I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government\u2019s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
The Department is recruiting the brightest and the best from across the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 650 staff. We will not be providing a running commentary as recruitment is ongoing and numbers are regularly changing.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"FAiUkK6K","AnswerText":["
I can confirm that all staff directly employed by the Department for Exiting the European Union are paid in line with the Government\u2019s National Living Wage. All staff are based in London and are paid in line with the living wage, as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"HiO37zJ0","AnswerText":["We are developing 15 prestigious technical routes that will set a clear pathway through apprenticeships and new flagship T level programmes to skilled employment for young people.
High quality apprenticeships offer an excellent means of progression for many young people leaving education, giving them the skills valued by employers.
T levels are classroom based, level 3 study programmes and will provide a distinctive and rigorous technical alternative to A levels. A substantial, high-quality industry placement will be an essential part of each T level giving students the chance to put into practice the technical skills they have learned in the classroom.
Training and qualifications within the technical education routes are being designed and developed by employers - so that students can be confident they are getting the skills that employers need.
The reformed technical routes will ensure we unlock all the talents of young people across the country, no matter where they come from, and support them into strong, rewarding jobs and careers.
We are developing 15 prestigious technical routes to set a clear pathway through apprenticeships and new flagship T levels to skilled employment for young people.
We are working with employers to design the content for T levels, which will provide in future a distinctive and rigorous technical alternative to A levels.
But apprenticeships must be of high quality. I am pleased that the move from the old frameworks to the new standards has seen the proportion of these apprenticeships in the number of all starts grow from 3% to 36% since last year.
Traineeships for those most distant from the labour market are yielding good results. With two thirds progessing to positive destinations and reporting high levels of satifaction (82%). With 84% saying it helped them gain the skills they need.
We are developing 15 prestigious technical routes to set a clear pathway through apprenticeships and new flagship T levels to skilled employment for young people.
We are working with employers to design the content for T levels, which will provide in future a distinctive and rigorous technical alternative to A levels.
But apprenticeships must be of high quality. I am pleased that the move from the old frameworks to the new standards has seen the proportion of these apprenticeships in the number of all starts grow from 3% to 36% since last year.
Traineeships for those most distant from the labour market are yielding good results. With two thirds progessing to positive destinations and reporting high levels of satifaction (82%). With 84% saying it helped them gain the skills they need.
I continue to have regular conversations with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the return of powers from Brussels to Holyrood following exit from the EU. Furthermore, we are both part of JMC(EN) where this, amongst other issues, has been discussed with the devolved administrations.
Our inaugural National Democracy Week in July is going to be a UK-wide event, intended to increase democratic engagement among a wide range of under-registered groups. Last Wednesday we launched its website and a youth engagement toolkit for parliamentarians and later this year will recruit and train youth Democracy Ambassadors.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"iaOMLYoz","AnswerText":["I continue to have regular conversations with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the return of powers from Brussels to Holyrood following exit from the EU. Furthermore, we are both part of JMC(EN) where this, amongst other issues, has been discussed with the devolved administrations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6bl1xswk","AnswerText":["The table below shows the number of staff paid below the London Living Wage, working inside and outside of Greater London, in the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Rural Payments Agency and Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
Organisation | Inside Greater London | Outside Greater London |
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | N/A | 6 |
Animal and Plant Health Agency | 0 | 7 |
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | N/A | 71 |
Rural Payments Agency | 0 | 0 |
Veterinary Medicines Directorate | N/A | 0 |
All permanent staff working outside of Greater London are paid above both the National Living Wage (\u00a37.83 per hour) and non-London Living Wage (\u00a38.75 \u00a39.00 per hour).
The table below shows the number of staff paid below the London Living Wage, working inside and outside of Greater London, in the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Rural Payments Agency and Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
Organisation | Inside Greater London | Outside Greater London |
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board | N/A | 6 |
Animal and Plant Health Agency | 0 | 7 |
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | N/A | 71 |
Rural Payments Agency | 0 | 0 |
Veterinary Medicines Directorate | N/A | 0 |
All permanent staff working outside of Greater London are paid above both the National Living Wage (\u00a37.83 per hour) and non-London Living Wage (\u00a38.75 per hour).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"wmTVfjzG","AnswerText":["The dates on which public sector prisons in England and Wales last undertook night-time fire contingency exercises; whether a formal report from Fire and Rescue Services was provided; and whether additional staff were requested as a result of such exercises, is provided in the attached table. Arrangements are being made to ensure that prisons listed as not yet completing for the period to undertake a fire contingency exercise.
Prison Fire Safety leads engage regularly with Fire and Rescue Services to ensure contingency plans are fit for purpose, and any issues or concerns are highlighted as part of this ongoing engagement. Additionally, Fire and Rescue Service Senior Fire Officers are required to highlight significant problems or concerns to the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Committee. The NFCC have confirmed that no reports on the outcomes of night-time fire contingency testing have been received.
Privately Managed Prisons (PMPs) are also obliged to follow Prison Service Instruction 11/2015, Fire Safety in Prison Establishments. This requires Directors of PMP\u2019s to regularly test the fire contingency plans for both day and night state; contingency plans for fire must be tested at least annually.
Operators of PMPs hold data for their own contract sites. Each PMP has a full-time on-site Controller employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller has regular review meetings with the contractor against a range of performance indicators. Any concerns in relation to these performance indicators or any other concerns relating to the delivery of the contract are discussed at these meetings. Where action is needed, progress is monitored by the Controller and escalated within HMPPS. Where appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the contract. This may include a requirement for urgent improvement and/or financial deductions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"X0fVkaWL","AnswerText":["The dates on which public sector prisons in England and Wales last undertook night-time fire contingency exercises; whether a formal report from Fire and Rescue Services was provided; and whether additional staff were requested as a result of such exercises, is provided in the attached table. Arrangements are being made to ensure that prisons listed as not yet completing for the period to undertake a fire contingency exercise.
Prison Fire Safety leads engage regularly with Fire and Rescue Services to ensure contingency plans are fit for purpose, and any issues or concerns are highlighted as part of this ongoing engagement. Additionally, Fire and Rescue Service Senior Fire Officers are required to highlight significant problems or concerns to the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Committee. The NFCC have confirmed that no reports on the outcomes of night-time fire contingency testing have been received.
Privately Managed Prisons (PMPs) are also obliged to follow Prison Service Instruction 11/2015, Fire Safety in Prison Establishments. This requires Directors of PMP\u2019s to regularly test the fire contingency plans for both day and night state; contingency plans for fire must be tested at least annually.
Operators of PMPs hold data for their own contract sites. Each PMP has a full-time on-site Controller employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller has regular review meetings with the contractor against a range of performance indicators. Any concerns in relation to these performance indicators or any other concerns relating to the delivery of the contract are discussed at these meetings. Where action is needed, progress is monitored by the Controller and escalated within HMPPS. Where appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the contract. This may include a requirement for urgent improvement and/or financial deductions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"lbmCOdBu","AnswerText":["The 10,000 places allocated to the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Impact Trial undertaken across England were determined on the basis of the numbers likely to address the study objectives. The figure was revised upwards to 13,000 in 2018. Any further increase in trial numbers would need to be considered against the likelihood that the trial objectives would not be met or revised objectives are felt to be necessary.
Of the current 152 sites that expressed an interest in taking part,All planned 140 trial sites have now opened. The current overview of the site status can be seen on the trial website at the following link:
https://www.prepimpacttrial.org.uk/join-the-trial
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"C1J9OcEG","AnswerText":["The 10,000 places allocated to the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Impact Trial undertaken across England were determined on the basis of the numbers likely to address the study objectives. The figure was revised upwards to 13,000 in 2018. Any further increase in trial numbers would need to be considered against the likelihood that the trial objectives would not be met or revised objectives are felt to be necessary.
All planned 140 trial sites have now opened. The current overview of the site status can be seen on the trial website at the following link:
https://www.prepimpacttrial.org.uk/join-the-trial
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Wbx0zTzC","AnswerText":["There is no specific offence of deliberately transmitting a sexual disease. This behaviour can be charged under Sections 18 and 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
There are no current plans to make persons convicted of these offences subject to notification requirements (commonly referred to as being placed on the Sex Offenders Register).
Where an allegation is made to the police of deliberate transmission of a sexual disease, the police already have powers to investigate under Sections 18 and 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DXyj4mfp","AnswerText":["There is no specific offence of deliberately transmitting a sexual disease. This behaviour can be charged under Sections 18 and 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
There are no current plans to make persons convicted of these offences subject to notification requirements (commonly referred to as being placed on the Sex Offenders Register).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"opAmmhpB","AnswerText":["The Home Office does not comment on particular cases. The SFO investigates and prosecutes only the most serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption cases.
The decision to commence an investigation is that of the Director alone. Government cannot interfere with the operational independence of investigative or prosecutorial agencies. As new tools, it is important that courts and law enforcement establishes the use and process to ensure that they deliver the correct objectives.
Three UWOs have been applied for, and all granted, since the UWO power came into force in January. The UWOs concern two assets under one investigation in relation to an Azerbaijan national. As new tools, it is important that courts and law enforcement establishes the use and process to ensure that they deliver the correct objectives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YuMEePbN","AnswerText":["
The Home Office does not comment on particular cases. The SFO investigates and prosecutes only the most serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption cases.
The decision to commence an investigation is that of the Director alone. Government cannot interfere with the operational independence of investigative or prosecutorial agencies. As new tools, it is important that courts and law enforcement establishes the use and process to ensure that they deliver the correct objectives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"IlYfbTRv","AnswerText":["No assessment has been made. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is a largely fee charging regulator with approximately three quarters of its income derived from fees levied on applicants. This is a standard form of cost recovery for regulators worldwide. The MHRA has recently concluded a public consultation on its statutory fees to ensure all costs involved in delivery are recovered, which concluded on 23 November 2022.
No assessment has been made. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is a largely fee charging regulator with approximately three quarters of its income derived from fees levied on applicants. This is a standard form of cost recovery for regulators worldwide. The MHRA has recently concluded a public consultation on its statutory fees to ensure all costs involved in delivery are recovered, which concluded on 23 November 2022.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9cWVvCBu","AnswerText":["The UK Government remains committed to reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in animals while safeguarding animal welfare.
Changes to the law on veterinary medicines is one of the tools which can be used to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in animals and, as one element of a programme of interventions to help deliver the UK\u2019s 5-year national action plan, it is our intention to strengthen our national law in this area.
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (VMR) set out the controls on the production, distribution, possession, dispensing and administration of veterinary medicines in Great Britain. Over the past year the Veterinary Medicines Directorate has engaged in a comprehensive dialogue with stakeholders about a broad range of changes that we propose to the VMR including new measures to help tackle anti-microbial resistance.
We are now preparing to publish a formal consultation paper setting out our proposals which will provide the opportunity for all affected stakeholders to express their views. Following the public consultation, we anticipate laying new legislation in 2023.
The vaccination of poultry and captive birds excluding those in licensed zoos against avian influenza is not currently permitted. While authorised avian influenza vaccines are available in the UK, these vaccines are unlikely to provide full protection for the current strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza circulating in the UK and continental Europe, or cross-protection to other strains which may circulate in the future. At present, vaccination can help to reduce mortality, but it is likely that some vaccinated birds would still be capable of transmitting avian influenza if they became infected. This would increase the time taken to detect and eradicate the virus and many trading partners will not accept the use of vaccination.
Defra in conjunction with the Veterinary Medicines Directorate will continue to monitor the development and availability of vaccines for their utility in preventing and responding to avian influenza outbreaks as they are put forward for market authorisation by vaccine manufacturers. Any future decisions on disease control measures, including the use of vaccination, will be based upon the latest scientific, ornithological, and veterinary advice.
The UK Government remains committed to reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in animals while safeguarding animal welfare.
Changes to the law on veterinary medicines is one of the tools which can be used to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in animals and, as one element of a programme of interventions to help deliver the UK\u2019s 5-year national action plan, it is our intention to strengthen our national law in this area.
The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 (VMR) set out the controls on the production, distribution, possession, dispensing and administration of veterinary medicines in Great Britain. Over the past year the Veterinary Medicines Directorate has engaged in a comprehensive dialogue with stakeholders about a broad range of changes that we propose to the VMR including new measures to help tackle anti-microbial resistance.
We are now preparing to publish a formal consultation paper setting out our proposals which will provide the opportunity for all affected stakeholders to express their views. Following the public consultation, we anticipate laying new legislation in 2023.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"jm3laPfk","AnswerText":["The total number of FCDO UK Based staff at the Embassy and Consulate in Pakistan are:-
Year | Banded headcount |
2014 | 90-99 |
2015 | 100-119 |
2016 | 90-99 |
2017 | 80-89 |
2018 | 90-99 |
2019 | 80-89 |
2020 | 70-79 |
2021 | 60-69 |
2022 | 50-59 |
The Indo-Pacific Tilt is a whole of Government effort with many departments deploying staff onto the FCDO-led overseas platform at our Missions. The figures we have released represent numbers of FCDO UK based staff deployed to the Indo-Pacific and are therefore an underestimate of the UK Government's diplomatic presence in the region.
The figures also do not include FCDO Country-Based Staff in our overseas Missions, who are essential to the delivery of FCDO objectives.
Total headcount is FCDO UK Based staff within requested locations. Data from legacy departments has been aggregated for pre FCO/DFID merger years, as such it is not completely comparable.
Total headcount is FCDO UK Based staff within requested locations. Data from legacy departments has been aggregated for pre FCO/DFID merger years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"dXd13dCQ","AnswerText":["The total number of FCDO UK Based staff at the Embassy and Consulate in Pakistan are:-
Year | Banded headcount |
2014 | 90-99 |
2015 | 100-119 |
2016 | 90-99 |
2017 | 80-89 |
2018 | 90-99 |
2019 | 80-89 |
2020 | 70-79 |
2021 | 60-69 |
2022 | 50-59 |
The Indo-Pacific Tilt is a whole of Government effort with many departments deploying staff onto the FCDO-led overseas platform at our Missions. The figures we have released represent numbers of FCDO UK based staff deployed to the Indo-Pacific and are therefore an underestimate of the UK Government's diplomatic presence in the region.
The figures also do not include FCDO Country-Based Staff in our overseas Missions, who are essential to the delivery of FCDO objectives.
Total headcount is FCDO UK Based staff within requested locations. Data from legacy departments has been aggregated for pre FCO/DFID merger years, as such it is not completely comparable.
Total headcount is FCDO UK Based staff within requested locations. Data from legacy departments has been aggregated for pre FCO/DFID merger years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"8mmR46KR","AnswerText":["The Government recognises the environmental impact of the textiles industry, which is why we identified textiles as a priority waste stream in our 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy for England
In 2021 Defra funded WRAP's Textiles 2030 programme, a voluntary business initiative with ambitious carbon and water targets. Signatories represent over 62% of clothing put on the UK market
We published our response to the consultation on EPR in March 2022. We have no intention at present to extend EPR to textiles
We are considering the merits of an EPR scheme within a policy framework while we assess options to reduce waste and the environmental impact of textiles.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"aqS1ludD","AnswerText":["The Government recognises the environmental impact of the textiles industry, which is why we identified textiles as a priority waste stream in our 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy for England
In 2021 Defra funded WRAP's Textiles 2030 programme, a voluntary business initiative with ambitious carbon and water targets. Signatories represent over 62% of clothing put on the UK market
We published our response to the consultation on EPR in March 2022. We have no intention at present to extend EPR to textiles
We are considering the merits of an EPR scheme within a policy framework while we assess options to reduce waste and the environmental impact of textiles.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"lwCAIoF4","AnswerText":["A range of options have been considered for delivering the Windrush recommendations, including discussions with external stakeholders. The Home Office is taking steps to be more transparent to ensure that the department is as open as possible to all types of scrutiny, both internal and external. This requires a fundamental cultural shift in our attitude to people with different views on policy and those who make a complaint when something goes wrong.
We will keep the Home Affairs Select Committee updated on the progress of all the Wendy Williams recommendations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"MfJl83ZD","AnswerText":["A range of options have been considered for delivering the Windrush recommendations, including discussions with external stakeholders. The Home Office is taking steps to be more transparent to ensure that the department is as open as possible to all types of scrutiny, both internal and external. This requires a fundamental cultural shift in our attitude to people with different views on policy and those who make a complaint when something goes wrong.
We will keep the Home Affairs Select Committee updated on the progress of all the Wendy Williams recommendations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"d2wZTkEq","AnswerText":["Details of Government contracts from 2016 above \u00a310,000 are published on Contracts Finder: www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.
Details of Core Defra contracts (which include its agencies) from 2010 to 2016 awarded to Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers can be found in the attached spreadsheet.
Details of Government contracts from 2016 above \u00a310,000 are published on Contracts Finder: www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.
Details of Core Defra contracts (which include its agencies) from 2010 to 2016 awarded to Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers can be found in the attached spreadsheet.
Whipps Cross Hospital is one of the Pathfinder schemes within the New Hospital Programme, these will be the first of the larger and more complex schemes to be taken forward. Decisions on specific business cases for schemes which are expected to be fundedcommence after 2025 are dependent on the approval of the programme wide business case.
The New Hospital Programme continues to work closely with Barts Health NHS Trust to develop their new hospital scheme at Whipps Cross Hospital in line with the national programme approach to standardisation which will reduce end to end delivery timescales for individual schemes. The national approach will ensure efficient delivery of the new hospitals and provide value for money so that patients and staff have access to world class facilities.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CJaGeiS4","AnswerText":["Whipps Cross Hospital is one of the Pathfinder schemes within the New Hospital Programme, these will be the first of the larger and more complex schemes to be taken forward. Decisions on specific business cases for schemes which are expected to commence after 2025 are dependent on the approval of the programme wide business case.
The New Hospital Programme continues to work closely with Barts Health NHS Trust to develop their new hospital scheme at Whipps Cross Hospital in line with the national programme approach to standardisation which will reduce end to end delivery timescales for individual schemes. The national approach will ensure efficient delivery of the new hospitals and provide value for money so that patients and staff have access to world class facilities.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"TO23pO25","AnswerText":["The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Gentlemen\u2019s Parliamentary Questions of 12 January is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qf9yDUWF","AnswerText":["
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Gentlemen\u2019s Parliamentary Questions of 12 January is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"x52zgov9","AnswerText":["
Defra is not progressing any further investigative work into the presence of pyridine in the River Tees at this time. We are however finalising the development and validation of a detection method to reliably quantify the amounts of pyridine in crab tissues. Once completed, we will use this test to assess the levels of pyridine in environmental crab tissues associated with the impacted and non-impacted areas, to better understand the significance of pyridine in crustacea, including the potential for its endogenous production post-mortem.
The Government Chief Scientific Adviser has conveyed an independent external expert panel to review all the scientific evidence relating to this issue and report published on Friday 20 January.
Defra scientists continue to engage with the wider academic community with regard to ongoing research and development work into the ecological status of the Tees and the wider North Sea.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"u8SANQ0F","AnswerText":["Defra is not progressing any further investigative work into the presence of pyridine in the River Tees at this time. We are however finalising the development and validation of a detection method to reliably quantify the amounts of pyridine in crab tissues. Once completed, we will use this test to assess the levels of pyridine in environmental crab tissues associated with the impacted and non-impacted areas, to better understand the significance of pyridine in crustacea, including the potential for its endogenous production post-mortem.
The Government Chief Scientific Adviser has conveyed an independent external expert panel to review all the scientific evidence relating to this issue and report published on Friday 20 January
Defra scientists continue to engage with the wider academic community with regard to ongoing research and development work into the ecological status of the Tees and the wider North Sea.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-31T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ggE5YPd2","AnswerText":["There are no plans to make an estimate.
The department does not hold an estimate of the information requested.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"8NvcAyzB","AnswerText":["There are no plans to make an estimate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-31T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"aPs0ehnz","AnswerText":["We are not developing a specific strategy. We will continue to support the sector to operate, including by establishing the seasonal worker visa route.,
We are not developing a specific strategy. We will continue to support the sector to operate, including by establishing the seasonal worker visa route,
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"v6fEdx6E","AnswerText":["The following table sets out expenditure on taxis in each of the given years. A split by ministers and civil servants could not be obtained on this occasion without incurring disproportionate costs.
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The following table sets out expenditure on taxis in each of the given years. A split by ministers and civil servants could not be obtained on this occasion without incurring disproportionate costs.
Year | Taxi Spend (\u00a3) |
2019 | 143,210.25 |
2020 | 30,288.49 |
2021 | 19,898.34 |
The following table sets out expenditure on taxis in each of the given years. A split by ministers and civil servants could not be obtained on this occasion without incurring disproportionate costs.
Year | Taxi Spend (\u00a3) |
2019 | 46,668 |
2020 | 9,722 |
2021 | 20,317 |
The Department has been consulting on a proposed update to the sStatutory sScheme for branded medicines and the life sciences industry has been able to give evidenceexpress its views as part of this consultation process.
In considering the responses, the Department is carefully taking into account any evidence submitted on potential impacts for the United Kingdom life sciences sector.
The Government remains firmly committed to the sStatutory and vVoluntary schemes for branded medicines and to working with the pharmaceutical industry to deliver on the ambitions set out in the Life Sciences Vision to create an environment that facilitates innovation for the development of medicines in the UK.
The Department has been consulting on a proposed update to the Statutory Scheme for branded medicines and the life sciences industry has been able to express its views as part of this consultation process.
In considering the responses, the Department is carefully taking into account any evidence submitted on potential impacts for the United Kingdom life sciences sector.
The Government remains firmly committed to the Statutory and Voluntary schemes for branded medicines and to working with the pharmaceutical industry to deliver on the ambitions set out in the Life Sciences Vision to create an environment that facilitates innovation for the development of medicines in the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qvGDNSPu","AnswerText":["The Chancellor set out at the Autumn Statement that the Government will work with industry ahead of Spring Budget to understand whether and how to provide further support for R&D intensive small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while also considering fiscal sustainability.
The Government will continue to engage with industry in the coming months and any further changes will be set out in detail in the usual way at the Budget.
The Government has launched a consultation on R&D Tax Relief Reform which closes on 130th March.
The Chancellor set out at the Autumn Statement that the Government will work with industry ahead of Spring Budget to understand whether and how to provide further support for R&D intensive small and medium enterprises (SMEs), while also considering fiscal sustainability.
The Government will continue to engage with industry in the coming months and any further changes will be set out in detail in the usual way at the Budget.
The Government has launched a consultation on R&D Tax Relief Reform which closes on 30th March.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"78LpuAGA","AnswerText":["The Home Office, and wider government, work closely with Local Authorities to discuss proposed accommodation sites in their area before any decision being made to use accommodation. We are committed to engaging with Local Authorities and local partners to understand risks, including impact on local services.
No requests for a Citizenship certificate are on hold due to IT issues affecting mandatory checks being completed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"44fFFxeM","AnswerText":["The Home Office, and wider government, work closely with Local Authorities to discuss proposed accommodation sites in their area before any decision being made to use accommodation. We are committed to engaging with Local Authorities and local partners to understand risks, including impact on local services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"8nSW8F57","AnswerText":["The next quarterly statistics release on irregular migration to the UK, published on 23 February, will include data on modern slavery claims from small boats arrivals.
New measures to strengthen our National Referral Mechanism against misuse came into force last week. New legislation will ensure we only support genuine victims; not those who seek to abuse our laws to stop their removal.
In the first three quarters of 2022 (Jan to Sept) the number of NRM referrals for potential victims of modern slavery for certain nationalities were:
3,432 Albanian
897 Eritrean
In the first two quarters of 2022 (Jan to June) based on FOI data obtained by Migrant Watch, there were 1,156 individuals who crossed the channel who made NRM referrals.
The next quarterly statistics release on irregular migration to the UK, published on 23 February, will include data on modern slavery claims from small boats arrivals.
New measures to strengthen our National Referral Mechanism against misuse came into force last week. New legislation will ensure we only support genuine victims; not those who seek to abuse our laws to stop their removal.
In the first three quarters of 2022 (Jan to Sept) the number of NRM referrals for potential victims of modern slavery for certain nationalities were:
3,432 Albanian
897 Eritrean
In the first two quarters of 2022 (Jan to June) based on FOI data obtained by Migration Watch UK, there were 1,156 individuals who crossed the channel who made NRM referrals.
The next quarterly statistics release on irregular migration to the UK, published on 23 February, will include data on modern slavery claims from small boats arrivals.
New measures to strengthen our National Referral Mechanism against misuse came into force last week. New legislation will ensure we only support genuine victims; not those who seek to abuse our laws to stop their removal.
In the first three quarters of 2022 (Jan to Sept) the number of NRM referrals for potential victims of modern slavery for certain nationalities were:
3,432 Albanian
897 Eritrean
In the first two quarters of 2022 (Jan to June) based on FOI data obtained by Migrant Watch, there were 1,156 individuals who crossed the channel who made NRM referrals.
Asylum seekers in contingency accommodation are provided breakfast, lunch and evening meals, with a choice of at least one hot and one cold selection, at least one vegetarian option, a beverage service with each main meal and a food service for babies and small children with the appropriate foodstuffs. Food is provided in a location easily accessible to all. Additional foodstuffs or meals are also provided as required to meet the nutritional needs of Service Users for whom three daily meals may be insufficient.
We continuously look at ways to improve our procedures to ensure we address concerns quickly and effectively, and one of the tools we use to achieve this is through our targeted customer experience surveys. These are 100% anonymous and available 24/7 in a variety of languages. The Initial Accommodation (IA) survey in particular is aimed at all those who reside in all forms of contingency accommodation and seeks insight directly from service users on their experience of fundamental aspects of the provision. This includes questions on the accommodation standards and suitability, food offering, information provided.provided and overall service.
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration also conducted a thorough review of contingency accommodation. Their findings were published in May 2022 and the Home Office has accepted all of the recommendations made. The food service at hotels meets appropriate nutritional standards for each varied menu and satisfies cultural, religious, health or other specific requirements.
Asylum seekers in contingency accommodation are provided breakfast, lunch and evening meals, with a choice of at least one hot and one cold selection, at least one vegetarian option, a beverage service with each main meal and a food service for babies and small children with the appropriate foodstuffs. Food is provided in a location easily accessible to all. Additional foodstuffs or meals are also provided as required to meet the nutritional needs of Service Users for whom three daily meals may be insufficient.
We continuously look at ways to improve our procedures to ensure we address concerns quickly and effectively, and one of the tools we use to achieve this is through our targeted customer experience surveys. These are 100% anonymous and available 24/7 in a variety of languages. The Initial Accommodation (IA) survey in particular is aimed at all those who reside in all forms of contingency accommodation and seeks insight directly from service users on their experience of fundamental aspects of the provision. This includes questions on the accommodation standards and suitability, food offering, information provided and overall service.
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration also conducted a thorough review of contingency accommodation. Their findings were published in May 2022 and the Home Office has accepted all of the recommendations made. The food service at hotels meets appropriate nutritional standards for each varied menu and satisfies cultural, religious, health or other specific requirements.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"5JPSXGbq","AnswerText":["On 13 February, Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD). We assess that MVD is a serious, disruptive, socially threatening and often deadly disease. The risk of wider spread will depend on a number of factors and should be managed similarly to Ebola. We are in touch with international partners and are monitoring the effectiveness of the response by local authorities and the World Health Organisation.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa programme and the Department for Health and Social Care's International Health Regulation Strengthening programme are working in nine African countries to improve their capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies, including Marburg virus disease.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa programme and the Department for Health and Social Care's International Health Regulation Strengthening programme are working in nine African countries to improve their capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies, including Marburg virus disease.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ijvBSPZ6","AnswerText":["All privately rented dwellings are required to have a valid Energy Performance Certificate when they are placed on the market. The English Housing Survey Private Rented Sector report English Housing Survey Private Rented Sector report provides an estimate of the proportion of privately rented dwellings in each rating band.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities publishes data tables on all Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates lodged on the Energy Performance of Buildings Registers since 2008.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"buEjBi3U","AnswerText":["All privately rented dwellings are required to have a valid Energy Performance Certificate when they are placed on the market. The English Housing Survey Private Rented Sector report provides an estimate of the proportion of privately rented dwellings in each rating band.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities publishes data tables on all Energy Performance of Buildings Certificates lodged on the Energy Performance of Buildings Registers since 2008.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zUYp9Oxt","AnswerText":["The letter was responded to by Minister Coutinho of the Department for Education on 23rd January 202314 December 2022, as the relevant minister.
The letter was responded to by Minister Coutinho of the Department for Education on 14 December 2022, as the relevant minister.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"uT1XtuWh","AnswerText":["We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt (in this way) because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3700m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.
We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on Fraud and Error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3250m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3330m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3270m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made across the year but indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type, at a point in time. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact DWP to discuss their repayment plan. \u2002
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6R0QpHBB","AnswerText":["We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt (in this way) because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3700m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"R2Cj4FTF","AnswerText":["We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt, because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3700m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.
We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on Fraud and Error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3250m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3330m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3270m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made across the year but indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type, at a point in time. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact DWP to discuss their repayment plan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"igBi3B41","AnswerText":["
We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt, because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3700m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"UcWE21m4","AnswerText":["We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt (in this way) because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3700m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.
We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on Fraud and Error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3250m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3330m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3270m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made across the year but indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type, at a point in time. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact DWP to discuss their repayment plan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JSbKI9gm","AnswerText":["We do not hold data on actual Universal Credit (UC) overpayments as requested, as there is no requirement to categorise UC debt (in this way) because it is all recoverable in law.
However, our national statistics on fraud and error in the benefit system provide information on the estimated value of UC Official Error, both as a percentage of benefit expenditure and by value.
For UC, the figures show that UC Official Error loss has fallen from 1.3% (\u00a3700m) in 2019/20, to 0.9% (\u00a3800m) in 2020/21, to 0.7% (\u00a3700m) in 2021/22.
The statistics do not cover the number of overpayments made, but do indicate how many cases were estimated to have an overpayment of this type. In 2019/20 the figure stood at 4.1%; in 2021/22 it was 2.6%.
Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2021 to 2022 estimates - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The DWP remains committed to working with anyone who is struggling with benefit debt deductions and encourages customers experiencing hardship to contact the DWP to discuss their repayment plan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"YaS3hYzf","AnswerText":["The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the \u2018Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release\u2019. Data on asylum applications awaiting a decision by nationality can be found in table Asy_D03 of the \u2018asylum and resettlement detailed datasets\u2019. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the \u2018Notes\u2019 page of the workbooks. Please note the data show a snapshot as at the last day of each quarter, rather than the number of asylum applications awaiting a decision over the entire quarter. The latest data relates to as at 31 December 2022. Data as at 31 March 2023 will be published on 25 May 2023. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the \u2018Research and statistics calendar\u2019.
This data is not available broken down by outcomes received by family members.
Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.
HM Passport Office\u2019s gender recognition policy includes guidance for customers regarding the evidence required when someone is changing their passport sex marker without a gender recognition certificate. The policy can be found at Gender recognition policy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-14T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mLqmeWWg","AnswerText":["The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the \u2018Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release\u2019. Data on asylum applications awaiting a decision by nationality can be found in table Asy_D03 of the \u2018asylum and resettlement detailed datasets\u2019. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the \u2018Notes\u2019 page of the workbooks. Please note the data show a snapshot as at the last day of each quarter, rather than the number of asylum applications awaiting a decision over the entire quarter. The latest data relates to as at 31 December 2022. Data as at 31 March 2023 will be published on 25 May 2023. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the \u2018Research and statistics calendar\u2019.
This data is not available broken down by outcomes received by family members.
Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"j3zFUxPx","AnswerText":["The Department has not made an assessment of the impact of unregulated canine fertility clinics on animal welfare.
The department plans to publish a revised National Air Quality Strategy later this year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-14T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ZQSr9qom","AnswerText":["The Department has not made an assessment of the impact of unregulated canine fertility clinics on animal welfare.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"8YyCvgjg","AnswerText":["The Department has published its Health Infrastructure Plan in September 2019 that sets out the Government\u2019s strategy and priorities for investing in the National Health Service estate, including in cancer centres. We are at present working on an update to this strategy through to 2030.
The Department-funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) invests in research, clinical expertise, specialist facilities, workforce and support services across a range of clinical areas, including brain tumour research. NIHR has recently announced the outcome of the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) competition in which six BRCs have been funded to support brain tumour research. The NIHR BRCs works in partnership with other research centres such as the CRUK Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence to collect samples for research purposes as well as local and national sample storage facilities to support research into brain tumours.
Currently, we do not have a national capital programme strictly dedicated to cancer centres. However, there are several programmes, including the Targeted Investment Fund, the New Hospital Programme and the Hospital Upgrades Programme, that are funding upgrades to existing cancer centres. These schemes are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
The Department has published its Health Infrastructure Plan in September 2019 that sets out the Government\u2019s strategy and priorities for investing in the National Health Service estate, including in cancer centres. We are at present working on an update to this strategy through to 2030.
Currently, we do not have a national capital programme strictly dedicated to cancer centres. However, there are several programmes, including the Targeted Investment Fund, the New Hospital Programme and the Hospital Upgrades Programme, that are funding upgrades to existing cancer centres. These schemes are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zPkBUXfk","AnswerText":["The Government has considered the link between changes to the volume-based rebate payments in our medicine pricing schemes and various kinds of investment, along with any associated impacts on employment in the life sciences industry in the United Kingdom, in our impact assessment of recent updates to the statutory scheme for branded medicines pricing, which operates alongside the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS).
The Government\u2019s 2023 impact assessment of updates to the statutory scheme is available at the following link:
With regard to the impact of medicine price regulation schemes on the level of foreign direct investment into the UK\u2019s life sciences research and development, the evidence on this issue is uncertain. The impact assessment considered this issue, and sets out the Government\u2019s assessment that, while price regulation schemes such as VPAS may be a consideration in the decision to locate such investments, these are complex decisions based on multiple factors. Supply side factors such as the availability of skilled labour are considered likely to be of greater significance.
With regard to the impact of price regulation on the placement of clinical trials in the UK, the Government\u2019s assessment is that price control schemes in general are more likely to impact decisions about the location of late-stage than early-stage trials, as the location of late-stage trials may be more influenced by commercial considerations about where to launch a new medicine. However, VPAS includes strong commercial incentives to launch new products in the form of freedom of list pricing and exemptions from payments for innovative medicines containing a new active substance.
The information requested is publicly available and can be accessed here: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/general-and-personal-medical-services/31-december-2022. Notes \u00b7 Data includes estimates for practices that did not provide fully valid staff records. \u00b7 In December 2022, 2.1% of fully qualified GP FTE was estimated where practices had not provided fully valid staff records. \u00b7 Before July 2021, data was only available quarterly for the following months: March, June, September and December. \u00b7 Full-time equivalent (FTE) refers to the proportion of full time contracted hours that the post holder is contracted to work. 1 would indicate they work a full set of hours (37.5), 0.5 that they worked half time. TARGET DATE 09/02/2023 \u00b7 Figures shown do not include staff working in prisons, army bases, educational establishments, specialist care centres including drug rehabilitation centres, walk-in centres and other alternative settings outside of traditional general practice such as urgent treatment centres and minor injury units. \u00b7 Figures include GP partners, salaried GPs, GP retainers and GP regular locums.
The Government has considered the link between changes to the volume-based rebate payments in our medicine pricing schemes and various kinds of investment, along with any associated impacts on employment in the life sciences industry in the United Kingdom, in our impact assessment of recent updates to the statutory scheme for branded medicines pricing, which operates alongside the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS).
The Government\u2019s 2023 impact assessment of updates to the statutory scheme is available at the following link:
With regard to the impact of medicine price regulation schemes on the level of foreign direct investment into the UK\u2019s life sciences research and development, the evidence on this issue is uncertain. The impact assessment considered this issue, and sets out the Government\u2019s assessment that, while price regulation schemes such as VPAS may be a consideration in the decision to locate such investments, these are complex decisions based on multiple factors. Supply side factors such as the availability of skilled labour are considered likely to be of greater significance.
With regard to the impact of price regulation on the placement of clinical trials in the UK, the Government\u2019s assessment is that price control schemes in general are more likely to impact decisions about the location of late-stage than early-stage trials, as the location of late-stage trials may be more influenced by commercial considerations about where to launch a new medicine. However, VPAS includes strong commercial incentives to launch new products in the form of freedom of list pricing and exemptions from payments for innovative medicines containing a new active substance.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"oQEdiMfo","AnswerText":["The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is independent of Government and is funded by its registrants\u2019 fees on a cost recovery basis. The HCPC has concluded its consultation on the proposed fee rise and its Council has agreed to seek parliamentary approval for increasing annual registration fees by \u00a319.62 from 1 July 2023. The proposal is subject to the affirmative negative parliamentary process in both the Westminster and the Scottish Parliaments.
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is independent of Government and is funded by its registrants\u2019 fees on a cost recovery basis. The HCPC has concluded its consultation on the proposed fee rise and its Council has agreed to seek parliamentary approval for increasing annual registration fees by \u00a319.62 from 1 July 2023. The proposal is subject to the affirmative parliamentary process in both the Westminster and the Scottish Parliaments.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"4l9PWfDC","AnswerText":["Network Rail\u2019s expenditure for Wales in the past five years (excluding interest, tax and centrally managed costs) was as follows shown in \u00a3m:
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Operating Costs | 184 | 177 | 163 | 141 | 122 |
Traction electricity, industry costs and rates | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Renewals | 222 | 203 | 163 | 161 | 186 |
Enhancements | 10 | 16 | 116 | 230 | 177 |
Total | 434 | 414 | 460 | 551 | 502 |
The higher level of enhancement costs in earlier years is mostly due to the Great Western Electrification Programme.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YkrjnAkI","AnswerText":["
Network Rail\u2019s expenditure for Wales in the past five years (excluding interest, tax and centrally managed costs) was as follows shown in \u00a3m:
2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2017-18 | |
Operating Costs | 184 | 177 | 163 | 141 | 122 |
Traction electricity, industry costs and rates | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Renewals | 222 | 203 | 163 | 161 | 186 |
Enhancements | 10 | 16 | 116 | 230 | 177 |
Total | 434 | 414 | 460 | 551 | 502 |
The higher level of enhancement costs in earlier years is mostly due to the Great Western Electrification Programme.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"4oLnZHBx","AnswerText":["
The future use of Fenwick Community Hospital is subject to the plans set out by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board who are the legal owners of the land and buildings. It and NHS England and is not a matter for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board and NHS England have offered a meeting to League of Friends and Julian Lewis MP, in order that all information relating to the legal title of the Fenwick Hospital, Lyndhurst can be shared and discussed. Following this meeting, date to be confirmed, a decision relating to the auction sale of the site and its timing can be made.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"h1aGgm8W","AnswerText":["The future use of Fenwick Community Hospital is subject to the plans set out by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board who are the legal owners of the land and buildings. It is not a matter for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board and NHS England have offered a meeting to League of Friends and Julian Lewis MP, in order that all information relating to the legal title of the Fenwick Hospital, Lyndhurst can be shared and discussed. Following this meeting, date to be confirmed, a decision relating to the auction sale of the site and its timing can be made.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0iRmtKuf","AnswerText":["We are unable to provide the information requested on NHS England's contract with Thompson as it is commercially sensitive.
As part of the implementation of the legal merger of NHS England with Health Education England and NHS Digital approved by Parliament through the Health and Care Act 2022, Thompson were contracted to provide independent support and advice to minimise the risk of disruption to communications with the wider health and care system, operational and strategic partners and stakeholders, and staff patients and the public from the new combined organisation. The value of the contract was \u00a380,000.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"dUnSNDdt","AnswerText":["We are unable to provide the information requested on NHS England's contract with Thompson as it is commercially sensitive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"bTw4hWRz","AnswerText":["The UK has a proud history of supporting refugees. Since 2015, we have offered a place to just under half a million individuals seeking safety.
Whilst the UK has made a generous resettlement offer, with worldwide displacement now standing at around 100 million people, we are unable to make routes available for every eventuality.
The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Resettlement Scheme, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).
Referrals for the UKRS, Community Sponsorship, and the Mandate Resettlement and Pathway 2 of the ACRS are assessed and submitted by UNHCR. These assessments are based on people\u2019s needs and vulnerabilities and the UK does not seek to influence which cases are referred by UNHCR.
The UK has a proud history of supporting refugees. Since 2015, we have offered a place to just under half a million individuals seeking safety.
Whilst the UK has made a generous resettlement offer, with worldwide displacement now standing at around 100 million people, we are unable to make routes available for every eventuality.
The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through existing resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship, the Mandate Resettlement Scheme, and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).
Referrals for the UKRS, Community Sponsorship, Mandate Resettlement and Pathway 2 of the ACRS are assessed and submitted by UNHCR. These assessments are based on people\u2019s needs and vulnerabilities and the UK does not seek to influence which cases are referred by UNHCR.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"hAlJ9yhb","AnswerText":["Whilst the Home Office holds data on the address of asylum claimants and those granted asylum, this information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Therefore, the Home Office is unable to provide the number of (a) outstanding asylum claims from claimants and (b) the number of refugees currently residing in Bolton South East constituency as of 30 March 2023.
The requested information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Whilst the Home Office holds information on the addresses of asylum claimants and those seeking further leave to remain, the number residing in Bolton South East constituency as of 30 March 2023 is not held in a reportable format and would require a manual search through individual records.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-24T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EWIVonDQ","AnswerText":["Whilst the Home Office holds data on the address of asylum claimants and those granted asylum, this information is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Therefore, the Home Office is unable to provide the number of (a) outstanding asylum claims from claimants and (b) the number of refugees currently residing in Bolton South East constituency as of 30 March 2023.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"50xKyT1K","AnswerText":["The number of project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 that authorised the use of the Forced Swim Test in each year since 2018 are as follows:
Year | Number of project licences granted |
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2018 | 8 | |
2019 | 11 | |
2020 | 4 | |
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"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"tBqlEqa8","AnswerText":["
The number of project licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 that authorised the use of the Forced Swim Test in each year since 2018 are as follows:
Year | Number of project licences granted |
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2018 | 8 | |
2019 | 13 | |
2020 | 4 | |
2021 | 1 | |
2022 | 4 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"xowFYYcD","AnswerText":["
Yes. The managed drawdown of the C-130J Hercules fleet has been ongoing since 2017. A number of airframes have already been disposed of to the Bangladesh Air Force, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Bahraini Air Force and United States Navy.
Yes. The managed drawdown of the C-130J Hercules fleet has been ongoing since 2017. A number of airframes have already been disposed of to the Bangladesh Air Force, Royal Brunei Armed Forces and United States Navy.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"w5H1oXF2","AnswerText":["Decisions concerning individual investigations are the responsibility of the respective police force\u2019s chief officers to make.
As police forces are independent of government, it would not be appropriate to comment on such decisions.
Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne said she was "deeply moved and reminded again of the awful tragedy that the Mehrotra family has endured for so many years" after listening to the podcast.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uMz6VSqb","AnswerText":["Decisions concerning individual investigations are the responsibility of the respective police force\u2019s chief officers to make.
As police forces are independent of government, it would not be appropriate to comment on such decisions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KvHE7JRB","AnswerText":["The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 24 February is attached.attached and the completed answer will be deposited in the House of Commons Library.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UTSkcwD4","AnswerText":["
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 24 February is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"hy46UGk4","AnswerText":["
Our diplomatic missions are in regular contact with Government of Iraq and Kurdistan regional Government authorities on the safety and security of the communities located in Sinjar. The UK Government provides funding support to the Directorate of Yazidi Affairs and during my [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] recent visit to Iraq I met with Yazidi communities and leaders to hear their experiences and reiterate UK support.
Our "Building Peace and Security in Iraq" (BPSI) programme will support those affected by the protracted displacement crisis and includes both returnees and local communities, who face many of the same problems. The UK continues to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Government of Iraq as it works to rebuild from Daesh and deliver a more peaceful and hopeful future for its citizens, not divided along sectarian lines of old.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eijuOlN6","AnswerText":["Our diplomatic missions are in regular contact with Government of Iraq and Kurdistan regional Government authorities on the safety and security of the communities located in Sinjar. The UK Government provides funding support to the Directorate of Yazidi Affairs and during my [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] recent visit to Iraq I met with Yazidi communities and leaders to hear their experiences and reiterate UK support.
Our "Building Peace and Security in Iraq" (BPSI) programme will support those affected by the protracted displacement crisis and includes both returnees and local communities, who face many of the same problems. The UK continues to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Government of Iraq as it works to rebuild from Daesh and deliver a more peaceful and hope
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"plqSelkt","AnswerText":["We take both the welfare of those in our care and our wider public health responsibilities extremely seriously. This includes offering diphtheria vaccines and antibiotics to all asylum seekers on arrival. At Manston, all asylum seekers are offered diphtheria vaccines and antibiotics upon arrival. The Home Office provides 24/7 health facilities at Manston, including trained medical staff and a doctor for all those on site. All asylum seekers undergo a health check upon arrival and, if needed people are taken to hospital for further care.
The vessel will be managed by a specialist and experienced provider, which has a strong track record of providing this kind of accommodation, having managed the two vessels in Scottish ports for the past year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"G0W2Hj1w","AnswerText":["
We take both the welfare of those in our care and our wider public health responsibilities extremely seriously. This includes offering diphtheria vaccines and antibiotics to all asylum seekers on arrival. The Home Office provides 24/7 health facilities at Manston, including trained medical staff and a doctor for all those on site. All asylum seekers undergo a health check upon arrival and, if needed people are taken to hospital for further care.
The vessel will be managed by a specialist and experienced provider, which has a strong track record of providing this kind of accommodation, having managed the two vessels in Scottish ports for the past year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"QHBuUqpM","AnswerText":["
As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance at the Conference has been agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In addition to the countries and organisations who have participated in previous URCs, we have also invited countries from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the economic consequences of the war globally. A greater number of international businesses, have also been invited to promote the strength and potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society have been selected from across sectors with a criteria of diversity and representation across national, regional and local levels.
As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance at the Conference has been agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In addition to the countries and organisations who have participated in previous URCs, we have also invited representatives from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the economic consequences of the war globally. Over 400 international businesses have also been invited to promote the strength and potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society have been selected from across sectors with a criteria of diversity and representation across national, regional and local levels. We are considering how to share information on conference participants.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"AHUQesOD","AnswerText":["As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance at the Conference has been agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In addition to the countries and organisations who have participated in previous URCs, we have also invited countries from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the economic consequences of the war globally. A greater number of international businesses, have also been invited to promote the strength and potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society have been selected from across sectors with a criteria of diversity and representation across national, regional and local levels.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"EqDw0rXB","AnswerText":["The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A holding response to the Noble Peer\u2019s Parliamentary Question of 18th April is attached in the answer.answer and the completed response will be deposited in the House of Lords Library.
The Rt Hon. the Lord Field of Birkenhead
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
03 May 2023
Dear Lord Field,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many "gig economy" workers there\u202fare in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years (HL7206). Statisticians at the Office for National Statistics are currently undertaking additional analysis to answer your question and will place a copy in the House of Lords Library as soon as it is complete.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A holding response to the Noble Peer\u2019s Parliamentary Question of 18th April is attached in the answer.
The Rt Hon. the Lord Field of Birkenhead
House of Lords
London
SW1A 0PW
03 May 2023
Dear Lord Field,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many "gig economy" workers there\u202fare in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years (HL7206). Statisticians at the Office for National Statistics are currently undertaking additional analysis to answer your question and will place a copy in the House of Lords Library as soon as it is complete.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Sir Ian Diamond
The additional agreement information for the contract awarded to Deloitte LLP awarded on 1 February 2023 is withheld for commercial and operational security reasons.
A redacted agreement is available on Contract Finder at Apply for Things - Contracts Finder Proc 834 Small Boat Arrivals - Contracts Finder.
The additional agreement information for the contract awarded to Deloitte LLP awarded on 1 February 2023 is withheld for commercial and operational security reasons.
A redacted agreement is available on Contract Finder at Proc 834 Small Boat Arrivals - Contracts Finder.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-05-15T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"HscK4WPB","AnswerText":["CDC has one indirect renewable energy investment in Mozambique with Enventure Africa S.A, which is made through DI Frontier Fund 2. Investment values for individual companies are commercially sensitive and are therefore unable to be disclosed. CDC has invested over $1 billion of climate finance into developing countries in Africa and South Asia since 2017.
CDC has invested over $1 billion of climate finance into developing countries in Africa and South Asia since 2017. CDC's climate strategy sets out its comprehensive approach to align all of CDC's investing activities with the Paris Agreement, based on the core principles of reaching net zero by 2050, enabling a just transition and strengthening adaptation and resilience.
CDC's full energy portfolio, as of December 2019, is available online: https://assets.cdcgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/11174306/Fossil-Fuels-and-Renewables-portfolio-as-at-31-December-2019-pdf.pdf.
CDC has an indirect renewable energy investment in Mozambique, Enventure Africa S.A, through DI Frontier Fund 2. Investment values for individual companies are commercially sensitive and are therefore unable to be disclosed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-03-04T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"t6TBxjVO","AnswerText":["CDC has one indirect renewable energy investment in Mozambique with Enventure Africa S.A, which is made through DI Frontier Fund 2. Investment values for individual companies are commercially sensitive and are therefore unable to be disclosed. CDC has invested over $1 billion of climate finance into developing countries in Africa and South Asia since 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"K3AIp7Gl","AnswerText":["Upon arrival into custody, all prisoners\u2019 suitability to share a cell is risk assessed. These assessments are based on numerous factors including index offence, health concerns and security information (such as beliefs and prejudices).
As at 24th April 2020 14,65314,885 cells in prisons in England and Wales were occupied by prisoners on a shared basis. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.
The following prisons in England and Wales held prisoners on a shared basis as at 24 April 2020.
ALTCOURSE | HATFIELD | PRESCOED |
ASHFIELD | HAVERIGG | PRESTON |
ASKHAM GRANGE | HIGH DOWN | RANBY |
AYLESBURY | HIGHPOINT | RISLEY |
BEDFORD | HINDLEY | ROCHESTER |
BELMARSH | HEWELL | RYE HILL |
BERWYN | HOLLESLEY BAY | SEND |
BIRMINGHAM | HOLME HOUSE | SPRING HILL |
BRINSFORD | HULL | STAFFORD |
BRISTOL | HUMBER | STANDFORD HILL |
BRIXTON | HUNTERCOMBE | STOCKEN |
BRONZEFIELD | ISIS | STOKE HEATH |
BUCKLEY HALL | ISLE OF WIGHT | STYAL |
BULLINGDON | KIRKHAM | SUDBURY |
BURE | KIRKLEVINGTON GRANGE | SWALESIDE |
CARDIFF | LANCASTER FARMS | SWANSEA |
CHANNINGS WOOD | LEEDS | SWINFEN HALL |
CHELMSFORD | LEICESTER | THAMESIDE |
COLDINGLEY | LEWES | THE MOUNT |
COOKHAM WOOD | LEYHILL | THE VERNE |
DARTMOOR | LINCOLN | THORN CROSS |
DEERBOLT | LINDHOLME | USK |
DONCASTER | LITTLEHEY | WAKEFIELD |
DOVEGATE | LIVERPOOL | WANDSWORTH |
DOWNVIEW | LONG LARTIN | WARREN HILL |
DRAKE HALL | LOW NEWTON | WAYLAND |
DURHAM | LOWDHAM GRANGE | WEALSTUN |
EAST SUTTON PARK | MAIDSTONE | WERRINGTON |
EASTWOOD PARK | MANCHESTER | WETHERBY |
ELMLEY | MOORLAND | WHATTON |
ERLESTOKE | MORTON HALL IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRE | WHITEMOOR |
EXETER | NEW HALL | WINCHESTER |
FEATHERSTONE | NORTH SEA CAMP | WOODHILL |
FELTHAM | NORTHUMBERLAND | WORMWOOD SCRUBS |
FORD | NORWICH | WYMOTT |
FOREST BANK | NOTTINGHAM |
|
FOSTON HALL | OAKWOOD |
|
FRANKLAND | ONLEY |
|
FULL SUTTON | PARC |
|
GARTH | PENTONVILLE |
|
GARTREE | PETERBOROUGH |
|
GRENDON | PETERBOROUGH FEMALE |
|
GUYS MARSH | PORTLAND |
|
We remain committed to reducing crowding across the prison estate. In the year to March 2019, the proportion of prisoners held in crowded accommodation was 22.5%, down from 24.2% the previous year and levels of around 25% experienced since 2004.
Our plan for reducing prison crowding is to replace prisons that are operating over their certified normal accommodation levels with new accommodation that is safe, decent, and uncrowded and close current (crowded or partially crowded) capacity. The first steps in this direction have already been taken with the opening of 2,100 uncrowded prison places at HMP/YOI Berwyn; 206 uncrowded places in a houseblock at HMP Stocken; and a commitment to construct modern, decent, uncrowded prisons at the former HMP Wellingborough and HMP Glen Parva sites, which are due to open in 2021 and 2023, respectively, as well as a new prison to be built at HMP Full Sutton alongside the existing establishment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-08-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"OyCMT023","AnswerText":["Upon arrival into custody, all prisoners\u2019 suitability to share a cell is risk assessed. These assessments are based on numerous factors including index offence, health concerns and security information (such as beliefs and prejudices).
As at 24th April 2020 14,653 cells in prisons in England and Wales were occupied by prisoners on a shared basis. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.
The following prisons in England and Wales held prisoners on a shared basis as at 24 April 2020.
ALTCOURSE | HATFIELD | PRESCOED |
ASHFIELD | HAVERIGG | PRESTON |
ASKHAM GRANGE | HIGH DOWN | RANBY |
AYLESBURY | HIGHPOINT | RISLEY |
BEDFORD | HINDLEY | ROCHESTER |
BELMARSH | HEWELL | RYE HILL |
BERWYN | HOLLESLEY BAY | SEND |
BIRMINGHAM | HOLME HOUSE | SPRING HILL |
BRINSFORD | HULL | STAFFORD |
BRISTOL | HUMBER | STANDFORD HILL |
BRIXTON | HUNTERCOMBE | STOCKEN |
BRONZEFIELD | ISIS | STOKE HEATH |
BUCKLEY HALL | ISLE OF WIGHT | STYAL |
BULLINGDON | KIRKHAM | SUDBURY |
BURE | KIRKLEVINGTON GRANGE | SWALESIDE |
CARDIFF | LANCASTER FARMS | SWANSEA |
CHANNINGS WOOD | LEEDS | SWINFEN HALL |
CHELMSFORD | LEICESTER | THAMESIDE |
COLDINGLEY | LEWES | THE MOUNT |
COOKHAM WOOD | LEYHILL | THE VERNE |
DARTMOOR | LINCOLN | THORN CROSS |
DEERBOLT | LINDHOLME | USK |
DONCASTER | LITTLEHEY | WAKEFIELD |
DOVEGATE | LIVERPOOL | WANDSWORTH |
DOWNVIEW | LONG LARTIN | WARREN HILL |
DRAKE HALL | LOW NEWTON | WAYLAND |
DURHAM | LOWDHAM GRANGE | WEALSTUN |
EAST SUTTON PARK | MAIDSTONE | WERRINGTON |
EASTWOOD PARK | MANCHESTER | WETHERBY |
ELMLEY | MOORLAND | WHATTON |
ERLESTOKE | MORTON HALL IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRE | WHITEMOOR |
EXETER | NEW HALL | WINCHESTER |
FEATHERSTONE | NORTH SEA CAMP | WOODHILL |
FELTHAM | NORTHUMBERLAND | WORMWOOD SCRUBS |
FORD | NORWICH | WYMOTT |
FOREST BANK | NOTTINGHAM |
|
FOSTON HALL | OAKWOOD |
|
FRANKLAND | ONLEY |
|
FULL SUTTON | PARC |
|
GARTH | PENTONVILLE |
|
GARTREE | PETERBOROUGH |
|
GRENDON | PETERBOROUGH FEMALE |
|
GUYS MARSH | PORTLAND |
|
We remain committed to reducing crowding across the prison estate. In the year to March 2019, the proportion of prisoners held in crowded accommodation was 22.5%, down from 24.2% the previous year and levels of around 25% experienced since 2004.
Our plan for reducing prison crowding is to replace prisons that are operating over their certified normal accommodation levels with new accommodation that is safe, decent, and uncrowded and close current (crowded or partially crowded) capacity. The first steps in this direction have already been taken with the opening of 2,100 uncrowded prison places at HMP/YOI Berwyn; 206 uncrowded places in a houseblock at HMP Stocken; and a commitment to construct modern, decent, uncrowded prisons at the former HMP Wellingborough and HMP Glen Parva sites, which are due to open in 2021 and 2023, respectively, as well as a new prison to be built at HMP Full Sutton alongside the existing establishment.
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Since March, we have introduced strong measures to avoid thousands of prisoners and staff becoming infected with COVID-19. This includes restrictions on movement between jails, the early release of low-risk offenders and the temporary expansion of the prison estate. These measures have helped to contain the spread of the virus and limit deaths. This action has helped to reduce the prison population, allowing establishments to implement \u2018compartmentalisation\u2019.
We are installing over 1,000 temporary cells to increase space and help reduce the spread of the virus. These units are being placed where there are the highest number of shared cells, a lack of in-cell sanitation and where there are high numbers of vulnerable prisoners. We have also opened an Annex at HMP/YOI Rochester to hold up to 70 men.
As at 29 May 2020, 35% of the prison population are sharing cells holding two or more people and this is broken down by establishment in the table below. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.
Prison | Total number of prisoners sharing cells | Proportion | Prison | Total number of prisoners sharing cells | Proportion |
Altcourse | 684 | 64% | Leicester | 219 | 68% |
Ashfield | 152 | 37% | Lewes | 176 | 33% |
Askham Grange | 0 | 0% | Leyhill | 0 | 0% |
Aylesbury | 0 | 0% | Lincoln | 422 | 71% |
Bedford | 242 | 68% | Lindholme | 336 | 36% |
Belmarsh | 476 | 58% | Littlehey | 134 | 12% |
Berwyn | 1,056 | 61% | Liverpool | 412 | 59% |
Birmingham | 582 | 64% | Long Lartin | 0 | 0% |
Brinsford | 290 | 53% | Low Newton | 12 | 4% |
Bristol | 217 | 45% | Lowdham Grange | 6 | 1% |
Brixton | 532 | 74% | Maidstone | 52 | 9% |
Bronzefield | 104 | 23% | Manchester | 284 | 39% |
Buckley Hall | 72 | 16% | Moorland | 258 | 29% |
Bullingdon | 737 | 69% | New Hall | 32 | 9% |
Bure | 10 | 2% | North Sea Camp | 164 | 41% |
Cardiff | 398 | 58% | Northumberland | 0 | 0% |
Channings Wood | 44 | 7% | Norwich | 250 | 36% |
Chelmsford | 302 | 45% | Nottingham | 402 | 48% |
Coldingley | 0 | 0% | Oakwood | 810 | 41% |
Cookham Wood | 0 | 0% | Onley | 154 | 22% |
Dartmoor | 0 | 0% | Parc | 736 | 46% |
Deerbolt | 14 | 4% | Pentonville | 668 | 72% |
Doncaster | 760 | 70% | Peterborough | 398 | 47% |
Dovegate | 224 | 19% | Peterborough Female | 74 | 27% |
Downview | 0 | 0% | Portland | 128 | 26% |
Drake Hall | 41 | 17% | Prescoed | 36 | 17% |
Durham | 744 | 82% | Preston | 441 | 69% |
East Sutton Park | 86 | 98% | Ranby | 322 | 33% |
Eastwood Park | 80 | 26% | Risley | 178 | 17% |
Elmley | 683 | 62% | Rochester | 218 | 35% |
Erlestoke | 64 | 13% | Rye Hill | 158 | 24% |
Exeter | 334 | 71% | Send | 0 | 0% |
Featherstone | 110 | 17% |
|
|
|
Feltham | 130 | 44% | Stafford | 508 | 71% |
Ford |
|
| Standford Hill | 0 | 0% |
Forest Bank | 801 | 58% | Stocken | 240 | 23% |
Foston Hall | 142 | 46% | Stoke Heath | 302 | 42% |
Frankland | 0 | 0% | Styal | 235 | 62% |
Full Sutton | 0 | 0% | Sudbury | 232 | 50% |
Garth | 22 | 3% | Swaleside | 0 | 0% |
Gartree | 22 | 3% | Swansea | 254 | 71% |
Grendon | 0 | 0% | Swinfen Hall | 62 | 11% |
Guys Marsh | 98 | 23% | Thameside | 680 | 62% |
Hatfield | 16 | 5% | The Mount | 220 | 22% |
Haverigg | 0 | 0% | The Verne | 21 | 4% |
High Down | 633 | 56% | Thorn Cross | 36 | 11% |
Highpoint | 236 | 18% | Usk | 207 | 84% |
Hindley | 248 | 44% | Wakefield | 0 | 0% |
Hewell | 508 | 64% | Wandsworth | 1,120 | 77% |
Hollesley Bay | 44 | 10% | Warren Hill | 0 | 0% |
Holme House | 724 | 63% | Wayland | 286 | 30% |
Hull | 555 | 57% | Wealstun | 0 | 0% |
Humber | 260 | 27% | Werrington | 0 | 0% |
Huntercombe | 208 | 45% | Wetherby | 0 | 0% |
Isis | 246 | 42% | Whatton | 112 | 14% |
Isle Of Wight | 156 | 15% | Whitemoor | 0 | 0% |
Kirkham | 16 | 3% | Winchester | 238 | 50% |
Kirklevington Grange | 0 | 0% | Woodhill | 24 | 5% |
Lancaster Farms | 120 | 23% | Wormwood Scrubs | 601 | 56% |
Leeds | 746 | 75% | Wymott | 16 | 2% |
Grand total |
|
|
|
| 35% |
On arrival into custody, all prisoners\u2019 suitability to share a cell is risk assessed. These assessments are based on numerous factors including index offence, health concerns and security information (such as beliefs and prejudices).
Since March, we have introduced strong measures to avoid thousands of prisoners and staff becoming infected with COVID-19. This includes restrictions on movement between jails, the early release of low-risk offenders and the temporary expansion of the prison estate. These measures have helped to contain the spread of the virus and limit deaths. This action has helped to reduce the prison population, allowing establishments to implement \u2018compartmentalisation\u2019.
We are installing over 1,000 temporary cells to increase space and help reduce the spread of the virus. These units are being placed where there are the highest number of shared cells, a lack of in-cell sanitation and where there are high numbers of vulnerable prisoners. We have also opened an Annex at HMP/YOI Rochester to hold up to 70 men.
As at 29 May 2020, 35% of the prison population are sharing cells holding two or more people and this is broken down by establishment in the table below. The detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.
Prison | Total number of prisoners sharing cells | Proportion | Prison | Total number of prisoners sharing cells | Proportion |
Altcourse | 684 | 64% | Leicester | 219 | 68% |
Ashfield | 152 | 37% | Lewes | 176 | 33% |
Askham Grange | 0 | 0% | Leyhill | 0 | 0% |
Aylesbury | 0 | 0% | Lincoln | 422 | 71% |
Bedford | 242 | 68% | Lindholme | 336 | 36% |
Belmarsh | 476 | 58% | Littlehey | 134 | 12% |
Berwyn | 1,056 | 61% | Liverpool | 412 | 59% |
Birmingham | 582 | 64% | Long Lartin | 0 | 0% |
Brinsford | 290 | 53% | Low Newton | 12 | 4% |
Bristol | 217 | 45% | Lowdham Grange | 6 | 1% |
Brixton | 532 | 74% | Maidstone | 52 | 9% |
Bronzefield | 104 | 23% | Manchester | 284 | 39% |
Buckley Hall | 72 | 16% | Moorland | 258 | 29% |
Bullingdon | 737 | 69% | New Hall | 32 | 9% |
Bure | 10 | 2% | North Sea Camp | 164 | 41% |
Cardiff | 398 | 58% | Northumberland | 0 | 0% |
Channings Wood | 44 | 7% | Norwich | 250 | 36% |
Chelmsford | 302 | 45% | Nottingham | 402 | 48% |
Coldingley | 0 | 0% | Oakwood | 810 | 41% |
Cookham Wood | 0 | 0% | Onley | 154 | 22% |
Dartmoor | 0 | 0% | Parc | 736 | 46% |
Deerbolt | 14 | 4% | Pentonville | 668 | 72% |
Doncaster | 760 | 70% | Peterborough | 398 | 47% |
Dovegate | 224 | 19% | Peterborough Female | 74 | 27% |
Downview | 0 | 0% | Portland | 128 | 26% |
Drake Hall | 41 | 17% | Prescoed | 36 | 17% |
Durham | 744 | 82% | Preston | 441 | 69% |
East Sutton Park | 86 | 98% | Ranby | 322 | 33% |
Eastwood Park | 80 | 26% | Risley | 178 | 17% |
Elmley | 683 | 62% | Rochester | 218 | 35% |
Erlestoke | 64 | 13% | Rye Hill | 158 | 24% |
Exeter | 334 | 71% | Send | 0 | 0% |
Featherstone | 110 | 17% | Spring Hill | 2 | 1% |
Feltham | 130 | 44% | Stafford | 508 | 71% |
Ford | 0 | 0% | Standford Hill | 0 | 0% |
Forest Bank | 801 | 58% | Stocken | 240 | 23% |
Foston Hall | 142 | 46% | Stoke Heath | 302 | 42% |
Frankland | 0 | 0% | Styal | 235 | 62% |
Full Sutton | 0 | 0% | Sudbury | 232 | 50% |
Garth | 22 | 3% | Swaleside | 0 | 0% |
Gartree | 22 | 3% | Swansea | 254 | 71% |
Grendon | 0 | 0% | Swinfen Hall | 62 | 11% |
Guys Marsh | 98 | 23% | Thameside | 680 | 62% |
Hatfield | 16 | 5% | The Mount | 220 | 22% |
Haverigg | 0 | 0% | The Verne | 21 | 4% |
High Down | 633 | 56% | Thorn Cross | 36 | 11% |
Highpoint | 236 | 18% | Usk | 207 | 84% |
Hindley | 248 | 44% | Wakefield | 0 | 0% |
Hewell | 508 | 64% | Wandsworth | 1,120 | 77% |
Hollesley Bay | 44 | 10% | Warren Hill | 0 | 0% |
Holme House | 724 | 63% | Wayland | 286 | 30% |
Hull | 555 | 57% | Wealstun | 0 | 0% |
Humber | 260 | 27% | Werrington | 0 | 0% |
Huntercombe | 208 | 45% | Wetherby | 0 | 0% |
Isis | 246 | 42% | Whatton | 112 | 14% |
Isle Of Wight | 156 | 15% | Whitemoor | 0 | 0% |
Kirkham | 16 | 3% | Winchester | 238 | 50% |
Kirklevington Grange | 0 | 0% | Woodhill | 24 | 5% |
Lancaster Farms | 120 | 23% | Wormwood Scrubs | 601 | 56% |
Leeds | 746 | 75% | Wymott | 16 | 2% |
Grand total |
|
|
| 27,845 | 35% |
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Inspections of records under section 31 are in relation to a company\u2019s use of general licences and not specific events such as regular freighter flights.
Their purpose is to get assurance that users of general licences meet the terms and conditions of their licences.
The frequency of inspections varies from six months to three years, taking into account the track record of compliance; types of licences utilised; knowledge and experience of the business in relation to export controls; and frequency of usage.
The BAE site at Warton was last inspected on 5 and 6 April 2017 and covered three separate BAE Systems companies. The outcome of compliance inspections is commercially sensitive.
Inspections of records under section 31 are in relation to a company\u2019s use of general licences, rather than specific events such as regular freighter flights.
The purpose of inspections is to get assurance that users of general licences meet the terms and conditions of their licences. The frequency of inspections varies from six months to three years, taking into account the track record of compliance; types of licences utilised; knowledge and experience of the business in relation to export controls; and frequency of usage.
The BAE site at Warton was last inspected on 5th and 6th April 2017 and covered three separate BAE Systems companies. The outcome of compliance inspections is commercially sensitive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-05-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jZAmwrQB","AnswerText":["Inspections of records under section 31 are in relation to a company\u2019s use of general licences and not specific events such as regular freighter flights.
Their purpose is to get assurance that users of general licences meet the terms and conditions of their licences.
The frequency of inspections varies from six months to three years, taking into account the track record of compliance; types of licences utilised; knowledge and experience of the business in relation to export controls; and frequency of usage.
The BAE site at Warton was last inspected on 5 and 6 April 2017 and covered three separate BAE Systems companies. The outcome of compliance inspections is commercially sensitive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-05-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Zs4yefXZ","AnswerText":["I met with the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation on 6 May to discuss Government support for the independent news publishing sector in light of the impacts of Covid-19. This meeting included a discussion on the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on the independent news media sector, the Government's public information awareness campaign, and the ways in which the independent sector may be used to reach underserved audiences. I continue to engage with them via regular biweekly press sector meetings
All titles utilised in the public health campaign have been selected by the Government's media planning and buying agency, OmniGOV. As with any media planning approach, titles are selected on their ability to engage with audiences at a national, regional and local level and to ensure value for money, reach and targeting efficacy. The current partnership brings together over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to reach 49 million people a month. The vast majority of titles are local papers and additional titles have been selected in order to further reach priority audiences including BAME and older men.
The government recognises the vital role of independent newspapers in supporting communities by ensuring the provision of reliable, high-quality information throughout the current pandemic. Safeguarding the UK\u2019s news media so that they are able to continue to provide this is a key priority for the government and we are in regular dialogue with a range of stakeholders, including publishers, the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation to ensure that our response to the challenges they are facing is as effective and wide reaching as it can be.
The government will continue to consider all possible options in the interests of promoting and sustaining high-quality news journalism. Never have the activities of journalists been more popular and critical; providing quality news to all, including those self-isolating, and binding communities together, a fundamental function of our modern day democracy.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-05-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3FkDn9e3","AnswerText":["
I met with the Independent Community News Network and the Public Interest News Foundation on 6 May to discuss Government support for the independent news publishing sector in light of the impacts of Covid-19. This meeting included a discussion on the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on the independent news media sector, the Government's public information awareness campaign, and the ways in which the independent sector may be used to reach underserved audiences. I continue to engage with them via regular biweekly press sector meetings
All titles utilised in the public health campaign have been selected by the Government's media planning and buying agency, OmniGOV. As with any media planning approach, titles are selected on their ability to engage with audiences at a national, regional and local level and to ensure value for money, reach and targeting efficacy. The current partnership brings together over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to reach 49 million people a month. The vast majority of titles are local papers and additional titles have been selected in order to further reach priority audiences including BAME and older men.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-05-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"91UdisTu","AnswerText":["The Discover Water website publishes up to date records of water company performance on leakage. Details can be found in the PDF attachment and at the following link: https://discoverwater.co.uk/leaking-pipes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Tzy3ZVoB","AnswerText":["The Discover Water website publishes up to date records of water company performance on leakage. Details can be found in the attachment and at the following link: https://discoverwater.co.uk/leaking-pipes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-01-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ElvW8Ivt","AnswerText":["FCDO is unable to provide details of 2020/21 Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend on Climate and Biodiversity at this stage. Final, audited spend data for 2020/21 will be published in our annual report later this year. This report will contain detailed breakdowns of the UK's ODA spend, including an activity level dataset.
The Foreign Secretary has outlined via Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament the thematic and regional allocations for FCDO ODA spend. Official Development Assistance budgets for 2021/22, along with final audited spend for 2020/21, will be published in the Annual Report and Accounts in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"tGGAXRn1","AnswerText":["FCDO is unable to provide details of 2020/21 Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend on Climate and Biodiversity at this stage. Final, audited spend data for 2020/21 will be published in our annual report later this year. This report will contain detailed breakdowns of the UK's ODA spend, including an activity level dataset.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-04-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"mvCPqhme","AnswerText":["As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.
We have strengthened the safety net for the most vulnerable with over \u00a36.5 billion invested into improving our welfare system for this year. There is no intention to introduce a universal basic income.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-04-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"plOZyMGM","AnswerText":["As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-03-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"cH4BBZCJ","AnswerText":["As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.
There are no plans to extend the winter fuel allowance scheme.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has, however, published a series of measures designed to help those affected by the coronavirus outbreak with the cost of their energy bills.
Further information on the measures is available here:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-04-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"dAuBmnJx","AnswerText":["As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-03-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"oJH0xkCw","AnswerText":["As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.
There are no plans to extend the winter fuel allowance scheme.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has, however, published a series of measures designed to help those affected by the coronavirus outbreak with the cost of their energy bills.
Further information on the measures is available here:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-04-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"SPXS0cgH","AnswerText":["As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-03-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"5IkBbjZG","AnswerText":["The UK-wide Pollinator Monitoring Research Partnership was established with funding from Defra and the Scottish and Welsh Governments.
The total cost over the three-year project period from 2016 to 2019 was \u00a3282,720.
In-kind contributions from UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UK CEH) and other academic and voluntary organisations were also committed to the project, to a value of \u00a3201,804 (for example for staff time, data sharing, software). The monitoring work itself was co-ordinated by UK CEH.
A follow-up project is now underway, building on the outcomes from this first one. Further details are available on the GOV.UK website at:
http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/
The Government is working with a number of local authorities to put in place the digital infrastructure to support Clean Air Zones. The vehicle compliance checker launched earlier this year, with the payment portal launching in the summer. This will enable users to check if they may be charged to drive in a zone.
Local authorities will be responsible for the enforcement of Clean Air Zones and the collection of any penalty payments arising.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-04-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"wko2PUTI","AnswerText":["The UK-wide Pollinator Monitoring Research Partnership was established with funding from Defra and the Scottish and Welsh Governments.
The total cost over the three-year project period from 2016 to 2019 was \u00a3282,720.
In-kind contributions from UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UK CEH) and other academic and voluntary organisations were also committed to the project, to a value of \u00a3201,804 (for example for staff time, data sharing, software). The monitoring work itself was co-ordinated by UK CEH.
A follow-up project is now underway, building on the outcomes from this first one. Further details are available on the GOV.UK website at:
http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-03-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"fVfurMlc","AnswerText":["Housing Benefit regulations has powers which allow local authorities to make payments of Housing Benefit direct to the landlord if it appears to be in the interest of the claimant and their family. Serious rent arrears, for example arrears equivalent of six weeks\u2019 rent, may indicate it is in the claimant\u2019s best interests to arrange direct payment.
When deciding whether to make direct payments local authorities must consider the individual circumstances of each case.
There are currently no plans to review this policy.
Since its inception in 2018, the Intelligent Automation Garage (IAG) has delivered 65 automations. This has enabled DWP to save money and operational hours as well as increasing accuracy through transforming DWP services, making processes easier for users to deliver better outcomes for our citizens. It has a culture of pioneering new and innovative technologies to reduce the reputational risk and citizen impact across our systems.
The IAG works predominantly in large scale processing supporting customer facing colleagues in quickly reducing backlogs with improved accuracy and compliance. It does this across a range of benefit lines including: Employment and Support Allowance, Jobseekers Allowance, Social fund, Carers Allowance and Pension credit.
Automations to date include: Bundle Builder, Letters of Entitlement, Think Secure Chatbot, Budgeting Loans, Employment and Support Allowance Fit Notes, Faster Payments and Department for Communities in Northern Ireland mail scanning. Other supported functionalities include: sending SMS text messages to citizens, generating letters to notify citizens about a change in benefit status and processing benefit payments.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-29T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"w6VnFDwG","AnswerText":["Housing Benefit regulations has powers which allow local authorities to make payments of Housing Benefit direct to the landlord if it appears to be in the interest of the claimant and their family. Serious rent arrears, for example arrears equivalent of six weeks\u2019 rent, may indicate it is in the claimant\u2019s best interests to arrange direct payment.
When deciding whether to make direct payments local authorities must consider the individual circumstances of each case.
There are currently no plans to review this policy.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"4U7cLVfi","AnswerText":["Following a competitive tender at the end of our previous contract with Target, the service provision was awarded to Equinity Gateway Services, who have since rebranded to Lenvi, and who are international specialists in payments and technology-led services. Lenvi have now taken up provision of all Help to Buy customer service functions and will deliver service improvements for Help to Buy customers over the coming months.
Help to Buy customers are required to pay off their equity loan if they wish to purchase another home, as they must not have interest in any other residential property whilst they have the equity loan. This is clearly set out in the homebuyers guide and Equity Mortgage Deed. If a customer would like to pay off their equity loan, they would first need to have their home professionally valued to ascertain its current market value.
We recognise that those whose properties have building safety issues, such as unsafe exterior cladding, can present additional challenges in valuing. The process to get a valuation and redeem an equity loan for properties affected by cladding can be found on Lenvi, the loan administrator's, websiteGov.uk. We are aware that some customers are having difficulties finding a valuer prepared to value their properties. We have been working with the Homes England and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to try to find ways to help customers.
On December 6, the RICS published new valuation guidance for buildings 11 metres and above with cladding here. This guidance reflects the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act which confirmed that those at fault, not blameless leaseholders, will be the ones to pay to fix unsafe cladding; and the solutions in place to fix buildings 11m+.
This new guidance will help to resolve difficulties in valuing properties where cladding is present.
Our focus continues to be on helping customers to find a solution as quickly as possible, however we recognise that this has been difficult for a number of customers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"87oCY5hi","AnswerText":["Following a competitive tender at the end of our previous contract with Target, the service provision was awarded to Equinity Gateway Services, who have since rebranded to Lenvi, and who are international specialists in payments and technology-led services. Lenvi have now taken up provision of all Help to Buy customer service functions and will deliver service improvements for Help to Buy customers over the coming months.
Help to Buy customers are required to pay off their equity loan if they wish to purchase another home, as they must not have interest in any other residential property whilst they have the equity loan. This is clearly set out in the homebuyers guide and Equity Mortgage Deed. If a customer would like to pay off their equity loan, they would first need to have their home professionally valued to ascertain its current market value.
We recognise that those whose properties have building safety issues, such as unsafe exterior cladding, can present additional challenges in valuing. The process to get a valuation and redeem an equity loan for properties affected by cladding can be found on Lenvi, the loan administrator's, website. We are aware that some customers are having difficulties finding a valuer prepared to value their properties. We have been working with the Homes England and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to try to find ways to help customers.
On December 6, the RICS published new valuation guidance for buildings 11 metres and above with cladding here. This guidance reflects the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act which confirmed that those at fault, not blameless leaseholders, will be the ones to pay to fix unsafe cladding; and the solutions in place to fix buildings 11m+.
This new guidance will help to resolve difficulties in valuing properties where cladding is present.
Our focus continues to be on helping customers to find a solution as quickly as possible, however we recognise that this has been difficult for a number of customers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6L74Is4e","AnswerText":["Following a competitive tender at the end of our previous contract with Target, the service provision was awarded to Equinity Gateway Services, who have since rebranded to Lenvi, and who are international specialists in payments and technology-led services. Lenvi have now taken up provision of all Help to Buy customer service functions and will deliver service improvements for Help to Buy customers over the coming months.
Help to Buy customers are required to pay off their equity loan if they wish to purchase another home, as they must not have interest in any other residential property whilst they have the equity loan. This is clearly set out in the homebuyers guide and Equity Mortgage Deed. If a customer would like to pay off their equity loan, they would first need to have their home professionally valued to ascertain its current market value.
We recognise that those whose properties have building safety issues, such as unsafe exterior cladding, can present additional challenges in valuing. The process to get a valuation and redeem an equity loan for properties affected by cladding can be found on Lenvi, the loan administrator's, websiteGov.uk. We are aware that some customers are having difficulties finding a valuer prepared to value their properties. We have been working with the Homes England and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to try to find ways to help customers.
On December 6, the RICS published new valuation guidance for buildings 11 metres and above with cladding here. This guidance reflects the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act which confirmed that those at fault, not blameless leaseholders, will be the ones to pay to fix unsafe cladding; and the solutions in place to fix buildings 11m+.
This new guidance will help to resolve difficulties in valuing properties where cladding is present.
Our focus continues to be on helping customers to find a solution as quickly as possible, however we recognise that this has been difficult for a number of customers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eabFo95C","AnswerText":["Following a competitive tender at the end of our previous contract with Target, the service provision was awarded to Equinity Gateway Services, who have since rebranded to Lenvi, and who are international specialists in payments and technology-led services. Lenvi have now taken up provision of all Help to Buy customer service functions and will deliver service improvements for Help to Buy customers over the coming months.
Help to Buy customers are required to pay off their equity loan if they wish to purchase another home, as they must not have interest in any other residential property whilst they have the equity loan. This is clearly set out in the homebuyers guide and Equity Mortgage Deed. If a customer would like to pay off their equity loan, they would first need to have their home professionally valued to ascertain its current market value.
We recognise that those whose properties have building safety issues, such as unsafe exterior cladding, can present additional challenges in valuing. The process to get a valuation and redeem an equity loan for properties affected by cladding can be found on Lenvi, the loan administrator's, website. We are aware that some customers are having difficulties finding a valuer prepared to value their properties. We have been working with the Homes England and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to try to find ways to help customers.
On December 6, the RICS published new valuation guidance for buildings 11 metres and above with cladding here. This guidance reflects the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act which confirmed that those at fault, not blameless leaseholders, will be the ones to pay to fix unsafe cladding; and the solutions in place to fix buildings 11m+.
This new guidance will help to resolve difficulties in valuing properties where cladding is present.
Our focus continues to be on helping customers to find a solution as quickly as possible, however we recognise that this has been difficult for a number of customers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"L8Ysxbz2","AnswerText":["In March 2022, the Government published a consultation package with the UK ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) Authority, exploring options to expand the scheme to include emissions from domestic maritime. The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course.
The UK is pressing for greater ambition during the review of the International Maritime Organization Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy in July and continues to monitor developments of international and regional carbon pricing instruments covering shipping to consider how they may interact with our domestic policy.
The Government keeps all taxes under review and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.
On 3 July 2023 the UK ETS (Emission Trading Scheme) Authority confirmed its plans to expand the UK ETS to include emissions from domestic maritime, following on from our commitment to explore economic incentives in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
The UK is pressing for greater ambition during the review of the International Maritime Organization Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy in July and continues to monitor developments of international and regional carbon pricing instruments covering shipping to consider how they may interact with our domestic policy.
The government keeps all taxes under review and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-05T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"HnFarSzp","AnswerText":["In March 2022, the Government published a consultation package with the UK ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) Authority, exploring options to expand the scheme to include emissions from domestic maritime. The Government response to the consultation will be published in due course.
The UK is pressing for greater ambition during the review of the International Maritime Organization Initial Greenhouse Gas Strategy in July and continues to monitor developments of international and regional carbon pricing instruments covering shipping to consider how they may interact with our domestic policy.
The Government keeps all taxes under review and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"OwophWIs","AnswerText":["
Last year the Government launched the most ambitious plan to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows in water company history. The Environment Agency are is currently developing a microplastics monitoring plan strategy for English rivers river all catchments in England. The Government has prioritised chalk streams in policy and legislation. In the Plan for Water, we reaffirmed our commitment to protecting chalk streams and recognised them as having a special natural heritage.
Last year the Government launched the most ambitious plan to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows in water company history. The Environment Agency are currently developing a microplastics monitoring strategy for river all catchments in England. The Government has prioritised chalk streams in policy and legislation. In the Plan for Water, we reaffirmed our commitment to protecting chalk streams and recognised them as having a special natural heritage.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"HAgj6ZLv","AnswerText":["The Environment Agency are is currently developing a microplastics monitoring strategy plan for English rivers all river catchments in England. The Government has prioritised chalk streams in policy and legislation. In the Plan for Water, we have reaffirmed our commitment to protecting chalk streams and recognised them as having a special natural heritage.
The Environment Agency are currently developing a microplastics monitoring strategy for all river catchments in England. The Government has prioritised chalk streams in policy and legislation. In the Plan for Water, we have reaffirmed our commitment to protecting chalk streams and recognised them as having a special natural heritage.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KqjQs1kc","AnswerText":["The Department is transforming buildings at 500 schools over the next decade as part of its School Rebuilding Programme. The construction programmes of building projects in all Department programmes is monitored by the Department through programme management and project delivery teams.
In the four school rebuilding projects which have been completed, three were delayed more than a month against initial forecasts. These initial programme forecasts were made ahead of the impact of significant events that could not have been reasonably predicted and that affected the global market.
The Department has continuously improved its approach to building schools since the Sebastian James\u2019 review. This identified that the Building Schools for the Future programme, introduced under the last Government in 2004, was overly bureaucratic and not designed to target poor condition, did not support high and consistent quality, did not use standardised specifications that work for education, and did not deliver value for money and economies of scale from central procurement and delivery, which are all things that are now prioritised when building schools.
Under the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) this Government launched in 2014, whole schools were built at one third cheaper of the cost per square metre on average than schools built under the Building Schools for the Future Programme. The Department has further built on this success in its School Rebuilding Programme, which is exceeding delivery timescales compared to PSBP, while delivering schools that will be net zero in operation. The Infrastructure and Project Authority has highlighted that our progress is very good.
The Department is transforming buildings at 500 schools over the next decade as part of its School Rebuilding Programme. The construction programmes of building projects in all Department programmes is monitored by the Department through programme management and project delivery teams.
In the four school rebuilding projects which have been completed, three were delayed more than a month against initial forecasts. These initial programme forecasts were made ahead of the impact of significant events that could not have been reasonably predicted and that affected the global market.
The Department has continuously improved its approach to building schools since the Sebastian James\u2019 review. This identified that the Building Schools for the Future programme, introduced under the last Government in 2004, was overly bureaucratic and not designed to target poor condition, did not support high and consistent quality, did not use standardised specifications that work for education, and did not deliver value for money and economies of scale from central procurement and delivery, which are all things that are now prioritised when building schools.
Under the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) this Government launched in 2014, whole schools were built at one third of the cost per square metre on average than schools built under the Building Schools for the Future Programme. The Department has further built on this success in its School Rebuilding Programme, which is exceeding delivery timescales compared to PSBP, while delivering schools that will be net zero in operation. The Infrastructure and Project Authority has highlighted that our progress is very good.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"K4u8mlkA","AnswerText":["NHS providers determine how many seasonal flu vaccines to buy each year based on their local populations, eligible cohorts and uptake ambitions for the NHS programme as outlined in the annual flu system letter. The letter, published on the 25 May 2023, is based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) who review the latest evidence on flu vaccines and advise on the type of vaccine to be offered to different age groups and on which vaccines should be prioritised for various at-risk groups.
General Practitioners and community pharmacists are responsible for ordering their own flu vaccines for the adult population from suppliers. These are then used to deliver the national flu vaccination programme, with deliveries phased through the season to help mitigate against risks of wastage, cold chain failure and to adequately cover the peaks and flows of local demand. In addition, Hospital Trusts are commissioned at local discretion, to further support delivery of the national flu vaccination programme, for example to women who are pregnant, long stay in-patients and those accessing outpatients' services.
School Age Immunisation Services (SAIS) are commissioned regionally to deliver the school aged influenza programme in line with the annual flu system letter and amendment published on the July 3, 2023. The school age programme for 2023/24 includes primary school aged children from Reception to Year 6 and secondary school-aged children in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Vaccines for the children\u2019s programme are procured nationally with SAIS
TARGET DATE 11/07/2023
providers responsible for drawing down their own vaccines according to their schedules, capacity and demand, with deliveries phased through the season to help mitigate against risks of wastage and cold chain failure.
For in detail seasonal influenza percentage uptake delivered by (a) Community Pharmacies, (b) General Practice, (c) other providers please see page 41 and 42 of the following link: Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: winter season 2022 to 2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
NHS providers determine how many seasonal flu vaccines to buy each year based on their local populations, eligible cohorts and uptake ambitions for the NHS programme as outlined in the annual flu system letter. The letter, published on the 25 May 2023, is based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) who review the latest evidence on flu vaccines and advise on the type of vaccine to be offered to different age groups and on which vaccines should be prioritised for various at-risk groups.
General Practitioners and community pharmacists are responsible for ordering their own flu vaccines for the adult population from suppliers. These are then used to deliver the national flu vaccination programme, with deliveries phased through the season to help mitigate against risks of wastage, cold chain failure and to adequately cover the peaks and flows of local demand. In addition, Hospital Trusts are commissioned at local discretion, to further support delivery of the national flu vaccination programme, for example to women who are pregnant, long stay in-patients and those accessing outpatients' services.
School Age Immunisation Services (SAIS) are commissioned regionally to deliver the school aged influenza programme in line with the annual flu system letter and amendment published on the July 3, 2023. The school age programme for 2023/24 includes primary school aged children from Reception to Year 6 and secondary school-aged children in Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Vaccines for the children\u2019s programme are procured nationally with SAIS
TARGET DATE 11/07/2023
providers responsible for drawing down their own vaccines according to their schedules, capacity and demand, with deliveries phased through the season to help mitigate against risks of wastage and cold chain failure.
For in detail seasonal influenza percentage uptake delivered by (a) Community Pharmacies, (b) General Practice, (c) other providers please see page 41 and 42 of the following link: Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients: winter season 2022 to 2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"XdivzFqS","AnswerText":["The Government has no plans.
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently carrying out a scoping review of the evidence on processed foods and health and aims to publish its initial assessment in the summer of 2023. SACN\u2019s scoping review will make a number of research recommendations in this area. This review will also include evaluating\u202fexisting classifications of processed foods, including ultra-processed foods and the NOVA classification.
SACN is a committee of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and provides independent scientific advice and risk assessments on nutrition and related health issues. Members of SACN are appointed as independent scientific experts in their field. We are not aware of any plans to agree a definition internationally.
The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including ultra-processed foods. The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"skeoISvc","AnswerText":["The Government has no plans.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Dtez7Wl6","AnswerText":["We are longstanding supporters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), providing essential humanitarian support to Palestinian refugees across its five zones of operation. Our annual contribution to their programme budget helps UNRWA provide education to over 533,000 children a year (half of them girls), and access to health services for 3.5 million Palestinian refugees. We are aware of UNRWA's financial challenges and frequently raise this with MENA regional partners at ministerial level., most recently with the Government of the United Arab Emirates. To that end, the UK Government is working with UNRWA and other international donors to help ensure its sustainability.
We are longstanding supporters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), providing essential humanitarian support to Palestinian refugees across its five zones of operation. Our annual contribution to their programme budget helps UNRWA provide education to over 533,000 children a year (half of them girls), and access to health services for 3.5 million Palestinian refugees. We are aware of UNRWA's financial challenges and frequently raise this with MENA regional partners at ministerial level, most recently with the Government of the United Arab Emirates. To that end, the UK Government is working with UNRWA and other international donors to help ensure its sustainability.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-05T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"7l6JASeZ","AnswerText":["Under the new model SPS commodities are categorised based on the inherent risk (high, medium or low) that the commodity poses to biosecurity, combined with any specific risk from the country of origin. Live animals are inherently high risk; they cannot be kept in sealed consignments and some of them pose not only a potential animal health risk but also a risk for to the environment in the case of non-native species or invasive pests, and a risk to the trade on endangered species. Later in 2024 we expect all checks on live animals (except pet animals) to be carried out at a live animal Border Control Post, as they become operational.Under the Target Operating Model we will apply the same rules to the EU that currently apply to Rest of World imports of live animals including reptiles and amphibians.
Under the new model SPS commodities are categorised based on the inherent risk (high, medium or low) that the commodity poses to biosecurity, combined with any specific risk from the country of origin. Live animals are inherently high risk; they cannot be kept in sealed consignments and some of them pose not only a potential animal health risk but also a risk to the environment in the case of non-native species or invasive pests, and a risk to the trade on endangered species. Under the Target Operating Model we will apply the same rules to the EU that currently apply to Rest of World imports of live animals including reptiles and amphibians.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"tywgIXGw","AnswerText":["The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered as set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered as set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
The enduring solution is to stop the illegal, dangerous, and unnecessary small boat crossings that are overwhelming our asylum system. The Home Office is working tirelessly, alongside other government departments, to reduce the Government\u2019s dependency on hotels for contingency accommodation through a package of long-term and short-term measures.
The Asylum Accommodation service providers identify suitable accommodation and ensure that it conforms to the accommodation standards and provision set out in Schedule 2 of the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts (AASC). The Statement of Requirements, available via the link below, sets out the full details of our contractual obligations:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2qJwj07Y","AnswerText":["The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered as set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"nQ1LbUvK","AnswerText":["The Government has no plans.
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently carrying out a scoping review of the evidence on processed foods and health and aims to publish its initial assessment in the summer of 2023. SACN\u2019s scoping review will make a number of research recommendations in this area. This review will also include evaluating\u202fexisting classifications of processed foods, including ultra-processed foods and the NOVA classification.
SACN is a committee of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and provides independent scientific advice and risk assessments on nutrition and related health issues. Members of SACN are appointed as independent scientific experts in their field. We are not aware of any plans to agree a definition internationally.
The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including ultra-processed foods. The usual practice of the NIHR is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2sQc2V4D","AnswerText":["The Government has no plans.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ZAJtNVCd","AnswerText":["My Ministers and I regularly travel to Northern Ireland for a variety of engagements. The following are the most recent visits made by Northern Ireland Office Ministers to each constituency in Northern Ireland:
Belfast East - 28th June 2023
Belfast North - 7th June 2023
Belfast South - 16th June 2023
Belfast West - 16th April 2023
East Antrim - 15th June 2023
East Londonderry - 18th May 2023
Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 8th May 2023
Foyle - 18th May 2023
Lagan Valley - 25th May 2023
Mid Ulster - 8th September 2022
Newry & Armagh - 16th November 2022
North Antrim - 15th April 2023
North Down - 25th May 2023
South Antrim - 7th June 2023
South Down - 28th June 2023
Strangford - 27th January 2023 15th August 2022
Upper Bann - 12th July 2023
West Tyrone - 7th March 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"7sqz3H8O","AnswerText":["
My Ministers and I regularly travel to Northern Ireland for a variety of engagements. The following are the most recent visits made by Northern Ireland Office Ministers to each constituency in Northern Ireland:
Belfast East - 28th June 2023
Belfast North - 7th June 2023
Belfast South - 16th June 2023
Belfast West - 16th April 2023
East Antrim - 15th June 2023
East Londonderry - 18th May 2023
Fermanagh and South Tyrone - 8th May 2023
Foyle - 18th May 2023
Lagan Valley - 25th May 2023
Mid Ulster - 8th September 2022
Newry & Armagh - 16th November 2022
North Antrim - 15th April 2023
North Down - 25th May 2023
South Antrim - 7th June 2023
South Down - 28th June 2023
Strangford - 15th August 2022
Upper Bann - 12th July 2023
West Tyrone - 7th March 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"n6x46Tmf","AnswerText":["
The Political Declaration establishes the parameters for an ambitious and flexible partnership across trade and economic cooperation through a Free Trade Agreement with the EU. A key objective is to ensure that there are no tariffs, fees or quantitative restrictions across sectors, with modern and accompanying Rules of Origin, and ambitious customs arrangements.
We have not offered guarantees to Nissan specifically with respect to tariffs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jOBkq37h","AnswerText":["The Political Declaration establishes the parameters for an ambitious and flexible partnership across trade and economic cooperation through a Free Trade Agreement with the EU A key objective is to ensure that there are no tariffs, fees or quantitative restrictions across sectors, with modern and accompanying Rules of Origin, and ambitious customs arrangements.
We have not offered guarantees to Nissan specifically with respect to tariffs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9c7tTgoF","AnswerText":["There are no savings from the removal of the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Component for new claims from April 2017.
This change enabled the Department to recycle money into providing practical support that will make a significant difference to the life chances of those in the Work-Related Activity Group. We have invested \u00a3330m over 4 years with \u00a3100m available in 2020/21 and will support those with limited capability for work to move towards and into suitable employment.
The information requested on the savings accrued from the removal of the Work Related Activity Component (WRAC) is not available. It would incur disproportionate cost to calculate any actual net savings from the removal of the WRAC.
When the WRAC was removed we made a clear commitment to instead provide practical support that will make a significant difference to the life chances of those in the Work-Related Activity Group. We have been investing an additional \u00a3330m over 4 years to support those with limited capability for work to move towards and into suitable employment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-24T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"o1vY87nL","AnswerText":["There are no savings from the removal of the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Component for new claims from April 2017.
This change enabled the Department to recycle money into providing practical support that will make a significant difference to the life chances of those in the Work-Related Activity Group. We have invested \u00a3330m over 4 years with \u00a3100m available in 2020/21 and will support those with limited capability for work to move towards and into suitable employment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"WidiK8J3","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to maintaining and enhancing workers\u2019 rights, and to supporting people to balance their work and caring responsibilities. This month we laid regulations in Parliament which will give grieving parents a right to paid time off work. We also committed in the Queen\u2019s Speech to bring forward an Employment Bill which will make it easier for fathers to take paternity leave; introduce a new entitlement to carer's leave; and to introduce a new entitlement to leave and pay for parents of children who spend time in neonatal care. Our manifesto committed to make it easier for fathers to take paternity leave; we We have recently consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay, including Paternity Leave and Pay and Unpaid Parental Leave, and will respond to this consultation in due course.
After we leave the EU, we will be able to set our own standards for workers\u2019 rights, and we intend to use this opportunity to make the UK the best place in the world to work.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"IF7sD6c8","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to maintaining and enhancing workers\u2019 rights, and to supporting people to balance their work and caring responsibilities. This month we laid regulations in Parliament which will give grieving parents a right to paid time off work. We also committed in the Queen\u2019s Speech to bring forward an Employment Bill which will make it easier for fathers to take paternity leave; introduce a new entitlement to carer's leave; and to introduce a new entitlement to leave and pay for parents of children who spend time in neonatal care. We have recently consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay, including Paternity Leave and Pay and Unpaid Parental Leave, and will respond to this consultation in due course.
After we leave the EU, we will be able to set our own standards for workers\u2019 rights, and we intend to use this opportunity to make the UK the best place in the world to work.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9jyDqCFe","AnswerText":["The following table shows Unexpected Death and Serious Injury Notifications raised against 'Residential social care home' locations with a Service User Band of 'Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder', from 1 April 2010, provided by the Care Quality Commission:
| Number of Notifications | |
Raised Year | 16-1 Unexpected Death | 18-2a,b Serious Injury |
2010 | 260 | 558 |
2011 | 1,201 | 2,656 |
2012 | 1,248 | 3,112 |
2013 | 936 | 3,077 |
2014 | 948 | 3,215 |
2015 | 1,067 | 3,866 |
2016 | 1,221 | 4,236 |
2017 | 1,081 | 4,573 |
2018 | 1,153 | 4,513 |
2019 | 959 | 4,812 |
2020 | 12 | 48 |
Grand Total | 10,086 | 34,666 |
Notes:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"FKtpIDfp","AnswerText":["
The following table shows Unexpected Death and Serious Injury Notifications raised against 'Residential social care home' locations with a Service User Band of 'Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder', from 1 April 2010, provided by the Care Quality Commission:
| Number of Notifications | |
Raised Year | 16-1 Unexpected Death | 18-2a,b Serious Injury |
2010 | 260 | 558 |
2011 | 1,201 | 2,656 |
2012 | 1,248 | 3,112 |
2013 | 936 | 3,077 |
2014 | 948 | 3,215 |
2015 | 1,067 | 3,866 |
2016 | 1,221 | 4,236 |
2017 | 1,081 | 4,573 |
2018 | 1,153 | 4,513 |
2019 | 959 | 4,812 |
2020 | 12 | 48 |
Grand Total | 10,086 | 34,666 |
Notes:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"4Fq2mk1z","AnswerText":["
The data is not available in the format requested. NHS Digital publishes data on the overall growth in the general practice workforce. However, it is not possible to use this publication to identify doctors or other general practice staff that are new. Therefore the total number of full-time-equivalent doctors in general practice has been provided for each of the last five years in the attached table. Romford constituency does not align to a clinical commissioning group (CCG).
Data covering the number of doctors working in Havering CCG, which included the town of Romford, in each year since 2015 has been provided in the attached table. General practitioner (GP) locums are excluded as improvements have been made to GP locum recording methodology and figures are not comparable across the time series. Data is not included prior to 2015 as improvements were made to the methodology for recording all staff working in general practice in September 2015 and data prior to this is not comparable.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-24T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ftiQzttq","AnswerText":["
The data is not available in the format requested. NHS Digital publishes data on the overall growth in the general practice workforce. However, it is not possible to use this publication to identify doctors or other general practice staff that are new. Therefore the total number of full-time-equivalent doctors in general practice has been provided for each of the last five years in the attached table. Romford constituency does not align to a clinical commissioning group (CCG).
Data covering the number of doctors working in Havering CCG, which included the town of Romford, in each year since 2015 has been provided in the attached table. General practitioner (GP) locums are excluded as improvements have been made to GP locum recording methodology and figures are not comparable across the time series. Data is not included prior to 2015 as improvements were made to the methodology for recording all staff working in general practice in September 2015 and data prior to this is not comparable.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Lz2bd7Q0","AnswerText":["
There is an exemption from the shared accommodation rate for those aged 25-34 who have previously spent 3 months, (which doesn\u2019t have to be continuous) , in a homeless hostel/hostels specialising in rehabilitation and resettlement. There are no current plans to make legislative changes to extend this exemption to those under the age of 25 but as with all our policies, this will continue to be kept under review.
For individuals who may require more support and whose circumstances may make it difficult for them to share accommodation, Discretionary Housing Payments are available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LY64LHLa","AnswerText":["There is an exemption from the shared accommodation rate for those aged 25-34 who have previously spent 3 months (which doesn\u2019t have to be continuous) in a homeless hostel/hostels specialising in rehabilitation and resettlement. There are no current plans to make legislative changes to extend this exemption to those under the age of 25 but as with all our policies, this will continue to be kept under review.
For individuals who may require more support and whose circumstances may make it difficult for them to share accommodation, Discretionary Housing Payments are available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qdaSkOKr","AnswerText":["The number of days sat in the Crown Court for each of the court circuits in England and Wales in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019 are set out in the attached spreadsheet.
Sitting days are based on the number of cases we expect the court to hear and, with fewer cases making it to the Crown Court, were reduced accordingly. The number of outstanding Crown Court cases has reduced by almost 40% since 2014.
We keep sitting days under constant review and in November allocated an extra 850 days to the Crown Court to ease immediate pressure on the court. We have allocated a minimum of 87,000 to inform listing decisions in the first half of 2020/21 which is an increase of 4,700 on last year\u2019s allocation.
Notes:
The attached HMCTS data covers the number of days in which a Crown Court room was sat by any number of judges.
In some circumstances, judges will \u2018share\u2019 a courtroom to conduct judicial business; in most instances this will involve a returning judge for sentencing purposes only. These figures may therefore differ from the number of judicial sitting days at Crown Court as published in MoJ official statistics (which can, for example, also include days sat in chambers).
The information for 2019 covers January to March, as the National Statistics on judge sitting days for 2019 are due to be released in June 2020. Access to statistics before their publication is strictly controlled, with rules and principles on pre-release access set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mk4AWnEa","AnswerText":["The number of days sat in the Crown Court for each of the court circuits in England and Wales in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019 are set out in the attached spreadsheet.
Sitting days are based on the number of cases we expect the court to hear and, with fewer cases making it to the Crown Court, were reduced accordingly. The number of outstanding Crown Court cases has reduced by almost 40% since 2014.
We keep sitting days under constant review and in November allocated an extra 850 days to the Crown Court to ease immediate pressure on the court. We have allocated a minimum of 87,000 to inform listing decisions in the first half of 2020/21 which is an increase of 4,700 on last year\u2019s allocation.
Notes:
The attached HMCTS data covers the number of days in which a Crown Court room was sat by any number of judges.
In some circumstances, judges will \u2018share\u2019 a courtroom to conduct judicial business; in most instances this will involve a returning judge for sentencing purposes only. These figures may therefore differ from the number of judicial sitting days at Crown Court as published in MoJ official statistics (which can, for example, also include days sat in chambers).
The information for 2019 covers January to March, as the National Statistics on judge sitting days for 2019 are due to be released in June 2020. Access to statistics before their publication is strictly controlled, with rules and principles on pre-release access set out in the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9WYgcW9b","AnswerText":["The agreement between the Department and Amazon is about using content from the National Health Service website to provide reliable and informative answers to basic health questions asked to Amazon\u2019s virtual assistant voice service, Alexa. This content is already freely available on the NHS website. Patients already use Alexa and other devices to search for information on a range of health issues. This agreement ensures that the information they receive from Alexa is medically verified by the NHS instead of from a range of other sources, such as non-United KingdomAmerican websites.
This agreement is not exclusive. There are over 2,000 other organisations that are accessing and using information from the NHS website in a similar way.
A limited number of clauses have been redacted due to being exempt under Section 43(2) of the Freedom Of Information Agreement, which exempts information where the release would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any entity, including the public authority holding the information.
In this case, we consider that the release of the redacted clauses would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of Amazon on the basis that it would make public the non-standard terms that Amazon has been willing to enter into in respect of this agreement. Disclosure of the redacted clauses has potential to prejudice existing agreements between Amazon and other parties, which could result in other parties challenging Amazon over the terms and conditions of their agreements.
In addition, certain personal information has been redacted in the agreement. This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of Freedom Of Information Agreement as disclosure of this personal information would breach the data protection principles. In particular, we consider that the disclosure of this personal information would be unfair and breach the first data principle.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RBsCvszE","AnswerText":["The agreement between the Department and Amazon is about using content from the National Health Service website to provide reliable and informative answers to basic health questions asked to Amazon\u2019s virtual assistant voice service, Alexa. This content is already freely available on the NHS website. Patients already use Alexa and other devices to search for information on a range of health issues. This agreement ensures that the information they receive from Alexa is medically verified by the NHS instead of from a range of other sources, such as American websites.
This agreement is not exclusive. There are over 2,000 other organisations that are accessing and using information from the NHS website in a similar way.
A limited number of clauses have been redacted due to being exempt under Section 43(2) of the Freedom Of Information Agreement, which exempts information where the release would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any entity, including the public authority holding the information.
In this case, we consider that the release of the redacted clauses would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of Amazon on the basis that it would make public the non-standard terms that Amazon has been willing to enter into in respect of this agreement. Disclosure of the redacted clauses has potential to prejudice existing agreements between Amazon and other parties, which could result in other parties challenging Amazon over the terms and conditions of their agreements.
In addition, certain personal information has been redacted in the agreement. This information is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of Freedom Of Information Agreement as disclosure of this personal information would breach the data protection principles. In particular, we consider that the disclosure of this personal information would be unfair and breach the first data principle.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qsNDxx9U","AnswerText":["The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
The data contained in the previous answer has been identified as incorrect. I have asked the UK Statistics Authority to provide an updated response.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-27T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LcEGuSJi","AnswerText":["The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"1oRLNShO","AnswerText":["The Government has set up a COP26 Unit within Cabinet Office. This unit leads on the delivery of the COP26 Summit and it will coordinate across Government departments and devolved administrations to ensure COP26 objectives are met.
The newly established Cabinet Committee on Climate Change will oversee preparations for COP26.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vtQTIC2K","AnswerText":["The Government has set up a COP26 Unit within Cabinet Office. This unit leads on the delivery of the COP26 Summit and it will coordinate across Government departments and devolved administrations to ensure COP26 objectives are met.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"X8yYR8xZ","AnswerText":["The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales after the diagnosis of where Down\u2019s Syndrome was mentioned as a medical condition on the HSA4 abortion form in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.
The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales after the diagnosis of Down\u2019s Syndrome in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"b0RUKtmJ","AnswerText":["The accommodation status for all offenders released from custody, including those under National Probation Service (NPS), Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) supervision, and offenders on community sentences, has been published since July 2018. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/community-performance-quarterly-update-to-march-2019. The relevant table of data from this publication is attached for reference.
It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live, as a platform to access the services and support needed to make a fresh start. We have invested an additional \u00a322 million per annum over the remaining life of the Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts to deliver an enhanced \u201cThrough-the-Gate\u201d resettlement service to offenders leaving prison, to prepare them for release. Through the Government\u2019s Rough Sleeping Strategy, we are also investing up to \u00a36.4m in a pilot scheme to support individuals released from three prisons: Bristol, Leeds and Pentonville. Services have now commenced in all three areas, with the first individuals now being supported into accommodation following release. Subject to evaluation, we will use the lessons from the pilot to inform future provision of accommodation for all ex-offenders. Additionally, Her Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service is working in collaboration with other Government Departments and interested parties to help to meet the accommodation needs for prisoners on their release.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"MMV2VxD7","AnswerText":["The accommodation status for all offenders released from custody, including those under National Probation Service (NPS), Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) supervision, and offenders on community sentences, has been published since July 2018. The relevant table of data from this publication is attached for reference.
It is vital that everyone leaving prison has somewhere safe and secure to live, as a platform to access the services and support needed to make a fresh start. We have invested an additional \u00a322 million per annum over the remaining life of the Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts to deliver an enhanced \u201cThrough-the-Gate\u201d resettlement service to offenders leaving prison, to prepare them for release. Through the Government\u2019s Rough Sleeping Strategy, we are also investing up to \u00a36.4m in a pilot scheme to support individuals released from three prisons: Bristol, Leeds and Pentonville. Services have now commenced in all three areas, with the first individuals now being supported into accommodation following release. Subject to evaluation, we will use the lessons from the pilot to inform future provision of accommodation for all ex-offenders. Additionally, Her Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service is working in collaboration with other Government Departments and interested parties to help to meet the accommodation needs for prisoners on their release.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"eocpl0fS","AnswerText":["The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales after the diagnosis of where Down\u2019s Syndrome was mentioned as a medical condition on the HSA4 abortion form in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.
The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales after the diagnosis of Down\u2019s Syndrome in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"lY5ElTkE","AnswerText":["The number (headcount) of doctors (excluding locums), direct patient care practitioners and nurses in general practice who worked full time and part time according to their weekly contracted hours in general practices in NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), North East and Yorkshire NHS region and England on 30 September 2018 and 2019 is attached. NHS Sunderland CCG includes Houghton and Sunderland South constituency but does not map directly to the borders. North East and Yorkshire NHS region was formed in April 2019 therefore no data exists for this region prior to this date. The data is divided by those who are contracted to work 15 hours or less, more than 15 but less than 37.5 hours, and more than 37.5 hours per week. General practitioner (GP) locums are excluded as improvements have been made to GP locum recording methodology and figures are not comparable across the time series.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"grMEYiEc","AnswerText":["The number (headcount) of doctors (excluding locums), direct patient care practitioners and nurses in general practice who worked full time and part time according to their weekly contracted hours in general practices in NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), North East and Yorkshire NHS region and England on 30 September 2018 and 2019 is attached. NHS Sunderland CCG includes Houghton and Sunderland South constituency but does not map directly to the borders. North East and Yorkshire NHS region was formed in April 2019 therefore no data exists for this region prior to this date. The data is divided by those who are contracted to work 15 hours or less, more than 15 but less than 37.5 hours, and more than 37.5 hours per week. General practitioner (GP) locums are excluded as improvements have been made to GP locum recording methodology and figures are not comparable across the time series.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"RcVh5pcV","AnswerText":["The Government has no plans to change the voting age, having been elected on a manifesto commitment to retain the voting age at 18.
The entitlement of resident Commonwealth and Irish citizens to vote reflects our close historical ties with Commonwealth countries and the reciprocal arrangements UK has with Ireland. The Government has no plans to alter these rights.
In relation to relevant citizens of the Union, I refer the Hon member to the answer which I gave to PQ 1802 on 29 January 2020.
The Scottish Parliament is responsible for the franchise for local elections in Scotland. The Welsh Assembly is responsible for the franchise for local elections in Wales.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UdEg13BI","AnswerText":["
The Government has no plans to change the voting age, having been elected on a manifesto commitment to retain the voting age at 18.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Zlnd5Ge3","AnswerText":["Highways England employed 61 staff on a base salary of \u00a3100,000 or more in 2018-19 2019-20. I have committed in the House to addressing this issue.
Highways England employed 61 staff on a base salary of \u00a3100,000 or more in 2019-20. I have committed in the House to addressing this issue.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"aMLqP6pD","AnswerText":["The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales after the diagnosis of where Down\u2019s Syndrome was mentioned as a medical condition on the HSA4 abortion form in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.
The number of legal abortions which took place in England and Wales after the diagnosis of Down\u2019s Syndrome in each of the last 10 years by week of gestation is attached. Information on abortions for club foot, hammer toe or tarsal coalition is not held in the format requested.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"RTKHT2KZ","AnswerText":["The costs associated with striking Big Ben on Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve in 2019 were \u00a314.2k including VAT in total. on each occasion.
The striking of Big Ben on these occasions was coordinated around the planned works so as to minimise the impact on the project costs and to ensure it did not result in any delay. If the project team are required to strike the bell with less notice, the costs would substantially increase due to the unexpected impact on the project schedule.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-02-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"bwpUa9SM","AnswerText":["The costs associated with striking Big Ben on Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve in 2019 were \u00a314.2k including VAT on each occasion.
The striking of Big Ben on these occasions was coordinated around the planned works so as to minimise the impact on the project costs and to ensure it did not result in any delay. If the project team are required to strike the bell with less notice, the costs would substantially increase due to the unexpected impact on the project schedule.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"rtx01pDZ","AnswerText":["The UK strongly condemns ISIL\u2019s wanton destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq, including in Palmyra. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office helped secure UN Security Council Resolution 2199 which obliges all UN Member States to prevent the trade in Iraqi and Syrian cultural property that has been illegally removed from those countries.
But strong words and legal frameworks are not enough. As a key player in the Global Counter ISIL Coalition, the UK is committed to degrading and defeating ISIL, including through military action. By checking ISIL\u2019s advance, the Coalition\u2019s air campaign and support for partner military forces in Iraq and Syria has had the effect of protecting key historical sites in both countries. However, there is inevitably a limit to what we can do. The only way of safeguarding all historic sites from ISIL is by defeating them politically and militarily. That requires continued effort by the Global Coalition, as well as a more inclusive political settlement in Iraq, and an end to the conflict in Syria.
On 28 October I will be co-hosting a summit with the Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove Maldon (Mr WhittingdaleJavid) on Cultural Heritage Protection.
The UK strongly condemns ISIL\u2019s wanton destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq, including in Palmyra. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office helped secure UN Security Council Resolution 2199 which obliges all UN Member States to prevent the trade in Iraqi and Syrian cultural property that has been illegally removed from those countries.
But strong words and legal frameworks are not enough. As a key player in the Global Counter ISIL Coalition, the UK is committed to degrading and defeating ISIL, including through military action. By checking ISIL\u2019s advance, the Coalition\u2019s air campaign and support for partner military forces in Iraq and Syria has had the effect of protecting key historical sites in both countries. However, there is inevitably a limit to what we can do. The only way of safeguarding all historic sites from ISIL is by defeating them politically and militarily. That requires continued effort by the Global Coalition, as well as a more inclusive political settlement in Iraq, and an end to the conflict in Syria.
On 28 October I will be co-hosting a summit with the Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Mr Javid) on Cultural Heritage Protection.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ncjH4ZaN","AnswerText":["Ofsted undertakes a review of each local safeguarding children\u2019s board (LSCB) at the same time as they undertake their inspection of local authorities\u2019 services for children in need of help and protection and looked after children. Neither the review nor the inspection makes specific judgements about the sexual exploitation of children or the effectiveness of the local child sexual exploitation action plans. However, inspectors are required to include in the cases they evaluate \u201cchildren at risk of harm from physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect; inspectors will also want to identify those children and young people where the local authority have concerns that they may be vulnerable to child sexual exploitation and those children and young people who have been missing from care, home and education\u201d. In undertaking the LSCB review inspectors are required to \u201cevaluate the quality and impact of the policies and procedures produced by the LSCB, such as the local thresholds document and the child sexual exploitation action plan.\u201d An LSCB\u2019s response to child sexual exploitation is considered as part of the overall judgement on the performance of the LSCB. Seven LSCBs of the 331 inspected since the new framework came into being in November 2013 have been found to be inadequate.
Ofsted undertakes a review of each local safeguarding children\u2019s board (LSCB) at the same time as they undertake their inspection of local authorities\u2019 services for children in need of help and protection and looked after children. Neither the review nor the inspection makes specific judgements about the sexual exploitation of children or the effectiveness of the local child sexual exploitation action plans. However, inspectors are required to include in the cases they evaluate \u201cchildren at risk of harm from physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect; inspectors will also want to identify those children and young people where the local authority have concerns that they may be vulnerable to child sexual exploitation and those children and young people who have been missing from care, home and education\u201d. In undertaking the LSCB review inspectors are required to \u201cevaluate the quality and impact of the policies and procedures produced by the LSCB, such as the local thresholds document and the child sexual exploitation action plan.\u201d An LSCB\u2019s response to child sexual exploitation is considered as part of the overall judgement on the performance of the LSCB. Seven LSCBs of the 31 inspected since the new framework came into being in November 2013 have been found to be inadequate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"vWzLuiJd","AnswerText":["Between 1 November 2014 and 31 December 2016, there have been approximately 13 occasions where the Gambling Commission has asked payment providers to prevent payments to online gambling website operators not licensed in the Great Britain but believed to be transacting with consumers in Great Britain.
On 12 of those occasions the payment provider either terminated their relationship with the unlicensed operator or took steps to ensure that the unlicensed gambling website was no longer available to consumers in Great Britain. In the other case, enforcement activity is currently ongoing.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"WY1B9T1H","AnswerText":["
Between 1 November 2014 and 31 December 2016, there have been approximately 13 occasions where the Gambling Commission has asked payment providers to prevent payments to online gambling website operators not licensed in the Great Britain but believed to be transacting with consumers in Great Britain.
On 12 of those occasions the payment provider either terminated their relationship with the unlicensed operator or took steps to ensure that the unlicensed gambling website was no longer available to consumers in Great Britain. In the other case, enforcement activity is currently ongoing.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"BznrUdWM","AnswerText":["
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
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Removal Directions served in | Number of cases |
2010 | 697 |
2011 | 768 |
2012 | 543 |
2013 | 508 |
2014 | 324 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
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Decision made in | Number of cases |
2010 | 26 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 11 |
2013 | 20 |
2014 | 90 |
2015 | 85 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Applied for Asylum in | Number of cases removed | |
Voluntary | Enforced | |
2010 | 48 | 77 |
2011 | 28 | 42 |
2012 | 18 | 36 |
2013 | 11 | 44 |
2014 | 0 | 15 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 3 |
2011 | 7 |
2012 | 8 |
2013 | 6 |
2014 | 14 |
2015 | 22 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 9 |
2011 | 11 |
2012 | 13 |
2013 | 11 |
2014 | 17 |
2015 | 24 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"I0CFX7td","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
Removal Directions Served | Number of Cases | |
2010 | 306 | |
2011 | 478 | |
2012 | 327 | |
2013 | 330 | |
2014 | 245 | |
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year | Applications to vary or extend leave |
2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
Certification Decision Made | No of Cases |
2010 | 27 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 10 |
2013 | 18 |
2014 | 87 |
2015 | 85 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year of Asylum Application | Voluntary Departure | Enforced Removal | ||
2010 | 40 | 65 | ||
2011 | 28 | 38 | ||
2012 | 15 | 35 | ||
2013 | 11 | 44 | ||
2014 | 0 | 15 | ||
2015 | 0 | 0 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Removals | No of Cases |
2010 | 1 |
2011 | 5 |
2012 | 3 |
2013 | 5 |
2014 | 13 |
2015 | 22 |
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Removals | No of Cases | |||
2010 | 2 | |||
2011 | 7 | |||
2012 | 3 | |||
2013 | 6 | |||
2014 | 13 | |||
2015 | 22 | |||
The Government and police work nationally, and with international partners, to reduce the threat to the UK from the criminal use of firearms. In 2013/14, firearms were used in a small and diminishing proportion of total police recorded crime, 0.2%. The figure for 2009/10 was 0.3%. Following the firearms surrenders in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands in 2013 and 2014, the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) co-ordinated firearms surrenders in the majority of the Police Force areas in England and Wales during 2014 and 2015, resulting in the surrender of over 6000 items.
As of 7th January 2016; 3,864 firearms and over 13,000 items of ammunition have been recovered following the November 2015 firearms surrender, with 934 weapons being recovered prior to the November surrender. Of those items recovered in the November surrender (discounting ammunition, CS Sprays and Stun Guns), items include:
\u2022 516 pistols;
\u2022 473 revolvers;
\u2022 1,226 shotguns;
\u2022 243 rifles;
\u2022 873 air weapons
This brings the total volume of firearms surrendered in the last eighteen months to 4,798. If ammunition, CS Sprays and Stun Guns are included this comes to over 6000.
Following publication of the Law Commission\u2019s report on firearms law published on 16 December we will be reviewing options to strengthen the current legislation to ensure it safeguards against abuse by criminals.
The Government and police work nationally, and with international partners, to reduce the threat to the UK from the criminal use of firearms. In 2013/14, firearms were used in a small proportion of total police recorded crime, 0.2%. The figure for 2009/10 was 0.3%
Figures from the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) show that in 2013 and 2014, there were 757 weapons recovered in firearm surrenders undertaken in the Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester and West Midlands Police Force areas.
Building on the success of these surrenders, NABIS co-ordinated firearms surrenders in the majority of the remaining Police Force areas in England and Wales during 2014 and 2015, resulting in the recovery of 5,468 weapons and over 17,000 items of ammunition. The items recovered included:
The total number of weapons recovered from all forces in England and Wales as a result of these surrenders was 6,225.
Following publication of the Law Commission\u2019s report on firearms law published on 16 December 2015 we will be reviewing options to strengthen the current legislation to ensure it safeguards against abuse by criminals.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kjDmk6e3","AnswerText":["The Government and police work nationally, and with international partners, to reduce the threat to the UK from the criminal use of firearms. In 2013/14, firearms were used in a small and diminishing proportion of total police recorded crime, 0.2%. The figure for 2009/10 was 0.3%. Following the firearms surrenders in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands in 2013 and 2014, the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) co-ordinated firearms surrenders in the majority of the Police Force areas in England and Wales during 2014 and 2015, resulting in the surrender of over 6000 items.
As of 7th January 2016; 3,864 firearms and over 13,000 items of ammunition have been recovered following the November 2015 firearms surrender, with 934 weapons being recovered prior to the November surrender. Of those items recovered in the November surrender (discounting ammunition, CS Sprays and Stun Guns), items include:
\u2022 516 pistols;
\u2022 473 revolvers;
\u2022 1,226 shotguns;
\u2022 243 rifles;
\u2022 873 air weapons
This brings the total volume of firearms surrendered in the last eighteen months to 4,798. If ammunition, CS Sprays and Stun Guns are included this comes to over 6000.
Following publication of the Law Commission\u2019s report on firearms law published on 16 December we will be reviewing options to strengthen the current legislation to ensure it safeguards against abuse by criminals.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"i1gzP6aj","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kqX0dLeI","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"fKp0g8Cf","AnswerText":["Current legislation already requires schemes to have sufficient and appropriate assets to cover the cost of paying future pensions when they fall due, or to put in place a recovery plan to ensure that the scheme returns to full funding within a reasonable period. It also prohibits the transfer of funds from the scheme to the employer apart from some limited circumstances and where there is a surplus.
The Government\u2019s Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Green Paper explores a number of aspects of defined benefit pensions, including scheme funding arrangements and invites views. This paper was laid before Parliament on 20 February 2017.
The closing date for comments is 14 May 2017; responses can be submitted to the following postal address:
DB Consultation Private Pensions
First Floor
Caxton House
6-12 Tothill Street
London
SW1A 9NA
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DjD2E84Q","AnswerText":["The Government\u2019s Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Pension Schemes Green Paper explores a number of aspects of defined benefit pensions, including scheme funding arrangements and invites views. This paper was laid before Parliament on 20 February 2017.
The closing date for comments is 14 May 2017; responses can be submitted to the following postal address:
DB Consultation Private Pensions
First Floor
Caxton House
6-12 Tothill Street
London
SW1A 9NA
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"YYOZRWB9","AnswerText":["The British Embassy responded to the Colombia Constitutional Court's judgment on 23 September 2015. No further response is necessary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Embassy in Bogota take their employment responsibilities very seriously and pride in being an equal opportunities employer dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.
The UK has complied with its international legal obligations, and the British Embassy responded to the Colombia Constitutional Court's judgment on 23 September 2015. No further response is necessary.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-27T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"bXNDV8ni","AnswerText":["The British Embassy responded to the Colombia Constitutional Court's judgment on 23 September 2015. No further response is necessary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Embassy in Bogota take their employment responsibilities very seriously and pride in being an equal opportunities employer dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pmwVYkse","AnswerText":["As the Justice Secretary has said, the safety and welfare of all those in custody is vital.
Although youth crime is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young people in custody is not good enough. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.
In 2012, we introduced the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR). Her Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Prisons has welcomed the significant improvements that MMPR has brought.
The number of minor and serious injuries requiring medical treatment resulting from RPIs is published in Chapter 8 of the Youth Justice Annual Statistics:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015
We are investigating the accuracy of all restraint injury data from Medway Secure Training Centre.
The number of young people that establishments recorded as injured during incidents that required Restrictive Physical Intervention in each institution in the youth secure estate in each of the last eight years is set out in the attached document. This includes the following categories of injury: (i) serious injury requiring hospital treatment (ii) minor injuries requiring medical treatment and (iii) minor injuries, no treatment required.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-04-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"w9FbD7GN","AnswerText":["As the Justice Secretary has said, the safety and welfare of all those in custody is vital.
Although youth crime is down, reoffending rates are far too high and the care and supervision of young people in custody is not good enough. Restraint should only be used as a last resort, when young people are putting their own safety and the safety of others at risk.
In 2012, we introduced the Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR). Her Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Prisons has welcomed the significant improvements that MMPR has brought.
The number of minor and serious injuries requiring medical treatment resulting from RPIs is published in Chapter 8 of the Youth Justice Annual Statistics:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/youth-justice-annual-statistics-2014-to-2015
We are investigating the accuracy of all restraint injury data from Medway Secure Training Centre.
The number of young people that establishments recorded as injured during incidents that required Restrictive Physical Intervention in each institution in the youth secure estate in each of the last eight years is set out in the attached document. This includes the following categories of injury: (i) serious injury requiring hospital treatment (ii) minor injuries requiring medical treatment and (iii) minor injuries, no treatment required.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-04-06T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"203UVCuP","AnswerText":["Total spend on travel that was not standard class (\u00a3m, rounded) is set out in the table below (this includes Eurostar Standard Premier):
2011-2012: 0.9 900,000
2012-2013: 0.7 700,000
2013-2014: 1.1 1,100,000
2014-2015: 0.9 900,000
2015-2016: 0.6 600,000
Total spend on travel that was not standard class (\u00a3) is set out in the table below (this includes Eurostar Standard Premier):
2011-2012: 900,000
2012-2013: 700,000
2013-2014: 1,100,000
2014-2015: 900,000
2015-2016: 600,000
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pQzqA2hQ","AnswerText":["The department has not yet held discussions with Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru on the S4C Review as the review has yet to begin. As set out in the Welsh Conservatives manifesto, the government remains committed to carrying out a review of S4C's remit, governance and funding in 2017 and we will announce more details shortly.
The government is committed to review of S4C's remit, governance and funding. Once launched we will discuss with many stakeholders, including the Welsh Government's Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"90TwuQ0A","AnswerText":["The department has not yet held discussions with Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru on the S4C Review as the review has yet to begin. As set out in the Welsh Conservatives manifesto, the government remains committed to carrying out a review of S4C's remit, governance and funding in 2017 and we will announce more details shortly."],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gfid9kHN","AnswerText":["
The trial of 10,000 26-30 railcards is an industry-led initiative to gather evidence and to inform discussions between Government and industry about roll-out of the railcard. Delivery of the trial launch, including sales of the railcard, was led by Rail Delivery Group and it was their digital systems that handled transactions and enquiries on the day.
Decommissioning and disposal of semi-submersible drilling rigs and commercial vessels currently falls under the scope of legislation and guidance administered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The Government will be implementing Merchant Shipping legislation to introduce specific Ship Recycling Regulations later this year with the regime entering into force in December 2018. A Maritime and Coastguard Agency guidance package will accompany this legislation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"iIjGVlNM","AnswerText":["The trial of 10,000 26-30 railcards is an industry-led initiative to gather evidence and to inform discussions between Government and industry about roll-out of the railcard. Delivery of the trial launch, including sales of the railcard, was led by Rail Delivery Group and it was their digital systems that handled transactions and enquiries on the day.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qlwrR7tU","AnswerText":["HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
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2014/15 |
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"dmb4GtBG","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"yo0XA9jx","AnswerText":["
The case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England has been assessed in a number of studies including the Northern Hub and Network Rail\u2019s Lancashire and Cumbria and North-West Route Utilisation strategies. The case will be further addressed in respect of Network Rail\u2019s Control Period 6 (2019-20214) and beyond through the Northern Route Study as part of Network Rail\u2019s Long Term Planning Process to inform decisions on the Government\u2019s Rail Investment Strategy for Control Period 6.
The case for improving inter-regional rail links in the North West of England has been assessed in a number of studies including the Northern Hub and Network Rail\u2019s Lancashire and Cumbria and North-West Route Utilisation strategies. The case will be further addressed in respect of Network Rail\u2019s Control Period 6 (2019-2014) and beyond through the Northern Route Study as part of Network Rail\u2019s Long Term Planning Process to inform decisions on the Government\u2019s Rail Investment Strategy for Control Period 6.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Hxa0gNyf","AnswerText":["Data for the current financial year are is not yet available. Financial data on overall spend of vaccination and immunisation programmes in general practice are is published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) once it has undergone routine checks and audits as set by the National Audit Office.
HSCIC will published the data for 2013-14 on 19 22 September 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"hNG7sPEf","AnswerText":["
Data for the current financial year is not yet available. Financial data on overall spend of vaccination and immunisation programmes is published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) once it has undergone routine checks and audits as set by the National Audit Office.
HSCIC will publish the data for 2013-14 on 22 September 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-09-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"YgRYgZh4","AnswerText":["
The requested information is provided in the following table:
Month | Number of Forces Help to Buy Payments Made |
April 2014 | 8 |
May 2014 |
|
June 2014 |
|
July 2014 |
|
August 2014 |
|
September 2014 |
|
October 2014 |
|
November 2014 |
|
December 2014 |
|
January 2015 |
|
February 2015 |
|
March 2015 | 306 |
April 2015 |
|
May 2015 |
|
June 2015 |
|
July 2015 | 385 |
August 2015 |
|
September 2015 |
|
October 2015 |
|
November 2015 | 317 |
December 2015 | 315 |
The requested information is provided in the following table:
Month | Number of Forces Help to Buy Payments Made |
April 2014 | 8 |
May 2014 | 106 |
June 2014 | 244 |
July 2014 | 346 |
August 2014 | 296 |
September 2014 | 281 |
October 2014 | 343 |
November 2014 | 289 |
December 2014 | 298 |
January 2015 | 234 |
February 2015 | 232 |
March 2015 | 306 |
April 2015 | 222 |
May 2015 | 320 |
June 2015 | 367 |
July 2015 | 385 |
August 2015 | 322 |
September 2015 | 297 |
October 2015 | 337 |
November 2015 | 317 |
December 2015 | 315 |
The following tables show the number of admissions to hospital with a primary and secondary diagnosis of coronary heart disease by primary care trust of treatment for the years 2004/05 to 2012/13; by clinical commissioning group of treatment for 2013/14 and for England as a whole.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CEsVXf4n","AnswerText":["
The following tables show the number of admissions to hospital with a primary and secondary diagnosis of coronary heart disease by primary care trust of treatment for the years 2004/05 to 2012/13; by clinical commissioning group of treatment for 2013/14 and for England as a whole.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"KsSSHuEJ","AnswerText":["
This Government will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a British Bill of Rights. Further details, including on timing, will be announced in due course.
This Government will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a British Bill of Rights. Further details, including on timing, will be announced in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"USxmrjIF","AnswerText":["We intend to consult on our proposals on ivory this year.
We will be consulting on our proposals in this area shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Dfq6RI0H","AnswerText":["We intend to consult on our proposals on ivory this year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"PgwLhamI","AnswerText":["The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity \u2013 even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator\u2019s behaviours before they become entrenched.
The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant\u2019s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UTFtTWbc","AnswerText":["
The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity \u2013 even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator\u2019s behaviours before they become entrenched.
The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant\u2019s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"VBbOTubn","AnswerText":["
Letters to and from the National Health Service NHS England to hon. Members are a matter for NHS England. The Department would expect NHS England, and indeed clinical commissioning groups, to respond promptly and courteously to all letters from hon. Members.
Letters to and from the National Health Service to hon. Members are a matter for NHS England. The Department would expect NHS England to respond promptly and courteously to all letters from hon. Members.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"UwxCbKqy","AnswerText":["The Consumer Green Paper was published on 11 April. It seeks views on how to ensure that modern consumer markets work for all, both now and in the future, including in the telecoms sector. Government will consider the responses to the Consumer Green Paper and, working with independent regulators including Ofcom, will publish a response detailing how they plan to further protect customers.
Currently, the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 protect broadband consumers when they enter into contracts with a provider. Ofcom has the power to investigate communicate providers' compliance.
Currently, contracts entered into on or after 1 October 2015 are covered by the unfair terms in consumer contracts protections in the Consumer Rights Act 2015. There are also protections under Ofcom rules (GC9.3) to ensure that conditions or procedures for contract termination do not act as a disincentive against changing provider. Additionally, Ofcom has the power to investigate communication providers' compliance and have an open enforcement programme on early termination charges: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/bulletins/competition-bulletins/open-cases/cw_01199.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"FzowCEzN","AnswerText":["
The Consumer Green Paper was published on 11 April. It seeks views on how to ensure that modern consumer markets work for all, both now and in the future, including in the telecoms sector. Government will consider the responses to the Consumer Green Paper and, working with independent regulators including Ofcom, will publish a response detailing how they plan to further protect customers.
Currently, the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 protect broadband consumers when they enter into contracts with a provider. Ofcom has the power to investigate communicate providers' compliance.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"WNv0aO2L","AnswerText":["
Government\u2019s strategy \u2018Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation\u2019 and Sport England\u2019s strategy \u2018Towards an Active Nation\u2019 highlight the importance of focusing on groups that are particularly unlikely to take part in sport and physical activity, such as women and girls and some Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. It places a clear emphasis on putting the customer first and there are some innovative programmes to encourage female and BAME participation in sport, such as the This Girl Can Swim campaign.
But as the Government\u2019s sport strategy makes clear, participation is not just about playing sport, and the "Sports Governance Code", launched in October 2016, seeks to ensure the very highest standards of governance across all sport bodies that receive public money, including in terms of diversity, and aims to help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all. If sports bodies do not adhere to the code and cannot demonstrate full commitment to becoming compliant with its requirements they will not be eligible to receive public funding.
Through its London 2012 legacy programme, Places People Play, Sport England invested a total of \u00a32,225,541 in 13 grassroots sports projects in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. This included an investment of \u00a31.5m of National Lottery money in the Portway Lifestyle Centre in Sandwell which opened in 2013. Portway Lifestyle Centre is an excellent example of a community wellness hub, and one of the first in the UK to bring social care, health and leisure services together under one roof, combining an NHS family practice with a range of health, social care and sports facilities. Birmingham has bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and, should the bid be successful, the Sandwell Aquatics Centre would be upgraded to include an iconic diving venue and community facility. This would provide a legacy for the local community, catering for everyone from beginner swimmers through to elite divers, with the provision of much needed facilities within the Black Country and West Midlands."],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2aeUqpnx","AnswerText":["
Government\u2019s strategy \u2018Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation\u2019 and Sport England\u2019s strategy \u2018Towards an Active Nation\u2019 highlight the importance of focusing on groups that are particularly unlikely to take part in sport and physical activity, such as women and girls and some Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. It places a clear emphasis on putting the customer first and there are some innovative programmes to encourage female and BAME participation in sport, such as the This Girl Can Swim campaign.
But as the Government\u2019s sport strategy makes clear, participation is not just about playing sport, and the "Sports Governance Code", launched in October 2016, seeks to ensure the very highest standards of governance across all sport bodies that receive public money, including in terms of diversity, and aims to help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all. If sports bodies do not adhere to the code and cannot demonstrate full commitment to becoming compliant with its requirements they will not be eligible to receive public funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"KnNQbk0t","AnswerText":["All DFID staff are bound by both the Civil Service Code and DFID\u2019s Code of Conduct, which set clear standards of conduct to protect all staff and anyone the organisation has contact with. These codes are well publicised to staff and cover any form of sexual exploitation and abuse, bullying, or harassment of staff, partners or beneficiaries and make clear that staff should not do anything in their private conduct which might discredit the department. DFID has mechanisms to allow staff raising concerns with management along with a distinct whistleblowing hotline which staff can use anonymously to report cases. A breach of any of the standards set out in our Code of Conduct can lead to formal disciplinary action and potential dismissal for gross misconduct.
As previously announced by the Secretary of State, DFID is currently reviewing any locally reported allegations of sexual misconduct involving its own staff. This will complete shortly and therefore we are not currently in a position to share the detail of any cases.
DFID\u2019s Dignity at Work policy confirms that DFID is committed to achieving equality of opportunity for our staff and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, bullying or victimisation of employees, this includes sexual harassment and other non-consensual sexual activity. The policy applies to all staff and includes personal responsibilities to create and sustain a working environment free of bullying and harassment where individuals are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. The policy also makes clear how staff should report any concerns.
DFID\u2019s standards of conduct set out the ethical behaviours and controls required in our day to day work to incorporate the key principles based on the UN\u2019s code on sexual exploitation and abuse in Humanitarian crises. DFID\u2019s Public Interest Disclosure Policy (Whistleblowing) also allows staff and others to raise concerns anonymously to a confidential Email address.
The number of staff formally reported for sexual harassment in the last three years is:
2015 - nil
2016 - nil
2017 - under five.
The key policy documents referred to above have been placed in the House of Commons Library.
DFID\u2019s Dignity at Work policy confirms that DFID is committed to achieving equality of opportunity for our staff and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, bullying or victimisation of employees, this includes sexual harassment and other non-consensual sexual activity. The policy applies to all staff and includes personal responsibilities to create and sustain a working environment free of bullying and harassment where individuals are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. The policy also makes clear how staff should report any concerns.
DFID\u2019s standards of conduct set out the ethical behaviours and controls required in our day to day work to incorporate the key principles based on the UN\u2019s code on sexual exploitation and abuse in Humanitarian crises. DFID\u2019s Public Interest Disclosure Policy (Whistleblowing) also allows staff and others to raise concerns anonymously to a confidential Email address.
The number of staff formally reported for sexual harassment in the last three years is:
2015 - nil
2016 - nil
2017 - under five.
The key policy documents referred to above have been placed in the House of Commons Library.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"yFph36XE","AnswerText":["Given current use in the 1350 \u2013 1375 MHz band it is not considered feasible to allow sharing in this band for Programme Making and Special Events. The band 1375 \u2013 1400 MHz is used by the Ministry of Defence.
Ofcom have reported that within the band 1350 \u2013 1375 MHz there are currently 817 links. The band 1375 \u2013 1400 MHz is used by the Ministry of Defence.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-18T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"yEI1v3vr","AnswerText":["Given current use in the 1350 \u2013 1375 MHz band it is not considered feasible to allow sharing in this band for Programme Making and Special Events. The band 1375 \u2013 1400 MHz is used by the Ministry of Defence.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"FLDNdQP9","AnswerText":["The highest hourly rate paid for legal advice by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) was \u00a3580.597.
