The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Hollobone on 2016-01-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2015 to Question 15757, what proportion of clandestine illegal entry attempts in 2014-15 were intercepted by the (a) French authorities and (b) UK authorities.
James Brokenshire
The UK Government does not release statistics that could prejudice the security of the UK borders.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2015-11-03.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Germany to discourage them from creating a pull factor” for migrants and refugees to enter the European Union.”
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Mr Fallon), as well as other ministers and officials, have all recently discussed migration with their German counterparts. These discussions have covered all aspects of the migration crisis, including measures to reduce the flow of refugees and other migrants into the EU.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Patten on 2015-11-30.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have a policy about the number of children a family or individual should have; and if so, what it is.
Baroness Altmann
The Government does not have a policy on the number of children a family or individual should have.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Laird on 2016-01-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Dunlop on 27 November 2015 (HL3723), whether parity of esteem is their policy for all citizens of the UK, and if not, why not.
Lord Dunlop
As I have made clear in previous answers on this subject the UK Government is committed to affording due respect and parity of esteem to all the people in Northern Ireland as underpinned by the 1998 Belfast Agreement, and in accordance with the obligations on the Government to promote equality and prevent discrimination across the United Kingdom.
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 in (a) cash and (b) real terms on child and adolescent mental health services per young person in (i) England, (ii) London, (iii) each London borough and (iv) each London health trust in each year since 2010.
Alistair Burt
NHS England is responsible for commissioning health care services in England. However, it does not currently monitor mental health spend on individual programmes such as for children and adolescents’ mental health. This level of details is being collected in financial plans for 2016-17 and NHS England has processes in place to monitor spend at this level going forward.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Uddin on 2016-02-24.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 28 January (HL5141), who the sixteen influential Muslim Women” were who met the Prime Minister on 14 January at a Community Engagement Forum.”
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Those who attended were:
Sajda Mughal OBE, Managing Director at JAN Trust
Syima Aslam, Organiser of Bradford Literary Festival
Sara Khan, Director and co-founder of Inspire
Diana Nammi, Executive Director of Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation
Aysha and Kiran Iqbal Patel, Directors of Odara
Fahma Mohamed, FGM activist and Trustee of Integrate Bristol
Faeeza Vaid, Chair of ‘Sister 2 Sister’ in Birmingham and Executive Director of the Muslim Women’s Network
Henna Rai, Director for the Association of British Muslims
Yasmin Khan, Director of Staying Put and Aspire-I
Hasina Khan, Chair and founder of Saheliyaan Asian Women’s Forum and Councillor on Chorley Council
Nahid Rasool, Director of Shantona Women’s Centre
Farmida Bi, Head of Islamic Finance and a partner at Norton Rose.
Zahra Al-Alawi, Presenter of Woman’s View on Ahlulbayt TV
Farah Mirza, TV Presenter and previous UN representative for Islamic Human Rights Commission
Sarah Joseph OBE, Chief Executive and Editor of emel magazine
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much support work by (a) value and (b) numbers of jobs has been undertaken by UK employees on UK Government defence contracts placed with US defence contractors in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Philip Dunne
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not currently collate information on how much production or support work is undertaken in the UK or US on UK defence contracts, either by value or number of jobs. A comprehensive breakdown of which MOD contracts placed over the last five years are with UK or US suppliers is also not held centrally.
The MOD routinely publishes statistics on contracts it places on gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-trade-and-industry-index. This includes an overall estimate of MOD expenditure for work undertaken in the UK and lists all organisations with which we have spent £5 million or more in the financial year. These statistics include expenditure with US companies.
The MOD does not collate information centrally on the value of production work undertaken in the UK on contracts placed by the US Department of Defense.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ritchie on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Iranian counterpart on the protection of Iranian human rights activists in that country.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
We repeatedly call on the Iranian Government to guarantee the human rights of all Iranians and will continue to do so. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) most recently raised the issue with Foreign Minister Zarif when they met on 17 May.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rushanara Ali on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 3 May 2016 to Question 35113, what powers his Department can exercise if the Social Housing Regulator is failing to protect tenants from serious detriment by registered providers.
Gavin Barwell
The Social Housing Regulator may use its enforcement powers if a Registered Provider of Social Housing has failed to meet a regulatory standard. This includes ensuring that thier stock is adequately maintained and there is no serious detriment to their tenants.
However, if tenants of Registered Providers are not satisfied with the way the Regulator has handled their case, they will have to access the Regulator’s complaint process. This involves complaining directly to the Regulator, the Regulator will reply within 20 working days. If the tenants are unhappy with the way their complaint was handled at the first stage, they can escalate their complaint to the Regulator’s legal service team as an independent review of the original complaint. If they are still unhappy with the response, then they can refer their complaint to the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, who will carry out an independent review.
If following the Regulator’s complaint procedure they are still unhappy, they can ask their MP to take their complaints to the independent Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to review the handling of their complaint. Full details of how to make a complaint against the Regulator can be found on the Homes and Communities Agency’s website.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lisa Nandy on 2016-10-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what correspondence she has received from legal counsel for the independent investigation into child sexual abuse relating to the conduct of (a) Dame Lowell Goddard and (b) Ben Emmerson QC between the date of their appointment to the inquiry and the dates of their departure.
Sarah Newton
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was established under the Inquiries Act 2005 on 12 March 2015. Dame Lowell resigned as chair of the Inquiry on 4 August 2016. Ben Emmerson QC resigned as counsel to the Inquiry on 29 September 2016.
The Home Secretary has received no correspondence from Counsel to the Inquiry relating to the conduct of either Dame Lowell or Mr Emmerson between the dates of their appointment to the Inquiry and the dates of their departure.