Tag: Parliamentary Question

Mark Pritchard – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Pritchard on 2016-02-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK’s submarine fleet is not detected by unmanned underwater vehicles deployed for anti-submarine warfare purposes.

Mr Philip Dunne

The Ministry of Defence places a high priority on assuring the effectiveness of our submarine fleet and countering threats to our submarine operations. We continue to monitor and evaluate capabilities and technologies that could threaten submarines, including cyber and unmanned vehicles. It would not be appropriate to go into specific detail of the steps taken to mitigate against these threats. We assess, however, that the ocean will remain a complex and challenging environment in which to conduct large scale anti-submarine warfare, despite advancements in technologies. We are therefore confident that our submarine fleet remains safe and secure.

01/01/2023
Hilary Benn – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Hilary Benn on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on atrocities committed by Daesh.

Mr Philip Hammond

My officials have regular contact with the Joint Office of the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect. Their discussions cover a range of issues related to preventing genocide and mass atrocities, including the actions of Daesh.

The UK provides funding for the Office, including for its work with religious leaders and faith-based organisations in the Middle East and North Africa.

01/01/2023
Stephen Timms – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-04-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures are in place to prevent employer’s (a) late and (b) inaccurate reporting of PAYE through real time information causing errors in the amount of universal credit received by that employer’s employees.

Priti Patel

DWP and HMRC analyse and monitor both the timeliness and accuracy of reported PAYE information. HMRC apply risk based penalties to encourage filing compliance. DWP passes queries about earnings from claimants to an HMRC team who contact employers, software developers and employer’s agents to ascertain the actual position in disputed cases and to educate them on the importance of timely and accurate data.

01/01/2023
Thangam Debbonaire – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Thangam Debbonaire on 2016-06-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of frontline police officers to ensure public safety; what steps she is taking to monitor that provision; and if she will make a statement.

Mike Penning

Decisions on the size, composition and deployment of a police force’s workforce are operational matters for individual chief constables, taking account of local needs and circumstances.

Overall, the Government delivered a good settlement for policing through last year’s Spending Review, protecting overall police spending in real terms over the course of the Spending Review period, when local income is taken into account – an increase of up to £900 million in cash terms by 2019/20.

The public should therefore be in no doubt that the police will have the resources they need to keep the public safe and to respond to new threats rapidly and effectively.

01/01/2023

Tom Brake – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Brake on 2016-09-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2016 to Question 43906, what forecast he has made of the amount that will be spent on UK defence attachés in each country in each year to 2020.

Mike Penning

We are unable to be specific regarding the requirements in each country, as detailed figures have yet to be set for future years. Table 1 below provides a forecast of in-year expenditure for each Defence Section for financial year (FY) 2016-17, including the British Defence Staff in Washington. Table 2 shows an estimate of expenditure for Defence Sections from 2017-18 to 2019-20.

Table 1

LOCATION	Forecast of Outturn 2016-17
ALGIERS	£257,000
BAGHDAD	£1,373,000
NEW YORK	£666,000
SARAJEVO	£324,000
KHARTOUM	£715,000
TRIPOLI*	£258,000
MOGADISHU	£935,000
RIGA	£130,000
HANOI	£475,000
OTTAWA	£523,000
WELLINGTON	£357,000
SINGAPORE	£394,000
BEIRUT	£502,000
BUCHAREST	£272,000
KATHMANDU	£187,000
MEXICO CITY	£453,000
RABAT	£363,000
BRASILIA	£441,000
SANTIAGO	£371,000
SEOUL	£715,000
JUBA	£252,000
VIENNA	£375,000
ACCRA	£357,000
BOGOTA	£536,000
MUSCAT	£608,000
KIEV	£492,000
PRETORIA	£506,000
AMMAN	£690,000
KUWAIT CITY	£345,000
RIYADH	£863,000
MADRID	£299,000
MOSCOW	£949,000
OSLO	£303,000
NEW DELHI	£577,000
NAIROBI	£822,000
KUALA LUMPUR	£385,000
ABUJA	£294,000
ISLAMABAD	£711,000
ABU DHABI	£623,000
DUBLIN	£237,000
HARARE	£302,000
PARIS	£1,453,000
FRANCE**	£1,294,000
RANGOON	£341,000
STOCKHOLM	£386,000
DOHA	£319,000
CANBERRA	£668,000
NICOSIA	£229,000
ZAGREB	£223,000
BANGKOK	£368,000
BELGRADE	£467,000
BERLIN	£900,000
BUENOS AIRES	£499,000
COPENHAGEN	£273,000
THE HAGUE	£303,000
ROME	£563,000
ANKARA	£658,000
ATHENS	£566,000
JAKARTA	£414,000
BEIJING	£1,380,000
PRAGUE	£355,000
TEL AVIV	£766,000
TOKYO	£547,000
WARSAW	£398,000
KINGSTON	£566,000
CAIRO	£523,000
KAMPALA	£275,000
DHAKA	£346,000
YEMEN	£249,000
BAHRAIN	£336,000
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN	£375,000
TBILISI	£361,000
SKOPJE	£473,000
FREETOWN	£266,000
VILNIUS	£33,000
ASTANA	£247,000
TASHKENT	£248,000
KABUL	£406,000
ADDIS ABABA	£519,000
TALLINN	£291,000
WASHINGTON	£3,749,000
DEFENCE SECTIONS CENTRAL FUNDING	£9,882,000***
TOTAL	£52,752,000

