Tag: Parliamentary Question

John McDonnell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John McDonnell on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims were granted compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.

Mike Penning

According to latest figures, in the financial year 2013-14 we made payments totalling more than £242m to victims of violent crime.

We also aim to make our application process as simple as possible. Applicants need only complete one form when applying to Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) and we have an online application service. Those who have no access to online services, or who need additional support, can apply by phone. Depending on the nature of the claim, applicants may be asked to provide evidence to support their claim, for example: medical reports or employment information.

In the last financial year 94 per cent of applicants we surveyed after receiving their decision, including people who were refused compensation, said they were happy with our service.

Where necessary, CICA will ask applicants to provide basic medical evidence to support their claim. Applicants are expected to meet the cost of a medical report up to the value of £50. If additional medical information is required this will be paid for by CICA. If an applicant cannot afford to pay for the initial medical report, CICA will pay and deduct this from any award of compensation made. There are no other charges associated with making a claim.

An application received in one financial year may not necessarily be resolved in the same financial year. Although we aim to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, we have a duty to the taxpayer to investigate claims properly while ensuring that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve. In some cases it may not be in the best interests of an applicant to finalise a claim before the long term implications of an injury can be properly assessed.

Question

2013

2014

(224448)

How many victims were granted compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

21,846*

16,238*

(22449)

How many people applied for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority

33,574

32,297

*This is the total number of victims compensated and their claims concluded within those calendar years.

November 2, 2022

Chi Onwurah – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.

Mrs Theresa Villiers

My Department’s expenditure on training in each of the last three financial years is shown below:

Financial Year	Expenditure (£)
2012/13	19,912
2013/14	31,234
2014/15 to 31 January 2015 Known committed expenditure for remainder of financial year Total	18,050 7,960 26,010

November 2, 2022

Chi Onwurah – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what guidance his Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.

Alun Cairns

In line with the Civil Service Reform Plan, the Wales Office has recommended since 2013 that each member of staff should be spending at least five days a year on their own learning and development. The days should be used to target those skills that staff most need for their current and future roles and include a range of learning opportunities not just formal training.

November 2, 2022
Gerald Kaufman – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2015-02-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 2 January 2015 from the right hon. Member for Manchester Gorton with regards to Mr Marwan Saleh.

Steve Webb

Despite an extensive search, I am afraid the Department has no trace of the letter.

November 2, 2022
Lord Browne of Belmont – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Browne of Belmont on 2015-02-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly on 3 February on the National Crime Agency, when they expect that Agency to be fully operational in Northern Ireland.

Lord Bates

The National Crime Agency (NCA) operates UK-wide, including in Northern Ireland, and provides support to its partner agencies there in relation to customs and immigration matters whilst continuing to exchange information with the PSNI. The NCA has, to date, been unable fully to target serious and organised crime groups in Northern Ireland involved in activities which require policing powers to tackle them.

The draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (National Crime Agency and Proceeds of Crime) (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, was laid before Parliament on 29 January 2015. It makes provision for the NCA to operate in Northern Ireland with full powers including the ability to recover criminal assets in relation to offences that are devolved, together with the ability to request the recovery of assets overseas in civil recovery cases.

This will make Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK a safer place and means the most serious criminals can be pursued wherever they are. The Order details commencement of the provisions, some of which will come into force the day after it is made, including the extension to Northern Ireland of all of the relevant civil recovery provisions relating to freezing and recovery orders. The related civil recovery investigation powers will require further secondary legislation relating to a Code of Practice.

A number of provisions that relate to the NCA’s operational use of constable powers and covert techniques, which will be subject to a Memorandum of Understanding, will come into force at the end of two months beginning with the day on which the Order is made. The Order may not be made until it has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

November 2, 2022
Lord Beecham – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Beecham on 2015-02-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place to ensure and to monitor the timely production of court reports.

Lord Faulks

The Performance Framework for the National Probation Service (NPS) includes a target for timely delivery of court reports. Data relating to this measure is collected from operational case management systems. This data is validated and used by NPS Performance and Quality Managers to monitor and enhance performance against the target.

November 2, 2022
Lord Kennedy of Southwark – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark on 2015-02-12.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Sudan.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

The UK remains seriously concerned by the human rights situation in Sudan. Sudan is a human rights Country of Concern for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and features in the FCO’s annual Human Rights and Democracy report. A copy of the FCO’s latest quarterly assessment of the human rights situation in Sudan is attached, which highlights the ongoing conflicts, restrictions on freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression remain of particular concern.

