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  • William Wragg – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

    William Wragg – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-10-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues about proposals for a North Wales Growth Deal.

    Alun Cairns

    The door is open to a growth deal for North Wales. The Government is looking carefully at proposals which have been developed by local partners in North Wales which could help to strengthen the region’s economy and make the most of its connections to the Northern Powerhouse.

  • Baroness Kennedy of Cradley – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    Baroness Kennedy of Cradley – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley on 2015-11-10.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students completed apprenticeships in each year from 2010 to the last year for which records are available.

    Baroness Neville-Rolfe

    The table shows the number of learners that achieved apprenticeships from 2010:

    All Age Apprenticeship Framework Achievements (2009/10 to 2014/15)

    2009/10 Full Year

    2010/11 Full Year

    2011/12 Full Year

    2012/13 Full Year

    2013/14 Full Year

    2014/15 Full Year

    Total

    171,500

    200,300

    258,400

    252,900

    255,800

    260,900

    This data is published as part of a Statistical First Release: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held

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  • Michael Tomlinson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    Michael Tomlinson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Michael Tomlinson on 2015-12-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of green belt land in the East Dorset District Council area has been redesignated in the last five years as community land trust.

    Brandon Lewis

    The Department does not hold information centrally on the amount or type of land held by community land trusts.

    The Department’s annual Green Belt statistics monitor the amount of land designated as Green Belt in England and any changes to the designated area since the previous year. The statistics record the change by local planning authority.

    Of the local planning authorities for which information was requested, the following have made changes to the Green Belt in the last five years:

    East Dorset reduced the area of designated Green Belt in 2014-15 by 160 hectares to 16,720 hectares, a reduction of 1 per cent; and

    Purbeck increased the area of designated Green Belt in 2012-13 by 460 hectares to 8,200 hectares, an increase of 6 per cent.

  • Lord Birt – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Lord Birt – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Birt on 2016-01-14.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of buses, taxis, and other public transport road vehicles are wholly electrically powered.

    Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

    We do not have detailed numbers on the information requested.

    According to Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) statistics some 133 public transport buses, coaches and minibuses are wholly electrically powered. There are no purpose built electric taxis recorded on the DVLA records, although electric cars are used as minicabs and private hire vehicles, and a number of plug-in hybrid purpose built taxis are in development.

    This Government has a comprehensive £600 million package of measures over the course of this parliament to keep Britain at the forefront of the ultra-low emission vehicle technology. This includes grants encouraging low emission buses and taxis.

    The proportion of wholly electric vehicles operated by central Government is not recorded by the DVLA. However, the total number of central government electric vehicles that have been purchased via the Crown Commercial Service framework is 20. Just over 300 ultra-low emission vehicles are being integrated into public sector fleets under the ULEV readiness project; with over 70% being fully electric.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-09.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) gold, (b) silver and (c) bronze command suites were opened in each prison in each of the last three years.

    Andrew Selous

    Violence in prisons has increased in recent years. The nature of offenders currently in custody and the widespread availability of new psychoactive substances have both contributed to making prisons less safe. There is no single, simple solution to the problems we face but we are making progress.

    We have launched a two year Violence Reduction project to help us to gain a better understanding of the causes and characteristics of violence in prisons and to strengthen the handling of this. We are also trialing the use of body worn cameras in prisons, training sniffer dogs to detect new psychoactive substances and have made it an offence to smuggle new psychoactive substances into prison. However, ultimately the only way to reduce violence in our prisons is to give governors and those who work in prisons the tools necessary to more effectively reform and rehabilitate offenders, which we are determined to see through.

    The safety of staff and prisoners is a priority. Gold Command is opened in order to deal with incidents as quickly and safely as possible. Not all incidents turn out to be serious, but Gold Command is opened as a precaution when incidents are regarded as potentially serious.

    Tables 1, 2 and 3 show the number of times Gold Command has been opened in each of the past three years by prison.

    The decision to open Silver Command is made at the local level. Data regarding Silver Command openings is not held centrally, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

    There is no “Bronze Command suite” within NOMS incident response procedures.

