The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grant Shapps on 2016-10-20.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce VAT on the purchase of new solar panels as part of home renovations once the UK has left the EU.
Jane Ellison
While all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to reduce the rate of VAT applied to sales of solar panels.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her officials met with their counterparts in the devolved administrations in the last three years; and what the subjects for discussion or agreement were at each of those meetings.
Nick Gibb
Officials in the Department for Education are in contact with their counterparts in the devolved administrations on a range of subjects, such as cross-border checks on those working in childcare and participation in international studies, including the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment.
To provide a complete breakdown of every meeting over the past three years would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Ansell on 2015-12-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the maximum take-up of the pupil premium; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The pupil premium provides schools with additional funding to improve the progress and attainment of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, with £6.25 billion provided to date. Pupil premium allocations to schools are mainly based on the number of pupils on roll at the time of the January school census who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the preceding six years.
We are working to encourage all families who meet the current criteria toregisterfor free school meals. The Department’s eligibility checking system has made it much easier and quicker to check which families are entitled to free school meals.
The Department has also published a registration form to help schools to identify pupils who are entitled to free school meals and the pupil premium. This is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-and-pupil-premium-registration-form.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Field on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for human trafficking resulted in a conviction between 1 August 2015 and 1 January 2016; and how many orders made for victim compensation as a result of such convictions resulted in payments (a) by convicted traffickers and (b) at a cost to the public purse.
Mike Penning
Statistics for prosecutions and convictions for 2015, including those for offences defined as human trafficking, are planned for publication in May 2016.
Overall court proceedings data for offences defined as human trafficking in England and Wales from 2004 to 2014 are published here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority cannot provide data on the compensation it has awarded to victims of a particular crime type. This is because it awards compensation in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme tariff of injuries rather than the type of incident that led to those injuries.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill on 2016-02-04.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 3 February (HL4852), whether they aim to release the official records from 1987 relating to the ban on the publication of Spycatcher that year; and if not, when they expect those records will be released to the National Archives under the 20-year rule.
Lord Bridges of Headley
As set out in my answer to the noble Lord on 3 February, the Cabinet Office is actively reviewing its remaining 1987 and 1988 files and is seeking to complete this work as quickly as possible. It would be premature to comment about what will be released until this work is complete.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Murray on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library copies of any letters her Department has sent since 1 June 2015 to chief executives or leaders of local authorities in the UK in respect of the power to request assistance under section 100 (1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; and whether powers under that section have been used.
James Brokenshire
The Department has not made any request to chief executives or leaders of local authorities in the UK for assistance under section 100 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The powers under that section have not been used to date.
However, over the past 12 months, the department has written to local authority leaders and chief executives in the North West, North East, Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber and Scotland to seek further cooperation and voluntary participation in widening asylum seeker dispersal arrangement.
We will be writing to chief executives in Wales, the South East, South West and East of England to seek their cooperation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Earl of Clancarty on 2016-03-23.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals took Art and Design GCE AS/A level in each year since 2011 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland combined, and what percentage of the total number of GCE AS/A levels this constitutes.
Lord Nash
The Department for Education produces statistics on England only.
Information on the number of entries of art and design GCE AS/A level and the percentage of the total number of all GCE AS/A level entries for the 2010/11 to 2014/15 academic years is provided in the table below. This information is published in the “A level and other level 3 results: 2014 to 2015 (revised)” Statistical First Release available on GOV.UK.
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GCE/A level[1] entries |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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Art and Design |
42,633 |
43,236 |
41,388 |
40,763 |
40,747 |
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Percentage of all A level entries that were in A level art and design |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
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GCE/AS level[2] entries |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|
Art and Design |
64,945 |
60,179 |
59,457 |
58,460 |
55,430 |
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Percentage of all AS level entries that were in AS level art and design |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
[1] A level only.
[2] AS level only.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hoey on 2016-05-04.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the link on the DVLA website to information on the EU referendum will be removed when the purdah period comes into force.
John Penrose
All links to the eureferendum.gov.uk website will be removed from government channels such as GOV.UK at the start of the 28 day restricted period ahead of the EU Referendum.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-06-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the reasons for recent reductions in the number of cases brought by women in employment tribunals.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The review we are currently undertaking on Employment Tribunals fees is assessing the impact that the introduction of fees has had on proceedings in the Employment Tribunals, including in relation to characteristics protected under the Equality Act 2010.
We expect to announce the conclusion of the review in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ouseley on 2016-09-05.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many youth service staff posts have been removed since 2010 and what assessment have they made of the affect of the reduced provision for young people.
Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
It is the responsibility of local authorities to decide how to allocate funding for youth services and as part of this, youth service staff posts, according to local need. There is an existing statutory duty on local authorities through Education Act 2006 (Section 507B) to secure, as far as is practicable, sufficient services and activities to improve the wellbeing of young people. Individual local authorities would be best placed to advise on any changes there have been to the number of youth service staff posts in their local area.