The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of in-work conditionality under universal credit on the number of people offered (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment.
Justin Tomlinson
The in-work progression Randomised Control Trial is currently being expanded following a successful proof of concept stage. It is too early to provide any assessment of its impact.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevan Jones on 2016-09-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained regular army soldiers there were in each of the Army’s regiments and corps in each year since 2010.
Mike Penning
The number of trained Regular Soldiers as at the 1 April, each year from 2010 to present, broken down by corps, is shown in the table below. These figures do not include Gurkhas or Full Time Reserve Service who are part of the Full Time Trained Strength but are not counted as Regular Soldiers.
|
April 2010 |
April 2011 |
April 2012 |
April 2013 |
April 2014 |
April 2015 |
April 2016 |
|
|
Total |
98,040 |
97,280 |
94,800 |
90,530 |
84,250 |
79,540 |
77,100 |
|
General Staff |
840 |
810 |
760 |
740 |
730 |
720 |
690 |
|
Household Cavalry & Royal Armoured Corps |
5,990 |
5,840 |
5,520 |
5,230 |
4,770 |
4,600 |
4,520 |
|
Royal Artillery |
7,720 |
7,550 |
7,350 |
7,050 |
6,560 |
6,220 |
6,080 |
|
Royal Engineers |
9,520 |
9,630 |
9,450 |
8,970 |
8,120 |
7,810 |
7,460 |
|
Royal Signals |
7,570 |
7,670 |
7,540 |
7,180 |
6,680 |
6,320 |
5,910 |
|
Infantry |
24,940 |
24,210 |
24,080 |
23,280 |
21,710 |
20,130 |
19,630 |
|
Army Air Corps |
2,140 |
2,120 |
2,020 |
1,900 |
1,760 |
1,690 |
1,640 |
|
Royal Army Chaplin’s Department |
140 |
130 |
140 |
140 |
140 |
140 |
130 |
|
Royal Logistic Corps |
15,300 |
15,020 |
14,080 |
12,980 |
12,100 |
11,130 |
10,660 |
|
Royal Army Medical Corps |
3,060 |
3,010 |
2,990 |
3,100 |
3,110 |
3,030 |
2,940 |
|
Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers |
9,830 |
10,030 |
9,700 |
9,010 |
8,060 |
7,770 |
7,570 |
|
Adjutant Generals Corps |
6,000 |
6,050 |
6,030 |
5,760 |
5,470 |
5,210 |
5,200 |
|
Royal Army Vetinary Corps |
350 |
340 |
370 |
400 |
410 |
380 |
360 |
|
Small Arms School Corps |
160 |
160 |
160 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
|
Royal Army Dental Corps |
370 |
370 |
350 |
360 |
310 |
250 |
220 |
|
Intelligence Corps |
1,500 |
1,580 |
1,650 |
1,750 |
1,750 |
1,720 |
1,700 |
|
Royal Army Physical Training Corps |
490 |
480 |
470 |
440 |
420 |
410 |
430 |
|
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps |
900 |
900 |
890 |
910 |
890 |
870 |
860 |
|
Corps of Army Music |
800 |
770 |
740 |
720 |
740 |
710 |
690 |
|
Other (including SSCP) |
410 |
620 |
540 |
460 |
370 |
280 |
260 |
The figures are for Trained Regulars only and so exclude Ghurkhas, Reserve services and Untrained Regulars.
"Other" includes those with unknown Cap badges and those in Senior Soldier Continuity Posts (SSCP).
Figures have been rounded to "10". Figures ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christopher Chope on 2015-11-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department’s review of guidance relating to the eligibility of children with Type 1 diabetes for Disability Living Allowance was initiated; and what conclusion that review reached.
Justin Tomlinson
The current guidance for DLA decision makers on children with type 1 diabetes has been under review since March 2015. It is now near completion with conclusions reached in close collaboration with subject matter experts and will be published shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2015-12-10.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Oral statement of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1369, on the Spending Review and Autumn Statement, what the evidential basis is for his statement that inequality is down.
Damian Hinds
Household income inequality statistics are produced as part of the Office for National Statistics publication “The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income”, which can be found here:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kevin Brennan on 2016-01-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding the Green Investment Bank has invested in fracking projects in the UK.
Anna Soubry
The Green Investment Bank has not invested in any fracking projects.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jon Trickett on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were being accommodated by Serco in the North West region on the latest date for which figures are available.
James Brokenshire
The Home Office publishes quarterly data on the number of asylum seekers in Section 95 dispersal accommodation, by local authority. In Q3 2015 there were 7,531 in dispersed accommodation in the North West region (Asylum Vol 4. Table 16q).
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2015/asylum
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Christina Rees on 2016-03-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many and which courts in England and Wales court counters have closed in the last 12 months.
Mr Shailesh Vara
Court counters have closed at the following courts in the last 12 months:
Grantham Magistrates’ Court; and
Skegness Magistrates’ Court.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2016-04-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with her Greek counterpart on the implementation of human rights safeguards for refugees under the EU-Turkey deal.
James Brokenshire
Ministerial discussions continue to take place at EU meetings on implementation of the EU-Turkey deal.
More detailed discussions at official level are taking place with Greece on a regular basis. These are ensuring that the deal is carried out in accordance with all international and EU law including human rights safeguards.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Neil Coyle on 2016-05-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment appeals his Department conceded prior to their being heard at the First-Tier Tribunal in the last 12 months.
Justin Tomlinson
The requested information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2016-07-06.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve teenage literacy, in the light of the 2016 OECD report Building skills for all: A review of England, which stated that the UK has the lowest literacy rates among 16 to 19 year-olds out of 23 developed countries.
Lord Nash
We are pleased that the OECD recognises in their review the changes we have made in recent years to ensure that all young people leave full-time education with a high standard of English.
The primary National Curriculum emphasises the teaching of early reading through systematic phonics and the importance of accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar. At secondary school pupils are expected to read a wide range of texts fluently and with good understanding.
We have reformed GCSEs to ensure they are more stretching and provide greater assurance of core literacy than the old GCSE. We are also taking action to improve the rigour and relevance of English Functional Skills qualifications, which are taken by many students and apprentices aged 16 and over.
To ensure all young people have every opportunity to secure proficiency in English, since 2014 we have required every 16-19 year old not holding a good pass in GCSE English and mathematics to continue to study these subjects as part of their 16-19 study programme. We have also embedded English and mathematics into our work-based training programmes such as apprenticeships and traineeships.
Last summer’s GCSE results show that over 4,000 more students aged 17 and over secured GCSE English at grades A*-C than the previous year.