The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219706, what estimate he has made of the number of people who went into debt in order to pay for a funeral in the last period for which figures are available.
Steve Webb
My department does not collect this information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ann Clwyd on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other assistance his Department is providing to the Bahraini government for (i) security sector and prison reform, (ii) judicial independence and rule of law and (iii) good governance and related matters.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Geoffrey Cox on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take account of the shortage of vets in Devon and Cornwall when considering enforcement of fines for a failure to submit bovine TB tests in time.
George Eustice
We have made it clear to cattle keepers that they should contact their local APHA office if they think they will not be able to complete TB testing within the period of the testing window, which they are notified of in advance. In certain circumstances a new testing deadline can be agreed, with no financial penalty applied. Such circumstances would include where the keeper has clear evidence that they had done their best to meet the testing deadline. Any farmer who believes that he has been unfairly sanctioned for a breach of cross compliance rules can submit an appeal to the RPA.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hywel Williams on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he received from the general public and others in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England before deciding to put the Union flag on driving licences, in favour of that change.
Claire Perry
No representations from the general public were received prior to the decision to include the Union flag on driving licences. Collective Government agreement was secured.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Simpson on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is offering to the Nigerian government in response to the recent killings by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Mr David Lidington
The UK has taken an active role in leading international support to Nigeria in its fight against Boko Haram. We are providing a substantial package of UK military, intelligence and development support, which includes training and advice to Nigerian units deploying against Boko Haram, intelligence support and support to the Nigerians in bringing increased development and prosperity to the North East. We are also working closely with our international partners to support the large numbers of people displaced by the conflict in the North East.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many community grant applications have been received from HQ 38 (Irish) Brigade in Northern Ireland; how many such applications were successful; and how much was disbursed in respect of those applications in each year since the inception of that scheme.
Anna Soubry
The first community grant application from HQ 38 (Irish) Brigade was submitted in January 2015. There have been no previous applications submitted because there have been no Community Covenants signed in Northern Ireland.
Despite this, good progress has been made on Covenant issues during 2014 with nearly all of the measures in the Covenant now extending to Northern Ireland. HQ 38 (Irish) Brigade provides a focus for taking Covenant issues forward in the region. The Armed Forces Covenant annual report, laid before the House on 16 December 2014, highlights this progress. I am planning to visit Northern Ireland soon, and I will take the opportunity to see for myself the progress that has been made and its effect on the Armed Forces Community in the Province.
We will continue to engage with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that the needs of the Armed Forces community are met.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Hollingbery on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219112, how the review of domestic management measures for bass will engage with other government departments, stakeholders and other interested parties from outside her Department.
George Eustice
The current review of the domestic management measures for bass should be completed within the next few weeks. Aligned with work at European level to reverse the steep decline in bass stocks, the high-level review will focus principally on the need for any change to our current domestic management measures, such as the catch limits on commercial fishing for bass, minimum landing size for bass and protection of bass nursery areas. Where it is identified that action is required, this work will be further developed and, where national legislation may be required, will follow the usual legislative process. We will seek the views of key stakeholders on the way forward. Any proposed national legislation will be subject to public consultation involving stakeholders, other government departments and interested parties. The relevant documentation to support the new legislation will be made publically available, where not already published.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to award a contract arising from his Department’s Compliance and Enforcement Services Project.
Mike Penning
The contract will be awarded following full evaluation of the Final Bids and governance of the project’s Full Business Case. It is anticipated that this will be in early 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Colvile on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with chest infections in 2014.
Jane Ellison
There is no national system currently for collecting data relating to diagnoses of chest infections specifically. However, we are able to provide the latest data on patients admitted to hospital with two of the infections that are relevant, namely upper respiratory tract infections and lower respiratory tract infections. These are provided in the table below. The data do not include infections treated by general practitioner practices.
In terms of information on chest infections in Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, data collections systems do not exist to provide the requested data at constituency level.
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) for England. Inpatient Statistics 2012/13 for England.
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Summary code |
Primary diagnosis and description |
Finished consultant episodes |
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J00-J06 |
Acute upper respiratory infections |
138,673 |
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J20-J22 |
Other acute lower respiratory infections |
192,271 |
Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre. HES.
Note:
A “finished consultant episode” is an inpatient or day case episode where the patient has completed a period of care under a consultant and is either transferred to another consultant or discharged.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what budget was allocated by her Department to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency in each financial year from 2009-10; and what budget is allocated to that organisation for 2015-16.
Justine Greening
Information on previous budget allocations is available at http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/. 2015-16 allocations remain subject to ministerial approval.
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