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:
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2009-10 |
£88,697.01 |
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2010-11 |
£88,698.01 |
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2011-12 |
£91549.26 |
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2012-13 |
£94,400.51 |
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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.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-01-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department takes into account reports produced or evidence submitted by non-governmental human rights organisations in deciding on claims for asylum made on the grounds of political persecution or a risk to someone’s life.
James Brokenshire
In reaching decisions on asylum claims, caseworkers have access to a wide range of published country of origin information produced by the Home Office, which includes reference to reports produced or submitted by national or
international human rights organisations.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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.
Claire Perry
Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of procurement opportunities, tender documents and contracts worth over £10,000 are published online on Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder). The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) also publishes details of its contracts on its web site (http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/).
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222916, what the total cost to Birmingham City Council will be of funding the Independent Improvement Panel.
Kris Hopkins
As indicated in the Panel’s Terms of Reference agreed with the City Council, it will be supported by a secretariat provided jointly by Birmingham City Council and the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the expenses it incurs will be shared equally by the City Council and the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, 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.
Alun Cairns
As a small Government Department we use the buying power of larger government departments to procure services, primarily the Ministry of Justice, and we do not therefore possess the information requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 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 David Lidington
Between January 2010 and January 2015 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has let the following contracts over £10,000 with private sector providers in each calendar year.
2010 £ 263.0m
2011 £ 84.6m
2012 £ 103.2m
2013 £ 263.7m
2014 £ 102.5m
2015 £ 3.7m
Since authority to enter into contracts is devolved to directorates in the UK and our network of posts, we cannot provide data for contracts under £10,000 without incurring disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2015-02-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of increasing the other funeral expenses category of the social fund funeral payments scheme in line with inflation since the level was set at £700 in 2003.
Steve Webb
There has been no estimate as we do not know what people would have claimed if the limit was higher. However, it is vital that the Government ensures that any scheme funded by the taxpayer is managed properly and the money spent wisely. The funding offered from both Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments and Budgeting Loans continues support towards the cost of a funeral, including necessary costs in full, whilst maintaining a fiscally viable fund.