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  • Calum Kerr – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Calum Kerr – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Calum Kerr on 2015-10-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to assess the (a) feasibility and (b) the potential economic and social effects on the North of England of extending the new Borders Railway to Carlisle.

    Andrew Jones

    The Borders Railway is a matter for the Scottish Government in line with the Scottish Parliament’s legislative competence for the promotion and construction of railways that start, end and remain in Scotland. We look to the relevant local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the Transport for the North partnership, in developing a comprehensive transport strategy for the North of England, to decide whether to engage with the Scottish Government and other stakeholders on the commissioning of such assessments. The UK Government has established a £12bn Local Growth Fund (LGF) to support LEPs in delivering their priorities for supporting local economic growth.

  • Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2015-10-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects (a) all new benefit claims to be treated as claims for universal credit and (b) all existing benefit claims to be transferred to universal credit.

    Priti Patel

    Government financial forecasts published in December 2014 outlined expectations that the transition phase for all new Universal Credit (UC) benefit claims will complete by June 2018.

    The NAO Welfare Reform Report on UC outlined that the bulk of existing benefit claims will be migrated to UC by 2020 with the exception of some tax credit and employment service allowance claims which would be migrated thereafter.

  • James Cartlidge – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    James Cartlidge – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by James Cartlidge on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to extend the loan system available for over 24 year olds for Level 3 vocational and technical programmes to people aged between 19 and 24 year olds.

    Nick Boles

    In determining the way forward on Advanced Learning Loans, the Department will take into account the forthcoming outcomes of the current Spending Review and draw upon the responses that were gathered through an extensive loans consultation last year.

  • Andrew Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Andrew Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any arms export licences have been (a) suspended, (b) revoked or (c) refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.

    Anna Soubry

    No export licences have been suspended, revoked or refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.

    However, Saudi Arabia was “Rejected” on 3 multiple destination Open Individual Export licences (OIELs), with a recommendation in each case for the exporter to submit an application for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) for consideration on its own merits on a case by case basis.

  • Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Chris Stephens – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the contribution by the hon. Member for Croydon South on 14 September 2015, Official Report, column 787, what assessment has been made of the income received by public sector employers from the deduction of trades union dues at source.

    Matthew Hancock

    The cost of administering a check off service, and therefore any charge agreed between the trade unions and the employer, varies across the public sector, depending on the legacy payroll systems in place.

  • Alison Thewliss – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Alison Thewliss – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Thewliss on 2015-10-09.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of tax credits in (a) Glasgow Central constituency, (b) the city of Glasgow and (c) Scotland.

    Damian Hinds

    The latest information on the figures you have requested can be found in the April 2015 Child and Working Tax Credits published statistics, found here:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013

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  • Jeremy Lefroy – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Jeremy Lefroy – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Lefroy on 2015-10-09.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to establish a grant scheme to support charities providing rapid response vehicles for medical purposes.

    Greg Hands

    The government is currently finalising the administration arrangements for the rapid response grant scheme which will open for applications this financial year. The scheme will cover the VAT costs incurred in the purchasing and fitting out of medical emergency rapid response vehicles by charities which are not already in scope of existing VAT refund schemes or are not already funded for VAT. The total grant available across the UK will be £100,000 in 2015-16.

  • Ian Austin – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Ian Austin – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support private landlords in evicting tenants who are in breach of contract.

    Brandon Lewis

    Assured shorthold tenancies give landlords the automatic right to possession at the end of the initial fixed term on giving the tenant two months’ notice. Possession through the courts can also be sought before the end of the initial fixed period, where the tenant has broken certain terms of the tenancy, such as by not paying the rent.

    We have made it easier for landlords to evict a tenant where it would be legitimate to do so, by introducing a prescribed form of notice which will reduce errors and remove the need for a landlord to specify the exact date a tenancy comes to an end, while retaining the requirement to give two months’ notice. The legislation came into effect on 1 October 2015 and we have published guidance and the required forms are at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/465275/Retaliatory_Eviction_Guidance_Note.pdf

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  • Ben Howlett – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Ben Howlett – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Howlett on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to support the expansion of children’s theatres across the UK.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    The Government believes it is important for all young people to have access to the very best arts and culture, and will continue to support children’s theatres through Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs)and Grants for theArts projects.

    For example, 2012 – 2015 (year to date) NPO funding has provided over £74 million to organisations that provide support to children and young people’s theatre, while Grants for theArts has invested £4 million ofNationalLottery funds in theatre projects specifically for children and young people. TheGovernment’sTheatres Taxrelief, launched during the last Parliament,also supports new and touring theatre productions across the UK and includes children’s theatres.

  • Andrew Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Andrew Smith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Smith on 2015-10-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many units of housing in the UK for military personnel are presently unoccupied in each local authority area.

    Mark Lancaster

    The number of Service Family Accommodation properties unoccupied in each area is shown below.

    Properties can be unoccupied for a number of reasons. These include:

    A margin of unoccupied properties is retained, in the short term, to ensure they are available when Service personnel apply for accommodation.

    A number of properties, which could otherwise be disposed of, are being retained pending the outcome of discussions on the future Defence requirement.

    Properties may show as being unoccupied during a gap between allocation to, and occupation by, a Service family.

    Where properties are leased from Annington Homes Ltd, not owned by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), and when the MOD no longer requires those properties the lease is terminated and the properties are handed back to Annington Homes Ltd. Some properties will be awaiting completion of that process.