The highest hourly rate paid for legal advice by the MOD\u2019s arms length bodies is:
Name of Arms Length Body | Highest Rate |
Defence Electronics and Components Agency | \u00a3295 |
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | \u00a3148 |
National Army Museum | \u00a3550 |
National Museum of the Royal Navy | \u00a3580 |
Oil and Pipelines | \u00a3250 |
Royal Air Force Museum | \u00a3280 |
Royal Hospital Chelsea | \u00a3530 |
Single Source Regulations Office | \u00a3450 |
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office | \u00a3675 |
The highest hourly rate paid for legal advice by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) was \u00a3580.
The highest hourly rate paid for legal advice by the MOD\u2019s arms length bodies is:
Name of Arms Length Body | Highest Rate |
Defence Electronics and Components Agency | \u00a3295 |
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | \u00a3148 |
National Army Museum | \u00a3550 |
National Museum of the Royal Navy | \u00a3580 |
Oil and Pipelines | \u00a3250 |
Royal Air Force Museum | \u00a3280 |
Royal Hospital Chelsea | \u00a3530 |
Single Source Regulations Office | \u00a3450 |
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office | \u00a3675 |
As a parliamentary programme, the delivery of the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) of the Palace of Westminster is a matter for both Houses of Parliament. I understand that the Queen\u2019s consent may have to be sought in relation to the Bill to be brought forward in respect of R&R. may be required in relation to the Bill to brought forward in respect of R&R.
As a parliamentary programme, the delivery of the Restoration and Renewal (R&R) of the Palace of Westminster is a matter for both Houses of Parliament. I understand that the Queen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s consent may be required in relation to the Bill to brought forward in respect of R&R.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"4M12y9s9","AnswerText":["The government has recently consulted on whether an alternative ownership model for Channel 4 (but one where it retains a public service remit) may be better for the broadcaster, and better for the country.
We want Channel 4 to continue to be a public service broadcaster, and we want it to continue to contribute socially, economically and culturally to life across the UK. But there is a wealth of evidence - including Ofcom\u2019s recent report - on the future challenges facing our traditional linear TV broadcasters. Linear TV viewing is down almost 60% amongst 16-25 year olds since 2010, whilst 16-34 year olds now spend almost twice as much time on YouTube and subscription VoD services than they do with broadcast content. There are now 315 channels, compared to 5 in 1982 when Channel 4 was established. Linear TV advertising revenues - which constituted over 9074% of Channel 4\u2019s revenue in 2020 - have declined across the sector at a compound annual rate of 2.5% since 2015.
Channel 4 is uniquely constrained in its ability to meet these challenges while it remains under public ownership - particularly because its access to capital and ability to pursue strategic partnership opportunities is limited.
Moving Channel 4 into private ownership could allow it to access new capital, take advantage of international opportunities, and create strategic partnerships only available through the private sector. A thriving, sustainable Channel 4 could offer the best prospects for long-term job creation and support to the wider creative economy.
Consulting on the broadcaster\u2019s future is therefore about ensuring that Channel 4 can continue to contribute to the UK\u2019s success in public service broadcasting for years to come, and how we ensure its ownership model best supports this aim.
The consultation opened on 6 July, running for 10 weeks, before closing on 14 September. We are currently analysing responses to our consultation, and evidence received through it, to inform our policy-making decisions. Once we have answered the questions set out in the consultation, we will know what specific impacts to assess and will therefore be in a position to carry out an impact assessment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-09-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"KjELVvu8","AnswerText":["
The government has recently consulted on whether an alternative ownership model for Channel 4 (but one where it retains a public service remit) may be better for the broadcaster, and better for the country.
We want Channel 4 to continue to be a public service broadcaster, and we want it to continue to contribute socially, economically and culturally to life across the UK. But there is a wealth of evidence - including Ofcom\u2019s recent report - on the future challenges facing our traditional linear TV broadcasters. Linear TV viewing is down almost 60% amongst 16-25 year olds since 2010, whilst 16-34 year olds now spend almost twice as much time on YouTube and subscription VoD services than they do with broadcast content. There are now 315 channels, compared to 5 in 1982 when Channel 4 was established. Linear TV advertising revenues - which constituted over 90% of Channel 4\u2019s revenue in 2020 - have declined across the sector at a compound annual rate of 2.5% since 2015.
Channel 4 is uniquely constrained in its ability to meet these challenges while it remains under public ownership - particularly because its access to capital and ability to pursue strategic partnership opportunities is limited.
Moving Channel 4 into private ownership could allow it to access new capital, take advantage of international opportunities, and create strategic partnerships only available through the private sector. A thriving, sustainable Channel 4 could offer the best prospects for long-term job creation and support to the wider creative economy.
Consulting on the broadcaster\u2019s future is therefore about ensuring that Channel 4 can continue to contribute to the UK\u2019s success in public service broadcasting for years to come, and how we ensure its ownership model best supports this aim.
The consultation opened on 6 July, running for 10 weeks, before closing on 14 September. We are currently analysing responses to our consultation, and evidence received through it, to inform our policy-making decisions. Once we have answered the questions set out in the consultation, we will know what specific impacts to assess and will therefore be in a position to carry out an impact assessment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-09-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"vYn99mAz","AnswerText":["57 countries have adopted the London 2018 Declaration committing to action to protect endangered species around the globe, with more expected to sign. This important pledge of international action reflects the success of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London in October, which was attended by more than 70 countries and more than 400 organisations. The conference focused the minds of international governments on the issue and energized global cooperation to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We will continue to work with our international partners to make progress on commitments pledged at the event.
We do not have direct information on the likely impact that action by the 57 countries who adopted the London 2018 Declaration will have on endangered species, but the growing number of signatories signifies growing global ambition to funding tackling the illegal wildlife trade, which will increase the protection for endagered endangered species.
57 countries have adopted the London 2018 Declaration committing to action to protect endangered species around the globe, with more expected to sign. This important pledge of international action reflects the success of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London in October, which was attended by more than 70 countries and more than 400 organisations. The conference focused the minds of international governments on the issue and energized global cooperation to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We will continue to work with our international partners to make progress on commitments pledged at the event.
We do not have direct information on the likely impact that action by the 57 countries who adopted the London Declaration will have on endangered species, but the growing number of signatories growing global ambition to funding the illegal wildlife trade, which will increase the protection for endagered species.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"nN1YSOU9","AnswerText":["The Visa Application Centre in Kyiv temporarily closed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and we are currently unable to return their passport to customers . The Home Office will be in contact with customers to discuss how and when their passport can be returned, although the presence of Russian Military forces around Kyiv needs to considered as part of this.
If a customer does not have their passport, UKVI staff are working with customers and Border Force to facilitate their entry to the UK where we are unable to attach a vignette in their passport.
The Visa Application Centre in Kyiv temporarily closed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and we are currently unable to return a customer their passport. The Home Office will be in contact with customers to discuss how and when their passport can be returned, but the presence of the Russian Military near Kyiv will inevitably affect our ability to do so.
If a customer does not have their passport, UKVI staff are working with customers and Border Force to facilitate their entry to the UK where we are unable to attach a vignette in their passport.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"NeCFT9ho","AnswerText":["The Visa Application Centre in Kyiv temporarily closed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and we are currently unable to return their passport to customers . The Home Office will be in contact with customers to discuss how and when their passport can be returned, although the presence of Russian Military forces around Kyiv needs to considered as part of this.
If a customer does not have their passport, UKVI staff are working with customers and Border Force to facilitate their entry to the UK where we are unable to attach a vignette in their passport.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ii0I3Poq","AnswerText":["In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)
When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender\u2019s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.
The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on 25 January 2018 15 February 2018. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XTfcVXhq","AnswerText":["
In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)
When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender\u2019s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.
The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on 15 February 2018. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sQlV09Cn","AnswerText":["
There has been no change in policy with regards to obtaining consent of a patient for the purposes of an inquiry or investigation and therefore Ministers have not been consulted.
If a National Health Service body is to disclose patient information held by it in order to progress an inquiry from a hon. Member on behalf of a constituent, there are circumstances in which the body may provide patient information to a Member of Parliament without the Member evidencing the explicit consent of the patient, so long as that information is provided in accordance with the requirements set out in paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Data Protection Act 2018it must obtain the consent of the patient before doing so. An inquiry or an investigation will almost certainly require the disclosure by the NHS body of information relating to the constituent as patient.
The NHS body must be content that there is a legal basis under the General Data Protection Regulation/Data Protection Act for processing patient information (i.e. disclosing and sharing it for the purposes of the investigation). This is easier to satisfy if it is clear the patient has consented to the hon. Member making investigations on their behalf.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"fGAgCMVn","AnswerText":["There has been no change in policy with regards to obtaining consent of a patient for the purposes of an inquiry or investigation and therefore Ministers have not been consulted.
If a National Health Service body is to disclose patient information held by it in order to progress an inquiry from a hon. Member, it must obtain the consent of the patient before doing so. An inquiry or an investigation will almost certainly require the disclosure by the NHS body of information relating to the constituent as patient.
The NHS body must be content that there is a legal basis under the General Data Protection Regulation/Data Protection Act for processing patient information (i.e. disclosing and sharing it for the purposes of the investigation). This is easier to satisfy if it is clear the patient has consented to the hon. Member making investigations on their behalf.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"n1fe3rfA","AnswerText":[" Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are a new way for primary and community service organisations to work together. For PCNs to be successful they will need to work in partnership with local people and the communities they serve. Legal duties which currently apply to NHS service providers - including general practitioner practices - and commissioners around engagement and consultation will continue to be valid for PCNs.
NHS England and NHS Improvement, together with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, is developing a \u2019commercial framework\u2019 setting out the parameters for the commercial approach for medicines in the health service in England.
The commercial framework will support a single, transparent, robust and integrated pricing and market access process, and is being tested with and informed through consultation with stakeholders including the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.
In preparation for public consultation in the coming months, NHS England is actively engaging with industry trade bodies and health system partners, in the first instance, to outline progress on the development of the commercial framework. The consultation on the draft framework is anticipated to be launched in Quarter 3 2019 with consultation events to be held in Manchester and London, and implementation of the commercial framework is expected to follow.
NHS England and NHS Improvement, together with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, is developing a \u2019commercial framework\u2019 setting out the parameters for the commercial approach for medicines in the health service in England.
The commercial framework will support a single, transparent, robust and integrated pricing and market access process, and is being tested with and informed through consultation with stakeholders including the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.
In preparation for public consultation in the coming months, NHS England is actively engaging with industry trade bodies and health system partners, in the first instance, to outline progress on the development of the commercial framework. The consultation on the draft framework is anticipated to be launched in Quarter 3 2019 with consultation events to be held in Manchester and London, and implementation of the commercial framework is expected to follow.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"VGZvnB78","AnswerText":["Decisions on whether or not to bring criminal charges are taken by prosecutors who are independent from government and independent from Parliament. I am confident of the independence and the integrity of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Alison Saunders, in making the difficult judgements the job of a prosecutor involves.
The Victims\u2019 Right to Review, which Alison Saunders helped to bring in, allows any victim of crime who is dissatisfied with a decision taken by a prosecutor not to proceed with their case to ask for the decision to be reviewed. This review has operated as it was designed to in the case of Greville Janner.
We are world leaders in offering that safeguard for victims and since Alison Saunders has been DPP, the CPS has prosecuted and convicted more child sex offenders than ever before.
In the year to 31st December 2014, the Law Officers personally considered 469 cases and referred 128 offenders to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Leave was granted by the Court in 95% of cases which included some of the most serious violent and sexual offences, including murder, rape and sexual assault.
The Attorney General\u2019s Office publishes statistics for unduly lenient sentences at the end of the calendar year. This is to ensure that the figures are released in a consistent format and are accurate and quality assured. Unduly lenient sentences statistics for 2013 and 2014 are published on the Attorney General\u2019s Office website - www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office.
In the year to 31st December 2014, the Law Officers personally considered 469 cases and referred 128 offenders to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Leave was granted by the Court in 95% of cases which included some of the most serious violent and sexual offences, including murder, rape and sexual assault.
The Attorney General\u2019s Office publishes statistics for unduly lenient sentences at the end of the calendar year. This is to ensure that the figures are released in a consistent format and are accurate and quality assured. Unduly lenient sentences statistics for 2013 and 2014 are published on the Attorney General\u2019s Office website - www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office.
HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018
Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.
All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.
We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"WBN30rGM","AnswerText":["
HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018
Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.
All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.
We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"EDMcrmMH","AnswerText":["
No specific assessments have been made.
However, the \u2018National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 \u2013 2021\u2019 has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The National Partnership Agreement'sCharter\u2019s workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to 20252023 is currently being developed.
NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"4rQhl0Ox","AnswerText":["No specific assessments have been made.
However, the \u2018National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 \u2013 2021\u2019 has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The Charter\u2019s workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to 2023 is currently being developed.
NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"TOdEcRXI","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
The Northern Ireland Office has lead responsibility within Government for exploring options to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland in 2021. My Department will work alongside the NIO, where appropriate, to support that work.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"wz2ucgUO","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"xEDt6AYU","AnswerText":["The UK Government\u2019s drugs strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, sets out commitments across six departments: the Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Work and Pensions, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Education. These departments are and will continue to be responsible for considering the Public Sector Equality Duty for each of their policies and developing and maintaining full equality impact assessments for them.
As the cross-government unit responsible for driving, coordinating and overseeing delivery of the strategy, the Joint Combating Drugs Unit prepared an equality statement that considers the overarching impact of the strategy on groups with protected characteristics.
The UK Government\u2019s drugs strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, sets out commitments across six departments: the Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Work and Pensions, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Education. These departments are and will continue to be responsible for considering the Public Sector Equality Duty for each of their policies and developing and maintaining full equality impact assessments for them.
As the cross-government unit responsible for driving, coordinating and overseeing delivery of the strategy, the Joint Combating Drugs Unit prepared an overarching statement of the collective impact of the strategy on groups with protected characteristics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-24T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uZ93ULKK","AnswerText":["
The UK Government\u2019s drugs strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, sets out commitments across six departments: the Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Work and Pensions, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Education. These departments are and will continue to be responsible for considering the Public Sector Equality Duty for each of their policies and developing and maintaining full equality impact assessments for them.
As the cross-government unit responsible for driving, coordinating and overseeing delivery of the strategy, the Joint Combating Drugs Unit prepared an equality statement that considers the overarching impact of the strategy on groups with protected characteristics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pU6mj377","AnswerText":["The information we hold about prisoners\u2019 origin address is not uniform and, in some cases, is incomplete \u2013 for example where the prisoner was homeless before going into custody. We need to hold information about prisoners\u2019 addresses at local level, but we have not identified a requirement to collate it centrally. It could not therefore be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
Please note that where the number released from an establishment was 5 or fewer, the specific figure has not been given, in order to avoid the risk of identifying individuals.
The numerical information provided has been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible error with data entry and processing.
The available information is shown in the table below.
Prison Name | 2020 | 2021 |
Altcourse | 75 | \u22645 |
Ashfield | 9 |
|
Askham Grange | \u22645 |
|
Belmarsh | \u22645 |
|
Berwyn | 538 | 116 |
Birmingham | 7 |
|
Brinsford | \u22645 |
|
Bristol | 11 | \u22645 |
Brixton | \u22645 |
|
Bronzefield | \u22645 |
|
Bullingdon | \u22645 |
|
Cardiff | 1032 | 169 |
Channings Wood | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Chelmsford | \u22645 |
|
Coldingley | \u22645 |
|
Dartmoor | \u22645 |
|
Deerbolt | \u22645 |
|
Doncaster | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Dovegate | \u22645 |
|
Downview | 7 |
|
Drake Hall | 10 | \u22645 |
Eastwood Park | 225 | 38 |
Elmley | \u22645 |
|
Erlestoke | \u22645 |
|
Exeter | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Featherstone | \u22645 |
|
Feltham | \u22645 |
|
Ford | \u22645 |
|
Forest Bank | 6 | \u22645 |
Foston Hall | \u22645 |
|
Garth | \u22645 |
|
Guys Marsh | \u22645 |
|
Haverigg | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Hewell | 11 | 6 |
High Down | \u22645 |
|
Hindley | 10 | \u22645 |
Hollesley Bay | \u22645 |
|
Holme House | \u22645 |
|
Hull | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Humber | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Huntercombe | 9 | \u22645 |
Isis |
| \u22645 |
Kirkham | 27 | 7 |
Lancaster Farms | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Leeds | \u22645 |
|
Lewes | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Leyhill | 17 | \u22645 |
Lincoln | \u22645 |
|
Lindholme | \u22645 |
|
Littlehey |
| \u22645 |
Liverpool | \u22645 |
|
Low Newton | \u22645 |
|
Lowdham Grange | \u22645 |
|
Maidstone | \u22645 |
|
Moorland | \u22645 |
|
Mount | \u22645 |
|
New Hall | \u22645 |
|
North Sea Camp | 7 |
|
Northumberland | \u22645 |
|
Nottingham |
| \u22645 |
Oakwood | 20 | \u22645 |
Parc | 619 | 158 |
Pentonville | 11 |
|
Peterborough | \u22645 |
|
Peterborough (female) | \u22645 |
|
Portland | 6 | \u22645 |
Prescoed | 148 | 30 |
Preston | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Ranby | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Risley | 20 | \u22645 |
Rochester | \u22645 |
|
Rye Hill | \u22645 |
|
Send | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Spring Hill | \u22645 |
|
Stafford | 22 | 6 |
Stoke Heath | 28 | \u22645 |
Styal | 54 | \u22645 |
Sudbury | \u22645 |
|
Swansea | 670 | 93 |
Swinfen Hall | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Thameside | \u22645 |
|
Thorn Cross | 13 | \u22645 |
Usk | 66 | 15 |
Verne | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Wandsworth | \u22645 |
|
Warren Hill |
| \u22645 |
Wayland | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Wealstun | \u22645 |
|
Werrington | \u22645 | \u22645 |
Wetherby | \u22645 |
|
Whatton | 7 | \u22645 |
Winchester | \u22645 |
|
Woodhill | \u22645 |
|
Wormwood Scrubs | \u22645 |
|
Wymott | 10 |
|
The information we hold about prisoners\u2019 origin address is not uniform and, in some cases, is incomplete \u2013 for example where the prisoner was homeless before going into custody. We need to hold information about prisoners\u2019 addresses at local level, but we have not identified a requirement to collate it centrally. It could not therefore be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"E1on9xMm","AnswerText":["The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) was recently reformed as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017. These reforms were intended to reduce the cost of providing communications infrastructure and make it easier for operators to deploy such infrastructure. The new Code came into force on 28 December 2017.
The Regulatory Impact Assessment published by Government estimated that the ECC reforms could lead to a reduction in average market rents (as compared to rates agreed before reforms to the ECC). However, the eventual impact is difficult to predict during this period of transition in which operators and site providers adapt to the new legislation.
During this period, where the market is adjusting and settling, good working relationships between site providers and code operators are critical, and we encourage all parties to continue their efforts to reach mutually acceptable agreements. A joint statement released in August reaffirmed the commitment made by DCMS, industry, CLA and RICS to work collaboratively to implement the ECC.
My Department will continue to work with stakeholders, including representatives from industry, landowners, representative bodies and Ofcom, to inform the implementation of the new Code. We will monitor developments carefully and, as outlined in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/732496/Future_Telecoms_Infrastructure_Review.pdf) will consider a formal review of the impact of the ECC reforms.
The Comptroller and Auditor General is the BBC's independent auditor with powers to conduct value for money studies related to the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the BBC. Decisions in relation to reviewing BBC activity are therefore a matter for the National Audit Office, not government.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"R2fMyE99","AnswerText":["
The Electronic Communications Code (ECC) was recently reformed as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017. These reforms were intended to reduce the cost of providing communications infrastructure and make it easier for operators to deploy such infrastructure. The new Code came into force on 28 December 2017.
The Regulatory Impact Assessment published by Government estimated that the ECC reforms could lead to a reduction in average market rents (as compared to rates agreed before reforms to the ECC). However, the eventual impact is difficult to predict during this period of transition in which operators and site providers adapt to the new legislation.
During this period, where the market is adjusting and settling, good working relationships between site providers and code operators are critical, and we encourage all parties to continue their efforts to reach mutually acceptable agreements. A joint statement released in August reaffirmed the commitment made by DCMS, industry, CLA and RICS to work collaboratively to implement the ECC.
My Department will continue to work with stakeholders, including representatives from industry, landowners, representative bodies and Ofcom, to inform the implementation of the new Code. We will monitor developments carefully and, as outlined in the Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/732496/Future_Telecoms_Infrastructure_Review.pdf) will consider a formal review of the impact of the ECC reforms.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ECcmQ5JA","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works.\u202f Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qXGuOS3S","AnswerText":["
The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works.\u202f Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"arZJmppW","AnswerText":["
The Government wants everyone to have the opportunity to experience arts and culture wherever they live. By 2015/16, Arts Council will have shifted the balance of funding to the number of national organisations they support so that over half will be located outside of London. This is a move in the right direction but as the Arts Council acknowledged at the announcement of their portfolio there is still more to do and further to go. It will take time for this to happen and the Government will continue to discuss this with the Arts Council and monitor this.
The Government has also supported the growth of arts and culture outside of London and the South East by a number of measures. These include the Theatre Tax Relief which encourages greater touring by theatre companies so that the whole country can share and see different productions from different regions. The Government announced at the Autumn Statement 2014 that a \u00a31m will be provided to support a Great Exhibition in the North celebrating the great art, culture and design of the Northacross the museums of the North of England, \u00a378m of capital funding will be provided to create a new theatre and exhibition space in Manchester and \u00a33m will be provided to support First World War art projects primarily in Northern cities. On Thursday, my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government will provide \u00a31.5 million towards the refurbishment of the Ferens Gallery in Hull to help support Hull\u2019s aspiration to host the Turner prize as part of the UK City of Culture programme in 2017 and in December, he announced that the Museum of Science and Industry will receive a \u00a33m grant for the building of a new temporary exhibition gallery.
The Government wants everyone to have the opportunity to experience arts and culture wherever they live. By 2015/16, Arts Council will have shifted the balance of funding to the number of national organisations they support so that over half will be located outside of London. This is a move in the right direction but as the Arts Council acknowledged at the announcement of their portfolio there is still more to do and further to go. It will take time for this to happen and the Government will continue to discuss this with the Arts Council and monitor this.
The Government has also supported the growth of arts and culture outside of London and the South East by a number of measures. These include the Theatre Tax Relief which encourages greater touring by theatre companies so that the whole country can share and see different productions from different regions. The Government announced at the Autumn Statement 2014 that a \u00a31m will be provided to support a Great Exhibition across the museums of the North of England, \u00a378m of capital funding will be provided to create a new theatre and exhibition space in Manchester and \u00a33m will be provided to support First World War art projects primarily in Northern cities. On Thursday, my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government will provide \u00a31.5 million towards the refurbishment of the Ferens Gallery in Hull to help support Hull\u2019s aspiration to host the Turner prize as part of the UK City of Culture programme in 2017 and in December, he announced that the Museum of Science and Industry will receive a \u00a33m grant for the building of a new temporary exhibition gallery.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"4j5IM2yV","AnswerText":["The NHS Business Services Authority estimate that as of 18 October 2022, there were 42,9542,954 households previously were in receipt of paper vouchers which have not successfully applied to the NHS Healthy Start prepaid card scheme.
The NHS Business Services Authority estimate that as of 18 October 2022, there were 2,954 households previously were in receipt of paper vouchers which have not successfully applied to the NHS Healthy Start prepaid card scheme.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"sbDK8Bg3","AnswerText":["MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.
MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 20114. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September 2014. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.
Since October 2014 there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September 2014.
Since October 2014 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.
MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2Sswnu0A","AnswerText":["
MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.
MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 2011. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.
Since October there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September.
Since October 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.
MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"1g1NeboQ","AnswerText":["
The requested information has been supplied below:
Number of pupils entering higher education having achieved at least one vocational GCSE qualification
Year | Pupils in HE with at least one vocational GCSE by the end of key stage 4 |
2011/12 | 28,409 |
2012/13 | 21,655 |
Source: National Pupil Database, HESA dataset
These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables which have removed the perverse incentives for schools to teach qualifications that were easy to achieve and/or had an inflated value in performance measures. This served only to devalue vocational education. Now, the qualifications which can count in performance tables are those that are of demonstrably high quality and promote progression.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"NXv2mzHP","AnswerText":["
The requested information has been supplied below:
Number of pupils entering higher education having achieved at least one vocational GCSE qualification
Year | Pupils in HE with at least one vocational GCSE by the end of key stage 4 |
2011/12 | 28,409 |
2012/13 | 21,655 |
Source: National Pupil Database, HESA dataset
These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables which have removed the perverse incentives for schools to teach qualifications that were easy to achieve and/or had an inflated value in performance measures. This served only to devalue vocational education. Now, the qualifications which can count in performance tables are those that are of demonstrably high quality and promote progression.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Hwm4HzzN","AnswerText":["
I will reply to the hon. Member before the House rises for the Christmas recess.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1i9E05Dr","AnswerText":["
I will reply to the hon. Member before the House rises for the Christmas recess.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"NbW7tNVv","AnswerText":["
As of the 7th July, the following contracts the Department, including HM Courts and Tribunals Service currently have out to tender are,
PQ 5623
1. Professional Services, Evaluation of Sentencing Council Guidelines.
2. HMP Holloway Fire Safety Improvements.
3. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of three Risk assessments at
HMP Swaleside, East Sutton Park and Stanford Hill.
4. Operational Goods, Supply of Portable Mobile Phone Detection Equipment.
5. Reducing Reoffending, Retender of Provision for 1 forensic psychology risk assessment at
HMP Leyhill,
6. HMP Wandsworth Demolition of Laundry.
7. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of sixteen forensic psychology risk assessments at HMP Frankland.
8. Compliance and Enforcement Service, (Court Fines).
9. Transforming Youth Custody \u2013 Secure Training Centre.
10. Criminal Justice System \u2013 Efficiencies.
11. Professional Services \u2013 To implement a specialist financial services framework.
PQ 5624
I can confirm that Synnex Concentrix has been announced as the preferred bidder for court enforcements.
At this point, we are unable to disclose which suppliers have been involved in the other competitions listed above due to procurement competition rules and regulations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qb3Rcw7E","AnswerText":["PQ 5623
1. Professional Services, Evaluation of Sentencing Council Guidelines.
2. HMP Holloway Fire Safety Improvements.
3. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of three Risk assessments at
HMP Swaleside, East Sutton Park and Stanford Hill.
4. Operational Goods, Supply of Portable Mobile Phone Detection Equipment.
5. Reducing Reoffending, Retender of Provision for 1 forensic psychology risk assessment at
HMP Leyhill,
6. HMP Wandsworth Demolition of Laundry.
7. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of sixteen forensic psychology risk assessments at HMP Frankland.
8. Compliance and Enforcement Service, (Court Fines).
9. Transforming Youth Custody \u2013 Secure Training Centre.
10. Criminal Justice System \u2013 Efficiencies.
11. Professional Services \u2013 To implement a specialist financial services framework.
PQ 5624
I can confirm that Synnex Concentrix has been announced as the preferred bidder for court enforcements.
At this point, we are unable to disclose which suppliers have been involved in the other competitions listed above due to procurement competition rules and regulations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-30T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"pLv7vidg","AnswerText":["The Spending Review will be published on 25th November, and work is currently underway on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) which we expect to publish before the end of the year. These reviews will be closely aligned, recognising that economic security and national security are two sides of the same coin.
At the Summer Budget, the Government committed to increased spending on defence and security, and to meet the properly measured NATO pledge to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence every year of this decade. The allocation of a Joint Security Fund of up to an additional \u00a31.5 billion per year by 2020/21, available to the Armed Forces and Security and Intelligence agencies, will also be based on the conclusions of the SDSR.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"5gl5Twi7","AnswerText":["
The Spending Review will be published on 25th November, and work is currently underway on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) which we expect to publish before the end of the year. These reviews will be closely aligned, recognising that economic security and national security are two sides of the same coin.
At the Summer Budget, the Government committed to increased spending on defence and security, and to meet the properly measured NATO pledge to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence every year of this decade. The allocation of a Joint Security Fund of up to an additional \u00a31.5 billion per year by 2020/21, available to the Armed Forces and Security and Intelligence agencies, will also be based on the conclusions of the SDSR.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"hiBZom6d","AnswerText":["
DWP have advertised 1,053 External Vacancies since January 2015 containing 21,432 posts. The breakdown provided by Government Recruitment Services is provided as requested overleaf. It is worth considering these vacancies are not guaranteed to have been filled.
These are the vacancies we advertised. Not all roles advertised were filled and therefore this data will include repeat adverts.
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The Department has had a number of discussions with representatives from the funeral industry and groups supporting bereaved people about Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments and in particular the maximum amount of \u00a3700 available for other costs. We have made clear that we will ensure that Funeral Expenses Payments continue to meet the necessary costs of a cremation or burial for eligible claimants. Average payments have increased year-on-year to meet these necessary costs. We have had to make difficult choices about welfare spending and it has not been possible to increase the \u00a3700 maximum for other costs. However, we have made interest-free Social Fund Budgeting Loans available for funeral costs in addition to Funeral Expenses Payments.
We have also been carrying out reforms to the Funeral Expenses Payments Regulations which are coming into force in April 2018. The reforms focused primarily on clarifying a number of issues around eligibility and to simplify the process for claiming a Funeral Expenses Payment. The formal response to the consultation on the Reform of the Funeral Expenses Payment Regulations was published on 3 July 2017 and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656887/consultation-response-reforms-to-funeral-expenses-payments.pdf.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-29T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ORMbN8Vt","AnswerText":["
DWP have advertised 1,053 External Vacancies since January 2015 containing 21,432 posts. The breakdown provided by Government Recruitment Services is provided as requested overleaf. It is worth considering these vacancies are not guaranteed to have been filled.
These are the vacancies we advertised. Not all roles advertised were filled and therefore this data will include repeat adverts.
Month | Number of Vacancies | Number of Posts Advertised |
Jan-15 | 8 | 214 |
Feb-15 | 15 | 353 |
Mar-15 | 9 | 60 |
Apr-15 | 8 | 62 |
May-15 | 13 | 54 |
Jun-15 | 20 | 311 |
Jul-15 | 15 | 326 |
Aug-15 | 26 | 1698 |
Sep-15 | 15 | 1479 |
Oct-15 | 13 | 469 |
Nov-15 | 28 | 397 |
Dec-15 | 14 | 239 |
Jan-16 | 14 | 290 |
Feb-16 | 47 | 1274 |
Mar-16 | 50 | 2107 |
Apr-16 | 74 | 1309 |
May-16 | 31 | 500 |
Jun-16 | 58 | 1081 |
Jul-16 | 26 | 214 |
Aug-16 | 34 | 804 |
Sep-16 | 61 | 1251 |
Oct-16 | 50 | 542 |
Nov-16 | 34 | 567 |
Dec-16 | 5 | 48 |
Jan-17 | 101 | 1540 |
Feb-17 | 35 | 483 |
Mar-17 | 17 | 131 |
Apr-17 | 4 | 22 |
May-17 | 42 | 891 |
Jun-17 | 64 | 1238 |
Jul-17 | 24 | 433 |
Aug-17 | 21 | 243 |
Sep-17 | 18 | 66 |
Oct-17 | 30 | 605 |
Nov-17 | 29 | 131 |
Total | 1053 | 21432 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Xuw3954a","AnswerText":["
GLD expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):
2012: nil
2013: nil
2014: \u00a312,252.00
2015: nil
2016: \u00a324,933.12
GLD has consistently consumed 13,960 boxes (69,800 reams) of paper per annum for the last 5 years. The cost for the period 2016-17 to date was \u00a376,241. Accurate costs for earlier periods cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.
HMCPSI Expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):
2012: nil
2013: nil
2014: nil
2015: nil
2016: nil
Accurate costs for paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.
CPS and AGO
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not spent any money on iPads in the last five years.
The CPS, including the Attorney General\u2019s Office, spend on tablets over the last five years has been provided in the table below:
Year Cost of Tablet including VAT(\u00a3)
2012 75,412
2013 0
2014 0
2015 46,077
2016 25,885*
*costs are estimated for 2016
(b) The CPS estimates that it has spent the following amounts on paper over the last 5 years:
Year Cost (\u00a3)
2012* 1,120,904
2013* 926,609
2014** 983,802
2015** 847,431
2016** 445,717
* costs for 2012 and 2013 are based on historic data provided by CPS stationery suppliers
** costs for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are estimated and based on total stationery spend for the periods.
To identify all expenditure that relates solely and specifically to paper would involve the manual checking of thousands of invoices and would incur a disproportionate cost.
Accurate costs for AGO paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.
SFO
The SFO does not separately record paper costs from overall stationery expenditure.
Stationery Year Cost (\u00a3)
2012-13 64,094
2013-14 69,657
2014-15 74,750
2015-16 52,721
2016-17* 40,916
iPads & Tablets Year Cost (\u00a3)
2012-13 0
2013-14 10,423
2014-15 0
2015-16 0
2016-17* 9,475
*Spend as at 31/01/2017
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"AYy0CNLH","AnswerText":["
GLD expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):
2012: nil
2013: nil
2014: \u00a312,252.00
2015: nil
2016: \u00a324,933.12
GLD has consistently consumed 13,960 boxes (69,800 reams) of paper per annum for the last 5 years. The cost for the period 2016-17 to date was \u00a376,241. Accurate costs for earlier periods cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.
HMCPSI Expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):
2012: nil
2013: nil
2014: nil
2015: nil
2016: nil
Accurate costs for paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.
CPS and AGO
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not spent any money on iPads in the last five years.
The CPS, including the Attorney General\u2019s Office, spend on tablets over the last five years has been provided in the table below:
Year Cost of Tablet including VAT(\u00a3)
2012 75,412
2013 0
2014 0
2015 46,077
2016 25,885*
*costs are estimated for 2016
(b) The CPS estimates that it has spent the following amounts on paper over the last 5 years:
Year Cost (\u00a3)
2012* 1,120,904
2013* 926,609
2014** 983,802
2015** 847,431
2016** 445,717
* costs for 2012 and 2013 are based on historic data provided by CPS stationery suppliers
** costs for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are estimated and based on total stationery spend for the periods.
To identify all expenditure that relates solely and specifically to paper would involve the manual checking of thousands of invoices and would incur a disproportionate cost.
Accurate costs for AGO paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"knXwUtsU","AnswerText":["The total number of prisoners who have been transferred to a secure hospital under sections 47 or 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last seven years
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"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ioDjzycx","AnswerText":["
The total number of prisoners who have been transferred to a secure hospital under sections 47 or 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last seven years, and the numbers of those prisoners recorded as male or female are set out below:
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"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"BJ2E9HZ5","AnswerText":["
There are a number of resources available to support computing education and schools are best placed to decide what will be most effective for their pupils.
The national curriculum in computing emphasises the academic discipline of computer science. Through studying topics such as computational logic, algorithms and data representation, pupils are obtaining insight into how the digital technologies that they use every day actually work and understanding how these technology products result from human ingenuity and rational design processes. We want young people to have the opportunity to actively create new technologies, rather than being passive consumers of them.
The Government has spent more than \u00a34.5 million over the past three years to support schools in delivering high quality computing teaching. This includes \u00a33 million for Computing At School to build a national network of over 350 \u2018Master Teachers\u2019 in Computer Science whom schools can commission to provide training for their teachers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YTWBAlgt","AnswerText":["There are a number of resources available to support computing education and schools are best placed to decide what will be most effective for their pupils.
The national curriculum in computing emphasises the academic discipline of computer science. Through studying topics such as computational logic, algorithms and data representation, pupils are obtaining insight into how the digital technologies that they use every day actually work and understanding how these technology products result from human ingenuity and rational design processes. We want young people to have the opportunity to actively create new technologies, rather than being passive consumers of them.
The Government has spent more than \u00a34.5 million over the past three years to support schools in delivering high quality computing teaching. This includes \u00a33 million for Computing At School to build a national network of over 350 \u2018Master Teachers\u2019 in Computer Science whom schools can commission to provide training for their teachers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"xdpG0Ec5","AnswerText":["It has long been the Government's view that Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is governed by the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to which Israel is a state party. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"coHsjB7X","AnswerText":["It has long been the Government's view that Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is governed by the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to which Israel is a state party. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"5kbH7t9N","AnswerText":["The BBC Charter Review Consultation Paper, published in July 2015, set out the issues for consideration in Charter Review. The Government will set out its proposals in a White Paper in Spring.
The Government is taking forward a range of measures to tackle nuisance calls, which will increase consumer protection and choice by strengthening the Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) ability to take enforcement action against organisations that break the law. Specific actions include consulting on making it a requirement for direct marketing callers to display calling line identification; strengthening the ICO's direct marketing guidance; and exploring extending the ICO\u2019s powers of compulsory audit to more of the organisations that generate nuisance calls. Baroness Neville-Rolfe's speech on the subject to the Direct Marketing Authority can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/baroness-nevile-rolfe-on-data-protection-and-nuisance-calls
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"29htX6w9","AnswerText":["The BBC Charter Review Consultation Paper, published in July 2015, set out the issues for consideration in Charter Review. The Government will set out its proposals in a White Paper in Spring.The Government is taking forward a range of measures to tackle nuisance calls, which will increase consumer protection and choice by strengthening the Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO) ability to take enforcement action against organisations that break the law. Specific actions include consulting on making it a requirement for direct marketing callers to display calling line identification; strengthening the ICO's direct marketing guidance; and exploring extending the ICO\u2019s powers of compulsory audit to more of the organisations that generate nuisance calls. Baroness Neville-Rolfe's speech on the subject to the Direct Marketing Authority can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/baroness-nevile-rolfe-on-data-protection-and-nuisance-calls
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zOnQCPvb","AnswerText":["
In 2012, Clearsprings Ready Homes (CRH) were awarded 2 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation, transport and related services. The estimated contract value over seven years (5 + 2) for each region is:
Wales Region \u2013 \u00a375 million.
London and South of England Region - \u00a355 million.
In 2006, Clearsprings were awarded 5 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation and related services. The estimated contract value over the life of the contracts (2006 \u2013 2012) for each of the regions was:
London - \u00a388.3 million
South East - \u00a325.1million
South West - \u00a345.8 million
East of England - \u00a317.2 million
Wales - \u00a368.5 million
In 2012, Clearsprings Ready Homes (CRH) were awarded 2 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation, transport and related services. The estimated contract value over seven years (5 + 2) for each region is:
Wales Region \u2013 \u00a355 million.
London and South of England Region - \u00a375 million.
In 2006, Clearsprings were awarded 5 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation and related services. The estimated contract value over the life of the contracts (2006 \u2013 2012) for each of the regions was:
London - \u00a388.3 million
South East - \u00a325.1million
South West - \u00a345.8 million
East of England - \u00a317.2 million
Wales - \u00a368.5 million
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"KXVAoeHR","AnswerText":["In 2012, Clearsprings Ready Homes (CRH) were awarded 2 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation, transport and related services. The estimated contract value over seven years (5 + 2) for each region is:
Wales Region \u2013 \u00a375 million.
London and South of England Region - \u00a355 million.
In 2006, Clearsprings were awarded 5 contracts for the provision of asylum accommodation and related services. The estimated contract value over the life of the contracts (2006 \u2013 2012) for each of the regions was:
London - \u00a388.3 million
South East - \u00a325.1million
South West - \u00a345.8 million
East of England - \u00a317.2 million
Wales - \u00a368.5 million
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"245rc5kg","AnswerText":["Since 2010 there has been a net reduction in the number of inpatient perinatal mental health beds from 118 beds in 2010 to 115 beds in 2015.
Since 2010 there has been a net reduction of mother and baby units from 17 units to 15 units.
Since 2010 there has been a net reduction of mother and baby units from 17 units to 15 units.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"PzykJ78P","AnswerText":["Impact assessments published for welfare changes, for example those relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, are available on www.gov.uk.
Published impact assessments not available on www.gov.uk may be available at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
We already have cumulative distributional analysis published by HMT that is the most comprehensive available covering not only the effects of direct cash transfers between households and government but also the effects of frontline public service provision.
Our welfare reforms since 2010 are intended to incentivise work and make work pay. There is a strong evidence base showing that work is generally good for physical and mental health and wellbeing. We recognise that not everyone can work and therefore we provide financial assistance.
The employment rate remains is at 74.4 per cent which is the highest since comparable records began. In addition the number and rate of workless households are both at a record low.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"48klN7qA","AnswerText":["
Impact assessments published for welfare changes, for example those relating to the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, are available on www.gov.uk.
Published impact assessments not available on www.gov.uk may be available at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
We already have cumulative distributional analysis published by HMT that is the most comprehensive available covering not only the effects of direct cash transfers between households and government but also the effects of frontline public service provision.
Our welfare reforms since 2010 are intended to incentivise work and make work pay. There is a strong evidence base showing that work is generally good for physical and mental health and wellbeing. We recognise that not everyone can work and therefore we provide financial assistance.
The employment rate remains at 74.4 per cent which is the highest since comparable records began. In addition the number and rate of workless households are both at a record low.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"TlMuj67o","AnswerText":["
Table 1: Number of successful applications to the ECF funding scheme, October 2013 to September 2014.
Under 18 | 18-24 | Total | ||
Grants |
|
| 12 | |
Note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014. The number of successful applications in this instance also corresponds to the number of applicants, i.e. unique individuals granted legal aid.
These numbers assume that the date of birth recorded corresponds to the age of the applicant benefiting from the legal aid. In inquest cases this should be the date of birth of the applicant, not the deceased.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"BUm4ken9","AnswerText":["Table 1: Number of successful applications to the ECF funding scheme, October 2013 to September 2014.
Under 18 | 18-24 | Total | ||
Grants | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
Note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding was collected from October 2013 onwards. The latest available published data is to September 2014. The number of successful applications in this instance also corresponds to the number of applicants, i.e. unique individuals granted legal aid.
These numbers assume that the date of birth recorded corresponds to the age of the applicant benefiting from the legal aid. In inquest cases this should be the date of birth of the applicant, not the deceased.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"L5jdbbDs","AnswerText":["Late payment remains an important issue for small businesses in the UK. The Government is taking significant steps to assist small businesses to recover late payment debts.
Through the Enterprise Bill, currently before Parliament, we will legislate to establish a Small Business Commissioner to help small business resolve disputes with large companies, tackling, in particular, late payment. The Commissioner will act as a disincentive to unfavourable payment practices, and build the confidence and capabilities of small businesses to help them to assert themselves in contractual disputes and negotiate more effectively with larger businesses.
This is part of a package of measures to tackle late payment. We have also legislated for new transparency measures in the public and private sectors. This will allow full public scrutiny of payment performance.
We have also strengthened the Prompt Payment Code to ensure it is a recognised and demonstrated beacon of best practice, and we recently consulted on proposals to give representative bodies wider powers to challenge grossly unfair payment practices.
Government promotes fair payment practices in construction through legislation (the "Construction Act"), the use of public procurement (promoting prompt payment to Tier 3 and the use of Project Bank Accounts), and by working with the industry through voluntary measures (such as the Prompt Payment Code and the Construction Leadership Council's Payment Charter).
The Payment Charter includes a commitment of zero retentions by 2025. To support this work, the Government recently announced a review of the practice of cash retentions under construction contracts.
Tackling late payment is about creating a responsible payment culture where larger companies recognise the benefit of having a sustainable and robust supply chain, and smaller businesses feel able to challenge poor behaviour. Once implemented, the Government is confident that these measures will lead to significant changes in the UK's payment culture.
Opportunities in painting and decorating will be created through the steps Government is taking to increase demand in the construction industry, including its support for housebuilding in England.
Last week the Chancellor announced that the public housing budget for England is to double to over \u00a32 billion per year, and the Housing Bill sets out plans to build 1 million homes in England by 2020.
To deliver Government ambitions for construction it is vital to attract new people to the industry. The government is committed to significantly increasing the quantity and quality of all apprenticeships in England to 3 million starts by 2020; the construction industry will have a significant part to play in achieving this target.
However, skills policy (including apprenticeships policy) is a devolved matter and, in Northern Ireland (NI), is the responsibility of the Department of Employment and Learning.
The Minister of Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry, published Securing our Success, a new NI Strategy on Apprenticeships in June 2014. This Strategy aims to reform the system of apprenticeships in NI, introducing them in a much broader range of occupational areas and establishing them as an attractive route to gaining higher level qualifications including at degree level and above.
The Construction Skills Network Report for NI suggests that there will be an annual recruitment requirement of 100 painters and decorators over the next five years, within a total requirement of 1,490 construction trades each year.
The Construction Industry Training Board NI has a role to encourage the adequate training of those employed or intending to be employed in the construction industry and to improve the skills and productivity of the sector. NI\u2019s six Further Education Colleges provide professional and technical training for the painting and decorating trades.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"MbmrdRcR","AnswerText":["Late payment remains an important issue for small businesses in the UK. The Government is taking significant steps to assist small businesses to recover late payment debts.
Through the Enterprise Bill, currently before Parliament, we will legislate to establish a Small Business Commissioner to help small business resolve disputes with large companies, tackling, in particular, late payment. The Commissioner will act as a disincentive to unfavourable payment practices, and build the confidence and capabilities of small businesses to help them to assert themselves in contractual disputes and negotiate more effectively with larger businesses.
This is part of a package of measures to tackle late payment. We have also legislated for new transparency measures in the public and private sectors. This will allow full public scrutiny of payment performance.
We have also strengthened the Prompt Payment Code to ensure it is a recognised and demonstrated beacon of best practice, and we recently consulted on proposals to give representative bodies wider powers to challenge grossly unfair payment practices.
Government promotes fair payment practices in construction through legislation (the "Construction Act"), the use of public procurement (promoting prompt payment to Tier 3 and the use of Project Bank Accounts), and by working with the industry through voluntary measures (such as the Prompt Payment Code and the Construction Leadership Council's Payment Charter).
The Payment Charter includes a commitment of zero retentions by 2025. To support this work, the Government recently announced a review of the practice of cash retentions under construction contracts.
Tackling late payment is about creating a responsible payment culture where larger companies recognise the benefit of having a sustainable and robust supply chain, and smaller businesses feel able to challenge poor behaviour. Once implemented, the Government is confident that these measures will lead to significant changes in the UK's payment culture.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"nZodxK6s","AnswerText":["The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"SUGvbFYv","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council | 22.2 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 18.8 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total | 24.8 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 23.4 |
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"83r9UNVn","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
|
2015/16 |
|
2016/17 to |
|
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 |
|
2015/16 |
|
2016/17 to |
|
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eWz3rLXN","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Cs11ZcDL","AnswerText":["
The UK national inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) reports emissions of 49.2 million tonnes from agriculture in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available. This represents around 9% of total UK GHG emissions. Of these, around 63% come from livestock and their manures.
Imported feeds such as soya meal can have significant environmental impacts. Defra has conducted research on home grown alternatives to imported feeds and continues to work with industry to reduce these impacts.
Industry is making progress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production. For example, the British pig industry reduced emissions by 26% in the period 2018 2008 to 2012, mainly due to a 50% reduction in the use of soya in pig feeds.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"HsBmDUHG","AnswerText":["
The UK national inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) reports emissions of 49.2 million tonnes from agriculture in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available. This represents around 9% of total UK GHG emissions. Of these, around 63% come from livestock and their manures.
Imported feeds such as soya meal can have significant environmental impacts. Defra has conducted research on home grown alternatives to imported feeds and continues to work with industry to reduce these impacts.
Industry is making progress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production. For example, the British pig industry reduced emissions by 26% in the period 2018 to 2012, mainly due to a 50% reduction in the use of soya in pig feeds.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"mB9Om9DH","AnswerText":["
Information on trends in radio listening in the UK is published quarterly by Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR). According to RAJAR, digital radio's share of listening continues to grow steadily and digital radio now accounts for 45.3 per cent (Q2 2016) of all radio listening. Around 59 per cent of adults listen to digital radio services at least weekly. Supported by the growth of new commercial digital services, on current trends the radio industry expects digital's share of listening will overtake analogue by the end of 2017. At that point, Government has said it will need to consider the decision about the timetable for any future switch-off of analogue radio services.
Any decision over a timetable for switchover will be taken in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"wkBfCTHM","AnswerText":["Information on trends in radio listening in the UK is published quarterly by Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR). According to RAJAR, digital radio's share of listening continues to grow steadily and digital radio now accounts for 45.3 per cent (Q2 2016) of all radio listening. Around 59 per cent of adults listen to digital radio services at least weekly. Supported by the growth of new commercial digital services, on current trends the radio industry expects digital's share of listening will overtake analogue by the end of 2017. At that point, Government has said it will need to consider the decision about the timetable for any future switch-off of analogue radio services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"1iQrdjxH","AnswerText":["Well-run prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans. Private providers play an important role in the prison estate. Performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.
All private prisons are managed by a full-time, on-site controller. Where a provider fails to meet the expected level of performance, financial remedies can be applied. This ensures that providers are incentivised to properly support the rehabilitation of offenders through a safe, decent and secure regime.
The attached table provides a breakdown of financial remedies applied for both HMP Birmingham and HMP Oakwood (HMP Featherstone II was the working name during construction of HMP Oakwood).
No financial remedies were applied at either prison in 2011/12. Operation of HMP Birmingham transferred from HM Prison Service to G4S Justice Services in October 2011. HMP Oakwood opened in April 2012.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-05T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"hntHwkJj","AnswerText":["Well-run prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans. Private providers play an important role in the prison estate. Performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.
All private prisons are managed by a full-time, on-site controller. Where a provider fails to meet the expected level of performance, financial remedies can be applied. This ensures that providers are incentivised to properly support the rehabilitation of offenders through a safe, decent and secure regime.
The attached table provides a breakdown of financial remedies applied for both HMP Birmingham and HMP Oakwood (HMP Featherstone II was the working name during construction of HMP Oakwood).
No financial remedies were applied at either prison in 2011/12. Operation of HMP Birmingham transferred from HM Prison Service to G4S Justice Services in October 2011. HMP Oakwood opened in April 2012.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-30T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"htEZf4HN","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1mkFE4QZ","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-31T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pw7i3lcd","AnswerText":["Grand Central will not pay the same access charges as Intercity East Coast as Open Access Operators do not pay Fixed Track Access Charges (FTAC). However, both Franchised and Open Access Operators pay Variable Track Access Charges (VTAC) since these are set to reflect the direct \u2018wear and tear\u2019 costs that train services impose on the network when they are run.
For Control Period 5 (CP5) the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has held the Capacity Charge element of VTAC at CP4 levels for services currently run by existing passenger Open Access Operators, however they will pay CP5 rates for any additional or new services whilst any new entrant Open Access Operator will pay CP4 rates on services below a set threshold and CP5 rates on services above that threshold. Open Access (both passenger and freight) VTAC at CP4 levels, whilst Franchised Operators pay the new, higher CP5 rates. for both existing and new services.\u3000 However, this is the only element of VTAC that is calculated on a different basis.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"K1tvFcp0","AnswerText":["
Grand Central will not pay the same access charges as Intercity East Coast as Open Access Operators do not pay Fixed Track Access Charges (FTAC). However, both Franchised and Open Access Operators pay Variable Track Access Charges (VTAC) since these are set to reflect the direct \u2018wear and tear\u2019 costs that train services impose on the network when they are run.
For Control Period 5 (CP5) the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has held Open Access (both passenger and freight) VTAC at CP4 levels, whilst Franchised Operators pay the new, higher CP5 rates.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qp1h1OeU","AnswerText":["Member houses of the Historic Houses Association make an important contribution to the UK's tourism industry. They attract over 24 million visits per year with a total visitor spend of \u00a31bn; and support 41,000 jobs.
Government has made no specific assessment of the possible closures of these historic houses. DCMS continues to work with the HHA and others, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, to support privately owned heritage.
DCMS museums operate at arm\u2019s length from government and the transfer of objects between national museums is a matter for the boards of the museums. The transfer of part of the Royal Photographic Society\u2019s collection has been carefully considered by the Trustees of the Science Museum, who approved the transfer of the objects to the V&A, with the Royal Photographic Society also approving the transfer. The Department was informed of this in December 2015. Bradford City Council was regularly consulted while the matter was under consideration.
The National Media Museum took this decision in order to focus its offering more effectively, while ensuring that the Royal Photographic Collection is preserved.The V&A intend to store, digitise and make the photographic collection available as part of its planned International Photography Resource Centre, which will provide the public with a world-class facility to access the consolidated collection.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zW2ZIzSd","AnswerText":["Member houses of the Historic Houses Association make an important contribution to the UK's tourism industry. They attract over 24 million visits per year with a total visitor spend of \u00a31bn; and support 41,000 jobs.
Government has made no specific assessment of the possible closures of these historic houses. DCMS continues to work with the HHA and others, including the Heritage Lottery Fund, to support privately owned heritage.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"R5sTzbEM","AnswerText":["No.
In respect of media management and campaign communications, the DCMS communications team monitor relevant publicly available social media content to evaluate the effectiveness of government campaigns. DCMS follows Government Communications Service (GCS) Standards using the GCS Evaluation Framework https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/evaluation/tools-and-resources/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"lAKO9Zy8","AnswerText":["No.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"BfJGIkhy","AnswerText":["The Government has committed to increasing the number of police officers by 20,000 over the next three years. We are committed to giving police the resources, tools and powers they need to tackle the scourge of crime.
The Home Office does not hold figures for the number of police officer vacancies advertised prior to 23 July 2019.
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) had previously announced plans to recruit 3000 additional officers in 2019/20. The recruitment of 20,000 officers announced by the Government is in addition to these numbers already announced by PCCs.
The Prime Minister and Home Secretary have announced the recruitment of 20,000 extra officers over the next three years. This demonstrates our commitment to support the police and give them extra resource to protect the public and keep us all safe.
The allocation of officers across England and Wales is yet to be confirmed. We are working closely with police leaders to put in place the plans and systems to deliver on our commitment. Police budgets and force level funding will be set out in the usual way at the provisional police settlement.
On 31 March 2019, Leicester police force had 1,829 police officers, and increase of 2.9% from March 2018.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-07T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"8h6vtCii","AnswerText":["The Government has committed to increasing the number of police officers by 20,000 over the next three years. We are committed to giving police the resources, tools and powers they need to tackle the scourge of crime.
The Home Office does not hold figures for the number of police officer vacancies advertised prior to 23 July 2019.
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) had previously announced plans to recruit 3000 additional officers in 2019/20. The recruitment of 20,000 officers announced by the Government is in addition to these numbers already announced by PCCs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-07T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"JsRIWmdS","AnswerText":["Tomorrow, the Government will introduce a register of beneficial ownership, and is continuing to progress the draft Registration of Overseas Entities legislation.
As announced by the Secretary of State on 28 February, a Register of Overseas Entities will be legislated for within the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill, introduced to Parliament on 1 March.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2NDJeJ7Y","AnswerText":["Tomorrow, the Government will introduce a register of beneficial ownership, and is continuing to progress the draft Registration of Overseas Entities legislation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"5XhiOHcT","AnswerText":["The Department is currently undertaking evaluation of the Superfast Broadband Programme\u2019s role in improving broadband connectivity and reaching areas that would otherwise not have been reached through commercial plans. The evaluation is focusing on the economic and social impacts of the programme, including the impact of the superfast programme on business performance and growth, employment, on quality of life and the reduction in benefits claimants in areas that would have lost out to higher connectivity areas, if it were not for the programme.
The Department released The UK Broadband Impact Study in 2013 which made an assessment of the impacts of faster broadband including the economic impacts. The study can be accessed on the Department's website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2). The Department will be producing results from the current evaluation in 2018.
There is a difference between what we define as the download speed, or sync speed, and the actual speed end users experience. The sync speed is the maximum speed that is achievable on the connection between the network and the premises. In reality, the actual speed that is provided to an end user is typically lower than the sync speed and this will vary depending on the number of other people using the network at that point in time. The specification that we consulted on was for a sync speed of at least 10Mbps. Ofcom says that a 10Mbps sync speed meets the needs of a typical household.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1LhC4D1q","AnswerText":["
The Department is currently undertaking evaluation of the Superfast Broadband Programme\u2019s role in improving broadband connectivity and reaching areas that would otherwise not have been reached through commercial plans. The evaluation is focusing on the economic and social impacts of the programme, including the impact of the superfast programme on business performance and growth, employment, on quality of life and the reduction in benefits claimants in areas that would have lost out to higher connectivity areas, if it were not for the programme.
The Department released The UK Broadband Impact Study in 2013 which made an assessment of the impacts of faster broadband including the economic impacts. The study can be accessed on the Department's website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2). The Department will be producing results from the current evaluation in 2018.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"yLbBMB6t","AnswerText":["
The following table shows the vehicle leasing and ownership across the Defra Group of the Environment agency (EA), Natural England (NE), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the Rural Payments agency (RPA).
Type | EA | NE | APHA | Defra | MMO | RPA |
Cars: Leased | 3304 | 3 | 20 | 176 | 31 | 203 |
Cars: Owned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Owned | 1293 | 118 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Leased | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Owned | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Leased | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Number of Vehicles | 4640 | 123 | 81 | 180 | 31 | 203 |
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"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RSmgSIoL","AnswerText":["
The following table shows the vehicle leasing and ownership across the Defra Group of the Environment agency (EA), Natural England (NE), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the Rural Payments agency (RPA).
Type | EA | NE | APHA | Defra | MMO | RPA |
Cars: Leased | 3304 | 3 | 20 | 136 | 31 | 203 |
Cars: Owned | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Owned | 1293 | 118 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Leased | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Owned | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Leased | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Number of Vehicles | 4644 | 123 | 81 | 176 | 31 | 203 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"npGtFK0f","AnswerText":["
This information is not held centrally.Records held by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) show that in 1997 a total area of 119,977 hectares was held for smallholdings purposes by local authorities in England. Data on land held for smallholdings purposes by individual local authorities in 1997 is unavailable. A recent report published by Defra records that, at 31 March 2018, the total area of land held by 43 reporting smallholdings authorities in England was 89,020 hectares (for the whole estate), of which 83,600 hectares were let as smallholdings (for 40 reporting authorities).
This information is not held centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-03T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"jojHgAtx","AnswerText":["\u200bPublic reports suggest that from June 2017 until 4 June 2018, 6 91 Israelis, 2 of them soldiers, and over 190 16,200 Palestinians have been wounded killed.
The British Government does not compile an independent assessment of whether those killed wounded could be classified as civilians or militants. We call on the relevant authorities to ensure that any incident involving loss of life is investigated thoroughly and transparently.
\u200bPublic reports suggest that from June 2017 until 4 June 2018, 6 Israelis, 2 of them soldiers, and over 190 Palestinians have been killed.
The British Government does not compile an independent assessment of whether those killed could be classified as civilians or militants. We call on the relevant authorities to ensure that any incident involving loss of life is investigated thoroughly and transparently.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-06T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"486DMdAj","AnswerText":["The Wilton Park conference provided an opportunity for participants to discuss and explore how to create a more confident and inclusive Northern Ireland.
Participants discussed a range of themes including education, skills, opportunities for young people and how community groups can support opportunity and integration.
A report of the conference will be published in due course and made available in the public domain.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-11T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"8jX2rFsR","AnswerText":["
The Wilton Park conference provided an opportunity for participants to discuss and explore how to create a more confident and inclusive Northern Ireland.
Participants discussed a range of themes including education, skills, opportunities for young people and how community groups can support opportunity and integration.
A report of the conference will be published in due course and made available in the public domain.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"o92Htf8o","AnswerText":["
The Department for Transport ran a public consultation to help inform the specification for the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, and received over 21,000 responses; a summary of these have been published on the Government\u2019s website.
The Invitation To Tender for the Northern franchise has specified the replacement of Pacers (which are currently used) on services between Huddersfield and Sheffield) by the start of 2020, and other rolling stock used on the franchise will be subject to a substantial refurbishment. It also specifies an increase in the Sunday service provision on this route by December 2017. Our process for evaluating franchise bids encourages bidders to exceed the minimum specifications we state, and the bids themselves are due in to the Department by 26 June. We are due to announce the outcome towards the end of the year.
The number of publicly-funded chargepoints for electric vehicles that have been delivered in each of the last 10 years, including those for domestic use and those that are publicly accessible, is provided below. The first Government funding for chargepoints was in 2010/11 under the Coalition Government. Chargepoint installations in 2015/16 will depend on demand for domestic chargepoints and the detail of new infrastructure schemes to be announced later this year.
| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
| 579 | 1,401 | 3,644 | 9,520 | 42,423 |
This question was inadvertently grouped with 2324.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vKtkix1X","AnswerText":["The Department for Transport ran a public consultation to help inform the specification for the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, and received over 21,000 responses; a summary of these have been published on the Government\u2019s website.
The Invitation To Tender for the Northern franchise has specified the replacement of Pacers (which are currently used) on services between Huddersfield and Sheffield) by the start of 2020, and other rolling stock used on the franchise will be subject to a substantial refurbishment. It also specifies an increase in the Sunday service provision on this route by December 2017. Our process for evaluating franchise bids encourages bidders to exceed the minimum specifications we state, and the bids themselves are due in to the Department by 26 June. We are due to announce the outcome towards the end of the year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"tehwnxvE","AnswerText":["
In 2014 Government agreed up to \u00a37.5 million funding to support Sir Ben Ainslie\u2019s America\u2019s Cup team and their proposal to be based on the Camber in Portsmouth. Details of this funding agreement have previously been released and are publicly available here:
No further funding to the team is currently planned.
In 2014, under the Coalition Government, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport agreed a funding package of up to \u00a37.5 million to support Sir Ben Ainslie\u2019s America\u2019s Cup team and their proposal to base their permanent headquarters on the Camber in Portsmouth. This was announced by the then Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Rt hon Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable).
This funding ensured the racing team\u2019s commitment to basing their operations in Portsmouth for a minimum of 12 years to support three America\u2019s Cup cycles, which in turn enabled economic benefits for the city\u2019s marine and maritime sector. It also helped support community engagement and sailing participation projects in collaboration with Sport England.
The benefits arising from this investment extended beyond the sailing team. They included direct economic benefits from the generation of jobs and apprenticeships, together with the up-skilling of workers in the Solent area, the setting up of a Technical Innovation Group to help feed the innovations in applied technology developed by BAR into the marine industry, engagement with schools and higher education institutions, engagement with the local supply chain, and the setting up of a visitors\u2019 centre.
Published details of this funding agreement are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth
No further funding to the team is currently planned.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"T8XjqIY1","AnswerText":["In 2014 Government agreed up to \u00a37.5 million funding to support Sir Ben Ainslie\u2019s America\u2019s Cup team and their proposal to be based on the Camber in Portsmouth. Details of this funding agreement have previously been released and are publicly available here:
No further funding to the team is currently planned.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"S8rLop0S","AnswerText":["The government\u2019s sport strategy \u201cSporting Future\u201d highlighted the importance of welfare and wellbeing for everyone participating in elite sport, regardless of age.
In March 2018 I published a mental health and elite sport action plan, based on discussions I held with sportspeople and key stakeholders from across the sport and mental health sectors. The plan sets out a range of actions to improve the support available to athletes, the sharing of best practice across the sport sector, and mental health education and training in sport.
As highlighted in the plan, UK Sport has worked with key agencies to develop a Mental Health Strategy, being implemented during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games cycle (2017-2021). The aim of the strategy is to deliver positive mental health for all people operating in the high performance system, for athletes as well as senior leaders, coaches, practitioners and administrators.
The government\u2019s sport strategy \u201cSporting Future\u201d highlighted the importance of focusing on groups that are particularly unlikely to take part in sport and physical activity, such as women and girls. It is vital we build on successes like the performance of England at the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup in 2017 to inspire more girls and women to get involved in sport. Sport England, government\u2019s arm\u2019s length body for community sport, is funding both the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Rugby Football League (RFL) to build capacity and encourage participation. Both of these national governing bodies have also partnered with Sport England\u2019s \u201cThis Girl Can\u201d campaign, to encourage more women and girls to get involved with their sports. Government is also supporting the staging and legacy of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, which will be hosted by England and will bring together the women\u2019s, men\u2019s and wheelchair tournaments for the first time.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-24T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"QPF8cs0J","AnswerText":["
The government\u2019s sport strategy \u201cSporting Future\u201d highlighted the importance of welfare and wellbeing for everyone participating in elite sport, regardless of age.
In March 2018 I published a mental health and elite sport action plan, based on discussions I held with sportspeople and key stakeholders from across the sport and mental health sectors. The plan sets out a range of actions to improve the support available to athletes, the sharing of best practice across the sport sector, and mental health education and training in sport.
As highlighted in the plan, UK Sport has worked with key agencies to develop a Mental Health Strategy, being implemented during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games cycle (2017-2021). The aim of the strategy is to deliver positive mental health for all people operating in the high performance system, for athletes as well as senior leaders, coaches, practitioners and administrators.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"rbmUx4hM","AnswerText":["
Department for Transport Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the CAA, including on the Drone Operator Registration Scheme and competency testing requirements, which will apply from November 2019. These will apply to all those in the UK operating drones or model aircraft between 250 grams and 20 kilograms. These will apply to all unmanned aircraft below 250g, including drones and model aircraft.
These are part of a package of measures to address the safety and security challenges that unmanned aircraft pose. They will help law enforcement agencies to tackle the misuse of such aircraft effectively, alongside new Police powers to be introduced in the forthcoming Drones Bill.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"IaeiRHBj","AnswerText":["
Department for Transport Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the CAA, including on the Drone Operator Registration Scheme and competency testing requirements, which will apply from November 2019. These will apply to all unmanned aircraft below 250g, including drones and model aircraft.
These are part of a package of measures to address the safety and security challenges that unmanned aircraft pose. They will help law enforcement agencies to tackle the misuse of such aircraft effectively, alongside new Police powers to be introduced in the forthcoming Drones Bill.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"XjS6siJF","AnswerText":["The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows:
The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was 37,14420,845.
The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows:
Country Of Origin | Dogs |
Austria | 1 |
Belgium | 1 |
Bulgaria | 216 |
Croatia | 265 |
Cyprus | 3566 |
Czech Republic | 63 |
Denmark | 1 |
Estonia | 2 |
Finland | 3 |
France | 72 |
Germany | 13 |
Greece | 107 |
Hungary | 1585 |
Ireland (Rep. of) | 7828 |
Italy | 26 |
Latvia | 1 |
Lithuania | 6 |
Malta | 4 |
Netherlands | 111 |
Poland | 881 |
Portugal | 173 |
Romania | 17189 |
Slovakia | 23 |
Slovenia | 3 |
Spain | 4995 |
Sweden | 9 |
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Total | 37,144 |
The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin. These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies, rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets.
The information that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the information has been entered into TRACES by a third party.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Ib3k5TpM","AnswerText":["
The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows:
The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was 20,845.
The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows:
Country Of Origin | Dogs |
Austria | 10 |
Belgium | 4 |
Bulgaria | 61 |
Croatia | 149 |
Cyprus | 3156 |
Czech Republic | 115 |
Estonia | 2 |
Finland | 2 |
France | 19 |
Germany | 4 |
Greece | 125 |
Hungary | 519 |
Ireland (Rep. of) | 4896 |
Italy | 24 |
Latvia | 2 |
Lithuania | 9 |
Malta | 6 |
Netherlands | 19 |
Poland | 420 |
Portugal | 2 |
Romania | 7461 |
Slovakia | 9 |
Slovenia | 2 |
Spain | 3816 |
Sweden | 8 |
Switzerland | 2 |
UK | 3 |
Total | 20,845 |
The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin. These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies, rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets.
The information that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the information has been entered into TRACES by a third party.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"YQ9J6CaW","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
In August 2019, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister announced a \u00a314 billion increase in investment for schools across England over the next three years. The department welcomes the Children\u2019s Laureate\u2019s commitment to these issues and publication of her \u2018reading rights\u2019, which aligns with the government\u2019s commitment to raising literacy standards.
The National Curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils develop the habit of reading widely and often, becoming independent, fluent and enthusiastic readers who read for pleasure and for information. Reading aloud is a part of this, and teachers are encouraged to read poetry, stories and non-fiction to younger pupils, as well as longer books to older pupils. The National Curriculum also contains guidance for teachers setting out that pupils should have opportunities to exercise choice in selecting books.
It is for individual schools to decide whether to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils. Many head teachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy and encouraging pupils to read for pleasure and ensure that suitable library facilities are provided.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-07T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LDVdyeUH","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"5PPfYWC3","AnswerText":["UK Export Finance (UKEF) does not publish premium value by sector. Total premium income can be found in our Annual Report and Accounts.
The premium income for defence transactions is presented in the table below.
Financial Year | Gross Premium GBP | Net Premium GBP |
2015/16 | 89,865.80 | 89,865.80 |
2016/17 | 64,818,167.46 | 46,858,612.39 |
2017/18 | 4,823,315.65 | 4,823,315.65 |
No claims were paid relating to defence sector contracts during this period.
The monies at risk for defence transactions are presented in the table below.
FY | Net Amount at Risk \u00a3m |
2015-16 | 1,219.3 |
2016-17 | 2,749.8 |
2017-18 | 2,537.6 |
Where such information is not commercially sensitive, UKEF publishes details of the companies it has supported on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts which are presented to Parliament and can be found on UKEF\u2019s website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-export-finance-annual-reports-and-accounts
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cajNvryp","AnswerText":["UK Export Finance (UKEF) does not publish premium value by sector. Total premium income can be found in our Annual Report and Accounts.
No claims were paid relating to defence sector contracts during this period.
The monies at risk for defence transactions are presented in the table below.
FY | Net Amount at Risk \u00a3m |
2015-16 | 1,219.3 |
2016-17 | 2,749.8 |
2017-18 | 2,537.6 |
Where such information is not commercially sensitive, UKEF publishes details of the companies it has supported on an annual basis in its Annual Report and Accounts which are presented to Parliament and can be found on UKEF\u2019s website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-export-finance-annual-reports-and-accounts
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"4ZVt9vAo","AnswerText":["The table below shows funding per pupil and percentage gains in total funding allocated through the national funding formula (NFF) for 2019-20 for primary and secondary schools in London, the London Borough of Lewisham, the Lewisham, Deptford constituency and England.
The calculations in the table do not include any additional funding for pupil growth, which will be calculated later this year.
Total Ffunding per pupil and percentage gains in total funding per pupil allocated through the national funding formula[1]
Region | Primary[2] | Secondary[3] | ||
| \u00a3 per pupil in 2019-10 | % change compared | \u00a3 per pupil in 2019-10 | % change compared |
| to 2017-18 baselines | to 2017-18 baselines | ||
Lewisham, Deptford | \u00a35,276 | 1.00% | \u00a36,743 | 1.40% |
Lewisham | \u00a35,146 |
| \u00a36,828 |
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London[4] | \u00a34,789 | 1.70% | \u00a36,241 | 2.60% |
England | \u00a34,166 | 2.70% | \u00a35,359 | 3.30% |
The NFF allocates at least 1% more in pupil-led funding for every pupil in 2019-20, compared to 2017-18 baselines. The table shows changes in total funding, including both pupil-led and school-led funding. In some areas, including Lewisham, total funding will grow slightly less than the minimum 1% increase in pupil-led funding when combined with the school-led funding element in the National Funding Formula.
London remains the highest funded area in the country. As at March 2018, 87 per cent of schools in London are now rated as good or outstanding. Nationally, there are 1.9 million more pupils now taught in good or outstanding schools than in 2010, representing 86 per cent of pupils compared to 66% in 2010. In 2019-20, Lewisham has the 12th highest primary unit of funding nationally, and the 11th highest secondary unit of funding of all local authorities.
[1] The calculations in the table do not include any additional funding for pupil growth, which will be calculated later this year.
[2] * Primary funding includes funding for primary and middle-deemed primary schools.
[3] Secondary funding includes funding for secondary, middle-deemed secondary and all-through schools.
[4] This includes funding for schools in Inner and Outer London.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kkxwsLjY","AnswerText":["
The table below shows funding per pupil and percentage gains in total funding allocated through the national funding formula (NFF) for 2019-20 for primary and secondary schools in London, the London Borough of Lewisham, the Lewisham, Deptford constituency and England.
The calculations in the table do not include any additional funding for pupil growth, which will be calculated later this year.
Funding per pupil and percentage gains in total funding allocated through the national funding formula[1]
Region | Primary[2] | Secondary[3] | ||
| \u00a3 per pupil in 2019-10 | % change compared | \u00a3 per pupil in 2019-10 | % change compared |
| to 2017-18 baselines | to 2017-18 baselines | ||
Lewisham, Deptford | \u00a35,276 | 1.00% | \u00a36,743 | 1.40% |
Lewisham | \u00a35,146 | 0.80% | \u00a36,828 | 0.80% |
London[4] | \u00a34,789 | 1.70% | \u00a36,241 | 2.60% |
England | \u00a34,166 | 2.70% | \u00a35,359 | 3.30% |
The NFF allocates at least 1% more in pupil-led funding for every pupil in 2019-20, compared to 2017-18 baselines. The table shows changes in total funding, including both pupil-led and school-led funding. In some areas, including Lewisham, total funding will grow slightly less than the minimum 1% increase in pupil-led funding when combined with the school-led funding element in the National Funding Formula.
London remains the highest funded area in the country. As at March 2018, 87 per cent of schools in London are now rated as good or outstanding. Nationally, there are 1.9 million more pupils now taught in good or outstanding schools than in 2010, representing 86 per cent of pupils compared to 66% in 2010. In 2019-20, Lewisham has the 12th highest primary unit of funding nationally, and the 11th highest secondary unit of funding of all local authorities.
[1] The calculations in the table do not include any additional funding for pupil growth, which will be calculated later this year.
[2] * Primary funding includes funding for primary and middle-deemed primary schools.
[3] Secondary funding includes funding for secondary, middle-deemed secondary and all-through schools.
[4] This includes funding for schools in Inner and Outer London.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-09-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sULzs714","AnswerText":["
Since 2013, NHS England has been responsible for commissioning healthcare in all prisons in England. However, there are five prisons where primary healthcare services are commissioned by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). In these five prisons some secondary healthcare services, including substance misuse and mental health, are commissioned by NHS England.
Local Health Boards are responsible for commissioning healthcare services in public sector prisons in Wales.
NHS England and the MOJ have provided the information in the attached table, which lists the healthcare provider for each prison in England and Wales.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YpiIls79","AnswerText":["Since 2013, NHS England has been responsible for commissioning healthcare in all prisons in England. However, there are five prisons where primary healthcare services are commissioned by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). In these five prisons some secondary healthcare services, including substance misuse and mental health, are commissioned by NHS England.
Local Health Boards are responsible for commissioning healthcare services in public sector prisons in Wales.
NHS England and the MOJ have provided the information in the attached table, which lists the healthcare provider for each prison in England and Wales.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"k08jsb1z","AnswerText":["The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.
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No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately \u00a34 million per year.
No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of \u00a34.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of \u00a34.265 million.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-08-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"x63yEt5D","AnswerText":["
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.
YEAR | AMOUNT PAID |
2007 / 08 | \u00a33.52m |
2008 / 09 | \u00a34.35m |
2009 / 10 | \u00a34.48m |
2010 / 11 | \u00a34.66m |
2011 / 12 | \u00a34.85m |
2012 / 13 | \u00a34.69m |
2013 / 14 | \u00a34.5m \u00a31m \u00a30.25m
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2014 / 15 | \u00a34.5m. \u00a31m |
2015/16 | \u00a34.265m |
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No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2nZ5br5V","AnswerText":["
The requested information is not readily available. The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
National Security Strategy and Implementation Groups (NSSIGs) were established after the 2017 National Security Capability Review to support the delivery of national security priority programmes, including by better utilising the full range of national security capabilities. Each NSSIG is chaired by a Senior Responsible Official (SRO), who is accountable to the National Security Council.
The Gulf Delivery Board has not met since the establishment of the Gulf & Iran NSSIG, which subsumed its primary roles and responsibilities in April 2018. Cabinet Office officials are members of the Gulf & Iran NSSIG and attend all meetings. The Cabinet Office also provides some secretariat support to the NSSIG, alongside that provided by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mfOkwPBc","AnswerText":["
The requested information is not readily available. The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qTTRAySi","AnswerText":["Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 20212, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"aLr6uA82","AnswerText":["
Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 2022, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"esKEsxKt","AnswerText":["
The Home Office will set out its approach to evaluating the Government\u2019s refugee resettlement schemes in due course outlining the scope of the evaluation and the frequency of data collection.
The evaluation approach is expected to draw on the mixed-methods approach used to evaluate the previous Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and Vulnerable Children\u2019s Resettlement Scheme. It is expected this will include analysis of data such as numbers of arrivals over time and cohort characteristics, as well as the collection of data on refugees against a range of indicators of integration, such as education, employment, language skills, housing and health, with the aim of better understanding barriers to integration and identifying how best to support resettled refugees\u2019 longer-term integration into life in the UK.
It is intended that the products of this evaluation will be made publicly available once the evaluation has concluded.
This Government introduced two new schemes: the Ukraine Family Scheme announced on 4 March, and the \u2018Homes for Ukraine\u2019 Scheme announced by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities on 14 March
The Ukrainian Schemes have been designed in light of very different circumstances to those which led to the Government\u2019s Syrian and Afghan resettlement schemes.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is responsible for the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
On 31 January 2022, the Home Office published data on the characteristics of British National (Overseas) visa holders, which is available at: Survey of Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa holders 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Home Office has not produced any further evaluation of the Hong Kong BN(O) route. We are committed to undertaking appropriate evaluation of government programmes to inform decisions on whether they should be continued, expanded, modified or stopped. Plans for evaluation of the scheme will remain under review.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"KtJiJ4Mo","AnswerText":["The Home Office will set out its approach to evaluating the Government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s refugee resettlement schemes in due course outlining the scope of the evaluation and the frequency of data collection.
The evaluation approach is expected to draw on the mixed-methods approach used to evaluate the previous Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and Vulnerable Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Resettlement Scheme. It is expected this will include analysis of data such as numbers of arrivals over time and cohort characteristics, as well as the collection of data on refugees against a range of indicators of integration, such as education, employment, language skills, housing and health, with the aim of better understanding barriers to integration and identifying how best to support resettled refugees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 longer-term integration into life in the UK.
It is intended that the products of this evaluation will be made publicly available once the evaluation has concluded.
This Government introduced two new schemes: the Ukraine Family Scheme announced on 4 March, and the \u00e2\u0080\u0098Homes for Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Scheme announced by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities on 14 March
The Ukrainian Schemes have been designed in light of very different circumstances to those which led to the Government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Syrian and Afghan resettlement schemes.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is responsible for the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"H2HPvRYx","AnswerText":["We condemned the unprovoked attack on NATO troops in northern Kosovo on 29 May and remain in close contact with NATO Allies and fellow Kosovo Force (KFOR) contributors. Alongside international partners we are taking immediate steps to de-escalate and return to dialogue. The Foreign Secretary reiterated these messages when he spoke to the Kosovo Prime Minister on 8 June, as did the Prime Minister's Envoy, Lord Peach when he spoke to President Vucic on 7 June. I discussed the current tensions with Kosovo's Foreign Minister on 8 June.
Following the violent protests which started on 26 May, the situation in northern Kosovo has calmed but remains tense. We condemned the unprovoked attack on NATO troops on 29 May and remain in close contact with NATO Allies. We are urging immediate steps to de-escalate, and a return to dialogue. The Foreign Secretary reiterated these messages when he spoke to the Kosovo Prime Minister on 8 June and Serbian Prime Minister on 13 June, as did the Prime Minister's Envoy, Lord Peach when he spoke to President Vucic on 7 June. I [Lord Ahmad] discussed the current tensions with Kosovo's Foreign Minister on 8 June.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"p185Lg0g","AnswerText":["We condemned the unprovoked attack on NATO troops in northern Kosovo on 29 May and remain in close contact with NATO Allies and fellow Kosovo Force (KFOR) contributors. Alongside international partners we are taking immediate steps to de-escalate and return to dialogue. The Foreign Secretary reiterated these messages when he spoke to the Kosovo Prime Minister on 8 June, as did the Prime Minister's Envoy, Lord Peach when he spoke to President Vucic on 7 June. I discussed the current tensions with Kosovo's Foreign Minister on 8 June.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"QWOFevBk","AnswerText":["The figures used in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's letter of 1 August 2014 to the Defence Committee were taken from the final version of the cost-benefit analysis.
The report has been finalised and a copy is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zugcKngX","AnswerText":["
The figures used in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's letter of 1 August 2014 to the Defence Committee were taken from the final version of the cost-benefit analysis.
The report has been finalised and a copy is attached
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pAylMJIs","AnswerText":["
National Museums based in London frequently tour exhibitions to other venues in the UK or loan objects to regional museums enabling access by children in remote constituencies. The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition has for example been to ten UK venues including Cumbria's Rheged Centre.
The Department of Education announced further funding in January of \u00a31.2m to continue supporting National Museums working with regional museums to enable an increase in visits by schools in regions where take-up by schools has traditionally been low.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-07T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"8ApmRqVl","AnswerText":["National Museums based in London frequently tour exhibitions to other venues in the UK or loan objects to regional museums enabling access by children in remote constituencies. The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photography of the Year exhibition has for example been to ten UK venues including Cumbria's Rheged Centre.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-07T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"dw1c83oP","AnswerText":["The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022.
The Government recognises the need for football to be reformed to ensure the game\u2019s sustainability in the long term. We remain committed to publishing a White Paper in due course, setting out our detailed response to the Fan Led Review of Football Governance.
Following publication of the White Paper, we will bring forward legislation when parliamentary time allows.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cAhQxFrF","AnswerText":["
The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022.
The Government recognises the need for football to be reformed to ensure the game\u2019s sustainability in the long term. We remain committed to publishing a White Paper in due course, setting out our detailed response to the Fan Led Review of Football Governance.
Following publication of the White Paper, we will bring forward legislation when parliamentary time allows.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"abvu34sG","AnswerText":["
All asylum claims are considered on a case by case basis and in line with published policy so that individuals who need protection and are granted asylum can start to integrate and rebuild their lives.
We are committed to speeding up the decision making process, so that we can remove those with no right to be here and focus our finite resources on those in geniune need.
All asylum claims are considered on a case by case basis and in line with published policy so that individuals who need protection and are granted asylum can start to integrate and rebuild their lives in the UK.
To further accelerate decision making we are simplifying and modernising our system. This includes measures like shortening interviews, removing unnecessary interviews, making guidance simpler and more accessible, dealing with cases more swiftly where they can be certified as manifestly unfounded and extra decision makers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"BKfW5lNB","AnswerText":["All asylum claims are considered on a case by case basis and in line with published policy so that individuals who need protection and are granted asylum can start to integrate and rebuild their lives.
We are committed to speeding up the decision making process, so that we can remove those with no right to be here and focus our finite resources on those in geniune need.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"GnTEMKY3","AnswerText":["Information on vacancies is not collected by the Department. The last annual National Health Service vacancy survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from NHS organisations.
The attached table provides vacancy data for 2009 and 2010, the only two years within the last six years for which data is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"32R1FMbk","AnswerText":["
Information on vacancies is not collected by the Department. The last annual National Health Service vacancy survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from NHS organisations.
The attached table provides vacancy data for 2009 and 2010, the only two years within the last six years for which data is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"tXTxBp4F","AnswerText":["
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets NHS England on a weekly basis and discusses a wide range of topics, including accident and emergency (A&E) performance data. Monitor, the Care Quality Commission, and the NHS Trust Development Authority also have oversight of trust A&E performance, and are involved in these meetings.
On the back of a strong economy the Government has made \u00a3700 million \u2013 the highest ever figure \u2013 available to the NHS specifically to help with winter pressures. The first tranche of this money was made available earlier than ever.
Local plans to spend this money provide for nearly 8,800 extra staff and almost 6,500 extra beds. Over \u00a325 million is going towards increasing access to general practitioners (GPs), including later and weekend appointments. \u00a350 million will help ambulance services meet rising demand for emergency cases and a separate fund of \u00a3250 million will support an extra 100,000 operations so people can be seen quicker and before they need to be admitted as an emergency case.
This money will also support a range of local initiatives to improve urgent and emergency care including seven day pharmacy services, improvements to NHS 111 and GP out of hours services, short stay units for elderly patients and improvements to hospital discharge processes.
Across Greater Manchester \u00a330 million has been provided with local plans for this to fund over 70 doctors, 300 nurses and 200 extra beds. Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester, as system leaders, are working with NHS England and local partners including local authorities to implement local winter initiatives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"WphgUtD6","AnswerText":["
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets NHS England on a weekly basis and discusses a wide range of topics, including accident and emergency (A&E) performance data. Monitor, the Care Quality Commission, and the NHS Trust Development Authority also have oversight of trust A&E performance, and are involved in these meetings.
On the back of a strong economy the Government has made \u00c2\u00a3700 million \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the highest ever figure \u00e2\u0080\u0093 available to the NHS specifically to help with winter pressures. The first tranche of this money was made available earlier than ever.
Local plans to spend this money provide for nearly 8,800 extra staff and almost 6,500 extra beds. Over \u00c2\u00a325 million is going towards increasing access to general practitioners (GPs), including later and weekend appointments. \u00c2\u00a350 million will help ambulance services meet rising demand for emergency cases and a separate fund of \u00c2\u00a3250 million will support an extra 100,000 operations so people can be seen quicker and before they need to be admitted as an emergency case.
This money will also support a range of local initiatives to improve urgent and emergency care including seven day pharmacy services, improvements to NHS 111 and GP out of hours services, short stay units for elderly patients and improvements to hospital discharge processes.
Across Greater Manchester \u00c2\u00a330 million has been provided with local plans for this to fund over 70 doctors, 300 nurses and 200 extra beds. Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester, as system leaders, are working with NHS England and local partners including local authorities to implement local winter initiatives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"X12oNg64","AnswerText":["
When a principal applicant submits a Leave Outside the Immigration Rules (LOTR) application for additional family members, it is initially received by the Ministry of Defence. A decision on whether this application meets the eligibility requirements of the EGS/ARAP additional family member policy is made by the Ministry of Defence or referred to the relevant sponsoring Government department (dependent upon the role performed by the principal applicant with EGS/ARAP eligibility) to make that decision.
Those found to meet the eligibility requirements are then referred to the Home Office by the Ministry of Defence, who will perform additional checks (such as biometric enrolment and security) in order to make the final decision on the grant of LOTR.
Since August 2021, a total of 1,103 applications for additional family members have been received by the Ministry of Defence.
Of the above, decisions have been made in 401 cases across HM Government.
i) 107167 applications have ben found to be eligible, in whole or in part, and referred to the Home Office for grant of LOTR.
ii) 234 applications have been found to be ineligible by Defence and the Foreign Office.
iii) 70702 applications are awaiting an eligibility decision with Defence and other Government departments. These are at various stages of the decision-making process and are being worked through on a case by case basis, by the relevant Government department, as quickly as practicable.
All casework decisions are taken against a clear framework of eligibility criteria. Timelines regarding LOTR eligibility decisions can vary considerably, dependent upon the complexity of the case, the need to conduct checks with other Government departments, or the length of time it takes for applicants to respond to follow-up queries.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6pGzsUEF","AnswerText":["When a principal applicant submits a Leave Outside the Immigration Rules (LOTR) application for additional family members, it is initially received by the Ministry of Defence. A decision on whether this application meets the eligibility requirements of the EGS/ARAP additional family member policy is made by the Ministry of Defence or referred to the relevant sponsoring Government department (dependent upon the role performed by the principal applicant with EGS/ARAP eligibility) to make that decision.
Those found to meet the eligibility requirements are then referred to the Home Office by the Ministry of Defence, who will perform additional checks (such as biometric enrolment and security) in order to make the final decision on the grant of LOTR.
Since August 2021, a total of 1,103 applications for additional family members have been received by the Ministry of Defence.
Of the above, decisions have been made in 401 cases across HM Government.
i) 107 applications have ben found to be eligible, in whole or in part, and referred to the Home Office for grant of LOTR.
ii) 234 applications have been found to be ineligible by Defence and the Foreign Office.
iii) 70 applications are awaiting an eligibility decision with Defence and other Government departments. These are at various stages of the decision-making process and are being worked through on a case by case basis, by the relevant Government department, as quickly as practicable.
All casework decisions are taken against a clear framework of eligibility criteria. Timelines regarding LOTR eligibility decisions can vary considerably, dependent upon the complexity of the case, the need to conduct checks with other Government departments, or the length of time it takes for applicants to respond to follow-up queries.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"r6jwiYau","AnswerText":["The Home Secretary is clear that standards in the Metropolitan Police Service and London Fire Brigade must improve.
His Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has found that both organisations are under-performing and placed them into the \u2018engage\u2019 process to ensure targeted support.
The Mayor of London is responsible for setting priorities and holding Commissioners to account.
This Government takes the issue of fraud very seriously and is dedicated to protecting the public from this devastating crime.
We are working to improve the victim support system to ensure everyone receives the support and advice they need to feel safe again and to prevent revictimisation.
Raising awareness and safeguarding victims will form a key pillar of the Government\u2019s forthcoming fraud strategy.\u202f
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"z9PDzbdV","AnswerText":["
The Home Secretary is clear that standards in the Metropolitan Police Service and London Fire Brigade must improve.
His Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has found that both organisations are under-performing and placed them into the \u2018engage\u2019 process to ensure targeted support.
The Mayor of London is responsible for setting priorities and holding Commissioners to account.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"gFnswe3h","AnswerText":["No specific assessments have been made.
However, the \u2018National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 \u2013 2021\u2019 has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The National Partnership Agreement'sCharter\u2019s workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to 20252023 is currently being developed.
NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ez7tFmkF","AnswerText":["No specific assessments have been made.
However, the \u2018National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 \u2013 2021\u2019 has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The Charter\u2019s workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to 2023 is currently being developed.
NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"scVflipg","AnswerText":["The Ministry of Justice does not collect information centrally on Litigants in Person, or on who is cross examining witnesses in family court cases.
The Government takes the issue of domestic violence extremely seriously. A number of recent measures have been taken to strengthen and clarify the family court\u2019s response to issues of domestic violence.
Where criminal and civil proceedings are taking place at the same time, prosecutors will ensure that the court has the appropriate information to enable them to make other orders that prioritise the safety of victims, children and young people.
Guidance to the family court makes clear that if domestic violence is alleged, the court must take this is into account when making decisions about contact with a child and the welfare of the child is of paramount importance.
Her Majesty\u2019s Courts & Tribunal Services (HMCTS) are constantly looking for ways to improve the service that they offer to victims and witnesses. This includes making the appropriate links between family court proceedings and the criminal justice system.
The Ministry of Justice does not collect information centrally on Litigants in Person, or on who is cross examining witnesses in family court cases.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"t20R5HVu","AnswerText":["HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
|
2015/16 |
|
2016/17 to |
|
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 |
|
2015/16 |
|
2016/17 to |
|
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"D2ITCC1l","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6vqe3BYF","AnswerText":["
The Government publishes an unprecedented amount of data; departments publish details of Ministers and Permanent Secretaries meetings' with external organisations, and Special Advisers' meetings with senior media figures. The information requested is not held centrally and there are no plans to extend current arrangements.\u201d
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ZW38lGbh","AnswerText":["
The Government publishes an unprecedented amount of data; departments publish details of Ministers and Permanent Secretaries meetings' with external organisations, and Special Advisers' meetings with senior media figures. The information requested is not held centrally and there are no plans to extend current arrangements\u201d
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"720DK1EL","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"yk98gfur","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council | 22.2 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 18.8 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total | 24.8 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 23.4 |
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pQjiJ2i4","AnswerText":["
There are no current plans to initiate a formal review of the student loans system in England.
The costs of the loan system are based on projections of graduate repayments over the next 35 years. These projections were revised in 2013-14 following changes to the student loan repayments model but will continue to fluctuate due to numerous macroeconomic variables, and present no immediate pressure on the system. Funding for new student loans is secure for the remainder of the Spending Review period.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-09-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"GWOz3H4e","AnswerText":["
There are no current plans to initiate a formal review of the student loans system in England.
The costs of the loan system are based on projections of graduate repayments over the next 35 years. These projections were revised in 2013-14 following changes to the student loan repayments model but will continue to fluctuate due to numerous macroeconomic variables, and present no immediate pressure on the system. Funding for new student loans is secure for the remainder of the Spending Review period.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-08-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"oGWwGoH1","AnswerText":["
\u200bThe INF Treaty is a bilateral Treaty between the US and Russia, and other successor States of the Soviet Union, so it would be for those States countries in the first instance to determine any breaches. Iskander is usually regarded as a short-range rather than an intermediate-range missile. The INF Treaty plays a vital role in maintaining Euro-Atlantic security, and we urge Russia to ensure full and verifiable compliance.
We and our NATO Allies monitor closely the deployment of Russian military assets to Kaliningrad. NATO has made clear that Russia should avoid all actions that could destabilise security in its neighbourhood.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"j1o4gp4N","AnswerText":["\u200bThe INF Treaty is a bilateral Treaty between the US and Russia, so it would be for those States in the first instance to determine any breaches. Iskander is usually regarded as a short-range rather than an intermediate-range missile. The INF Treaty plays a vital role in maintaining Euro-Atlantic security, and we urge Russia to ensure full and verifiable compliance.
We and our NATO Allies monitor closely the deployment of Russian military assets to Kaliningrad. NATO has made clear that Russia should avoid all actions that could destabilise security in its neighbourhood.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"aUKixEgA","AnswerText":["The department publishes an annual estimate of child maintenance arrears in the Client Funds Account that sets out the three categories of collectability.
1. Likely to be collected: Debt which meets criteria indicating that the Department has a good chance of collecting it. The criteria are:
2. Potentially collectable: Debt which meets criteria indicating that the Department has a reasonable chance of collecting it. The criteria are:
3. Uncollectable: All remaining debt which does not meet the criteria for either of the other categories.
The Department aims to ensure parents fulfil their obligation to make financial provision for their children and that maintenance is paid accurately and on time. Our priority, as outlined in our published Arrears and Compliance Strategy is to collect on-going maintenance and arrears in cases where there is still a child who stands to benefit. Child maintenance arrears are categorised in the Client Fund Account according to the likelihood of them being collected. We consider action on all cases that fall into the collectable and potentially collectable categories of debt. Where we are unable to take enforcement action, for example where we cannot trace the non-resident parent, cases will fall into the uncollectable category and will be reviewed as resources allow.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-06T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"oOHEu6Rm","AnswerText":["
The department publishes an annual estimate of child maintenance arrears in the Client Funds Account that sets out the three categories of collectability.
1. Likely to be collected: Debt which meets criteria indicating that the Department has a good chance of collecting it. The criteria are:
2. Potentially collectable: Debt which meets criteria indicating that the Department has a reasonable chance of collecting it. The criteria are:
3. Uncollectable: All remaining debt which does not meet the criteria for either of the other categories.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-06T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"cD3Hc4Xf","AnswerText":["The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 came into force on 20 May 2016. The Government consulted on the introduction of standardised packaging and published an impact assessment, which included benefits to public health. The Government will review these regulations by 2021 2020.
The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015 came into force on 20 May 2016. The Government consulted on the introduction of standardised packaging and published an impact assessment, which included benefits to public health. The Government will review these regulations by 2020.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"NDW8LMYX","AnswerText":["We expect that approximately \u00a3525 million\u00a3657,830,000 of Iranian assets in the UK have been unfrozen following Implementation Day of the nuclear deal on 16 January, when the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran had taken all the necessary steps to trigger the lifting of nuclear-related financial and economic sanctions against Iran.
We expect that approximately \u00a3525 million of Iranian assets in the UK have been unfrozen following Implementation Day of the nuclear deal on 16 January, when the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran had taken all the necessary steps to trigger the lifting of nuclear-related financial and economic sanctions against Iran.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"d60PO6c7","AnswerText":["Well-run prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans. Private providers play an important role in the prison estate. Performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.
All private prisons are managed by a full-time, on-site controller. Where a provider fails to meet the expected level of performance, financial remedies can be applied. This ensures that providers are incentivised to properly support the rehabilitation of offenders through a safe, decent and secure regime.
The attached table provides a breakdown of financial remedies applied for both HMP Birmingham and HMP Oakwood (HMP Featherstone II was the working name during construction of HMP Oakwood).
No financial remedies were applied at either prison in 2011/12. Operation of HMP Birmingham transferred from HM Prison Service to G4S Justice Services in October 2011. HMP Oakwood opened in April 2012.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-05T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"AkJYTgxY","AnswerText":["Well-run prisons are fundamental to the proper functioning of our justice system, and a vital part of our reform plans. Private providers play an important role in the prison estate. Performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.
All private prisons are managed by a full-time, on-site controller. Where a provider fails to meet the expected level of performance, financial remedies can be applied. This ensures that providers are incentivised to properly support the rehabilitation of offenders through a safe, decent and secure regime.
The attached table provides a breakdown of financial remedies applied for both HMP Birmingham and HMP Oakwood (HMP Featherstone II was the working name during construction of HMP Oakwood).
No financial remedies were applied at either prison in 2011/12. Operation of HMP Birmingham transferred from HM Prison Service to G4S Justice Services in October 2011. HMP Oakwood opened in April 2012.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-30T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"W80A7wk4","AnswerText":["Information on dog attacks on sheep and other livestock is not routinely collated by Defra. However, details of the number of people prosecuted under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 for each of the last four years for which details are available can be found in the attached table.
Defra and the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) recently met police forces, farming and rural interests to discuss the situation. Under the auspices of the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council, five police forces are collaborating to pilot more systematic data collection of incidents and good response practices
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-24T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ZtIWfXBB","AnswerText":["Information on dog attacks on sheep and other livestock is not routinely collated by Defra. However, details of the number of people prosecuted under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 for each of the last four years for which details are available can be found in the attached table.
Defra and the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) recently met police forces, farming and rural interests to discuss the situation. Under the auspices of the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council, five police forces are collaborating to pilot more systematic data collection of incidents and good response practices
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"6NLrpRvf","AnswerText":["The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity \u2013 even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator\u2019s behaviours before they become entrenched.
The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant\u2019s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YooU2esj","AnswerText":["
The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity \u2013 even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator\u2019s behaviours before they become entrenched.
The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant\u2019s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"rDCtRXQB","AnswerText":["
The costs of additional security staff and sniffer dogs in June, July and August 2015 were:
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|
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|
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|
|
| June | July | August | Total |
Security staff | \u00a357,000 | \u00a394,000 | \u00a3121,000 | \u00a3272,000 |
Sniffer dogs | \u00a345,000 | \u00a390,000 | \u00a3207,000 | \u00a3342,000 |
The costs of additional security staff and sniffer dogs in June, July and August 2015 were:
| June | July | August |
Security staff | \u00a357,000 | \u00a394,000 | \u00a3121,000 |
Sniffer dogs | \u00a345,000 | \u00a390,000 | \u00a3207,000 |
TOTAL | \u00a3342,000 | \u00a3272,000 | \u00a3614,000 |
The Ministry of Defence does not hold records dating back 10 years, however over the last financial year (financial year 2014-15for the Navy and RAF, and predicted for financial year 2015-16 for the Army) the detailed breakdown of the costs to deliver adventurous training, by service, at each of the three adventurous training centres in Bavaria, are as follows:
Training Centre | Personnel Participating (approx) | Approx cost (per year) |
Force Development Training Centre (FDAT) Bavaria (RAF) | 1,740 | \u00a3850,000 |
Naval Outdoor Centre Germany (NOCG) (Navy) | 2,000 | \u00a31.4 million |
Adventurous Training Centre (ATC) Bavaria (Army) | 1,300 | \u00a33.5 million |
The Ministry of Defence does not hold records dating back 10 years, however over the last financial year (financial year 2014-15) the detailed breakdown of the costs to deliver adventurous training, by service, at each of the three adventurous training centres in Bavaria, are as follows:
Training Centre | Personnel Participating (approx) | Approx cost (per year) |
Force Development Training Centre (FDAT) Bavaria (RAF) | 1,740 | \u00a3850,000 |
Naval Outdoor Centre Germany (NOCG) (Navy) | 2,000 | \u00a31.4 million |
Adventurous Training Centre (ATC) Bavaria (Army) | 1,300 | \u00a33.5 million |
\u200b
The Ukrainian authorities estimate that there are up to 3500 Russian nationals fighting in eastern Ukraine. We are also aware of reports of a relatively small number of other nationals present in eastern Ukraine. The presence of Russian fighters in Ukraine remains a key obstacle to progress in implementing the Minsk peace agreement, which requires the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine.Given that these territories are not under Government control, there are clear logistical limitations to service provision by the Ukrainian Government to civilians living there. Nonetheless, the Ukrainian Government continues to provide water, heating and energy supplies to non-Government held areas. The UK provides close support to the Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons and we welcome the Ukrainian Government\u2019s efforts to pursue further ways to provide support to those in non-Government controlled areas, including by facilitating crossings and the transport of goods across the Line of Contact. However, the best way to secure the provision of services to civilians across the Donbas would be a full and comprehensive ceasefire; ongoing fighting poses a grave threat to vital utilities as well as civilian lives, as seen recently in Avdiivka.
\u200b
The Ukrainian authorities estimate that there are up to 3500 Russian nationals fighting in eastern Ukraine. We are also aware of reports of a relatively small number of other nationals present in eastern Ukraine. The presence of Russian fighters in Ukraine remains a key obstacle to progress in implementing the Minsk peace agreement, which requires the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qFGBI8aK","AnswerText":["
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is working with Foreign Office, BIS, the Export Control Organisation, HMRC and HMT to provide coordinated communications to UK industry on sanctions. Activities include 1:1 meetings with major UK companies; group briefings held at the Foreign Office; clear sanctions guidance and FAQs on GOV.UK.
UKTI has tailored its outreach to reflect the needs of business as reflected in its survey of over 1000 companies earlier this year. BIS Helpline operators and Trade Advisors have been briefed on the latest sanctions information.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-29T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YsqLf1Ua","AnswerText":["
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is working with Foreign Office, BIS, the Export Control Organisation, HMRC and HMT to provide coordinated communications to UK industry on sanctions. Activities include 1:1 meetings with major UK companies; group briefings held at the Foreign Office; clear sanctions guidance and FAQs on GOV.UK.
UKTI has tailored its outreach to reflect the needs of business as reflected in its survey of over 1000 companies earlier this year. BIS Helpline operators and Trade Advisors have been briefed on the latest sanctions information.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"IH0SPV1h","AnswerText":["
The World Health Organisation estimates that the support provided between 2000 and 2015, including that by the UK Government, resulted in a 6.8 million reduction in deaths globally. These life expectancy gains are valued at US$2.040 US$2040 billion which, for comparison, equates to 3.6% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) of malaria affected countries in 2015.
The World Health Organisation estimates that the support provided between 2000 and 2015, including that by the UK Government, resulted in a 6.8 million reduction in deaths globally. These life expectancy gains are valued at US$2.040 billion which, for comparison, equates to 3.6% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) of malaria affected countries in 2015.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"uT1FJYE5","AnswerText":["In the present Government there are five unpaid Ministers who are members of the House of Lords and three unpaid Ministers who are members of the House of Commons.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-08-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"HpVMdfZA","AnswerText":["In the present Government there are five unpaid Ministers who are members of the House of Lords and three unpaid Ministers who are members of the House of Commons.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-08-03T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"WJcc3yI1","AnswerText":["Local authority | Young people who ceased to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday during the year ending 31 March 2015, who are eligible for care leaver support | Number remaining with their former foster carers 3 months after their 18th birthday |
Barking & Dagenham | 10 | 5 |
Barnet | 20 | 10 |
Barnsley | 15 | 10 |
Bath & NE Somerset | 10 | 10 |
Bedford Borough | 10 | 10 |
Bexley | 10 | x |
Birmingham | 50 | 35 |
Blackburn with Darwin | 10 | x |
Blackpool | 10 | 5 |
Bolton | 20 | 20 |
Bournemouth | 15 | x |
Bracknell Forest | 5 | x |
Bradford | 20 | 20 |
Brent | 25 | 15 |
Brighton & Hove | 35 | 20 |
Bristol | 50 | 30 |
Bromley | 10 | 10 |
Buckinghamshire | x | x |
Bury | 10 | 10 |
Calderdale | 10 | 5 |
Cambridgeshire | 10 | x |
Camden | 15 | 15 |
Central Bedfordshire | 10 | 5 |
Cheshire East | 15 | 10 |
Cheshire West and Chester | 5 | x |
City of London | x | 0 |
Cornwall | 20 | 10 |
Coventry | 25 | 15 |
Croydon | 100 | 20 |
Cumbria | 20 | 15 |
Darlington | 5 | x |
Derby | 10 | x |
Derbyshire | 75 | 10 |
Devon | 40 | 10 |
Doncaster | 10 | 10 |
Dorset | 15 | 15 |
Dudley | 15 | 15 |
Durham | 15 | 10 |
Ealing | 15 | 10 |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 15 | 10 |
East Sussex | 20 | 20 |
Enfield | 50 | 10 |
Essex | 65 | 25 |
Gateshead | 15 | 10 |
Gloucestershire | 70 | 0 |
Greenwich | 25 | 20 |
Hackney | 10 | 5 |
Halton | x | x |
Hammersmith & Fulham | 15 | 10 |
Hampshire | 60 | 35 |
Haringey | 20 | x |
Harrow | 5 | x |
Hartlepool | 15 | 10 |
Havering | 10 | 10 |
Herefordshire | 35 | 0 |
Hertfordshire | 65 | 10 |
Hillingdon | 25 | 10 |
Hounslow | 25 | 10 |
Isle of Wight | 10 | x |
Isles of Scilly | 0 | 0 |
Islington | 25 | 20 |
Kensington & Chelsea | 5 | 5 |
Kent | 60 | 15 |
Kingston upon Hull | 15 | 10 |
Kingston upon Thames | x | x |
Kirklees | 10 | 10 |
Knowsley | 25 | 10 |
Lambeth | 95 | x |
Lancashire | 55 | 25 |
Leeds | 45 | 35 |
Leicester City | 15 | 0 |
Leicestershire | 10 | 5 |
Lewisham | 30 | 15 |
Lincolnshire | 20 | 20 |
Liverpool | 85 | 20 |
Luton | 15 | 10 |
Manchester | 55 | 35 |
Medway | 10 | 10 |
Merton | 40 | 10 |
Middlesbrough | 15 | 15 |
Milton Keynes | 15 | 10 |
NE Lincolnshire | 5 | x |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 80 | 10 |
Newham | 30 | 20 |
Norfolk | 45 | 35 |
North Lincolnshire | x | x |
North Somerset | 5 | x |
North Tyneside | 10 | 10 |
North Yorkshire | 10 | 10 |
Northamptonshire | 20 | 20 |
Northumberland | 10 | x |
Nottingham City | 15 | 10 |
Nottinghamshire | 30 | 20 |
Oldham | 5 | x |
Oxfordshire | 10 | 10 |
Peterborough | 15 | x |
Plymouth | 20 | 20 |
Poole | x | x |
Portsmouth | 5 | x |
Reading | 10 | 10 |
Redbridge | 15 | 5 |
Redcar & Cleveland | 5 | 5 |
Richmond upon Thames | 10 | 5 |
Rochdale | 15 | 5 |
Rotherham | 15 | x |
Rutland | 5 | x |
Salford | 10 | 5 |
Sandwell | 20 | 10 |
Sefton | 15 | 15 |
Sheffield | 20 | 15 |
Shropshire | x | x |
Slough | x | x |
Solihull | 15 | 5 |
Somerset | 20 | 15 |
South Gloucestershire | 15 | 10 |
South Tyneside | 25 | 10 |
Southampton | 20 | 10 |
Southend | 30 | 15 |
Southwark | 50 | 35 |
St Helens | 5 | x |
Staffordshire | 25 | 15 |
Stockport | 25 | 15 |
Stockton on Tees | 10 | x |
Stoke | 20 | 5 |
Suffolk | 15 | 10 |
Sunderland | 10 | x |
Surrey | 45 | 40 |
Sutton | 20 | x |
Swindon | 20 | 10 |
Tameside | 10 | 5 |
Telford & Wrekin | 10 | 5 |
Thurrock | 10 | 5 |
Torbay | 20 | 5 |
Tower Hamlets | 20 |
|
Trafford | 30 | 5 |
Wakefield | 10 | 10 |
Walsall | 50 | 10 |
Waltham Forest | 10 | 5 |
Wandsworth | 5 | 0 |
Warrington | 10 | x |
Warwickshire | 30 | 10 |
West Berkshire | 20 | x |
West Sussex | 30 | 20 |
Westminster | 20 | 15 |
Wigan | 10 | 5 |
Wiltshire | 10 | 5 |
Windsor & Maidenhead | x | x |
Wirral | 25 | 15 |
Wokingham | 10 | x |
Wolverhampton | 15 | 10 |
Worcestershire | 30 | 15 |
York | 15 | 15 |
| ||
England | 3,230 | 1,560 |
1. England total has been rounded to the nearest 10. Other numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5. | ||
x. Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality. |
*Since the publication of PQ 24560, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets has notified the Department of a correction to their figure for the \u2018Number remaining with their former foster carers 3 months after their 18th birthday\u2019. Tower Hamlets submitted data stating this figure as 0, when it should have been 15 (rounded).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-24T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6sUzcmfH","AnswerText":["Local authority | Young people who ceased to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday during the year ending 31 March 2015, who are eligible for care leaver support | Number remaining with their former foster carers 3 months after their 18th birthday |
Barking & Dagenham | 10 | 5 |
Barnet | 20 | 10 |
Barnsley | 15 | 10 |
Bath & NE Somerset | 10 | 10 |
Bedford Borough | 10 | 10 |
Bexley | 10 | x |
Birmingham | 50 | 35 |
Blackburn with Darwin | 10 | x |
Blackpool | 10 | 5 |
Bolton | 20 | 20 |
Bournemouth | 15 | x |
Bracknell Forest | 5 | x |
Bradford | 20 | 20 |
Brent | 25 | 15 |
Brighton & Hove | 35 | 20 |
Bristol | 50 | 30 |
Bromley | 10 | 10 |
Buckinghamshire | x | x |
Bury | 10 | 10 |
Calderdale | 10 | 5 |
Cambridgeshire | 10 | x |
Camden | 15 | 15 |
Central Bedfordshire | 10 | 5 |
Cheshire East | 15 | 10 |
Cheshire West and Chester | 5 | x |
City of London | x | 0 |
Cornwall | 20 | 10 |
Coventry | 25 | 15 |
Croydon | 100 | 20 |
Cumbria | 20 | 15 |
Darlington | 5 | x |
Derby | 10 | x |
Derbyshire | 75 | 10 |
Devon | 40 | 10 |
Doncaster | 10 | 10 |
Dorset | 15 | 15 |
Dudley | 15 | 15 |
Durham | 15 | 10 |
Ealing | 15 | 10 |
East Riding of Yorkshire | 15 | 10 |
East Sussex | 20 | 20 |
Enfield | 50 | 10 |
Essex | 65 | 25 |
Gateshead | 15 | 10 |
Gloucestershire | 70 | 0 |
Greenwich | 25 | 20 |
Hackney | 10 | 5 |
Halton | x | x |
Hammersmith & Fulham | 15 | 10 |
Hampshire | 60 | 35 |
Haringey | 20 | x |
Harrow | 5 | x |
Hartlepool | 15 | 10 |
Havering | 10 | 10 |
Herefordshire | 35 | 0 |
Hertfordshire | 65 | 10 |
Hillingdon | 25 | 10 |
Hounslow | 25 | 10 |
Isle of Wight | 10 | x |
Isles of Scilly | 0 | 0 |
Islington | 25 | 20 |
Kensington & Chelsea | 5 | 5 |
Kent | 60 | 15 |
Kingston upon Hull | 15 | 10 |
Kingston upon Thames | x | x |
Kirklees | 10 | 10 |
Knowsley | 25 | 10 |
Lambeth | 95 | x |
Lancashire | 55 | 25 |
Leeds | 45 | 35 |
Leicester City | 15 | 0 |
Leicestershire | 10 | 5 |
Lewisham | 30 | 15 |
Lincolnshire | 20 | 20 |
Liverpool | 85 | 20 |
Luton | 15 | 10 |
Manchester | 55 | 35 |
Medway | 10 | 10 |
Merton | 40 | 10 |
Middlesbrough | 15 | 15 |
Milton Keynes | 15 | 10 |
NE Lincolnshire | 5 | x |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 80 | 10 |
Newham | 30 | 20 |
Norfolk | 45 | 35 |
North Lincolnshire | x | x |
North Somerset | 5 | x |
North Tyneside | 10 | 10 |
North Yorkshire | 10 | 10 |
Northamptonshire | 20 | 20 |
Northumberland | 10 | x |
Nottingham City | 15 | 10 |
Nottinghamshire | 30 | 20 |
Oldham | 5 | x |
Oxfordshire | 10 | 10 |
Peterborough | 15 | x |
Plymouth | 20 | 20 |
Poole | x | x |
Portsmouth | 5 | x |
Reading | 10 | 10 |
Redbridge | 15 | 5 |
Redcar & Cleveland | 5 | 5 |
Richmond upon Thames | 10 | 5 |
Rochdale | 15 | 5 |
Rotherham | 15 | x |
Rutland | 5 | x |
Salford | 10 | 5 |
Sandwell | 20 | 10 |
Sefton | 15 | 15 |
Sheffield | 20 | 15 |
Shropshire | x | x |
Slough | x | x |
Solihull | 15 | 5 |
Somerset | 20 | 15 |
South Gloucestershire | 15 | 10 |
South Tyneside | 25 | 10 |
Southampton | 20 | 10 |
Southend | 30 | 15 |
Southwark | 50 | 35 |
St Helens | 5 | x |
Staffordshire | 25 | 15 |
Stockport | 25 | 15 |
Stockton on Tees | 10 | x |
Stoke | 20 | 5 |
Suffolk | 15 | 10 |
Sunderland | 10 | x |
Surrey | 45 | 40 |
Sutton | 20 | x |
Swindon | 20 | 10 |
Tameside | 10 | 5 |
Telford & Wrekin | 10 | 5 |
Thurrock | 10 | 5 |
Torbay | 20 | 5 |
Tower Hamlets | 20 | 0 |
Trafford | 30 | 5 |
Wakefield | 10 | 10 |
Walsall | 50 | 10 |
Waltham Forest | 10 | 5 |
Wandsworth | 5 | 0 |
Warrington | 10 | x |
Warwickshire | 30 | 10 |
West Berkshire | 20 | x |
West Sussex | 30 | 20 |
Westminster | 20 | 15 |
Wigan | 10 | 5 |
Wiltshire | 10 | 5 |
Windsor & Maidenhead | x | x |
Wirral | 25 | 15 |
Wokingham | 10 | x |
Wolverhampton | 15 | 10 |
Worcestershire | 30 | 15 |
York | 15 | 15 |
| ||
England | 3,230 | 1,560 |
1. England total has been rounded to the nearest 10. Other numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5. | ||
x. Figures not shown in order to protect confidentiality. |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"D3I6O9kK","AnswerText":["
Promoting diversity in the Senior Civil Service is a ministerial responsibility of the Minister for the Cabinet Office. I have had frequent such meetings, and details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely and can be found on www. Gov.UK.
As part of this Government\u2019s transparency agenda, twice a year all Departments are required to publish an organogram and structure charts that contain information about the roles performed by staff. The latest Cabinet Office organogram is available at https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office and the latest structure charts may be downloaded at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"E6rRItrF","AnswerText":["Promoting diversity in the Senior Civil Service is a ministerial responsibility of the Minister for the Cabinet Office. I have had frequent such meetings, and details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely and can be found on www. Gov.UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Sanjkk59","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YD4l0LSP","AnswerText":["
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ubdc32DO","AnswerText":["
The attached table shows all the contracts DWP currently holds with Capita including the total value of the contracts.
Our data shows that over 99% of claimants using the Universal Credit Full Service make their claim online.
The Department uses multiple channels to publicise information for claimants about Universal Credit. These include:
To further support claimants without internet access, all jobcentres across the country have Wi-Fi and computers available, including 8000 additional computers installed to support the introduction of Universal Credit. This provides access to digital channels in every jobcentre for claimants to use when they do not have access at home. A telephone helpline and face to face support are also available for claimants to make and manage a Universal Credit claim.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XFf38dRx","AnswerText":["The attached table shows all the contracts DWP currently holds with Capita including the total value of the contracts.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"GKVCvbWs","AnswerText":["
NHS England and NHS Improvement has established 14 15 paediatric hubs to coordinate care for children and young people with \u2018long\u2019 COVID-19. Any parent or guardian concerned that their child may be exhibiting symptoms should seek advice from their general practitioner, who will be able to refer the child for assessment if appropriate.
We have so far invested \u00a350 million into research for \u2018long\u2019 COVID-19. This includes \u00a31.4 million over three years for The\u202fCLoCk\u202fStudy on \u2018long\u2019 COVID-19\u202famong non-hospitalised\u202fchildren and young people.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3OxSqBQy","AnswerText":["
NHS England and NHS Improvement has established 15 paediatric hubs to coordinate care for children and young people with \u2018long\u2019 COVID-19. Any parent or guardian concerned that their child may be exhibiting symptoms should seek advice from their general practitioner, who will be able to refer the child for assessment if appropriate.
We have so far invested \u00a350 million into research for \u2018long\u2019 COVID-19. This includes \u00a31.4 million over three years for The\u202fCLoCk\u202fStudy on \u2018long\u2019 COVID-19\u202famong non-hospitalised\u202fchildren and young people.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-10-29T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Ou1XRvQD","AnswerText":["
In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)
When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender\u2019s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.
The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on 25 Jarnuary 2018 15 February 2018. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kINuDtNt","AnswerText":["
In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)
When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender\u2019s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.
The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on 15 February 2018. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"iqs0LdwT","AnswerText":["
Local authorities have a wide range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping and we have recently strengthened these. In 2016 we gave local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhanced local authorities\u2019 ability to search and seize the vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. In January this year, we introduced further financial penalties to crack down on fly-tipping giving local authorities the power to issue penalties of up to \u00a3400 to householders who fail to pass their waste to a licensed carrier and whose waste is then found fly-tipped. We will also support local authorities in increasing householders\u2019 awareness of their duty of care to ensure their waste is disposed of appropriately.
In our Resources and Waste Strategy for England, we have included committed to develop a fly-tipping toolkit which will cover how local authorities can set up and run an effective fly-tipping partnership and how to present robust cases to court to ensure tougher penalties. The Strategy also sets out how we will work with the court system to further strengthen the sentences of fly-tippers to ensure they act as a suitable deterrent.
Local authorities have a wide range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping and we have recently strengthened these. In 2016 we gave local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhanced local authorities\u2019 ability to search and seize the vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. In January this year, we introduced further financial penalties to crack down on fly-tipping giving local authorities the power to issue penalties of up to \u00a3400 to householders who fail to pass their waste to a licensed carrier and whose waste is then found fly-tipped. We will also support local authorities in increasing householders\u2019 awareness of their duty of care to ensure their waste is disposed of appropriately.
In our Resources and Waste Strategy for England, we have included fly-tipping toolkit which will cover how local authorities can set up and run an effective fly-tipping partnership and how to present robust cases to court to ensure tougher penalties. The Strategy also sets out how we will work with the court system to further strengthen the sentences of fly-tippers to ensure they act as a suitable deterrent.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"UOljD568","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works.\u202f Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"dXCodMp4","AnswerText":["
The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works.\u202f Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"bjcYTSLi","AnswerText":["
Since 1 January 2019, the Department has liaised with Suffolk County Council to support them in developing the evidence required to facilitate a thorough and efficient assessment of the proposed scheme. This has included analytical support to scheme promoters, in advance of Transport East submitting the scheme proposal to the Department on the County Council\u2019s behalf in July 2019, and following this submission.
Department for Transport officials have had regular discussions with Suffolk County Council regarding the Ipswich Northern Route since January 1 2019. As well as regular engagement, the Department has offered analytical support to all scheme promoters as part of the Major Road Network (MRN) and Large Local Majors (LLM) programme.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"flawpkad","AnswerText":["
Since 1 January 2019, the Department has liaised with Suffolk County Council to support them in developing the evidence required to facilitate a thorough and efficient assessment of the proposed scheme. This has included analytical support to scheme promoters, in advance of Transport East submitting the scheme proposal to the Department on the County Council\u2019s behalf in July 2019, and following this submission.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"zY0g2eN7","AnswerText":["
We remain in close communication with Kier\u2019s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
We remain in close communication with Kier\u2019s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"1LQjzEVw","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kJ7KVb7W","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"JyInpkqg","AnswerText":["The Gambling Commission requires all operators licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 to make a contribution towards the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. It does not specify how much this should be, nor which organisations should be supported.
GambleAware is the leading charity commissioning research, education and treatment, and currently asks operators to donate a minimum of 0.1% of their Gross Gambling Yield (GGY). Most do, with GambleAware receiving \u00a39.4m in 2017/18. Industry also made donations to other bodies supporting research, education and treatment, bringing industry\u2019s collective support for RET to above 0.1% of its GGY.
We considered research, education and treatment as part of our Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility and published our response on 17 May. The Review looked at protections across the gambling industry and support for those who experience harm, including the arrangements for funding support.
We want to see an effective and sustainable voluntary system, with improved coordination and better understanding of what measures are most effective to ensure future funding increases will be spent in the most effective way. Our response outlined a number of initiatives for improving the current system, increasing access to services and strengthening the evidence base. The Government does not consider that introducing a statutory levy is necessary or appropriate at this stage.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LCGKWHoS","AnswerText":["
The Gambling Commission requires all operators licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 to make a contribution towards the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. It does not specify how much this should be, nor which organisations should be supported.
GambleAware is the leading charity commissioning research, education and treatment, and currently asks operators to donate a minimum of 0.1% of their Gross Gambling Yield (GGY). Most do, with GambleAware receiving \u00a39.4m in 2017/18. Industry also made donations to other bodies supporting research, education and treatment, bringing industry\u2019s collective support for RET to above 0.1% of its GGY.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"xWTKFPMn","AnswerText":["
The UK Government is aware that, on 20 November 2018, Italian authorities issued a warrant for of the seizure of the Marine Vessel Aquarius by the Italian authorities on grounds of waste pollution. According to the ship's operators, the vessel has been at the French port of Marseille since 4 October 2018 and, in the absence of a Flag State, is unable to leave port. Consequently the warrant has not yet been executed. It The vessel operated as a Search and Rescue vessel in the central Mediterranean by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) 'SOS M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e' and 'M\u00e9dicins Sans Fronti\u00e8res' until September 2018. This matter is now subject to Italian legal processes and it is not appropriate for the UK Government to comment on the legal process initiated by the Italian authorities. We recognise the importance of Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean and value the contribution of NGOs in saving lives at sea. We are concerned about the increasing fatality rate that has coincided with the effective cessation of the Search and Rescue operations in the central Mediterranean due to the lack of assurances over safe disembarkation arrangements. We will continue to be involved with efforts to find a solution.
The UK Government is aware of the seizure of the Marine Vessel Aquarius by the Italian authorities on grounds of waste pollution. The vessel operated as a Search and Rescue vessel in the central Mediterranean by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) 'SOS M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e' and 'M\u00e9dicins Sans Fronti\u00e8res' until September 2018. This matter is now subject to Italian legal processes and it is not appropriate for the UK Government to comment. We recognise the importance of Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean and value the contribution of NGOs in saving lives at sea. We are concerned about the increasing fatality rate that has coincided with the effective cessation of the Search and Rescue operations in the central Mediterranean due to the lack of assurances over safe disembarkation arrangements. We will continue to be involved with efforts to find a solution.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"OxiIb5sh","AnswerText":["I refer the Hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 6 March 26 February 2018 to the Hon. Member for Leeds West for the number of beneficiaries of the main residence nil rate band.
Estimates of the location and average income of beneficiaries of the main residence nil rate band in 2018 are not readily available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uzoM8eiQ","AnswerText":["I refer the Hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 26 February 2018 to the Hon. Member for Leeds West for the number of beneficiaries of the main residence nil rate band.
Estimates of the location and average income of beneficiaries of the main residence nil rate band in 2018 are not readily available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"wKKfMXNN","AnswerText":["HM Revenue and Customs currently makes use of 2 one contractors in that category. There are none being employed at the others.
HM Revenue and Customs currently makes use of 2 contractors in that category. There are none being employed at the others.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-09-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"3MFTUgH0","AnswerText":["The latest figures that are available have been published in two separate reports on both private beta phases:
We will publish further details on application outcomes in due course.
The latest figures that are available have been published in two separate reports on both private beta phases:
We will publish further details on application outcomes in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-10T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"iwRwmswu","AnswerText":["The latest figures that are available have been published in two separate reports on both private beta phases:
We will publish further details on application outcomes in due course.
The Government sent letters to women affected by the 1995 Act changes between April 2009 and March 2011 using the address details held by HMRC at that time.
The timetable for equalising State Pension age for women and men to 65 and the subsequent increase to 66 was accelerated by the Pensions Act 2011 following sharp increases in life expectancy projections. A concession was made prior to the passing of the 2011 Act which reduced the maximum delay that anyone would experience in claiming their State Pension, relative to the previous timetable, to 18 months compared to the original proposal. Following the Pensions Act 2011 the Government wrote to all those directly affected to inform them of the changes to their State Pension age between January 2012 and November 2013.
Background to direct mail outs:
The Government sent letters to women affected by the 1995 Act changes between April 2009 and March 2011 using the address details held by HMRC at that time.
The timetable for equalising State Pension age for women and men to 65 and the subsequent increase to 66 was accelerated by the Pensions Act 2011 following sharp increases in life expectancy projections. A concession was made prior to the passing of the 2011 Act which reduced the maximum delay that anyone would experience in claiming their State Pension, relative to the previous timetable, to 18 months compared to the original proposal. Following the Pensions Act 2011 the Government wrote to all those directly affected to inform them of the changes to their State Pension age between January 2012 and November 2013.
Background to direct mail outs:
The government is committed to supporting school breakfast provisions. Accordingly, it is investing up to \u00a324 million to extend the National School Breakfast Programme until July 20232022. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better assist their attainment, wellbeing and readiness to be taught.
As of 22 December 2021, 1,245 schools signed up for the programme, and 847 schools placed food orders. The government will continue to work with its supplier, Family Action, to monitor relevant data and consider suitable occasions to share more information on the programme as it progresses.
Despite the number of challenges faced by schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the department has noted positive levels of interest in the programme. The enrolment process for the programme is still underway. The department has extended free breakfast provision beyond April 2022, allowing schools to receive free provisions until the end of July 2022. As a result, any school signing up to the programme now is still able to benefit from two terms worth of free food.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"j6AJE9O3","AnswerText":["The government is committed to supporting school breakfast provisions. Accordingly, it is investing up to \u00a324 million to extend the National School Breakfast Programme until July 2022. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better assist their attainment, wellbeing and readiness to be taught.
As of 22 December 2021, 1,245 schools signed up for the programme, and 847 schools placed food orders. The government will continue to work with its supplier, Family Action, to monitor relevant data and consider suitable occasions to share more information on the programme as it progresses.
Despite the number of challenges faced by schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the department has noted positive levels of interest in the programme. The enrolment process for the programme is still underway. The department has extended free breakfast provision beyond April 2022, allowing schools to receive free provisions until the end of July 2022. As a result, any school signing up to the programme now is still able to benefit from two terms worth of free food.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"2MrGWtH8","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DId2jngZ","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-15T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"TTEZs6K7","AnswerText":["The department currently employs 209 apprentices. This can be broken down into the following groups in the attached table, which also shows the proportion against the total number of employees.
Regarding the proportion of apprentices employed at the Institute for Apprenticeships, this is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked the Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Within the Education and Skills Funding Agency, 5 employees working on apprenticeships strategy, policy and delivery are apprentices, which represents 1.6% of the total of 317 employees.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6gVCFklb","AnswerText":["
The department currently employs 209 apprentices. This can be broken down into the following groups in the attached table, which also shows the proportion against the total number of employees.
Regarding the proportion of apprentices employed at the Institute for Apprenticeships, this is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked the Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Within the Education and Skills Funding Agency, 5 employees working on apprenticeships strategy, policy and delivery are apprentices, which represents 1.6% of the total of 317 employees.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"bulX2VKb","AnswerText":["
The current strength of the Armed Forces as at 1 April 2019 is given in the table below:
Service | Trained Strength | Workforce Requirement |
Royal Navy/Royal Marines | 29,224 | 30,568 |
Army | 75,070 | 82,000 |
Royal Air Force | 30,010 | 31,756 |
Trained Strength comprises military personnel who have completed Phase 1 and 2 training for Royal Navy/Royal Marines, the Army (prior to 1 October 2016) and the Royal Air Force. Following the change in definition of trained strength for Army, from 1 October 2016, trained strength for the Army comprises of personnel who have completed Phase 1 training.
The Ministry of Defence remains committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and we have a range of measures under way to improve recruitment and retention. The challenge is kept under constant review.
Importantly the Services continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe.
The strength of the Armed Forces is published every three months and can be found in the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-08-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"KJFRIOF9","AnswerText":["The current strength of the Armed Forces as at 1 April 2019 is give in the table below:
| Service | Trained Strength | Workforce Requirement |
| Royal Navy/Royal Marines | 29,224 | 30,568 |
| Army | 75,070 | 82,000 |
| Royal Air Force | 30,010 | 31,756 |
Trained Strength comprises military personnel who have completed Phase 1 and 2 training for Royal Navy/Royal Marines, the Army (prior to 1 October 2016) and the Royal Air Force. Following the change in definition of trained strength for Army, from 1 October 2016, trained strength for the Army comprises of personnel who have completed Phase 1 training.
The Ministry of Defence remains committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and we have a range of measures under way to improve recruitment and retention. The challenge is kept under constant review.
Importantly the Services continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe.
The strength of the Armed Forces is published every three months and can be found in the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-08-02T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"IYNVCjDq","AnswerText":["The UK Government works closely with international partners and major multinationals to encourage them to become more sustainable.
As an example in December 2021 under UK's Presidency of the G7, Ministers met with CEOs and seniors from 19 major food and agriculture companies to launch the G7 Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSI). This is a new commitment of 22 leading food and agriculture companies headquartered in G7 countries to take action to improve the environmental and social impact of their supply chains and business operations. Ahead of COP26, we set up a business advisory council of global leaders from the private sector, encouraging members to work with their peers and supply chains to drive action. This group includes Ikea, Unilever and is co-chaired by Legal and General Investment Management's CEO. Further, we have encouraged companies to sign up to Race to Zero, requiring businesses to set net zero targets by 2050 and have credible action plans to get there. By Jan 2022, over 5000 companies had joined. (SDG13: Climate Action)
We work closely with international partners and major multinationals to encourage them to become more sustainable. The UK government is a signatory to the 1976 OECD Declaration on International Investment and MNEs which adopted the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and has consistently supported the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We support codes of conduct, certificates and standards organisations which encourage businesses to be socially responsible, environmentally sound and help defeat modern slavery across their value chains.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"PbdPEcJY","AnswerText":["The UK Government works closely with international partners and major multinationals to encourage them to become more sustainable.
As an example in December 2021 under UK's Presidency of the G7, Ministers met with CEOs and seniors from 19 major food and agriculture companies to launch the G7 Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative (SSI). This is a new commitment of 22 leading food and agriculture companies headquartered in G7 countries to take action to improve the environmental and social impact of their supply chains and business operations. Ahead of COP26, we set up a business advisory council of global leaders from the private sector, encouraging members to work with their peers and supply chains to drive action. This group includes Ikea, Unilever and is co-chaired by Legal and General Investment Management's CEO. Further, we have encouraged companies to sign up to Race to Zero, requiring businesses to set net zero targets by 2050 and have credible action plans to get there. By Jan 2022, over 5000 companies had joined. (SDG13: Climate Action)
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"nfkNxCiJ","AnswerText":["National statistics on food bank use for 2021/22 are available here. here. We aim to publish statistics for 2022/23 in March 2024.
The statistics show that in 2021/22 11% of households in receipt of any income-related benefits had used a food bank in the 12 months prior to the survey.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-29T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"hnyRhFXy","AnswerText":["National statistics on food bank use for 2021/22 are available here. We aim to publish statistics for 2022/23 in March 2024.
The statistics show that in 2021/22 11% of households in receipt of any income-related benefits had used a food bank in the 12 months prior to the survey.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-29T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"N8c4grLX","AnswerText":["The number of agency workers employed by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is
provided in Table 1.
The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s
Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.
The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.
The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"0IVz0GhN","AnswerText":["
The number of agency workers employed by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is
provided in Table 1.
The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s
Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.
The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.
The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pmAArULX","AnswerText":["
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets NHS England on a weekly basis and discusses a wide range of topics, including accident and emergency (A&E) performance data. Monitor, the Care Quality Commission, and the NHS Trust Development Authority also have oversight of trust A&E performance, and are involved in these meetings.
On the back of a strong economy the Government has made \u00a3700 million \u2013 the highest ever figure \u2013 available to the NHS specifically to help with winter pressures. The first tranche of this money was made available earlier than ever.
Local plans to spend this money provide for nearly 8,800 extra staff and almost 6,500 extra beds. Over \u00a325 million is going towards increasing access to general practitioners (GPs), including later and weekend appointments. \u00a350 million will help ambulance services meet rising demand for emergency cases and a separate fund of \u00a3250 million will support an extra 100,000 operations so people can be seen quicker and before they need to be admitted as an emergency case.
This money will also support a range of local initiatives to improve urgent and emergency care including seven day pharmacy services, improvements to NHS 111 and GP out of hours services, short stay units for elderly patients and improvements to hospital discharge processes.
Across Greater Manchester \u00a330 million has been provided with local plans for this to fund over 70 doctors, 300 nurses and 200 extra beds. Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester, as system leaders, are working with NHS England and local partners including local authorities to implement local winter initiatives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"WzvWAV6g","AnswerText":["
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets NHS England on a weekly basis and discusses a wide range of topics, including accident and emergency (A&E) performance data. Monitor, the Care Quality Commission, and the NHS Trust Development Authority also have oversight of trust A&E performance, and are involved in these meetings.
On the back of a strong economy the Government has made \u00c2\u00a3700 million \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the highest ever figure \u00e2\u0080\u0093 available to the NHS specifically to help with winter pressures. The first tranche of this money was made available earlier than ever.
Local plans to spend this money provide for nearly 8,800 extra staff and almost 6,500 extra beds. Over \u00c2\u00a325 million is going towards increasing access to general practitioners (GPs), including later and weekend appointments. \u00c2\u00a350 million will help ambulance services meet rising demand for emergency cases and a separate fund of \u00c2\u00a3250 million will support an extra 100,000 operations so people can be seen quicker and before they need to be admitted as an emergency case.
This money will also support a range of local initiatives to improve urgent and emergency care including seven day pharmacy services, improvements to NHS 111 and GP out of hours services, short stay units for elderly patients and improvements to hospital discharge processes.
Across Greater Manchester \u00c2\u00a330 million has been provided with local plans for this to fund over 70 doctors, 300 nurses and 200 extra beds. Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester, as system leaders, are working with NHS England and local partners including local authorities to implement local winter initiatives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Ga4AcH7x","AnswerText":["
In the last five months (November 21 to March 22) the mean average time to complete maintenance tasks in Service Family Accommodation was 15.9 days. Data prior to this can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Single Living Accommodation information prior to 2018 is not held. Information from 2018 onwards is not held centrally.
Remaining properties are held for upgrade or disposal. We are reviewing information sources. I will write to the Hon. Gentleman in due course and place a copy of my response in the library of the House
In the last five months (November 21 to March 22) the mean average time to complete maintenance tasks in Service Family Accommodation was 15.9 days. Data prior to this can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Single Living Accommodation information prior to 2018 is not held. Information from 2018 onwards is not held centrally.
Remaining properties are held for upgrade or disposal.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"lMy5zyA8","AnswerText":["A Ministry of Justice study published in 2011 (based on 2008 estimates) showed that England and Wales had the highest legal aid expenditure amongst countries with similar legal and judicial traditions.
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) publishes a biennial report \u201cEuropean judicial systems: efficiency and quality of justice\u201d which contains the comparative per capita levels of legal aid spending. The Department contributes data to these reports and the most recent, published in 2014 using 2012 data, can be found at: www.coe.int/t/dghl/cooperation/cepej/evaluation/2014/Rapport_2014_en.pdf
This report shows that England and Wales has the third highest allocated budget to legal aid (after Norway and N.Ireland) per inhabitant at \u20ac41.55 \u00a333.74 per head. The European average is \u20ac8.63 \u00a37.01 per head.
The Sterling figures provided in this answer were calculated from the Euro figures in the CEPEJ report, using the conversion date of 01/01/2013 as used in the CEPEJ report.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"18JNsXDf","AnswerText":["A Ministry of Justice study published in 2011 (based on 2008 estimates) showed that England and Wales had the highest legal aid expenditure amongst countries with similar legal and judicial traditions.
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) publishes a biennial report \u201cEuropean judicial systems: efficiency and quality of justice\u201d which contains the comparative per capita levels of legal aid spending. The Department contributes data to these reports and the most recent, published in 2014 using 2012 data, can be found at: www.coe.int/t/dghl/cooperation/cepej/evaluation/2014/Rapport_2014_en.pdf
This report shows that England and Wales has the third highest allocated budget to legal aid (after Norway and N.Ireland) per inhabitant at \u20ac41.55 per head. The European average is \u20ac8.63 per head.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"LIYNUZvc","AnswerText":["The figures used in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's letter of 1 August 2014 to the Defence Committee were taken from the final version of the cost-benefit analysis.
The report has been finalised and a copy is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XDLeOwzk","AnswerText":["
The figures used in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's letter of 1 August 2014 to the Defence Committee were taken from the final version of the cost-benefit analysis.
The report has been finalised and a copy is attached
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"DLMzRSNt","AnswerText":["
This information is not held in the format requested.
However, tables showing the number of centres where the percentage of adult cystic fibrosis patients and child cystic fibrosis patients seen by a clinical psychologist within 12 months prior to latest annual review was less than 85% in each year since 2016/2017 are attached.
This data has been submitted to NHS England on a voluntary basis during the pandemic. From April 2022, providers were asked to resume such reporting.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kXR5ZuQT","AnswerText":["This information is not held in the format requested.
However, tables showing the number of centres where the percentage of adult cystic fibrosis patients and child cystic fibrosis patients seen by a clinical psychologist within 12 months prior to latest annual review was less than 85% in each year since 2016/2017 are attached.
This data has been submitted to NHS England on a voluntary basis during the pandemic. From April 2022, providers were asked to resume such reporting.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"73214iil","AnswerText":["The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
The Department is working with NHS England to finalise the delivery of \u00a310 million for breast screening units, including determining which areas will benefit from this investment. National Health Service breast screening providers are also encouraged to work with Cancer Alliances, Primary Care Networks, NHS regional teams and the voluntary sector to promote the uptake of breast screening and ensure access to services.
The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"49TMAZow","AnswerText":["The Government has been in commercial negotiations with both EDF and the Sizewell C project company since January 2021. These negotiations are ongoing and commercially sensitive.
The Government is accelerating all sources of domestic energy, including North Sea oil and gas production. Subject to the Climate Compatibility Checkpoint, The North Sea Transition Authority will be launching a new licensing round for North Sea oil and gas shortly, which is expected to lead to over 100 new licences being awarded.
