The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thangam Debbonaire on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications have been transferred to another EU country under the Dublin III Regulation in the first six months of 2016.
Mr Robert Goodwill
In the first six months of 2016, our records indicate that the UK has returned 198 applicants to other Member States under the Dublin III Regulations to have their asylum applications considered.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nick Thomas-Symonds on 2016-10-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on its role in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
Alun Cairns
The Prime Minister has committed to full engagement with the Devolved Administrations to get the best possible deal for all parts of our United Kingdom as we leave the EU.
We will give the Welsh Government every opportunity to have their say as we form our negotiating strategy and we will look at any suggestions they put forward.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2015-10-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what meetings she has had with Jobcentre Plus to discuss measures to help redundant onshore wind workers back into employment; and if she will make a statement.
Andrea Leadsom
The Government was elected with a commitment to end subsidies for new onshore wind projects. We are taking the steps necessary to deliver this commitment, which includes closing the Renewables Obligation (RO) early to new onshore wind projects.
An Impact Assessment (IA) considering the potential effects of the Government’s proposals to close the RO early was published on 8 September, with an update published on 8 October. The IA suggests, under the central scenario, that ending RO support early could have a small impact on employment in this sector compared with the do nothing option.
Under the Government’s proposals onshore wind is expected to deploy 11.6GW of capacity under the RO and an additional 0.75GW under Contracts for Difference by 2020. Taken together, this is sufficient to meet onshore wind’s expected contribution towards our renewables target as set out in the Electricity Market Reform Delivery Plan whilst minimising the impact of potential over deployment on consumer bills. This strong pipeline of projects will support jobs in this sector, including construction, maintenance and management opportunities out to 2020.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2015-11-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, what his Department’s planning assumptions are for the number of vessels of the new class of general purpose frigates which his Department plans to procure.
Mr Philip Dunne
The number of general purpose frigates to be procured through the programme has yet to be determined. Work on the programme will be scoped initially during the concept study outlined in the White Paper National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 (Cmd 9161).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Huw Irranca-Davies on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the carbon emissions and air pollution from diesel shipping moored (a) off Enderby Wharf, Greenwich and (b) in other inshore UK waters.
Rory Stewart
Assessment of local air quality is a matter for Local Authorities, following statutory guidance set by central Government and the devolved administrations. Central Government assesses air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at a UK level using the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Phillips on 2016-01-28.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23487, of the eight breaches there identified, how many concerned documents within each of the following categories applicable prior to April 2014, namely (a) top secret, (b) secret, (c) confidential, (d) restricted, (e) protected and (f) unclassified; and how many breaches concerned documents within each of the following categories applicable from April 2014, namely (i) top secret, (ii) secret and (iii) official-sensitive or official.
Mr Robert Goodwill
Of the eight breaches reported pursuant to the answer of 28 January 2016 to Question 23487 none of them concerned documents prior to April 2014
Since April 2014;
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK (a) military and (b) civilian personnel are deployed on UN peacekeeping operations in each operational theatre.
Penny Mordaunt
The tables below show the numbers of military and civilian personnel the UK has deployed to UN mandated peacekeeping and special political missions in the last six years, as at 26 February 2016:
Military Personnel
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
UNFICYP (Cyprus) |
271 |
273 |
270 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
|
MINUSMA (Mali) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
||
|
UNMISS (South Sudan) |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
MONUSCO (Democratic Republic of Congo) |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
UNSOM (Somalia) |
2 |
2 |
||||
|
UNSMIL (Libya/Tunisia) |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
TOTAL |
276 |
280 |
278 |
285 |
287 |
287 |
Civilian Personnel
|
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
MONUSCO |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
UNMISS |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|||
|
UNSMIL |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
MINUSTAH (Haiti) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
UNMIL (Liberia) |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
TOTAL |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
The civilian figures represent deployments from the Stabilisation Unit; other Government Departments also deploy civilians on UN Peacekeeping missions.
The figures do not include deployments to UN Agencies.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2016-03-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that every property has an Energy Performance Certificate by 2020.
James Wharton
An Energy Performance Certificate must be made available whenever a building is sold, rented out or constructed. There are currently no plans to introduce a requirement for every property to have an Energy Performance Certificate, since this would introduce an unnecessary additional burden on building owners and landlords.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2016-04-22.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in the South Atlantic.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
We have obtained written clarification from the UN Legal Counsel as to the remit and mandate of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). This confirms that the CLCS has no jurisdiction over the sovereignty of any land territory. That would of course include the Falkland Islands. The UN itself has noted that the CLCS cannot consider claims relating to disputed areas. In this case that would include the Falkland Islands. The British Government remains in no doubt over its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, and has no doubt about the right of the Islanders to determine their own future.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of staff in his Department were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
Mr Edward Vaizey
The published Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) contains both the proportion of staff in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport that are (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff and the associated spend. The ARA for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15 are available on gov.uk.
The 2015-16 data will be published in due course.
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