UKPOL.CO.UK

Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Jim Sheridan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Jim Sheridan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Sheridan on 2014-06-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of fines imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office on reducing nuisance calls and texts.

    Mr Edward Vaizey

    No such assessment has been made, but we are aware that after ICO issued a large monetary penalty in November 2012 for spam text messages, the monitoring service Cloudmark reported a 10% drop in unsolicited spam SMS text messages. We remain keen to ensure robust enforcement of the regulations, so that companies breaking the rules are caught and penalised.

    OurNuisance Calls Action Plan that was published on 30th March 2014, details the range of legislative and non-legislative measures being taken forward to tackle nuisance calls and texts and the plan can be viewed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled

    “

  • Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of (a) all people in prison and (b) all people in prison who self-identified as Muslims on 1 January 2014 had (i) no previous custodial sentences, (ii) one previous custodial sentence, (iii) between two and five previous custodial sentences, (iv) between six and 10 previous custodial sentences and (v) over 10 previous custodial sentences.

    Jeremy Wright

    Data are held centrally on the prison population in England and Wales on the last day of each month, so figures have been provided for 31st December 2013 (with the exception of PQ 197068 which has been answered as at 30 June 2013 – the latest available data for criminal history information).

    For PQ 197067, Table 1 below provides the number for the sentenced prison population by sentence length for self-declared Muslim prisoners and the total for all religions.

    For PQ 197068, Table 2 provides the number of offenders in prison on 30th June 2013 who identified themselves as Muslim and all other religions by the number of previous custodial sentences received.

    For PQ 197069, Table 3 provides the prison population by nationality for self-declared Muslims and the total for all other religions.

    For PQ 197090, Table 4 provides the prison population by age group for self-declared Muslims and the total for all other religions.

    Please note that the religion of prisoners is self declared and prisoners are under no obligation to declare their religion.

    These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.

  • Jim Sheridan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    Jim Sheridan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Scotland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Sheridan on 2014-06-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the net benefit to people in Scotland of the UK’s membership of the EU.

    David Mundell

    The Government does not collate data which would allow calculation of a net benefit to the people of Scotland arising from the UK’s membership of the EU. However, independent analysis published by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in March 2014 suggested that, in 2011, approximately 335,000 jobs in Scotland were associated with Scottish exports to the EU.

  • Jim Cunningham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Jim Cunningham – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will publish guidance for employers on reducing the causes of work-related stress.

    Mike Penning

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has already published a comprehensive range of guidance to help employers reduce the causes of work-related stress. http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/.

    Guidance on HSE’s Management Standards for work related stress is available free to download from the HSE website http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/standards/index.htm

    “

  • 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 2014-06-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he expects EU funding allocated to the Youth Guarantee to be drawn down in the UK.

    Esther McVey

    There is no EU funding allocated to the Youth Guarantee.

  • Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to his oral contribution of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 906, on energy price freeze, what the evidential basis is for the statement that energy bills rose by (a) 11 per cent a year in the last parliament and (b) 8 per cent a year in the current Parliament.

    Michael Fallon

    The table below shows the level of the domestic fuels component of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) at the start of the last parliament, the start of the current parliament, and for the latest available data point.

    Date

    Domestic fuels component of CPI

    May 2005

    59.4

    May 2010

    99.2

    March 2014

    133.5

    The following table shows the annual compound growth rate in the domestic fuels component of the CPI in each parliament.

    Interval

    Average annual increase in domestic fuels component of CPI (%)

    May 2005 to May 2010

    10.8

    May 2010 to March 2014

    8.0

    The domestic fuels component of the CPI is a weighted combination of gas, electricity, heating oil and solid fuel prices. It is compiled by the Office for National Statistics and tracks how domestic energy prices change over time.

    The compound growth rate shows the average year on year percentage change over the period and is used in relation to energy price increases as they are defined in proportional terms.

    This data is made available in table 2.1.3 of the DECC publication Quarterly Energy Prices, which can be found online at the link below:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/monthly-domestic-energy-price-stastics

    “

  • Biography information for Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    Biography information for Jim Murphy – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Jim Murphy on International Development.

    1

    Justine Greening

    As we have already made clear, the UK recognises that the potential for migration to be a positive force for developing countries is increased when migration is safe, legal and through regular channels; and as such global migration can contribute to sustainable development. This language is included in the most recent draft goals and targets list released by the co-chairs of the Open Working Group (OWG) on 2 June.

    The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will however be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations in which the UK will play an active role.

  • Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Andy Sawford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Sawford on 2014-04-29.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the standard of podiatry services in the NHS.

    Dr Daniel Poulter

    There has been no assessment made by the Secretary of State for Health, my right hon. Friend the member for South West Surrey (Mr Hunt), on the standard of podiatry services in the National Health Service. Podiatrists are professionally regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and are accountable for their practice via the fitness to practise process. Registered podiatrists are required to maintain ongoing continued professional development to ensure that their clinical skills are maintained. This is a mandatory requirement by the HCPC.

    Health organisations are expected to follow the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Standard on diabetes requires that people with diabetes that have foot ulcers, or are at risk of developing them, have regular check-ups from a team specialising in foot protection. It also requires that people are seen and treated by a specialist healthcare team within 24 hours if they have foot problems needing urgent medical attention.

    NICE guidelines recommend annual foot checks. This is included in the Quality and Outcomes Framework which incentivises general practitioners to perform and record a foot examination in people with diabetes.

    NHS England also plans to launch a National Diabetes Footcare Audit in July 2014, which aims to establish the extent to which national guidelines on the management of diabetic foot disease are being met. This will provide local teams with the evidence needed to tackle any identified differences in practice which will lead in turn to an overall improvement in management and outcomes for patients.

    Some elements of podiatry services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and has a key responsibility in the overall assurance of safety and quality of health and adult social care services. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, all providers of regulated activities, including NHS and independent providers, have to register with CQC and meet a set of requirements of safety and quality.

  • Biography information for Andy McDonald – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Biography information for Andy McDonald – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Andy McDonald on Work and Pensions.

    1

    Esther McVey

    The boundaries are defined by postcodes and geographical areas served by national insurance services at Newcastle’s Jobcentre Plus are;

    TS1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27, 28,29

    DL1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,12,13,14,15,16,17

    DH1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

    SR1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

    NE1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28, 29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37

    NE38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69

  • Edward Leigh – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Edward Leigh – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Edward Leigh on 2014-04-28.

    To ask the Attorney General, whether he has given advice to the Government on whether the removal of President Yanukovich was in accord with the provisions of Article III of the Constitution of Ukraine.

    Oliver Heald

    By long-standing convention, observed by successive administrations and embodied in the Ministerial Code, the fact that the Law Officers may or may not have advised or have been requested to advise on a particular issue, and the content of any advice, is not disclosed outside Government.