The Government will also end the pause on shale gas extraction. Having domestic sources of gas makes us less dependent on foreign imports.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vpEvJfZl","AnswerText":["The Government has been in commercial negotiations with both EDF and the Sizewell C project company since January 2021. These negotiations are ongoing and commercially sensitive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"HQilG0pF","AnswerText":["This information is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
The total number of potential tribunal claims for pregnancy-related detriment or dismissal notified to Acas under the early conciliation scheme by individuals in 2014-15 was 1,851. Of these:
\u00b7 308 were settled by Acas at early conciliation stage and recorded on a COT3 settlement document;
\u00b7 545 progressed to a tribunal claim being taken, 264 of which were subsequently settled on an Acas COT3 following further conciliation;
\u00b7 998 were not settled through Acas, but did not progress to a tribunal case.
An additional 18 notifications were made by employers. Seventeen of these were settled by Acas and the other was neither settled nor progressed to a tribunal.
The Government does not have data on the number of private settlements which settled claims before reaching a tribunal. The independently commissioned survey of early conciliation (a sample across all jurisdictions) found that 61 per cent of claimants (and their representatives) who did not settle but decided not to submit a tribunal claim reported that Acas was a factor in their decision.
Please note: (i) The jurisdictional provided to Acas is only indicative based on the information given by the prospective claimant; (ii) Counted individually there were a total of 1,882 notifications which means that a small number of claimants notified against more than one respondent.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"t1VkksPg","AnswerText":["
This information is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"FBIiZpTY","AnswerText":["
Since January 2014, in relation to oil and gas extraction operations in the North Sea, HSE has served 6436 Improvement Notices have been served.relating to oil and gas extraction on the UK Continental Shelf.
Of these, The period for compliance has expired for 4021 of these notices and all have been complied with. 10 have not yet expired, and fiveFour notices are subject to appeal and so are suspended until the appeal process is complete.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-25T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ZJsTWgep","AnswerText":["
Since January 2014 HSE has served 64 Improvement Notices relating to oil and gas extraction on the UK Continental Shelf.
The period for compliance has expired for 40 of these notices and all have been complied with. Four notices are subject to appeal and so are suspended until the appeal process is complete.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ulQwXAUc","AnswerText":["
There are no central records of the number of prisoners who have self-declared a transgender status. Individuals with a gender recognition certificate are recorded on administrative systems in their legal gender, and are not identifiable as having changed gender.
In March, we announced a package of measures to ensure that the public was properly protected. Absconds and escapes have reached record lows under this Government, but we take each incident seriously. As a result of a comprehensive review, we have made major changes to tighten the eligibility for open prisons. Prisoners may no longer be transferred to open conditions or allowed out on temporary release if they have previously absconded, escaped, attempted to escape, or if they have failed to return or have re-offended whilst released on temporary licence, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
The change in policy for eligibility for open conditions was not applied retrospectively: the majority of these offenders who were already in open conditions were allowed to remain. However, any prisoners who were assessed to present an unacceptable risk in such conditions in light of their previous non-compliance were returned to closed prisons.
Progression to open prison is never automatic. All prisoners undergo regular, mandatory assessment of their risk of escape or abscond and risk of harm to the public. Only those who are assessed as having an acceptable level of risk for conditions of lower security can be allocated to open prison.
As at 31 March 2014, there were no prisoners held in open prisons who had absconded or escaped on more than one occasion between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2014.
There were 13 prisoners who, in the year ending 31 March 2014, either escaped or absconded from prison, having previously done so between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2014.
Data on escapes and absconds, prior to 1 April 2010 could not be obtained except at disproportionate cost due to changes in recording practice.
As part of business as usual, open prisons return prisoners to closed conditions where they judge that they can no longer be managed safely in open conditions. Figures for this ongoing process are not included here.
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mX9moURU","AnswerText":["There are no central records of the number of prisoners who have self-declared a transgender status. Individuals with a gender recognition certificate are recorded on administrative systems in their legal gender, and are not identifiable as having changed gender.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ze3sglJo","AnswerText":["Available published data on EEA Free Movement appeals can be found in Table FIA.3 of the Tribunals and gender recognition statistics. These cover the period up to September 2016 and include data for allowed and dismissed appeals.
The most recent edition is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2016
Available published data on EEA Free Movement appeals can be found in Table FIA.3 of the Tribunals and gender recognition statistics. These cover the period up to September 2016 and include data for allowed and dismissed appeals.
The most recent edition is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2016
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"g1fEr6f4","AnswerText":["This Government wants the UK to be the go-to place for researchers, innovators and investors across the world. We have made a landmark commitment to work with industry to boost spending on Research and Development (R&D) to 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2027. The work could increase public and private R&D investment by as much as \u00a380 billion over the next 10 years. This will start with government making an extra investment of \u00a32.3 billion in 2021/22, raising total public investment in R&D to \u00a312.5 billion that year alone.
As part of our ambition for a new deep and special partnership with the EU, recognising our shared interest in maintaining and strengthening research collaboration, the UK will seek an agreement that promotes science and innovation across Europe now and in the future. This includes continued collaboration in vital sectors such as life sciences that, through programmes such as the Innovative Medicines Initiative, help deliver better care for patients in the UK, member states and around the world.
While we remain a member of the EU, UK businesses and universities should continue to bid for competitive EU funds, and we will work with the Commission to ensure payment when funds are awarded. The Government will underwrite the payment of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK\u2019s departure from the EU. This includes awards that are bid for before exit that are successful after exit.
The Government has an exciting ambition to take the UK into the commercial space age. We are actively supporting the development of a commercial market for small satellite launch and sub-orbital flight in the UK, by helping industry to develop new technologies, infrastructure and services. This will establish the UK as a world leading destination for space launch.
We are putting in place new regulation, working internationally to secure agreements and evaluating proposals for grants that would help get the first missions from the UK off the ground.
We welcome engagement from any company seeking to offer small satellite launch capability from a UK spaceport.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-27T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Zl98uI0y","AnswerText":["
This Government wants the UK to be the go-to place for researchers, innovators and investors across the world. We have made a landmark commitment to work with industry to boost spending on Research and Development (R&D) to 2.4% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2027. The work could increase public and private R&D investment by as much as \u00c2\u00a380 billion over the next 10 years. This will start with government making an extra investment of \u00c2\u00a32.3 billion in 2021/22, raising total public investment in R&D to \u00c2\u00a312.5 billion that year alone.
As part of our ambition for a new deep and special partnership with the EU, recognising our shared interest in maintaining and strengthening research collaboration, the UK will seek an agreement that promotes science and innovation across Europe now and in the future. This includes continued collaboration in vital sectors such as life sciences that, through programmes such as the Innovative Medicines Initiative, help deliver better care for patients in the UK, member states and around the world.
While we remain a member of the EU, UK businesses and universities should continue to bid for competitive EU funds, and we will work with the Commission to ensure payment when funds are awarded. The Government will underwrite the payment of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK\u00e2\u0080\u0099s departure from the EU. This includes awards that are bid for before exit that are successful after exit.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"CWloZYyD","AnswerText":["No such assessment has been made.
The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of our EU membership that cause so much frustration in the UK - so we get a better deal for our country and secure our future. We are confident that the right agreement can be reached.
Under Sections 6 and 7 of the European Union Referendum Act 2015, the Government has a duty to publish information on what has been agreed by Member States following negotiations on the UK\u2019s request for reforms; the Government\u2019s opinion on what has been agreed; the UK\u2019s rights and obligations as a member of the EU; and examples of non-EU countries that have other arrangements with the EU. As stipulated in the Act, this information will be published before the beginning of the final 10 week period ending with the date of the referendum.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"U1iwPbXr","AnswerText":["No such assessment has been made.
The Government is fighting hard to fix the aspects of our EU membership that cause so much frustration in the UK - so we get a better deal for our country and secure our future. We are confident that the right agreement can be reached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0oCaB03H","AnswerText":["
The Treasury Solicitor\u2019s Department holds records relating only to those cases in which it has acted. The Treasury Solicitor represents most, but not all, government departments in litigation. For example, Her Majesty\u2019s Revenue and Customs normally conducts its own litigation. According to records held by the Treasury Solicitor, the number of judicial reviews involving government departments in which it has acted in each of the last four years is as follows:
2010 \u2013 8,566
2011 \u2013 9,603
2012 \u2013 10,274
2013 \u2013 16,449
Information relating to how many of those reviews were upheld in whole or in part in each year is not held centrally and could not be created without incurring disproportionate cost.
The Administrative Court Office does not collate the information requested centrally and determining the number of reviews and how many such reviews were upheld in whole or in part would incur a disproportionate cost.
The information requested in respect of the Administrative Court Office is published online at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267408/additional-court-tables-2012.xls . The 2013 data is not currently available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mLN3j52h","AnswerText":["The Treasury Solicitor\u2019s Department holds records relating only to those cases in which it has acted. The Treasury Solicitor represents most, but not all, government departments in litigation. For example, Her Majesty\u2019s Revenue and Customs normally conducts its own litigation. According to records held by the Treasury Solicitor, the number of judicial reviews involving government departments in which it has acted in each of the last four years is as follows:
2010 \u2013 8,566
2011 \u2013 9,603
2012 \u2013 10,274
2013 \u2013 16,449
Information relating to how many of those reviews were upheld in whole or in part in each year is not held centrally and could not be created without incurring disproportionate cost.
The Administrative Court Office does not collate the information requested centrally and determining the number of reviews and how many such reviews were upheld in whole or in part would incur a disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0yAQyotl","AnswerText":["
The Department has not made an assessment of the Cycle to Work scheme.
The Cycle to Work Scheme is administered by the Cycle to Work Alliance. The Cycle to Work Alliance (made up of Cyclescheme, Cycle Solutions, Evans Cycles and Halfords) has published a number of research reports, based on extensive surveys of users that have focused on the sustainable transport and public health contribution of the scheme. The reports are available on their website as follows: www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk
The Cycle to Work Scheme is administered by the Cycle to Work Alliance. The Alliance has published a number of research reports, based on extensive surveys of users that have focused on the sustainable transport and public health contribution of the scheme. The reports are available on their website as follows: www.cycletoworkalliance.org.uk
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"VaMniu9H","AnswerText":["One organisation has been fined for failing to comply with regulations on third party campaigning set out in the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. The Electoral Commission announced on 19 April 2017 that it had imposed a civil monetary penalty on Greenpeace Ltd, as the organisation did not register with the Electoral Commission at the 2015 General Election. Greenpeace Ltd was fined a total of \u00a330,000.
The rules on third party campaigning at elections are set out in the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000. These rules were amended by the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
Since the amendments made by the 2014 Act came into force, three organisations have been fined by the Electoral Commission. On 19 April 2016, the Electoral Commission announced that it had fined Steve Hart from the Centre for Labour and Social Studies \u00a31100 for failing to deliver two donations reports on time. On 19 April 2017, the Commission announced that it had fined Greenpeace Limited a total of \u00a330,000 and Friends of the Earth Limited \u00a31000. Both organisations did not register with the Electoral Commission at the 2015 UK Parliamentary General Election before spending in excess of the registration threshold.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-08-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"yiuNQkR7","AnswerText":["One organisation has been fined for failing to comply with regulations on third party campaigning set out in the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. The Electoral Commission announced on 19 April 2017 that it had imposed a civil monetary penalty on Greenpeace Ltd, as the organisation did not register with the Electoral Commission at the 2015 General Election. Greenpeace Ltd was fined a total of \u00a330,000.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-06-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"yh7xMb97","AnswerText":["
The number of pairs of hen harriers that nested in the Bowland Fells and North Pennine Moors special protection areas (SPAs) are set out below:
| Bowland Fells SPA | North Pennine Moors SPA |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | 1 |
|
2016 | 0 | 1 |
The number of pairs of hen harriers that nested in the Bowland Fells and North Pennine Moors special protection areas (SPAs) are set out below:
| Bowland Fells SPA | North Pennine Moors SPA |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 1 |
Over the last year a great deal of work has been undertaken in Cabinet Office to ensure all
staff are confident in raising whistleblowing concerns and assured that action will be taken
as a result. This includes:
Over the last year a great deal of work has been undertaken in Cabinet Office to ensure all
staff are confident in raising whistleblowing concerns and assured that action will be taken
as a result. This includes:
The provision of defibrillators in Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) buildings managed by BIS (i.e. BIS is the landlord and in control of the building), is as set out in the table below:
BIS - 1 Victoria Street London - 3 |
BIS - 10 Victoria Street London - 4 |
BIS - 151 Buckingham Palace Road - 3 |
BIS - Atholl House Aberdeen - 2 |
BIS - Abbey Orchard Street London \u2013 |
BIS - Fleetbank House \u2013 1 being acquired |
BIS - Nottingham (Apex Court) - 1 |
Whilst BIS is the landlord for the buildings listed above, where sub-letting arrangements are in place, the occupiers take responsibility for their own provision of defibrillators, and these are not included in this list.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vAqnCX5y","AnswerText":["
The provision of defibrillators in Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) buildings managed by BIS (i.e. BIS is the landlord and in control of the building), is as set out in the table below:
BIS - 1 Victoria Street London - 3 |
BIS - 10 Victoria Street London - 4 |
BIS - 151 Buckingham Palace Road - 3 |
BIS - Atholl House Aberdeen - 2 |
BIS - Abbey Orchard Street London \u2013 0 (Insolvency Service moving to Fleetbank House within 3-4 months) |
BIS - Fleetbank House \u2013 1 being acquired |
BIS - Nottingham (Apex Court) - 1 |
Whilst BIS is the landlord for the buildings listed above, where sub-letting arrangements are in place, the occupiers take responsibility for their own provision of defibrillators, and these are not included in this list.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"irFXCokl","AnswerText":["
The latest figures from the ONS suggest that, in 2014, 238,500 full-time equivalent employees were working directly in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy sectors in the UK. This figure does not include additional jobs that have been created in the wider renewable energy supply chain.
The Low Carbon and Renewable Energy sectors will be at the heart of this Governments Industrial Strategy to support jobs and growth.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DTEmw2Rc","AnswerText":["The latest figures from the ONS suggest that, in 2014, 238,500 full-time equivalent employees were working directly in the Low Carbon and Renewable Energy sectors in the UK. This figure does not include additional jobs that have been created in the wider renewable energy supply chain.
The Low Carbon and Renewable Energy sectors will be at the heart of this Governments Industrial Strategy to support jobs and growth.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"U3pMAQlW","AnswerText":["The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"KV4ukPP5","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council | 22.2 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 18.8 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total | 24.8 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 23.4 |
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0VmJbCe5","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
In order to complete initial teacher training successfully, all trainees must meet the Teachers\u2019 Standards in full. The standards emphasise the importance of the basics of good teaching, such as strong subject knowledge and effective behaviour management. Following the review teacher training by Sir Andrew Carter, we have a commissioned an expert group to develop a new framework of content for training, based closely on the Teachers\u2019 Standards and reiterating the requirement to place a clear focus on essentials such as the effective development of subject knowledge and being able to identify and respond to special educational needs. The group will be making its recommendations to Ministers shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"nwgE9Mjk","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"4xlb3REn","AnswerText":["We are committed to creating a cleaner, healthier natural environment for the next generation and our 25 year plan for the environment is designed to fulfil this commitment.
In the 2015 Manifesto, we set the goal of being the first generation to leave the natural environment in England in a better state than we found it. We remain committed to this ambition.
Defra will be working with the Department for Exiting the EU on the UK\u2019s withdrawal and future relationship, liaising closely with other key departments. The Government will work with industry, environmental groups and the public to develop these new arrangements. The Government is committed to improving our environment and achieving the UK vision for our seas and oceans.
Until we leave the EU, EU law continues to apply and we will continue to comply with the requirements of the EU Bathing Water Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zX77zOe8","AnswerText":["We are committed to creating a cleaner, healthier natural environment for the next generation and our 25 year plan for the environment is designed to fulfil this commitment.
Defra will be working with the Department for Exiting the EU on the UK\u2019s withdrawal and future relationship, liaising closely with other key departments. The Government will work with industry, environmental groups and the public to develop these new arrangements. The Government is committed to improving our environment and achieving the UK vision for our seas and oceans.
Until we leave the EU, EU law continues to apply and we will continue to comply with the requirements of the EU Bathing Water Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"v41QNcc8","AnswerText":["Numbers of units of e-cigarettes, vaping products and tobacco items sold in prisons in England and Wales in each month for the last year are as set out in the attached annex.
Prisons are rolling out the smoke free policy, subject to a series of assessments which will test the operational stability, readiness and health readiness of the prisons to implement the policy in a safe, decent and secure way. HMPPS\u2019 health partners in England and Wales are fully involved in supporting prisoners with appropriate smoking cessation services in place.
The open estate across England and Wales has been smoke free indoors since October 2015.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xVZfxZmK","AnswerText":["Numbers of units of e-cigarettes, vaping products and tobacco items sold in prisons in England and Wales in each month for the last year are as set out in the attached annex.
Prisons are rolling out the smoke free policy, subject to a series of assessments which will test the operational stability, readiness and health readiness of the prisons to implement the policy in a safe, decent and secure way. HMPPS\u2019 health partners in England and Wales are fully involved in supporting prisoners with appropriate smoking cessation services in place.
The open estate across England and Wales has been smoke free indoors since October 2015.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"hWHfl5UC","AnswerText":["We are supporting older and vulnerable people to keep warm through support including the Energy Company Obligation and the Warm Home Discount. Over 1.6 million measures have been installed in around 1.3 million households through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) alone.
This year, over 2 million households will get help under the Warm Home Discount scheme\u2013 including an automatic electricity bill discount of \u00a3140 for over 1.3 million of the poorest pensioners. In winter 2014/15, Winter Fuel Payments were made to around 12.5million older people in around 9 million households. The Cold Weather Plan, published by Public Health England, helps to raise awareness of the harm to health from cold, and provides guidance on how to prepare for and respond to cold weather.
The Government has also provided around \u00a33 million to fund the creation of the \u2018Big Energy Saving Network\u2019 which focuses on helping consumers understand tariffs and switching options as well as how they could benefit from energy efficiency programmes available to them. As we approach winter, DECC officials will continue to maximise awareness of the Energy Saving Advice Service (ESAS \u2013contact number 0300 123 1234), which also provides a referral service for ECO Affordable Warmth.
DECC\u2019s most recent Impact Assessment for the roll-out of smart metering, published in January 2014, estimates a positive net present benefit of \u00a36.2 billion over the period to 2030, with total benefits of \u00a317.1 billion and costs of \u00a310.9 billion.
Of the \u00a317.1 billion of overall benefits around one third stems from energy savings, for which the In Home Displays (IHDs) are a critical enabler. They are an important first step in wider consumer engagement and behaviour change that can unlock additional economic benefit, for example through the development of a smart grid and more flexible and resilient future energy system.
Smart metering also enables significant operational efficiency savings within the energy industry, so even without the energy savings benefits the Smart Metering Implementation Programme has the potential to deliver overall economic benefit for UK customers and energy providers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"VjlZI78w","AnswerText":["We are supporting older and vulnerable people to keep warm through support including the Energy Company Obligation and the Warm Home Discount. Over 1.6 million measures have been installed in around 1.3 million households through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) alone.
This year, over 2 million households will get help under the Warm Home Discount scheme\u2013 including an automatic electricity bill discount of \u00a3140 for over 1.3 million of the poorest pensioners. In winter 2014/15, Winter Fuel Payments were made to around 12.5million older people in around 9 million households. The Cold Weather Plan, published by Public Health England, helps to raise awareness of the harm to health from cold, and provides guidance on how to prepare for and respond to cold weather.
The Government has also provided around \u00a33 million to fund the creation of the \u2018Big Energy Saving Network\u2019 which focuses on helping consumers understand tariffs and switching options as well as how they could benefit from energy efficiency programmes available to them. As we approach winter, DECC officials will continue to maximise awareness of the Energy Saving Advice Service (ESAS \u2013contact number 0300 123 1234), which also provides a referral service for ECO Affordable Warmth.
The Government is committed to fighting human trafficking. Over \u00a35.5 million has been recovered from those convicted of human trafficking offences in the last five years. Full available details are shown in the following table.
A human trafficker may, as an alternative, be charged and prosecuted for a different offence, such as prostitution or money laundering, which could incur a confiscation order. But this would not be recorded as a trafficking offence.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vpC2W10z","AnswerText":["
The Government is committed to fighting human trafficking. Over \u00a35.5 million has been recovered from those convicted of human trafficking offences in the last five years. Full available details are shown in the following table.
A human trafficker may, as an alternative, be charged and prosecuted for a different offence, such as prostitution or money laundering, which could incur a confiscation order. But this would not be recorded as a trafficking offence.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"OMA6nDLH","AnswerText":["
Details of Ministers and Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations, are published routinely on Gov.uk
Information about meetings between other Civil Servants and external organisations is not centrally held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
More broadly, I would note that the Government is aware of concerns regarding the increase in the size of the private hire market and the impact of new and innovative ways of working on traditional business models. The Government supports choice for consumers and wants to see both taxis and private hire vehicles prosper.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XbeJe9jV","AnswerText":["
Details of Ministers and Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations, are published routinely on Gov.uk
Information about meetings between other Civil Servants and external organisations is not centrally held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"D2TKXY8C","AnswerText":["Cabinet papers for the period 1986-1989 1988have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.
Cabinet papers for the period 1986-1989 have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"fcAng0q1","AnswerText":["The Secretary of State for International Development has had no discussions on the 1955 tax treaty between the UK and Malawi with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Issues relating to tax treaties are a matter for Her Majesty\u2019s Revenue and Customs.
The Department\u2019s Director General for Policy and Global Programmes attended the pre-replenishment meeting of the Global Fund in Tokyo, at which he urged all countries to contribute their fair share to the 2017-2019 Global Fund replenishment to support the delivery of the global goals.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DPkU59Gh","AnswerText":["The Secretary of State for International Development has had no discussions on the 1955 tax treaty between the UK and Malawi with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Issues relating to tax treaties are a matter for Her Majesty\u2019s Revenue and Customs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"CIhYV4iA","AnswerText":["Please see the accompanying document, which details the KPI regime for the facilities management contract HMPPS holds with Amey, as well as the recorded performance against these KPI\u2019s averaged across the last 12 months for which this data is available (June 2017- May 2018). Contractor performance is robustly monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"sDjIZBS4","AnswerText":["Please see the accompanying document, which details the KPI regime for the facilities management contract HMPPS holds with Amey, as well as the recorded performance against these KPI\u2019s averaged across the last 12 months for which this data is available (June 2017- May 2018). Contractor performance is robustly monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"K29NyvX0","AnswerText":["The government is committed to ensuring that people from across the country have access to our world class art and culture, and Arts Council England has worked hard in recent years to ensure investment outside London has increased as a percentage and in cash terms. In 2017/18, the latest year for which figure are available, Arts Council England invested \u00a31,383,998 in Doncaster (Local Authority region); the data below outlines the funding allocated per head for Doncaster and England for the same year. The \u00a3 per head figure may not provide a true reflection of the benefits that Doncaster will receive from cultural investment across England, as many arts organisations take their work across the country impacting regions outside the area that they are based in.
\u00a3 per Head by Decision Year | ||
Year | Doncaster | England |
2017/18 | \u00a34.50 | \u00a311.32 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"aC8b9GMJ","AnswerText":["
The government is committed to ensuring that people from across the country have access to our world class art and culture, and Arts Council England has worked hard in recent years to ensure investment outside London has increased as a percentage and in cash terms. In 2017/18, the latest year for which figure are available, Arts Council England invested \u00a31,383,998 in Doncaster (Local Authority region); the data below outlines the funding allocated per head for Doncaster and England for the same year. The \u00a3 per head figure may not provide a true reflection of the benefits that Doncaster will receive from cultural investment across England, as many arts organisations take their work across the country impacting regions outside the area that they are based in.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2d4LbruU","AnswerText":["DWP has recently moved to a new data platform to store and process data. During our live running process an issue was identified with the availability of software required to process Universal Credit full service (UCFS) sanction decisions data. This is currently being investigated and we aim to reinstate the decisions measure as soon as possible. We expect to provide a further update in late March 2022.
Statistics for Universal Credit (UC) durations and median sanction length remain suspended, and we will continue to publish the UC rate for UC Full Service only from April 2019. This is to allow for investigations to continue into the code used to produce these statistics in order to ensure methods are robust. We will keep users updated on progress via the Benefit Sanctions statistics page, and further details are available in section 5 of the latest Benefit Sanctions statistics bulletin.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"P9D7A0hp","AnswerText":["DWP has recently moved to a new data platform to store and process data. During our live running process an issue was identified with the availability of software required to process Universal Credit full service (UCFS) sanction decisions data. This is currently being investigated and we aim to reinstate the decisions measure as soon as possible. We expect to provide a further update in late March 2022.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"E9wDyOtQ","AnswerText":["Around 80 per cent of new claims are paid in full and on time. In many cases, where full payment is not made on time by the end of the first assessment period, this is as a result of unresolved issues such as: some claimants have not signed their Claimant Commitment or passed identity checks, and the others have outstanding verification issues, such as for housing and self-employed earnings. Whilst their verification is on-going, many of these claimants receive a part payment for those elements of the claim that have been resolved. Within five weeks of the payment due date, 95 per cent of claims are paid in full.
DWP continues to monitor payment timeliness and we have made changes to improve payment timeliness. For example, we have built processes into the system to make it easier and quicker for people to verify information such as their housing costs.
Advances are available to provide financial support until the first payment and these can now be repaid over a course of 12 months and can consist of up to 100 per cent of the indicative monthly award. We have also abolished waiting days and now provide 2 weeks of housing support to claimants moving to Universal Credit from Housing Benefit.
If a claim has been delayed due to error, DWP can also consider awarding an ex-gratia payment, as set out in the guide of Financial Redress for Maladministration, available on gov.uk, and which is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"hZuZgB0m","AnswerText":["Around 80 per cent of new claims are paid in full and on time. In many cases, where full payment is not made on time by the end of the first assessment period, this is as a result of unresolved issues such as: some claimants have not signed their Claimant Commitment or passed identity checks, and the others have outstanding verification issues, such as for housing and self-employed earnings. Whilst their verification is on-going, many of these claimants receive a part payment for those elements of the claim that have been resolved. Within five weeks of the payment due date, 95 per cent of claims are paid in full.
DWP continues to monitor payment timeliness and we have made changes to improve payment timeliness. For example, we have built processes into the system to make it easier and quicker for people to verify information such as their housing costs.
Advances are available to provide financial support until the first payment and these can now be repaid over a course of 12 months and can consist of up to 100 per cent of the indicative monthly award. We have also abolished waiting days and now provide 2 weeks of housing support to claimants moving to Universal Credit from Housing Benefit.
If a claim has been delayed due to error, DWP can also consider awarding an ex-gratia payment, as set out in the guide of Financial Redress for Maladministration, available on gov.uk, and which is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-31T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"oteJIEfo","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"VWDQ0WK5","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HzZVsWyG","AnswerText":["Based on the information supplied by local authorities as of 31 August 2021, the attached table linked database sets out the number of Sure Start children\u2019s centres sites that have closed in Coventry North East constituency, Coventry, the West Midlands and England since 2010: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/[1]. The Department does not routinely collect data on the services provided by children\u2019s centres. This data is held at a local level.
[1] Source: This is based on information supplied by local authorities on the number of children\u2019s centres in their area to Get Information about Schools (GIAS) database about the location of https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk and internal management information held by the department as of 31 August 2021. These figures may be different to previous answers and could change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time. The GIAS collects data on children\u2019s centres that local authorities have closed on a permanent basis. It does not collect data on children\u2019s centres that local authorities may have closed temporarily in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-10-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eEXCD5ol","AnswerText":["Based on the information supplied by local authorities as of 31 August 2021, the linked database sets out the number of Sure Start children\u2019s centres sites that have closed in Coventry North East constituency, Coventry, the West Midlands and England since 2010: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/[1]. The Department does not routinely collect data on the services provided by children\u2019s centres. This data is held at a local level.
[1] Source: This is based on information supplied by local authorities on the number of children\u2019s centres in their area to Get Information about Schools (GIAS) database about the location of https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk and internal management information held by the department as of 31 August 2021. These figures may be different to previous answers and could change again in future since local authorities may update their data at any time. The GIAS collects data on children\u2019s centres that local authorities have closed on a permanent basis. It does not collect data on children\u2019s centres that local authorities may have closed temporarily in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-09-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"et11keOR","AnswerText":["The UK Government remains focussed on ensuring a smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible, and we have been clear that we do not want or expect a no deal scenario. However, as a responsible government, we continue to prepare for all scenarios.
The Home Office has been planning and preparing for a no deal scenario for some time, and we have contingency plans in place across areas including law enforcement, passports and the border. Whatever the outcome of our exit from the EU, we remain committed to supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals both domestically and internationally. The UK\u2019s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) will be published shortly. The VNR will review UK action both domestically and internationally in support of Goal 16. It will also outline key challenges and next steps, recognising that while progress is being made, there is more work to do.
The Government believes that there is a legal framework for the use of live facial recognition technology, although that is being challenged in the courts and we would not want to pre-empt the outcome of this case.
The police have common law powers to use the technology for the purposes of preventing or detecting crime. Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 is the statutory basis for the processing of the facial images obtained from the technology for these purposes. Possible matches produced by these sys-tems are always checked by a human operator before deciding what, if any, action to take.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1bMFtDZN","AnswerText":["The UK Government remains focussed on ensuring a smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible, and we have been clear that we do not want or expect a no deal scenario. However, as a responsible government, we continue to prepare for all scenarios.
The Home Office has been planning and preparing for a no deal scenario for some time, and we have contingency plans in place across areas including law enforcement, passports and the border. Whatever the outcome of our exit from the EU, we remain committed to supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals both domestically and internationally. The UK\u2019s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) will be published shortly. The VNR will review UK action both domestically and internationally in support of Goal 16. It will also outline key challenges and next steps, recognising that while progress is being made, there is more work to do.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"C1vNuNkg","AnswerText":["The Department uses consultancy services to source flexible labour to support short term projects that demand specialist knowledge and skills. From the Department\u2019s formation on 14th July 2016 to date, it has incurred direct costs of \u00a37.9m on consultancy services. Consultancy costs for the current financial year (2018-19) will be disclosed in full in the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts.
The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired. in any one year as this work is often commissioned as part of an outcomes based contract to ensure value for money.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kepayBqS","AnswerText":["
The Department uses consultancy services to source flexible labour to support short term projects that demand specialist knowledge and skills. From the Department\u2019s formation on 14th July 2016 to date, it has incurred direct costs of \u00a37.9m on consultancy services. Consultancy costs for the current financial year (2018-19) will be disclosed in full in the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts.
The Department does not hold information on the number of consultants hired in any one year as this work is often commissioned as part of an outcomes based contract to ensure value for money.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"iW2G7DM7","AnswerText":["
Information on the number of prescription items from the Prescription Cost Analysis system for benzodiazepines and antidepressants written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England, for the year 2018 can be found in the attached tables.
The data available is at prescription item level by presentation. Prescriptions are prescribed either by a paper prescription form or via an Electronic Prescription Service message. Each single item written on the form is counted as a prescription item. No information is available for those prescriptions written but not dispensed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Y1iCOnTJ","AnswerText":["Information on the number of prescription items from the Prescription Cost Analysis system for benzodiazepines and antidepressants written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England, for the year 2018 can be found in the attached tables.
The data available is at prescription item level by presentation. Prescriptions are prescribed either by a paper prescription form or via an Electronic Prescription Service message. Each single item written on the form is counted as a prescription item. No information is available for those prescriptions written but not dispensed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"OdyblrgJ","AnswerText":["The House of Commons Commission has agreed a number of actions to promote responsible alcohol consumption on the Parliamentary Estate. On 19 March 2018, the House of Commons Commission endorsed the recommendations of the Administration Committee to help to promote responsible drinking in Commons catering venues. The Commission also agreed to return to this matter on a six-monthly basis. The Commission did so on 29 October 2018, also giving due weight to the reference to access to alcohol within the Dame Laura Cox report on bullying and harassment. On 17 December 2018 the Commission agreed a number of actions to promote responsible alcohol consumption on the Parliamentary Estate. These included increasing the range of non-alcoholic drinks and lower strength beers available, training and supporting staff to refuse to serve customers when necessary, expanding and encouraging alcohol-free areas including all six House of Commons cafeterias (Bellamy's, Courtyard Caf\u00e9, Debate, Jubilee Caf\u00e9, Members' Tea Room, Terrace Cafeteria), discouraging Members and staff from drinking in offices after bars are shut, and not running promotional advertisements.
The House of Commons Commission has agreed a number of actions to promote responsible alcohol consumption on the Parliamentary Estate. These include increasing the range of non-alcoholic drinks and lower strength beers available, training and supporting staff to refuse to serve customers when necessary, expanding and encouraging alcohol-free areas including all six House of Commons cafeterias (Bellamy's, Courtyard Caf\u00e9, Debate, Jubilee Caf\u00e9, Members' Tea Room, Terrace Cafeteria), discouraging Members and staff from drinking in offices after bars are shut, and not running promotional advertisements.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"MvVJxBcJ","AnswerText":["I updated the House on Monday 19th November regarding Johnston Press. Johnston Press had a number of creditors including Golden Tree Asset Management, Fidelity, Caravel Asset Management, and Benefits Street Partners. As I set out on 19 November, a consortium of creditors formed JPI Media to take over the assets of Johnston Press. DCMS has been in contact with a number of stakeholders in relation to the takeover.:I spoke with David King (Chief Executive of JPI Media) and John Ensall (Director at JPI Media). Officials at DCMS have also spoken to representatives of Johnston Press and JPI Media.
I updated the House on Monday 19th November regarding Johnston Press. Johnston Press had a number of creditors including Golden Tree Asset Management, Fidelity, Caravel Asset Management, and Benefits Street Partners. As I set out on 19 November, a consortium of creditors formed JPI Media to take over the assets of Johnston Press. DCMS has been in contact with a number of stakeholders in relation to the takeover.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"DJXQzIs3","AnswerText":["Berwyn has to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.
The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service, and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits. Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below. Table 1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017
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Berwyn has to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HOVcpnqx","AnswerText":["The Government has no plans to introduce election day registration. To work effectively and securely, it would require all polling stations in a constituency to be electronically linked and the register updated in real time to prevent anyone registering and voting in one
polling station and moving quickly to another to do the same. This would present considerable technical challenges and carry significant cost.
Such a change would introduce uncertainties as to the register to be used for the election and undermine confidence in the process if candidates were unable to challenge any unusual trends in registration prior to Polling Day.
Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are legally responsible for determining who is eligible to vote in polls in their local areas. Coming to a determination can take time and cannot be done instantaneously.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-05T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"U9jblHKN","AnswerText":["The Government has no plans to introduce election day registration. To work effectively and securely, it would require all polling stations in a constituency to be electronically linked and the register updated in real time to prevent anyone registering and voting in one
polling station and moving quickly to another to do the same. This would present considerable technical challenges and carry significant cost.
Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) are legally responsible for determining who is eligible to vote in polls in their local areas. Coming to a determination can take time and cannot be done instantaneously.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-03T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"DoDYb2D6","AnswerText":["The House of Lords Administration offers three internships: one in the Committee Office and two in the library. These posts are salaried. In addition, the Administration offers an apprenticeship in the library and up to 24 work experience placements for school students.
The House of Lords Administration does not offer any internships. The three posts erroneously identified as internships are Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) fellowships usually for PhD students, funded by the UK Research Councils, learned societies and charities. Further details of that scheme are available from the Parliamentary website: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"dUgbdWKK","AnswerText":["
The House of Lords Administration offers three internships: one in the Committee Office and two in the library. These posts are salaried. In addition, the Administration offers an apprenticeship in the library and up to 24 work experience placements for school students.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"UypN5D2S","AnswerText":["
The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works. Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children. Manchester City Council has been allocated \u00a36,453,163.20.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"0SnRAnwb","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works. Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children. Manchester City Council has been allocated \u00a36,453,163.20.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"teSbzh9P","AnswerText":["The cost to taxpayers of delivering the 2016 EU Referendum was \u00a3129.1 million. A breakdown of that cost is provided in the report published by the Electoral Commission.
The then Government undertook publicity on EU membership ahead of the referendum. This cost an additional \u00a39.3 million.
The total cost to taxpayers was thus \u00a3138.4 million
Electors who are registered to vote but will be travelling abroad during the time of an election are able to apply for a proxy vote for that particular poll or polls. The application must be made in writing, it must include specific information about the elector and their proxy, and the reason for applying for a proxy.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jhNDDvvw","AnswerText":["The cost to taxpayers of delivering the 2016 EU Referendum was \u00a3129.1 million. A breakdown of that cost is provided in the report published by the Electoral Commission.
The then Government undertook publicity on EU membership ahead of the referendum. This cost an additional \u00a39.3 million.
The total cost to taxpayers was thus \u00a3138.4 million
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"dLpfAKEV","AnswerText":["The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has regular and frequent engagement with devolved administrations across a wide range of issues where there are shared interests.
Furthermore, the UK Government recognises the need to review the existing intergovernmental structures to ensure they are fit for purpose in light of the UK\u2019s exit from the EU. We are working closely with the devolved administrations on this review.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has regular and frequent engagement with devolved administrations across a wide range of issues where there are shared interests.
Furthermore, the UK Government recognises the need to review the existing intergovernmental structures to ensure they are fit for purpose in light of the UK\u2019s exit from the EU. We are working closely with the devolved administrations on this review.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-09-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ddD6H9ko","AnswerText":["There are seven types of applications that can be made to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber - Residential Property). Two types of applications, namely leasehold disputes and leasehold enfranchisement, are types thatLeasehold dispute applications and leasehold enfranchisement applications relate to leasehold matters; the remaining five application types do not usually have any connection to leaseholds.
Data specific to such cases relating to leasehold are not routinely published. The table below contains statistics sourced using internal data and sets out the number of applications made to the Property Chamber for cases relating to leasehold in each of the last five years.
Number of Leasehold Applications | Number of Leasehold Enfranchisement Applications | ||
2010/11 | 3216 | 2010/11 | 3118 |
2011/12 | 3122 | 2011/12 | 3284 |
2012/13 | 3645 | 2012/13 | 3574 |
2013/14 | 3299 | 2013/14 | 3857 |
2014/15 | 2773 | 2014/15 | 5069 |
Leasehold applications relate to Service Charges, Breach of Covenants, Administration Charges and Appointment of Managers. Leasehold Enfranchisement applications relate to the buying of a property\u2019s freehold and extending a lease.
As this data is drawn from internal data it has not undergone the usual quality assurance work associated with statistical publications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EJYxWBzW","AnswerText":["There are seven types of applications that can be made to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber - Residential Property). Leasehold dispute applications and leasehold enfranchisement applications relate to leasehold matters; the remaining five application types do not usually have any connection to leaseholds.
Data specific to such cases relating to leasehold are not routinely published. The table below sets out the number of applications made to the Property Chamber for cases relating to leasehold in each of the last five years.
Number of Leasehold Applications | Number of Leasehold Enfranchisement Applications | ||
2009/10 | 3216 | 2009/10 | 3118 |
2010/11 | 3122 | 2010/11 | 3284 |
2011/12 | 3645 | 2011/12 | 3574 |
2012/13 | 3299 | 2012/13 | 3857 |
2013/14 | 2773 | 2013/14 | 5069 |
Leasehold applications relate to Service Charges, Breach of Covenants, Administration Charges and Appointment of Managers. Leasehold Enfranchisement applications relate to the buying of a property\u2019s freehold and extending a lease.
As this data is drawn from internal data it has not undergone the usual quality assurance work associated with statistical publications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"aeOgE8at","AnswerText":["It is important that patients suffering from pernicious anaemia, the result of a vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency, receive a prompt and appropriate diagnosis. Pernicious anaemia develops gradually, and can cause a range of symptoms, including fatigue, lethargy, feeling faint and headaches, which vary from patient to patient. Because of the gradual progression of the condition, the variety of symptoms, which are shared with a range of other conditions, diagnosis at early onset can be challenging.
To support the diagnosis of pernicious anaemia, the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) has published Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Cobalamin and Folate disorders, which sets out that cobalamin status is the recommended first line diagnostic test. However, the guidance states that there is no gold standard test for the condition and makes it clear that the clinical picture of a patient is the most important factor in assessing the significance of the test results. This means clinicians should take into account all of the symptoms the patent is experiencing, their medical history, age and other relevant factors when considering the implications of a patient\u2019s cobalamin status. The BCSH guidance highlights the risk of neurological impairment if treatment is delayed.
The BCSH operates independently of Department and NHS England and produces evidence based guidelines for both clinical and laboratory haematologists on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease, drawing on the advice of expert consultants and clinical scientists practicing in the United Kingdom. It would be for the BCSH, not the Department, to consider whether any adjustments to current best practice in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pernicious anaemia were needed, including whether any new or additional tests were appropriate. A copy of the BCSH guidance document has already been placed in the Library and is attached.
More general clinical guidance on the diagnosis and management of pernicious anaemia can also be found on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries website. This is a freely accessible online resource that covers the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of pernicious anaemia, as well as potential complications of the condition. In addition to this, NHS Choices provides similar, though less technical, information on pernicious anaemia for the public.
It is important that patients suffering from pernicious anaemia, the result of a vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency, receive a prompt and appropriate diagnosis. Pernicious anaemia develops gradually, and can cause a range of symptoms, including fatigue, lethargy, feeling faint and headaches, which vary from patient to patient. Because of the gradual progression of the condition, the variety of symptoms, which are shared with a range of other conditions, diagnosis at early onset can be challenging.
To support the diagnosis of pernicious anaemia, the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) has published Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Cobalamin and Folate disorders, which sets out that cobalamin status is the recommended first line diagnostic test. However, the guidance states that there is no gold standard test for the condition and makes it clear that the clinical picture of a patient is the most important factor in assessing the significance of the test results. This means clinicians should take into account all of the symptoms the patent is experiencing, their medical history, age and other relevant factors when considering the implications of a patient\u2019s cobalamin status. The BCSH guidance highlights the risk of neurological impairment if treatment is delayed.
The BCSH operates independently of Department and NHS England and produces evidence based guidelines for both clinical and laboratory haematologists on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease, drawing on the advice of expert consultants and clinical scientists practicing in the United Kingdom. It would be for the BCSH, not the Department, to consider whether any adjustments to current best practice in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pernicious anaemia were needed, including whether any new or additional tests were appropriate. A copy of the BCSH guidance document has already been placed in the Library and is attached.
More general clinical guidance on the diagnosis and management of pernicious anaemia can also be found on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries website. This is a freely accessible online resource that covers the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of pernicious anaemia, as well as potential complications of the condition. In addition to this, NHS Choices provides similar, though less technical, information on pernicious anaemia for the public.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"n9Ihk7kI","AnswerText":["
The Department has no plans to make an assessment of the impact of the medical cannabis industry on the economy or employment levels. The Department annually publishes data on the impact on the economy and employment of the wider Life Sciences sector in the Bioscience and health technology sector statistics, and this includes analysis of the bio-pharmaceuticals sector of which the medical cannabis industry is an important part.
In leading his independent Review of the Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape, Sir Paul Nurse has gathered input from members of the Review\u2019s Scoping Group and Sounding Board, alongside hundreds of organisations in the UK\u2019s RDI landscape. Work is underway to consider and finalise the Review\u2019s recommendations, which will consider input from those group members, ahead of the Review\u2019s publication in the coming months.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"IBWRaZRd","AnswerText":["The Department has no plans to make an assessment of the impact of the medical cannabis industry on the economy or employment levels. The Department annually publishes data on the impact on the economy and employment of the wider Life Sciences sector in the Bioscience and health technology sector statistics, and this includes analysis of the bio-pharmaceuticals sector of which the medical cannabis industry is an important part.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Lsx8ayd6","AnswerText":["The Home Office will set out its approach to evaluating the Government\u2019s refugee resettlement schemes in due course outlining the scope of the evaluation and the frequency of data collection.
The evaluation approach is expected to draw on the mixed-methods approach used to evaluate the previous Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and Vulnerable Children\u2019s Resettlement Scheme. It is expected this will include analysis of data such as numbers of arrivals over time and cohort characteristics, as well as the collection of data on refugees against a range of indicators of integration, such as education, employment, language skills, housing and health, with the aim of better understanding barriers to integration and identifying how best to support resettled refugees\u2019 longer-term integration into life in the UK.
It is intended that the products of this evaluation will be made publicly available once the evaluation has concluded.
This Government introduced two new schemes: the Ukraine Family Scheme announced on 4 March, and the \u2018Homes for Ukraine\u2019 Scheme announced by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities on 14 March
The Ukrainian Schemes have been designed in light of very different circumstances to those which led to the Government\u2019s Syrian and Afghan resettlement schemes.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is responsible for the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
All our schemes are continuously monitored to inform delivery and ensure any adjustments to the policy are made in a timely manner.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"I2q6CXIZ","AnswerText":["The Home Office will set out its approach to evaluating the Government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s refugee resettlement schemes in due course outlining the scope of the evaluation and the frequency of data collection.
The evaluation approach is expected to draw on the mixed-methods approach used to evaluate the previous Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and Vulnerable Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Resettlement Scheme. It is expected this will include analysis of data such as numbers of arrivals over time and cohort characteristics, as well as the collection of data on refugees against a range of indicators of integration, such as education, employment, language skills, housing and health, with the aim of better understanding barriers to integration and identifying how best to support resettled refugees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 longer-term integration into life in the UK.
It is intended that the products of this evaluation will be made publicly available once the evaluation has concluded.
This Government introduced two new schemes: the Ukraine Family Scheme announced on 4 March, and the \u00e2\u0080\u0098Homes for Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Scheme announced by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities on 14 March
The Ukrainian Schemes have been designed in light of very different circumstances to those which led to the Government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Syrian and Afghan resettlement schemes.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is responsible for the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6ttrxS2Z","AnswerText":["The maximum prize for a society lottery draw was increased in July 2020 from \u00a3400,000 to \u00a3500,000 as part of a wider package of changes to society lottery limits. We are carefully considering the Committee's recommendations and will respond in due course. We are carefully considering the Committee\u2019s recommendation that the maximum allowable sizable prize per draw should be \u00a325,000 or 10% of the draw\u2019s proceeds and will respond in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3Y5PJ60x","AnswerText":["
The maximum prize for a society lottery draw was increased in July 2020 from \u00a3400,000 to \u00a3500,000 as part of a wider package of changes to society lottery limits. We are carefully considering the Committee\u2019s recommendation that the maximum allowable sizable prize per draw should be \u00a325,000 or 10% of the draw\u2019s proceeds and will respond in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"fOLHtiLa","AnswerText":["
It is important that patients suffering from pernicious anaemia, the result of a vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency, receive a prompt and appropriate diagnosis. Pernicious anaemia develops gradually, and can cause a range of symptoms, including fatigue, lethargy, feeling faint and headaches, which vary from patient to patient. Because of the gradual progression of the condition, the variety of symptoms, which are shared with a range of other conditions, diagnosis at early onset can be challenging.
To support the diagnosis of pernicious anaemia, the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) has published Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Cobalamin and Folate disorders, which sets out that cobalamin status is the recommended first line diagnostic test. However, the guidance states that there is no gold standard test for the condition and makes it clear that the clinical picture of a patient is the most important factor in assessing the significance of the test results. This means clinicians should take into account all of the symptoms the patent is experiencing, their medical history, age and other relevant factors when considering the implications of a patient\u2019s cobalamin status. The BCSH guidance highlights the risk of neurological impairment if treatment is delayed.
The BCSH operates independently of Department and NHS England and produces evidence based guidelines for both clinical and laboratory haematologists on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease, drawing on the advice of expert consultants and clinical scientists practicing in the United Kingdom. It would be for the BCSH, not the Department, to consider whether any adjustments to current best practice in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pernicious anaemia were needed, including whether any new or additional tests were appropriate. A copy of the BCSH guidance document has already been placed in the Library and is attached.
More general clinical guidance on the diagnosis and management of pernicious anaemia can also be found on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries website. This is a freely accessible online resource that covers the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of pernicious anaemia, as well as potential complications of the condition. In addition to this, NHS Choices provides similar, though less technical, information on pernicious anaemia for the public.
It is important that patients suffering from pernicious anaemia, the result of a vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency, receive a prompt and appropriate diagnosis. Pernicious anaemia develops gradually, and can cause a range of symptoms, including fatigue, lethargy, feeling faint and headaches, which vary from patient to patient. Because of the gradual progression of the condition, the variety of symptoms, which are shared with a range of other conditions, diagnosis at early onset can be challenging.
To support the diagnosis of pernicious anaemia, the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) has published Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Cobalamin and Folate disorders, which sets out that cobalamin status is the recommended first line diagnostic test. However, the guidance states that there is no gold standard test for the condition and makes it clear that the clinical picture of a patient is the most important factor in assessing the significance of the test results. This means clinicians should take into account all of the symptoms the patent is experiencing, their medical history, age and other relevant factors when considering the implications of a patient\u2019s cobalamin status. The BCSH guidance highlights the risk of neurological impairment if treatment is delayed.
The BCSH operates independently of Department and NHS England and produces evidence based guidelines for both clinical and laboratory haematologists on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease, drawing on the advice of expert consultants and clinical scientists practicing in the United Kingdom. It would be for the BCSH, not the Department, to consider whether any adjustments to current best practice in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pernicious anaemia were needed, including whether any new or additional tests were appropriate. A copy of the BCSH guidance document has already been placed in the Library and is attached.
More general clinical guidance on the diagnosis and management of pernicious anaemia can also be found on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summaries website. This is a freely accessible online resource that covers the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of pernicious anaemia, as well as potential complications of the condition. In addition to this, NHS Choices provides similar, though less technical, information on pernicious anaemia for the public.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"9s5XtcQB","AnswerText":["
Expenditure incurred by the Home Department and its agencies on consultants,
temporary staff and contingent labour in the last five years is published
annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, copies of which are
held in the House Library and available from these links.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-to-2012
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ho-annual-report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-resource-accounts-2009-to-2010
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247694/0193.pdf
The Department did not separately account for Agency Staff (Temporary Workers)
in these years as the costs associated with this category are included in the
overall Contingent Labour figures.
Spend on contingent and consultancy labour has decreased significantly overall
since 09/10.
FY09/10 | FY10/11 | FY11/12 | FY12/13 | FY13/14 | |
\u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | |
Consultancy | \u00a3227.470 | \u00a364.194 | \u00a333.301 | \u00a314.762 | \u00a318.014 |
Contingent Labour | \u00a3134.000 | \u00a351.472 | \u00a337.772 | \u00a350.672 | \u00a372.430 |
The Department engages Temporary Staff at AA, AO, EO, HEO and SEO equivalent
Grades, the vast majority at the AA to EO grades. Contractors are engaged in
grade equivalents EO to SCS PB1 with the vast majority at SEO and G6/7.
The Department buys consultancy as a service and therefore does not engage
consultants individually.
To provide details of contract durations and equivalent grades would require
analysis of individual contracts and disparate datasets, the time taken to
undertake this task would incur disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6dyr7Lva","AnswerText":["
Expenditure incurred by the Home Department and its agencies on consultants,
temporary staff and contingent labour in the last five years is published
annually in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, copies of which are
held in the House Library and available from these links.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-to-2012
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ho-annual-report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-resource-accounts-2009-to-2010
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/247694/0193.pdf
The Department did not separately account for Agency Staff (Temporary Workers)
in these years as the costs associated with this category are included in the
overall Contingent Labour figures.
Spend on contingent and consultancy labour has decreased significantly overall
since 09/10.
| FY09/10 | FY10/11 | FY11/12 | FY12/13 | FY13/14 |
| \u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m |
Consultancy | \u00a3227.470 | \u00a364.194 | \u00a333.301 | \u00a314.762 | \u00a318.014 |
Contingent Labour | \u00a3134.000 | \u00a351.472 | \u00a337.772 | \u00a350.672 | \u00a372.430 |
The Department engages Temporary Staff at AA, AO, EO, HEO and SEO equivalent
Grades, the vast majority at the AA to EO grades. Contractors are engaged in
grade equivalents EO to SCS PB1 with the vast majority at SEO and G6/7.
The Department buys consultancy as a service and therefore does not engage
consultants individually.
To provide details of contract durations and equivalent grades would require
analysis of individual contracts and disparate datasets, the time taken to
undertake this task would incur disproportionate cost.
As at 31 March 2014, the National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHS LA) estimates that it has potential liabilities of \u00a326.1 billion, of which \u00a325.7 billion relates to clinical negligence. This is an increase of \u00a33.1 billion from 31 March 20143, which can mainly be attributed to a continual rise in clinical negligence claims over recent years. There are a number of factors driving this increase, including the rise in the number of patients cared for and in the complexity of their care; and the general rise in litigation across a number of sectors including the NHS, driven in part by \u2018no win, no fee\u2019 agreements. It is anticipated that the effect of the latter is likely to diminish as a result of the Government\u2019s Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act of 2012.
The Department believes the best way to reduce negligence claims is to improve patient care and safety. In March 2014, the Secretary of State for Health issued a call to action to make the NHS the safest healthcare system in the world and achieve a three-year goal to halve avoidable harm and save 6,000 lives. The Sign up to Safety campaign embodies the ambition of the NHS to build a culture of safety, bringing together individuals and organisations with a contribution to make towards the patient safety goal. Elements of this campaign will focus on a reduction in avoidable harm that can lead to compensation claims. Organisations that sign up are setting out what they will do to strengthen patient safety, including a safety improvement plan which shows how their organisation intends to save lives and reduce harm for patients over the next three years. The NHS Litigation Authority, which already provides a \u201csafety and learning service\u201d to trusts, will support those organisations which have patient safety improvement plans that show a likely reduction in their higher volume, higher value claims.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3HjzyNPg","AnswerText":["
As at 31 March 2014, the National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHS LA) estimates that it has potential liabilities of \u00a326.1 billion, of which \u00a325.7 billion relates to clinical negligence. This is an increase of \u00a33.1 billion from 31 March 2014, which can mainly be attributed to a continual rise in clinical negligence claims over recent years. There are a number of factors driving this increase, including the rise in the number of patients cared for and in the complexity of their care; and the general rise in litigation across a number of sectors including the NHS, driven in part by \u2018no win, no fee\u2019 agreements. It is anticipated that the effect of the latter is likely to diminish as a result of the Government\u2019s Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act of 2012.
The Department believes the best way to reduce negligence claims is to improve patient care and safety. In March 2014, the Secretary of State for Health issued a call to action to make the NHS the safest healthcare system in the world and achieve a three-year goal to halve avoidable harm and save 6,000 lives. The Sign up to Safety campaign embodies the ambition of the NHS to build a culture of safety, bringing together individuals and organisations with a contribution to make towards the patient safety goal. Elements of this campaign will focus on a reduction in avoidable harm that can lead to compensation claims. Organisations that sign up are setting out what they will do to strengthen patient safety, including a safety improvement plan which shows how their organisation intends to save lives and reduce harm for patients over the next three years. The NHS Litigation Authority, which already provides a \u201csafety and learning service\u201d to trusts, will support those organisations which have patient safety improvement plans that show a likely reduction in their higher volume, higher value claims.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0oLnAQlM","AnswerText":["
It is for the operator to assess the merits of using such rolling stock. We believe that they are best placed to procure the rolling stock that they require to deliver the necessary levels of service and capacity. Bi-modes clearly provide one option for new rolling stock as can be seen by the current procurement of the Class Hitachi AT-300s by Great Western Railway.
It is for the operator to assess the merits of using such rolling stock. We believe that they are best placed to procure the rolling stock that they require to deliver the necessary levels of service and capacity. Bi-modes clearly provide one option for new rolling stock as can be seen by the current procurement of the Class 300s by Great Western Railway.
The former probation trusts ceased operation on 31 May 2014, as part of the previous Government\u2019s Transforming Rehabilitation reforms. The trusts\u2019 archived records are now held by the National Offender Management Service.
Within the specified timescale, it is not possible to ascertain whether or not the information requested is held in the archives. I will write to the hon. Member in due course to let him know the position and to provide the information if we have it.
We sympathise with all victims of violent crime. The latest scheme, introduced in November 2012, focuses awards on those who have suffered the most serious injuries. The figures for the past 5 financial years are given in the table below.
| Applications made to CICA |
2010 - 2011 | 61,292 |
2011 - 2012 | 58,195 |
2012 - 2013 | 47,889 |
2013-2014 | 33,688 |
2014 -2015 | 32,595 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-29T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"bgEstNeC","AnswerText":["
The former probation trusts ceased operation on 31 May 2014, as part of the previous Government\u2019s Transforming Rehabilitation reforms. The trusts\u2019 archived records are now held by the National Offender Management Service.
Within the specified timescale, it is not possible to ascertain whether or not the information requested is held in the archives. I will write to the hon. Member in due course to let him know the position and to provide the information if we have it.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ZWu82PxA","AnswerText":["Oversight of banks\u2019 record-keeping processes for regulated activities, certain related activities, and other ancillary services specifically covered under EU law and redress schemes regarding the mis-selling of tailored business loans and other financial products to small businesses is the responsibility of the operationally independent Financial Conduct Authority.
For other activities, such as traditional commercial lending, including Tailored Business Loans, record keeping processes are not subject to FCA requirements and are therefore legal and commercial decisions for banks.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"FvxVDe1a","AnswerText":["Oversight of banks\u2019 processes and redress schemes regarding the mis-selling of tailored business loans and other financial products to small businesses is the responsibility of the operationally independent Financial Conduct Authority.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"OoZiZHgG","AnswerText":["The National Police Chiefs Council has reported figures on the number of children held in police custody as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act for only three years. These were as follows:
2012-13 256 255;
2013-14 161 256; and
2014-15 145 161.
Data on children and young people sectioned under other sections of the Mental Health Act are not available centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"9zzAjeNd","AnswerText":["The National Police Chiefs Council has reported figures on the number of children held in police custody as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act for only three years. These were as follows:
2012-13 255;
2013-14 256; and
2014-15 161.
Data on children and young people sectioned under other sections of the Mental Health Act are not available centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"53VuZkqC","AnswerText":["The Techno-Economic Assessment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) includes estimates of the likely capital requirements of SMR vendors and developers. We expect to publish the Techno-Economic Assessment of SMRs shortly.
On 7 December Government announced a package of nuclear measures, including up to \u00a356 million for advanced nuclear technologies over the next 3 years. Full details of our announcement on next steps for the development of advanced technologies in the UK can be found at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-12-07/HCWS322/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zI3yeHo1","AnswerText":["
The Techno-Economic Assessment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) includes estimates of the likely capital requirements of SMR vendors and developers. We expect to publish the Techno-Economic Assessment of SMRs shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"sM0rDczL","AnswerText":["
Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"M2KnH9sN","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"gj83JfG1","AnswerText":["The available estimated National Health Service spend on children and young people\u2019s mental health services in England only from 2010 is provided below. Healthcare is a devolved responsibility and the Department is not able to give information on the amount spent by the Welsh Government.
NHS Programme Budgeting data included estimated spending on children and young people\u2019s mental health between 2009/10 and 2012/13 are found on NHS England\u2019s website here:
NHS England\u2019s financial reporting system estimated spending on children and young people\u2019s mental health services in 2015/16 is set out in the following table.
Clinical Commissioning Group Spend | 2015 to 2016 Outturn (thousands) |
Children and young people\u2019s mental health (excluding learning disability) | 476,875 |
Children and young people\u2019s eating disorders | 39,518 |
Total Clinical Commissioning Group Children and Young People\u2019s Mental Health (excluding learning disability) | 516,393 |
|
|
Specialised Commissioning Spend | 2015 to 2016 Outturn (thousands) |
Tier 4 | 295,301 |
Total Specialised Commissioning Children and Young People\u2019s Mental Health | 295,301 |
* Children and young people\u2019s mental health spend data is not available from NHS England\u2019s formal financial planning and reporting before 2015/16.
NHS England published the Clinical Commissioning Guidance Improvement and Assessment Framework for Mental Health on 27 October 2016. It includes a specific indicator on children and young people\u2019s mental health that takes in planning, quality assurance and finance and is weighted towards those meeting the mental health investment standard for children and young people.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"guvQGJk5","AnswerText":["The available estimated National Health Service spend on children and young people\u2019s mental health services in England only from 2010 is provided below. Healthcare is a devolved responsibility and the Department is not able to give information on the amount spent by the Welsh Government.
NHS Programme Budgeting data included estimated spending on children and young people\u2019s mental health between 2009/10 and 2012/13 are found on NHS England\u2019s website here:
NHS England\u2019s financial reporting system estimated spending on children and young people\u2019s mental health services in 2015/16 is set out in the following table.
Clinical Commissioning Group Spend | 2015 to 2016 Outturn (millions) |
Children and young people\u2019s mental health (excluding learning disability) | 476,875 |
Children and young people\u2019s eating disorders | 39,518 |
Total Clinical Commissioning Group Children and Young People\u2019s Mental Health (excluding learning disability) | 516,393 |
|
|
Specialised Commissioning Spend | 2015 to 2016 Outturn (millions) |
Tier 4 | 295,301 |
Total Specialised Commissioning Children and Young People\u2019s Mental Health | 295,301 |
* Children and young people\u2019s mental health spend data is not available from NHS England\u2019s formal financial planning and reporting before 2015/16.
NHS England published the Clinical Commissioning Guidance Improvement and Assessment Framework for Mental Health on 27 October 2016. It includes a specific indicator on children and young people\u2019s mental health that takes in planning, quality assurance and finance and is weighted towards those meeting the mental health investment standard for children and young people.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HQnEqNSQ","AnswerText":["The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is captured in the Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15. The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is separately identified under Legal Fees in Other Administration Costs, \u00a361,159k \u00a361.159 million and Programme Costs \u00a3128,642k, \u00a3128,642 million totalling \u00a3189,801k.\u00a3189,801 million.
The majority of the Core Department\u2019s spend on legal fees is captured as part of \u2018Other\u2019 spend under \u2018Other Administration Costs\u2019, \u2018Programme Costs\u2019 and in \u201cConsultancy services\u201d. The Annual Report and Accounts is available at:
It is intended that from the 2015-16 financial year, spend on legal fees for the core Department will be discussed separately in the accounts.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LNjgSKun","AnswerText":["The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is captured in the Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15. The Departmental Group spend on legal fees is separately identified under Legal Fees in Other Administration Costs, \u00a361,159k and Programme Costs \u00a3128,642k, totalling \u00a3189,801k.
The majority of the Core Department\u2019s spend on legal fees is captured as part of \u2018Other\u2019 spend under \u2018Other Administration Costs\u2019, \u2018Programme Costs\u2019 and in \u201cConsultancy services\u201d. The Annual Report and Accounts is available at:
It is intended that from the 2015-16 financial year, spend on legal fees for the core Department will be discussed separately in the accounts.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"LY6RRcQo","AnswerText":["The Home Office is responsible for the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The powers in the Proceeds of Crime Act may be exercised by law enforcement agencies such as the NCA, SFO, constables and HMRC. It is Home Office policy not to comment on individual cases.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cPkSNx1J","AnswerText":["The Home Office is responsible for the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The powers in the Proceeds of Crime Act may be exercised by law enforcement agencies such as the NCA, SFO, constables and HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"1BwEFEDf","AnswerText":["The Prime Minister\u2019s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.
FOI statistics are Official Statistics and are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) in their Code of Practice. To publish information outside of the release timetable would be a breach of Protocol 2 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
The latest Freedom of Information statistics were published in December 2016 and are available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"S99l6T6Z","AnswerText":["The Prime Minister\u2019s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.
FOI statistics are Official Statistics and are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) in their Code of Practice. To publish information outside of the release timetable would be a breach of Protocol 2 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"UxDtSFse","AnswerText":["
\u200bMy Rt Hon Friend the Foreign Secretary met his counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma during his visit in January 2017 and during Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s visit to the UK in May 2017. The Foreign Secretary also spoke to Aung San Suu Kyi on 7 September 2017. On both all three occasions they discussed a range of issues, including the situation in Rakhine State and the Burmese Peace Process.
\u200bMy Rt Hon Friend the Foreign Secretary met his counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma during his visit in January 2017 and during Aung San Suu Kyi\u2019s visit to the UK in May 2017. On both occasions they discussed a range of issues, including the situation in Rakhine State and the Burmese Peace Process.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-07T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"jvB0QKo3","AnswerText":["The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. This includes transposing EU legislation into UK law.
The Department for Transport is aware of the following directives relating to the Department\u2019s responsibilities for which transposition is planned:
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DIRECTIVE 2014/94/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure |
amending Annex II to Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues |
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2014/112 of 19 December 2014 implementing the European Agreement concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport |
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/652 of 20 April 2015 laying down calculation methods and reporting requirements pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/719 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/413 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 March 2015 facilitating cross-border exchange of information on road-safety-related traffic offences |
Directive 2014/52/EU on the assessment of the effects of public and private projects on the environment |
DIRECTIVE 2014/45/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
DIRECTIVE 2014/46/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
DIRECTIVE 2014/47/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance). |
Co-decided (EU) Directive 2015/1513 amending Directive 98/70/EC on the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on promotion of use of energy from renewable sources) |
Directive (EU) 2015/1794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 amending Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC and 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Council Directives 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC, as regards seafarers (1) |
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DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/797 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2016 |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/798 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2016 |
Directive (EU) 2016/2370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 amending Directive 2012/34/EU as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure. |
Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"AFPGafpl","AnswerText":["
The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. This includes transposing EU legislation into UK law.
The Department for Transport is aware of the following directives relating to the Department\u2019s responsibilities for which transposition is planned:
Directive 2003/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 April 2003 amending Council Directive 91/671/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to compulsory use of safety belts in vehicles of less than 3,5 tonnes |
DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL |
Amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (\u2018the IMI Regulation\u2019) |
Directive 2013/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (20th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) and repealing Directive 2004/40/EC. |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/882 of 1 June 2016 amending Directive 2007/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards language requirements (Text with EEA relevance). |
Commission Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC |
DIRECTIVE 2014/94/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure |
amending Annex II to Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues |
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2014/112 of 19 December 2014 implementing the European Agreement concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport |
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/652 of 20 April 2015 laying down calculation methods and reporting requirements pursuant to Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/719 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2015 amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/413 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 March 2015 facilitating cross-border exchange of information on road-safety-related traffic offences |
Directive 2014/52/EU on the assessment of the effects of public and private projects on the environment |
DIRECTIVE 2014/45/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
DIRECTIVE 2014/46/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
DIRECTIVE 2014/47/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 3 April 2014 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/844 of 27 May 2016 amending Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance). |
Co-decided (EU) Directive 2015/1513 amending Directive 98/70/EC on the quality of petrol and diesel fuels (and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on promotion of use of energy from renewable sources) |
Directive (EU) 2015/1794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 amending Directives 2008/94/EC, 2009/38/EC and 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Council Directives 98/59/EC and 2001/23/EC, as regards seafarers (1) |
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DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/797 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2016 |
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/798 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 May 2016 |
Directive (EU) 2016/1629 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels, amending Directive 2009/100/EC and repealing Directive 2006/87/EC |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"xNEdasob","AnswerText":["
Ofsted have run a number of pilot inspections since 2010:
Following the pilot in November/December 2015, Ofsted intends to conduct up to six Joint Targeted Area Inspections by the summer of 2016.
There are 152 local authority children\u2019s services departments. Of these three are rated \u2018outstanding\u2019, 53 are rated \u2018good\u2019, 39 36 are rated \u2018adequate\u2019, 75 39 are rated \u2018Requires improvement\u2019 and 21 are rated \u2018Inadequate\u2019. A table that has been attached to this answer sets out the most recent Ofsted rating for each local authority and indicates whether the authority is subject to intervention for its children\u2019s social care services. All local authorities rated as \u2018Inadequate\u2019 are subject to intervention measures.
Ofsted have run a number of pilot inspections since 2010:
Following the pilot in November/December 2015, Ofsted intends to conduct up to six Joint Targeted Area Inspections by the summer of 2016.
There are 152 local authority children\u2019s services departments. Of these three are rated \u2018outstanding\u2019, 53 are rated \u2018good\u2019, 39 are rated \u2018adequate\u2019, 75 are rated \u2018Requires improvement\u2019 and 21 are rated \u2018Inadequate\u2019. A table that has been attached to this answer sets out the most recent Ofsted rating for each local authority and indicates whether the authority is subject to intervention for its children\u2019s social care services. All local authorities rated as \u2018Inadequate\u2019 are subject to intervention measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ifSbETGn","AnswerText":["Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, then locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.
A range of procedural and physical measures are used to assist in the secure management of keys in prisons. These increasingly include electronic and biometric systems.
The information requested is provided below.
Table 1 - costs of partial/full relocking of prisons due to loss of keys from May 2010 - 29 October 2014:
14/05/2010 Swaleside \u00a395,430
21/06/2010 Glen Parva \u00a3208,329
04/11/2010 Warren Hill \u00a3101,301
20/12/2010 Ashwell \u00a315,576
24/10/2011 Birmingham \u00a3499,000 (Paid for by G4S)
09/01/2012 Maidstone \u00a35,847
28/02/2014 Lindholme \u00a340,286
08/05/2014 Haverigg \u00a332,882
21/07/2014 Highpoint \u00a314, 933
Table 2 \u2013 number of reported incidents of lost keys from April 2010 \u2013 31 March 2014:
2010/11 - 62
2011/12 - 67
2012/13 \u2013 73
2013/14 \u2013 35 (* see note below)
* Note: a change in the reporting requirements for key/lock incidents from April 2013 has resulted in a lower \u201clost keys\u201d figure for 2013/14 in comparison to the three previous years. In addition to keys \u201clost\u201d, the figures for the three previous years include keys inadvertently taken out of prisons and subsequently returned, but the figure for 2013/14 includes only keys lost, not those inadvertently taken out and returned.
The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ChnKO7Au","AnswerText":["Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, then locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.
A range of procedural and physical measures are used to assist in the secure management of keys in prisons. These increasingly include electronic and biometric systems.
The information requested is provided below.
Table 1 - costs of partial/full relocking of prisons due to loss of keys from May 2010 - 29 October 2014:
14/05/2010 Swaleside \u00a395,430
21/06/2010 Glen Parva \u00a3208,329
04/11/2010 Warren Hill \u00a3101,301
20/12/2010 Ashwell \u00a315,576
24/10/2011 Birmingham \u00a3499,000
09/01/2012 Maidstone \u00a35,847
28/02/2014 Lindholme \u00a340,286
08/05/2014 Haverigg \u00a332,882
21/07/2014 Highpoint \u00a314, 933
Table 2 \u2013 number of reported incidents of lost keys from April 2010 \u2013 31 March 2014:
2010/11 - 62
2011/12 - 67
2012/13 \u2013 73
2013/14 \u2013 35 (* see note below)
* Note: a change in the reporting requirements for key/lock incidents from April 2013 has resulted in a lower \u201clost keys\u201d figure for 2013/14 in comparison to the three previous years. In addition to keys \u201clost\u201d, the figures for the three previous years include keys inadvertently taken out of prisons and subsequently returned, but the figure for 2013/14 includes only keys lost, not those inadvertently taken out and returned.
The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"miOJvLq1","AnswerText":["The Prime Minister has been clear that the negotiation for Britain's future relationship with Europe will need to begin under a new Prime Minister, and we have now got to look at all the detailed arrangements. In the meantime, Departments continue working to deliver the Government agenda
The current EU funding rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU, following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. It will be for the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet to discuss development funding in the future.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"HAlB6uPM","AnswerText":["
The Prime Minister has been clear that the negotiation for Britain's future relationship with Europe will need to begin under a new Prime Minister, and we have now got to look at all the detailed arrangements. In the meantime, Departments continue working to deliver the Government agenda
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gcllNO1i","AnswerText":["
The Vaughan Primary School, Harrow, has been delivered by the ESFA through the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP). We have completed checks of schools delivered through this programme and confirm that the cladding on this school is not Aluminium Composite Material (ACM).
The Department is undertaking an analysis of all school buildings, seeking information from all bodies responsible for schools, to identify those where external cladding has been used (and its type) for schools with four storeys or more. This exercise will cover school buildings of all ages, whether they have been funded through DfE central programmes or not.
All schools must comply with strict building and fire safety regulations. It has always been the case that where a fire risk assessment required for any new building recommends sprinklers are installed to keep children safe, they must be fitted.
The Department holds information on PSBP schools as these are managed centrally by the ESFA. Of the 260 schools in phase one of the PSBP, 745 schools include sprinkler systems. As schools under phase two of the PSBP are still in the early design stage, it is not yet clear which may require sprinklers at this time.
The number of schools in phase one with sprinklers installed had previously been reported as 75. However, further analysis of the data has confirmed that a joint project between two primary schools in Wiltshire had inadvertently been counted as two schools, when they should only have been counted once. Therefore, we can confirm that the correct number of schools fitted with sprinklers, under phase one of PSBP, is 74.
Until recently, schools developed under the Free Schools programme were managed by the individual Free School proposer groups, via their appointed building contractors. Due to this, the Department does not hold information on the number of Free School buildings with and without sprinklers installed.
All schools must have robust safety plans to follow in the event of a fire and have very strong safety features in case a fire breaks out. This includes the fact that they are not occupied overnight and are generally low rise with multiple exit routes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"c1Oj6DvW","AnswerText":["The Vaughan Primary School, Harrow, has been delivered by the ESFA through the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP). We have completed checks of schools delivered through this programme and confirm that the cladding on this school is not Aluminium Composite Material (ACM).
The Department is undertaking an analysis of all school buildings, seeking information from all bodies responsible for schools, to identify those where external cladding has been used (and its type) for schools with four storeys or more. This exercise will cover school buildings of all ages, whether they have been funded through DfE central programmes or not.
All schools must comply with strict building and fire safety regulations. It has always been the case that where a fire risk assessment required for any new building recommends sprinklers are installed to keep children safe, they must be fitted.
The Department holds information on PSBP schools as these are managed centrally by the ESFA. Of the 260 schools in phase one of the PSBP, 75 schools include sprinkler systems. As schools under phase two of the PSBP are still in the early design stage, it is not yet clear which may require sprinklers at this time.
Until recently, schools developed under the Free Schools programme were managed by the individual Free School proposer groups, via their appointed building contractors. Due to this, the Department does not hold information on the number of Free School buildings with and without sprinklers installed.
All schools must have robust safety plans to follow in the event of a fire and have very strong safety features in case a fire breaks out. This includes the fact that they are not occupied overnight and are generally low rise with multiple exit routes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-05T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"8k3ZE277","AnswerText":["The value of the exports to non \u2013EU destinations from the requested ports are provided in the table below [source: HMRC ports data].
Exports of goods to the non-EU by port | Value (\u00a3) |
Felixstowe | 10,291,216,996 |
Southampton | 23,740,381,743 |
London Gatwick | 307,063,268 |
London Heathrow | 67,303,983,493 |
[2015 calendar year] |
To note, data collection will be affected by the definitions used at the time of data collection. Please see the attached annex for more detail.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3i0UIqF9","AnswerText":["
The value of the exports to non \u2013EU destinations from the requested ports are provided in the table below [source: HMRC ports data].
Exports of goods to the non-EU by port | Value (\u00a3) |
Felixstowe | 10,291,216,996 |
Southampton | 23,740,381,743 |
London Gatwick | 307,063,268 |
London Heathrow | 67,303,983,493 |
[2015 calendar year] |
To note, data collection will be affected by the definitions used at the time of data collection. Please see the annex for more detail.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-15T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"azBdBeNC","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
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2015/16 |
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2016/17 to |
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Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 |
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2015/16 |
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2016/17 to |
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"bc4PVH9e","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2xGUazjg","AnswerText":["
These figures are published annually by the Office of Road and Rail at http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/html/html/95218cca-408d-4047-83ce-a542c53b59e6.
As well bringing in additional services, increased capacity, reduced fares for 16-18 year olds and jobseekers, and new cross-border services, the new Transpennine Franchise will, unlike the previous one awarded in 2003, be a premia paying franchise. The premium payments are set out below in both nominal terms and in real (i.e. constant) terms in 2015/16 prices.
|
| TPE | |
Financial Subsidy/(Premium) | \u00a3m | Nominal | Real \u2013 2015/16 Prices |
Year 1 | Core | 5 | 5 |
Year 2 | Core | (7) | (6) |
Year 3 | Core | (20) | (19) |
Year 4 | Core | (52) | (46) |
Year 5 | Core | (99) | (85) |
Year 6 | Core | (111) | (93) |
Year 7 | Core | (144) | (116) |
Year 8 | Option | (157) | (123) |
Year 9 | Option | (179) | (136) |
Total | 9 years | (763) | (621) |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DpOCMA0R","AnswerText":["
These figures are published annually by the Office of Road and Rail at http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/html/html/95218cca-408d-4047-83ce-a542c53b59e6.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"d2O7ZseP","AnswerText":["
Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is already against the law to keep primates in the same sort of environment you would keep a domesticated pet animal. In addition, the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-human Primates provides keepers with advice on how to meet the welfare needs of their animals, as required under the 2006 Act.
Defra is working closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to apply minimum standards to online pet advertising on five of the main websites. The standards include a requirement to remove any adverts for primates.
In the meantime, if anyone has any concerns about the welfare of a particular primate they should report it to the relevant local authority who have powers to investigate such matters, or to the RSPCA who can also investigate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2Cb9AdKB","AnswerText":["
Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is already against the law to keep primates in the same sort of environment you would keep a domesticated pet animal. In addition, the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-human Primates provides keepers with advice on how to meet the welfare needs of their animals, as required under the 2006 Act.
Defra is working closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to apply minimum standards to online pet advertising on five of the main websites. The standards include a requirement to remove any adverts for primates.
In the meantime, if anyone has any concerns about the welfare of a particular primate they should report it to the relevant local authority who have powers to investigate such matters, or to the RSPCA who can also investigate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mzWS2fGu","AnswerText":["
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"WlLnl9qT","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"dqurBaFZ","AnswerText":["No specific assessment has been made of provision or patient population in Wirral or the north west. As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care, is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly. The only exception to this are a small number specialist paediatric palliative care inpatient services, commissioned nationally by NHS England from ten centres eight centres across England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
Much of the routine palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service. In such services, data are either not available or does not identify palliative treatment. In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support to patients at the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative care service for children nationally, or across local areas, is not available. Decisions regarding referral to local palliative care services will be made on the basis of clinical need.
The following table shows information regarding funding provided via the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant to hospices in the North and in Wirral over the last eight years. Nationally, children\u2019s hospices are receiving \u00a311 million in 2018/19 through the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant, which is awarded annually and administered by NHS England.
| North west | Wirral |
2011/12 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2012/13 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2013/14 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3353,306 |
2014/15 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2015/16 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2016/17 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2017/18 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2018/19 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
Notes:
- The children\u2019s hospice grant programme provides a general contribution to the operating costs for hospices. It does not pay for actual services for patients in specified areas. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile the grant payment to actual activity delivered within any geographical area. Neither does the grant pay specifically for specialised or non-specialised services as it is a general contribution.
- For this analysis for the grant figure for the North West includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria based hospices.
- The Wirral figure is for a single hospice.
- Local NHS commissioners also provide funding to children\u2019s hospices which is a mixture of grant funding and activity based payments. Due to the low value of this funding this is not routinely recorded and so is not readily available.
- Local authorities also provide some funding to some hospices, but this information is not held by NHS England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ndcZ7xRa","AnswerText":["
No specific assessment has been made of provision or patient population in Wirral or the north west. As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care, is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly. The only exception to this are a small number specialist paediatric palliative care inpatient services, commissioned nationally by NHS England from eight centres across England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
Much of the routine palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service. In such services, data are either not available or does not identify palliative treatment. In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support to patients at the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative care service for children nationally, or across local areas, is not available. Decisions regarding referral to local palliative care services will be made on the basis of clinical need.
The following table shows information regarding funding provided via the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant to hospices in the North and in Wirral over the last eight years. Nationally, children\u2019s hospices are receiving \u00a311 million in 2018/19 through the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant, which is awarded annually and administered by NHS England.
| North west | Wirral |
2011/12 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2012/13 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2013/14 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3353,306 |
2014/15 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2015/16 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2016/17 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2017/18 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2018/19 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
Notes:
- The children\u2019s hospice grant programme provides a general contribution to the operating costs for hospices. It does not pay for actual services for patients in specified areas. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile the grant payment to actual activity delivered within any geographical area. Neither does the grant pay specifically for specialised or non-specialised services as it is a general contribution.
- For this analysis for the grant figure for the North West includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria based hospices.
- The Wirral figure is for a single hospice.
- Local NHS commissioners also provide funding to children\u2019s hospices which is a mixture of grant funding and activity based payments. Due to the low value of this funding this is not routinely recorded and so is not readily available.
- Local authorities also provide some funding to some hospices, but this information is not held by NHS England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"yXY5k15M","AnswerText":["
We are fully committed to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which we ratified in 2009, and the progressive realisation of rights for disabled people that it sets out. The UK has some of the strongest equalities legislation in the world, including the Equality Act 2010, and we will continue to make sure that these rights are protected.The UK has a proud record of furthering the rights of disabled people. The principles of the UN Convention are at the heart of our approach. We continue to reform and modernise our public services and welfare system to ensure that disabled people are able to participate in every aspect of society.The UK\u2019s 2021 report demonstrates our ongoing commitment across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support disabled people, through legislation, policies and programmes that tackle the barriers faced by disabled people to realise their full participation and inclusion in society. The Government\u2019s response was submitted to the UNCRPD Committee in 2021, and published on GOV.UK with accessible formats in December 2021 and can be found here.The UK Government\u2019s recently published National Disability Strategy has been a milestone in this respect, with over 100 practical commitments which are being delivered to improve the everyday lives of disabled people.
Those who are not expected to look for work, such as those with severe health conditions, including mental health, are not subject to work search or work availability requirements.
Work Coaches engage at an individual level with them and are committed to tailoring support for specific individual needs, including agreeing realistic and structured steps to encourage claimants into or towards the labour market where conditionality requirements are regularly reviewed to ensure that they remain appropriate for the claimant. This would include tailoring to reflect any mental health or associated self-harm issues the claimant raised.
Sanctions are only applied where a claimant fails to comply with a mandatory requirement set out in their claimant commitment such as a failure to attend an appointment. When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant\u2019s individual circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of good reason, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JwDDAL03","AnswerText":["
We are fully committed to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which we ratified in 2009, and the progressive realisation of rights for disabled people that it sets out. The UK has some of the strongest equalities legislation in the world, including the Equality Act 2010, and we will continue to make sure that these rights are protected.
The UK has a proud record of furthering the rights of disabled people. The principles of the UN Convention are at the heart of our approach. We continue to reform and modernise our public services and welfare system to ensure that disabled people are able to participate in every aspect of society.
The UK\u2019s 2021 report demonstrates our ongoing commitment across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support disabled people, through legislation, policies and programmes that tackle the barriers faced by disabled people to realise their full participation and inclusion in society. The Government\u2019s response was submitted to the UNCRPD Committee in 2021, and published on GOV.UK with accessible formats in December 2021 and can be found here.
The UK Government\u2019s recently published National Disability Strategy has been a milestone in this respect, with over 100 practical commitments which are being delivered to improve the everyday lives of disabled people.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"uNcPfqEO","AnswerText":["The Government\u2019s Joint Fraud Taskforce (a coalition between government, industry, law enforcement and the third sector) continues to lead an ambitious programme of work to design out and prevent fraud that occurs both online and offline. This includes theTake Five fraud awareness campaign, designed to urge the public and businesses to take time to consider whether a situation they find themselves in is genuine.
Online personal scams are increasingly perpetrated via cyber-enabled methods. To protect victims, the Government set up the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in October 2016. The NCSC is the UK\u2019s technical authority on cyber security and provides a single, central body for cyber security at a national level. The NCSC works very closely with law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community to help prevent, disrupt and investigate cyber-crime and other online cyber related threats. In 2018 the NCSC took down 22,133 phishing campaigns, including 14,124 UK government-related phishing sites, and the total number of takedowns of fraudulent websites was 192,256, across 2018, with 64% of them down in 24 hours.
The City of London Police undertake a national lead force role for the investigation of serious and complex fraud cases. The Home Office remains committed to improving the law enforcement response to fraud. That is why we requested that Her Majesty\u2019s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) conduct a thematic inspection on fraud, including Action Fraud, and set out measures for improving the response to fraud in our Economic Crime Plan, which was published in July. The City of London Police (as the National Lead Force for fraud) is currently implementing recommendations within HMICFRS\u2019 inspection report, which was published on 2nd April.
The scale and complexity of the threat from serious and organised crime means that we need to do more to develop our response. The Government therefore recently announced a formal review to identify the powers, capabilities, governance and funding needed in response to this threat.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Zaowp3DL","AnswerText":["The Government\u2019s Joint Fraud Taskforce (a coalition between government, industry, law enforcement and the third sector) continues to lead an ambitious programme of work to design out and prevent fraud that occurs both online and offline. This includes theTake Five fraud awareness campaign, designed to urge the public and businesses to take time to consider whether a situation they find themselves in is genuine.
Online personal scams are increasingly perpetrated via cyber-enabled methods. To protect victims, the Government set up the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in October 2016. The NCSC is the UK\u2019s technical authority on cyber security and provides a single, central body for cyber security at a national level. The NCSC works very closely with law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community to help prevent, disrupt and investigate cyber-crime and other online cyber related threats. In 2018 the NCSC took down 22,133 phishing campaigns, including 14,124 UK government-related phishing sites, and the total number of takedowns of fraudulent websites was 192,256, across 2018, with 64% of them down in 24 hours.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sPlJdrwT","AnswerText":["National Health Service dental provision has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the number of available appointments in practices, including in Southport and the North West, due to necessary infection prevention and control procedures. NHS dentists have been asked to prioritise available capacity for urgent care, care for vulnerable groups and children, followed by delayed planned care.
We continue to monitor the delivery of NHS dentistry. Data for February 2022 indicates that an increasing number of courses of treatment are being delivered, including band 1 treatment and checks ups, in the North West and in the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Partnership area.
We have made \u00a350 million available for NHS dentistry in 2021/22 to allow more patients to obtain an NHS dental appointment. Of this, \u00a37,310,000 has initially been made available for the North West North East and Yorkshire. We are currently developing proposals for dental system reform to improve access for patients.
National Health Service dental provision has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the number of available appointments in practices, including in Southport and the North West, due to necessary infection prevention and control procedures. NHS dentists have been asked to prioritise available capacity for urgent care, care for vulnerable groups and children, followed by delayed planned care.
We continue to monitor the delivery of NHS dentistry. Data for February 2022 indicates that an increasing number of courses of treatment are being delivered, including band 1 treatment and checks ups, in the North West and in the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Partnership area.
We have made \u00a350 million available for NHS dentistry in 2021/22 to allow more patients to obtain an NHS dental appointment. Of this, \u00a37,310,000 has initially been made available for the North East and Yorkshire. We are currently developing proposals for dental system reform to improve access for patients.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"CPgC5NDo","AnswerText":["NHS Digital is the organisation responsible for collecting and publishing National Health Service complaints data. These data were collected annually until 1 April 2015. NHS Digital now collects these data quarterly and monthly data are not available. The attached tables show quarterly data received in respect of NHS mental health services for the periods requested.
Because of changes to the method and frequency of the data collection NHS Digital currently classify data from April 2015 as \u2018experimental\u2019 so they cannot be compared with previous years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"nA9HUQcO","AnswerText":["
NHS Digital is the organisation responsible for collecting and publishing National Health Service complaints data. These data were collected annually until 1 April 2015. NHS Digital now collects these data quarterly and monthly data are not available. The attached tables show quarterly data received in respect of NHS mental health services for the periods requested.
Because of changes to the method and frequency of the data collection NHS Digital currently classify data from April 2015 as \u2018experimental\u2019 so they cannot be compared with previous years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"jXAWte3B","AnswerText":["
The table in the attached document shows the Big Lottery Fund spending per capita in each local authority area in 2017-182016-17. However, this data does not present an accurate comparison of the benefits from Big Lottery Fund spending for several reasons:
a) Funding is often provided over several years, but the data shows this in the year that the grant is awarded. For example an award of \u00a3600,000 for a five year long project, would be reported as \u00a3600,000 of funding in year one, and no funding in years two to five.
b) the data reflects the geographical location of the funding recipient, but many projects reach far beyond the local authority where the funding recipient is located. An extreme example of this is the City of London, which has a small population but which was the location of funding recipients running two large nationwide projects. Conversely, areas that show no funding in 2017-182016-17 have benefited from Big Lottery funded projects which have a primary location elsewhere.
c) Island communities can also be outliers. Delivering a project usually involves a minimum fixed cost, so local authorities with very small populations will generally show a larger spend per capita than local authorities with higher populations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-08-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3GhpVwUa","AnswerText":["The table in the attached document shows the Big Lottery Fund spending per capita in each local authority area in 2016-17. However, this data does not present an accurate comparison of the benefits from Big Lottery Fund spending for several reasons:
a) Funding is often provided over several years, but the data shows this in the year that the grant is awarded. For example an award of \u00a3600,000 for a five year long project, would be reported as \u00a3600,000 of funding in year one, and no funding in years two to five.
b) the data reflects the geographical location of the funding recipient, but many projects reach far beyond the local authority where the funding recipient is located. An extreme example of this is the City of London, which has a small population but which was the location of funding recipients running two large nationwide projects. Conversely, areas that show no funding in 2016-17 have benefited from Big Lottery funded projects which have a primary location elsewhere.
c) Island communities can also be outliers. Delivering a project usually involves a minimum fixed cost, so local authorities with very small populations will generally show a larger spend per capita than local authorities with higher populations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"1JDaUHCT","AnswerText":["The information we do hold is attached and shows a count of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) by National Health Service trust from 2013-14 to 2017-18. The data shows FCEs rather than patients, as the same patient may have had more than one FCE within the same period.The information is not available in the format requested.
The information is not available in the format requested.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"IiHpNtYL","AnswerText":["The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. Details of these arrangements are as follows.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1
In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and Manston this contract provides for
a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)
b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)
c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston
In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for
a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover
b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston
In respect of staffing this contract provides for
a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.
The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston.
These arrangements include the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract with Mite Care and Custody, a contract with Management & Training Corporation (UK) Ltd, and a contract with Bloom Procurement Services who contracts with Definitive PSA Ltd (trading as Interforce) to deliver services for the Department.
Providing number of staff based at Dover and Manston, would reveal information on the security of our borders. It is not possible to provide the level of detail requested on volumes and patterns without impacting national security
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"P7Qc4N3T","AnswerText":["The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. Details of these arrangements are as follows.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1
In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and Manston this contract provides for
a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)
b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)
c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston
In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for
a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover
b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston
In respect of staffing this contract provides for
a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Og4pM0Jm","AnswerText":["It is important that the police and local agencies have the powers they need to tackle local issues quickly and effectively. That is why we reformed the tools and powers available to tackle Anti-Social behaviour through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.In 2019/20 Lancashire Police are receiving \u00a3285.1 million of funding, an increase of \u00a318.4 million, on 2018/19. Funding for 2020-21 for individual forces will be announced as part of the provisional police settlement later this year. Decisions about the allocation of police resources are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to meet the needs of their local community.
The police and Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) are responsible for charging decisions with regards to county lines related criminality. The key is that prosecutions are brought, and the charges should cover the full range of criminality involved including Modern Slavery offences.We are working with the police and the CPS to take full advantage of powers in the Modern Slavery Act when making charging decisions against county line gang members. The CPS have issued an overview of the approach to be taken in criminal investigations and prosecutions linked to \u2018county lines\u2019 offending, with a particular focus on the relevance of the Modern Slavery Act.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"myUhXqoW","AnswerText":["It is important that the police and local agencies have the powers they need to tackle local issues quickly and effectively. That is why we reformed the tools and powers available to tackle Anti-Social behaviour through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
In 2019/20 Lancashire Police are receiving \u00a3285.1 million of funding, an increase of \u00a318.4 million, on 2018/19. Funding for 2020-21 for individual forces will be announced as part of the provisional police settlement later this year. Decisions about the allocation of police resources are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to meet the needs of their local community.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ojFl90Ki","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rcb8ElnQ","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"7IbR8m0m","AnswerText":["We are committed to promoting the Arts and culture outside London, and continue to work closely with the Arts Council to ensure that the whole of the country has access to funding for arts and cultural programmes.
Last year 70% of Arts Council's lotterytotal funding was awarded outside London. Between 2018 and 2022 an additional \u00a3170 million of National Portfolio Organisation funding will be invested outside London.
In addition, the recent Cultural Development Fund has seen \u00a320 million of funding shared between five towns and cities outside of the capital, while programmes such as Creative People and Places and the City of Culture programme continue to focus outside of the capital.
DCMS has also recently announced an additional \u00a34 million of funding for the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund. In 2019/20, 35 museums and galleries will benefit from this funding which aims to improve audience experience. Over 80% of regional museums outside London will receive money from this Fund.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3M9r77AF","AnswerText":["We are committed to promoting the Arts and culture outside London, and continue to work closely with the Arts Council to ensure that the whole of the country has access to funding for arts and cultural programmes.
Last year 70% of Arts Council's total funding was awarded outside London. Between 2018 and 2022 an additional \u00a3170 million of National Portfolio Organisation funding will be invested outside London.
In addition, the recent Cultural Development Fund has seen \u00a320 million of funding shared between five towns and cities outside of the capital, while programmes such as Creative People and Places and the City of Culture programme continue to focus outside of the capital.
DCMS has also recently announced an additional \u00a34 million of funding for the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund. In 2019/20, 35 museums and galleries will benefit from this funding which aims to improve audience experience. Over 80% of regional museums outside London will receive money from this Fund.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"jIuAeXaz","AnswerText":["The preparation costs associated with the removal of the automatic eligibility of 18 to 21 year olds to claim universal credit for housing costs are estimated to be \u00a35\u00a33 million.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"5mQJA35s","AnswerText":["
The preparation costs associated with the removal of the automatic eligibility of 18 to 21 year olds to claim universal credit for housing costs are estimated to be \u00a35 million.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"yp9M4SMx","AnswerText":["
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.A full answer cannot be provided as the data requested is not held by HMCTS.
A full answer cannot be provided as the data requested is not held by HMCTS.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sUdPZbki","AnswerText":["Referrals to Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES) began in April December 2019. Individuals can be referred to, and start, IPES more than once. The total number or referrals, starts, and outcomes by financial year is provided below:
| Year 1: | Year 2: | Year 3: | Year 4: |
Referrals | 1,060 | 4,295 | 5,410 | 3,550 |
Starts | 780 | 2,590 | 3,020 | 2,425 |
Lower threshold outcomes | - | 190 | 990 | 760 |
Higher threshold outcomes | - | 115 | 740 | 725 |
*Financial year ongoing
Please note
Lower threshold Outcome (LTO) - Earnings equivalent to 16 hours per week for 91 days, at the adult rate (age 25 and over) of the National Living Wage, or a cumulative period of not less than 91 days\u2019 self-employment.
Higher threshold Outcome (HTO) - Earnings equivalent to 16 hours per week for 182 days, at the adult rate (age 25 and over) of the National Living Wage, or a cumulative period of not less than 182 days\u2019 self-employment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"21wUUK5o","AnswerText":["
Referrals to Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES) began in April 2019. Individuals can be referred to, and start, IPES more than once. The total number or referrals, starts, and outcomes by financial year is provided below:
| Year 1: | Year 2: | Year 3: | Year 4: |
Referrals | 1,060 | 4,295 | 5,410 | 3,550 |
Starts | 780 | 2,590 | 3,020 | 2,425 |
Lower threshold outcomes | - | 190 | 990 | 760 |
Higher threshold outcomes | - | 115 | 740 | 725 |
*Financial year ongoing
Please note
Lower threshold Outcome (LTO) - Earnings equivalent to 16 hours per week for 91 days, at the adult rate (age 25 and over) of the National Living Wage, or a cumulative period of not less than 91 days\u2019 self-employment.
Higher threshold Outcome (HTO) - Earnings equivalent to 16 hours per week for 182 days, at the adult rate (age 25 and over) of the National Living Wage, or a cumulative period of not less than 182 days\u2019 self-employment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HrPOTGKb","AnswerText":["
I refer my Noble Lord to the answer as given for HL4840
I refer the noble Lord to HL4847 for the combined answer.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"NTOshSfp","AnswerText":["
I refer my Noble Lord to the answer as given for HL4840
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"YcM5aZ5C","AnswerText":["
There are approximately 7,900 Home Office staff employed by Border Force on the front line at the UK border. The annual cost of these staff is approximately \u00a3373 million.
Please note these figures are part of the current year\u2019s expenditure and so will be subject to audit. These are Home Office staff and do not include staff working for other agencies.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"hMDnVgzP","AnswerText":["
There are approximately 7,900 Home Office staff employed by Border Force on the front line at the UK border. The annual cost of these staff is approximately \u00a3373 million.
Please note these figures are part of the current year\u2019s expenditure and so will be subject to audit. These are Home Office staff and do not include staff working for other agencies.
I can confirm that we received the Area Coroner\u2019s Report to Prevent Future Deaths and the findings of fact on 29 June 2022. The Victims Minister has now written replied on 1 December to apologise for the delay in acknowledging receipt and thanking her for the comprehensive report into this terrible and tragic case.
We are aware that the Home Office responded to the Coroner within the 56-day timescale and we are supportive of the work that they have referenced in the cross Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan (published in March 2022) that is looking to address a number of these issues including:
I can confirm that we received the Area Coroner\u2019s Report to Prevent Future Deaths and the findings of fact on 29 June 2022. The Victims Minister has now written to apologise for the delay in acknowledging receipt and thanking her for the comprehensive report into this terrible and tragic case.
We are aware that the Home Office responded to the Coroner within the 56-day timescale and we are supportive of the work that they have referenced in the cross Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan (published in March 2022) that is looking to address a number of these issues including:
Public Health England has developed a campaign to raise awareness of the symptom of breathlessness which ran as a local pilot in Oldham and Rochdale from 24 February \u2013 23 March 2014 and as a regional pilot in the East of England 2 February \u2013 1 March 2015.
The Breathlessness campaign aims to encourage those with inappropriate breathlessness (breathlessness that is disproportionate to the level of activity undertaken i.e. at rest or on minimal exertion) to go and see their general practitioner (GP). It is primarily aimed at earlier diagnosis of heart and lung disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with scope to reduce premature mortality and to improve the quality of life of those living with these conditions. The key message of the campaign is \u201cIf you get out of breath doing things that you used to be able to do, see your GP. Getting out of breath could be a sign of heart or lung disease. Finding it early makes it more treatable, so don\u2019t ignore it, tell your doctor\u201d.
Evaluation of the regional pilot is still underway, although early findings from follow-up in-depth interviews with a sample of local GPs and pharmacists and pre and post awareness tracking research among the public, are positive.
The Emergency Care Improvement Programme (ECIP) is a clinically led programme that will offer practical help and support to the 27 urgent and emergency care systems across England that are under the most pressure. The progress of trusts taking part in ECIP will be measured by monitoring improvements in their accident and emergency (A&E) four hour waiting time standard, along with patient outcome and experience indicators. The urgent and emergency care systems taking part in this programme were selected based on performance against the A&E four hour standard in 2014/15 and Q1 of 2015/16 alongside discussions with regional teams from NHS England, Monitor and the Trust Development Authority.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"bAkjEPjX","AnswerText":["
Public Health England has developed a campaign to raise awareness of the symptom of breathlessness which ran as a local pilot in Oldham and Rochdale from 24 February \u2013 23 March 2014 and as a regional pilot in the East of England 2 February \u2013 1 March 2015.
The Breathlessness campaign aims to encourage those with inappropriate breathlessness (breathlessness that is disproportionate to the level of activity undertaken i.e. at rest or on minimal exertion) to go and see their general practitioner (GP). It is primarily aimed at earlier diagnosis of heart and lung disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with scope to reduce premature mortality and to improve the quality of life of those living with these conditions. The key message of the campaign is \u201cIf you get out of breath doing things that you used to be able to do, see your GP. Getting out of breath could be a sign of heart or lung disease. Finding it early makes it more treatable, so don\u2019t ignore it, tell your doctor\u201d.
Evaluation of the regional pilot is still underway, although early findings from follow-up in-depth interviews with a sample of local GPs and pharmacists and pre and post awareness tracking research among the public, are positive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"EPat64Wb","AnswerText":["
The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.DWP statisticians are currently assessing the viability of publishing further age breakdowns for children in households subject to the benefit cap alongside suitable context and commentary. If the analyses prove to be sufficiently robust the results will be published at the earliest opportunity according to the Code of Practice for statistics.
The information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate costs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-06T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"oGItSc5R","AnswerText":["\u00a338 billion public and private investment will help ensure 275,000 new affordable homes are provided between 2015 and 2020. This means over the next Parliament we will build more new affordable homes than during any equivalent period in the last twenty years. Funding is allocated through competitive bidding and there are no top down targets for particular areas.
The 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme has made initial allocations of \u00a31.3 billion grant funding to deliver almost 62,000 new affordable homes, including \u00a3154 million in the East and South East area to deliver over 9,600 homes. The Homes and Communities Agency are inviting bids for the remainder of the 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme funding. Approximately \u00a3800 million is available.
Affordable housing expenditure for England, South East, Surrey and Elmbridge in each year since 2005 is set out below.
England |
| Surrey | Elmbridge | |
\u00a3m |
| \u00a3m | \u00a3m | |
2013-14 | 965 |
| 11 | 0.9 |
2012-13 | 1,083 |
| 14 | 1 |
2011-12 | 1,578 |
| 17 | 0.9 |
2010-11 | 2,660 |
| 34 | 4 |
2009-10 | 3,737 |
| 46 | 6 |
2008-09 | 2,612 |
| 45 | 2 |
2007-08 | 2,029 |
| 37 | 5 |
2006-07 | 1,921 |
| 45 | 2 |
2005-06 | 1,577 |
| 47 | 5 |
The budget for the supply of new affordable housing in 2014-15 is \u00a31,239 million. However, this under-states the total level of affordable housing investment under this Government. Our Affordable Homes Programme is on track to deliver and surpass 170,000 new affordable homes between 2011 and 2015, and lever in \u00a319.5 billion of public and private investment.
A further \u00a338 billion of public and private investment will help ensure 275,000 new affordable homes are provided between 2015 and 2020. This means over the next Parliament we will build more new affordable homes than during any equivalent period in the last twenty years. Funding is allocated through competitive bidding and there are no top down targets for particular areas.
We do not publish regional statistics, nor does our housing or planning policy operate on the old Government Office Regions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"OkswiKl4","AnswerText":["
\u00a338 billion public and private investment will help ensure 275,000 new affordable homes are provided between 2015 and 2020. This means over the next Parliament we will build more new affordable homes than during any equivalent period in the last twenty years. Funding is allocated through competitive bidding and there are no top down targets for particular areas.
The 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme has made initial allocations of \u00a31.3 billion grant funding to deliver almost 62,000 new affordable homes, including \u00a3154 million in the East and South East area to deliver over 9,600 homes. The Homes and Communities Agency are inviting bids for the remainder of the 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme funding. Approximately \u00a3800 million is available.
Affordable housing expenditure for England, South East, Surrey and Elmbridge in each year since 2005 is set out below.
England | South East | Surrey | Elmbridge | |
\u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | |
2013-14 | 965 | 123 | 11 | 0.9 |
2012-13 | 1,083 | 157 | 14 | 1 |
2011-12 | 1,578 | 224 | 17 | 0.9 |
2010-11 | 2,660 | 426 | 34 | 4 |
2009-10 | 3,737 | 565 | 46 | 6 |
2008-09 | 2,612 | 424 | 45 | 2 |
2007-08 | 2,029 | 363 | 37 | 5 |
2006-07 | 1,921 | 375 | 45 | 2 |
2005-06 | 1,577 | 269 | 47 | 5 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Z8W2NyRg","AnswerText":["
There are an estimated 250,000 people with the sickle cell trait anaemia in the United Kingdom. The Department has made no estimation of the annual cost of treating sickle cell anaemia in the National Health Service nor does it hold information on the total NHS spend on sickle cell anaemia.
The Department does hold estimated costs for admitted patient care episodes as reported by Healthcare Resource Groups. In 2013-14 the total estimated figure for sickle anaemia was \u00a323.8 million; in 2012-13 it was \u00a321.9 million. This figure does not include other costs such as primary and social care.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"R9OdSYlo","AnswerText":["There are an estimated 250,000 people with sickle cell anaemia in the United Kingdom. The Department has made no estimation of the annual cost of treating sickle cell anaemia in the National Health Service nor does it hold information on the total NHS spend on sickle cell anaemia.The Department does hold estimated costs for admitted patient care episodes as reported by Healthcare Resource Groups. In 2013-14 the total estimated figure for sickle anaemia was \u00a323.8 million; in 2012-13 it was \u00a321.9 million. This figure does not include other costs such as primary and social care."],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"eRzKDHFU","AnswerText":["
Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 20212, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XAaKNCPe","AnswerText":["
Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 2022, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"cZynzLfw","AnswerText":["
Under the planned changes to HM Passport Offices the vast majority of passport application interviewees will see no change to their travel time. In a small number of cases passport application interviewees will have to travel further but this should not be more than 65 miles or one and a half hours from their previous closest office. no customer will need to travel for more than either one and a half hours or 65 miles and the vast majority of passport application interviewees will see no change to their travel time. The decision to deliver greater value for money by reducing surplus capacity for interviews was clear, therefore public consultation on the changes was not applicable.
Under the planned changes to HM Passport Offices no customer will need to travel for more than either one and a half hours or 65 miles and the vast majority of passport application interviewees will see no change to their travel time. The decision to deliver greater value for money by reducing surplus capacity for interviews was clear, therefore public consultation on the changes was not applicable.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"FU5jDtl4","AnswerText":["Parents have the right to complain to an admission authority regarding its decision to refuse admission of a child. The admission authority must establish an independent appeals panel to hear the complaint. On behalf of the Secretary of State, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) will investigate complaints about the appeals process operated by independent appeal panels for academies and free schools.
The table below provides information on admission appeals complaints assessed as being in scope for investigation by EFA since April 2012, when it was established. EFA has no record of admission appeal complaints in the last four financial years from any Civil Society Organisations.
The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) handles the appeals process operated in respect of maintained schools. The Department does not hold information on the number of admission appeals complaints heard by the LGO. The LGO should hold this information.
| Financial year 2012-13 | Financial year 2013-14 | Financial year 2014-15 | 2015-16 Current financial year to date |
PQ25402 (A) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies investigated by EFA | 127 | 163 | 144 | 203 |
PQ25402 (B) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies which were previously maintained schools investigated by EFA | 115 | 150 | 130 | 193 |
PQ25402 (C) Total number of admission appeal complaints about free schools investigated by EFA | Not recorded centrally for this financial year | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Total number of admission appeal complaints fully upheld by EFA | 15 | 13 | 26 | 15 |
Name of schools where EFA has investigated an admission appeal complaint subject to appeals | See attachment | See attachment | See attachment | See attachment |
Total appeals complaints investigated, as a proportion of open academies and free schools | 5% (of 2,796) | 4% (of 3,874) | 3% (of 4,881) | 4% (of 5,447) |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XHvuILzb","AnswerText":["Parents have the right to complain to an admission authority regarding its decision to refuse admission of a child. The admission authority must establish an independent appeals panel to hear the complaint. On behalf of the Secretary of State, the Education Funding Agency (EFA) will investigate complaints about the appeals process operated by independent appeal panels for academies and free schools.The table below provides information on admission appeals complaints assessed as being in scope for investigation by EFA since April 2012, when it was established. EFA has no record of admission appeal complaints in the last four financial years from any Civil Society Organisations.The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) handles the appeals process operated in respect of maintained schools. The Department does not hold information on the number of admission appeals complaints heard by the LGO. The LGO should hold this information.Financial year 2012-13Financial year 2013-14Financial year 2014-152015-16 Current financial year to datePQ25402 (A) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies investigated by EFA127163144203PQ25402 (B) Total number of admission appeal complaints about academies which were previously maintained schools investigated by EFA115150130193PQ25402 (C) Total number of admission appeal complaints about free schools investigated by EFANot recorded centrally for this financial year484Total number of admission appeal complaints fully upheld by EFA15132615Name of schools where EFA has investigated an admission appeal complaint subject to appealsSee attachmentSee attachmentSee attachmentSee attachmentTotal appeals complaints investigated, as a proportion of open academies and free schools5% (of 2,796)4% (of 3,874)3% (of 4,881)4% (of 5,447)"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"cR4V0uq6","AnswerText":["
A submission on this report is due to be sent up to Ministers shortly requesting approval for publication. The findings are broadly in line with last year\u2019s study.
This report is being finalised and will be published in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-04-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"pNKXeEOt","AnswerText":["
A submission on this report is due to be sent up to Ministers shortly requesting approval for publication. The findings are broadly in line with last year\u2019s study.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"gN8NeFqw","AnswerText":["
Cabinet papers for the period 1986-1989 1988 have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.
Cabinet papers for the period 1986-1989 have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zZMkfxan","AnswerText":["The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the regulator for the public sector equality duty set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The Commission uses a range of levers to ensure local authorities and other public bodies comply with the requirements of the duty, from provision of guidance through to enforcement activity where it considers there to be a strategic benefit.
In light of the Brighton University report highlighted by the Honourable Member, the Commission will be writing to the Local Government Association (LGA) drawing its attention to the findings of the research and of the Commission\u2019s evidence of the key equality challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and asking the LGA to remind local authorities of their legal obligations under the public sector equality duty.
We encourage all service providers, including financial services, to provide a welcoming environment for all customers, including transgender and non-binary customers.
To support this aim, we published \u2018Providing services for transgender customers: a guide\u2019 in November 2015 to help service providers ensure transgender people are welcomed, included and valued as customers, clients, users or members, and to ensure they are treated fairly and appropriately. It also aims to help service providers comply with the law.
We welcome the fact that some banks, such as the Metro Bank, allow customers to select non-binary as a gender option.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"lGlttlTO","AnswerText":["The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the regulator for the public sector equality duty set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The Commission uses a range of levers to ensure local authorities and other public bodies comply with the requirements of the duty, from provision of guidance through to enforcement activity where it considers there to be a strategic benefit.
In light of the Brighton University report highlighted by the Honourable Member, the Commission will be writing to the Local Government Association (LGA) drawing its attention to the findings of the research and of the Commission\u2019s evidence of the key equality challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and asking the LGA to remind local authorities of their legal obligations under the public sector equality duty.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"xxPAkcnF","AnswerText":["The following entities which come within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) boundary are required to lay reports before Parliament:
Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
Defence Equipment and Support
Defence Electronics and Components Agency
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Greenwich Hospital and Travers Foundation
National Army Museum
National Employer Advisory Board
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations
Royal Air Force Museum
Royal Hospital Chelsea
Service Complaints Ombudsman
Single Source Regulations Office
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
A list of the bodies for which the MOD is responsible can be found on the gov.uk website and in the MOD Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17 (HC 21) at Note 22.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"BbTRi4sN","AnswerText":["
The following entities which come within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) boundary are required to lay reports before Parliament:
Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
Defence Equipment and Support
Defence Electronics and Components Agency
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Greenwich Hospital and Travers Foundation
National Army Museum
National Employer Advisory Board
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations
Royal Air Force Museum
Service Complaints Ombudsman
Single Source Regulations Office
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
A list of the bodies for which the MOD is responsible can be found on the gov.uk website and in the MOD Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17 (HC 21) at Note 22.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"cAnHQz5k","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Fly-tipping is unacceptable whether it occurs on public or private land. Not only does it blight the areas in which it occurs but may also pose a risk to the environment and human health.
In May 2016 we gave local councils the power to issue fixed penalty notices of up to \u00a3400 for small-scale fly-tipping as an alternative to more costly prosecutions. This built on other action to tackle fly-tipping, including: working with the sentencing Council on its sentencing guideline for environmental offences; making it easier for vehicles suspected of being involved in waste crime to be stopped, searched and seized; continuing to chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group to promote and disseminate good practice for tackling fly-tipping; strengthening the waste Duty of Care by publishing a revised Code of Practice and supporting the industry-led Right Waste Right Place campaign to promote Duty of Care to small businesses.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ReLZKjfp","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"UJ9ZbI36","AnswerText":["
There were a total of 70 adult prisons which had one or more directly employed Muslim chaplain on 30 June 2014, representing 65% of all adult establishments. 14 establishments in the youth secure estate had one or more directly employed Muslim Chaplain on 30 June 2014, representing 93% of the establishments. This information includes both public and private sector establishments.
Access to Muslim Chaplains is more widespread than it appears from these figures. There are 393 imams employed across the prison estate, and the majority of establishments have access to Muslim Chaplains even if they don\u2019t have a directly employed Muslim Chaplain attached to the establishment.100 imams employed across the prison estate and additionally over 100 Muslim Chaplains appointed on a sessional basis. All prisons have multi faith chaplaincy teams to provide and enable religious and pastoral care. These teams invariably include at least one Muslim Chaplain to provide for the religious needs of the Muslim prisoners. There are however one or two prisons where it has not yet been possible to appoint a Muslim Chaplain and the Muslim Adviser is working to appoint these. Where possible, an existing Muslim Chaplain, or one of the Muslim Chaplaincy HQ Advisers, aim to lead the prayers in those prisons on an occasional basis.
There were a total of 70 adult prisons which had one or more directly employed Muslim chaplain on 30 June 2014, representing 65% of all adult establishments. 14 establishments in the youth secure estate had one or more directly employed Muslim Chaplain on 30 June 2014, representing 93% of the establishments. This information includes both public and private sector establishments.
Access to Muslim Chaplains is more widespread than it appears from these figures. There are 393 imams employed across the prison estate, and the majority of establishments have access to Muslim Chaplains even if they don\u2019t have a directly employed Muslim Chaplain attached to the establishment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"at7Aq5Rn","AnswerText":["The Bus Services Act 2017 permits combined provides mayoral combined authorities with access to to apply for new franchising powers. Other authorities can also apply for franchising powers with approval from the Secretary of State, subject to the necessary regulations having been made under the new section 123A(4) of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000. No such regulations have yet been made.
The Government wants to see better local bus services for passengers across the country and will assist any local authority seeking to use the powers available to them under the Bus Services Act 2017 to secure improvements. We would also encourage authorities to work closely with local bus operators and passenger representatives to determine how to use the Act\u2019s new powers to serve their local communities better.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mOHomOK4","AnswerText":["The Bus Services Act 2017 permits combined mayoral authorities to apply for new franchising powers. Other authorities can also apply for franchising powers with approval from the Secretary of State, subject to the necessary regulations having been made under the new section 123A(4) of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000. No such regulations have yet been made.
The Government wants to see better local bus services for passengers across the country and will assist any local authority seeking to use the powers available to them under the Bus Services Act 2017 to secure improvements. We would also encourage authorities to work closely with local bus operators and passenger representatives to determine how to use the Act\u2019s new powers to serve their local communities better.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"FoXrew9m","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and the effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it.
The Government has collaborated with care sector representative bodies to improve understanding of compliance risks and design controls within payroll systems that prevent workers being underpaid the minimum wage, in order to improve compliance.
Guidance on Gov.uk has been updated to make it as clear as possible that travel time and rest breaks between assignments must be paid at least the national minimum wage (NMW).
In addition, the Government will continue to work with the sector to ensure that understanding improves. This will include the Department of Health\u2019s statutory guidance as part of the overall guidance on market shaping and commissioning the final version of which will be published in Autumn 2014.
We have considered the National Audit Office report and note that their estimates come from a self-reported survey of care workers. Examination of surveys of individuals (such as the Labour Force Survey) find that some people tend to report longer working hours and a lower hourly rate compared to those reported by employers who pay the minimum wage.
The current best estimate of non-compliance is derived from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)[1]. The Low Pay Commission[2] published the proportion of jobs held by those aged 22 and over, paid below the NMW by sector. Figures show that non-compliance is relatively low in social care (0.8%) compared with other sectors. This is generally in line with non-compliance in the whole economy.
This estimate, as well as all estimates of non-compliance, has some limitations. However, there are no reasons to suppose that these limitations affect the social care sector more or less than the economy as a whole.
[1] ASHE is a survey of employees completed by employers which we can use to look at workers earning at or below the NMW rate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qYifbY34","AnswerText":["
The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and the effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it.
The Government has collaborated with care sector representative bodies to improve understanding of compliance risks and design controls within payroll systems that prevent workers being underpaid the minimum wage, in order to improve compliance.
Guidance on Gov.uk has been updated to make it as clear as possible that travel time and rest breaks between assignments must be paid at least the national minimum wage (NMW).
In addition, the Government will continue to work with the sector to ensure that understanding improves. This will include the Department of Health\u2019s statutory guidance as part of the overall guidance on market shaping and commissioning the final version of which will be published in Autumn 2014.
We have considered the National Audit Office report and note that their estimates come from a self-reported survey of care workers. Examination of surveys of individuals (such as the Labour Force Survey) find that some people tend to report longer working hours and a lower hourly rate compared to those reported by employers who pay the minimum wage.
The current best estimate of non-compliance is derived from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)[1]. The Low Pay Commission[2] published the proportion of jobs held by those aged 22 and over, paid below the NMW by sector. Figures show that non-compliance is relatively low in social care (0.8%) compared with other sectors. This is generally in line with non-compliance in the whole economy.
This estimate, as well as all estimates of non-compliance, has some limitations. However, there are no reasons to suppose that these limitations affect the social care sector more or less than the econom
[1] ASHE is a survey of employees completed by employers which we can use to look at workers earning at or below the NMW rate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"UVoi6IM1","AnswerText":["
Drug offending is serious in itself and drug abuse also underlies a huge volume of acquisitive and violent crime which can blight communities. Previous convictions, where they are recent and relevant, must be treated as an aggravating factor by the courts and will make the sentence more severe. The independent Sentencing Council issued a sentencing guideline on drug offences, effective from February 2012, which brought sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts.
The table below shows the number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for the possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs offence in England and Wales, for the 12 months ending March 2014, by the number of previous convictions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Rh6jGYnw","AnswerText":["Drug offending is serious in itself and drug abuse also underlies a huge volume of acquisitive and violent crime which can blight communities. Previous convictions, where they are recent and relevant, must be treated as an aggravating factor by the courts and will make the sentence more severe. The independent Sentencing Council issued a sentencing guideline on drug offences, effective from February 2012, which brought sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts.
The table below shows the number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for the possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs offence in England and Wales, for the 12 months ending March 2014, by the number of previous convictions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HPx3JVAa","AnswerText":["The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity \u2013 even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator\u2019s behaviours before they become entrenched.
The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant\u2019s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ARK36dFA","AnswerText":["
The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity \u2013 even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator\u2019s behaviours before they become entrenched.
The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant\u2019s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"NmhjS0aF","AnswerText":["
Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.
If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vgdjTUsG","AnswerText":["Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.
If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"WiVQYZxk","AnswerText":["The British Defence Attach\u00e9 in Baghdad and Defence Advisor in Erbil regularly discuss these issues with representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government and Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs. I will discuss these issues with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish Regional Government during my forthcoming visit to the region.
The UK is steadfastly supporting the Kurdish Peshmerga as they fight, alongside other Iraqi forces, to defeat Daesh in Iraq. The UK has trained more than 6,000 Kurdish Peshmerga in infantry fighting skills, gifted 1,000 Vallon counter-IED detectors, provided more than 50 tonnes of non-lethal support, 40 heavy machine guns, nearly half a million rounds of ammunition and \u00a3600,000 worth of military equipment. We have also delivered over 300 tonnes of weapons and ammunition on behalf of other Coalition nations. In addition, the Kurdish Peshmerga benefit from RAF intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance capability and airstrikes - Tornado, Typhoon and Reaper have flown more than 3,000 missions in Iraq, carrying out over 1,000 successful strikes against Daesh targets, and in support of Iraqi forces.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"El6o3SMI","AnswerText":["The British Defence Attach\u00e9 in Baghdad and Defence Advisor in Erbil regularly discuss these issues with representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government and Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs. I will discuss these issues with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish Regional Government during my forthcoming visit to the region.
The UK is steadfastly supporting the Kurdish Peshmerga as they fight, alongside other Iraqi forces, to defeat Daesh in Iraq. The UK has trained more than 6,000 Kurdish Peshmerga in infantry fighting skills, gifted 1,000 Vallon counter-IED detectors, provided more than 50 tonnes of non-lethal support, 40 heavy machine guns, nearly half a million rounds of ammunition and \u00a3600,000 worth of military equipment. We have also delivered over 300 tonnes of weapons and ammunition on behalf of other Coalition nations. In addition, the Kurdish Peshmerga benefit from RAF intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance capability and airstrikes - Tornado, Typhoon and Reaper have flown more than 3,000 missions in Iraq, carrying out over 1,000 successful strikes against Daesh targets, and in support of Iraqi forces.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"chDjYapo","AnswerText":["Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.
If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1RiGixVz","AnswerText":["Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.
If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"e9CUF9nK","AnswerText":["The average time taken to clear a casean immigration appeal in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2016-2017 was 4651 weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was 4635 weeks.
The average clearance time, which is measured from receipt of an appeal to its conclusion, went up between 2015-16 and 2016-17 because of the Tribunal significantly reducing its outstanding caseload and clearing older cases during that period. Outstanding caseload has now reduced from 64,800 in June 2016 to 35,100 at the end of December 2017.
Immigration includes Managed Migration, Entry Clearance Officer, Human Rights, EEA Free Movement Family Visit Visa, Deportation and Deprivation of Citizenship Appeals.
Published average clearance times are not routinely broken down by appeal type and could not be provided in the time available.
The average time taken to clear a case in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2016-2017 was 46 weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was 46 weeks.
Published average clearance times are not routinely broken down by appeal type and could not be provided in the time available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Rykq7oek","AnswerText":["The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has made the following financial contributions over the last six years.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) = \u00a32,127,798.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation = \u00a3152,800.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty = \u00a3487,547.
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention = \u00a3304,372.
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) = \u00a3187,254.
These figures are broken down by financial year in the attached document.
Additionally over this period the FCO has contributed over \u00a32.5 million to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism into the use of chemical weapons in Syria. This does not include the UK subscription which is paid by DECC.
We have also supported projects in support of these treaties and organisations. For example the FCO has funded a number of projects over the years aimed at assisting countries to sign and ratify the ATT.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-10T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2Oz0hxzT","AnswerText":["The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has made the following financial contributions over the last six years.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) = \u00a32,127,798.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation = \u00a3152,800.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty = \u00a3487,547.
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention = \u00a3304,372.
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) = \u00a3187,254.
Additionally over this period the FCO has contributed over \u00a32.5 million to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism into the use of chemical weapons in Syria. This does not include the UK subscription which is paid by DECC.
We have also supported projects in support of these treaties and organisations. For example the FCO has funded a number of projects over the years aimed at assisting countries to sign and ratify the ATT.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-05T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"bto4x01e","AnswerText":["Any violence in prison is unacceptable - especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff.
We have a zero tolerance approach to violence and work closely with the police on this issue. Those who are violent could face extra time behind bars. Anyone found to have broken prison rules will be stripped of their privileges and could have time added to their sentence.
The following tables set out the occasions from 1st January 2015 until 9th December 2015 when the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out to public and private sector establishments.
The information does not include aborted callouts.
Date | Establishment | |
1 | January | Onley |
2 | January | Northumberland |
3 | January | The Mount |
4 | January | Pentonville |
5 | January | Garth |
6 | January | Northumberland |
7 | January | Durham |
8 | January | Lancaster Farms |
9 | January | Ranby |
10 | January | Feltham |
11 | January | Morton Hall |
12 | January | Styal |
Total | January | 12 |
1 | February | Risley |
2 | February | Oakwood |
3 | February | Lindholme |
4 | February | Moorland |
5 | February | Isis |
6 | February | Lindholme |
7 | February | Liverpool |
8 | February | Deerbolt |
9 | February | Durham |
10 | February | Channings Wood |
11 | February | Lindholme |
12 | February | Brinsford |
13 | February | Lindholme |
14 | February | Wetherby |
15 | February | Bullingdon |
Total | February | 15 |
Any violence in prison is unacceptable - especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff
We have a zero tolerance approach to violence and work closely with the police on this issue. Those who are violent could face extra time behind bars. Anyone found to have broken prison rules will be stripped of their privileges and could have time added to their sentence
The following tables set out the occasions from 1st January 2015 until 9th December 2015 when the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out to public and private sector establishments.
The information does not include aborted callouts.
Date | Establishment | |
1 | March | Rochester |
2 | March | Rochester |
3 | March | Pentonville |
4 | March | Woodhill |
5 | March | Doncaster |
6 | March | Whitemoor |
7 | March | Deerbolt |
8 | March | Leicester |
9 | March | Woodhill |
10 | March | High Down |
11 | March | Lindholme |
12 | March | Isis |
13 | March | Wandsworth |
14 | March | Preston |
15 | March | Wandsworth |
16 | March | Lindholme |
17 | March | Wetherby |
18 | March | Werrington |
19 | March | Dovegate |
20 | March | Humber |
21 | March | Leicester |
22 | March | Swaleside |
23 | March | Brixton |
24 | March | Doncaster |
25 | March | Lindholme |
26 | March | Aylesbury |
27 | March | Hull |
28 | March | Northumberland |
Total | March | 28 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | April | Lindholme |
2 | April | Manchester |
3 | April | Deerbolt |
4 | April | Glen Parva |
5 | April | Brixton |
6 | April | Leicester |
7 | April | Garth |
8 | April | Nottingham |
9 | April | Liverpool |
10 | April | Bristol |
11 | April | Bristol |
12 | April | Leeds |
13 | April | Stocken |
14 | April | Featherstone |
15 | April | Werrington |
16 | April | Dovegate |
17 | April | Birmingham |
18 | April | Northumberland |
19 | April | Nottingham |
20 | April | Wayland |
21 | April | Wayland |
22 | April | Stafford |
23 | April | Wetherby |
24 | April | Manchester |
25 | April | Humber |
26 | April | Bristol |
27 | April | Liverpool |
Total | April | 27 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | May | Stoke Heath |
2 | May | Stocken |
3 | May | Lindholme |
4 | May | Highdown |
5 | May | Leeds |
6 | May | Highdown |
7 | May | Wandsworth |
8 | May | Wayland |
9 | May | Isis |
10 | May | Nottingham |
11 | May | Liverpool |
12 | May | Werrington |
13 | May | Leeds |
14 | May | Glen Parva |
15 | May | Dover |
16 | May | The Mount |
17 | May | Buckley Hall |
18 | May | Durham |
19 | May | Doncaster |
20 | May | Pentonville |
21 | May | Featherstone |
22 | May | Lincoln |
23 | May | Lincoln |
24 | May | The Mount |
25 | May | Exeter |
26 | May | Preston |
27 | May | Lindholme |
28 | May | Werrington |
29 | May | Bullingdon |
30 | May | The Mount |
Total | May | 30 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | June | Hindley |
2 | June | Wayland |
3 | June | Wandsworth |
4 | June | Stocken |
5 | June | Leicester |
6 | June | Wayland |
7 | June | Lowdham Grange |
8 | June | Glen Parva |
9 | June | Lincoln |
10 | June | Humber |
11 | June | Lindholme |
12 | June | Lincoln |
13 | June | Moorland |
14 | June | Wormwood Scrubs |
15 | June | Lowdham Grange |
16 | June | Leeds |
17 | June | Highpoint |
18 | June | Leeds |
19 | June | Channings Wood |
20 | June | Leeds |
21 | June | Stocken |
22 | June | Glen Parva |
23 | June | Stocken |
24 | June | Swaleside |
25 | June | Onley |
26 | June | Channings Wood |
27 | June | Isis |
28 | June | Humber |
29 | June | Hindley |
30 | June | Wandsworth |
31 | June | Isis |
32 | June | Wetherby |
33 | June | Northumberland |
34 | June | Woodhill |
35 | June | Wayland |
36 | June | Highpoint |
37 | June | Wetherby |
38 | June | Frankland |
39 | June | Garth |
40 | June | Wandsworth |
41 | June | Coldingley |
42 | June | Feltham |
43 | June | Garth |
Total | June | 43 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | July | Humber |
2 | July | Littlehey |
3 | July | Wandsworth |
4 | July | Bristol |
5 | July | Wayland |
6 | July | Swaleside |
7 | July | Wandsworth |
8 | July | Pentonville |
9 | July | Swaleside |
10 | July | Lindholme |
11 | July | Nottingham |
12 | July | Liverpool |
13 | July | Lancaster Farms |
14 | July | Doncaster |
15 | July | Leeds |
16 | July | Swaleside |
17 | July | The Mount |
18 | July | Humber |
19 | July | Buckley Hall |
20 | July | Eastwood Park |
21 | July | Highdown |
22 | July | Portland |
23 | July | Woodhill |
24 | July | Chelmsford |
25 | July | Lancaster Farms |
26 | July | Parkhurst |
27 | July | Swaleside |
28 | July | Lowdham Grange |
Total | July | 28 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | August | Wandsworth |
2 | August | Glen Parva |
3 | August | Isis |
4 | August | Hewell |
5 | August | Wandsworth |
6 | August | Lowdham Grange |
7 | August | Manchester |
8 | August | Swinfen Hall |
9 | August | Brixton |
10 | August | Hewell |
11 | August | Featherstone |
12 | August | Bullingdon |
13 | August | Cardiff |
14 | August | Leicester |
15 | August | The Mount |
16 | August | Hull |
17 | August | Parc |
18 | August | The Mount |
19 | August | Guys Marsh |
20 | August | Lowdham Grange |
21 | August | Bullingdon |
22 | August | Rochester |
23 | August | Wayland |
24 | August | Parc |
25 | August | Belmarsh |
26 | August | Moorland |
27 | August | Bullingdon |
28 | August | Parc |
29 | August | Werrington |
30 | August | Hewell |
31 | August | Wayland |
32 | August | Ranby |
33 | August | Leicester |
34 | August | Wetherby |
35 | August | Dovegate |
36 | August | Manchester |
37 | August | Bronzefield |
38 | August | Birmingham |
39 | August | Highpoint |
Total | August | 39 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | September | Nottingham |
2 | September | Isis |
3 | September | Parc |
4 | September | Holme House |
5 | September | Manchester |
6 | September | Lewes |
7 | September | Rochester |
8 | September | Hewell |
9 | September | The Mount |
10 | September | Chelmsford |
11 | September | Highpoint |
12 | September | Doncaster |
13 | September | Lincoln |
14 | September | Garth |
15 | September | Manchester |
16 | September | Whitemoor |
17 | September | Whatton |
18 | September | Wymott |
19 | September | Highpoint |
20 | September | Bristol |
21 | September | Haverigg |
22 | September | Lowdham Grange |
23 | September | Humber |
24 | September | Leicester |
25 | September | Isis |
26 | September | Hindley |
27 | September | Exeter |
28 | September | Glen Parva |
29 | September | The Mount |
30 | September | Feltham |
31 | September | High Down |
32 | September | Wayland |
33 | September | Doncaster |
34 | September | Lindholme |
35 | September | Lowdham Grange |
Total | September | 35 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | October | Brixton |
2 | October | Erlestoke |
3 | October | Stocken |
4 | October | Dover |
5 | October | Isis |
6 | October | Bedford |
7 | October | Wormwood Scrubs |
8 | October | Manchester |
9 | October | Stocken |
10 | October | Leeds |
11 | October | Wealstun |
12 | October | Swaleside |
13 | October | Bristol |
14 | October | Coldingley |
15 | October | Winchester |
16 | October | Lowdham Grange |
17 | October | Winchester |
18 | October | Glen Parva |
19 | October | Wayland |
20 | October | Wandsworth |
21 | October | Highpoinnt |
22 | October | Lancaster Farms |
23 | October | Lowdham Grange |
24 | October | Lindholme |
25 | October | Moorland |
26 | October | Gartree |
27 | October | Doncaster |
28 | October | Swinfen Hall |
29 | October | Belmarsh |
30 | October | Winchester |
31 | October | Full Sutton |
32 | October | Brinsford |
33 | October | Leeds |
34 | October | Bedford |
35 | October | Manchester |
Total | October | 35 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | November | Moorland |
2 | November | Wandsworth |
3 | November | Doncaster |
4 | November | Preston |
5 | November | Wandsworth |
6 | November | Swansea |
7 | November | Featherstone |
8 | November | Isis |
9 | November | Glen Parva |
10 | November | Wandsworth |
11 | November | Humber |
12 | November | Werrington |
13 | November | Birmingham |
14 | November | Morton Hall |
15 | November | Leeds |
16 | November | Moorland |
17 | November | Parc |
18 | November | Leicester |
19 | November | Nottingham |
20 | November | Birmingham |
21 | November | Leeds |
22 | November | Humber |
23 | November | Colnbrook |
24 | November | Humber |
25 | November | Wetherby |
26 | November | Leeds |
27 | November | Swinfen Hall |
28 | November | Winchester |
29 | November | Thameside |
30 | November | Wayland |
31 | November | Glen Parva |
32 | November | Cardiff |
33 | November | Lewes |
34 | November | Glen Parva |
35 | November | Glen Parva |
36 | November | Lindholme |
37 | November | The Mount |
38 | November | Durham |
Total | November | 38 |
1 | December | Moorland |
2 | December | Wandsworth |
3 | December | Buckley Hall |
4 | December | Manchester |
5 | December | Humber |
6 | December | Wormwood Scrubs |
7 | December | Durham |
8 | December | Elmley |
9 | December | Humber |
Total | December | 9 |
Any violence in prison is unacceptable - especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff.
We have a zero tolerance approach to violence and work closely with the police on this issue. Those who are violent could face extra time behind bars. Anyone found to have broken prison rules will be stripped of their privileges and could have time added to their sentence.
The following tables set out the occasions from 1st January 2015 until 9th December 2015 when the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out to public and private sector establishments.
The information does not include aborted callouts.
Date | Establishment | |
1 | January | Onley |
2 | January | Northumberland |
3 | January | The Mount |
4 | January | Pentonville |
5 | January | Garth |
6 | January | Northumberland |
7 | January | Durham |
8 | January | Lancaster Farms |
9 | January | Ranby |
10 | January | Feltham |
11 | January | Morton Hall |
12 | January | Styal |
Total | January | 12 |
1 | February | Risley |
2 | February | Oakwood |
3 | February | Lindholme |
4 | February | Moorland |
5 | February | Isis |
6 | February | Lindholme |
7 | February | Liverpool |
8 | February | Deerbolt |
9 | February | Durham |
10 | February | Channings Wood |
11 | February | Lindholme |
12 | February | Brinsford |
13 | February | Lindholme |
14 | February | Wetherby |
15 | February | Bullingdon |
Total | February | 15 |
Any violence in prison is unacceptable - especially when it is directed at our hardworking staff
We have a zero tolerance approach to violence and work closely with the police on this issue. Those who are violent could face extra time behind bars. Anyone found to have broken prison rules will be stripped of their privileges and could have time added to their sentence
The following tables set out the occasions from 1st January 2015 until 9th December 2015 when the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) has been called out to public and private sector establishments.
The information does not include aborted callouts.
Date | Establishment | |
1 | March | Rochester |
2 | March | Rochester |
3 | March | Pentonville |
4 | March | Woodhill |
5 | March | Doncaster |
6 | March | Whitemoor |
7 | March | Deerbolt |
8 | March | Leicester |
9 | March | Woodhill |
10 | March | High Down |
11 | March | Lindholme |
12 | March | Isis |
13 | March | Wandsworth |
14 | March | Preston |
15 | March | Wandsworth |
16 | March | Lindholme |
17 | March | Wetherby |
18 | March | Werrington |
19 | March | Dovegate |
20 | March | Humber |
21 | March | Leicester |
22 | March | Swaleside |
23 | March | Brixton |
24 | March | Doncaster |
25 | March | Lindholme |
26 | March | Aylesbury |
27 | March | Hull |
28 | March | Northumberland |
Total | March | 28 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | April | Lindholme |
2 | April | Manchester |
3 | April | Deerbolt |
4 | April | Glen Parva |
5 | April | Brixton |
6 | April | Leicester |
7 | April | Garth |
8 | April | Nottingham |
9 | April | Liverpool |
10 | April | Bristol |
11 | April | Bristol |
12 | April | Leeds |
13 | April | Stocken |
14 | April | Featherstone |
15 | April | Werrington |
16 | April | Dovegate |
17 | April | Birmingham |
18 | April | Northumberland |
19 | April | Nottingham |
20 | April | Wayland |
21 | April | Wayland |
22 | April | Stafford |
23 | April | Wetherby |
24 | April | Manchester |
25 | April | Humber |
26 | April | Bristol |
27 | April | Liverpool |
Total | April | 27 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | May | Stoke Heath |
2 | May | Stocken |
3 | May | Lindholme |
4 | May | Highdown |
5 | May | Leeds |
6 | May | Highdown |
7 | May | Wandsworth |
8 | May | Wayland |
9 | May | Isis |
10 | May | Nottingham |
11 | May | Liverpool |
12 | May | Werrington |
13 | May | Leeds |
14 | May | Glen Parva |
15 | May | Dover |
16 | May | The Mount |
17 | May | Buckley Hall |
18 | May | Durham |
19 | May | Doncaster |
20 | May | Pentonville |
21 | May | Featherstone |
22 | May | Lincoln |
23 | May | Lincoln |
24 | May | The Mount |
25 | May | Exeter |
26 | May | Preston |
27 | May | Lindholme |
28 | May | Werrington |
29 | May | Bullingdon |
30 | May | The Mount |
Total | May | 30 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | June | Hindley |
2 | June | Wayland |
3 | June | Wandsworth |
4 | June | Stocken |
5 | June | Leicester |
6 | June | Wayland |
7 | June | Lowdham Grange |
8 | June | Glen Parva |
9 | June | Lincoln |
10 | June | Humber |
11 | June | Lindholme |
12 | June | Lincoln |
13 | June | Moorland |
14 | June | Wormwood Scrubs |
15 | June | Lowdham Grange |
16 | June | Leeds |
17 | June | Highpoint |
18 | June | Leeds |
19 | June | Channings Wood |
20 | June | Leeds |
21 | June | Stocken |
22 | June | Glen Parva |
23 | June | Stocken |
24 | June | Swaleside |
25 | June | Onley |
26 | June | Channings Wood |
27 | June | Isis |
28 | June | Humber |
29 | June | Hindley |
30 | June | Wandsworth |
31 | June | Isis |
32 | June | Wetherby |
33 | June | Northumberland |
34 | June | Woodhill |
35 | June | Wayland |
36 | June | Highpoint |
37 | June | Wetherby |
38 | June | Frankland |
39 | June | Garth |
40 | June | Wandsworth |
41 | June | Coldingley |
42 | June | Feltham |
43 | June | Garth |
Total | June | 43 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | July | Humber |
2 | July | Littlehey |
3 | July | Wandsworth |
4 | July | Bristol |
5 | July | Wayland |
6 | July | Swaleside |
7 | July | Wandsworth |
8 | July | Pentonville |
9 | July | Swaleside |
10 | July | Lindholme |
11 | July | Nottingham |
12 | July | Liverpool |
13 | July | Lancaster Farms |
14 | July | Doncaster |
15 | July | Leeds |
16 | July | Swaleside |
17 | July | The Mount |
18 | July | Humber |
19 | July | Buckley Hall |
20 | July | Eastwood Park |
21 | July | Highdown |
22 | July | Portland |
23 | July | Woodhill |
24 | July | Chelmsford |
25 | July | Lancaster Farms |
26 | July | Parkhurst |
27 | July | Swaleside |
28 | July | Lowdham Grange |
Total | July | 28 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | August | Wandsworth |
2 | August | Glen Parva |
3 | August | Isis |
4 | August | Hewell |
5 | August | Wandsworth |
6 | August | Lowdham Grange |
7 | August | Manchester |
8 | August | Swinfen Hall |
9 | August | Brixton |
10 | August | Hewell |
11 | August | Featherstone |
12 | August | Bullingdon |
13 | August | Cardiff |
14 | August | Leicester |
15 | August | The Mount |
16 | August | Hull |
17 | August | Parc |
18 | August | The Mount |
19 | August | Guys Marsh |
20 | August | Lowdham Grange |
21 | August | Bullingdon |
22 | August | Rochester |
23 | August | Wayland |
24 | August | Parc |
25 | August | Belmarsh |
26 | August | Moorland |
27 | August | Bullingdon |
28 | August | Parc |
29 | August | Werrington |
30 | August | Hewell |
31 | August | Wayland |
32 | August | Ranby |
33 | August | Leicester |
34 | August | Wetherby |
35 | August | Dovegate |
36 | August | Manchester |
37 | August | Bronzefield |
38 | August | Birmingham |
39 | August | Highpoint |
Total | August | 39 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | September | Nottingham |
2 | September | Isis |
3 | September | Parc |
4 | September | Holme House |
5 | September | Manchester |
6 | September | Lewes |
7 | September | Rochester |
8 | September | Hewell |
9 | September | The Mount |
10 | September | Chelmsford |
11 | September | Highpoint |
12 | September | Doncaster |
13 | September | Lincoln |
14 | September | Garth |
15 | September | Manchester |
16 | September | Whitemoor |
17 | September | Whatton |
18 | September | Wymott |
19 | September | Highpoint |
20 | September | Bristol |
21 | September | Haverigg |
22 | September | Lowdham Grange |
23 | September | Humber |
24 | September | Leicester |
25 | September | Isis |
26 | September | Hindley |
27 | September | Exeter |
28 | September | Glen Parva |
29 | September | The Mount |
30 | September | Feltham |
31 | September | High Down |
32 | September | Wayland |
33 | September | Doncaster |
34 | September | Lindholme |
35 | September | Lowdham Grange |
Total | September | 35 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | October | Brixton |
2 | October | Erlestoke |
3 | October | Stocken |
4 | October | Dover |
5 | October | Isis |
6 | October | Bedford |
7 | October | Wormwood Scrubs |
8 | October | Manchester |
9 | October | Stocken |
10 | October | Leeds |
11 | October | Wealstun |
12 | October | Swaleside |
13 | October | Bristol |
14 | October | Coldingley |
15 | October | Winchester |
16 | October | Lowdham Grange |
17 | October | Winchester |
18 | October | Glen Parva |
19 | October | Wayland |
20 | October | Wandsworth |
21 | October | Highpoinnt |
22 | October | Lancaster Farms |
23 | October | Lowdham Grange |
24 | October | Lindholme |
25 | October | Moorland |
26 | October | Gartree |
27 | October | Doncaster |
28 | October | Swinfen Hall |
29 | October | Belmarsh |
30 | October | Winchester |
31 | October | Full Sutton |
32 | October | Brinsford |
33 | October | Leeds |
34 | October | Bedford |
35 | October | Manchester |
Total | October | 35 |
Date | Establishment | |
1 | November | Moorland |
2 | November | Wandsworth |
3 | November | Doncaster |
4 | November | Preston |
5 | November | Wandsworth |
6 | November | Swansea |
7 | November | Featherstone |
8 | November | Isis |
9 | November | Glen Parva |
10 | November | Wandsworth |
11 | November | Humber |
12 | November | Werrington |
13 | November | Birmingham |
14 | November | Morton Hall |
15 | November | Leeds |
16 | November | Moorland |
17 | November | Parc |
18 | November | Leicester |
19 | November | Nottingham |
20 | November | Birmingham |
21 | November | Leeds |
22 | November | Humber |
23 | November | Colnbrook |
24 | November | Humber |
25 | November | Wetherby |
26 | November | Leeds |
27 | November | Swinfen Hall |
28 | November | Winchester |
29 | November | Thameside |
30 | November | Wayland |
31 | November | Glen Parva |
32 | November | Cardiff |
33 | November | Lewes |
34 | November | Glen Parva |
35 | November | Glen Parva |
36 | November | Lindholme |
37 | November | The Mount |
38 | November | Durham |
Total | November | 38 |
1 | December | Moorland |
2 | December | Wandsworth |
3 | December | Buckley Hall |
4 | December | Manchester |
5 | December | Humber |
6 | December | Wormwood Scrubs |
7 | December | Durham |
8 | December | Elmley |
9 | December | Humber |
Total | December | 9 |
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
|
2015/16 |
|
2016/17 to |
|
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 |
|
2015/16 |
|
2016/17 to |
|
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CDIQJxcK","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"E2JbApFz","AnswerText":["
The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU. The reforms we have in mind will benefit business and investment, and we know that many businesses are supportive of them. As the Prime Minister made clear in his Bloomberg speech, this is about providing the certainty and reform that businesses have asked for.
