Tag: Tim Loughton

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which high performing children’s services departments have provided assistance to other local authorities with such departments judged as inadequate since 2010.

Edward Timpson

Since 2010, Hampshire County Council, Essex County Council, Leeds City Council, and Achieving for Children (a social enterprise company created by Kingston and Richmond Councils to provide their children’s services) have all provided assistance, through formal arrangements brokered by the Department for Education, to local authorities that have been judged inadequate by Ofsted. A range of support has been provided by Councils outside of those arrangements.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contingency arrangements his Department has made for the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the upcoming EU referendum.

Brandon Lewis

I refer my hon Friend to the answer given to him by my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 14 January to PQ 21952.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the existing Vineyard Register is maintained in accordance with EU regulations.

Jane Ellison

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) currently maintains a Vineyard Register for the United Kingdom on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This was established and managed in accordance with the European Union requirements set out in Regulation (EC) 436/2009. This statutory obligation was removed on the 1 January 2016 as a result of Regulation (EC) 1308/2013.

The FSA uses the register for the purposes of official controls relating to UK wine production and to underpin traceability for the various UK wine schemes.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to support the implementation of the Family Test.

James Brokenshire

The Home Office has incorporated the Family Test into the impact assessment process, which directs officials to the Family Test guidance published by the Department for Work and Pensions in October 2014.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to inform the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham of progress made on matters relating to the future of the Victory 1744 discussed in that hon. Member’s meeting with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence in September 2015.

Mark Lancaster

Discussions between officials in the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Media, Culture and Sport will continue and an announcement with regard to the future of Victory 1744 will be made once these deliberations are complete.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who has attended meetings of the Child Protection Task Force and on what dates; and what action has been decided at those meetings.

Edward Timpson

Information relating to the proceedings of recent meetings of Implementation Taskforces is not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.

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

To ask the Prime Minister, what funding from the public purse was allocated to the event at the British Museum which he addressed on 9 May 2016.

Mr David Cameron

Costs are still being finalised. Details of my speeches are published on the gov.uk website.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much revenue Govia Thameslink Railway has paid to the Government since taking up its franchise in 2014.

Claire Perry

Passenger Income by Train Operating Company is published annually in August by the Office of Road and Rail. It is available online at: http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/21039/gb-rail-industry-financial-information-2014-15.pdf (Table 5.1).

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-09-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to mark Anti-Slavery Day 2016; and if she will make a statement.

Sarah Newton

Anti-Slavery Day on 18 October is an important opportunity to continue to raise awareness of this appalling crime. We have made good progress in tackling it, but there is more to do. A range of events will mark the day and I will announce my own plans in due course.

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 representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on religious freedom in Tibet; and whether he has received reports on expulsions of Buddhist students and the demolition of dwellings at the Larung Ghar Buddhist Institute in Sichuan province.

Alok Sharma

​I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 18 October 2016 (PQ 48663). We are aware of, and concerned by, reports of the closure or demolition of churches and monasteries and that individuals are being harassed or detained for their beliefs across China. However, I am unable to comment in detail on the demolitions at Larung Gar, as British diplomats are not currently allowed to travel to the area, so my information is partial. Our Consulate General in Chongqing is seeking further information on the situation.