Tag: Tim Loughton

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many concurrent planning arrangements for children have been authorised in each of the last six years in each local authority.

Edward Timpson

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer to Written Question 19262, published on 14 December 2015, which is as follows:

‘Ofsted publishes local authority level information on the number of children in foster placements that are subject to concurrent planning. The information is available via the following links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fostering-in-england-1-april-2012-to-31-march-2013

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fostering-in-england-1-april-2013-to-31-march-2014

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fostering-in-england-1-april-2014-to-31-march-2015’

Data prior to 2013 is not available.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-01-11.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency arrangements his Department has made for the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the upcoming EU referendum.

Harriett Baldwin

The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of our EU membership that cause so much frustration in the United Kingdom – so we can get a better deal for our country and secure our future. We are confident that the right agreement can be reached.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the diary of engagements of the Chief Social Worker for Children since 1 January 2015.

Edward Timpson

The Department does not publish the diaries of staff members. Diaries often contain sensitive information and releasing them could impact both on the policy making process and the willingness of officials to meet with particular groups if this information were to be freely available.

Since her appointment, the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families, Isabelle Trowler, has visited the following local authorities: Bexley; Birmingham; Blackpool; Calderdale; Cambridgeshire; Camden; Central Bedfordshire; Cheshire West and Chester; Derbyshire; Doncaster; Enfield; East Sussex; Gloucestershire; Greenwich; Hackney; Hammersmith and Fulham; Haringey; Hull; Islington; Kensington and Chelsea; Kent; Kingston on Thames; Kirklees; Lancashire; Leeds; Liverpool; Manchester; North Lincolnshire; Northamptonshire; Portsmouth; Redcar and Cleveland; Richmond upon Thames; Rotherham; Sheffield; Slough; Solihull; Staffordshire; Tower Hamlets; Wandsworth; Westminster; Wigan; Wolverhampton; Worcestershire; and York.

As well as visiting local authorities, the Chief Social Worker meets with representatives of many children’s services departments.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-01-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has prepared for government departments on implementing the Family Test.

Priti Patel

In October 2014, the Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for Government officials on how the Test should be applied when formulating policy. Produced in collaboration with third sector partners from the Relationship Alliance, the guidance outlines the basis for the Family Test and provides policy officials with information on how the Test can be applied.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-03-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of child abuse flagged by sexual offences have been investigated in each police force area in each of the last three years.

Karen Bradley

The Home Office does not collect data on the number of cases of sexual offences flagged as child abuse that have been investigated.

The Home Office collects information on the number of crimes the police in England and Wales record and the outcomes they assign to these crimes. The Home Office is clear that all crimes reported to the police should be taken seriously, investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts and met with tough sentences.

From the data the Home Office receives, information can only be provided for certain sexual offences that identify that the victim is aged under 18 by the name of the offence in statute, namely:

 Rape of a female child under 16

 Rape of a female child under 13

 Rape of a male child under 16

 Rape of a male child under 13

 Sexual assault on a female child under 13

 Sexual assault on a male child under 13

 Sexual activity involving a child under 13

 Sexual activity involving child under 16

 Sexual grooming (the victim must be under 16)

 Abuse of position of trust in a sexual nature (under 17)

 Abuse of children through sexual exploitation

Data for these offences by police force area are available in the police recorded crime and outcomes open data available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-03-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which academic and research bodies, which receive funding from the EU, are routinely used for research on the EU in departmental and ministerial briefings.

Mr David Lidington

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) draws on information from a wide range of sources when producing departmental and ministerial briefings. The FCO does not collect information on whether the sources used in the preparation of briefings receive funding from the EU.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-05-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking child refugees of each (a) gender and (b) age group who are currently in EU member states.

James Brokenshire

The UK Government does not hold information on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking child refugees in EU Member States by (a) gender and (b) age group.

This is collected by each Member State and compiled by Eurostat. It is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database

The UK Government is currently consulting with France, Italy and Greece to establish how best we can implement the recent Lord Dubs’ amendment to the Immigration Bill. This will include an assessment of numbers and needs of unaccompanied children in these Member States.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-06-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the provision of overtime payments to train staff employed by Govia Thameslink Railway.

Claire Perry

We do not receive information regarding staff costs to this level of granularity.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-09-15.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the surplus/deficit in the National Insurance Fund is.

Jane Ellison

There are two separate National Insurance Funds (NIF) one for Great Britain and a significantly smaller Northern Ireland Fund.

The balance on the GB NIF as at 31 March 2015 was £20.9bn and the Northern Ireland NIF was £0.5bn. These balance can be found in the accounts which were published on 29 October 2015, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts.

The NIF accounts for the year ending 31 March 2016 are currently in the process of being audited prior to publication.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to raise the issue of harassment and persecution of Tibetan Buddhists in Tibet with the Chinese government.

Alok Sharma

​I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 18 October 2016 (PQ 48663).