The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Many of the reforms we have in mind will benefit business and investment, and we know that many businesses are supportive of them. As the Prime Minister made clear in his Bloomberg speech, this is about providing the certainty and reform that businesses have asked for.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UCdt9RFI","AnswerText":["The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU. The reforms we have in mind will benefit business and investment, and we know that many businesses are supportive of them. As the Prime Minister made clear in his Bloomberg speech, this is about providing the certainty and reform that businesses have asked for.
NHS Improvement is working closely with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust to achieve delivery of the 95% four hour accident and emergency (A&E) standard. Several steps are in place to support the Trust, including monthly oversight meetings between NHS Improvement\u2019s senior leadership team and the Trust\u2019s chief executive team to review performance; provision of NHS Improvement staff for on-site support to review long-stay patients and discharge those who are medically fit to be discharged; and work with mental health providers and the London Ambulance Service to support appropriate placement of mental health patients as well as improve patient handover performance. The Trust also received \u00a3500,000 of capital to develop and open a crisis caf\u00e9 at the University Hospital Lewisham site, to help prevent avoidable mental health attendances at A&E.
There are multiple actions underway to support reductions in waiting times for patients in London Emergency Departments. The London Urgent and Emergency Care programme and the Emergency Care Intensive Support Team provide dedicated expertise and support to several trusts1. In addition, circa \u00a326 million of extra capital investment was allocated to trusts across London to increase beds, emergency department capacity, same day emergency care and acute mental health services ahead of winter.
1Lewisham and Greenwich, Kings\u2019 College Hospital, Hillingdon, London North West, Imperial, Barking Havering and Redbridge, Barts, Whittingdon, North Middlesex and University College London Hospital.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"n22LLoQw","AnswerText":["
NHS Improvement is working closely with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust to achieve delivery of the 95% four hour accident and emergency (A&E) standard. Several steps are in place to support the Trust, including monthly oversight meetings between NHS Improvement\u00e2\u0080\u0099s senior leadership team and the Trust\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive team to review performance; provision of NHS Improvement staff for on-site support to review long-stay patients and discharge those who are medically fit to be discharged; and work with mental health providers and the London Ambulance Service to support appropriate placement of mental health patients as well as improve patient handover performance. The Trust also received \u00c2\u00a3500,000 of capital to develop and open a crisis caf\u00c3\u00a9 at the University Hospital Lewisham site, to help prevent avoidable mental health attendances at A&E.
There are multiple actions underway to support reductions in waiting times for patients in London Emergency Departments. The London Urgent and Emergency Care programme and the Emergency Care Intensive Support Team provide dedicated expertise and support to several trusts. In addition, circa \u00c2\u00a326 million of extra capital investment was allocated to trusts across London to increase beds, emergency department capacity, same day emergency care and acute mental health services ahead of winter.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Uij3hbr4","AnswerText":["\u200bThe British Embassy is aware of two British Nationals who were denied entry as a direct result of amendment 27 in the last 12 months.
In the last 12 months the British Embassy in Tel Aviv provided consular assistance to 25 British Nationals at the Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport detention facility.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zDnR7dK4","AnswerText":["\u200bThe British Embassy is aware of two British Nationals who were denied entry as a direct result of amendment 27 in the last 12 months.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"z7katyC2","AnswerText":["The table gives the estimated number of households receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018. The notes should be read in conjunction with the information provided in the table.
Estimated number of households in payment and receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018 | |
Total |
|
Claiming State Pension | 200 |
Source: Household on Universal Credit dataset and Work and Pensions Longitudinal Survey.
Notes:
The table gives the estimated number of households receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018. The notes should be read in conjunction with the information provided in the table.
Estimated number of households in payment and receiving the Housing Element of Universal Credit in Great Britain, May 2018 | |
Total | 471,800 |
Claiming State Pension | 200 |
Source: Household on Universal Credit dataset and Work and Pensions Longitudinal Survey.
Notes:
EU citizens who already hold indefinite leave to remain, regardless of when this was granted, can continue to rely on this status once the UK has left the European Union. They do not need to apply for status under the EU Settlement Scheme, but they may do so if they wish as, in line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the EU reached on 17 October 2019, indefinite leave to remain granted under the scheme (referred to as \u2018settled status\u2019) has some additional benefits. For example, it will not lapse unless the person is absent from the UK and Islands for more than five years rather than for more than two years.
Relevant guidance for EU citizens is available here:
EU citizens who already hold indefinite leave to remain, regardless of when this was granted, can continue to rely on this status once the UK has left the European Union. They do not need to apply for status under the EU Settlement Scheme, but they may do so if they wish as, in line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the EU reached on 17 October 2019.
Relevant guidance for EU citizens is available here:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-11-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"AhtHc1KW","AnswerText":["EU citizens who already hold indefinite leave to remain, regardless of when this was granted, can continue to rely on this status once the UK has left the European Union. They do not need to apply for status under the EU Settlement Scheme, but they may do so if they wish as, in line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the EU reached on 17 October 2019, indefinite leave to remain granted under the scheme (referred to as \u2018settled status\u2019) has some additional benefits. For example, it will not lapse unless the person is absent from the UK and Islands for more than five years rather than for more than two years.
Relevant guidance for EU citizens is available here:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"LKjjxAZ7","AnswerText":["The attached document provides information on the total number of trains (a) cancelled and (b) delayed for each franchise in each month since January 2018.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vhDxFyQL","AnswerText":["The attached document provides information on the total number of trains (a) cancelled and (b) delayed for each franchise in each month since January 2018.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"5sQffbw1","AnswerText":["The funding provided to London local authorities to provide Universal Support since 1 April 2017 is set out in the attached document. This includes payments for both digital and budgeting support which can not be disaggregated.
The funding provided to each local authority includes:
Funding for the remainder of 2018/19 is being collated and analysed.
The amount paid to local authorities varies according to the expected Universal Credit caseload and how long they have been delivering Universal Credit. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Harrow Council decided to opt out of the provision of Universal Support.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ek33hyhA","AnswerText":["The funding provided to London local authorities to provide Universal Support since 1 April 2017 is set out in the attached document. This includes payments for both digital and budgeting support which can not be disaggregated.
The funding provided to each local authority includes:
Funding for the remainder of 2018/19 is being collated and analysed.
The amount paid to local authorities varies according to the expected Universal Credit caseload and how long they have been delivering Universal Credit. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets and Harrow Council decided to opt out of the provision of Universal Support.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ZRBUOHpF","AnswerText":["National Tutoring Programme participation data for last year has not yet been published.
We continue to collect data from schools for all three strands of the programme in the current year and will be publishing this in due course. This covers School-Led Tutoring, Tuition Partners and Academic Mentors.
The National Tutoring Programme aims to engage up to 2 million pupils this year, and to deliver up to 90 million packages hours of tuition by the 2024/25 academic year.
National Tutoring Programme participation data for last year has not yet been published.
We continue to collect data from schools for all three strands of the programme in the current year and will be publishing this in due course. This covers School-Led Tutoring, Tuition Partners and Academic Mentors.
The National Tutoring Programme aims to engage up to 2 million pupils this year, and to deliver up to 90 million packages of tuition by the 2024/25 academic year.
The Secretary of State is required to make an annual assessment of LHA rates, which will be completed by the end of 2019.
The proportion of Scottish private market rents that are at or below the LHA rate, by room entitlement, is set out below. This is based on rent officer data and the 2019/20 LHA rates published here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-lha-rates-applicable-from-april-2019-to-march-2020.
Shared room | 1 bedroom | 2 bedroom | 3 bedroom | 4+ bedroom |
14% | 22% | 17% | 18% | 17% |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-11-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"l3ylikYy","AnswerText":["
The Secretary of State is required to make an annual assessment of LHA rates, which will be completed by the end of 2019.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"TrtiHTjY","AnswerText":["I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to [PQ 246725]. UIN 205166.
I refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to [PQ 246725].
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"XEmtQAMD","AnswerText":["DWP has recently moved to a new data platform to store and process data. During our live running process an issue was identified with the availability of software required to process Universal Credit full service (UCFS) sanction decisions data. This is currently being investigated and we aim to reinstate the decisions measure as soon as possible. We expect to provide a further update in late March 2022.
Statistics for Universal Credit (UC) durations and median sanction length remain suspended, and we will continue to publish the UC rate for UC Full Service only from April 2019. This is to allow for investigations to continue into the code used to produce these statistics in order to ensure methods are robust. We will keep users updated on progress via the Benefit Sanctions statistics page, and further details are available in section 5 of the latest Benefit Sanctions statistics bulletin.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Sv2eemOT","AnswerText":["DWP has recently moved to a new data platform to store and process data. During our live running process an issue was identified with the availability of software required to process Universal Credit full service (UCFS) sanction decisions data. This is currently being investigated and we aim to reinstate the decisions measure as soon as possible. We expect to provide a further update in late March 2022.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"7smLJ56z","AnswerText":["The proportion of general practitioner (GP) appointments by date and time between booking date and appointment date in Oxford Clinical Commissioning Group for the months November 2017 to December 2018 is presented in the attached table. The data on GP appointments are from a new data collection and are still experimental i.e. the data and collection method are still being refined and improved. NHS Digital\u2019s data on \u2018time from booking to appointment\u2019 does not take into consideration that many patients will be appropriately booking ahead as part of the continuity of care they receive for long-term conditions. Other factors that drive the time from a booking to an appointment include appointment availability at the practice, patient availability, the urgency of the appointment and GP advice.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"sPkUgDSn","AnswerText":["The proportion of general practitioner (GP) appointments by date and time between booking date and appointment date in Oxford Clinical Commissioning Group for the months November 2017 to December 2018 is presented in the attached table. The data on GP appointments are from a new data collection and are still experimental i.e. the data and collection method are still being refined and improved. NHS Digital\u2019s data on \u2018time from booking to appointment\u2019 does not take into consideration that many patients will be appropriately booking ahead as part of the continuity of care they receive for long-term conditions. Other factors that drive the time from a booking to an appointment include appointment availability at the practice, patient availability, the urgency of the appointment and GP advice.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"bdvgZ6Dg","AnswerText":["The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) operates as an independent charity and is separate from the government. The department will continue to work closely with UCAS, schools, colleges, awarding organisations, and the higher education (HE) sector to support the 2022 intake of students, so they can go on to their next step in life, whether that is university, further training, or work.
In November 2021, my right hon. Friend, the former Minister for Higher and Further Education, wrote to Vice Chancellors to recognise the hard work and dedication that the sector has shown to students throughout the 2021 and 2022 admissions cycles. The former Minister asked that additional resilience is built into strategies for the 2022 HE admissions cycle. HE sector bodies were engaged through the HE Taskforce to commend them on their efforts to date and to ask that they continue to put students first.
In June 2022, UCAS reported that 281,500 UK 18-year-olds were holding a firm offer, up 7,000 on last year and the highest on record. UCAS expect more students than in previous years to gain a place at their firm choice institution. It expects that on A level and T Level Results Day around 80% the majority of students are likely to be confirmed at their firm choice. However, it is important to note that the exact numbers will not be known until 18 August, A level and T Level Results Day.
If students do not get the required grades, their preferred HE provider may still offer them a place. In the first instance, students are encouraged to talk to their school or college, or to their preferred university, who may be able to offer some flexibility. Students can also seek advice from the Exam Results Helpline run by the National Careers Service. UCAS will help thousands of students to find places through Clearing or explore other options once they have received their grades and predict that over 30,000 places courses will be available. Last year, 56,225 students (10%) entered university via Clearing.
While HE opens many doors for those who study at this level, it is by no means the right option for everyone, including those with the highest grades. There are multiple options for students to progress, including HE but also traineeships, T Levels, apprenticeships, the Kickstart scheme, and higher technical qualifications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-08-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"GF3LAKMb","AnswerText":["The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) operates as an independent charity and is separate from the government. The department will continue to work closely with UCAS, schools, colleges, awarding organisations, and the higher education (HE) sector to support the 2022 intake of students, so they can go on to their next step in life, whether that is university, further training, or work.
In November 2021, my right hon. Friend, the former Minister for Higher and Further Education, wrote to Vice Chancellors to recognise the hard work and dedication that the sector has shown to students throughout the 2021 and 2022 admissions cycles. The former Minister asked that additional resilience is built into strategies for the 2022 HE admissions cycle. HE sector bodies were engaged through the HE Taskforce to commend them on their efforts to date and to ask that they continue to put students first.
In June 2022, UCAS reported that 281,500 UK 18-year-olds were holding a firm offer, up 7,000 on last year and the highest on record. UCAS expect more students than in previous years to gain a place at their firm choice institution. It expects that on A level and T Level Results Day around 80% of students are likely to be confirmed at their firm choice. However, it is important to note that the exact numbers will not be known until 18 August, A level and T Level Results Day.
If students do not get the required grades, their preferred HE provider may still offer them a place. In the first instance, students are encouraged to talk to their school or college, or to their preferred university, who may be able to offer some flexibility. Students can also seek advice from the Exam Results Helpline run by the National Careers Service. UCAS will help thousands of students to find places through Clearing or explore other options once they have received their grades and predict that over 30,000 places will be available. Last year, 56,225 students (10%) entered university via Clearing.
While HE opens many doors for those who study at this level, it is by no means the right option for everyone, including those with the highest grades. There are multiple options for students to progress, including HE but also traineeships, T Levels, apprenticeships, the Kickstart scheme, and higher technical qualifications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ZCVJTMdE","AnswerText":["No specific assessment has been made of provision or patient population in Wirral or the north west. As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care, is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly. The only exception to this are a small number specialist paediatric palliative care inpatient services, commissioned nationally by NHS England from ten centres eight centres across England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
Much of the routine palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service. In such services, data are either not available or does not identify palliative treatment. In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support to patients at the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative care service for children nationally, or across local areas, is not available. Decisions regarding referral to local palliative care services will be made on the basis of clinical need.
The following table shows information regarding funding provided via the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant to hospices in the North and in Wirral over the last eight years. Nationally, children\u2019s hospices are receiving \u00a311 million in 2018/19 through the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant, which is awarded annually and administered by NHS England.
| North west | Wirral |
2011/12 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2012/13 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2013/14 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3353,306 |
2014/15 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2015/16 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2016/17 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2017/18 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2018/19 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
Notes:
- The children\u2019s hospice grant programme provides a general contribution to the operating costs for hospices. It does not pay for actual services for patients in specified areas. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile the grant payment to actual activity delivered within any geographical area. Neither does the grant pay specifically for specialised or non-specialised services as it is a general contribution.
- For this analysis for the grant figure for the North West includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria based hospices.
- The Wirral figure is for a single hospice.
- Local NHS commissioners also provide funding to children\u2019s hospices which is a mixture of grant funding and activity based payments. Due to the low value of this funding this is not routinely recorded and so is not readily available.
- Local authorities also provide some funding to some hospices, but this information is not held by NHS England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JkzddHtd","AnswerText":["
No specific assessment has been made of provision or patient population in Wirral or the north west. As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care, is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly. The only exception to this are a small number specialist paediatric palliative care inpatient services, commissioned nationally by NHS England from eight centres across England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
Much of the routine palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service. In such services, data are either not available or does not identify palliative treatment. In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support to patients at the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative care service for children nationally, or across local areas, is not available. Decisions regarding referral to local palliative care services will be made on the basis of clinical need.
The following table shows information regarding funding provided via the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant to hospices in the North and in Wirral over the last eight years. Nationally, children\u2019s hospices are receiving \u00a311 million in 2018/19 through the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant, which is awarded annually and administered by NHS England.
| North west | Wirral |
2011/12 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2012/13 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2013/14 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3353,306 |
2014/15 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2015/16 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2016/17 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2017/18 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2018/19 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
Notes:
- The children\u2019s hospice grant programme provides a general contribution to the operating costs for hospices. It does not pay for actual services for patients in specified areas. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile the grant payment to actual activity delivered within any geographical area. Neither does the grant pay specifically for specialised or non-specialised services as it is a general contribution.
- For this analysis for the grant figure for the North West includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria based hospices.
- The Wirral figure is for a single hospice.
- Local NHS commissioners also provide funding to children\u2019s hospices which is a mixture of grant funding and activity based payments. Due to the low value of this funding this is not routinely recorded and so is not readily available.
- Local authorities also provide some funding to some hospices, but this information is not held by NHS England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"MW5pvr5p","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
The EU Withdrawal Act 2018 will ensure all existing EU environmental law continues to operate in UK law. We will then have the opportunity, over time and with parliamentary scrutiny, to ensure the legislative framework delivers our aim to be the first generation to leave the natural environment in a better state than we inherited it. We have no intention of weakening our current environmental protections as we leave the EU. We will deliver a Green Brexit, where environmental standards are not only maintained but enhanced.
The UK has world leading standards of food safety and quality, backed by a rigorous legislative framework. We will maintain these high standards once the UK leaves the EU. When we leave the EU, we will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Act will convert EU law into UK law as it applies at the moment of exit. Leaving the EU does not change the Government\u2019s commitment to ensuring that our food remains safe and what it says it is.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"GeZep5Kc","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"XRP81SmD","AnswerText":["I apologise to the honourable Member for Lincoln for the delay in responding to her letter dated 14 March. I understand that mya response was sent to her office by my predeccesor, Minister Frazer, on 8 May.
I apologise to the honourable Member for Lincoln for the delay in responding to her letter dated 14 March. I understand that my response was sent to her office on 8 May.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-15T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"WDFa81w5","AnswerText":["Other than for minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering of external agencies or consultant contracts. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government, Cabinet Office or the Ministry of Justice.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-01T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"nY38wAvv","AnswerText":["Other than for minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering of external agencies or consultant contracts. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-30T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"wvQoEOeG","AnswerText":["Clinical commissioning group (CCG) funding has not been decided beyond 2015/16. Notified revenue allocations and per capita allocations for Cumbria CCG are:
Year | Allocation \u00a3000 | Per capita \u00a3 |
2013/14 |
663,133 |
1,274 |
2014/15 | 677,324 | 1,299 |
2015/16 | 685,654 | 1,313 |
These figures exclude running cost and Better Care Fund allocations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vwAO5y4f","AnswerText":["
Clinical commissioning group (CCG) funding has not been decided beyond 2015/16. Notified revenue allocations and per capita allocations for Cumbria CCG are:
Year | Allocation \u00a3000 | Per capita \u00a3 |
2013/14 | 692,122 | 1,330 |
2014/15 | 677,324 | 1,299 |
2015/16 | 685,654 | 1,313 |
These figures exclude running cost and Better Care Fund allocations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"wWonZp1n","AnswerText":["
The escalation in fighting in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is having grave humanitarian consequences, has been raised with both the President of DRC and the Foreign Minister of Rwanda; I [the Minister for Africa] also recently spoke to the Rwandan Foreign Minister. We welcome agreement on a ceasefire as agreed at the Luanda summit in Angola on 23 November. It is vital that all parties implement it to secure a real de-escalation on the ground in Eastern DRC. We urge all sides to do everything they can to ensure armed groups respect the terms of the ceasefire and engage with the regional political processes, in order for an enduring political solution to be found.
The escalation in fighting in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is having grave humanitarian consequences, has been raised with both the President of DRC and the Foreign Minister of Rwanda; I [the Minister for Africa] also recently spoke to the Rwandan Foreign Minister. We welcome agreement on a ceasefire as agreed at the Luanda summit in Angola on 23 November. It is vital that all parties implement it to secure a real de-escalation on the ground in Eastern DRC. We urge all sides to do everything they can to ensure armed groups respect the terms of the ceasefire and engage with the regional political processes, in order for an enduring political solution to be found.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"3l3a70OH","AnswerText":["NHS England is the accountable commissioner and budget holder for all specialised services as set out in The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with the Manual for prescribed specialised services providing further detail.
NHS England has achieved significant progress in developing a set of nationally consistent service standards and commissioning policies, which ensure equity of access to high quality services across the board. Those standards and policies will continue to apply for those specialised services which are to be collaboratively commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England is currently in the process of agreeing the guidance on the collaborative commissioning arrangements which will be in place from 1 April 2015.
NHS England has clarified that where there are collaboratively commissioned services, NHS England will retain the full financial risk for these services for 2015/16. NHS England has advised us that there will be further work conducted over the next year to advise on the range of specialised services for which NHS England should remain the accountable commissioner and budget holder for 2016/17 and future years.
Copies of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 and the Manual for prescribed specialised services are attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"wGUFBM1K","AnswerText":["
NHS England is the accountable commissioner and budget holder for all specialised services as set out in The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with the Manual for prescribed specialised services providing further detail.
NHS England has achieved significant progress in developing a set of nationally consistent service standards and commissioning policies, which ensure equity of access to high quality services across the board. Those standards and policies will continue to apply for those specialised services which are to be collaboratively commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England is currently in the process of agreeing the guidance on the collaborative commissioning arrangements which will be in place from 1 April 2015.
NHS England has clarified that where there are collaboratively commissioned services, NHS England will retain the full financial risk for these services for 2015/16. NHS England has advised us that there will be further work conducted over the next year to advise on the range of specialised services for which NHS England should remain the accountable commissioner and budget holder for 2016/17 and future years.
Copies of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 and the Manual for prescribed specialised services are attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"MabGtwFo","AnswerText":["
According to \u2018Reaching Out: Tobacco control and stop smoking services in local authorities in England, 2021\u2019 published by Action on Smoking and Health and Cancer Research UK, of 150 local authorities, 90% provide a universal stop smoking offer. 67% of local authorities provide this offer through a specialist stop smoking service and 9% provide stop smoking support to targeted populations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-29T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Ie0kHUSj","AnswerText":["According to \u2018Reaching Out: Tobacco control and stop smoking services in local authorities in England, 2021\u2019 published by Action on Smoking and Health and Cancer Research UK, of 150 local authorities, 90% provide a universal stop smoking offer and 9% provide stop smoking support to targeted populations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"jlTiS2Fv","AnswerText":["The Foreign and Commonwealth Office only captures information about cases that come to our attention, rather than holding definitive information on the total number of UK nationals who are victims of murder and manslaughter overseas.
The FCO has provided assistance to the following number of cases recorded as murder and manslaughter in each of the last five years:
2010 4668
2011 7078
2012 5953
2013 7678
2014 8984
2015 67 (up to and including July 2015)88.
In January 2015, the FCO established a new dedicated team to lead on murder and manslaughter cases. These cases have occurred throughout the world in the past five years. Since January, deaths have occurred in Afghanistan, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, USA, and Zambia.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6ZH2vaMM","AnswerText":["
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office only captures information about cases that come to our attention, rather than holding definitive information on the total number of UK nationals who are victims of murder and manslaughter overseas.
The FCO has provided assistance to the following number of cases recorded as murder and manslaughter in each of the last five years:
2010 46
2011 70
2012 59
2013 76
2014 89
2015 67 (up to and including July 2015).
In January 2015, the FCO established a new dedicated team to lead on murder and manslaughter cases. These cases have occurred throughout the world in the past five years. Since January, deaths have occurred in Afghanistan, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, USA, and Zambia.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"u49Fdomk","AnswerText":["
The requirement to hold, and pay for, a TV Licence is set out in the Communications Act 2003 and the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004.
Parliament approved the BBC assuming the role of the TV Licensing Authority in 1991, and under the Communications Act 2003, the BBC is authorised to collect and enforce the Licence Fee by law on the government's behalf.
The TV licence fee was administered under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 until the passage of the 2003 Act.
The Ministry of Justice currently publishes the number of prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the non-payment of TV licence fees annually as part of their criminal justice statistics quarterly publications, which can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly
Figures for each year since 2005 up to 2021 are available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool, and can be found in the following tables:
2017-2021: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1076459/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2021-v2.xlsx
2016: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063880/outcomes-by-offence-2020-revised.xlsx
2005-2015: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524326/cjs-outcomes-by-offence.xlsx
To view the relevant figures in these tables, select \u2018191A Television licence evasion\u2019 in the Offence filter.
The number of people convicted for TV licence evasion in the years between 1992 and 2004 can be found in the attached tables. Table 1 sets out the number of convictions for television licence evasion in this period under the Communications Act 2003. Table 2 sets out convictions for offences against the Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1949 to 1967 in the same period. While television licence evasion was an offence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, the figures in Table 2 may include other offences under the specified Acts.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JpaA0xmU","AnswerText":["The requirement to hold, and pay for, a TV Licence is set out in the Communications Act 2003 and the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004.
Parliament approved the BBC assuming the role of the TV Licensing Authority in 1991, and under the Communications Act 2003, the BBC is authorised to collect and enforce the Licence Fee by law on the government's behalf.
The TV licence fee was administered under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 until the passage of the 2003 Act.
The Ministry of Justice currently publishes the number of prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes for the non-payment of TV licence fees annually as part of their criminal justice statistics quarterly publications, which can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-justice-statistics-quarterly
Figures for each year since 2005 up to 2021 are available in the Outcomes by Offence data tool, and can be found in the following tables:
2017-2021: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1076459/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2021-v2.xlsx
2016: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1063880/outcomes-by-offence-2020-revised.xlsx
2005-2015: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/524326/cjs-outcomes-by-offence.xlsx
To view the relevant figures in these tables, select \u2018191A Television licence evasion\u2019 in the Offence filter.
The number of people convicted for TV licence evasion in the years between 1992 and 2004 can be found in the attached tables. Table 1 sets out the number of convictions for television licence evasion in this period under the Communications Act 2003. Table 2 sets out convictions for offences against the Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1949 to 1967 in the same period. While television licence evasion was an offence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, the figures in Table 2 may include other offences under the specified Acts.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ZGjk4uej","AnswerText":["DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:
2011/12 - \u00a3136m
2012/13 \u2013 \u00a3212m
2013/14 \u2013 \u00a3228m \u00a3304m
Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.
Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ihEC05jx","AnswerText":["DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:
2011/12 - \u00a3136m
2012/13 \u2013 \u00a3212m
2013/14 \u2013 \u00a3304m
Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.
Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-07T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2X6EexR2","AnswerText":["In 2021/22 we invested \u00a313 million to reduce autism diagnosis waiting times. This included \u00a310.5 million to enable local systems to test different diagnostic pathways, explore ways to reduce waiting times and address backlogs caused by the pandemic. We invested \u00a32.5 million in 2022/23 to test and implement methods of reducing waiting times for children and young people, which will continue until March 2024. In addition, we are working with local authority children\u2019s social care, education services and charities to support neurodivergent children, including children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and their families, through the diagnostic process.
In 2021/22 we invested \u00a313 million to reduce autism diagnosis waiting times. This included \u00a310.5 million to enable local systems to test different diagnostic pathways, explore ways to reduce waiting times and address backlogs caused by the pandemic. We invested \u00a32.5 million to test and implement methods of reducing waiting times for children and young people, which will continue until March 2024. In addition, we are working with local authority children\u2019s social care, education services and charities to support neurodivergent children, including children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and their families, through the diagnostic process.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"zGo6rwcP","AnswerText":["We are working through the design of these sites and a wide range of measures. This includes access to language classes, recreational activities, healthcare, welfare, safeguarding considerations, and other matters.
The Home Office ensures that all accommodation is safe, habitable, fit for purpose and meets all regulatory requirements. These sites will accommodate asylum seekers in an orderly manner and in line with other asylum accommodations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mEjHtUrm","AnswerText":["We are working through the design of these sites and a wide range of measures. This includes access to language classes, recreational activities, healthcare, welfare, safeguarding considerations, and other matters.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"8l3KeoWf","AnswerText":["The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.
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No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately \u00a34 million per year.
No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of \u00a34.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of \u00a34.265 million.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-08-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"hofC5HKf","AnswerText":["
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.
YEAR | AMOUNT PAID |
2007 / 08 | \u00a33.52m |
2008 / 09 | \u00a34.35m |
2009 / 10 | \u00a34.48m |
2010 / 11 | \u00a34.66m |
2011 / 12 | \u00a34.85m |
2012 / 13 | \u00a34.69m |
2013 / 14 | \u00a34.5m \u00a31m \u00a30.25m
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2014 / 15 | \u00a34.5m. \u00a31m |
2015/16 | \u00a34.265m |
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No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"eZBdC3yE","AnswerText":["
The government is committed to supporting school breakfast provisions. Accordingly, it is investing up to \u00a324 million to extend the National School Breakfast Programme until July 20232022. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better assist their attainment, wellbeing and readiness to be taught.
As of 22 December 2021, 1,245 schools signed up for the programme, and 847 schools placed food orders. The government will continue to work with its supplier, Family Action, to monitor relevant data and consider suitable occasions to share more information on the programme as it progresses.
Despite the number of challenges faced by schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the department has noted positive levels of interest in the programme. The enrolment process for the programme is still underway. The department has extended free breakfast provision beyond April 2022, allowing schools to receive free provisions until the end of July 2022. As a result, any school signing up to the programme now is still able to benefit from two terms worth of free food.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uYlrY1PE","AnswerText":["The government is committed to supporting school breakfast provisions. Accordingly, it is investing up to \u00a324 million to extend the National School Breakfast Programme until July 2022. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas, meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better assist their attainment, wellbeing and readiness to be taught.
As of 22 December 2021, 1,245 schools signed up for the programme, and 847 schools placed food orders. The government will continue to work with its supplier, Family Action, to monitor relevant data and consider suitable occasions to share more information on the programme as it progresses.
Despite the number of challenges faced by schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the department has noted positive levels of interest in the programme. The enrolment process for the programme is still underway. The department has extended free breakfast provision beyond April 2022, allowing schools to receive free provisions until the end of July 2022. As a result, any school signing up to the programme now is still able to benefit from two terms worth of free food.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"x3oxAFkG","AnswerText":["Basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 was published on gov.uk on 30 March 2017.The Libraries Taskforce is currently conducting a survey until Friday 28 April seeking views from the sector on what a core dataset for public libraries in England should contain, such as information in relation to each library on the number of hours open and the number of staffed hours each week.
After analysing responses to the survey, the Taskforce will set out what the sector should be gathering as part of a core dataset. Further consideration will then be given about how the libraries sector should collect and make available the core data.
Details setting out the review of S4C will be announced in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"K5TOdoL9","AnswerText":["Basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 was published on gov.uk on 30 March 2017.The Libraries Taskforce is currently conducting a survey until Friday 28 April seeking views from the sector on what a core dataset for public libraries in England should contain, such as information in relation to each library on the number of hours open and the number of staffed hours each week.
After analysing responses to the survey, the Taskforce will set out what the sector should be gathering as part of a core dataset. Further consideration will then be given about how the libraries sector should collect and make available the core data.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"S7N4YovN","AnswerText":["HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
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2014/15 |
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TjK8KCsw","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"L7o39vOS","AnswerText":["
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
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Removal Directions served in | Number of cases |
2010 | 697 |
2011 | 768 |
2012 | 543 |
2013 | 508 |
2014 | 324 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
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Decision made in | Number of cases |
2010 | 26 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 11 |
2013 | 20 |
2014 | 90 |
2015 | 85 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Applied for Asylum in | Number of cases removed | |
Voluntary | Enforced | |
2010 | 48 | 77 |
2011 | 28 | 42 |
2012 | 18 | 36 |
2013 | 11 | 44 |
2014 | 0 | 15 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 3 |
2011 | 7 |
2012 | 8 |
2013 | 6 |
2014 | 14 |
2015 | 22 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 9 |
2011 | 11 |
2012 | 13 |
2013 | 11 |
2014 | 17 |
2015 | 24 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"NozLYXrY","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
Removal Directions Served | Number of Cases | |
2010 | 306 | |
2011 | 478 | |
2012 | 327 | |
2013 | 330 | |
2014 | 245 | |
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year | Applications to vary or extend leave |
2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
Certification Decision Made | No of Cases |
2010 | 27 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 10 |
2013 | 18 |
2014 | 87 |
2015 | 85 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year of Asylum Application | Voluntary Departure | Enforced Removal | ||
2010 | 40 | 65 | ||
2011 | 28 | 38 | ||
2012 | 15 | 35 | ||
2013 | 11 | 44 | ||
2014 | 0 | 15 | ||
2015 | 0 | 0 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Removals | No of Cases |
2010 | 1 |
2011 | 5 |
2012 | 3 |
2013 | 5 |
2014 | 13 |
2015 | 22 |
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Removals | No of Cases | |||
2010 | 2 | |||
2011 | 7 | |||
2012 | 3 | |||
2013 | 6 | |||
2014 | 13 | |||
2015 | 22 | |||
\u200bThe UK has been at the forefront of those making the case that those found responsible for chemical weapons attacks must be held to account. A UK-US-French attempt to agree UN sanctions in response to previous chemical weapons attacks was vetoed by Russia and China in the UN Security Council on 28 February. In March we helped secure agreement from the EU to add 4 Syrian military officials to the sanctions list for their role in carrying out chemical weapon attacks. We welcome the further sanctions Canada and the US have introduced in recent days. We will continue work with partners to take action against those responsible for chemical weapons attacks. The UK\u2019s priority for the recent session of the OPCW Executive Council was to make clear international condemnation of the 4 April Khan Sheikhoun attack and to confirm our support for the OPCW investigation which began immediately following that attack. We welcome the Executive Council\u2019s overwhelming vote on 20 April to reject a Russian-Iranian proposal which would have distracted from and undermined the OPCW expert investigations which are already under way. We will continue to support the work of the OPCW Fact Finding Mission and the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"bObWK82p","AnswerText":["
\u200bThe UK has been at the forefront of those making the case that those found responsible for chemical weapons attacks must be held to account. A UK-US-French attempt to agree UN sanctions in response to previous chemical weapons attacks was vetoed by Russia and China in the UN Security Council on 28 February. In March we helped secure agreement from the EU to add 4 Syrian military officials to the sanctions list for their role in carrying out chemical weapon attacks. We welcome the further sanctions Canada and the US have introduced in recent days. We will continue work with partners to take action against those responsible for chemical weapons attacks.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"bmNn3H82","AnswerText":["HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
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2015/16 |
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2016/17 to |
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Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 |
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2015/16 |
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2016/17 to |
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"VtEe1GOm","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Q5A2LKId","AnswerText":["
During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.
Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner\u2019s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"lJYtODKi","AnswerText":["The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.
Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner\u2019s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"7fMVScIv","AnswerText":["From April 2014 to April 2016, the Government has invested \u00a3175 million in developing innovative approaches to extend access to general practice through the Prime Minister\u2019s GP Access Fund which has included testing, adoption, and evaluation of:
\u2015 new types of consultation such as phone, video and online consultations;
\u2015 online pre-referral diagnosis tools; and
\u2015 telehealth, telecare and healthy living apps.
During 2017/18 and 2018/19, \u00a3171 million will be made available to from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to enable practices to upscale and implement measures tested through the Access Fund.
A further \u00a31 billion multiyear investment has been committed via the Estates and Technology Transformation Fund from April 2015 to April 2019, to help GP practices go further and faster to increase the use of technology and develop the primary care estate. Funding will be aligned with local digital roadmaps priorities and will support technology led improvement and innovation which improve patient and clinician experience of services, and access to primary care.
The \u2018General Practice Forward View\u2019, released in April 2016, announced a commitment to greater use of technology. This includes an increase of over 18% in allocations to CCGs for provision of IT services and technology for general practice, alongside revised funding arrangements for GP IT in 2016-18. This will allow CCGs sufficient local flexibility to commission and procure GP IT services to meet local need. There will also be an additional \u00a345 million multiyear national programme to stimulate uptake of online consultation technology for every practice.
The National Information Board also has a programme of work known as Transforming General Practice which will use technology to free GPs from time consuming administrative tasks and provide patients with online services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Dl6Ndtba","AnswerText":["From April 2014 to April 2016, the Government has invested \u00a3175 million in developing innovative approaches to extend access to general practice through the Prime Minister\u2019s GP Access Fund which has included testing, adoption, and evaluation of:
\u2015 new types of consultation such as phone, video and online consultations;
\u2015 online pre-referral diagnosis tools; and
\u2015 telehealth, telecare and healthy living apps.
During 2017/18, \u00a3171 million will be made available to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to enable practices to upscale and implement measures tested through the Access Fund.
A further \u00a31 billion multiyear investment has been committed via the Estates and Technology Transformation Fund from April 2015 to April 2019, to help GP practices go further and faster to increase the use of technology and develop the primary care estate. Funding will be aligned with local digital roadmaps priorities and will support technology led improvement and innovation which improve patient and clinician experience of services, and access to primary care.
The \u2018General Practice Forward View\u2019, released in April 2016, announced a commitment to greater use of technology. This includes an increase of over 18% in allocations to CCGs for provision of IT services and technology for general practice, alongside revised funding arrangements for GP IT in 2016-18. This will allow CCGs sufficient local flexibility to commission and procure GP IT services to meet local need. There will also be an additional \u00a345 million multiyear national programme to stimulate uptake of online consultation technology for every practice.
The National Information Board also has a programme of work known as Transforming General Practice which will use technology to free GPs from time consuming administrative tasks and provide patients with online services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"LHdPdE28","AnswerText":["In regard to the announcement in paragraph 1.233 of Budget 2015, HC1093 March Budget 2015, of the \u00a31.25 billion additional funding for children and young people's mental health services, the following amount has been allocated to each clinical commissioning group (CCG):
For 2015-16, \u00a3105 million has been allocated to CCGs, of which:
- \u00a375 million has been allocated to transform local services through delivery of the Local Transformation Plans; and
- \u00a330 million has been allocated for new community based eating disorder services in every area of the country.
For 2016-17, \u00a3119 million has been included in CCG baseline allocations, of which
\u00a330 million eating disorders funding will be allocated once the split of this funding has been agreed. The attached table contains a breakdown of the \u00a3105 million and the \u00a3119 million by CCG.
For 2016-17, \u00a3119 million has been included in CCG baseline allocations. \u00a330 million eating disorders funding will also be allocated once the split of this funding has been agreed. The attached table contains a breakdown of the \u00a3105 million and the \u00a3119 million by CCG.
Year to date spend information is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"AISfENfz","AnswerText":["In regard to the announcement in paragraph 1.233 of Budget 2015, HC1093 March Budget 2015, of the \u00a31.25 billion additional funding for children and young people's mental health services, the following amount has been allocated to each clinical commissioning group (CCG):
For 2015-16, \u00a3105 million has been allocated to CCGs, of which:
- \u00a375 million has been allocated to transform local services through delivery of the Local Transformation Plans; and
- \u00a330 million has been allocated for new community based eating disorder services in every area of the country.
For 2016-17, \u00a3119 million has been included in CCG baseline allocations, of which
\u00a330 million eating disorders funding will be allocated once the split of this funding has been agreed. The attached table contains a breakdown of the \u00a3105 million and the \u00a3119 million by CCG.
Year to date spend information is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"yQMcKwxZ","AnswerText":["The United Kingdom and Pakistan signed a bilateral voluntary prisoner transfer agreement on 24 August 2007. It entered into force 19 August 2008. Four prisoners were transferred to from England and Wales to Pakistan on a voluntary basis in 2010. Transfers to Pakistan have been suspended by the Pakistani Government. following the unlawful release there of prisoners transferred from the United Kingdom and other countries. No further transfers have taken place since 2010.
We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.
The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rjLOuZLo","AnswerText":["The United Kingdom and Pakistan signed a bilateral voluntary prisoner transfer agreement on 24 August 2007. It entered into force 19 August 2008. Four prisoners were transferred to from England and Wales to Pakistan on a voluntary basis in 2010. Transfers to Pakistan have been suspended by the Pakistani Government following the unlawful release there of prisoners transferred from the United Kingdom and other countries. No further transfers have taken place since 2010.
We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.
The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"yQQ6L7AA","AnswerText":["This information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
As part of this Government\u2019s transparency agenda, all Departments are required to publish monthly workforce statistics that includes overtime costs. This information is available from the gov.uk website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dwp-staff-numbers-and-associated-costs
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-18T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"m43Nl7xQ","AnswerText":["This information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"jGtV0MCf","AnswerText":["
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| Unconventional Oil & Gas | - | - | - | 448 |
| OCCS | 1,419 | 1,762 | 2,515 | 2,570 |
| HR | 1,385 | 1,614 | 1,968 | 2,044 |
| EMR Delivery Unit | - | - | - | 4,299 |
| Communications (incl. Press Office) | 2,678 | 2,223 | 2,450 | 2,384 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-09-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"QgnImYUU","AnswerText":["
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Unconventional Oil & Gas | - | - | - | 448 |
OCCS | 1,419 | 1,762 | 2,515 | 2,570 |
HR | 1,385 | 1,614 | 1,968 | 2,044 |
EMR Delivery Unit | - | - | - | 4,299 |
Communications (incl. Press Office) | 1,764 | 1,408 | 1,643 | 2,384 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-09-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"pvxXxxFD","AnswerText":["
We continue to monitor the situation closely.
Data on life sentence prisoners who commit offences of homicide and other serious offences are taken from the NOMS Public Protection Unit Database.
From 1 May 2013 \u2013 31 April 2015, 12 offenders have been convicted of further offences, having been released on a life licence. The table below provides a breakdown of the offences. These offences are limited to those which fall in scope under the Probation Serious Further Offence (SFO) Review Procedures, and relate to those offences contained in Schedule 15a of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which attract a sentence of 14 years or more.
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Public protection is our priority, and offenders serving a life sentence are subject to strict controls for as long as their risk requires them. If they fail to comply with these conditions or their behaviour indicates that it is no longer safe for them or for the public if they remain in the community, they can be immediately returned to prison. All 12 of these offenders were returned to prison when charged with serious further offences.
Data on life sentence prisoners who commit offences of homicide and other serious offences are taken from the NOMS Public Protection Unit Database.
From 1 May 2013 \u2013 31 April 2015, 12 offenders have been convicted of further offences, having been released on a life licence. The table below provides a breakdown of the offences. These offences are limited to those which fall in scope under the Probation Serious Further Offence (SFO) Review Procedures, and relate to those offences contained in Schedule 15a of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which attract a sentence of 14 years or more.
01/05/2013- 31/04/2014 | |
Murder | 2 |
Other serious offences | 2 |
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Murder | 1 |
Other serious offences | 7 |
Public protection is our priority, and offenders serving a life sentence are subject to strict controls for as long as their risk requires them. If they fail to comply with these conditions or their behaviour indicates that it is no longer safe for them or for the public if they remain in the community, they can be immediately returned to prison. All 12 of these offenders were returned to prison when charged with serious further offences.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"FF0PUX41","AnswerText":["The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity \u2013 even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator\u2019s behaviours before they become entrenched.
The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant\u2019s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"8KWrYt1J","AnswerText":["
The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity \u2013 even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator\u2019s behaviours before they become entrenched.
The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant\u2019s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"YvtcP2jK","AnswerText":["
Natural England estimates that 15% of ancient woodlandis located within national parks and 30% is located within areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs). In national parks, 41% 29%of this woodland has site of special scientific interest (SSSI) status; in AONBs, 13% of this woodland has SSSI status.
Natural England estimates that 15% of ancient woodlandis located within national parks and 30% is located within areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs). In national parks, 41% of this woodland has site of special scientific interest (SSSI) status; in AONBs, 13% of this woodland has SSSI status.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9kS2GK8B","AnswerText":["The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom. The NMC is responsible for delivery of its statutory functions including maintaining a register of all nurses and midwives eligible to work in the UK and for pursuing fitness to practise investigations against its registrants in the interests of public protection.
On each of the NMC and General Medical Council (GMC) websites there is a facility to search the professional registers and to check the registration status of a registrant. Where an NMC registrant has been struck-off the register, their record is removed from the register and they would not be found on a register search. However, the NMC does publish information about fitness to practise (FtP) allegations, hearings, outcomes and sanctions elsewhere on its website in accordance with its FtP publication and disclosure policy. Where a GMC registrant is erased from the medical register, their record remains and could be found in a register search with details of the FtP sanction. Both of these regulators maintain public records about individuals who have been struck off or erased from their professional registers and these records are available through their respective websites.
It is a matter for the regulators themselves to determine how they manage their publication and disclosure policy in relation to fitness to practice, within the legislative frameworks in which they operate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"yWjrcHk4","AnswerText":["The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom. The NMC is responsible for delivery of its statutory functions including maintaining a register of all nurses and midwives eligible to work in the UK and for pursuing fitness to practise investigations against its registrants in the interests of public protection.
On each of the NMC and General Medical Council (GMC) websites there is a facility to search the professional registers and to check the registration status of a registrant. Where an NMC registrant has been struck-off the register, their record is removed from the register and they would not be found on a register search. However, the NMC does publish information about fitness to practise (FtP) allegations, hearings, outcomes and sanctions elsewhere on its website in accordance with its FtP publication and disclosure policy. Where a GMC registrant is erased from the medical register, their record remains and could be found in a register search with details of the FtP sanction.
It is a matter for the regulators themselves to determine how they manage their publication and disclosure policy in relation to fitness to practice, within the legislative frameworks in which they operate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"z3G2cVir","AnswerText":["Details of Ministers\u2019 visits are published quarterly and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publicationshttps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"m1h2yIK0","AnswerText":["
Details of Ministers\u2019 visits are published quarterly and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"lttCH7gs","AnswerText":["
In March 2015 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority contracted with the Department for a \u00a3300 million recyclable financial investment to accelerate delivery of up to 15,000 homes over 10 years. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority are aware that, in light of this contract, it will not be possible for bids from the Manchester area to be accepted for other central government housing investment programmes.
A \u00a33 billion housing financial transaction programme is available over the over the next five years to support small builders and get infrastructure on large sites, this is in addition to the \u00a3300 million Manchester Housing Investment Fund. The Spending Review made \u00a32.3 billion available to support the preparation of up to 60,000 Starter Homes by 2020. This includes \u00a31.2 billion to prepare more brownfield land for starter homes. Further details about the use of this funding will be announced shortly. Bids from Greater Manchester will be eligible to apply for these funds in the normal way.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-29T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"QScPN1wP","AnswerText":["
In March 2015 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority contracted with the Department for a \u00a3300 million recyclable financial investment to accelerate delivery of up to 15,000 homes over 10 years. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority are aware that, in light of this contract, it will not be possible for bids from the Manchester area to be accepted for other central government housing investment programmes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zNAvvInp","AnswerText":["
Civil servants have to have the ability to work flexibly across government sites where there is a business need to do so. Passes may also be issued to contractors or secondees where there is an identified business need for them to enter Department for International Development premises, subject to the usual security checks. For security reasons it would not be appropriate to provide details of individuals who hold such passes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JYd6w8uf","AnswerText":["Civil servants have to have the ability to work flexibly across government sites where there is a business need to do so. Passes may also be issued to where there is an identified business need for them to enter Department for International Development premises, subject to the usual security checks. For security reasons it would not be appropriate to provide details of individuals who hold such passes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"XsF5MRgs","AnswerText":["There have been 20,407 sets of Virtus body armour issued, with further sets to be issued, and the full operating capability for Virtus to occur in 20152025.
There have been 20,407 sets of Virtus body armour issued, with further sets to be issued, and the full operating capability for Virtus to occur in 2015.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"7EIIhSeX","AnswerText":["Officials are in regular contact with the fuel supply industry including those within retail operations, to discuss a range of issues, including the Government\u2019s draft Downstream Oil Resilience Bill. The Government Department also monitors changes in fuel prices and has therefore decided to freeze fuel duty for the twelfth consecutive year.
Officials are in regular contact with the fuel supply industry including those within retail operations, to discuss a range of issues, including the Government\u2019s draft Downstream Oil Resilience Bill. The Department also monitors changes in fuel prices and has therefore decided to freeze fuel duty for the twelfth consecutive year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-01-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"hVOgT4HD","AnswerText":["Those Some Overseas Territories with financial centres, namely Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar and Montserrat have expressed concern about new legislation on sanctions and anti-money laundering (the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act), which became law on 23 May 2018; in particular the requirement to establish a publicly accessible register of the beneficial ownership of companies registered in each government's jurisdiction.
Seperately, the aforementioned Territories and Gibraltar have made representations over the potential use of an Order in Council as specified in the Act, believing this to be constitutional overreach by the UK.
The Prime Minister held a conference call with leaders of affected Territories on 24 May to discuss the issue and a further discussion was held at the Joint Ministerial Council in June. Shortly after the passage of this legislation I visited Anguilla, the Cayman Islands and Montserrat, where I held discussions on this topic. Similarly, in late July I visited the British Virgin Islands and met with representatives of the financial services industry and government of BVI. The Government understands the strength of feeling on this issue and is committed to working collaboratively with affected Territories on implementation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-08-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"VUVsN4Ls","AnswerText":["Those Overseas Territories with financial centres, namely Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar and Montserrat have expressed concern about new legislation on sanctions and anti-money laundering (the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act), which became law on 23 May 2018; in particular the requirement to establish a publicly accessible register of the beneficial ownership of companies registered in each government's jurisdiction.
The Prime Minister held a conference call with leaders of affected Territories on 24 May to discuss the issue and a further discussion was held at the Joint Ministerial Council in June. Shortly after the passage of this legislation I visited Anguilla, the Cayman Islands and Montserrat, where I held discussions on this topic. Similarly, in late July I visited the British Virgin Islands and met with representatives of the financial services industry and government of BVI. The Government understands the strength of feeling on this issue and is committed to working collaboratively with affected Territories on implementation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-08-02T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"rJ0SwTuI","AnswerText":["The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
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National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
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Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"PLudRBXd","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
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Medical Research Council | 22.2 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 18.8 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total | 24.8 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 23.4 |
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Ri17OiVf","AnswerText":["
The organisations referred to in these questions - the UK Endorsement Board (UKEB), the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) \u2013 are responsible for procuring their own legal advice. The FRC which facilitiesfacilitates the UKEB is an arm\u2019s length body which reports annually to the Department on how it has carried out responsibilities under its remit. The ICAEW is an independent organisation.
The issue of whether to publish legal advice is for the respective organisations to consider.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-14T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"91qjQ77t","AnswerText":["The organisations referred to in these questions - the UK Endorsement Board (UKEB), the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) \u2013 are responsible for procuring their own legal advice. The FRC which facilities the UKEB is an arm\u2019s length body which reports annually to the Department on how it has carried out responsibilities under its remit. The ICAEW is an independent organisation.
The issue of whether to publish legal advice is for the respective organisations to consider.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qP9kdk2A","AnswerText":["Ministers and officials have regular engagement with a large number of businesses across all sectors, including from the automotive, pharmaceutical and retail and food sectors, to ensure they are prepared for the UK leaving the EU on the 31st October.
Ministers have hosted a regular series of roundtables both in Westminster and around the UK in recent months, where they have had the chance to speak to and hear directly from a wide range of businesses both large and small.
In order to help business prepare for exiting the EU on 31 October, the Government have come together to deliver a new series of 'One HMG' events, starting from Monday 16 September to 18 October. These roadshows will bring together expertise from across departments including BEIS, the Home Office, HMRC, DIT, DEFRA and DCMS, and combine interactive support and in-depth advice sessions to help business from all sectors and of all sizes get ready for Brexit. \u200bIn addition to this, on 11th September, officials held an EU Exit Readiness forum with over 250 companies participating many of which were retailers.
A \u00a310m \u00a315m Business Readiness Fund for business organisations and trade associations will support businesses in preparing for a \u2018No Deal\u2019 Brexit ahead of 31 October 2019.
Ministers and officials have regular engagement with a large number of businesses across all sectors, including from the automotive, pharmaceutical and retail and food sectors, to ensure they are prepared for the UK leaving the EU on the 31st October.
Ministers have hosted a regular series of roundtables both in Westminster and around the UK in recent months, where they have had the chance to speak to and hear directly from a wide range of businesses both large and small.
In order to help business prepare for exiting the EU on 31 October, the Government have come together to deliver a new series of 'One HMG' events, starting from Monday 16 September to 18 October. These roadshows will bring together expertise from across departments including BEIS, the Home Office, HMRC, DIT, DEFRA and DCMS, and combine interactive support and in-depth advice sessions to help business from all sectors and of all sizes get ready for Brexit. \u200bIn addition to this, on 11th September, officials held an EU Exit Readiness forum with over 250 companies participating many of which were retailers.
A \u00a310m Business Readiness Fund for business organisations and trade associations will support businesses in preparing for a \u2018No Deal\u2019 Brexit ahead of 31 October 2019.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gxAc0QiN","AnswerText":["HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018
Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.
All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.
We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rKlqghhc","AnswerText":["
HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018
Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.
All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.
We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"B0cZwRGk","AnswerText":["
654 schools have closed with no direct replacement provision between 1 January 2000 and 21 June 2019. Of these, 183 were designated as rural schools. Between 1 January 2010 and 21 June 2019, 260 249 schools closed with no direct replacement provision. Of these, 104 102 were designated as rural schools. A full list can be found attached.
Information about all open and closed schools in England is available on Get Information about Schools[1] (the department\u2019s register of schools). This can be found at:
www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
The Ofsted definition of a state funded school has been used. This definition does not include local authority maintained nursery schools, alternative provision or special schools., studio schools or university technical colleges.
[1] Responsibility for updating Get Information about Schools is shared between the Department, schools and local authorities and therefore we cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-10T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"gexRpmSk","AnswerText":["654 schools have closed with no direct replacement provision between 1 January 2000 and 21 June 2019. Of these, 183 were designated as rural schools. Between 1 January 2010 and 21 June 2019, 260 schools closed with no direct replacement provision. Of these, 104 were designated as rural schools. A full list can be found attached.
Information about all open and closed schools in England is available on Get Information about Schools[1] (the department\u2019s register of schools). This can be found at:
www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
The Ofsted definition of a state funded school has been used. This definition does not include local authority maintained nursery schools, alternative provision, studio schools or university technical colleges.
[1] Responsibility for updating Get Information about Schools is shared between the Department, schools and local authorities and therefore we cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"4lTfBmQt","AnswerText":["\u201cIt has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vg9kpfj5","AnswerText":["\u201cIt has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"jJwf0tuT","AnswerText":["The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has had engagements in twelve of the sixteen eighteen parliamentary constituencies since her appointment.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has had engagements in twelve of the sixteen parliamentary constituencies since her appointment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"NOkGChV7","AnswerText":["Figures for hospitality can be found in the table below. Wine is not purchased independently but included within catering expenditure on hospitality. It is not possible to identify the cost of wine within amounts paid and accrued for hospitality catering.
Financial Yr | Hospitality | Catering | H&C |
201718 YTD | 23,017 | 23,400 | 46,417 |
2016/17 | 10,130 | 42,068 | 52,199 |
2015/16 | -3,415 | 13,059 | 9,644 |
2014/15 | 35,860 | 54,432 | 117,145 |
2013/14 | 3,816 | 14,920 | 18,735 |
2012/13 | 17,980 | 37,475 | 55,455 |
2011/12 | 39,788 | 31,527 | 71,315 |
2010/11 | 40,573 | 1,371 | 41,943 |
Total | 167,749 | 218,251 | 386,000 |
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We do not hold figures for spending on art, separate from the Government Art Collection
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-06T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vUAPgcsM","AnswerText":["Figures for hospitality can be found in the table below. Wine is not purchased independently but included within catering expenditure on hospitality. It is not possible to identify the cost of wine within amounts paid and accrued for hospitality catering.
Financial Yr | Hospitality | Catering | H&C |
201718 YTD | 23017 | 23400 | 46,417 |
2016/17 | 10130 | 42068 | 52,198 |
2015/16 | -3415 | 13059 | 9,644 |
2014/15 | 62712 | 54432 | 117,144 |
2013/14 | 3816 | 14920 | 18,736 |
2012/13 | 17980 | 37475 | 55,455 |
2011/12 | 39788 | 31527 | 71,315 |
2010/11 | 40572 | 1371 | 41,943 |
Total | 194,600 | 218,252 | 412,852 |
We do not hold figures for spending on art, separate from the Government Art Collection
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Dzg36Ae0","AnswerText":["CCG allocations for North East of England are shown in the attached table. The North East of England is expected to receive more than the England average per head per year in every year from 2019/20 to 2023/24.
In addition to the loans listed for Sunderland, the following trusts in the North East of England have secured capital loans:
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a31million
- North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a3835,000
- Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a3210,000 and \u00a3112,000
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a3468,000
- The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a3500,000
On 5 August, the Government announced a further \u00a31.8 billion increase to National Health Service capital spending. \u00a31 billion of this funding will free up the NHS to take forward and expand their existing plans for investment in infrastructure and unlocking delivery of commitments already made; whilst \u00a3850 million of this increase allows 20 new hospital upgrades to start as soon as possible, including \u00a341.6 million to Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the transfer of Paediatric Cardiac Services from Freeman Hospital to Royal Victoria Infirmary.
In addition, as the Secretary of State recently set out, a new Health Infrastructure Plan will be brought forward to deliver a strategic major hospital rebuilding programme, providing the necessary health infrastructure across the country.
NHS Sunderland CCG\u2019s allocations are shown in the attached table. By 2023-24, it will receive \u00a31883.97 per head per year - \u00a3380.04 per head per year above the England average.
As part of the tranche 4 STP funding Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust will receive \u00a354.2 million for a single integrated secure service centre of excellence and the re-provision of Newcastle and Gateshead adult acute inpatient services.
In 2019/20 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was allocated \u00a32million Public Dividend Capital for GDE Fast Follower scheme.
The trust\u2019s predecessor, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust also secured a \u00a3887,000 Public Dividend Capital award as part of a national programme for Energy Efficient LED Lighting.
The Department are also aware of a likely award of Public Dividend Capital relating to Urgent and Emergency Care Services provision which is in the process of being allocated and there are a number of on-going capital funding programmes which the trust may be considering applications for.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"n3AYL2Ar","AnswerText":["CCG allocations for North East of England are shown in the attached table. The North East of England is expected to receive more than the England average per head per year in every year from 2019/20 to 2023/24.
In addition to the loans listed for Sunderland, the following trusts in the North East of England have secured capital loans:
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a31million
- North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a3835,000
- Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a3210,000 and \u00a3112,000
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a3468,000
- The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: \u00a3500,000
On 5 August, the Government announced a further \u00a31.8 billion increase to National Health Service capital spending. \u00a31 billion of this funding will free up the NHS to take forward and expand their existing plans for investment in infrastructure and unlocking delivery of commitments already made; whilst \u00a3850 million of this increase allows 20 new hospital upgrades to start as soon as possible, including \u00a341.6 million to Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the transfer of Paediatric Cardiac Services from Freeman Hospital to Royal Victoria Infirmary.
In addition, as the Secretary of State recently set out, a new Health Infrastructure Plan will be brought forward to deliver a strategic major hospital rebuilding programme, providing the necessary health infrastructure across the country.
NHS Sunderland CCG\u2019s allocations are shown in the attached table. By 2023-24, it will receive \u00a31883.97 per head per year - \u00a3380.04 per head per year above the England average.
As part of the tranche 4 STP funding Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust will receive \u00a354.2 million for a single integrated secure service centre of excellence and the re-provision of Newcastle and Gateshead adult acute inpatient services.
In 2019/20 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust was allocated \u00a32million Public Dividend Capital for GDE Fast Follower scheme.
The trust\u2019s predecessor, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust also secured a \u00a3887,000 Public Dividend Capital award as part of a national programme for Energy Efficient LED Lighting.
The Department are also aware of a likely award of Public Dividend Capital relating to Urgent and Emergency Care Services provision which is in the process of being allocated and there are a number of on-going capital funding programmes which the trust may be considering applications for.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"qta61VRD","AnswerText":["\u200bThe British Embassy is aware of two British Nationals who were denied entry as a direct result of amendment 27 in the last 12 months.
In the last 12 months 13 British Nationals raised concerns with the British Embassy about poor treatment, questioning and delays at border crossings. All complaints are noted by the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. There is no British Consulate in Ramallah.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EyfpMned","AnswerText":["\u200bThe British Embassy is aware of two British Nationals who were denied entry as a direct result of amendment 27 in the last 12 months.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gMJ4FgMw","AnswerText":["The information requested is not collected centrally.
The Home Office collects data on the number of offences involving knives or firearms recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area level but not at local authority level.
Information on offences involving knives / sharp instruments or firearms by Police Force Area can be found in the Offences involving the use of weapons data tables published by the Office for National Statistics, available here:
The information requested is not collected centrally.
The Home Office collects data on the number of offences involving knives or firearms recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area level but not at local authority level.
Information on offences involving knives / sharp instruments or firearms by Police Force Area can be found in the Offences involving the use of weapons data tables published by the Office for National Statistics, available here:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"0l7HT1W8","AnswerText":["The information requested is not collected centrally.
The Home Office collects data on the number of offences involving knives or firearms recorded by the police in England and Wales at the Police Force Area level but not at local authority level.
Information on offences involving knives / sharp instruments or firearms by Police Force Area can be found in the Offences involving the use of weapons data tables published by the Office for National Statistics, available here:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"O3EhiXlh","AnswerText":["This information is not centrally held.
Line managers have a responsibility for ensuring that staff are not working excessive hours, and the department is compliant with the requirements of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in respect of civil servants' working hours.
DIT is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all its members of staff and has appropriate policies to support this alongside a Departmental Health and Wellbeing Plan implemented in January 2019., The department has a Stress Policy that introduced the provision of Mental Health First Aiders who can provide a range of support to both employees and managers, including access to our Employee Counselling Service. In January 2019, the department launched the Health & Wellbeing Plan, which includes activity to train senior leaders in Wellbeing Confidence.which includes activity to train senior leaders in Wellbeing Confidence.
This information is not centrally held.
Line managers have a responsibility for ensuring that staff are not working excessive hours, and the department is compliant with the requirements of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in respect of civil servants' working hours.
DIT is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all its members of staff. The department has a Stress Policy that introduced the provision of Mental Health First Aiders who can provide a range of support to both employees and managers, including access to our Employee Counselling Service. In January 2019, the department launched the Health & Wellbeing Plan, which includes activity to train senior leaders in Wellbeing Confidence.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"FvkzuEOM","AnswerText":["There are currently 393 free schools open. Since 2010, eight free schools have closed. and one closure is planned for summer 2018. The primary objective of the department when making a decision to close a school is to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for pupils and to secure value for money for the taxpayer.
Academic year | Free school closures |
2013/14 | Discovery New School |
2014/15 | The Durham Free School, Dawes Lane Academy, Stockport Technical School |
2015/16 | St Michael\u2019s Secondary School |
2016/17 | Bolton Wanderers Free School, Collective Spirit Free School |
| Southwark Free School |
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Total | 8 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Dep8iZOX","AnswerText":["
There are currently 393 free schools open. Since 2010, eight free schools have closed. and one closure is planned for summer 2018. The primary objective of the department when making a decision to close a school is to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for pupils and to secure value for money for the taxpayer.
Academic year | Free school closures |
2013/14 | Discovery New School |
2014/15 | The Durham Free School, Dawes Lane Academy, Stockport Technical School |
2015/16 | St Michael\u2019s Secondary School |
2016/17 | Bolton Wanderers Free School, Collective Spirit Free School |
2017/18 | Southwark Free School |
Total | 8 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"bP54ARQr","AnswerText":["
As outlined in the table, since April 2013, Arts Council England has invested over \u00a31 million in arts and culture projects in St Helens North including, National Lottery Grants for the Arts, Project Grants and through Music Education Hubs.
| 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 to date |
National Portfolio Organisations | \u00a3 - | \u00a3 - | \u00a3 - | \u00a3 - | \u00a3 - | \u00a3 460,000 |
Music Education Hubs | \u00a3 196,771 | \u00a3 198,850 | \u00a3 258,548 | \u00a3 255,889 | \u00a3 252,312 | \u00a3 252,419 |
GFTA/PG | \u00a3 177,138 | \u00a3 185,254 | \u00a3 75,580 | \u00a3 87,526 | \u00a3 44,800 | \u00a3 14,961 |
Strategic Funding/Other | \u00a3 628,296 | \u00a3 - | \u00a3 871,704 | \u00a3 1,651,550 | \u00a3 - | \u00a3 - |
Total | \u00a3 1,002,205 | \u00a3 384,104 | \u00a3 1,205,832 | \u00a3 1,994,965 | \u00a3 297,112 | \u00a3 727,380 |
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"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-31T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DQWMiYNP","AnswerText":["
As outlined in the table, since April 2013, Arts Council England has invested over \u00a31 million in arts and culture projects in St Helens North including, National Lottery Grants for the Arts, Project Grants and through Music Education Hubs.
St Helens North | 2013/2014 | 2014/2015 | 2015/2016 | 2016/2017 | 2017/2018 |
Grants For The Arts/Project Grants | \u00a3 27,170 | \u00a3 14,682 | \u00a3 40,324 | \u00a310,000 | \u00a329,800 |
Music Education Hubs | \u00a3 196,771 | \u00a3 198,850 | \u00a3 258,548 | \u00a3255,889 | \u00a3252,312 |
Total | \u00a3 223,941 | \u00a3 213,532 | \u00a3 298,872 | \u00a3265,889 | \u00a3282,112 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"FPuEyZ7j","AnswerText":["
The Prime Minister\u2019s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, has the responsibility to promote trade and investment links between our two countries. On his first visit he was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO. The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.
The Prime Minister\u2019s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, did not make representations to the Government of Brunei on their internal laws when he visited in 2018 to promote the trade links between our countries.
This was the Trade Envoy\u2019s first visit to Brunei in this capacity and as such was introduced to key stakeholders.
He was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO.
The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-04-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xPkHeqIy","AnswerText":["The Prime Minister\u2019s Trade Envoy to Brunei, Paul Scully, has the responsibility to promote trade and investment links between our two countries. On his first visit he was hosted by the Minister of Finance and Economy and focused on opportunities in: oil and gas; financial services; and technical / professional education. Human rights issues are the responsibility of the FCO. The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during a visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently he raised these issues on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally, the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses the introduction of the Sharia Penal Code with the Government of Brunei.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-04-02T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"DFzHlLTb","AnswerText":["I welcome the swift action taken by the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners\u2019 to manage the administration of Key Forensic Services (KFS), minimising the impact on the criminal justice system and protecting the evidence for live cases. With Home Office support, they reached an agreement with the Administrators to ensure that the business continues to operate so that evidence KFS holds continues to be properly and professionally managed in accordance with the standards set by the Forensic Science Regulator.There are no plans to reopen the Forensic Science Service.
The Government has not undertaken an assessment of the effect of rural crime on residents and businesses in Barnsley East. The independent Crime Survey for England and Wales continues to show that, for those crimes covered by the Survey, people in rural areas are less likely to be the victims of crime than those in urban areas. The 2015 Commercial Victimisation Survey also showed that 24 per cent of agriculture, forestry and fishing premises in England and Wales, had experienced at least one incident of crime (excluding online crime) which represented a statistically significant fall of six percentage points compared with the 2013 Survey.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Iys8onoI","AnswerText":["I welcome the swift action taken by the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners\u2019 to manage the administration of Key Forensic Services (KFS), minimising the impact on the criminal justice system and protecting the evidence for live cases. With Home Office support, they reached an agreement with the Administrators to ensure that the business continues to operate so that evidence KFS holds continues to be properly and professionally managed in accordance with the standards set by the Forensic Science Regulator.
There are no plans to reopen the Forensic Science Service.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"KO1gix7M","AnswerText":["324 independent schools have left the Teachers\u2019 Pension Scheme (TPS) between August 2019, when this information started to be compiled, and November 2022. 22 independent schools have joined the Scheme between January 2018 and November 2022.
State schools and academies cannot choose to leave the TPS. The records show that 1,008 academies have ceased to be registered as scheme employers and 4,383 new academy employers have been registered in the TPS between January 2018 and November 2022. This is a result of state schools converting to academies and some single academy trusts joining multi-academy trusts.
463 independent schools have left the Teachers\u2019 Pension Scheme (TPS) between January 2018 and November 2022. 37 independent schools have joined the Scheme between January 2018 and November 2022.
State schools and academies cannot choose to leave the TPS. The records show that 814 state schools have closed and so have ceased to be registered as scheme employers since January 2018. This is largely as a result of state schools converting to academies. 79 new state schools have been registered in the TPS since January 2018.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ZixmyuqL","AnswerText":["324 independent schools have left the Teachers\u2019 Pension Scheme (TPS) between August 2019, when this information started to be compiled, and November 2022. 22 independent schools have joined the Scheme between January 2018 and November 2022.
State schools and academies cannot choose to leave the TPS. The records show that 1,008 academies have ceased to be registered as scheme employers and 4,383 new academy employers have been registered in the TPS between January 2018 and November 2022. This is a result of state schools converting to academies and some single academy trusts joining multi-academy trusts.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"6dx8GzIQ","AnswerText":["The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. Details of these arrangements are as follows.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1
In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and Manston this contract provides for
a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)
b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)
c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston
In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for
a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover
b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston
In respect of staffing this contract provides for
a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.
The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston.
These arrangements include the pre-existing Escorting and Related Services Contract with Mite Care and Custody, a contract with Management & Training Corporation (UK) Ltd, and a contract with Bloom Procurement Services who contracts with Definitive PSA Ltd (trading as Interforce) to deliver services for the Department.
Providing number of staff based at Dover and Manston, would reveal information on the security of our borders. It is not possible to provide the level of detail requested on volumes and patterns without impacting national security.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eGso3MtZ","AnswerText":["The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. Details of these arrangements are as follows.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1
In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and Manston this contract provides for
a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)
b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)
c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston
In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for
a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover
b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston
In respect of staffing this contract provides for
a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"CAlwWcRO","AnswerText":["Criterion 2c of the Government\u2019s export licensing Criteria states that the Government will not grant a licence if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law (IHL). Criterion 2c has been in force since the adoption by the EU of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on 8 December 2008.
Since that time 295 Standard Individual Export Licence applications have been refused under Criterion 2 which covers human rights as well as international humanitarian law.
Our current database does not breakdown refusals by subsets of the Criteria so the specific information requested cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.
The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) of licences granted and refused for military exports on GOV.UK. Country breakdowns can be found on these pages.
Bespoke reports (e.g. by Criterion 2) may also be produced by registering on the Strategic Export Controls Reports and Statistics Website at: https://www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk/sdb2/fox/sdb/SDBHOME
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-01T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"9a92CDb0","AnswerText":["Criterion 2c of the Government\u2019s export licensing Criteria states that the Government will not grant a licence if there is a clear risk that the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law (IHL). Criterion 2c has been in force since the adoption by the EU of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on 8 December 2008.
Since that time 295 Standard Individual Export Licence applications have been refused under Criterion 2 which covers human rights as well as international humanitarian law.
Our current database does not breakdown refusals by subsets of the Criteria so the specific information requested cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-09-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"JBCOBTHP","AnswerText":["As of the 7th July, the following contracts the Department, including HM Courts and Tribunals Service currently have out to tender are,
PQ 5623
1. Professional Services, Evaluation of Sentencing Council Guidelines.
2. HMP Holloway Fire Safety Improvements.
3. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of three Risk assessments at
HMP Swaleside, East Sutton Park and Stanford Hill.
4. Operational Goods, Supply of Portable Mobile Phone Detection Equipment.
5. Reducing Reoffending, Retender of Provision for 1 forensic psychology risk assessment at
HMP Leyhill,
6. HMP Wandsworth Demolition of Laundry.
7. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of sixteen forensic psychology risk assessments at HMP Frankland.
8. Compliance and Enforcement Service, (Court Fines).
9. Transforming Youth Custody \u2013 Secure Training Centre.
10. Criminal Justice System \u2013 Efficiencies.
11. Professional Services \u2013 To implement a specialist financial services framework.
PQ 5624
I can confirm that Synnex Concentrix has been announced as the preferred bidder for court enforcements.
At this point, we are unable to disclose which suppliers have been involved in the other competitions listed above due to procurement competition rules and regulations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Zm9W7qMi","AnswerText":["PQ 5623
1. Professional Services, Evaluation of Sentencing Council Guidelines.
2. HMP Holloway Fire Safety Improvements.
3. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of three Risk assessments at
HMP Swaleside, East Sutton Park and Stanford Hill.
4. Operational Goods, Supply of Portable Mobile Phone Detection Equipment.
5. Reducing Reoffending, Retender of Provision for 1 forensic psychology risk assessment at
HMP Leyhill,
6. HMP Wandsworth Demolition of Laundry.
7. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of sixteen forensic psychology risk assessments at HMP Frankland.
8. Compliance and Enforcement Service, (Court Fines).
9. Transforming Youth Custody \u2013 Secure Training Centre.
10. Criminal Justice System \u2013 Efficiencies.
11. Professional Services \u2013 To implement a specialist financial services framework.
PQ 5624
I can confirm that Synnex Concentrix has been announced as the preferred bidder for court enforcements.
At this point, we are unable to disclose which suppliers have been involved in the other competitions listed above due to procurement competition rules and regulations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-30T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"PfmrgMu6","AnswerText":["To date, the Royal Navy has rescued 4,752 4,747 persons under its Search and Rescue mission in the Mediterranean. The Royal Navy does not record whether a rescued person is a refugee or an economic migrant; this is the responsibility of the receiving nation (in this instance, Italy). The Ministry of Defence does not hold overall statistics of all those rescued at sea by other nations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xvetBKsA","AnswerText":["
To date, the Royal Navy has rescued 4,752 persons under its Search and Rescue mission in the Mediterranean. The Royal Navy does not record whether a rescued person is a refugee or an economic migrant; this is the responsibility of the receiving nation (in this instance, Italy). The Ministry of Defence does not hold overall statistics of all those rescued at sea by other nations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"OTf5gl3f","AnswerText":["
On 1 June 2015, Monitor published Improving GP Services: Commissioners and Patient Choice, which included the findings of a nationally representative survey conducted by Ipsos Mori.
The report noted a high level of satisfaction with general practice overall. It found that 81% of patients were satisfied with their general practitioner (GP) practice, while only 10% were dissatisfied.
Monitor\u2019s report found that, after location, patients most value the ease of getting an appointment when choosing a GP practice. In order to improve access for patients, the Government has invested \u00a3175 million over two years through the Prime Minister\u2019s GP Access Fund. This is testing improved and innovative access to GP services through longer opening hours, such as at evenings and weekends, but also different ways of accessing services, for example the use of Skype consultations. Altogether, there are now 57 schemes covering over 2,500 practices, meaning that over 18 million patients are expected to benefit from improved access and transformational change at local level by March 2016.
Additionally, the Primary Care Infrastructure Fund is investing \u00a31 billion, including and \u00a325 million as part of the Prime Minister\u2019s GP Access Fund, over four years to improve premises and information technology, which will also improve access.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"I4e1QrCM","AnswerText":["
On 1 June 2015, Monitor published Improving GP Services: Commissioners and Patient Choice, which included the findings of a nationally representative survey conducted by Ipsos Mori.
The report noted a high level of satisfaction with general practice overall. It found that 81% of patients were satisfied with their general practitioner (GP) practice, while only 10% were dissatisfied.
Monitor\u2019s report found that, after location, patients most value the ease of getting an appointment when choosing a GP practice. In order to improve access for patients, the Government has invested \u00a3175 million over two years through the Prime Minister\u2019s GP Access Fund. This is testing improved and innovative access to GP services through longer opening hours, such as at evenings and weekends, but also different ways of accessing services, for example the use of Skype consultations. Altogether, there are now 57 schemes covering over 2,500 practices, meaning that over 18 million patients are expected to benefit from improved access and transformational change at local level by March 2016.
Additionally, the Primary Care Infrastructure Fund is investing \u00a31 billion and \u00a325 million as part of the Prime Minister\u2019s GP Access Fund, over four years to improve premises and information technology, which will also improve access.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"UtNL0LDv","AnswerText":["
Sources are:
Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.
The data we have is as below. Please see notes for further explanation.
Value of UK Trade (exports plus imports) with Cuba: current prices (\u00a3 million)
Year | Goods | Services | Goods + Services |
2004 | 24 | ||
2005 | 25 | ||
2006 | 29 | ||
2007 | 23 | 149 | 172 |
2008 | 25 | 155 | 180 |
2009 | 19 | 171 | 190 |
2010 | 21 | 196 | 217 |
2011 | 69 | 145 | 214 |
2012 | 62 | 188 | 250 |
2013 | 138 | 213 | 351 |
Sources are:
Goods: HMRC, Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) database, figures are on a border basis, not seasonally adjusted.
Services: ONS, special request from the ONS, figures are on a balance of payments (BPM6) basis, seasonally adjusted.
Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis (new balance of payments method) are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-24T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"V4nV2Gp2","AnswerText":["
Sources are:
Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.
Value of UK Trade (exports plus imports) with Cuba: current prices (\u00a3 million)
Year | Goods | Services | Goods + Services |
2004 | 24 | ||
2005 | 25 | ||
2006 | 29 | ||
2007 | 23 | 149 | 172 |
2008 | 25 | 155 | 180 |
2009 | 19 | 171 | 190 |
2010 | 21 | 196 | 217 |
2011 | 69 | 145 | 214 |
2012 | 62 | 188 | 250 |
2013 | 138 | 213 | 351 |
Sources are:
Goods: HMRC, Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) database, figures are on a border basis, not seasonally adjusted.
Services: ONS, special request from the ONS, figures are on a balance of payments (BPM6) basis, seasonally adjusted.
Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis (new balance of payments method) are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9Zc2xnIe","AnswerText":["
NHS England retains oversight of local workforce plans and is updated on vacancy rates. However, recruitment and retention is undertaken at trust level.
In 2022, an additional \u00a3127 million has been invested in the National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care, including in West HamYork Central. This is in addition to the \u00a395 million invested in 2021 to fund a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians. The NHS People Plan focuses on improving the retention of NHS staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, \u00a345 million has been allocated to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs, the Professional Nurse Advocates programme and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.
NHS England retains oversight of local workforce plans and is updated on vacancy rates. However, recruitment and retention is undertaken at trust level.
In 2022, an additional \u00a3127 million has been invested in the National Health Service maternity workforce and improving neonatal care, including in York Central. This is in addition to the \u00a395 million invested in 2021 to fund a further 1,200 midwives and 100 consultant obstetricians. The NHS People Plan focuses on improving the retention of NHS staff by prioritising staff health and wellbeing. In 2022/23, \u00a345 million has been allocated to support the continuation of 40 mental health hubs, the Professional Nurse Advocates programme and expanding the NHS Practitioner Health service.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Pt0TrHs7","AnswerText":["No specific assessments have been made.
However, the \u2018National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 \u2013 2021\u2019 has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The National Partnership Agreement'sCharter\u2019s workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to 20252023 is currently being developed.
NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TjnccJdg","AnswerText":["No specific assessments have been made.
However, the \u2018National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 \u2013 2021\u2019 has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The Charter\u2019s workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to 2023 is currently being developed.
NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2buahJCH","AnswerText":["In each of the last five financial years the following amounts have been spent by the Department (BIS and UK Trade and Investment) on first class train tickets and business class air travel. Figures for the total amount spent on taxis prior to 2012-13 cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost as these costs were included in individual travel and expense claims and not centrally collated.
| Financial Year | Rail - 1st Class | ||
| 2009-2010 | \u00a3761,381.87 | \u00a32,061,066.16 | \u00a3n/a |
| 2010-2011 | \u00a3179,884.52 | \u00a31,177,664.09 | \u00a3n/a |
| 2011-2012 | \u00a347,316.35 | \u00a31,379,266.78 | \u00a3n/a |
| 2012-2013 | \u00a318,974.65 | \u00a31,282,766.02 | \u00a392,301 |
| 2013-2014 | \u00a321,277.50 | \u00a31,725,998.87 | \u00a379,701 |
Note: The use of first class rail travel is restricted for those with health issues and exceptional business need. In both cases prior approval is required in line with the Department\u2019s travel policy. The use of business class flights is restricted to long haul and the figures above will include some costs relating to multi leg journeys made up of economy and business class elements; these cannot be separated without incurring disproportionate costs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"KPfJ6A7w","AnswerText":["
In each of the last five financial years the following amounts have been spent by the Department (BIS and UK Trade and Investment) on first class train tickets and business class air travel. Figures for the total amount spent on taxis prior to 2012-13 cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost as these costs were included in individual travel and expense claims and not centrally collated.
| Financial Year | Rail | 1st Class Air | Business Class Taxis |
| 2009-2010 | \u00a3761,381.87 | \u00a32,061,066.16 | \u00a3n/a |
| 2010-2011 | \u00a3179,884.52 | \u00a31,177,664.09 | \u00a3n/a |
| 2011-2012 | \u00a347,316.35 | \u00a31,379,266.78 | \u00a3n/a |
| 2012-2013 | \u00a318,974.65 | \u00a31,282,766.02 | \u00a392,301 |
| 2013-2014 | \u00a321,277.50 | \u00a31,725,998.87 | \u00a379,701 |
Note: The use of first class rail travel is restricted for those with health issues and exceptional business need. In both cases prior approval is required in line with the Department\u2019s travel policy. The use of business class flights is restricted to long haul and the figures above will include some costs relating to multi leg journeys made up of economy and business class elements; these cannot be separated without incurring disproportionate costs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mGGLWYWy","AnswerText":["
NHS England is the accountable commissioner and budget holder for all specialised services as set out in The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with the Manual for prescribed specialised services providing further detail.
NHS England has achieved significant progress in developing a set of nationally consistent service standards and commissioning policies, which ensure equity of access to high quality services across the board. Those standards and policies will continue to apply for those specialised services which are to be collaboratively commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England is currently in the process of agreeing the guidance on the collaborative commissioning arrangements which will be in place from 1 April 2015.
NHS England has clarified that where there are collaboratively commissioned services, NHS England will retain the full financial risk for these services for 2015/16. NHS England has advised us that there will be further work conducted over the next year to advise on the range of specialised services for which NHS England should remain the accountable commissioner and budget holder for 2016/17 and future years.
Copies of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 and the Manual for prescribed specialised services are attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rQ5DeNW7","AnswerText":["
NHS England is the accountable commissioner and budget holder for all specialised services as set out in The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with the Manual for prescribed specialised services providing further detail.
NHS England has achieved significant progress in developing a set of nationally consistent service standards and commissioning policies, which ensure equity of access to high quality services across the board. Those standards and policies will continue to apply for those specialised services which are to be collaboratively commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England is currently in the process of agreeing the guidance on the collaborative commissioning arrangements which will be in place from 1 April 2015.
NHS England has clarified that where there are collaboratively commissioned services, NHS England will retain the full financial risk for these services for 2015/16. NHS England has advised us that there will be further work conducted over the next year to advise on the range of specialised services for which NHS England should remain the accountable commissioner and budget holder for 2016/17 and future years.
Copies of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 and the Manual for prescribed specialised services are attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"lXSWM01I","AnswerText":["
Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 20212, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"VJ6smFMp","AnswerText":["
Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 2022, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"aVUsvYn1","AnswerText":["
Defra is working with Devolved Administrations, Arm\u2019s Length Bodies and NGOs to monitor and respond to the effect of avian influenza on wild birds. This includes providing advice on mitigation measures that can be put in place to both protect public health and the impact on wild birds where possible. However, avian influenza is a natural transmission process in wild birds and there is limited evidence that mitigation measures are effective at reducing transmission of avian influenza between wild birds. We will, however, continue to take whatever action we can, in accordance with international best practice and the latest evidence.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) operates a robust programme of wild bird surveillance across Great Britain and engages in year-round avian influenza surveillance of dead wild birds submitted via public reports and warden patrols. Between 25 October 2021 and 22 July 2022, over 3,000 wild birds have been tested. Of these, 1454 have tested positive for H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). There have been findings in 347 different locations in 61 different species in 79 different counties. A report (updated weekly) of findings of HPAI in wild birds is published by the UK Health Security Agency APHA on GOV.UK together with outbreak and risk assessments. A copy of the 18 July outbreak assessment is attached to this answer
Unprecedented outbreaks of avian influenza are being seen in both Great Britain and Europe as well as North America. In Great Britain there have been large numbers of deaths associated with positive findings of avian influenza in breeding populations of seabird species. Including those listed as GB Birds of Conservation Concern (BoCC5) (copy attached). The impact on Roseate Terns (red-listed BoCC5 species) and Sandwich Terns (amber-listed BoCC5 species) colonies in particular are of significant concern.
The UK\u2019s seabirds are an important part of our natural heritage, and their protection is a high priority for the government. Defra recognises the significant threat HPAI is posing to our seabird populations Further to the existing Joint Nature Conservation Committee Seabird Monitoring Programme, Natural England has set up a seabird reporting system to collate records of mortality levels in key seabird colonies which will be used to support assessments of the impact on populations and inform recovery programmes. Equivalent systems have been established in Wales and Scotland enabling data to be readily compared across the administrations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-29T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Zcd3o0TE","AnswerText":["Defra is working with Devolved Administrations, Arm\u2019s Length Bodies and NGOs to monitor and respond to the effect of avian influenza on wild birds. This includes providing advice on mitigation measures that can be put in place to both protect public health and the impact on wild birds where possible. However, avian influenza is a natural transmission process in wild birds and there is limited evidence that mitigation measures are effective at reducing transmission of avian influenza between wild birds. We will, however, continue to take whatever action we can, in accordance with international best practice and the latest evidence.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) operates a robust programme of wild bird surveillance across Great Britain and engages in year-round avian influenza surveillance of dead wild birds submitted via public reports and warden patrols. Between 25 October 2021 and 22 July 2022, over 3,000 wild birds have been tested. Of these, 1454 have tested positive for H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). There have been findings in 347 different locations in 61 different species in 79 different counties. A report (updated weekly) of findings of HPAI in wild birds is published by the UK Health Security Agency on GOV.UK together with outbreak and risk assessments. A copy of the 18 July outbreak assessment is attached to this answer
Unprecedented outbreaks of avian influenza are being seen in both Great Britain and Europe as well as North America. In Great Britain there have been large numbers of deaths associated with positive findings of avian influenza in breeding populations of seabird species. Including those listed as GB Birds of Conservation Concern (BoCC5) (copy attached). The impact on Roseate Terns (red-listed BoCC5 species) and Sandwich Terns (amber-listed BoCC5 species) colonies in particular are of significant concern.
The UK\u2019s seabirds are an important part of our natural heritage, and their protection is a high priority for the government. Defra recognises the significant threat HPAI is posing to our seabird populations Further to the existing Joint Nature Conservation Committee Seabird Monitoring Programme, Natural England has set up a seabird reporting system to collate records of mortality levels in key seabird colonies which will be used to support assessments of the impact on populations and inform recovery programmes. Equivalent systems have been established in Wales and Scotland enabling data to be readily compared across the administrations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Z4qnALQK","AnswerText":["We expect integrated care boards to commission fertility services according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence\u2019s (NICE) guidelines, ensuring equal access to fertility treatment in England. NICE\u2019s fertility guidelines currently recommend that the National Health Service provides fertility preservation for patients being treated for cancer who wish to preserve their fertility. NICE is currently reviewing these guidelines and we expect that this review will be published in 2024.
The Medicines and Pregnancy Registry uses National Health Service dispensing data from community pharmacies in England and NHS maternity services to identify female patients who have received anti-epileptic medication, including sodium valproate and those who have received a prescription in a month that they were pregnant. While this dispensing data accurately reflects the medicines received, it relates to patients in England and may not include patients prescribed sodium valproate in hospitals or private healthcare or those who do not present to NHS maternity services. All medicines may potentially cause side effects and some of these side effects could be classified as significant risks when used as prescribed, in specific patient populations or in certain circumstances such as during pregnancy. While registries can be helpful when investigating or monitoring specific aspects of prescribed medicines, the integration of records within existing healthcare systems may be more effective at monitoring patient outcomes.
We expect integrated care boards to commission fertility services according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence\u2019s (NICE) guidelines, ensuring equal access to fertility treatment in England. NICE\u2019s fertility guidelines currently recommend that the National Health Service provides fertility preservation for patients being treated for cancer who wish to preserve their fertility. NICE is currently reviewing these guidelines and we expect that this review will be published in 2024.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"51F2Rg9q","AnswerText":["At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union.
The Government's position, as set out by the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the statement given by the Prime Minister on 24 June:
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/eu-referendum-outcome-pm-statement-24-june-2016.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"T3k3RJGy","AnswerText":["
At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union.
The Government's position, as set out by the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"SyxVPC7Q","AnswerText":["
Basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 was published on gov.uk on 30 March 2017.The Libraries Taskforce is currently conducting a survey until Friday 28 April seeking views from the sector on what a core dataset for public libraries in England should contain, such as information in relation to each library on the number of hours open and the number of staffed hours each week.
After analysing responses to the survey, the Taskforce will set out what the sector should be gathering as part of a core dataset. Further consideration will then be given about how the libraries sector should collect and make available the core data.
Details setting out the review of S4C will be announced in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"R61RPeEk","AnswerText":["Basic data about the number and locations of each public library in England as at 1 July 2016 was published on gov.uk on 30 March 2017.The Libraries Taskforce is currently conducting a survey until Friday 28 April seeking views from the sector on what a core dataset for public libraries in England should contain, such as information in relation to each library on the number of hours open and the number of staffed hours each week.
After analysing responses to the survey, the Taskforce will set out what the sector should be gathering as part of a core dataset. Further consideration will then be given about how the libraries sector should collect and make available the core data.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"UKG1vimI","AnswerText":["Ofgem are responsible for regulating the electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and the setting of the price control review. Ofgem\u2019s latest estimate for the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the DNOs is in the attached table which covers the years 2010-11 to 2013-14. The last year of Distribution Price Control Review 5 (2014-15) is still on-going.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"pyBrI5gh","AnswerText":["
Ofgem are responsible for regulating the electricity Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and the setting of the price control review. Ofgem\u2019s latest estimate for the Rate of Return on Equity for each of the DNOs is in the attached table which covers the years 2010-11 to 2013-14. The last year of Distribution Price Control Review 5 (2014-15) is still on-going.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9lXMFGyK","AnswerText":["
Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. Individuals are required to declare unearned income not taxed at source which does not exceed \u00a32500 a year to HMRC, which already enables HMRC to include it in the income information they provide. Unearned income exceeding \u00a32500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment and is picked up in a child maintenance calculation through an unearned income variation. We have no plans to review this.The treatment of unearned income for child maintenance purposes is aligned with this for administrative efficiency. We are inviting views on the future treatment of "income" within the recently published Compliance and Arrears Strategy consultation.
Calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on gross income information provided directly to the Child Maintenance Service by HMRC. Individuals are required to declare unearned income not taxed at source which does not exceed \u00a32500 a year to HMRC, which already enables HMRC to include it in the income information they provide. Unearned income exceeding \u00a32500 a year is dealt with by HMRC through tax self-assessment and is picked up in a child maintenance calculation through an unearned income variation. We have no plans to review this.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"veoQVl0l","AnswerText":["Stephen Shaw CBE, the former Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales, has completed the review into the welfare of vulnerable immigration detainees which the Home Secretary asked him to conduct, and has recently submitted his report to Ministers at the Home Office and Department of Health. His findings are being carefully considered. The report will be published by laying it before Parliament, alongside the Government\u2019s response to the recommendations. The Government intends to publish the Rule 35 audit alongside publication of Stephen Shaw\u2019s report.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qpur48nl","AnswerText":["Stephen Shaw CBE, the former Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales, has completed the review into the welfare of vulnerable immigration detainees which the Home Secretary asked him to conduct, and has recently submitted his report to Ministers at the Home Office and Department of Health. His findings are being carefully considered. The report will be published by laying it before Parliament, alongside the Government\u2019s response to the recommendations. The Government intends to publish the Rule 35 audit alongside Stephen Shaw\u2019s report.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"YJu2AjKr","AnswerText":["I attach a list of each of the prisons from which prisoners have been released on temporary licence (ROTL) in the last 5 years.
Eligibility for ROTL primarily depends upon the assessment of the prisoner in question rather than the classification of the establishment in which they are currently detained. So, whilst a Category A prisoner cannot have ROTL and Category B prisoners can take it only in exceptional circumstances, lower category prisoners who are eligible to be considered for ROTL are held in category B and in some category A prisons. The key test is whether the prisoner in question is eligible to be considered, has a legitimate purpose for temporary releases linked to the sentence plan, and passes the rigorous risk assessment required.
Since 2013 when the process was revised there has been a 39% drop in the number of temporary release failures. This is the lowest failure rate since 2002, and the absconding rate has reached record lows under this and the Coalition government.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vB685jJv","AnswerText":["I attach a list of each of the prisons from which prisoners have been released on temporary licence (ROTL) in the last 5 years.
Eligibility for ROTL primarily depends upon the assessment of the prisoner in question rather than the classification of the establishment in which they are currently detained. So, whilst a Category A prisoner cannot have ROTL and Category B prisoners can take it only in exceptional circumstances, lower category prisoners who are eligible to be considered for ROTL are held in category B and in some category A prisons. The key test is whether the prisoner in question is eligible to be considered, has a legitimate purpose for temporary releases linked to the sentence plan, and passes the rigorous risk assessment required.
Since 2013 when the process was revised there has been a 39% drop in the number of temporary release failures. This is the lowest failure rate since 2002, and the absconding rate has reached record lows under this and the Coalition government.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"xH3XDpvG","AnswerText":["The National Offender Management Service records offenders who have been returned to custody from Approved Premises under seven categories: absconding, breaches of the Approved Premises Rules, positive drugs tests, increasing risk, breaches of licence conditions, breaches of curfew restrictions, and other reasons. All recalls to custody involve the police, since only they have the legal power to return offenders to custody.
The numbers of recalls for any of these reasons between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. These include figures for breach of curfew and absconding, as provided in answer to questions 49931 and 49987 respectively.
| England | Wales |
2010/11 | 2445 | 106 |
2011/12 | 2413 | 115 |
2012/13 | 2339 | 112 |
2013/14 | 2346 | 109 |
2014/15 | 2467 | 115 |
2015/16 |
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The National Offender Management Service records offenders who have been returned to custody from Approved Premises under seven categories: absconding, breaches of the Approved Premises Rules, positive drugs tests, increasing risk, breaches of licence conditions, breaches of curfew restrictions, and other reasons. All recalls to custody involve the police, since only they have the legal power to return offenders to custody.
The numbers of recalls for any of these reasons between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. These include figures for breach of curfew and absconding, as provided in answer to questions 49931 and 49987 respectively.
| England | Wales |
2010/11 | 2445 | 106 |
2011/12 | 2413 | 115 |
2012/13 | 2339 | 112 |
2013/14 | 2346 | 109 |
2014/15 | 2467 | 115 |
2015/16 | 2125 | 110 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"IWCzYprI","AnswerText":["
The Department for Transport (DfT) funds the Environmental, Research and Consultancy Department of the CAA for work on aviation noise.
Over the last 5 financial years the funding provided by the DfT was as follows
2011/12 \u00a3725 460
2012/13 \u00a3760 087
2013/14 \u00a3694 712
2014/15 \u00a3613 267
\u00a32015/16 \u00a3712000k (forecast for year end)
Over these 5 years the funding has been used to:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"J9XkHCcc","AnswerText":["
The Department for Transport (DfT) funds the Environmental, Research and Consultancy Department of the CAA for work on aviation noise.
Over the last 5 financial years the funding provided by the DfT was as follows
2011/12 \u00a3725 460
2012/13 \u00a3760 087
2013/14 \u00a3694 712
2014/15 \u00a3613 267
\u00a32015/16 \u00a3712k (forecast for year end)
Over these 5 years the funding has been used to:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"2qbSyMTM","AnswerText":["
Effective sharing of patient information between organisations as part of a person\u2019s direct care has enormous potential to improve patient care, services and treatments and can only be done effectively if patients are given a say over how their personal information is used.
The sharing of patient information, whilst protecting confidentiality, ensures the highest standards of care and clinical safety are consistently met throughout the National Health Service and where standards drop, allowing prompt action to be taken. It also helps to understand what happens to people, especially those with long term conditions, who are cared for away from hospital, and to ensure their needs are met and provides vital information needed to assist and support research into new medicines, and the better treatment of disease.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xxfvM4zm","AnswerText":["
Effective sharing of patient information between organisations as part of a person\u2019s direct care has enormous potential to improve patient care, services and treatments and can only be done effectively if patients are given a say over how their personal information is used.
The sharing of patient information, whilst protecting confidentiality, ensures the highest standards of care and clinical safety are consistently met throughout the National Health Service and where standards drop, allowing prompt action to be taken. It also helps to understand what happens to people, especially those with long term conditions, who are cared for away from hospital, and to ensure their needs are met and provides vital information needed to assist and support research into new medicines, and the better treatment of disease.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"1gVeunoN","AnswerText":["
We want our prisons to be places of safety and reform, and so it is right that offenders who break prison rules are properly punished. Where this amounts to a criminal offence, prisoners should expect to be investigated by the police and face more serious sanctions.
We are committed to improving safety across the prison estate and are already taking action. This includes tackling the use of drugs, mobile phones and drones, while recruiting new staff and improving protection for staff.
Information on the number of additional days awarded to prisoners as a result of adjudications for assaults against staff and prisoners in each of the last five years can be found in the attached table.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"edLkN3Xh","AnswerText":["We want our prisons to be places of safety and reform, and so it is right that offenders who break prison rules are properly punished. Where this amounts to a criminal offence, prisoners should expect to be investigated by the police and face more serious sanctions.
We are committed to improving safety across the prison estate and are already taking action. This includes tackling the use of drugs, mobile phones and drones, while recruiting new staff and improving protection for staff.
Information on the number of additional days awarded to prisoners as a result of adjudications for assaults against staff and prisoners in each of the last five years can be found in the attached table.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"sIX5KPZI","AnswerText":["I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Reserves (Mr Brazier) on 20 July 2015 to Question number 7353 to the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Kevan Jones).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ehK4RKXt","AnswerText":["I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Reserves (Mr Brazier) on 20 July 2015 to Question number 7353 to the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Kevan Jones).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"HVMmcPN7","AnswerText":["The Ministry of Defence receives a very wide range of letters from interested groups and individuals, on the National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. Information on the breakdown of these could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review are cross Government reviews led by the Cabinet Office. They will be closely aligned with the 2015 Spending Review and are expected to be published towards the end of the year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Cb7gI8zi","AnswerText":["The Ministry of Defence receives a very wide range of letters from interested groups and individuals, on the National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. Information on the breakdown of these could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"GoG3vM4t","AnswerText":["We are engaging with the Commonwealth Secretariat, other member states and organisations from across the Commonwealth to agree an agenda for next year's Heads of Government meeting. In this respect papers have been circulated on five four key pillars on which the agenda may be progressed. These are prosperity (trade), sustainability, security and fairness. The final pillar of fairness is (subject to agreement with member states and the secretariat) provides substan\u200btial scope for the important issue of human rights to be raised.
The Government believes that the Commonwealth is a force for good around the world, through its promotion of freedom, democracy, and human rights as enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter. The UK-hosted 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will encourage all Commonwealth members to uphold these values.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eFeDsvW9","AnswerText":["We are engaging with the Commonwealth Secretariat, other member states and organisations from across the Commonwealth to agree an agenda for next year's Heads of Government meeting. In this respect papers have been circulated on five key pillars on which the agenda may be progressed. These are prosperity (trade), sustainability, security and fairness. The final pillar of fairness is subject to agreement with member states and the secretariat provides substan\u200btial scope for the important issue of human rights to be raised.
The Government believes that the Commonwealth is a force for good around the world, through its promotion of freedom, democracy, and human rights as enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter. The UK-hosted 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will encourage all Commonwealth members to uphold these values.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"k9zXvmrA","AnswerText":["It is difficult to correlate the number of sorties and weapon types utilised as one sortie can often constitute multiple weapons releases, possibly of different munition types. The following table details the total number of sorties, and those with weapons released, as of 25 August 2016. All UK strikes, in support of the Coalition, are undertaken as part of a rigorous targeting process, which assesses the situation before, during and after a strike to ensure adherence to the Law of Armed Conflict. It should be noted that frequently sorties will be flown in Syria with weapons released that may also have had weapons released in Iraq.
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Aircraft | Sorties Flown | Sorties Flown with Weapons Released | ||
| Iraq | Syria[1] | Iraq | Syria |
Typhoon | 859 | 82 | 303 | 13 |
Tornado | 2,370 | 298 | 506 | 37 |
Reaper | 1,503 | 547 | 234 | 29 |
Sorties can be conducted without weapons releases for multiple reasons, varying from the provision of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in order to support forces on the ground, to development of future striking opportunities.
The number of each weapon type released is as follows:
Aircraft | Weapon Type Released | Location of Release | |
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| Iraq | Syria |
FGR4 Typhoon | Paveway[2] | 551 | 38 |
GR4 Tornado | DMS Brimstone | 185 | 23 |
GR4 Tornado | Paveway[2] | 685 | 63 |
MQ9 Reaper | Hellfire | 423 | 45 |
[1] All Syrian sorties will have originated in Iraqi airspace.
[2] Includes all variants of Paveway munitions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"a5sHRrle","AnswerText":["It is difficult to correlate the number of sorties and weapon types utilised as one sortie can often constitute multiple weapons releases, possibly of different munition types. The following table details the total number of sorties, and those with weapons released, as of 25 August 2016. All UK strikes, in support of the Coalition, are undertaken as part of a rigorous targeting process, which assesses the situation before, during and after a strike to ensure adherence to the Law of Armed Conflict. It should be noted that frequently sorties will be flown in Syria with weapons released that may also have had weapons released in Iraq.
Aircraft | Sorties Flown | Sorties Flown with Weapons Released | ||
Iraq | Syria[1] | Iraq | Syria | |
Typhoon | 859 | 82 | 303 | 13 |
Tornado | 2,370 | 298 | 506 | 37 |
Reaper | 1,503 | 547 | 234 | 29 |
Sorties can be conducted without weapons releases for multiple reasons, varying from the provision of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in order to support forces on the ground, to development of future striking opportunities.
The number of each weapon type released is as follows:
Aircraft | Weapon Type Released | Location of Release | |
|
| Iraq | Syria |
FGR4 Typhoon | Paveway[2] | 551 | 38 |
GR4 Tornado | DMS Brimstone | 185 | 23 |
GR4 Tornado | Paveway[2] | 685 | 63 |
MQ9 Reaper | Hellfire | 423 | 45 |
[1] All Syrian sorties will have originated in Iraqi airspace.
[2] Includes all variants of Paveway munitions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2gIomqLz","AnswerText":["Data relating to the total number of people diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)(IBD) in each of the last five years is not collected.
The two main forms of IBD are Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis only affects the large intestine whereas Crohn's disease affects the whole of the digestive system.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance indicates that IBS prevalence in the general population is estimated to be between 10% and 20%. Recent trends indicate that there is also a significant prevalence of IBS in older people. ulcerative colitis has an incidence in the United Kingdom of approximately 10 per 100,000 people annually, and a prevalence of approximately 240 per 100,000. This amounts to around 146,000 people in the UK with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. In addition to this, there are currently at least 115,000 people in the UK with Crohn's disease.
Data relating to the total number of people diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBD) in each of the last five years is not collected.
The two main forms of IBD are Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis only affects the large intestine whereas Crohn's disease affects the whole of the digestive system.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance indicates that ulcerative colitis has an incidence in the United Kingdom of approximately 10 per 100,000 people annually, and a prevalence of approximately 240 per 100,000. This amounts to around 146,000 people in the UK with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. In addition to this, there are currently at least 115,000 people in the UK with Crohn's disease.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"tAHucxXS","AnswerText":["Defra has not met with the World Health Organisation to discuss microplastics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RArPounI","AnswerText":["Defra has not met with the World Health Organisation to discuss.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"jdiQkQvC","AnswerText":["
Ensuring that apprentices have transferable skills and can progress their career will all help encourage people to complete their apprenticeship.
We encourage the use of a range of available reasonable adjustments so during their learning and at assessment, apprentices with disabilities can demonstrate what they know and can do. Reasonable adjustments include access arrangements such as extra time, use of speech recognition technology, a reader, a sign language interpreter, modified papers (braille, enlarged text).
A Taskforce, led by my hon Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard), has been asked to look at issues around apprenticeships for people with learning difficulties. The Taskforce is currently considering its recommendations.
Our far-reaching reforms will further improve the quality of apprenticeships and ensure delivery of the high quality relevant training expected by both employers and apprentices.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"aJcTNvjx","AnswerText":["Ensuring that apprentices have transferable skills and can progress their career will all help encourage people to complete their apprenticeship.
We encourage the use of a range of available reasonable adjustments so during their learning and at assessment, apprentices with disabilities can demonstrate what they know and can do. Reasonable adjustments include access arrangements such as extra time, use of speech recognition technology, a reader, a sign language interpreter, modified papers (braille, enlarged text).
Our far-reaching reforms will further improve the quality of apprenticeships and ensure delivery of the high quality relevant training expected by both employers and apprentices.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"EQitjiPa","AnswerText":["Since 2010, the Government has invested, via Sport England \u00a357.3 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding to the FA to help grow and sustain grassroots football participation in this country. That equates to \u00a38,176,302m in 2010/11; \u00a35,550,910m in 2011/12; \u00a35,042,685 in 2012/13; \u00a310,287,050m in 2013/14; \u00a39,175,259m in 2014/15 and \u00a39,345,964m over this last year.
Since 2010, the Government has invested, via Sport England \u00a356,031,671 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding to the FA to help grow and sustain grassroots football participation in this country. That equates to \u00a38,176,302m in 2010/11; \u00a35,550,910m in 2011/12; \u00a35,042,685 in 2012/13; \u00a310,287,050m in 2013/14; \u00a39,175,259m in 2014/15 and \u00a39,345,964m in 2015/16 and 8,453,501 over this last year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"lNzBCZKy","AnswerText":["Since 2010, the Government has invested, via Sport England \u00a357.3 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding to the FA to help grow and sustain grassroots football participation in this country. That equates to \u00a38,176,302m in 2010/11; \u00a35,550,910m in 2011/12; \u00a35,042,685 in 2012/13; \u00a310,287,050m in 2013/14; \u00a39,175,259m in 2014/15 and \u00a39,345,964m over this last year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"yNcLCDBw","AnswerText":["A total of \u00a337.15m was paid to CRCs above their agreed contracts in 2016/17. These payments were made for a variety of reasons and cannot be broken down by CRC because the information is commercially sensitive. Furthermore, some concessions were agreed with CRCs on a case-by-case basis to enable them to re-invest contractual payment deductions in key areas of the business and improve services.
In addition, we have made changes to how CRCs are paid for future years so they can focus on activities that best rehabilitate offenders and keep society safe. This additional investment will see projected payments to providers being no higher than originally budgeted for at the time of the reforms. A summary of the variations can be found below. Relevant OJEU notices can be found at http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:45770-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML&tabId=4
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1SWk4Wkd","AnswerText":["
A total of \u00c2\u00a337.15m was paid to CRCs above their agreed contracts in 2016/17. These payments were made for a variety of reasons and cannot be broken down by CRC because the information is commercially sensitive. Furthermore, some concessions were agreed with CRCs on a case-by-case basis to enable them to re-invest contractual payment deductions in key areas of the business and improve services.
In addition, we have made changes to how CRCs are paid for future years so they can focus on activities that best rehabilitate offenders and keep society safe. This additional investment will see projected payments to providers being no higher than originally budgeted for at the time of the reforms. A summary of the variations can be found below. Relevant OJEU notices can be found at http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:45770-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML&tabId=4
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Gl54Q5es","AnswerText":["Data is not available in the format requested. 2014 is the most recent year for which data is available. The attached tables show the number of practising general practitioners (GPs), both including and excluding retainers and registrars, in Northamptonshire in 2005, 2010 and 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-25T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"WN09UYsI","AnswerText":["Data is not available in the format requested. 2014 is the most recent year for which data is available. The attached tables show the number of practising general practitioners (GPs), both including and excluding retainers and registrars, in Northamptonshire in 2005, 2010 and 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"PxrWtSZB","AnswerText":["There are 2,489 unreleased IPP 10,018 IPP prisoners, of which 46 344 are women. We know that when coming into contact with the criminal justice system, some women choose not to disclose that they have children. Data is therefore not currently collected on numbers of prisoners with children (whether that be total numbers of children or dependent children).
Our Female Offender Strategy is committed to improving outcomes for women at all stages of the justice system, and this includes supporting those who have children. We know that female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be living with their children prior to custody \u2013 around 60% of women compared with about 45% of men in prison who have children. Figures from a 2015 data matching exercise with the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions showed that between 24% and 31% of all female offenders were estimated to have one or more child dependents.
We recognise the impact that imprisonment of a parent can have on families. That is why we have asked Lord Farmer to continue his work on the importance of family ties by conducting a further review into female offenders in custody and the community. Lord Farmer is expected to report his findings to Ministers shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-04-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"E3IA2qhi","AnswerText":["There are 10,018 IPP prisoners, of which 344 are women. We know that when coming into contact with the criminal justice system, some women choose not to disclose that they have children. Data is therefore not currently collected on numbers of prisoners with children (whether that be total numbers of children or dependent children).
Our Female Offender Strategy is committed to improving outcomes for women at all stages of the justice system, and this includes supporting those who have children. We know that female prisoners are more likely than male prisoners to be a primary carer and imprisoned mothers are more likely to be living with their children prior to custody \u2013 around 60% of women compared with about 45% of men in prison who have children. Figures from a 2015 data matching exercise with the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Work and Pensions showed that between 24% and 31% of all female offenders were estimated to have one or more child dependents.
We recognise the impact that imprisonment of a parent can have on families. That is why we have asked Lord Farmer to continue his work on the importance of family ties by conducting a further review into female offenders in custody and the community. Lord Farmer is expected to report his findings to Ministers shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"G9MiCYcf","AnswerText":["DCMS works hard to support the UK\u2019s coastal destinations, engaging closely with the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) to stay abreast of current trends, opportunities and concerns.
Together with VisitEngland, the \u00a340m Discover England Fund project supports several coastal products, developed to target international visitors but also benefit domestic tourism. Projects such as England\u2019s Coast led by the NCTA, South West Coastal Path led by the South West Coast Path Association and England\u2019s Seafood Coast, led by the English Tourism Riviera Company are some examples of DEF projects in coastal regions.
VisitBritain (VB) run coastal destinations groups which generally meet four times a year, discussing the challenges facing coastal destinations with the aim of sharing insights and best practice, developing joint policy positions to address those deemed most important.
VB sit on the Coastal Tourism Leadership Forum(run by the NCTA), helping to shape the Coastal Visitor Economy Vision and Action Plan. DCMS are observers at the forum.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-24T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EfoczWgb","AnswerText":["DCMS works hard to support the UK\u2019s coastal destinations, engaging closely with the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) to stay abreast of current trends, opportunities and concerns.
Together with VisitEngland, the \u00a340m Discover England Fund project supports several coastal products, developed to target international visitors but also benefit domestic tourism. Projects such as England\u2019s Coast led by the NCTA, South West Coastal Path led by the South West Coast Path Association and England\u2019s Seafood Coast, led by the English Tourism Riviera Company are some examples of DEF projects in coastal regions.
VisitBritain (VB) run coastal destinations groups which generally meet four times a year, discussing the challenges facing coastal destinations with the aim of sharing insights and best practice, developing joint policy positions to address those deemed most important.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"OpDKQgqs","AnswerText":["As at 15 July, the Inquiry costs incurred so far were \u00a3137,045.86\u00a3143,261.49, including \u00a3122,873.50 for the work of Naomi Ellenbogen QC. Some invoices remain outstanding and so the overall cost of the Inquiry will be higher.
As at 15 July, the Inquiry costs incurred so far were \u00a3137,045.86, including \u00a3122,873.50 for the work of Naomi Ellenbogen QC. Some invoices remain outstanding and so the overall cost of the Inquiry will be higher.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"eUdQu2Kk","AnswerText":["HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.
However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued 862 657 notices to online marketplaces making them jointly and severally liable for future VAT evasion by non-compliant overseas sellers. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the seller from its platform.
HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.
However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued 657 notices to online marketplaces making them jointly and severally liable for future VAT evasion by non-compliant overseas sellers. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the seller from its platform.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"w30X0sKw","AnswerText":["The total amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) between 2010 and 2016, including UK aid administered by the EU is shown in the table below. Preliminary ODA spend figures for 2017 will be available in the spring in Statistics on International Development.
Table: Total UK ODA and UK ODA through the EU, 2010 to 2016
Year | Total UK ODA, \u00a3 billion |
| |
| |
2010 | 8.5 |
2011 | 8.6 |
2012 | 8.8 |
2013 | 11.4 |
2014 | 11.7 |
2015 | 12.1 |
2016 | 13.4 |
Source: Statistics on International Development
The total spending on UK ODA is published annually in the statistics on International Development.
The total spending on UK ODA is published annually in the statistics on International Development.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Cnh9Nzwf","AnswerText":["DCMS ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders, including the Press Recognition Panel, to discuss a range of issues.
We published the S4C independent review, 'Building an S4C for the future' on 29 March, alongside the government's response.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3aqKHB3B","AnswerText":["
DCMS ministers and officials regularly meet with a range of stakeholders, including the Press Recognition Panel, to discuss a range of issues.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"xdSynAVE","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
The UK Government is unconditionally committed to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and its successors, and to maintaining the rights of the people of Northern Ireland and North-South Cooperation in all circumstances, whatever the outcome of Brexit.
The Government wants and is working to achieve a new deal with the EU. However, the Government\u2019s position is that a no deal EU Exit would not be a breach of the provisions of the Belfast Agreement.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ESl8kpFC","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"rpCknwAo","AnswerText":["The Government will report regularly to Parliament on the progress it is making in delivering the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, as required by section 21 of the Infrastructure Act 2015. A decision on the timing of the first such progress report will be made in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vkR5cu7j","AnswerText":["The Government will report regularly to Parliament on the progress it is making in delivering the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, as required by section 21 of the Infrastructure Act 2015. A decision on the timing.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Xgtr1zEK","AnswerText":["The creation of a single enforcement body for employment rights requires primary legislation which will only be introduced when parliamentary time allows.
The creation of this new body will be a substantial organisational change, so it is right that we take our time to thoroughly consider all aspects of this reform before proceeding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"oEHMZFJA","AnswerText":["The creation of a single enforcement body for employment rights requires primary legislation which will only be introduced when parliamentary time allows.
The creation of this new body will be a substantial organisational change, so it is right that we take our time to thoroughly consider all aspects of this reform before proceeding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KUf8MjDc","AnswerText":["The consultation Protecting the Debate: Intimidation, Influence and Information was launched lastyear. We are currently reviewing the responses and we will issue a response in due course.
The Electoral Commission is the independent regulatory body responsible for ensuring that elections and referendums are run effectively and in accordance with the law. Where it has reason to believe that electoral law has been breached it has the power to investigate, impose sanctions, or refer to the police. The Government has no involvement with Electoral Commission investigations. The Electoral Commission has produced recommendations on campaign finance which the Government is considering. These are not specific to individual cases but are about the wider system.
The Article 50 notification will not be withdrawn. The Government is committed to finding a way to fulfil the democratic decision of the referendum, deliver Brexit and move our country forward.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-04-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"en3NgOo8","AnswerText":["The consultation Protecting the Debate: Intimidation, Influence and Information was launched last
year. We are currently reviewing the responses and we will issue a response in due course.
In the current parliamentary session (as at 13 December 2017) 2,365 2,258 written PQs have been answered by the Department. 33 (1.4%) (1.46%) of which were answered advising that the requested information was not available due to disproportionate costs.
In the current parliamentary session (as at 13 December 2017) 2,365 written PQs have been answered by the Department. 33 (1.4%) of which were answered advising that the requested information was not available due to disproportionate costs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0HxUHmG6","AnswerText":["The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.
Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.
When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.
The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account.
All EU Settlement Scheme advertising since March 2018 has been digital, using online channels. (This was a campaign from March 2018 to July 2018).
A broader range of channels will be used for advertising from March 2019.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"j4w1zRqe","AnswerText":["The Home Office is putting in place measures to ensure that the EU Settlement Scheme is streamlined, user-friendly and accessible to all prospective applicants. That is why we are working in partnership with vulnerable group representatives, local authorities and other experts to make sure we reach everyone.
Since November 2017, we have held monthly meetings with representatives of EU citizens on the design and development of the scheme and communications plans. We have been working closely with these groups to identify the needs of potentially vulnerable applicants including the disabled, elderly and isolated. There will be a broad range of support in place; for those who need non-specialist support there is the assisted digital service for technological support, and the Settlement Resolution Centre which will be able to assist with questions relating to the application process.
When the scheme fully opens by 30 March, there will be further routes available to have identity documents checked. This includes posting passports or ID cards to the Home Office to be checked and returned, and there will be over 50 locations all over the country where applicants can have their document scanned.
The Home Office is committed to supporting vulnerable EU citizens to obtain UK immigration status and we will continue to engage with representative groups to ensure the needs of vulnerable citizens are taken into account.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Kq9qMWSV","AnswerText":["In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)
When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender\u2019s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.
The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on 25 January 2018 15 February 2018. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rn69KNIG","AnswerText":["
In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)
When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender\u2019s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.
The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on 15 February 2018. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Iop037E5","AnswerText":["
The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it. Each case is carefully considered on its individual facts and merits in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.
Our assessment of the situation in Sudan is set out in the relevant country policy and information notes, which are available on the Gov.uk website.
Where someone establishes a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country they are normally granted protection and are not expected to return there.
No EU citizens have been or will be prevented from obtaining settled status due to the technical inability of the EU Settlement Scheme app to convert pre-settled status to settled status. The online process which will allow an applicant to convert their pre-settled status to settled status is on track to be available from the end of July 2019. Currently, applicants who have obtained pre-settled status can make a fresh application to the scheme by contacting the Settlement Resolution Centre.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RMHuYwFj","AnswerText":["The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it. Each case is carefully considered on its individual facts and merits in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.
Our assessment of the situation in Sudan is set out in the relevant country policy and information notes, which are available on the Gov.uk website.
Where someone establishes a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country they are normally granted protection and are not expected to return there.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"pxYPfsjX","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a business, ensuring all businesses have access to the advice and support they need to succeed to start, grow, and scale up their businesses.
All businesses can access core services, information and guidance on starting up and running a business, as well as their statutory rights and obligations, on our GOV.UK sites and www.gov.uk/browse/business. The Business Finance and Support Finder tool on the website provides information on how to access a wide range of Government-backed financial support for start-up businesses, such as funding and grant schemes. The Government backed British Business Bank (BBB), as of July 2019, has provided funding of \u00a36.6bn to over 89,000 businesses. In addition, since 2012, the Start-Up Loans Company (now part of BBB) has delivered over 67,000 loans worth over \u00a3534m. In Crawley they have issued 99 loans since 2012, worth over \u00a3680,000.
This Government continues to work with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to drive forward local growth. Through three rounds of competitive Growth Deals, Government has invested over \u00a39 billion of funding, including \u00a3304.3 million to Coast to Capital LEP, which covers Crawley, to empower local areas to reach their potential, boosting national productivity and growth.
We have also supported and invested in the creation of a network of 38 Growth Hubs. Businesses in the Crawley constituency can access business advice through the Coast to Capital Growth Hub. Led and governed by the Coast to Capital LEP, the Growth Hub provides a free, impartial, \u2018single point of contact\u2019 to help businesses in the area identify and access the right support for them at the right time no matter their size or sector. This support includes helping businesses prepare for Brexit. In 2018-19 the Coast to Capital Growth Hub supported over 1,503 businesses and helped more than 313 individuals start a business.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zDQim7fp","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a business, ensuring all businesses have access to the advice and support they need to succeed to start, grow, and scale up their businesses.
All businesses can access core services, information and guidance on starting up and running a business, as well as their statutory rights and obligations, on our GOV.UK sites and www.gov.uk/browse/business. The Business Finance and Support Finder tool on the website provides information on how to access a wide range of Government-backed financial support for start-up businesses, such as funding and grant schemes. The Government backed British Business Bank (BBB), as of July 2019, has provided funding of \u00a36.6bn to over 89,000 businesses. In addition, since 2012, the Start-Up Loans Company (now part of BBB) has delivered over 67,000 loans worth over \u00a3534m. In Crawley they have issued 99 loans since 2012, worth over \u00a3680,000.
This Government continues to work with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to drive forward local growth. Through three rounds of competitive Growth Deals, Government has invested over \u00a39 billion of funding, including \u00a3304.3 million to Coast to Capital LEP, which covers Crawley, to empower local areas to reach their potential, boosting national productivity and growth.
We have also supported and invested in the creation of a network of 38 Growth Hubs. Businesses in the Crawley constituency can access business advice through the Coast to Capital Growth Hub. Led and governed by the Coast to Capital LEP, the Growth Hub provides a free, impartial, \u2018single point of contact\u2019 to help businesses in the area identify and access the right support for them at the right time no matter their size or sector. This support includes helping businesses prepare for Brexit. In 2018-19 the Coast to Capital Growth Hub supported over 1,503 businesses and helped more than 313 individuals start a business.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Vv3hdEB4","AnswerText":["The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 17 October is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LlYIpsCz","AnswerText":["
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 17 October is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"RfnJIZ7A","AnswerText":["
We are concerned that the Ugandan novelist, Kakwenza Rukirabashija, following a series of tweets, was detained at his home on 28 December 2021 and then held without charge for 14 days at an unknown facility. Using legislation, such as the Computer Misuse Act, to stifle freedom of expression is very worrying. We welcome the decisions of the Chief Magistrate's Court and the High Court in relation to Rukirabashija's release and habeas corpus. We note, however, that Rukirabashija was subsequently charged and placed on remand.
We urge the Government of Uganda to ensure that the rule of law is upheld as a vital component of democracy. Rukirabashija must be afforded all of his rights under the Constitution of Uganda, including access to legal representation. I (Minister for Africa) expressed the importance of upholding human rights with the President of Uganda during my visit to Uganda on 19 January 2022. Our High Commission in Kampala issued a tweet on 7 January publicly stating our concern over Rukirabashija's continued detention. The High Commission has also set out our concerns over his detention with the Government of Uganda, Uganda's human rights institutions and the security services. We have urged all to ensure that Uganda honours its constitutional commitments and international human rights law.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TVR267vK","AnswerText":["We are concerned that the Ugandan novelist, Kakwenza Rukirabashija, following a series of tweets, was detained at his home on 28 December 2021 and then held without charge for 14 days at an unknown facility. Using legislation, such as the Computer Misuse Act, to stifle freedom of expression is very worrying. We welcome the decisions of the Chief Magistrate's Court and the High Court in relation to Rukirabashija's release and habeas corpus. We note, however, that Rukirabashija was subsequently charged and placed on remand.
We urge the Government of Uganda to ensure that the rule of law is upheld as a vital component of democracy. Rukirabashija must be afforded all of his rights under the Constitution of Uganda, including access to legal representation. Our High Commission in Kampala issued a tweet on 7 January publicly stating our concern over Rukirabashija's continued detention. The High Commission has also set out our concerns over his detention with the Government of Uganda, Uganda's human rights institutions and the security services. We have urged all to ensure that Uganda honours its constitutional commitments and international human rights law.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-01-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"cPlJsuR1","AnswerText":["Individual government departments have long established complaints procedures. That approach has not changed under Labour governments 1997-2010 or successive governments. The DWP has a two tier complaints process which considers formal complaints about our service. Once a complainant has exhausted the DWP complaint process they are signposted to the Independent Case Examiner\u2019s Office if they are dissatisfied with the final response to their complaint. The Independent Case Examiner is independent.
The table below provides information on the method by which complaints submitted to the Independent Case Examiner\u2019s (ICE) Office, concerning changes to women\u2019s State Pension age, were closed.
Reason for complaint closure | Number |
(a) Resolved (we have interpreted this as meaning closed following issue of an ICE investigation report) | 192 |
(b) Rejected (the complaint failed to meet the ICE acceptance criteria) | 1,598 |
(c) Paused for other reasons (includes withdrawn complaints and those closed following a High Court decision to grant permission for a Judicial Review of the Departments handling of the change to women\u2019s State Pension age \u2013 it is not within the ICE remit to consider issues which are, or have been, subject to legal proceedings.) | 2,506 |
The Independent Case Examiner\u2019s Office received the first complaints from women relating to changes in their state pension age in October 2016. The table below provides details of the numbers received in each of the past three reporting years.
Year (April to March) | Number received |
2016/2017 | 243 |
2017/2018 | 2981 |
2018/2019 (to 13 December 2018) | 1072 |
Individual government departments have long established complaints procedures. That approach has not changed under Labour governments 1997-2010 or successive governments. The DWP has a two tier complaints process which considers formal complaints about our service. Once a complainant has exhausted the DWP complaint process they are signposted to the Independent Case Examiner\u2019s Office if they are dissatisfied with the final response to their complaint. The Independent Case Examiner is independent.
The table below provides information on the method by which complaints submitted to the Independent Case Examiner\u2019s (ICE) Office, concerning changes to women\u2019s State Pension age, were closed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"G6k0CzwH","AnswerText":["This system will not introduce significant delays either for individuals entering the asylum system, or the asylum system as a whole.
In recent years we have made progress in prioritising older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and new flow cases following the introduction of the Nationality & Borders Act, whilst those in receipt of support are a priority for caseworkers considering legacy cases.
The significant increase in dangerous journeys across the Channel is placing unprecedented strain on our asylum system and it has made it necessary to continue to use hotels to accommodate some asylum seekers. The use of hotels is a short-term solution and we are working hard with local authorities to find appropriate accommodation.
Statistics relating to supported asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published here: Asylum and resettlement datasets.
The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific types of accommodation, or the number at specific stages of the asylum process. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost. Further information on the inadmissibility process can be here: Inadmissibility: safe third country cases.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"AHCWriku","AnswerText":["This system will not introduce significant delays either for individuals entering the asylum system, or the asylum system as a whole.
In recent years we have made progress in prioritising older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and new flow cases following the introduction of the Nationality & Borders Act, whilst those in receipt of support are a priority for caseworkers considering legacy cases.
The significant increase in dangerous journeys across the Channel is placing unprecedented strain on our asylum system and it has made it necessary to continue to use hotels to accommodate some asylum seekers. The use of hotels is a short-term solution and we are working hard with local authorities to find appropriate accommodation.
Statistics relating to supported asylum seekers temporarily residing in contingency accommodation are published here: Asylum and resettlement datasets.
The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific types of accommodation, or the number at specific stages of the asylum process. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost. Further information on the inadmissibility process can be here: Inadmissibility: safe third country cases.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"rPfuF6jC","AnswerText":["The Department holds the information as set out in the table attached. Not all operators are required to provide such figures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"gC5ULj3P","AnswerText":["
The Department holds the information as set out in the table attached. Not all operators are required to provide such figures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"WBPhW9Wn","AnswerText":["
Five British nationals have reported their involvement in incidents caused by Boko Haram. However, we believe that more than 4,000 people were killed last year by Boko Haram, primarily in north-east Nigeria, but also in terrorist attacks throughout the country. The United Nations estimates that more than 1.5 million people have been displaced by Boko Haram\u2019s terrorist activities.
As reflected in Travel Advice, terrorist groups in Nigeria, including Boko Haram, continue to pose a significant threat to British nationals and British interests in parts of the country. We believe that the terrorist group Ansaru are responsible for the murder of at least nine foreign hostages, including two British nationals in separate incidents in Nigeria in 2012 and in 2013. The UK has made clear our commitment to standing by Nigeria in its fight against terrorism.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"gdhnZQAX","AnswerText":["Five British nationals have reported their involvement in incidents caused by Boko Haram. However, we believe that more than 4,000 people were killed last year by Boko Haram, primarily in north-east Nigeria, but also in terrorist attacks throughout the country. The United Nations estimates that more than 1.5 million people have been displaced by Boko Haram\u2019s terrorist activities.
As reflected in Travel Advice, terrorist groups in Nigeria, including Boko Haram, continue to pose a significant threat to British nationals and British interests in parts of the country. We believe that the terrorist group Ansaru are responsible for the murder of at least nine foreign hostages, including two British nationals in separate incidents in Nigeria in 2012 and in 2013. The UK has made clear our commitment to standing by Nigeria in its fight against terrorism.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"EEFnkly5","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership, once an individual is relocated to Rwanda, they will accept physical and legal responsibility for processing their claims and supporting them. The granting of refugee status or humanitarian protection will be for Rwanda to decide on each case.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zSUjW7Uz","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ICP40Txz","AnswerText":["\u00a338 billion public and private investment will help ensure 275,000 new affordable homes are provided between 2015 and 2020. This means over the next Parliament we will build more new affordable homes than during any equivalent period in the last twenty years. Funding is allocated through competitive bidding and there are no top down targets for particular areas.
The 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme has made initial allocations of \u00a31.3 billion grant funding to deliver almost 62,000 new affordable homes, including \u00a3154 million in the East and South East area to deliver over 9,600 homes. The Homes and Communities Agency are inviting bids for the remainder of the 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme funding. Approximately \u00a3800 million is available.
Affordable housing expenditure for England, South East, Surrey and Elmbridge in each year since 2005 is set out below.
England |
| Surrey | Elmbridge | |
\u00a3m |
| \u00a3m | \u00a3m | |
2013-14 | 965 |
| 11 | 0.9 |
2012-13 | 1,083 |
| 14 | 1 |
2011-12 | 1,578 |
| 17 | 0.9 |
2010-11 | 2,660 |
| 34 | 4 |
2009-10 | 3,737 |
| 46 | 6 |
2008-09 | 2,612 |
| 45 | 2 |
2007-08 | 2,029 |
| 37 | 5 |
2006-07 | 1,921 |
| 45 | 2 |
2005-06 | 1,577 |
| 47 | 5 |
The budget for the supply of new affordable housing in 2014-15 is \u00a31,239 million. However, this under-states the total level of affordable housing investment under this Government. Our Affordable Homes Programme is on track to deliver and surpass 170,000 new affordable homes between 2011 and 2015, and lever in \u00a319.5 billion of public and private investment.
A further \u00a338 billion of public and private investment will help ensure 275,000 new affordable homes are provided between 2015 and 2020. This means over the next Parliament we will build more new affordable homes than during any equivalent period in the last twenty years. Funding is allocated through competitive bidding and there are no top down targets for particular areas.
We do not publish regional statistics, nor does our housing or planning policy operate on the old Government Office Regions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qDG31c2t","AnswerText":["
\u00a338 billion public and private investment will help ensure 275,000 new affordable homes are provided between 2015 and 2020. This means over the next Parliament we will build more new affordable homes than during any equivalent period in the last twenty years. Funding is allocated through competitive bidding and there are no top down targets for particular areas.
The 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme has made initial allocations of \u00a31.3 billion grant funding to deliver almost 62,000 new affordable homes, including \u00a3154 million in the East and South East area to deliver over 9,600 homes. The Homes and Communities Agency are inviting bids for the remainder of the 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme funding. Approximately \u00a3800 million is available.
Affordable housing expenditure for England, South East, Surrey and Elmbridge in each year since 2005 is set out below.
England | South East | Surrey | Elmbridge | |
\u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | \u00a3m | |
2013-14 | 965 | 123 | 11 | 0.9 |
2012-13 | 1,083 | 157 | 14 | 1 |
2011-12 | 1,578 | 224 | 17 | 0.9 |
2010-11 | 2,660 | 426 | 34 | 4 |
2009-10 | 3,737 | 565 | 46 | 6 |
2008-09 | 2,612 | 424 | 45 | 2 |
2007-08 | 2,029 | 363 | 37 | 5 |
2006-07 | 1,921 | 375 | 45 | 2 |
2005-06 | 1,577 | 269 | 47 | 5 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"PWV5ZOgL","AnswerText":["
Suggested reply
The following table shows the expenditure on consultancy on external consultants in the financial years 2019/20 to 2021/22. Expenditure values for 2022/23 are not yet available. The Department does not hold the detail behind the expenditure.
Organisation | Expenditure on consultancy (\u00a3 million) | ||
2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) |
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UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) | Not applicable | Not applicable | 10.0 |
NHS England - Group | 45.8 | 51.6 | 75.8 |
NHS Digital | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Note:
Source:
UK Health Security Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22.
NHS Commissioning Board Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22. Expenditure for the NHSE Group including Commissioning Support Units and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
NHS Digital Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ffhC6iYK","AnswerText":["Suggested reply
The following table shows the expenditure on consultancy on external consultants in the financial years 2019/20 to 2021/22. Expenditure values for 2022/23 are not yet available. The Department does not hold the detail behind the expenditure.
Organisation | Expenditure on consultancy (\u00a3 million) | ||
2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) | Not available | Not available | Not available |
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) | Not applicable | Not applicable | 10.0 |
NHS England - Group | 45.8 | 51.6 | 75.8 |
NHS Digital | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Note:
Source:
UK Health Security Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22.
NHS Commissioning Board Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22. Expenditure for the NHSE Group including Commissioning Support Units and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
NHS Digital Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-30T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"7No1ehrt","AnswerText":["In support of the Greening Government Commitments (GGC), Defence's domestic business flights are recorded and associated annual carbon emissions reported in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts.
For 2021, our records show there was a total of 48 36 domestic flights recorded as being used by Ministers e.g. Commercial flights, RAF planes and RAF helicopters. For 2022, our records show there were a total of 91 41 domestic flights.
In support of the Greening Government Commitments (GGC), Defence's domestic business flights are recorded and associated annual carbon emissions reported in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts.
For 2021, our records show there was a total of 48 domestic flights recorded as being used by Ministers e.g. Commercial flights, RAF planes and RAF helicopters. For 2022, our records show there were a total of 91 domestic flights.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"XrAKDzsd","AnswerText":["We are closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism was a key export sector for Sri Lanka, making up almost 30% of total export revenues. However, Sri Lanka's tourism receipts declined by almost 80% in 2020 and fell by a further 60% in 2021. The UK is a key contributor to Sri Lanka's tourism sector. It has been among the top three source markets in the past three years, placed as the second major country of origin for tourists in Sri Lanka in 2019 and 2020, and third in 2021. Remittances from overseas workers have also been an important contributor to Sri Lanka's economy in the past three years, worth around 8% and 9% of Sri Lanka's total GDP in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Despite initially remaining constant in 2020, remittances fell by over 20% in 2021, down to their lowest levels since 2011.
The UK recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the start in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on 30 May, and underlined the UK's continued support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.
We are closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism was a key export sector for Sri Lanka, making up almost 30% of total export revenues. However, Sri Lanka's tourism receipts declined by almost 80% in 2020 and fell by a further 60% in 2021. The UK is a key contributor to Sri Lanka's tourism sector. Remittances from overseas workers have also been an important contributor to Sri Lanka's economy in the past three years, worth around 8% and 9% of Sri Lanka's total GDP in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Despite initially remaining constant in 2020, remittances fell by over 20% in 2021, down to their lowest levels since 2011.
The UK recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the start in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on 30 May, and underlined the UK's continued support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-29T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"d9Q1MZX1","AnswerText":["We are closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism was a key export sector for Sri Lanka, making up almost 30% of total export revenues. However, Sri Lanka's tourism receipts declined by almost 80% in 2020 and fell by a further 60% in 2021. The UK is a key contributor to Sri Lanka's tourism sector. It has been among the top three source markets in the past three years, placed as the second major country of origin for tourists in Sri Lanka in 2019 and 2020, and third in 2021. Remittances from overseas workers have also been an important contributor to Sri Lanka's economy in the past three years, worth around 8% and 9% of Sri Lanka's total GDP in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Despite initially remaining constant in 2020, remittances fell by over 20% in 2021, down to their lowest levels since 2011.
