Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Jonathan Lord – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Jonathan Lord – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Lord on 2016-02-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students are taught in schools rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East.

    Nick Gibb

    In the South East, 81% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding school as of 31 August 2015.

    Within the Local Authority area of Surrey, 89% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding schools.

    In the Woking constituency, 87% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding schools.

    This data is based on the most recent section five Ofsted inspection of all open schools as at 31 August 2015. The data includes the most recent judgements for predecessor schools of academy converters which have not yet been inspected as an academy. The data can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exploring-ofsted-inspection-data-with-data-view

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  • Lord Dholakia – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Lord Dholakia – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Dholakia on 2016-02-24.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the review of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates will commence, and what is the proposed timetable for that review.

    Lord Gardiner of Kimble

    The review of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates is expected to commence this year with a view to recommendations being made within a year.

  • Will Quince – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Will Quince – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Will Quince on 2016-04-25.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 34465, if his Department will take steps to allow web-users to include honours when completing government online forms.

    Mr Mark Francois

    DCLG is not a transactional department and only has one form on GOV.UK. This form is a contact us form, which does not ask for any titles such as Miss, Mr etc at present. We do not have any plans to add honours on to this form. However, if a member of the public wanted to add their honours following the entry of their name in the full name box they would be able to do so.

  • Karl McCartney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Karl McCartney – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Karl McCartney on 2016-06-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the amount of funding that will be made available to each part of the UK for the fishing industry through the Common Fisheries Policy in the post-2020 Multi Annual Financial Framework.

    George Eustice

    No decisions on post-2020 funding have been taken yet. The post-2020 Multi Annual Framework negotiations will be led by HMT.

  • Graham Evans – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Trade

    Graham Evans – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Trade

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Evans on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK retains its research and development relationship with Israel after the UK leaves the EU.

    Mark Garnier

    We have a strong research and development relationship with Israel, and that will continue.

    We have established a UK-Israel Tech Hub, which creates partnerships between British companies and world class Israeli innovators.

    We also have a thriving science and innovation relationship, for example the UK-Israel Science Council whose core mandate is to improve science collaboration between the UK and Israel.

  • Paul Flynn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Paul Flynn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2016-10-13.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what methods are used to deliver her Department’s approved training on the humane shooting of badgers.

    George Eustice

    The training course on humane shooting of badgers consists of (a) a class room theory session, followed by a written theory test; and (b) Marksmanship Competency Assessment including a rifle test. Both parts of the training course are carried out by the industry organisations. However Government (Natural England) is responsible for approving the content of the training course and auditing the course tutors and course organisation.

  • Baroness Manzoor – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Baroness Manzoor – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Manzoor on 2015-11-03.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) whether the proposed new, lower benefit cap has a gendered effect, and (2) whether any such effect would be mitigated by excluding certain child benefits from that cap.

    Lord Freud

    Her Majesty’s Government set out its assessment of the impacts of the policies in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 20th July, a copy of which is attached.

    Like other welfare benefits, child related benefits are taken into account when applying the cap. Removing them from the cap would effectively mean that there would be no upper limit on the amount of benefit that out of work households could receive.

  • Lord Chidgey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Lord Chidgey – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Chidgey on 2015-11-30.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the change in the size of the audience for BBC World Service programmes broadcast via the internet in African countries or regions from 1999 to 2014.

    Baroness Anelay of St Johns

    The BBC World Service has advised that:

    The current weekly audience for the BBC on the Internet in sub Saharan Africa has grown from 520,000 in 2006 to 4.3 million (726 per cent increase).

    The current weekly audience for the BBC on the Internet in the Middle East and North Africa grew from 530,000 in 2006 to 2.2 million (315 per cent increase).

    The World Service use Global Audience Measurement (GAM) data to track performance by platform and by market. This data provides clear records from 2005 onwards.

  • Lord Touhig – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Lord Touhig – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Touhig on 2016-01-12.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Armed Forces Covenant extends to former members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Naval Service.

    Earl Howe

    The Government acknowledges the important contribution made by members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and the Hong Kong Royal Naval Service. As a consequence of their Service, members qualify as veterans and, where appropriate, are subject to the provisions set out in the Armed Forces Covenant.

  • Sadiq Khan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Sadiq Khan – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2016-02-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on child and adolescent mental health services in (a) England, (b) London, (c) each London boroughs and (d) each London health trust in each year since 2010.

    Alistair Burt

    The information is not available in the format requested. The following table presents the available information which is taken from reference costs – the average unit cost to National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts of providing defined services to NHS patients.

    Estimated costs to NHS trusts and foundation trusts1 of providing child and adolescent mental health services2, 2010-11 to 2014-15

    Name

    2010-11

    2011-12

    2012-13

    2013-14

    2014-15

    England

    371.0

    450.2

    486.7

    539.4

    611.6

    London

    104.9

    118.3

    112.2

    133.5

    135.3

    Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

    4.1

    14.2

    11.0

    12.7

    11.4

    Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

    14.9

    13.2

    14.0

    18.1

    16.6

    East London NHS Foundation Trust

    11.7

    14.7

    12.9

    17.5

    17.2

    Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    –

    –

    –

    0.6

    0.6

    Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust

    –

    0.3

    –

    –

    –

    Islington Primary Care Trust

    4.1

    –

    –

    –

    –

    North East London NHS Foundation Trust

    14.5

    16.3

    13.1

    17.1

    15.7

    North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

    0.2

    0.3

    0.3

    0.3

    0.3

    Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

    9.3

    7.6

    6.9

    7.0

    7.6

    Richmond and Twickenham Primary Care Trust

    0.2

    –

    –

    –

    –

    Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

    1.0

    1.6

    1.9

    2.3

    0.6

    South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

    22.4

    27.2

    26.8

    30.7

    29.4

    South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust

    9.8

    8.5

    8.6

    10.7

    11.9

    Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

    6.2

    5.9

    5.0

    4.9

    10.4

    The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

    –

    5.9

    2.7

    5.2

    3.6

    West London Mental Health NHS Trust

    6.6

    2.6

    9.0

    6.3

    10.1

    Source: Reference costs, Department of Health

    Notes:

    1. Reference costs were also collected from primary care trusts before 2011-12, after which they transferred their provider functions. Primary care trusts were abolished on 31 March 2013.
    2. The costs of providing child and adolescent mental health services in admitted, day care, outpatient and community settings for children and young people who have difficulties with their emotional or behavioural wellbeing are included. The costs of providing other specialist services to children and young people, such as drug and alcohol, or eating disorder services, are excluded.
    3. It is not possible to provide the information by London borough.