Tag: Parliamentary Question

Paul Flynn – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-12-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies on climate change of the recently published report by the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, entitled Executive Guide to Carbon Pricing Leadership.

Andrea Leadsom

The Government welcomes the report produced by the World Bank’s Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition and its aim to encourage businesses to take up carbon pricing initiatives. The UK is strongly committed to carbon pricing as a policy tool to allow carbon emissions to be reduced at least cost. The Government has encouraged businesses to recognise the cost of carbon in decision-making by pressing for reforms to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading System as well as pursuing other market-based policy approaches. We also support other countries to develop pricing models through our international outreach and projects.

January 1, 2023
Kevin Barron – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Barron on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to substitute the prescribing of high volume branded medicine with generic equivalents.

George Freeman

Generic substitution has happened in secondary care for many years, but is not currently permitted in primary care. The Department consulted on introducing primary care generic substitution in 2010, but did not progress the proposals following concerns about the potential impact on patient safety.

Most general practitioner practices and clinical commissioning groups, formerly primary care trusts, have been pursuing and supporting policies of increasing generic prescribing for 15 years or more. Generic prescribing rates are already relatively high in England at 84.1% in 2014, as reported in the Health and Social Care Information Centre report: Prescriptions dispensed in the community: England 2004-14.

January 1, 2023
Corri Wilson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Corri Wilson on 2016-02-05.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many letters to HM Revenue and Customs from members of the public remained unanswered after (a) four, (b) eight and (c) 12 weeks in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold this data. However, they regularly publish general performance reports at Gov.uk.

January 1, 2023
Alistair Carmichael – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alistair Carmichael on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department gives to TV Licensing on how it deals with people who do not own a television.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Within the legislative framework set out by Government, it is for the BBC Executive Board to manage licence fee collection. Under the terms of the 2006 Royal Charter the BBC Trust is required to ensure that the arrangements for the collection of the licence fee by the BBC Executive are efficient, appropriate and proportionate. In order to fulfil this function, the Trust has committed to regularly review the BBC Executive’s licence fee collection strategy, as part of the BBC’s annual report and accounts.

Last year an independent review led by David Perry QC examined the current methods of enforcement, and we are considering the review’s recommendations as part of the ongoing Charter Review.

January 1, 2023

Frank Field – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2016-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance were processed within (i) 10 days and (ii) 16 days in the most recent 12 months for which data is available.

Priti Patel

The information requested is shown in the table below.

	Mar 2015	Apr 2015	May 2015	Jun 2015	Jul 2015	Aug 2015	Sep 2015	Oct 2015	Nov 2015	Dec 2015	Jan 2016	Feb 2016
ESA claims processed in 16 days	75,437	61,547	57,693	64,304	66,640	57,921	67,286	68,608	66,937	59,671	65,356	65,799
ESA % claims processed in 16 days	94.3%	94.0%	93.6%	94.2%	94.2%	94.2%	94.0%	93.5%	94.0%	93.0%	94.0%	93.8%
ESA claims processed in 10 days	71,039	57,797	54,564	60,980	63,350	54,751	63,448	64,874	63,172	56,129	62,445	61,682
ESA % claims processed in 10 days	88.8%	88.3%	88.5%	89.3%	89.6%	89.1%	88.6%	88.5%	88.7%	87.5%	89.8%	87.9%
JSA claims processed in 16 days	162,277	145,388	128,763	140,397	152,020	125,789	140,787	140,113	129,424	106,747	135,544	119,028
JSA % claims processed in 16 days	96.9%	97.1%	97.7%	97.9%	97.7%	97.7%	97.6%	96.9%	97.6%	97.8%	98.0%	95.5%
JSA claims processed in 10 days	152,973	137,019	122,136	132,386	142,162	118,331	130,165	130,794	122,034	100,038	125,329	102,447
JSA % claims processed in 10 days	91.4%	91.5%	92.6%	92.3%	91.4%	91.9%	90.2%	90.5%	92.1%	91.7%	90.6%	82.2%

Source

Management Information System Programme (MISP). MISP is a Departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool.

January 1, 2023

Paul Monaghan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Monaghan on 2016-05-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what duties officers of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary who reach 50 years of age in service are expected to perform under their contracts.

Andrea Leadsom

All Civil Nuclear Constabulary police officers are required to be Authorised Firearms Officers. As such, officers undertake a number of tasks and must meet fitness and capability standards which have been set by the College of Policing regardless of age or gender.

January 1, 2023
Lord Roberts of Llandudno – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno on 2016-06-09.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many hospitality industry employees in the UK were from other EU member states in each of the last five years, and which countries they were from.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

In 2011, 2.8 per cent of employment in all UK tourism industries came from the pre-accession EU 15 member states. An additional 3.9 per cent of employment in all UK tourism industries came from the newer EU states: Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Romania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Malta, Estonia, Cyprus, and Slovenia. This data is the most up to date that we hold.

January 1, 2023
Lord Taylor of Warwick – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick on 2016-09-06.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of higher stamp duty costs on activity in London’s housing market throughout 2016.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

The housing market is affected by a wide variety of factors including exchange rates and the economic outlook. The Government continually monitors the housing market as part of the ordinary process of policy development.

At Autumn Statement 2014 the Government announced a radical reform of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on residential properties, cutting the tax for 98% of homebuyers who pay it.

The Government believes it is fair that those who can afford to buy the most expensive properties contribute the most. Whilst the reform does increase the SDLT paid on the top 2% of transactions, this increase is small relative to the price of the property.

January 1, 2023
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 2016-10-21.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with NHS England over the proposed closure of the congenital heart disease service at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust.

Lord Prior of Brampton

The national review of congenital heart disease services is an NHS England led review. Department officials regularly meet with NHS England colleagues to keep abreast of progress, and keep Ministers updated on the review.

No final decisions have been made on the future of congenital heart disease services at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. NHS England will conduct a service change process in relation to the proposed changes at this and other trusts affected by the review’s proposals, before finally deciding on and implementing any change. This process will include full public consultation.

January 1, 2023
Caroline Ansell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Ansell on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to implement the family test; and if he will make a statement.

Jeremy Wright

The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. DWP published guidance for Departments and officials on how the test should be applied when formulating policy and whenever appropriate the Law Officers’ Departments would follow that guidance.

January 1, 2023