The UK recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the start in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on 30 May, and underlined the UK's continued support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ANoqMD2G","AnswerText":["The Government recognises the environmental and cultural importance of this rare river habitat. We will study the WWF\u2019s report and consider carefully any recommendations it contains.
Chalk rivers are well represented in both the national and European designated site network, which aims to protect sites of high conservation value. Action is underway on the majority of these sites to address pressures such as physical modification, effluent, diffuse pollution and abstraction.
A strategic programme of physical habitat restoration is underway on these rivers (including the 11 chalk river Sites of Special Scientific Interest that need restoration). Led jointly by Natural England and the Environment Agency, it involves a range of statutory and voluntary sector partners. Some 70 kilometres of chalk stream have been improved since 2011.
Defra has provided funding to support these activities. A new catchment based approach to support river basin management planning is strengthening local engagement and helping the Environment Agency to better understand and respond to pressures on the water environment.
Water companies are investing \u00a33.4 billion between 2010 and 2015 to support the achievement of Water Framework Directive environmental objectives. This has contributed to substantial reductions in phosphate pollution, to which chalk streams are particularly sensitive, and additional investment is proposed to secure further improvements. Water companies are also engaged in research to overcome technical limitations on phosphorus reduction.
Changes have been made to 44 abstraction licences affecting chalk streams. The Water Act 2014 will enable the Environment Agency to make further progress in preventing unsustainable abstraction. The Government is also putting in place a balanced package of measures to further tackle agricultural pollution.
The benefits of these actions are likely to take some time to be reflected in reported water body status because the environment can take a considerable time to recover once pressures have been reduced.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"NZKtSoqG","AnswerText":["
The Government recognises the environmental and cultural importance of this rare river habitat. We will study the WWF\u2019s report and consider carefully any recommendations it contains.
Chalk rivers are well represented in both the national and European designated site network, which aims to protect sites of high conservation value. Action is underway on the majority of these sites to address pressures such as physical modification, effluent, diffuse pollution and abstraction.
A strategic programme of physical habitat restoration is underway on these rivers (including the 11 chalk river Sites of Special Scientific Interest that need restoration). Led jointly by Natural England and the Environment Agency, it involves a range of statutory and voluntary sector partners. Some 70 kilometres of chalk stream have been improved since 2011.
Defra has provided funding to support these activities. A new catchment based approach to support river basin management planning is strengthening local engagement and helping the Environment Agency to better understand and respond to pressures on the water environment.
Water companies are investing \u00a33.4 billion between 2010 and 2015 to support the achievement of Water Framework Directive environmental objectives. This has contributed to substantial reductions in phosphate pollution, to which chalk streams are particularly sensitive, and additional investment is proposed to secure further improvements. Water companies are also engaged in research to overcome technical limitations on phosphorus reduction.
Changes have been made to 44 abstraction licences affecting chalk streams. The Water Act 2014 will enable the Environment Agency to make further progress in preventing unsustainable abstraction. The Government is also putting in place a balanced package of measures to further tackle agricultural pollution
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"2iXTAdEV","AnswerText":["
In response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine the UK Government has so far committed \u00a316.4 million of bilateral humanitarian support in Ukraine. In addition, the UK\u2019s share of multilateral contributions through the European Commission\u2019s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) and the UN\u2019s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). stands at \u00a34.35 million.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-24T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EM4fs0LY","AnswerText":["
In response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine the UK Government has so far committed \u00a316.4 million of bilateral humanitarian support in Ukraine. In addition, the UK\u2019s share of multilateral contributions through the European Commission\u2019s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) and the UN\u2019s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ekCPHziQ","AnswerText":["
DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:
2011/12 - \u00a3136m
2012/13 \u2013 \u00a3212m
2013/14 \u2013 \u00a3228m \u00a3304m
Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.
Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cTh2Q9X5","AnswerText":["DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:
2011/12 - \u00a3136m
2012/13 \u2013 \u00a3212m
2013/14 \u2013 \u00a3304m
Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.
Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-07T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"GJPeGs7a","AnswerText":["The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and we take all incidents of violence extremely seriously.
A pilot of Body Worn Video Cameras (BWVCs) is currently taking place across 2423 prisons, including Cookham Wood, Feltham and Wetherby under -18 Young Offender Institutions.
BWVCs are already in use at all Secure Training Colleges (STCs).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"9UujUBSN","AnswerText":["The safety and welfare of young people in custody is vital and we take all incidents of violence extremely seriously.
A pilot of Body Worn Video Cameras (BWVCs) is currently taking place across 24 prisons, including Cookham Wood, Feltham and Wetherby under -18 Young Offender Institutions.
BWVCs are already in use at all Secure Training Colleges (STCs).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ovzu8RU4","AnswerText":["NHS England made an announcement on the progress of the care.data project on October 7.
Further details can be found at:
http://www.england.nhs.uk/2014/10/07/ccgs-care-data-programme/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"9ZomaYoF","AnswerText":["
NHS England made an announcement on the progress of the care.data project on October 7.
Further details can be found at:
http://www.england.nhs.uk/2014/10/07/ccgs-care-data-programme/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6PgFJR2g","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Pesticides can only be sold and used if they are authorised. Authorisation is only granted if scientific data demonstrate that the proposed use of the pesticide will not have any harmful effects on human health or any unacceptable effect on the environment. The assessment of risks to human health takes account of the potential for exposure of rural residents.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YcGDOU5Q","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"TFQmZpjT","AnswerText":["
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
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Removal Directions served in | Number of cases |
2010 | 697 |
2011 | 768 |
2012 | 543 |
2013 | 508 |
2014 | 324 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
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Decision made in | Number of cases |
2010 | 26 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 11 |
2013 | 20 |
2014 | 90 |
2015 | 85 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Applied for Asylum in | Number of cases removed | |
Voluntary | Enforced | |
2010 | 48 | 77 |
2011 | 28 | 42 |
2012 | 18 | 36 |
2013 | 11 | 44 |
2014 | 0 | 15 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 3 |
2011 | 7 |
2012 | 8 |
2013 | 6 |
2014 | 14 |
2015 | 22 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 9 |
2011 | 11 |
2012 | 13 |
2013 | 11 |
2014 | 17 |
2015 | 24 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"HHf120CO","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
Removal Directions Served | Number of Cases | |
2010 | 306 | |
2011 | 478 | |
2012 | 327 | |
2013 | 330 | |
2014 | 245 | |
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year | Applications to vary or extend leave |
2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
Certification Decision Made | No of Cases |
2010 | 27 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 10 |
2013 | 18 |
2014 | 87 |
2015 | 85 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year of Asylum Application | Voluntary Departure | Enforced Removal | ||
2010 | 40 | 65 | ||
2011 | 28 | 38 | ||
2012 | 15 | 35 | ||
2013 | 11 | 44 | ||
2014 | 0 | 15 | ||
2015 | 0 | 0 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Removals | No of Cases |
2010 | 1 |
2011 | 5 |
2012 | 3 |
2013 | 5 |
2014 | 13 |
2015 | 22 |
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Removals | No of Cases | |||
2010 | 2 | |||
2011 | 7 | |||
2012 | 3 | |||
2013 | 6 | |||
2014 | 13 | |||
2015 | 22 | |||
The United Kingdom and Pakistan signed a bilateral voluntary prisoner transfer agreement on 24 August 2007. It entered into force 19 August 2008. Four prisoners were transferred to from England and Wales to Pakistan on a voluntary basis in 2010. Transfers to Pakistan have been suspended by the Pakistani Government. following the unlawful release there of prisoners transferred from the United Kingdom and other countries. No further transfers have taken place since 2010.
We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.
The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ERrYGU1n","AnswerText":["The United Kingdom and Pakistan signed a bilateral voluntary prisoner transfer agreement on 24 August 2007. It entered into force 19 August 2008. Four prisoners were transferred to from England and Wales to Pakistan on a voluntary basis in 2010. Transfers to Pakistan have been suspended by the Pakistani Government following the unlawful release there of prisoners transferred from the United Kingdom and other countries. No further transfers have taken place since 2010.
We are committed to increasing the number of Foreign National offenders removed from our prisons, whether they are removed through Prisoner Transfer Agreements or the Early Removal Scheme. In 2015/16 we removed the highest number of Foreign National Offenders since records began with a total of 5,810 offenders removed from prisons, immigration removal centres and the community.
The transfer of prisoners from Scotland and from Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and is the responsibility of the relevant devolved authority.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0BngLHdK","AnswerText":["The Department does not generally make an assessment of the causes of individual operational incidents. Network Rail, as the infrastructure provider, is best placed to do this. I am aware, however, that on this occasion the problems were caused by two power surges from the National Grid a failure of the power supply to the signalling centre in Basingstoke that damaged the signalling equipment which had to be repaired and reset.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6BVwq4EC","AnswerText":["
The Department does not generally make an assessment of the causes of individual operational incidents. Network Rail, as the infrastructure provider, is best placed to do this. I am aware, however, that on this occasion the problems were caused by two power surges from the National Grid supply to the signalling centre in Basingstoke that damaged the signalling equipment which had to be repaired and reset.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"twRGfoIp","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
In order to complete initial teacher training successfully, all trainees must meet the Teachers\u2019 Standards in full. The standards emphasise the importance of the basics of good teaching, such as strong subject knowledge and effective behaviour management. Following the review teacher training by Sir Andrew Carter, we have a commissioned an expert group to develop a new framework of content for training, based closely on the Teachers\u2019 Standards and reiterating the requirement to place a clear focus on essentials such as the effective development of subject knowledge and being able to identify and respond to special educational needs. The group will be making its recommendations to Ministers shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"B2s0u2cM","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ZSVCZWZl","AnswerText":["The total number of repeat dispensing prescription items issued by wholly distance selling pharmacies, including internet pharmacies, and other community pharmacies, including those on the high street, for each year since April 2013 in England is detailed in the table below:
Time Period | Repeat Dispensing Prescription Items for Distant Selling Pharmacies | Repeat Dispensing Prescription Items for Other Community Pharmacies | Yearly Total |
2013 (Apr-Dec 2013) | 625,157 | 49,222,450 | 49,847,607 |
2014 (Jan-Dec 2014) | 1,076,060 | 73,769,909 | 74,845,969 |
2015 (Jan-Dec 2015) | 1,482,942 | 84,411,853 | 85,894,795 |
2016 (Jan-Dec 2016) | 2,001,326 | 95,730,820 | 97,732,146 |
2017 (Jan-May 2017) | 930,753 | 42,216,958 | 43,147,711 |
Total | 6,116,238 | 345,351,990 | 351,468,228 |
The requested data is not provided before 2013 as the NHS Business Services Authority only holds prescription payment data for a period of 60 months, at which point it is destroyed in line with their records management policy. Also this coincides with NHS England becoming responsible for commissioning community pharmacy services from April 2013. As such, data is attached on repeat dispensing prescription items by NHS England local areas, rather than local authority areas.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"87K0oIWM","AnswerText":["The total number of repeat dispensing prescription items issued by wholly distance selling pharmacies, including internet pharmacies, and other community pharmacies, including those on the high street, for each year since April 2013 in England is detailed in the table below:
Time Period | Repeat Dispensing Prescription Items for Distant Selling Pharmacies | Repeat Dispensing Prescription Items for Other Community Pharmacies | Yearly Total |
2013 (Apr-Dec 2013) | 625,157 | 49,222,450 | 49,847,607 |
2014 (Jan-Dec 2014) | 1,076,060 | 73,769,909 | 74,845,969 |
2015 (Jan-Dec 2015) | 1,482,942 | 84,411,853 | 85,894,795 |
2016 (Jan-Dec 2016) | 2,001,326 | 95,730,820 | 97,732,146 |
2017 (Jan-May 2017) | 930,753 | 42,216,958 | 43,147,711 |
Total | 6,116,238 | 345,351,990 | 351,468,228 |
The requested data is not provided before 2013 as the NHS Business Services Authority only holds prescription payment data for a period of 60 months, at which point it is destroyed in line with their records management policy. Also this coincides with NHS England becoming responsible for commissioning community pharmacy services from April 2013. As such, data is attached on repeat dispensing prescription items by NHS England local areas, rather than local authority areas.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KblRl7pw","AnswerText":["Energy companies accredited under the Renewables Obligation are recorded in Ofgem\u2019s Renewables and CHP register:
https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/.
Whilst the award of supply chain contracts is a matter of commercial negotiation for the companies in question, UK content in the supply chain is important to this Government, and my Department takes steps to maximise it. For example, DECC, together with UKTI and BIS, works closely with each offshore wind farm developer to ensure that UK companies are able to bid for contracts in an open and fair competition process.
Offshore Wind Developers have committed to achieving their vision statement of providing over 50% UK content in UK offshore wind farms. There is an agreed industry standard methodology in place for the Industry to measure and record the UK content in each offshore wind farm. The industry publishes the anonymised and consolidated results to allow the sector and the public to track the sector\u2019s progress towards fulfilling their vision.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-14T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"wirf7swJ","AnswerText":["Energy companies accredited under the Renewables Obligation are recorded in Ofgem\u2019s Renewables and CHP register:
https://www.renewablesandchp.ofgem.gov.uk/.
Whilst the award of supply chain contracts is a matter of commercial negotiation for the companies in question, UK content in the supply chain is important to this Government, and my Department takes steps to maximise it. For example, DECC, together with UKTI and BIS, works closely with each offshore wind farm developer to ensure that UK companies are able to bid for contracts in an open and fair competition process.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"trfg32m4","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"7UA0h6se","AnswerText":["Yes, employees are represented on the Department\u2019s board. The Permanent Secretary is a standing member of the Departmental Board, and meets with the Departmental Trade Unions as staff representatives.
There are several other ways in which the views of employees of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are currently already taken into account by the Departmental Board and its supporting committees.
The Board regularly discusses staff related matters, such as the Civil Service People Survey results which reflect the views of the Department\u2019s employees, including views on the transition programme to create a new Department.
The Department\u2019s governance structure includes a People and Operations Committee, chaired by the Directors General responsible for People, Corporate Services and the transition programme. This Committee has standing representation from the HR Director and staff diversity networks as full members. Recommendations from the Committee are routinely taken to the Department\u2019s Executive Committee for endorsement and approval.
The composition of the Departmental Board is determined by Cabinet Office and HMT\u2019s Corporate Governance in Central Government Departments: Code of Good practice (2011). Cabinet Office and HMT are currently in the process of refreshing this guidance to reflect current best practice.
The Board also has external Non-Executive Board Members (NEBMs) as standing members. NEBMs provide external challenge and scrutiny and offer wider stakeholder views to the Board.
A New Productivity Fund (NPIF) announced in the Autumn Statement will provide for \u00a323 billion of spending between 2017-18 and 2021-22.
Through the NPIF the government will fund the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. The fund will cover a broad range of technologies, to be decided by an evidence-based process. It will be delivered by Innovate UK and the Research Councils, and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) when it is established.
We will begin to identify different challenge areas between now and the Budget in 2017. More detail on funding breakdown and proposals will be set out in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cxmrQmRJ","AnswerText":["
Yes, employees are represented on the Department\u2019s board. The Permanent Secretary is a standing member of the Departmental Board, and meets with the Departmental Trade Unions as staff representatives.
There are several other ways in which the views of employees of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are currently already taken into account by the Departmental Board and its supporting committees.
The Board regularly discusses staff related matters, such as the Civil Service People Survey results which reflect the views of the Department\u2019s employees, including views on the transition programme to create a new Department.
The Department\u2019s governance structure includes a People and Operations Committee, chaired by the Directors General responsible for People, Corporate Services and the transition programme. This Committee has standing representation from the HR Director and staff diversity networks as full members. Recommendations from the Committee are routinely taken to the Department\u2019s Executive Committee for endorsement and approval.
The composition of the Departmental Board is determined by Cabinet Office and HMT\u2019s Corporate Governance in Central Government Departments: Code of Good practice (2011). Cabinet Office and HMT are currently in the process of refreshing this guidance to reflect current best practice.
The Board also has external Non-Executive Board Members (NEBMs) as standing members. NEBMs provide external challenge and scrutiny and offer wider stakeholder views to the Board.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"vk86M64N","AnswerText":["
As recently reported, UK Sport's international relations grant to British Athletics contained an amount of \u00a363,000 used to support the communications costs of Lord Coe's year-long election campaign. In addition, approximately \u00a37,000 has also been spent on seconded UK Sport staff assisting with the campaign.
As recently reported, UK Sport's international relations grant to British Athletics contained an amount of \u00a363,000 used to support the communications costs of Lord Coe's year-long election campaign. In addition, approximately \u00a37,000 has also been spent on seconded UK Sport staff and an independent contractor assisting with the campaign.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"v6f2veW1","AnswerText":["As recently reported, UK Sport's international relations grant to British Athletics contained an amount of \u00a363,000 used to support the communications costs of Lord Coe's year-long election campaign. In addition, approximately \u00a37,000 has also been spent on seconded UK Sport staff assisting with the campaign.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"sHa6VMAY","AnswerText":["For unbranded generics the Government relies on completion to keep prices down which generally works well and has led to low prices of these medicines. We alert the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) when we believe that competition does not work. In the case of liothyronine, the CMA is currently investigating Concordia\u2019s potential abuse of its dominant position to overcharge the National Health Service for liothyronine.
In primary care community pharmacies are incentivised to source products at the lowest possible cost by allowing them to retain the medicines margin (the difference between what the NHS reimburses a pharmacy for a product and how much the pharmacy purchases it for) up to \u00a3800 million in England. In secondary care, competitive tenders ensure value-for-money to the NHS.
NHS England is not responsible for approving medicines. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether medicines and other treatments represent a clinically and cost effective use of NHS resources. A list of medicines licensed by the MHRA for the treatment of thyroid conditions is attached. The list is split into two sections because thyroid conditions can be split into either those associated with an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), or an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). The list contains only those medicines licensed for overactive and underactive thyroid. It should be noted that not all of the medicines listed will be available on the market at any one time.
For unbranded generics the Government relies on completion to keep prices down which generally works well and has led to low prices of these medicines. We alert the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) when we believe that competition does not work. In the case of liothyronine, the CMA is currently investigating Concordia\u2019s potential abuse of its dominant position to overcharge the National Health Service for liothyronine.
In primary care community pharmacies are incentivised to source products at the lowest possible cost by allowing them to retain the medicines margin (the difference between what the NHS reimburses a pharmacy for a product and how much the pharmacy purchases it for) up to \u00a3800 million in England. In secondary care, competitive tenders ensure value-for-money to the NHS.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"wwLvc3cc","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
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Removal Directions served in | Number of cases |
2010 | 697 |
2011 | 768 |
2012 | 543 |
2013 | 508 |
2014 | 324 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
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Decision made in | Number of cases |
2010 | 26 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 11 |
2013 | 20 |
2014 | 90 |
2015 | 85 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Applied for Asylum in | Number of cases removed | |
Voluntary | Enforced | |
2010 | 48 | 77 |
2011 | 28 | 42 |
2012 | 18 | 36 |
2013 | 11 | 44 |
2014 | 0 | 15 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 3 |
2011 | 7 |
2012 | 8 |
2013 | 6 |
2014 | 14 |
2015 | 22 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 9 |
2011 | 11 |
2012 | 13 |
2013 | 11 |
2014 | 17 |
2015 | 24 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1naagzJl","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
Removal Directions Served | Number of Cases | |
2010 | 306 | |
2011 | 478 | |
2012 | 327 | |
2013 | 330 | |
2014 | 245 | |
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year | Applications to vary or extend leave |
2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
Certification Decision Made | No of Cases |
2010 | 27 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 10 |
2013 | 18 |
2014 | 87 |
2015 | 85 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year of Asylum Application | Voluntary Departure | Enforced Removal | ||
2010 | 40 | 65 | ||
2011 | 28 | 38 | ||
2012 | 15 | 35 | ||
2013 | 11 | 44 | ||
2014 | 0 | 15 | ||
2015 | 0 | 0 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Removals | No of Cases |
2010 | 1 |
2011 | 5 |
2012 | 3 |
2013 | 5 |
2014 | 13 |
2015 | 22 |
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Removals | No of Cases | |||
2010 | 2 | |||
2011 | 7 | |||
2012 | 3 | |||
2013 | 6 | |||
2014 | 13 | |||
2015 | 22 | |||
The Department has two Personal Independence Payment (PIP) contracts with Atos, each covering a geographical area. North of England & Scotland (Lot 1) has a value of \u00a3206,703,507. London & South of England (Lot 3) has a value of \u00a3183,894,556.
There are a number of Service Levels (Key Performance Indicators are not used in PIP contracts) which Atos are required to deliver to meet the Department\u2019s service requirements. These are detailed in the attached Annex 1. In addition, a number of interim Service Levels have been introduced to address specific performance targets.
In the event Atos fail to achieve a key service level, contracts provide for Service Credits to be applied. Service Credits are a contractual remedy applied to Atos to recognise the loss of service received and to ensure any performance issues are rectified quickly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EWdLITIS","AnswerText":["The Department has two Personal Independence Payment (PIP) contracts with Atos, each covering a geographical area. North of England & Scotland (Lot 1) has a value of \u00c2\u00a3206,703,507. London & South of England (Lot 3) has a value of \u00c2\u00a3183,894,556.
There are a number of Service Levels (Key Performance Indicators are not used in PIP contracts) which Atos are required to deliver to meet the Department\u00e2\u0080\u0099s service requirements. These are detailed in the attached Annex 1. In addition, a number of interim Service Levels have been introduced to address specific performance targets.
In the event Atos fail to achieve a key service level, contracts provide for Service Credits to be applied. Service Credits are a contractual remedy applied to Atos to recognise the loss of service received and to ensure any performance issues are rectified quickly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"TwyfutOG","AnswerText":["HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XmAc6Icv","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"y8YQszWY","AnswerText":["
Child Death Overview Panels are the responsibility of Local Safeguarding Children\u2019s Boards (LSCBs). LSCBs in England have a responsibility under the Children Act 2004 to conduct child death reviews for all under 18s who die and who were normally resident in their area. They are required to collect and analyse information relating to the deaths in order to identify:
- any cases which may also require a serious case review;
- any matters affecting the safety and welfare of children in that area; and
- any wider public health or safety concerns arising from a particular death or patterns of death.
Stillbirths are not within their legal statutory remit set out in the Act and there are no plans to extend this remit.
We are however committed to reducing the number of stillbirths and want England to achieve the lowest rate of stillbirth and neonatal death in the world. The Department is currently working in partnership with the stillbirth charity Sands, and a range of key organisations including NHS England to take forward a programme of work on stillbirth prevention. Reducing stillbirth and infant mortality and improving the safety of maternity services improvement areas for the NHS in the NHS Outcomes Framework. In addition, the Department provided start-up funding for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists\u2019 \u2018Each Baby Counts\u2019 programme, which aims to reduce stillbirths, early neonatal deaths and brain injuries due to incidents in labour in the United Kingdom by 50% by 2020.
NHS England has asked Baroness Julia Cumberlege to lead a major review of maternity services to modernise care for women and babies across the country, as first set out in NHS England\u2019s Five Year Forward View.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jlRPpzIZ","AnswerText":["Child Death Overview Panels are the responsibility of Local Safeguarding Children\u2019s Boards (LSCBs). LSCBs in England have a responsibility under the Children Act 2004 to conduct child death reviews for all under 18s who die and who were normally resident in their area. They are required to collect and analyse information relating to the deaths in order to identify:
- any cases which may also require a serious case review;
- any matters affecting the safety and welfare of children in that area; and
- any wider public health or safety concerns arising from a particular death or patterns of death.
Stillbirths are not within their legal statutory remit set out in the Act and there are no plans to extend this remit.
We are however committed to reducing the number of stillbirths and want England to achieve the lowest rate of stillbirth and neonatal death in the world. The Department is currently working in partnership with the stillbirth charity Sands, and a range of key organisations including NHS England to take forward a programme of work on stillbirth prevention. Reducing stillbirth and infant mortality and improving the safety of maternity services improvement areas for the NHS in the NHS Outcomes Framework. In addition, the Department provided start-up funding for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists\u2019 \u2018Each Baby Counts\u2019 programme, which aims to reduce stillbirths, early neonatal deaths and brain injuries due to incidents in labour in the United Kingdom by 50% by 2020.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mzBqkJnv","AnswerText":["All prisons in England and Wales have a library. NOMS has been responsible for funding prison library services in England from April 2011.
The total NOMS allocated budget for prison libraries in 2015/16 in England was \u00a37,592,414
The attached table shows both the provider and allocated library budget for each prison in England since 2010. NOMS is not responsible for funding library services in prisons in Wales as this is a devolved function of the Welsh Government so data is not included. Privately managed prison contracts put in place since 2011 have identified levels of funding for libraries and so are included in the table. The table does not include library provision at privately managed prisons whose contracts were awarded before 2011 as this was part of the overall included contract price and so it is not possible to extract a specific cost element to this part of the contract. This equates to 10 prisons.
On 8 September 2015 the Secretary of State announced a review of the quality of education in prisons, chaired by Dame Sally Coates, which will report later in the year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"NZ778xyn","AnswerText":["All prisons in England and Wales have a library. NOMS has been responsible for funding prison library services in England from April 2011.
The total NOMS allocated budget for prison libraries in 2015/16 in England was \u00a37,592,414
The attached table shows both the provider and allocated library budget for each prison in England since 2010. NOMS is not responsible for funding library services in prisons in Wales as this is a devolved function of the Welsh Government so data is not included. Privately managed prison contracts put in place since 2011 have identified levels of funding for libraries and so are included in the table. The table does not include library provision at privately managed prisons whose contracts were awarded before 2011 as this was part of the overall included contract price and so it is not possible to extract a specific cost element to this part of the contract. This equates to 10 prisons.
On 8 September 2015 the Secretary of State announced a review of the quality of education in prisons, chaired by Dame Sally Coates, which will report later in the year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"JnlmRMlq","AnswerText":["Ofgem is considering options to protect vulnerable consumers and has yet to announce a formal proposal. Alongside this Ofgem has announced a package of measures to help consumers move away from poor value tariffs.
Ofgem is considering options to protect vulnerable consumers and has yet to announce a formal proposal. Alongside this Ofgem has announced a package of measures to help consumers move away from poor value tariffs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-05T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"AVR7NUkp","AnswerText":["The Trade Envoy Programme primarily focuses on helping to facilitate bilateral trade and investment through soft power and fostering relationships in markets to which Trade Envoys are assigned.. In 16/17 Trade Envoys contributed towards \u00a315.5bn in export wins.
Annex A provides a breakdown of the number of visits each current Trade Envoy has undertaken since the programme began in 2012.
DIT arranges a number of briefing roundtables throughout the year, to update Trade Envoys on departmental priorities. Trade Envoys are also able to use DIT's meeting rooms when receiving official visitors where appropriate. However DIT does not centrally hold information on the number of times they have had internal meetings and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"F9DS8rSE","AnswerText":["
The Trade Envoy Programme primarily focuses on helping to facilitate bilateral trade and investment through soft power and fostering relationships in markets to which Trade Envoys are assigned.. In 16/17 Trade Envoys contributed towards \u00a315.5bn in export wins.
Annex A provides a breakdown of the number of visits each current Trade Envoy has undertaken since the programme began in 2012.
DIT arranges a number of briefing roundtables throughout the year, to update Trade Envoys on departmental priorities. Trade Envoys are also able to use DIT's meeting rooms when receiving official visitors where appropriate. However DIT does not centrally hold information on the number of times they have had internal meetings and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"hDaZOsyD","AnswerText":["
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are collaborations between general practitioner (GP) practices and a range of other local providers, typically serving a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. The Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service payment for PCNs is in final development and will be published in due course.
It is expected that PCNs should engage with local authorities as a key local partner in the delivery of integrated health and care services in order to support the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.
From April October 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are collaborations between general practitioner (GP) practices and a range of other local providers, typically serving a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. The Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service payment for PCNs is in final development and will be published in due course.
It is expected that PCNs should engage with local authorities as a key local partner in the delivery of integrated health and care services in order to support the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.
From April 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"bEbDaevS","AnswerText":["All general practitioner (GP) practices are expected to provide maternity medical services for their registered patients. Practices may however exceptionally choose to opt out of providing such services e.g. on workload grounds. Practices which choose to opt out will relinquish a proportion of their global sum income \u2013 currently 2.1%. It is the responsibility of the lead commissioner locally (NHS England or clinical commissioning groups under delegated agreement) to ensure the patients of opted out practices can continue to access these services e.g. commissioning the service from a nearby alternative practice.
NHS England and the Department do not collate data on the number of practices that have opted out but financial information gives some indication as payments to these practices are reduced to fund the re-commissioning of services. Financial data from 2016/17 suggests that up to four practices out of the 7,523 opted out of maternity medical services., which includes the six week postnatal check-up.
NHS England and the Department do not collect information on the number of patients who have their post-natal check at their GP practice.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"sC1hH9f1","AnswerText":["All general practitioner (GP) practices are expected to provide maternity medical services for their registered patients. Practices may however exceptionally choose to opt out of providing such services e.g. on workload grounds. Practices which choose to opt out will relinquish a proportion of their global sum income \u2013 currently 2.1%. It is the responsibility of the lead commissioner locally (NHS England or clinical commissioning groups under delegated agreement) to ensure the patients of opted out practices can continue to access these services e.g. commissioning the service from a nearby alternative practice.
NHS England and the Department do not collate data on the number of practices that have opted out but financial information gives some indication as payments to these practices are reduced to fund the re-commissioning of services. Financial data from 2016/17 suggests that up to four practices out of the 7,523 opted out of maternity medical services, which includes the six week postnatal check-up.
NHS England and the Department do not collect information on the number of patients who have their post-natal check at their GP practice.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mETvhtNd","AnswerText":["From the very beginning the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU was her first priority for negotiations. The best way to guarantee those rights, both for UK nationals in the EU and EU citizens in the UK, is through the Withdrawal Agreement.
On 27 February, the House of Commons supported a proposal by Alberto Costa MP which requires the Government to seek a joint UK/EU commitment to preserve the citizens\u2019 rights section of the Withdrawal Agreement, whatever the outcome of negotiations.
The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU\u2019s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens\u2019 Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been copied to Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament\u2019s Brexit coordinator and shared with the Secretary-General. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at gov.uk.
The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU\u2019s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens\u2019 Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been shared with Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament\u2019s Brexit coordinator and the Secretary General of the European Council. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at gov.uk.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UMPZzcnA","AnswerText":["
From the very beginning the Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU was her first priority for negotiations. The best way to guarantee those rights, both for UK nationals in the EU and EU citizens in the UK, is through the Withdrawal Agreement.
On 27 February, the House of Commons supported a proposal by Alberto Costa MP which requires the Government to seek a joint UK/EU commitment to preserve the citizens\u2019 rights section of the Withdrawal Agreement, whatever the outcome of negotiations.
The Secretary of State Steve Barclay has now written to the EU\u2019s lead Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, on ring-fencing the Citizens\u2019 Rights part of the Withdrawal Agreement. This letter has also been copied to Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament\u2019s Brexit coordinator and shared with the Secretary-General. Copies of the letter have been placed in the libraries of both Houses and it has been published online at gov.uk.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"VkKhLkAS","AnswerText":["
In 2018/19, National Health Service trusts spent \u00a32.40 billion on agency staff, including clinical and non-clinical staff. Between March 2018 and March 2019, \u00a3938 million was spent on agency medical staff, \u00a3950 million on agency nursing staff and \u00a3513 million on other staff.1
NHS Improvement\u2019s agency rules include a cap which sets a ceiling for agency fees. Full details of the NHS Improvement price caps are attached.
The Department does not hold data that shows the breakdown of fees, markups and commissions.
The Department does not hold this data for social care. The Skills for Care programme estimates that in 2018/19 agency social care staff represented 7% of the 1.52 million people strong adult social care workforce.2
Notes:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CRG47UKT","AnswerText":["
In 2018/19, National Health Service trusts spent \u00a32.40 billion on agency staff, including clinical and non-clinical staff. Between March 2018 and March 2019, \u00a3938 million was spent on agency medical staff, \u00a3950 million on agency nursing staff and \u00a3513 million on other staff.1
NHS Improvement\u2019s agency rules include a cap which sets a ceiling for agency fees. Full details of the NHS Improvement price caps are attached.
The Department does not hold data that shows the breakdown of fees, markups and commissions.
The Department does not hold this data for social care. The Skills for Care programme estimates that in 2018/19 agency social care staff represented 7% of the 1.52 million people strong adult social care workforce.2
Notes:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"erGAVDrJ","AnswerText":["
Providing better information and support to people bereaved by suicide is a key area for action in the Cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. Effective suicide bereavement services should be provided through local partnerships between local authorities, NHS organisations and voluntary and charitable sector providers. The NHS Choices website provides advice on accessing support for people who have been bereaved.
The charity GambleAware, which funds research, education and treatment for gambling addiction, has published a Strategic Delivery Plan for 2018-2020. This includes plans to commission specialist support for people who suffer bereavement because of the problem gambling of a family member or friend.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"F78ebelL","AnswerText":["
Providing better information and support to people bereaved by suicide is a key area for action in the Cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy for England. Effective suicide bereavement services should be provided through local partnerships between local authorities, NHS organisations and voluntary and charitable sector providers. The NHS Choices website provides advice on accessing support for people who have been bereaved.
The charity GambleAware, which funds research, education and treatment for gambling addiction, has published a Strategic Delivery Plan for 2018-2020. This includes plans to commission specialist support for people who suffer bereavement because of the problem gambling of a family member or friend.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KZybhmGP","AnswerText":["
The government has recently consulted on whether an alternative ownership model for Channel 4 (but one where it retains a public service remit) may be better for the broadcaster, and better for the country.
We want Channel 4 to continue to be a public service broadcaster, and we want it to and continue to contribute socially, economically and culturally to life across the UK. But there is a wealth of evidence - including Ofcom\u2019s recent report - on the future challenges facing our traditional linear TV broadcasters. Linear TV viewing is down almost 60% amongst 16-25 year olds since 2010, whilst 16-34 year olds now spend almost twice as much time on YouTube and subscription VoD services than they do with broadcast content. There are now 315 channels, compared to 5 in 1982 when Channel 4 was established. Linear TV advertising revenues - which constituted over 9074% of Channel 4\u2019s revenue in 2020 - have declined across the sector at a compound annual rate of 2.5% since 2015.
Channel 4 is uniquely constrained in its ability to meet these challenges while it remains under public ownership - particularly because its access to capital and ability to pursue strategic partnership opportunities is limited.
Moving Channel 4 into private ownership could allow it to access new capital, take advantage of international opportunities, and create strategic partnerships only available through the private sector.
Consulting on the broadcaster\u2019s future is therefore about ensuring that Channel 4 can continue to contribute to the UK\u2019s success in public service broadcasting for years to come, and how we ensure its ownership model best supports this aim.
The channel\u2019s wider economic and social contributions, its role in the creative economies of the nations and regions, and its remit are among the issues we have consulted on.
The consultation opened on 6 July, running for 10 weeks, before closing on 14 September. We are currently analysing responses to our consultation, and evidence received through it, to inform our policy-making decisions.Once we have answered the questions set out in the consultation, we will know what specific impacts to assess and will therefore be in a position to carry out an impact assessment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-09-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"bRCOoz67","AnswerText":["
The government has recently consulted on whether an alternative ownership model for Channel 4 (but one where it retains a public service remit) may be better for the broadcaster, and better for the country.
We want Channel 4 to continue to be a public service broadcaster, and we want it to and continue to contribute socially, economically and culturally to life across the UK. But there is a wealth of evidence - including Ofcom\u2019s recent report - on the future challenges facing our traditional linear TV broadcasters. Linear TV viewing is down almost 60% amongst 16-25 year olds since 2010, whilst 16-34 year olds now spend almost twice as much time on YouTube and subscription VoD services than they do with broadcast content. There are now 315 channels, compared to 5 in 1982 when Channel 4 was established. Linear TV advertising revenues - which constituted over 90% of Channel 4\u2019s revenue in 2020 - have declined across the sector at a compound annual rate of 2.5% since 2015.
Channel 4 is uniquely constrained in its ability to meet these challenges while it remains under public ownership - particularly because its access to capital and ability to pursue strategic partnership opportunities is limited.
Moving Channel 4 into private ownership could allow it to access new capital, take advantage of international opportunities, and create strategic partnerships only available through the private sector.
Consulting on the broadcaster\u2019s future is therefore about ensuring that Channel 4 can continue to contribute to the UK\u2019s success in public service broadcasting for years to come, and how we ensure its ownership model best supports this aim.
The channel\u2019s wider economic and social contributions, its role in the creative economies of the nations and regions, and its remit are among the issues we have consulted on.
The consultation opened on 6 July, running for 10 weeks, before closing on 14 September. We are currently analysing responses to our consultation, and evidence received through it, to inform our policy-making decisions.Once we have answered the questions set out in the consultation, we will know what specific impacts to assess and will therefore be in a position to carry out an impact assessment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-09-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"MGgR2dRS","AnswerText":["
We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. We remain in close communication with Kier\u2019s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. We remain in close communication with Kier\u2019s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"T6Tyyx84","AnswerText":["The numbers of reported cyclist fatalities and serious injuries that have been recorded in Great Britain for each year since 2007 where poorly maintained roads could be considered to be a contributory factor is provided in the table. A breakdown for all the road networks specified is not available centrally.
The heading \u201cPoor or defective road surface\u201d cover columns 2 and 3 of the table. Whilst, the heading \u201cInadequate or masked signs or road markings\u201d cover column 4 and 5.
Reported cyclist serious and fatal injuries in GB where poorly maintained roads is reported as a contributory factor1 | ||||
Poor or defective road surface | Inadequate or masked signs or road markings | |||
Year | Reported Cyclist Fatilities | Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries | Reported Cyclist Fatilities | Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries |
2007 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
2008 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
2009 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
2010 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 8 |
2011 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 4 |
2012 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 3 |
2013 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
2014 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 10 |
2015 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 11 |
2016 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 7 |
Source: DfT STATS19 reported road casualties |
1 Includes only casualties where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported. In 2016, this related to 73% of reported accidents.
By way of context, cycling in Great Britain has increased over the time period in question, rising from 4 billion kilometres in 2007 to 6 billion kilometres in 2016.
It should be that noted that contributory factors assigned by police officers do not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, however they do provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.
Not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data; only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 73% of accidents reported to the police in 2016 met these criteria although each accident can have multiple contributory factors attributed to them.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Bksf9daf","AnswerText":["The numbers of reported cyclist fatalities and serious injuries that have been recorded in Great Britain for each year since 2007 where poorly maintained roads could be considered to be a contributory factor is provided in the table. A breakdown for all the road networks specified is not available centrally.
Reported cyclist serious and fatal injuries in GB where poorly maintained roads is reported as a contributory factor1 | ||||
Poor or defective road surface | Inadequate or masked signs or road markings | |||
Year | Reported Cyclist Fatilities | Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries | Reported Cyclist Fatilities | Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries |
2007 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
2008 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
2009 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
2010 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 8 |
2011 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 4 |
2012 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 3 |
2013 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
2014 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 10 |
2015 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 11 |
2016 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 7 |
Source: DfT STATS19 reported road casualties |
1 Includes only casualties where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported. In 2016, this related to 73% of reported accidents.
By way of context, cycling in Great Britain has increased over the time period in question, rising from 4 billion kilometres in 2007 to 6 billion kilometres in 2016.
It should be that noted that contributory factors assigned by police officers do not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, however they do provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.
Not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data; only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 73% of accidents reported to the police in 2016 met these criteria although each accident can have multiple contributory factors attributed to them.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mrfzVQDP","AnswerText":["The amounts spent in each financial year on vessel maintenance for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (rounded to the nearest million) are shown in the following table:
Financial Year | Total Spend (\u00a3 million) |
2015-16 |
|
2016-17 |
|
2017-18 |
|
2018-19 | 76 |
Data for financial years 2009-10 to 2014-15 is no longer held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-24T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"lIvWz6YV","AnswerText":["
The amounts spent in each financial year on vessel maintenance for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (rounded to the nearest million) are shown in the following table:
Financial Year | Total Spend (\u00a3 million) |
2015-16 | 116 |
2016-17 | 56 |
2017-18 | 96 |
2018-19 | 76 |
Data for financial years 2009-10 to 2014-15 is no longer held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"4k2uIXCw","AnswerText":["
NHS England has recently announced plans to enable consistent national availability of the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring device according to published guidance.
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) can purchase any available blood glucose monitoring which has been approved for sale on the open market. The availability of AccuChek Expert, Dexcom G6 and Eversense XL products is a matter for CCGs who are primarily responsible for commissioning diabetes services, to meet the requirements of their population. In doing so, they need to ensure that the services they provide are fit for purpose, reflect the needs of the local population, are based on the available evidence and consider national guidelines. NHS England engages with technology companies developing products that may be of significant benefit to those with diabetes to seek to increase their availability to patients where appropriate.
The Department does not collate data on the number of patients using these devices nationally or by clinical commissioning group.
NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) workforce statistics for England. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), but not staff working in primary care or in general practitioner surgeries, local authorities or other providers. The attached table shows the number of paediatric mental health nurses who work in National Health Service trusts and CCGs in England as at the last day of each specified month from May 2010 to July 2018 (latest available), full time equivalent. Paediatric mental health nurses include qualified nurses & health visitors within the care settings 'Community Mental Health' and 'Other Mental Health', with Tertiary Areas of Work 'Child and Adolescent Psychiatry' and 'Child Psychotherapy'. The Area of Work reproduced here is that submitted by individual NHS organisations and has not been subject to the types of validation procedures undertaken by NHS Digital in relation to many other data items used in official publications. As such, these figures should be treated with a degree of caution.
NHS England has recently announced plans to enable consistent national availability of the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring device according to published guidance.
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) can purchase any available blood glucose monitoring which has been approved for sale on the open market. The availability of AccuChek Expert, Dexcom G6 and Eversense XL products is a matter for CCGs who are primarily responsible for commissioning diabetes services, to meet the requirements of their population. In doing so, they need to ensure that the services they provide are fit for purpose, reflect the needs of the local population, are based on the available evidence and consider national guidelines. NHS England engages with technology companies developing products that may be of significant benefit to those with diabetes to seek to increase their availability to patients where appropriate.
The Department does not collate data on the number of patients using these devices nationally or by clinical commissioning group.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"wUFFMg4z","AnswerText":["Information on spend on mental health provision for children and young people aged 0-25, by clinical commissioning group is not available prior to 2016/17. Details of spend for 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 is set out in the attached table. This includes spend on eating disorders but excludes spend on learning disabilities.
This information is included in the Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard, published by NHS England, which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard/ |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-10T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Rs0NBDtJ","AnswerText":["
Information on spend on mental health provision for children and young people aged 0-25, by clinical commissioning group is not available prior to 2016/17. Details of spend for 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 is set out in the attached table. This includes spend on eating disorders but excludes spend on learning disabilities.
This information is included in the Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard, published by NHS England, which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/taskforce/imp/mh-dashboard/ |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"0Rg7Lz6i","AnswerText":["
Requiring some form of identification to vote was successfully tested at the local elections on 3 May by five local authorities: Bromley, Gosport, Swindon, Watford and Woking. The overwhelming majority of people cast their vote without a problem and the success of the pilots proves that this is a reasonable and proportionate measure to take, and there was no notable adverse effect on turnout.
The estimate by the political lobby group the Electoral Reform Society is exaggerated and inaccurate. Data from Returning Officers across all five participating local authorities shows that there were 340 electors asked to return to the polling station with the correct identification who did not subsequently return. This represents 0.16% of the votes cast.
This reflects that such identification was a brand new requirement, and a few electors may not have read the publicity that they were sent about the pilots.
However, the experience of Northern Ireland, where paper ID has been required since 1985 and photo ID since 2003, illustrates that there should be no issue with voters not knowing - once the requirement has become established.
The Electoral Commission is responsible for carrying out an independent, statutory evaluation of the pilot schemes and will publish its findings in the summer of 2018; this will be an opportunity to review how the publicity arrangements operated and could be improved. This is one of the benefits of piloting the policy.
Requiring some form of identification to vote was successfully tested at the local elections on 3 May by five local authorities: Bromley, Gosport, Swindon, Watford and Woking. The overwhelming majority of people cast their vote without a problem and the success of the pilots proves that this is a reasonable and proportionate measure to take, and there was no notable adverse effect on turnout.
The estimate by the political lobby group the Electoral Reform Society is exaggerated and inaccurate. Data from Returning Officers across all five participating local authorities shows that there were 340 electors asked to return to the polling station with the correct identification who did not subsequently return. This represents 0.14% of the votes cast.
This reflects that such identification was a brand new requirement, and a few electors may not have read the publicity that they were sent about the pilots.
However, the experience of Northern Ireland, where paper ID has been required since 1985 and photo ID since 2003, illustrates that there should be no issue with voters not knowing - once the requirement has become established.
The Electoral Commission is responsible for carrying out an independent, statutory evaluation of the pilot schemes and will publish its findings in the summer of 2018; this will be an opportunity to review how the publicity arrangements operated and could be improved. This is one of the benefits of piloting the policy.
There was an error in the data previously presented. Whilst the individual totals of votes cast in each local authority were correct, the overall total was incorrectly summed. The previously quoted total of votes cast of 206,741 should have been 234,506. As a result, the percentage of people who did not return as a proportion of number of votes cast was overstated, incorrectly given as 0.16%. The correct figure is 0.14%. The attached table contains the correct data.
As part of its planned evaluation, the Electoral Commission will continue to collect and analyse a wide range of data and information about the pilots, including public opinion surveys, data from polling stations, turnout and postal voting data, and polling station staff surveys. We will continue to work with the Electoral Commission and other partners to ensure that the emerging data gives an accurate picture of how ID pilots were delivered.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-01T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"yPPXQKrA","AnswerText":["
Requiring some form of identification to vote was successfully tested at the local elections on 3 May by five local authorities: Bromley, Gosport, Swindon, Watford and Woking. The overwhelming majority of people cast their vote without a problem and the success of the pilots proves that this is a reasonable and proportionate measure to take, and there was no notable adverse effect on turnout.
The estimate by the political lobby group the Electoral Reform Society is exaggerated and inaccurate. Data from Returning Officers across all five participating local authorities shows that there were 340 electors asked to return to the polling station with the correct identification who did not subsequently return. This represents 0.16% of the votes cast.
This reflects that such identification was a brand new requirement, and a few electors may not have read the publicity that they were sent about the pilots.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"fez8CdH3","AnswerText":["Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy we have been working urgently to identify any other buildings over 18 metres with potentially unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. With the support of local authorities, fire and rescue services and the expert panel, MHCLG is supporting building owners to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of residents. Homes England is also reviewing the implications where homes may have been purchased with the support of Help to Buy Equity Loan.
The Government does not hold data for every year since 2010-11. In March this year we published a study on \u201cThe Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17\u201d. This found that last year Section 106 obligations with estimated value of \u00a35.1 billion had been levied. This included affordable housing contributions worth an estimated \u00a34 billion. \u00a375 million of this was delivered through commuted sums, and the remainder was delivered in-kind.
Excluding affordable housing and land, s106 obligations to the value of \u00a3613.1 million were levied in direct contributions, and obligations to the value of \u00a372.1 million were levied in in kind contributions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"u6P9FrfM","AnswerText":["Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy we have been working urgently to identify any other buildings over 18 metres with potentially unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. With the support of local authorities, fire and rescue services and the expert panel, MHCLG is supporting building owners to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of residents. Homes England is also reviewing the implications where homes may have been purchased with the support of Help to Buy Equity Loan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"XSmYciFk","AnswerText":["The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) operates as an independent charity and is separate from the government. The department will continue to work closely with UCAS, schools, colleges, awarding organisations, and the higher education (HE) sector to support the 2022 intake of students, so they can go on to their next step in life, whether that is university, further training, or work.
In November 2021, my right hon. Friend, the former Minister for Higher and Further Education, wrote to Vice Chancellors to recognise the hard work and dedication that the sector has shown to students throughout the 2021 and 2022 admissions cycles. The former Minister asked that additional resilience is built into strategies for the 2022 HE admissions cycle. HE sector bodies were engaged through the HE Taskforce to commend them on their efforts to date and to ask that they continue to put students first.
In June 2022, UCAS reported that 281,500 UK 18-year-olds were holding a firm offer, up 7,000 on last year and the highest on record. UCAS expect more students than in previous years to gain a place at their firm choice institution. It expects that on A level and T Level Results Day around 80% the majority of students are likely to be confirmed at their firm choice. However, it is important to note that the exact numbers will not be known until 18 August, A level and T Level Results Day.
If students do not get the required grades, their preferred HE provider may still offer them a place. In the first instance, students are encouraged to talk to their school or college, or to their preferred university, who may be able to offer some flexibility. Students can also seek advice from the Exam Results Helpline run by the National Careers Service. UCAS will help thousands of students to find places through Clearing or explore other options once they have received their grades and predict that over 30,000 places courses will be available. Last year, 56,225 students (10%) entered university via Clearing.
While HE opens many doors for those who study at this level, it is by no means the right option for everyone, including those with the highest grades. There are multiple options for students to progress, including HE but also traineeships, T Levels, apprenticeships, the Kickstart scheme, and higher technical qualifications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-08-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EbwhklSN","AnswerText":["The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) operates as an independent charity and is separate from the government. The department will continue to work closely with UCAS, schools, colleges, awarding organisations, and the higher education (HE) sector to support the 2022 intake of students, so they can go on to their next step in life, whether that is university, further training, or work.
In November 2021, my right hon. Friend, the former Minister for Higher and Further Education, wrote to Vice Chancellors to recognise the hard work and dedication that the sector has shown to students throughout the 2021 and 2022 admissions cycles. The former Minister asked that additional resilience is built into strategies for the 2022 HE admissions cycle. HE sector bodies were engaged through the HE Taskforce to commend them on their efforts to date and to ask that they continue to put students first.
In June 2022, UCAS reported that 281,500 UK 18-year-olds were holding a firm offer, up 7,000 on last year and the highest on record. UCAS expect more students than in previous years to gain a place at their firm choice institution. It expects that on A level and T Level Results Day around 80% of students are likely to be confirmed at their firm choice. However, it is important to note that the exact numbers will not be known until 18 August, A level and T Level Results Day.
If students do not get the required grades, their preferred HE provider may still offer them a place. In the first instance, students are encouraged to talk to their school or college, or to their preferred university, who may be able to offer some flexibility. Students can also seek advice from the Exam Results Helpline run by the National Careers Service. UCAS will help thousands of students to find places through Clearing or explore other options once they have received their grades and predict that over 30,000 places will be available. Last year, 56,225 students (10%) entered university via Clearing.
While HE opens many doors for those who study at this level, it is by no means the right option for everyone, including those with the highest grades. There are multiple options for students to progress, including HE but also traineeships, T Levels, apprenticeships, the Kickstart scheme, and higher technical qualifications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sJ4Clpae","AnswerText":["The department will continue to monitor and take targeted action in areas with low levels of tutoring. A second application round for tutoring organisations in November was designed to increase capacity in these areas. These organisations are now in post and active, focused on increasing capacity and delivery in these areas from January 2022. For example, in the North East there were previously three accredited tutoring organisations, this has increased to nine doubled to six, making tutoring far more accessible to schools and increasing capacity. Randstad has bespoke communication plans for each region, the department continues to refine these with Randstad so that all useful channels, including local press, are fully engaged.
National participation data has been published for the first term of this year; the department has committed to publish participation data on a regular basis to explain the programme's progress. Regional delivery is reviewed regularly for operational purposes and to ensure supply is available where it is needed, and the department is considering the practicalities of publishing regional data.
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The department will continue to monitor and take targeted action in areas with low levels of tutoring. A second application round for tutoring organisations in November was designed to increase capacity in these areas. These organisations are now in post and active, focused on increasing capacity and delivery in these areas from January 2022. For example, in the North East there were previously three accredited tutoring organisations, this has doubled to six, making tutoring far more accessible to schools and increasing capacity. Randstad has bespoke communication plans for each region, the department continues to refine these with Randstad so that all useful channels, including local press, are fully engaged.
National participation data has been published for the first term of this year; the department has committed to publish participation data on a regular basis to explain the programme's progress. Regional delivery is reviewed regularly for operational purposes and to ensure supply is available where it is needed, and the department is considering the practicalities of publishing regional data.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ZxrkITxM","AnswerText":["
Over the last two years Defra has worked with stakeholders and delivery partners to develop the capability to deliver new SPS border controls on goods arriving in England from the EU. The figures below cover IT delivery, staffing costs and infrastructure.
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PQ 275/276 | Implementation Preparations | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total |
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Digital Delivery | \u00a310.77m | \u00a30.00m | \u00a310.77m | Includes IPAFFS and proportion of overheads |
Imports Policy | \u00a311.17m | \u00a30.15m | \u00a311.32m | Includes Plants and Animals |
PHA Fund | \u00a317.56m | \u00a32.50m | \u00a320.06m |
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| \u00a339.50m | \u00a32.65m | \u00a342.15m | Includes funds for PHA staff to end of April 2022 |
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PQ 277/783 | BCP Spend to date | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total |
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Infrastructure | \u00a330.98m | \u00a30.37m | \u00a331.35m | Includes Sevington and Dover construction only, which are DEFRA funded. |
Over the last two years Defra has worked with stakeholders and delivery partners to develop the capability to deliver new SPS border controls on goods arriving in England from the EU. The figures below cover IT delivery, staffing costs and infrastructure.
PQ 275 / 276 | Implementation Preparations | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total | |
Digital Delivery | \u00a310.77m | \u00a30.00m | \u00a310.77m | Includes IPAFFS and proportion of overheads |
Imports Policy | \u00a311.17m | \u00a30.15m | \u00a311.32m | Includes Plants and Animals |
PHA Fund | \u00a317.56m | \u00a32.50m | \u00a320.06m |
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\u00a339.50m | \u00a32.65m | \u00a342.15m | Includes funds for PHA staff to end of April 2022 | |
PQ 277/783 | BCP Spend to date | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total | |
Infrastructure | \u00a330.98m | \u00a30.37m | \u00a331.35m | Includes Sevington and Dover construction only, which are DEFRA funded. |
Estimates of the number of dwellings by EPC band are made for England in the English Housing Survey headline report annex table 2.8. The table below collates the time series requested:
Estimated Number of Dwellings in England by Energy Efficiency Rating (Thousands)
| A-C | D-G | Number of homes improved to Band A-C[1] |
2009 | 2,595 | 19,740 |
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2010 | 2,971 | 19,573 | 167 |
2011 | 3,348 | 19,406 | 167 |
2012 | 4,141 | 18,577 | 829 |
2013 | 5,373 | 17,881 | 696 |
2014 | 6,125 | 17,246 | 635 |
2015 | 6,700 | 16,843 | 403 |
2016 | 7,049 | 16,684 | 159 |
2017 | 7,214 | 16,736 | -52 |
2018 | 8,290 | 15,883 | 853 |
2019 | 9,854 | 14,560 | 1,323 |
2020 | 10,856 | 12,678 | 1,881 |
Source: English Housing Survey
[1] The estimate of homes upgraded to band A-C from D-G has been derived by subtraction of the previous year\u2019s estimate of D-G homes.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report.
It should be noted that it is difficult to make accurate year on year comparisons and there have been slight changes in the methodology used to derive EPC ratings over time. Overall, the number of dwellings in England is increasing and so the total increase in band A-C dwellings is higher than the number of D-Gs improved to band A-C due to new dwellings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XUwITYW1","AnswerText":["Estimates of the number of dwellings by EPC band are made for England in the English Housing Survey headline report annex table 2.8. The table below collates the time series requested:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2020-to-2021-headline-report.
It should be noted that it is difficult to make accurate year on year comparisons and there have been slight changes in the methodology used to derive EPC ratings over time. Overall, the number of dwellings in England is increasing and so the total increase in band A-C dwellings is higher than the number of D-Gs improved to band A-C due to new dwellings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"1qTBJBQH","AnswerText":["MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.
MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 2014. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September 2014. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.
Since October 2014 there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September 2014.
Since October 2014 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.
MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jlQwe71f","AnswerText":["
MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.
MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 2011. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.
Since October there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September.
Since October 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.
MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"AwIKtUSQ","AnswerText":["
I refer my Noble Lord to the answer as given for HL4840
As you will be aware, the Balance of Competences Review concluded in December. It was the most comprehensive analysis of the UK\u2019s relationship with the EU ever undertaken. The review involved a large number of Departments across Whitehall to produce 32 reports. The Review was based on the evidence and views received through widespread consultation with interested parties from across society. Across the whole review, departments received close to 2,300 evidence submissions. Departments held over 250 events, attended by around 2,100 stakeholders.
It was important that what is an unprecedented examination of EU membership was done with appropriate time and care. But the government is also very conscious of the need to ensure value for money in everything it does.
(1) Staff time
Between 2012-2013, the Balance of Competences Review Team in the Department was staffed by the equivalent of one Grade 7 (salary range \u00a347, 545 - \u00a355,882), and one intern (salary range \u00a323,869 \u2013 \u00a327, 281) dedicating 100% of their time to the review to project manage 7 BIS led reports and 1 joint report. Between 2013 \u2013 2014 this was reduced to one Grade 7. Between 2012 \u2013 2014 one Deputy Director (salary range \u00a362,000 - \u00a3117,800) dedicated 20% of their time as the senior reporting officer for the review. All other work on the review was allocated, according to need, to existing staff within the Department. Therefore, providing a full breakdown of staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
(2) Printing costs
Printing and publication for the 8 Departmental reports, was coordinated centrally but paid for by the Department, with the exception of the Single Market Report which was printed in-house. Printing and publication costs for all 8 reports totalled \u00a332,821.94. The costs for all 32 reports was \u00a3133, 053. This figure was a partial figure, covering the printing of some, but not all, reports across the whole review.
(3) Running of Engagement events
Each policy team in the Department held a wide range of engagement events over the 2 years; the department did not incur any costs for the running of these events. The facilities for hosting these events were either provided by other Government Departments or by business partners or were held on department premises at no extra cost to the department.
(4) Witness
From centrally held figures, we understand that across the whole of the Balance of Competences Review witness expenses amounted to approximately \u00a32,255.00.
(5) Publicity
The Department did not incur any publicity costs as we published the reports and the call for evidence via email, social media and the Government website.
(6) All other associated costs
Between 2012 \u2013 2014 the Department commissioned research and analysis to form part of the literature review to provide the reports with legal analysis to ensure the reports were neither too analytical or too speculative and political, but instead adhere to the agreed treaties. The cost for all 8 reports was \u00a3108, 738.28.
Department officials incurred some additional associated costs due to travel to meetings and stakeholder events in the UK. Some officials also incurred costs related to events in Brussels. We estimate that the additional travel costs incurred amounted to less than \u00a3300.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ORGXjEap","AnswerText":["
I refer my Noble Lord to the answer as given for HL4840
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"tev6qSvT","AnswerText":["
The Government is committed to tackling vehicle crime and catalytic converter theft.
We are working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group (NVCWG), chaired by ACC Jennifer Sims, the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council lead for vehicle crime, to take forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce theft of and from vehicles. This includes training police officers on methods used to steal vehicles, encouraging vehicle owners to secure their vehicles and working with industry to prevent theft. Through the NVWG a network of vehicle crime specialists has been established, involving every police force in England and Wales, to ensure better sharing of information and intelligence.
The Metropolitan Police Service is represented on the Working Group and the Home Office regularly engages with the NCA on crime related to criminal gangs.
The most recent meeting of the NVCWG took place on 4th May 2023.
The Government is also working closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP) to tackle theft of catalytic converters. The Home Office provided funding in 2021 to set-up the NICRP, the work of which ensures national co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft, providing training, sharing intelligence to target offenders, and implementing crime prevention measures.
Crime Survey data on vehicle theft since 2010 being down 42%. The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of car thefts recorded by the police in England and Wales, including data by London Boroughs.
Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Table 1 Volume of Police recorded offences for \u2018Theft of a motor vehicle\u2019, Outer London Boroughs
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The Government is committed to tackling vehicle crime and catalytic converter theft.
We are working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group (NVCWG), chaired by ACC Jennifer Sims, the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council lead for vehicle crime, to take forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce theft of and from vehicles. This includes training police officers on methods used to steal vehicles, encouraging vehicle owners to secure their vehicles and working with industry to prevent theft. Through the NVWG a network of vehicle crime specialists has been established, involving every police force in England and Wales, to ensure better sharing of information and intelligence.
The Metropolitan Police Service is represented on the Working Group and the Home Office regularly engages with the NCA on crime related to criminal gangs.
The most recent meeting of the NVCWG took place on 4th April 2023.
The Government is also working closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP) to tackle theft of catalytic converters. The Home Office provided funding in 2021 to set-up the NICRP, the work of which ensures national co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft, providing training, sharing intelligence to target offenders, and implementing crime prevention measures.
Crime Survey data on vehicle theft since 2010 being down 42%. The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of car thefts recorded by the police in England and Wales, including data by London Boroughs.
Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Table 1 Volume of Police recorded offences for \u2018Theft of a motor vehicle\u2019, Outer London Boroughs
Area | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | Apr to Dec 22 |
Hounslow | 876 | 792 | 744 | 562 |
Outer London Boroughs | 19,305 | 16,154 | 17,978 | 15,472 |
The Government is committed to tackling vehicle crime and catalytic converter theft.
We are working closely with police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group (NVCWG), chaired by ACC Jennifer Sims, the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council lead for vehicle crime, to take forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce theft of and from vehicles. This includes training police officers on methods used to steal vehicles, encouraging vehicle owners to secure their vehicles and working with industry to prevent theft. Through the NVWG a network of vehicle crime specialists has been established, involving every police force in England and Wales, to ensure better sharing of information and intelligence.
The Metropolitan Police Service is represented on the Working Group and the Home Office regularly engages with the NCA on crime related to criminal gangs.
The most recent meeting of the NVCWG took place on 4th May 2023.
The Government is also working closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP) to tackle theft of catalytic converters. The Home Office provided funding in 2021 to set-up the NICRP, the work of which ensures national co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft, providing training, sharing intelligence to target offenders, and implementing crime prevention measures.
Crime Survey data on vehicle theft since 2010 being down 42%. The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of car thefts recorded by the police in England and Wales, including data by London Boroughs.
Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Table 1 Volume of Police recorded offences for \u2018Theft of a motor vehicle\u2019, Outer London Boroughs
Area | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | Apr to Dec 22 |
Hounslow | 876 | 792 | 744 | 562 |
Outer London Boroughs | 19,305 | 16,154 | 17,978 | 15,472 |
The Department purchases the following newspapers each week:
The Sun M-F x 3 |
Financial Times M-F x 3 |
Times M-F X 3 |
Daily |
Independent M-F X 3 |
Guardian M-F X 3 |
Daily Mail M-F X 3 |
Daily Express M-F X 3 |
Daily Mirror M-F X 3 |
Racing Post M-F X1 Racing Post Saturday X 1 Racing Post Sunday X 1 Guardian Saturday X 1 |
Financial Times Saturday X 1 |
Independent-Saturday X 1 |
Daily Mail Saturday X 1 |
Daily Express Saturday X 1 |
Sun Saturday X 1 |
Times Saturday X 1 |
Daily Mirror Sat X 1 |
Daily Telegraph Saturday X 1 Sunday Times X 1 Sunday Telegraph X 1 Independent on Sunday X 1 |
Observer X 1 Mail On Sunday X 1 |
Sunday Express X 1 |
Sunday Mirror X 1 |
The Sun On Sunday X 1 |
Spectator X 3 |
New Statesman X 1 Arts Review X 1 |
The total amount spent on newspapers for Financial Year 2014-15 was \u00a39659.16
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-30T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3RrNF7gx","AnswerText":["The Department purchases the following newspapers each week:
Financial Times M-F x 3 |
Times M-F X 3 |
Daily Telegraph M-F X 4 |
Independent M-F X 3 |
Guardian M-F X 3 |
Daily Mail M-F X 3 |
Daily Express M-F X 3 |
Daily Mirror M-F X 3 |
Racing Post M-F X1 Racing Post Saturday X 1 Racing Post Sunday X 1 Guardian Saturday X 1 |
Financial Times Saturday X 1 |
Independent-Saturday X 1 |
Daily Mail Saturday X 1 |
Daily Express Saturday X 1 |
Sun Saturday X 1 |
Times Saturday X 1 |
Daily Mirror Sat X 1 |
Daily Tele Saturday X 1 Sunday Times X 1 Sunday Telegraph X 1 Independent on Sunday X 1 |
Observer X 1 Mail On Sunday X 1 |
Sunday Express X 1 |
Sunday Mirror X 1 |
The Sun On Sunday X 1 |
Spectator X 3 |
New Statesman X 1 Arts Review X 1 |
The total amount spent on newspapers for Financial Year 2014-15 was \u00a39659.16
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"rGxbSqTQ","AnswerText":["The Department holds records of the total capital allocated to the respective recipient bodies as a result of the transfer of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust services but does not have details of the breakdown by individual hospital site.
The capital provided to date is as follows:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a312,109,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a312,153,000 |
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | \u00a34,000,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a328,262,000 |
Revenue funding provided to date is set out in the following table:
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
| \u00a332,420,000 |
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a35,480,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a337,900,000 |
The amount of public dividend capital issued to the Trust by the Department is as follows:
2009/10 | \u00a3214,000 |
2010/11 | \u00a30 |
2011/12 | \u00a321,000,000 |
2012/13 | \u00a321,385,000 |
2013/14 | \u00a330,397,000 |
2014/15 | \u00a364,425,000 |
The Department does not hold central records of non-tariff payments made by local commissioning bodies to NHS providers.
The work of the trust special administrators (TSAs) to secure safe and sustainable services at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust cost Monitor almost \u00a319.5 million, including VAT, over 18 months.
The first phase of trust special administration cost \u00a39 million, including expenses and VAT. During this phase there was a team of up to 30 members of staff who carried out three core tasks - to help to run the Trust, to design the future of services provided at Stafford and Cannock hospitals, and to run a large public consultation involving thousands of responses and a series of public meetings.
The second phase cost \u00a310.5 million, including expenses and VAT. We are informed by Monitor that this second phase included a team of up to 50 people, which was required to continue to help run the hospital and implement the TSA\u2019s recommendations.
We are also informed by Monitor that trust special administration at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust amounted to the rounded figure of 10,900 person-days for teams working on both phases of the process.
In the table below, expenses incurred during the TSA process are split by the two phases of the TSA and totals are also provided. These expenses include:
(a) accommodation;
(b) travel (car, taxi and train);
(c) subsistence; and
(d) other expenses incurred; and what other costs to the TSA were incurred
Breakdown of expenses, these exclude VAT:
TSA1 | TSA2 | Total | |
Accommodation | \u00a382,242.89 | \u00a3170,622.67 | \u00a3252,865.56 |
Travel | \u00a3144,122.38 | \u00a3226,600.29 | \u00a3370,722.67 |
Subsistence | \u00a316,171.73 | \u00a343,176.88 | \u00a359,348.61 |
Other (incidentals such as printing, room hire and meeting refreshments) | \u00a31,939.11 | \u00a33052.73 | \u00a34991.84 |
Total | \u00a3244,476.11 | \u00a3443,452.57 | \u00a3687,928.68 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qCAgV1W0","AnswerText":["
The Department holds records of the total capital allocated to the respective recipient bodies as a result of the transfer of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust services but does not have details of the breakdown by individual hospital site.
The capital provided to date is as follows:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a312,109,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a312,153,000 |
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | \u00a34,000,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a328,262,000 |
Revenue funding provided to date is set out in the following table:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a332,420,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a35,480,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a337,900,000 |
The amount of public dividend capital issued to the Trust by the Department is as follows:
2009/10 | \u00a3214,000 |
2010/11 | \u00a30 |
2011/12 | \u00a321,000,000 |
2012/13 | \u00a321,385,000 |
2013/14 | \u00a330,397,000 |
2014/15 | \u00a364,425,000 |
The Department does not hold central records of non-tariff payments made by local commissioning bodies to NHS providers.
The work of the trust special administrators (TSAs) to secure safe and sustainable services at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust cost Monitor almost \u00a319.5 million, including VAT, over 18 months.
The first phase of trust special administration cost \u00a39 million, including expenses and VAT. During this phase there was a team of up to 30 members of staff who carried out three core tasks - to help to run the Trust, to design the future of services provided at Stafford and Cannock hospitals, and to run a large public consultation involving thousands of responses and a series of public meetings.
The second phase cost \u00a310.5 million, including expenses and VAT. We are informed by Monitor that this second phase included a team of up to 50 people, which was required to continue to help run the hospital and implement the TSA\u2019s recommendations.
We are also informed by Monitor that trust special administration at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust amounted to the rounded figure of 10,900 person-days for teams working on both phases of the process.
In the table below, expenses incurred during the TSA process are split by the two phases of the TSA and totals are also provided. These expenses include:
(a) accommodation;
(b) travel (car, taxi and train);
(c) subsistence; and
(d) other expenses incurred; and what other costs to the TSA were incurred
Breakdown of expenses, these exclude VAT:
| TSA1 | TSA2 | Total |
Accommodation | \u00a382,242.89 | \u00a3170,622.67 | \u00a3252,865.56 |
Travel | \u00a3144,122.38 | \u00a3226,600.29 | \u00a3370,722.67 |
Subsistence | \u00a316,171.73 | \u00a343,176.88 | \u00a359,348.61 |
Other (incidentals such as printing, room hire and meeting refreshments) | \u00a31,939.11 | \u00a33052.73 | \u00a34991.84 |
Total | \u00a3244,476.11 | \u00a3443,452.57 | \u00a3687,928.68 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"V2kqbI0o","AnswerText":["
The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme medical assessments commenced from the week of 23 May 2022 2020, with none currently concluded. As these claims are the first related to COVID-19 to be assessed under the Scheme, the NHS Business Services Authority is unable to provide a timescale for the conclusion of these assessments. The NHS Business Services Authority is updating claimants on progress and working with the supplier to progress the cases
As medical assessments have recently commenced, initially the number of cases is being limited to ensure effective and consistent training of medical assessors and therefore outcomes. The NHS Business Services Authority intends to increase the number of medical assessments to ensure claims are assessed as soon as possible.
The following table shows the number of cases shared with Crawford and Company for medical assessment in the weeks commencing 23 May and 30 May 2022.
Week commencing | Number of claims sent for medical assessment |
23 May 2022 | 10 |
30 May 2022 | 10 |
The Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme medical assessments commenced from the week of 23 May 2020, with none currently concluded. As these claims are the first related to COVID-19 to be assessed under the Scheme, the NHS Business Services Authority is unable to provide a timescale for the conclusion of these assessments. The NHS Business Services Authority is updating claimants on progress and working with the supplier to progress the cases
As medical assessments have recently commenced, initially the number of cases is being limited to ensure effective and consistent training of medical assessors and therefore outcomes. The NHS Business Services Authority intends to increase the number of medical assessments to ensure claims are assessed as soon as possible.
The following table shows the number of cases shared with Crawford and Company for medical assessment in the weeks commencing 23 May and 30 May 2022.
Week commencing | Number of claims sent for medical assessment |
23 May 2022 | 10 |
30 May 2022 | 10 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"yTQqVMIX","AnswerText":["
The first table below shows the number of Teach First teachers in each subject that began teaching in each of the last five years. The number of trainees starting is increasing annually including to STEM subjects, and the geographical spread is widening.
Qualified Teacher Status Subject | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Art | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business Studies | 24 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Citizenship | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Design and Technology | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
English | 160 | 194 | 222 | 255 | 302 |
Geography | 19 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 46 |
History | 23 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 53 |
ICT | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
Maths | 125 | 172 | 187 | 262 | 217 |
MFL | 33 | 45 | 76 | 81 | 86 |
Music | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Primary | 18 | 81 | 170 | 226 | 344 |
Primary EYFS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39 |
RE | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Science | 84 | 127 | 187 | 194 | 221 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table shows the number of Teach First teachers in each subject that left the teaching profession in each of the last five years.
| Qualified Teacher Status Subject | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Art | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Business Studies | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
|
Citizenship | 18 | 9 | 16 | 11 |
|
Design and Technology | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
|
English | 49 | 69 | 99 | 103 |
|
Geography | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
|
History | 12 | 16 | 13 | 20 |
|
ICT | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
|
Maths | 40 | 66 | 88 | 115 |
|
MFL | 14 | 12 | 22 | 32 |
|
Music | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
|
Primary | 5 | 28 | 26 | 67 |
|
Primary EYFS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
RE | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 |
|
Science | 40 | 64 | 84 | 84 |
|
Unknown | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
Data for those in the second table gives a summary of those who left teaching either when on, or after completing, the Teach First Leadership Development Programme. This includes all those who have completed the Teach First programme since the first cohort in 2003. The data also includes those who have left more than once \u2013 for example an individual who leaves the profession in one year, returned, and then left the profession once more \u2013 for example someone taking career breaks and/or maternity leave.
Please see detailed tables in Appendix 1 (separate excel file) for data on Teach First teachers in each parliamentary constituency that began teaching in each of the last five years as well as those that left the teaching profession in each of the last five years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uDDhKMLQ","AnswerText":["
The first table below shows the number of Teach First teachers in each subject that began teaching in each of the last five years. The number of trainees starting is increasing annually including to STEM subjects, and the geographical spread is widening.
Qualified Teacher Status Subject | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Art | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business Studies | 24 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Citizenship | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Design and Technology | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
English | 160 | 194 | 222 | 255 | 302 |
Geography | 19 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 46 |
History | 23 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 53 |
ICT | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
Maths | 125 | 172 | 187 | 262 | 217 |
MFL | 33 | 45 | 76 | 81 | 86 |
Music | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Primary | 18 | 81 | 170 | 226 | 344 |
Primary EYFS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39 |
RE | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Science | 84 | 127 | 187 | 194 | 221 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table shows the number of Teach First teachers in each subject that left the teaching profession in each of the last five years.
| Qualified Teacher Status Subject | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Art | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Business Studies | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 19 |
Citizenship | 18 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
Design and Technology | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
English | 49 | 69 | 99 | 103 | 345 |
Geography | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 53 |
History | 12 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 64 |
ICT | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
Maths | 40 | 66 | 88 | 115 | 333 |
MFL | 14 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 115 |
Music | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
Primary | 5 | 28 | 26 | 67 | 285 |
Primary EYFS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
RE | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
Science | 40 | 64 | 84 | 84 | 256 |
Unknown | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
Data for those in the second table gives a summary of those who left teaching either when on, or after completing, the Teach First Leadership Development Programme. This includes all those who have completed the Teach First programme since the first cohort in 2003. The data also includes those who have left more than once \u2013 for example an individual who leaves the profession in one year, returned, and then left the profession once more \u2013 for example someone taking career breaks and/or maternity leave.
Please see detailed tables in Appendix 1 (separate excel file) for data on Teach First teachers in each parliamentary constituency that began teaching in each of the last five years as well as those that left the teaching profession in each of the last five years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"lEUskyC4","AnswerText":["
The UK welcomes genuine international students and there is no cap on the number that can study here. The Government promotes study in the UK through the Britain is GREAT marketing campaign and through the British Council, which promotes UK education in over 100 countries, connecting millions of people with the United Kingdom.
The Government also has major education agreements with overseas partners. Key programmes include the UK-China Partners in Education Programme, the UK-India Education Research Initiative and engagement in Brazil\u2019s \u2018Science without Borders\u2019 scholarship scheme. It has also tripled funding (to \u00a348m) in 2014/15 for Chevening scholarships for international students with leadership potential.
Government also supports student exchange, such as through the Erasmus Scheme, which enables international students to take short placements in the UK and British students to gain valuable overseas experience.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"90QEfpFM","AnswerText":["
study here. The Government promotes study in the UK through the Britain is GREAT marketing campaign and through the British Council, which promotes UK education in over 100 countries, connecting millions of people with the United Kingdom.
The Government also has major education agreements with overseas partners. Key programmes include the UK-China Partners in Education Programme, the UK-India Education Research Initiative and engagement in Brazil\u2019s \u2018Science without Borders\u2019 scholarship scheme. It has also tripled funding (to \u00a348m) in 2014/15 for Chevening scholarships for international students with leadership potential.
Government also supports student exchange, such as through the Erasmus Scheme, which enables international students to take short placements in the UK and British students to gain valuable overseas experience.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"W0EsqgR3","AnswerText":["
My thoughts are with the family of Mr Phillips during this difficult time. I [Minister Ford] am engaged and closely following this case. I [Minister Ford] discussed the search and rescue effort with Brazil's Justice and Public Security Minister on 9 June, who provided reassurances that that the Brazilian authorities are doing all they can via land, air and river support to find Mr Phillips. We have confirmed to the Brazilian authorities that the UK stands ready to provide support if it is requested. My officials at the British Embassy in Brazil remain in regular and close contact with the Brazilian authorities for updates on the Brazilian search operation to locate Mr Phillips. I [Minister Ford] am extremely thankful and appreciative of their search and rescue effort.
Consular officials in Sao Paulo and London are providing support to Mr Phillips' family in Brazil and the UK.
I was sorry to hear that Dom Phillips's body has now been identified. My thoughts are with his family. I [Minister Ford] discussed the search and rescue effort with Brazil's Justice and Public Security Minister on 9 June. I [Minister Ford] am grateful to everyone who was involved in the searches. Consular officials in Sao Paulo and London continue to provide support to Mr Phillips' family in Brazil and the UK. My officials at the British Embassy in Brazil remain in regular and close contact with the Brazilian authorities as the investigation into this case proceeds.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"N7jhTb5j","AnswerText":["My thoughts are with the family of Mr Phillips during this difficult time. I [Minister Ford] am engaged and closely following this case. I [Minister Ford] discussed the search and rescue effort with Brazil's Justice and Public Security Minister on 9 June, who provided reassurances that that the Brazilian authorities are doing all they can via land, air and river support to find Mr Phillips. We have confirmed to the Brazilian authorities that the UK stands ready to provide support if it is requested. My officials at the British Embassy in Brazil remain in regular and close contact with the Brazilian authorities for updates on the Brazilian search operation to locate Mr Phillips. I [Minister Ford] am extremely thankful and appreciative of their search and rescue effort.
Consular officials in Sao Paulo and London are providing support to Mr Phillips' family in Brazil and the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"bKHRyNqU","AnswerText":["The department has worked alongside colleagues at the Home Office to explore what support can be made available for both Ukrainian students continuing their study remotely from the UK, and those studying at UK institutions.
Universities in Ukraine are striving to maintain the education of their students under extremely challenging conditions. This includes through the provision of online distance learning for students enrolled at Ukrainian universities who now live in another country, including in the UK. The department encourages these students to speak with their education provider in Ukraine to understand what support is available for them to continue their studies at their Ukrainian provider. This includes those studying through the UK twinning programme, of which the government announced funding to support in June 2022. Information about this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-package-offers-a-lifeline-to-ukrainian-researchers-and-entrepreneurs. The programme provides support to Ukrainian universities by establishing partnerships with those in the UK.
Student finance is available only for eligible students studying a course provided predominantly in the UK by a UK higher education provider, including Ukrainian students who have enrolled at UK universities. In England, those studying via distance learning are, in general, not eligible to receive student loans to cover maintenance costs. This is also the case for Ukrainian students in England, who are studying via distance learning.
The department does not hold data on the number of Ukrainians who are studying online at Ukrainian institutions via distance learning in the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UcfHeOtI","AnswerText":["The department has worked alongside colleagues at the Home Office to explore what support can be made available for both Ukrainian students continuing their study remotely from the UK, and those studying at UK institutions.
Universities in Ukraine are striving to maintain the education of their students under extremely challenging conditions. This includes through the provision of online distance learning for students enrolled at Ukrainian universities who now live in another country, including in the UK. The department encourages these students to speak with their education provider in Ukraine to understand what support is available for them to continue their studies at their Ukrainian provider. This includes those studying through the UK twinning programme, of which the government announced funding to support in June 2022. Information about this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-uk-package-offers-a-lifeline-to-ukrainian-researchers-and-entrepreneurs. The programme provides support to Ukrainian universities by establishing partnerships with those in the UK.
Student finance is available only for eligible students studying a course provided predominantly in the UK by a UK higher education provider, including Ukrainian students who have enrolled at UK universities. In England, those studying via distance learning are, in general, not eligible to receive student loans to cover maintenance costs. This is also the case for Ukrainian students in England, who are studying via distance learning.
The department does not hold data on the number of Ukrainians who are studying online at Ukrainian institutions via distance learning in the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Drsqog7s","AnswerText":["Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 20212, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"oOArNcCJ","AnswerText":["
Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 2022, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6e0QMBLN","AnswerText":["
The estimated Exchequer impact of freezing the personal allowance at \u00a312,000 and freezing the higher-rate threshold at \u00a350,000 in 2021-22 and 2022-23 is:
\u00a3m | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Exchequer Impact of a Freeze of the PA at \u00a312,000 and the HRT at \u00a350,000 | 1,800 | 3,900 |
Figures have been rounded to the nearest \u00a3100 million. The The impact is shown on a National Accounts basis consistent with the presentation in table 2.1 of Budget documents |
The government remains committed to increasing the PA to \u00a312,500 by 2020-21. The estimated Exchequer impact of freezing the personal allowance at \u00a312,500 and freezing the higher-rate threshold at \u00a350,000 in 2021-22 and 2022-23 is:
\u00a3m | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Exchequer Impact of a Freeze of the PA at \u00a312,500 and the HRT at \u00a350,000 | 1,800 | 4,000 |
Figures have been rounded to the nearest \u00a3100 million. Therefore the modelling simulation above has been repeated with the PA set to \u00a312,500 in 2020-21, frozen thereafter (the HRT was as in the \u00a312,000 scenario above). |
Both of these estimates are sensitive to any changes in the projected economic determinants used, and modelling assumptions, and are therefore subject to revision.
[To answer this question a number of assumptions have been made as set out below. These estimates are consistent with the methodology used to estimate the impact of policy changes to Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs).
The question implies that the Personal Allowance (PA) and Higher Rate Threshold (HRT) would be at the stated levels in 2020-21 in order that they be frozen at those levels (rather than indexed with Consumer Price Index (CPI) indexation as is the convention) for the years after that.
The Exchequer impact of meeting the thresholds in 2020-21 has is not included in these figures.
The estimated impact from freezing the PA and HRT has been modelled using the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes projected using assumptions from the Office of Budget Responsibility\u2019s November 2017 economic and fiscal outlook. The costs set out below include assumptions on the likely behavioral responses of affected taxpayers, which is in line with previous similar costings agreed with the OBR.
The costing include the impact on NICs, as the Upper Earnings Limit and Upper Profits Limit are aligned to the Higher Rate Threshold which has been frozen at \u00a350,000 for this policy.
The simulation assumes the HRT freeze does not apply in Scotland where this threshold is devolved. Therefore the Scottish Basic Rate Limit (BRL) is amended to maintain the Scottish HRT at the current projected levels after any changes to the PA. The simulation includes an estimate for the change in the Scottish block grant adjustment under this policy change scenario.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"AUzlGd8n","AnswerText":["
The estimated Exchequer impact of freezing the personal allowance at \u00a312,000 and freezing the higher-rate threshold at \u00a350,000 in 2021-22 and 2022-23 is:
\u00a3 bn | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Exchequer Impact of a Freeze of the PA at \u00a312,000 and the HRT at \u00a350,000 | 1,800 | 3,900 |
Figures have been rounded to the nearest \u00a3100 million. The The impact is shown on a National Accounts basis consistent with the presentation in table 2.1 of Budget documents |
The government remains committed to increasing the PA to \u00a312,500 by 2020-21. The estimated Exchequer impact of freezing the personal allowance at \u00a312,500 and freezing the higher-rate threshold at \u00a350,000 in 2021-22 and 2022-23 is:
\u00a3bn | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
Exchequer Impact of a Freeze of the PA at \u00a312,500 and the HRT at \u00a350,000 | 1,800 | 4,000 |
Figures have been rounded to the nearest \u00a3100 million. Therefore the modelling simulation above has been repeated with the PA set to \u00a312,500 in 2020-21, frozen thereafter (the HRT was as in the \u00a312,000 scenario above). |
Both of these estimates are sensitive to any changes in the projected economic determinants used, and modelling assumptions, and are therefore subject to revision.
[To answer this question a number of assumptions have been made as set out below. These estimates are consistent with the methodology used to estimate the impact of policy changes to Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs).
The question implies that the Personal Allowance (PA) and Higher Rate Threshold (HRT) would be at the stated levels in 2020-21 in order that they be frozen at those levels (rather than indexed with Consumer Price Index (CPI) indexation as is the convention) for the years after that.
The Exchequer impact of meeting the thresholds in 2020-21 has is not included in these figures.
The estimated impact from freezing the PA and HRT has been modelled using the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes projected using assumptions from the Office of Budget Responsibility\u2019s November 2017 economic and fiscal outlook. The costs set out below include assumptions on the likely behavioral responses of affected taxpayers, which is in line with previous similar costings agreed with the OBR.
The costing include the impact on NICs, as the Upper Earnings Limit and Upper Profits Limit are aligned to the Higher Rate Threshold which has been frozen at \u00a350,000 for this policy.
The simulation assumes the HRT freeze does not apply in Scotland where this threshold is devolved. Therefore the Scottish Basic Rate Limit (BRL) is amended to maintain the Scottish HRT at the current projected levels after any changes to the PA. The simulation includes an estimate for the change in the Scottish block grant adjustment under this policy change scenario.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ObMpI9fF","AnswerText":["
The HMIP report on the inspection of the short-term holding facilities at Manston between 25 \u2013 28 July 2022 made no specific mention of concerns about facilities at Manston for managing people with infectious diseases.
The report makes clear (paragraph 4.31) that the paramedic team at Manston was well-staffed, available 24 hours a day and that there were effective arrangements with local hospitals for immediate transfer in a medical emergency.
The HMIP report lists 6 Priority Concerns and 8 further Key Concerns which HMIP inspectors felt required addressing at Manston and Western Jetfoil. While one of the Priority Concerns (Priority Concern 3) referenced weaknesses in the governance of health care processes, no specific mention was made in any of the concerns about facilities at Manston for managing people with infectious diseases.
The Home Office developed a Service Improvement Plan in response to the 14 Concerns listed in the report, and worked quickly with its medical contractors to ensure that the deficiencies highlighted in Priority Concern 3 were quickly addressed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xTPlHHg7","AnswerText":["The HMIP report on the inspection of the short-term holding facilities at Manston between 25 \u2013 28 July 2022 made no specific mention of concerns about facilities at Manston for managing people with infectious diseases.
The report makes clear (paragraph 4.31) that the paramedic team at Manston was well-staffed, available 24 hours a day and that there were effective arrangements with local hospitals for immediate transfer in a medical emergency.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pI3ppkyG","AnswerText":["The Bus Services Act 2017 permits combined provides mayoral combined authorities with access to to apply for new franchising powers. Other authorities can also apply for franchising powers with approval from the Secretary of State, subject to the necessary regulations having been made under the new section 123A(4) of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000. No such regulations have yet been made.
The Government wants to see better local bus services for passengers across the country and will assist any local authority seeking to use the powers available to them under the Bus Services Act 2017 to secure improvements. We would also encourage authorities to work closely with local bus operators and passenger representatives to determine how to use the Act\u2019s new powers to serve their local communities better.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"7FgbLzkZ","AnswerText":["The Bus Services Act 2017 permits combined mayoral authorities to apply for new franchising powers. Other authorities can also apply for franchising powers with approval from the Secretary of State, subject to the necessary regulations having been made under the new section 123A(4) of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000. No such regulations have yet been made.
The Government wants to see better local bus services for passengers across the country and will assist any local authority seeking to use the powers available to them under the Bus Services Act 2017 to secure improvements. We would also encourage authorities to work closely with local bus operators and passenger representatives to determine how to use the Act\u2019s new powers to serve their local communities better.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"bZLrDS7e","AnswerText":["Through the Government\u2019s National Cyber Security Programme, my Department is delivering an ambitious set of initiatives to support the growth of and investment in cyber security companies across the United Kingdom, including those from Northern Ireland. In particular, we provide opportunities for early stage companies from across the UK to be represented at selected events where they can showcase their technologies and expertise in order to secure investment. We are also funding the delivery of two cyber innovation centres which are open to companies from across the UK.
We are also funding the delivery of \u2018Hut Zero\u2019, an accelerator programme for individuals with cyber security ideas , and \u2018Cyber 101\u2019 business training \u2018bootcamps\u2019 for early stage companies, some of which are being delivered in Northern Ireland. I am particularly delighted that Queen\u2019s University Belfast\u2019s Centre for Secure Information Technology is playing a pivotal role in the delivery of both of those initiatives.
DCMS is committed to offering all applicants equality of opportunity to ensure that we attract and retain candidates with the most talent and potential. To this end, the DCMS recruitment process does not require applicants to declare unspent criminal convictions at the initial recruitment stage. Applicants are asked to declare unspent criminal convictions as part of basic employment checks when a provisional offer of employment has been made. Decisions concerning appointment to a post where an individual has a conviction history are made on a case-by-case basis.
The department does not retain details centrally that would allow us to identify employees with unspent convictions so the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"WdHoESQ3","AnswerText":["
Through the Government\u2019s National Cyber Security Programme, my Department is delivering an ambitious set of initiatives to support the growth of and investment in cyber security companies across the United Kingdom, including those from Northern Ireland. In particular, we provide opportunities for early stage companies from across the UK to be represented at selected events where they can showcase their technologies and expertise in order to secure investment. We are also funding the delivery of two cyber innovation centres which are open to companies from across the UK.
We are also funding the delivery of \u2018Hut Zero\u2019, an accelerator programme for individuals with cyber security ideas , and \u2018Cyber 101\u2019 business training \u2018bootcamps\u2019 for early stage companies, some of which are being delivered in Northern Ireland. I am particularly delighted that Queen\u2019s University Belfast\u2019s Centre for Secure Information Technology is playing a pivotal role in the delivery of both of those initiatives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"KNCjnF0F","AnswerText":["Skills provision must meet the needs of employers. This is why employer-led Trailblazers are currently leading the way in the design and delivery of new more rigorous apprenticeship standards.
Standards relating to several chef roles have already been developed and these are intended to cover specialisms such as Indian cuisine. Employers in the curry industry may therefore wish to contact the Trailblazer leads Kathryn.Porter@Hilton.co.uk or Annette.Allmark@people1st.co.uk for more details of how to get involved in the standards\u2019 development. If they identify a particular skills gap not accommodated by the existing standards, then they could come together and apply to develop a specific standard to meet their needs.
In 2014 the Government commissioned an extensive research project into perceived pregnancy and maternity discrimination in Great Britain. The research was jointly managed and funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, supported by the Government Equalities Office.
This is the largest ever study of pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination conducted in Great Britain. Interim findings were published in July 2015 and can be found at: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/pregnancy-and-maternity-related-discrimination-and-disadvantage-first-findings-surveys-employers-and-0.
The final report, due to be published later this year, will inform the Government\u2019s response.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1YPEm80H","AnswerText":["Skills provision must meet the needs of employers. This is why employer-led Trailblazers are currently leading the way in the design and delivery of new more rigorous apprenticeship standards.
Standards relating to several chef roles have already been developed and these are intended to cover specialisms such as Indian cuisine. Employers in the curry industry may therefore wish to contact the Trailblazer leads Kathryn.Porter@Hilton.co.uk or Annette.Allmark@people1st.co.uk for more details of how to get involved in the standards\u2019 development. If they identify a particular skills gap not accommodated by the existing standards, then they could come together and apply to develop a specific standard to meet their needs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"xHf4OVJo","AnswerText":["Based on the existing tax credit data and take-up we estimate that around 5.8 3.8 million people receiving Tax Credits will be receiving Universal Credit at the completion of Full Service roll-out.
Based on the existing tax credit data and take-up we estimate that around 5.8 million people receiving Tax Credits will be receiving Universal Credit at the completion of Full Service roll-out.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ObKkgqAJ","AnswerText":["We are closing ageing and ineffective prisons and investing in a modern, efficient prison estate which rehabilitates criminals.
Parliamentary question answered in error. The correct answer to this question will be updated to reflect this in due course.
We are closing ageing and ineffective prisons and investing in a modern, efficient prison estate which rehabilitates criminals.
We are exploring how we can provide Governors and front line staff with greater freedom so they can innovate and find new and better ways of rehabilitating offenders. This will include looking for opportunities to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy.
Better rehabilitation will help reduce reoffending, cut crime and improve public safety.
We are closing ageing and ineffective prisons and investing in a modern, efficient prison estate which rehabilitates criminals.
Better rehabilitation will help reduce reoffending, cut crime and improve public safety.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"EEgL3Im6","AnswerText":["The Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services workforce census shows the number of general practitioners (GPs) by age band and gender working in the NHS in England as at 30 September each year.
The attached table shows the number of GPs (excluding registrars and retainers) but including GP providers (partners) and GP others (salaried) by age band and gender as at 30 September 2013 working in the NHS in England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"BgwfhH9c","AnswerText":["
The Health and Social Care Information Centre General and Personal Medical Services workforce census shows the number of general practitioners (GPs) by age band and gender working in the NHS in England as at 30 September each year.
The attached table shows the number of GPs (excluding registrars and retainers) but including GP providers (partners) and GP others (salaried) by age band and gender as at 30 September 2013 working in the NHS in England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"bbFzXifQ","AnswerText":["
It is in everyone\u2019s interest that all operators in the supply chain should receive a fair price for their goods. That means sharing the risk across the supply chain and I am pleased that some retailers already do this.
The EU Commission has listened to our calls for further action here and agreed to establish a new High Level Group to focus on a number of issues, including the relationship between farmers and retailers.
The Government has introduced the Grocery Code Adjudicator to ensure fair dealing and we encourage supermarkets to offer contracts linked to production costs. In addition we pressed the EU to make available a support fund and the average farmer in England and Wales will receive a payment of around \u00a31800 to ease the pressure on their cashflow.
It is in everyone\u2019s interest that all operators in the supply chain should receive a fair price for their goods. That means sharing the risk across the supply chain and I am pleased that some retailers already do this.
The EU Commission has listened to our calls for further action here and agreed to establish a new High Level Group to focus on a number of issues, including the relationship between farmers and retailers.
The Government has made no assessment of this report. There is no requirement for any UK business to audit its supply chain or what such an audit should include \u2013 this is a matter for individual businesses. UK businesses are, however, required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.
The Government has made no assessment of this report. UK businesses are required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters in the supply chain. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"oGd2lVPH","AnswerText":["
The Government has made no assessment of this report. There is no requirement for any UK business to audit its supply chain or what such an audit should include \u2013 this is a matter for individual businesses. UK businesses are, however, required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zEzXs2f9","AnswerText":["
The NCS Trust does not collect data at a constituency level. Therefore, the figures in the table below are for the local authority area of Swindon. Details of participation rates have been held at local authority level since 2012. The participation rates set out below also include a small number of participants from Northern Ireland.
There was considerable national growth in the programme in 2015 \u2013 exact figures on 2015 NCS participation will be published in the independent evaluation in due course.
Year | Swindon | England and Northern Ireland |
2011 | - | 8,434 |
2012 | 117 | 26,003 |
2013 | 110 | 39,994 |
2014 | 181 | 57,789 |
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"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"VlZtG6Ym","AnswerText":["
The NCS Trust does not collect data at a constituency level. Therefore, the figures in the table below are for the local authority area of Swindon. Details of participation rates have been held at local authority level since 2012. The participation rates set out below also include a small number of participants from Northern Ireland.
There was considerable national growth in the programme in 2015 \u2013 exact figures on 2015 NCS participation will be published in the independent evaluation in due course.
Year | Swindon | England and Northern Ireland |
2011 | - | 8,434 |
2012 | 117 | 26,003 |
2013 | 110 | 39,994 |
Junior doctors already work weekends, and they will continue to be fairly rewarded for work undertaken at the weekend using the weekend allowance proposed by the British Medical Association negotiators. Comparative rates are set out in the attached table below.
Because of the allowance based approach to weekend working, the effective hourly rate juniors are paid will vary depending on how many hours they work over how many weekends. In almost all cases junior doctors will receive weekend pay better than other National Health Service professional staff.
A typical rota for a junior doctor involves an average of 6.5 hours a week being worked at weekends. (i.e. they work two long shifts of 13 hours every four weekends). This is split evenly over Saturdays and Sundays and includes night work.
For working those weekend hours the percentage hourly supplement across all the hours worked for different groups of NHS staff would be
- 66% for a junior doctor (37% for night work plus an additional 7.5% weekend allowance set as a percentage of basic pay)
- 56% for a band 3 Health Care Assistant (37% for Saturday, 74% for Sunday)
- 45% for a nurse (30% for Saturday, 60% for Sunday)
- 33% for a consultant
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Junior doctors already work weekends, and they will continue to be fairly rewarded for work undertaken at the weekend using the weekend allowance proposed by the British Medical Association negotiators. Comparative rates are set out in the table below.
Because of the allowance based approach to weekend working, the effective hourly rate juniors are paid will vary depending on how many hours they work over how many weekends. In almost all cases junior doctors will receive weekend pay better than other National Health Service professional staff.
A typical rota for a junior doctor involves an average of 6.5 hours a week being worked at weekends. (i.e. they work two long shifts of 13 hours every four weekends). This is split evenly over Saturdays and Sundays and includes night work.
For working those weekend hours the percentage hourly supplement across all the hours worked for different groups of NHS staff would be
- 66% for a junior doctor (37% for night work plus an additional 7.5% weekend allowance set as a percentage of basic pay)
- 56% for a band 3 Health Care Assistant (37% for Saturday, 74% for Sunday)
- 45% for a nurse (30% for Saturday, 60% for Sunday)
- 33% for a consultant
| Payment |
Junior doctors | Weekend night shifts ending by 10am. Time plus 37%. Weekend allowance - + 10% 1in2 - + 7.5% - + 6% - + 4% - + 3% - No allowance |
Consultants | 4hour Programmed Activity is reduced to 3 hours, effectively Time + 33% |
Nurses | Time + 30% Saturday time +60% Sunday |
Prison officers * | Time + 17% |
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Firefighters * | Shift duty covers shifts 24 hours, 7 days. No premia |
Police Officers * | Time plus 10% for nights only (8pm-6am) |
Call centre workers * | Between Time + 5% and Time + 40% |
*Income Data Services study
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"E81hfk9p","AnswerText":["All schools must comply with strict building and fire safety regulations. It has always been the case that where a fire risk assessment required for any new building recommends sprinklers are installed to keep children safe, they must be fitted.
As not all new schools are commissioned by the Department for Education we do not hold data on the number of all new schools that have been built with or without sprinklers installed.
The Department holds information on schools managed centrally by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, under the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP). Of the 260 schools in phase one of the PSBP, 745 schools include sprinkler systems. As schools under phase two of the PSBP are still in the early design stage, it is not yet clear which may require sprinklers at this time.
The number of schools in phase one with sprinklers installed had previously been reported as 75. However, further analysis of the data has confirmed that a joint project between two primary schools in Wiltshire had inadvertently been counted as two schools, when they should only have been counted once. Therefore, we can confirm that the correct number of schools fitted with sprinklers, under phase one of PSBP, is 74
Until recently, schools developed under the Free Schools programme were managed by the individual Free School proposer groups, via their appointed building contractors. Due to this, the Department does not hold information on the number of Free School buildings with and without sprinklers installed.
All schools must have robust safety plans to follow in the event of a fire and have very strong safety features. This includes the fact that they are not occupied overnight and are generally low rise with multiple exit routes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xXcNrnp2","AnswerText":["All schools must comply with strict building and fire safety regulations. It has always been the case that where a fire risk assessment required for any new building recommends sprinklers are installed to keep children safe, they must be fitted.
As not all new schools are commissioned by the Department for Education we do not hold data on the number of all new schools that have been built with or without sprinklers installed.
The Department holds information on schools managed centrally by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, under the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP). Of the 260 schools in phase one of the PSBP, 75 schools include sprinkler systems. As schools under phase two of the PSBP are still in the early design stage, it is not yet clear which may require sprinklers at this time.
Until recently, schools developed under the Free Schools programme were managed by the individual Free School proposer groups, via their appointed building contractors. Due to this, the Department does not hold information on the number of Free School buildings with and without sprinklers installed.
All schools must have robust safety plans to follow in the event of a fire and have very strong safety features. This includes the fact that they are not occupied overnight and are generally low rise with multiple exit routes.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-05T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Zc3ZF1gw","AnswerText":["The budget for the Tradeshow Access Programme was \u00a311.05M in 2014/15 and the estimated spend in 2015/16 is \u00a310.25M.
For 2016/17 and beyond, UKTI will be reviewing how the Tradeshow Access Programme is aligned with other Export Services as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement. It is therefore not possible to confirm the budget at this stage.
I will respond positively to a request for a meeting with the Sponsors Alliance subject to diary commitments.
The Government published an Equality Analysis of the impact of freezing the student loan repayment threshold on 25th November.
All borrowers whose earnings are above the repayment threshold will pay around \u00a36 per week more (in nominal terms) by 2020/21. Those individuals with the lowest lifetime earnings will be affected the least, because they will either never earn above the earnings threshold, or will only do so for a more limited period of the loan\u2019s life.
The full Equality Analysis is attached, but can also be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479559/bis-15-635-freezing-student-loan-repayment-threshold-equality-analysis.pdf
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"FvZjxqIk","AnswerText":["The budget for the Tradeshow Access Programme was \u00a311.05M in 2014/15 and the estimated spend in 2015/16 is \u00a310.25M.
For 2016/17 and beyond, UKTI will be reviewing how the Tradeshow Access Programme is aligned with other Export Services as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement. It is therefore not possible to confirm the budget at this stage.
I will respond positively to a request for a meeting with the Sponsors Alliance subject to diary commitments.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HyjmcWYj","AnswerText":["In regard to the announcement in paragraph 1.233 of Budget 2015, HC1093 March Budget 2015, of the \u00a31.25 billion additional funding for children and young people's mental health services, the following amount has been allocated to each clinical commissioning group (CCG):
For 2015-16, \u00a3105 million has been allocated to CCGs, of which:
- \u00a375 million has been allocated to transform local services through delivery of the Local Transformation Plans; and
- \u00a330 million has been allocated for new community based eating disorder services in every area of the country.
For 2016-17, \u00a3119 million has been included in CCG baseline allocations, of which
\u00a330 million eating disorders funding will be allocated once the split of this funding has been agreed. The attached table contains a breakdown of the \u00a3105 million and the \u00a3119 million by CCG.
For 2016-17, \u00a3119 million has been included in CCG baseline allocations. \u00a330 million eating disorders funding will also be allocated once the split of this funding has been agreed. The attached table contains a breakdown of the \u00a3105 million and the \u00a3119 million by CCG.
Year to date spend information is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"7ckwrVWI","AnswerText":["In regard to the announcement in paragraph 1.233 of Budget 2015, HC1093 March Budget 2015, of the \u00a31.25 billion additional funding for children and young people's mental health services, the following amount has been allocated to each clinical commissioning group (CCG):
For 2015-16, \u00a3105 million has been allocated to CCGs, of which:
- \u00a375 million has been allocated to transform local services through delivery of the Local Transformation Plans; and
- \u00a330 million has been allocated for new community based eating disorder services in every area of the country.
For 2016-17, \u00a3119 million has been included in CCG baseline allocations, of which
\u00a330 million eating disorders funding will be allocated once the split of this funding has been agreed. The attached table contains a breakdown of the \u00a3105 million and the \u00a3119 million by CCG.
Year to date spend information is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0cy79TJQ","AnswerText":["The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
The European Parliament does not publish statistics on numbers of permanent staff by nationality. According to our own internal records, the total numbers of UK nationals employed by the European Parliament, including secondees, in each year since 2010 are:
2010: 290 (149 at AD)
2011: 306 (159 at AD)
2012: 305 (155 at AD)
2013: 291 (152 at AD)
2014: 271 (152 at AD)
2015: 251 (141 at AD)
The latest figure available is for May 2016 and is 257 (146 at AD).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"fpbn2UIf","AnswerText":["The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gUFvB7GJ","AnswerText":["The volume of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals made to the tribunal has built up since it was introduced as a new benefit in 2013. As the number, and age, of appeals lodged increased so has the average waiting time.
Waiting times generally can fluctuate temporarily and geographically, owing to a number of variable factors, including volumes of benefit decisions made locally, availability of medical/disability members, and venue capacity. Any disparity in waiting times is monitored and investigated locally.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has been working with the tribunal\u2019s judiciary to identify initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal, including reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of PIP cases being able to be listed on a session. We are also in the process of recruiting over 350 judicial office holders to provide long term capacity in the tribunal.
The average waiting time for PIP appeals in each of the last four years, in the Alyn and Deeside constituency, is set out below.
The average time (weeks[1]) from receipt in HMCTS to outcome for PIP[2] Appeals | |
Year3 | Alyn and Deeside4 |
2013/145 | 9.8 |
2014/15 | 12.5 |
2015/16 | 17 |
2016/17 | 17 |
[1] Average Clearance Time - time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.
2 Personal Independence Payments (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance from 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).
3 The table shows information in the financial year April to March.
4 First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Alyn and Deeside constituents are heard in the Chester venue.
5 There were fewer than five PIP appeals disposed of at the Chester venue in 2013/14 and as such the waiting time may not be representative of average waiting time.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qixqGLvX","AnswerText":["The volume of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals made to the tribunal has built up since it was introduced as a new benefit in 2013. As the number, and age, of appeals lodged increased so has the average waiting time.
Waiting times generally can fluctuate temporarily and geographically, owing to a number of variable factors, including volumes of benefit decisions made locally, availability of medical/disability members, and venue capacity. Any disparity in waiting times is monitored and investigated locally.
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has been working with the tribunal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s judiciary to identify initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal, including reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of PIP cases being able to be listed on a session. We are also in the process of recruiting over 350 judicial office holders to provide long term capacity in the tribunal.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gBb7a0wK","AnswerText":["I am replying to this question as assessments of the effect of the benefit cap are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Evaluation evidence in relation to the existing cap showed very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. The small numbers of capped households who have been evicted were noted by Local Authorities as having other reasons for rent arrears and also failing to engage with relevant services; they were considered intentionally homeless.
Where claimants need further financial support with their housing costs in order to adjust to the benefit cap, for example while they find work or move to more suitable accommodation, Local Authorities can provide additional support through the use of Discretionary Housing Payments.
To help Local Authorities protect the most vulnerable and to support households adjusting to the reforms, the Government will provide \u00a3870 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme over the next 5 years.
The information is not held.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"5BHclwgJ","AnswerText":["
I am replying to this question as assessments of the effect of the benefit cap are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Evaluation evidence in relation to the existing cap showed very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. The small numbers of capped households who have been evicted were noted by Local Authorities as having other reasons for rent arrears and also failing to engage with relevant services; they were considered intentionally homeless.
Where claimants need further financial support with their housing costs in order to adjust to the benefit cap, for example while they find work or move to more suitable accommodation, Local Authorities can provide additional support through the use of Discretionary Housing Payments.
To help Local Authorities protect the most vulnerable and to support households adjusting to the reforms, the Government will provide \u00a3870 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme over the next 5 years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"WYeNfFWf","AnswerText":["
Information on the proportion of people referred for talking therapies who received cognitive behavioural therapy during 2013/14 is given on the attached table Proportion of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) referrals that finished a course of treatment between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2014, for selected therapy types, England. Information for previous years is not available centrally. Information on 2014/15 will be published in November 2015.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"nKGmjVm8","AnswerText":["Information on the proportion of people referred for talking therapies who received cognitive behavioural therapy during 2013/14 is given on the attached table Proportion of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) referrals that finished a course of treatment between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2014, for selected therapy types, England. Information for previous years is not available centrally. Information on 2014/15 will be published in November 2015.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"UDSe2OW4","AnswerText":["I refer the Honourable Lady to my earlier answer in response to Question 16 (PQ905054.)
The Government believes that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. That way, the UK can play a leading role in one of the world\u2019s largest organisations. Membership of the EU, like our membership of NATO and the UN, amplifies, not diminishes, the UK\u2019s influence in the world.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"OZAW9Eoi","AnswerText":["I refer the Honourable Lady to my earlier answer in response to Question 16 (PQ905054.)
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"U9I1drpC","AnswerText":["All Government Departments have clear objectives to increase workforce diversity, including disabled people. I We have been working with officials across Whitehall to assess the proportion of disabled people employed by Government, and to identify ways to improve those numbers.
As at 31 March 2015, 8.9% of Civil Service employees declared their disability status, up from 7.6% in 2010 and 8.8% in 2014.
With reference to commissioning, successful bidders for contracts in excess of 12 months are required to submit annual Diversity & Equality Delivery Plans, workforce monitoring data and Contractor and any Sub-contractor\u2019s policy/policies and procedures for preventing unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity in respect of a range of groups, including people with a disability. We will continue to seek opportunities to encourage, and offer support to, employers to employ more disabled people.
This Government is committed to being an exemplar employer and will continue to support employers and disabled people to create opportinities and increase disability emplyment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RflD9hF6","AnswerText":["All Government Departments have clear objectives to increase workforce diversity, including disabled people. I have been working with officials across Whitehall to assess the proportion of disabled people employed by Government, and to identify ways to improve those numbers.
As at 31 March 2015, 8.9% of Civil Service employees declared their disability status, up from 7.6% in 2010 and 8.8% in 2014.
With reference to commissioning, successful bidders for contracts in excess of 12 months are required to submit annual Diversity & Equality Delivery Plans, workforce monitoring data and Contractor and any Sub-contractor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s policy/policies and procedures for preventing unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity in respect of a range of groups, including people with a disability. We will continue to seek opportunities to encourage, and offer support to, employers to employ more disabled people.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"BkZqr692","AnswerText":["The information asked for is available from the sources listed below. Data is made available by value (\u00a3, current prices, not constant prices) of which proportions can be calculated.
i) Data on the value of UK goods exports to EU countries are available from the \u2018Build Your Own Tables\u2019 tool in HMRC\u2019s Overseas Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8. https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx
ii) Data on the value of UK services exports to selected EU countries and the EU as a bloc, by type of service, are available from the ONS Pink Book 2014, 2015 and 2016 publications
https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables/2015updateddetailedgeographictradedata.xls (Table 9 - Data for 2015)
https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016/thepinkbook/pinkbook2016chapter9.xls (Table 9.10 - Data for 2014)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160106022154/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bop/united-kingdom-balance-of-payments/2015/rft-chapter-09.xls (Table 9.10 - Data for 2013)
iii) Data on the value of goods exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries are available from the \u2018Build Your Own Tables\u2019 tool in HMRC\u2019s Regional Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8 https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx
iv) Data on the value of services exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries, by type of service, are available from the ONS\u2019s International Trade in Services (ITIS) experimental statistics release. This covers all services sectors, except banking, travel and transport: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015 For previous years\u2019 data please see the following: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2015
Note: HMRC and ONS data are not directly comparable, as HMRC trade in goods data are calculated on the basis of goods crossing the customs border, whereas ONS trade in services data are based on a change in ownership.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ZXOXcRho","AnswerText":["The information asked for is available from the sources listed below. Data is made available by value (\u00a3, current prices) of which proportions can be calculated.
i) Data on the value of UK goods exports to EU countries are available from the \u2018Build Your Own Tables\u2019 tool in HMRC\u2019s Overseas Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8. https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx
ii) Data on the value of UK services exports to selected EU countries and the EU as a bloc, by type of service, are available from the ONS Pink Book 2014, 2015 and 2016 publications
https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables/2015updateddetailedgeographictradedata.xls (Table 9 - Data for 2015)
https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016/thepinkbook/pinkbook2016chapter9.xls (Table 9.10 - Data for 2014)
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160106022154/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bop/united-kingdom-balance-of-payments/2015/rft-chapter-09.xls (Table 9.10 - Data for 2013)
iii) Data on the value of goods exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries are available from the \u2018Build Your Own Tables\u2019 tool in HMRC\u2019s Regional Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8 https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx
iv) Data on the value of services exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries, by type of service, are available from the ONS\u2019s International Trade in Services (ITIS) experimental statistics release. This covers all services sectors, except banking, travel and transport: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015 For previous years\u2019 data please see the following: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2015
Note: HMRC and ONS data are not directly comparable, as HMRC trade in goods data are calculated on the basis of goods crossing the customs border, whereas ONS trade in services data are based on a change in ownership.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"0Z71yKAD","AnswerText":["The number of holdings in English counties that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out in the attached table. This includes the number of animals that were tested and the number of samples that were positive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"pBVSzOw7","AnswerText":["The number of holdings in English counties that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out in the attached table. This includes the number of animals that were tested and the number of samples that were positive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"PbPKvY8w","AnswerText":["The family Immigration Rules set out the requirements to be met to allow any adult dependant relative of a British citizen to come to the UK. The applicant must be outside the UK and in most cases, the sponsor will be in the UK.
The adult dependent relative rules, together with the policy on exceptional circumstances, ensure that leave can be granted for those who demonstrate that, as a result of age, illness or disability, there is a level of long-term personal care required that can only be provided in the UK by their British relative who is here, or who is intending to return here with their dependant relative.
The Home Office will provide the necessary funding for projects under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) for the lifetime of their projects, even if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"s4sAxz2u","AnswerText":["The family Immigration Rules set out the requirements to be met to allow any adult dependant relative of a British citizen to come to the UK. The applicant must be outside the UK and in most cases, the sponsor will be in the UK.
The adult dependent relative rules, together with the policy on exceptional circumstances, ensure that leave can be granted for those who demonstrate that, as a result of age, illness or disability, there is a level of long-term personal care required that can only be provided in the UK by their British relative who is here, or who is intending to return here with their dependant relative.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"5GqPDs7v","AnswerText":["Neither my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State, nor I have had discussions with charities about the impact of these rules on their work.
The State aid rules apply to funding given to charities, as they would for any other body, where they are involved in economic activities. The rules are blind as to legal form; rather they are concerned with whether an entity is undertaking economic activities. And equally State aid may be granted legally to charities on the same terms as anyone else if it complies with the rules.
The Government is considering the responses to this consultation, and will respond in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TCwvO05B","AnswerText":["Neither my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State, nor I have had discussions with charities about the impact of these rules on their work.
The State aid rules apply to funding given to charities, as they would for any other body, where they are involved in economic activities. The rules are blind as to legal form; rather they are concerned with whether an entity is undertaking economic activities. And equally State aid may be granted legally to charities on the same terms as anyone else if it complies with the rules.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"f2TO1WLu","AnswerText":["
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rB8dmARp","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"H73oEcGU","AnswerText":["The most up to date UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) were published in the British Medical BMJ Global Health Journal with data analysis provided by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), using the internationally accepted Muskoka2 methodology. These are found here: https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e006089.full
The LSHTM Muskoka2 estimates show FCDO spend, adjusted for inflation, as:
We previously stated FCDO spent approximately \u00a31 billion per year on RMNCH between 2013 - 2017. These figures were based on the preceding Muskoka1 methodology and were not adjusted for inflation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-06-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ypBYFGqt","AnswerText":["The most up to date UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) were published in the British Medical Journal with data analysis provided by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), using the internationally accepted Muskoka2 methodology. These are found here: https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e006089.full
The LSHTM Muskoka2 estimates show FCDO spend, adjusted for inflation, as:
We previously stated FCDO spent approximately \u00a31 billion per year on RMNCH between 2013 - 2017. These figures were based on the preceding Muskoka1 methodology and were not adjusted for inflation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-06-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"4bkO4EO3","AnswerText":["The Elections Bill Impact Assessment estimates the removal of the 15 year rule will increase the number of British citizens abroad who are eligible to register to vote from 0.9 million - 1.1 million people to 3.2 million - 3.4 million people in 2023/24. It is not possible to accurately estimate the future numbers of overseas electors, due to the uncertainty over what proportion of the newly enfranchised will choose to register. The central estimate in the Impact Assessment for the Elections Bill considers the scenario in which 550,000 overseas electors are registered to vote in 2024 - an increase of 320,000 compared to the numbers of overseas electors registered at the time of the 2019 general election (by way of context, there were 47.6 million UK Parliamentary electors registered at the 2019 general election).
This suggests a potential uplift in the number of persons on the Parliamentary electoral register in the region of 10.7%, and such numbers would be distributed across the country according to their last constituency in which they resided.
The Elections Bill Impact Assessment estimates the removal of the 15 year rule will increase the number of British citizens abroad who are eligible to register to vote from 0.9 million - 1.1 million people to 3.2 million - 3.4 million people in 2023/24. It is not possible to accurately estimate the future numbers of overseas electors, due to the uncertainty over what proportion of the newly enfranchised will choose to register. The central estimate in the Impact Assessment for the Elections Bill considers the scenario in which 550,000 overseas electors are registered to vote in 2024 (by way of context, there were 47.6 million UK Parliamentary electors registered at the 2019 general election).
This suggests a potential uplift in the Parliamentary electoral register in the region of 1%, and such numbers would be distributed across the country according to their last constituency in which they resided.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-12-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"DqhZ9I6n","AnswerText":["The table belowattached sets out the total number of notifications \u2013 that is, where an offender has been charged with a qualifying offence - followed by the resulting SFO convictions, by SFO offence, for notifications submitted to NOMS/HMPPS between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2020.
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The table below sets out the total number of notifications \u2013 that is, where an offender has been charged with a qualifying offence - followed by the resulting SFO convictions, by SFO offence, for notifications submitted to NOMS/HMPPS between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2020.
2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | |
Total SFO notifications | 485 | 466 | 489 | 507 | 477 | 558 | 685 | 678 | 577 | 536 |
Total SFO convictions [1] | 257 | 253 | 270 | 274 | 254 | 301 | 347 | 353 | 339 | 271 |
Murder | 50 | 67 | 51 | 59 | 46 | 41 | 56 | 80 | 97 | 74 |
Attempted murder/ Conspiracy to commit murder | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 18 |
Manslaughter | 18 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 25 |
Attempted Rape/Rape /Assault by penetration including on a child under 13 | 101 | 77 | 93 | 80 | 89 | 107 | 119 | 101 | 69 | 54 |
Arson with intent to endanger life | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 14 |
Kidnapping /Abduction/False imprisonment | 2 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 13 |
Death involving driving or vehicle taking | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 13 |
Other serious sexual/violent offences [2] | 58 | 53 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 83 | 87 | 70 | 65 | 60 |
We welcome the recent announcement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister on reforms to open up political dialogue, including the planned release of some imprisoned politicians. The British Government is in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities to seek more information on what this will mean in practice, including for British nationals currently imprisoned in Ethiopia. The UK has repeatedly raised human rights concerns with the Ethiopian government, including around the arrest and imprisonment of people for their political views.
Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) follows government best practice in working to clear and strong management guidelines and performance objectives, and in the allocation of resources with an organisational strategic plan.
In line with its strategic plan, individual members of staff agree their objectives on an annual basis, and their performance is assessed regularly against a range of standard and professional competencies. Managers are given appropriate training and have full access to internal guidance and external best practice.
HMGCC ensures that it maintains rigorous financial management and that resources are used fully in a timely and appropriate manner. HMGCC adheres to HMT's fees and charges guidance, Managing Public Money, relevant accounting and audit standards and other appropriate HMT guidance. HMGCC has for the last five years followed a programme of LEAN & Continuous Improvement, using best commercial practice to examine internal processes, derive improvements and measure effectiveness.
HMGCC's use of resource has been approved by both internal and external audits.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-18T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"nQkse2rl","AnswerText":["We welcome the recent announcement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister on reforms to open up political dialogue, including the planned release of some imprisoned politicians. The British Government is in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities to seek more information on what this will mean in practice, including for British nationals currently imprisoned in Ethiopia. The UK has repeatedly raised human rights concerns with the Ethiopian government, including around the arrest and imprisonment of people for their political views.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ysBcqXWP","AnswerText":["The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to being an inclusive workplace where people can bring their whole selves to work. We care about the wellbeing of our staff and have committed to taking a zero tolerance approach to bullying and harassment.
We fully investigate all claims of bullying and harassment and take action in line with Departmental policies as appropriate. We have also introduced fair treatment ambassadors to provide another avenue for staff to receive support and signposting, as well as initiatives to help individuals, especially managers, recognise and resolve instances of bullying and harassment.
As the Department was created within the last 5 years, we only have records from 2017:
2015: 0
2016: 0
2017: less than 5
2018: less than 5
2019: 0
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"SgBPsT9W","AnswerText":["
The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to being an inclusive workplace where people can bring their whole selves to work. We care about the wellbeing of our staff and have committed to taking a zero tolerance approach to bullying and harassment.
We fully investigate all claims of bullying and harassment and take action in line with Departmental policies as appropriate. We have also introduced fair treatment ambassadors to provide another avenue for staff to receive support and signposting, as well as initiatives to help individuals, especially managers, recognise and resolve instances of bullying and harassment.
As the Department was created within the last 5 years, we only have records from 2017:
2015: 0
2016: 0
2017:
2018:
2019: 0
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"y1mNVTIw","AnswerText":["
The Prime Minister has appointed Douglas Oakervee to chair an independent review of HS2 to consider whether and how we proceed with the project. The review will consider all existing evidence on the project and consider a number of aspects of the programme, including its benefits and impacts; affordability and efficiency; deliverability; and scope and phasing, including its relationship with Northern Powerhouse Rail. The Review\u2019s full terms of reference are available on gov.uk. Allan Cook\u2019s findings will be part of the evidence for this review.
A final report will be sent to the Department in the autumn to inform the Government\u2019s decision on the next steps for the project. We will publish this Review and take decisions on the HS2 project once we have considered the findings.
The Government has published Allan Cook's assessment and is available in the libraries of both Houses.
The Government intends to publish Allan Cook\u2019s assessment in due course.
The Prime Minister has appointed Douglas Oakervee to chair an independent review of HS2 to consider whether and how we proceed with the project. The review will consider all existing evidence on the project and consider a number of aspects of the programme, including its benefits and impacts; affordability and efficiency; deliverability; and scope and phasing, including its relationship with Northern Powerhouse Rail. The Review\u2019s full terms of reference are available on gov.uk. Allan Cook\u2019s findings will be part of the evidence for this review.
A final report will be sent to the Department in the autumn to inform the Government\u2019s decision on the next steps for the project. We will publish this Review and take decisions on the HS2 project once we have considered the findings.
The Government intends to publish Allan Cook\u2019s assessment in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"t68Fjy7v","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"svIvVIAV","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"u3phXEDP","AnswerText":["Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is one type of biofuel which can be used as a transport fuel. Biofuels are typically blended with petrol and diesel when sold on UK forecourts, as opposed to being offered for sale separately. HVO has been eligible for support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme for more than a decade.
The Department does not require data on the number of fuelling stations selling diesel containing HVO, or any other type of biofuel. Given the complexity of fuel supply chains placing such a requirement on fuel retailers would be burdensome. The Department regularly publishes renewable fuel statistics. These include the volumes of biofuel supplied UK-wide by type. In 2020, 38 million litres of biodiesel of HVO was supplied under the RTFO in the UK. The relatively low volumes of HVO supplied is explained in part by there being no HVO production in the UK currently, and HVO being relatively more expensive than other types of biodiesel. It is open to fuel retailers to advertise that the diesel they sell at the pump contains HVO. Whether suppliers and retailers choose to do so is a commercial matter.
As we transition to net zero, renewable fuels such as biodiesel will remain important in our efforts to reduce carbon emissions. To this end the Government increased targets for the supply of renewable fuels under the RTFO in December. It is also understood that HVO has the benefit of potentially being able to be supplied in much higher bends blends than the 10% 7% biodiesel threshold currently referenced in the fuel standards for diesel. Using high blends of biofuels, or drop-in fuels, in captive fleets such as in the heavy vehicles sector, is an option to further maximise carbon savings. As part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, we committed to work with stakeholders to review the role of these fuels in compatible vehicles and potential measures to remove barriers to their deployment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"52W8aW5D","AnswerText":["
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is one type of biofuel which can be used as a transport fuel. Biofuels are typically blended with petrol and diesel when sold on UK forecourts, as opposed to being offered for sale separately. HVO has been eligible for support under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme for more than a decade.
The Department does not require data on the number of fuelling stations selling diesel containing HVO, or any other type of biofuel. Given the complexity of fuel supply chains placing such a requirement on fuel retailers would be burdensome. The Department regularly publishes renewable fuel statistics. These include the volumes of biofuel supplied UK-wide by type. In 2020, 38 million litres of biodiesel of HVO was supplied under the RTFO in the UK. The relatively low volumes of HVO supplied is explained in part by there being no HVO production in the UK currently, and HVO being relatively more expensive than other types of biodiesel. It is open to fuel retailers to advertise that the diesel they sell at the pump contains HVO. Whether suppliers and retailers choose to do so is a commercial matter.
As we transition to net zero, renewable fuels such as biodiesel will remain important in our efforts to reduce carbon emissions. To this end the Government increased targets for the supply of renewable fuels under the RTFO in December. It is also understood that HVO has the benefit of potentially being able to be supplied in much higher bends than the 10% biodiesel threshold currently referenced in the fuel standards for diesel. Using high blends of biofuels, or drop-in fuels, in captive fleets such as in the heavy vehicles sector, is an option to further maximise carbon savings. As part of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan, we committed to work with stakeholders to review the role of these fuels in compatible vehicles and potential measures to remove barriers to their deployment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"rHCDhtkq","AnswerText":["
All political parties since WW2 have Successive post-war Governments have followed the same policy. Up-rating UK State Pensions for recipients who are overseas residents is longstanding; state Pensions are payable worldwide and are up-rated where there is a legal requirement to do so.
The policy on the up-rating of UK State Pensions paid to recipients living outside the UK has been in place for over 70 years. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide without regard to nationality. Entitlement to the UK State Pension is based on the national insurance contributions on a person\u2019s national insurance record. The annual index-linked increases to UK State Pensions are paid to recipients overseas only where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in EEA countries or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement in place that provides for the up-rating of the UK State Pension. The Government has no plans to change the policy upheld by all previous Governments, Labour, Coalition and Conservative for the past 70 years. of all Governments, Labour, Coalition or Conservative since WW2.
The estimated costs of up-rating state pensions overseas where they are currently not up-rated are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"oOc02bMH","AnswerText":["All political parties since WW2 have the same policy. Up-rating UK State Pensions for recipients who are overseas residents is longstanding; state Pensions are payable worldwide and are up-rated where there is a legal requirement to do so.
The policy on the up-rating of UK State Pensions paid to recipients living outside the UK has been in place for over 70 years. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide without regard to nationality. Entitlement to the UK State Pension is based on the national insurance contributions on a person\u2019s national insurance record. The annual index-linked increases to UK State Pensions are paid to recipients overseas only where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in EEA countries or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement in place that provides for the up-rating of the UK State Pension. The Government has no plans to change the policy of all Governments, Labour, Coalition or Conservative since WW2.
The estimated costs of up-rating state pensions overseas where they are currently not up-rated are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"jcrohYZP","AnswerText":["The ratio of patients per general practitioner is provided in the table attached. Figures are not available at a parliamentary constituency level; therefore figures have been included at the lowest available level corresponding to these areas, specifically primary care trusts prior to 2013, and clinical commissioning groups from 2013 onwards.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"e9TRC9Y7","AnswerText":["The ratio of patients per general practitioner is provided in the table attached. Figures are not available at a parliamentary constituency level; therefore figures have been included at the lowest available level corresponding to these areas, specifically primary care trusts prior to 2013, and clinical commissioning groups from 2013 onwards.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"G2qTdB04","AnswerText":["On 7th February, the UK Chief Medical Officers published their independent systematic map of evidence on screen and social media use in children and young people, and recommended next steps and advice for parents and carers. You can view the report here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777026/UK_CMO_commentary_on_screentime_and_social_media_map_of_reviews.pdf
The DCMS and Home Office Online Harms White Paper, due to be published shortly, will contain a range of legislative and non-legislative measures, setting out definitive plans to tackle a wide range of harms that users, including children and young people, face online.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"M4O9vp3J","AnswerText":["On 7th February, the UK Chief Medical Officers published their independent systematic map of evidence on screen and social media use in children and young people, and recommended next steps and advice for parents and carers. You can view the report here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/777026/UK_CMO_commentary_on_screentime_and_social_media_map_of_reviews.pdf
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"iQOrG0bF","AnswerText":["The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambitions for reducing leakage. This includes supporting Ofwat\u2019s challenge to the industry to reduce leakage by 15% by 2025.
Ofwat monitors progress against leakage targets and will take action if water companies do not meet them. For example, following an Ofwat investigation into Thames Water\u2019s leakage performance, Thames Water agreed to pay \u00a365 million back to customers as part of an overall package of payments and penalties worth \u00a3120 million.
We expect water companies to set ambitious leakage reduction targets and make sure they meet these targets. Water companies are currently setting out their targets for leakage reduction in their long term water resources management plans.
The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambitions for reducing leakage. This includes supporting Ofwat\u2019s challenge to the industry to reduce leakage by 15% by 2025.
In 2016/17, South West Water\u2019s leakage rate was 102 litres per property per day, Bristol Water\u2019s rate was 87 litres per property per day and Wessex Water was 112 litres per property per day. This compares with a national figure of 121 litres per property per day.
All water companies are currently setting out their targets for leakage reduction in their long term water resources management plans.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"o5aHB1Vl","AnswerText":["
The 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our ambitions for reducing leakage. This includes supporting Ofwat\u2019s challenge to the industry to reduce leakage by 15% by 2025.
Ofwat monitors progress against leakage targets and will take action if water companies do not meet them. For example, following an Ofwat investigation into Thames Water\u2019s leakage performance, Thames Water agreed to pay \u00a365 million back to customers as part of an overall package of payments and penalties worth \u00a3120 million.
We expect water companies to set ambitious leakage reduction targets and make sure they meet these targets. Water companies are currently setting out their targets for leakage reduction in their long term water resources management plans.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-03T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"M620Hkb6","AnswerText":["
The information requested is not held centrally. Updated guidance for the sector was published on 31 March 2022 to ensure there are sufficient protections for care recipients while safely removing restrictions as far as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XibIXKCV","AnswerText":["The information requested is not held centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"mVIQLNuK","AnswerText":["The Women\u2019s Integrated Sexual Health programme will be implemented by two consortia. Marie Stopes International have been awarded a contract for \u00a377 million and International Planned Parenthood Federation have been awarded a contract for \u00a3132 million. \u00a3135 million.
The Women\u2019s Integrated Sexual Health programme will be implemented by two consortia. Marie Stopes International have been awarded a contract for \u00a377 million and International Planned Parenthood Federation have been awarded a contract for \u00a3135 million.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"rCvGHETH","AnswerText":["The information requested is shown in the following table. The figures are based on the number of civil penalties issued to individual employers during each of the last five complete financial years. This includes public and private limited
companies, sole traders, partnerships and franchises.
The government is committed to taking effective action against employers of illegal workers. Illegal working drives illegal immigration which leads to exploitation of workers and is also linked to non payment of the national
minimum wage, harmful working conditions and tax evasion. Illegal working also undercuts legitimate businesses and adversely impacts on the employment of people who are lawfully resident in the UK.
The government has therefore taken measures to strengthen our approach to rogue employers. In 2014, we doubled the maximum civil penalty that can be levied against an employer to \u00a320,000 per illegal worker and we used the Immigration Act 2014 to make it easier to enforce unpaid penalties in the courts. We have also extended our enforcement reach by working more closely across government departments to identify where illegal working is taking place and to enforce a range of sanctions against employers of illegal workers.
| Financial year | Civil penalties issued | Employers issued with civil penalties |
| 2009-10 | 2,339 | 2,254 |
| 2010-11 | 1,899 | 1,849 |
| 2011-12 | 1,341 | 1,317 |
| 2012-13 | 1,270 | 1,247 |
| 2013-14 | 2,150 | 2,090 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"yHmQTQC8","AnswerText":["
The information requested is in the following table. The figures are based on the number of civil penalties issued to individual employers during each of the last five complete financial years. This includes public and private limited
companies, sole traders, partnerships and franchises.
The government is committed to taking effective action against employers of illegal workers. Illegal working drives illegal immigration which leads to exploitation of workers and is also linked to non payment of the national
minimum wage, harmful working conditions and tax evasion. Illegal working also undercuts legitimate businesses and adversely impacts on the employment of people who are lawfully resident in the UK.
The government has therefore taken measures to strengthen our approach to rogue employers. In 2014, we doubled the maximum civil penalty that can be levied against an employer to \u00a320,000 per illegal worker and we used the Immigration Act 2014 to make it easier to enforce unpaid penalties in the courts. We have also extended our enforcement reach by working more closely across government departments to identify where illegal working is taking place and to enforce a range of sanctions against employers of illegal workers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"bZV3Pedn","AnswerText":["
No specific assessment has been made of provision or patient population in Wirral or the north west. As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care, is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly. The only exception to this are a small number specialist paediatric palliative care inpatient services, commissioned nationally by NHS England from ten centres eight centres across England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
Much of the routine palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service. In such services, data are either not available or does not identify palliative treatment. In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support to patients at the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative care service for children nationally, or across local areas, is not available. Decisions regarding referral to local palliative care services will be made on the basis of clinical need.
The following table shows information regarding funding provided via the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant to hospices in the North and in Wirral over the last eight years. Nationally, children\u2019s hospices are receiving \u00a311 million in 2018/19 through the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant, which is awarded annually and administered by NHS England.
| North west | Wirral |
2011/12 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2012/13 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2013/14 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3353,306 |
2014/15 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2015/16 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2016/17 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2017/18 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2018/19 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
Notes:
- The children\u2019s hospice grant programme provides a general contribution to the operating costs for hospices. It does not pay for actual services for patients in specified areas. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile the grant payment to actual activity delivered within any geographical area. Neither does the grant pay specifically for specialised or non-specialised services as it is a general contribution.
- For this analysis for the grant figure for the North West includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria based hospices.
- The Wirral figure is for a single hospice.
- Local NHS commissioners also provide funding to children\u2019s hospices which is a mixture of grant funding and activity based payments. Due to the low value of this funding this is not routinely recorded and so is not readily available.
- Local authorities also provide some funding to some hospices, but this information is not held by NHS England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"IniNc2vX","AnswerText":["
No specific assessment has been made of provision or patient population in Wirral or the north west. As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care, is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly. The only exception to this are a small number specialist paediatric palliative care inpatient services, commissioned nationally by NHS England from eight centres across England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
Much of the routine palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service. In such services, data are either not available or does not identify palliative treatment. In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support to patients at the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative care service for children nationally, or across local areas, is not available. Decisions regarding referral to local palliative care services will be made on the basis of clinical need.
The following table shows information regarding funding provided via the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant to hospices in the North and in Wirral over the last eight years. Nationally, children\u2019s hospices are receiving \u00a311 million in 2018/19 through the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant, which is awarded annually and administered by NHS England.
| North west | Wirral |
2011/12 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2012/13 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2013/14 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3353,306 |
2014/15 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2015/16 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2016/17 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2017/18 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2018/19 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
Notes:
- The children\u2019s hospice grant programme provides a general contribution to the operating costs for hospices. It does not pay for actual services for patients in specified areas. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile the grant payment to actual activity delivered within any geographical area. Neither does the grant pay specifically for specialised or non-specialised services as it is a general contribution.
- For this analysis for the grant figure for the North West includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria based hospices.
- The Wirral figure is for a single hospice.
- Local NHS commissioners also provide funding to children\u2019s hospices which is a mixture of grant funding and activity based payments. Due to the low value of this funding this is not routinely recorded and so is not readily available.
- Local authorities also provide some funding to some hospices, but this information is not held by NHS England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"M4NRvymF","AnswerText":["
The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement contains safeguards to protect the rights of all sections of the community. The Agreement also requires domestic implication incorporation of the ECHR into Northern Ireland law which is enacted through the Human Rights Act 1998.
The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement contains safeguards to protect the rights of all sections of the community. The Agreement also requires domestic implication of the ECHR into Northern Ireland law which is enacted through the Human Rights Act 1998.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"n8gc9fCc","AnswerText":["Project Pegasus received Main Gate approval in August 2011 with an approved cost of \u00a3634 million. Project Mensa received Main Gate approval in May 2011 with an approved cost of \u00a3734 million.Both projects' approved in-service dates are between 2016 and 2020.
Consistent with industry best practice, major projects are regularly reviewed and may seek revised approvals if a robust evidence base is established.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kEM3PQEa","AnswerText":["Project Pegasus received Main Gate approval in August 2011 with an approved cost of \u00a3634 million. Project Mensa received Main Gate approval in May 2011 with an approved cost of \u00a3734 million.
Consistent with industry best practice, major projects are regularly reviewed and may seek revised approvals if a robust evidence base is established.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Fw5X85Wp","AnswerText":["As you will be aware, the Balance of Competences Review concluded in December. It was the most comprehensive analysis of the UK\u2019s relationship with the EU ever undertaken. The review involved a large number of Departments across Whitehall to produce 32 reports. The Review was based on the evidence and views received through widespread consultation with interested parties from across society. Across the whole review, departments received close to 2,300 evidence submissions. Departments held over 250 events, attended by around 2,100 stakeholders.
It was important that what is an unprecedented examination of EU membership was done with appropriate time and care. But the government is also very conscious of the need to ensure value for money in everything it does.
(1) Staff time
Between 2012-2013, the Balance of Competences Review Team in the Department was staffed by the equivalent of one Grade 7 (salary range \u00a347, 545 - \u00a355,882), and one intern (salary range \u00a323,869 \u2013 \u00a327, 281) dedicating 100% of their time to the review to project manage 7 BIS led reports and 1 joint report. Between 2013 \u2013 2014 this was reduced to one Grade 7. Between 2012 \u2013 2014 one Deputy Director (salary range \u00a362,000 - \u00a3117,800) dedicated 20% of their time as the senior reporting officer for the review. All other work on the review was allocated, according to need, to existing staff within the Department. Therefore, providing a full breakdown of staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
(2) Printing costs
Printing and publication for the 8 Departmental reports, was coordinated centrally but paid for by the Department, with the exception of the Single Market Report which was printed in-house. Printing and publication costs for all 8 reports totalled \u00a332,821.94. The costs for all 32 reports was \u00a3133, 053 This figure was a partial figure, covering the printing of some, but not all, reports across the whole review.
(3) Running of Engagement events
Each policy team in the Department held a wide range of engagement events over the 2 years; the department did not incur any costs for the running of these events. The facilities for hosting these events were either provided by other Government Departments or by business partners or were held on department premises at no extra cost to the department.
(4) Witness
From centrally held figures, we understand that across the whole of the Balance of Competences Review witness expenses amounted to approximately \u00a32,255.00.
(5) Publicity
The Department did not incur any publicity costs as we published the reports and the call for evidence via email, social media and the Government website.
(6) All other associated costs
Between 2012 \u2013 2014 the Department commissioned research and analysis to form part of the literature review to provide the reports with legal analysis to ensure the reports were neither too analytical or too speculative and political, but instead adhere to the agreed treaties. The cost for all 8 reports was \u00a3108, 738.28.
Department officials incurred some additional associated costs due to travel to meetings and stakeholder events in the UK. Some officials also incurred costs related to events in Brussels. We estimate that the additional travel costs incurred amounted to less than \u00a3300.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kqW02jir","AnswerText":["
As you will be aware, the Balance of Competences Review concluded in December. It was the most comprehensive analysis of the UK\u2019s relationship with the EU ever undertaken. The review involved a large number of Departments across Whitehall to produce 32 reports. The Review was based on the evidence and views received through widespread consultation with interested parties from across society. Across the whole review, departments received close to 2,300 evidence submissions. Departments held over 250 events, attended by around 2,100 stakeholders.
