The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2016-10-13.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of money lost by UK investors as a result of Providence Bonds and Providence Bonds II being placed in administration in September 2016.
Simon Kirby
The government does not hold this information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Jones on 2015-11-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of its annual income has been held in reserve by Hertfordshire police in each of the last five years.
Mike Penning
It is up to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Chief Constables to decide how to allocate their resources, including the efficient use of reserves, based on local priorities. The total amount of revenue funding received by each PCC (formerly Police Authorities) and the total amounts of usable reserves, taken from publically available force area accounts are included in the table below. This includes total core Government funding area from the Home Office, Legacy Council Tax Grants and locally raised precept income. It excludes specific grants such as the Innovation Fund and other locally raised income.
|
Hertfordshire Police Authority/PCC reserves |
|
Year |
Reserves £m |
Total revenue funding £m |
Reserves as % of government grant+precept |
|
31 Mar 2011 |
19.4 |
197.4 |
9.8% |
|
31 Mar 2012 |
24.9 |
191.5 |
13.0% |
|
31 Mar 2013 |
28.0 |
189.7 |
14.8% |
|
31 Mar 2014 |
36.7 |
185.2 |
19.8% |
|
31 Mar 2015 |
47.9 |
181.1 |
26.5% |
Lancashire Police Authority/PCC reserves
|
Year |
Reserves £m |
Total revenue funding £m |
Reserves as % of government grant+precept |
|
31 Mar 2011 |
20.1 |
285.6 |
7.0% |
|
31 Mar 2012 |
26.3 |
273.5 |
9.6% |
|
31 Mar 2013 |
27.5 |
273.5 |
10.1% |
|
31 Mar 2014 |
35.8 |
266.0 |
13.4% |
|
31 Mar 2015 |
49.3 |
258.9 |
19.1% |
Thames Valley Police Authority/PCC reserves
|
Year |
Reserves £m |
Total revenue funding £m |
Reserves as % of government grant+precept |
|
31 Mar 2011 |
41.1 |
395.0 |
10.4% |
|
31 Mar 2012 |
48.2 |
383.4 |
12.6% |
|
31 Mar 2013 |
45.8 |
382.2 |
12.0% |
|
31 Mar 2014 |
49.1 |
375.9 |
13.1% |
|
31 Mar 2015 |
51.4 |
369.7 |
13.9% |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 2015-11-30.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the monthly sales figures for (1) e-cigarettes, and (2) tobacco products, in prison shops in the past year.
Lord Faulks
For prisons in England and Wales monthly sales (number of units sold[1]) for the period December 2014 to November 2015 were as follows:
|
TOBACCO & CIGARETTES |
SUNDRIES[2] |
E CIGARETTE |
|
|
DECEMBER 2014 |
318,300 |
252,500 |
310 |
|
JANUARY 2015 |
352,500 |
284,200 |
140 |
|
FEBURARY 2015 |
283,600 |
228,300 |
80 |
|
MARCH 2015 |
291,700 |
228,400 |
20 |
|
APRIL 2015 |
344,100 |
282,500 |
40 |
|
MAY 2015 |
290,800 |
230,100 |
60 |
|
JUNE 2015 |
286,000 |
216,000 |
60 |
|
JULY 2015 |
350,400 |
268,400 |
40 |
|
AUGUST 2015 |
286,900 |
220,400 |
6,500 |
|
SEPTEMBER 2015 |
280,200 |
219,100 |
5,600 |
|
OCTOBER 2015 |
344,200 |
268,700 |
3,000 |
|
NOVEMBER 2015 |
278,400 |
220,200 |
1,500 |
It should be noted that some of the variation in monthly sales is due to months having four weekly accounting periods and other months having five.
From December 2014 to mid-August 2015 e-cigarettes were only available in prisons in Wales plus the three Public Sector Prison establishments in England, (Eastwood Park, Stocken, and Preston) hence the relatively low sales. From 17 August 2015 all public sector establishments offered an e-cigarette on their Local Product List (prison shop form). The decrease in e-cigarette sales since August is thought to be due to an initial peak in sales when these products were first introduced.
[1] Rounded to the nearest 100, or nearest 10 when sales are less than 1,000.
[2] Sundries include, for example, rolling papers, lighters, matches, filter tips and rolling machines.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Liz Kendall on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people of each gender have worked as special advisers in the Government Equalities Office since 2010.
Caroline Dinenage
Since May 2010, four female and two male special advisers working for successive Ministers for Women and Equalities have had responsibilities which have included women and equalities issues.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Carswell on 2016-02-03.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the level of potential exposure to risk transferred to the public purse due to the introduction of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Harriett Baldwin
The Treasury publishes annually an assessment of risk from the Government’s financial interventions, including the risk borne by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) due to these interventions. This was most recently disclosed in the Treasury Group 2014/15 Annual Accounts published in July last year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Prime Minister will make an assessment of the potential merits of each proposal on noise mitigation from aviation in the letter to him of 18 February 2016 from the Aviation Environment Federation.
Mr Robert Goodwill
As part of the Government’s ongoing review of noise and airspace policies it will consider the proposals set out the Aviation Environment Federation’s letter to the Prime Minister of 18 February.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33699, what the duties of the board members of the Institute for Apprenticeships will be prior to the launch of that Institute in April 2017.
Nick Boles
The Institute for Apprenticeship’s Board will be appointed via a public appointments process later this year. In shadow form, the Board will be expected to oversee the finalisation of the organisation’s workplan and the transition to taking on the Institute’s statutory functions in April 2017. Further information about the roles and duties of the Board members will be provided when the public appointments process is complete.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Douglas Chapman on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2016 to Question 33645, how many Puma Mk2 helicopters are fitted with the Wire Strike Protection System; and whether the Puma Mk2 that crashed in Afghanistan on 11 October 2015 was fitted with such a system.
Mr Philip Dunne
Seven Puma Mk2 helicopters have been fitted with the Wire Strike Protection System. The remainder of the fleet will have the system fitted by the end of summer 2017.
The helicopter you refer to (XW229) was not fitted with the Wire Strike Protection System. The Service Inquiry into the incident is on-going and findings are yet to be published.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Eilidh Whiteford on 2016-09-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to increase awareness of the Disability Confident campaign; and how his Department plans to measure the effectiveness of that campaign.
Penny Mordaunt
We have developed a new Disability Confident employer accreditation scheme. This went live in July.
This will be core to our engagement with employers to raise awareness, improve performance and drive up engagement on the disability employment agenda.
We are developing plans to formally launch the scheme in the Autumn and more information on take up and effectiveness measures will be available from then.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Margaret Ritchie on 2016-10-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch report, published on 12 October 2016, on the collision involving the MV Karen fishing boat from Ardglass, County Down in the Irish Sea on 15 April 2016.
Mike Penning
As recognised in the Marine Accident Investigation Report (MAIB), the Royal Navy has already taken actions as a result of this incident. We are now considering the MAIB’s report and its conclusions and recommendations to identify what further actions may be required. I will be visiting Northern Ireland soon and go to Ardglass.