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  • Kate Osamor – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Kate Osamor – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Osamor on 2015-10-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his international counterpart the possibility of setting up a judicial mechanism to independently and impartially investigate reports of violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    We take seriously the reports of alleged violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and abuses of human rights in Yemen, by all sides to the conflict. We have raised our concerns with Saudi Arabia and other members of the Coalition, and have received repeated assurances of compliance with IHL. We continue to engage with them on those assurances. We are also concerned by reports of alleged IHL violations by Houthi-Saleh forces. We have raised our concerns with the Houthis on the importance of compliance with IHL.

    The UK supported the resolution adopted at the recent session of the Human Rights Council which, inter alia, called upon all parties in Yemen to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, and requested that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights assist the Yemeni national independent commission of inquiry. This assistance should help the government of Yemen to meet its international obligations in investigating reports of violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law.

  • Kevan Jones – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Kevan Jones – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2015-10-26.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many former members of each branch of the armed forces are in receipt of (a) child and (b) working tax credits.

    Damian Hinds

    The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

  • Bob Blackman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Bob Blackman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Blackman on 2015-10-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to minimise the extent and length of road works on the motorway network at times when work is not taking place.

    Andrew Jones

    Highways England combine maintenance and improvement schemes to maximise activity within roadworks. However, lane closures are sometimes left in place through the day and then work undertaken overnight. Removing these completely each day would be time consuming and would delay projects and motorists for longer.

  • Baroness Suttie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Baroness Suttie – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Suttie on 2015-10-23.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role in the Director of Labour Market Enforcement, as set out in the Immigration Bill, will play in setting the operational priorities of and in allocating resources to (1) the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, (2) the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, and (3) HM Revenue and Customs National Minimum Wage enforcement teams.

    Lord Bates

    The consultation we have recently published on tackling labour exploitation sets out the role envisaged for the Director of Labour Market Enforcement. The measures we have introduced in the Immigration Bill require the Director to set the priorities for the three enforcement bodies: the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, National Minimum Wage enforcement function of HMRC and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority. These will be set out in an annual strategic plan, subject to the approval of the Secretaries of State at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and the Home Office. This will set out the clear priorities for tackling serious exploitation and the role of the agencies in delivering them.

  • Bob Stewart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Bob Stewart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Stewart on 2015-10-23.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which psychiatric disorder had the highest mortality rate in each of the last five years.

    Mr Rob Wilson

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2014-02-27.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the people who moved from employment to unemployment or inactivity in the last year had a household income (a) below £15,000, (b) below £25,000, (c) below £50,000 and (d) £50,000 or above at the point before they left employment.

    Mr Nick Hurd

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Dr Thérèse Coffey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Dr Thérèse Coffey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Thérèse Coffey on 2014-02-24.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the additional costs to be reimbursed to local authorities for the transition of voter registration forms from A4 size to A3.

    Greg Clark

    The A3 format was selected following the Electoral Commission’s recommendation.

    The Government is committed to meeting reasonable costs incurred by local authorities in the transition to individual electoral registration and will publish figures once they are finalised.

  • Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Sawford on 2014-02-11.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to make an announcement on the City Deal bid submitted by Milton Keynes Council.

    Greg Clark

    Discussions with Milton Keynes Council and the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership are ongoing on both a City Deal and a Local Growth Deal.

  • Nicholas Soames – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Nicholas Soames – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2014-01-21.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department’s Costing and Cost Management Strategy.

    Mr Mark Francois

    Costing and Cost Management Strategy is an internal Ministry of Defence document and is not for external publication.

  • Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Margaret Curran – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Curran on 2013-05-08.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the total loss to the economy as a result of underemployment in Scotland.

    Chloe Smith

    This is not a matter for Cabinet Office Ministers.