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  • Meg Hillier – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Meg Hillier – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Meg Hillier on 2014-06-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewal applications have been received by HM Passport Office since the beginning of the current financial year; and what proportion of such applications were completed and dispatched within (i) three and (ii) four weeks.

    James Brokenshire

    During April and May 2014, Her Majesty’s Passport Office received:

    (a) 319,639 new passport applications.
    (b) 1,044,840 passport renewal applications.

    Her Majesty’s Passport Office does not hold passport application processing
    data in the format requested, although we can advise that 96.1% of straightforward
    applications were processed within 3 weeks and 96.9% of non straightforward
    passport applications were processed within the 6-week target.

  • Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts on 2014-06-11.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 5 February (WA 238), whether they are now in a position to implement a revision to the personal injury discount rate.

    Lord Faulks

    The Government’s review of the personal injury discount rate is still continuing and the position remains as stated in my Written Answer to my Noble Friend of 25 February 2014 (WA238).

  • Lord Empey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    Lord Empey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Northern Ireland Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2014-06-11.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to recover records of royal pardons granted between 1987 and 1997.

    Baroness Randerson

    The review of Departmental record keeping ordered by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is ongoing.

    Northern Ireland Office officials continue to seek information on use of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy (RPM) for the years 1987 to 1997. This includes contact with other Government Departments where relevant material might be held.

  • Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sharon Hodgson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of staff within the Law Officers’ Departments who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.

    Oliver Heald

    I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 16th June (Official Report, Col 433W).

  • Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sharon Hodgson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration his Department gives to the diversity policies and records of businesses or other organisations when considering their bid for commercial contracts or grants.

    Mr Francis Maude

    The Prime Minister’s Office and the Deputy Prime Ministers Office are an integral part of the Cabinet Office.

    This Government procures on the basis of value for money. Departments and the Crown Commercial Service will ensure that social, economic and sustainability issues are considered in procurement projects and that specifications, terms and conditions and evaluation criteria are developed to ensure that the relevant issues are addressed as appropriate for the subject matter of the requirements.

  • Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sharon Hodgson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.

    Anna Soubry

    The information requested is shown in the tables below.

    Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant disciplinary cases in which subject was White British

    2009/10 84.7%
    2010/11 83.7%
    2011/12 82.3%
    2012/13 76.8%
    2013/14 78.1%

    Proportion of Ministry of Defence Civil Servant conduct dismissal cases in which subject was White British.

    2009/10 77.2%
    2010/11 86.5%
    2011/12 68.9%
    2012/13 81.1%
    2013/14 72.6%

  • Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sharon Hodgson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of staff within his Department who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.

    Dan Rogerson

    The data in the table relates to staff in core Defra only.

    Financial year

    Percentage of staff who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings who have not declared their ethnicity

    Percentage of staff who have been dismissed following formal disciplinary proceedings who have declared themselves to be white British

    2009-10

    No dismissals

    No dismissals

    2010-11

    No dismissals

    No dismissals

    2011-12

    100%

    0%

    2012-13

    No dismissals

    No dismissals

    2013-14

    No dismissals

    No dismissals

    Employees declare their ethnicity and national identity on a voluntary basis.

  • Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Sharon Hodgson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sharon Hodgson on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of staff within her Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of the last five financial years classed themselves as white British.

    Karen Bradley

    Table 1 provides information on the proportion of staff within the Home
    Department who have been subject to formal disciplinary proceedings in each of
    the last 4 financial years (2009-10 to 2012-13) and who were white. It is
    planned that information for 2013-14 will be published in January 2015.

    It has not been possible to provide information further broken down as white
    British staff as historical data is not collated in this way and could only be
    provided at disproportionate cost.

    Individuals can be dismissed for a variety of reasons (such as conduct,
    performance, or attendance). It is not possible to identify those dismissed
    following disciplinary proceedings without incurring disproportionate costs.

  • Graeme Morrice – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Graeme Morrice – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graeme Morrice on 2014-06-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming (a) disability living allowance and (b) personal independence payment following an adverse effect to a medical procedure.

    Mike Penning

    No data on causation of a health condition or disability are collected for disability living allowance or personal independence payment.

  • Lord Clement-Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Lord Clement-Jones – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Clement-Jones on 2014-06-17.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making on their consideration of (1) protection of metadata, (2) remedies against lookalikes, and (3) equalisation of penalties for physical and digital copyright infringement.

    Viscount Younger of Leckie

    (1) The issue of protection of metadata was considered as part of the industry-led Copyright Hub project, to which the Government contributed initial funding. This involved key players seeking cross-industry agreement to help keep metadata with copyright works and resulted in the publication of a voluntary Code of Practice on Creating and Maintaining Metadata in Images. It is clearly important for industry to take up that code of practice, before Government could consider whether or not any further action may be appropriate.

    (2) The Government is considering the case for granting a civil right of action to business against lookalike packaging, for which it launched a review of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs). The Review commenced this spring, and the initial call for evidence closed on 19 May. The Government is keen to continue engaging with stakeholders on this issue; a structured roundtable has been scheduled for 14 July. The final report is expected to be published in October.

    (3) The Intellectual Property Office has commissioned Inngot Ltd to carry out a review of the use of copyright infringement sanctions. The review has commenced and is expected to report in November. Data gathering for copyright infringement sentencing is already underway, with a broad range of industry stakeholders being consulted including trade bodies; IP rights owners and IP legal professionals. The Government will consider what further action is needed once the final report has been published.