The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Tom Greatrex on Energy and Climate Change.
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Michael Fallon
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 25 June 2014, Official Report, Column 235-6W.
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Caroline Lucas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that public sector, in-house, social enterprise and not-for-profit provision are given full consideration before public services are contracted out to the private sector; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Francis Maude
The Government believes that public service commissioners should consider all options when tendering contracts, securingbest quality service for users at the best value for taxpayers. This includes social enterprises, not-for-profit organisations and public sector mutuals.
We have provided support through the £10 million Mutuals Support Programme, another £10 million through the Investment and Contract Readiness Fund, and also established a programme of ‘commercial masterclasses’ on the skills needed to win public sector contracts.
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Biography information for Andrew Smith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Andrew Smith on Health.
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Dr Daniel Poulter
The following table provides the annual population of student midwives from 2011-12 to 2013-14. The table includes students enrolled on the degree and 18 month diploma courses.
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
Midwife population
5,955
6,315
6,413
Source: multi professional education and training budget monitoring returns
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Laurence Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Laurence Robertson on 2014-04-28.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with banks about the closure of branches; and if he will make a statement.
Andrea Leadsom
Treasury Ministers and officials meet with, and receive representations from, a wide range of organisations and individuals in the public and private sector as part of the usual policymaking process. It is not Government practice to provide details of all such representations.
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Biography information for Graham P Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Graham P Jones on Health.
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Norman Lamb
No such discussions have taken place.
The Responsible Gambling Trust expects to distribute £6,292,000 on treatment, education and research in 2014-15 and is funded by the gambling industry and further donations.
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Roger Godsiff – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-04-28.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether a risk assessment or cost-benefit analysis has been carried out on the proposal to sell UK tax records.
Mr David Gauke
There are no plans to sell UK tax records.
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Biography information for Alan Whitehead – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Alan Whitehead on Energy and Climate Change.
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Michael Fallon
We anticipate that some generators will seek to establish the terms of any PPA and financing arrangements before they participate in the CfD allocation round, in order to understand better their likely costs. Agreements between generators and PPA providers could take a number of different forms, from indicative terms to a signed contract. The decision to sign a conditional PPA ahead of the auction, and the duration of any agreement, are ultimately commercial matters.
We anticipate that the Offtaker of Last Resort (OLR) will encourage competition in the PPA market both at the outset of the CfD and once any initial PPA has expired. Generators agreeing to a conditional PPA would be able to participate in the later short-term PPA market, once their initial PPA had expired; backed by the protections afforded by the OLR.
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Angus Robertson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angus Robertson on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) press officers, (b) internal communications officers, (c) external communications officers, (d) communications strategy officers and (e) other personnel with a communications remit were employed by (i) his Department, (ii) its agencies and (iii) each other non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Anna Soubry
Communicators are employed across Defence and the Armed Forces. They have an important task in explaining to the public, the media, our own people and other audiences – at the local regional, national and international levels – the role of Defence, Defence activities, capabilities and operations. Over the last several years substantial savings have been made across the communications area, and further efficiencies will continue to be made.
The latest figures for the numbers involved in communications roles as at 31 March 2013 are shown in the attached table, and include all posts for which over 50% of the post’s core duties are communications. These figures include both military and civilian posts worldwide. In the 2013 exercise communications staff in Non-Departmental Public Bodies were not surveyed. As such, this data was requested separately.
Also shown are the figures for 31 March 2010, demonstrating a reduction of 12% (over 160 posts) in this time.
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Biography information for Eilidh Whiteford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Eilidh Whiteford on Transport.
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Mr Robert Goodwill
In England, the Highways Agency has the following 6 Average Speed Camera systems on its network:
M3 (Junction 2) (South East Region)
M3 (from the M25) (South East Region)
M25 (J12) (South East Region)
A14 (East of England)
A38 Saltash Tunnel (South West Region)
A3 Hindhead Tunnel (South East Region)
Average speed cameras are also used in road works as a temporary measure.
The Department for Transport does not hold this information for cameras on local authority roads. Local authorities have statutory duties related to road safety and decisions about whether they operate speed cameras are a matter for them.
This is a devolved matter so the Department does not hold information on average speed cameras in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
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Ben Wallace – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Wallace on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to review the list of facilitating subjects for Key Stage 5 performance tables.
Elizabeth Truss
The facilitating subjects are identified by the Russell Group of universities as A level subjects that are required more often than others by universities. The list includes English literature along with mathematics, further mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, geography, history and languages (classical and modern).
The Russell Group is an independent organisation; it recently reviewed the list of facilitating subjects and confirmed no change was needed. The Department for Education publishes a measure in the key stage 5 performance tables of the percentage of students achieving AAB grades at A level, including in at least two facilitating subjects.