Tag: Parliamentary Question

Douglas Chapman – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Chapman on 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an evaluation of which assets will be transferred from the fleet of T23 Frigates to the fleet of T26 Frigates.

Mr Philip Dunne

The Type 23 capability sustainment programme will de-risk the introduction of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, and deliver cost savings by bringing equipment into service in the Type 23 Frigates before transitioning to the Type 26. The Sea Ceptor Anti-Air Missile system and the Artisan 997 Air Surveillance Radar are examples of this.

01/01/2023

Jonathan Ashworth – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The Foreign Commonwealth and Office has paid the following amounts to its UK-based staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months:

March 2014	£196,203
April 2014	£222,453
May 2014	£152,223
June 2014	£165,017
July 2014	£225,892
August 2014	£246,323
September 2014	£240,939
October 2014	£466,415
November 2014	£167,582
December 2014	£159,043
January 2015	£159,538
February 2015	£122,033
March 2015	£203,532
April 2015	£178,879
May 2015	£132,817
June 2015	£192,890
July 2015	£189,593
August 2015	£205,078
September 2015	£93,259
October 2015	£216,031
November 2015	£196,363
December 2015	£208,858
January 2016	£113,002
February 2016	£222,666

Staff can only claim overtime when required by management to work more than their conditioned hours. In the majority of cases claims are made after exceptional demands on Foreign Office staff during global crises, such as the Nepal earthquake and terrorist shootings in Tunisia.

01/01/2023

Rebecca Long Bailey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rebecca Long Bailey on 2016-03-24.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether revenue raised from the planned soft drink industry levy will be hypothecated for the public health budget.

Mr David Gauke

In England, revenue from the soft drinks industry levy will be used to double the PE and sport premium for primary schools, expand school breakfast clubs and support more secondary schools to offer a longer school day, including more sport. The Barnett formula will be applied to spending on these new initiatives in the normal way.

01/01/2023
Nadine Dorries – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nadine Dorries on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the strength of German-Russian relations and their (a) effect on European energy security and (b) implications for the UK.

Mr David Lidington

Germany’s relations with Russia like those of all other EU Member States, have been significantly impaired by Russia’s aggressive behaviour in recent years. Germany has adopted all measures agreed by EU and NATO Member States in respect of their economic and political relationship with Russia.

It is an overriding principle that in their dealings with Russia, all EU Member States ensure that they fully comply with EU legislation, including internal energy market legislation and competition law. This legislation provides a clear and stable framework that enables the delivery of sustainable, secure and competitive energy and supports long term investment in Europe’s and the UK’s energy market.

01/01/2023
Stewart Malcolm McDonald – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Malcolm McDonald on 2016-05-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government has offered to the Canadian government to help tackle the wildfire emergency in Alberta.

Mr Hugo Swire

On 7 May, The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) wrote to his Canadian counterpart, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to offer support to the Canadian efforts to tackle the fires. The British Army Training Unit at Suffield, Alberta, has offered assistance to the Alberta Provincial Government. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) and I have repeated these messages to the Canadian Foreign Minister and the Canadian High Commissioner in London.

On 5 May the UK Space Agency was notified of a request by Canadian Authorities for imagery of the wildfires. This request was authorised and satellite imagery of the affected areas was released.

The Canadians have so far not requested any further assistance from the British Government, though the messages of support have been warmly received.

We will continue to liaise closely with our Canadian colleagues and stand ready to assist should they request our help.

01/01/2023
Eilidh Whiteford – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Eilidh Whiteford on 2016-07-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of extending the Shared Accommodation Rate to social rented housing on the ability of single people under the age of 35 to access general needs social rented housing.

Caroline Nokes

Full impact and equality impact assessments will be undertaken in due course.

Single people under 35 will be exempt from the Shared Accommodation Rate if they fall into one of the categories below:
- They have children or a non-dependent living with them;
- They qualify for a severe disability premium;
- If they have left care and are under the age of 22;
- If they have an extra bedroom for a non-resident carer providing overnight care;
- If they are a foster carer;
- They are aged 25 to 34 years old and have spent at least 3 months in a homeless hostel or hostel specialising in rehabilitation and resettlement;
- They are aged 25 to 34 years old who are an ex-offender managed under a multi-agency MAPPA agreement.
For those who are not covered by these exemptions, they will be able to apply for Discretionary Housing Payments if they need help meeting the shortfall in their rent.
01/01/2023
Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-09-14.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have had their tax credits stopped and subsequently reinstated by Concentrix in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

On 16^th September I responded to a number of parliamentary questions on the number of mandatory reconsiderations requested by tax credit claimants this year.

Where a discrepancy is detected, claimants are given 30 days to contact HMRC or provide the relevant information. If after 30 days HMRC has had no contact, tax credit payments are either suspended or reduced. HMRC then gives the claimant a further 30 days to contact HMRC before making a decision on the tax credits award using all the available information.

01/01/2023
Jim Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-11-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate she has made of the proportion of total UK energy production likely to be sourced from fracking in each of the next five years.

Andrea Leadsom

The Government is of the view that there is a national need to explore and test our shale resources in a safe, sustainable and timely way.

It is too early to make an assessment of the future extent of shale gas and oil production. We do not yet know the full scale of the UK’s shale resources nor how much can be extracted technically or economically.

01/01/2023
Philip Davies – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-12-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what sentences were handed down to offenders convicted of offences involving inciting terrorism in each of the last three years.

Andrew Selous

All the offenders convicted of the specified offences below involving inciting terrorism received immediate custodial sentences. The number of offenders found guilty and sentenced, with sentencing outcomes, for offences related to inciting terrorism, in all courts in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2014, can be viewed in the tables, as follows:
- Table 1 includes data on Section 59 of the Terrorism Act 2000
- Table 2 includes data on Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
- Table 3 includes data on Sections 15 to 19 of the Terrorism Act 2000
- Table 4 includes data on Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
01/01/2023
Michael Dugher – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michael Dugher on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many incidents of accident and emergency departments diverting admissions to other hospitals there were in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.

Jane Ellison

The number of occasions when there was an agreed temporary divert of patients from hospitals in Barnsley, South Yorkshire and Yorkshire and the Humber to other accident and emergency departments is available from NHS England’s winter daily situation reports, which are collected from acute trusts each weekday during winter only. Published figures can be found using the following link.

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/winter-daily-sitreps/

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