It was important that what is an unprecedented examination of EU membership was done with appropriate time and care. But the government is also very conscious of the need to ensure value for money in everything it does.
(1) Staff time
Between 2012-2013, the Balance of Competences Review Team in the Department was staffed by the equivalent of one Grade 7 (salary range \u00a347, 545 - \u00a355,882), and one intern (salary range \u00a323,869 \u2013 \u00a327, 281) dedicating 100% of their time to the review to project manage 7 BIS led reports and 1 joint report. Between 2013 \u2013 2014 this was reduced to one Grade 7. Between 2012 \u2013 2014 one Deputy Director (salary range \u00a362,000 - \u00a3117,800) dedicated 20% of their time as the senior reporting officer for the review. All other work on the review was allocated, according to need, to existing staff within the Department. Therefore, providing a full breakdown of staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
(2) Printing costs
Printing and publication for the 8 Departmental reports, was coordinated centrally but paid for by the Department, with the exception of the Single Market Report which was printed in-house. Printing and publication costs for all 8 reports totalled \u00a332,821.94. The costs for all 32 reports was \u00a3133, 053
(3) Running of Engagement events
Each policy team in the Department held a wide range of engagement events over the 2 years; the department did not incur any costs for the running of these events. The facilities for hosting these events were either provided by other Government Departments or by business partners or were held on department premises at no extra cost to the department.
(4) Witness
From centrally held figures, we understand that across the whole of the Balance of Competences Review witness expenses amounted to approximately \u00a32,255.00.
(5) Publicity
The Department did not incur any publicity costs as we published the reports and the call for evidence via email, social media and the Government website.
(6) All other associated costs
Between 2012 \u2013 2014 the Department commissioned research and analysis to form part of the literature review to provide the reports with legal analysis to ensure the reports were neither too analytical or too speculative and political, but instead adhere to the agreed treaties. The cost for all 8 reports was \u00a3108, 738.28.
Department officials incurred some additional associated costs due to travel to meetings and stakeholder events in the UK. Some officials also incurred costs related to events in Brussels. We estimate that the additional travel costs incurred amounted to less than \u00a3300.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"dusSXWLW","AnswerText":["
The Department\u2019s policy is that UK military aircraft do not enter the sovereign airspace of Ireland for operational purposes, without the express prior agreement of the Irish Government. Questions on sovereign airspace access and associated regulations are for individual nations to answer, therefore any questions on Irish airspace should be directed to the Irish government.UK Military aircraft do not enter the sovereign airspace of Ireland for operational purposes, without the express prior agreement of the Irish Government. The RAF polices the UK Flight Information Region (FIR) on behalf of NATO and the international community and would only enter foreign national airspace when authorised to do so. Questions on sovereign airspace access and associated regulations are for individual nations to answer, therefore any questions on Irish airspace should be directed to the Irish Government.
The Department\u2019s policy is that UK military aircraft do not enter the sovereign airspace of Ireland for operational purposes, without the express prior agreement of the Irish Government. Questions on sovereign airspace access and associated regulations are for individual nations to answer, therefore any questions on Irish airspace should be directed to the Irish government.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"NP8j20Jm","AnswerText":["The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.
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No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately \u00a34 million per year.
No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of \u00a34.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of \u00a34.265 million.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-08-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ZYCB0euT","AnswerText":["
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.
YEAR | AMOUNT PAID |
2007 / 08 | \u00a33.52m |
2008 / 09 | \u00a34.35m |
2009 / 10 | \u00a34.48m |
2010 / 11 | \u00a34.66m |
2011 / 12 | \u00a34.85m |
2012 / 13 | \u00a34.69m |
2013 / 14 | \u00a34.5m \u00a31m \u00a30.25m
|
2014 / 15 | \u00a34.5m. \u00a31m |
2015/16 | \u00a34.265m |
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No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Q52oAy7t","AnswerText":["
The information is not available in the format requested. Benefit and Pension recipients who do not have a bank account are paid by Simple Payment.
As of 15th January 2015, there were 45,911 44,528 benefit recipients and pensioners in Great Britain being paid by Simple Payment.
The information is not available in the format requested. Benefit and Pension recipients who do not have a bank account are paid by Simple Payment.
As of 15th January 2015, there were 45,911 benefit recipients and pensioners in Great Britain being paid by Simple Payment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qyQlXRyb","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works. Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children. Manchester City Council has been allocated \u00a36,453,163.20.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"dmOzCCdt","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works. Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children. Manchester City Council has been allocated \u00a36,453,163.20.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"GryOuGxt","AnswerText":["The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are available in the Library.
It would not be appropriate to publish details of the requests turned down by the Commission as the numbers involved are small, and the individuals might be personally identified, directly or in combination with other published information.
The Department does not operate an \u2018Instant Rewards\u2019 scheme. The Department does, however, operate an in-year bonus scheme, which has strict criteria, approval processes and budgetary control.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2z4gA7wa","AnswerText":["
The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are available in the Library.
It would not be appropriate to publish details of the requests turned down by the Commission as the numbers involved are small, and the individuals might be personally identified, directly or in combination with other published information.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"7OyE0P0W","AnswerText":["
We know that trees outside woodlands, including trees in urban areas, parks, and along roads and footpaths can provide many environmental benefits for people, including improved air quality.
There is strong evidence that healthy, well-chosen and well placed urban trees can provide a large range of benefits valuable to the economy and to people.\u202fThis includes a relatively small but beneficial impact on urban air quality. However, current evidence suggests that trees would not be enough to solve the air quality problems at a city scale.\u202f
Through the Nature for Climate Fund we are boosting the numbers of trees near to where people live, investing millions of pounds in tree planting and in the skills to incorporate trees in the right places to generate maximum benefits. including:
\u00b7 up to \u00a34.4 million available to local communities through the Local Authority Treescapes Fund to plant and establish new trees;
\u00b7 providing almost \u00a38 million of financial support to local authorities to increase their capacity and specialist skills to plant and manage trees, through the ground-breaking Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund;
\u00b7 planting up to 150,000 large trees in towns and cities across England using the \u00a36 million Urban Tree Challenge Fund;
\u00b7 contributing to the \u00a39 million Levelling Up Parks Fund, which will create over 100 new parks to increase access to green space in urban areas.
Additional funding is being provided to support tree growers and seed suppliers across England, to help meet the growing demand for trees. We have developed capital and innovation grants for the sector that will encourage the adoption of mechanisation and automation, and help enhance the quantity, quality, diversity and biosecurity of domestic tree production.
Alongside this, Defra has been working closely with the Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable Group who have published an action plan 'Unlocking green growth: A plan from the ornamental horticulture & landscaping industry'. This sets out the industry's potential contributions to tackling some of the environmental challenges facing the UK, including through the use of a greater proportion of British-produced plants and trees in public sector projects, and the incorporation of more community green spaces within the urban planning process. Where Government can help, we will work with the sector to help it take advantage of the opportunities\u202foutlined in the action plan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-10T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"oBgDFeHY","AnswerText":["We know that trees outside woodlands, including trees in urban areas, parks, and along roads and footpaths can provide many environmental benefits for people, including improved air quality.
Through the Nature for Climate Fund we are boosting the numbers of trees near to where people live including:
\u00b7 up to \u00a34.4 million available to local communities through the Local Authority Treescapes Fund to plant and establish new trees;
\u00b7 providing almost \u00a38 million of financial support to local authorities to increase their capacity and specialist skills to plant and manage trees, through the ground-breaking Woodland Creation Accelerator Fund;
\u00b7 planting up to 150,000 large trees in towns and cities across England using the \u00a36 million Urban Tree Challenge Fund;
\u00b7 contributing to the \u00a39 million Levelling Up Parks Fund, which will create over 100 new parks to increase access to green space in urban areas.
Additional funding is being provided to support tree growers and seed suppliers across England, to help meet the growing demand for trees. We have developed capital and innovation grants for the sector that will encourage the adoption of mechanisation and automation, and help enhance the quantity, quality, diversity and biosecurity of domestic tree production.
Alongside this, Defra has been working closely with the Ornamental Horticulture Roundtable Group who have published an action plan 'Unlocking green growth: A plan from the ornamental horticulture & landscaping industry'. This sets out the industry's potential contributions to tackling some of the environmental challenges facing the UK, including through the use of a greater proportion of British-produced plants and trees in public sector projects, and the incorporation of more community green spaces within the urban planning process. Where Government can help, we will work with the sector to help it take advantage of the opportunities\u202foutlined in the action plan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gMf1KWxn","AnswerText":["Between 1 December 2021 and 31 August 2022, the Department\u2019s Chief Scientific Adviser met with a) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in a total of 4 meetings and with b) other Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions in a total of 7 meetings. This included:
(i) Between 1 December 2021 \u2013 28 February 2022 \u2013 a) 1 meeting, b) 3 meetings
(ii) Between 1 March to 31 May 2022 \u2013 a) 1 meeting, b) 2 meetings
(iii) Between 1 June to 31 August 2022 - a) 2 meetings, b) 2 meetings
Please see the attachment provided for a comprehensive list for each of the organisations requested covering the data sets requested in the PQ.
Further Information regarding the contracts can be found on gov.uk\u2019s Contract Finder Service located here.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"asMOtBNJ","AnswerText":["Between 1 December 2021 and 31 August 2022, the Department\u2019s Chief Scientific Adviser met with a) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in a total of 4 meetings and with b) other Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions in a total of 7 meetings. This included:
(i) Between 1 December 2021 \u2013 28 February 2022 \u2013 a) 1 meeting, b) 3 meetings
(ii) Between 1 March to 31 May 2022 \u2013 a) 1 meeting, b) 2 meetings
(iii) Between 1 June to 31 August 2022 - a) 2 meetings, b) 2 meetings
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"lmrsDJE4","AnswerText":["There is a statutory duty to review the levels every 5 years Parliament. The last time the Benefit cap was reviewed was November 2016.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-06T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DZKbJjyC","AnswerText":["
There is a statutory duty to review the levels every Parliament. The last time the Benefit cap was reviewed was November 2016.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"c6vmL1Y6","AnswerText":["
The Government has a target to release land for at least 160,000 homes in England from the central government estate by 2020.
The Cabinet Office has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
The Cabinet Office has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6XmnKQY2","AnswerText":["There are two three human papilloma virus vaccines licensed in the European Union: Cervarix, and Gardasil and Gardasil 9. These products are licensed centrally throughout Europe by the European Commission via the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Applicants for centrally authorised products are required to submit all relevant supporting clinical trials data, whether published or not, to the EMA directly and not to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Under current medicines legislation, the EMA database registers all EU-approved clinical trials of investigational medicinal products. Since March 2011 this information has been publicly accessible through the EU Clinical Trials Register (except adult Phase 1 trials). The EU Clinical Trials Register includes all EU-conducted trials since May 2004 when the Clinical Trials Directive was implemented and can be found here:
https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search
Furthermore since July 2014 clinical trial sponsors have been required to provide a summary of their trial results uploaded onto the EU Clinical Trials Register within one year of their trial completing. There is a two year programme of back-loading underway to provide summaries of trial results for all trials on the Register back to when the EudraCT database was initiated in May 2004.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"NrxMmDbR","AnswerText":["There are two human papilloma virus vaccines licensed in the European Union: Cervarix and Gardasil 9. These products are licensed centrally throughout Europe by the European Commission via the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Applicants for centrally authorised products are required to submit all relevant supporting clinical trials data, whether published or not, to the EMA directly and not to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Under current medicines legislation, the EMA database registers all EU-approved clinical trials of investigational medicinal products. Since March 2011 this information has been publicly accessible through the EU Clinical Trials Register (except adult Phase 1 trials). The EU Clinical Trials Register includes all EU-conducted trials since May 2004 when the Clinical Trials Directive was implemented and can be found here:
https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search
Furthermore since July 2014 clinical trial sponsors have been required to provide a summary of their trial results uploaded onto the EU Clinical Trials Register within one year of their trial completing. There is a two year programme of back-loading underway to provide summaries of trial results for all trials on the Register back to when the EudraCT database was initiated in May 2004.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-07T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KvPXO7j5","AnswerText":["The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) provides the Home Office with monthly updates on performance. Latest figures (relating to July 2015) show that the average processing time for disclosure applications was 14.3 days. The DBS operates to a target to issue 95% of disclosure certificates within 56 days (8 weeks) and in July 95.2% were issued within this time.
DBS funding for police disclosure units in 2013-14 and 2014-15 is set out in the attached table. attached table. Decisions on the operational deployment of resources, including vacancy filling, are matters for Chief Constables in association with Police and Crime Commissioners.
The DBS is working closely with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to help reduce the time taken to process disclosure checks for all applicants including taxi drivers in London. The MPS has established a Gold Group, which includes DBS representation, to develop and implement a plan to improve MPS disclosure turnaround times.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"4e7Ol0EI","AnswerText":["
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) provides the Home Office with monthly updates on performance. Latest figures (relating to July 2015) show that the average processing time for disclosure applications was 14.3 days. The DBS operates to a target to issue 95% of disclosure certificates within 56 days (8 weeks) and in July 95.2% were issued within this time.
DBS funding for police disclosure units in 2013-14 and 2014-15 is set out in the attached table. Decisions on the operational deployment of resources, including vacancy filling, are matters for Chief Constables in association with Police and Crime Commissioners.
The DBS is working closely with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to help reduce the time taken to process disclosure checks for all applicants including taxi drivers in London. The MPS has established a Gold Group, which includes DBS representation, to develop and implement a plan to improve MPS disclosure turnaround times.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"BJsrMhc5","AnswerText":["Every death in custody is a tragedy, and we are committed to reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm incidents in prisons. Since 2010 the number of self-harm incidents and self-inflicted deaths by prisoners on remand has fallen significantly. All prisons are required to have procedures in place to identify, manage and support people who are at risk of harm to themselves, and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has put in place additional resources to undertake this safer custody work. NOMS has also reviewed case management process for prisoners assessed as being at risk and will be acting on the recommendations in due course.
The national statistics on safety in custody use the following categories: self-harm incidents are defined as \u201cany act where a prisoner deliberately harms themselves irrespective of the method, intent or severity of any injury\u201d; and self-inflicted deaths are defined as \u201cany death of a person who has apparently taken his or her own life, irrespective of intent.\u201d They do not include a separate category of \u201cattempted self-inflicted death\u201d, because the intent of the prisoner is often unknown. Some incidents are more likely to result in a fatality than others, but the point at which a self-harm incident becomes an attempted self-inflicted death is unclear. For this reason, the tables below include the answers to parts (a) and (c) of the question only. It is not possible to provide the proportion of prisoners that self-harm incidents relate to, as more than one incident may be attributed to the same individual. Instead, a rate per 1,000 prisoners has been provided.
Self-harm incidents by prisoners on remand, England and Wales, 2010 to 2014 | |||||
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
Number of incidents | 7,746 | 5,302 | 3,820 | 3,688 | 3,913 |
Incidents per 1,000 remand prisoners | 596 | 413 | 327 | 332 | 325 |
Self-inflicted deaths by prisoners on remand, England and Wales, 2010 to 2014 | |||||
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
Number of deaths | 29 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 18 |
Deaths per 1,000 remand prisoners | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
Every death in custody is a tragedy, and we are committed to reducing the number of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm incidents in prisons. Since 2010 the number of self-harm incidents and self-inflicted deaths by prisoners on remand has fallen significantly. All prisons are required to have procedures in place to identify, manage and support people who are at risk of harm to themselves, and the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has put in place additional resources to undertake this safer custody work. NOMS has also reviewed case management process for prisoners assessed as being at risk and will be acting on the recommendations in due course.
The national statistics on safety in custody use the following categories: self-harm incidents are defined as \u201cany act where a prisoner deliberately harms themselves irrespective of the method, intent or severity of any injury\u201d; and self-inflicted deaths are defined as \u201cany death of a person who has apparently taken his or her own life, irrespective of intent.\u201d They do not include a separate category of \u201cattempted self-inflicted death\u201d, because the intent of the prisoner is often unknown. Some incidents are more likely to result in a fatality than others, but the point at which a self-harm incident becomes an attempted self-inflicted death is unclear. For this reason, the tables below include the answers to parts (a) and (c) of the question only. It is not possible to provide the proportion of prisoners that self-harm incidents relate to, as more than one incident may be attributed to the same individual. Instead, a rate per 1,000 prisoners has been provided.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"xFoDYB6X","AnswerText":["The Ministry of Justice has not produced any drafts of a proposed Bill of Rights since 2010. This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. We will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights and we will set out our proposals in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-18T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"HQIc9DHq","AnswerText":["This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. We will fully consult on our proposals before introducing legislation for a Bill of Rights and we will set out our proposals in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"tAODQ85O","AnswerText":["We have established a programme of research to accurately assess our effectiveness, including a national framework for monitoring of pollinators. Over half of mid\u2013tier applications to Countryside Stewardship contain the Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package. Monitoring and evaluation of the scheme makes provisions for assessing the impact on pollinators. The Implementation Plan sets out details on progress with the Strategy and will be published shortly.
We have established a programme of research to accurately assess the effectiveness of our pollinator strategy. Over half of mid-tier applications to the new Countryside Stewardship scheme contain the Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"KzQOBnus","AnswerText":["We have established a programme of research to accurately assess our effectiveness, including a national framework for monitoring of pollinators. Over half of mid\u2013tier applications to Countryside Stewardship contain the Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package. Monitoring and evaluation of the scheme makes provisions for assessing the impact on pollinators. The Implementation Plan sets out details on progress with the Strategy and will be published shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Kx3oLeM6","AnswerText":["The British Government is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We raise our concerns at the highest level and will continue to do so. My Rt Hon. Friend tThe former Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr David Cameron), reiterated our position to Indonesian President Joko \u201cJokowi\u201d Widodo in April and I expressed my concerns following the executions which took place in July.
The British Government is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We raise our concerns at the highest level and will continue to do so. The former Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), reiterated our position to Indonesian President Joko \u201cJokowi\u201d Widodo in April following the executions which took place in July.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-05T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Zk4VtH59","AnswerText":["I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 November 2016 to Question 49995. The MechanicalMechanised Infantry Vehicle project is in the concept phase and it remains too early to provide a timeline by which a decision on numbers can be provided.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 November 2016 to Question 49995. The Mechanical Infantry Vehicle project is in the concept phase and it remains too early to provide a timeline by which a decision on numbers can be provided.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"KGoUSWHy","AnswerText":["The National Offender Management Service records only those breaches of curfew restrictions from Probation Approved Premises where offenders are recalled to custody as a result. Curfew breaches, while important, do not necessarily lead to recall. For example, an offender may be only a few minutes late, or may have been unable to return for reasons outside his or her control. In such cases other action may be appropriate instead.
97% of Approved Premises residents complete their time at the Approved Premises without breaching their curfew. The numbers of recalls for breach of curfew between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. Curfew was not recorded separately from other recall reasons in 2010/11.
| England | Wales |
2011/12 | 205 | 2 |
2012/13 | 211 | 1 |
2013/14 | 230 | 0 |
2014/15 | 240 | 2 |
2015/16 |
|
|
Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"m6NEZtxJ","AnswerText":["The National Offender Management Service records only those breaches of curfew restrictions from Probation Approved Premises where offenders are recalled to custody as a result. Curfew breaches, while important, do not necessarily lead to recall. For example, an offender may be only a few minutes late, or may have been unable to return for reasons outside his or her control. In such cases other action may be appropriate instead.
97% of Approved Premises residents complete their time at the Approved Premises without breaching their curfew. The numbers of recalls for breach of curfew between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. Curfew was not recorded separately from other recall reasons in 2010/11.
| England | Wales |
2011/12 | 205 | 2 |
2012/13 | 211 | 1 |
2013/14 | 230 | 0 |
2014/15 | 240 | 2 |
2015/16 | 234 | 11 |
Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"hMpw1ox5","AnswerText":["The legislation under which NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) commission services requires them to arrange for the provision of services for which they are responsible, to such extent as they consider necessary to meet all reasonable requirements.
For CCGs, this includes offering continence services as part of their obligation to provide community health. Although CCGs often focus on prevention and treatment, it is expected any standard continence service should include access to products. There is no legal requirement to supply these products. The criteria for the provisioning of continence products are set by individual clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). To support CCGs, NHS England has recently published new guidance to help improve the care and experience of children and adults with continence issues. This encourages much greater collaboration between health and social care.
A copy of the guidance Excellence in continence care is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uutofFzG","AnswerText":["
There is no legal requirement to supply these products. The criteria for the provisioning of continence products are set by individual clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). To support CCGs, NHS England has recently published new guidance to help improve the care and experience of children and adults with continence issues. This encourages much greater collaboration between health and social care.
A copy of the guidance Excellence in continence care is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"rQKaavpE","AnswerText":["
Prisoners are not allowed electronic tablet devices or laptops that are able to access the internet in their cells. The other information requested is not held centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Further information on access to games consoles is available on page 20 of Prison Service Instruction 30/2013, Incentives and Earned Privileges, which can be accessed at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/psis/prison-service-instructions-2013
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mZ7gazvZ","AnswerText":["Prisoners are not allowed electronic tablet devices. The other information requested is not held centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Further information on access to games consoles is available on page 20 of Prison Service Instruction 30/2013, Incentives and Earned Privileges, which can be accessed at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/psis/prison-service-instructions-2013
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"7b8Emn5E","AnswerText":["The number of indeterminate sentenced prisoners held in open prisons in England and Wales, for financial years 2012 - 2014, can be found in table 1.
A life sentence is mandatory on conviction for murder. Under a life sentence, and an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP), the court determines the minimum period to be served in prison for the purposes of punishment and deterrence. Prisoners serving these indeterminate sentences have no automatic right to be released. If released they are subject to recall for the rest of their life or, in the case of an offender serving an IPP, for at least 10 years. Public protection is the priority and the release of indeterminate sentence prisoners once they have served their minimum term is entirely a matter for the Parole Board.
Progression to open conditions is never automatic and only follows a satisfactory assessment of risk, generally involving the independent Parole Board in the case of prisoners serving indeterminate sentences.
The Parole Board may recommend such prisoners for open conditions if, for example: they have successfully completed any offending behaviour programmes identified in their sentence plan as essential to the risk reduction process; their behaviour in custody is such that it is considered that a move is appropriate; and their risks are manageable in open conditions.
Once allocated to open prison, prisoners continue to be monitored and are returned to closed prison immediately if there are any concerns about their suitability for low security conditions.
Open prisons have been used since 1936, because they are the most effective means of ensuring that prisoners are suitably risk-assessed before they are released into the community under appropriate licence conditions. When a prisoner moves to the less rigid structure of open conditions an assessment can be made in a relatively safe environment of how the prisoner will adapt to increasing responsibility. For many prisoners, in particular those such as life sentence prisoners, who have spent a considerable amount of time in custody; these are essential components for successful reintegration in the community and therefore an important factor in protecting the public.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-04T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CXJFN4qM","AnswerText":["The number of indeterminate sentenced prisoners held in open prisons in England and Wales, for financial years 2012 - 2014, can be found in table 1.
A life sentence is mandatory on conviction for murder. Under a life sentence, and an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP), the court determines the minimum period to be served in prison for the purposes of punishment and deterrence. Prisoners serving these indeterminate sentences have no automatic right to be released. If released they are subject to recall for the rest of their life or, in the case of an offender serving an IPP, for at least 10 years. Public protection is the priority and the release of indeterminate sentence prisoners once they have served their minimum term is entirely a matter for the Parole Board.
Progression to open conditions is never automatic and only follows a satisfactory assessment of risk, generally involving the independent Parole Board in the case of prisoners serving indeterminate sentences.
The Parole Board may recommend such prisoners for open conditions if, for example: they have successfully completed any offending behaviour programmes identified in their sentence plan as essential to the risk reduction process; their behaviour in custody is such that it is considered that a move is appropriate; and their risks are manageable in open conditions.
Once allocated to open prison, prisoners continue to be monitored and are returned to closed prison immediately if there are any concerns about their suitability for low security conditions.
Open prisons have been used since 1936, because they are the most effective means of ensuring that prisoners are suitably risk-assessed before they are released into the community under appropriate licence conditions. When a prisoner moves to the less rigid structure of open conditions an assessment can be made in a relatively safe environment of how the prisoner will adapt to increasing responsibility. For many prisoners, in particular those such as life sentence prisoners, who have spent a considerable amount of time in custody; these are essential components for successful reintegration in the community and therefore an important factor in protecting the public.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-09-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"rDIwHFOp","AnswerText":["From 2016/17 all new eligible students living or studying in areas where household income is below the national average and who would otherwise have received a grant will qualify for an increased loan for living costs. The total living costs support available under the new student support arrangements for eligible students on the lowest incomes is increasing by 10.3% in 2016/17. be eligible for a maintenance loan, that increases the total maintenance support available to them by 10.3%.
From 2016/17 all new eligible students living or studying in areas where household income is below the national average and who would otherwise have received a grant will be eligible for a maintenance loan, that increases the total maintenance support available to them by 10.3%.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"77Jrc0HB","AnswerText":["DWP\u2019s contract with the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd to deliver the Credit Union Expansion Project began in May 2013. It wasis due to end in April 20156 but we are currently considering a request for an further extension. The Department has plans to review effectiveness at the end of the Project.
DWP\u2019s contract with the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd to deliver the Credit Union Expansion Project began in May 2013. It was due to end in April 2015 but we are currently considering a request for a further extension. The Department has plans to review effectiveness at the end of the Project.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Employment Ordinance No.7 of 1984 (as amended) covers various aspects of employment law in the Territory and is available in the House of Commons library. BIOT ordinances do not extend to the Territory. BIOT ordinances do not provide for a legal minimum wage and UK minimum wage legislation does not extend to the Territory. As base contractors on Diego Garcia are contracted directly by the United States, we do not hold information regarding employees and employment practice.
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Employment Ordinance No.7 of 1984 (as amended) covers various aspects of employment law in the Territory and is available in the House of Commons library. BIOT ordinances do not extend to the Territory. As base contractors on Diego Garcia are contracted directly by the United States, we do not hold information regarding employees and employment practice.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"1Gi5U5nU","AnswerText":["The Department does not centrally hold records extending back to the date specified; gathering this data could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
We do not keep records of the number of GDS staff who have ever been on the civil service fast stream; however, there are currently 16 fast streamers working at GDS.
The Department does not centrally hold records extending back to the date specified; gathering this data could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"WY62S5Xh","AnswerText":["
We are making \u00a31.4 billion available by 2020 to improve the provision of children and young people\u2019s mental health services (CYP MH), including \u00a3150250 million specifically to tackle eating disorders.
This funding is delivering a major system-wide transformation programme to improve access and make services more widely available across the country, and implementing the vision set out in Future in Mind. To this end all clinical commissioning groups working with their partners, developed CYP MH Transformation Plans in 2015/16, incorporating them last year into their wider National Health Service Sustainability and Transformation Plans. These set out how local agencies are working together to improve children and young people\u2019s mental health across the full spectrum of need.
Later this year, the Government will publish a Green Paper on Children and Young People\u2019s Mental Health focused on helping our youngest and most vulnerable members of society receive the best start in life. This will make sure best practice is being used consistently and will help to accelerate improvements across all services so that children and young people get the right mix of prevention and specialist support.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"SBLn0dCb","AnswerText":["We are making \u00a31.4 billion available by 2020 to improve the provision of children and young people\u2019s mental health services (CYP MH), including \u00a3250 million specifically to tackle eating disorders.
This funding is delivering a major system-wide transformation programme to improve access and make services more widely available across the country, and implementing the vision set out in Future in Mind. To this end all clinical commissioning groups working with their partners, developed CYP MH Transformation Plans in 2015/16, incorporating them last year into their wider National Health Service Sustainability and Transformation Plans. These set out how local agencies are working together to improve children and young people\u2019s mental health across the full spectrum of need.
Later this year, the Government will publish a Green Paper on Children and Young People\u2019s Mental Health focused on helping our youngest and most vulnerable members of society receive the best start in life. This will make sure best practice is being used consistently and will help to accelerate improvements across all services so that children and young people get the right mix of prevention and specialist support.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-06-29T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"qIWRmwBb","AnswerText":["The full-time equivalent (FTE) number of contracted staff whose role is defined as that of \u2018pastoral support\u2019 or of \u2018learning mentor\u2019, employed by state funded primary and state funded secondary schools in England, November 2010 to 2016 is provided in the table attached.
Information for \u2018educational psychologists\u2019 is not available by phase. These figures may also undercount the actual number of educational psychologists in England and do not provide a comparable national year-on-year series because it is based on a varying percentage of local councils returns in each year (between 68 and 74 per cent).
Data is not available for \u2018counsellors\u2019.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cQOaAo0E","AnswerText":["
The full-time equivalent (FTE) number of contracted staff whose role is defined as that of \u2018pastoral support\u2019 or of \u2018learning mentor\u2019, employed by state funded primary and state funded secondary schools in England, November 2010 to 2016 is provided in the table attached.
Information for \u2018educational psychologists\u2019 is not available by phase. These figures may undercount the actual number of educational psychologists because it is based on a varying percentage of local councils returns in each year (between 68 and 74 per cent).
Data is not available for \u2018counsellors\u2019.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"eD3EwWfo","AnswerText":["
Although my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (Mr Davis) leads on negotiations with the EU, as I said to the Foreign Affairs Committee last week, our Departments are working closely together to get the best possible deal for the British people.The Department for Exiting the European Union is the lead department for such matters. As the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) said to the Foreign Affairs Committee last week, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Exiting the European Union are working closely together to get the best possible deal for the British people.
Although my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (Mr Davis) leads on negotiations with the EU, as I said to the Foreign Affairs Committee last week, our Departments are working closely together to get the best possible deal for the British people.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6CgUbGL8","AnswerText":["We recognise the vital importance of early intervention, particularly for the most disadvantaged members of society and the crucial role played by education and children\u2019s services in promoting good outcomes for children and families. The latest Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2014-to-2015 show that the proportion of children achieving a good level of development in relation to the most deprived areas, SEN, free school meal eligibility, term of birth, first language and ethnicity is improving. The proportion of children eligible for FSM has increased from 45% in 2014 to 51% in 2015 and the gap between FSM and other children has narrowed from 18.9 percentage points in 2014 to 17.7 in 2015
We are concerned that some parents of summer born children either feel forced to send their children to school before they are ready, and before compulsory school age, or risk missing the reception year at school where the essential teaching of early reading and arithmetic takes place.
Subject to parliamentary approval, we have therefore decided to amend the School Admissions Code to ensure that summer born children can be admitted to the reception class at the age of five, where this is what their parents want, and can remain with that cohort as they progress through school, including through to secondary school. We will conduct a full public consultation in due course.
I recently set out this policy intent in an open letter to parents, schools and local authorities. The letter is available here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-born-children-nick-gibbs-letter-about-school-admissions.
We recognise the vital importance of early intervention, particularly for the most disadvantaged members of society and the crucial role played by education and children\u2019s services in promoting good outcomes for children and families. The latest Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2014-to-2015 show that the proportion of children achieving a good level of development in relation to the most deprived areas, SEN, free school meal eligibility, term of birth, first language and ethnicity is improving. The proportion of children eligible for FSM has increased from 45% in 2014 to 51% in 2015 and the gap between FSM and other children has narrowed from 18.9 percentage points in 2014 to 17.7 in 2015
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"M9jzdPDZ","AnswerText":["The share of support UK Export Finance (UKEF) provided for exports relating to fossil fuels can be found in the table.
FY | Share of Maximum Liability which went to fossil fuel projects, % |
2010/11 | 12% |
2011/12 | 1% |
2012/13 | 5% |
2013/14 | 17% |
2014/15 | 17% |
2015/16 | 33% |
2016/17 |
|
2017/18 | 7% |
UKEF publishes details of the support it provides in its Annual Report and Accounts.
UKEF\u2019s mission is to ensure that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance from the private sector. UKEF supports exports in all sectors, including renewables. Its aim is only to provide support where there is a lack of private finance and its provision of support is demand-led and often counter-cyclical. The UK\u2019s oil and gas sector is a significant contributor to the economy, but has seen low investment in recent years due to volatility in oil prices and the lack of financing needed to develop projects. UKEF has provided support for projects in developing markets, helping to improve energy affordability and accessibility.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-25T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1zFMe32X","AnswerText":["The share of support UK Export Finance (UKEF) provided for exports relating to fossil fuels can be found in the table.
FY | Share of Maximum Liability which went to fossil fuel projects, % |
2010/11 | 12% |
2011/12 | 1% |
2012/13 | 5% |
2013/14 | 17% |
2014/15 | 17% |
2015/16 | 33% |
2016/17 | 26% |
2017/18 | 7% |
UKEF publishes details of the support it provides in its Annual Report and Accounts.
UKEF\u2019s mission is to ensure that no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance from the private sector. UKEF supports exports in all sectors, including renewables. Its aim is only to provide support where there is a lack of private finance and its provision of support is demand-led and often counter-cyclical. The UK\u2019s oil and gas sector is a significant contributor to the economy, but has seen low investment in recent years due to volatility in oil prices and the lack of financing needed to develop projects. UKEF has provided support for projects in developing markets, helping to improve energy affordability and accessibility.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"WW8dkiW4","AnswerText":["Estimates of the number of individuals with earnings less than the Income Tax Personal Allowance in any one job are shown in the table below. The table relates to the 2015-16 tax year when the Personal Allowance was \u00a310,600.
The figures are for people employed and taxed through Pay As You Earn Income Tax and with self-employment income taxed through Self Assessment. Individuals included in the table may have had more than one job in the year where they earnt below the Personal Allowance. The figures also include individuals with an income above \u00a310,600 in one job, but who also had at least one job with PAYE or self-employment earnings below \u00a310,600 in 2015-16.
Individuals with earnings less than the Income Tax Personal Allowance in any one job, 2015-16 tax year (millions) | ||
| Employees (1) | Self employed (2)(3) |
Male |
| 2.11 |
Female |
| 1.55 |
All | 15.17 | 3.66 |
Notes
Based on Pay As You Earn data. The earnings definition used is the same as used in the publication, UK Real Time Information, Experimental Statistics.
The figures for self-employment income sources are based on the 2015-16 Survey of Personal
Incomes and consistent with information published in tables 3.9 and 3.10 of HMRC\u2019s Personal Incomes statistics, tables 3.1 to 3.11.
Includes those who were trading but made a loss for the tax year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"tN89sP6F","AnswerText":["
Estimates of the number of individuals with earnings less than the Income Tax Personal Allowance in any one job are shown in the table below. The table relates to the 2015-16 tax year when the Personal Allowance was \u00a310,600.
The figures are for people employed and taxed through Pay As You Earn Income Tax and with self-employment income taxed through Self Assessment. Individuals included in the table may have had more than one job in the year where they earnt below the Personal Allowance. The figures also include individuals with an income above \u00a310,600 in one job, but who also had at least one job with PAYE or self-employment earnings below \u00a310,600 in 2015-16.
Individuals with earnings less than the Income Tax Personal Allowance in any one job, 2015-16 tax year (millions) | ||
| Employees (1) | Self employed (2)(3) |
Male | 8.34 | 2.11 |
Female | 6.83 | 1.55 |
All | 15.17 | 3.66 |
Notes
Based on Pay As You Earn data. The earnings definition used is the same as used in the publication, UK Real Time Information, Experimental Statistics.
The figures for self-employment income sources are based on the 2015-16 Survey of Personal
Incomes and consistent with information published in tables 3.9 and 3.10 of HMRC\u2019s Personal Incomes statistics, tables 3.1 to 3.11.
Includes those who were trading but made a loss for the tax year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6RSHAYKo","AnswerText":["
While the Department has had presenting officers in the past, 2017 was the first time that individuals were recruited specifically into that role. Therefore there are no other specific recruitment to the presenting officer role in the years prior to 2017 for ESA and PIP.In 2017 DWP recruited 211 presenting officers.
While the Department has had presenting officers in the past, 2017 was the first time that individuals were recruited specifically into that role. Therefore there are no other specific recruitment to the presenting officer role in the years prior to 2017 for ESA and PIP.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"JdHPVD8v","AnswerText":["The UK is providing a range of support to displaced people in Yemen in response to the displacement of 3.3 million people since the conflict began in 2015. Last financial year (2018/19), for example, we provided contributed to the provision of food assistance to over 490,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) and since June 2017 we have helped over 40,000 IDPs receive psychosocial support and provided over 35,000 with life-saving health care.
The UK has also supported the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide primary healthcare and mental health services, legal assistance, child protection and support to survivors of gender-based violence. We are supporting IOM and UNHCR with \u00a39 million this financial year (2019/20) to allow them to continue providing these vital services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XBd6vdi2","AnswerText":["The UK is providing a range of support to displaced people in Yemen in response to the displacement of 3.3 million people since the conflict began in 2015. Last financial year (2018/19), for example, we provided food assistance to over 490,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) and since June 2017 we have helped over 40,000 IDPs receive psychosocial support and provided over 35,000 with life-saving health care.
The UK has also supported the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide primary healthcare and mental health services, legal assistance, child protection and support to survivors of gender-based violence. We are supporting IOM and UNHCR with \u00a39 million this financial year (2019/20) to allow them to continue providing these vital services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"QJyoCqRV","AnswerText":["The Ministry of Justice has provided the following information:
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates\u2019 courts for offences under the Fireworks Regulations 2004, from 2006 to 2016 (latest available data), can be viewed in the attached table.
Court proceedings data for 2017 are planned for publication in May 2018.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Dzpp05oY","AnswerText":["The Ministry of Justice has provided the following information:
The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates\u2019 courts for offences under the Fireworks Regulations 2004, from 2006 to 2016 (latest available data), can be viewed in the attached table.
Court proceedings data for 2017 are planned for publication in May 2018.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"R8nERTxq","AnswerText":[" The Department for International Trade and the Department of Health and Social Care are not specifically collecting data on the growth of the market for cannabis based products for medicinal use in the United Kingdom. However, data from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) shows growing numbers of import notifications for medicinal cannabis and the Home Office has received increased numbers of licence applications. In addition, UK companies exporting these products and foreign companies looking to invest in the UK have full access to government support, where they have the necessary authorisations from the MHRA and Home Office and a relevant Export Licence.
An initial impact assessment was published alongside The Misuse of Drugs (Amendments) (Cannabis and Licence Fees) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2018. This can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1055/impacts
This set out the approach that the Government proposed to take in assessing the costs and benefits of the change in the law at a population level, with regard to the rescheduling of cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPM). This framework included potential savings in treatment costs, giving the example of patients with severe epilepsy for whom medicinal use of cannabis could reduce the frequency of seizures and reduce the number of related hospital admissions. This was an initial framework for assessing this policy and as we develop our knowledge in this area, both on the costs and the potential benefits, we can revisit and refine these assessments.
In the meantime, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is developing clinical guidelines on the appropriate use of CBPM based on the best available evidence, and the National Institute for Health Research is funding further clinical research on this. More information is available at the following link:
An initial impact assessment was published alongside The Misuse of Drugs (Amendments) (Cannabis and Licence Fees) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2018. This can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1055/impacts
This set out the approach that the Government proposed to take in assessing the costs and benefits of the change in the law at a population level, with regard to the rescheduling of cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBPM). This framework included potential savings in treatment costs, giving the example of patients with severe epilepsy for whom medicinal use of cannabis could reduce the frequency of seizures and reduce the number of related hospital admissions. This was an initial framework for assessing this policy and as we develop our knowledge in this area, both on the costs and the potential benefits, we can revisit and refine these assessments.
In the meantime, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is developing clinical guidelines on the appropriate use of CBPM based on the best available evidence, and the National Institute for Health Research is funding further clinical research on this. More information is available at the following link:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"YTMfyi0J","AnswerText":["Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are collaborations between general practitioner (GP) practices and a range of other local providers, typically serving a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. The Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service payment for PCNs is in final development and will be published in due course.
It is expected that PCNs should engage with local authorities as a key local partner in the delivery of integrated health and care services in order to support the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.
From April October 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are collaborations between general practitioner (GP) practices and a range of other local providers, typically serving a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. The Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service payment for PCNs is in final development and will be published in due course.
It is expected that PCNs should engage with local authorities as a key local partner in the delivery of integrated health and care services in order to support the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.
From April 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"30J7Cx7I","AnswerText":["We can confirm we purchased HMC Protector from the Finnish Border Guard for \u00a33.7m, in August 2013.
We can confirm we purchased HMC Protector from the Finnish Border Guard for \u00a33.7m, in August 2013.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3l40jb23","AnswerText":["We can confirm we purchased HMC Protector from the Finnish Border Guard for \u00a33.7m, in August 2013.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-07-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"dhTIv44P","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Dw8oHHW1","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"uFJcjEhT","AnswerText":["NHS Digital have provided a count of patients with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Lymphoedema, recorded for each year from 2016-17 to 2021-21 2020-21 (inclusive).
The data represents activity in NHS Hospitals in England and English NHS-commissioned activity in the independent sector.
It is important to note that in any given year a patient will only be counted once, but it is possible that the same patient may be counted in multiple years.
Year Number of patients 2016/17 20,521 2017/18 22,928 2018/19 26,394 2019/20 29,688 2020/21 25,512
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"se3iRsBR","AnswerText":["NHS Digital have provided a count of patients with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Lymphoedema, recorded for each year from 2016-17 to 2021-21 (inclusive).
The data represents activity in NHS Hospitals in England and English NHS-commissioned activity in the independent sector.
It is important to note that in any given year a patient will only be counted once, but it is possible that the same patient may be counted in multiple years.
Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"MjSkld4L","AnswerText":["HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018
Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.
All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.
We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"MkLaT2o5","AnswerText":["
HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018
Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.
All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.
We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"jJD3Zi2E","AnswerText":["
Information on projects in receipt of a Lottery award can be found on the National Lottery Grants Database at the following link: http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk and from Lottery Distributors\u2019 own websites. The grants database can be sorted on a national, regional, local authority and constituency level.
West Yorkshire is not a definable search area under the parameters of the Database. The table below therefore shows total value of the National Lottery grants awarded between 2010-11 and 2016-17 in Leeds North West constituency and to local authorities comprising the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The figures for grants awarded in 2017-18 will be confirmed at the end of March 2018.
Leeds North West (constituency) \u00a3 | West Yorkshire Combined Authority \u00a3 | |
2010 | 508,878 | 30,154372 |
2011 | 240,047 | 40,616,214 |
2012 | 1,170,928 | 76,986,035 |
2013 | 1,221,304 | 53,423,014 |
2014 | 1,396,641 | 155,231,738 |
2015 | 294,827 | 41,626,148 |
2016 | 2,912,216 | 66,072,087 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mnOhDHlO","AnswerText":["
Information on projects in receipt of a Lottery award can be found on the National Lottery Grants Database at the following link: http://www.lottery.culture.gov.uk and from Lottery Distributors\u2019 own websites. The grants database can be sorted on a national, regional, local authority and constituency level.
West Yorkshire is not a definable search area under the parameters of the Database. The table below therefore shows total value of the National Lottery grants awarded between 2010-11 and 2016-17 in Leeds North West constituency and to local authorities comprising the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The figures for grants awarded in 2017-18 will be confirmed at the end of March 2018.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ba63QnXA","AnswerText":["
The recently published 2019/20 general practitioner (GP) Contract announced seven national service specifications that will be developed for the new Primary Care Networks:
- Structured Medications Review and Optimisation;
- Enhanced Health in Care Homes, to implement the vanguard model;
- Anticipatory Care requirements for high need patients typically experiencing several long term conditions, joint with community services;
- Personalised Care, to implement the NHS Comprehensive Model;
- Supporting Early Cancer Diagnosis;
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diagnosis; and
- Tackling Neighbourhood Inequalities.
There are no current plans for an additional service specification on women\u2019s health, as we would expect the health needs of all patients, including women, to be a key consideration in each of the seven service specifications. In addition, under the General Medical Services contract, GP practices must provide essential services that include the provision of appropriate ongoing treatment and care to all of their patients and onward referral where appropriate.
From April October 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.
The recently published 2019/20 general practitioner (GP) Contract announced seven national service specifications that will be developed for the new Primary Care Networks:
- Structured Medications Review and Optimisation;
- Enhanced Health in Care Homes, to implement the vanguard model;
- Anticipatory Care requirements for high need patients typically experiencing several long term conditions, joint with community services;
- Personalised Care, to implement the NHS Comprehensive Model;
- Supporting Early Cancer Diagnosis;
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Diagnosis; and
- Tackling Neighbourhood Inequalities.
There are no current plans for an additional service specification on women\u2019s health, as we would expect the health needs of all patients, including women, to be a key consideration in each of the seven service specifications. In addition, under the General Medical Services contract, GP practices must provide essential services that include the provision of appropriate ongoing treatment and care to all of their patients and onward referral where appropriate.
From April 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zL5NfCXj","AnswerText":["In July 2022, 92.3% of cancer patients requiringreceived radiotherapy received it within 31 days of a decision to treattreatment. In 2022/23, NHS England will provide additional support to local systems to plan service provision, which will take into account the impact of fewer fraction treatment protocols and investment in newer, faster treatment machines.
In July 2022, 92.3% of cancer patients received radiotherapy treatment. In 2022/23, NHS England will provide additional support to local systems to plan service provision, which will take into account the impact of fewer fraction treatment protocols and investment in newer, faster treatment machines.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"IxtzfHmM","AnswerText":["The Government takes its export control responsibilities extremely seriously.
The UK operates one of the most thorough and robust export control regimes systems in the world. The Government will not grant export licences where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Exports Licensing Criteria, which include the respect for an assessment of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination. The Government will not grant a licence where there is a clear risk that the items to exported might be used for internal repression.
Extant licenses licences can be revoked at any time if the situation changes in Cameroon and those licences are no longer assessed as being consistent with the licensing criteria.
The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#140325660000
The Government takes its export control responsibilities extremely seriously.
The UK operates one of the most thorough and robust export control systems in the world. The Government will not grant export licences where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Exports Licensing Criteria, which include an assessment of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination.
Extant licenses can be revoked at any time if the situation changes in Cameroon.
The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#140325660000
The number of PSA tests for suspected prostate cancer in primary care is not routinely collected.
The Government is committed to delivering the Challenge on Dementia 2020 to make England the world-leader in dementia care and support, research and awareness by 2020. The joint declaration on post-diagnostic dementia care and support is an unequivocal joint commitment between the Government, health, social care, and the third sector to improve care and support for people with dementia.
Local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are responsible for services and support for people with dementia. The Government and NHS England would expect CCGs to commission services that take into account relevant guidance, including National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, and the Dementia Care Pathway, which sets out benchmarks to improve the delivery and quality of care and support.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JJkY0Gmr","AnswerText":["
The number of PSA tests for suspected prostate cancer in primary care is not routinely collected.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"CvQwtJQK","AnswerText":["London is the only city considering an Ultra Low Emission Zone. Oxford has proposed a Zero Emission Zone. Oxford City Council has received \u00a350,000 for a feasibility study to consider measures to reduce NO2 levels. It has also received \u00a3122,500 for city-wide communication programmes to support achievement of zero-emissions delivery freight, and \u00a3128, 500 for testing of low cost Zephyr sensor packages to compare with current sensors and improve data.
Outside London, only Oxford City Council is considering the establishment of an ultra low emissions zone. Oxford City Council has received \u00a350,000 for a feasibility study for a zone. It has also received \u00a3122,500 for city-wide communication programmes to support achievement of zero-emissions delivery freight, and \u00a3128, 500 for testing of low cost Zephyr sensor packages to compare with current sensors and improve data.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kSSyLaTn","AnswerText":["London is the only city considering an Ultra Low Emission Zone. Oxford has proposed a Zero Emission Zone. Oxford City Council has received \u00a350,000 for a feasibility study to consider measures to reduce NO2 levels. It has also received \u00a3122,500 for city-wide communication programmes to support achievement of zero-emissions delivery freight, and \u00a3128, 500 for testing of low cost Zephyr sensor packages to compare with current sensors and improve data.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-15T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"0dEcyfjy","AnswerText":["
The data requested is going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with National Statistic and Official Statistics publication standards. We will announce the release date, as per the protocol of release of statistics, when they are ready.
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TrwE5Imx","AnswerText":["
The data requested is going through quality assurance clearance procedures in line with National Statistic and Official Statistics publication standards. We will announce the release date, as per the protocol of release of statistics, when they are ready.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-30T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"PohAJU1p","AnswerText":["
The information requested is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost. Contracts of the Department are published on the Cabinet Office Website which can be found at:
www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk.
The Department would be able to provide further contract information by narrowing the scope, if specific procurement projects were identified.
As an indication of departmental spend our financial records show that the following payments have been made to 3rd party suppliers:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"f5fPAKUc","AnswerText":["
The information requested is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost. Contracts of the Department are published on the Cabinet Office Website which can be found at:
www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk.
The Department would be able to provide further contract information by narrowing the scope, if specific procurement projects were identified.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"XSwxxS2d","AnswerText":["Tables showing the number of headcount and full-time equivalent nurses and health visitors with a non-United Kingdom nationality in National Health Service hospital trusts and core organisations in August of each year since 2015 is attached.
No specific assessment of the cost of recruitment for overseas nurses or visas has been made. However, in October 2021, NHS England commissioned a review by the Nuffield Trust, which estimated the cost of recruiting a nurse from overseas at approximately \u00a310,000 to \u00a312,000. Since August 2020, nurses have paid reduced visa fees through the Health and Care Visa.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vHpjBCaZ","AnswerText":["Tables showing the number of headcount and full-time equivalent nurses and health visitors with a non-United Kingdom nationality in National Health Service hospital trusts and core organisations in August of each year since 2015 is attached.
No specific assessment of the cost of recruitment for overseas nurses or visas has been made. However, in October 2021, NHS England commissioned a review by the Nuffield Trust, which estimated the cost of recruiting a nurse from overseas at approximately \u00a310,000 to \u00a312,000. Since August 2020, nurses have paid reduced visa fees through the Health and Care Visa.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"XkH4aCpX","AnswerText":["My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets NHS England on a weekly basis and discusses a wide range of topics, including accident and emergency (A&E) performance data. Monitor, the Care Quality Commission, and the NHS Trust Development Authority also have oversight of trust A&E performance, and are involved in these meetings.
On the back of a strong economy the Government has made \u00a3700 million \u2013 the highest ever figure \u2013 available to the NHS specifically to help with winter pressures. The first tranche of this money was made available earlier than ever.
Local plans to spend this money provide for nearly 8,800 extra staff and almost 6,500 extra beds. Over \u00a325 million is going towards increasing access to general practitioners (GPs), including later and weekend appointments. \u00a350 million will help ambulance services meet rising demand for emergency cases and a separate fund of \u00a3250 million will support an extra 100,000 operations so people can be seen quicker and before they need to be admitted as an emergency case.
This money will also support a range of local initiatives to improve urgent and emergency care including seven day pharmacy services, improvements to NHS 111 and GP out of hours services, short stay units for elderly patients and improvements to hospital discharge processes.
Across Greater Manchester \u00a330 million has been provided with local plans for this to fund over 70 doctors, 300 nurses and 200 extra beds. Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester, as system leaders, are working with NHS England and local partners including local authorities to implement local winter initiatives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"NA1UcTJG","AnswerText":["
My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets NHS England on a weekly basis and discusses a wide range of topics, including accident and emergency (A&E) performance data. Monitor, the Care Quality Commission, and the NHS Trust Development Authority also have oversight of trust A&E performance, and are involved in these meetings.
On the back of a strong economy the Government has made \u00c2\u00a3700 million \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the highest ever figure \u00e2\u0080\u0093 available to the NHS specifically to help with winter pressures. The first tranche of this money was made available earlier than ever.
Local plans to spend this money provide for nearly 8,800 extra staff and almost 6,500 extra beds. Over \u00c2\u00a325 million is going towards increasing access to general practitioners (GPs), including later and weekend appointments. \u00c2\u00a350 million will help ambulance services meet rising demand for emergency cases and a separate fund of \u00c2\u00a3250 million will support an extra 100,000 operations so people can be seen quicker and before they need to be admitted as an emergency case.
This money will also support a range of local initiatives to improve urgent and emergency care including seven day pharmacy services, improvements to NHS 111 and GP out of hours services, short stay units for elderly patients and improvements to hospital discharge processes.
Across Greater Manchester \u00c2\u00a330 million has been provided with local plans for this to fund over 70 doctors, 300 nurses and 200 extra beds. Clinical commissioning groups in Greater Manchester, as system leaders, are working with NHS England and local partners including local authorities to implement local winter initiatives.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"G9wrbW9G","AnswerText":["
Data on expenditure per head of population aged 65 and over on adult social care services is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The attached table provides the net current expenditure per head of population who receive adult social care aged 65 and over, broken down by local authority and year. The last column shows the percentage change between 2009-10 and 2013-14.
Local authorities in England spent \u00a36.7 billion on social care for people aged over 65 and over in 2013-14, compared with \u00a37.4 billion in 2009-10. In 2013-14 the National Health Service transferred \u00a3859 million to social care but we are unable to include this investment in the overall spending figure as we do not hold information on how much of it was spent on people aged 65 and over.
The attached table provides a breakdown of expenditure on social care per head of population aged 65 and over broken down by local authority in 2009-10 and 2013-14. The table also details the percentage change and actual change between those two financial years. The figures do not include NHS transfer funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"38GzbxYF","AnswerText":["
Data on expenditure per head of population aged 65 and over on adult social care services is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The attached table provides the net current expenditure per head of population who receive adult social care aged 65 and over, broken down by local authority and year. The last column shows the percentage change between 2009-10 and 2013-14.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"tD0wLswA","AnswerText":["
Information on vacancies is not collected by the Department. The last annual National Health Service vacancy survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from NHS organisations.
The attached table provides vacancy data for 2009 and 2010, the only two years within the last six years for which data is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qnelJ0Bv","AnswerText":["
Information on vacancies is not collected by the Department. The last annual National Health Service vacancy survey in England was undertaken by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in 2010. The survey was suspended in 2011 and then discontinued in 2013 following the publication of the Fundamental Review of Data Returns, which aimed to reduce the burden of the collection of data from NHS organisations.
The attached table provides vacancy data for 2009 and 2010, the only two years within the last six years for which data is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"V1B69jw8","AnswerText":["
Apprenticeships are the best form of further education, and we will fund as many as we can. Beyond that we target funding on those who most need help: people of all ages without English and maths, young adults to achieve level 2 or level 3 qualifications, and unemployed people who need help to get a job.
Nearly 3 million low-paid people will directly benefit from the National Living Wage from April next year. A full-time worker on the current National Minimum Wage will be made \u00a31,200 better off, per year, as a result. Our long-term economic plan is working and we will ensure that the hard work of the British people is recognised through our new National Living Wage.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zlFCFlaG","AnswerText":["
Apprenticeships are the best form of further education, and we will fund as many as we can. Beyond that we target funding on those who most need help: people of all ages without English and maths, young adults to achieve level 2 or level 3 qualifications, and unemployed people who need help to get a job.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-15T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"MfjvyEZO","AnswerText":["
The UN should also use all its power to demand the immediate release of hundreds of children detained during protests in Iran in recent weeks when it holds an urgent special session later this week. According to some estimates, more than 63 children are reported to have been killed, and between 500-1,000 children believed to be among the more than 18,000 people detained, some threatened with execution. On 24 November the Human Rights Council voted in favour of a resolution condemning Iran's brutal crackdown on protestors and launching a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights violations.
The UK is committed to holding Iran to account for the appalling treatment of children throughout the brutal crackdown of protests. The UK highlighted this issue at the UN Human Right Council on 24 November, at which we supported a successful Resolution to establish a UN investigation into the human rights violations committed by the regime during the protests. The Foreign Secretary also called out Iran's treatment of children alongside his G7 partners at the meeting of Foreign Ministers on 4 November. The UK will continue work with partners at international fora to call on the Iranian authorities to abide by their obligations under international law and to improve the practices surrounding children in detention.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1uDWDPbi","AnswerText":["The UN should also use all its power to demand the immediate release of hundreds of children detained during protests in Iran in recent weeks when it holds an urgent special session later this week. According to some estimates, more than 63 children are reported to have been killed, and between 500-1,000 children believed to be among the more than 18,000 people detained, some threatened with execution. On 24 November the Human Rights Council voted in favour of a resolution condemning Iran's brutal crackdown on protestors and launching a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights violations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Druoezjs","AnswerText":["I apologise for the delay. UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management team responded as detailed below:
PQ 60004 \u2013 MPAM reference: MPAM/0418796/22 \u2013 The Home Office responded on 10 October 2022.
PQ 60009 \u2013 MPAM reference: MPAM/0370568/22 \u2013 The Home Office responded on 8 September 31 October 2022.
I apologise for the delay. UK Visas and Immigration, MP Account Management team responded as detailed below:
PQ 60004 \u2013 MPAM reference: MPAM/0418796/22 \u2013 The Home Office responded on 10 October 2022.
PQ 60009 \u2013 MPAM reference: MPAM/0370568/22 \u2013 The Home Office responded on 8 September 2022.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"vtJnszCL","AnswerText":["The table below shows how much each of the three Services has spent on television recruitment campaigns for the current and last two financial years.
Financial Year/Service | 2012-13 \u00a3 million | 2013-14 \u00a3 million | 2014-15 \u00a3 million |
Royal Navy | 2.80 |
|
|
Army | 2.99** | 1.28 | 1.75 (to 31 August 2014) |
Royal Air Force | 2.25 | 2.67 | 3.37 |
* Forecast
** From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013
The Department has not incurred any costs in respect of television recruitment for civilian staff.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rHgMCRfJ","AnswerText":["
The table below shows how much each of the three Services has spent on television recruitment campaigns for the current and last two financial years.
Financial Year/Service | 2012-13 \u00a3 million | 2013-14 \u00a3 million | 2014-15 \u00a3 million |
Royal Navy | 2.80 | 1.86 | 2.95* |
Army | 2.99** | 1.28 | 1.75 (to 31 August 2014) |
Royal Air Force | 2.25 | 2.67 | 3.37 |
* Forecast
** From 1 October 2012 to 31 March 2013
The Department has not incurred any costs in respect of television recruitment for civilian staff.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"kF9m3SvH","AnswerText":["
The Department holds records of the total capital allocated to the respective recipient bodies as a result of the transfer of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust services but does not have details of the breakdown by individual hospital site.
The capital provided to date is as follows:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a312,109,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a312,153,000 |
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | \u00a34,000,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a328,262,000 |
Revenue funding provided to date is set out in the following table:
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a332,420,000 |
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a35,480,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a337,900,000 |
The amount of public dividend capital issued to the Trust by the Department is as follows:
2009/10 | \u00a3214,000 |
2010/11 | \u00a30 |
2011/12 | \u00a321,000,000 |
2012/13 | \u00a321,385,000 |
2013/14 | \u00a330,397,000 |
2014/15 | \u00a364,425,000 |
The Department does not hold central records of non-tariff payments made by local commissioning bodies to NHS providers.
The work of the trust special administrators (TSAs) to secure safe and sustainable services at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust cost Monitor almost \u00a319.5 million, including VAT, over 18 months.
The first phase of trust special administration cost \u00a39 million, including expenses and VAT. During this phase there was a team of up to 30 members of staff who carried out three core tasks - to help to run the Trust, to design the future of services provided at Stafford and Cannock hospitals, and to run a large public consultation involving thousands of responses and a series of public meetings.
The second phase cost \u00a310.5 million, including expenses and VAT. We are informed by Monitor that this second phase included a team of up to 50 people, which was required to continue to help run the hospital and implement the TSA\u2019s recommendations.
We are also informed by Monitor that trust special administration at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust amounted to the rounded figure of 10,900 person-days for teams working on both phases of the process.
In the table below, expenses incurred during the TSA process are split by the two phases of the TSA and totals are also provided. These expenses include:
(a) accommodation;
(b) travel (car, taxi and train);
(c) subsistence; and
(d) other expenses incurred; and what other costs to the TSA were incurred
Breakdown of expenses, these exclude VAT:
TSA1 | TSA2 | Total | |
Accommodation | \u00a382,242.89 | \u00a3170,622.67 | \u00a3252,865.56 |
Travel | \u00a3144,122.38 | \u00a3226,600.29 | \u00a3370,722.67 |
Subsistence | \u00a316,171.73 | \u00a343,176.88 | \u00a359,348.61 |
Other (incidentals such as printing, room hire and meeting refreshments) | \u00a31,939.11 | \u00a33052.73 | \u00a34991.84 |
Total | \u00a3244,476.11 | \u00a3443,452.57 | \u00a3687,928.68 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"nrw4NHHA","AnswerText":["
The Department holds records of the total capital allocated to the respective recipient bodies as a result of the transfer of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust services but does not have details of the breakdown by individual hospital site.
The capital provided to date is as follows:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a312,109,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a312,153,000 |
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | \u00a34,000,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a328,262,000 |
Revenue funding provided to date is set out in the following table:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a332,420,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a35,480,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a337,900,000 |
The amount of public dividend capital issued to the Trust by the Department is as follows:
2009/10 | \u00a3214,000 |
2010/11 | \u00a30 |
2011/12 | \u00a321,000,000 |
2012/13 | \u00a321,385,000 |
2013/14 | \u00a330,397,000 |
2014/15 | \u00a364,425,000 |
The Department does not hold central records of non-tariff payments made by local commissioning bodies to NHS providers.
The work of the trust special administrators (TSAs) to secure safe and sustainable services at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust cost Monitor almost \u00a319.5 million, including VAT, over 18 months.
The first phase of trust special administration cost \u00a39 million, including expenses and VAT. During this phase there was a team of up to 30 members of staff who carried out three core tasks - to help to run the Trust, to design the future of services provided at Stafford and Cannock hospitals, and to run a large public consultation involving thousands of responses and a series of public meetings.
The second phase cost \u00a310.5 million, including expenses and VAT. We are informed by Monitor that this second phase included a team of up to 50 people, which was required to continue to help run the hospital and implement the TSA\u2019s recommendations.
We are also informed by Monitor that trust special administration at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust amounted to the rounded figure of 10,900 person-days for teams working on both phases of the process.
In the table below, expenses incurred during the TSA process are split by the two phases of the TSA and totals are also provided. These expenses include:
(a) accommodation;
(b) travel (car, taxi and train);
(c) subsistence; and
(d) other expenses incurred; and what other costs to the TSA were incurred
Breakdown of expenses, these exclude VAT:
| TSA1 | TSA2 | Total |
Accommodation | \u00a382,242.89 | \u00a3170,622.67 | \u00a3252,865.56 |
Travel | \u00a3144,122.38 | \u00a3226,600.29 | \u00a3370,722.67 |
Subsistence | \u00a316,171.73 | \u00a343,176.88 | \u00a359,348.61 |
Other (incidentals such as printing, room hire and meeting refreshments) | \u00a31,939.11 | \u00a33052.73 | \u00a34991.84 |
Total | \u00a3244,476.11 | \u00a3443,452.57 | \u00a3687,928.68 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"5B9quCfF","AnswerText":["
The department has not yet held discussions with Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru on the S4C Review as the review has yet to begin. As set out in the Welsh Conservatives manifesto, the government remains committed to carrying out a review of S4C's remit, governance and funding in 2017 and we will announce more details shortly.
The government is committed to review of S4C's remit, governance and funding. Once launched we will discuss with many stakeholders, including Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"R2M3K1D7","AnswerText":["The department has not yet held discussions with Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru on the S4C Review as the review has yet to begin. As set out in the Welsh Conservatives manifesto, the government remains committed to carrying out a review of S4C's remit, governance and funding in 2017 and we will announce more details shortly."],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"AUygypmq","AnswerText":["
The National Police Chiefs Council has reported figures on the number of children held in police custody as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act for only three years. These were as follows:
2012-13 256 255;
2013-14 161 256; and
2014-15 145 161.
Data on children and young people sectioned under other sections of the Mental Health Act are not available centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ao4JXBq2","AnswerText":["The National Police Chiefs Council has reported figures on the number of children held in police custody as a place of safety under section 136 of the Mental Health Act for only three years. These were as follows:
2012-13 255;
2013-14 256; and
2014-15 161.
Data on children and young people sectioned under other sections of the Mental Health Act are not available centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"EYayPsvQ","AnswerText":["Data on the number of correspondence to the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), which was responded to within 20 days is published quarterly as part of UKVI transparency data.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-august-2017
UKVI does not publish data in the 10 day and 30 day format requested.
The Prime Minister has held a number of meetings on modern slavery, including with the Task Force, to bring the collective weight of Government to bear against this terrible crime.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CpKE2r0H","AnswerText":["Data on the number of correspondence to the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), which was responded to within 20 days is published quarterly as part of UKVI transparency data.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-august-2017
UKVI does not publish data in the 10 day and 30 day format requested.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"T30DATiS","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"MmozET50","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zAmOqW9Q","AnswerText":["Ministers from both Departments meet regularly to discuss a range of issues.The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has responsibility for digital engagement policy in England. The Welsh Government is responsible for this policy in Wales, where it is referred to as digital inclusion. The Welsh Government\u2019s \u201cDigital Communities Wales\u201d programme aims to help digitally excluded people engage with technology and support organisations which work with those individuals.
The UK government and devolved administrations collaborate and share good practice around digital engagement. The Department for Culture, Media & Sport also works with partners to develop products such as the \u201cDigital Inclusion Outcomes Framework\u201d for all to use.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"I7HJ2ZPh","AnswerText":["
Ministers from both Departments meet regularly to discuss a range of issues.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Kg7ICXLn","AnswerText":["Below is a breakdown of all successful foreign direct investment projects from EU countries in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 together with the estimated number of jobs created and safeguarded, as recorded by UK Trade & Investment.
Number of Inward FDI Projects originating from EU recorded by UKTI
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Projects | New Jobs | Safeguarded jobs | |
2012-13 | 504 | 15,399 | 35,073 |
2013-14 | 564 | 20,432 | 22,805 |
2014-15 | 658 | 28,250 | 6,686 |
Source: UKTI FDI projects database.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"psSAqNij","AnswerText":["Below is a breakdown of all successful foreign direct investment projects from EU countries in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 together with the estimated number of jobs created and safeguarded, as recorded by UK Trade & Investment.
Number of Inward FDI Projects originating from EU recorded by UKTI
Projects | New Jobs | Safeguarded jobs | |
2012-13 | 485 | 15,053 | 34,824 |
2013-14 | 541 | 19,933 | 22,712 |
2014-15 | 634 | 26,845 | 6,076 |
Source: UKTI FDI projects database.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"bIwOhdcF","AnswerText":["Currently, we are looking to include strict advice on the use of these devises in a revised version of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs. If the devices are used in compliance with the Code, it would only be as a last resort and on the advice of a veterinary surgeon or a suitably qualified behaviourist or dog trainer and by a competent operator. The Code could be adduced as evidence used in court in order to determine whether an animal welfare offence has been committed. The impact of the Code will be assessed and compliance with the Code closely monitored, before any decisions are taken on possible future legislative action.
Currently, we are looking to include strict advice on the use of these devices in a revised version of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs. If the devices were to be used in compliance with an amended Code, it would only be as a last resort and on the advice of a veterinary surgeon or a suitably qualified behaviourist or dog trainer and by a competent operator. The revised Code could be adduced as evidence in court in order to determine whether an animal welfare offence has been committed. The impact of the revised Code will be assessed before any decisions are taken on possible future legislative action.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uLUsMajb","AnswerText":["Currently, we are looking to include strict advice on the use of these devises in a revised version of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs. If the devices are used in compliance with the Code, it would only be as a last resort and on the advice of a veterinary surgeon or a suitably qualified behaviourist or dog trainer and by a competent operator. The Code could be adduced as evidence used in court in order to determine whether an animal welfare offence has been committed. The impact of the Code will be assessed and compliance with the Code closely monitored, before any decisions are taken on possible future legislative action.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"dBMMjuMq","AnswerText":["The DWP has 40 published forms on gov.uk. Oof those which 27 are covered by the Welsh Language Act,. Of these 9 22 are currently available in Welsh and the rest will be by January 2016.
The DWP has 40 published forms on gov.uk. Of those covered by the Welsh Language Act, 22 are available in Welsh and the rest will be by January 2016.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"uHF0YhDF","AnswerText":["
Since August 2017 we have been focussing on more proactive case management to reduce delays and speed up the clearance of mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payment. A similar exercise for mandatory reconsiderations for employment and support allowance has started, looking at the entire journey from when the customer first challenges the Department\u2019s decision, from which we expect to be able to identify opportunities to reduce delays in the current process and speed up clearance of mandatory reconsiderations.
The median monthly clearance time for employment and support allowance mandatory reconsiderations in July 2017 was 13 days, 1 day less than in April 2017. However it is important that sufficient time is allowed for customers to provide any additional evidence that will help to support their case. Accordingly there is no target time for clearing mandatory reconsiderations \u2013 each is done without delay, but based on its merits.
If a JSA claimant\u2019s health deteriorates, and the period of sickness is expected to exceed 13 weeks, a claim should be made to ESA or Universal Credit (UC) in relevant geographical areas. In this instance the claimant would need to close their JSA claim and make a new claim to ESA. ESA can be claimed immediately following the closure of a JSA claim and, provided the claim to ESA was made within 12 weeks of closing their JSA claim, the claimant would not have to serve waiting days. There are no transitional arrangements between the benefits however, the aim is for there to be no unnecessary interruption of funds to the individual. Where a claimant is in urgent financial need whilst their ESA claim is being processed, they can apply for additional support in the form of an advance on their first payment, known as a \u201cshort term benefit advance\u201d, or a hardship payment. The claimant will receive a benefit advance payment on the same or next working day. If the JSA claimant\u2019s period of sickness is likely to be for less than 13 weeks (referred to as an Extended Period of Sickness (EPS)), the claimant may choose to remain in receipt of JSA rather than claiming ESA/UC. If they choose to do this, they will receive the same amount of JSA benefit. To qualify for an EPS the claimant must not be fit for any work and this will be determined based on the medical evidence supplied. During this period the claimant will be treated as being available for work, and the Work Coach will tailor the conditionality requirements on their Claimant Commitment, taking into account the claimant\u2019s health condition. An EPS can only be declared for one continuous period of sickness of 13 weeks or less in any 12 month period calculated from the start of the period of sickness. Once it is clear the period of sickness will last for 13 weeks or more, the claimant will be advised to make a claim to ESA or UC. In areas where UC Full Service is in place, the claimant will be advised to claim UC rather than ESA. One of the policy designs of Universal Credit is that it removes the need for claimants to switch between different benefits as their circumstances change, simplifying the system and ensuring continuity for claimants. As stated, there are no transitional arrangements for UC. Where a claimant advises they cannot manage financially until their pay day (UC is paid monthly, unlike JSA and ESA which are fortnightly), an advance can be made. This advance is recoverable from further payments of UC, at a rate agreed between the claimant and the Work Coach. Universal Credit is a much simpler system with clearer rules and clearer rates. It has an easy to use online account, where claimants can report changes of circumstance in real time. UC Support for disabled people under UC reflects two core components of the old ESA system, ensuring that more severely disabled people benefit from higher payments.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mp3qPI04","AnswerText":["
Since August 2017 we have been focussing on more proactive case management to reduce delays and speed up the clearance of mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payment. A similar exercise for mandatory reconsiderations for employment and support allowance has started, looking at the entire journey from when the customer first challenges the Department\u2019s decision, from which we expect to be able to identify opportunities to reduce delays in the current process and speed up clearance of mandatory reconsiderations.
The median monthly clearance time for employment and support allowance mandatory reconsiderations in July 2017 was 13 days, 1 day less than in April 2017. However it is important that sufficient time is allowed for customers to provide any additional evidence that will help to support their case. Accordingly there is no target time for clearing mandatory reconsiderations \u2013 each is done without delay, but based on its merits.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"73itDjXC","AnswerText":["No structures directly funded by the UK in recent years have been demolished. The UK regularly raises demolitions with the government of Israel.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"gZqqwYzT","AnswerText":["No structures directly funded by the UK have been demolished. The UK regularly raises demolitions with the government of Israel.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"6ETEwtEZ","AnswerText":["We want our sportsmen and women to win even more medals in Rio than they did in London 2012. That is why we continue to support elite sports funding, and why we secured an excellent settlement in the latest Autumn Statement - that will build on our Olympic and Paralympic success at the London Games 2012, and ensure we compete with the top nations in Tokyo 2020 and beyond.
Whilst the ambition of winning more Olympic medals in Rio than London remains possible, the current evidence from UK Sport shows that it is highly probable Great Britain and Northern Ireland will have the best ever Olympic medal haul at an \u201caway\u201d Games.
UK Sport analysis also indicates that despite an ever more competitive landscape the Paralympic team is set to win more medals than in 2012.
UK Sport will publish agreed medal targets for Rio 2016 on a sport by sport basis in July.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-24T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DcDMe5Hj","AnswerText":["
We want our sportsmen and women to win even more medals in Rio than they did in London 2012. That is why we continue to support elite sports funding, and why we secured an excellent settlement in the latest Autumn Statement - that will build on our Olympic and Paralympic success at the London Games 2012, and ensure we compete with the top nations in Tokyo 2020 and beyond.
Whilst the ambition of winning more Olympic medals in Rio than London remains possible, the current evidence from UK Sport shows that it is highly probable Great Britain and Northern Ireland will have the best ever Olympic medal haul at an \u201caway\u201d Games.
UK Sport analysis also indicates that despite an ever more competitive landscape the Paralympic team is set to win more medals than in 2012.
UK Sport will publish agreed medal targets for Rio 2016 on a sport by sport basis in July.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"dWYRuzcl","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"FXEBrGa8","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"bd1yJL06","AnswerText":["
Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.
If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CCeg9Cks","AnswerText":["Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.
If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"XyRivO14","AnswerText":["HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uaAfOALw","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"lVx9FyDW","AnswerText":["
A list of the locations in which items from the Government Art Collection have been shown in the last 12 months is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"9kmCu8u0","AnswerText":["A list of the locations in which items from the Government Art Collection have been shown in the last 12 months is attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"GDdcgRWU","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
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Removal Directions served in | Number of cases |
2010 | 697 |
2011 | 768 |
2012 | 543 |
2013 | 508 |
2014 | 324 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
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Decision made in | Number of cases |
2010 | 26 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 11 |
2013 | 20 |
2014 | 90 |
2015 | 85 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Voluntary | Enforced | |
2010 | 48 | 77 |
2011 | 28 | 42 |
2012 | 18 | 36 |
2013 | 11 | 44 |
2014 | 0 | 15 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 3 |
2011 | 7 |
2012 | 8 |
2013 | 6 |
2014 | 14 |
2015 | 22 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 9 |
2011 | 11 |
2012 | 13 |
2013 | 11 |
2014 | 17 |
2015 | 24 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"isCOynSD","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
Removal Directions Served | Number of Cases | |
2010 | 306 | |
2011 | 478 | |
2012 | 327 | |
2013 | 330 | |
2014 | 245 | |
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year | Applications to vary or extend leave |
2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
Certification Decision Made | No of Cases |
2010 | 27 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 10 |
2013 | 18 |
2014 | 87 |
2015 | 85 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year of Asylum Application | Voluntary Departure | Enforced Removal | ||
2010 | 40 | 65 | ||
2011 | 28 | 38 | ||
2012 | 15 | 35 | ||
2013 | 11 | 44 | ||
2014 | 0 | 15 | ||
2015 | 0 | 0 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Removals | No of Cases |
2010 | 1 |
2011 | 5 |
2012 | 3 |
2013 | 5 |
2014 | 13 |
2015 | 22 |
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Removals | No of Cases | |||
2010 | 2 | |||
2011 | 7 | |||
2012 | 3 | |||
2013 | 6 | |||
2014 | 13 | |||
2015 | 22 | |||
The number of work coaches employed by the department in each of the last three years, shown by each nation within Great Britain and also by Jobcentre Plus district can be seen in the tables below.
By the end of March 2018 we plan to have around 2,500 more Work Coaches in Jobcentres across the nations and regions of Great Britain. However, the final allocation of work coaches will be based on funding, claimant activity and determined by need.
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| National | 12,613 | 11,341 | 11,596 |
| England | 10,855 | 9,723 | 9,659 |
| Scotland | 1,136 | 997 | 1,186 |
| Wales | 622 | 620 | 750 |
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Central England | Birmingham & Solihull | 476 | 412 | 449 |
Central England | Black Country | 369 | 381 | 355 |
Central England | *Derbyshire | 192 |
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Central England | *Staffordshire & Shropshire | 257 |
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North East England | South Yorkshire | 366 |
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Southern England | *Avon Severn and Thames | 0 | 0 | 302 |
Southern England | *Berkshire, Surrey and Sussex | 0 | 0 | 363 |
Southern England | *Gloucestershire & West of England | 325 | 262 |
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Southern England | *Surrey & Sussex | 348 | 282 |
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The number of work coaches employed by the department in each of the last three years, shown by each nation within Great Britain and also by Jobcentre Plus district can be seen in the tables below.
By the end of March 2018 we plan to have around 2,500 more Work Coaches in Jobcentres across the nations and regions of Great Britain. However, the final allocation of work coaches will be based on funding, claimant activity and determined by need.
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National | 12,613 | 11,341 | 11,596 |
England | 10,855 | 9,723 | 9,659 |
Scotland | 1,136 | 997 | 1,186 |
Wales | 622 | 620 | 750 |
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Jobcentre Plus District | March 2014 | March 2015 | March 2016 |
Birmingham & Solihull | 476 | 412 | 449 |
Black Country | 369 | 381 | 355 |
Derbyshire | 192 | 349 | 326 |
East Anglia | 375 | 272 | 296 |
Leicestershire & Northamptonshire | 270 | 321 | 327 |
Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire & Rutland | 348 | 216 | 242 |
Mercia | 240 | 406 | 409 |
Staffordshire & Shropshire | 257 | 238 | 228 |
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire | 267 | 445 | 374 |
East London | 555 | 288 | 238 |
Essex | 314 | 249 | 246 |
Kent | 293 | 390 | 336 |
North London | 479 | 555 | 464 |
South London | 624 | 369 | 361 |
West London | 413 | 332 | 362 |
Durham & Tees Valley | 374 | 353 | 336 |
North East Yorkshire & Humber | 388 | 352 | 377 |
Northumberland Tyne & Wear | 372 | 344 | 377 |
South Yorkshire | 366 | 573 | 523 |
West Yorkshire | 548 | 1,392 | 343 |
Cumbria & Lancashire | 347 | 293 | 370 |
Greater Manchester Central & Cheshire | 404 | 344 | 371 |
Greater Manchester East & West | 390 | 372 | 427 |
Merseyside | 410 | 383 | 315 |
East & South East Scotland | 314 | 289 | 395 |
Glasgow Lanarkshire & East Dunbartonshire | 387 | 319 | 205 |
North of Scotland | 188 | 180 | 271 |
West of Scotland | 247 | 210 | 392 |
Devon Cornwall & Somerset | 314 | 273 | 363 |
Gloucestershire & West of England | 325 | 262 | 330 |
Greater Wessex | 445 | 401 | 435 |
Surrey & Sussex | 348 | 282 | 750 |
Thames Valley | 338 | 267 | 172 |
North & Mid Wales | 129 | 141 | 303 |
South East Wales | 271 | 271 | 275 |
South West Wales | 222 | 207 | 449 |
Notes
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"J3gipxXG","AnswerText":["
Ofsted undertakes a review of each local safeguarding children\u2019s board (LSCB) at the same time as they undertake their inspection of local authorities\u2019 services for children in need of help and protection and looked after children. Neither the review nor the inspection makes specific judgements about the sexual exploitation of children or the effectiveness of the local child sexual exploitation action plans. However, inspectors are required to include in the cases they evaluate \u201cchildren at risk of harm from physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect; inspectors will also want to identify those children and young people where the local authority have concerns that they may be vulnerable to child sexual exploitation and those children and young people who have been missing from care, home and education\u201d. In undertaking the LSCB review inspectors are required to \u201cevaluate the quality and impact of the policies and procedures produced by the LSCB, such as the local thresholds document and the child sexual exploitation action plan.\u201d An LSCB\u2019s response to child sexual exploitation is considered as part of the overall judgement on the performance of the LSCB. Seven LSCBs of the 331 inspected since the new framework came into being in November 2013 have been found to be inadequate.
Ofsted undertakes a review of each local safeguarding children\u2019s board (LSCB) at the same time as they undertake their inspection of local authorities\u2019 services for children in need of help and protection and looked after children. Neither the review nor the inspection makes specific judgements about the sexual exploitation of children or the effectiveness of the local child sexual exploitation action plans. However, inspectors are required to include in the cases they evaluate \u201cchildren at risk of harm from physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect; inspectors will also want to identify those children and young people where the local authority have concerns that they may be vulnerable to child sexual exploitation and those children and young people who have been missing from care, home and education\u201d. In undertaking the LSCB review inspectors are required to \u201cevaluate the quality and impact of the policies and procedures produced by the LSCB, such as the local thresholds document and the child sexual exploitation action plan.\u201d An LSCB\u2019s response to child sexual exploitation is considered as part of the overall judgement on the performance of the LSCB. Seven LSCBs of the 31 inspected since the new framework came into being in November 2013 have been found to be inadequate.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"tW2NKk5H","AnswerText":["NHS England was formed in April 2013.
The table below shows actual expenditure by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) on mental health in 2013/14 and 2014/15 and forecast spend in 2015/16. This does not include spending on mental health services directly commissioned by NHS England.
Total actual expenditure by on mental health by CCGs across all providers for 2013/14 and 2014/15 and the total forecast expenditure for 2015/16
2013/14 actual spend (\u00a3 billion | 2014/15 actual spend (\u00a3 billion | 2015/16 forecast spend (\u00a3 billion |
9.6 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
Source: NHS England
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"r6lhUYd3","AnswerText":["NHS England was formed in April 2013.
The table below shows actual expenditure by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) on mental health in 2013/14 and 2014/15 and forecast spend in 2015/16. This does not include spending on mental health services directly commissioned by NHS England.
Total actual expenditure by on mental health by CCGs across all providers for 2013/14 and 2014/15 and the total forecast expenditure for 2015/16
2013/14 actual spend (\u00a3 million) | 2014/15 actual spend (\u00a3 million) | 2015/16 forecast spend (\u00a3 million) |
9.6 | 10.1 | 10.6 |
Source: NHS England
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"kDvqmyrB","AnswerText":["We have interpreted your question to refer to the death, for any reason, of receiving or paying parent who is named on a case managed by the Child Support Agency (CSA) or the Child Maintenance Service (CMS).
Data is only available for the 2003 CSA scheme, and for the CMS since December 2015. IIt It is standard practice for the Department to be informed of a death and for this to be recorded on departmental systems. It is only possible to identify a death of a case participant where the Department has a National Insurance number for the parent involved and has been informed of the death. Where the Department is informed of a death only the date is recorded as standard practice and as such any link beyond involvement in a case cannot be established.
For 2003 scheme cases managed by the CSA there were 71,200 deaths informed to DWP between 2003 and 31st December 2017.
For cases managed by the CMS there were 3,500 deaths informed to DWP between 1st December 2015 and 31st December 2017.
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest one hundred.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Uu4E2rcq","AnswerText":["We have interpreted your question to refer to the death, for any reason, of receiving or paying parent who is named on a case managed by the Child Support Agency (CSA) or the Child Maintenance Service (CMS).
Data is only available for the 2003 CSA scheme, and for the CMS since December 2015. IIt is standard practice for the Department to be informed of a death and for this to be recorded on departmental systems. It is only possible to identify a death of a case participant where the Department has a National Insurance number for the parent involved and has been informed of the death. Where the Department is informed of a death only the date is recorded as standard practice and as such any link beyond involvement in a case cannot be established.
For 2003 scheme cases managed by the CSA there were 71,200 deaths informed to DWP between 2003 and 31st December 2017.
For cases managed by the CMS there were 3,500 deaths informed to DWP between 1st December 2015 and 31st December 2017.
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest one hundred.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"kO1NGnEZ","AnswerText":["The National Fund was created in 1928 with an initial anonymous donation of \u00a3500,000 with the aim of eventually extinguishing the national debt. It has accumulated significant funds through further donations and income over the years, as set out in the attached chart below. It is currently estimated to be worth over \u00a3460 million.
The terms of the deed of Trust for the National Fund are such that the Trustees are required to accumulate the net income and profits of the trust fund until the value of the fund along with its accumulated income, when added to the value of any other funds applicable for the same purpose, is sufficient to discharge the entirety of the National Debt. Given the terms of the trust, the money is currently \u2018locked\u2019 in the fund.
The Attorney General\u2019s Office is working with the Charity Commission and the Fund\u2019s trustees to help resolve this legally complicated matter.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"BjY7YKfh","AnswerText":["
The National Fund was created in 1928 with an initial anonymous donation of \u00a3500,000 with the aim of eventually extinguishing the national debt. It has accumulated significant funds through further donations and income over the years, as set out in the chart below. It is currently estimated to be worth over \u00a3460 million.
The terms of the deed of Trust for the National Fund are such that the Trustees are required to accumulate the net income and profits of the trust fund until the value of the fund along with its accumulated income, when added to the value of any other funds applicable for the same purpose, is sufficient to discharge the entirety of the National Debt. Given the terms of the trust, the money is currently \u2018locked\u2019 in the fund.
The Attorney General\u2019s Office is working with the Charity Commission and the Fund\u2019s trustees to help resolve this legally complicated matter.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"oubbPqFI","AnswerText":["
The grants clause will help to ensure that grant funding is always used for the intended purpose. It will not prevent organisations from using their own privately raised funds to campaign as they see fit. Given the clear intention of the clause, To ensure taxpayers\u2019 money is well spent, there are no plans to debate it at present.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cc882GHS","AnswerText":["The grants clause will help to ensure that grant funding is always used for the intended purpose. It will prevent organisations from using their own privately raised funds to campaign as they see fit. Given the clear intention of the clause, To ensure taxpayers\u2019 money is well spent, there are no plans to debate it at present.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"BQY1zLm0","AnswerText":["Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 20212, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"QW6VpP8E","AnswerText":["
Defra\u2019s approach to avian influenza disease control is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. All avian influenza disease control and prevention measures are kept under regular review as part of the government\u2019s work to monitor and manage the risks of avian influenza, and all decisions regarding these measures are based on risk assessments containing the latest scientific and ornithological evidence and veterinary advice.
Under the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone that has been in force across Great Britain since 3 November 2022, access to areas where poultry and other captive birds are kept must be restricted to only essential personnel. In addition, access to premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed is restricted. Access to infected premises would only be permitted following a veterinary risk assessment and under licence from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Outside of these restrictions, there is no legal requirement for local authorities to limit access to public areas or close rights of way, and the countryside remains open for business.
However, where findings of avian influenza in wild birds have occurred in public areas, local authorities may take a precautionary approach to protect the health and welfare of birds and to limit the risk of infection being transferred on footwear etc to other bird keeping areas by restricting access to areas where wild birds frequently congregate. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that avian influenza is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the general public\u2019s health is very low. Local authorities will work closely with public health protection teams to take appropriate precautions to protect human health where required. Any decisions taken to restrict access to areas to protect public health are made on the basis of risk assessments undertaken by the UKHSA supported by evidence of the local and national animal health situation.
No premises where notifiable avian influenza has been confirmed during the 2021-2022 outbreak have been located on local authority owned land. Defra does not collect data on the number of other areas where access has been restricted by local authorities.
Avian influenza is a notifiable animal disease. Failure to report suspicion of avian influenza in poultry or other captive birds is an offence. Avian influenza controls are enforced by local authorities, normally within the Trading Standards or Environmental Health Service teams. Defra, the devolved administrations and APHA work closely and meet regularly with local authority representatives and the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers both at a national level and through the cross-agency local resilience forums to help ensure effective implementation of the avian influenza outbreak prevention and control measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-05-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"kuKqJG78","AnswerText":["
The Government has allocated a total of \u00a3321.5 \u00a3312.5 million to Greater Manchester over the five-year period to 2022-23 as part of the Transforming Cities Fund. \u00a3160 million of this will help support the creation of a comprehensive cycling and walking network, informed by the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan that is currently being developed by Transport for Greater Manchester.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RgEImFBY","AnswerText":["
The Government has allocated a total of \u00a3321.5 million to Greater Manchester over the five-year period to 2022-23 as part of the Transforming Cities Fund. \u00a3160 million of this will help support the creation of a comprehensive cycling and walking network, informed by the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan that is currently being developed by Transport for Greater Manchester.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"rQxsRphC","AnswerText":["
The Women\u2019s Integrated Sexual Health programme will be implemented by two consortia. Marie Stopes International have been awarded a contract for \u00a377 million and International Planned Parenthood Federation have been awarded a contract for \u00a3132 million \u00a3135 million.
The Women\u2019s Integrated Sexual Health programme will be implemented by two consortia. Marie Stopes International have been awarded a contract for \u00a377 million and International Planned Parenthood Federation have been awarded a contract for \u00a3135 million.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-09-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"99mXA4P5","AnswerText":["The Minister will respond within the 20 - working day service standard for MP's correspondence.
A response was issued on 21st April.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"h47hO5ou","AnswerText":["The Minister will respond within the 20 - working day service standard for MP's correspondence.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"f2pmvsts","AnswerText":["The UK's Ambassador to Iraq works closely with the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General to support the Government of Iraq's efforts to stabilise the country and protect all communities. Through our Embassy in Baghdad and Consulate-General in Erbil, alongside UN officials and our other international partners, we consistently urge the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government to ensure the safe, voluntary and unhindered return of all Internally Displaced Persons, including minorities, supported by the prospect of genuine community reconciliation. We recognise that security is one of the main concerns facing not just minorities but many other displaced Iraqis wanting to return home. Ultimately, restoring security in liberated areas and creating an environment that is safe for everyone is the responsibility of the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government.
We are also working with the UN and other international partners to support the Iraqi Government in its efforts to stablilise areas which have been liberated from Daesh.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"FezbbO53","AnswerText":["The UK's Ambassador to Iraq works closely with the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General to support the Government of Iraq's efforts to stabilise the country and protect all communities. Through our Embassy in Baghdad and Consulate-General in Erbil, alongside UN officials and our other international partners, we consistently urge the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government to ensure the safe, voluntary and unhindered return of all Internally Displaced Persons, including minorities, supported by the prospect of genuine community reconciliation. We recognise that security is one of the main concerns facing not just minorities but many other displaced Iraqis wanting to return home. Ultimately, restoring security in liberated areas and creating an environment that is safe for everyone is the responsibility of the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"pCQvxFRW","AnswerText":["The Government takes wildlife crime seriously. Significant sanctions are available to judges to hand down to those convicted of wildlife crimes. Most wildlife crimes carry a maximum fine of \u00a35,000 an unlimited fine and a six-month custodial sentence. We have no plans to amend these penalties.
The Government takes wildlife crime seriously. Significant sanctions are available to judges to hand down to those convicted of wildlife crimes. Most wildlife crimes carry a maximum fine of \u00a35,000 and a six-month custodial sentence. We have no plans to amend these penalties.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"jrZe1rZs","AnswerText":["Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are collaborations between general practitioner (GP) practices and a range of other local providers, typically serving a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. The Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service payment for PCNs is in final development and will be published in due course.
It is expected that PCNs should engage with local authorities as a key local partner in the delivery of integrated health and care services in order to support the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.
From April October 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are collaborations between general practitioner (GP) practices and a range of other local providers, typically serving a population of between 30,000 and 50,000. The Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service payment for PCNs is in final development and will be published in due course.
It is expected that PCNs should engage with local authorities as a key local partner in the delivery of integrated health and care services in order to support the objectives in the NHS Long Term Plan.
From April 2019, contraception services will no longer be an Additional Service under the Regulations governing the General Medical Services contract but will become part of Essential Services for GP contractors.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"DebFNZ9g","AnswerText":["The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.A full answer cannot be provided as the data requested is not held by HMCTS.
A full answer cannot be provided as the data requested is not held by HMCTS.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"LYkNEgqw","AnswerText":["The Health and Safety Executive has recorded the following hydrocarbon releases (HCRs) by year:
2000 264
2001 251
2002 242
2003 242
2004 273
2005 224
2006 190
2007 185
2008 147
2009 179
2010 186
2011 142
2012 105
2013 118
2014 94
2015 93
2016 101(p)
2017 103(p)
Final figures for 2016 will be confirmed and published with the provisional figures for 2017 as part of the Health and Safety Executive\u2019s annual Offshore Statistics & Regulatory Activity Report, due to be published in July.
Releases are categorised as \u201cmajor\u201d, \u201csignificant\u201d and \u201cminor\u201d, depending on the potential consequences of the event, which is usually directly linked to the total quantity or rate of release.Overall reported hydrocarbon releases have approximately halved since 2010. The reporting process presents an opportunity for both the regulator and the industry to investigate and identify underlying causes and learn lessons.
Although the offshore industry has seen the overall downward trend as an indicator of improved performance, HSE remains concerned that every release represents a deficiency in an operator\u2019s process safety management, and an increased risk of harm to workers. There have also been a small number of large releases every year which could have resulted in a major accident.
Consequently, the Director of HSE\u2019s Energy Division wrote recently to challenge the offshore industry to identify and address any weaknesses in its leadership and safety culture, as well as its arrangements for safety system audits, which have allowed such releases to occur (see attachment entitled Letter from the Director, HSE Energy Division to the Oil and Gas Industry on Hydrocarbon Releases).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"L28UZJ3D","AnswerText":["The Health and Safety Executive has recorded the following hydrocarbon releases (HCRs) by year:
2000 264
2001 251
2002 242
2003 242
2004 273
2005 224
2006 190
2007 185
2008 147
2009 179
2010 186
2011 142
2012 105
2013 118
2014 94
2015 93
2016 101(p)
2017 103(p)
Final figures for 2016 will be confirmed and published with the provisional figures for 2017 as part of the Health and Safety Executive\u00e2\u0080\u0099s annual Offshore Statistics & Regulatory Activity Report, due to be published in July.
Releases are categorised as \u00e2\u0080\u009cmajor\u00e2\u0080\u009d, \u00e2\u0080\u009csignificant\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cminor\u00e2\u0080\u009d, depending on the potential consequences of the event, which is usually directly linked to the total quantity or rate of release.Overall reported hydrocarbon releases have approximately halved since 2010. The reporting process presents an opportunity for both the regulator and the industry to investigate and identify underlying causes and learn lessons.
Although the offshore industry has seen the overall downward trend as an indicator of improved performance, HSE remains concerned that every release represents a deficiency in an operator\u00e2\u0080\u0099s process safety management, and an increased risk of harm to workers. There have also been a small number of large releases every year which could have resulted in a major accident.
Consequently, the Director of HSE\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Energy Division wrote recently to challenge the offshore industry to identify and address any weaknesses in its leadership and safety culture, as well as its arrangements for safety system audits, which have allowed such releases to occur (see attachment entitled Letter from the Director, HSE Energy Division to the Oil and Gas Industry on Hydrocarbon Releases).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ACiqFmyl","AnswerText":["Thank you for your question. We are currently working to provide a comprehensive response and I will provide an answer as soon as it is available.
No migrants have been removed from the UK directly from the facility at Manston without the required notification period as set out in published guidance, and no one has been removed whilst they had a pending asylum claim.
All individuals arriving in the UK may be examined to establish whether they require leave (permission) to enter the UK, including those arriving via an unauthorised or irregular route. In those circumstances, the presence of a legal representative is not necessary to determine the purpose of an individual\u2019s arrival in the UK, and there is no legal right to such representation. Where an individual is unwilling to answer questions about the purpose of their arrival, the Border Force officer cannot be satisfied of the individuals eligibility to enter the UK and they may be refused.
Where an individual mentions any fear of return to their home country, or indicates they may be a victim of modern slavery or trafficking then officers are required to follow the relevant processes to ensure that those claims are properly considered in line with our international and domestic legal obligations.
Where interviews are being conducted in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), officers will be compliant with the codes of practice including the right to legal representation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"R21EQnzC","AnswerText":["Thank you for your question. We are currently working to provide a comprehensive response and I will provide an answer as soon as it is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gBHGAMO3","AnswerText":["The Government is determined to get the best deal for the UK in our negotiations to leave the EU, including for our world-leading food and farming industry. We have asked the Migration Advisory Committee for advice on the UK\u2019s reliance on EU labour and they will help us shape immigration policy going forward.
The EU Settlement Scheme will be a simple and streamlined application process, drawing on existing government data and processes to minimise the administrative burden on applicants. We are building an application process which is fit for purpose, and we are engaging with stakeholders who represent EU citizens in the UK to discuss and understand their needs.
We will be providing further detail on the scheme in due course.
The EU Settlement Scheme will be a simple and streamlined application process, drawing on existing government data and processes to minimise the administrative burden on applicants. We are building an application process which is fit for purpose, and we are engaging with stakeholders who represent EU citizens in the UK to discuss and understand their needs.
We will be providing further detail on the scheme in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"pmiHa0IQ","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
The Government recognises that disabled people are likely to face greater costs when seeking elected office due to their disability. That is why we launched the EnAble Fund for Elected Office to help cover disability related expenses. As an interim fund it gave political parties the time to put in place measures to support disabled candidates.
The Fund is time limited and was put in place for elections that had been planned. Therefore, funding has not been scheduled for this election. Retrospective support, as with this year\u2019s European Parliamentary Elections, could be considered for candidates but this would be for the next Government to decide.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-11-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jxBDKvZ2","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"36bUG4Wx","AnswerText":["We engage with India on the full range of human rights matters, working with Union and State Governments and with non-governmental organisations to build capacity and share expertise to promote human rights for all. The British High Commission recently met the Vice Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in July to discuss minority rights.
We also support local NGOs to deliver projects to promote minority rights. In 2015, we funded a project that trained 500 tribal men and women on women\u2019s rights and access to justice. During 2016-2018, we provided legal training for 2,000 Dalit women to combat violence against them, and helped create a network of Dalit Women Human Rights Defenders in four states. This year, we have launched a network of legal experts to empower Dalit communities in Andhra Pradesh and a helpline for victims of persecution to seek support.
\u200b
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ntivSPaN","AnswerText":["We engage with India on the full range of human rights matters, working with Union and State Governments and with non-governmental organisations to build capacity and share expertise to promote human rights for all. The British High Commission recently met the Vice Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in July to discuss minority rights.
We also support local NGOs to deliver projects to promote minority rights. In 2015, we funded a project that trained 500 tribal men and women on women\u2019s rights and access to justice. During 2016-2018, we provided legal training for 2,000 Dalit women to combat violence against them, and helped create a network of Dalit Women Human Rights Defenders in four states. This year, we have launched a network of legal experts to empower Dalit communities in Andhra Pradesh and a helpline for victims of persecution to seek support.
\u200b
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-05T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"uic6Vjbl","AnswerText":["Three companies bid for the Secure English Language Test for applicants abroad. Four companies bid for the Secure English Language Test for applicants within the UK. The contract was awarded to IELTS Consortium; the Consortium is made up of Cambridge English Language Assessment as Consortium Lead, with British Council and IDP IELTS Australia. The Concession Agreement is cost neutral as it was procured as a concession, rather than a contract, with test-takers paying the test provider directly. The Home Office has not provided funding to the service providers under this arrangement. An estimate of the market value is approximately \u00a360 million per annum worldwide, based on expected volumes of upwards of 400,000 SELT tests at an average cost of \u00a3150 per test.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vQfT5BDD","AnswerText":["Three companies bid for the Secure English Language Test for applicants abroad. The contract was awarded to IELTS Consortium; the Consortium is made up of Cambridge English Language Assessment as Consortium Lead, with British Council and IDP IELTS Australia. The Concession Agreement is cost neutral as it was procured as a concession, rather than a contract, with test-takers paying the test provider directly. The Home Office has not provided funding to the service providers under this arrangement. An estimate of the market value is approximately \u00a360 million per annum worldwide, based on expected volumes of upwards of 400,000 SELT tests at an average cost of \u00a3150 per test.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"JqzuRyrX","AnswerText":["The table below provides the number of parents in Northern Ireland who have applied for Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) in each of the last three years. TFC was trialled in 2016 and launched in April 2017.
We are promoting the scheme across the UK, including a marketing campaign which launched on 10 September 2018, to increase awareness and take-up of Tax-Free Childcare.
Years | Total Number of Applications |
2016 | 2 |
2017 |
|
2018 |
|
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-14T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"IGguWZFs","AnswerText":["
The table below provides the number of parents in Northern Ireland who have applied for Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) in each of the last three years. TFC was trialled in 2016 and launched in April 2017.
We are promoting the scheme across the UK, including a marketing campaign which launched on 10 September 2018, to increase awareness and take-up of Tax-Free Childcare.
Years | Total Number of Applications |
2016 | 2 |
2017 | 1,039 |
2018 | 2,093 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ukTHX60t","AnswerText":["
The number of agency workers employed by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is
provided in Table 1.
The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s
Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.
The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.
The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ZD8rfXaM","AnswerText":["
The number of agency workers employed by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is
provided in Table 1.
The number of full-time equivalent staff employed and the projected staffing levels for March 2015 broken down by (a) the Home Department, (b) Her Majesty\u2019s
Passport Office, (c) UK Visas and Immigration and (d) Border Force is provided in Table 2.
The information provided for staff and agency workers in post is as at 31st January 2015.
The Home Department is currently finalising projected staffing levels for 2015-16 as part of the annual planning round so projected levels beyond March 2015 are not yet available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"SxkcDqST","AnswerText":["
For several years, record numbers of people cross the Channel in small boats, and this surge has placed the Home Office\u2019s asylum support infrastructure and accommodation services under immense pressure. In order to meet our statutory obligations to accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute, we have been forced to temporarily house asylum seekers in hotels. The use of hotels is a short term solution and we are working hard with Local Authorities and our accommodation providers to find more appropriate accommodation.
We continue to work collaboratively with Local Authorities through the establishment of multi-agency forums to understand and address operational impacts on local areas. These regular forums include all key stakeholders and have been developed to mitigate and assure the on-going services provision within a local area.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"loji68uK","AnswerText":["
For several years, record numbers of people cross the Channel in small boats, and this surge has placed the Home Office\u2019s asylum support infrastructure and accommodation services under immense pressure. The use of hotels is a short term solution and we are working hard with Local Authorities and our accommodation providers to find more appropriate accommodation.
We continue to work collaboratively with Local Authorities through the establishment of multi-agency forums to understand and address operational impacts on local areas. These regular forums include all key stakeholders and have been developed to mitigate and assure the on-going services provision within a local area.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ced39Fu7","AnswerText":["
HM Government welcomes the robust regulatory response from Ofwat to incentivise water companies to deliver for their customers, the environment and wider society.
The financial penalties imposed for missing performance commitments will rightly be returned to customers in the next financial year. There is no requirement from HM Government for companies to itemise these reductions on individual customer bills and individual company billing practices will differ.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"idI9e1mM","AnswerText":["HM Government welcomes the robust regulatory response from Ofwat to incentivise water companies to deliver for their customers, the environment and wider society.
The financial penalties imposed for missing performance commitments will rightly be returned to customers in the next financial year. There is no requirement from HM Government for companies to itemise these reductions on individual customer bills and individual company billing practices will differ.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"TTkXFWxo","AnswerText":["The FCDO values the work of the BBC World Service in promoting UK values globally. As the world's most trusted international broadcaster, it is a vital tool in providing accurate and impartial news to 365 million people globally each week. The FCDO engages regularly with the BBC and the Foreign Secretary periodically agrees with the BBC their objectives, priorities and targets, which include metrics relating to audience reach. However, the BBC remains operationally and editorially independent of Government, decisions about delivery of services are for them to take.
Though BBC Arabic radio has closed, the service remains available on TV and digital platforms, which are fast becoming the most popular form of engagement. BBC Arabic is funded by the Licence Fee, with some additional support from the FCDO through the 'World2020 programme'. As stated in the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK Government is working to bring soft power into its broader foreign policy approach. This includes providing a one-off \u00a320 million uplift to the World Service to protect all 42 language services, recognising its crucial role in supporting UK soft power and countering harmful disinformation.
The FCDO strongly values the important work of the BBC World Service in providing accurate and impartial news to 365 million people globally each week.
The FCDO engages regularly with the BBC. The BBC and the Foreign Secretary periodically agree objectives, priorities and targets, which include audience reach metrics. However, the BBC remains operationally and editorially independent of Government and service delivery decisions are for them to take. Though BBC Arabic radio broadcasting has ceased, the service remains available via TV and digital platforms, reflecting audience trends. BBC Arabic is funded by the Licence Fee, with some additional support via the FCDO-funded 'World2020 programme'.
As stated in the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK Government is working to bring soft power into its broader foreign policy approach. This includes providing a one-off \u00a320 million uplift to the World Service to protect all 42 language services, recognising its crucial role in supporting UK soft power and countering harmful disinformation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-06T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xofBqUMo","AnswerText":["The FCDO values the work of the BBC World Service in promoting UK values globally. As the world's most trusted international broadcaster, it is a vital tool in providing accurate and impartial news to 365 million people globally each week. The FCDO engages regularly with the BBC and the Foreign Secretary periodically agrees with the BBC their objectives, priorities and targets, which include metrics relating to audience reach. However, the BBC remains operationally and editorially independent of Government, decisions about delivery of services are for them to take.
Though BBC Arabic radio has closed, the service remains available on TV and digital platforms, which are fast becoming the most popular form of engagement. BBC Arabic is funded by the Licence Fee, with some additional support from the FCDO through the 'World2020 programme'. As stated in the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK Government is working to bring soft power into its broader foreign policy approach. This includes providing a one-off \u00a320 million uplift to the World Service to protect all 42 language services, recognising its crucial role in supporting UK soft power and countering harmful disinformation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-04-06T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"cmcIyCU0","AnswerText":["The Department ensures that all official information is badged appropriately with the Government crest; National Health Service branding or associated public health campaign branding, to reinforce its credibility. Any misinformation detected is dealt with on a case by case basis depending on the level of impact it could have on public health.
We are working closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on their white paper on Online Harms. Information on the upcoming white paper and Government Communication Service\u2019s existing advice The Government Communications Service has also recently published a toolkit \u2018RESIST\u2019 to assist government communicators in tackling disinformation which my Department will utilise. These documents can be viewed at the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-to-make-social-media-safer
https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/news/5-trends-in-leading-edge-communications/
https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/evaluation/tools-and-resources/
The Department ensures that all official information is badged appropriately with the Government crest; National Health Service branding or associated public health campaign branding, to reinforce its credibility. Any misinformation detected is dealt with on a case by case basis depending on the level of impact it could have on public health.
We are working closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on their white paper on Online Harms. The Government Communications Service has also recently published a toolkit \u2018RESIST\u2019 to assist government communicators in tackling disinformation which my Department will utilise. These documents can be viewed at the following links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-laws-to-make-social-media-safer
https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/evaluation/tools-and-resources/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"GOMbjGcy","AnswerText":["Data relating to the number of awards for BTEC qualifications by level has only been collected since the 2005/06 academic year. Therefore, figures for 2005/06 to 2013/14 inclusive are provided in the table below.
BTEC qualification[1] numbers of pupils at the end of Key stage 4[2] in all schools
Number of Awards
Level 1 | Level 2 | |
2005/06 | - | 9,835 |
2006/07 | - | 37,798 |
2007/08 | - | 102,329 |
2008/09 | - | 166,242 |
2009/10 | - | 259,921 |
2010/11 | - | 283,206 |
2011/12[5] | 13,661 | 463,525 |
2012/13 | 15,949 | 503,542 |
2013/14[6] | 3,465 | 294,729 |
Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data
These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables which have removed the perverse incentives for schools to teach qualifications that were easy to achieve and/or had an inflated value in performance measures. This served only to devalue vocational education. Now, the qualifications which can count in performance tables are those that are of demonstrably high quality and promote progression.
[1] Until 2010/11, comprises BTEC First Diploma and BTEC First Certificate. From 2011/12, it comprises BTEC Award, BTEC Certificate and BTEC Diploma.
[2] Those in all schools who were at the end of key stage 4 in the relevant academic year.
[3] Includes achievements by these pupils in previous academic years.
[4] Figures for 2006/07 and 2007/08 are provisional, all other years are revised.
[5] From 2011/12 onwards, BTEC and OCR qualifications awarded as part of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) are included in their respective BTEC and OCR qualification categories.
[6] Figures for 2013/14 are based on the new 2013/14 methodology where Professor Alison Wolf\u2019s recommendations and the first entry policy have been implemented. Only those BTEC qualifications mentioned in the document at the following link are included: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/411159/Archived-KS4_performance_tables_-_inclusion_of_14-16_qualifications_in_2014.pdf. Therefore the results for 2013/14 academic years may not be directly comparable to previous years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ovg7O1qg","AnswerText":["
Data relating to the number of awards for BTEC qualifications by level has only been collected since the 2005/06 academic year. Therefore, figures for 2005/06 to 2013/14 inclusive are provided in the table below.
BTEC qualification[1] numbers of pupils at the end of Key stage 4[2] in all schools
Number of Awards
Level 1 | Level 2 | |
2005/06 | - | 9,835 |
2006/07 | - | 37,798 |
2007/08 | - | 102,329 |
2008/09 | - | 166,242 |
2009/10 | - | 259,921 |
2010/11 | - | 283,206 |
2011/12[5] | 13,661 | 463,525 |
2012/13 | 15,949 | 503,542 |
2013/14[6] | 3,465 | 294,729 |
Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data
These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables which have removed the perverse incentives for schools to teach qualifications that were easy to achieve and/or had an inflated value in performance measures. This served only to devalue vocational education. Now, the qualifications which can count in performance tables are those that are of demonstrably high quality and promote progression.
[1] Until 2010/11, comprises BTEC First Diploma and BTEC First Certificate. From 2011/12, it comprises BTEC Award, BTEC Certificate and BTEC Diploma.
[2] Those in all schools who were at the end of key stage 4 in the relevant academic year.
[3] Includes achievements by these pupils in previous academic years.
[4] Figures for 2006/07 and 2007/08 are provisional, all other years are revised.
[5] From 2011/12 onwards, BTEC and OCR qualifications awarded as part of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) are included in their respective BTEC and OCR qualification categories.
[6] Figures for 2013/14 are based on the new 2013/14 methodology where Professor Alison Wolf\u2019s recommendations and the first entry policy have been implemented. Only those BTEC qualifications mentioned in the document at the following link are included: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/411159/Archived-KS4_performance_tables_-_inclusion_of_14-16_qualifications_in_2014.pdf. Therefore the results for 2013/14 academic years may not be directly comparable to previous years.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"zZLCjKHU","AnswerText":["
The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022.
The Government recognises the need for football to be reformed to ensure the game\u2019s sustainability in the long term. We remain committed to publishing a White Paper in due course, setting out our detailed response to the Fan Led Review of Football Governance.
Following publication of the White Paper, we will bring forward legislation when parliamentary time allows.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"WljohRlJ","AnswerText":["
The Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Independent Fan Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022.
The Government recognises the need for football to be reformed to ensure the game\u2019s sustainability in the long term. We remain committed to publishing a White Paper in due course, setting out our detailed response to the Fan Led Review of Football Governance.
Following publication of the White Paper, we will bring forward legislation when parliamentary time allows.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"fbZ0T7WP","AnswerText":["
NHS England is the accountable commissioner and budget holder for all specialised services as set out in The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with the Manual for prescribed specialised services providing further detail.
NHS England has achieved significant progress in developing a set of nationally consistent service standards and commissioning policies, which ensure equity of access to high quality services across the board. Those standards and policies will continue to apply for those specialised services which are to be collaboratively commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England is currently in the process of agreeing the guidance on the collaborative commissioning arrangements which will be in place from 1 April 2015.
NHS England has clarified that where there are collaboratively commissioned services, NHS England will retain the full financial risk for these services for 2015/16. NHS England has advised us that there will be further work conducted over the next year to advise on the range of specialised services for which NHS England should remain the accountable commissioner and budget holder for 2016/17 and future years.
Copies of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 and the Manual for prescribed specialised services are attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"gSlSQDyZ","AnswerText":["
NHS England is the accountable commissioner and budget holder for all specialised services as set out in The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, with the Manual for prescribed specialised services providing further detail.
NHS England has achieved significant progress in developing a set of nationally consistent service standards and commissioning policies, which ensure equity of access to high quality services across the board. Those standards and policies will continue to apply for those specialised services which are to be collaboratively commissioned by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.
NHS England is currently in the process of agreeing the guidance on the collaborative commissioning arrangements which will be in place from 1 April 2015.
NHS England has clarified that where there are collaboratively commissioned services, NHS England will retain the full financial risk for these services for 2015/16. NHS England has advised us that there will be further work conducted over the next year to advise on the range of specialised services for which NHS England should remain the accountable commissioner and budget holder for 2016/17 and future years.
Copies of The National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012 and the Manual for prescribed specialised services are attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"gdq4RKX7","AnswerText":["
The Health and Social Care Information Centre advise that the collection of data for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services dataset will start at the beginning of February 2016. The first submission period will cover January to March 2016. Statistical reports based on the initial data collection will be published in mid-2016.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance Multiple sclerosis: management of multiple sclerosis in primary and secondary care, updated in October 2014, sets out best practice on the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The guidance makes a range of recommendations on drug based treatments for MS, but also highlights the importance of involving professionals who can meet the needs of the patient in the best way, such as physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
With regard to early diagnosis, MS is a difficult condition to diagnose as a number of the symptoms such as fatigue, depression or dizziness may be unrelated. The guidance sets out a number of initial presentations that clinicians should be aware of when looking for signs of MS. It also recommends a number of assessments a clinician should make, including testing of vision and blood tests before referral to a consultant neurologist, who can confirm or exclude a diagnosis of MS, subject to investigation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-27T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zBnMWTD5","AnswerText":["
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance Multiple sclerosis: management of multiple sclerosis in primary and secondary care, updated in October 2014, sets out best practice on the diagnosis, treatment, care and support of people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The guidance makes a range of recommendations on drug based treatments for MS, but also highlights the importance of involving professionals who can meet the needs of the patient in the best way, such as physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
With regard to early diagnosis, MS is a difficult condition to diagnose as a number of the symptoms such as fatigue, depression or dizziness may be unrelated. The guidance sets out a number of initial presentations that clinicians should be aware of when looking for signs of MS. It also recommends a number of assessments a clinician should make, including testing of vision and blood tests before referral to a consultant neurologist, who can confirm or exclude a diagnosis of MS, subject to investigation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Od9ZS903","AnswerText":["
The Seasonal Worker visa route was specifically designed to support the horticulture sector in the United Kingdom where growers typically require higher volumes of labour, for relatively short-term periods of time, in line with seasonal production peaks.
As announced on 24 December 2021, the Seasonal Worker visa route will continue to operate until at least the end of 2024. A total of 40,000 visas are available in 2022, of which 38,000 were for horticulture with the remaining 2,000 allocated to poultry workers in the run up to Christmas. HM Government is carefully considering the position on visa quotas for 2023 and we will say more in due course.
HM Government closely monitors the Seasonal Worker visa route to ensure its effective operation, and works closely with industry to make sure that the workforce requirements for the food and farming sector are understood across government.
Over recent months the Government, predominantly through the Department for Transport and Defra, has had a sustained dialogue with haulage companies and other organisations involved in the goods supply chain, as well as ministers and officials in the Devolved Administrations. This has included ministerial and industry roundtables, industry summits and tailored workshops.
Through this dialogue, we have been able to strengthen communication between government and industry and discuss issues and solutions, on a range of matters that have the potential to cause disruption to UK supply networks, especially with regard to the supply of food. This includes logistics issues at ports of entry for goods entering the UK, labour shortages across the supply chain (particularly lorry drivers), and the domestic supply of carbon dioxide.
Over recent months the Government, predominantly through the Department for Transport and Defra, has had a sustained dialogue with haulage companies and other organisations involved in the goods supply chain, as well as ministers and officials in the Devolved Administrations. This has included ministerial and industry roundtables, industry summits and tailored workshops.
Through this dialogue, we have been able to strengthen communication between government and industry and discuss issues and solutions, on a range of matters that have the potential to cause disruption to UK supply networks, especially with regard to the supply of food. This includes logistics issues at ports of entry for goods entering the UK, labour shortages across the supply chain (particularly lorry drivers), and the domestic supply of carbon dioxide.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"sQxnorgo","AnswerText":["The number of casualties in reported road collisions in England involving i) a pedal cycle and ii) an e-scooter are shown in the table, for the last 3 years for which data is available. The Department cannot disaggregate non-powered pedal cycles from pedal-assisted pedal cycles or motorised pedal cycles.
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Statistics on road casualties are based on data collected via the STATS19 system of collisions reported by the police. STATS19 data does not allow the precise cause of collisions to be determined so it is not possible to provide figures for collisions caused by a particular road user type.
The number of casualties, including fatalities, involving (but not necessarily caused by) an e-scooter or a pedal cycle in England for the last 3 years for which data is available can be found in the below table. The majority of casualties in these collisions are the pedal cyclist or e-scooter user themselves.
The Department cannot disaggregate non-powered pedal cycles from pedal-assisted pedal cycles or motorised pedal cycles. E-scooters only began to be identified within STATS19 from 2020 onwards.
Year | Casualties in collisions involving a pedal cycle | Casualties in collisions involving an E-scooter |
2019 | 16,661 | Not available |
2020 | 15,964 | 474 |
2021 | 16,367 | 1,396 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Aed1jGow","AnswerText":["
The number of casualties in reported road collisions in England involving i) a pedal cycle and ii) an e-scooter are shown in the table, for the last 3 years for which data is available. The Department cannot disaggregate non-powered pedal cycles from pedal-assisted pedal cycles or motorised pedal cycles.
Year | Casualties in collisions involving a pedal cycle | Casualties in collisions involving an E-scooter |
2019 | 16,661 | 0 |
2020 | 15,964 | 474 |
2021 | 16,367 | 1,396 |
MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.
MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 20112014. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September 2014. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.
Since October 2014 there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September 2014.
Since October 2014 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.
MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"csgjkLti","AnswerText":["
MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.
MyCSP Ltd took over administration of the pensioner payroll in September 2011. Legacy problems were inherited from the previous supplier, including 5,579 cases where payments had already been delayed or missed by September. MyCSP have now cleared all but 422 of these cases and MyCSP has switched available resources to reduce the remaining backlog as quickly as possible.
Since October there have been 1197 cases of delayed payment, most of which were the result of ongoing delays of the historic cases inherited from the previous supplier in September.
Since October 36 overseas pensioners have been awaiting payments. 33 of these are still outstanding because new banking mandates need to be completed to allow processing by the new paying bank.
MyCSP are doing everything possible to clear all remaining cases where payments are still due but are in many cases dependent on employers or pensioners themselves for the necessary information to do so. Where delayed payment has caused hardship MyCSP have been making emergency interim payments to members. The majority of the scheme\u2019s 658,000 pensioners have been paid accurately and on time since September.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"tV7nAjcO","AnswerText":["
Defra, together with the technical specialists at the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency, monitor the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA's) work to introduce new substances of very high concern to the EU REACH Candidate List. Where this work is relevant for Great Britain, we will assess the scientific evidence and ECHA's rationale for taking this regulatory step. If inclusion on the UK REACH Authorisation List would be an effective risk management measure for the substance, we will take action to recommend it for inclusion on the UK Candidate List of substances of very high concern.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xxLKN9Xf","AnswerText":["Defra, together with the technical specialists at the Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency, monitor the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA's) work to introduce new substances of very high concern to the EU REACH Candidate List. Where this work is relevant for Great Britain, we will assess the scientific evidence and ECHA's rationale for taking this regulatory step. If inclusion on the UK REACH Authorisation List would be an effective risk management measure for the substance, we will take action to recommend it for inclusion on the UK Candidate List of substances of very high concern.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"aEILUuGD","AnswerText":["The Environment Agency's Long Term Investment Scenarios report represents the best currently available projections of potential long term costs to manage flood and coastal risk under a range of scenarios reflecting future uncertainties. It will be kept under review as any further evidence emerges.
The report confirms that current Government investment plans to 2020, together with forecast local contributions, are in line with the level the Environment Agency\u2019s assessment indicates is necessary to reduce overall flood risk by 5%.
The Environment Agency's Long Term Investment Scenarios report represents the best currently available projections of potential long term costs to manage flood and coastal risk under a range of scenarios reflecting future uncertainties. It will be kept under review as any further evidence emerges.
The report confirms that current Government investment plans to 2020, together with forecast local contributions, are in line with the level the Environment Agency\u2019s assessment indicates is necessary to reduce overall flood risk by 5%.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"L7TmL1uf","AnswerText":["An announcement on who will lead the review, terms of reference and how it will run is expected shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-24T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"SvTSBsGj","AnswerText":["
An announcement on who will lead the review, terms of reference and how it will run is expected shortly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"qhKbHB3s","AnswerText":["
The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools\u2019 uniform policies.
Schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities legislation and act reasonably, fairly and flexibly in the interests of all their children.
The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools\u2019 uniform policies.
Our guidance to schools on school uniform is clear that schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities law, and act reasonably and fairly in the interests of all their students.
We would expect all schools to act flexibly in response to reasonable requests to vary their uniform policy.
The Department's guidance on school uniform is available online: www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"z7CqC28N","AnswerText":["The governing body or academy trust of an individual school is responsible for setting their uniform policy. The Department does not collect information about individual schools\u2019 uniform policies.
Schools must have full regard to their obligations under equalities legislation and act reasonably, fairly and flexibly in the interests of all their children.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"y4XvBaf5","AnswerText":["The Government's view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. \u2018The best of both worlds\u2019, published on 22 February, sets out how membership of the EU enhances our ability to co-operate with other EU Member States to combat crime and terrorism and keep all parts of the United Kingdom safe, including Northern Ireland.
The paper is available at:
Government Ministers have regular discussions with Ministers from the Government of Ireland on a range of issues, including co-operation on security and other matters.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-25T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xjOFWZT6","AnswerText":["
The Government's view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. \u2018The best of both worlds\u2019, published on 22 February, sets out how membership of the EU enhances our ability to co-operate with other EU Member States to combat crime and terrorism and keep all parts of the United Kingdom safe, including Northern Ireland.
The paper is available at:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"RTATYtaV","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vM18Hxy5","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"zDBf6oQM","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
Brand names can be used but this must be done in line with the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 which prohibits food labelling from misleading the consumer. The way that product brands influence consumers\u2019 choices will vary between cases, depending on the circumstances. Enforcement authorities will take action if there is evidence that a food business operator is labelling food in a way that is misleading.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vEt18OIr","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"5C5XAAGk","AnswerText":["
The projected expenditure from schemes under the Levy Control Framework for the financial years from 2015/16 to 2020/21 will be is expected to be published as an annex (\u2018DECC\u2019s Consumer Funded Policies \u2013 a report to Parliament\u2019) to the Annual Energy Statement. Publication of the Annual Energy Statement is expected in Autumn 2014.
The projected expenditure from schemes under the Levy Control Framework for the financial years from 2015/16 to 2020/21 will be published as an annex (\u2018DECC\u2019s Consumer Funded Policies \u2013 a report to Parliament\u2019) to the Annual Energy Statement. Publication of the Annual Energy Statement is expected in Autumn 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"CBE83YPY","AnswerText":["We are committed to consulting fully on our proposals prior to the introduction of any legislation and will announce further details in due course.
We will adhere to any guidance published by the Cabinet Office in respect of the pre-election periods. We have and will continue to seek to work with the devolved administrations to deliver a modernised and reformed human rights framework for all of the United Kingdom.
NOMS has implemented a range of measures in recent years to improve the security surrounding prisoners on escort. Between 2010-11 and 2014-15, 23 prisoners escaped from vehicles operated by NOMS or by contractors. All were re-captured.
Overall, the number of escapes from prison escorts almost halved from 102 between 2005-06 and 2009-10, to 59 between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
The tables below provide the details requested for each escape and for each year and provide details on the overall number of escapes from escorts outside of a prison over the last 10 years.
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Number of escapes | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
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(1) Of the 23 vehicle related escapes between April 2010 and March 2015, none remain unlawfully at large | ||||||||
(2) Vehicles primarily refer to prison vans used for escorting prisoner but do include other vehicle types. A distinction cannot be made in the data between vehicle types. (3) Includes all such escapes regardless of duration. |
Table 2: Escapes from escorts while entering or leaving vehicles or en route to or from venue by sentence length and main offence, 2010/11 to 2014/15 | ||
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2010/11 | Remand | Other criminal offence |
2011/12 | Extended Sentence for the Public Protection - 4y | Wounding with intent |
2011/12 | Indeterminate Sentence for the Public Protection | Robbery |
2011/12 | Indeterminate Sentence for the Public Protection | Robbery |
2011/12 | Life | Possessing firearm with intent to endanger life |
2011/12 | 4m | Theft |
2011/12 | 4y | Burglary |
2011/12 | Remand | Using disorderly behaviour, or threatening abusive or insulting words likely to cause harassment alarm or distress |
2011/12 | 22y | Being concerned in offer to supply controlled drug - Class A - Cocaine |
2011/12 | Indeterminate Sentence for the Public Protection | Wounding with intent |
2012/13 | Remand | Burglary |
2012/13 | 4y | Burglary |
2013/14 | Remand | Conspiracy to Rob |
2013/14 | Remand | Conspiracy to Rob |
2013/14 | 2y | ABH |
2013/14 | Remand | Aggravated burglary |
2013/14 | 4y | Blackmail |
2013/14 | Remand | Robbery |
2013/14 | 3y | Burglary |
2014/15 | Remand | Robbery |
2014/15 | 6m | Theft |
2014/15 | Remand | Robbery |
2014/15 | Remand | Burglary |
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Table 3 provides information about escapes which have taken place from prison escort and private escort contractors from 2005/06 to 2014/15. The table includes escapes from courts but not those escapes of less than 15 minutes\u2019 duration and covers the full duration of the escort process.
Table 3: KPI Escapes1 from Prison Escort2 and from Private Escort Contractors (PECS)3 from 2005/06 to 2014/15 | ||||||||||
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| 2005 /06 | 2006 /07 | 2007 /08 | 2008 /09 | 2009 /10 | 2010 /11 | 2011 /12 | 2012 /13 | 2013 /14 | 2014 /15 |
KPI Prison Escorts Escapes | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
KPI Contracted Out Escort (PECS) Escapes | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
KPI Category A Escapes during Escort | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
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1) The definition of a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Escape if (i) the prisoner is at liberty for 15 minutes or more before recapture or (ii) a prisoner escapes and is charged with another criminal offence | ||||||||||
2) Escaping the control of escorting prison service staff. | ||||||||||
3) Escapes from the secure vehicles or supervision of contracted prison escorts. This includes escapes from court where contracted prison escort staff have been notified |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qgljVF7c","AnswerText":["
We are committed to consulting fully on our proposals prior to the introduction of any legislation and will announce further details in due course.
We will adhere to any guidance published by the Cabinet Office in respect of the pre-election periods. We have and will continue to seek to work with the devolved administrations to deliver a modernised and reformed human rights framework for all of the United Kingdom.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mz0z7gon","AnswerText":["The correct proportions of the Union Flag on land are 5 : 3. The proportions were established by Garter Principle PrincipalKing of Arms in 1938 as the principle adviser to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom with respect to national symbols, ceremonial and heraldry. The present Garter continues to inform and advise government and the Crown on such matters.
The correct proportions of the Union Flag on land are 5 : 3. The proportions were established by Garter Principle King of Arms in 1938 as the principle adviser to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom with respect to national symbols, ceremonial and heraldry. The present Garter continues to inform and advise government and the Crown on such matters.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-04-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"BFE1d347","AnswerText":["Protection against measles is provided in the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR).
The latest England vaccine coverage figures for the United Kingdom (January to March 2017) show that uptake of one dose of MMR vaccine at two years was 91.7% and at five years was 95.4%, exceeding the World Health Organisation\u2019s elimination target. Uptake of two MMR doses at five years was 88.1%.
In November 2016, a measles and rubella elimination strategy group was established to oversee the development of a United Kingdom-wide Measles and Rubella elimination strategy. This strategy will focus on sustaining very high coverage of MMR in children below five years of age and on providing opportunities for MMR catch-up to older population groups at risk for measles and/or rubella. Public Health England (PHE) continues to work with others to supply information for health professionals and the public on the benefits and risks associated with MMR.
PHE and NHS England work closely with providers at a local level to target specific communities where uptake of the MMR vaccine is known to be poor.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TxyjS6nb","AnswerText":["Protection against measles is provided in the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR).
The latest England vaccine coverage figures (January to March 2017) show that uptake of one dose of MMR vaccine at two years was 91.7% and at five years was 95.4%, exceeding the World Health Organisation\u2019s elimination target. Uptake of two MMR doses at five years was 88.1%.
In November 2016, a measles and rubella elimination strategy group was established to oversee the development of a United Kingdom-wide Measles and Rubella elimination strategy. This strategy will focus on sustaining very high coverage of MMR in children below five years of age and on providing opportunities for MMR catch-up to older population groups at risk for measles and/or rubella. Public Health England (PHE) continues to work with others to supply information for health professionals and the public on the benefits and risks associated with MMR.
PHE and NHS England work closely with providers at a local level to target specific communities where uptake of the MMR vaccine is known to be poor.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2QxLDrge","AnswerText":["We have had widespread and ongoing discussions with the digital industry on Data Protection.
The Department has been meeting with a range of stakeholders on this issue. Together with the Department for Exiting the EU we are analysing all the impacts of leaving the EU and continuing to engage on Digital Single Market matters to secure the right deal for Britain.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TDJ5LoBo","AnswerText":["
We have had widespread and ongoing discussions with the digital industry on Data Protection.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"cESAQ7rE","AnswerText":["
DWP case managers make decisions on all claims based on the PIP2 questionnaire completed by the claimant, any additional evidence they have submitted, the report from the assessment provider and any additional information the assessment provider has requested, for example information from the claimant\u2019s GP.
Up to 31st July 2017, 649,480 claimants underwent a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment with Independent Assessment Services (IAS), previously known as Atos. Of these claimants, 125,680 were disallowed PIP and 523,800 were awarded PIP by the department.
Source: PIP Computer System claimant records.
Notes:
1. The figures above are the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision was a disallowance after the claimant underwent an assessment by Independent Assessment Services (previously known as Atos).
2. Figures include decisions made between 8th April 2013 and 31st July 2017.
2. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.
3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
4. Great Britain only.
The figures are the outcome of the first DWP decision on each DLA to PIP reassessment claim assessed under Normal Rules only, prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review, after the claimant underwent an assessment by IAS. Figures include decisions made between 8th April 2013 and 31st July 2017 as recorded on Department systems. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 and are for Great Britain only.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"F765caKn","AnswerText":["DWP case managers make decisions on all claims based on the PIP2 questionnaire completed by the claimant, any additional evidence they have submitted, the report from the assessment provider and any additional information the assessment provider has requested, for example information from the claimant\u2019s GP.
Up to 31st July 2017, 649,480 claimants underwent a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment with Independent Assessment Services (IAS), previously known as Atos. Of these claimants, 125,680 were disallowed PIP and 523,800 were awarded PIP by the department.
Source: PIP Computer System claimant records.
Notes:
1. The figures above are the outcome of the first DWP decision on each reassessment claim (i.e. prior to any reconsideration, appeal action and award review), where that decision was a disallowance after the claimant underwent an assessment by Independent Assessment Services (previously known as Atos).
2. Figures include decisions made between 8th April 2013 and 31st July 2017.
2. Figures include reassessment outcomes for individuals who were aged between 16 and 64 on 8th April 2013, and include both PIP Normal Rules and Special Rules for the Terminally Ill claims.
3. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
4. Great Britain only.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"sJFqUFd2","AnswerText":["According to Thinkbroadband 93% of premises in the South West have access to superfast broadband speeds. This is up from 42% in 2010 (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west). 17,014 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. Gainshare funding for the region as a result of take-up which is higher than originally expected is likely to be at least \u00a365 million. This will be available to support further investment.
The Department does not measure funding at constituency level. A total of \u00a33.37 million has been invested by the Department to support broadband coverage in South Gloucestershire. Currently, 8,325 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. 92% of premises in the Thornbury and Yate constituency now have access to superfast broadband - up from 61% in 2012.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-09T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"wBw7Qdiv","AnswerText":["According to Thinkbroadband 93% of premises in the South West have access to superfast broadband speeds. This is up from 42% in 2010 (http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/south-west). 17,014 premises have been given superfast coverage so far as a result of this funding. Gainshare funding for the region as a result of take-up which is higher than originally expected is likely to be at least \u00a365 million. This will be available to support further investment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ClatvDTA","AnswerText":["
Due to the size of the data, the information requested is shown in the attached table.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"A5gCTaGV","AnswerText":["Due to the size of the data, the information requested is shown in the attached table.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"SQo8ycVS","AnswerText":["Data relating to the geographical area including Swindon are published as per below:
a) Swindon Growth Hub - These figures cover trade in goods only for 2015. The Swindon Growth Hub is defined as an area that incorporates all of SN and BA postcodes \u2013 see attached spreadsheet, taken from the link below:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/FreedomofInformation.aspx
Source: HM Revenue and Customs.
b) HMRC Regional Trade Statistics database \u2013 These figures cover trade in goods only since 1996. Data are available for the Government Region South West and all other Government Regions:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx
Source: HM Revenue and Customs.
c) ONS Regionalised Estimates of UK Services Exports \u2013 These are experimental statistics covering trade in services during 2011-2014. These data are on a different basis than the HMRC data in (a) and (b) above. Data are available for the Government Region South West and all other Government Regions \u2013 see attached spreadsheet, taken from the link below:
Source: Office for National Statistics
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"iPiFzR6b","AnswerText":["Data relating to the geographical area including Swindon are published as per below:
a) Swindon Growth Hub - These figures cover trade in goods only for 2015. The Swindon Growth Hub is defined as an area that incorporates all of SN and BA postcodes \u2013 see attached spreadsheet, taken from the link below:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/FreedomofInformation.aspx
Source: HM Revenue and Customs.
b) HMRC Regional Trade Statistics database \u2013 These figures cover trade in goods only since 1996. Data are available for the Government Region South West and all other Government Regions:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx
Source: HM Revenue and Customs.
c) ONS Regionalised Estimates of UK Services Exports \u2013 These are experimental statistics covering trade in services during 2011-2014. These data are on a different basis than the HMRC data in (a) and (b) above. Data are available for the Government Region South West and all other Government Regions \u2013 see attached spreadsheet, taken from the link below:
Source: Office for National Statistics
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"PAbybrFd","AnswerText":["All prisons in England and Wales have a library. NOMS has been responsible for funding prison library services in England from April 2011.
The total NOMS allocated budget for prison libraries in 2015/16 in England was \u00a37,592,414
The attached table shows both the provider and allocated library budget for each prison in England since 2010. NOMS is not responsible for funding library services in prisons in Wales as this is a devolved function of the Welsh Government so data is not included. Privately managed prison contracts put in place since 2011 have identified levels of funding for libraries and so are included in the table. The table does not include library provision at privately managed prisons whose contracts were awarded before 2011 as this was part of the overall included contract price and so it is not possible to extract a specific cost element to this part of the contract. This equates to 10 prisons.
On 8 September 2015 the Secretary of State announced a review of the quality of education in prisons, chaired by Dame Sally Coates, which will report later in the year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kHS1V0Gp","AnswerText":["All prisons in England and Wales have a library. NOMS has been responsible for funding prison library services in England from April 2011.
The total NOMS allocated budget for prison libraries in 2015/16 in England was \u00a37,592,414
The attached table shows both the provider and allocated library budget for each prison in England since 2010. NOMS is not responsible for funding library services in prisons in Wales as this is a devolved function of the Welsh Government so data is not included. Privately managed prison contracts put in place since 2011 have identified levels of funding for libraries and so are included in the table. The table does not include library provision at privately managed prisons whose contracts were awarded before 2011 as this was part of the overall included contract price and so it is not possible to extract a specific cost element to this part of the contract. This equates to 10 prisons.
On 8 September 2015 the Secretary of State announced a review of the quality of education in prisons, chaired by Dame Sally Coates, which will report later in the year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-25T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"MUBDjKPU","AnswerText":["The procurement of local health services by means of competitive tendering is a matter for the local National Health Service.
We are advised by NHS England that Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group\u2019s Turnaround Director and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Programme Manager met the senior management team of Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust in March 2016. We understand that the implications of the MSK service procurement were discussed in detail, and that there were no concerns with regard to the viability of any other services the Trust provides.
We are further advised by NHS England that it undertook an assurance of the procurement process for the MSK service in Greenwich in August 2016. We also understand that NHS Improvement was aware of the procurement and briefly discussed it with the Trust during a standing monthly meeting on 21 June 2016. and as part of this also met with the Trust to discuss the implications of the procurement for the trust.
We understand that Circle Health has been engaging with Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust as part of the mobilisation process, including developing clinical and operational delivery plans to provide integrated services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"YxdDQvrk","AnswerText":["The procurement of local health services by means of competitive tendering is a matter for the local National Health Service.
We are advised by NHS England that Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group\u2019s Turnaround Director and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Programme Manager met the senior management team of Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust in March 2016. We understand that the implications of the MSK service procurement were discussed in detail, and that there were no concerns with regard to the viability of any other services the Trust provides.
We are further advised by NHS England that it undertook an assurance of the procurement process for the MSK service in Greenwich in August 2016 and as part of this also met with the Trust to discuss the implications of the procurement for the trust.
We understand that Circle Health has been engaging with Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust as part of the mobilisation process, including developing clinical and operational delivery plans to provide integrated services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"GlKIVBXM","AnswerText":["Organisationsincludingthe Federation of Small Business, the British Chamber of Commerce and theConfederation of British Industryoffer advice to small and medium-sized businesses on best practice when contacting customers. Weencourage all businesses to have procedures in place to identify themselves when interacting with customers, whether by phone, online or in person. This is vital for consumer confidence and trust.
We encourage all businesses to have procedures in place to identify themselves when interacting with customers, whether by phone, online or in person. This is vital for consumer confidence and trust. Organisations including the Federation of Small Business, the British Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of British Industry offer advice to small and medium-sized businesses on best practice when contacting customers.
Organisationsincludingthe Federation of Small Business, the British Chamber of Commerce and theConfederation of British Industryoffer advice to small and medium-sized businesses on best practice when contacting customers. Weencourage all businesses to have procedures in place to identify themselves when interacting with customers, whether by phone, online or in person. This is vital for consumer confidence and trust.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"bGz5BZQQ","AnswerText":["Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.
If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cuLa85N7","AnswerText":["Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.
If they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result in disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2R4My1yt","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
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Removal Directions served in | Number of cases |
2010 | 697 |
2011 | 768 |
2012 | 543 |
2013 | 508 |
2014 | 324 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
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Decision made in | Number of cases |
2010 | 26 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 11 |
2013 | 20 |
2014 | 90 |
2015 | 85 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Applied for Asylum in | Number of cases removed | |
Voluntary | Enforced | |
2010 | 48 | 77 |
2011 | 28 | 42 |
2012 | 18 | 36 |
2013 | 11 | 44 |
2014 | 0 | 15 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 3 |
2011 | 7 |
2012 | 8 |
2013 | 6 |
2014 | 14 |
2015 | 22 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
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Removed in | Number of cases |
2010 | 9 |
2011 | 11 |
2012 | 13 |
2013 | 11 |
2014 | 17 |
2015 | 24 |
This is provisional management information that is subject to change. It has not been assured to the standard of Official Statistics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-31T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"K5Y2qNB4","AnswerText":["The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children aged between 18 and 25 who were served with Removal Directions in each year between 2010 and 2014.