    A number of unoccupied properties are affected by dilapidations and await repair or disposal.

    Local Authority

    Unoccupied Service Family Accommodation

    ABERDEEN CITY

    3

    ABERDEENSHIRE

    2

    ANGLESEY, ISLE OF

    25

    ANGUS

    20

    ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY

    137

    ARDS AND NORTH DOWN

    178

    ARGYLL AND BUTE

    235

    ASHFIELD

    25

    ASHFORD

    26

    AYLESBURY VALE

    56

    BABERGH

    48

    BARNET

    28

    BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET

    1

    BIRMINGHAM

    13

    BLAENAU GWENT

    5

    BRACKNELL FOREST

    57

    BRAINTREE

    5

    BRECKLAND

    90

    BRIGHTON AND HOVE

    2

    BRISTOL, CITY OF

    3

    BROADLAND

    4

    BROMLEY

    21

    BROXTOWE

    12

    CAMBRIDGE

    1

    CAMDEN

    16

    CANTERBURY

    181

    CARDIFF

    14

    CARLISLE

    17

    CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE

    194

    CHARNWOOD

    13

    CHERWELL

    68

    CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

    50

    CHICHESTER

    35

    CITY OF EDINBURGH

    152

    COLCHESTER

    124

    CORNWALL

    61

    COTSWOLD

    30

    COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE

    15

    CROYDON

    3

    DARLINGTON

    16

    DOVER

    117

    DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY

    3

    DUNDEE CITY

    2

    EAST DEVON

    9

    EAST DORSET

    14

    EAST HAMPSHIRE

    303

    EAST LINDSEY

    16

    EAST RENFREWSHIRE

    3

    EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

    34

    EILEAN SIAR

    1

    EXETER

    12

    FAREHAM

    25

    FIFE

    258

    FOREST OF DEAN

    52

    FYLDE

    74

    GEDLING

    10

    GLASGOW CITY

    6

    GLOUCESTER

    32

    GOSPORT

    122

    GREENWICH

    38

    GUILDFORD

    91

    GWYNEDD

    4

    HAMBLETON

    115

    HARROGATE

    196

    HARROW

    30

    HART

    68

    HAVANT

    2

    HERTSMERE

    43

    HIGHLAND

    59

    HILLINGDON

    113

    HOUNSLOW

    25

    HUNTINGDONSHIRE

    260

    KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

    1

    KING’S LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK

    108

    KINGSTON UPON THAMES

    24

    LICHFIELD

    13

    LINCOLN

    1

    LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH

    184

    MAIDSTONE

    19

    MEDWAY

    134

    MELTON

    16

    MERTON

    5

    MID AND EAST ANTRIM

    325

    MID SUFFOLK

    69

    MIDLOTHIAN

    30

    MOLE VALLEY

    8

    MORAY

    100

    NEW FOREST

    18

    NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

    2

    NEWRY, MOURNE AND DOWN

    199

    NORTH AYRSHIRE

    11

    NORTH DEVON

    57

    NORTH DORSET

    67

    NORTH KESTEVEN

    179

    NORTH LANARKSHIRE

    3

    NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE

    3

    NORTH SOMERSET

    2

    NORTHUMBERLAND

    61

    NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH

    7

    OADBY AND WIGSTON

    2

    ORKNEY ISLANDS

    1

    PEMBROKESHIRE

    48

    PERTH AND KINROSS

    2

    PETERBOROUGH

    142

    PLYMOUTH

    97

    POOLE

    23

    PORTSMOUTH

    70

    POWYS

    75

    PRESTON

    2

    PURBECK

    39

    RENFREWSHIRE

    11

    RICHMOND UPON THAMES

    7

    RICHMONDSHIRE

    72

    RUGBY

    21

    RUNNYMEDE

    8

    RUSHMOOR

    135

    RUTLAND

    113

    SCARBOROUGH

    5

    SEVENOAKS

    7

    SHEFFIELD

    2

    SHEPWAY

    90

    SHROPSHIRE

    129

    SOMERSET

    19

    SOUTH AYRSHIRE

    7

    SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE

    136

    SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

    29

    SOUTH HAMS

    17

    SOUTH KESTEVEN

    15

    SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE

    108

    SOUTH SOMERSET

    57

    SPELTHORNE

    20

    ST. EDMUNDSBURY

    61

    STAFFORD

    71

    STIRLING

    1

    STRATFORD-ON-AVON

    29

    SUFFOLK COASTAL

    53

    SURREY HEATH

    80

    SWINDON

    25

    TAUNTON DEANE

    11

    TEIGNBRIDGE

    1

    TELFORD AND WREKIN

    54

    TEST VALLEY

    63

    TEWKESBURY

    32

    THANET

    1

    THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN

    66

    THREE RIVERS

    19

    UTTLESFORD

    20

    VALE OF WHITE HORSE

    184

    WANDSWORTH

    13

    WEST BERKSHIRE

    50

    WEST DEVON

    3

    WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

    4

    WEST LINDSEY

    16

    WEST OXFORDSHIRE

    76

    WESTMINSTER

    14

    WILTSHIRE

    1117

    WINCHESTER

    61

    WINDSOR AND MAIDENHEAD

    70

    WOKING

    7

    WOKINGHAM

    141

    WREXHAM

    1

    WYCOMBE

    145

    YORK

    37