The below Parliamentary question was asked by George Howarth on 2015-11-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the additional travel costs likely to be incurred by people not resident in Halton, of commuting using the bridge, arising from the Mersey Gateway Project in the first year that bridge is open.
Andrew Jones
The Department does not hold the information requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2015-12-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to the Libyan Council of Deputies to (a) tackle ungoverned regions and (b) support the transition to a democratic government in Libya; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The UK has strongly emphasised to the Libyan House of Representatives (aka Council of Deputies) and the other parties of the UN dialogue process that the establishment of a Government of National Accord is an important first step to restoring peace and stability in Libya. Only an inclusive government will deliver the peace and stability that the Libyan people desire and deny the space for Daesh and other extremist groups to operate. The UK stands ready to work with the international community to deliver a significant package of support to help a united Libyan Government of National Accord to deliver a stable and prosperous future for all Libyan citizens.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the total paid out by his Department in flood compensation grants to households who were not entitled to such payments in the last six weeks.
James Wharton
To date my Department has paid out £47 million to local authorities under the Communities and Business Recovery Scheme. The Scheme is intended to support local authorities with community recovery, business support and property resilience.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-02-01.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of companies that have benefited from the patent box are UK domiciled.
Mr David Gauke
The information is not held in the form requested. The estimated amounts of Patent Box relief can be found at the link below:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many consultants’ contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and what the cost of each such termination was in each of those years.
Nick Gibb
This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Murray on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of assessment reports conducted by contractors for Scottish claimants of (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payments were carried out by a qualified doctor in each of the last four quarters for which information is available.
Justin Tomlinson
All health professionals (HPs) undertaking assessments on behalf of DWP must be registered practitioners (occupational therapist, nurse, doctor, physiotherapist and paramedic) who have also met requirements around training, post-qualification experience and competence.
The number and proportion of Employment and Support Allowance assessments completed in Scotland by a doctor was:
April to June 2015 – 2,342 (19.4%)
July to September 2015 – 2,239 (18.6%)
October to December 2015 – 2,254 (18.7%)
January to March 2016 – 1,969 (14.2%)
Personal Independence Payment assessments in Scotland were completed by occupational therapists, nurses, physiotherapists and paramedics rather than doctors.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Morris on 2016-04-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on the Falkland Islands of the recent decision by the UN to grant rights over waters surrounding those Islands to Argentina.
Mr Hugo Swire
The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) has no jurisdiction to consider areas subject to competing claims and therefore has no locus to make recommendations in relation to the Falkland Islands. The UN itself has acknowledged that the CLCS could not consider those parts of the original Argentine submission of 2009 that were subject to dispute. This would include the Falkland Islands.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-05-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 31 March 2016 to Question 31997, on employment: telephone services, if he will provide that data for financial years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
Nick Boles
The table below shows the number of referrals (complaints) from the Pay and Work Rights Helpline (PWRH) to relevant enforcement authorities for the 2010/11 to 2013/14 financial years.
Table 1: Referrals from the PWRH to each enforcement agencies, 2010/11 to 2013/14
|
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
|
|
HMRC |
2,080 |
2,440 |
2,610 |
3,690 |
|
EAS |
490 |
530 |
600 |
630 |
|
HSE |
200 |
250 |
210 |
250 |
|
DEFRA |
280 |
210 |
200 |
150 |
|
GLA |
60 |
70 |
50 |
50 |
*The Pay and Work Rights Helpline opened in May 2009
Notes
1. Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Calls can be referred to more than one agency so the sum does not amount to the total number of calls referred for the period.
3. Calls referred to agencies include complaints, complex queries and calls where intelligence was passed to other agencies.
4. Figures include referrals via all PWRH communication channels, including telephone calls, post and online complaints.
5. These figures are based on final data submitted by BSS on closure at the end of March 2015. They may not reconcile with provisional data provided while the old helpline was operational.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lavery on 2016-07-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of prescribing methadone to prisoners in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
Ben Gummer
This information is not collected centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martyn Day on 2016-09-15.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to the economy of reducing both fuel duty and VAT on all fuels.
Jane Ellison
Fuel duty was frozen for its sixth successive year at Budget 2016, saving the average driver £75 every year compared to the pre-2010 fuel duty escalator plans. Like all taxes, the government keeps fuel duty under review, with all options considered and announcements made at fiscal events. Under the current legal framework there is no scope to apply a reduced rate of VAT to all fuels.