The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring her Department carries out on the amount of time taken by its contractor companies to carry out the required checks on people applying for spouse visas to the UK.
Karen Bradley
The Department does not contract with any companies to carry out checks on
people applying for spouse visas.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value of contracts her Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
Mr Desmond Swayne
We do not hold information in the form requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what penalties would be incurred by a free school, academy or other educational establishment which was found to be teaching or otherwise supporting creationism.
Mr Edward Timpson
State-funded schools, including free schools and academies, should not teach creationism as an evidence-based scientific theory. Outside of science lessons, it is permissible for schools to cover creationism as part of religious education lessons, providing that this does not undermine the teaching of established scientific theory. Academies and free schools are required to teach a broad and balanced curriculum and the model funding agreement now prohibits the teaching of creationism as an evidence-based theory. Independent schools must comply with the independent school standards, and are subject to inspections by Ofsted or an alternative inspectorate.
All state-funded schools are subject to Ofsted inspections and a range of intervention powers are in place if required. In addition, any breach of academy or free school funding agreements in relation to creationism would be swiftly dealt with by the Department for Education and could result in the termination of the funding agreement.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been dismissed (a) in total and (b) through lack of capacity following an employment tribunal hearing in the last three years for which data is available.
Andrew Selous
The total number of officers, bands 3-5, dismissed from the public sector prison service in England and Wales, can be found in the table below, broken down into the categories of dismissal used within the National Offender Management Service. Lack of capacity is not one of these categories.
Table: Headcount of Band 3 to 5 Officers Dismissed from the Public Sector Prison Service in England & Wales, 2011/12 to 2013/14
|
Reason |
2011/12 |
2012/12 |
2013/14 |
|
Breach of Contract |
~ |
~ |
~ |
|
Conduct |
80 |
80 |
70 |
|
Medical Inefficiency |
170 |
160 |
170 |
|
Poor Performance |
~ |
~ |
~ |
|
Unsatisfactory Attendance |
10 |
10 |
~ |
|
Grand Total |
260 |
260 |
250 |
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 in line with the department’s policy for presenting staffing data.
~ denotes suppressed values of 5 or fewer. Low numbers are suppressed in conjunction with the rounding policy to prevent disclosure in accordance with Data Protection Act, 1998.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, who the members of the care.data Programme Board are; and (a) by whom and (b) by what process those board members were appointed.
Dr Daniel Poulter
The Programme Board was reconstituted in June 2014 following a Project Validation Review carried out by the Major Project Authority. Programme Board members were formally invited to join by the Senior Responsible Owner, Tim Kelsey, based upon the requirement for a balance of representation from the Department of Health, those arm’s length bodies with involvement in the programme and representation from those involved in the delivery of the programme at a local level.
|
care.data Programme Board member |
Organisation |
|
Eve Roodhouse |
Health and Social Care Information Centre |
|
Andy Williams |
Health and Social Care Information Centre |
|
Tim Kelsey |
NHS England |
|
Dr Geraint Lewis |
NHS England, Patients and Information |
|
Prof John Newton |
Public Health England |
|
Simon Denegri |
National Institute for Health Research |
|
Peter Knight |
Department of Health |
|
Mark Davies |
Department of Health |
|
David Knight |
Department of Health |
|
Tom Ward |
Care Quality Commission |
|
Dr Ian Hudson |
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency |
|
Neil Stutchbury |
Monitor |
|
Sir Bruce Keogh |
NHS England |
|
Dr Sarah Schofield |
West Hampshire clinical commissioning groups |
|
Donna Braisby (Secretariat) |
Health and Social Care Information Centre |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
Mr Shailesh Vara
Noted below are the values for contracts with private sector providers awarded in each of the financial years, the values show the average annual spend for the financial year.
|
2010 – 11 |
2011 – 12 |
2012 – 13 |
2013 -14 |
2014 – 15 |
|
£256,880,714 |
£568,924,146 |
£438,322,765 |
£276,327,267 |
£1,086,494,704 |
The private sector has an important role to play in helping deliver much needed reforms. We remain committed to promoting a diverse market including public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as ensuring rigorous contract management and high standards of behavior.
We have undertaken a major review of contract management to ensure that we have in place robust and accountable systems. We will continue to improve our commercial capability and share this crucial learning across Government.
When buying products and services we always seek best value for taxpayers’ money and find savings were possible.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219706, what estimate he has made of the number of people who went into debt in order to pay for a funeral in the last period for which figures are available.
Steve Webb
My department does not collect this information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total value of contracts her Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
My Department receives procurement services from the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and the Central Procurement Directorate (CPD) of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. All contracts agreed with either Crown Commercial Services or the Central Procurement Directorate are available on their respective websites:
CCS – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/crown-commercial-service
CPD – http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/cpd
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2015 to Question 219648, what criteria will be used by the National Data Guardian to evaluate whether it is right and safe to collect care.data information from GP practices.
Dr Daniel Poulter
In November 2014, my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced the establishment of a new National Data Guardian to be the patient’s champion when it comes to the security of personal medical information. Dame Fiona Caldicott will be the first National Guardian and she has agreed that it will be her responsibility to raise concerns publicly about improper data use.
Dame Fiona Caldicott’s Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel’s report to the care.data Programme was published on 18 December 2014 and is available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iigop-report-on-caredata
The report outlined the evidence of readiness of the Pathfinder stage Dame Fiona would want to see before she would advise on the next stage of Pathfinder stage of the care.data programme.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
David Mundell
Other than minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not undertake direct procurement or tendering projects. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice.
In each of the last five financial years, the total value of the contracts the Scotland Office had with private sector providers is shown below:
|
2009-10 |
£88,697.01 |
|
2010-11 |
£88,698.01 |
|
2011-12 |
£91549.26 |
|
2012-13 |
£94,400.51 |
|
2013-14 |
£121,322.30 |
All of the contracts relate to accommodation services and a proportion of the costs are recharged to other departments which share accommodation with the Scotland Office.