Removal Directions Served | Number of Cases | |
2010 | 306 | |
2011 | 478 | |
2012 | 327 | |
2013 | 330 | |
2014 | 245 | |
The figures in the below table detail the number of persons who initially claimed asylum as unaccompanied children and who applied to extend or vary their leave in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year | Applications to vary or extend leave |
2010 | 688 |
2011 | 689 |
2012 | 653 |
2013 | 519 |
2014 | 836 |
2015 | 696 |
Total | 4081 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of certified decisions made on cases involving unaccompanied asylum seeking children in the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015. In cases where a certification decision on an asylum and human rights claim was made, consideration would also have been given to whether it was appropriate to grant leave in accordance with the policy on asylum applications from unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
Certification Decision Made | No of Cases |
2010 | 27 |
2011 | 9 |
2012 | 10 |
2013 | 18 |
2014 | 87 |
2015 | 85 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who were either removed from the United Kingdom or departed voluntarily in each year between 2010 and 2015. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Year of Asylum Application | Voluntary Departure | Enforced Removal | ||
2010 | 40 | 65 | ||
2011 | 28 | 38 | ||
2012 | 15 | 35 | ||
2013 | 11 | 44 | ||
2014 | 0 | 15 | ||
2015 | 0 | 0 |
The figures in the below table detail the number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children who had their asylum claim certified and were aged between 18 and 25 when they were removed from the United Kingdom in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Removals | No of Cases |
2010 | 1 |
2011 | 5 |
2012 | 3 |
2013 | 5 |
2014 | 13 |
2015 | 22 |
In the last five years, there has only been one case in which a former unaccompanied asylum seeking child had their claim for asylum certified and later lodged an out of country appeal against this decision. In this case the out of country appeal was dismissed.
The figures in the below table detail how many former unaccompanied asylum seeking children, whose claim for asylum was certified by the Home Office, have been removed from the United Kingdom in each of the last 5 years. The figure for 2015 is correct up to 30 June 2015.
Removals | No of Cases | |||
2010 | 2 | |||
2011 | 7 | |||
2012 | 3 | |||
2013 | 6 | |||
2014 | 13 | |||
2015 | 22 | |||
No specific assessment has been made of provision or patient population in Wirral or the north west. As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care, is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly. The only exception to this are a small number specialist paediatric palliative care inpatient services, commissioned nationally by NHS England from ten centres eight centres across England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
Much of the routine palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service. In such services, data are either not available or does not identify palliative treatment. In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support to patients at the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative care service for children nationally, or across local areas, is not available. Decisions regarding referral to local palliative care services will be made on the basis of clinical need.
The following table shows information regarding funding provided via the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant to hospices in the North and in Wirral over the last eight years. Nationally, children\u2019s hospices are receiving \u00a311 million in 2018/19 through the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant, which is awarded annually and administered by NHS England.
| North west | Wirral |
2011/12 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2012/13 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2013/14 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3353,306 |
2014/15 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2015/16 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2016/17 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2017/18 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2018/19 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
Notes:
- The children\u2019s hospice grant programme provides a general contribution to the operating costs for hospices. It does not pay for actual services for patients in specified areas. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile the grant payment to actual activity delivered within any geographical area. Neither does the grant pay specifically for specialised or non-specialised services as it is a general contribution.
- For this analysis for the grant figure for the North West includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria based hospices.
- The Wirral figure is for a single hospice.
- Local NHS commissioners also provide funding to children\u2019s hospices which is a mixture of grant funding and activity based payments. Due to the low value of this funding this is not routinely recorded and so is not readily available.
- Local authorities also provide some funding to some hospices, but this information is not held by NHS England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"84i31qik","AnswerText":["
No specific assessment has been made of provision or patient population in Wirral or the north west. As with the vast majority of NHS services, the funding and commissioning of palliative and end of life care, is a local matter, over which individual National Health Service commissioners have responsibility. Local commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of local populations and commission services to meet those needs accordingly. The only exception to this are a small number specialist paediatric palliative care inpatient services, commissioned nationally by NHS England from eight centres across England as part of its remit to deliver specialised services.
Much of the routine palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service. In such services, data are either not available or does not identify palliative treatment. In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support to patients at the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative care service for children nationally, or across local areas, is not available. Decisions regarding referral to local palliative care services will be made on the basis of clinical need.
The following table shows information regarding funding provided via the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant to hospices in the North and in Wirral over the last eight years. Nationally, children\u2019s hospices are receiving \u00a311 million in 2018/19 through the Children\u2019s Hospice Grant, which is awarded annually and administered by NHS England.
| North west | Wirral |
2011/12 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2012/13 | \u00a31,522,944 | \u00a3353,306 |
2013/14 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3353,306 |
2014/15 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2015/16 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2016/17 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2017/18 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
2018/19 | \u00a31,562,576 | \u00a3362,500 |
Notes:
- The children\u2019s hospice grant programme provides a general contribution to the operating costs for hospices. It does not pay for actual services for patients in specified areas. Therefore, it is not possible to reconcile the grant payment to actual activity delivered within any geographical area. Neither does the grant pay specifically for specialised or non-specialised services as it is a general contribution.
- For this analysis for the grant figure for the North West includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria based hospices.
- The Wirral figure is for a single hospice.
- Local NHS commissioners also provide funding to children\u2019s hospices which is a mixture of grant funding and activity based payments. Due to the low value of this funding this is not routinely recorded and so is not readily available.
- Local authorities also provide some funding to some hospices, but this information is not held by NHS England.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Y6b9SMpO","AnswerText":["
There is no limit to the number of international students who can come to study in the UK, and as the White Paper \u2018The UK\u2019s future skills-based immigration system\u2019 makes clear, there will continue to be no limit on the number of international students who can study here in the future.
The independent Office for National Statistics, who follow best international practice, produce the migration statistics and the Government does not seek to influence this. The Migration Advisory Committee recommended that international students should not be removed from the net migration statistics and the Government has accepted this recommendation.
The MAC also stated that continued discussion of students in the net migration target may be contributing to any perception that the UK is not welcoming to international students. In any event, being included in the net migration target does not act to students\u2019 detriment as there is no limit on the number of international students who can come to study in the UK.
There are 57 UK Visa and Citzenship Application Service Centres across the UK. The nearest services to Oldham are in: Manchester; Stockport; Burnley; and Preston.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-04T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"x4FmwELn","AnswerText":["
There is no limit to the number of international students who can come to study in the UK, and as the White Paper \u2018The UK\u2019s future skills-based immigration system\u2019 makes clear, there will continue to be no limit on the number of international students who can study here in the future.
The independent Office for National Statistics, who follow best international practice, produce the migration statistics and the Government does not seek to influence this. The Migration Advisory Committee recommended that international students should not be removed from the net migration statistics and the Government has accepted this recommendation.
The MAC also stated that continued discussion of students in the net migration target may be contributing to any perception that the UK is not welcoming to international students. In any event, being included in the net migration target does not act to students\u2019 detriment as there is no limit on the number of international students who can come to study in the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"NYKaht9u","AnswerText":["The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). NIHR does not usually ring-fence funds for specific disease areas such as dementia. NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including dementia. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity. NIHR funding for dementia research grew to \u00a344.6 million in 2016/17, up from \u00a337 million in 2015/16. This is a major contribution to meeting the commitment under the Government\u2019s 2020 Dementia Challenge, to maintain funding at \u00a360 million a year. The other main public funders of dementia research are the Medical Research Council, which in 2016/17 spent \u00a330.6 \u00a336 million, and the Economic and Social Research Council, which spent \u00a32.5 million, to bring total Government spending on dementia research to \u00a383.1 million.
The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). NIHR does not usually ring-fence funds for specific disease areas such as dementia. NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including dementia. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity. NIHR funding for dementia research grew to \u00a344.6 million in 2016/17, up from \u00a337 million in 2015/16. This is a major contribution to meeting the commitment under the Government\u2019s 2020 Dementia Challenge, to maintain funding at \u00a360 million a year. The other main public funders of dementia research are the Medical Research Council, which in 2016/17 spent \u00a330.6 million, and the Economic and Social Research Council, which spent \u00a32.5 million, to bring total Government spending on dementia research to \u00a383.1 million.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"xgohbHWI","AnswerText":["Section 507B of the Education Act 1996 (as amended by the Education and Inspections Act 1996) 2006) requires local authorities to secure access to sufficient services and activities to improve young people\u2019s well-being, so far as is reasonably practicable.
Section 507B of the Education Act 1996 (as amended by the Education and Inspections Act 1996) requires local authorities to secure access to sufficient services and activities to improve young people\u2019s well-being, so far as is reasonably practicable.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"04ZXKekm","AnswerText":["Abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is estimated to comprise 40 \u2013 70% of man-made waste in the ocean measured by weight. Ascertaining the extent of the ALDFG that ends up in UK waters faces a number of challenges, including the movement of ALDFG with ocean currents. One of the best indicators is the Marine Conservation Society\u2019s beach clean data, which indicate that fishing-related litter is amongst the ten most prevalent items recorded on UK beaches.
Defra recognises addressing ALDFG as a key priority. We are an active member of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI): a pioneering and cross-cutting initiative that engages with communities around the world to collaboratively address the problem. The UK Government has provided funding to the GGGI to conduct bespoke workshops with stakeholders to raise awareness and train fishers in sustainable best practice.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-07T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"IHQ0DdkX","AnswerText":["Abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is estimated to comprise 40 \u2013 70% of man-made waste in the ocean measured by weight. Ascertaining the extent of the ALDFG that ends up in UK waters faces a number of challenges, including the movement of ALDFG with ocean currents. One of the best indicators is the Marine Conservation Society\u2019s beach clean data, which indicate that fishing-related litter is amongst the ten most prevalent items recorded on UK beaches.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ONHzwHG6","AnswerText":["The England Coast Path (ECP) will be a 2,700 mile walking route around the coast of England. Natural England have been allocated \u00a325.6m between 2015 and 2020 to deliver the England Coast Path.
A summary of progress on each of the 16 open or approved stretches is included in Table A and B. The 50 unopened stretches are summarised in Table C. Estimated cost of establishment works and opening dates are provided where known.
The ECP proposals are within scope of a European Court opinion, known colloquially as People over Wind (PoW), which was handed down in April 2018. The PoW opinion affects the way Natural England manage the impact of their proposals on sites with nature conservation designations. As such, the PoW court ruling has impacted on delivery of the path to date and will continue to have an impact moving forward.
In light of this judgement and progress to date the 2020 delivery date is being reviewed. Natural England continue to work towards opening as much of the path as possible by 2020.
To date the delivery programme has cost \u00a318million. Establishment costs have been funded through grant in aid to Natural England. From 2018/19 Rural Development Programme for England funding has been available for local authorities to meet the cost of establishment.
Table A - Open stretches
Stretch name | Opening date | Length in Miles | Establishment Costs (Actual) |
Rufus Castle to Lulworth Cove | 29/06/2012 | 20 | \u00a325,000 |
Allonby to Whitehaven | 11/04/2014 | 22 | \u00a367,813 |
North Gare to South Bents | 12/04/2014 | 34 | \u00a351,306 |
Sea Palling to Weybourne | 12/12/2014 | 25 | \u00a364,301 |
Brean Down to Minehead | 15/03/2016 | 58 | \u00a3381,506 |
Camber to Folkestone | 19/07/2016 | 29 | \u00a319,123 |
Folkestone to Ramsgate | 19/07/2016 | 37 | \u00a399,994 |
Filey Brigg to Newport Bridge | 21/07/2016 | 68 | \u00a365,221 |
Hopton On Sea to Sea Palling | 24/10/2016 | 21 | \u00a379,901 |
South Bents to Amble | 26/07/2018 | 44 | \u00a3223,048 |
|
| 358 | \u00a31,077,213 |
Table B - Unopened stretches undergoing building works
Stretch name | Opening date | Length in Miles | Establishment costs (Estimated) |
Skegness to Mablethorpe | 27/02/2019 | 16 | \u00a380,484 |
Newport Bridge to North Gare | TBC | 10 | \u00a3528,979 |
Whitehaven to Silecroft | TBC | 32 | \u00a3415,949 |
Walney Island | TBC | 21 | \u00a3233,679 |
Ramsgate to Whitstable | TBC | 25 | \u00a331,574 |
Maldon to Salcott | TBC | 27 | \u00a346,099 |
|
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Table C - Unopened stretches
Region | Opening date | Length in Miles | Establishment costs | |
(Stretches) | ||||
South West | TBC | 548 | (8) | TBC |
West | TBC | 140 | (4) | TBC |
South | TBC | 276 | (7) | TBC |
South East | TBC | 208 | (6) | TBC |
Essex | TBC | 266 | (8) | TBC |
East | TBC | 261 | (7) | TBC |
North East | TBC | 212 | (5) | TBC |
North West | TBC | 302 | (5) | TBC |
| TBC | 2213 | 50 | TBC |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-25T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CyJM8KtN","AnswerText":["
The England Coast Path (ECP) will be a 2,700 mile walking route around the coast of England. Natural England have been allocated \u00a325.6m between 2015 and 2020 to deliver the England Coast Path.
A summary of progress on each of the 16 open or approved stretches is included in Table A and B. The 50 unopened stretches are summarised in Table C. Estimated cost of establishment works and opening dates are provided where known.
The ECP proposals are within scope of a European Court opinion, known colloquially as People over Wind (PoW), which was handed down in April 2018. The PoW opinion affects the way Natural England manage the impact of their proposals on sites with nature conservation designations. As such, the PoW court ruling has impacted on delivery of the path to date and will continue to have an impact moving forward.
In light of this judgement and progress to date the 2020 delivery date is being reviewed. Natural England continue to work towards opening as much of the path as possible by 2020.
To date the delivery programme has cost \u00a318million. Establishment costs have been funded through grant in aid to Natural England. From 2018/19 Rural Development Programme for England funding has been available for local authorities to meet the cost of establishment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"PmEetYtF","AnswerText":["
This Government is committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery and ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives
We are always building our understanding of the complex needs of victims of modern slavery and striving to improve the support available. This case has highlighted the importance of tailoring support according to the individual needs of victims and, in response, we will be embedding a more needs-based approach in our services.
In October 2017, Government announced an ambitious package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) \u2013 our system for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery. We have already made significant progress in delivering this complex reform programme and we will continue to drive improvements to the services available to ensure they are meeting the recovery needs of victims.
The Government is committed to stamping out modern slavery and providing victims with the support they need to rebuild their lives.
We are always working to improve our understanding of the complex needs of victims of modern slavery and to improve the support available.
In October 2017, Government announced an ambitious package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) \u2013 our system for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery. We have already made significant pro-gress in delivering this complex reform programme. We will now make further improvements to this offer \u2013 including embedding a needs-based approach to support \u2013 to better tailor support services to the needs of victims. The spe-cific details and timeline associated with this work is being developed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-24T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3iaAyw7d","AnswerText":["This Government is committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery and ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives
We are always building our understanding of the complex needs of victims of modern slavery and striving to improve the support available. This case has highlighted the importance of tailoring support according to the individual needs of victims and, in response, we will be embedding a more needs-based approach in our services.
In October 2017, Government announced an ambitious package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) \u2013 our system for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery. We have already made significant progress in delivering this complex reform programme and we will continue to drive improvements to the services available to ensure they are meeting the recovery needs of victims.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Os0OoxAN","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works. Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children. Manchester City Council has been allocated \u00a36,453,163.20.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"oehke5jm","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works. Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children. Manchester City Council has been allocated \u00a36,453,163.20.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"p3PWZ4eu","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on GOV.UK, and a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-.https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity
Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Ministry of Defence are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-11-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"M6taLy4B","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on GOV.UK, and a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-.
Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Ministry of Defence are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"UNwmPoEh","AnswerText":["We monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. We remain in close communication with Kier\u2019s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
We monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. We remain in close communication with Kier\u2019s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"aCs1sHXn","AnswerText":["The approximate aggregate value of funds frozen in the UK (under EU Regulation 1183/2005 Democratic Republic of Congo) was \u00a3 580,000,000 at the close of business on 30 September 2016. The figures for the 2017 round of UK frozen funds reporting are in the process of being finalised and as such are not currently available. The frozen funds continue to belong to the individuals and entities listed under the Regulation and are not seized or otherwise held by HM Government. The figure is provided on an aggregate basis so as not to indirectly disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals or entities.
British Overseas Territories adopt all Sanctions listings that the UK do, to be in line with international standards. The specific information on the number of people or entities who have assets frozen in the overseas territories lies with the individual territories themselves.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Cp1Wq2sl","AnswerText":["The approximate aggregate value of funds frozen in the UK (under EU Regulation 1183/2005 Democratic Republic of Congo) was \u00a3 580,000,000 at the close of business on 30 September 2016. The figures for the 2017 round of UK frozen funds reporting are in the process of being finalised and as such are not currently available. The frozen funds continue to belong to the individuals and entities listed under the Regulation and are not seized or otherwise held by HM Government. The figure is provided on an aggregate basis so as not to indirectly disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals or entities.
British Overseas Territories adopt all Sanctions listings that the UK do, to be in line with international standards. The specific information on the number of people or entities who have assets frozen in the overseas territories lies with the individual territories themselves.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"wCA3OEBO","AnswerText":["A table showing a count of finished consultant episodes (FCE) with a primary or secondary procedure of carotid, iliac and renal stent implantations in each National Health Service trust in each financial year between 2013-14 and 2017-18 is attached. This is a count of procedures, not patients as the same patient may have had more than FCE within the same time-period.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1ytgibFl","AnswerText":["A table showing a count of finished consultant episodes (FCE) with a primary or secondary procedure of carotid, iliac and renal stent implantations in each National Health Service trust in each financial year between 2013-14 and 2017-18 is attached. This is a count of procedures, not patients as the same patient may have had more than FCE within the same time-period.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"KqSpopnF","AnswerText":["Chinese personnel attended the following courses at UK Armed Forces training establishments in the last five years:
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No sensitive information was included within any of this training. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel after this period, either in the UK or in the People\u2019s Republic of China.
The numbers of Chinese nationals who have attended UK Defence training establishments from 2010 is as follows:
Financial Year | RAF Cranwell | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | Royal Naval College Dartmouth | Joint Services Command and Staff College Shrivenham | Defence Academy (Royal College of Defence Studies) | All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright | Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment | Total |
2010-11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2011-12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2012-13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
2013-14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2014-15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2015-16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2016-17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
2017-18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
2018-19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I offer here a more comprehensive picture than has been previously requested.
Numbers have changed from previous answers for a number of reasons: the inclusion of RCDS (a Defence establishment, but not a military base); the capturing of some activity not previously counted; and some changes due to realigning figures from calendar to financial years.
The UK has never provided training that contained any sensitive information and it did not compromise the Official Secrets Act. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel since 2020, either in the UK or in the People\u2019s Republic of China.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Pi6zZ8nR","AnswerText":["Chinese personnel attended the following courses at UK Armed Forces training establishments in the last five years:
Year | Establishment | Course Title | Number of Students |
2019-20 | Defence Academy | Royal College of Defence Studies | 1 |
2019 | All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright | All Arms Basic Drill Instructor Course | 2 |
2019 | All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright | All Arms Advanced Drill Instructor Course | 2 |
2019 | Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment | International Explosive Ordnance Disposal Maritime Course | 1 |
2018-19 | RAF Cranwell | Initial Officer Training | 1 |
2018-19 | Defence Academy | Royal College of Defence Studies | 2 |
2018 | All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright | All Arms Advanced Drill Instructor Course | 1 |
2018 | Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment | International Search Adviser Course | 1 |
2017-18 | Defence Academy | Royal College of Defence Studies | 2 |
2017-18 | RAF Cranwell | Aircrew Instructors Course | 8 |
2017 | RAF Cranwell | Aircrew Instructors Course | 2 |
2017 | All Arms Drill Wing Pirbright | All Arms Basic Drill Instructor Course | 3 |
2016-17 | Defence Academy | Royal College of Defence Studies | 2 |
2016-17 | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | Initial Officer Training | 2 |
2016-17 | Defence Academy | Advanced Command and Staff Course | 1 |
No sensitive information was included within any of this training. No training has been provided to Chinese personnel after this period, either in the UK or in the People\u2019s Republic of China.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"R4NEGmjy","AnswerText":["
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has not made a specific estimate. However, the UKHSA monitors weekly COVID-19 cases, including numbers and rates of reinfections in England, which is available at the following link:
As of 2 January 2022, 268,517 potential reinfections have been identified in England since the beginning of the pandemic. Data on reinfections is available to 31 October 2021 where 2,264 possible reinfections were identified since the first recorded case of a reinfection.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has not made a specific estimate. However, the UKHSA monitors weekly COVID-19 cases, including numbers and rates of reinfections in England, which is available at the following link:
Data on reinfections is available to 31 October 2021 where 2,264 possible reinfections were identified since the first recorded case of a reinfection.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-01-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mi1OK3V4","AnswerText":["Over the last two years Defra has worked with stakeholders and delivery partners to develop the capability to deliver new SPS border controls on goods arriving in England from the EU. The figures below cover IT delivery, staffing costs and infrastructure.
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PQ 275/276 | Implementation Preparations | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total |
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Digital Delivery | \u00a310.77m | \u00a30.00m | \u00a310.77m | Includes IPAFFS and proportion of overheads |
Imports Policy | \u00a311.17m | \u00a30.15m | \u00a311.32m | Includes Plants and Animals |
PHA Fund | \u00a317.56m | \u00a32.50m | \u00a320.06m |
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PQ 277/783 | BCP Spend to date | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total |
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Infrastructure | \u00a330.98m | \u00a30.37m | \u00a331.35m | Includes Sevington and Dover construction only, which are DEFRA funded. |
Over the last two years Defra has worked with stakeholders and delivery partners to develop the capability to deliver new SPS border controls on goods arriving in England from the EU. The figures below cover IT delivery, staffing costs and infrastructure.
PQ 275 / 276 | Implementation Preparations | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total | |
Digital Delivery | \u00a310.77m | \u00a30.00m | \u00a310.77m | Includes IPAFFS and proportion of overheads |
Imports Policy | \u00a311.17m | \u00a30.15m | \u00a311.32m | Includes Plants and Animals |
PHA Fund | \u00a317.56m | \u00a32.50m | \u00a320.06m |
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\u00a339.50m | \u00a32.65m | \u00a342.15m | Includes funds for PHA staff to end of April 2022 | |
PQ 277/783 | BCP Spend to date | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total | |
Infrastructure | \u00a330.98m | \u00a30.37m | \u00a331.35m | Includes Sevington and Dover construction only, which are DEFRA funded. |
The official statistics relating to crime and policing are maintained by the Home Office. Official statistics relating to sentencing, criminal court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and the judiciary are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.
The number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under sections 327-330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 can be found here.
Number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under sections 327-330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, 2013-2017 | ||||||
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Section 327 | 981 | 880 | 1,063 | 841 | 878 |
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Section 328 | 310 | 266 | 317 | 355 | 288 |
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Section 329 | 1,050 | 944 | 921 | 797 | 737 |
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Section 330 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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Section 327 | 520 | 447 | 550 | 601 | 537 |
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Section 328 | 213 | 150 | 188 | 257 | 225 |
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Section 329 | 527 | 541 | 594 | 567 | 581 |
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Section 330 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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(1) The figures given in the pivot table relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. |
(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. |
(3) A defendant who appears before both magistrates\u2019 court and Crown Court may not do so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates\u2019 court. |
Data on prosecutions and convictions is published by the MoJ and can be found here.
A breakdown of prosecutions and convictions for money laundering is as follows:
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Data on prosecutions and convictions is published by the MoJ and can be found here.
A breakdown of prosecutions and convictions for money laundering is as follows:
Table 1. Number of prosecutions and convictions for money laundering, 2007-2017 (1)(2)(3) | |||||
Money Laundering | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Prosecutions | 2,349 | 2,095 | 2,307 | 1,998 | 1,906 |
Convictions | 1,269 | 1,143 | 1,336 | 1,435 | 1,347 |
(1) The figures given in the pivot table relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. |
(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. |
(3) A defendant who appears before both magistrates\u2019 court and Crown Court may not do so within the same year, meaning for a given year convictions may exceed prosecutions or sentences may not equal convictions. Defendants who appear before both courts may be convicted at the Crown Court for a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against at magistrates\u2019 court. |
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"iWjm1ONN","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ijP2yZtA","AnswerText":["Between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued 862 657 notices to online marketplaces. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the non-compliant overseas seller from its platform.
Between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued 657 notices to online marketplaces. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the non-compliant overseas seller from its platform.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"5FFGBLRz","AnswerText":["The following table shows the expenditure on bank and agency staff in 2020/21. The information requested for 2021/22 is currently being collated and centrally verified.
| 2020/21 |
Agency staff | \u00a32,436,415, |
Bank staff | \u00a34,663,858,942 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-27T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"K6X2Kaap","AnswerText":["
The following table shows the expenditure on bank and agency staff in 2020/21. The information requested for 2021/22 is currently being collated and centrally verified.
| 2020/21 |
Agency staff | \u00a32,436,415.00 |
Bank staff | \u00a34,663,858,942 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"NVjKsv5G","AnswerText":["
In September 2018, alongside the Agriculture Bill and policy statement, the Government published an \u2018Analysis of the impacts of removing Direct Payments\u2019. This provided an overview of the potential impacts to different farm types and sizes of moving away from direct payments and introducing a new system of public money for public goods. It also showed the potential across all sectors for farmers to become more efficient \u2013 producing more for less \u2013 as a response to any reductions in direct payments.
Direct payments are untargeted, poor value for money, undermine efficiency and productivity improvements, and limit opportunities for new entrants. They have imposed unnecessary bureaucracy on farmers and can inflate rent prices. Some of our most successful and vibrant food-producing sectors of agriculture have never been subsidised. For example the poultry industry, the pig industry and the horticulture industry.
Direct payments are arbitrary payments based on land area that tend to favour larger land owners rather than smaller family farming businesses. In England we will phase out direct payments during an agricultural transition, giving time for farmers to adjust. Phasing out direct payments will free up money so we can reward farmers for delivering public goods, including environmental outcomes and animal welfare. We recognise that some certain sectors are more dependent than others on direct payments but provided that these farmers are delivering public goods, they will be well placed to benefit from the new system.
In September 2018, alongside the Agriculture Bill and policy statement, the Government published an \u2018Analysis of the impacts of removing Direct Payments\u2019. This provided an overview of the potential impacts to different farm types and sizes of moving away from direct payments and introducing a new system of public money for public goods. It also showed the potential across all sectors for farmers to become more efficient \u2013 producing more for less \u2013 as a response to any reductions in direct payments.
Direct payments are untargeted, poor value for money, undermine efficiency and productivity improvements, and limit opportunities for new entrants. They have imposed unnecessary bureaucracy on farmers and can inflate rent prices. Some of our most successful and vibrant food-producing sectors of agriculture have never been subsidised. For example the poultry industry, the pig industry and the horticulture industry.
In England we will phase out direct payments during an agricultural transition, giving time for farmers to adjust. Phasing out direct payments will free up money so we can reward farmers for delivering public goods, including environmental outcomes. We recognise that some certain sectors are more dependent than others on direct payments but provided that these farmers are delivering public goods, they will be well placed to benefit from the new system.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-08-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"mwFeaO6T","AnswerText":["The Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) Programme has the following Scottish projects and potential projects:
LFFN Wave 2 Challenge Fund
Highland Council are planning to use the SWAN Framework to implement a gigabit fibre network to 152 public buildings in Inverness, Fort William, Thurso and Wick - awarded \u00a34.3m BDUK Funding. This project is in preparation stage for the 'Ready to Procure' Assurance Gate.
LFFN Wave 3 Challenge Fund
Shetland Council have successfully passed the LFFN Investment Panel stage and are working on the final Business case to go through Assurance Gate A and if approved will be issued with a letter of offer for \u00a32m BDUK Funding
Tay Cities combined authority are in the dialogue stage regarding a potential LFFN project in their area.
Renfrewshire Council are at the pre-dialogue stage regarding a potential LFFN project in their area
Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme
To the end of September 2018 across Scotland, there have been 87 gigabit vouchers connected (value \u00a3243,953). A report up to the end of December 2018 will be released early in February
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EyApBgb0","AnswerText":["
The Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) Programme has the following Scottish projects and potential projects:
LFFN Wave 2 Challenge Fund
Highland Council are planning to use the SWAN Framework to implement a gigabit fibre network to 152 public buildings in Inverness, Fort William, Thurso and Wick - awarded \u00a34.3m BDUK Funding. This project is in preparation stage for the 'Ready to Procure' Assurance Gate.
LFFN Wave 3 Challenge Fund
Shetland Council have successfully passed the LFFN Investment Panel stage and are working on the final Business case to go through Assurance Gate A and if approved will be issued with a letter of offer for \u00a32m BDUK Funding
Tay Cities combined authority are in the dialogue stage regarding a potential LFFN project in their area.
Renfrewshire Council are at the pre-dialogue stage regarding a potential LFFN project in their area
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-01-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"OGdS667V","AnswerText":["
National Health Service dental provision has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the number of available appointments in practices, including in Southport and the North West, due to necessary infection prevention and control procedures. NHS dentists have been asked to prioritise available capacity for urgent care, care for vulnerable groups and children, followed by delayed planned care.
We continue to monitor the delivery of NHS dentistry. Data for February 2022 indicates that an increasing number of courses of treatment are being delivered, including band 1 treatment and checks ups, in the North West and in the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Partnership area.
We have made \u00a350 million available for NHS dentistry in 2021/22 to allow more patients to obtain an NHS dental appointment. Of this, \u00a37,310,000 has initially been made available for the North West North East and Yorkshire. We are currently developing proposals for dental system reform to improve access for patients.
National Health Service dental provision has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the number of available appointments in practices, including in Southport and the North West, due to necessary infection prevention and control procedures. NHS dentists have been asked to prioritise available capacity for urgent care, care for vulnerable groups and children, followed by delayed planned care.
We continue to monitor the delivery of NHS dentistry. Data for February 2022 indicates that an increasing number of courses of treatment are being delivered, including band 1 treatment and checks ups, in the North West and in the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Partnership area.
We have made \u00a350 million available for NHS dentistry in 2021/22 to allow more patients to obtain an NHS dental appointment. Of this, \u00a37,310,000 has initially been made available for the North East and Yorkshire. We are currently developing proposals for dental system reform to improve access for patients.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"JIZ4o48E","AnswerText":["By the end of this year the Access for All programme, launched in 2006, will have provided step free routes to more than 150 stations and smaller scale improvements at over 1,100. A further \u00a3160m has been allocated to extend the programme until 2019 and the 68 stations to benefit from this were announced last year.
This is in addition to access improvements delivered by other major projects or the industry itself, which must meet UK and EU standards for accessibility.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-10T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"0ONzizJJ","AnswerText":["
By the end of this year the Access for All programme, launched in 2006, will have provided step free routes to more than 150 stations and smaller scale improvements at over 1,100. A further \u00a3160m has been allocated to extend the programme until 2019 and the 68 stations to benefit from this were announced last year.
This is in addition to access improvements delivered by other major projects or the industry itself, which must meet UK and EU standards for accessibility.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"yMAcYAit","AnswerText":["
Below are details of how much each of the four bodies has spent on public relations and communications staff since 2010 or from when the data are available.
To ensure consistency all organisations have provided data according to the following criteria for public relations (PR) and communications staff:
- Press and PR
- Stakeholder relations
- Campaigns (not behaviour change policy)
- Digital Comms (not IT/digital service teams)
- Internal Comms
(a) NHS England
On 1 October 2012, the functions of the Board Authority transferred to the NHS Commissioning Board (also known as NHS England), which was formally established as an executive non departmental public body. NHS England took on all of its statutory functions in April 2013. Figures have been given from 1 October 2012.
NHS England | 2012/13 (October \u2013 April) | 2013/14 (April \u2013 March) | 2014/15 (April \u2013 November) |
National Communications | \u00a3253,963 | \u00a3584,419 | \u00a31,040,240 |
Communications in local areas | \u00a33,558,677 | \u00a32,595,881 | |
NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) | \u00a3325,265 | \u00a3461,232 |
(b) Public Health England (PHE)
PHE was formed on 1 April 2013 - figures from predecessor bodies are not provided.
Public Health England | 2013/14 | 2014/15 (to November) |
PR and Communications staff expenditure | \u00a32,888,000 | \u00a32,323,000 |
(c) Monitor
Monitor | 2010 (April \u2013 December) | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 (to November) |
PR and Communications staff expenditure | \u00a3398,973.20
| \u00a3526,784.85 | \u00a3486,320.81 | \u00a31,066,790.92 | \u00a31,223,775.43 |
(d) Care Quality Commission (CQC)
CQC | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 (to November) |
PR and Communications staff expenditure | \u00a3568,951 | \u00a3736,238 | \u00a31,188,519 | \u00a31,039,669 | \u00a3780,195 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"yeoUbm1A","AnswerText":["
Below are details of how much each of the four bodies has spent on public relations and communications staff since 2010 or from when the data are available.
To ensure consistency all organisations have provided data according to the following criteria for public relations (PR) and communications staff:
- Press and PR
- Stakeholder relations
- Campaigns (not behaviour change policy)
- Digital Comms (not IT/digital service teams)
- Internal Comms
(a) NHS England
On 1 October 2012, the functions of the Board Authority transferred to the NHS Commissioning Board (also known as NHS England), which was formally established as an executive non departmental public body. NHS England took on all of its statutory functions in April 2013. Figures have been given from 1 October 2012.
NHS England | 2012/13 (October \u2013 April) | 2013/14 (April \u2013 March) | 2014/15 (April \u2013 November) |
National Communications | \u00a3253,963 | \u00a3584,419 | \u00a31,040,240 |
Communications in local areas |
| \u00a33,558,677 | \u00a32,595,881 |
NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ) |
| \u00a3325,265 | \u00a3461,232 |
(b) Public Health England (PHE)
PHE was formed on 1 April 2013 - figures from predecessor bodies are not provided.
Public Health England | 2013/14 | 2014/15 (to November) |
PR and Communications staff expenditure | \u00a32,888,000 | \u00a32,323,000 |
(c) Monitor
Monitor | 2010/11 (April \u2013 December) | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 (to November) |
PR and Communications staff expenditure | \u00a3398,973.20
| \u00a3526,784.85 | \u00a3486,320.81 | \u00a31,066,790.92 | \u00a31,223,775.43 |
(d) Care Quality Commission (CQC)
CQC | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 (to November) |
PR and Communications staff expenditure | \u00a3568,951 | \u00a3736,238 | \u00a31,188,519 | \u00a31,039,669 | \u00a3780,195 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Ox5Gl5ak","AnswerText":["
Defra has not undertaken any assessment of the trends in numbers of cabbage stem flea beetle in the UK. However, we are aware that the AHDB and others have recently carried out work to look at levels of infestation and at the consequences for growers. published an assessment on this area in 2014.
Defra has not undertaken any assessment of the trends in numbers of cabbage stem flea beetle in the UK. However, we are aware that the AHDB published an assessment on this area in 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"OmKooS0z","AnswerText":["GCSE attainment figures for the academic year 2014/15 are not yet available. Figures for the 2013/14 academic year were published in January 2015.
Attainment at constituency and local authority level are only published for all state funded schools including academies and city technical colleges. Further school type breakdowns below national level are not published.
The latest publication including constituency figures can be found in the GCSE statistics series on GOV.UK.[1] Figures for Blackpool South parliamentary constituency in 2009/10 were published in the In Your Area website.[2]
Figures for the number of pupils in state-funded schools in Blackpool South constituency who achieved five or more A* - C grades including English and mathematics GCSEs in the academic years 2013/14 and 2009/10 can be found in the following table, with figures for Blackpool local authority and England as comparators.
Achievements at GCSE and equivalent for pupils1 at the end of key stage 4 in Blackpool local authority and in Englandby parliamentary constiuency of school location
Years: 2009/10 to 2013/14 (revised)2,3,4
Coverage: England, state-funded schools (including academies and CTCs)
Warning: 2013/14 figures not comparable to earlier years
Number of eligible pupils1 | ||||
Number achieving 5+ A*-C grades inc. | % achieving 5+ A*-C grades inc. | |||
2013/14 | ||||
Blackpool South | 601 | 253 | 42.1 | |
Blackpool LA | 1,440 | 633 | 44.0 | |
National | 556,002 | 315,873 | 56.8 | |
2009/10 | ||||
Blackpool South | 605 | 263 | 43.5 | |
Blackpool LA | 1,607 | 768 | 47.8 | |
National | 575,970 | 318,720 | 55.3 | |
Source: National pupil database (2009/10) and key stage 4 attainment data (2013/14) |
1. Pupils at the end of key stage 4 in each academic year.
2. Figures for 2009/10 are based on final data. Figures for 2013/14 are based on revised data.
3. New 2014 methodology applied to 2013/14 data (see SFR main text).
4. In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of key stage 4 performance measures data: Professor Alison Wolf\u2019s Review of Vocational Education recommendations and an early entry policy to only count a pupil\u2019s first attempt at a qualification. Consequently, Iit is not possible to directly compare 2013/14 figures with earlier years.
[1] www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics-2014
[2] www.education.gov.uk/inyourarea/index.shtml
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JbLqhVob","AnswerText":["
GCSE attainment figures for the academic year 2014/15 are not yet available. Figures for the 2013/14 academic year were published in January 2015.
Attainment at constituency and local authority level are only published for all state funded schools including academies and city technical colleges. Further school type breakdowns below national level are not published.
The latest publication including constituency figures can be found in the GCSE statistics series on GOV.UK.[1] Figures for Blackpool South parliamentary constituency in 2009/10 were published in the In Your Area website.[2]
Figures for the number of pupils in state-funded schools in Blackpool South constituency who achieved five or more A* - C grades including English and mathematics GCSEs in the academic years 2013/14 and 2009/10 can be found in the following table, with figures for Blackpool local authority and England as comparators.
Achievements at GCSE and equivalent for pupils1 at the end of key stage 4 in Blackpool local authority and in England
Years: 2009/10 to 2013/14 (revised)2,3,4
Coverage: England, state-funded schools (including academies and CTCs)
Warning: 2013/14 figures not comparable to earlier years
Number of eligible pupils1 | ||||
Number achieving 5+ A*-C grades inc. | % achieving 5+ A*-C grades inc. | |||
2013/14 | ||||
Blackpool LA | 1,440 | 633 | 44.0 | |
National | 556,002 | 315,873 | 56.8 | |
2009/10 | ||||
Blackpool LA | 1,607 | 768 | 47.8 | |
National | 575,970 | 318,720 | 55.3 | |
Source: National pupil database (2009/10) and key stage 4 attainment data (2013/14) |
1. Pupils at the end of key stage 4 in each academic year.
2. Figures for 2009/10 are based on final data. Figures for 2013/14 are based on revised data.
3. New 2014 methodology applied to 2013/14 data (see SFR main text).
4. In 2013/14, two major reforms were implemented which affect the calculation of key stage 4 performance measures data: Professor Alison Wolf\u2019s Review of Vocational Education recommendations and an early entry policy to only count a pupil\u2019s first attempt at a qualification. Consequently, It is not possible to directly compare 2013/14 figures with earlier years.
[1] www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics-2014
[2] www.education.gov.uk/inyourarea/index.shtml
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"iSczlj7N","AnswerText":["
Project Pegasus received Main Gate approval in August 2011 with an approved cost of \u00a3634 million. Project Mensa received Main Gate approval in May 2011 with an approved cost of \u00a3734 million.Both projects' approved in-service dates are between 2016 and 2020.
Consistent with industry best practice, major projects are regularly reviewed and may seek revised approvals if a robust evidence base is established.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rHas7Xho","AnswerText":["Project Pegasus received Main Gate approval in August 2011 with an approved cost of \u00a3634 million. Project Mensa received Main Gate approval in May 2011 with an approved cost of \u00a3734 million.
Consistent with industry best practice, major projects are regularly reviewed and may seek revised approvals if a robust evidence base is established.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"xG5lIHly","AnswerText":["The Department does not hold this information.
We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.
Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JfSrPPSG","AnswerText":["
The Department does hold this information.
We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.
Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"fwVc9wy4","AnswerText":["
The Chinook flight for the Home Secretary was incorporated into a routine training sortie, for the operational crew of four personnel, based at RAF Odiham.
The duration of the training sortie was three and a half hours, including the 30-minute legs from and to Manston, during which the Home Secretary was embarked. It is not possible to separate the costs of these legs from the wider training sortie.
The Chinook was not diverted away from other defence tasks.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CjW3EO4O","AnswerText":["
The Chinook flight for the Home Secretary was incorporated into a routine training sortie, for the operational crew of four personnel, based at RAF Odiham.
The duration of the training sortie was three and a half hours, including the 30-minute legs from and to Manston, during which the Home Secretary was embarked. It is not possible to separate the costs of these legs from the wider training sortie.
The Chinook was not diverted away from other defence tasks.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"VmfknnO6","AnswerText":["
The Government is serious about delivering cheaper, cleaner, more secure energy, and will consider all options for increasing electricity generation from renewable sources, including at the small-scale. The Government already supports small-scale onshore wind through the Smart Export Guarantee, which ensures small-scale (5MW) low-carbon electricity generators, such as homes with wind turbines, get payment for the renewable electricity they export to the grid.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Tjj4MhHo","AnswerText":["The Government is serious about delivering cheaper, cleaner, more secure energy, and will consider all options for increasing electricity generation from renewable sources, including at the small-scale. The Government already supports small-scale onshore wind through the Smart Export Guarantee, which ensures small-scale (
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"wUi67114","AnswerText":["A total of 49,173 international child passport applications finished processing in January-June 2015. Of this total, 2,418 (4.9%) 3,242 (6.6%) took longer than three months to be processed, 1,780 (3.6%) 2,539 (5.2%) took longer than four months to be processed, and 944 (1.9%) 1,657 (3.4%) took longer than six months to be processed.
The processing time is the length of time from receipt of the application to the passport being printed. For international child passport applications processed in the same period, the average processing time was 19.4 working days. Information is not held on the time between receipt of application and interview date as the date of interview can be subject to customer availability.
Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office must be fully satisfied that all appropriate checks have been completed successfully prior to the issuance of passport facilities. This is particularly important in relation to child applications as part of Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office responsibility to protect potentially vulnerable children, including those potentially at risk of child trafficking and to maintain the integrity of the British Passport.
These checks can require the provision of information from other agencies overseas \u2013 particularly in complex applications such as surrogacy cases.
Delays in the provision of this information to HMPO can lead to significantly extended timeframe in processing applications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-08-05T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qtj2nb7b","AnswerText":["
A total of 49,173 international child passport applications finished processing in January-June 2015. Of this total, 2,418 (4.9%) took longer than three months to be processed, 1,780 (3.6%) took longer than four months to be processed, and 944 (1.9%) took longer than six months to be processed.
The processing time is the length of time from receipt of the application to the passport being printed. For international child passport applications processed in the same period, the average processing time was 19.4 working days. Information is not held on the time between receipt of application and interview date as the date of interview can be subject to customer availability.
Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office must be fully satisfied that all appropriate checks have been completed successfully prior to the issuance of passport facilities. This is particularly important in relation to child applications as part of Her Majesty\u2019s Passport Office responsibility to protect potentially vulnerable children, including those potentially at risk of child trafficking and to maintain the integrity of the British Passport.
These checks can require the provision of information from other agencies overseas \u2013 particularly in complex applications such as surrogacy cases.
Delays in the provision of this information to HMPO can lead to significantly extended timeframe in processing applications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-15T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Q6wEthWY","AnswerText":["
The UK provided the following amounts of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Kenya:
1) 2017 - \u00a3153 million
2) 2018 - \u00a3116 million
3) 2019 - \u00a3134 million
4) 2020 - \u00a392 million
5) 2021 - final figures have not yet been released by the FCDO. Office for National Statistics
The UK provided the following amounts of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Kenya:
1) 2017 - \u00a3153 million
2) 2018 - \u00a3116 million
3) 2019 - \u00a3134 million
4) 2020 - \u00a392 million
5) 2021 - final figures have not yet been released by the Office for National Statistics
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"4I6MjZCH","AnswerText":["Ofsted have run a number of pilot inspections since 2010:
Following the pilot in November/December 2015, Ofsted intends to conduct up to six Joint Targeted Area Inspections by the summer of 2016.
There are 152 local authority children\u2019s services departments. Of these three are rated \u2018outstanding\u2019, 53 are rated \u2018good\u2019, 39 36 are rated \u2018adequate\u2019, 75 39 are rated \u2018Requires improvement\u2019 and 21 are rated \u2018Inadequate\u2019. A table that has been attached to this answer sets out the most recent Ofsted rating for each local authority and indicates whether the authority is subject to intervention for its children\u2019s social care services. All local authorities rated as \u2018Inadequate\u2019 are subject to intervention measures.
Ofsted have run a number of pilot inspections since 2010:
Following the pilot in November/December 2015, Ofsted intends to conduct up to six Joint Targeted Area Inspections by the summer of 2016.
There are 152 local authority children\u2019s services departments. Of these three are rated \u2018outstanding\u2019, 53 are rated \u2018good\u2019, 39 are rated \u2018adequate\u2019, 75 are rated \u2018Requires improvement\u2019 and 21 are rated \u2018Inadequate\u2019. A table that has been attached to this answer sets out the most recent Ofsted rating for each local authority and indicates whether the authority is subject to intervention for its children\u2019s social care services. All local authorities rated as \u2018Inadequate\u2019 are subject to intervention measures.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"PTfRQvg2","AnswerText":["UK legislation already exists to establish Producer Responsibility schemes for a number of items, including for packaging, which unfortunately can still be littered.
The Government\u2019s Litter Strategy for England, published on 10 April, outlines a range of measures to reduce litter and littering behaviour. As part of the Strategy we are establishing a working group to explore voluntary or regulatory measures to reduce the incidence of commonly littered items.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"SFemVx7g","AnswerText":["The Government\u2019s Litter Strategy for England, published on 10 April, outlines a range of measures to reduce litter and littering behaviour. As part of the Strategy we are establishing a working group to explore voluntary or regulatory measures to reduce the incidence of commonly littered items.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"nZtkxIWt","AnswerText":["We have not received a proposal from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner regarding the establishment of a central repository for modern slavery statements. We have not endorsed a particular repository for such statements. So far, two repository websites have been set up to collect the \u2018slavery and human trafficking statements\u2019 published by businesses in one place. These are being run by Unseen and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. These are being run by Semantrica and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
We have not received a proposal from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner regarding the establishment of a central repository for modern slavery statements. We have not endorsed a particular repository for such statements. So far, two repository websites have been set up to collect the \u2018slavery and human trafficking statements\u2019 published by businesses in one place. These are being run by Unseen and the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"gyPIpl51","AnswerText":["The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate and design, in time, our own trade arrangements with African countries like South Africa.
The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate and design, in time, our own trade arrangements with African countries.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"BlUANbFt","AnswerText":["The information requested is not held by the Department. The nine health and care professional regulatory bodies within the United Kingdom are responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of their statutory duties including fitness-to-practise (FtP) investigations against their registrants. Relevant information provided by the General Medical Council (GMC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and General Dental Council (GDC) is included below.
The GMC reports that four European Economic Area (EEA) doctors and no non-EEA doctors have appeared at a FtP tribunal and been suspended due wholly or partly to lack of English language skills, since its legislation changed in June 2014 to introduce inadequate English language skills as a grounds for finding a doctor\u2019s fitness to practise is impaired. Of the four, two were suspended and two had conditions imposed on their registration. Conditions restrict a doctor\u2019s practice or require them to take remedial action. In these cases, the purpose of conditions is to help protect patients while allowing the doctor to remedy any deficiencies in their practice or knowledge of English. In addition, since the GMC was given new powers in relation to the language skills of doctors, it has dealt with 3,289 registration applications from EEA doctors. 1,970 of them were able to demonstrate that they met the English language requirements as part of their application and were granted registration with a licence to practise. 1,319 doctors were registered but have not been granted a licence to practise either because they did not provide any evidence of their English language skills or the evidence they provided was insufficient. Doctors cannot practise in the UK without a licence to practise.
The NMC reports that until legislative change took effect in January 2016, it did not record poor English language skills as a case type within FtP. Previously all cases were recorded under an umbrella category of \u2018Lack of competence \u2013 communication issues\u2019. This category covered a range of communication topics including failure to delegate appropriately. Since the new language control power was introduced in 2016 the NMC has been coding English language skills as a separate code.
The GDC reports that following an update to its Standards in 2013, it takes the requirement to be sufficiently fluent in written and spoken English into account when assessing FtP cases. Since this change there have been no suspensions and one EEA Dentist has been struck-off the GDC register where the category of \u2018not fluent in English\u2019 was recorded as a consideration. The GDC notes that as a result of recent legislative change, it is taking forward associated changes to registration processes and FtP rules, which will result in further language control requirements being introduced by the end of summer.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"U1PNH6Rl","AnswerText":["
The information requested is not held by the Department. The nine health and care professional regulatory bodies within the United Kingdom are responsible for operational matters concerning the discharge of their statutory duties including fitness-to-practise (FtP) investigations against their registrants. Relevant information provided by the General Medical Council (GMC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and General Dental Council (GDC) is included below.
The GMC reports that four European Economic Area (EEA) doctors and no non-EEA doctors have appeared at a FtP tribunal and been suspended due wholly or partly to lack of English language skills, since its legislation changed in June 2014 to introduce inadequate English language skills as a grounds for finding a doctor\u2019s fitness to practise is impaired. In addition, since the GMC was given new powers in relation to the language skills of doctors, it has dealt with 3,289 registration applications from EEA doctors. 1,970 of them were able to demonstrate that they met the English language requirements as part of their application and were granted registration with a licence to practise. 1,319 doctors were registered but have not been granted a licence to practise either because they did not provide any evidence of their English language skills or the evidence they provided was insufficient. Doctors cannot practise in the UK without a licence to practise.
The NMC reports that until legislative change took effect in January 2016, it did not record poor English language skills as a case type within FtP. Previously all cases were recorded under an umbrella category of \u2018Lack of competence \u2013 communication issues\u2019. This category covered a range of communication topics including failure to delegate appropriately. Since the new language control power was introduced in 2016 the NMC has been coding English language skills as a separate code.
The GDC reports that following an update to its Standards in 2013, it takes the requirement to be sufficiently fluent in written and spoken English into account when assessing FtP cases. Since this change there have been no suspensions and one EEA Dentist has been struck-off the GDC register where the category of \u2018not fluent in English\u2019 was recorded as a consideration. The GDC notes that as a result of recent legislative change, it is taking forward associated changes to registration processes and FtP rules, which will result in further language control requirements being introduced by the end of summer.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"oO2ADRBJ","AnswerText":["
NHS Digital data shows that the number of National Health Service staff (full-time equivalent) working in Mental Health and Learning Disability trusts increased by 4,295 from July 2013 to July 2017, of these 2,156 are professionally qualified clinical mental health staff. The number of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) staff (headcount) increased by 2,278 2,728 between 2012 and 2015.
Figures begin in 2012/13 due to the changes in services resulting from the dissolution of primary care trusts in 2012/13.
Source:
1. Health Education England (July 2017). Stepping forward to 2020/21: The mental health workforce plan for England.
2. NHS Digital, Monthly workforce statistics as at July.
https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30100
3. 2012 IAPT Workforce Census paragraph 5.1.
4. The overall IAPT workforce number from the 2015 census was calculated as follows: sum of Low Intensity Therapy: Total Number of individuals (Staff in Post) on page 17 and High Intensity Therapy (HIT): Total Number of individuals (Staff in Post) on page 21. The 2015 IAPT workforce census is available at the following link:
5. The overall IAPT workforce number from the 2014 census was calculated by adding total headcount for Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), non CBT HIT modalities and non-qualified counsellors and therapist, Table 4, page.11. The total funded establishment for whole-time equivalent psychological wellbeing practitioners was obtained from table 2, p. 9. The 2014 IAPT workforce census is available at the following link:
http://www.ewin.nhs.uk/tools_and_resources/2014-adult-iapt-workforce-census-report.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-01T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"N0osmyAl","AnswerText":["NHS Digital data shows that the number of National Health Service staff (full-time equivalent) working in Mental Health and Learning Disability trusts increased by 4,295 from July 2013 to July 2017, of these 2,156 are professionally qualified clinical mental health staff. The number of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) staff (headcount) increased by 2,278 between 2012 and 2015.
Figures begin in 2012/13 due to the changes in services resulting from the dissolution of primary care trusts in 2012/13.
Source:
1. Health Education England (July 2017). Stepping forward to 2020/21: The mental health workforce plan for England.
2. NHS Digital, Monthly workforce statistics as at July.
https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30100
3. 2012 IAPT Workforce Census paragraph 5.1.
4. The overall IAPT workforce number from the 2015 census was calculated as follows: sum of Low Intensity Therapy: Total Number of individuals (Staff in Post) on page 17 and High Intensity Therapy (HIT): Total Number of individuals (Staff in Post) on page 21. The 2015 IAPT workforce census is available at the following link:
5. The overall IAPT workforce number from the 2014 census was calculated by adding total headcount for Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), non CBT HIT modalities and non-qualified counsellors and therapist, Table 4, page.11. The total funded establishment for whole-time equivalent psychological wellbeing practitioners was obtained from table 2, p. 9. The 2014 IAPT workforce census is available at the following link:
http://www.ewin.nhs.uk/tools_and_resources/2014-adult-iapt-workforce-census-report.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"iFmMBbid","AnswerText":["The protection and promotion of human rights, including LGB&T rights, are primarily the responsibility of the Overseas Territory and Crown Dependency governments. Baroness Anelay of St Johns is the Minister of State for the Overseas Territories, excluding the Falklands and Gibraltar for which I am responsible. The Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon, is responsible for the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia and the Minister of State for Justice, the Rt Hon Sir Oliver Heald QC, is responsible for the conduct of Crown Dependencies' business within Whitehall.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TyGOcNq4","AnswerText":["
The protection and promotion of human rights, including LGB&T rights, are primarily the responsibility of the Overseas Territory and Crown Dependency governments. Baroness Anelay of St Johns is the Minister of State for the Overseas Territories, excluding the Falklands and Gibraltar, for which I am responsible. The Secretary of State for Defence is responsible for the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The Attorney General is responsible for the Crown Dependencies'.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-03-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pipwuZ1S","AnswerText":["The Government is committed toprovidingsuperfast broadband coverage to 95 per centof UK premisesby 2017. At the end Phase 1 of the programme, we expect to reach 90 per cent coverage across the UK -and more than 90 per cent superfast coverage in around two thirds of local body partnership areas. For the longer term the Government will also launch a public consultation early next year in preparation for the implementation of a new broadbandUniversal Service Obligation,with the ambition to give people the legal right to request a connection to broadband with speeds of 10 Mbps,nomatterwherein the countrytheylive.
Data on regional and local coverage of superfast broadband was published by Ofcom in its Infrastructure Report in December 2014:
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Fixed_local_authority.csv.
DCMS has also placed estimates of superfast coverage at constituency level at the end of the current broadband programme in the House of Commons library, reference DEP2015-0163:
The Government is committed to providing superfast broadband coverage to 95 per cent of UK premises by 2017. At the end Phase 1 of the programme, we expect to reach 90 per cent coverage across the UK -and more than 90 per cent superfast coverage in around two thirds of local body partnership areas. For the longer term the Government will also launch a public consultation early next year in preparation for the implementation of a new broadband Universal Service Obligation, with the ambition to give people the legal right to request a connection to broadband with speeds of 10 Mbps, no matter where in the country they live.
Data on regional and local coverage of superfast broadband was published by Ofcom in its Infrastructure Report in December 2014:
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Fixed_local_authority.csv.
DCMS has also placed estimates of superfast coverage at constituency level at the end of the current broadband programme in the House of Commons library, reference DEP2015-0163:
The Government is committed toprovidingsuperfast broadband coverage to 95 per centof UK premisesby 2017. At the end Phase 1 of the programme, we expect to reach 90 per cent coverage across the UK -and more than 90 per cent superfast coverage in around two thirds of local body partnership areas. For the longer term the Government will also launch a public consultation early next year in preparation for the implementation of a new broadbandUniversal Service Obligation,with the ambition to give people the legal right to request a connection to broadband with speeds of 10 Mbps,nomatterwherein the countrytheylive.
Data on regional and local coverage of superfast broadband was published by Ofcom in its Infrastructure Report in December 2014:
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/infrastructure/2014/Fixed_local_authority.csv.
DCMS has also placed estimates of superfast coverage at constituency level at the end of the current broadband programme in the House of Commons library, reference DEP2015-0163:
Government\u2019s Start-Up Loans scheme supports people wanting to start a business and has provided over 35,000 loans worth over \u00a3200 million. We\u2019re committed to supporting start-ups by cutting taxes on small businesses, extending rate relief and increasing the Employment Allowance.
In Cambridge, Government has invested \u00a34.8m in the establishment of the Sir John Bradfield Technology Centre to support business incubation on Cambridge Science Park. This is in addition to a range of other growth-enabling investments made through the \u00a3500m Greater Cambridge City Deal, the \u00a3109.1m Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Growth Deal and a three year funding package to support development of a local business Growth Hub
Government fully supports and actively encourages students who wish to start a business. This commitment was reiterated in the recent grant letter from Ministers to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) where we welcomed the Council\u2019s commitment to:
In addition to this, the QAA issued guidance to Higher Education Institutions in 2012 to promote best practice in developing enterprise and entrepreneurship education.
According to HESA, support provided by universities led to 4,600 graduate start-ups in 2013-14[1] an increase of 1,100 on the previous year.
[1] HE-BCI (Higher Education \u2013 Business Community Interaction) survey
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rFCTF8eS","AnswerText":["Government\u2019s Start-Up Loans scheme supports people wanting to start a business and has provided over 35,000 loans worth over \u00a3200 million. We\u2019re committed to supporting start-ups by cutting taxes on small businesses, extending rate relief and increasing the Employment Allowance.
In Cambridge, Government has invested \u00a34.8m in the establishment of the Sir John Bradfield Technology Centre to support business incubation on Cambridge Science Park. This is in addition to a range of other growth-enabling investments made through the \u00a3500m Greater Cambridge City Deal, the \u00a3109.1m Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Growth Deal and a three year funding package to support development of a local business Growth Hub
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"DWdDLdvK","AnswerText":["HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 |
|
2015/16 |
|
2016/17 to |
|
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 |
|
2015/16 |
|
2016/17 to |
|
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jJA254c5","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"xTzDCQPj","AnswerText":["
The Sellafield Change Programme is being put into place to improve business performance and provide greater value for the public purse while maintaining the priority of safe and secure operations. In relation to terms and conditions of employment, there are two improvements being proposed by Sellafield Ltd: first, changes to the pay and grading structure of existing staff, to ensure that pay and grading is fair and equitable; and second, new terms for new starters that are more closely aligned to market practice. In both cases the business has and will continue to engage with its employees and their representatives on the proposed changes.
Details of the change programme are available in the attached. at:
http://www.nda.gov.uk/contracts-and-competition/sellafield-model-change-programme.
The Sellafield Change Programme is being put into place to improve business performance and provide greater value for the public purse while maintaining the priority of safe and secure operations. In relation to terms and conditions of employment, there are two improvements being proposed by Sellafield Ltd: first, changes to the pay and grading structure of existing staff, to ensure that pay and grading is fair and equitable; and second, new terms for new starters that are more closely aligned to market practice. In both cases the business has and will continue to engage with its employees and their representatives on the proposed changes.
Details of the change programme are available at:
http://www.nda.gov.uk/contracts-and-competition/sellafield-model-change-programme.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"h51IJk8K","AnswerText":["As I said during my appearance before the Justice Select Committee on 24 May, there is a difference between restorative justice and out of court disposals. Restorative justice is not a disposal in its own right, however, it can be used in conjunction with community resolution or a conditional caution.
As stated in the previous response to this question there are no plans to record participation in restorative justice on the Police National Computer unless this is already recorded as part of a conditional caution or other formal disposal.
As stated in the previous response to this question (PQ 36187), the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"khnsTgQ5","AnswerText":["
As I said during my appearance before the Justice Select Committee on 24 May, there is a difference between restorative justice and out of court disposals. Restorative justice is not a disposal in its own right, however, it can be used in conjunction with community resolution or a conditional caution.
As stated in the previous response to this question (PQ 36187), the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-06-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"FW37rU6C","AnswerText":["Neither the Secretary of State for Education nor the Department for Education has purchased this site. The Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) purchased Kingsland Fire Station, 333 Kingsland Road, London, E8 from the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
The purchase of Kingsland Fire Station, 333 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4DR for the sum of \u00a316,000,000 (exclusive of VAT) from the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority was funded from the Department for Education\u2019s budget and made in the name of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The site has not been sold on.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3AYRYh9i","AnswerText":["Neither the Secretary of State for Education nor the Department for Education has purchased this site. The Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) purchased Kingsland Fire Station, 333 Kingsland Road, London, E8 from the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"pg1K1ZFP","AnswerText":["The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has had no such discussions. National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) are not public bodies, and as such are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. NGBs are typically independent, self-appointed organisations that govern their sports through the common consent of their sport. Transparency is an important principal of good governance, and is reflected in our Code for Sport Governance, with which all bodies in receipt of UK Sport or Sport England funding must now demonstrate compliance.
The cross-Government sport strategy \u2018Sporting Future\u2019 set out our intention to encourage as many people and groups to enjoy sport as participants, spectators and in the workforce, including the LGBT community. It also includes a number of other actions to ensure that all under-represented groups can take part in sport and wider physical activity through a focus on local delivery, and working with people through volunteering, coaching and the sporting workforce. Our aim is to increase diversity among sporting organisations and help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all.
Government continues to work with Sport England and National Governing Bodies of sport, alongside organisations including Pride Sports, Stonewall, and Kick it Out on a number of anti-homophobia initiatives aimed at encouraging inclusion. In March, Sport England commissioned Pride Sports to produce a second in depth report on barriers to LGBT participation. This research on volunteering, provision and attitudes and behaviours has been completed, and Sport England is currently considering what actions they will take based on the findings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JJ5pixR5","AnswerText":["
The cross-Government sport strategy \u2018Sporting Future\u2019 set out our intention to encourage as many people and groups to enjoy sport as participants, spectators and in the workforce, including the LGBT community. It also includes a number of other actions to ensure that all under-represented groups can take part in sport and wider physical activity through a focus on local delivery, and working with people through volunteering, coaching and the sporting workforce. Our aim is to increase diversity among sporting organisations and help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all.
Government continues to work with Sport England and National Governing Bodies of sport, alongside organisations including Pride Sports, Stonewall, and Kick it Out on a number of anti-homophobia initiatives aimed at encouraging inclusion. In March, Sport England commissioned Pride Sports to produce a second in depth report on barriers to LGBT participation. This research on volunteering, provision and attitudes and behaviours has been completed, and Sport England is currently considering what actions they will take based on the findings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"wstGRGcL","AnswerText":["
In delivering the Emergency Services Network (ESN), the mobile network operator EE will deliver up to 291 new mast sites. Government will deliver approximately 230 further sites (known as the \u201cExtended Area Services\u201d (EAS) sites) in the most remote and rural areas of Great Britain.
For EAS sites, the principal objective is to provide coverage to meet the needs of the emergency services, but the Home Office is working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and DCMS to identify any proposed mast locations which could improve mobile coverage in future, with a view to ensuring these are built to a specification which could accommodate multiple operators.
EE has indicated that it is delivering around 200 new sites in Scotland as part of ESN. In addition there are 104 sites in Scotland that are being considered as part of the Extended Area Services (EAS). Delivery of these sites is subject to planning permission and the acquisition of land. There are currently no new sites proposed in the constituency of Inverclyde, either by EE or the EAS as part of ESN. There are currently up to 25 new EE ESN sites proposed in the constituency of Orkney and Shetland, and one EAS site as part of ESN.
In delivering the Emergency Services Network (ESN), the mobile network operator EE will deliver up to 291 new mast sites. Government will deliver approximately 230 further sites (known as the \u201cExtended Area Services\u201d (EAS) sites) in the most remote and rural areas of Great Britain.
For EAS sites, the principal objective is to provide coverage to meet the needs of the emergency services, but the Home Office is working with the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and DCMS to identify any proposed mast locations which could improve mobile coverage in future, with a view to ensuring these are built to a specification which could accommodate multiple operators.
EE has indicated that it is delivering around 200 new sites in Scotland as part of ESN. In addition there are 104 sites in Scotland that are being considered as part of the Extended Area Services (EAS). Delivery of these sites is subject to planning permission and the acquisition of land. There are currently no new sites proposed in the constituency of Inverclyde, either by EE or the EAS as part of ESN.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"dhaSsJmf","AnswerText":["The Department has no recorded expenditure on the purchase of televisions in either year.
The Department of Energy & Climate Change did not purchase any televisions in 2013. In 2014 three televisions were purchased at a cost of \u00a3851.82. In addition, two televisions were purchased as part of a new video-conferencing kit (for which they are exclusively used) but these were not priced separately.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-09-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ki1RONtV","AnswerText":["
The Department has no recorded expenditure on the purchase of televisions in either year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-09-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"QH2aPFvg","AnswerText":["CH2M Hill CH2M (formerly known as CH2M Hill) has played a crucial role on all aspects of the development of the HS2 project. The company has provided project and programme management, engineering and environmental expertise and resource and was the driving force behind the preparation and passage of the Phase 1 hybrid bill. This phase of their work came to an end in December 2016. In 2016, in a 50/50 partnership with Atkins, CH2M Hill a partnership of CH2M (50%), Atkins (40%) and SENER (10%), was appointed as the phase 1 Engineering Delivery Partner for the delivery phase of the HS2 project, providing expert engineering support for all aspects of HS2 Ltd\u2019s work.
Since 2011 HS2 Ltd has made the following payments to CH2M Hill.
Development Partner contract:
Calendar Year | Payments in Financial Year (excl VAT) |
2011/12 | \u00a31,438,120 |
2012/13 | \u00a314,371,903 |
2013/14 | \u00a317,058,089 |
2014/15 | \u00a325,334,600 |
2015/16 | \u00a332,454,382 |
2016/17 | \u00a39,493,030 |
Engineering Delivery Partner contract:
Calendar Year | Payments in financial Year (excl VAT) |
2016/17 | \u00a34,062,843 |
|
|
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3XQ5oD39","AnswerText":["
CH2M Hill has played a crucial role on all aspects of the development of the HS2 project. The company has provided project and programme management, engineering and environmental expertise and resource and was the driving force behind the preparation and passage of the Phase 1 hybrid bill. This phase of their work came to an end in December 2016. In 2016, in a 50/50 partnership with Atkins, CH2M Hill was appointed as the phase 1 Engineering Delivery Partner for the delivery phase of the HS2 project, providing expert engineering support for all aspects of HS2 Ltd\u2019s work.
Since 2011 HS2 Ltd has made the following payments to CH2M Hill.
Development Partner contract:
Calendar Year | Payments in Financial Year (excl VAT) |
2011/12 | \u00a31,438,120 |
2012/13 | \u00a314,371,903 |
2013/14 | \u00a317,058,089 |
2014/15 | \u00a325,334,600 |
2015/16 | \u00a332,454,382 |
2016/17 | \u00a39,493,030 |
Engineering Delivery Partner contract:
Calendar Year | Payments in financial Year (excl VAT) |
2016/17 | \u00a34,062,843 |
|
|
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"RGPhJYNU","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | |
Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LJF0yOzV","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council | 22.2 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 18.8 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total | 24.8 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 23.4 |
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"tNrGHeou","AnswerText":["
As the Secretary of State stated to the House on 8 September, we have been made aware of widespread concern about the operation of the Criminal Courts Charge, but it is important to stress that the Charge is levied or taken from the offender only after other impositionsfines have been paid. It is important to note that statutory protections are in place so that the payment of the Charge in due course should be linked to the offender's means. Within the Bill there was a duty placed on the Lord Chancellor to carry out a review of the Criminal Courts Charge, three years after the implementation of the Charge.
As the Secretary of State stated to the House on 8 September, we have been made aware of widespread concern about the operation of the Criminal Courts Charge, but it is important to stress that the Charge is levied or taken from the offender only after other fines have been paid. It is important to note that statutory protections are in place so that the payment of the Charge in due course should be linked to the offender's means. Within the Bill there was a duty placed on the Lord Chancellor to carry out a review of the Criminal Courts Charge, three years after the implementation of the Charge.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"V3AoYbqa","AnswerText":["Missed or inadequate hydrocortisone administration is not currently included in the list of \u2018never events\u2019.
We can confirm that the current list of Never Events is under review and there is a consultation underway which opened online on the 6 October 2014 and closes on 31 October 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eTJEfJbj","AnswerText":["
Missed or inadequate hydrocortisone administration is not currently included in the list of \u2018never events\u2019.
We can confirm that the current list of Never Events is under review and there is a consultation underway which opened online on the 6 October 2014 and closes on 31 October 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"SAi0xTJW","AnswerText":["
While we have seen some success with voluntary measures to improve online safety, Government has been clear that tech companies need to take more consistent and effective action to tackle online harms.
A joint DCMS-Home Office White Paper will be published shortly, setting out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep their users safe online.
The Government recently set up the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation to provide independent, expert advice on the measures needed to enable and ensure safe, ethical and innovative uses of AI and data-driven technologies.
The first two projects the Centre will study include: the use of data in shaping people's online experiences; and the potential for bias in decisions made using algorithms. This work will play an important role in promoting and ensuring fairness and the ethical use of data to deliver maximum benefits for society. An interim update on these projects is expected in summer 2019.
Further, it is essential that AI developed in the UK reflects the needs and make-up of society as a whole and that industry and the public sector are able to access the greatest supply of talent in terms of numbers. Increasing diversity in the AI workforce is vital to ensure that everyone with the potential to participate has the opportunity to do so. The government\u2019s Office for AI will work with the AI Council to promote diversity in the AI workforce.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-18T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"7RxQAAtZ","AnswerText":["While we have seen some success with voluntary measures to improve online safety, Government has been clear that tech companies need to take more consistent and effective action to tackle online harms.
A joint DCMS-Home Office White Paper will be published shortly, setting out clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep their users safe online.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-02-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zFYB94YD","AnswerText":["From 1 September, in government procurements that are over \u00a35m per annum and subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2015, suppliers will need to demonstrate good payment with their subcontractors. Suppliers that cannot demonstrate a fair, effective and responsible approach to payment in their supply chain should expect to be excluded from the procurement process for major government contracts.
The payment performance of all large businesses, including Kier and its relevant corporate entities, is available at www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices.
Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
From 1 September, in government procurements that are over \u00a35m per annum and subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2015, suppliers will need to demonstrate good payment with their subcontractors. Suppliers that cannot demonstrate a fair, effective and responsible approach to payment in their supply chain should expect to be excluded from the procurement process for major government contracts.
The payment performance of all large businesses, including Kier and its relevant corporate entities, is available at www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices.
Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"LUNvsD0L","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vJkFNJhR","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"9rJVGndR","AnswerText":["The organisations referred to in these questions - the UK Endorsement Board (UKEB), the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) \u2013 are responsible for procuring their own legal advice. The FRC which facilitiesfacilitates the UKEB is an arm\u2019s length body which reports annually to the Department on how it has carried out responsibilities under its remit. The ICAEW is an independent organisation.
The issue of whether to publish legal advice is for the respective organisations to consider.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-14T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UvKFs1Zh","AnswerText":["The organisations referred to in these questions - the UK Endorsement Board (UKEB), the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) \u2013 are responsible for procuring their own legal advice. The FRC which facilities the UKEB is an arm\u2019s length body which reports annually to the Department on how it has carried out responsibilities under its remit. The ICAEW is an independent organisation.
The issue of whether to publish legal advice is for the respective organisations to consider.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-02-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ggUYqDDR","AnswerText":["After engagement with the Kenyan Government, and the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee of the Kenyan Parliament, the ratification treaty was tabled on 13 July 2022. That session of the Kenyan Parliament was subsequently cancelled. The existing Defence Cooperation Agreement remains, with a bridging agreement, in place in the meantime.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-08-09T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"aG1cJHFF","AnswerText":["
After engagement with the Kenyan Government, and the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee of the Kenyan Parliament, the ratification treaty was tabled on 13 July 2022. That session of the Kenyan Parliament was subsequently cancelled. The existing Defence Cooperation Agreement remains in place in the meantime.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"gJ0s5niX","AnswerText":["
194,712 307,357 dogs were imported in total via the Pet Travel Scheme in 2018.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is unable to provide a breakdown of the number of dogs travelling under the scheme by country as it does not hold that information.
The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme is taken from APHA\u2019s system for recording pets\u2019 throughput based on information provided by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals.
The information that APHA has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as it can only rely on the information that has been entered into the pets\u2019 returns by a third party.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qoZH1BQk","AnswerText":["
194,712 dogs were imported in total via the Pet Travel Scheme in 2018.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is unable to provide a breakdown of the number of dogs travelling under the scheme by country as it does not hold that information.
The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme is taken from APHA\u2019s system for recording pets\u2019 throughput based on information provided by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals.
The information that APHA has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as it can only rely on the information that has been entered into the pets\u2019 returns by a third party.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"LXwdNiY6","AnswerText":["
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) spent \u00a33.8m on invasive non-native species in 2016/17 including both direct costs and apportioned support staff and overheads.
APHA do not keep the split as requested but can further subdivide the cost between direct costs (\u00a32.2m) and apportioned support staff and overheads (\u00a31.6m).
Biosecurity and control of invasive non-native species are devolved matters.
In England in 2016/17 the government spent an estimated total of \u00a3922,000 on biosecurity measures relating to invasive non-native species.
The overall cost can be apportioned as \u00a3145,000 for policy functions, \u00a390,000 on risk analysis, \u00a3335,000 for early warning and rapid response measures, \u00a3210,000 on coordination, \u00a380,000 on communication and awareness raising activities, and \u00a362,000 on research.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"316WuNip","AnswerText":["Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) spent \u00a33.8m on invasive non-native species in 2016/17 including both direct costs and apportioned support staff and overheads.
APHA do not keep the split as requested but can further subdivide the cost between direct costs (\u00a32.2m) and apportioned support staff and overheads (\u00a31.6m).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Z5RbtMzX","AnswerText":["In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)
When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender\u2019s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.
The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on 25 January 2018 15 February 2018. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Fj4EgE7J","AnswerText":["
In accordance with the sentence of the Court, Joseph McCann was released on 15 February 2019, after he had completed half (less time spent on remand) of a three-year determinate sentence for burglary imposed on 25 January 2018. On release, he was supervised by the National Probation Service (NPS)
When charged with that offence and remanded into custody on 21 August 2017, he was being supervised on licence by the NPS as part of the sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) which he received on 26 September 2008. An offender on an IPP licence is not recalled automatically when he is charged with a further offence or offences. The probation officer will consider whether the alleged further offences, prior offending and the offender\u2019s current behaviour show that his risk has escalated to the point where he needs to be recalled to protect the public. The decision on whether to recall an offender is to be based on a robust assessment of risk and to reflect the professional judgment of a trained probation officer.
The NPS has undertaken an urgent review to establish why Mr McCann was not recalled to custody, either when remanded into custody on 21 August 2017 or when he was sentenced on 15 February 2018. Mr McCann has now been charged with a number of very serious offences committed on or after 21 April this year. This has triggered a mandatory serious further offence (SFO) review, under the Probation SFO Review Procedures. The SFO review will consider in greater depth than has thus far been possible, including by interviewing relevant members of staff, the question of whether Mr McCann should have been recalled to custody when charged with and subsequently convicted of the burglary offence. Typically, an SFO review is completed within three months of an offender being charged with an SFO.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"3Xt5iE2w","AnswerText":["
Data for the numbers of assaults and serious assaults in each prison, broken down by type of weapon and type of injury, is set out in the attached tables. The figures are presented by calendar year rather than by quarter. This is because analysis at the level of detail requested produces many results of 5 or fewer. Disclosure-proofing to reduce the risk of identification, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, requires such low numbers to be suppressed. Even at the annual level, some such values have had to be suppressed.
The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. The Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence has been mandated for all prisons to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.
We are investing an extra \u00a370 million to improve safety, security and decency, and equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are improving perimeter security and introducing new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs and dedicated search teams to address the supply of drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-07-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"T2JNfGG2","AnswerText":["Data for the numbers of assaults and serious assaults in each prison, broken down by type of weapon and type of injury, is set out in the attached tables. The figures are presented by calendar year rather than by quarter. This is because analysis at the level of detail requested produces many results of 5 or fewer. Disclosure-proofing to reduce the risk of identification, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, requires such low numbers to be suppressed. Even at the annual level, some such values have had to be suppressed.
The Government is taking unprecedented action to improve safety in prisons. We have recruited over 4,700 more prison officers since October 2016, and we now have the greatest number in post since early 2012. The Challenge, Support and Intervention Plan case management process for prisoners at risk of violence has been mandated for all prisons to help staff to manage violent prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.
We are investing an extra \u00a370 million to improve safety, security and decency, and equipping officers with PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras to help prevent serious harm to staff and prisoners when dealing with violent incidents. We are improving perimeter security and introducing new x-ray scanners, drug-detection dogs and dedicated search teams to address the supply of drugs that we know are fuelling much of the violence in custody.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Yu20nQVK","AnswerText":["In 2016 Tourism accounted for \u00a366bn GVA, which was 14.2% 3.8%of the total UK GVA.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kyMt4IVl","AnswerText":["
In 2016 Tourism accounted for \u00a366bn GVA, which was 14.2% of the total UK GVA.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-29T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"wxTO4rmC","AnswerText":["
The last period for which complete figures are available is the 2013-14 financial-year i.e. 12 months ended 31 March 2014. The table below details the proportion (%) of undisputed payments made, by individual body:
Body | Proportion of invoices paid within 5 days (% to nearest 1%) |
Department of Health | 95 |
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | 76 |
Human Tissue Authority | 95 |
Monitor |
|
Public Health England | 81 |
Care Quality Commission | 89 |
NHS Litigation Authority | 13 |
Health Education England | 2 |
Health Research Authority | 6 |
Health and Social Care Information Centre | 16 |
National Institute for Health & Care Excellence | 6 |
NHS Blood and Transplant | 24 |
NHS Property Services | 0 |
NHS Business Services Authority | 24 |
NHS England | 54 |
*Monitor return is 0% because it works towards paying all valid invoices within 10 working days not five. The 10-day compliance for 2013-14 was 92%.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"BihMNAbh","AnswerText":["
The last period for which complete figures are available is the 2013-14 financial-year i.e. 12 months ended 31 March 2014. The table below details the proportion (%) of undisputed payments made, by individual body:
Body | Proportion of invoices paid within 5 days (% to nearest 1%) |
Department of Health | 95 |
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency | 76 |
Human Tissue Authority | 95 |
Monitor | 92 |
Public Health England | 81 |
Care Quality Commission | 89 |
NHS Litigation Authority | 13 |
Health Education England | 2 |
Health Research Authority | 6 |
Health and Social Care Information Centre | 16 |
National Institute for Health & Care Excellence | 6 |
NHS Blood and Transplant | 24 |
NHS Property Services | 0 |
NHS Business Services Authority | 24 |
NHS England | 54 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"sh0nqH21","AnswerText":["
HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.
However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued 862 657 notices to online marketplaces. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the non-compliant overseas seller from its platform.
HMRC cannot comment on the affairs of individual taxpayers, as it has a duty to maintain taxpayer confidentiality.
However, between September 2016 and 30 November 2017, HMRC has issued 657 notices to online marketplaces. In all cases the online marketplace has removed the non-compliant overseas seller from its platform.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"DzqWdDd1","AnswerText":["The information on the number of mental health support teams and funding allocated for Sheffield is not held in the format requested. Data on mental health support teams will be published as it becomes available at integrated care system (ICS) level. Sixteen Eleven mental health support teams are planned to be in place across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS by 2023/24. NHS Long Term Plan funding for the delivery of mental health support teams has been allocated across National Health Service regions using a fair-share model based on weighted population.
The information on the number of mental health support teams and funding allocated for Sheffield is not held in the format requested. Data on mental health support teams will be published as it becomes available at integrated care system (ICS) level. Eleven mental health support teams are planned to be in place across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS by 2023/24. NHS Long Term Plan funding for the delivery of mental health support teams has been allocated across National Health Service regions using a fair-share model based on weighted population.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-01-24T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"lCC6KEPJ","AnswerText":["The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) was designated on 26 July June 2018, paving the way for a development consent application. As part of the development of the Airports NPS, an Appraisal of Sustainability was undertaken which included analysis of surface impacts for all three options shortlisted by the Airports Commission.
As part of the surface access requirements in the Airports NPS, the Government has specified that any applicant for development consent must submit a surface access strategy as part of their application.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-26T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"K6pdeNI2","AnswerText":["
The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) was designated on 26 July 2018, paving the way for a development consent application. As part of the development of the Airports NPS, an Appraisal of Sustainability was undertaken which included analysis of surface impacts for all three options shortlisted by the Airports Commission.
As part of the surface access requirements in the Airports NPS, the Government has specified that any applicant for development consent must submit a surface access strategy as part of their application.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"RKRHKvPa","AnswerText":["
Surveys for black grouse are generally carried out at country level, but vary in frequency and sampling methods. It is therefore not possible to provide estimates at the UK level for the last five years.
The last comprehensive survey of the black grouse population was undertaken in 2005, which estimated there were approximately 5100 breeding pairs in Great Britain.
In 2016 a formal estimate of the black grouse population in Great Britain was produced by several UK conservation bodies drawing on the data produced by country level surveys and using the International Union for Conservation of Nature methodology. The 2016 population of black grouse was estimated to be 5775 males (or breeding pairs).
I and Defra officials regularly meet with representatives of the Local Government Association and individual local authorities to discuss issues relating to household waste management. These discussions encompass actions taken across the entire waste hierarchy, including waste minimisation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"03XoVgS4","AnswerText":["Surveys for black grouse are generally carried out at country level, but vary in frequency and sampling methods. It is therefore not possible to provide estimates at the UK level for the last five years.
The last comprehensive survey of the black grouse population was undertaken in 2005, which estimated there were approximately 5100 breeding pairs in Great Britain.
In 2016 a formal estimate of the black grouse population in Great Britain was produced by several UK conservation bodies drawing on the data produced by country level surveys and using the International Union for Conservation of Nature methodology. The 2016 population of black grouse was estimated to be 5775 males (or breeding pairs).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"rLEcTPsu","AnswerText":["The UK signed the CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Friday 22 March 2019 with nine CARIFORUM states. The remaining 54 states will sign as their domestic processes allow. This will provide continuity in our trading arrangements after the UK leaves the EU.
The UK is currently designing a package of funding to help businesses in the Caribbean to take full advantage of the market access granted by the EPA, recognising that even in the absence of tariffs, a number of barriers remain which may prevent firms from being able to export to the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-04-01T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"X5NFhXDq","AnswerText":["The UK signed the CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Friday 22 March 2019 with nine CARIFORUM states. The remaining 5 states will sign as their domestic processes allow. This will provide continuity in our trading arrangements after the UK leaves the EU.
The UK is currently designing a package of funding to help businesses in the Caribbean to take full advantage of the market access granted by the EPA, recognising that even in the absence of tariffs, a number of barriers remain which may prevent firms from being able to export to the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qWAYkQ7L","AnswerText":["We are not able to provide details of estimates for receipts to the public purse from Child Maintenance Service charges for 2019-20 and 2020-21 as these figures will comprise part of the Spending Review which has yet to be agreed.Details of estimates for receipts to the public purse from Child Maintenance Service charges are not yet available. We expect to have estimates for 2019-20 early in 2019. Estimates for 2020-21 will form part of the next Spending Review.
We are not able to provide details of estimates for receipts to the public purse from Child Maintenance Service charges for 2019-20 and 2020-21 as these figures will comprise part of the Spending Review which has yet to be agreed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-09-10T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"hZj7Ktkm","AnswerText":["Data collated centrally by MOJ does not include a count of \u2018abandoned\u2019 trials. Rather, trials are recorded as \u2018ineffective\u2019, meaning, that does not go ahead on the scheduled trial date and a further listing is required. This can be due to action or inaction by one or more of the prosecution, the defence or the court.
There has been an increase in ineffective trials during the pandemic, partly driven by defendants being ill due to Covid. We continue to take action to tackle the impact the pandemic has had on our courts and tribunals system. We invested a quarter of a billion pounds to support recovery in the last financial year (20/21). In the recent Spending Review, more than \u00a31 billion has been allocated to boost capacity and accelerate recovery from the pandemic in courts and tribunals. This increased funding will enable us to hear more cases and reduce backlogs. We removed the limit on the number of days the Crown Court can sit in the 21/22 financial year and as a result of this, in the next financial year we expect to get through 20% more Crown Court cases than we did pre-Covid (116,700 in 22/23 compared to 97,000 in 19/20).
We have also been asked to provide data on how many trials for offences of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault have been abandoned from their start dates and are awaiting a new start date as of 17 February 2022. However, the total number of trials for rape, sexual assault and indecent assault would include those where a new trial date is not required (e.g. a plea has changed to guilty), so we are not able to accurately answer that question.
We have provided data on ineffective trial reasons where the sole reason is no advocate being available for one or both sides in the attached document. The data for each calendar year includes the figures as of 31st December of that year. For 2021, we provide data up to the 30th September which is the latest data available. This data shows that before the pandemic, the numbers of ineffective trials were falling significantly across all the offence types listed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ALDzK86u","AnswerText":["
Data collated centrally by MOJ does not include a count of \u2018abandoned\u2019 trials. Rather, trials are recorded as \u2018ineffective\u2019, meaning, that does not go ahead on the scheduled trial date and a further listing is required. This can be due to action or inaction by one or more of the prosecution, the defence or the court.
There has been an increase in ineffective trials during the pandemic, partly driven by defendants being ill due to Covid. We continue to take action to tackle the impact the pandemic has had on our courts and tribunals system. We invested a quarter of a billion pounds to support recovery in the last financial year (20/21). In the recent Spending Review, more than \u00a31 billion has been allocated to boost capacity and accelerate recovery from the pandemic in courts and tribunals. This increased funding will enable us to hear more cases and reduce backlogs. We removed the limit on the number of days the Crown Court can sit in the 21/22 financial year and as a result of this, in the next financial year we expect to get through 20% more Crown Court cases than we did pre-Covid (116,700 in 22/23 compared to 97,000 in 19/20).
We have also been asked to provide data on how many trials for offences of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault have been abandoned from their start dates and are awaiting a new start date as of 17 February 2022. However, the total number of trials for rape, sexual assault and indecent assault would include those where a new trial date is not required (e.g. a plea has changed to guilty), so we are not able to accurately answer that question.
We have provided data on ineffective trial reasons where the sole reason is no advocate being available for one or both sides in the attached document. The data for each calendar year includes the figures as of 31st December of that year. For 2021, we provide data up to the 30th September which is the latest data available. This data shows that before the pandemic, the numbers of ineffective trials were falling significantly across all the offence types listed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Ve2N5ZPI","AnswerText":["
An academy sponsor is an organisation or person who has received approval from the department to support an underperforming academy or group of academies. A range of bodies and institutions, including multi-academy trusts, can apply to become academy sponsors.
An academy sponsor is paused if any or all of the following conditions exist:
Academy sponsors remain on pause unless and until the concerns that led to them being paused have been resolved. Just because a sponsor is not on pause does not mean it is automatically allowed to take on more schools. A rigorous process is followed for all sponsorship decisions.
The following list shows all academy sponsors that are paused as of 22 May 2018:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-10T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"erxmiOYk","AnswerText":["
An academy sponsor is an organisation or person who has received approval from the department to support an underperforming academy or group of academies. A range of bodies and institutions, including multi-academy trusts, can apply to become academy sponsors.
An academy sponsor is paused if any or all of the following conditions exist:
Academy sponsors remain on pause unless and until the concerns that led to them being paused have been resolved. Just because a sponsor is not on pause does not mean it is automatically allowed to take on more schools. A rigorous process is followed for all sponsorship decisions.
The following list shows all academy sponsors that are paused as of 22 May 2018:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ZYSfPxu8","AnswerText":["
The London P5 Conference took place at Lancaster House, 4-5 February, and covered a wide range of issues relevant to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, encompassing disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Conference included outreach with a number of non-nuclear weapon states \u2013 Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates \u2013 as well as civil society. P5 delegates also visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment; this was part of our efforts to enhance transparency, but appropriate measures were put in place to ensure that our national security interests were protected.
The P5 Heads of Delegation were as follows:
- China: Wang Qun, Director General, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament
- France: H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Duch\u00eane, Director for Strategic Affairs
- Russia: Grigory Berdennikov, Ambassador-at-Large
- UK: Peter Jones, Director for Defence and International Security
- United States: Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
The P5 issued a statement on conclusion of the Conference, which is available here: [link to be inserted once live]. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-the-nuclear-weapon-states-at-the-london-p5-conference. This captures the key outcomes of the meeting.
The London P5 Conference took place at Lancaster House, 4-5 February, and covered a wide range of issues relevant to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, encompassing disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The Conference included outreach with a number of non-nuclear weapon states \u2013 Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates \u2013 as well as civil society. P5 delegates also visited the Atomic Weapons Establishment; this was part of our efforts to enhance transparency, but appropriate measures were put in place to ensure that our national security interests were protected.
The P5 Heads of Delegation were as follows:
- China: Wang Qun, Director General, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament
- France: H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Duch\u00eane, Director for Strategic Affairs
- Russia: Grigory Berdennikov, Ambassador-at-Large
- UK: Peter Jones, Director for Defence and International Security
- United States: Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
The P5 issued a statement on conclusion of the Conference, which is available here: [link to be inserted once live]. This captures the key outcomes of the meeting.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"jsCw7M25","AnswerText":["The Home Office replied on 13 January February 2023.
The Home Office replied on 13 January 2023.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"uLdT0QYi","AnswerText":["The Department does not hold this information.
We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.
Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xF9tXMhW","AnswerText":["
The Department does hold this information.
We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.
Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"TAwHZZjn","AnswerText":["
We regularly raise the issue of religious freedom in bilateral discussions with the Turkish government. In early January 2015, Her Majesty\u00b4s Ambassador to Turkey met with the Head of the Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey) to discuss religious freedom. In 2014, we organised a round table with religious groups in Istanbul with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Our embassy in Ankara has regular meetings with religious groups and civil society to discuss strengthening freedom of religion in Turkey. The 2014 European Commission Annual Progress report on Turkey noted the need for comprehensive reform of legislation on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and application of this legislation, in line with European Court of Human Rights rulings, Council of Europe recommendations and EU standards. We support this assessment and will continue to work closely with Turkey, EU Member States, and with the European institutions, to encourage further reforms, including on religious freedom, that will continue to underpin Turkey\u2019s accession process.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"GkhBDAPu","AnswerText":["We regularly raise the issue of religious freedom in bilateral discussions with the Turkish government. In early January 2015, Her Majesty\u00b4s Ambassador to Turkey met with the Head of the Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey) to discuss religious freedom. In 2014, we organised a round table with religious groups in Istanbul with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Our embassy in Ankara has regular meetings with religious groups and civil society to discuss strengthening freedom of religion in Turkey. The 2014 European Commission Annual Progress report on Turkey noted the need for comprehensive reform of legislation on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and application of this legislation, in line with European Court of Human Rights rulings, Council of Europe recommendations and EU standards. We support this assessment and will continue to work closely with Turkey, EU Member States, and with the European institutions, to encourage further reforms, including on religious freedom, that will continue to underpin Turkey\u2019s accession process.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-19T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Fk5wQMsd","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to delivering in full the St David's Day Agreement for Wales.
This includes a commitment to introduce a funding floor at the Spending Review to ensure for the first time that Wales has a funding framework that will stand the test of time.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-24T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JJxStl3B","AnswerText":["
This includes a commitment to introduce a funding floor at the Spending Review to ensure for the first time that Wales has a funding framework that will stand the test of time.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"zoHh46nP","AnswerText":["
Thank you for your question. We are currently working to provide a comprehensive response and I will provide an answer as soon as it is available.
No migrants have been removed from the UK directly from the facility at Manston without the required notification period as set out in published guidance, and no one has been removed whilst they had a pending asylum claim.
All individuals arriving in the UK may be examined to establish whether they require leave (permission) to enter the UK, including those arriving via an unauthorised or irregular route. In those circumstances, the presence of a legal representative is not necessary to determine the purpose of an individual\u2019s arrival in the UK, and there is no legal right to such representation. Where an individual is unwilling to answer questions about the purpose of their arrival, the Border Force officer cannot be satisfied of the individuals eligibility to enter the UK and they may be refused.
Where an individual mentions any fear of return to their home country, or indicates they may be a victim of modern slavery or trafficking then officers are required to follow the relevant processes to ensure that those claims are properly considered in line with our international and domestic legal obligations.
Where interviews are being conducted in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), officers will be compliant with the codes of practice including the right to legal representation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"CWPygXWK","AnswerText":["Thank you for your question. We are currently working to provide a comprehensive response and I will provide an answer as soon as it is available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ZpaRaUHh","AnswerText":["This information is not collected in the format requested.NHS England currently commissions many primary care services, including dentistry. Since 1 July 2022, nine integrated care board (ICBs) have delegated responsibility for the commissioning of one or more pharmaceutical services, general ophthalmic services and dental services. NHS England plans to delegate commissioning responsibility to the remaining ICBs for all dental services from 1 April 2023. The Department encourages integrated care systems to commission services to meet the dental care needs of the local population, which could include Centres for Dental Development where appropriate.
Liverpool and Nottingham are not participating cities in the Super-Connected Cities Programme. They are administering a local voucher scheme which is broadly based on the same principles and procedures as the BDUK scheme, but funding comes from sources other than the Urban Broadband Fund. There are 22 Super-Connected Cities in the UK. They are: Birmingham, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Derby, Leeds and Bradford, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Portsmouth, Salford and York in England; Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth in Scotland; Cardiff and Newport in Wales; Belfast and Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
There are 22 Super-Connected Cities in the UK. They are: Birmingham, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Derby, Leeds and Bradford, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Portsmouth, Salford and York in England; Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth in Scotland; Cardiff and Newport in Wales; Belfast and Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"YPHAaSgf","AnswerText":["Awarding organisations offering GCSEs and A levels are independent, and mostly not-for-profit organisations, with the exception of Pearson Edexcel which is profit making. They are not contracted to provide assessments for pupils in particular subjects. AQA offer a GCSE and A level qualification in Punjabi and Bengali, as well as a GCSE in Urdu. Pearson Edexcel offer a GCSE and A level qualification in Gujarati and Urdu and International GCSEs (IGCSEs) in Bengali, Hindi, Sinhalese, and Tamil. Cambridge International offer an A level in Hindi, Urdu, and Tamil. There are no qualifications available in Pashto or Dari. Awarding organisations are free to introduce qualifications in any GCSE or A level subject where they consider there to be a case to do so.
It is up to schools to decide which languages are taught as part of their curriculum, both at primary and secondary school, and the government does not specify which languages should be taught or how to teach them.
There has been no funding provided directly for the teaching of Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, Sinhalese, Tamil, Pashto and Dari within the previous five years. However, the department has committed to establishing a network of language hubs, as per the Schools White Paper, and are considering ways in which we can support home, heritage and community languages as part of this.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LVU7mdau","AnswerText":["Awarding organisations offering GCSEs and A levels are independent, not-for-profit organisations. They are not contracted to provide assessments for pupils in particular subjects. AQA offer a GCSE and A level qualification in Punjabi and Bengali, as well as a GCSE in Urdu. Pearson Edexcel offer a GCSE and A level qualification in Gujarati and Urdu and International GCSEs (IGCSEs) in Bengali, Hindi, Sinhalese, and Tamil. Cambridge International offer an A level in Hindi, Urdu, and Tamil. There are no qualifications available in Pashto or Dari. Awarding organisations are free to introduce qualifications in any GCSE or A level subject where they consider there to be a case to do so.
It is up to schools to decide which languages are taught as part of their curriculum, both at primary and secondary school, and the government does not specify which languages should be taught or how to teach them.
There has been no funding provided directly for the teaching of Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, Sinhalese, Tamil, Pashto and Dari within the previous five years. However, the department has committed to establishing a network of language hubs, as per the Schools White Paper, and are considering ways in which we can support home, heritage and community languages as part of this.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Tfd2VT2I","AnswerText":["HMRC research shows that 97 per cent of small businesses and landlords within the scope of Making Tax Digital (MTD) have access to a compatible device on which to operate it. For MTD for Income Tax, HMRC research shows that 52 per cent of businesses in scope incorporate spreadsheets and 22 per cent incorporate software into their recordkeeping practices. In September 2021, the Government announced businesses would have an extra year to prepare for MTD for Income Tax. Free software will be available for the smallest businesses with straightforward affairs.
Over a third of VAT registered businesses with taxable turnover below \u00a385,000 have had already voluntarily chosen to join MTD for VAT, demonstrating that a modern and digital approach to managing tax can work for businesses of every size. HMRC research survey data from 2020 shows that around 80 61 per cent of VAT-registered businesses below the VAT threshold already employ compliant software in readiness for MTD a digital record-keeping system. Online submissions for VAT returns have been mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses since 2010.
HMRC research shows that 97 per cent of small businesses and landlords within the scope of Making Tax Digital (MTD) have access to a compatible device on which to operate it. For MTD for Income Tax, HMRC research shows that 52 per cent of businesses in scope incorporate spreadsheets and 22 per cent incorporate software into their recordkeeping practices. In September 2021, the Government announced businesses would have an extra year to prepare for MTD for Income Tax. Free software will be available for the smallest businesses with straightforward affairs.
Over a third of VAT registered businesses with taxable turnover below \u00a385,000 have already voluntarily chosen to join MTD for VAT, demonstrating that a modern and digital approach to managing tax can work for businesses of every size. HMRC research shows that around 80 per cent of VAT-registered businesses below the VAT threshold already employ a digital record-keeping system. Online submissions for VAT returns have been mandatory for all VAT-registered businesses since 2010.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"YOQPPZTN","AnswerText":["While Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) are not commissioned from pharmacies, from November 2021 to October 2022, 2,221,117 SMR appointments were booked in general practice.
No specific assessment has been made. Staffing levels are determined locally and are informed by national guidance for safe staffing.
SMRs optimise patient care in a number of ways, including by reducing medicine wastage. However, no specific assessment has been made of this impact, as it is among a number of benefits. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has assessed the evidence for interventions to optimise the use of medicines in developing its guideline \u2018Medicines optimisation: the safe and effective use of medicines to enable the best possible outcomes\u2019, which has informed NHS England\u2019s commissioning policy.
While Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) are not commissioned from pharmacies, from November 2021 to October 2022, 2,221,117 SMR appointments were booked in general practice.
SMRs optimise patient care in a number of ways, including by reducing medicine wastage. However, no specific assessment has been made of this impact, as it is among a number of benefits. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has assessed the evidence for interventions to optimise the use of medicines in developing its guideline \u2018Medicines optimisation: the safe and effective use of medicines to enable the best possible outcomes\u2019, which has informed NHS England\u2019s commissioning policy.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"IhbE5nOp","AnswerText":["The Department for Transport ran a public consultation to help inform the specification for the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, and received over 21,000 responses; a summary of these have been published on the Government\u2019s website.
The Invitation To Tender for the Northern franchise has specified the replacement of Pacers (which are currently used) on services between Huddersfield and Sheffield) by the start of 2020, and other rolling stock used on the franchise will be subject to a substantial refurbishment. It also specifies an increase in the Sunday service provision on this route by December 2017. Our process for evaluating franchise bids encourages bidders to exceed the minimum specifications we state, and the bids themselves are due in to the Department by 26 June. We are due to announce the outcome towards the end of the year.
This quesiton was inadvertently grouped with question 2332.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"VGUa2iDO","AnswerText":["
The Department for Transport ran a public consultation to help inform the specification for the new Northern and TransPennine Express franchises, and received over 21,000 responses; a summary of these have been published on the Government\u2019s website.
The Invitation To Tender for the Northern franchise has specified the replacement of Pacers (which are currently used) on services between Huddersfield and Sheffield) by the start of 2020, and other rolling stock used on the franchise will be subject to a substantial refurbishment. It also specifies an increase in the Sunday service provision on this route by December 2017. Our process for evaluating franchise bids encourages bidders to exceed the minimum specifications we state, and the bids themselves are due in to the Department by 26 June. We are due to announce the outcome towards the end of the year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KBG9xBkJ","AnswerText":["
Over the last two years Defra has worked with stakeholders and delivery partners to develop the capability to deliver new SPS border controls on goods arriving in England from the EU. The figures below cover IT delivery, staffing costs and infrastructure.
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Imports Policy | \u00a311.17m | \u00a30.15m | \u00a311.32m | Includes Plants and Animals |
PHA Fund | \u00a317.56m | \u00a32.50m | \u00a320.06m |
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Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total |
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Infrastructure | \u00a330.98m | \u00a30.37m | \u00a331.35m | Includes Sevington and Dover construction only, which are DEFRA funded. |
Over the last two years Defra has worked with stakeholders and delivery partners to develop the capability to deliver new SPS border controls on goods arriving in England from the EU. The figures below cover IT delivery, staffing costs and infrastructure.
PQ 275 / 276 | Implementation Preparations | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total | |
Digital Delivery | \u00a310.77m | \u00a30.00m | \u00a310.77m | Includes IPAFFS and proportion of overheads |
Imports Policy | \u00a311.17m | \u00a30.15m | \u00a311.32m | Includes Plants and Animals |
PHA Fund | \u00a317.56m | \u00a32.50m | \u00a320.06m |
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PQ 277/783 | BCP Spend to date | |||
Activity | 21/22 | 22/23 | Total | |
Infrastructure | \u00a330.98m | \u00a30.37m | \u00a331.35m | Includes Sevington and Dover construction only, which are DEFRA funded. |
Cabinet papers for the period 1986-1989 1988have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.
Cabinet papers for the period 1986-1989 have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"8NVtS6Ck","AnswerText":["The projected allocation from the levy control framework for feed in tariffs, the renewables obligation and projects agreed under the final investment decision-enabling process in financial years from 2015/16 to 2020/21 will be is expected to be published in an annex (\u2018DECC\u2019s Consumer Funded Policies \u2013 a report to Parliament\u2019) to the Annual Energy Statement.
Publication of the Annual Energy Statement is expected in Autumn 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6AHa9GCN","AnswerText":["
The projected allocation from the levy control framework for feed in tariffs, the renewables obligation and projects agreed under the final investment decision-enabling process in financial years from 2015/16 to 2020/21 will be published in an annex (\u2018DECC\u2019s Consumer Funded Policies \u2013 a report to Parliament\u2019) to the Annual Energy Statement.
Publication of the Annual Energy Statement is expected in Autumn 2014.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"1vlH8afX","AnswerText":["
Network Rail, Transport for London, the Department for Transport and Transport for the North carry out a range of different legislative and operational functions. The expenditure on advertising will reflect those functions.
Network Rail and Transport for London have direct operational responsibility for transport networks and need to inform and advise users of those networks. The Department for Transport has national strategic, regulatory, operational and enforcement responsibilities. The role of Transport for the North is to provide a strategic transport vision for the North of England.
Network Rail
Network Rail\u2019s expenditure on advertising focuses on public information campaigns including: level crossing safety campaigns; travel disruption information; and apprentice and graduate recruitment. Figures are in the table below. It includes spending across its network.
Financial Year | Media Buying Spend Value |
2009/2010 | Not known |
2010/2011 | \u00a31,865,574 |
2011/2012 | \u00a33,446,679 |
2012/2013 | \u00a32,863,774 |
2013/2014 | \u00a31,476,805 |
2014/2015 | \u00a33,210,642 |
2015/2016 | \u00a3714,498 |
2016/2017 | \u00a3915,154 |
Transport for London
We do not hold figures for the amount Transport for London has spent on advertising.
Department for Transport
The central Department for Transport\u2019s spend reflects its national role and the mix of responsibilities:
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The response contained information that was incorrect as a result of miscoding of the spend information in the departmental spend analytics system. These coding errors have been addressed. The central Department for Transport\u2019s majority of advertising expenditure relates to the THINK! Road Safety campaign, which was incorrectly not included in the table in the original answer showing the central Department\u2019s advertising expenditure
Organisation | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18* |
Department for Transport Central | \u00a317,130,901 | \u00a3585,578 | \u00a33,119,352 | \u00a32,339,750 | \u00a33,760,794 | \u00a33,719,491 | \u00a39,451,137 | \u00a36,007,213 | \u00a31,158,660 |
*2017/18 spend figures are up to October 2017.
N.B.
Transport for the North
Transport for the North is responsible for the development of a long term, strategic transport vision for its region. It does therefore not have network management responsibilities, nor the advertising requirements that come with them. The figures below are therefore not comparable as the spending serves very different functions.
The figures below cover spending by TfN on the advertising of vacancies required as the organisation has developed to take on its strategic transport planning role.
| Expenditure |
2015/16 | No data |
2016/17 | \u00a325k |
2017/18 | \u00a325k |
Rail North
We do not hold information about the expenditure of Rail North Ltd on advertising.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"51hE2O5N","AnswerText":["
Network Rail, Transport for London, the Department for Transport and Transport for the North carry out a range of different legislative and operational functions. The expenditure on advertising will reflect those functions.
Network Rail and Transport for London have direct operational responsibility for transport networks and need to inform and advise users of those networks. The Department for Transport has national strategic, regulatory, operational and enforcement responsibilities. The role of Transport for the North is to provide a strategic transport vision for the North of England.
Network Rail
Network Rail\u2019s expenditure on advertising focuses on public information campaigns including: level crossing safety campaigns; travel disruption information; and apprentice and graduate recruitment. Figures are in the table below. It includes spending across its network.
Financial Year | Media Buying Spend Value |
2009/2010 | Not known |
2010/2011 | \u00a31,865,574 |
2011/2012 | \u00a33,446,679 |
2012/2013 | \u00a32,863,774 |
2013/2014 | \u00a31,476,805 |
2014/2015 | \u00a33,210,642 |
2015/2016 | \u00a3714,498 |
2016/2017 | \u00a3915,154 |
Transport for London
We do not hold figures for the amount Transport for London has spent on advertising.
Department for Transport
The central Department for Transport\u2019s spend reflects its national role and the mix of responsibilities:
Organisation | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
Department for Transport Central | \u00a31,999,946 | \u00a3810,450 | \u00a3688,272 | \u00a3712,091 | \u00a32,788,957 | \u00a3977,343 | \u00a32,478,424 | \u00a3597,449 | \u00a3799,416 |
N.B.
Transport for the North
Transport for the North is responsible for the development of a long term, strategic transport vision for its region. It does therefore not have network management responsibilities, nor the advertising requirements that come with them. The figures below are therefore not comparable as the spending serves very different functions.
The figures below cover spending by TfN on the advertising of vacancies required as the organisation has developed to take on its strategic transport planning role.
| Expenditure |
2015/16 | No data |
2016/17 | \u00a325k |
2017/18 | \u00a325k |
Rail North
We do not hold information about the expenditure of Rail North Ltd on advertising.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"6Df1I2nN","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
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Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
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Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"3FvE4Pc3","AnswerText":["
The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.
\u00a3 million
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Asthma | |||||
Medical Research Council | 22.2 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 18.8 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
National Institute for Health Research | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Total | 24.8 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 24.3 | 23.4 |
Motor Neurone Research | |||||
Medical Research Council | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Total | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
Osteoporosis | |||||
Medical Research Council | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Other Research Councils and Innovate UK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
National Institute for Health Research | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Total | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 8.7 |
The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.
Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.
Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"SyCFaAA2","AnswerText":["
The Ministry of Defence receives a very wide range of letters from interested groups and individuals, on the National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. Information on the breakdown of these could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review are cross Government reviews led by the Cabinet Office. They will be closely aligned with the 2015 Spending Review and are expected to be published towards the end of the year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UlyaYCTI","AnswerText":["The Ministry of Defence receives a very wide range of letters from interested groups and individuals, on the National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. Information on the breakdown of these could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"XKDJHj6l","AnswerText":["The Government does not collect data on the number of schools that invite outside organisations to provide careers advice and guidance to pupils.
Schools have a duty to secure independent careers guidance on the full range of education and training options, including apprenticeships and other technical education options. Sources of independent careers guidance can include, but not be limited to, external organisations such as education and training providers, employers and careersprofessionals. providers.
The Government\u2019s statutory guidance on careers is clear that schools should give other providers who wish to do so the opportunity to engage with pupils, on school premises, to inform them directly about what they offer. These could include further education and sixth form colleges, studio schools, university technical colleges and employers and other providers delivering apprenticeships.
The Government has established The Careers & Enterprise Company to increase the level of employer input into schools. The Company\u2019s Enterprise Adviser Network is now live in over 1,300 of the secondary schools and colleges across the country, connecting young people with local employers to provide experiences of the workplace.
Careers organisations provide another external source of advice and guidance. The statutory guidance encourages schools to consult a register of accredited careers organisations when securing access to face-to-face careers guidance.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"aDWYUge2","AnswerText":["
The Government does not collect data on the number of schools that invite outside organisations to provide careers advice and guidance to pupils.
Schools have a duty to secure independent careers guidance on the full range of education and training options, including apprenticeships and other technical education options. Sources of independent careers guidance can include, but not be limited to, external organisations such as education and training providers, employers and careers providers.
The Government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s statutory guidance on careers is clear that schools should give other providers who wish to do so the opportunity to engage with pupils, on school premises, to inform them directly about what they offer. These could include further education and sixth form colleges, studio schools, university technical colleges and employers and other providers delivering apprenticeships.
The Government has established The Careers & Enterprise Company to increase the level of employer input into schools. The Company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Enterprise Adviser Network is now live in over 1,300 of the secondary schools and colleges across the country, connecting young people with local employers to provide experiences of the workplace.
Careers organisations provide another external source of advice and guidance. The statutory guidance encourages schools to consult a register of accredited careers organisations when securing access to face-to-face careers guidance.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9qx8Gy8i","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
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The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-12-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"a7RPjDyG","AnswerText":["
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and SYNNEX-Concentrix have arrangements for regular and frequent communications including weekly and monthly meetings as well as other discussions on a day-to-day basis.
Since the beginning of the contract between SYNNEX-Concentrix and HMRC in November 2014 to 11 September 2016, SYNNEX-Concentrix have considered around 667,000 cases of which around 103,000 cases have been amended
The total savings in Annually Managed Expenditure were \u00a32.3 million in 2014-15, \u00a3122.3 million in 2015-16 and \u00a3159.5 million in 2016-17 to mid- August 2016. The total to date is \u00a3284.1 million since commencement of the contract in November 14.
SYNNEX-Concentrix has achieved the 75 day service level agreement throughout the contract period to date.
Since the contract variation in October 2015 to the end of August 2016, there have been a) 13 Amber Green Failures, b) 9 Amber failures, c) 10 red failures and d) 13 Black Failures of Key Performance Indicators. During this same period there have been 1,410 checks of these indicators.
Since the start of the contract, the average waiting time for SYNNEX-Concentrix to answer telephone calls has been 6 minutes and 53 seconds and the maximum waiting time for one individual was 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Since the contract commenced in November 2014 to mid-August 2016, the average length of time taken between SYNNEX-Concentrix starting to work a mandatory reconsideration and SYNNEX-Concentrix making a decision is 23 days.
These cases are not generally erroneous, but tend to arise when further information is provided by the claimant, allowing SYNNEX-Concentrix to review the case after the initial decision has been made.
There are currently no tax credit Mandatory Reconsiderations being worked by SYNNEX-Concentrix that are over the target timescale. The table below provides the number of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals that have been received in each financial year since the commencement of the contract.
Appeals | Number Received |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 365 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 167 |
Mandatory Reconsiderations | Number Received |
2014/15 | 436 |
2015/16 | 2042 |
2016/17 to mid-August 16 | 7989 |
The total number of appeals received is about 0.08% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made in the same period. The total number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received is about 1.6% of all decisions SYNNEX-Concentrix made.
Tax credits claimants are asked to provide information within 30 days when undergoing checks for error and fraud.
The information about the estimate of the number of recipients of child tax credit and working tax credit whose payments have been erroneously stopped in each year from 2010 to date is not available in the form requested.
However, if a claimant believes that an incorrect decisions has been made, they are able to request a review (now known as a Mandatory Reconsideration). If a claimant believes the review decision to be wrong, they may appeal to an independent tribunal. During reviews or at appeal, additional information is often provided that could have supported the original claim, had it been made available earlier in the process. The proportion of reviews and appeals that result in the original decision being changed remains small in proportion to the total number of cases processed.
Tax credits are often reinstated when information to support the claim is provided after the initial decision has been taken. Since November 2014 to mid-August 2016 the Contractor has amended 6,755 decisions following the receipt of a mandatory reconsideration. Since the start of the contract to mid-August 2016 the Authority has amended 280 decisions following consideration of customer appeals from a total of around 660,000 cases where SYNNEX-Concentrix has completed its checks.
HMRC does not hold information on how many of these were reinstated following a cancellation and how many were adjusted following an amendment to an award.
For reasons of commercial sensitivity, HMRC does not disclose its intent around either Clauses B5 or E6 of the contract. For similar reasons, HMRC does not publish the reports completed at the end of each Measurement Period at this time nor disclose the number and value of fines and penalties incurred by SYNNEX-Concentrix under its contract with HMRC.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"G4kNUEkI","AnswerText":["
The UK\u2019s monetary policy framework gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Bank of England. Decisions on setting monetary policy are for the judgement of the Monetary Policy Committee.
The Government is sensitive to the fact that there will be those who gain and those who lose from any particular monetary policy decision. Such distributional effects typically balance out over the course of a policy cycle.
Over the last six years low interest rates have helped households and businesses through challenging economic times. Furthermore, as the Bank of England has explained in its article entitled "The distributional effects of asset purchases" published in its 2012 Q3 Quarterly Bulletin: "Without the Bank's asset purchases, most people in the United Kingdom would have been worse off. Economic growth would have been lower. Unemployment would have been higher. Many more companies would have gone out of business. This would have had a significant detrimental impact on savers and pensioners along with every other group in our society."
The Pension Protection Fund is financially sustainable and there are no plans to further strengthen it. The PPF 2015/16 annual report said that the Fund has over \u00a322 \u00a323 billion assets under management and is 115 116.3 per cent funded.
The UK\u2019s monetary policy framework gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Bank of England. Decisions on setting monetary policy are for the judgement of the Monetary Policy Committee.
The Government is sensitive to the fact that there will be those who gain and those who lose from any particular monetary policy decision. Such distributional effects typically balance out over the course of a policy cycle.
Over the last six years low interest rates have helped households and businesses through challenging economic times. Furthermore, as the Bank of England has explained in its article entitled "The distributional effects of asset purchases" published in its 2012 Q3 Quarterly Bulletin: "Without the Bank's asset purchases, most people in the United Kingdom would have been worse off. Economic growth would have been lower. Unemployment would have been higher. Many more companies would have gone out of business. This would have had a significant detrimental impact on savers and pensioners along with every other group in our society."
The Pension Protection Fund is financially sustainable and there are no plans to further strengthen it. The PPF 2015/16 annual report said that the Fund has over \u00a322 billion assets under management and is 115 per cent funded.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"L8B5RRp6","AnswerText":["As part of our commitment to hear from every sector and region in the UK, Ministers and officials in the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) and across government, have spoken to a range of civil society organisations, including consumer groups. Ministers and officials from DExEU and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have met organisations including Which?, Money Saving Expert, the British Retail Consortium and Citizens Advice, and as part of our programme of cross-Whitehall engagement, we have plans to host a roundtable with consumer groups. We will draw on their expertise, understand their perspectives and work with them to test and validate positions as we prepare to leave the European Union.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"E0NRG0AZ","AnswerText":["As part of our commitment to hear from every sector and region in the UK, Ministers and officials in the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) and across government, have spoken to a range of civil society organisations, including consumer groups. Ministers and officials from DExEU have met organisations including Which?, Money Saving Expert, the British Retail Consortium and Citizens Advice, and as part of our programme of cross-Whitehall engagement, we have plans to host a roundtable with consumer groups. We will draw on their expertise, understand their perspectives and work with them to test and validate positions as we prepare to leave the European Union.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ZsAe4wNg","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"SdduFoli","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-04-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"IlrjBqLM","AnswerText":["I am committed to ensuring that the trains enter service as planned. Contractual details regarding any compensation is commercially confidential.
During the period 2009-10 to date, the following numbers of ministers have been entitled to use Government cars:
2009-10 | 4 |
2010-11 | 4 |
2011-12 | 4 |
2012-13 | 4 |
2013-14 | 4 |
2014-15 | 5 |
2015-16 | 5 |
As a result of a series of changes, including closure of the Government mail service, overall operating costs have fallen from \u00a320.956m in 2010/11 to \u00a36.325m in 2014/15. During the same period the number of vehicles in the GCS for use by ministers have fallen from 227 to 78.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-18T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Vgki9wva","AnswerText":["I am committed to ensuring that the trains enter service as planned. Contractual details regarding any compensation is commercially confidential.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"fYm2cMvc","AnswerText":["The 2014 Update to ParliamentThe May 2011 Initial Gate Parliamentary Report set out an estimate for the Successor submarine acquisition of around \u00a325 billion, based on a four boat solution, spread over some 25 years. These estimates are currently being refreshed to inform the Comprehensive Spending Review and Strategic Defence and Security Review.
Once the new fleet of SSBNs come into service, we expect that the in-service costs of the UK\u2019s nuclear deterrent, which include the costs of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, basing and disposals, will be similar to the current system, at around six per cent of the defence budget.
While we have no plans to replace the current Trident D5 missile, we are participating with our US partners in a programme to extend the current life to the 2060s. The estimated cost is around \u00a3250 million.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-04-11T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"wtst2DQ0","AnswerText":["The 2014 Update to Parliament set out an estimate for the Successor submarine acquisition of around \u00a325 billion, based on a four boat solution, spread over some 25 years. These estimates are currently being refreshed to inform the Comprehensive Spending Review and Strategic Defence and Security Review.
Once the new fleet of SSBNs come into service, we expect that the in-service costs of the UK\u2019s nuclear deterrent, which include the costs of the Atomic Weapons Establishment, basing and disposals, will be similar to the current system, at around six per cent of the defence budget.
While we have no plans to replace the current Trident D5 missile, we are participating with our US partners in a programme to extend the current life to the 2060s. The estimated cost is around \u00a3250 million.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"nVdByMYp","AnswerText":["The Core Services from BBC Monitoring will be defined and set down in the new Monitoring Agreement that will run from 2017 to 2028. 2018. This agreement will be an improvement on the existing [2013-2016] scheme, as it will be better focussed, reflect changes in the nature of open source information and have improved performance monitoring and strategic prioritisation mechanisms to ensure BBCM outputs remain topical, reflective of new media and focused on customer needs. We are confident that the changes to the services which will result from this new agreement will benefit the national security community.
The Core Services from BBC Monitoring will be defined and set down in the new Monitoring Agreement that will run from 2017 to 2018. This agreement will be an improvement on the existing [2013-2016] scheme, as it will be better focussed, reflect changes in the nature of open source information and have improved performance monitoring and strategic prioritisation mechanisms to ensure BBCM outputs remain topical, reflective of new media and focused on customer needs. We are confident that the changes to the services which will result from this new agreement will benefit the national security community.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"f6ZwR9ae","AnswerText":["There are no breakdowns available by income level either for DC personal pensions or for DC workplace pensions.
There is also no breakdown available by age for DC personal pensions, but data on the distribution of employee contribution rates to workplace DC schemes, by age, can be found within Reference Table 5.1 of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2014 publication available here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-400776 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-387081
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qHFtmEa8","AnswerText":["
There are no breakdowns available by income level either for DC personal pensions or for DC workplace pensions.
There is also no breakdown available by age for DC personal pensions, but data on the distribution of employee contribution rates to workplace DC schemes, by age, can be found within Reference Table 5.1 of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2014 publication available here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-400776
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"RAcfi2G7","AnswerText":["
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rbnadppX","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Tvr4yxGI","AnswerText":["Based on the Office for Budgetary Responsibility\u2019s (OBR) Autumn Statement GNI forecasts, the UK is projected to spend \u00a313.6bnm on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2016 in order to meet the 0.7 per cent of gross national income commitment.
Based on the Office for Budgetary Responsibility\u2019s (OBR) Autumn Statement GNI forecasts, the UK is projected to spend \u00a313.6m on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2016 in order to meet the 0.7 per cent of gross national income commitment.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"o48obtr0","AnswerText":["Women born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1953 were affected by State Pension age equalisation under the Pensions Act 1995.
The Pensions Act 2011 accelerated the equalisation of State Pension age, and included transitional arrangements limiting State Pension age delays, affecting women born between 6 April 1953 and 5 December 1953. It also brought forward the increase in State Pension age from 65 to 66 which affected women born between 6 December 1953 and 5 April 1960.
Information on the numbers affected by constituent country, parliamentary constituency or local authority is not held by the Department for Work and Pensions. However, the most recent population breakdowns for England and its parliamentary constituencies by age can be found here:
Population breakdowns by local authority, region and country can be found here:
The House of Commons library have produced a paper estimating the number of women affected by the Pensions Act 2011 (those born between 6 April 1953 and 5 December 1953 April 1960) by constituency, which can be found here:
http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7405/CBP-07405constituencyestimates.xlsx
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-05T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6HGS4oE4","AnswerText":["Women born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1953 were affected by State Pension age equalisation under the Pensions Act 1995.
The Pensions Act 2011 accelerated the equalisation of State Pension age, and included transitional arrangements limiting State Pension age delays, affecting women born between 6 April 1953 and 5 December 1953. It also brought forward the increase in State Pension age from 65 to 66 which affected women born between 6 December 1953 and 5 April 1960.
Information on the numbers affected by constituent country, parliamentary constituency or local authority is not held by the Department for Work and Pensions. However, the most recent population breakdowns for England and its parliamentary constituencies by age can be found here:
Population breakdowns by local authority, region and country can be found here:
The House of Commons library have produced a paper estimating the number of women affected by the Pensions Act 2011 (those born between 6 April 1953 and 5 December 1953) by constituency, which can be found here:
http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7405/CBP-07405constituencyestimates.xlsx
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-03T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ILuG6IxT","AnswerText":["Data on UK Visas and Immigration temporary and permanent migration activities including In-Country Work In Progress Casework, and Percentage of Temporary and Permanent Migration in-country visa applications for each Route, processed within Service Standards, is published on the .GOV.UK website. The relevant Routes are \u2018Spouse/Partner\u2019 and \u2018HR/Complex Case\u2019 as indicated on worksheet InC_01 and InC_01a.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data
The relevant tables are also attached to this answer.
2014 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 29.66 KB)
2015 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 38.02 KB)
2016 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 40.81 KB)
Until the UK leaves the EU, EU citizens continue to have the same rights to live and work in the UK, as was the case before Article 50 was triggered.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"evmdJfi0","AnswerText":["Data on UK Visas and Immigration temporary and permanent migration activities including In-Country Work In Progress Casework, and Percentage of Temporary and Permanent Migration in-country visa applications for each Route, processed within Service Standards, is published on the .GOV.UK website. The relevant Routes are \u2018Spouse/Partner\u2019 and \u2018HR/Complex Case\u2019 as indicated on worksheet InC_01 and InC_01a.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data
The relevant tables are also attached to this answer.
2014 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 29.66 KB)
2015 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 38.02 KB)
2016 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 40.81 KB)
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-10-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"mzi64XPy","AnswerText":["As is normal for large projects, the Cabinet Office\u2019s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) is conducting assurance of the HS2 programme as it proceeds into its delivery phase. It is standard practice for this to include a small cross Government team, and not unusual for the Cabinet Secretary to take an interest on projects of this scale. \u200e
Headlines from the IPA's work on Phase 2 of High Speed 2 has now been reported in a NAO report on the HS2 project, published on 28 June. The work informs future cost estimates for HS2, as these are developed.
HS2 has undertaken a general review of the report. This includes points on emissions where HS2 consider reducing the speed of the railway makes minimal impact to the construction carbon footprint, and on costs where comparison with other schemes is not being made on a like for like basis.
For example the French track has no new stations, it does not go through a dense built-up urban area, it does not have the tunnels that we are building on HS2 to protect the environment,\u200e and property prices are very low in comparison to the UK. The net result is that it is cheaper, but we will use joint ventures including continental firms with experience of building high speed rail and this will drive down our costs.
The review did not specifically cover costs or emissions arising from the development of Euston Station. However, HS2 Ltd is committed to minimising the carbon footprint of HS2 as far as practicable and to delivering low carbon long distance journeys supported by low carbon energy. We will do this by, where practicable, avoiding carbon in the design, reducing carbon from construction and operations, using and/or generating low carbon energy and sequestering carbon.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rkmF1a9f","AnswerText":["As is normal for large projects, the Cabinet Office\u2019s Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) is conducting assurance of the HS2 programme as it proceeds into its delivery phase. It is standard practice for this to include a small cross Government team, and not unusual for the Cabinet Secretary to take an interest on projects of this scale. \u200e
Headlines from the IPA's work on Phase 2 of High Speed 2 has now been reported in a NAO report on the HS2 project, published on 28 June. The work informs future cost estimates for HS2, as these are developed.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-07-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"1c3oYXsf","AnswerText":["The visual arts are a very important part of the UK's wider cultural and creative industries sectors and employ 1.8 million people. According to the latest set of government statistics published last month, the value of sectors categorised under 'artistic creation' - which include the visual arts - between 2010 and 2014 was \u00a39,355,000. \u00a39.35 billion.
The visual arts are a very important part of the UK's wider cultural and creative industries sectors and employ 1.8 million people. According to the latest set of government statistics published last month, the value of sectors categorised under 'artistic creation' - which include the visual arts - between 2010 and 2014 was \u00a39,355,000.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-11T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"VNEXJjne","AnswerText":["Border Force delivery against Service Level Agreements, along with other performance indicators, is kept under constant review. Border Force seeks to provide an effective service at the border by achieving the right balance in its contribution to both the security and prosperity of the UK; objectives considered as complimentary and mutually supportive.
The Government is open to working with partners to enhance Border Force capability, whether that is through better targeted interventions, or improved service standards.
As part of the negotiations the UK will discuss with the EU how best to continue cooperation in the important field of non-animal alternatives in scientific research.
Following the UK exiting the EU, UK legislation will fully retain the current requirement for the replacement of animal tests where practicable and the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-25T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"4VWvcdkH","AnswerText":["Border Force delivery against Service Level Agreements, along with other performance indicators, is kept under constant review. Border Force seeks to provide an effective service at the border by achieving the right balance in its contribution to both the security and prosperity of the UK; objectives considered as complimentary and mutually supportive.
The Government is open to working with partners to enhance Border Force capability, whether that is through better targeted interventions, or improved service standards.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"GsVDZtlh","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XRuwxUxp","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"1Ti0K1O0","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-02T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"hdzED3UT","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"sspcL3G8","AnswerText":["\u200bThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply. and I will place the response in the Library of both houses.
Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to The Lord Pearson of Rannoch, dated 15 June 2018.
Dear Lord Pearson,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking about the number of suicides since 2000 of separated fathers compared to those of separated mothers (HL8615).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes suicide rates for the UK, constituent countries, regions and local authorities in England and Wales in an annual bulletin[1].
The information we hold on deaths is limited to what is recorded on the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death by a doctor, provided to the registrar by the informant at the time of death registration, or recorded by a coroner following their inquest into the cause and circumstances of the death. We can provide the number of suicides per year by legal marital status, but we have no available information on whether the deceased was (a) separated at the time of death, that is, living apart from their partner; or (b) was a father or mother.
Table 1 attached provides the numbers and crude rates per 100,00 persons of deaths due to suicide, by sex, for each year between 2000 and 2016 in England and Wales. The rates are broken down by marital status recorded at death. A copy has been placed in the House of Lords Library.
Yours sincerely,
John Pullinger
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"SXkPcLyo","AnswerText":["
\u200bThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger CB, National Statistician, to The Lord Pearson of Rannoch, dated 15 June 2018.
Dear Lord Pearson,
As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am replying to your Parliamentary Question asking about the number of suicides since 2000 of separated fathers compared to those of separated mothers (HL8615).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes suicide rates for the UK, constituent countries, regions and local authorities in England and Wales in an annual bulletin[1].
The information we hold on deaths is limited to what is recorded on the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death by a doctor, provided to the registrar by the informant at the time of death registration, or recorded by a coroner following their inquest into the cause and circumstances of the death. We can provide the number of suicides per year by legal marital status, but we have no available information on whether the deceased was (a) separated at the time of death, that is, living apart from their partner; or (b) was a father or mother.
Table 1 attached provides the numbers and crude rates per 100,00 persons of deaths due to suicide, by sex, for each year between 2000 and 2016 in England and Wales. The rates are broken down by marital status recorded at death. A copy has been placed in the House of Lords Library.
Yours sincerely,
John Pullinger
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"UCRr7ggL","AnswerText":["
DFID\u2019s Official Development Assistance directly to West Bank and Gaza Strip 2007 to 2016
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2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
\u00a326.8m | \u00a374.4m | \u00a381.0m | \u00a385.0m | \u00a3103.6m | \u00a382.8m | \u00a382.3m | \u00a3111.9m | \u00a375.1m | \u00a343.9m |
This includes DFID\u2019s bilateral ODA to the West Bank and Gaza Strip including DFID\u2019s contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for basic services and protection for Palestine refugees in the region. In the National Statistics \u201c Statistics on International Development\u201d the UNRWA contribution is included in DFID\u2019s multilateral ODA total. This is due to the OECD DAC international code rules.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Pzutj1PQ","AnswerText":["DFID\u2019s Official Development Assistance directly to West Bank and Gaza Strip 2007 to 2016
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
\u00a311.2m | \u00a355.4m | \u00a356.1m | \u00a358.0m | \u00a3120.5m | \u00a358.3m | \u00a395.9m | \u00a3109.4m | \u00a341.4m | \u00a343.9m |
This includes DFID\u2019s bilateral ODA to the West Bank and Gaza Strip including DFID\u2019s contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for basic services and protection for Palestine refugees in the region. In the National Statistics \u201c Statistics on International Development\u201d the UNRWA contribution is included in DFID\u2019s multilateral ODA total. This is due to the OECD DAC international code rules.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-05-29T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sxcCRfhE","AnswerText":["The family Immigration Rules set out the requirements to be met to allow any adult dependant relative of a British citizen to come to the UK. The applicant must be outside the UK and in most cases, the sponsor will be in the UK.The adult dependent relative rules, together with the policy on exceptional circumstances, ensure that leave can be granted for those who demonstrate that, as a result of age, illness or disability, there is a level of long-term personal care required that can only be provided in the UK by their British relative who is here, or who is intending to return here with their dependant relative.
Under the British Nationality Selection Scheme, that was introduced in 1990 and ran until 1 July 1997, a limited number of Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were settled in Hong Kong could apply to register as a British citizen.We are giving careful consideration to representations made on behalf of those former Hong Kong Military Service Corps personnel who were unable to obtain citizenship through the selection scheme.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-30T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"lJMvgIrJ","AnswerText":["The family Immigration Rules set out the requirements to be met to allow any adult dependant relative of a British citizen to come to the UK. The applicant must be outside the UK and in most cases, the sponsor will be in the UK.
The adult dependent relative rules, together with the policy on exceptional circumstances, ensure that leave can be granted for those who demonstrate that, as a result of age, illness or disability, there is a level of long-term personal care required that can only be provided in the UK by their British relative who is here, or who is intending to return here with their dependant relative.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-30T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"hsw3wE3T","AnswerText":["We are talking to our EU counterparts as part of ongoing EU exit negotiations with a view to achieving the deep and special relationship the UK wishes to have with the EU post-exit. We are confident that this is in the interests of both sides. We will work hard to secure the best deal for the UK on exit and ensure that our new relationship with the EU works for business.
We are also preparing for a range of possible outcomes for the audio-visual sector from the UK's negotiations with the EU.
Freelancers form a vital part of the UK workforce, particularly for the creative industries. The Secretary of State and his ministers have regular discussions with members of the Cabinet on a wide range of issues that impact on the creative industries and its workforce.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jcWM7Opr","AnswerText":["We are talking to our EU counterparts as part of ongoing EU exit negotiations with a view to achieving the deep and special relationship the UK wishes to have with the EU post-exit. We are confident that this is in the interests of both sides. We will work hard to secure the best deal for the UK on exit and ensure that our new relationship with the EU works for business.
We are also preparing for a range of possible outcomes for the audio-visual sector from the UK's negotiations with the EU.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"UbZd0L4N","AnswerText":["None. The Commission has spent no money on this. Direct advertising (or marketing) does not form part of the Commission\u2019s approach to its work encouraging voter registration.
None. Direct advertising (or marketing) does not form part of the Commission\u2019s approach to its work encouraging voter registration.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"dHNiLX4n","AnswerText":["In respect of clinical commissioning group (CCG) services, per capita Yorkshire and the Humber CCGs\u2019 allocations for 2015/16 onwards are shown in the attached table. CCG allocation announcements for 2015 onwards, including the breakdown by region of England and total for England in real terms can be found at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-07T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"8EW6pv1F","AnswerText":["
In respect of clinical commissioning group (CCG) services, per capita Yorkshire and the Humber CCGs\u2019 allocations for 2015/16 onwards are shown in the attached table. CCG allocation announcements for 2015 onwards, including the breakdown by region of England and total for England in real terms can be found at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/allocations/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"GeEyUT14","AnswerText":["
Hunterston B nuclear power station has a generating capacity of 965 megawatts. EDF\u2019s estimated decommissioning date is 20232024. This Government remains committed to delivering secure electricity supplies to consumers at the lowest possible cost. We demonstrated this commitment by giving the go-ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C, as well as by launching our landmark \u00a3200m Nuclear Sector Deal last year.
Hunterston B nuclear power station has a generating capacity of 965 megawatts. EDF\u2019s estimated decommissioning date is 2024. This Government remains committed to delivering secure electricity supplies to consumers at the lowest possible cost. We demonstrated this commitment by giving the go-ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C, as well as by launching our landmark \u00a3200m Nuclear Sector Deal last year.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"tiWrFDMe","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works.\u202f Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"7lLxfq9e","AnswerText":["
The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works.\u202f Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"qgpAsV8n","AnswerText":["
We remain in close communication with Kier\u2019s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Our priority is always to protect the continuity of public services.
Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
We remain in close communication with Kier\u2019s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Our priority is always to protect the continuity of public services.
Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"dGLaGyek","AnswerText":["The sale of commercial fishing licenses, and conditions within the licenses such as location and target species, are is the responsibility of the St Helena Government.
The sale of commercial fishing licenses is the responsibility of the St Helena Government.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-05-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"4Ror5B5n","AnswerText":["The Government has carried out extensive reforms of public service pension schemes to ensure that they are fair and sustainable, including the introduction of new pension schemes for the main public sector workforces in 2015. As part of these reforms the Government plans to move Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers into the Alpha Pension Scheme in due course. Officials are continuing to engage on this issue.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mx1Vt2wg","AnswerText":["The Government has carried out extensive reforms of public service pension schemes to ensure that they are fair and sustainable, including the introduction of new pension schemes for the main public sector workforces in 2015. As part of these reforms the Government plans to move Civil Nuclear Constabulary officers into the Alpha Pension Scheme in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-06-27T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"jZqSEklX","AnswerText":["The available figures are provided in the following table.
| 2019-20 budget | 2020-21 budget |
Public Health England: operating expenditure \u00a3 million | 287 | 287 |
Increase (\u00a3) | - | \u00a30 |
Increase (%) | - | 0% |
| 2019-20 planned | 2020-21 planned |
Public health funding for local authorities \u00a3 billion | 3.13 | 3.13 |
Increase (\u00a3) | - | \u00a30 |
Increase (%) | - | 0% |
Budgets for both Public Health England and local authorities beyond these years will be agreed as part of the next Spending Review settlement.
Spending decisions on social care, including annual increases, are a matter for local government which know their local areas best. Overall, the Government has given access to \u00a39.4 billion additional funding for social care between 2017-18 and 2019-20. Funding allocations for local government beyond 2019-20 are subject to the Spending Review.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"udNsIZrt","AnswerText":["
The available figures are provided in the following table.
| 2019-20 budget | 2020-21 budget |
Public Health England: operating expenditure \u00a3 million | 237 | 237 |
Increase (\u00a3) | - | \u00a30 |
Increase (%) | - | 0% |
| 2019-20 planned | 2020-21 planned |
Public health funding for local authorities \u00a3 billion | 3.13 | 3.13 |
Increase (\u00a3) | - | \u00a30 |
Increase (%) | - | 0% |
Budgets for both Public Health England and local authorities beyond these years will be agreed as part of the next Spending Review settlement.
Spending decisions on social care, including annual increases, are a matter for local government which know their local areas best. Overall, the Government has given access to \u00a39.4 billion additional funding for social care between 2017-18 and 2019-20. Funding allocations for local government beyond 2019-20 are subject to the Spending Review.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-03T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2yUPIMYr","AnswerText":["
The Offshore Helicopter Safety Liaison Leadership Group (OHSLG), which is co-chaired by the Civil Aviation Authority, includes representation from key organisations from across the industry, including helicopter operators, the oil and gas industry, the trade unions and \u2018Step Change in Safety\u2019. Trade unions will be able to engage with the review through the OHSLG.
The Offshore Helicopter Safety Liaison Group (OHSLG), which is co-chaired by the Civil Aviation Authority, includes representation from key organisations from across the industry, including helicopter operators, the oil and gas industry, the trade unions and \u2018Step Change in Safety\u2019. Trade unions will be able to engage with the review through the OHSLG.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-04-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"HTDjTjVS","AnswerText":["The total value of contracts awarded via Small Business Research Initiative competitions advertised through the Innovate UK website was \u00a36.7 million in Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 and \u00a37.955\u00a38.255 million in FY 2013-14.
The total value of contracts awarded via Small Business Research Initiative competitions advertised through the Innovate UK website was \u00a36.7 million in Financial Year (FY) 2012-13 and \u00a37.955 million in FY 2013-14.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"0nETqXZO","AnswerText":["The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) is a comprehensive free trade deal which maintains zero tariffs and zero quotas on trade in goods between the UK and the EU. It also secures market access across a broad range of key service sectors and establishes close cooperation in areas like transport, digital, and fighting crime.
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has not prepared an economic Impact Assessment on the TCA. The Government is taking action to support businesses across the UK to trade effectively with Europe, including through the free-to-use Export Support Service. The Government is committed to working with the Welsh Government where it has an interest in TCA implementation.
Given the tight Parliamentary timetable the Government faced in December 2020, we were unable to produce and publish an impact assessment of the TCA before passing the EU (Future Relationship) Act 2020.
The Government is taking action to support businesses across the UK to trade effectively with Europe, including through the free-to-use Export Support Service. We are also making use of the freedoms we now enjoy as a result of leaving the EU, including amending our subsidy control regime to help all public authorities, including the Welsh Government, attract investment into the United Kingdom.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"dZs3cutb","AnswerText":["The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) is a comprehensive free trade deal which maintains zero tariffs and zero quotas on trade in goods between the UK and the EU. It also secures market access across a broad range of key service sectors and establishes close cooperation in areas like transport, digital, and fighting crime.
