Tag: Tom Pursglove

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of General Policy Recommendation No.16, by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, adopted on 16 March 2016, that doctors, teachers, landlords and other social service providers should not be obliged to report illegal immigrants.

James Brokenshire

Access to social services, benefits, social housing, NHS secondary care services, employment and private rented accommodation is subject to eligibility rules and immigration status checks by providers. The Government would not accept or support any recommendation which would bar public officials or private service providers from reporting illegal immigrants to the Home Office.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2015-10-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many civil servants in his Department are members of trades unions; how much working hours facility time is claimed by each such civil servant; and what the cost of that facility time is to his Department.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

We are unable to provide the number of Union affiliated Civil Servants within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as there is no requirement for union members to declare their membership to an employer and since April 2015 we no longer collect trade union subscriptions through the payroll.

The FCO submits Quarterly Returns to the Cabinet Office setting out the amount of facility time taken and cost to the pay bill. The Cabinet Office publish these statistics annually, listing the individual departments.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418380/Annex_A_-_Facility_Time_Figures_Q1_2014-Q4_2014_Overall.ods

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-02-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the future of the steel industry in Scotland.

Anna Soubry

The problems affecting the steel industry apply across the UK. As does the action we have been taking to help the steel industry on electricity costs and unfair imports.

We will work with the Scottish Government, Scottish Development International and the industry to ensure a sustainable future for UK steel.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-04-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to schools for supporting children with learning difficulties in (a) Corby constituency and (b) East Northamptonshire in each of the last three years.

Mr Sam Gyimah

Funding for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) is allocated to local authorities through the dedicated schools grant, which includes both funding to be delegated to mainstream schools, and funding for the additional costs associated with educating children and young people with high needs.

Schools are funded through a formula set by their local authority, and local authorities are required to delegate funds to a level that enables schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with SEN up to £6,000 per annum. It is for individual schools to decide how they allocate their overall budget to ensure they meet the specific needs of children with learning difficulties.

For those pupils whose additional support costs more than £6,000 the local authority pays top-up funding to the schools from their high needs budget. Top-up funding rates are for local authorities to agree with their schools.

Northamptonshire County Council’s high needs allocation, within the dedicated schools grant, in each of the last three years was as follows:

• 2013-14 – £64.37 million

• 2014-15 – £65.74 million

• 2015-16 – £66.32 million.

We do not hold information on the total funding allocated by Northamptonshire County Council to schools in Corby and East Northamptonshire.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-09-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase opportunities for young people to access skills and vocational education.

Justine Greening

It is essential that everyone, irrespective of background and upbringing, has the opportunity to get the skills and training they need to get on in life. Tech levels and certificates in schools, Traineeships, Apprenticeships, National Colleges, Institutes of Technology and proposed technical education reforms set out in the Skills Plan, present real opportunities for people of all ages to acquire the high quality skills and vocational or technical education that employers demand. Opportunity Areas will be at the forefront of my Department’s drive to increase opportunities for young people to develop the skills they need to succeed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2015-10-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many civil servants in his Department are members of trades unions; how much working hours facility time is claimed by each such civil servant; and what the cost of that facility time is to his Department.

Jane Ellison

The Department does not hold records of the number of staff who are members of a trade union. This is a matter for the trade unions.

The Cabinet Office publishes data relating to Civil Service facility time and the cost of its provision, on a quarterly basis. The latest data is Quarter 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 2016-02-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Northamptonshire County Council received under the New Homes Bonus in each year since 2010.

Brandon Lewis

The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011. To date the total New Homes Bonus payments allocated to Northamptonshire County Council is £4,737,550. The annual breakdown is shown in the table below:

Year 1 (2011-2012)	£647,233
Year 2 (2012-2013)	£783,561
Year 3 (2013-2014)	£674,225
Year 4 (2014-2015)	£659,096
Year 5 (2015-2016)	£931,180
Year 6 (2016-2017) – provisional allocation	£1,042,255
Total	£4,737,550

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-04-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment assessment appointments were cancelled by Capita in (a) Corby, (b) East Northamptonshire and (c) the UK in the last year; and for what reasons such appointments were cancelled.

Justin Tomlinson

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2016-10-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support his Department provides for communities in which Post Offices require relocation.

Margot James

The provision and location of Post Offices is the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited.

Any proposal by Post Office Limited to relocate a post office within a community includes a six week local consultation conducted by the Post Office to let the community know what is happening and seek feedback from interested customers and stakeholders within the community. The Post Office carefully considers all feedback received during the consultation process before making a final decision on whether to relocate.

The Government recognises the importance of post offices to communities and will have invested £2 billion in the Post Office during the period 2010 to 2018 to maintain the network and invest in transformation of the business which includes money to help relocate post offices to more sustainable locations in their communities. This investment has led to the highest level of network stability in decades.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Pursglove on 2015-10-28.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil servants in her Department are members of trades unions; how much working hours facility time is claimed by each such civil servant; and what the cost of that facility time is to her Department.

Mr Desmond Swayne

Information on trade union membership is held by individual 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.