* Currently operating from Tunis

** UK Exchange Officers in France paid for through the Defence Engagement budget.

*** Central funding covers expenditure on the Defence Attaché network not attributable to a specific Defence Section.

Table 2

	FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19	FY 2019-20
Estimated Attaché Costs	£39,372,162	£39,899,766	£40,433,147
Estimated FCO Platform Charges	£15,470,882	£15,689,819	£15,970,923
Estimated Total	£54,843,044	£55,589,585	£56,404,070

01/01/2023

Jim Shannon – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-10-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been convicted of animal cruelty offences in each of the last five years.

George Eustice

Details of convictions for animal cruelty cases for 2010 to 2015 can be found on the Government’s official website relating to Criminal Justice System Statistics in the document “Outcomes by Offence”. A link to the document can be found below. The data for animal cruelty is under the category “108 Cruelty to Animal”.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015

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01/01/2023
Lilian Greenwood – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2015-11-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons Network Rail has not yet published a timetable to close 73 dangerous level crossings on the East Cost Main Line; and what recent discussions he has had with Network Rail over the East Coast Main Line level crossing closure programme.

Claire Perry

Network Rail has already closed over 900 level crossings since 2009 and the Department is supporting this work through a dedicated £109 million level crossing risk reduction fund during 2014-19. There are currently around 6,200 level crossings remaining on the main line network. Network Rail’s feasibility study, completed in June 2015, has identified preferred options for the closure of all 73 level crossings on the East Coast Main Line.

The Secretary of State has not had any recent discussions with Network Rail on this matter since the programme is an operational issue for the company.

01/01/2023
Mark Hendrick – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-12-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been made redundant by HM Courts and Tribunals Service since 31 May 2014; and what the cost to the public purse of such redundancies has been.

Mr Shailesh Vara

There have been no compulsory redundancies in HMCTS since 31 May 2014. There have been voluntary departures agreed in HMCTS, as detailed in the HMCTS Financial Statement of Accounts. Since 31 May 2014 there have been 231 voluntary departures at a combined cost of £8,696,728.

01/01/2023
Mary Creagh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mary Creagh on 2016-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of UK railway stations have steps but no lift access.

Claire Perry

Information on the facilities available at individual stations is collected and held by the Association of Train Operating Companies, rather than the Department. However, we understand that around 460 stations in the UK have step free access to and between all platforms. I also note that both railway stations in the Hon Member’s constituency – Wakefield Westgate and Wakefield Kirkgate – are now step free.

01/01/2023
Lord Smith of Hindhead – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Smith of Hindhead on 2016-02-02.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many arrests were made in 2015 within establishments that hold a premises licence as defined under Part 3 of the Licensing Act 2003.

Lord Bates

The Home Office does not hold data centrally on the number of arrests made in establishments operating under a premises licence or under a club premises certificate, or the number of arrests under the Licensing Act 2003.

The Home Office collects data on the number of arrests broken down by offence group and police force area. This data cannot be broken down to the level of detail requested.

The Home Office does not hold data centrally on the number of times the police were called to attend an incident at establishments operating under a premises licence or under a club premises certificate.

01/01/2023