The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid in overtime and other costs incurred in the last three weeks due to changes in HM Passport Office.
James Brokenshire
The precise information requested by the Hon Member is not available. Overtime
payments to staff are recorded by the month in which payment is made. In May
2014, Her Majesty’s Passport Office incurred overtime costs of £964,742.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-03-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the United States Department of Defense (USDoD) in respect of the installation by BT of a special communications system to link RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire with the USDoD headquarters in Washington DC and the US Africa headquarters for unmanned aircraft operations in Djibouti.
Mr Mark Francois
The installation of US communications systems at RAF Croughton is a matter for the United States Visiting Forces. No discussions have taken place in respect to the installation by BT of a special communications system to link RAF Croughton with the Department of Defence headquarters in the US, and US Forces in Djibouti.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any restrictions exist in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986.
Jane Ellison
I have been asked to reply.
There are no longer any restrictions in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) previously restricted the movement of sheep in certain upland areas to prevent sheep with higher levels of contamination entering the food chain. Over time, controls were removed where the evidence showed they were no longer necessary. All remaining controls were lifted in Northern Ireland in 2000, in Scotland in 2010 and in Wales in 2012. Similarly, the final controls in England were lifted in 2012.
Information on the historic controls and the decision to remove restrictions can be found on the FSA website:
www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/chernobyl/
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual income from the carrier bag levy in the four years from October 2015.
Dan Rogerson
The estimated gross revenue from the charge in England is set out in the table below:
|
Calendar year |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Revenue |
£22.1million |
£110.5million |
£112million |
£113.5million |
The Government expects retailers covered by the charge to deduct reasonable costs from the revenue raised and use the remaining part for good causes. VAT will be included in the 5p charge.
No profits generated from this charge goes to the Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-04-03.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of contraband cigarettes entering the UK were originally manufactured in the UK.
Mr David Gauke
The information requested is not available. HM Revenue & Customs records data on seizures of illicit products but this does not include the country of manufacture.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-04-29.
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 473W, on Pakistan, whether Pakistan’s possession of nuclear weapons and the prospects of Pakistan joining the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty were discussed at his 30 April 2014 meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Mr David Cameron
When I met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 30 April, I discussed a range of issues, including on foreign and security policy.
It is the UK’s position that all countries should join and abide by the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-13.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will refer the matter of the release of correspondence between the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Education on preventing extremism to the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.
Mr David Cameron
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Barnsley East on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 338W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-04-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there has been in the level of accidents attributable to congestion in each of the last 10 years.
Mr Robert Goodwill
The information requested is not collected by the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-05-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of the work done on the Kajaki Dam project in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Mark Francois
The Kandahar Helmand Power Project to enhance the electrical power output of the Kajaki Dam is not funded by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), but by the US Agency for International Development and the US Army Corps of Engineers. The MOD is therefore unable to provide a thorough estimate of costs. In 2008, the UK’s 16 Air Assault Brigade provided protection for the movement of a turbine to Kajaki. By the end of 2014, the project aims to deliver reliable, sustainable electricity to around two million people in Kandahar and Helmand, and to support the continued development of the regional South-East Power System (SEPS) power grid.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research his Department has co-sponsored with its US, French and German counterparts at the Sandia National Laboratory into the safety and security of spent nuclear fuel casks; and if he will publish details of the reports arising from such research.
Michael Fallon
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has not funded any co-sponsored research with US, French and German counterparts, at the US Sandia National Laboratories into the safety and security of spent nuclear fuel casks.