The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Ward on 2014-06-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases in Bradford are awaiting mandatory reconsideration of employment and support allowance decisions.
Esther McVey
The information requested is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Ainsworth on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in re-basing those elements of the armed forces based in Germany; and what recent discussions he has had with German federal and regional authorities on the practical logistics involved in such a withdrawal.
Dr Andrew Murrison
Significant progress has been made on the withdrawal of British troops from Germany. Having closed Celle Station in 2012, the closures of the Rheindahlen Military Complex and Münster Station were completed in 2013, and Hameln Station will close by December 2014. The programme remains on track to deliver, enabling us to close and release Elmpt and Herford Stations by December 2015, followed by the closure of Hohne and Fallingbostel Stations before March 2016.
We have already reduced our military numbers in Germany by 33% through the programme of preliminary moves and unit disbandments, and the first tranche of major unit moves and re-roling from Germany will occur in 2015. These moves will result in a reduction of up to 70% of troops by the end of 2015, exceeding the Strategic Defence and Security Review target of bringing back half of those personnel based in Germany by 2015. The remaining troops will relocate by 2019, as part of our intent to base the three high readiness Reaction Force Brigades on Salisbury Plain.
The Secretary of State for Defence met with the German Defence Minister, Frau Dr Ursula von der Leyen, on 13 January to discuss a number of issues, including the withdrawal of our troops from Germany. More widely, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to liaise with the German authorities at a number of levels: through Ministers and officials in the UK: the Defence Attaché in the British Embassy in Berlin; and the General Officer Commanding British Forces Germany, other regional British Commanders and a network of in-country liaison officers. MOD officials are also liaising with their German counterparts to assist in finding alternative uses for the facilities that will be vacated by the British Forces.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest on Culture, Media and Sport.
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Mrs Helen Grant
Planning for the commemoration, in 2015, of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is being carried out by Waterloo 200, an umbrella organisation which is overseeing the anniversary. More information can be found on its website at the following link: www.waterloo200.org. In the June 2013 budget, the Chancellor announced funding circa £1m will be allocated to restore the site of the battle.
The previous Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Maria Miller, was also pleased to announce in October 2013 that at least £10m will be made available by the Heritage Lottery Fund over the next four years to fund projects marking some of the UK’s most important anniversaries and commemorative events, including the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 3 April 2014, Official Report, column 998, if he will publish the terms of reference for the New Climate Economy report.
Gregory Barker
The New Climate Economy study was launched last September and is due to be published in September 2014, ahead of the UN Climate Summit in New York that month.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Gloria De Piero on Business, Innovation and Skills.
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Matthew Hancock
The funding available for adult skills is outlined in the Skills Funding Statement. The statement sets out the Government’s priorities for the budget and it is for providers to decide how they use their adult skills funding to reflect those priorities and meet the needs of learners and employers in their local area.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-statement-2013-to-2016
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-statement-2012-2015
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Smith on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vulnerable prisoners are held in dedicated vulnerable prisoner accommodation.
Jeremy Wright
The term "vulnerable prisoner" covers a wide range of prisoner types/characteristics but broadly these are those who need protection from themselves and other prisoners for a variety of reasons, including the nature of their offence, debt or conflicts outside or within the prison.
Our approach to managing these prisoners varies according to the nature of why they are deemed as vulnerable and is dependent on specific offending needs.
The number of prisoners in England and Wales who are identified as vulnerable is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would involve contacting every prison directly in order to request how many prisoners each prison has identified, or is managing, as a vulnerable prisoner.
All closed prisons in England and Wales have the facility to accommodate vulnerable prisoners in designated accommodation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much work from outside the Hull region was undertaken by staff in the Hull Official Receiver’s office in the last 12 months.
Jenny Willott
The Official Receiver’s office in Hull imported 866 cases from outside the Hull region in the last 12 months.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Helen Goodman on Culture, Media and Sport.
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Mr Edward Vaizey
The detail requested is not held centrally by this Department, nor is it collected by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy as part of the annual public library statistics provided by individual library authorities.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2014-04-28.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the change in the percentage of working age population employed by the public sector was in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland between 2012 and 2013.
Mr Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by what steps they will take to ensure that the current proposals (1) to introduce auctioning of Contracts for Difference (CfDs) for only one particular group of technologies in October 2014 on Energy and Climate Change.
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Baroness Verma
The EU ‘Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020′, which were adopted in principle on 9 April 2014, set out a requirement to introduce technology neutral competition for renewable technologies, including a transitional phase, with a number of derogations. In May 2014 the Government confirmed proposals to move straight to competition for more established technologies. For less established technologies, if there is insufficient budget in a CfD allocation round to satisfy all bids, a competitive auction will apply. We believe our proposals are consistent with the guidelines.