Tag: Parliamentary Question

Karen Buck – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karen Buck on 2016-03-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times local authorities in England have been subject to a judicial review of section 17 of the Children Act 2004 in each of the last five years.

Caroline Dinenage

HMCTS does not collect data to the level of detail required to identify local authorities or social service authorities, or applications in respect of the Children Act 2004. The information can only be collated at disproportionate cost.

January 1, 2023
Joan Ryan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Joan Ryan on 2016-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP appointments were available in Enfield North constituency in each year since 2010.

Alistair Burt

The attached table shows the total general practitioner (GP) headcount and headcount per head of population in Enfield and London between 2010-14.

Information on the availability of GP appointments in Enfield North is not collected centrally.

We have invested in the Prime Minister’s GP Access Fund to test improved and innovative access to GP services. Across the two waves of the Fund, there are 57 schemes covering over 2,500 practices and over 18 million patients have benefited from improved access and transformational change at a local level. A wide variety of approaches are being tested through the Access Fund, including: evening and weekend appointments and better use of telecare and health apps; more innovative ways to access services by video call, email or telephone; and developing more integrated services with a single point of contact to co-ordinate patient services.

January 1, 2023
Andrew Stephenson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Stephenson on 2016-04-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people found a lost pension scheme through the Pension Tracing Service in each of the last five years.

Justin Tomlinson

The Pension Tracing Service (PTS) located the following number of schemes:

2011/12 Successful Traces 69,143

2012/13 Successful Traces 93,975

2013/14 Successful Traces 125,502

2014/15 Successful Traces 107,834

2015/16 Successful Traces 133,702

These numbers represent the number of schemes PTS located for customers but PTS have no way of knowing how many customers went on to find a lost pension.

January 1, 2023
Lilian Greenwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost to the public purse was of preparing and publishing the (a) Bowe Report into the planning of Network Rail’s enhancements programme published on 25 November 2015 and (b) Hendy Report on Replanning Network Rail’s Investment programme, published January 2016.

Claire Perry

The estimated cost to the public purse for preparing and publishing the

a) Bowe Report published on 25 November 2015 was £1,500, associated with type setting and printing; and

b) Consultation on the Hendy Report, published January 2016 was zero.

January 1, 2023
Rosie Cooper – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rosie Cooper on 2016-09-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Atos and the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments are required to refund costs incurred by people in supplying the medical information to those bodies required by his Department.

Penny Mordaunt

Claimants are not required to obtain further medical evidence for which they may be charged. Health and disability assessment providers will contact the individual’s GP should they feel additional evidence is required. No refund will be provided to a claimant should they choose to obtain additional evidence.

January 1, 2023
Ruth Cadbury – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-10-19.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate additional funding to the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy.

Mr David Gauke

At the Spending Review in 2015, the Government set out its plans to invest more than £300m to support the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. This will increase cycling and walking by improving infrastructure and encouraging active travel, particularly in children.

January 1, 2023
Baroness Coussins – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Coussins on 2015-11-05.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of recording and monitoring the number of teachers leaving the profession centrally alongside the number of new recruits already collected on the planning of teacher supply in modern foreign languages; and whether they plan to begin recording and monitoring those figures.

Lord Nash

The numbers of teachers leaving and joining the profession in each secondary subject, including Modern Foreign Languages (MFL), are already factors in the department’s modelling of future demand for secondary teachers.

The department uses the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) to estimate the demand for the number of qualified teachers within state-funded schools in England each year using a range of assumptions, including projections for the numbers of pupils in schools and the number of teachers expected to leave the sector.

To estimate the demand for teachers in specific secondary subjects, the TSM uses the latest data on secondary subject take-up, defined by hours taught, and projected pupil numbers at Key Stages 3 to 5. It also takes into account the different age and gender demographics of current teachers for the different secondary subjects, plus the historical rates at which teachers left the profession by subject group. For modelling purposes, the leaver rates are estimated separately by age and gender groups, and in each case vary by groups of subjects.

January 1, 2023
Daniel Zeichner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2015-11-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he plans for the £300 million allocated for cycling in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 to be the sole source of funding for the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy; and how much of that allocation he plans to spend on cycling.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy will be published by summer 2016, with a statement of funds available beforehand.

January 1, 2023
Diana Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2016-01-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many press and public relations staff are employed by his Department; how many of those employees paid more than (a) £50,000 and (b) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by his Department in the most recent year for which figures are available.

David Mundell

The Scotland Office currently employs five press and public relations staff. Three members of staff are paid more than £50,000 and no staff were paid more than £100,000.

The total cost of permanent Press and Public Relations staff in 2014/15 was £348,895.

January 1, 2023
Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified counsellors worked in child and adult mental health services in each of the last three years.

Alistair Burt

This information is not held centrally.

January 1, 2023