The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners are taking part in drug and alcohol treatment programmes (a) in total and (b) in each prison in England and Wales.
Jane Ellison
Public Health England provides local information for performance monitoring in the restricted access section of the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System website, but does not publish national data centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children in England and Wales who have a parent in custody.
Andrew Selous
The information requested is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2015-12-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many visits have been made by one or more children to a parent in custody in each of the last five years.
Andrew Selous
This information is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2015-12-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent from the public purse on Christmas parties across the prison estate in each of the last five years.
Andrew Selous
This information is not held centrally.
There are no centralised funds available for Christmas parties within the prison estate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2015-12-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much will be spent from the public purse on Christmas parties (a) in each prison and (b) across the prison estate in 2015.
Andrew Selous
There will be no Christmas parties held in any prison across the prison estate in 2015.
There are no public funds or opportunities provided to facilitate Christmas parties for prisoners.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice her Department provides to special constables seeking to claim for loss of earnings due to injuries sustained while on duty.
Mike Penning
In order to ensure that special constables have legal protection, the Home Office provides legal assistance cover currently through Arc Legal Assistance. This is available to all special constables, free of charge, and includes personal injury cover including financial compensation for damages. It also includes cover for legal advice as well as representation at criminal proceedings.
In October 2014 we also allocated £10 million to help support emergency services personnel and volunteers, including special constables. This funding is focused on mental health, physical recuperation and bereavement support for those who need it.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2016-03-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is provided to special constables injured on duty to support recovery from such injuries.
Mike Penning
In order to ensure that special constables have legal protection, the Home Office provides legal assistance cover currently through Arc Legal Assistance. This is available to all special constables, free of charge, and includes personal injury cover including financial compensation for damages. It also includes cover for legal advice as well as representation at criminal proceedings.
In October 2014 we also allocated £10 million to help support emergency services personnel and volunteers, including special constables. This funding is focused on mental health, physical recuperation and bereavement support for those who need it.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2016-03-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on (a) setting a fixed price for Energy Performance Certificates and (b) ensuring that Energy Performance Certificates are valid for more than 10 years.
James Wharton
The overall price charged by accredited energy assessors to house holders and businesses for the preparation of Energy Performance Certificates is not set by government.
The validity period is determined by the EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings which does not allow the validity period to be extended past 10 years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2016-03-22.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that every property has an Energy Performance Certificate by 2020.
James Wharton
An Energy Performance Certificate must be made available whenever a building is sold, rented out or constructed. There are currently no plans to introduce a requirement for every property to have an Energy Performance Certificate, since this would introduce an unnecessary additional burden on building owners and landlords.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Wayne David on 2015-11-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations she has made to energy companies to ensure they pass on reductions in the wholesale price of gas and electricity to the consumer.
Andrea Leadsom
DECC ministers and officials meet with energy companies on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues.
The government expects suppliers to make sure any reductions in the costs of supplying energy are passed to consumers.