Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • David Ruffley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    David Ruffley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ruffley on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has allocated to each local authority in the East of England for road improvement in each of the last five years.

    Mr Robert Goodwill

    The Department for Transport provides funding to local highway authorities through a number of funding programmes. This funding includes grant through both the Highways Maintenance and Integrated Transport Block grants. This funding can be used to improve local roads that the authorities are responsible for if they so wish.

    The following tables provide the funding we have allocated to those authorities that fall within the East of England since 2010/11:


    Local Highways Maintenance Capital Block Grant

    Local Transport Plan Name

    2010/11

    £m

    Bedfordshire (Plan)

    7.031

    Cambridgeshire

    12.809

    Essex

    23.075

    Hertfordshire

    17.456

    Luton and Dunstable (Joint Plan)

    1.284

    Norfolk

    23.948

    Peterborough

    8.663

    Southend-on-Sea

    2.019

    Suffolk

    18.094

    Thurrock

    1.484

    Local Highway Authority

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    2014-15

    £m

    £m

    £m

    £m

    Bedford

    3.198

    2.800

    3.288

    3.264

    Cambridgeshire

    13.394

    10.695

    12.750

    11.662

    Central Bedfordshire

    4.645

    3.920

    4.728

    5.469

    Essex

    26.029

    19.838

    22.482

    22.573

    Hertfordshire

    23.611

    18.585

    20.962

    22.019

    Luton

    1.404

    1.070

    1.193

    1.255

    Norfolk

    29.354

    21.403

    24.230

    24.963

    Peterborough

    3.899

    3.029

    3.472

    3.578

    Southend-on-Sea

    2.219

    1.720

    1.795

    1.948

    Suffolk

    22.683

    17.668

    20.145

    20.666

    Thurrock

    2.194

    2.132

    2.023

    1.990

    Integrated Transport Capital Block Grant

    Local Transport Plan Name

    2010/11

    £m

    Bedfordshire (Plan)

    2.539

    Cambridgeshire

    6.104

    Essex

    10.455

    Hertfordshire

    8.755

    Luton and Dunstable (Joint Plan)

    2.014

    Norfolk

    8.224

    Peterborough

    1.818

    Southend-on-Sea

    1.660

    Suffolk

    5.061

    Thurrock

    1.366

    Local Authority

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    2014-15

    £m

    £m

    £m

    £m

    Bedford

    1.101

    1.006

    1.006

    1.415

    Cambridgeshire

    4.439

    4.059

    4.059

    5.707

    Central Bedfordshire

    1.464

    1.338

    1.338

    1.882

    Essex

    9.150

    8.366

    8.366

    11.764

    Hertfordshire

    6.804

    6.221

    6.221

    8.748

    Luton

    1.470

    1.344

    1.344

    1.890

    Norfolk

    5.824

    5.324

    5.324

    7.487

    Peterborough

    1.640

    1.500

    1.500

    2.109

    Southend-on-Sea

    1.245

    1.138

    1.138

    1.600

    Suffolk

    4.508

    4.122

    4.122

    5.796

    Thurrock

    0.960

    0.878

    0.878

    1.235

    Local authorities are also able to use revenue funding, allocated by the Department for Communities and Local Government through the Revenue Support Grant, for maintaining their local highways.

    The Department has also provided funding to highway authorities for local major road schemes as set out below:

    Local Highway Authority

    2010/11

    2011/12

    2012/13

    2013/14

    2014/15

    £m

    £m

    £m

    £m

    £m

    Essex

    26.4

    26.0

    6.2

    0.0

    0.2

    Herts

    0.3

    0.2

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    Luton

    0.0

    0.0

    2.5

    11.3

    2.0

    Norfolk

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    0.0

    19.0

    Note – Figures for 10/11 to 13/14 are actual spend figures. 14/15 figures are allocations.

    The Department has also agreed to provide funding to authorities through the Local Pinch Point Fund. The Fund is aimed at removing bottlenecks on the local highway network and supporting growth-enhancing development. The Fund has been allocated to the following authorities in the last five years:

    Local Authority

    Scheme

    2013/14

    £m

    2014/15

    £m

    Bedford Borough Council

    Bedford Western Bypass Northern Section

    4.500

    0

    Central Bedfordshire Council

    Woodside Link Houghton Regis (A5-M1)

    2.350

    2.650

    Essex County Council

    A176 Nether Mayne, Basildon

    0.763

    1.583

    Essex County Council

    A414/A1025 (Clock Tower) Junction, Harlow

    0.809

    2.104

    Essex County Council

    Army and Navy Improvements: A1060 Parkway Widening

    0.441

    0.675

    Essex County Council

    Army and Navy slip road

    0.260

    1.191

    Norfolk County Council

    Great Yarmouth A12-A143 Link Road

    0.835

    3.910

    Peterborough City Council

    Junction 17 A1(M) – Junction 2 Fletton Parkway Widening Scheme

    3.385

    1.115

    Southend on Sea Council

    A127 B1013 Tesco Junction

    0.320

    2.943

    Suffolk County Council

    Completion of Lowestoft Northern Spine Road (phase 5)

    0

    4.635

    Note: Pinch Point Funding is available in Financial Years 2013-14 and 2014-15 only.

  • Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Tom Watson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the advice provided by Jemima Stratford QC to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Drones, if her Department will take steps to prevent any unlawful practice by GCHQ.

    Hugh Robertson

    The UK intelligence agencies work in accordance with UK law, as described by the Foreign Secretary in his statement to the House on 10 June 2013 (Official Report of 10 June 2013, column 31). In addition, Section 6 of the recently published Annual Report for 2013 by the Interception of Communications Commissioner, Sir Anthony May, addresses the legal basis for intelligence sharing between the UK and its partners.

    The UK Intelligence Agencies adhere to the law at all times. We have one of the world’s strongest legal and regulatory frameworks governing the use of secret intelligence. All of GCHQ’s activities are legal, necessary and proportionate. GCHQ does not disclose or share information other than is appropriate under the Intelligence Services Act 1994 and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

  • Sarah Newton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Sarah Newton – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Newton on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual cost to the public purse is of processing applications for free social care in England.

    Norman Lamb

    Access to State financial support for adult social care in England is means-tested and is not generally provided free of charge. In this way, individuals are expected to pay towards the cost of their care and support based on what they can afford.

    Adults with less than £23,250 in capital can seek help with the cost of social care from their local authority. Local authorities carry out a financial assessment to decide what an individual can afford to pay. Local authorities must take account of an individual’s capital assets and income, including income from Benefits and the State Pension.

    Information on the cost to local authorities of carrying out financial assessments is not collected centrally.

    In its 2011 report, the independent Palliative Care Funding Review recommended the provision of free social care at the end of life. A series of palliative care funding pilots were established to test the review’s recommendations, and these completed their work in March 2014. NHS England is currently analysing the financial data collected from the pilots. Once this analysis has been completed, a decision will be made on the issue of free social care at the end of life, taking into account this analysis and wider policy and financial considerations.

  • Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of changes in the number of Moroccan troops along the Berm in Western Sahara from the levels specified in the 1991 agreement.

    Hugh Robertson

    In its 2014 report to the UN Security Council, the UN peacekeeping operation in Western Sahara (MINURSO) recorded that the estimated number of troops along the Berm has not recently changed. It also states that this number is believed to exceed the provisions of the 1991 agreement.

  • Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Answer of 27 January 2014, Official Report, column 387W, on electoral register, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of gathering and holding information on the proportion of attainers who are registered to vote; and what assessment he has made of the usefulness of such information for improving the introduction of individual electoral registration.

    Greg Clark

    The Government has made no such estimate or assessment.

  • Robert Buckland – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Robert Buckland – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Buckland on 2014-06-04.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the written statement by the Minister for Universities and Science of 7 April 2014, Official Report, columns 1-2WS, on Higher Education: student support, what revisions he plans to make to the draft statutory guidance, Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years.

    Mr Edward Timpson

    There has been close liaison between the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills throughout the passage of the Children and Families Act 2014. As a result, no changes will need to be made to the draft statutory guidance, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years.

  • Michael Dugher – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Prime Minister

    Michael Dugher – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michael Dugher on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the review by the Cabinet Secretary of the release of correspondence between Ministers relating to prevention of extremism.

    Mr David Cameron

    The Cabinet Secretary will respond to the hon. Member on this matter shortly. I will place a copy of the letter in the Library of the House.

  • David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost of overtime in HM Passport Office has been in each month since January 2013.

    James Brokenshire

    Overtime costs in HM Passport Office in each month since January 2013 are as
    follows:

    January 2013 – £105,137
    February 2013 – £67,582
    March 2013 – £369,397
    April 2013 – £407,202
    May 2013 – £581,587
    June 2013 – £477,902
    July 2013 – £342,479
    August 2013 – £227,851
    September 2013 – £123,480
    October 2013 – £94,474
    November 2013 – £93,127
    December 2013 – £84,145
    January 2014 – £199,146
    February 2014 – £400,812
    March 2014 – £840,588
    April 2014 – £793,559
    May 2014 – £964,742

  • Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department gives to landowners to enable regeneration of land through the burning of heather and moorland.

    George Eustice

    The Department does not support landowners in England to regenerate land through the burning of heather and moorland. However, various agri-environment schemes provide financial support for the positive environmental management of the uplands, including moorland.

  • Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 460W, on mental health services: young people, when NHS England’s review of Tier 4 Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services provision will be published.

    Norman Lamb

    I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton) on 9 June 2014, Official Report, column 57W.