The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of what proportion of the difference between the local housing allowance rate and the actual cost of rent and service charge in supported and sheltered housing will be met by discretionary housing payments in (a) Birmingham and (b) England and Wales.
Justin Tomlinson
The information requested is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Rotheram on 2016-02-22.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on levels of self-employment in the construction industry of his proposed changes to tax relief for travel and subsistence.
Mr David Gauke
The changes to tax relief for travel and subsistence only affect those who work through an employment intermediary. The Government’s assessment of the effects of the measure can be found in the Tax Information and Impact Note:
Further assessment can be found in the summary of responses to the consultation document published on this change: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/483389/Employment_Intermediaries_and_Tax_Relief_for_Travel_and_Subsistence_-_Summary_of_Responses__M7057_.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mackintosh on 2016-03-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of rough sleepers has mental health issues; and what plans he has to address that issue.
Mr Marcus Jones
No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why we have increased our central investment for homelessness to £139 million over the next four years, and protected homelessness prevention funding to local authorities, totalling £315 million.
We know sleeping rough is rarely the result of a personal housing crisis alone and that the most entrenched rough sleepers often have complex needs, including mental health difficulties or addiction. That is why we are investing £10 million in an innovative new national Social impact Bonds Fund to help address these complex needs in order to help entrenched rough sleepers move off the streets. Through my Ministerial Working Group on Homelessness, I am working with ministerial colleagues across government including the Department of Health, to develop actions to address these underlying causes of homelessness.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Brougham and Vaux on 2016-04-14.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how planning is progressing for the dualling of the A303 from Stonehenge westward; when they expect construction to commence; how long construction will take; and what is the estimated cost of those works.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Highways England is in the options phase of developing a solution for this section of the A303. It is intended that a public consultation on options will be held early in 2017 with a preferred route announced in the summer of 2017. Subject to the completion of the statutory process, work is expected to start in the first Road Investment Period, before April 2020. The exact timing of the construction phase is yet to be finalised along with the estimated cost of the works.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Greg Mulholland on 2016-05-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average hourly earnings were of his Department’s (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The Department for Transport is made up of the central Department and the following agencies:
The table below shows the average hourly earnings for both BME and non- BME staff within the Department for Transport in 2015 and 2016. It is voluntary for staff to declare their ethnic origin. Data for staff who have chosen not to declare their ethnic origin is also provided in the tables.
|
2015 |
BME |
Non BME |
Not Disclosed |
|
AA |
£8.78 |
£8.69 |
£9.11 |
|
AO |
£10.87 |
£10.65 |
£10.55 |
|
EO |
£13.54 |
£13.37 |
£13.02 |
|
HEO |
£16.73 |
£16.67 |
£16.22 |
|
SEO |
£20.82 |
£20.96 |
£20.29 |
|
G7 |
£27.35 |
£27.62 |
£26.63 |
|
G6 |
£41.55 |
£34.92 |
£34.78 |
|
SCS 1 |
£56.63 |
£44.72 |
£47.03 |
|
SCS 2 |
– |
£57.14 |
£70.92 |
|
SCS 3 |
– |
£69.23 |
£67.67 |
|
2016 |
BME |
Non BME |
Not Disclosed |
|
AA |
£8.88 |
£8.91 |
£9.39 |
|
AO |
£10.97 |
£10.85 |
£10.76 |
|
EO |
£13.58 |
£13.46 |
£13.20 |
|
HEO |
£16.59 |
£16.65 |
£16.60 |
|
SEO |
£21.51 |
£21.17 |
£21.43 |
|
G7 |
£27.36 |
£26.99 |
£26.50 |
|
G6 |
£41.80 |
£34.62 |
£34.80 |
|
SCS 1 |
£42.34 |
£44.10 |
£48.40 |
|
SCS 2 |
– |
£58.25 |
£73.56 |
|
SCS 3 |
– |
£70.42 |
£70.36 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Howarth on 2016-07-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many tenants who receive social security benefits have been granted the Right to Buy.
Brandon Lewis
The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Mullin on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for Tier 1 entrepreneur visas have been unsuccessful in each of the last four quarters.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The latest available information is published in table vi_01_q (visa data tables volume 1) in ‘Immigration Statistics, April – June 2016’, available from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2016/list-of-tables#visas
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-11-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what organisations are providers of Community Work Placements under the Help to Work scheme.
Priti Patel
DWP Community Work Placement Prime Providers:
Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited
G4S Regional Management (UK&I) Limited
Advanced Personnel Management Group (UK) Limited
Learndirect Limited
Rehab Jobfit LLP
Working Links (Employment) Limited
Interserve Working Futures Limited
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Caulfield on 2016-01-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) Health Education England on the strategic review of the cancer workforce recommended in the report of the Independent Cancer Taskforce.
Jane Ellison
The independent Cancer Taskforce’s five-year strategy for cancer, Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes, published in July 2015, recommends improvements across the cancer pathway with the aim of improving survival rates. NHS England has appointed Cally Palmer as NHS National Cancer Director. She will lead on the implementation of the strategy, as well as new cancer vanguards to redesign care and patient experience.
She is currently setting up a new Cancer Transformation Board to lead the roll-out of the recommendations of the new strategy, and a Cancer Advisory Group, chaired by Dr Harpal Kumar, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK, will oversee and scrutinise their work. Timeframes and phasing for implementation will be dependent on the final financial settlement reached as a result of the spending review.
We announced in September 2015 that Health Education England (HEE) is developing a new national training programme for an additional 200 staff to get the skills and expertise to carry out endoscopies by 2018. The content of the next mandate from the Government to HEE is currently being determined.
A commitment to whole-person care for patients, including those living with and beyond cancer, is embedded throughout the cancer taskforce report. In addition, the cancer vanguards have been established to explore new models of care, with a focus on delivering more person-centred care.
Ensuring the National Health Service is able to support the availability and use of effective treatments and medicines for rare cancers is a key priority. Cancer 52, an organisation which specifically represents patients with rarer cancers, was represented on the independent Cancer Taskforce. The Taskforce’s report made many recommendations relevant to rarer cancers, focussing in particular on improving access to diagnostic testing, including fast, direct general practitioner access to key blood tests, and increasing patient access to the most advanced treatments.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mrs Sharon Hodgson on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to ensure that attachment theory is understood by teachers across schools in England to help readiness for learning.
Edward Timpson
Attachment issues can impact on educational outcomes, particularly for looked after children and for those children who have left care through adoption. The attachment of these children may have been adversely affected through difficult experiences in their early years.
Every school must have a designated teacher for looked after children who promotes their educational achievement. Every looked after child must also have the support of the local authority’s Virtual School Head. These vulnerable children, including those who have left care, also attract the pupil premium worth £1900 per eligible pupil. Schools may use this funding to purchase training for staff on recognising and responding to attachment related issues.
Stephen Munday is leading an independent group to develop a framework of core Initial Teacher Training content to build a better shared understanding of the essential elements of the training. Although we cannot pre-empt what will be included in the framework, the group will be considering a broad range of course content including special educational needs and disabilities and classroom management, amongst other things. Stephen Munday will report to Ministers in the spring of 2016.