    Table 1: Number of times Gold Command Suite opened by prison in 2013

    Prison

    Number of Incidents

    Aylesbury

    2

    Cardiff

    1

    Doncaster

    2

    Elmley

    1

    Everthorpe

    2

    Featherstone

    1

    Full Sutton

    1

    Garth

    1

    Gartree

    1

    Glen Parva

    4

    Haverigg

    1

    Hewell

    2

    High Down

    2

    Holme House

    1

    Hull

    3

    Isis

    1

    Lewes

    1

    Lincoln

    2

    Lindholme

    3

    Long Lartin

    3

    Maidstone

    1

    Moorland

    2

    Morton Hall

    1

    National – Industrial Action

    1

    Northumberland

    1

    Onley

    1

    Pentonville

    1

    Peterborough

    1

    Preston

    1

    Ranby

    1

    Risley

    2

    Rye Hill

    1

    Stafford

    1

    Stocken

    3

    Swaleside

    1

    Swinfen Hall

    6

    Warren Hill

    1

    Wayland

    1

    Wealstun

    2

    Wetherby

    3

    Wolds

    1

    Woodhill

    1

    Wormwood Scrubs

    1

    Wymott

    1

    Table 2: Number of times Gold Command Suite opened by prison in 2014

    Prison

    Number of Incidents

    Altcourse

    2

    Aylesbury

    1

    Brinsford

    1

    Bristol

    1

    Bullingdon

    3

    Cardiff

    1

    Channings Wood

    2

    Chelmsford

    1

    Cookham Wood

    1

    Deerbolt

    3

    Doncaster

    1

    Elmley

    1

    Garth

    1

    Glen Parva

    7

    Harmondsworth

    1

    Haslar

    1

    Haverigg

    3

    Highpoint

    1

    Holme House

    1

    Humber

    4

    Leeds

    1

    Lincoln

    1

    Lindholme

    3

    Littlehey

    1

    Moorland

    3

    Morton Hall

    1

    National – Industrial Action

    1

    Northumberland

    2

    Norwich

    1

    Nottingham

    1

    Oakwood

    1

    Onley

    1

    Portland

    1

    Preston

    2

    Ranby

    3

    Rochester

    3

    Rye Hill

    1

    Stoke Heath

    1

    Swaleside

    4

    Swansea

    1

    Swinfen Hall

    3

    Wayland

    3

    Winchester

    2

    Table 3: Number of times Gold Command Suite opened by prison in 2015

    Prison

    Number of Incidents

    Brinsford

    1

    Deerbolt

    3

    Doncaster

    2

    Dovegate

    1

    Durham

    1

    Featherstone

    2

    Garth

    3

    Gartree

    1

    Glen Parva

    3

    Haverigg

    2

    Highdown

    2

    Highpoint

    2

    Hull

    1

    Humber

    3

    Isis

    3

    Isle of Wight

    1

    Lancaster Farms

    1

    Leeds

    2

    Leicester

    5

    Lewes

    1

    Lincoln

    2

    Lindholme

    3

    Liverpool

    2

    Long Lartin

    1

    Lowdham Grange

    1

    Manchester

    1

    Morton Hall

    1

    Nottingham

    2

    Onley

    1

    Pentonville

    2

    Portland

    1

    Ranby

    1

    Rochester

    1

    Stocken

    3

    Swaleside

    5

    Swinfen Hall

    2

    The Mount

    2

    Wandsworth

    5

    Wayland

    3

    Werrington

    1

    Whatton

    1

    Whitemoor

    1

    Woodhill

    1
  • Keith Vaz – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Keith Vaz – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Keith Vaz on 2016-03-07.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of Type 2 diabetics manage their condition with (a) insulin injections and (b) insulin tablets.

    Jane Ellison

    Information is not collected centrally on the number of people prescribed a medicine or the medical condition being treated.

  • Lilian Greenwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    Lilian Greenwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-04-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has received representations from Virgin Trains or Stagecoach since 1 April 2015 on potential variations to the current Intercity East Coast franchise agreement.

    Claire Perry

    As with all Franchise Agreements, negotiations take place between the Franchise Operator and the Department, and since 1 April 2015 we regularly meet with Virgin Trains East Coast to discuss progress and potential changes to the Franchise Agreement.

  • 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 2016-05-23.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she still plans to introduce compulsory resit tests in (a) English reading and (b) mathematics for year 7 pupils who do not reach the required standard at the end of key stage 2.

    Nick Gibb

    The Secretary of State has already announced the Government’s plans to introduce resits in Year 7. This announcement can found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nicky-morgan-no-tolerance-of-areas-where-majority-of-pupils-fail.

    We have been clear that the resits will not be implemented in the next academic year and that we will engage with the education sector to make sure the tests are introduced in a way that works for schools. Further information will be provided in due course.

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  • Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union

    Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-07-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has made an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of negotiations for leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.

    Mr David Davis

    The new Department for Exiting the European Union is equipping itself to oversee negotiations to leave the EU and establish the future relationship between the UK and EU. The overall size and scope of the new department, including staffing and budget, are under consideration.

  • Seema Malhotra – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Seema Malhotra – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2016-10-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data is held by her Department on levels of parental debt owed to schools.

    Edward Timpson

    The department does not hold data from which to supply the information requested.