Tag: Tom Pursglove

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-03-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of UK military personnel have been deployed on (a) NATO, (b) UN and (c) EU-coordinated operations and training over the lpast 10 years.

Penny Mordaunt

The Strategic Defence and Security Review reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to providing contributions to NATO, UN, and EU operations and exercises. However, the MOD does not hold the information in the format requested and it could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to his Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.

Jane Ellison

I refer the hon. Member to the Prime Minister’s response of 25 May 2016. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Energy Intensive Industries Compensation Scheme costs his Department to administer each year.

Anna Soubry

56 different energy intensive businesses across the UK have received a total of £131.7m in compensation since August 2013 – £65.6m in respect of the EU Emissions Trading System and £66.1m in respect of the Carbon Price Support mechanism. There is also a Climate Change Levy exemption, for energy used in metallurgical and mineralogical processes, which additionally covers a number of Energy Intensive Industries who claim EU ETS and CPS compensation.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-03-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate how much the presence of the UK military in Cyprus contributes annually to the Cypriot economy.

Penny Mordaunt

The estimated economic benefit of British Forces Cyprus and the Sovereign Base Areas Administration to the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) economy was assessed in 2015 to be approximately 1% of RoC Gross Domestic Product.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to her Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.

Karen Bradley

I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister’s response of 25th May 2016 [37198]. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants in his Department are members of trades unions; how many working hours of facility time are taken by such civil servants; and what estimate he has made of the cost of that facility time to his Department.

Matthew Hancock

The number of civil servants who are trade union members is a matter for individual trade unions.

The Cabinet Office publishes data relating to Civil Service facility time on a quarterly basis. The latest published data is for Quarters 1-4, 2014 and is available at:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-03-21.

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will create a group at ministerial level of representatives from the relevant government departments to ensure that progress is made on the Government’s sport strategy with cross-departmental coordination.

Mr David Cameron

I refer my hon. Friend to ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation’, published in December 2015, a copy of which can be accessed on the gov.uk website.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May 2016 to Question 37198, how many of the leaflets entitled Why the Government believes that voting to remain in the European Union is the best decision for the UK have been returned to her Department; and what the postage cost to the Government has been of such returns.

Mr Nick Hurd

I refer the Hon Member to the Prime Minister’s response of 25th May 2016. This information is not collated centrally by the Department.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2015-10-27.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many civil servants of his Department are members of trades unions; how many working hours of facility time are taken by such civil servants; and what estimate he has made of the cost of that facility time to his Department.

Harriett Baldwin

Information relating to the number of HM Treasury staff who are members of Trade Unions is a matter for the relevant trade unions.

The Cabinet Office publishes data relating to Civil Service facility time on a quarterly basis. The latest data is Quarter 4, 2014 at and is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-03-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to extend the protection granted to playing fields to any community leisure facilities, by ensuring that Sport England must be consulted before the sale of any such facility; and if he will ensure that Sport England is sufficiently resourced to carry out that role effectively.

David Evennett

Government recognises the important contribution that opportunities for sport and recreation make to the health and wellbeing of communities. Planning policies should be based on robust and up-to-date assessments of community needs. Any change of policy to allow Sport England (or any other public body) to have similar responsibilities for community leisure facilities, as it does for playing fields, would be a matter for DCLG.