Tag: Parliamentary Question

Nigel Evans – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Evans on 2014-06-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK attended faith schools in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr David Laws

Education is a devolved matter and data on pupils held by the Department for Education refers to schools in England only. Information on pupils attending state-funded schools in England is collected via the school census. Information on pupils attending independent schools is collected via the school level annual school census. The latest data is for January 2014.

In January 2014, the proportion of pupils that attended schools with a religious character declared on Edubase was (a) 50% in Ribble Valley constituency, (b) 45% in Lancashire and (c) 26% in England.

November 1, 2022
Kerry McCarthy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kerry McCarthy on 2014-06-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s Sustainable Consumption Report, published in July 2013, what progress has been made on developing integrated healthy sustainable dietary guidelines to help health professionals, educators, businesses and the public make healthier and more sustainable food choices.

George Eustice

The Sustainable Consumption Report, published on 29 July 2013, was produced by a group of organisations following discussions facilitated by Defra. The report reflects the views of the stakeholders who were involved in its production; it does not represent Government policy.

I met with the co-chairs of the working groups in March, and work has now started to peer review and publish the principles of a healthy and sustainable diet.

November 1, 2022

Elfyn Llwyd – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Elfyn Llwyd on 2014-06-10.

To ask the Attorney General, how many Crown prosecution lawyers have been trained to deal with offences of stalking under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, in each Crown Prosecution Service area; and if he will make a statement.

Oliver Heald

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)has developed two online e-Learning courses on all types of stalking. The “Cyber Crime: Cyber Stalking” course includes cyber stalking, non-cyber stalking and harassment. The “Stalking and Harassment” course (which was released in April 2014) deals specifically with stalking and harassment offences, with emphasis on building a strong case, working closely with the police, appropriate charge selection, and engaging with victims throughout the legal process. The CPS maintains a central record of the number of prosecutors who have been trained to deal with stalking and harassment offences by way of the e-Learning courses.

The following data was extracted from the CPS HR Database and the online Prosecution College Database on 11 June 2014. The data is based on those barristers or solicitors who held a practising certificate in the relevant period and were employed by the CPS on 11 June 2014. The data covers the period 1 November 2012 (the month when the Cyber Stalking e-Learning module was revised to include the new stalking offences) to 11 June 2014.The data includes only those lawyers who have completed either the Cyber Stalking or Stalking and harassment e-Learning courses, including the evaluation modules, as the database records e-Learning based on completion of all elements of the course.

CPS Cyber Stalking and CPS Stalking & Harassment Completions: Lawyers by CPS Area:

Group	Area	Completions
Casework Divisions		99
Head Quarters		15
National Areas	CPS Direct	268
	East Midlands	91
	East of England	81
	London	195
	Merseyside & Cheshire	36
	North East	72
	North West	121
	South East	50
	South West	41
	Thames & Chiltern	115
	Wales / Cymru	65
	Wessex	28
	West Midlands	55
	Yorkshire & Humberside	108
	POCU	7
Grand Total		1,447

November 1, 2022

Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria were used to award the construction contract for the planned secure college in Leicestershire.

Jeremy Wright

Bids that were evaluated to have passed a predetermined Non-Price Evaluation score threshold then had their price evaluated to verify that they complied with the price threshold requirements.

Bids that passed both thresholds, had the Non-Price Evaluation score and the price combined to create the Overall Price Per Quality Point. The offer with the lowest Price Per Quality value is considered to be the most economically advantageous and was recommended for contract award.

A total of 44 non-price evaluation tests spread across six workstreams were set for bidders as part of the competition for the design and build for the Secure College pathfinder. The six workstream headings are listed below.

Workstream Headings
- Design, Operation & Security Considerations
- Management
- Programme, Methodology and Project Management
- SME Engagement and Local Interface
- Completed Product Handback and Handover to Operator
- Procurement & Commercial Management
November 1, 2022
Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-06-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on advertising vacancies in the Public Defence Service in 2014.

Mr Shailesh Vara

£15,494.72 has been spent on advertising vacancies within the PDS in 2014. This includes vacancies for Accredited Police Station Representatives as well as for Queens Counsel and Higher Courts Advocates.

November 1, 2022
Lord Walton of Detchant – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Walton of Detchant on 2014-06-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the uptake of innovative anti-coagulant medicines in the management of venous thromboembolism in the National Health Service.

Earl Howe

Decisions on the prescribing of medicines are a matter for clinicians in discussion with their patients.

Dabigatran (Pradaxa), apixaban (Eliquis) and rivaroxaban (Xarelto) are recommended in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal guidance for use in reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)after hip or knee replacement surgery. Rivaroxaban is also recommended as a treatment option for adults with deep vein thrombosis and in the prevention of recurrent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. National Health Service commissioners are legally required by regulations to fund those treatments recommended by NICE in its technology appraisal guidance.

NHS England has advised that it is working with the Health & Social Care Information Centre as part of the National VTE Prevention Programme to analyse the uptake of medicines in this area.

The Health and Social Care Information Centre’s report on the Use of NICE appraised medicines in the NHS in England 2012, published on 21 January 2014, includes information on the usage of dabigatran etexilate, apixaban and rivaroxaban for prevention of venous thromboembolism after hip or knee replacement surgery in secondary care.

The report showed an increase in mean usage over time during 2010-2012 and an increase in the total use of the drugs over time, which had accelerated in 2012. The report is available at:

www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13413/use-nice-app-med-nhs-exp-stat-eng-12-rep.pdf

November 1, 2022
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer on 2014-06-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 14 May (WA 525) on the issue of children accused of witchcraft in Nigeria, whether their policy includes any consideration of future visits to the United Kingdom by Helen Ukpabio; and, if so, whether they will publish that consideration.

Lord Taylor of Holbeach

It is the general policy of the Home Office not to disclose or discuss, to a third party, personal information about another person’s immigration status unless there is a substantial public interest in doing so. This is because the Home Office has obligations in law to protect this information. But I can confirm that any visa application from Ms Ukpabio would be considered in accordance with the Immigration Rules.

November 1, 2022
Lord Empey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2014-06-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect Lady Justice Hallett’s inquiry into the on the runs” administrative scheme to be published.”

Baroness Randerson

While Lady Justice Hallett is making good progress on her report, she has informed the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland that it will not be ready for publication until shortly after the 30 June deadline.

November 1, 2022
Lord Howard of Rising – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Howard of Rising on 2014-06-10.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money was repaid to taxpayers as a result of overcharging by HM Revenue and Customs in each of 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2012–13.

Lord Deighton

The information is not available as HM Revenue and Customs does not collect information on amounts underpaid or overpaid.

For many of the taxes that HM Revenue and Customs is responsible for such as income tax and corporation tax, taxpayers are required by law to make payments on account before the ultimate tax liability for the year is known. This can result in overpayments, in which case the taxpayer would be due a refund once the final liability was known. But it can also result in underpayments, in which case HMRC would seek to collect the additional amount owed.

In either case, interest may be due to HMRC or to the taxpayer according to the statutory rates.

November 1, 2022
Lord Adonis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Adonis on 2014-06-09.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many apprenticeship starts there were in public sector employers in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively in total and for each apprenticeship framework; for each year, how many were in (1) central government, and (2) local government, in total; and for each year and type of public sector employer, how many of those apprentices were aged (a) 16–18, (b) 19–24, or (c) over 25, when starting their apprenticeship.

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

We do not separately measure the number of apprenticeship starts in the public and private sector.

Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts by Sector Subject Area is published in a supplementary table to a quarterly Statistical First Release (SFR). The latest SFR was published on 27^th March 2014 and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships–2

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November 1, 2022