Tag: Parliamentary Question

  • Alex Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Alex Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2016-01-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness and operation of the Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007.

    Mr Marcus Jones

    In July 2012 the Department for Communities and Local Government published a post – legislative assessment of the then Government’s Rating (Empty Properties) Act 2007 which can be found at the following link:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236094/8411.pdf

    We do not hold the figures requested. Details of empty property rate relief granted can be found at the following link:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417995/150326_Table_2_-_3_years.xlsx

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  • David Anderson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    David Anderson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-02-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what sanctions can be taken against the Office of the Independent Adjudicator if it misses the 90-day target in issuing complaint outcomes set by the European Directive on Alternative Dispute Resolution.

    Joseph Johnson

    Should an approved Alternative Dispute Resolution provider, such
    as the Office for the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA),be found
    to be continually failing to comply with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations
    2015, the Government has set out a process that enables an appointed body (the
    Chartered Trading Standards Institute) to monitor compliance, recommend
    improvements and, ultimately, remove a body from the approved list.

    The OIA is independent of Government and funded by compulsory subscriptions
    from higher education providers. All higher education providers in receipt of
    student support funding are required, through legislation, to join the OIA and pay
    subscription fees. The OIA makes an assessment each year of the level of
    funding it requires to ensure that its costs can be met.

  • Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Nicholas Soames – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2016-03-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the organisation and deployment of UK-based armour is.

    Penny Mordaunt

    The organisation of British armour based in the UK is as follows:

    1st Armoured Infantry Brigade

    Household Cavalry Regiment – Windsor

    The Royal Tank Regiment – Tidworth

    1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers – Tidworth

    1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment – Bulford

    12th Armoured Infantry Brigade

    The Royal Lancers – Catterick

    The King’s Royal Hussars – Tidworth

    1st Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment – Warminster

    1st Battalion the Royal Welsh – Tidworth

    20X is based in Germany

    The following UK based armoured units support these Brigades:

    The Royal Wessex Yeomanry – Bovington, Salisbury, Cirencester, Paignton, Exeter & Swindon

    1st Artillery Brigade

    1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery – Tidworth

    19th Regiment Royal Artillery – Tidworth

    8 Engineer Brigade

    22 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers – Perham Down

    26 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers – Perham Down

    101 Logistic Brigade

    4 Armoured Medical Regiment – Aldershot

    5 Armoured Medical Regiment – Tidworth & Catterick

    4 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – Tidworth

    6 Armoured Close Support Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – Tidworth

  • Chris Stephens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Chris Stephens – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Stephens on 2016-04-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to prevent the importation to the UK of illegally-mined gold and other mineral products from Brazil.

    Anna Soubry

    My Department does not have any restrictions in place on the import of alleged illegally-mined gold and mineral products from Brazil.

  • Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Nic Dakin – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nic Dakin on 2016-05-03.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.30 of her Department’s white paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, published in March 2016, what evidence her Department is taking into account to decide which (a) metrics and (b) other factors will be used to decide which providers are awarded multi-year allocations of initial teacher training places.

    Nick Gibb

    As set out in our recent White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, we plan to introduce ‘Centres of Excellence’ in Initial Teacher Training which will receive multi-year allocations. We are currently engaging the sector and working to establish the criteria for determining which providers will be designated as a ‘Centre of Excellence’. At this stage, no firm decisions have been taken.

  • Stephen Kinnock – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Stephen Kinnock – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Kinnock on 2016-06-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2016 to Question 37099, if the Government will support an independent investigation into allegations of attacks on Syrian asylum seekers by Turkish border guards.

    Mr David Lidington

    Turkey continues to show extraordinary generosity by hosting over 2.7 million Syrian refugees. This has included granting Syrian refugees the right to work, and providing education and committing to increase access to it. Turkey also offers humanitarian support to refugees across its border with Syria. I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my answer of 25 May 2016 in response to his Written Question of 18 May 2016 (37099). It remains our understanding that the Turkish government has made preparations to accept more Syrian refugees should conditions in Syria necessitate so, but that its approach is to enable humanitarian aid to be provided to affected populations in northern Syria. Turkey has confirmed that its border remains open to the most vulnerable Syrian refugees. We take all allegations about Turkish treatment of migrants seriously, and raise them regularly with the Turkish authorities.

  • Justin Tomlinson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Justin Tomlinson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Tomlinson on 2016-09-12.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many university technical colleges are (a) open and (b) planned in England in the next five years.

    Robert Halfon

    There are currently 47 open University Technical Colleges (UTCs). A further seven UTCs are in development, which plan to open from September 2017.

  • Khalid Mahmood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Khalid Mahmood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Khalid Mahmood on 2016-10-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the role of independent training providers in post-16 years’ education.

    Robert Halfon

    Independent providers deliver a wide range of post-16 education, including apprenticeship training, and the Government expects that to continue.

  • Emily Thornberry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    Emily Thornberry – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2015-11-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who made a claim for support for mortgage interest in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13, (e) 2013-14 and (f) 2014-15 went into arrears on their (i) interest repayments and (ii) capital repayments during the 13-week waiting period.

    Justin Tomlinson

    The information requested regarding the number and proportion of people who made a claim for support for mortgage interest from 2009 to date who were in arrears on the interest or capital repayment during their waiting period is not available.

  • Angela Rayner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Angela Rayner – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Rayner on 2015-12-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the viability of the UK steel industry over the next 10 years.

    Anna Soubry

    We have been working very closely with steel stakeholders to understand the needs of the sector both now and going forward. In addition, through the Competitiveness & Productivity Steel Working Group we have commissioned an independent external report to identify the relative strengths and weaknesses of the UK steel industry, and consider how this could change over different time horizons. The outcomes will support the UK steel industry develop their strategic position moving forward, and clarify how the Government can best support the sector improve its competitiveness over the short, medium and long term.