Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Edward Garnier – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Edward Garnier – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Edward Garnier on 2014-04-30.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 638, on Freedom of Information Act, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to designate the RSPCA as a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and if he will make a statement.

    Simon Hughes

    The Government currently has no plans to extend the Freedom of Information Act to the RSPCA. However, we are considering ways in which the Act can be extended further to enhance transparency.

  • Oliver Colvile – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Oliver Colvile – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Oliver Colvile on 2014-04-30.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will put restrictions in place to prevent the promotion of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 16 years.

    Jane Ellison

    The revised Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2014/40/EU) will prohibit the advertising of e-cigarettes marketed as consumer electronic products where there is a cross-border dimension, for example television, radio, newspapers and magazines. The Department will consult on the transposition of the Directive into United Kingdom law and seek views on the need for domestic provisions on advertising.

    It was not possible to achieve age of sale controls through the revised Directive so the Government has already moved quickly to take regulation-making powers for Ministers in England and Wales to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s, through the Children and Families Act. In England, we plan to bring this new law into effect within the current Parliament.

  • Michael Connarty – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Michael Connarty – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michael Connarty on 2014-04-30.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department’s priorities are for provisions to be included in the forthcoming Modern Slavery Bill.

    Karen Bradley

    The Modern Slavery Bill is an important step in the fight against modern
    slavery. The provisions in the Bill are designed to protect victims and
    strengthen the law enforcement response. Increased sentences, restricting the
    activities of those who pose a risk to others and introducing an Anti-Slavery
    Commissioner will ensure that law enforcement have the tools they need to
    prosecute and convict the perpetrators of this abhorrent crime, whilst at the
    same time protecting more people from becoming victims of this appalling crime.

  • Robert Halfon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Robert Halfon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Halfon on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget for further education was in 2005-06.

    Matthew Hancock

    The budget for Further Education in 2005-06, was published in the 2005 Departmental Report for the Department for Education and Skills. Please see Section E – Annexes. This report is now available on the GOV.UK website.

    The total resource budget for Further Education, Adult Learning and Skills and Lifelong Learning for 2005-06, was £9,139 million.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-and-skills-departmental-report-2005

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  • Joan Walley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Joan Walley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Joan Walley on 2014-05-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the West Midlands Ambulance Service’s system’s indicators performance in 2012-13; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for changes in that level of performance.

    Jane Ellison

    A copy of West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (FT) system indicators performance data for 2012-13 has been placed in the Library.

    The Department is aware that West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS FT met all three response time targets for the full year in 2012-13; despite a challenging winter period; a 6.9% rise in emergency calls; and a delay to the launch of the 111 system by NHS Direct in the West Midlands.

  • Jim Dobbin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Jim Dobbin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Dobbin on 2014-05-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the fairness of the hearing of Asiya Noreen Bibi sentenced to death in 2011 at the provincial Lahore High Court.

    Hugh Robertson

    We receive regular reports on the case of Mrs Bibi and others facing charges of blasphemy in Pakistan and we are aware that a numbers of NGOs and other governments follow her case closely. We remain concerned about the case of Asia Bibi and would urge the courts in Pakistan to ensure a fair and swift hearing of her appeal due later this month.

  • Diane Abbott – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Diane Abbott – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2014-05-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 September 2012, Official Report, column 512W, on torture, what the result of the audit was; if she will publish the audit; what training requirements were identified by the audit; whether that training has been delivered; if she will publish the training materials; and if she will make a statement.

    James Brokenshire

    An audit of casework relating to reports made under Rule 35 of the Detention
    Centre Rules 2001 began in April this year and will be completed in June. The
    findings of the audit will be made available later in the summer and will be
    used to identify good practice and areas for improvement.

  • Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Lord Alton of Liverpool – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool on 2014-05-08.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the crisis in the Central African Republic on the Building StabilityOverseas Strategy.

    Baroness Northover

    The crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) has highlighted the importance of the cross-government approach set out in the Building Stability Overseas Strategy (BSOS), including rapid response, upstream prevention, and working in partnership with others in the international system. BSOS remains a core strategy for HMG’s work in fragile and conflict-affected states.

    In alignment with this, the UK continues to support international efforts to restore peace and security to CAR, some of which is funded by the Conflict Pool’s Early Action Facility, which was created to support BSOS. We have provided logistical support to the French Operation Sangaris and £2m in non-lethal support to the African-led International Support Mission to the CAR (MISCA). The UK has committed £23m in humanitarian support to CAR since July 2013, funding a range of NGOs and UN agencies to provide access to protection, food, water, shelter, health and sanitation.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average compensation payment ordered in employment tribunal cases relating to discrimination on the grounds of religion was by the religious belief of the complainant in each of the last five years.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    I am answering these questions together.

    Data on highest compensation awards for discrimination jurisdictions for the last five years are set out in Tables E6 to E10 of the latest Official Statistics release published by the Ministry of Justice, which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2013.

    Data on average compensation awards in race discrimination and religious discrimination claims are set out in Tables E6 and E9 of that publication, respectively.

    Information on the nature of complaints upheld, and the type of race or religion relevant to individual claims, is not recorded centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost following a manual trawl of all relevant tribunal files. The records retention and disposal schedule applicable to such tribunal files also means that information covering each of the last five years would not be held.

  • Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls were made to the National Domestic Violence Helpline in 2013; and how many such calls mentioned use of (a) any weapon and (b) a firearm.

    Norman Baker

    The Home Office provides funding to the National Domestic Violence Helpline,
    which is run jointly by Women’s Aid and Refuge. Latest management information
    provided by Women’s Aid and Refuge sets out that in the first half of financial
    year 2013/2014 (April -September 2013), the National Domestic Violence Helpline received
    78,894 calls.

    This data does not provide information on the number of calls that mention the
    use of any weapon or firearms.