The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Blomfield on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many properties that were purchased or built with Sure Start Local Programme funding are now owned by NHS Properties.
Elizabeth Truss
Data on the ownership of assets funded by the Sure Start Local Programme is held by local authorities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Elliott on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W, on wind power, what proportion of the anticipated generating capacity of onshore wind projects at appeal stage in the planning system related to applications recovered by him in each month of 2013.
Kris Hopkins
As I have said in my earlier answer, my Department does not centrally hold details of the generation capacity of wind turbine appeals.
As at the 1 October 2013, there were 255 onshore wind farm appeals, of which 32 were or have subsequently been recovered.
I can confirm that 17 onshore wind farm appeals were recovered in 2013. This amounts to 6% of the number of onshore wind farm appeals received (280) during that period.
|
2013 |
Appeals Received |
Appeals Recovered |
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Jan |
23 |
4 |
|
Feb |
37 |
1 |
|
Mar |
28 |
2 |
|
Apr |
19 |
1 |
|
May |
25 |
1 |
|
Jun |
27 |
1 |
|
Jul |
19 |
2 |
|
Aug |
26 |
|
|
Sept |
24 |
1 |
|
Oct |
14 |
3 |
|
Nov |
17 |
1 |
|
Dec |
21 |
|
|
Total |
280 |
17 |
I also refer the hon. Member to the written statement of 9 April 2014, Official Report, Column 12-13WS, which explains the background to the recovery of these planning appeals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of the performance of programmes in the UK and other EU countries which aim to reduce litter; and if he will make a statement.
Dan Rogerson
The Government has not carried out any comparative assessment of the performance of litter reduction programmes in the UK and the rest of the EU.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sharon Hodgson on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of levels of satisfaction with Cafcass among younger children who do not complete formal feedback forms.
Simon Hughes
While complaints made to Cafcass by children and young people are monitored nationally, it collects, monitors and acts on feedback at a local level. Cafcass has commissioned the Family Justice Young People’s Board to review how children and young people provide feedback to Cafcass and advise on ways to encourage more feedback both via formal and informal routes. Cafcass now has various methods of obtaining feedback from the children and young people it works with which include more formal methods such as feedback forms and more informal and child-friendly methods such as ‘feedback trees’. Feedback trees encourage children to write out or draw their feelings on how Cafcass has worked with them, allowing Cafcass practitioners to build on this feedback. There is no central or national monitoring of this informal feedback.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Elliott on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much solar PV was installed on roof-tops under the Renewables Obligation in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 to date.
Gregory Barker
Total UK solar PV capacity at the end of March 2014 was 2,941 MW. It is not currently possible to break down the data to indicate the proportion of that capacity that is installed on rooftops.
Source: Table ET 6.4, available at
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-trends-section-6-renewables.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stringer on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what amount of (a) large particulates (PM10), (b) small particulates (PM2.5) and (c) nitrogen dioxide were emitted to air in the UK by (i) domestic biomass generation of heat and (ii) biomass for power generation in the latest year for which figures are available; and what proportion of the annual national inventory of the respective emissions these represent.
Dan Rogerson
The most recent year for which historic emission estimates are available from the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory is 2012. This data was published in December 2013.
The emissions from domestic combustion and their share of national total emissions are estimated to have been: (a) for large particles (PM10), 10.9 thousand tonnes and 9.6%; (b) for small particles (PM2.5), 10.6 thousand tonnes and 13.7%; (c) for nitrogen oxides, 0.96 thousand tonnes and 0.09%.
The emissions from power generation and their share of national total emissions are estimated to have been: (a) for large particles (PM10), 0.65 thousand tonnes and 0.57%; (b) for small particles (PM2.5), 0.55 thousand tonnes and 0.72%; (c) for nitrogen oxides, 4.2 thousand tonnes and 0.4%.
Emissions of nitrogen dioxide have not been separately estimated from those of nitrogen oxides.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Brown on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what criteria he will use to assess local enterprise partnerships strategic economic plans for funding under the Local Growth Deal.
Greg Clark
The criteria the Government will be using to assess Strategic Economic Plans and bids for the Local Growth Fund were published in July 2013 and are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/growth-deals-initial-guidance-for-local-enterprise-partnerships
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Brazier on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the prevalence of the pre-signing of abortion (HSA1) certificates since the conclusion of the Care Quality Commission’s 2012 investigations into abortion clinics.
Jane Ellison
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) previously investigated the prevalence of the pre-signing of abortion (HSA1) certificates due to a specific request in 2012. The CQC has put in place information for its own staff to help identify if pre-signing or other instances of non-compliance are taking place to make sure that such cases would be picked up during inspections. This is in line with how the CQC would handle any information of concern identified during an inspection.
If a CQC inspection identifies pre-signing or other instances of non-compliance with the Health and Social Care Act and Regulations then appropriate regulatory action will be taken. This includes reporting any concerns in relation to termination of pregnancy practice to the Department. The Department has not received any notification of pre-signing of abortion certificates from the CQC since these inspections.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many UK citizens returned from abroad to complete their custodial sentences in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last four years.
Jeremy Wright
It has not been possible to obtain this information. I will write to the Right Honourable member in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion and number of voters with learning disabilities who (a) register to vote and (b) vote.
Greg Clark
The Government has made no such estimate.
No record is made of disability when registering to vote or when voting.