work on human rights in that country.

01/01/2023
Lord Kennedy of Southwark – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark on 2016-02-22.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timescale for reviewing the formula that assesses a local authority’s needs against the costs that it incurs in addressing such needs.

Baroness Williams of Trafford

By the end of this Parliament, local authorities will fund local services from local taxes, including £26 billion raised from business rates. This is a real opportunity to reshape the role of local government and a major step forward in our plans to boost growth and give local people more control over how their money is spent.

We have announced that we will conduct a review of what the needs assessment formula should be in a world in which all local government spending is funded by local resources not central grant, and use it to determine the transition to 100 per cent business rates retention. We will develop this approach in partnership with local government.

01/01/2023
Fiona Bruce – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona Bruce on 2016-03-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department plans to provide to refugees from Burundi.

Mr Nick Hurd

HMG is concerned by the ongoing political unrest in Burundi, and its humanitarian consequences. DFID has provided over £21 million since April 2015 to support Burundian refugees in Tanzania and Rwanda. We continue to monitor the situation and will consider further support if need arises.

01/01/2023
Kevin Brennan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-04-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to encourage the National Infrastructure Commission to investigate ways in which the UK supply chain can be used to help the UK steel industry.

Anna Soubry

My officials continue to work with HM Treasury on the establishment of an independent National Infrastructure Commission, including the basis upon which it will consider economic growth and the impact of UK infrastructure on the wider economy.

On 30 October, we published guidance – Procurement Policy Note 16/15: Procuring steel in major projects, to ensure that Central Government takes into account relevant social and economic issues when procuring steel. This was followed, on 3 November, by more detailed instructions on how to apply social issues in steel procurement. These principles are being extended to the wider public sector, including Local Authorities and the NHS.

01/01/2023
Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-05-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK diplomats have taken secondment to the European External Action Service in each year since 2010.

Mr David Lidington

Since 2010, there have been 28 UK officials seconded to the European External Action Service (EEAS). Of these, 20 were UK diplomats from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO); 8 were from other government departments. The numbers of diplomats can be broken down by calendar year in which they took up their secondment as follows:

FCO number of TAs

2010 5
2012 2
2013 6
2014 2
2015 5

01/01/2023
Lord Stoddart of Swindon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stoddart of Swindon on 2016-07-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Sir Julian King will be obliged to swear an oath of allegiance to the EU, and what assessment they have made of whether that oath will conflict with the decision of the UK to leave the EU.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

We remain a full member of the EU until we leave and it is therefore our right under the treaties to have a Commissioner during that period. On their appointment, Commissioners are required to give a solemn undertaking to respect their obligations as Commissioners and behave with integrity and discretion.

01/01/2023

	Percentage of pupils taking a qualifying subject in:
	Languages	Humanities
Sponsored academies	38.9	54.1
LA maintained mainstream schools	49.4	64.5