November 2, 2022
Chris Ruane – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many passport applications and renewals were administered by post offices in each year since 1985.

Jo Swinson

Information of the number of passport applications and renewals administered by post offices is the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited.

As such I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.

November 2, 2022
Laurence Robertson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what procedures are in place to ensure applicants to the Right to Buy scheme meet that scheme’s eligibility criteria.

Brandon Lewis

The eligibility criteria for the Right to Buy are set out in the Housing Act 1985. In fulfilling their statutory duties, landlords are responsible for processing Right to Buy applications and assessing the eligibility of Right to Buy applicants. In December 2013, the Department published a guidance document for landlords which provides best practice advice on all aspects of the Right to Buy process.

November 2, 2022

Iain Wright – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Iain Wright on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 12 July 2010, Official Report, columns 577-8W, on teachers: Hartlepool, what the teacher to pupil ratio was in each school in Hartlepool constituency in each of the last five years.

Mr David Laws

The following table provides the pupil to teacher ratio (PTR) for each school in Hartlepool constituency in England, November 2010 to 2013. Prior to 2010 comparable PTR information is not available on a consistent basis because the methodology changed to include sole and dual registered pupils. The information provided is from the School Workforce Census which takes place in November each year. November 2013 is the latest information available.

	2010^1,2	2011^1,2	2012^1,2	2013^2,3
HARTLEPOOL LOCAL AUTHORITY	17.0	17.3	16.7	15.9

Nursery Schools
Seaton Carew Nursery School	14.8	11.1	11.6	15.0

Primary Schools
Ward Jackson Primary School	13.8	19.5	18.1	17.3
Hart Primary School	20.0	18.4	20.0	19.9
Owton Manor Primary School	13.6	18.2	14.5	15.0
Brougham Primary School	17.9	16.7	16.0	14.0
Golden Flatts Primary School	19.9	18.3	19.8	16.4
Jesmond Gardens Community Primary School	18.8	19.1	20.2	18.6
Eldon Grove Academy	20.1	18.5	19.7	16.4
Lynnfield Primary School	19.7	21.7	21.7	15.7
Stranton Primary School	18.5	21.3	16.4	15.2
Fens Primary School	22.8	24.0	24.4	24.1
Kingsley Primary School	21.1	20.1	18.9	17.2
St Helen’s Primary School	20.7	18.9	20.1	19.2
West View Primary School	19.6	18.7	16.9	14.5
Throston Primary School	21.9	23.9	22.9	23.5
West Park Primary School	19.3	22.0	21.7	20.6
Clavering Primary School	23.1	20.1	21.8	20.7
Barnard Grove Primary School	19.6	17.2	18.6	19.2
Rift House Primary School	19.4	17.5	18.9	19.9
Rossmere Primary School	17.5	19.6	19.2	19.0
Grange Primary School	16.9	17.7	20.0	19.8
St Peter’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	19.9	20.5	20.8	20.5
Greatham CofE Primary School	21.7	21.4	21.2	20.3
St Aidan’s CofE Memorial Primary School	21.8	22.4	19.5	17.9
Sacred Heart RC Primary School	24.7	23.6	21.7	24.1
St Cuthbert’s RC Primary School	22.8	23.6	26.3	23.1
St Joseph’s RC Primary School	20.7	21.5	20.8	22.7
St Teresa’s RC Primary School	23.5	21.2	21.5	20.9
St Bega’s RC Primary School	17.3	26.1	17.5	17.3
St John Vianney RC Primary School	19.3	22.4	22.2	16.0
Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) Primary School	24.0	26.5	17.9	23.3

Secondary Schools
St Hild’s Church of England Voluntary Aided School	15.3	14.6	13.8	12.9
Dyke House Sports and Technology College	14.7	13.4	13.3	14.0
High Tunstall College of Science	15.5	16.4	15.2	14.1
Manor College of Technology	14.0	14.6	14.3	14.9
The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College	14.5	15.0	14.9	14.0

Special Schools
Catcote School	6.8	7.1	5.8	4.2
Springwell School	4.8	4.3	4.5	4.7

Source: School Workforce Census

[1] PTRs are calculated by dividing the total full time equivalent (FTE) number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools.

[2] For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE.

[3] PTRs are calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified and unqualified teachers regularly employed in schools.

November 2, 2022