The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graeme Morrice on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts the Government holds with (a) Johnson & Johnson, (b) Ethicon and (c) BARD; and what the value was of contracts with each such company.
Mr Francis Maude
Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder at:
https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities publish magazines or newsletters more than four times a year.
Brandon Lewis
[Holding Reply: Wednesday 30 April 2014]
I refer the right hon. Member to my answer of 21 November 2013, Official Report, Column 980-981W and my answer to him of 16 December 2013, Official Report, Column 443-444W.
I also refer him to the Written Ministerial Statement by my rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State (Eric Pickles) of 28 April 2014, Official Report, Column 35WS, which outlines the rationale for the steps taken on 17 April, and how we are prepared to take further action against other breaches of the Publicity Code.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Helen Goodman on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 311W, on public expenditure, what the (a) actual 2010-11 income and (b) projected 2015-16 income is for the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Mr Edward Vaizey
In 2010/11, the Heritage Lottery Fund’s net income from the National Lottery (after its contribution to the Olympics had been deducted) was £217 million. Based on the current level of ticket sales, HLF income from the Lottery in 2015/16 is estimated to be £360 million.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the number of UK households which experience high risk domestic abuse; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such abuse on children.
Mr Edward Timpson
Information about the number of children at risk because of domestic abuse has been collected by local authorities as part of the Department for Education’s Children in Need census since April 2013. The first figures will be available from autumn 2014.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Bradshaw on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans to take to ensure that consumers benefit from green deal incentives.
Gregory Barker
The Green Deal Incentives are being designed to be straightforward for customers to understand and take up.
We will launch a consumer engagement campaign to begin once the incentives become available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Stevenson on 2014-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on establishing a new Public Forest Trustee body.
Dan Rogerson
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 10 April 2014, Official Report, column 394W, to the hon. Member for Sterling (Anne McGuire).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Toby Perkins on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will commission an inquiry into the extent of problems arising from the use of motorised vehicles on unmetalled roads.
Dan Rogerson
In the Deregulation Bill Committee debate on 25 March, we announced that we propose to form a working group along the lines of the current rights of way Stakeholder Working Group. We will invite stakeholders with the relevant experience and expertise to join a group with an independent chair and secretariat, ensuring that the group contains a balance across the full range of interests.
Any proposals made by the group for changing the current framework for managing the recreational use of motor vehicles would be subject to a full public consultation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Elliott on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken to boost the mid-scale 50kW to 5MW solar PV roof sector since December 2013.
Gregory Barker
The Solar PV strategy [1], published in April, set out our ambition for solar PV, including a focus on opening up the market for projects on commercial and industrial rooftops.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what recent progress he has made on the appointment of a business champion for older workers.
Jenny Willott
I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the answer given on 2 April 2014 Official Report, col 651W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2014-05-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide a breakdown of the transition costs in NHS England’s January finance report.
Dr Daniel Poulter
NHS England’s Financial Performance Report, which was included in the papers for its January Board meeting, gave a planned reserves/transition costs spend for 2013-14 of £110,600,000 in a table showing running costs at November 2013. NHS England has provided a breakdown shown in the following table.
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Transition – Estates Void Costs |
£35,000,000 |
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Transition – Primary Care Services Restructuring |
£35,000,000 |
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Corporate Reserves and Contingency |
£40,600,000 |
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Total |
£110,600,000 |
The forecast figure of £91,000,000 for reserves/transition costs shown in the report was arrived at due to an anticipated underspend against the Primary Care Services Restructuring budget, based on forecast information from business plans for the project.