Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-06-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received requesting the Government to intervene to require the British Pregnancy Advisory Service to remove advice on its website which alleges that gender-selective abortion is not illegal; and if he will make a statement.

    Jane Ellison

    There has been one request for intervention by the Government to require the British Pregnancy Advisory Service to remove the advice from its web site.

  • Hugh Bayley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Hugh Bayley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hugh Bayley on 2014-06-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received pension credit in the last year for which data is available.

    Steve Webb

    Statistics for State Pension and Pension Credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department’s website at:

    http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html

    and

    http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html

    Guidance for users is available at:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance

    “

  • Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 2014-06-27.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the position of free media in Egypt.

    Baroness Warsi

    The British Government is appalled by the sentences given to Egyptian and international journalists in Cairo on 23 June, including to two British nationals being tried in absentia. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Right Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), made a statement on 23 June expressing his concerns and urging the Egyptian government to demonstrate its commitment to freedom of expression by reviewing this case as a matter of urgency.

    The Egyptian Ambassador, Ashraf el-Kholy, was summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on 23 June. FCO Political Director, Simon Gass, told the Egyptian Ambassador that the Government was deeply concerned by the verdicts, along with the procedural shortcomings seen during the trials. Our Ambassador to Egypt raised this issue in Cairo with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 June. We will continue to monitor the situation of these journalists very closely, and raise the issue with the Egyptian authorities. The UK believes that a free and robust media is a bedrock of democracy.

  • David Crausby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    David Crausby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Crausby on 2014-06-26.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Prudential Regulation Authority and (b) Financial Conduct Authority about reports of UK banks paying allowances to employees in order to avoid the EU’s bonus cap; and what steps he plans to take to reduce such practices.

    Andrea Leadsom

    The UK is at the forefront of global efforts to tackle excessive pay in the financial sector and ensure that pay is aligned with performance, with a tough Remuneration Code that requires deferral of at least 60% of bonuses of senior bankers and limits the amounts that can be paid in cash. Bonuses are down significantly since their peak under the last Government, and are now largely deferred and paid in shares.

    In contrast, the EU’s bonus cap is a poorly thought through measure that undermines rather than reinforces our efforts by pushing up fixed pay. It was introduced without any proper impact assessment and has issues around its compatibility with the EU Treaty; for these reasons we are challenging it in the European Court of Justice. However, pending the outcome, the Government is fully implementing the cap in the UK, and the Prudential Regulation Authority is responsible for ensuring that the banks comply with these rules.

  • Andrew Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Andrew Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Jones on 2014-06-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school places have been created in (i) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iii) the North of England since May 2010.

    Mr Edward Timpson

    The Department collects information from each local authority on the number of available school places (school capacity) in state-funded primary and secondary schools (except special schools) through an annual survey. The most recent data available relates to the position at May 2013 and can be found at:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013

    Statistics for May 2010 can be found in table 1 of the SFR main tables:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2010-to-2011

    “

  • David Ward – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    David Ward – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ward on 2014-06-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in ensuring that Palestinian children are interrogated only in the presence of their parents and lawyers.

    Hugh Robertson

    The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Mr Grayling), raised the treatment of child detainees with the Israeli Supreme Court President during his visit to Israel in May.

    As a recent progress report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) indicates, Israel has taken some positive steps towards addressing the recommendations in UNICEF’s Children in Israeli Military Detention report. These include the introduction of legal obligations to inform the child’s parents of an arrest and grant them legal status to be represented in court, as well as to notify minors of their legal rights, and standard operating procedures on methods of restraint. We will continue to work, both through bilateral engagement and through the EU, to encourage Israel to take further positive steps.

  • Greg Mulholland – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Greg Mulholland – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2014-06-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to recognise child trafficking as a separate offence to adult trafficking.

    Karen Bradley

    The most effective way to protect child victims of trafficking is to have a
    general offence, which applies to both adults and children. The Modern
    Slavery Bill contains a general human trafficking offence, which does not
    require prosecutors to prove the age of the child, as this can lead to practical
    problems during prosecutions. Targeting a child will, however, be an
    aggravating factor for sentencing purposes, and the human trafficking
    offence in the Modern Slavery Bill will carry a maximum sentence of life
    imprisonment.

  • Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

    Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-26.

    To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many and what proportion of people were deleted from the electoral register after the second year of non-response to electoral canvass in the 10 local authorities with the (a) greatest and (b) smallest decreases; and what parliamentary constituencies are covered by such local authorities.

    Mr Gary Streeter

    The Electoral Commission informs me that the requested data is presented in the table below. This data is for Great Britain and therefore excludes Northern Ireland.

    Local authority

    Number of deletions (from Nov 2013 register) following second year of non-response

    Deletions (from Nov 2013 register) following second year of non-response (% of register)

    Decrease (Dec 2012 to Feb/March 2014)

    Leeds

    28,190

    5.0

    -24177

    Birmingham

    0

    0.0

    -20243

    Cornwall

    16541

    3.9

    -13273

    Newham

    2491

    1.2

    -13183

    Northampton

    2,659

    1.7

    -11851

    Shropshire

    3,360

    1.4

    -11551

    Barnet

    2422

    1.0

    -11255

    Maidstone

    10498

    8.7

    -9257

    Durham

    1191

    0.3

    -6683

    Taunton Deane

    –

    –

    -7578

    Adur

    370

    0.8

    -109

    Staffordshire Moorlands

    195

    0.2

    -99

    North West Leicestershire

    20

    0.0

    -97

    Lewes

    569

    0.7

    -82

    Cotswold

    105

    0.2

    -80

    Oadby and Wigston

    45

    0.1

    -73

    Newcastle-Under-Lyme

    885

    0.9

    -72

    Shetland Islands

    17

    0.1

    -48

    Surrey Heath

    602

    0.9

    -36

    Tunbridge Wells

    0

    0.0

    -22

    The following constituencies are covered by these areas:

    East Ham

    West Ham

    Elmet and Rothwell

    Leeds Central

    Leeds East

    Leeds North East

    Leeds North West

    Leeds West

    Morley and Outwood

    Pudsey

    Birmingham Edgbaston

    Birmingham, Erdington

    Birmingham, Hall Green

    Birmingham, Hodge Hill

    Birmingham, Ladywood

    Birmingham Northfield

    Birmingham, Perry Barr

    Birmingham Selly Oak

    Birmingham, Yardley

    Sutton Coldfield

    Camborne and Redruth

    North Cornwall

    South East Cornwall

    St Ives (includes the Isles of Scilly)

    Truro and Falmouth

    Northampton North

    Northampton South

    South Northamptonshire

    Ludlow

    North Shropshire

    Shrewsbury and Atcham

    The Wrekin

    Chipping Barnet

    Finchley and Golders Green

    Hendon

    Faversham and Mid Kent

    Maidstone and The Weald

    Taunton Deane

    Bishop Auckland

    City of Durham

    Easington

    North Durham

    North West Durham

    Sedgefield

    East Worthing and Shoreham

    Staffordshire Moorlands

    Stone

    North West Leicestershire

    Brighton, Kemptown

    Lewes

    The Cotswolds

    Harborough

    Newcastle-under-Lyme

    Staffordshire Moorlands

    Stoke-on-Trent North

    Stone

    Orkney and Shetland

    Surrey Heath

    Maidstone and The Weald

    Tunbridge Wells

  • Lord Condon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Lord Condon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Condon on 2014-06-26.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recent award to Kent Police Special Constabulary of the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, whether there are any steps being taken nationally to encourage membership of the Special Constabulary.

    Lord Taylor of Holbeach

    The Special Constabulary is an integral part of policing.

    Individual police forces are responsible for determining their own recruitment requirements in order to meet local policing needs. In line with the Government’s commitment to increase the number of volunteers, the Home Office continues to support the development of the Special Constabulary in England and Wales.

  • Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 2014-06-26.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Nigerian authorities about access for detainees to lawyers and to their families whilst they are in detention.

    Baroness Warsi

    The UK remains committed to supporting efforts to help enhance the effectiveness and accountability of the Nigerian police and judicial system. We regularly raise human rights concerns, including access to lawyers, with senior members of the Nigerian government at State and Federal level and will continue to do so. We raised specific concerns on the treatment of detainees at military-run detention centres at the UN Universal Periodic Review of Nigeria in Geneva on 22 October 2013.