The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assumptions about numbers returning to work underpin the benefit cost savings forecast for Help to Work in the Autumn Statement; and if he will make a statement.
Esther McVey
The information requested is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how members of the public can contact their regional Health, Work and Wellbeing coordinator; how much those coordinators are paid; by what body they are paid; and what those coordinators’ roles entail.
Jane Ellison
Health, Work and Wellbeing Coordinators were jointly funded by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health. This funding ceased in 2012.
One of Public Health England’s (PHE) priorities is improving health in the workplace. It has 15 local centres, where responsibility for local co-ordination sits.
Contact details for PHE’s local centres can be found on the web at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/phe-centre-addresses-and-phone-numbers/phe-local-and-regional-contact-details.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Alexander on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role he sees for the EU in helping to facilitate Libyan parliamentary elections in July 2014.
Mr William Hague
The UK is firmly committed to supporting the Libyan people and Government, and I welcome the elections for the Libyan House of Representatives due on 25 June. I hope it will be conducted in a fair, transparent and accountable way which is respected by all parties. I believe that the EU, along with our international partners, can play a crucial role in supporting these elections. An EU Election Experts’ Mission monitored the Constitutional Assembly elections in February, and set out recommendations for improvements which were shared with the Libyan authorities in a report. We believe this, along with other EU programmes related to democratic transition in Libya, has laid a solid foundation to facilitate the June elections.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Departments regularly publish details of their gender pay gap at each Civil Service grade.
Mr Francis Maude
The Office of National Statistics publishes median earnings by responsibility level, government department and gender annually as part of Civil Service Statistics and this data can be found at:
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pse/civil-service-statistics/2013/stb-civil-service-statistics–2013.html
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fiona Bruce on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to increase the flow of impartial information into the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea following the report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in that country.
Mr Hugo Swire
The British Embassy in Pyongyang has arranged for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) officials to attend education programmes in the UK with a human rights element, and also to attend economics workshops in Pyongyang aiming to deepen their understanding of international standards and norms. The British Council English language teaching programme in Pyongyang provides another area of extensive engagement. The Embassy also delivers strong messages directly to DPRK interlocutors about the UK’s human rights concerns, including concerns arising from the UN Commission of Inquiry.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dame Tessa Jowell on 2014-06-09.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total number of properties (a) in the UK and (b) in the Greater London region affected by a levy on a property’s value of above a (i) £2 million and (ii) £5 million threshold.
Mr David Gauke
I refer the Right Honourable Member to my answers of 12 May (column 332W) and 13 May (column 529W). The number of residential properties in the UK valued at more than £2 million was estimated before Budget 2012 to be around 55,000.
The Treasury does not have a precise regional breakdown of properties worth over £2million.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Miss Anne McIntosh on 2014-06-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is taken to renew an existing passport and issue a new one.
James Brokenshire
A straightforward renewal application, where the customers provide the required supporting documentation at the outset, is usually dealt with within three weeks. Expected turnaround times for applications made in the UK and on a country by country basis for overseas applications are set out on www.gov.uk.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Meg Munn on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to develop pilot projects of his proposals to allow further delegation of children’s social care functions.
Mr Edward Timpson
Responses to the consultation on further delegation of children’s social care functions are currently being considered. Local authorities will be able to apply to the Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme for support to make use of any new freedoms introduced, and the impact of activities funded through the programme will be robustly evaluated.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Williams on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reason householders converting to higher efficiency natural gas condensing boilers are eligible for help under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund, but householders in rural areas converting to higher efficiency oil or liquid petroleum gas condensing boilers are not eligible.
Gregory Barker
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Monmouth on 9th June 2014, Official Report, Column 21W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 212W, on USA, whether either government places restrictions on the use of data shared between the UK and the US.
Hugh Robertson
Britain has a strong and longstanding intelligence relationship with the US. In both countries, intelligence work takes place within a strong legal framework. Our intelligence-sharing work with the US is subject to Ministerial and independent oversight and scrutiny by the Intelligence and Security Committee. As referred to in my answer to the honourable member on 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 212W, the Interception Commissioner in his latest annual report addresses the issue of intelligence sharing between the UK and its partners, including recording that the Regulation of Ivestigatory Powers Act 2000 strictly limits the lawful dissemination of intercept material to the minimum that is necessary for the authorised purposes.