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  • Lord Berkeley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Lord Berkeley – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Berkeley on 2014-05-07.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there is a requirement in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive to treat surface rainwater runoff.

    Lord De Mauley

    The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive requires the collection and treatment of urban waste water. The Directive defines urban waste water as ‘domestic waste water or the mixture of domestic waste water with industrial waste water and/or run-off rain water’. Therefore, the treatment of surface rainwater runoff is required where it is mixed with domestic or industrial waste water and collected in a collecting system.

  • Lord Judd – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Lord Judd – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Judd on 2014-05-07.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the International Monetary Fund’s Staff Discussion Notes published in February and March dealing with inequality and its impact on growth.

    Lord Deighton

    At its April 2014 meeting, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the IMF, attended by the Chancellor, agreed that rising inequality and high unemployment be addressed by removing structural impediments to inclusive growth.

    It is not Government practice to comment on the detail of IMF Staff Discussion Papers. IMF Staff regularly produce such papers, and the analysis and views therein are those of staff and not necessarily the IMF or its Executive Board.

  • Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2014-05-07.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what diplomatic or alternative measures are being taken to secure the release of the several hundred children abducted by Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria.

    Baroness Warsi

    In the days following the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria, we have offered our assistance to the highest levels of the Nigerian government. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), spoke to the Nigerian Foreign Minister on 18 April immediately after the abductions and offered the UK’s assistance.

    On 7 May the Prime Minister, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), spoke to President Jonathan and offered to send a team of UK experts to Abuja. The President accepted and the team, led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), arrived in Abuja on 9 May. The team will provide expertise in counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, military mentoring and training, victim support and economic development. Human rights compliance is, and will remain, an essential element of any UK assistance in Nigeria. The Minister for Africa, my hon. Friend the Member for Boston and Skegness (Mark Simmonds) visited Nigeria on 14 May, and reiterated our support with President Jonathan.

    We are coordinating closely with international partners. An FCO team was in Washington on 5 May for talks with the US on Nigeria. Our expert team in Abuja will be coordinating closely with a US team also in Abuja. We are also speaking to the French and are encouraging other EU partners to lend their support. Given Boko Haram’s exploitation of Nigeria’s porous borders and indications that some of the girls may have been taken to Cameroon or Chad, we are engaging with Nigeria’s neighbours.

  • Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Deputy Prime Minister

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck on 2014-05-07.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the Government’s political and constitutional reform priorities are for the remainder of the present Parliament.

    Mr Nick Clegg

    The Government continues to work on political and constitutional reform, particularly on devolving more powers from Whitehall to our cities and regions.

    Work also continues on the implementation of Individual Electoral Registration, recall of MPs and implementing the statutory register of consultant lobbyists.

  • Virendra Sharma – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Virendra Sharma – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Virendra Sharma on 2014-05-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rate of liver disease amongst adults was in the most recent period for which figures are available in each clinical commissioning group area.

    Jane Ellison

    The table attached shows finished admission episodes for liver disease in 2012-13 by clinical commissioning group of residence, where the patient was 18 years or older. The rate is supplied per 100,000 of the population.

  • 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 2014-05-06.

    To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which local authorities have achieved the highest increase in levels of voter registration in the last two years; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the practices leading to such increases are adopted in other local authorities.

    Greg Clark

    In 2012/13 the areas with the five largest percentage increases in the numbers registered on the local government register of electors were:

    Tower Hamlets

    Wycombe

    Cambridge

    East Lindsey

    City of Edinburgh

    In 2011/12 the areas were:

    Clackmannanshire

    Thanet

    West Lothian

    City of Edinburgh

    Shropshire UA

    The Government encourages local authorities to share best practice through the Expert Panel of electoral administrators, and various other forums in place to deliver Individual Electoral Registration.

    Guidance has also been available on the Association of Electoral Administrators’ website with examples of good practice which electoral registration officers can use to shape their work.

  • Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-06.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 7 June 2010, Official Report, columns 75-6W, on electoral register, what his most recent estimate is of the electoral registration rate for each region of the UK.

    Mr Nick Hurd

    The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

  • Gregory Campbell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    Gregory Campbell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-05-06.

    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2014, Official Report, column 254W, on tax avoidance, what the (a) total number and (b) timescale involved was in the tenfold increase of people investigated.

    Mr David Gauke

    In the tax year ended 5 April 2013, HMRC opened 256 investigations into cases where IR35 was identified as the main risk. This is a tenfold increase over the number of investigations opened in the tax year ended 5 April 2011.

  • Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-05-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are taken so that immigration officers ensure the removal of any face coverings before authorising an individual’s entry to the UK.

    James Brokenshire

    All passengers wearing a veil or face covering on arrival in the United Kingdom
    will be asked to remove their veil so that their appearance can be compared
    with the photograph in their passport. If a passenger refuses to remove their
    veil they will be detained until they do so.

  • 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 2014-05-06.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ratio of prison officers to inmates of each gender was in each (a) prison establishment and (b) category of prison in each of the last five years.

    Jeremy Wright

    I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on April 7th 2014, Official Report, [261W].