Tag: Parliamentary Question

William Bain – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Bain on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which priority investors in Royal Mail have subsequently sold all or part of their holdings of shares since the date of flotation; and what estimate he has made of the level of profits made in each case.

Michael Fallon

Maintained by Royal Mail and is subject to uncertainties (e.g. funds can hold their shares through a range of nominees/custodians).

Based on the Bloomberg register dated 23rd April, we estimate that more than half of the pilot fishing investors allocated shares remain invested and that they hold shares equal to more than 50% of their combined allocations.

Given that the timings of sales and purchases are not available on a fund by fund basis, the Department does not know, and has not made any estimate, of any profits made by these investors (other than Lazard Asset Management whose representative told the Public Accounts Committee on 30 April the level of profit it made on the sale of Royal Mail shares for its clients).

01/11/2022
Harriet Harman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Harriet Harman on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many schoolgirls were abducted in Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria on 14 April 2014; and what reports he has received on their current location.

Mark Simmonds

Approximately 230 schoolgirls were taken. A small number appear to have escaped or been released. There is no confirmation of the current location or condition of those still being held. Most reports suggest the girls were initially taken to the Sambisa forest, where insurgents are believed to have a number of camps. The girls may have now been split into several smaller groups.

01/11/2022
Stephen Doughty – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Doughty on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter dated 5 March 2014 from the Minister of State for Pensions to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make national insurance credits available for past periods for service spouses; and if he will make a statement.

Steve Webb

Subject to Royal Assent of the Pensions Bill a duty will be placed on the Secretary of State to make regulations to allow service spouses and civil partners, due to reach State Pension age from 6 April 2016, to apply for National Insurance credits for periods during which they accompanied their husband, wife or civil partner on a posting outside the UK. The regulations will make provision to allow credits for periods between 1975/76 and 2010.

We are working with the Ministry of Defence on the finer details of the scheme including the manner in which applications will need to be made and the precise date when the administrative arrangements will be in place.

We estimate that up to 20,000 individuals could have a higher single-tier pension from these credits as some individuals may, at state pension age, already have sufficient qualifying years to gain a full single-tier pension.

01/11/2022
Pete Wishart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Pete Wishart on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a copy of all guidance and benchmarking criteria used by her Department, its contractors and agents when assessing the adequacy and suitability of placement accommodation allocated to pregnant women and nursing mothers in receipt of section 4 support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

James Brokenshire

The guidance and procedures on providing accommodation to pregnant women in the
asylum support system is contained in the policy document "Healthcare needs and
Pregnancy Dispersal guidance", which can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthcare-needs-and-pregnancy-disper
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The Home Office is currently considering some changes to the document following
consultation with the Refugee Council and Maternity Action.

Pregnant women are already recognised as a vulnerable group in the asylum
support system. Regulation 4 of the Asylum Seekers (Reception conditions)
Regulations 2005 provides that their special needs must be taken into
consideration.

01/11/2022
Alison Seabeck – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alison Seabeck on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many journeys in the UK using (a) domestic helicopter services and (b) military helicopters were made by (i) the Chief of Defence Materiel and (ii) Ministers in his Department in each of the last four years; and what the annual cost has been of such journeys.

Mr Philip Dunne

The attached table reflects the number of journeys in the UK using (a) domestic helicopter services and (b) military helicopters which were made by (i) the Chief of Defence Materiel and (ii) Ministers in the Ministry of Defence in each of the last four years. No costs are included as there is no charge internally for the use of military helicopters and the domestic flights were provided at no charge.

01/11/2022
Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure the retention of (a) rural post offices and (b) jobs in rural post offices.

Jenny Willott

Since 2010 the Government has committed nearly £2 billion to maintain, modernise and protect a Post Office network of at least 11,500 branches that meets strict access criteria that ensure fair and reasonable access to Post Office services, including in rural communities. For example, the access criteria require 99% of the population nationally to live within three miles of a post office outlet. The Post Office is the only retailer in the UK that meets these criteria. Furthermore, the Government has been consistently clear that there will be no programme of branch closures, and under this Government the Post Office network is at its most stable for a generation.

The overwhelming majority of rural branches are owned and operated by private businesspeople known as subpostmasters who provide access to Post Office services under contractual arrangements. Subpostmasters are responsible for employing the staff required to deliver Post Office services.

01/11/2022

Luciana Berger – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the running costs are for each of the academic health science networks.

Norman Lamb

The information requested is not available.

NHS England advise us that individual funding levels and programme costs vary between Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs). NHS England budget allocations are not their sole source of income and AHSNs are seeking to supplement this funding through participation in strategic investment programmes and match-funding initiatives. Core running cost are for AHSNs to determine independently and may also be subject to change through the year.

Further information on AHSN work programmes and business plans can be found on their websites:

AHSN	Website
East Midlands	www.emahsn.ac.uk
Eastern	www.eahsn.org.uk
Imperial College Health Partners	www.imperialcollegehealthpartners.com
Greater Manchester	www.gmahsn.org
Kent, Surrey and Sussex	www.kssahsn.net
North East and North Cumbria	www.ahsn-nenc.org.uk
North West Coast	www.nwcahsn.nhs.uk
Oxford	www.oxfordahsn.org
South London	www.kingshealthpartners.org/info/southlondonahsn
South West Peninsula	www.swahsn.com
UCL Partners	www.uclpartners.com
Wessex	www.wessexahsn.org
West Midlands	www.wmahsn.org
West of England	www.weahsn.net
Yorkshire and Humber	www.yhahsn.org.uk

01/11/2022

Gloria De Piero – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gloria De Piero on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of levels of self-harm in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands in each of the last five years.

Norman Lamb

The Department has made no estimate of the levels of self-harm in the above named areas.

Information on the numbers of finished admission episodes (FAEs) with a cause code of self-harm and numbers of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances (excluding planned attendances) with a patient group of deliberate self-harm for Ashfield constituency for 2009-10 to 2012-13, Nottinghamshire County or Nottingham City Primary Care Trust (PCT) and East Midlands Strategic Health Authority (SHA) for 2008-09 to 2012-13 where available, is shown in the attached tables.

01/11/2022
Jim Dobbin – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Dobbin on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on allowing doctors and nurses who have a conscientious objection to supplying contraceptive drugs or devices which act after fertilisation to receive diplomas in sexual and reproductive health.

Jane Ellison

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare are responsible for decisions on the syllabus of their Diploma, the requirements for entry to the Diploma course, and the award of a Diploma qualification.

The Department understands that their guidelines on the syllabus and on possible conscientious objection have not changed.

01/11/2022
Huw Irranca-Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Huw Irranca-Davies on 2014-04-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 37W, on rural areas: broadband, what the latest figures are for how much funding is for projects (a) granted, (b) under pre-contract approval and (c) still under consideration for funding.

Dan Rogerson

The current breakdown of funding to date that has arisen from the Rural Community Broadband Fund is as follows:

a) Projects granted (contracted and in delivery) total: £0.459 million;

b) Projects with pre-contract approval total: £0.634 million; and

c) Projects under consideration total: £14.0 million.

Until contracted, all costs are estimated and subject to revision.

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