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has not prepared an economic Impact Assessment on the TCA. The Government is taking action to support businesses across the UK to trade effectively with Europe, including through the free-to-use Export Support Service. The Government is committed to working with the Welsh Government where it has an interest in TCA implementation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-14T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"zA0CVfdS","AnswerText":["The Department has no plans to make an assessment of the impact of the medical cannabis industry on the economy or employment levels. The Department annually publishes data on the impact on the economy and employment of the wider Life Sciences sector in the Bioscience and health technology sector statistics, and this includes analysis of the bio-pharmaceuticals sector of which the medical cannabis industry is an important part.
In leading his independent Review of the Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape, Sir Paul Nurse has gathered input from members of the Review\u2019s Scoping Group and Sounding Board, alongside hundreds of organisations in the UK\u2019s RDI landscape. Work is underway to consider and finalise the Review\u2019s recommendations, which will consider input from those group members, ahead of the Review\u2019s publication in the coming months.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-10-03T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"iRV7pcss","AnswerText":["The Department has no plans to make an assessment of the impact of the medical cannabis industry on the economy or employment levels. The Department annually publishes data on the impact on the economy and employment of the wider Life Sciences sector in the Bioscience and health technology sector statistics, and this includes analysis of the bio-pharmaceuticals sector of which the medical cannabis industry is an important part.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"iOBwuoYO","AnswerText":["NHS England will engage with stakeholders in dental professional groups on improving urgent care access; supporting access for new patients; re-orientating the system towards prevention; and on dental team recruitment and retention and integration with the National Health Service.
In addition, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has published \u2018Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention\u2019 for dental teams to support delivery of preventive advice and treatment for patients, which is available at the following link:
NHS England will engage with stakeholders in dental professional groups on improving urgent care access; supporting access for new patients; re-orientating the system towards prevention; and on dental team recruitment and retention and integration with the National Health Service.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-11-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zyjWbLO1","AnswerText":["The Coalition government legislated for secure colleges and we are now considering the next steps.
Estimated sSpend up to and including 30 April 2015 on the Secure College pathfinder was \u00a31.56m resource (mainly expenditure on staff pay and procurement) and \u00a34.04m capital (mainly design fees and site preparation costs). These figures are subject to review by the National Audit Office in January 2016.
No additional costs would be incurred in the event that the pathfinder did not go ahead. The design work produced for the pathfinder could be used or adapted for various other forms of adult or youth custody. The prepared site at Glen Parva could be used for a range of developments.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-12-07T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"T52GtwFL","AnswerText":["Spend up to and including 30 April 2015 on the Secure College pathfinder was \u00a31.56m resource (mainly expenditure on staff pay and procurement) and \u00a34.04m capital (mainly design fees and site preparation costs).
No additional costs would be incurred in the event that the pathfinder did not go ahead. The design work produced for the pathfinder could be used or adapted for various other forms of adult or youth custody. The prepared site at Glen Parva could be used for a range of developments.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-02T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"TvcK5Yga","AnswerText":["The Foreign Secretary, as UK Co-chair of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee, and her predecessor Lord Frost met their EU counterpart, Vice President Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d on 26 occasions since September 2021 to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol. This also includes one meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee on 21 February 2022. These discussions were supported by approximately 300 hours of negotiations over 6 months by UK and EU officials, covering sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS), customs, VAT and excise, goods, subsidy control, medicines, and governance.
We have engaged in negotiations with the European Union in good faith. After almost two years of negotiations, we are asking the Commission to go back to Member States for a new mandate, that would provide the flexibility to fix the current issues facing the people of Northern Ireland.
Our preference is for a negotiated outcome - but we cannot wait to fix the issues facing the people of Northern Ireland. We will take steps to stabilise the situation in Northern Ireland and bring parity to everyone living in the UK, but we remain open to further talks if we can fix the issues with the Protocol through a negotiated settlement. Meanwhile, the legislation we will bring forward will fix the domestic impact of the Protocol, stabilise the situation in Northern Ireland and form an executive - protecting the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement - without undermining the integrity of either the EU or the UK's single market.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-07T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"N5VFigpQ","AnswerText":["The Foreign Secretary, as UK Co-chair of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee, and her predecessor Lord Frost met their EU counterpart, Vice President Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d on 26 occasions since September 2021 to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol. This also includes one meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee on 21 February 2022. These discussions were supported by approximately 300 hours of negotiations over 6 months by UK and EU officials, covering sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS), customs, VAT and excise, goods, subsidy control, medicines, and governance.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-07T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"DO1mRkub","AnswerText":["In answering this question I have included core MoJ and its larger Executive Agencies (NOMS, HMCTS, LAA) in the figures in the table below. The smaller Executive Agencies (Office of the Public Guardian, Criminal Injuries Compensations Authority) have not been included. The figures show a drop of spending of \u00a3426,844.38 (92.98%) between 2008/09 and the 2013/14 figure, the last full year figure included.
Since 2010, spend on hospitality has fallen significantly. Reasons for this include measures taken to ban lunches, teas and coffees for internal meetings. Any such refreshments for meetings with external stakeholders are only provided in exceptional circumstances and require sign off from a Director General. No alcohol is provided for staff from departmental funds and when hospitality is provided to external parties, such as a modest amount of wine with a meal, this requires Director General level approval. The department has also put in place a block on Government Procurement Cards, preventing payments to bars and restaurants.
MoJ core and Agency spend on Hospitality and related catering since April 2008: |
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MoJ HQ | Nac Level 6 | FY08/09 | FY09/10 | FY10/11 | FY11/12 | FY12/13 | FY13/14 | FY14/15 to end Oct-14 |
| 224226-Entertainment | 3,773.76 | 0.00 | 585.29 | 327.90 | 326.40 | 60.00 | 252.52 |
| 224227-Hospitality | 18,572.77 | 18,755.64 | 6,584.20 | 3,095.97 | 2,893.31 | 1,312.56 | 745.45 |
| 224228-External Lunches & Dinners | 4,262.15 | 3,909.39 | 883.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 224229-Refreshments for Interdepartmental Meetings | 96,946.33 | 28,699.71 | 3,096.00 | 247.68 | 0.00 | 2,027.22 | -1,824.58 |
| Annual Total | 123,555.01 | 51,364.74 | 11,148.76 | 3,671.55 | 3,219.71 | 3,399.78 | -826.61 |
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HMCTS | Nac Level 6 | FY08/09 | FY09/10 | FY10/11 | FY11/12 | FY12/13 | FY13/14 | FY14/15 to end Oct-14 |
| 224226-Entertainment | 1,787.92 | 740.61 | 256.01 | 253.54 | 58.58 | 0.00 | 60.25 |
| 224227-Hospitality | 53,202.18 | -1,005.41 | 5,452.08 | 10,620.32 | 6,952.39 | 7,659.08 | 2,797.57 |
| 224228-External Lunches & Dinners | 332.15 | 90.00 | -42.55 | 156.00 | 2,544.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 224229-Refreshments for Interdepartmental Meetings | 42,138.13 | 33,973.89 | 28,070.48 | 3,660.04 | 2,597.02 | 312.96 | 120.00 |
| Annual Total | 97,460.38 | 33,799.09 | 33,736.02 | 14,689.90 | 12,151.99 | 7,972.04 | 2,977.82 |
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LAA | Nac Level 6 | FY08/09 | FY09/10 | FY10/11 | FY11/12 | FY12/13 | FY13/14 | FY14/15 to end Oct-14 |
| 224227-Hospitality |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,258.19 | 0.00 |
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,258.19 | 0.00 |
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NOMS: | Nac Level 6 (Phoenix) | FY08/09 | FY09/10 | FY10/11 | FY11/12 | FY12/13 | FY13/14 | FY14/15 to end Oct-14 |
| 1720 - Entertainment & Hospitality | 238,039.00 | 215,230.00 | 76,947.00 | 59,420.00 | 35,800.00 | 19,580.00 | 10,114.00 |
| Annual Total | 238,039.00 | 215,230.00 | 76,947.00 | 59,420.00 | 35,800.00 | 19,580.00 | 10,114.00 |
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| 459,054.39 | 300,393.83 | 121,831.78 | 77,781.45 | 51,171.70 | 32,210.01 | 12,265.21 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"wQTHma9n","AnswerText":["
In answering this question I have included core MoJ and its larger Executive Agencies (NOMS, HMCTS, LAA) in the figures in the table below. The smaller Executive Agencies (Office of the Public Guardian, Criminal Injuries Compensations Authority) have not been included. The figures show a drop of spending of \u00a3426,844.38 (92.98%) between 2008/09 and the 2013/14 figure, the last full year figure included.
Since 2010, spend on hospitality has fallen significantly. Reasons for this include measures taken to ban lunches, teas and coffees for internal meetings. Any such refreshments for meetings with external stakeholders are only provided in exceptional circumstances and require sign off from a Director General. No alcohol is provided for staff from departmental funds and when hospitality is provided to external parties, such as a modest amount of wine with a meal, this requires Director General level approval. The department has also put in place a block on Government Procurement Cards, preventing payments to bars and restaurants.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"RBswJy4m","AnswerText":["General Dynamics UK (GDUK) continues to award contracts to tier one suppliers for manufacture of the Scout Specialist Vehicle. GDUK currently estimates the amount of UK jobs involved in this work to be approximately 1,400 in the first tier of the supply chain across over 160 companies.
General Dynamics UK (GDUK) continues to award contracts to tier one suppliers for manufacture of the Scout Specialist Vehicle. GDUK currently estimates the amount of UK jobs involved in this work to be approximately 1,400 in the first tier of the supply chain across over 160 companies.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ze7Ezgq1","AnswerText":["The requested information has been provided in the table below.
Results of GCSEs in Applied[1] (vocational) subjects of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4
Year | Total Entries |
2006/07 | 147,264 |
2007/08 | 114,582 |
2008/09 | 138,101 |
2009/10 | 113,180 |
2010/11 | 95,116 |
2011/12 | 23,459 |
2012/13 | 12,109 |
2013/14[2][3] | 7,881 |
Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data
These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables which have removed the perverse incentives for schools to teach qualifications that were easy to achieve and/or had an inflated value in performance measures. This served only to devalue vocational education. Now, the qualifications which can count in performance tables are those that are of demonstrably high quality and promote progression.
[1] For the years 2008/09 to 2010/11 this includes entries in both single and double award applied GCSEs. All other years include entries for double award applied GCSEs only.
[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Further information is available from the GCSE statistical first release available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2013-to-2014. The first entry policy was introduced in 2013/14; this policy could have affected the total number of entries in 2013/14.
[3] Double Award vocational GCSEs are equivalent to 1 GCSE.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"FBOKU782","AnswerText":["
The requested information has been provided in the table below.
Results of GCSEs in Applied[1] (vocational) subjects of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4
Year | Total Entries |
2006/07 | 147,264 |
2007/08 | 114,582 |
2008/09 | 138,101 |
2009/10 | 113,180 |
2010/11 | 95,116 |
2011/12 | 23,459 |
2012/13 | 12,109 |
2013/14[2][3] | 7,881 |
Source: Key Stage 4 attainment data
These changes are the result of reforms to performance tables which have removed the perverse incentives for schools to teach qualifications that were easy to achieve and/or had an inflated value in performance measures. This served only to devalue vocational education. Now, the qualifications which can count in performance tables are those that are of demonstrably high quality and promote progression.
[1] For the years 2008/09 to 2010/11 this includes entries in both single and double award applied GCSEs. All other years include entries for double award applied GCSEs only.
[2] Discounting has been applied where pupils have taken the same subject more than once and only one entry is counted in these circumstances. Further information is available from the GCSE statistical first release available at: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2013-to-2014. The first entry policy was introduced in 2013/14; this policy could have affected the total number of entries in 2013/14.
[3] Double Award vocational GCSEs are equivalent to 1 GCSE.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"q4Z1Zr89","AnswerText":["
The construction of a new station at Horden is being promoted by Durham County Council and funded from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal. To date, no approval has been sought from the Secretary of State for its opening. The Department would expect the sponsors to work with the future Northern franchisee to develop a deliverable plan.
The Invitation to Tender for the northern rail franchise, published in February 2015, confirmed that we would be asking bidders to replace the Pacer trains and introduce 120 new-build vehicles by January 2020. This is part of our transformation of rail travel in the north and a step in the creation of a northern powerhouse for the UK economy.
The Government established Transport for the North (TfN) in October 2014 to formalise cooperation on transport issues in the North. The aim is for TfN to speak with one voice to Government on the transport priorities for the whole of the North. The Department is working closely with TfN and Rail North to develop and prioritise the rail options so that the first tranche is ready for consideration as part of the Government\u2019s Rail Investment Strategy for the next rail investment period (CP6, 2019 \u2013 2024).
There is currently a two-hourly Northern service on the Middlesbrough-Sunderland-Newcastle route, with a couple of extra services. By December 2017, this will become an hourly service.
Northern Rail provides an hourly service in each direction between Newcastle and Middlesbrough throughout the day with some additional trains at peak times with some through trains serving Hexham and Nunthorpe. Northern improved the Sunday service frequency between Newcastle and Middlesbrough in May 2015 so trains now run every hour in each direction through the week.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-17T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jrNwmFNE","AnswerText":["
The construction of a new station at Horden is being promoted by Durham County Council and funded from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal. To date, no approval has been sought from the Secretary of State for its opening. The Department would expect the sponsors to work with the future Northern franchisee to develop a deliverable plan.
The Invitation to Tender for the northern rail franchise, published in February 2015, confirmed that we would be asking bidders to replace the Pacer trains and introduce 120 new-build vehicles by January 2020. This is part of our transformation of rail travel in the north and a step in the creation of a northern powerhouse for the UK economy.
The Government established Transport for the North (TfN) in October 2014 to formalise cooperation on transport issues in the North. The aim is for TfN to speak with one voice to Government on the transport priorities for the whole of the North. The Department is working closely with TfN and Rail North to develop and prioritise the rail options so that the first tranche is ready for consideration as part of the Government\u2019s Rail Investment Strategy for the next rail investment period (CP6, 2019 \u2013 2024).
There is currently a two-hourly Northern service on the Middlesbrough-Sunderland-Newcastle route, with a couple of extra services. By December 2017, this will become an hourly service.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"cXvfdWWz","AnswerText":["
The regulatory bodies are independent and it is therefore for them to set their fees appropriately. All professional regulators, are aware of the Governments position, as set out in the 2011 Command Paper, `Enabling Excellence\u2019, that we would not expect registration fees to increase, unless there is a clear and strong case that any increase is essential to ensure the exercise of statutory duties.
There are eight Healthcare Professions Regulatory Bodies (excluding the Pharmaceutical Society in Northern Ireland where responsibility is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly). The Department does not hold information on the fees of the regulatory bodies. However, we have obtained data from each of the regulatory bodies on the Annual Retention Fee for the last five years which shows:
Annual Retention Fee for Healthcare Professions Regulatory Bodies 2010-2015
Year | Nursing and Midwifery Council | Health and Care Professions Council | General Optical Council | General Medical Council | General Osteopathic Council | General Pharmaceutical Council | General Dental Council | General Chiropractic Council |
2014-15 | \u00a3100 | \u00a380 | \u00a3290 | \u00a3390 | \u00a3570 | \u00a3240 | \u00a3576 | \u00a3800 |
2013-14 | \u00a3100 | \u00a376 | \u00a3260 | \u00a3390 | \u00a3610 | \u00a3240 | \u00a3576 | \u00a3800 |
2012-13 | \u00a376 | \u00a376 | \u00a3260 | \u00a3390 | \u00a3655 | \u00a3240 | \u00a3576 | \u00a3800 |
2011-12 | \u00a376 | \u00a376 | \u00a3270 | \u00a3390 | \u00a3750 | \u00a3267 | \u00a3576 | \u00a3800 |
2010 -11 | \u00a376 | \u00a376 | \u00a3280 (Dispensing optician) \u00a3325 (Optometrist) | \u00a3420 | \u00a3750 | \u00a3262 | \u00a3438 | \u00a31,000 |
The Department does not hold data on the number of investigations that have been carried out by each of the healthcare professions regulatory bodies. We understand that this information is published by each of the regulatory bodies.
The Department has five national bodies which have regulatory functions. They are the Care Quality Commission, Monitor, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the Human Tissue Authority and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. None of these bodies charge an annual registration fee but all except Monitor they do receive income from a range of fees that are applied.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-12-18T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"C83rTX7Z","AnswerText":["
The regulatory bodies are independent and it is therefore for them to set their fees appropriately. All professional regulators, are aware of the Governments position, as set out in the 2011 Command Paper, `Enabling Excellence\u2019, that we would not expect registration fees to increase, unless there is a clear and strong case that any increase is essential to ensure the exercise of statutory duties.
There are eight Healthcare Professions Regulatory Bodies (excluding the Pharmaceutical Society in Northern Ireland where responsibility is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly). The Department does not hold information on the fees of the regulatory bodies. However, we have obtained data from each of the regulatory bodies on the Annual Retention Fee for the last five years which shows:
Annual Retention Fee for Healthcare Professions Regulatory Bodies 2010-2015
Year | Nursing and Midwifery Council | Health and Care Professions Council | General Optical Council | General Medical Council | General Osteopathic Council | General Pharmaceutical Council | General Dental Council | General Chiropractic Council |
2014-15 | \u00a3100 | \u00a380 | \u00a3290 | \u00a3390 | \u00a3570 | \u00a3240 | \u00a3576 | \u00a3800 |
2013-14 | \u00a3100 | \u00a376 | \u00a3260 | \u00a3390 | \u00a3610 | \u00a3240 | \u00a3576 | \u00a3800 |
2012-13 | \u00a376 | \u00a376 | \u00a3260 | \u00a3390 | \u00a3655 | \u00a3240 | \u00a3576 | \u00a3800 |
2011-12 | \u00a376 | \u00a376 | \u00a3270 | \u00a3390 | \u00a3750 | \u00a3267 | \u00a3576 | \u00a3800 |
2010 -11 | \u00a376 | \u00a376 | \u00a3280 (Dispensing optician) \u00a3325 (Optometrist) | \u00a3420 | \u00a3750 | \u00a3262 | \u00a3438 | \u00a31,000 |
The Department does not hold data on the number of investigations that have been carried out by each of the healthcare professions regulatory bodies. We understand that this information is published by each of the regulatory bodies.
The Department has five national bodies which have regulatory functions. They are the Care Quality Commission, Monitor, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the Human Tissue Authority and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. None of these bodies charge an annual registration fee but they do receive income from a range of fees that are applied.
The UK Government and devolved administrations agreed an Apprenticeship Levy funding deal, based on population share.
Under this agreement, the UK Government uplifted Spending Review 2015 settlements as set out in Block Grant Transparency to ensure the devolved administrations received a full population share of forecast Levy funding from 2017-18 to 2019-20. This population share amounted to \u00a31.3 billion across all three devolved administrations over the three-year period, with \u00a3460 million allocated in 2019-20.
Beyond 2019-20, it was agreed that the normal operation of the population-based Barnett formula would deliver a similarly fair outcome rather than a bespoke arrangement being required.
The devolved administrations received record settlements at the 2021 Spending Review and are well funded to deliver devolved responsibilities. Those settlements are still growing in real terms this year, and over the three-year spending review period, despite inflation being higher than expected.
It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their funding in devolved areas.
I refer the Honorable Member to the answer that I gave on 7 March 2022 to the Honorable Member for Enfield, Southgate (UIN 156216).
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-23T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"iWWLil5S","AnswerText":["The UK Government and devolved administrations agreed an Apprenticeship Levy funding deal, based on population share.
Under this agreement, the UK Government uplifted Spending Review 2015 settlements as set out in Block Grant Transparency to ensure the devolved administrations received a full population share of forecast Levy funding from 2017-18 to 2019-20. This population share amounted to \u00a31.3 billion across all three devolved administrations over the three-year period, with \u00a3460 million allocated in 2019-20.
Beyond 2019-20, it was agreed that the normal operation of the population-based Barnett formula would deliver a similarly fair outcome rather than a bespoke arrangement being required.
The devolved administrations received record settlements at the 2021 Spending Review and are well funded to deliver devolved responsibilities. Those settlements are still growing in real terms this year, and over the three-year spending review period, despite inflation being higher than expected.
It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their funding in devolved areas.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-03-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"53ov2NxK","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to building a stronger and more prosperous Britain for all. Developing an appropriate degree apprenticeship, that protects the professional status of teaching, will be an effective way of upskilling those individuals with a passion for teaching, such as teaching assistants. We will work with the sector in progressing this work, with employers at the heart of the route\u2019s development.
The Government is developing an appropriate degree apprenticeship, that protects the professional status of teaching and will be an effective way of upskilling those individuals with a passion for teaching, such as teaching assistants. We will work with the sector in progressing this work, with employers at the heart of the route\u2019s development.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"0Q2KTCdn","AnswerText":["The Government is committed to building a stronger and more prosperous Britain for all. Developing an appropriate degree apprenticeship, that protects the professional status of teaching, will be an effective way of upskilling those individuals with a passion for teaching, such as teaching assistants. We will work with the sector in progressing this work, with employers at the heart of the route\u2019s development.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-03T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Nd0d81gH","AnswerText":["
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) received 533 complaints about their service in the financial year 2015-16. This represents 1.3% of CICA\u2019s live caseload. 49% of complaints were closed within 10 days.
Where complaints took longer to close this was due to the number of enquiries required to fully investigate the complaint. In other cases, CICA were asked by the complainer not to close the complaint until a final decision was issued on the claim. The average time CICA took to deal with those complaints was 23.75 days.
The most common complaint received by CICA related to delays in finalising claims. CICA aims to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, however, they have a duty to the taxpayer to fully investigate claims to make sure that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve.
The 10 most common reasons for complaining about CICA\u2019s service in 2015/16 were:
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The total number of complaints the CICA received in each of the last five years, including those cases (a) escalated to stage 2 and (b) progressed to stage 3, are as follows:
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Over half of complaints received in 2016/17 were from paid representatives. A significant portion of these were from firms of solicitors who lodged block complaints for their CICA caseload with a view to influencing the speed of the decision making process.
During the course of 2016/17 the CICA revised their operating model and increased staff numbers following an extensive recruitment exercise. They have also recently introduced measures that develop and streamline digital processes, which have reduced the claim processing time by 30 days. The new online service, which will be introduced later this financial year, will allow applicants and their representatives to view the progress of their case online. It is expected that these measures will reduce the time taken to finalise claims and lead to a reduction in complaints.
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) publishes data about the reasons claims are rejected in its annual reports at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=criminal-injuries-compensation-authority&publication_type=corporate-reports
The figures published in the annual reports show the number of times each rejection reason was used. For some applications there may have been more than one reason for rejection. This means that the total number of reasons for rejection is higher than the actual number of claims refused. The accurate total of rejected claims for the years specified is as follows:
Financial year | Rejected cases |
2012/13 | 24,411 |
2013/14 | 23,803 |
2014/15 | 20,066 |
2015/16 | 15,243 |
2016/17 | 12,411 |
Information about the time CICA has taken to reach decisions on claims over the past few years can also be found in its annual reports (see link above).
The number of full time equivalent staff employed in CICA as at 31 March 2017 was 291.2. The table below shows the number of staff CICA has employed in managerial positions over the past 5 years:
Date | Band D (first line manager) to Senior Civil Service (SCS) | Band B (senior manager) to SCS only |
March 2017 | 156 (plus 2 on temporary promotion) | 24 |
March 2016 | 112 (plus 7 on temporary promotion) | 16 |
March 2015 | 132 (plus 14 on temporary promotion) | 24 (plus 1 on temporary promotion) |
March 2014 | 136 (plus 15 on temporary promotion) | 24 (plus 5 on temporary promotion) |
March 2013 | 145 (plus 19 on temporary promotion) | 24 (plus 9 on temporary promotion) |
Complaints in CICA are registered by two staff within the Corporate Services team and then allocated to the relevant team to deal with the complaint in line with CICA\u2019s complaints process. CICA teams have staff members assigned to the role of complaints champion in addition to their day to day duties. The number of complaints champions fluctuates depending on demand and staff movement. Complaints champions are responsible for handling complaints and team managers oversee the complaints process in each of their respective areas. This group regularly meets to look at improvements to our complaints handling processes. CICA does not have a record of the number of complaint champions for the last five years due to the fluctuating nature of this work.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-06T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mTVkkAB3","AnswerText":["The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) received 533 complaints about their service in the financial year 2015-16. This represents 1.3% of CICA\u2019s live caseload. 49% of complaints were closed within 10 days.
Where complaints took longer to close this was due to the number of enquiries required to fully investigate the complaint. In other cases, CICA were asked by the complainer not to close the complaint until a final decision was issued on the claim. The average time CICA took to deal with those complaints was 23.75 days.
The most common complaint received by CICA related to delays in finalising claims. CICA aims to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, however, they have a duty to the taxpayer to fully investigate claims to make sure that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve.
The 10 most common reasons for complaining about CICA\u2019s service in 2015/16 were:
Reason given for complaint | Percentage of overall complaints |
Delays | 68.95% |
Lack of updates on case progression | 11.33% |
Claim handling | 9.77% |
Failure to respond to letters | 4.10% |
Applicant provided with conflicting information | 2.93% |
Failure to provide timescales | 1.76% |
Failure to return phone calls | 0.59% |
Errors when recording telephone application information | 0.20% |
Impolite staff member | 0.20% |
Poor customer service | 0.20% |
The total number of complaints the CICA received in each of the last five years, including those cases (a) escalated to stage 2 and (b) progressed to stage 3, are as follows:
Year | Complaints received | Escalated to Stage 2 | Escalated to Stage 3 |
2016-17 | 1122 | 120 | 7 |
2015-16 | 533 | 39 | 6 |
2014-15 | 491 | 26 | 9 |
2013-14 | 204 | 8 | 1 |
2012-13 | 284 | 10 | 5 |
Over half of complaints received in 2016/17 were from paid representatives. A significant portion of these were from firms of solicitors who lodged block complaints for their CICA caseload with a view to influencing the speed of the decision making process.
During the course of 2016/17 the CICA revised their operating model and increased staff numbers following an extensive recruitment exercise. They have also recently introduced measures that develop and streamline digital processes, which have reduced the claim processing time by 30 days. The new online service, which will be introduced later this financial year, will allow applicants and their representatives to view the progress of their case online. It is expected that these measures will reduce the time taken to finalise claims and lead to a reduction in complaints.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-06T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"tIC5Bmuw","AnswerText":["The Government is determined to implement all available measures necessary to eradicate this devastating disease as quickly as possible to create resilient and successful dairy and beef industries in Cheshire and elsewhere. That includes providing direct financial support, in the form of compensation for slaughtered cattle and for TB testing costs, as well as professional advice and guidance.
There have been TB hotspots in Cheshire and we acted swiftly 2 years ago to introduce 6 monthly TB testing to get on top of the disease, a move supported by industry.
We have consulted on extending the 6 monthly testing to other hotspots in the edge area, which could include other parts of Cheshire.
All farmers who have livestock compulsory slaughtered receive compensation for the animals they have lost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"k3vEk2mP","AnswerText":["
The Government is determined to implement all available measures necessary to eradicate this devastating disease as quickly as possible to create resilient and successful dairy and beef industries in Cheshire and elsewhere. That includes providing direct financial support, in the form of compensation for slaughtered cattle and for TB testing costs, as well as professional advice and guidance.
There have been TB hotspots in Cheshire and we acted swiftly 2 years ago to introduce 6 monthly TB testing to get on top of the disease, a move supported by industry.
We have consulted on extending the 6 monthly testing to other hotspots in the edge area, which could include other parts of Cheshire.
All farmers who have livestock compulsory slaughtered receive compensation for the animals they have lost.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-07-20T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6yaPuhcR","AnswerText":["
The UKAD budget (income and DCMS funding) was \u00a37.2 million in 2011/12; \u00a37.7 million in 2012/13; \u00a37.5 million on 2013/14; and \u00a37.5 million in 2014/15. The 2015/16 total budget is subject to finalised accounts. Its workforce is recruited based on each individual's particular set of skills to help deliver the anti-doping programme effectively. UKAD's role as secretariat to the Pre-Rio Anti-Doping Taskforce is through an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency. An additional full-time member of staff has been secured to carry out the task-force work so resources will not be diverted from UK Anti-Doping\u2019s core programmes. As the honourable member will know, shocking allegations of doping in British sport emerged over the weekend, and UKAD's role in investigating the matter. The Secretary of State for DCMS has ordered an urgent independent investigation into what action was taken when these allegations were first received and what more needs to be done to ensure that British sport remains clean. We intend to keep both houses fully informed of developments.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-04-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"IYu7tl0O","AnswerText":["The UKAD budget (income and DCMS funding) was \u00a37.2 million in 2011/12; \u00a37.7 million in 2012/13; \u00a37.5 million on 2013/14; and \u00a37.5 million in 2014/15. The 2015/16 total budget is subject to finalised accounts. Its workforce is recruited based on each individual's particular set of skills to help deliver the anti-doping programme effectively. UKAD's role as secretariat to the Pre-Rio Anti-Doping Taskforce is through an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency. An additional full-time member of staff has been secured to carry out the task-force work so resources will not be diverted from UK Anti-Doping\u2019s core programmes. As the honourable member will know, shocking allegations of doping in British sport emerged over the weekend, and UKAD's role in investigating the matter. The Secretary of State for DCMS has ordered an urgent independent investigation into what action was taken when these allegations were first received and what more needs to be done to ensure that British sport remains clean. We intend to keep both houses fully informed of developments."],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-04-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Q9nQESDp","AnswerText":["The Department has received ten eleven nominations for a thank you letter on retirement for exceptional teachers since 2013, seven of which were received in 2016. The number of nominations before 2013 is not available.
The Department has received ten nominations for a thank you letter on retirement for exceptional teachers since 2013, seven of which were received in 2016. The number of nominations before 2013 is not available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-11-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"VmIK1wYy","AnswerText":["In 2013 and 2015 three staff members viewed various sections of the bishop's personal papers held at Lambeth Palace Library on two separate occasions. has no record in the last three years of any of the individuals involved in these investigations making an application to view the papers and diaries of George Bell that are held in the Library.
Lambeth Palace Library has no record in the last three years of any of the individuals involved in these investigations making an application to view the papers and diaries of George Bell that are held in the Library.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"utlVy5zs","AnswerText":["All countries of the UK contributed to the funding of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The initial \u00a3410m National Lottery contribution, outlined in the Games bid, was supplemented with a further \u00a3675m borrowed as part of the increased Olympic budget. The total transfer from the National Lottery Distribution Fund was \u00a31,085m.
An estimated \u00a3114m (taken from across both the \u00a3410m and \u00a3675m amounts) was the share given by Lottery programmes in Scotland. This includes amounts transferred from distributors operating wholly in Scotland, and notional amounts allocated to Scotland by UK-wide distributors.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-21T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"cEvoyAAL","AnswerText":["All countries of the UK contributed to the funding of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The initial \u00a3410m National Lottery contribution, outlined in the Games bid, was supplemented with a further \u00a3675m borrowed as part of the increased Olympic budget. The total transfer from the National Lottery Distribution Fund was \u00a31,085m.
An estimated \u00a3114m (taken from across both the \u00a3410m and \u00a3675m amounts) was the share given by Lottery programmes in Scotland. This includes amounts transferred from distributors operating wholly in Scotland, and notional amounts allocated to Scotland by UK-wide distributors.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-09-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"b21eU5Nx","AnswerText":["Promession involves neither burial nor the burning of human remains and is therefore outside the scope of the existing legislation on burials and cremation. However, local authorities may offer the process, provided that they comply with other relevant legislation, such as environmental legislation.As such, it is not something that local authorities can offer.
Promession involves neither burial nor the burning of human remains and is therefore outside the scope of the existing legislation. As such, it is not something that local authorities can offer.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-01-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mKowJ8vC","AnswerText":["Eleven financial penalties have been imposed on employers for aggravated breach of employment law, under section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, since its introduction on 6 April 2014.
To date, four penalties have been paid and seven remain unpaid. Enforcement action is currently being considered for the outstanding penalties.
Twelve financial penalties have been imposed on employers for aggravated breach of employment law, under section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, since its introduction on 6 April 2014.
To date, six penalties have been paid and six remain unpaid. Enforcement action is currently being considered for the outstanding penalties.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-02-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"qtlwGalp","AnswerText":["Eleven financial penalties have been imposed on employers for aggravated breach of employment law, under section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, since its introduction on 6 April 2014.
To date, four penalties have been paid and seven remain unpaid. Enforcement action is currently being considered for the outstanding penalties.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-01-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"aUdr31f4","AnswerText":["
My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has not received any direct representations from community energy companies on removal of their entitlement to social investment tax relief, however this is an HM Treasury policy lead.
Further to my previous answer, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has now received a small number of representations from community energy companies on removal of their entitlement to social investment tax relief. These have been transferred to HM Treasury as the policy lead on this matter.
My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has not received any direct representations from community energy companies on removal of their entitlement to social investment tax relief, however this is an HM Treasury policy lead.
No consideration has been given as internet search engines are not within the defined scope of the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Directive. The scope of the WEEE Directive is restricted to equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly or equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields.
No consideration has been given to either computer software or internet search engines because they do not fall within the definition of electrical and electronic equipment specified in the WEEE Directive. Software is normally either downloaded to equipment or purchased on CDs. It is the equipment that is used to run the software that would fall in scope since that equipment is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly. An internet search engine is a service, not a piece of equipment, and so is also outside the scope of the Directive.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"nbGKDcke","AnswerText":["
No consideration has been given as internet search engines are not within the defined scope of the Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Directive. The scope of the WEEE Directive is restricted to equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly or equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-03-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"lVAjXhu2","AnswerText":["
UK Government has allocated \u00a3122 million for the two Scottish Superfast Broadband projects - the Highlands and Islands project and the Digital Scotland project, which covers the rest of Scotland. Following the completion of the current contracted projects by December 2017, superfast broadband coverage will be around 93% within the Digital Scotland project area.
We estimate that 42,746 homes and businesses in Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill constituency will have superfast broadband available to them by the end of 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-29T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Xgd4n8Jv","AnswerText":["UK Government has allocated \u00a3122 million for the two Scottish Superfast Broadband projects - the Highlands and Islands project and the Digital Scotland project, which covers the rest of Scotland. Following the completion of the current contracted projects by December 2017, superfast broadband coverage will be around 93% within the Digital Scotland project area.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"aW4PPPIU","AnswerText":["We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.
A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.
Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.
We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.
A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.
Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.
We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.
A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.
Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.
We are buying our new Apache AH-64E helicopters through a Foreign Military Sale with the United States Government. This approach delivers the best possible value for money for the UK taxpayer, allowing us to take advantage of established production lines and the resulting economies of scale, while ensuring we deliver a world-leading capability to our Armed Forces.
A number of UK companies have secured work on the global Apache supply chain, delivering products that will be used in our new helicopters and those being delivered to the US Army as well as other international customers. There will also be significant opportunities for UK companies to assist in the provision of support and training services for our new Apache helicopter fleet.
Separately, as per the announcement at Farnborough Airshow on 11 July 2016, Boeing are investing significantly in the UK creating more than 100 new jobs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-09-07T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Khfy6Dkm","AnswerText":["Electronic monitoring services in England and Wales have been provided by Capita plc since 20132014. G4S, under a contract with the Department, provide the necessary hardware (electronic tags and home monitoring units) to support the service. The Department has robust processes in place to monitor and manage contractors and will not hesitate to take action when standards fall short.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"1P5i1X8v","AnswerText":["
Electronic monitoring services in England and Wales have been provided by Capita plc since 2013. G4S, under a contract with the Department, provide the necessary hardware (electronic tags and home monitoring units) to support the service. The Department has robust processes in place to monitor and manage contractors and will not hesitate to take action when standards fall short.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-09-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sWsaTGkR","AnswerText":["The average time taken to clear a casean immigration appeal in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2016-2017 was 4651 weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was 4635 weeks.
The average clearance time, which is measured from receipt of an appeal to its conclusion, went up between 2015-16 and 2016-17 because of the Tribunal significantly reducing its outstanding caseload and clearing older cases during that period. Outstanding caseload has now reduced from 64,800 in June 2016 to 35,100 at the end of December 2017.
Immigration includes Managed Migration, Entry Clearance Officer, Human Rights, EEA Free Movement Family Visit Visa, Deportation and Deprivation of Citizenship Appeals.
Published average clearance times are not routinely broken down by appeal type and could not be provided in the time available.
The average time taken to clear a case in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in 2016-2017 was 46 weeks. The average time taken to clear a case in 2015-2016 was 46 weeks.
Published average clearance times are not routinely broken down by appeal type and could not be provided in the time available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HaEXYrLl","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
In line with UK government commitments to increase transparency, the Department publishes details on our spend, including data on expenses, travel and hotel costs on GOV.UK. Publication includes all spend which, in compliance with HM Treasury guidance, does not compromise national or personal security, foreign relations or legal obligations under acts such as the Data Protection Act.
Total travel and subsistence spend is available at: http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports
Senior civil servant expenses and hospitality are published at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-senior-civil-servant-expenses-and-hospitality
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"PE4yRrxs","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-05-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"TG88Q7hS","AnswerText":["The information requested for the number of foreign nationals registered for national insurance numbers is published and available at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm
The number National Insurance numbers registered to foreign nationals in the last 8 quarters and the total number registered in the two year period from July 2012 to June 2014 is shown in Table 1.
The top 20 nationalities for those registered with a National Insurance number in the same two year period is in Table 2.
Table 1: Number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK, by quarter for the last two years.
Jul-12 to Sep-12 | 123,590 |
Oct-12 to Dec-12 | 139,390 |
Jan-13 to Mar-13 | 178,372 |
Apr-13 to Jun-13 | 131,525 |
Jul-13 to Sep-13 | 148,389 |
Oct-13 to Dec-13 | 158,953 |
Jan-14 to Mar-14 | 164,432 |
Apr-14 to Jun-14 | 93,945 |
Total | 1,138,593 |
Table 2: Total number of NINo registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK for the top 20 nationalities in the last 2 years.
Poland (Joined EU in 2004) | 188,046 |
Spain | 88,388 |
Romania (Joined EU in 2007) | 81,122 |
Italy | 74,374 |
India | 56,694 |
Portugal | 50,257 |
Rep of Lithuania (Joined EU in 2004) | 45,950 |
Hungary (Joined EU in 2004) | 45,450 |
France | 41,920 |
Bulgaria (Joined EU in 2007) | 31,580 |
Rep of Ireland | 30,604 |
Pakistan | 25,979 |
Rep of Latvia (Joined EU in 2004) | 22,845 |
Slovak Rep (Joined EU in 2004) | 22,361 |
China Peoples Rep | 21,910 |
Australia | 20,788 |
Germany | 20,423 |
Nigeria | 19,965 |
Greece | 17,260 |
USA | 16,767 |
Source: Stat-Xplore, Department for Work and Pensions
Notes:
1. Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data.
2. A change to the process of recording NINos during the quarter April-June 2014, means that the volume of NINo registrations recorded are lower in this quarter than would otherwise be the case (estimated to be around 15% - 25% lower in the quarter April - June 2014 and 2% - 5% lower for the year to June 2014). Therefore, comparisons of NINo registrations over time for the latest periods (quarterly and annually) should be viewed with caution. The process issues impact all nationalities i.e. the impact is not skewed to migrants from specific countries.
3. Registration date is derived from the date at which a NINo is maintained on the National Insurance Recording and Pay as you Earn System (NPS).
4. Data is available up to June 2014, which is the latest information available.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"BegHirnE","AnswerText":["
The information requested for the number of foreign nationals registered for national insurance numbers is published and available at:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk
Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:
https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Stat-Xplore_User_Guide.htm
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-10-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"xIPKt5H5","AnswerText":["
Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, then locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.
A range of procedural and physical measures are used to assist in the secure management of keys in prisons. These increasingly include electronic and biometric systems.
The information requested is provided below.
Table 1 - costs of partial/full relocking of prisons due to loss of keys from May 2010 - 29 October 2014:
14/05/2010 Swaleside \u00a395,430
21/06/2010 Glen Parva \u00a3208,329
04/11/2010 Warren Hill \u00a3101,301
20/12/2010 Ashwell \u00a315,576
24/10/2011 Birmingham \u00a3499,000 (Paid for by G4S)
09/01/2012 Maidstone \u00a35,847
28/02/2014 Lindholme \u00a340,286
08/05/2014 Haverigg \u00a332,882
21/07/2014 Highpoint \u00a314, 933
Table 2 \u2013 number of reported incidents of lost keys from April 2010 \u2013 31 March 2014:
2010/11 - 62
2011/12 - 67
2012/13 \u2013 73
2013/14 \u2013 35 (* see note below)
* Note: a change in the reporting requirements for key/lock incidents from April 2013 has resulted in a lower \u201clost keys\u201d figure for 2013/14 in comparison to the three previous years. In addition to keys \u201clost\u201d, the figures for the three previous years include keys inadvertently taken out of prisons and subsequently returned, but the figure for 2013/14 includes only keys lost, not those inadvertently taken out and returned.
The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"HfEj1mR2","AnswerText":["Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible in order to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, then locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.
A range of procedural and physical measures are used to assist in the secure management of keys in prisons. These increasingly include electronic and biometric systems.
The information requested is provided below.
Table 1 - costs of partial/full relocking of prisons due to loss of keys from May 2010 - 29 October 2014:
14/05/2010 Swaleside \u00a395,430
21/06/2010 Glen Parva \u00a3208,329
04/11/2010 Warren Hill \u00a3101,301
20/12/2010 Ashwell \u00a315,576
24/10/2011 Birmingham \u00a3499,000
09/01/2012 Maidstone \u00a35,847
28/02/2014 Lindholme \u00a340,286
08/05/2014 Haverigg \u00a332,882
21/07/2014 Highpoint \u00a314, 933
Table 2 \u2013 number of reported incidents of lost keys from April 2010 \u2013 31 March 2014:
2010/11 - 62
2011/12 - 67
2012/13 \u2013 73
2013/14 \u2013 35 (* see note below)
* Note: a change in the reporting requirements for key/lock incidents from April 2013 has resulted in a lower \u201clost keys\u201d figure for 2013/14 in comparison to the three previous years. In addition to keys \u201clost\u201d, the figures for the three previous years include keys inadvertently taken out of prisons and subsequently returned, but the figure for 2013/14 includes only keys lost, not those inadvertently taken out and returned.
The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"aCTOvsP8","AnswerText":["Street lighting plays an important role in road safety, as well as ensuring the personal safety of pedestrians. I refer my Hon Friend to the answer of 13 May 2014, Official Report, columns 535-36W, which provides a comprehensive answer on how there is no prescriptive Whitehall guidance, and places in context the policy of the last Administration which actively encouraged cuts to street lighting.
Street lighting plays an important role in road safety, as well as ensuring the personal safety of pedestrians. There may be some roads where lights could be dimmed in the very early hours, saving taxpayers\u2019 money. However, this should be a local decision by elected local councillors, reflecting local circumstances-specially in relation to any concerns about crime. Equally, not every neighbourhood wants street lighting, as some communities, especially in rural areas, value dark skies.
We believe that councils should listen to the views of their local residents, and then adopt appropriate local policies based on the neighbourhood, the precise location and the usage of the road/street. I previously noted that \u201cManual for Streets\u201d contains some useful guidance on getting the balance right when providing street lighting, taking into account the different issues around safety, crime prevention, street clutter and light pollution. Ultimately, there is no prescriptive Whitehall guidance, and any assessment will depend on local circumstances and local views.
Notwithstanding, I would observe that Her Majesty\u2019s Opposition seem to have a short memory about their actions on cutting street lighting when they were in office:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
The right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) (now Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government) when Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, his Department and its quangos lectured local councils to switch off or reduce street lighting to minimise carbon emissions. For example, in 2007, he personally launched the Carbon Trust Standard, which was tied to an extensive programme to reduce street lighting as part of the Local Authority Carbon Management Programme. As DEFRA Ministers told the House:
\u201cAll authorities should be seeking to reduce energy usage both to cut costs and to help combat climate change. As street lighting accounts for a significant proportion of the energy used by authorities, it should be readily identified as an area that should be examined for potential efficiency savings\u201d
(6 November 2006, Official Report, column 709W).
Department for Transport:
The Minister of State for Transport, the noble Lord Adonis (now a Shadow Treasury Minister) when asked about reducing the hours of operation of street lighting, noted that
\u201cthe Government also support the Carbon Trust\u2019s local authority carbon management programme, which provides councils with support and guidance to help them realise carbon emissions savings from street lighting\u201d
(17 December 2008, Official Report, House of Lords, column WA52). Transport Ministers also endorsed the Highways Agency\u2019s
\u2018Efficiency Strategy for Road Lighting\u2019 which led to switching off motorway lighting at night (21 April 2008,
Official Report, column 1444W; Highways Agency
\u201cEfficiency Strategy for Road Lighting Midnight Switch Off for Motorway Lighting\u201d, 2009).
Department for Communities and Local Government:
The right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper) (now Shadow Home Secretary), when as Minister in the precursor Department to DCLG, noted there was nuanced debate on the extent of street lighting:
\u201cWe all recognise the fact that there is a series of tensions around light pollution. People in the cities will never have the same view of the night sky as one can get in the middle of Dartmoor... There can be tensions too at neighbourhood level between the security-obsessed householder who has glaring white security lights stuck to every corner of the house, which flicker on every time a little bird flies past or the cat runs across the garden, and the neighbour who... has a telescope and cannot see across the garden, let alone into the skies\u201d
(12 February 2004, Official Report, column 510WH).
Department of Energy and Climate Change:
In 2008, the right hon. Member for Leeds East (Hilary Benn) also personally launched the Carbon Reduction Commitment, which resulted in councils cutting carbon emissions from street lighting, including dimming or switching off lights. The Highway Agency\u2019s \u201cEnergy Strategy for Roadside Equipment\u201d (April 2010) explained that the approach of \u201cdimming, trimming and partial night lighting\u201d was a consequence of the requirements to meet the Carbon Reduction Commitment. As DECC Ministers said to the House:
\u201cDECC is working to include street lighting in the Carbon Reduction Commitment. This will provide an incentive for local authorities to improve the energy efficiency of street lights. DECC is working closely with Communities and Local Government to develop the policy, in so far as it relates to local authorities\u201d
(19 June 2009, Official Report, column 515W). Of course, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change at that time was the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband) now Leader of HM Opposition.
I hope this illuminates the historical fogginess of the Labour party\u2019s current campaign on municipal street lighting. I would suggest the last person out of Labour HQ tonight should turn off the lights.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-10T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"9CmgoqPB","AnswerText":["
Street lighting plays an important role in road safety, as well as ensuring the personal safety of pedestrians. There may be some roads where lights could be dimmed in the very early hours, saving taxpayers\u2019 money. However, this should be a local decision by elected local councillors, reflecting local circumstances-specially in relation to any concerns about crime. Equally, not every neighbourhood wants street lighting, as some communities, especially in rural areas, value dark skies.
We believe that councils should listen to the views of their local residents, and then adopt appropriate local policies based on the neighbourhood, the precise location and the usage of the road/street. I previously noted that \u201cManual for Streets\u201d contains some useful guidance on getting the balance right when providing street lighting, taking into account the different issues around safety, crime prevention, street clutter and light pollution. Ultimately, there is no prescriptive Whitehall guidance, and any assessment will depend on local circumstances and local views.
Notwithstanding, I would observe that Her Majesty\u2019s Opposition seem to have a short memory about their actions on cutting street lighting when they were in office:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
The right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) (now Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government) when Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, his Department and its quangos lectured local councils to switch off or reduce street lighting to minimise carbon emissions. For example, in 2007, he personally launched the Carbon Trust Standard, which was tied to an extensive programme to reduce street lighting as part of the Local Authority Carbon Management Programme. As DEFRA Ministers told the House:
\u201cAll authorities should be seeking to reduce energy usage both to cut costs and to help combat climate change. As street lighting accounts for a significant proportion of the energy used by authorities, it should be readily identified as an area that should be examined for potential efficiency savings\u201d
(6 November 2006, Official Report, column 709W).
Department for Transport:
The Minister of State for Transport, the noble Lord Adonis (now a Shadow Treasury Minister) when asked about reducing the hours of operation of street lighting, noted that
\u201cthe Government also support the Carbon Trust\u2019s local authority carbon management programme, which provides councils with support and guidance to help them realise carbon emissions savings from street lighting\u201d
(17 December 2008, Official Report, House of Lords, column WA52). Transport Ministers also endorsed the Highways Agency\u2019s
\u2018Efficiency Strategy for Road Lighting\u2019 which led to switching off motorway lighting at night (21 April 2008,
Official Report, column 1444W; Highways Agency
\u201cEfficiency Strategy for Road Lighting Midnight Switch Off for Motorway Lighting\u201d, 2009).
Department for Communities and Local Government:
The right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper) (now Shadow Home Secretary), when as Minister in the precursor Department to DCLG, noted there was nuanced debate on the extent of street lighting:
\u201cWe all recognise the fact that there is a series of tensions around light pollution. People in the cities will never have the same view of the night sky as one can get in the middle of Dartmoor... There can be tensions too at neighbourhood level between the security-obsessed householder who has glaring white security lights stuck to every corner of the house, which flicker on every time a little bird flies past or the cat runs across the garden, and the neighbour who... has a telescope and cannot see across the garden, let alone into the skies\u201d
(12 February 2004, Official Report, column 510WH).
Department of Energy and Climate Change:
In 2008, the right hon. Member for Leeds East (Hilary Benn) also personally launched the Carbon Reduction Commitment, which resulted in councils cutting carbon emissions from street lighting, including dimming or switching off lights. The Highway Agency\u2019s \u201cEnergy Strategy for Roadside Equipment\u201d (April 2010) explained that the approach of \u201cdimming, trimming and partial night lighting\u201d was a consequence of the requirements to meet the Carbon Reduction Commitment. As DECC Ministers said to the House:
\u201cDECC is working to include street lighting in the Carbon Reduction Commitment. This will provide an incentive for local authorities to improve the energy efficiency of street lights. DECC is working closely with Communities and Local Government to develop the policy, in so far as it relates to local authorities\u201d
(19 June 2009, Official Report, column 515W). Of course, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change at that time was the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband) now Leader of HM Opposition.
I hope this illuminates the historical fogginess of the Labour party\u2019s current campaign on municipal street lighting. I would suggest the last person out of Labour HQ tonight should turn off the lights.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2014-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HyzLCw4Q","AnswerText":["
The proportion of checks to the Employer Checking Service resulting in a response confirming that the subject of the enquiry had the right to work, by calendar year are as below:
2011 41.2%
2012 43.8%
2013 51.1%
2014 56.6% 56.0%
2015 61.4% 58.2%
2016 (to date) 67.3%
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-14T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"TzJqNarN","AnswerText":["
The proportion of checks to the Employer Checking Service resulting in a response confirming that the subject of the enquiry had the right to work, by calendar year are as below:
2011 41.2%
2012 43.8%
2013 51.1%
2014 56.6%
2015 61.4%
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2016-10-13T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"daYrLB9z","AnswerText":["
In 2009-10 there were 20,511,908 attendances of which 353,617 patients waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency.
In 2018-19 there were 24,826,981 attendances of which 2,976,112 people waited more than four hours but in the face of rising demand, over 4,315,000 1,692,578 more patients were seen within four hours compared to 2009-10.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"bTlMHzdc","AnswerText":["
In 2009-10 there were 20,511,908 attendances of which 353,617 patients waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency.
In 2018-19 there were 24,826,981 attendances of which 2,976,112 people waited more than four hours but in the face of rising demand, over 4,315,000 more patients were seen within four hours compared to 2009-10.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-03T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"X5NwLEBR","AnswerText":["
HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018
Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.
All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.
We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"C2qvoAr3","AnswerText":["
HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics (which contains staffing figures in public sector prisons but not in privately managed prisons) are published quarterly. The figures are broken down by establishment and by prison category including male Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) for those aged 15-17. All staff working with children have to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of the vetting process before taking up such roles. The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hm-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-september-2018
Attached are tables showing the staff numbers at YOIs and details on the numbers of those dismissed or disciplined. Values of 2 or fewer have not been included to avoid the possibility of identification of individuals and to prevent disclosure in accordance with the Data Protection Act, 1998.
In relation to conduct and discipline cases this meant a breakdown of the reasons behind the actions could not be provided due to the very low numbers involved. Please also note that since June 2016 HMPPS has taken over the running of Medway Secure Training Centre and 151 FTE staff transferred in. In September 2017, 59 FTE staff transferred in to the newly created Youth Custody Service.
All prison officers working in under 18 YOIs currently undergo a young person specific and child-centred Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) course. This course incorporates both the Working with Young People in Custody (WYPC) course and Minimising and Managing Physical Restraint (MMPR) training elements. The structure of the 10 week course allows learners to understand the ethos, values, morals and ethics that are integral to working with young people.
We are introducing a new Youth Justice Specialist role and are providing funding for every Prison Officer in the Youth Custody Service to undertake a distance-learning university-accredited qualification in youth justice so that they can transition them to this role. Supervising Officers will also be funded to undertake this training and transition to the new role on level transfer. All staff undertaking the qualification will be offered the opportunity to continue their study for another year to achieve a full foundation degree, fully-funded by the Youth Custody Service (YCS). There are over 300 frontline staff currently enrolled on this qualification and we will fund 250 places on this qualification per year for staff in the youth secure estate over the next four years. We intend for this to be the new standard training for frontline officers in the YCS by 2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-12-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"yKw6hcsa","AnswerText":["
The Nationality and Borders Bill is the cornerstone of the New Plan for Immigration, which sets out the Government\u2019s intentions to build a fair but firm asylum system.
The New Plan for Immigration announced a package of measures to improve integration support so that refugees arriving under safe and legal routes are fully supported to become self-sufficient and integrate well into society. The Enhanced Integration Package will deliver a package of tailored support, such as language training, skills development and employment support to help refugees rebuild their lives. More details will be released on this package in due course. New plan for immigration: legal migration and border control strategy statement (accessible web version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Refugees coming to the UK through the safe and legal routes our resettlement schemes provide will be granted indefinite leave to remain on arrival, providing them with the certainty and stability they need to rebuild their lives in the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-01-19T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ewxQtvHe","AnswerText":["
The Nationality and Borders Bill is the cornerstone of the New Plan for Immigration, which sets out the Government\u2019s intentions to build a fair but firm asylum system.
The New Plan for Immigration announced a package of measures to improve integration support so that refugees arriving under safe and legal routes are fully supported to become self-sufficient and integrate well into society. The Enhanced Integration Package will deliver a package of tailored support, such as language training, skills development and employment support to help refugees rebuild their lives. More details will be released on this package in due course.
Refugees coming to the UK through the safe and legal routes our resettlement schemes provide will be granted indefinite leave to remain on arrival, providing them with the certainty and stability they need to rebuild their lives in the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-01-18T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mfU3fSHL","AnswerText":["
Please see the accompanying document, which details the reactive repairs completed each month. Faults are reported on the facilities management system online, or via a telephone help desk.
Local maintenance teams then create a work order and assign an appropriate tradesperson to complete the work. Following completion, the work order is closed on the facilities management system. Contractor performance is monitored closely.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-28T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"V4AoVQAR","AnswerText":["Please see the accompanying document, which details the reactive repairs completed each month. Faults are reported on the facilities management system online, or via a telephone help desk.
Local maintenance teams then create a work order and assign an appropriate tradesperson to complete the work. Following completion, the work order is closed on the facilities management system. Contractor performance is monitored closely.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-10-24T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"M6efHj5A","AnswerText":["The Child Maintenance Service includes two service types: \u2018Direct Pay\u2019 where payments are arranged and agreed between parents, and \u2018Collect & Pay\u2019 where payments are collected and paid to the receiving parent by Child Maintenance Service.
The Department does not record data for direct pay compliance. If the paying parent does notdon't pay they can be moved onto the Collect and Pay at the discretion of the child maintenance service. The department does hold data on the compliance of Collect and Pay arrangements. Please refer to Table 7 of the Child Maintenance Service Statistics.
Data on compliance is recorded separately to data on employment status and cannot be easily linked. The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. Although the department does hold some of the data to answer your question we estimate the cost of complying with your request would exceed the appropriate limit for central government, set by regulation at \u00a3600.This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 3 and half working days in determining whether the department holds the information, locating, retrieving and extracting it. We believe it would take longer than 3 and half days to match the compliance of a paying parent with their employment status. As a result, under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act the department is not therefore obliged to comply with your request and we will not be processing it further.
The Child Maintenance Service Statistics which shows overall compliance can be found here:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-11-12T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"rZsAowAC","AnswerText":["
The Child Maintenance Service includes two service types: \u00e2\u0080\u0098Direct Pay\u00e2\u0080\u0099 where payments are arranged and agreed between parents, and \u00e2\u0080\u0098Collect & Pay\u00e2\u0080\u0099 where payments are collected and paid to the receiving parent by Child Maintenance Service.
The Department does not record data for direct pay compliance. If the paying parent don't pay they can be moved onto the Collect and Pay at the discretion of the child maintenance service. The department does hold data on the compliance of Collect and Pay arrangements. Please refer to Table 7 of the Child Maintenance Service Statistics.
Data on compliance is recorded separately to data on employment status. Although the department does hold some of the data to answer your question we estimate the cost of complying with your request would exceed the appropriate limit for central government, set by regulation at \u00c2\u00a3600.This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 3 and half working days in determining whether the department holds the information, locating, retrieving and extracting it. We believe it would take longer than 3 and half days to match the compliance of a paying parent with their employment status. As a result, under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act the department is not therefore obliged to comply with your request and we will not be processing it further.
The Child Maintenance Service Statistics which shows overall compliance n be found here:
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-10-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"QyHTyvih","AnswerText":["
The estimated total cost to National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing PET-CT scans is approximately \u00a390 millionis \u00a329.4 million, with an average unit cost of approximately \u00a3900 \u00a3570 per examination (this includes the cost of both the scan and a standard tracer). Costs are not collected nationally by private contractors.
The estimated total cost to National Health Service trusts and NHS foundation trusts of providing PET-CT scans is \u00a329.4 million, with an average unit cost of \u00a3570 per examination. Costs are not collected nationally by private contractors.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"fpSpukES","AnswerText":["This Government is committed to action that improves long-term outcomes for children and families by focusing on tackling the root causes of poverty and disadvantage. The four \u2018Life Chances\u2019 measures introduced through the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, which replaced the income based targets set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010, are designed to drive action and measure progress in the areas that we know can make the biggest difference - parental worklessness and children\u2019s educational achievement.
The measures are based on official statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics on the proportion of children in workless households and the proportion of children in long-term workless households; and on Department for Education statistics on the educational attainment at Key Stage 4 of all pupils, and of disadvantaged pupils.
Although these statistics do not all provide data for individual constituencies, local authority-level data is available for the measure of all children in workless households and for both the educational attainment measures.
In 2016, 21.4 per cent of children were in workless households in Wolverhampton local authority. This compares to 27.2 per cent in 2010.
Source:
In 2017, pupils sat reformed GCSEs in English language, English literature and maths for the first time, graded on a 9 to 1 scale. 35.6 per cent of all pupils and 22.8 per cent of disadvantaged pupils in the Wolverhampton local authority area achieved 9-5 in English and maths.
GCSE outcomes by constituency are available for all pupils but not broken down by disadvantaged pupils. In 2017, 28.3 per cent of all pupils in the Wolverhampton North East constituency achieved 9-5 in English and maths.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-15T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"auQVfqUA","AnswerText":["This Government is committed to action that improves long-term outcomes for children and families by focusing on tackling the root causes of poverty and disadvantage. The four \u2018Life Chances\u2019 measures introduced through the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, which replaced the income based targets set out in the Child Poverty Act 2010, are designed to drive action and measure progress in the areas that we know can make the biggest difference - parental worklessness and children\u2019s educational achievement.
The measures are based on official statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics on the proportion of children in workless households and the proportion of children in long-term workless households; and on Department for Education statistics on the educational attainment at Key Stage 4 of all pupils, and of disadvantaged pupils.
Although these statistics do not provide data for individual constituencies, local authority-level data is available for the measure of all children in workless households and for both the educational attainment measures.
In 2016, 21.4 per cent of children were in workless households in Wolverhampton local authority. This compares to 27.2 per cent in 2010.
Source:
In 2017, pupils sat reformed GCSEs in English language, English literature and maths for the first time, graded on a 9 to 1 scale. 35.6 per cent of all pupils and 22.8 per cent of disadvantaged pupils in the Wolverhampton local authority area achieved 9-5 in English and maths.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2016-to-2017
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"qieT9kCQ","AnswerText":["As of 17 March 2022, COVID-19 mortality rates within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test continue to decline in York and England.
In England, recent data shows that mortality rates within 28 days of a positive test steadily declined from the start of 2022, and since late February, vary at approximately 70 7 to 80 deaths per day. The current stable trend in levels of COVID-19 deaths is consistent across all regions and age-groups up to mid-March 2022.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to monitor COVID-19 levels nationally and regionally. UKHSA\u2019s regional teams have regular contact with Directors of Public Health and local authority public health teams to discuss trends in local data and offer guidance regarding measures required to address cases in identified settings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-28T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"F7XVhlj1","AnswerText":["As of 17 March 2022, COVID-19 mortality rates within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test continue to decline in York and England.
In England, recent data shows that mortality rates within 28 days of a positive test steadily declined from the start of 2022, and since late February, vary at approximately 7 to 80 deaths per day. The current stable trend in levels of COVID-19 deaths is consistent across all regions and age-groups up to mid-March 2022.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to monitor COVID-19 levels nationally and regionally. UKHSA\u2019s regional teams have regular contact with Directors of Public Health and local authority public health teams to discuss trends in local data and offer guidance regarding measures required to address cases in identified settings.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-04-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"kkxQGavw","AnswerText":["The number of holdings in a) Area 01, Gloucestershire and b) Area 02, West Somerset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive. In this instance, \u2018herd\u2019 has been interpreted to mean \u2018holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)\u2019.
Our policy of applying the interferon gamma test in TB affected herds in badger control areas was introduced in April 2017. The data you requested, from that date, is:
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The number of holdings in a) Area 01-Gloucestershire and b) Area 02-Somerset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. In this instance, \u2018herd\u2019 has been interpreted to mean \u2018holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)\u2019.
Year | Area 1-Gloucestershire | Area 2-Somerset |
2010 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 5 | 9 |
2018 | 14 | 13 |
The number of holdings in a) Area 01, Gloucestershire and b) Area 02, West Somerset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive. In this instance, \u2018herd\u2019 has been interpreted to mean \u2018holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)\u2019.
Our policy of applying the interferon gamma test in TB affected herds in badger control areas was introduced in April 2017. The data you requested, from that date, is:
Gloucestershire | Somerset excluding North | |
2017 | 4 | 9 |
2018 | 23 | 14 |
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.The Government is committed to delivering a sustainable, long-term solution to poverty through reforming the welfare system so that it works with the tax system and the Labour market to support employment and higher pay. Promoting full-time work through work incentives are a key feature of this approach, reinforced by the National Living Wage and the rising Personal Tax Allowance, which work together to promote independence from benefits.
Universal Credit, which is now reaching over 2 million households, has already shown that it is more effective in getting people into work than the legacy benefits it replaces. Nine months into a UC claim, 40% of claimants are working for an employer in a paid role, compared with only 23% at the start of their claim.
The number of people in employment has increased by over 3.7 million since 2010. Three-quarters of the growth in employment has been in full-time work which substantially reduces the chances of being in poverty.
The Government is working with the Social Metrics Commission, and other experts in the field, to develop new experimental statistics which will help us to find new and better ways to analyse poverty in this country. These will be published in 2020 and, in the long-run, could help us target support more effectively.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-30T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Rul8dmT6","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-09-09T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"pRAaGBsD","AnswerText":["We are not aware that any department has plans to open a foodbank.
The Government is committed to ensuring our democracy is robust, trusted and open so all those who are eligible can participate with confidence. We have convened partners in local authorities and homeless charities to codesign and test ideas to address barriers to electoral registration for the homeless. These will be made available shortly on Gov.uk.
The Government is committed to ensuring our democracy is robust, trusted and open so all those who are eligible can participate with confidence. We have convened partners in local authorities and homeless charities to codesign and test ideas to address barriers to electoral registration for the homeless. These will be made available shortly on Gov.uk.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-06-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"trubvJfu","AnswerText":["The Higher Education Statistics Agency publishes information on staff salaries in the higher education sector. The most recent publication can be found at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications/staff-2016-17. The government has made no estimate regarding the difference in earnings between the highest and lowest paid employees in the sector.
Higher education providers are autonomous and it is for them to set pay levels for their staff. Universities receive significant amounts of public funding, so it is only right that their senior staff pay arrangements command public confidence and deliver value for money for both students and taxpayers.
The government consulted on behalf of the Office for Students (OfS) on making arrangements for the publication of data on senior staff remuneration.
From 2018 the OfS will require registered providers to disclose the relationship between the remuneration of the head of the provider and that of all other employees, expressed as a pay multiple. It will also require providers to publish the number of their staff paid more than \u00a3100,000 per annum, the total remuneration package of the head of the provider, and a justification for this remuneration package.
The transparency created through reporting, is crucial to accelerating progress to close the gender pay gap. The data on the gender pay gap in the higher education sector can be found at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/annualsurveyofhoursandearningsashegenderpaygaptables.
From 2018, the OfS will require registered providers to disclose the relationship between the remuneration of the head of the provider and that of all other employees, expressed as a pay multiple. It will also require providers to publish the number of their staff paid more than \u00a3100,000 per annum, the total remuneration package of the head of the provider, and a justification for this remuneration package.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England, which preceded the OfS, commissioned a project that aims to equalise the gender balance and ethnic diversity of higher education governing bodies. This work will include establishing an online exchange to recruit board members.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-06T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"UDMnDgQT","AnswerText":["The Higher Education Statistics Agency publishes information on staff salaries in the higher education sector. The most recent publication can be found at: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications/staff-2016-17. The government has made no estimate regarding the difference in earnings between the highest and lowest paid employees in the sector.
Higher education providers are autonomous and it is for them to set pay levels for their staff. Universities receive significant amounts of public funding, so it is only right that their senior staff pay arrangements command public confidence and deliver value for money for both students and taxpayers.
The government consulted on behalf of the Office for Students (OfS) on making arrangements for the publication of data on senior staff remuneration.
From 2018 the OfS will require registered providers to disclose the relationship between the remuneration of the head of the provider and that of all other employees, expressed as a pay multiple. It will also require providers to publish the number of their staff paid more than \u00a3100,000 per annum, the total remuneration package of the head of the provider, and a justification for this remuneration package.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-07-06T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"QrPfANQS","AnswerText":["The Government is clear that it expects all UK businesses to respect human rights throughout their operations, in line with the UN Guiding Principles. In response to the Guidelines, the The UK was the first State to produce a National Action Plan and we continue to develop our approach in line with Modern Slavery Act 2015. Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act places a requirement on businesses with a turnover of \u00a336 million or more, to publish an annual modern slavery statement setting out the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. To further bolster our commitment to tackle modern slavery, in In January 2021, the UK Government announced that financial penalties will be introduced for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements. We have also enhanced Companies Act reporting (2013, 2016).
The UK is signatory to the 1976 OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multi-National Enterprises, which adopted the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines). The Guidelines are a set of voluntary principles and standards for businesses to encourage responsible business practices, including human rights, labour standards and environment. The UK operates a National Contact Point (UK NCP) to promote the Guidelines and to run a non-judicial grievance mechanism to assess alleged non-compliance with the Guidelines. It also offers a platform for mediation and conciliation. The complaints mechanism can include the examination of instances where abuses of human rights may have occurred. The UK NCP also represents the UK at the OECD Working Party on Responsible Businesses Conduct.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-03T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"USrEIjXv","AnswerText":["The Government is clear that it expects all UK businesses to respect human rights throughout their operations, in line with the UN Guiding Principles. In response to the Guidelines, the UK was the first State to produce a National Action Plan and we continue to develop our approach in line with Modern Slavery Act 2015. Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act places a requirement on businesses with a turnover of \u00a336 million or more, to publish an annual modern slavery statement setting out the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. To further bolster our commitment to tackle modern slavery, in January 2021, the UK Government announced that financial penalties will be introduced for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements. We have also enhanced Companies Act reporting (2013, 2016).
The UK is signatory to the 1976 OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multi-National Enterprises, which adopted the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines). The Guidelines are a set of voluntary principles and standards for businesses to encourage responsible business practices, including human rights, labour standards and environment. The UK operates a National Contact Point (UK NCP) to promote the Guidelines and to run a non-judicial grievance mechanism to assess alleged non-compliance with the Guidelines. It also offers a platform for mediation and conciliation. The complaints mechanism can include the examination of instances where abuses of human rights may have occurred. The UK NCP also represents the UK at the OECD Working Party on Responsible Businesses Conduct.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-03-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"e4YKv5QF","AnswerText":["NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) are working alongside a coalition of other organisations and patient groups to draft a framework for hepatitis C improvement. This hepatitis C improvement framework will set high level aims for the public health system towards elimination of hepatitis C related liver disease as a significant public health concern.
The hepatitis C improvement framework will be referred to in PHE\u2019s liver disease framework.
Timing for access to care or treatments for all NHS England service specifications or policies is based on an assessment of the evidence for clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and affordability.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-08T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"jaLWsuax","AnswerText":["
NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) are working alongside a coalition of other organisations and patient groups to draft a framework for hepatitis C improvement. This hepatitis C improvement framework will set high level aims for the public health system towards elimination of hepatitis C related liver disease as a significant public health concern.
The hepatitis C improvement framework will be referred to in PHE\u2019s liver disease framework.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-07-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"YUzvTqJo","AnswerText":["
The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. Details of these arrangements are as follows.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1
In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and Manston this contract provides for
a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)
b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)
c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston
In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for
a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover
b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston
In respect of staffing this contract provides for
a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.
The Home Office does not routinely publish information relating to the number of staff working in specific locations as this would publicise operational practises which, in the wrong hands, could be used to attempt to evade controls at the border and compromise border security.
However, resource and staffing requirements at every port are continually reviewed by Border Force and we work closely with all port operators to try and anticipate demand. Resources are deployed flexibly as and when they are required.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"osClJ2gE","AnswerText":["The Home Office has a number of arrangements in place to provide security, and custodial staff at the Port of Dover, and at its site in Manston. Details of these arrangements are as follows.
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e94f338-6049-48f7-8b82-9dea24af8857?p=1
In respect of staffing provided at Port of Dover and Manston this contract provides for
a) 16 general security staff at Port of Dover working shifts over a 24 hour period (8 per shift)
b) 40 general security staff at Manston working shifts over a 24 hour period (20 per shift)
c) A total staffing complement of 335 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston
In respect of staffing this is demand lead and has changed over time. The current contract provides for
a) Up to 130 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Port of Dover
b) Up to 30 security staff working shifts over a 24 hour period at Manston
In respect of staffing this contract provides for
a) A total staffing complement of 65 custodial staff who work across a number of shifts to provide security services 24hrs a day 365 days a year at Manston.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"kQyJKlXM","AnswerText":["Defra was responsible for the following reports as part of the Balance of Competences Review:
1) Staff costs
The cost of the Defra team which led on producing the four reports between 2012 and 2014 was approximately \u00a3500,000. The team drew on expert advice from staff across the Department. Providing a full breakdown of all staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
2) Printing costs
Defra paid approximately \u00a3130,000 to print and publish the four reports.
3) Running engagement events
Engagement events were held in Brussels, various locations in all parts of the UK, and at Defra\u2019s London and York offices. The total cost of events, including refreshments and Defra staff travel, was approximately \u00a34,000. To provide a full breakdown of staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
4) Witness expenses
Defra did not incur any expenses for witnesses.
5) Publicity
Defra did not incur expenses for publicity of the reports.
6) All other associated costs
There were no other associated costs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"sBmUIssy","AnswerText":["Defra was responsible for the following reports as part of the Balance of Competences Review:
1) Staff costs
The cost of the Defra team which led on producing the four reports between 2012 and 2014 was approximately \u00a3500,000. The team drew on expert advice from staff across the Department. Providing a full breakdown of all staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
2) Printing costs
Defra paid approximately \u00a3130,000 to print and publish the four reports.
3) Running engagement events
Engagement events were held in Brussels, various locations in all parts of the UK, and at Defra\u2019s London and York offices. The total cost of events, including refreshments and Defra staff travel, was approximately \u00a34,000. To provide a full breakdown of staff time and costs would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
4) Witness expenses
Defra did not incur any expenses for witnesses.
5) Publicity
Defra did not incur expenses for publicity of the reports.
6) All other associated costs
There were no other associated costs.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"JycCUPeE","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2teBoCQ2","AnswerText":["Prison officers do a challenging and vital job to help protect the public and we are committed to making sure we have enough staff to deliver safe regimes in our prisons.
Detached duty is one of the sensible and proportionate measures we take to cover resourcing pressures and ensure we run safe and decent regimes in prisons as well as being able to respond appropriately to any operational issues that arise.
In 2016 the former Secretary of State announced HMPPS would be recruiting an additional 2,500 prison officers by December 2018. Good progress is being made to hit this target, with 1,970 additional officers recruited by 31st December 2017. These new staff will reduce the need for Detached Duty.
When there is a need to accommodate staff in hotels, we work hard to ensure the best possible value for money for the taxpayer and have controls in place to help keep costs to a minimum.
Where possible, bookings are for specifically timed trains and always in standard class to help keep costs to a minimum.
We are able to provide data on hotels and rail bookings made through Redfern Travel Ltd only.
Please see table attached for data from 2013 \u2013 2017.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"9VKbNfeb","AnswerText":["The Department holds records of the total capital allocated to the respective recipient bodies as a result of the transfer of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust services but does not have details of the breakdown by individual hospital site.
The capital provided to date is as follows:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a312,109,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a312,153,000 |
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | \u00a34,000,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a328,262,000 |
Revenue funding provided to date is set out in the following table:
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a332,420,000 |
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a35,480,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a337,900,000 |
The amount of public dividend capital issued to the Trust by the Department is as follows:
2009/10 | \u00a3214,000 |
2010/11 | \u00a30 |
2011/12 | \u00a321,000,000 |
2012/13 | \u00a321,385,000 |
2013/14 | \u00a330,397,000 |
2014/15 | \u00a364,425,000 |
The Department does not hold central records of non-tariff payments made by local commissioning bodies to NHS providers.
The work of the trust special administrators (TSAs) to secure safe and sustainable services at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust cost Monitor almost \u00a319.5 million, including VAT, over 18 months.
The first phase of trust special administration cost \u00a39 million, including expenses and VAT. During this phase there was a team of up to 30 members of staff who carried out three core tasks - to help to run the Trust, to design the future of services provided at Stafford and Cannock hospitals, and to run a large public consultation involving thousands of responses and a series of public meetings.
The second phase cost \u00a310.5 million, including expenses and VAT. We are informed by Monitor that this second phase included a team of up to 50 people, which was required to continue to help run the hospital and implement the TSA\u2019s recommendations.
We are also informed by Monitor that trust special administration at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust amounted to the rounded figure of 10,900 person-days for teams working on both phases of the process.
In the table below, expenses incurred during the TSA process are split by the two phases of the TSA and totals are also provided. These expenses include:
(a) accommodation;
(b) travel (car, taxi and train);
(c) subsistence; and
(d) other expenses incurred; and what other costs to the TSA were incurred
Breakdown of expenses, these exclude VAT:
TSA1 | TSA2 | Total | |
Accommodation | \u00a382,242.89 | \u00a3170,622.67 | \u00a3252,865.56 |
Travel | \u00a3144,122.38 | \u00a3226,600.29 | \u00a3370,722.67 |
Subsistence | \u00a316,171.73 | \u00a343,176.88 | \u00a359,348.61 |
Other (incidentals such as printing, room hire and meeting refreshments) | \u00a31,939.11 | \u00a33052.73 | \u00a34991.84 |
Total | \u00a3244,476.11 | \u00a3443,452.57 | \u00a3687,928.68 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"uaprAzeH","AnswerText":["
The Department holds records of the total capital allocated to the respective recipient bodies as a result of the transfer of Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust services but does not have details of the breakdown by individual hospital site.
The capital provided to date is as follows:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a312,109,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a312,153,000 |
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust | \u00a34,000,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a328,262,000 |
Revenue funding provided to date is set out in the following table:
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | \u00a332,420,000 |
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust | \u00a35,480,000 |
Grand Total | \u00a337,900,000 |
The amount of public dividend capital issued to the Trust by the Department is as follows:
2009/10 | \u00a3214,000 |
2010/11 | \u00a30 |
2011/12 | \u00a321,000,000 |
2012/13 | \u00a321,385,000 |
2013/14 | \u00a330,397,000 |
2014/15 | \u00a364,425,000 |
The Department does not hold central records of non-tariff payments made by local commissioning bodies to NHS providers.
The work of the trust special administrators (TSAs) to secure safe and sustainable services at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust cost Monitor almost \u00a319.5 million, including VAT, over 18 months.
The first phase of trust special administration cost \u00a39 million, including expenses and VAT. During this phase there was a team of up to 30 members of staff who carried out three core tasks - to help to run the Trust, to design the future of services provided at Stafford and Cannock hospitals, and to run a large public consultation involving thousands of responses and a series of public meetings.
The second phase cost \u00a310.5 million, including expenses and VAT. We are informed by Monitor that this second phase included a team of up to 50 people, which was required to continue to help run the hospital and implement the TSA\u2019s recommendations.
We are also informed by Monitor that trust special administration at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust amounted to the rounded figure of 10,900 person-days for teams working on both phases of the process.
In the table below, expenses incurred during the TSA process are split by the two phases of the TSA and totals are also provided. These expenses include:
(a) accommodation;
(b) travel (car, taxi and train);
(c) subsistence; and
(d) other expenses incurred; and what other costs to the TSA were incurred
Breakdown of expenses, these exclude VAT:
| TSA1 | TSA2 | Total |
Accommodation | \u00a382,242.89 | \u00a3170,622.67 | \u00a3252,865.56 |
Travel | \u00a3144,122.38 | \u00a3226,600.29 | \u00a3370,722.67 |
Subsistence | \u00a316,171.73 | \u00a343,176.88 | \u00a359,348.61 |
Other (incidentals such as printing, room hire and meeting refreshments) | \u00a31,939.11 | \u00a33052.73 | \u00a34991.84 |
Total | \u00a3244,476.11 | \u00a3443,452.57 | \u00a3687,928.68 |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-03-10T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"SBdpOOa1","AnswerText":["
In the event of a no deal, the Government underwrite will cover the payment of awards to UK beneficiaries for all successful bids to Horizon 2020, including the European Research Council, for the lifetime of projects.
Further guidance on how the underwrite will work in practice will be published in due course.
This includes Horizon 2020 grants that have been transferred to the UK before the date of EU exit. We will seek to publish further guidance in due course on how the underwrite will apply to Horizon 2020 grantees based outside of the UK that are planning to move their research base to the UK.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-18T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"OmErfguq","AnswerText":["In the event of a no deal, the Government underwrite will cover the payment of awards to UK beneficiaries for all successful bids to Horizon 2020, including the European Research Council, for the lifetime of projects.
Further guidance on how the underwrite will work in practice will be published in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2019-03-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"6onKrvQ3","AnswerText":["The Government and local bodies together are investing \u00a31.7 billion of public money to support vital improvements in broadband services across the UK. Superfast broadband coverage reached 95% of premises in December 2017 \u2013 up from 45% in 2010. Many of the premises reached had exchange only lines.
For any premises not covered by superfast broadband, as confirmed in our announcement in December 2017, we are pushing ahead with our plans for a Universal Service Obligation (USO) so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request 10 Megabit per second broadband.
Within London the Government expects superfast broadband coverage to be provided by the private sector and is encouraging providers to tackle remaining issues including exchange only lines.
Consumers can register their landline and mobile telephone numbers with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), which helps prevent them receiving unsolicited nuisance marketing calls. The TPS is a free service and consumers can register at the following address: http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/number_type.html.
In addition, phone companies provide consumers with a range of services to protect them against nuisance calls. It is for phone companies to decide whether to offer these services for free or for a charge. The Government welcomes services being provided free, or at low cost, for the benefit of consumers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-03-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ujFGIh4H","AnswerText":["
The Government and local bodies together are investing \u00a31.7 billion of public money to support vital improvements in broadband services across the UK. Superfast broadband coverage reached 95% of premises in December 2017 \u2013 up from 45% in 2010. Many of the premises reached had exchange only lines.
For any premises not covered by superfast broadband, as confirmed in our announcement in December 2017, we are pushing ahead with our plans for a Universal Service Obligation (USO) so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request 10 Megabit per second broadband.
Within London the Government expects superfast broadband coverage to be provided by the private sector and is encouraging providers to tackle remaining issues including exchange only lines.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-02-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"spT8kjd6","AnswerText":["The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has answered 1675 Written Parliamentary Questions so far this session as of 21st December. Of these, 3 questions (0.18% of questions asked) have referred to the information not being collated and 4 questions (0.24% of questions asked) have referred to the information not being collected centrally.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has answered 1675 Written Parliamentary Questions so far this session as of 21st December. Of these, 4 questions (0.24% of questions asked) have referred to the information not being collected and 3 questions (0.18% of questions asked) have referred to the information not being collated centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-01-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mKtdGhm9","AnswerText":["
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has answered 1675 Written Parliamentary Questions so far this session as of 21st December. Of these, 3 questions (0.18% of questions asked) have referred to the information not being collated and 4 questions (0.24% of questions asked) have referred to the information not being collected centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-12-28T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"DbJZlT9M","AnswerText":["
The Loan Charge was announced at Budget 2016 as part of a package of measures to tackle Disguised Remuneration (DR) tax avoidance. The forecast was last revised at Spring Statement 2022, with the latest estimated overall Exchequer yield of \u00a33.4 billion for the entire package, which includes the Loan Charge.
In September 2019, the Government commissioned an Independent Review into the Loan Charge, led by Lord Morse. The Government accepted 19 of the 20 recommendations made by the review. Changes to the Loan Charge were estimated to reduce the forecast yield by \u00a3745 million at Budget 2020.
HMRC will go to the employer to settle the tax due or collect the Loan Charge in the first instance. Approximately 80 per cent of the \u00a33.3 billion HMRC brought into charge through DR settlements between Budget 2016 and the end of March 2021 was from employers.
However, HMRC will consider other options to collect the tax where collection from the employer is not possible, such as when the employer no longer exists or is based offshore.
Following Lord Morse\u2019s Independent Loan Charge Review in 2019, HMRC established the DR Repayment Scheme 2020 to repay voluntary payments that taxpayers had agreed to make as part of settlements concluded before changes were made to the scope of the Loan Charge. Individuals and employers had until 30 September 2021 to apply to HMRC for a refund or waiver.
HMRC repays amounts that were paid in DR scheme settlements, and/or waives amounts of instalments due that have not yet been paid if certain conditions are met.
As of 3 June 2022, HMRC had processed approximately 1900 2100 applications, of which approximately 1300 had received either a repayment, a waiver, or both. Approximately 600 800 of the applications processed at that date were either invalid or ineligible.
The Loan Charge was announced at Budget 2016 as part of a package of measures to tackle Disguised Remuneration (DR) tax avoidance. The forecast was last revised at Spring Statement 2022, with the latest estimated overall Exchequer yield of \u00a33.4 billion for the entire package, which includes the Loan Charge.
In September 2019, the Government commissioned an Independent Review into the Loan Charge, led by Lord Morse. The Government accepted 19 of the 20 recommendations made by the review. Changes to the Loan Charge were estimated to reduce the forecast yield by \u00a3745 million at Budget 2020.
HMRC will go to the employer to settle the tax due or collect the Loan Charge in the first instance. Approximately 80 per cent of the \u00a33.3 billion HMRC brought into charge through DR settlements between Budget 2016 and the end of March 2021 was from employers.
However, HMRC will consider other options to collect the tax where collection from the employer is not possible, such as when the employer no longer exists or is based offshore.
Following Lord Morse\u2019s Independent Loan Charge Review in 2019, HMRC established the DR Repayment Scheme 2020 to repay voluntary payments that taxpayers had agreed to make as part of settlements concluded before changes were made to the scope of the Loan Charge. Individuals and employers had until 30 September 2021 to apply to HMRC for a refund or waiver.
HMRC repays amounts that were paid in DR scheme settlements, and/or waives amounts of instalments due that have not yet been paid if certain conditions are met.
As of 3 June 2022, HMRC had processed approximately 1900 applications, of which approximately 1300 had received either a repayment, a waiver, or both. Approximately 600 of the applications processed at that date were either invalid or ineligible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-06-15T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"7WXrvHm0","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RivJWrP1","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2018-04-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Y46LevjC","AnswerText":["The UK is committed to championing LGBT+ rights internationally and supporting those who defend them. Ministers and our overseas missions work closely with partners to advance LGBT+ equality, and promote the implementation of new laws and policies that better protect LGBT+ people from violence and discrimination.
Since 2018, the UK committed over \u00a311 million in programmes to support the promotion and protection of LGBT+ rights. On 24 June, the Prime Minister announced a further \u00a32.7 million of UK funding to support LGBT+ grassroots human rights defenders, and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth.
As Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, the UK committed over \u00a311 million in programmes to support the promotion and protection of LGBT+ rights across the Commonwealth, including through partners such as The Commonwealth Equality Network, Human Dignity Trust and Kaleidoscope Trust.
Since CHOGM 2018, UK funding has facilitated the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to eight Commonwealth countries seeking to repeal or reform legislation that discriminates on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. This is extremely sensitive work, often conducted discreetly due to political, social and cultural sensitivities.
On 24 June, the Prime Minister announced \u00a32.7 million of new UK funding to support the vital work of LGBT+ grassroots human rights defenders. We will continue to work closely with like-minded countries and civil society organisations to defend the human rights of LGBT+ people, and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"iHtt8GN9","AnswerText":["The UK is committed to championing LGBT+ rights internationally and supporting those who defend them. Ministers and our overseas missions work closely with partners to advance LGBT+ equality, and promote the implementation of new laws and policies that better protect LGBT+ people from violence and discrimination.
Since 2018, the UK committed over \u00a311 million in programmes to support the promotion and protection of LGBT+ rights. On 24 June, the Prime Minister announced a further \u00a32.7 million of UK funding to support LGBT+ grassroots human rights defenders, and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"mG9bk7ER","AnswerText":["The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-11T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6aAT1LNT","AnswerText":["
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-02-09T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ytGCRaAI","AnswerText":["
As at 5 January 20142015, delegates attending up to and including Cohort 3 of the Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA) have graduated. In Defence, this equates to 12 MPLA graduates; seven Civilian and five Military personnel.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"xmWrRbjp","AnswerText":["
As at 5 January 2014, delegates attending up to and including Cohort 3 of the Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA) have graduated. In Defence, this equates to 12 MPLA graduates; seven Civilian and five Military personnel.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-01-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"o40UkUBE","AnswerText":["
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.
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No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately \u00a34 million per year.
No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of \u00a34.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of \u00a34.265 million.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-08-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"gjOJcbnE","AnswerText":["
The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.
YEAR | AMOUNT PAID |
2007 / 08 | \u00a33.52m |
2008 / 09 | \u00a34.35m |
2009 / 10 | \u00a34.48m |
2010 / 11 | \u00a34.66m |
2011 / 12 | \u00a34.85m |
2012 / 13 | \u00a34.69m |
2013 / 14 | \u00a34.5m \u00a31m \u00a30.25m
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2014 / 15 | \u00a34.5m. \u00a31m |
2015/16 | \u00a34.265m |
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No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.
Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2015-06-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"ktc6gwk2","AnswerText":["
The UN should also use all its power to demand the immediate release of hundreds of children detained during protests in Iran in recent weeks when it holds an urgent special session later this week. According to some estimates, more than 63 children are reported to have been killed, and between 500-1,000 children believed to be among the more than 18,000 people detained, some threatened with execution. On 24 November the Human Rights Council voted in favour of a resolution condemning Iran's brutal crackdown on protestors and launching a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights violations.
The UK is committed to holding Iran to account for the appalling treatment of children throughout the brutal crackdown of protests. The UK highlighted this issue at the UN Human Right Council on 24 November, at which we supported a successful Resolution to establish a UN investigation into the human rights violations committed by the regime during the protests. The Foreign Secretary also called out Iran's treatment of children alongside his G7 partners at the meeting of Foreign Ministers on 4 November. The UK will continue work with partners at international fora to call on the Iranian authorities to abide by their obligations under international law and to improve the practices surrounding children in detention.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"KL3WaZ08","AnswerText":["The UN should also use all its power to demand the immediate release of hundreds of children detained during protests in Iran in recent weeks when it holds an urgent special session later this week. According to some estimates, more than 63 children are reported to have been killed, and between 500-1,000 children believed to be among the more than 18,000 people detained, some threatened with execution. On 24 November the Human Rights Council voted in favour of a resolution condemning Iran's brutal crackdown on protestors and launching a fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights violations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-12-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"TRLm9A0K","AnswerText":["The UK Government has made clear that the closure of the Lachin corridor risks severe humanitarian consequences, particularly during winter. I [Leo Docherty] spoke to Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan on 18 January where we agreed on the importance of the immediate re-opening of the Lachin Corridor and the need to ensure gas and electricity supplies into Nagorno-Karabakh are not switched off. UK officials, including our Ambassador in Baku, have engaged extensively with Azerbaijani counterparts. On 18 January officials spoke to the ICRC regarding the humanitarian situation, including the dwindling food and medical supplies, and will remain in contact in the coming weeks to share their assessment of the impact of the closure. The UK Government will continue to engage with counterparts and with humanitarian agencies to support efforts aimed at resolving the current closure of the Lachin corridor.
The UK Government has made clear that the closure of the Lachin corridor risks severe humanitarian consequences, particularly during winter. I [Leo Docherty] spoke to Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan on 18 January where we agreed on the importance of the immediate re-opening of the Lachin Corridor and the need to ensure gas and electricity supplies into Nagorno-Karabakh are not switched off. On 18 January officials spoke to the ICRC regarding the humanitarian situation, including the dwindling food and medical supplies, and will remain in contact in the coming weeks to share their assessment of the impact of the closure. The UK Government will continue to engage with counterparts and with humanitarian agencies to support efforts aimed at resolving the current closure of the Lachin corridor.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-01-23T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"58ZUgNLK","AnswerText":["The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with his Greek Cypriot counterpart on President Christodoulides's recent statements on the historic role of the Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA/e\u026a\u02c8o\u028ak\u0259). The UK Government deeply regrets the suffering endured by both communities as a result of inter-communal violence during the Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959). We continue to believe a just and lasting settlement on the island is the best chance of resolving these complex issues. The UK's commitment to helping the sides achieve this remains unwavering.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-15T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"8Fq0mz39","AnswerText":["
The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with his Greek Cypriot counterpart on President Christodoulides's recent statements on the historic role of the Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA/e\u026a\u02c8o\u028ak\u0259). The UK Government deeply regrets the suffering endured by both communities as a result of inter-communal violence during the Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959). We continue to believe a just and lasting settlement on the island is the best chance of resolving these complex issues. The UK's commitment to helping the sides achieve this remains unwavering.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"5GIHShLx","AnswerText":["The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works.\u202f Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 1.9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-07-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"tZ4ljtub","AnswerText":["
The latest statistics on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families by local area, covering the seven years, 2014/15 to 2020/21, can be found in the annual publication: Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
This Government is committed to reducing child poverty and supporting low-income families, and believes work is the best route out of poverty.\u202f With a record 1.3 million vacancies across the UK, our focus is firmly on supporting people to move into and progress in work. This approach is based on clear evidence about the importance of parental employment - particularly where it is full-time \u2013 in substantially reducing the risks of child poverty and in improving long-term outcomes for families and children.
The latest available data on in-work poverty shows that in 2019/20, children in households where all adults were in work were around six times less likely to be in absolute poverty (before housing costs) than children in a household where nobody works.\u202f Compared with 2010, there are nearly 1 million fewer workless households and almost 540,000 fewer children living in workless households in the UK. In 2020/21, there were 200,000 fewer children in absolute poverty before housing costs than in 2009/10.
To help parents into work, our Plan for Jobs is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers with our Sector Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP), Job Entry Targeted Support and Restart scheme.\u202fOur plan for jobs is providing results. As of 6 July, we estimate that at least 520,400 unemployed Universal Credit claimants and Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) claimants have moved into work during the Way to Work Campaign between 31 January and the end of 30 June 2022.
We are also extending the support Jobcentres provide to people in work and on low incomes. Through a staged roll-out, which started in April 2022, around 2.1m low-paid benefit claimants will be eligible for support to progress into higher-paid work. This is on top of the support we have already provided by increasing the National Living Wage to \u00a39.50 per hour and giving nearly 1.7 million families an extra \u00a31,000 (on average) a year through our changes to the Universal Credit taper and work allowances.
To further support parents to move into and progress in work, eligible UC claimants can claim back up to 85% of their registered childcare costs each month up to a maximum of \u00a3646.35 per month for one child and \u00a31,108.04 per month for two or more children.\u202fThis is on top of the free childcare offer in England which provides 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3- and 4-year-olds and disadvantaged 2-year-olds, doubling for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds to 30 hours a week.
Around 9 million of the most disadvantaged pupils are eligible for and claiming a free school meal, saving families around \u00a3450 per year. In addition, around 1.25 million more infants enjoy a free, healthy and nutritious meal at lunchtime as well as over 90,000 disadvantaged further education students.\u202fWe are also investing \u00a3200 million a year to continue the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, which benefitted over 600,000 children last summer, and\u202fwe have increased the value of the Healthy Start Vouchers by a third to \u00a34.25 a week.
On top of this, the government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of living. These are global challenges, that is why the government is providing over \u00a315bn in further support, targeted particularly on those with the greatest need. This package is in addition to the over \u00a322bn announced previously, with government support for the cost of living now totalling over \u00a337bn this year.
This includes an additional \u00a3500 million to help households with the cost of essentials, on top of what we have already provided since October 2021, bringing the total funding for this support to \u00a31.5 billion. In England, the current Household Support Fund is already providing \u00a3421m of support for the period 1 April \u2013 30 September 2022, at least a third (\u00a3140m) will be spent on families with children.
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We have voiced the UK's deep concern about the ongoing deterioration of political and human rights in Nicaragua both with the Nicaraguan government and in multilateral fora. Reports of harassment of members of the Catholic church in Nicaragua are concerning.
Freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right, and must be protected. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief tweeted about reports of harassment of members of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua on 10 August and is discussing it with members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon highlighted our concern about the detention of Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez during his visit to the Holy See on 26 August.
We have voiced the UK's deep concern about the ongoing deterioration of political and human rights in Nicaragua both with the Nicaraguan government and in multilateral fora. Reports of harassment of members of the Catholic church in Nicaragua are concerning. Freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right, and must be protected. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief tweeted on the issue on 10 August and is discussing it with members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance. Our Permanent Observer at the Organisation of American States also referred to the issue in a statement at a special meeting on the situation in Nicaragua on 12 August. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon highlighted our concern about the detention of Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez during his visit to the Holy See on 26 August and he is due to give a statement on behalf of the UK about the human rights situation in Nicaragua at the UN Human Rights Council's Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on 13 September. We will continue to raise our concerns about the situation in Nicaragua, including the detention of members of the Catholic church, and urge the Nicaraguan Government to respect the human rights of all Nicaraguan people.
We have voiced the UK's deep concern about the ongoing deterioration of political and human rights in Nicaragua both with the Nicaraguan government and in multilateral fora. Reports of harassment of members of the Catholic church in Nicaragua are concerning. Freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right, and must be protected. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief tweeted on the issue on 10 August and is discussing it with members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance. Our Permanent Observer at the Organisation of American States also referred to the issue in a statement at a special meeting on the situation in Nicaragua on 12 August. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon highlighted our concern about the detention of Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez during his visit to the Holy See on 26 August and he is due to give a statement on behalf of the UK about the human rights situation in Nicaragua at the UN Human Rights Council's Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on 13 September. We will continue to raise our concerns about the situation in Nicaragua, including the detention of members of the Catholic church, and urge the Nicaraguan Government to respect the human rights of all Nicaraguan people.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2022-09-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"NGogDXFw","AnswerText":["The first group of asylum seekers is now at Wethersfield.
We will be using a phased approach, gradually increasing the number of asylum seekers accommodated at the site over time and with the site under constant review. The site will be able to accommodate 1700 individuals when fully operational.
The maximum length of stay at the site is currently between six and nine months, except where the Secretary of State is unable to find suitable onward dispersed accommodation despite reasonable efforts to do so.
Furthermore, we have been applying the lessons learned at Napier Barracks to ensure that the Wethersfield site runs efficiently. We appreciate that there are fewer people at Napier but the principles of running a large accommodation site remain the same.
In addition to the checks against policing and immigration databases, at Manston, those individuals identified for the site will be subject to a suitability assessment. Guidance on the suitability criteria used can be found at Allocation of accommodation. Each person\u2019s suitability will be assessed at regular intervals and if they are no longer suitable for any reason, they will be moved to alternative accommodation.
All asylum seekers in the UK may contact Migrant Help 24 hours a day, 365 days a year if they need help, advice, or guidance, that includes raising issues relating to safeguarding.
The asylum seekers selected to move to Wethersfield were new arrivals. These asylum seekers had been placed in short stay accommodation pending completion of the asylum registration process and an onward move to contingency accommodation to be arranged. The applicants selected were notified of the transport arrangements by the accommodation provider, and around 24 hours notice was given.
An Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) for Wethersfield has been completed and is currently under a routine review. The EqIA will be monitored and reviewed quarterly.
All the asylum seekers staying at the Wethersfield site will receive appropriate access to legal advice provisions, and legal representatives will be made available through both in-person visits and online videoconferencing. The site will facilitate pre-booked access for legal representatives to visit, including out of hours visits where required, with provision of dedicated space for in-person conversations with asylum seekers, and appropriate videoconferencing technology will also be provided on-site to facilitate virtual meetings. Migrant Help will signpost all asylum seekers to the relevant Legal Providers. Due to the virtual provisions for legal access on site, access to sufficient legal representation for Wethersfield will not be constrained by the capacity nor expertise of legal providers within the local area alone.
Small boat crossings are dangerous, unnecessary and put lives at risk. There have been appalling and preventable tragedies in the English Channel which must stop. We aim to deter illegal entry to the UK, break the business model of people smugglers and protect the lives of those they endanger. Migrants are intercepted by Border Force and brought to facilities in Dover to begin processing their asylum claims.
Full screening of people\u2019s identity, security checks, initial asylum screening and processing is undertaken at Western Jet Foil in Dover and Manston, Kent. Migrants are then moved to suitable accommodation locations as quickly as possible.
In terms of healthcare, extensive work has been undertaken with local and national health partners, including the Multi Agency Forum (MAF) to work through the specifics of healthcare provision being provided on the site. The health subgroup of the MAF was set up specifically to look at how we minimise the impact on local health services and facilitate primary health care on site which has now been established. Financial support is being provided to NHS Mid and South Essex, and the onsite primary health care service will register residents so that is no need to register with local GP practices.
Upon arrival in the UK, all individuals are offered a health check at Western Jet Foil in Dover and Manston, Kent. If necessary, healthcare practitioners at Manston administer medical care. On arrival at Manston, individuals are offered a diphtheria vaccination in line with current UKHSA recommendations in response to the outbreak in this population.
The Home Office has procedures in place to support individuals with potential symptoms of an infectious disease, including isolation spaces within Wethersfield and a designated isolation hotel. The Home Office receives advice and guidance where needed from the local UKHSA Health Protection Team on management of individuals and contacts with a suspected infectious disease. Anyone with symptoms of an infectious disease is made to isolate and can only enter the asylum system once assessed by doctor and deemed to be non-infectious.
The onsite provider has prior experience in meeting the health needs of asylum seekers.
If you would like to put forward specific proposals, please do contact the Home Office at: rasiengagementhubregionalconsultation@homeoffice.gov.uk(opens in a new tab)(opens in a new tab) and officials will happily discuss this in greater detail with you.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-04T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"6r9RvuHi","AnswerText":["The first group of asylum seekers is now at Wethersfield.
We will be using a phased approach, gradually increasing the number of asylum seekers accommodated at the site over time and with the site under constant review. The site will be able to accommodate 1700 individuals when fully operational.
The maximum length of stay at the site is currently between six and nine months, except where the Secretary of State is unable to find suitable onward dispersed accommodation despite reasonable efforts to do so.
Furthermore, we have been applying the lessons learned at Napier Barracks to ensure that the Wethersfield site runs efficiently. We appreciate that there are fewer people at Napier but the principles of running a large accommodation site remain the same.
In addition to the checks against policing and immigration databases, at Manston, those individuals identified for the site will be subject to a suitability assessment. Guidance on the suitability criteria used can be found at Allocation of accommodation. Each person\u2019s suitability will be assessed at regular intervals and if they are no longer suitable for any reason, they will be moved to alternative accommodation.
All asylum seekers in the UK may contact Migrant Help 24 hours a day, 365 days a year if they need help, advice, or guidance, that includes raising issues relating to safeguarding.
The asylum seekers selected to move to Wethersfield were new arrivals. These asylum seekers had been placed in short stay accommodation pending completion of the asylum registration process and an onward move to contingency accommodation to be arranged. The applicants selected were notified of the transport arrangements by the accommodation provider, and around 24 hours notice was given.
An Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) for Wethersfield has been completed and is currently under a routine review. The EqIA will be monitored and reviewed quarterly.
All the asylum seekers staying at the Wethersfield site will receive appropriate access to legal advice provisions, and legal representatives will be made available through both in-person visits and online videoconferencing. The site will facilitate pre-booked access for legal representatives to visit, including out of hours visits where required, with provision of dedicated space for in-person conversations with asylum seekers, and appropriate videoconferencing technology will also be provided on-site to facilitate virtual meetings. Migrant Help will signpost all asylum seekers to the relevant Legal Providers. Due to the virtual provisions for legal access on site, access to sufficient legal representation for Wethersfield will not be constrained by the capacity nor expertise of legal providers within the local area alone.
Small boat crossings are dangerous, unnecessary and put lives at risk. There have been appalling and preventable tragedies in the English Channel which must stop. We aim to deter illegal entry to the UK, break the business model of people smugglers and protect the lives of those they endanger. Migrants are intercepted by Border Force and brought to facilities in Dover to begin processing their asylum claims.
Full screening of people\u2019s identity, security checks, initial asylum screening and processing is undertaken at Western Jet Foil in Dover and Manston, Kent. Migrants are then moved to suitable accommodation locations as quickly as possible.
In terms of healthcare, extensive work has been undertaken with local and national health partners, including the Multi Agency Forum (MAF) to work through the specifics of healthcare provision being provided on the site. The health subgroup of the MAF was set up specifically to look at how we minimise the impact on local health services and facilitate primary health care on site which has now been established. Financial support is being provided to NHS Mid and South Essex, and the onsite primary health care service will register residents so that is no need to register with local GP practices.
Upon arrival in the UK, all individuals are offered a health check at Western Jet Foil in Dover and Manston, Kent. If necessary, healthcare practitioners at Manston administer medical care. On arrival at Manston, individuals are offered a diphtheria vaccination in line with current UKHSA recommendations in response to the outbreak in this population.
The Home Office has procedures in place to support individuals with potential symptoms of an infectious disease, including isolation spaces within Wethersfield and a designated isolation hotel. The Home Office receives advice and guidance where needed from the local UKHSA Health Protection Team on management of individuals and contacts with a suspected infectious disease. Anyone with symptoms of an infectious disease is made to isolate and can only enter the asylum system once assessed by doctor and deemed to be non-infectious.
The onsite provider has prior experience in meeting the health needs of asylum seekers.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-04T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"VFE4YRSt","AnswerText":["To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to the right hon. Member with the detail requested once it has been collated and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
We do not routinely release forecast figures regarding the resource and capital expenditure of our major projects. Portfolio data is published annually in support of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) Annual Report which includes a budget baseline and the latest HM Treasury approved estimates in respect of whole life costs. The current report is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications//infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2022-23
Initial Operating Capability is defined as a single squadron of Main Battle Tanks with trained crews and is planned to be achieved in 2027.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-12T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"R0p7iVMG","AnswerText":["To ensure I can provide as much detail as possible, I will write to the right hon. Member with the detail requested once it has been collated and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"tKW3bNiP","AnswerText":["The Home Office takes its obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act seriously and has dedicated teams responsible for the handling of requests.
The department receives one of the highest volumes of FOI requests across central government. In 2022 we responded to 92% of FOI requests within the permitted time and to 93% in the first quarter of 2023.
Home Office FOI performance statistics are published and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics#2023
The Home Office takes its obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act seriously and has dedicated teams responsible for the handling of requests. The department receives one of the highest volumes of FOI requests across central government. In 2022 we responded to 92% of FOI requests within the permitted time and to 93% in the first quarter of 2023.
Home Office FOI performance statistics are published and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics#2023
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The Home Office takes its obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act seriously and has dedicated teams responsible for the handling of requests.
The department receives one of the highest volumes of FOI requests across central government. In 2022 we responded to 92% of FOI requests within the permitted time and to 93% in the first quarter of 2023.
Home Office FOI performance statistics are published and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics#2023
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-11T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"CDE3CDyP","AnswerText":["Young people who begin their sentences in the youth custodial estate, because they are under 18 at the time of sentencing, do not automatically transfer to the adult estate on reaching their eighteenth birthday. As of June 2023, 148 young people aged 18 and over were being accommodated in young offender institutions.
Custody should always be a last resort for children. We have made great strides to reduce the numbers of children in the youth justice system. The most recent publication of Youth Justice Statistics showed the 20/21 population fell by 19% compared to the previous year and was 77% lower than the population for the year ending March 2012.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-20T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LyllwbTA","AnswerText":["Young people who begin their sentences in the youth custodial estate, because they are under 18 at the time of sentencing, do not automatically transfer to the adult estate on reaching their eighteenth birthday. As of June 2023, 148 young people aged 18 and over were being accommodated in young offender institutions.
Custody should always be a last resort for children. We have made great strides to reduce the numbers of children in the youth justice system. The most recent publication of Youth Justice Statistics showed the 20/21 population fell by 19% compared to the previous year and was 77% lower than the population for the year ending March 2012.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-12T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"pheQ4N4I","AnswerText":["The UK is monitoring the the scale of flooding in eastern Libya following Storm Daniel and is committed to working with partners to deliver aid in support of the Libyan people. The UK is providing support in response to both the floods in Libya and the earthquake in Morocco, having allocated a package worth up to \u00a310 million. Flights carrying UK-funded aid to Libya have so far delivered relief items including emergency shelter for up to 14,400 people, and over 800 portable solar lanterns. The UK is also providing water filters and hygiene kits that can reduce the threat of disease from contaminated water for up to 10,500 people. The UK is also supporting the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund and Education Cannot Wait programme, both of which have contributed to emergency responses in Libya. The Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, I spoke with Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council Mohamed al-Mnefi on 13 September to convey his condolences and the UK's commitment to supporting Libya in the aftermath of this tragedy. Lord Ahmad I also spoke to UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, to discuss the international response to the crises in Morocco and Libya along with humanitarian coordination.
The UK is monitoring the the scale of flooding in eastern Libya following Storm Daniel and is committed to working with partners to deliver aid in support of the Libyan people. The UK is providing support in response to both the floods in Libya and the earthquake in Morocco, having allocated a package worth up to \u00a310 million. Flights carrying UK-funded aid to Libya have so far delivered relief items including emergency shelter for up to 14,400 people, and over 800 portable solar lanterns. The UK is also providing water filters and hygiene kits that can reduce the threat of disease from contaminated water for up to 10,500 people. The UK is also supporting the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund and Education Cannot Wait programme, both of which have contributed to emergency responses in Libya. The Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, spoke with Chairman of Libya's Presidential Council Mohamed al-Mnefi on 13 September to convey his condolences and the UK's commitment to supporting Libya in the aftermath of this tragedy. Lord Ahmad also spoke to UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, to discuss the international response to the crises in Morocco and Libya along with humanitarian coordination.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-28T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"GOgsluW2","AnswerText":["The UK has diplomatic representation present in 160 countries recognised by the UK Government. This number periodically changes for political and operational reasons. It excludes countries in which we have closed or temporarily suspended a Post in country, which may operate elsewhere. The UK also has representation present in 15 territories, which includes 12 UK Overseas Territories.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) publishes a full list of locations in which the UK has a diplomatic presence on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-foreign-office-posts. This list is regularly updated.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office publishes details of foreign embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-embassies-in-the-uk.
This page includes the London Diplomatic List (LDL), which contains details of all embassies and high commissions, as well as the names of heads of mission and other diplomatic agents appointed in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The LDL lists 171 diplomatic missions with their permanent seat in the UK; and 17 non-resident diplomatic missions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-29T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"lDppWfLp","AnswerText":["The UK has diplomatic representation present in 160 countries recognised by the UK Government. This number periodically changes for political and operational reasons. It excludes countries in which we have closed or temporarily suspended a Post in country, which may operate elsewhere. The UK also has representation present in 15 territories, which includes 12 UK Overseas Territories.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) publishes a full list of locations in which the UK has a diplomatic presence on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-foreign-office-posts. This list is regularly updated.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-29T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"jxLbRPn2","AnswerText":["Nothing is more important than the safety of children and staff, and it has always been the case that where the Department is made aware a building may pose an immediate risk, immediate action is taken. The Department knows how important it is for young people to be in classrooms with their friends and teachers, but their safety must come first.
The Department has been talking to schools about the potential risks of RAAC since 2018 when it first published a warning note with the Local Government Association. The Office of Government Property wrote to all Government Property Leaders in 2019, and again in September 2022, highlighting safety alerts on RAAC and signposting guidance on identification and remediation. The Government also created a cross-Government working group on RAAC this year to collectively address the issue. Since then, Departments have been surveying properties and depending on the assessment of the RAAC, decided to either continue or monitor the structure, reinforce it, or replace it. This is in line with the approach recommended by the Institution of Structural Engineers.
The Department discovered details of three new cases over the summer, where RAAC that would have been graded as non-critical had failed. The first of these was in a commercial setting. The second was in a school in a different educational jurisdiction. It was right to carefully consider the cases and scrutinise the technical details from these. Departmental technical officials were able to investigate the situation in one case where the plank that had failed was fully intact as it was resting on a steel beam after it failed. They concluded that it would previously been rated non-critical. Ministers were carefully considering the first two cases and advice from officials when a third failure of a panel occurred, at a school in late August. The Department\u2019s technical officials also visited this school to investigate the failure.
In light of all three cases, it was right to make the difficult decision to change our guidance for education settings and take a more cautious approach within the education estate in England.
Following careful analysis of these recent cases, a precautionary and proactive step has been taken to change the approach to RAAC in education settings ahead of the start of the academic year, as outlined in our guidance.
Maintained nursery schools are treated the same as schools and FE colleges. In 2022, the Department\u2019s questionnaire to all responsible bodies, including those who run maintained nursery schools, asked them to provide information on RAAC.
The UK higher education (HE) system is amongst the best in the world. Attracting the brightest students internationally is good for our universities and delivers growth at home.
Domestic students continue to make up the vast majority of overall undergraduate students within UK universities. The proportion of international acceptances on results day this year was 12.3%, having been 14.7% at the same point in 2019.
This year on A level and T level Results Day, 186,710 English-domiciled 18-year-olds were accepted to HE providers in England compared to 162,680 in 2019.
Ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access a world class education remains a top priority and is fundamental to the department\u2019s ambition to level-up skills, growth, and economic opportunity across the country.
As autonomous bodies independent from the government, universities are responsible for their own recruitment decisions. Most universities have separate home and international student recruitment targets, set before the admissions cycle even begins. Universities plan their student numbers very carefully, not least because there are important implications for the provision of student support and wellbeing services, accommodation, and everything else needed to deliver the best student experience.
The department and I regularly engage with the HE sector to support policy making and delivery and did so throughout the 2023 cycle.
Most recently, on 7 September 2023, I attended the Universities UK annual conference and discussed how the government is supporting universities to maximise their immense economic and social impact. Key topics discussed included degree apprenticeships, the Lifelong Loan Entitlement and Horizon.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"a8MdJ53X","AnswerText":["
The UK higher education (HE) system is amongst the best in the world. Attracting the brightest students internationally is good for our universities and delivers growth at home.
Domestic students continue to make up the vast majority of overall undergraduate students within UK universities. The proportion of international acceptances on results day this year was 12.3%, having been 14.7% at the same point in 2019.
This year on A level and T level Results Day, 186,710 English-domiciled 18-year-olds were accepted to HE providers in England compared to 162,680 in 2019.
Ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access a world class education remains a top priority and is fundamental to the department\u2019s ambition to level-up skills, growth, and economic opportunity across the country.
As autonomous bodies independent from the government, universities are responsible for their own recruitment decisions. Most universities have separate home and international student recruitment targets, set before the admissions cycle even begins. Universities plan their student numbers very carefully, not least because there are important implications for the provision of student support and wellbeing services, accommodation, and everything else needed to deliver the best student experience.
The department and I regularly engage with the HE sector to support policy making and delivery and did so throughout the 2023 cycle.
Most recently, on 7 September 2023, I attended the Universities UK annual conference and discussed how the government is supporting universities to maximise their immense economic and social impact. Key topics discussed included degree apprenticeships, the Lifelong Loan Entitlement and Horizon.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"pPRaHzlD","AnswerText":["The Minister for Immigration conducts visits, and host meetings, on the whole spectrum of Immigration business regularly.Information on Ministers\u2019 meetings is released quarterly as part of Government transparency and accountability data and is available at: Home Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Minister for Immigration conducts visits, and host meetings, on the whole spectrum of Immigration business regularly.Information on Ministers\u2019 meetings is released quarterly as part of Government transparency and accountability data and is available at: Home Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-16T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"JUxiPfgw","AnswerText":["The Minister for Immigration conducts visits, and host meetings, on the whole spectrum of Immigration business regularly.
Information on Ministers\u2019 meetings is released quarterly as part of Government transparency and accountability data and is available at: Home Office: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-09-25T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"cyWzFFVH","AnswerText":["Further details will be provided ahead of the tabling of the legislation later this year. Dog owners do not need to take any action at this stage.
While fur cannot be farmed in this country, and some fur from particular species is prohibited from import and sale, it is still possible to import and sell other types of fur from abroad. It is also possible to re-export fur and fur products that have been imported.
We have committed to explore potential action in relation to animal fur, as set out in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare, and have since conducted a Call for Evidence on the fur sector. We are continuing to build our evidence base on the fur sector, which will be used to inform any future action on the fur trade. However, currently we are not seeking to restrict fur imports based on avian influenza.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2woWY1s0","AnswerText":["Further details will be provided ahead of the tabling of the legislation later this year. Dog owners do not need to take any action at this stage.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"drjCVGRD","AnswerText":["All 55 hotels being used to house around 8,000 Afghans at the end of March were no longer being used as bridging accommodation by 31 August.
It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.
Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List.
It is important that our policy approach distinguishes between those who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the United Kingdom. There are various safe and legal routes for those seeking to work in the UK under the Points Based System.
We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.
The monitoring of Homelessness duties owed to this cohort is the responsibility of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
DLUHC has been gathering survey data from local authorities in England on homelessness duties owed to Afghans leaving bridging accommodation. This data has been published in the Homelessness management information \u2013 Afghan nationals: England.
In summary the total number of Afghan households in this cohort in temporary accommodation under a homelessness duty in England as of 31 August was 188.
This is based on a voluntary survey to local authorities in England with a 74% response rate, of which 35% of local authorities had reported owing homelessness duties to Afghan households leaving bridging accommodation.
DLUHC will continue to monitor homelessness duties to this cohort going forwards and the Home Office will continue to publish statistics on resettlement schemes in the usual way.
The information requested for each local authority in Wales is not currently available. The following operational data published by the Home Office may be of interest: Afghan bridging hotel exit operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
All 55 hotels being used to house around 8,000 Afghans at the end of March were no longer being used as bridging accommodation by 31 August.
The UK Government has granted all Afghans relocated through safe and legal routes with Indefinite Leave to Remain, including the immediate right to work, alongside access to the benefits system and vital health, education, and employment support.
On top of this the Government made available \u00a335m of new funding to enable Local Authorities to provide increased support for Afghan households to move from hotels into settled accommodation.
The monitoring of Homelessness duties owed to this cohort is the responsibility of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
DLUHC has been gathering survey data from local authorities in England on homelessness duties owed to Afghans leaving bridging accommodation. This data has been published in the Homelessness management information \u2013 Afghan nationals: England.
In summary the total number of Afghan households in this cohort in temporary accommodation under a homelessness duty in England as of 31 August was 188.
This is based on a voluntary survey to local authorities in England with a 74% response rate, of which 35% of local authorities had reported owing homelessness duties to Afghan households leaving bridging accommodation.
DLUHC will continue to monitor homelessness duties to this cohort going forwards and the Home Office will continue to publish statistics on resettlement schemes in the usual way.
The information requested for each local authority in Wales is not currently available. The following operational data published by the Home Office may be of interest: Afghan bridging hotel exit operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-18T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RTaUrTCv","AnswerText":["All 55 hotels being used to house around 8,000 Afghans at the end of March were no longer being used as bridging accommodation by 31 August.
It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.
Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List.
It is important that our policy approach distinguishes between those who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the United Kingdom. There are various safe and legal routes for those seeking to work in the UK under the Points Based System.
We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.
The monitoring of Homelessness duties owed to this cohort is the responsibility of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
DLUHC has been gathering survey data from local authorities in England on homelessness duties owed to Afghans leaving bridging accommodation. This data has been published in the Homelessness management information \u2013 Afghan nationals: England.
In summary the total number of Afghan households in this cohort in temporary accommodation under a homelessness duty in England as of 31 August was 188.
This is based on a voluntary survey to local authorities in England with a 74% response rate, of which 35% of local authorities had reported owing homelessness duties to Afghan households leaving bridging accommodation.
DLUHC will continue to monitor homelessness duties to this cohort going forwards and the Home Office will continue to publish statistics on resettlement schemes in the usual way.
The information requested for each local authority in Wales is not currently available. The following operational data published by the Home Office may be of interest: Afghan bridging hotel exit operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"dNUomYMN","AnswerText":["The UK believes that those who commit atrocities, both during armed conflict and in peacetime, must be held accountable, and calls on all states and non-state actors engaged in armed conflict to respect and comply with international humanitarian law. Where credible allegations of atrocities are made, we urge Azerbaijan's Government to comply with its international obligations.
The UK believes that those who commit atrocities in armed conflicts need to be held accountable. We call on states and non-state actors engaged in armed conflict to respect international humanitarian law, and to act in accordance with their obligations under it. In the case of Azerbaijani military action in Nagorno-Karabakh in September, the UK was vocal in calling for an end to the conflict, the protection of civilians and for immediate humanitarian access. The UN and other international actors have subsequently been granted access to the region.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-19T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"92O6EB5V","AnswerText":["The UK believes that those who commit atrocities, both during armed conflict and in peacetime, must be held accountable, and calls on all states and non-state actors engaged in armed conflict to respect and comply with international humanitarian law. Where credible allegations of atrocities are made, we urge Azerbaijan's Government to comply with its international obligations.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-19T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"iuXdESAR","AnswerText":["In financial year 2018/19 the SFO received 87 corporate self-reports.
In financial year 2019/20 the SFO received 176 corporate self-reports.
In financial year 2020/21 the SFO received 113 corporate self-reports.
In financial year 2021/22 the SFO received 8 corporate self-reports.
In financial year 2022/23 the SFO received 8 corporate self-reports.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"GXOUlIEj","AnswerText":["In financial year 2018/19 the SFO received 8 corporate self-reports.
In financial year 2019/20 the SFO received 17 corporate self-reports.
In financial year 2020/21 the SFO received 11 corporate self-reports.
In financial year 2021/22 the SFO received 8 corporate self-reports.
In financial year 2022/23 the SFO received 8 corporate self-reports.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-18T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"FLpdbY50","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"9U0TKhkr","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"n8VHf2vX","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"6UxPe6WG","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RenkwaF9","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"0UibjAxd","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"0OJHtTQE","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KXRfPOM3","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"XpyhGTfa","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"7403U6EG","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"4sYfWlPx","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"EhoC2fJi","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"u87qb7fF","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"GeFK00Fx","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"7HjUN2qF","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"LcYXj6Nu","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"mkCeqyAK","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"kKLkjcDP","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
HMG continues to welcome families to the UK under Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). The Government looks forward to bringing all remaining eligible individuals to the UK as soon as practicable. We know there is still a way to go to bring those eligible to safety in the UK, but we are committed to continuing to welcome eligible Afghans through ARAP and ACRS.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Pgr24Uru","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"qJAJQ1to","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"PheuGvUm","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"9U0Wvmo0","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"8T56uZEm","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"SjhmFgFh","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"B5aN2dV3","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"YBTJJBq9","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"k8yWW51z","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sJjE6ZeT","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"s6y1jktG","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"uLN0iNp4","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"EybM4HsA","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"JsUWlee5","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Now the terms of the AI Council members have come to an end, DSIT will be establishing a wider group of expert advisers to input on a range of priority issues across the department, including artificial intelligence, in order to expand the diversity of input on policy issues.
The AI Council\u2019s terms of reference established members would sit on the council for a fixed-term period of up to three years, and all current members are invited to join this wider group of expertise.
The wider group of expertise will be separate but complementary to the recently established Foundation Model Taskforce which will drive forward critical work on AI safety and research.
Since it was established, the Council has advised Government on landmark policies including the National AI Strategy and the recent AI Regulation White Paper, which committed to reviewing its role and how Government structures and experts can support the UK\u2019s evolving AI priorities. AI Council members have been invited to join the wider group of technology advisors as we establish the Foundation Model Taskforce.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eb8A7LCU","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"0Bq0s681","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"2qddL549","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"TBUymG4t","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Vhrego65","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"WzMmXJZL","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"LLJLZCiS","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"2z1lXDIY","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Zl308cRa","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"u3UuyVvm","AnswerText":["It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Existing contractors based onsite carried out the work. There was no cost to the taxpayer.
Whilst the murals have been removed, other features at the facility include larger and softer interview rooms, an outside space, prayer rooms, a larger reception area and improved security measures to ensure the safety of those on site. The KIU is a bespoke building that was opened in 2022 designed to meet the needs of unaccompanied minors, with increased capacity allowing more children to be seen and their requirements identified as swiftly as possible.
It should be noted that very few under-13s pass through the Kent Intake Unit and these children are prioritised to be moved to Kent County Council care at the earliest opportunity. The overwhelming majority of unaccompanied children who passed through the location last year were largely teenagers. The Home Office has worked closely with Local Authorities, including increase funding, to expedite the transfer time so that unaccompanied minors reach local authorities as soon as possible.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"utFjt3OY","AnswerText":["
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-10-26T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"wv2ELnHl","AnswerText":["The global climate crisis is a major threat to girls' education, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality. Enabling girls and women to thrive, by providing quality education, health services and protecting their rights, is part of the solution. SRHR, including voluntary family planning, and girls' education have wide-ranging benefits for individuals and societies, including supporting their adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. Supporting people in their reproductive choices may also have a positive impact on the conservation of nature over the long term, given the role this plays in empowering women and lowering fertility rates. In this context, it is important to note that it is high income countries that have the greatest impact on the biosphere.
The UK is a proud defender of SRHR and in 2021 we are supporting the launch of FP2030, the new global partnership to support countries to accelerate progress on voluntary family planning. The UK is also championing the right of all girls to twelve years of quality education so that they have the knowledge and skills to thrive, including leading change to help tackle the climate crisis. The UK is committed to delivering an inclusive COP26 that advances gender equality within climate action and finance.
SRHR, including voluntary family planning, and girls' education have wide-ranging benefits for individuals and societies, including supporting their adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. The UK is a proud defender of SRHR and champion of the right of all girls to twelve years of quality education. The UK is committed to delivering an inclusive COP26 that advances gender equality within climate action and finance. Our recently published COP Presidency paper 'Priorities for Public Climate Finance' sets out gender-responsive climate finance as a UK priority, which we are championing through our COP26 and G7 presidencies.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-07-13T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"QccPgTIt","AnswerText":["The global climate crisis is a major threat to girls' education, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality. Enabling girls and women to thrive, by providing quality education, health services and protecting their rights, is part of the solution. SRHR, including voluntary family planning, and girls' education have wide-ranging benefits for individuals and societies, including supporting their adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. Supporting people in their reproductive choices may also have a positive impact on the conservation of nature over the long term, given the role this plays in empowering women and lowering fertility rates. In this context, it is important to note that it is high income countries that have the greatest impact on the biosphere.
The UK is a proud defender of SRHR and in 2021 we are supporting the launch of FP2030, the new global partnership to support countries to accelerate progress on voluntary family planning. The UK is also championing the right of all girls to twelve years of quality education so that they have the knowledge and skills to thrive, including leading change to help tackle the climate crisis. The UK is committed to delivering an inclusive COP26 that advances gender equality within climate action and finance.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-07-08T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"EVB5UNzM","AnswerText":["The UK is recognised as a global leader in tackling violence against women and girls in all its forms by pioneering approaches around the world that have shown reductions in violence of around 50%, proving that VAWG is preventable. We are scaling up our investments, including through the launch early next year of a new \u00a367.5 million seven-year programme to scale up effective interventions to prevent VAWG. We are also making the biggest single investment worldwide to date by any international donor to end FGM (\u00a350 million).
We know that success in the fight against VAWG will depend on putting women's rights organisations at the heart of our response. That is why the UK has provided long-term support to women's rights organisations on the frontlines through our contribution to the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women. We are also delighted to have been selected to co-lead the new Generation Equality global Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence to drive more concerted, scaled-up global action.
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We know that success in the fight against VAWG will depend on putting women's rights organisations at the heart of our response. That is why the UK has provided long-term support to women's rights organisations on the frontlines through our contribution to the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women. We are also delighted to have been selected to co-lead the new Generation Equality global Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence to drive more concerted, scaled-up global action.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-12-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"OFyzD8uW","AnswerText":["NHS England and NHS Improvement do not currently hold validated information on cancellations made by the National Booking System. Information regarding the reason for cancellation is not required or requested to cancel an appointment.
We are monitoring and reviewing specific fraud risks arising as a result of COVID-19, including in mini umbrella companies. We are developing advice on fraud prevention measures within our extensive supply chain.
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"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2021-05-17T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"O3JG5a1j","AnswerText":["The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recorded 22 24 contacts related to possible suicides via its Coroner focal point since 2016.
Coroners determine the cause of death, including whether it is by suicide. Coroners do not routinely inform the department when they return a conclusion of suicide in a case where the deceased person was claiming benefits. There is no requirement for them to do so, unless they have named it as an Interested Person at that inquest, or they decide to send it a Prevention of Future Deaths report.
DWP becomes aware of the majority of deaths through the Tell Us Once (TUO) service. It is offered by all 391 councils across England, Scotland and Wales on behalf of DWP. This service lets citizens report a death to most government organisations in one go. Once verified, the Customer Information System (CIS), a cross-government system, is updated and DWP will take the appropriate action on a case.
However, this service does not notify DWP of the cause or circumstances of a death, and DWP has no legitimate business reason to obtain or record this information.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-08-24T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"OyLJ7YyY","AnswerText":["The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has recorded 24 contacts related to possible suicides via its Coroner focal point since 2016.
Coroners determine the cause of death, including whether it is by suicide. Coroners do not routinely inform the department when they return a conclusion of suicide in a case where the deceased person was claiming benefits. There is no requirement for them to do so, unless they have named it as an Interested Person at that inquest, or they decide to send it a Prevention of Future Deaths report.
DWP becomes aware of the majority of deaths through the Tell Us Once (TUO) service. It is offered by all 391 councils across England, Scotland and Wales on behalf of DWP. This service lets citizens report a death to most government organisations in one go. Once verified, the Customer Information System (CIS), a cross-government system, is updated and DWP will take the appropriate action on a case.
However, this service does not notify DWP of the cause or circumstances of a death, and DWP has no legitimate business reason to obtain or record this information.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-06-21T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"KpqcOkzM","AnswerText":["We will vote against the draft resolution at the UN in December on the holding of a UN high level conference in May 2018 to review progress on nuclear disarmament. We do not believe that a Conference mandated by this resolution will lead to effective progress on nuclear disarmament. It will not address the serious threats to international peace and security posed by nuclear non proliferation nor will it take account of the international security environment. The Tbilisi Declaration was adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and not by the Government. If the Conference is held, we will consider our approach closer to the time.
We will vote against the draft resolution at the UN in December on the holding of a UN high level conference in May 2018 to review progress on nuclear disarmament. We do not believe that a Conference mandated by this resolution will lead to effective progress on nuclear disarmament. It will not address the serious threats to international peace and security posed by nuclear non proliferation nor will it take account of the international security environment. The Tbilisi Declaration was adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and not by the Government. If the Conference is held, we will consider our approach closer to the time.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2017-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Y6ytZMEH","AnswerText":["Income tax is calculated on arrears of state pension for the tax year in which the pensioner was entitled to receive it, and not in the year in which a lump sum is paid.
Where arrears of state pension are paid, income tax will only be due on any income that exceeds the personal allowance for the respective tax year.
In addition, HM Revenue and Customs can will only collect income tax for the current tax year and the four preceding tax years for arrears payments made due to DWP error. Any arrears of state pension relating to earlier years will not be subject to income tax.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-12-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"ES0TG1mV","AnswerText":["
Income tax is calculated on arrears of state pension for the tax year in which the pensioner was entitled to receive it, and not in the year in which a lump sum is paid.
Where arrears of state pension are paid, income tax will only be due on any income that exceeds the personal allowance for the respective tax year.
In addition, HM Revenue and Customs can only collect income tax for the current tax year and the four preceding tax years. Any arrears of state pension relating to earlier years will not be subject to income tax.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2020-07-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"vOzddwBQ","AnswerText":["
Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.
While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.
\u201cSexual harassment\u201d is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD\u2019s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour \u2013 A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.
I am unable to confirm the status of the shiplift at His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde as to do so could, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability and effectiveness of our Armed Forces.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"DzG67sVc","AnswerText":["Statistical information on Murder, Manslaughter, Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse in the Service Justice System is published by the Department on gov.uk. However, further detail is not held centrally and the answers to these questions could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The Royal Military Police are the Service Police for the Army. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have their own Service Police. The Defence Serious Crime Unit, formed in December 2022, has the jurisdiction to investigate the most serious and complex crimes alleged to have been committed by persons subject to service law in both the UK and overseas, including sexual offences, domestic abuse and offences of violence.
While some information is held by the single Services on crimes reported to and investigated by the Civilian Police, the information recorded is based on that provided by or obtained from the Civilian Police or the subject, therefore the Department is unable to provide official data in this respect.
\u201cSexual harassment\u201d is not an offence under civil or Armed Forces law, however Defence has made it clear there is zero tolerance to any form of unacceptable sexual behaviour. Under the MOD\u2019s Zero Tolerance Part One (Sexual Offences and Instructor/Trainee Relations) policy, for all Service persons who are convicted of a sexual offence, or who are placed on the Sex Offenders Register there is a mandatory presumption of discharge from the Armed Forces. Similarly, for Zero Tolerance Part Two (Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour \u2013 A Victim/Survivor Focused Approach), there is a presumption of discharge for those found in breach of this policy.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"VNJE7ub6","AnswerText":["
Information regarding legal fees is published regularly.
The information requested on legal costs has been released through the Home Affairs Select Committee. Please find the information requested at this link: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/40398/documents/197156/default/
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"poP1wieb","AnswerText":["Information regarding legal fees is published regularly.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-20T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mSEWdbVX","AnswerText":["Winter fuel payments are an age-related payment payable this winter to all people who have reached State Pension age on or before 24 September 1957 2023 and who are ordinarily resident in the UK, including Ukrainian refugees. There is no need to be in receipt of a social security benefit in order to qualify.
Winter fuel payments are made on a household basis. If there is more than one eligible person in a household, the payment will be divided between them. The sharing of bills is a matter for the house owner and any guests they may be hosting.
The Government understands the cost-of-living pressures people are currently facing which is why we are providing total support of over \u00a394bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with their bills.
Pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment this winter will receive a pensioner Cost of Living Payment of \u00a3300 per household paid with their normal payment, meaning over 8 million pensioner households across the UK will receive an increased winter fuel payment of \u00a3500/\u00a3600 depending on age.
Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to \u00a3900 in the 2023/24 financial year and over 6 million individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have received a \u00a3150 payment to help with the additional costs they face.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"VJSz9nR6","AnswerText":["
Winter fuel payments are an age-related payment payable this winter to all people who have reached State Pension age on or before 24 September 1957 and who are ordinarily resident in the UK, including Ukrainian refugees. There is no need to be in receipt of a social security benefit in order to qualify.
Winter fuel payments are made on a household basis. If there is more than one eligible person in a household, the payment will be divided between them. The sharing of bills is a matter for the house owner and any guests they may be hosting.
The Government understands the cost-of-living pressures people are currently facing which is why we are providing total support of over \u00a394bn over 2022/23 and 2023/24 to help households and individuals with their bills.
Pensioners who are entitled to a winter fuel payment this winter will receive a pensioner Cost of Living Payment of \u00a3300 per household paid with their normal payment, meaning over 8 million pensioner households across the UK will receive an increased winter fuel payment of \u00a3500/\u00a3600 depending on age.
Over 8 million UK households on eligible means tested benefits will receive additional Cost of Living Payments totalling up to \u00a3900 in the 2023/24 financial year and over 6 million individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will have received a \u00a3150 payment to help with the additional costs they face.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"x95H7VuU","AnswerText":["
Theatre is the artform that receives the most public funding via Arts Council England, and there are now more theatre organisations in its National Portfolio than ever before. In 2023\u201324, Arts Council England is investing over \u00a3140 million in 194 theatre organisations, including 47 new theatre organisations joining the portfolio this year. The Arts Council will be investing \u00a331,000 in theatre organisations in Romford in 2023\u201324.
In addition, theatres and orchestras will continue to benefit from the extension by His Majesty\u2019s Government of the higher rates of tax relief for a further two years, as announced at Spring Budget 2023.
His Majesty\u2019s Government has supported a number of projects looking at the cultural heritage of the Irish diaspora through its arm\u2019s-length bodies.
Arts Council England supported the Irish Arts Foundation on its 'Exploring the musical traditions of County Cork & County Kerry' project in Leeds, providing over \u00a320,000 of public funding in 2021/22.
In 2022/23, The National Lottery Community Fund provided \u00a37,950 of funding to Leeds Irish Arts Foundation\u2019s \u2018Neighbours!\u2019 project, to help engage people from around West Yorkshire in Irish music and workshops to celebrate Irish culture, music and arts. In 2023/24, The National Lottery Community Fund provided \u00a36,421 of funding to C\u00fa Chulainn\u2019s to deliver a family funday to bring young people and families from the local Irish community and the community more broadly together.
Since 1994, The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded almost \u00a33 million to projects which have explored the history of the Irish diaspora in England, covering themes such as the World Wars, aspects of culture shared with others, and the experiences of those who have built their lives here in the UK.
\u2018Look Back to Look Forward: 50 Years of the Irish in Britain\u2019 is an ambitious heritage project which captures the history of the Irish in Britain\u2019s membership organisations and the communities they serve, and is currently touring. This exhibition was made possible with a \u00a3250,000 Lottery grant.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-22T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"u0esdVVd","AnswerText":["Theatre is the artform that receives the most public funding via Arts Council England, and there are now more theatre organisations in its National Portfolio than ever before. In 2023\u201324, Arts Council England is investing over \u00a3140 million in 194 theatre organisations, including 47 new theatre organisations joining the portfolio this year. The Arts Council will be investing \u00a331,000 in theatre organisations in Romford in 2023\u201324.
In addition, theatres and orchestras will continue to benefit from the extension by His Majesty\u2019s Government of the higher rates of tax relief for a further two years, as announced at Spring Budget 2023.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-22T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"ljmpwsMA","AnswerText":["The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK Defence Attach\u00e9 (DA) is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility. This ensures that we have coverage across the world\u2019s regions.
Country (NRA) | Location of DA |
Angola | Pretoria \u2013 South Africa |
Anguilla | Jamaica - Kingston |
Antigua & Barbua | Jamaica - Kingston |
Armenia | Georgia \u2013 Tbilisi |
Azerbaijan | Georgia \u2013 Tbilisi |
Bahamas | Jamaica - Kingston |
Barbados | Jamaica - Kingston |
Belarus | Ukraine \u2013 Kyiv |
Belize | Jamaica - Kingston |
Benin | Accra - Ghana |
Bermuda | USA \u2013 Washington DC |
Bolivia | UK \u2013 London |
Botswana | Harare - Zimbabwe |
British Virgin Islands | Jamaica - Kingston |
Burkina Faso | Ghana - Accra |
Burundi | Uganda \u2013 Kampala |
Cambodia | Singapore |
Cape Verde Islands | UK-London |
Cayman Islands | Jamaica \u2013 Kingston |
Congo | UK - London |
Cuba | Mexico \u2013 Mexico City |
Djibouti | Ethiopia \u2013 Addis Ababa |
Dominica Dominican Republic | Jamaica - Kingston |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kampala - Uganda |
Eritrea | Sana\u2019a - Yemen |
Ecuador | Bogota - Colombia |
Gabon | London |
Grenada | Jamaica - Kingston |
Guinea | Sierra Leone \u2013 Freetown |
Guyana | Jamaica - Kingston |
Guatemala | Mexico \u2013 Mexico City |
Guinea-Bissau | Senegal - Dakar |
Haiti | Jamaica - Kingston |
Hungary | Croatia - Zagreb |
Iceland | Norway - Oslo |
Ivory Coast | Ghana \u2013 Accra |
Khartoum | Egypt - Cairo |
Kosovo | Macedonia - Skopje |
Kyrgyzstan | Kazakhstan \u2013 Astana |
Lesotho | South Africa - Pretoria |
Liberia | Sierra Leone - Freetown |
Libya | Libya - Tripoli |
Malawi | Zimbabwe \u2013 Harare |
Malta | Rome |
Mauritania | Morocco \u2013 Rabat |
Monaco | France \u2013 Paris |
Mongolia | Japan \u2013 Tokyo |
Montenegro | Tirana \u2013 Albania |
Myanmar | Singapore (BDS SEA) |
Montserrat | Jamaica - Kingston |
Mozambique | South Africa \u2013 Pretoria |
Panama City | Puerto Rico |
Namibia | South Africa \u2013 Pretoria |
Niger | Mali - Bamako |
Papua New Guinea | Australia \u2013 Canberra |
Paraguay | Argentina \u2013 Buenos Aires |
Peru | Colombia - Bogota |
Rwanda | Uganda \u2013 Kampala |
Seychelles | Kenya - Nairobi |
St Kitts & Nevis | Jamaica - Kingston |
St Lucia | Jamaica - Kingston |
St Vincent | Jamaica - Kingston |
Slovakia | Czech Rep - Prague |
Slovenia | Austria \u2013 Vienna |
|
|
South Sudan | Addis Ababa \u2013 Ethiopia |
Switzerland | Vienna - Austria |
Syria | Lebanon |
Tajikistan | Kazakhstan \u2013 Astana |
Tanzania | Kenya \u2013 Nairobi |
The Gambia | Senegal - Dakar |
Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Indonesia - Jakarta |
Togo | Ghana \u2013 Accra |
Tonga | Fiji \u2013 Suva |
Trinidad & Tobago | Jamaica - Kingston |
Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan - Tashkent |
Turks & Caicos Islands | Jamaica - Kingston |
Uruguay | Argentina - Buenos Aires |
Vanuatu | Fiji \u2013 Suva |
Venezuela | Bogota - Colombia |
Zambia | