The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grant Shapps on 2016-10-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of changes in property prices in and around (a) all major High Speed 2 terminals and (b) Birmingham High Speed 2 terminal.
Andrew Jones
The Department for Transport has not produced estimates of the expected impact on property prices in the areas surrounding HS2 terminals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Colvile on 2015-11-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Sir Peter Hendy’s work to re-plan the Network Rail enhancements programme in Control Period 5, 2014-19, takes account of maximising the journey time benefit for the South West peninsula by use of the new high-speed AT300 trains which are due to be introduced in December 2018.
Claire Perry
Sir Peter Hendy has been asked to review Network Rail’s enhancement portfolio, so that works may be delivered over a more realistic timeframe. The terms of reference are clear that work is to be prioritised to take “particular account of interfaces with other infrastructure programmes and the need to deliver the required passenger and freight benefits, franchise or rolling stock commitments”. Sir Peter Hendy is due to report later in the Autumn.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2015-12-01.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 24 November (HL3723 and HL3752), whether the answer includes all security service personnel who served in Northern Ireland.
Lord Dunlop
I have nothing further to add to my earlier response of 27 November 2015 (HL3723 and HL3752).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2016-01-06.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to maintain current levels of funding for the National Illegal Money Lending Team.
Harriett Baldwin
The Government is looking at a range of ways to ensure that the England and Wales Illegal Money Lending Teams have the funding they need to ensure that consumers continue to be protected from illegal loan sharks.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Masham of Ilton on 2016-02-01.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what specific steps they will take to ensure that the review of the statutory scheme for branded medicines takes into account the specificities of medicines derived from human blood plasma, in the light of the Council of Europe resolution on principles concerning human normal immunoglobulin therapies for immunodeficiency and other diseases (CM/RES(2015)2).
Lord Prior of Brampton
We are continuing to consider carefully all the consultation responses including those that refer to blood plasma products. It is important we get these changes right for patients, the National Health Service and industry. We want to look in particular at the impact on small and medium sized businesses, while securing the medicines patients need at a cost which the NHS can afford.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what shared platforms the Government is building or has commissioned to improve the delivery of Government services.
Matthew Hancock
The following platforms have been commissioned or built to improve the delivery of Government services:
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Departments |
Name |
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HMRC Home Office |
One Government at the Border |
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Ministry of Justice Home Office |
Digital Justice |
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GDS |
GOV.UK Verify |
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GDS |
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GDS |
GOV.UK Pay |
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GDS |
GOV.UK Notify |
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GDS |
PaaS / Hosting for digital services |
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DWP HMRC |
Check your state pension |
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-03-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish further details of his Department’s draft plans to change the way sports funding is allocated, with reference to pages 16 and 17 of Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation.
David Evennett
Sport England’s new strategy, which is due to be published in Spring, will set out how the actions in Sporting Future will be delivered at grassroots level. This will set out the way in which funding will be allocated, in accordance with the principles set out in the government’s strategy for sport.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Cameron on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2015, to Question 31427, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to enable 25 per cent of secondary schools to extend their school day in the event that less than £285 million is available from the soft drinks industry levy.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The Chancellor announced in his Budget statement that up to £285 million a year would be made available to give 25% of secondary schools increased opportunity to extend their school day to offer a wider range of activities for pupils. The soft drinks industry levy is expected to raise £520 million in the first year and the revenue will contribute to this funding.
It is also confirmed that the Barnett formula will be applied to spending on this initiative in the normal way.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Zac Goldsmith on 2016-06-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which departmental budget is supporting the Government’s blue belt policy to protect marine biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories.
James Duddridge
The delivery of the UK Overseas Territories Blue-Belt policy is a cross-Government initiative and as such will receive cross-departmental funding.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2016 to Question 42791, if she will publish the information her Department holds on registered social landlords for the provision of services to asylum seekers.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Home Office provides asylum seeker accommodation through contracts. Those providers have a range of landlords with whom they work to provide accommodation.
There are no plans to publish information regarding the detailed measures or key performance indicators of individual providers or their properties.