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  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members were of Sir Cyril Chantler’s Review team working as part of the Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Independent Review; and what the cost was of commissioning expert advice from (a) Dr Yanzhong Wang and (b) Professor Catherine Pope as part of this review.

    Jane Ellison

    The members of Sir Cyril’s team are named, and their roles noted in the acknowledgements on page 9 of Sir Cyril’s report. The costs of commissioning expert advice from Dr Wang and Professor Pope were £12,000 (plus VAT) and £3,000 (plus VAT) respectively.

  • Gerald Kaufman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Gerald Kaufman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 17 March 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr A A Dada Shzadeh.

    James Brokenshire

    A Home Office official replied to the Rt. Hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton on
    2 May 2014.

  • Dr Matthew Offord – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Dr Matthew Offord – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dr Matthew Offord on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the number of applicants who seek a national insurance number and claim welfare benefits within six months of receipt.

    Esther McVey

    The information requested is available up to December 2013 and can be found at:

    https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk

    Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:

    https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm

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  • Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Simon Kirby – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward proposals to relocate (a) staff and (b) offices of his Department to Brighton; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr Francis Maude

    Staffing is kept under review but I have no plans to move Cabinet Office staff to Brighton.

  • Nia Griffith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Nia Griffith – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nia Griffith on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many acres of land are covered by solar farms in (a) Carmarthenshire, (b) Llanelli constituency, (c) each constitunecy in Wales and (d) each county in Wales.

    Gregory Barker

    DECC does not have data on the area of land covered by solar farms. There are currently 2 solar sites in Wales supported under the renewables obligation (totalling 12.2MW) and 2 sites (totalling 5MW) under the feed-in tariff scheme (FiTs) that are classified as ‘Stand-alone’ and are over 1MW in size. Information below country level is not available for sites in the Renewables Obligation. The sites accredited under FiTs are located in Monmouthshire.

  • Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in budgeting loans was spent in each region of the UK in each of the last six years.

    Steve Webb

    Table 1 provides the Budgeting Loan expenditure in each region of Great Britain in the financial years from 2008/09 to 2013/14.

    Information regarding annual expenditure for Social Fund schemes in Northern Ireland is a matter for Northern Ireland office and is not included in the figures below. Figures are therefore given for Great Britain and not the United Kingdom.

    Table 1: Budgeting Loan expenditure by region between 2008/09 and 2013/14

    Budgeting Loan Expenditure per Region (£ million)

    2008/09

    2009/10

    2010/11

    2011/12

    2012/13

    2013/14

    East of England

    28.4

    30.3

    27.9

    29.1

    30.0

    27.6

    East Midlands

    30.4

    34.8

    33.1

    33.2

    34.2

    30.5

    London

    64.0

    64.9

    58.9

    57.5

    54.0

    47.7

    North East

    31.2

    34.3

    31.9

    32.6

    33.8

    31.2

    North West

    69.6

    72.4

    65.1

    65.3

    69.0

    62.8

    Scotland

    49.0

    51.9

    48.5

    48.3

    49.2

    44.5

    South East

    36.3

    38.1

    36.6

    37.1

    37.7

    33.7

    South West

    24.6

    27.1

    23.9

    23.5

    23.3

    21.3

    Wales

    28.7

    30.8

    27.9

    27.8

    28.3

    26.9

    West Midlands

    49.1

    53.1

    49.3

    48.5

    48.7

    45.3

    Yorkshire and the Humber

    43.5

    44.4

    43.0

    44.6

    47.1

    44.7

    Total

    454.9

    482.3

    445.9

    447.5

    455.3

    416.3

    Notes

    1. The information provided is (internal)Management Information. Our preference is to answer all Parliamentary Questions using Official / National Statistics but in this case we only have Management Information available. It is not quality assured to the same extent as Official / National statistics, nor does it include the same depth of information. For example the MI does not include expenditure on applications which were processed clerically and have not been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.

    2. All figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000. Figures may not sum due to rounding.

  • Nigel Dodds – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Nigel Dodds – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the contribution of sports-related tourism to the economy of Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Theresa Villiers

    Northern Ireland has organised a number of world class sporting events which bring huge benefits, for tourism and the economy (sometimes providing a return against investment of 5:1) as well as also encouraging people to participate in sport.

    The return of the Irish Open to Royal Portrush in 2012 for the first time since 1953 attracted some 130,000 spectators and was beamed into 350m households. Golf tourism is particularly valuable as it contributes more to the economy with the average spend per trip being £300-£450 compared to the other visitors to Northern Ireland who spend some £188 per trip. I look forward to Northern Ireland hosting the Irish Open again in 2015 at Royal County Down and 2017 at the Lough Erne Resort which was also the location for the 2013 G8 summit.

    The World Police and Fire Games in 2013 (the third biggest sporting event in the world) brought a direct economic boost of £7.34 million to the Northern Ireland economy. It has been reported that this figure could rise to £25m once longer-term benefits to the tourist industry resulting from return visits, the positive media coverage received for Northern Ireland internationally and future international events that will come as a result of the games, are included.

    I am advised for example, that one corporate sponsor of the WPFG decided to locate its international conference in Northern Ireland instead of another location in Europe directly as a result of the success of the Games.

    It is estimated that the Grande Partenza of the Giro d’Italia cycle race that commences in Belfast on 9 May (and featuring 200 riders from over 30 different countries and their technical teams and sponsors) will be seen by 775m people in 174 countries. The Giro d’Italia is expected to attract 140,000 visitors to Northern Ireland and generate £2.5m of economic activity and £10m worth of worldwide media publicity as it showcases the stunning scenery of Northern Ireland to the world.

  • David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    David Amess – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Amess on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints about abortion clinics were made to the Care Quality Commission in the last 12 months.

    Jane Ellison

    This information can only be provided at disproportionate cost.

    Responsibility for investigating specific complaints about providers lies with other bodies; however the Care Quality Commission uses comments and correspondence from the public to inform its inspection and other regulatory functions.

  • Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Kate Green – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Green on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often powers in the Child Support Information Regulations 2008 to require suppliers of gas and electricity to (a) provide the Child Support Agency with information to confirm the whereabouts of a non-resident parent and (b) obtain account information to assist enforcement action to recover child maintenance arrears have been used to date.

    Steve Webb

    The powers available within Section 4(1) of the Child Support Information Regulations 2008 are used as part of the normal trace process available to caseworkers when required. However, this information is not routinely recorded for management information purposes. To provide this would require the creation of new information, which could only be completed and appropriately assured at a disproportionate cost.

  • Diane Abbott – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Diane Abbott – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that zero-hour contracts are not used in an exploitative manner.

    Jenny Willott

    My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills launched a consultation on proposals to tackle abuses in the use of zero hours contracts. The consultation was launched on 19 December 2013, closed on 13 March 2014 and received over 30,000 responses.

    The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course.