Tag: Ruth Cadbury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has conducted a comparative assessment of the loss of life as a result of an aircraft crashing on approach or arrival at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

Mr Robert Goodwill

I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 11^th January 2016 (UIN 20996) http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=QuestionsWithAnswersOnly&house=commons%2clords&uin=20996.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-01-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on what the average salary of a Tier 2 worker on an Intra Company Transfer visa is in the IT industry; and how this compares to the industry average.

James Brokenshire

Tier 2, the skilled worker route, is designed to fill roles which cannot be filled by a suitable resident worker. The immigration rules, and UK employment law, do not allow workers to be made redundant and directly replaced.

It is a decision for businesses whether to outsource certain functions. We are, however, mindful of concerns that use of the Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) category for third party contracting may undercut or displace resident workers.

That is why, in June last year, we commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to examine the ICT category as part of its wider review on Tier 2. The MAC published its report on 19 January and it can be found on the gov.uk website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migration-advisory-committee-mac-review-tier-2-migration

Chapter 6 of the report sets out the MAC’s findings on the ICT category, including its use for third party contracting, the salaries paid to IT workers and the impacts on the resident labour market. The MAC found that salaries for these transferees were clustered around the 25th percentile of earnings for resident workers in IT occupations (the current minimum permitted under the immigration rules).

The Government is currently considering the MAC’s findings carefully and will announce any changes in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraph 5.13 of the Airports Commission: Final Report, published in July 2015, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding that 431 hectares of green belt designated land would be required for the proposed third runway at Heathrow.

Mr Robert Goodwill

In December 2015, the Government announced that it would start preparing the building blocks for an Airports National Policy Statement. The National Policy statement will be informed by an Appraisal of Sustainability which will look at all relevant social, economic and environmental impacts of airport expansion.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to increase capacity on public transport links to Heathrow Airport from central London.

Mr Robert Goodwill

The Elizabeth line will replace the existing two train per hour Heathrow Connect service from May 2018 providing a 4 train per hour service to Terminals 1 to 4, operating alongside the existing 4 train per hour Heathrow Express service. This will offer significant improvements in connectivity from and to Heathrow, particularly from the West End, the City and Canary Wharf.

Heathrow is also served by regular Piccadilly line services from central London. Upgrading this line is a matter for the Mayor and Transport for London who plan to introduce new modern signalling systems and new trains to provide 60% more capacity (the equivalent of up to 21,000 customers per hour).

For any improvements associated with airport expansion, the Government will agree the nature and scale of the surface access transport as part of its decision on its preferred scheme for additional airport capacity in the South East. The Government has also been clear that it expects the scheme promoter to meet the costs of any surface access proposals that are required as a direct result of airport expansion and from which they will directly benefit.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-04-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice NHS England provides for women who have developed fibroadenomas.

Jane Ellison

The number of women who were diagnosed with fibroadenomas in each of the last five years, and the proportion of women with fribroadenomas who went on to develop breast cancer in 2015, is not held.

In addition, information on the number of women who had fibroadenomas surgically removed in each of the last five years is not held.

There are several types of benign breast lump, including fibroadenomas. Although most lumps are not breast cancer, any unusual changes to the breasts should be checked by a general practitioner (GP) as soon as possible. If a GP finds a lump on examination, they will routinely refer the patient to be seen by a hospital specialist.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2016-07-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to recommendation 11 of the Environmental Audit Committee in its First Report of Session 2015-16, on The Airports Commission Report: carbon emissions, air quality and noise, HC 389, whether his Department has carried out an assessment of the likely costs of preventing an adverse impact on health from expansion at Heathrow Airport.

Mr John Hayes

The Airports Commission shortlisted three airport expansion schemes, two at Heathrow and one at Gatwick. The Government accepted the Commission’s shortlist in December 2015, and has since been undertaking a programme of further work to support a decision on a preferred scheme. The preferred scheme promoter would need to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment as part of any Development Consent application it makes.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of homes to be sold under the right to buy policy which are likely to become private rental properties (a) in total and (b) in London.

Brandon Lewis

Under Right to Buy there are financial restrictions in place for re-sale within 5 years, and councils have the right of first refusal to buy back the property for up to 10 years at market value.

What a Right to Buy owner chooses to do with their property after they’ve bought it is up to them, just as it is for other home buyers on the open market. Mortgage providers and landlords may place restrictions on letting in the terms of the sale.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ruth Cadbury on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his departmental spending on children’s mental health services will be in 2015-16.

Alistair Burt

It is not possible to give a total figure for investment in children and young people’s mental health in 2015-16, as there is no ring-fenced allocation and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are commissioned variously by NHS England, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), local authorities and schools.

As such, there is no single budget for CAMHS, and expenditure on these services, including those commissioned by National Health Service organisations, is taken from general allocations with priorities for investment being determined locally.

However, in addition to resources already available to local communities including through the NHS, local authorities, public health and education, the Government is investing an additional £173 million in 2015-16 to transform support for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, which will include £30 million for eating disorder services.