Tag: Tim Loughton

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-06-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the findings from areas piloting 30 hours of free childcare.

Mr Sam Gyimah

We are currently commissioning the evaluation of early implementation of 30 hours free childcare. An invitation to tender was published in May 2016 with a view to awarding the contract to a successful bidder by the end of June 2016.

The evaluation will focus on generating learning that can be used by Early Implementers and all local councils ahead of national implementation in September 2017.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-06-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for his policy on women requiring different advice to men on levels of calorie intake yet being given the same advice on their levels of alcohol intake.

Jane Ellison

Before the publication of the new Chief Medical Officer’s alcohol guidelines, the guidelines had not been revised for over 20 years; the up to date evidence used to update the low risk guidelines does not support a gender difference.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-10-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) Chinese and (b) Indian authorities on the damming of rivers in Tibet and the effect of that action on water supplies to India.

Alok Sharma

​We have had no discussions with the Chinese or Indian authorities on the damming of rivers in Tibet.

The UK supports sustainable economic development in Tibet. Decisions about the management of shared regional resources, like water, are best taken in consultation with neighbouring countries.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2015-11-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people are employed in the Property Asset Management Unit; and how many such people are (a) civil servants and (b) secondees from outside bodies.

Brandon Lewis

The Department for Communities and Local Government does not employ any civil servants, or secondees from outside bodies within the Property Asset Management Unit.

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

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

Mr Edward Vaizey

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to question 21952 by my Rt. Hon Friend the Prime Minister on the 14^thJanuary.

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

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

Dominic Raab

The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of the UK’s EU membership that cause so much frustration in Britain in order to get a better deal for Britain and secure our future. The Government is confident that the right agreement can be reached.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-01-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue from (a) CRB checks and (b) Disclosure and Barring Service checks has been raised for the public purse in each of the last 10 years.

Karen Bradley

The Disclosure and Barring Service was established on 1 December 2012 when the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) merged. The table below shows total fee income from disclosures for the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2015 collated from the Annual Reports for the period. DBS is self-funding and operates on a full cost recovery basis.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-02-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role the child protection task force has in preventing harm to children.

Edward Timpson

At the heart of the government’s agenda for all children is how to safeguard and protect children from harm. An important part of this is the work of the cross-government Ministerial taskforce on Child Protection.

The Child Protection Implementation Taskforce is taking a comprehensive approach to child protection through looking at the children social care system as a whole. Every stage of the child’s journey in the care system is important to safeguard and protect children. The Taskforce has looked at how we get the best people to deliver the right outcomes for allchildren– in particular through social work reform and improving leadership; through improving systems and practice – building a better performing, more innovative social care sector; and through accountability and governance, looking at how arrangements locally and nationally help to drive a strong and improving system. It is monitoring implementation and driving forward improvements and reform.

The Department for Education published a paper in January 2016 – ‘Children’s social care reform: a vision for change’ – which outlines the areas of reform the Taskforce has been looking at. This can be found on the gov.uk website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childrens-social-care-reform-a-vision-for-change

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects the UK-China human rights dialogue to take place.

Mr Hugo Swire

The next round of the annual UK-China Human Rights Dialogue will take place in London. The date is still being agreed with the Chinese Government.

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.