The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on developing a global strategy to tackle diabetes.
Jane Ellison
Departmental Ministers regularly discuss a range of issues, including diabetes, with their international counterparts. However, there have been no specific discussions on a Global Diabetes Strategy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2015-12-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Vaccine Damage Payment scheme.
Jane Ellison
Policy responsibility for the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme transferred to the Department of Health from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in May 2014 although DWP continues to administer this scheme. The scheme was last revised in 2007 and no assessment of effectiveness has been made since that date.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applicants there were to the Advanced Biofuel Demonstration Competition; how many such applicants were successful; and what funding under what structure each successful applicant received.
Andrew Jones
There were 17 expressions of interest applications in phase 1 of the Advanced Biofuels Demonstration Competition, of which six projects were shortlisted and invited to submit a phase 2 application.
Three winning projects were offered the following grants alongside significant private sector investment. Grant instalments will be paid subject to various conditions and the achievement of specified milestones:
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2016-02-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2016 to Question 24122, when his Department last made an assessment of responsibility for damage to cultural property in Yemen.
Mr Philip Hammond
We remain concerned about any damage to cultural property in Yemen and are aware of reports of alleged damage by actors in the conflict. Yemen and many members of the Saudi-led coalition are parties to the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict and to the 1972 World Heritage Convention. We have raised our concerns regarding protection of cultural property with both the government of Yemen and the Saudi Arabian government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, 25 February 2016, HCWS549, on offender management, what financial penalties were incurred by his Department as a result of terminating the contract to develop a bespoke tagging product with Steatite Limited; and how much his Department spent on that contract before its termination.
Dominic Raab
The relevant termination costs are subject to ongoing commercial discussions. We have spent approximately £21m on programme mobilisation to date. The majority of this was spent on investment in the telecommunications network, mapping software, monitoring service and other programme costs which the MoJ will be able to reuse for ongoing electronic monitoring work.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the (a) Law Society and (b) other representatives of the legal profession on the issuing of seven day notices of legal proceedings at the same time as invoices for payment to consumers.
Mr Shailesh Vara
Ministers at the Ministry of Justice have had no such discussions with the Law Society or other representatives of the legal profession on this issue.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Arkless on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assistance the Government plans to provide to broadband suppliers to meet the terms of the Universal Services Obligation.
Mr Edward Vaizey
Universal Service Providers responsible for delivering the broadband Universal Service Obligation (USO) will be designated by Ofcom following changes to primary and secondary legislation. No decision has been taken yet on funding the USO’s delivery .
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Wollaston on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many callouts have been recorded for each coastguard rescue team along the south coast from Plymouth to Selsey Bill in each of the last five years.
Mr John Hayes
The number of incidents recorded for each Coastguard Rescue Team along the south coast from Plymouth to Selsey Bill in each of the last five years is shown below:
|
Bigbury |
Bembridge |
Beer |
Berry Head |
Dartmouth |
Exmouth |
Hope Cove |
Kimmeridge |
|
|
2011 |
15 |
75 |
37 |
115 |
52 |
105 |
28 |
24 |
|
2012 |
25 |
67 |
38 |
95 |
32 |
93 |
36 |
21 |
|
2013 |
16 |
60 |
32 |
86 |
38 |
54 |
16 |
7 |
|
2014 |
29 |
71 |
31 |
93 |
55 |
63 |
36 |
15 |
|
2015 |
20 |
42 |
26 |
86 |
20 |
48 |
78 |
17 |
|
Lymington |
Lulworth |
Lyme Regis |
Newport IOW |
Portland Bill |
Plymouth |
Poole |
Prawle |
|
|
2011 |
88 |
40 |
46 |
67 |
73 |
138 |
23 |
|
|
2012 |
69 |
45 |
52 |
53 |
62 |
131 |
15 |
|
|
2013 |
47 |
42 |
33 |
58 |
50 |
95 |
24 |
|
|
2014 |
52 |
26 |
44 |
54 |
48 |
98 |
34 |
|
|
2015 |
48 |
31 |
43 |
22 |
40 |
87 |
71 |
8 |
|
Selsey |
Southampton |
Swanage |
Torbay |
Teignmouth |
Ventnor |
West Bay |
Wyke |
Yealm |
|
|
2011 |
1 |
123 |
133 |
143 |
89 |
44 |
38 |
192 |
18 |
|
2012 |
84 |
145 |
137 |
64 |
26 |
43 |
152 |
14 |
|
|
2013 |
69 |
110 |
124 |
71 |
40 |
34 |
119 |
18 |
|
|
2014 |
121 |
108 |
122 |
74 |
41 |
30 |
83 |
26 |
|
|
2015 |
144 |
81 |
90 |
66 |
37 |
29 |
7 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2016-10-13.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what communication has taken place between the UK Financial Ombudsman Service, the Bank of England and the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman in relation to protection for investors in Providence Bonds and Providence Bonds II.
Simon Kirby
The government is unable to comment on the communications of external bodies.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Jones on 2015-11-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of its annual income has been held in reserve by Lancashire Constabulary in each of the last five years.
Mike Penning
It is up to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Chief Constables to decide how to allocate their resources, including the efficient use of reserves, based on local priorities. The total amount of revenue funding received by each PCC (formerly Police Authorities) and the total amounts of usable reserves, taken from publically available force area accounts are included in the table below. This includes total core Government funding area from the Home Office, Legacy Council Tax Grants and locally raised precept income. It excludes specific grants such as the Innovation Fund and other locally raised income.
|
Hertfordshire Police Authority/PCC reserves |
|
Year |
Reserves £m |
Total revenue funding £m |
Reserves as % of government grant+precept |
|
31 Mar 2011 |
19.4 |
197.4 |
9.8% |
|
31 Mar 2012 |
24.9 |
191.5 |
13.0% |
|
31 Mar 2013 |
28.0 |
189.7 |
14.8% |
|
31 Mar 2014 |
36.7 |
185.2 |
19.8% |
|
31 Mar 2015 |
47.9 |
181.1 |
26.5% |
Lancashire Police Authority/PCC reserves
|
Year |
Reserves £m |
Total revenue funding £m |
Reserves as % of government grant+precept |
|
31 Mar 2011 |
20.1 |
285.6 |
7.0% |
|
31 Mar 2012 |
26.3 |
273.5 |
9.6% |
|
31 Mar 2013 |
27.5 |
273.5 |
10.1% |
|
31 Mar 2014 |
35.8 |
266.0 |
13.4% |
|
31 Mar 2015 |
49.3 |
258.9 |
19.1% |
Thames Valley Police Authority/PCC reserves
|
Year |
Reserves £m |
Total revenue funding £m |
Reserves as % of government grant+precept |
|
31 Mar 2011 |
41.1 |
395.0 |
10.4% |
|
31 Mar 2012 |
48.2 |
383.4 |
12.6% |
|
31 Mar 2013 |
45.8 |
382.2 |
12.0% |
|
31 Mar 2014 |
49.1 |
375.9 |
13.1% |
|
31 Mar 2015 |
51.4 |
369.7 |
13.9% |