The below Parliamentary question was asked by Catherine West on 2016-05-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether cluster bombs used in the Yemeni civil war are of British manufacture.
Mr Philip Dunne
I refer the hon. Member to the response I gave to the Urgent Question tabled by the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh) on 24 May 2016 (Official Report, column 401).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve McCabe on 2016-07-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2016 to Question 40131, on Children: maintenance, for what reasons the (a) updating work has taken less time than assumed and (b) setting up of arrears on the CMS system is taking longer than anticipated.
Caroline Nokes
It is not unusual for cost estimates to vary as broad assumptions are replaced by more detailed ones. The cost estimates in the impact assessment were produced before the detailed processes involved were finalised and were therefore subject to change. The changes in cost estimates were not due to any change in the scope or objectives of case closure.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to devolve the Wales and Border Rail Franchise to the Welsh Government.
Guto Bebb
The in-principle agreement between the Welsh Government and the Department for Transport to devolve the Wales and Borders franchise was announced on 21 November 2014.
We are continuing to engage constructively with the Welsh Government to enable them to achieve the successful procurement of the next Wales and Borders franchise from October 2018.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2015-11-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the rate at which small businesses can recover statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay.
Priti Patel
Small employers, defined as those who have paid £45,000 or less in gross national insurance in the preceding tax year, can recover all of the Statutory Maternity, Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Pay they pay out plus an additional amount in compensation for the employer’s share of the National Insurance Contributions (NICs) due on the statutory payments.
The current rate of compensation paid to small employers is 3%. The Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 1994 set out how compensation is calculated and, in addition, require it to be assessed annually which is done alongside the annual uprating of benefits.
The rate derived for Statutory Maternity Pay is also applied to Statutory Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Pay.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Burnett on 2015-12-22.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many complaints have been raised, and disciplinary proceedings brought, in each of the last 10 years involving the interaction between men and women serving in the Royal Navy.
Earl Howe
This information is not held in the format requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Murray on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans for the consultation on the repeal of the Human Rights Act and replacement with a British Bill of Rights to (a) begin and (b) end.
Dominic Raab
This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. We will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights and we will set out our proposals in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Heidi Alexander on 2016-02-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 11 February 2016, Official Report, column 1763, on junior doctors’ contracts, which senior NHS leaders asked him to proceed with the introduction of a new contract for junior doctors.
Ben Gummer
Sir David Dalton’s letter to my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health on 10 February has been published. In that letter, Sir David advised the Government “to do whatever it deems necessary to end uncertainty for the service and to make sure that a new contract is in place which is as close as possible to the final position put forward to the BMA yesterday. I can confirm that this position is supported by both the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, together with support from Chief Executives across the country, and their names are supplied.”
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-03-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had unplanned post-operative treatment related to an organ transplant in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
The Department does not hold information on how many people had unplanned post-operative treatment related to an organ transplant in each of the last five years. NHS England works with NHS Blood and Transplant to jointly commission an audit on each solid organ transplant group from each service, so that detailed outcome data can be recorded and reported. These reports can be found at:
http://www.odt.nhs.uk/uk-transplant-registry/organ-specific-reports/
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stewart Malcolm McDonald on 2016-04-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will seek assurances from Volkswagen that software and technical fixes made in response to problems with emissions testing will not change engine output, fuel consumption and performance data.
Andrew Jones
The UK’s Vehicle Certification Agency issued the type approval for some Volkswagen Group vehicles. For these the agency is working with the manufacturer to review and approve the proposed fixes. They are carrying out tests to ensure that after the fix is applied the vehicles meet all the legal requirements including emissions, and that other vehicle characteristics are unchanged, including power output, fuel consumption and engine noise.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Monaghan on 2016-05-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will take steps to incorporate animal welfare into the national curriculum for primary school children in England.
Nick Gibb
The National Curriculum, taught from September 2014, focuses on the essential knowledge so that teachers can design a wider school curriculum that best meets the needs of their pupils.
The programmes of study for science include the opportunity to teach children about different animals, their needs for survival and their environment. Beyond the prescribed curriculum, schools have the freedom to teach subjects or topics, such as animal welfare, to ensure that children receive a rounded education.