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  • Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town on 2015-02-11.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the oral statement by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 19 November 2014 (HL Deb, col 505), whether they will confirm the terms of reference for their review of unsafe product recall, and name the chair of the review and the date by which it will report.

    Baroness Neville-Rolfe

    I expect the review of consumer product recalls to be launched in early March 2015, The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) will make public the Terms of Reference, the name of the Chair and the timescale for the Review at that time.

  • Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-02-11.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs has asked the (i) Panorama programme or (ii) Guardian for the documents reporting on the use by UK citizens of unregistered accounts in jurisdictions abroad to evade paying tax in the UK was based.

    Mr David Gauke

    I can confirm that HM Revenue and Custom (HMRC) has formally asked the BBC Panorama programme, the Guardian newspaper and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists for all data in their possession relating to off shore tax evasion.

  • David Simpson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    David Simpson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Regular Forces were stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014.

    Mr Mark Francois

    The number of UK Regular Forces stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014 can be found in the Ministry of Defence Quarterly Location Statistics on the Gov.UK website at the following link:

    www.gov.uk/location-of-all-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-index

    The information is reproduced below.

    UK Regular Forces stationed in Northern Ireland in 2014 (as at October 2014)

    Officers

    210

    Other ranks

    2,130

    Total

    2,340

    Due to the rounding methods used, figures may not always equal the sum of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.

    UK Regular Forces includes all trained and untrained personnel. Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve personnel, and mobilised reservists are excluded

  • Andrew Rosindell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Andrew Rosindell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Jordanian counterpart on tackling ISIL.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    The UK works closely with Jordan as they play a key and active role on the front lines of the fight against ISIL. Most recently, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) wrote to the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Nasser Judeh, to extend his condolences following the brutal murder of Lieutenant Al Kassasbeh and to reiterate that the UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Jordan in the struggle against ISIL. The Foreign Secretary also met Foreign Minister Judeh twice in January, including at the Counter-ISIL Small Group Conference in London on 22 January, where discussions focussed on reviewing progress, strengthening coalition coordination, and providing further support to the Government of Iraq.

  • David Simpson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    David Simpson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in 2014.

    Jane Ellison

    The latest data currently available is for cancer diagnoses in 2012.

    In 2012 there were 85 cases of Ewing’s sarcoma diagnosed in England, of which 59 were Ewing’s sarcoma of the bone, and 26 were extra-skeletal Ewing’s sarcoma (i.e. soft tissue).

  • David Simpson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    David Simpson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional support her Department is providing for Royal Navy personnel assisting with the aftermath of the Caribbean tsunami.

    Mr Desmond Swayne

    The Royal Navy is not responding to a tsunami in the Caribbean.

  • Andrew Rosindell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Andrew Rosindell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2015-02-11.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were in full-time employment in Havering in each year since 2010.

    Mr Rob Wilson

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

  • Alex Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Alex Cunningham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2015-02-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps have been taken since July 2014 to revise the UK Oil and Gas Industrial Strategy: government and industry in partnership; and when that Strategy is next due for review.

    Matthew Hancock

    The Oil and Gas Industrial Strategy is under constant review by the Oil and Gas Industry Council. The Council met in November 2014 and is due to meet next in March 2015.

  • Roberta Blackman-Woods – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Roberta Blackman-Woods – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roberta Blackman-Woods on 2015-02-10.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of commissioners from local government have attended the Commissioning Academy; and by which local authorities those commissioners are employed.

    Mr Francis Maude

    Through its programme of Civil Service Reform, the Government is taking urgent action to address long-standing skills gaps in the Civil Service. Our pioneering Commissioning Academy is building commercial capability across the public sector, and improving how public services are delivered.

    To date 392 individuals have attended the central Commissioning Academy programmes, including 206 (52%) from central government. In the last year there was a 50% increase in demand for places on the programme, and it will be expanded to deliver 1,500 places by March 2016.

    Commissioners have attended from the following local authorities:

    Basildon Borough Council

    Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council

    Birmingham City Council

    Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council

    Bristol City Council

    Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group

    Cheltenham Borough Council

    Cherwell District, South Northants and Stratford on Avon Councils

    Cheshire East Council

    Cheshire West and Chester Council

    Cheshire West and Chester (a place-based group)

    Cumbria County Council

    Devon County Council

    Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

    Essex County Council

    Fenland District Council

    Gloucestershire County Council

    Harborough District Council

    Horsham District Council

    Kent County Council

    Knowsley Council (Health and Social Care Integration)

    Lancashire County Council

    Leicestershire County Council

    London Borough of Barnet

    London Borough of Haringey

    London Borough of Lambeth

    London Borough of Lewisham

    London Borough of Sutton

    London Borough of Waltham Forest

    Lowestoft Rising (Place based group)

    Manchester City Council

    Milton Keynes Council

    Norfolk County Council

    Northamptonshire County Council

    Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

    Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

    Shropshire

    Somerset County Council

    Southend-on-sea Borough Council

    Staffordshire County Council

    Stoke-On-Trent City Council

    Suffolk Coastal

    Sunderland City Council

    Surrey County Council

    Swindon Borough Council

    Tamworth Borough Council

    Tri-borough councils: Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster

    Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

    Walsall Council

    Warrington Borough Council

    Waverley Borough Council

    West Sussex County Council

    Westminster City Council

    Wirral Council

    Worcestershire County Council

    A number of other programmes sit alongside the central programme under the Commissioning Academy umbrella. 78 officials have attended local programmes in Norfolk and Staffordshire, modelled on the central programme, with participants drawn from local authorities and other public sector bodies in the local area. In addition, 8 councillors have attended a streamlined programme for Local Authority elected members.


  • David Hanson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    David Hanson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2015-02-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 223119, how many times the Minister-led working group set up to identify evidence of poor practice in the park homes sector has met to date; and if he will make a statement.

    Brandon Lewis

    The working group held its first meeting on 10 February and agreed its terms of reference and membership. The next meeting will be held in March.