The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sarah Wollaston on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have taken place under the Cancer Act 1939 in each of the last 30 years.
Jeremy Wright
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for offences under the Cancer Act 1939, in England and Wales, from 1984 to 2013, can be viewed in the table attached.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Lucas on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer given in the House of Lords of 28 October 2013, Official Report, column 208W, on Agriculture: Pesticides, if he will place in the Library a list of the (a) published research being considered by the current review of the EU approval of glyphosate and (b) ongoing or completed research relating to potential links between glyphosate and chronic diseases and conditions in humans.
Dan Rogerson
Lists of the studies found by a search of published literature and of those determined to be relevant by the German regulatory authorities, who are assessing the data on behalf of the EU, can be found in Volume 3 of the Renewal Assessment Report. This was published on 12 March 2014 on the European Food Safety Authority’s website at http://dar.efsa.europa.eu/dar-web/provision. The Government does not plan to publish a separate list of ongoing or completed research.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Meg Hillier on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 831, on Stop-and-Search, which police forces have signed up to the revised code on stop-and-search to date.
Damian Green
The Home Office is currently in discussion with all police forces on the Best
Use of Stop and Search Scheme. The Scheme already has the backing of the
Metropolitan Police – the biggest user of stop and search in the country – and
the intention is to launch the Scheme in the Summer.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics in formulating policy since the introduction of that Index in 2011; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national wellbeing as defined in that Index since 2010.
Mrs Helen Grant
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is measuring National Wellbeing, not as an index but through a framework of 41 indicators which capture social progress around important aspects of life for individuals, communities and the nation. The statistics are experimental and as such we should not expect to have examples of major policies that have been heavily influenced by the wellbeing data at this stage.
Since the introduction of the ONS framework for measuring National Wellbeing in 2011, DCMS has worked closely with the ONS to introduce sport and culture participation measures within ONS’ national wellbeing headline measures for adults (May 2013). In January this year, measures of sport and culture were also included within ONS’ initial national child wellbeing measures. DCMS’ National Statistic ‘Taking Part’, on culture and sport engagement, has measured subjective wellbeing since 2005/06. In 2012 ONS’ subjective wellbeing questions were also added to support further analysis of wellbeing impacts.
Our policies of ‘Getting more people playing sport’ and ‘Supporting vibrant and sustainable arts and culture’ are directly linked to ONS’ national wellbeing measurement. DCMS continues to work to better understand and consider the impact of its sectors and policy on people’s wellbeing across a number of the domains in ONS’ national wellbeing measures including health, education, crime and unemployment. For example, in our recently released reports on ‘Quantifying the Social Impacts of Culture and Sport1‘ and ‘Quantifying and Valuing the Wellbeing Impacts of Culture and Sport2‘
1https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/quantifying-the-social-impacts-of-sport-and-culture
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics in formulating policy since the introduction of that Index in 2011; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national wellbeing as defined in that Index since 2010.
Elizabeth Truss
The Secretary of State for Education, my Right hon. Friend, the Member for Surrey Heath, Michael Gove, is responsible for a wide-range of issues which relate to a number of the key determinants of children’s well-being as captured in the ONS’ Children’s well-being measures in the Measuring National Well-being Programme. These include policies designed to raise educational attainment, promote take-up of early years education, tackle bullying in schools and reduce child poverty.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) published since May 2010 on citizenship and public attitudes towards extremism.
Stephen Williams
My Department has not commissioned any such research since 2010.
We have not published any such work other than the legacy Citizenship Survey which was discontinued in 2011, as it represented poor value for money for its £4 million a year cost.
Instead, we have focused on front line support for integration projects. A summary of our integration work can be found online at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are working on the independent medal review by Sir John Holmes; and if he will make a statement.
Anna Soubry
The Ministry of Defence has three officials supporting the work of the Independent Medal Review being conducted by Sir John Holmes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Murphy on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to support the proposed target to ensure that all schools and other educational institutions provide safe, healthy, non-discriminatory and inclusive learning environments for all by 2030 in the upcoming Open Working Group negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Justine Greening
The UK supports a stand-alone post-2015 education goal that ensures quality education outcomes for all, and that no-one is left behind.
The final targets in the post-2015 development framework will be subject to international negotiations in the United Nations, in which the UK will play an active role.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of ulcerative colitis there has been in each of the last three years.
Norman Lamb
Annual incidence data for ulcerative colitis is not collected. In its guidance, Ulcerative colitis, Management in adults, children and young people, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has estimated that there are 146,000 people in the United Kingdom with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Evans on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK attended faith schools in the latest year for which figures are available.
Mr David Laws
Education is a devolved matter and data on pupils held by the Department for Education refers to schools in England only. Information on pupils attending state-funded schools in England is collected via the school census. Information on pupils attending independent schools is collected via the school level annual school census. The latest data is for January 2014.
In January 2014, the proportion of pupils that attended schools with a religious character declared on Edubase was (a) 50% in Ribble Valley constituency, (b) 45% in Lancashire and (c) 26% in England.