The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Monaghan on 2015-09-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans for the next Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council to take place.
Grant Shapps
The next Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council will take place in London in the week beginning 30 November 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2015-09-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the NHS was of treating patients with diabetic retinopathy in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
Jane Ellison
We do not hold this information in the format requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David T. C. Davies on 2015-09-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people arrived at Heathrow Airport without travel documents in the last year for which figures are available.
James Brokenshire
This information is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2015-09-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to powers under section 87 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, if he will raise the fines for refusal to carry an assistance dog in a taxi to level 4.
Andrew Selous
Changing the maximum fine from one level to another would need to be effected through changes to the legislation governing the offence (The Equalities Act 2010).
Figures from the courts database do not indicate that courts are finding their sentencing powers inadequate, or that there is a need to raise the maximum level of fine available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2015-09-16.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to increase Government funding for specialist information and advice services for women at work.
Caroline Dinenage
The government funds the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to provide a wide range of information and support aimed at women at work, particularly pregnant women and new mothers, which is available on their website.
The government also funds the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) and the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) to provide women at work with information and guidance.
The findings of the largest ever study of pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination in Great Britain will be published by the EHRC later this year and will inform any further action that the government takes to ensure women can access the information and support they need.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tracey Crouch on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department’s proposed constitution on society lotteries, which was first announced in December 2012, will consider ways to help the sector maximise returns to good causes.
Mrs Helen Grant
Decisions on what elements will be considered in the consultation on society lotteries have yet to be taken. We have commissioned advice from the Gambling Commission which will inform us of the scope and content of the consultation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David T. C. Davies on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects to publish the British Geological Survey’s assessment of the hydrocarbon resources in the Weald area of the south of England.
Michael Fallon
The British Geological Survey Weald Basin Report has been published and can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/shalegas/
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Griffiths on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the total value of public service contracts that were awarded by (a) his Department and (b) NHS bodies to voluntary sector organisations in the last year for which figures are available.
Dr Daniel Poulter
The total value of public service contracts awarded by the Department on voluntary sector organisations’ contracts in 2012-13 was £39.77 million and for NHS bodies, which is taken to mean primary care trusts (PCTs), the equivalent was £542.76 million.
Prior to their abolition in 2013, the vast majority of healthcare commissioned by the NHS was directly through PCTs, who were responsible for commissioning healthcare from providers based on the needs of their local population.
2013-14 information for both the Department and NHS bodies will not be available until the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14 are published later in the year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen O’Brien on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the explicit monetary value per quality-adjusted life was in the context of Interventions and Regulations, as quoted as part of his Department’s submission to the Inter-Departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
Dr Daniel Poulter
I refer my Rt. hon. Friend to the answer given on 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 283W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of running (a) the Case Resolution Directorate, (b) the Case Assurance and Audit Unit and (c) the Older Live Cases Unit in each year of those bodies’ operations.
Karen Bradley
The operational costs of running the Case Resolution Directorate (excluding
enforcement costs, detention and removal escort costs or asylum and immigration
tribunal costs) was approximately £32 million per year. The costs are inclusive
of an outsourced administrative function in 2009-2011. Support costs for
applicants were accounted for separately for this period.
The total running costs of the Case Assurance and Audit Unit was £27.4 million
(2011/ 2012) and £19. 5million (2012/ 2013). The total running costs of the Older Live
Cases Unit was £7.8 million (2013/ 2014). The Older Live Cases Unit budget spend to
date for 2014/ 2015 is £1.87 million. Since setting up the Case Resolution Directorate,
operational running costs have decreased year on year.