The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Eames on 2014-06-18.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review pensions currently paid to former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
Lord Astor of Hever
There are no plans to review pensions currently paid to former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in demand for child and adolescent mental health following the launch of the MindEd e-portal; and what steps it is taking to accommodate that increase.
Norman Lamb
The Department has not made an estimate of the increase in demand for child and adolescent mental health following the launch of the MindEd e-portal on 25 March 2014.
We know that many schools want to do more to help children who are, or may be, experiencing mental health problems. Many now have their own programmes and mental health support – such as a school-based counsellor, whilst others have whole school approaches to mental and emotional health. We want to ensure that such programmes offer the best support possible, but also that schools are better able to identify mental health problems in their pupils sooner.
The Department funded the MindEd website which will help anyone working with children, including all school staff, to spot the signs of mental health problems in children and help them get the support they need. Spotting the signs of mental health problems early in children and young people is essential to prevent problems from escalating and continuing into adulthood.
The Chief Medical Officer has recommended better data on children and young people’s mental health. The Department, with arms lengths bodies (ALBs) and other key partners, is currently looking at the options available for arranging a survey of children and young people to look at prevalence of mental health conditions. We are seeking advice from colleagues in the Department’s Health and Social Care Information Centre to consider options for the survey, and what such a survey would be able to tell us.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Edwards on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether his Department had discussions with the Welsh Government regarding the use of public funds by the Cabinet Office to produce and send an anti-Scottish Independence pamphlet to every house in Scotland.
Greg Clark
There are regular discussions between UK Government and Welsh Government Ministers on matters of mutual interest.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Spellar on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have received (a) redundancy payments and (b) pension enhancements since 2010; and what the cost of each such type of payment is.
Damian Green
The Home Office does not hold this information.
Decisions regarding the award and administration of both redundancy and pension payments to police officers are made locally in accordance with the appropriate police regulations. It is the responsibility of Chief Constables, working with Police and Crime Commissioners, to ensure that they manage their resources appropriately to deliver value for money to the public.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Murray on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget for enforcement of the National Minimum Wage was in 2013-14; and what that budget will be in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
Jenny Willott
The National Minimum Wage enforcement budgets for 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 in principal were set out in Parliamentary Question 174284 on 7 November 2013, Official Report 7 Nov 2013, Col 351W.
The 2014/15 budget was reviewed at the start of the financial year and will be considered again at mid-year and may be subject to change.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department measures the effect of support for the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
Justine Greening
Every DFID programme which is contributing to the New Alliance initiative is subject to DFID’s annual review processes. In addition, this year, partner governments will conduct their first annual reviews of the effects of the New Alliance at country level.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Nuttall on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many inspections each local authority has carried out to ensure compliance with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 in each of the last three years.
Michael Fallon
The data in the detail requested is not held centrally. The total number of inspections carried out by local authority trading standards across all products, which would include those for furniture and furnishings, was 9,674 in 2011.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of an offence contrary to section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 in each of the last four years.
Jeremy Wright
Possession of indecent images of children is prohibited and the police and courts will rightly take robust action against those who flout the law. The number of offenders found guilty at all courts for the selected offences relating to illegal images of children in England and Wales from 2009 to 2012 (latest data available) can be viewed in the table.
Court proceedings data for 2013 are planned for publication in May 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gavin Williamson on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local education authorities have procedures in place to protect whistleblowers.
Mr Edward Timpson
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 16 June 2014, Official Report, col 411W, on local education authorities: disclosure of information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-04-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of crimes reported in a police station in each year since May 2010.
Norman Baker
The requested information is not held centrally. The Home Office holds data on
offences recorded by the police.