The below Parliamentary question was asked by Viscount Waverley on 2016-04-21.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK Heads of Mission in Arabic-speaking countries speak Arabic.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
In the Middle East and North Africa region approximately 95 per cent of our Heads of Mission speak Arabic or other local languages (e.g. French or Hebrew).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of staff in her Department were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
Andrea Leadsom
The proportion of staff who were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff as at 31 March in each year from 2010-2011 to 2015-16 is set out in table 1.
Payroll staff includes permanent staff, Short and Fixed Term Appointments, inward loans and secondments (where on payroll). Non-payroll includes agency staff, specialist contractors and consultants.
Table 1
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Payroll |
Non-payroll |
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2011 |
92% |
8% |
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2012 |
89% |
11% |
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2013 |
88% |
12% |
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2014 |
91% |
9% |
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2015 |
89% |
11% |
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2016 |
94% |
6% |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Hodge on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will publish a list of all secondees to his Department from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years; and what the role was of each of those secondees.
Kris Hopkins
The Northern Ireland Office has not had any secondees from (a) PwC, (b) Deloitte, (c) Ernst and Young, (d) KPMG and (e) other consulting firms in the last three financial years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Randerson on 2016-10-10.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Infrastructure Commission will examine the economic impact of (1) the deployment of Operation Stack in 2015, and (2) their plans for a lorry area to address problems caused by Operation Stack.
Lord Young of Cookham
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) will examine strategic transport infrastructure when it conducts its first National Infrastructure Assessment.
The Chancellor, together with the NIC, has launched a call for ideas to give stakeholders an opportunity to contribute their ideas for issues which could form the subject of future NIC studies. This process will help us ensure the NIC is focused on the country’s most critical infrastructure challenges.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2015-11-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to publish the Office for Road and Rail’s first Highways England Monitor.
Andrew Jones
The Office for Rail and Road’s (ORR’s) six month update on Highways England’s performance will be laid in the House at the end of November and then published by ORR. The first annual report will be due in summer 2016, after a full year of monitoring Highways England has been completed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2015-12-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many greyhounds were euthanised at the end of their racing career in each of the last five years.
George Eustice
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 17 December 2015, PQ UIN 20014. The public consultation on the initial findings of the review of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 has now closed and Defra are currently considering the responses.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the total beneficiaries from the Thalidomide Health Grants in each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement.
Alistair Burt
The Thalidomide Health Grants are currently for 10 years from 2012 to 2022.They total £80 million in England, £14.2 million in Scotland, £7.5 million in Wales and £4.6 million in Northern Ireland. The Thalidomide Trust administer the Health Grants and the number of beneficiaries receiving the Grants since their inception is set out in the following table.My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (George Freeman) MP, had an introductory meeting with representatives from the Thalidomide Trust and its National Advisory Councilon 22 October last year.
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Country |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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England |
325 |
325 |
325 |
325 |
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Scotland |
58 |
55 |
54 |
55 |
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Wales |
30 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
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Northern Ireland |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
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Total |
432 |
430 |
429 |
430 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-02-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in Years 10 and 11 were (a) permanently and (b) temporarily excluded from school had autism spectrum disorder in each of the last five years.
Edward Timpson
The number of pupils recorded as having a mental health condition who received a permanent or fixed period exclusion is not held by the Department.
The number and proportion of pupils in national curriculum year group 10 and 11 with an autistic spectrum disorder primary need who were excluded in each of the last 5 years can be found in the attached table.
Information on the number of fixed period and permanent exclusions for all pupils, including separate breakdowns by national curriculum year group and special educational need provision, is available in the ‘Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England’ National Statistics release[1].
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2016-03-10.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to answer the letter dated 12 January 2016 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms Sara Lyons, transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions.
Harriett Baldwin
HMRC officials are looking into this case and the Right hon. Member will receive a reply in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-04-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many adult learners participated in government-funded further education courses in each of the last three years.
Nick Boles
Information on the number of adult learners participating in government-funded further education, and specifically English and maths, in each of the last three years is published as part of a Statistical First Release.
Information on Skills Funding Agency spending on the Adult Skills Budget is outlined in their Annual Report and Accounts which can be found at the following links:
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