Tag: Philip Davies

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-07-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2016, to Question 41982, which nations receive direct foreign aid from the UK.

Rory Stewart

DFID has now stopped providing general budget support in all countries with the exception of Pakistan. This year DFID only anticipates providing sector budget support in Ghana, Nepal, Pakistan and Zambia.

We also support partner governments to deliver development objectives in other ways including technical assistance and support to build their core systems. This ensures appropriate safeguards for UK taxpayers’ resources are in place.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-09-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of offenders who breached a Supervision Default Order were (i) sent to prison and (ii) not sent to prison since the introduction of such Orders.

Mr Sam Gyimah

The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, which introduced post sentence supervision for those serving short custodial sentences, applies to offences committed on or after 1 February 2015. Statistics on the number of offenders starting post sentence supervision and the number of offenders committed to custody for breach of post sentence supervision conditions is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541247/probation-q1-2016.xlsx.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-10-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Disabled Facilities Grant was given to Bradford Council in each of the last three years.

Mr Marcus Jones

The Disabled Facilities Grant funding allocated to Bradford Council in each of the last 3 years is provided in the table below:

2014-15	£1,634,703
2015-16	£1,929,235
2016-17	£3,519,468
Total	£7,083,406

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisons provide naloxone for prisoners upon release in England; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

There is no national programme that provides naloxone for at-risk prisoners on their release. The decision of whether or not to provide naloxone to prisoners on release is the responsibility of Health and Justice commissioning teams within NHS England’s area teams and other local stakeholders, including local authorities and clinical commissioning groups. The information on how many prisons provide naloxone for prisoners upon release in England is not held centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many organisations submitted applications for his Department’s tender for the provision of the tobacco control legislation enforcement contract awarded in 2013.

Jane Ellison

Section A7 of Schedule One, entitled ‘Grounds for discretionary rejection’ is available at:

https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/1072169/

The schedule does not describe a review.

Two applications were submitted for the current tobacco control legislation enforcement contract.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of adult education courses in helping people into work.

Nick Boles

The Department commissioned econometric research to estimate the labour market impact of Further Education (FE), which found that FE generates significant economic effects, resulting in sustained higher earnings and increased employment chances. This report was published in December 2014 and is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-comparing-labour-market-economic-benefits-from-qualifications-gained

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2015 to Question 14680, on state retirement pensions, how many of those cases have been suspended in each of the last three years.

Justin Tomlinson

The requested information as of September 2012, 2013 and 2014 is within the table below.

Number of non live cases for SP claimants aged 100 and over

Number of non-live cases…	Sep-12	Sep-13	Sep-14
…of which number not suspended	10,500	10,500	11,100
…of which number suspended	900	1,000	1,000

Source:

DWP 5% data

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-12-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of prisoners is per cell in (a) male and (b) female prisons.

Andrew Selous

As at Friday 27^th November 2015 the average number of prisoners per occupied cell in both male and female prisons is one.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-01-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues on contingency plans for power cuts; and if she will make a statement.

Andrea Leadsom

My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has met with my rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to discuss contingency plans for disruption of critical services, including power. She has also attended COBR, to take part in discussions that include ensuring an effective strategic response to energy disruptions following recent storms.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff in his Department and non-departmental public bodies receive (a) home to work travel allowance, (b) a car allowance and (c) subsidised health insurance.

Jane Ellison

The Department and its non-Departmental public bodies (NDPBs) can confirm that the numbers of employees receiving: a) home to work travel allowance; b) a car allowance; and c) subsidised health insurance are as follows:

Department of Health (DH) & NDPBs	a) Home to Work Travel Allowance	b) Car Allowance	c) Subsidised Health Insurance
DH	Nil	Nil	Nil
Health Education England	Nil	Nil	Nil
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority	Nil	Nil	Nil
NHS England	Nil	7	Nil
Monitor	Nil	Nil	Nil
Care Quality Commission	Nil	1431	Nil
Health and Social Care Information Centre	Nil	Nil	Nil
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)	Nil	11	5
Human Tissue Authority	Nil	Nil	Nil
Health Research Authority	Nil	Nil	Nil

Subsidised health insurance relates to optical and dental services that form part of the terms and conditions of employment by former employees of the Health Development Authority when they joined the NICE.