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 13 March 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs S Rajabbi.
James Brokenshire
I wrote to the Rt. Hon. Member on 6 May 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Harriet Harman on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils aged (a) seven, (b) 11, (c) 16 and (d) 18 or 19 years have received the minimum level of cultural education proposed in Appendix A of Cultural Education: a summary of programmes and opportunities, published in July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
Elizabeth Truss
The Department for Education does not collect data on the number or proportion of schools in England providing the minimum level of cultural education proposed in Appendix A of Cultural Education: a summary of programmes and opportunities. Nor does the Department collect data on what proportion of pupils, of any age, have received the minimum level of cultural education it proposes.
The levels of cultural education the Appendix proposes are not mandatory, but are included as a point of reference for schools.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum seekers and (b) refugees from Syria have applied for leave to remain since the start of the Syrian conflict; and how many such people have been granted leave to remain.
James Brokenshire
The published available figures only relate to asylum seekers.
The latest published Home Office data shows that between 1 April 2011 and 31
December 2013 there were 3,796 applications for asylum from Syrian nationals
(including main applicants and their dependants) in the UK. During the same
period, 2,507 Syrian nationals and dependants were granted leave to remain in
the UK, including asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave. These
grant decisions do not all necessarily relate to applications made in the same
period. In addition, given the need to give each asylum claim careful
consideration on its merits, not all the asylum applications made during that
period will have received a decision during that time.
Eurostat data based on provisional management information shows that between 1
April 2011 and 28 February 2014 there were 4,105 applications for asylum from
Syrian nationals (including main applicants and their dependants) in the UK.
Eurostat data on grants of asylum are only available annually. There are some
definitional differences between National Statistics published by the Home
Office on a quarterly basis and monthly figures published by Eurostat.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Simon Kirby on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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.
Jeremy Wright
Although reducing and rationalising the Ministry of Justice estate could result in relocations, there is no centrally driven relocation target to this effect. Any relocation is done based on the operational needs of the Department. The Ministry of Justice currently has no plans to relocate its staff or offices to Brighton. The Ministry of Justice continues to work with the Government Property Unit to ensure that the Ministry of Justice estate operates in an efficient manner and represents value for money.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UK aid to Syria has been written off as nugatory expenditure.
Justine Greening
No UK aid to Syria has been written off as nugatory expenditure.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible for the collection and disposal of clinical waste from patients’ homes.
Dan Rogerson
Local authorities have duties to arrange for the collection and disposal of household waste. Clinical waste produced at domestic property is treated as household waste.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Champion on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Probation Service has experienced problems in accessing the Risk of Serious Recidivism Predictor Tool to date.
Jeremy Wright
We are carrying out extensive local testing of the key elements of the new Transforming Rehabilitation systems across a number of Probation Trusts. Findings are helping us to refine the associated tools and guidance. We have now completed testing of the new Risk of Serious Recidivism (RSR) tool, which will be used to inform the allocation of cases to new Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) or the National Probation Service (NPS). Our testing with operational staff in Trusts indicates that the tool is straightforward to use, in line with our commitment to minimising bureaucracy for frontline staff.
We have begun the roll out of the current version of the tool to all Trusts.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of secondary school students who studied the First World War as part of their (a) GCSE and (b) A-level studies in each year since May 2010.
Elizabeth Truss
The Department for Education does not hold information on the individual topics which students elect to take in their GCSE and A level examinations. Information on the proportion of pupils attempting GCSE history is published in the 2009/10[1], 2010/11[2], 2011/12[3] and 2012/13[4] GCSE and equivalent results statistical first release.
Information on the number of entries in A level history is published in the 2012/13[5] A level statistical first release.
[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-england-academic-year-2009-to-2010-revised (Table 9)
[2]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-academic-year-2010-to-2011 (Table 9)
[3]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-academic-year-2011-to-2012 (Table 9)
[4]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised (Table 9)
[5]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-england-2012-to-2013-revised (Table 14)
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lucas on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the current whereabouts of the children recently kidnapped from Chibok, Nigeria.
Mark Simmonds
Since the abduction of the Nigerian school girls on 14 April we have remained in close contact with the Nigerian authorities about the case. Although the whereabouts of the girls remains unclear, reports in the media and from girls who escaped suggest they are being held in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. Media reports also suggest the girls may have been taken into Cameroon and Chad. We continue to try and establish the facts in this case.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jesse Norman on 2014-05-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage safer cycling.
Mr Robert Goodwill
In addition to the £278m of funding directly for cycling in England, we continue to support Bikeability cycle training for children. It provides trainees with skills suited to the road, but also explains the importance of obeying the Highway Code, and sharing the road. Some councils provide free or subsidised training to adults.