The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Mr Nick Hurd
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps UK Trade and Investment has taken to encourage exports from the north east to Brazil, Angola and Mozambique and other emerging lusophone markets.
Michael Fallon
The United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) North East trade team has developed a programme called “Access to Brazil in North East”, which is aimed at support companies in the North East to link with Brazil. It is managed for UKTI by the North East Chamber of Commerce. The programme is also supported by European Regional Development Fund funding. A key element of the programme, as part of a Olympics legacy, is about building a relationship with North East Brazil. When the UK’s North East Brazil consul (Recife) was opened, a group of North East companies were part of the launch event. A number of market visits have taken place since then. The next visit by North East companies to Brazil is planned for October 2014, with an event involving the Consul from Recife on 10 July.
UKTI North East have worked with 165 companies regarding opportunities in the Brazilian market.
For Angola and Mozambique UKTI has identified an increasing number of opportunities in Africa for North East companies, particularly in the oil and gas sectors. UKTI North East has worked with 25 Companies on opportunities in Angola and 10 companies in Mozambique.
UKTI North East is working with the lead FCO Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, on a visit to North East in late July to promote opportunities in Africa. A programme is currently being prepared.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Matthew Offord on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the planning system gives priority to creating additional school places.
Nick Boles
The Government recognises the importance of building new schools. The National Planning Policy Framework therefore makes clear the importance of planning for new school development in order to ensure that a sufficient choice of school places is available. The Government has also introduced additional permitted development rights to allow the change of use from some existing buildings to a state funded school.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Brandon Lewis
Details of ministerial overseas travel and meetings with external organisations are routinely published every quarter and can be accessed on the Department’s web page via the following:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Anna Soubry
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Corbyn on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which US establishments were visited by personnel from the Atomic Weapons Establishment under the terms of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement in 2013; and how many staff visited each such establishment.
Mr Philip Dunne
The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen O’Brien on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in what circumstances he uses a calculation of the (a) value of preventing a fatality, (b) willingness to pay and (c) cost-per-quality adjusted life year approach to quantify the value of a policy intervention; what other tools he uses to quantify the benefit of a policy intervention; and if he will make a statement.
Elizabeth Truss
Department for Education economists employ a range of valuation tools as appropriate to specific policy interventions in order to advise Ministers, following the principles and techniques prescribed in HM Treasury guidance. Such techniques are also used as appropriate in research commissioned by the Department, for instance in policy evaluations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department did not provide supporting ICT infrastructure for Capita’s new recruitment software as required under its contractual arrangements with Capita in relation to the Recruiting Partnering Project.
Anna Soubry
A number of factors contributed to the problems experienced with the Information Communication Technology hosting environment provided for Capita.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Philip Hammond) on 14 January 2014 (Official Report, column 715) to the hon. Member for Gedling (Vernon Coaker).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Rosindell on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has in place to be executed in the event of further Russian aggression on the Ukrainian border.
Mr David Lidington
As the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) told the House on 8 April, we are gravely concerned about the situation in Crimea and in the east of Ukraine. We have consistently condemned Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea including in public statements, international fora, and in bilateral contacts with the Russian Federation.
The UK has played a key role in ensuring a tough and united response from the international community. We have reviewed all bilateral engagement with Russia and have frozen military cooperation, refused export licence requests which may be used by the Russian military, and postponed a number of planned Ministerial Summits. Along with other G7 members, the UK has withdrawn participation in the planned G8 Summit in Sochi in June, and will instead take part in a G7 meeting in Brussels.
The Foreign Secretary has taken part in a number of discussions on sanctions at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), in which the European Commission has also been involved. On 14 April, the FAC agreed to expand the second tier of sanctions and to add further names to the list of individuals subject to those sanctions. The FAC agreed on the urgency of completing work on a possible third tier of more far reaching sanctions, which might be implemented in the absence of meaningful diplomatic engagement by Russia or further provocation against Ukraine. The European Commission was tasked to identify such economic measures.
As the Foreign Secretary has made clear to the Russian Foreign Minister, the EU remains prepared to impose additional sanctions should that become necessary. Russia should be clear that any deliberate escalation of this crisis may bring serious political and economic consequences.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 22 November 2011, Official Report, column 272W, on AWE, what his most recent estimate is of the (a) anticipated out-turn cost and (b) projected in-service date of each of the new build projects in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Site Development Context Plan.
Mr Philip Dunne
The tables show the current new build projects, with approved costs and in-service dates, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
Projected in-service dates are shown in bandings to avoid prejudice to national security and defence. No costs are attributed to projects detailed in table 2 as these have yet to be approved.
Table 1 – current new build projects that have been through the Ministry of Defence approval process
|
Ongoing projects |
Function |
Projected In-Service Period |
Approved cost £million |
|
Conventional Manufacturing – Phoenix |
Manufacturing/production |
2014-15 |
57 |
|
Hydrodynamics trials-Technology Development Centre |
Testing/research |
2014-15 |
40 |
|
High Explosives fabrication – Circinus |
Manufacturing/Production |
2014-15 |
231 |
|
Warhead assembly/disassembly – Mensa |
Manufacturing/production |
2016-20 |
734 |
|
Uranium components – Pegasus |
Manufacturing/production |
2016-20 |
634 |
Table 2 – projects currently planned for but which have yet to go through the formal Ministry of Defence approvals process
|
Ongoing projects |
Function |
Projected In-Service Period |
|
Salts Processing – Octans |
Testing/research |
2020-25 |
|
Initiator system manufacture-Taurus |
Manufacturing/production |
2020-25 |
|
Large Scale formulations-Scorpius |
Manufacturing/production |
2025-30 |
|
Small Scale formulations-Cepheus |
Manufacturing/production |
2025-30 |
|
New Plutonium (Pu) Facility – not yet named |
Manufacturing/production |
2025-30 |
|
New depleted Uranium Facility |
Manufacturing/production |
2025-30 |
|
Assembly for Trials-Columba |
Testing/research |
2025-30 |
|
High Explosive Climatic Trials |
Testing/research |
2025-30 |
|
Non-Metallics & materials R&D-Libra |
Testing/research |
2025-30 |
|
Chemical processing-Astra |
Manufacturing/production |
2025-30 |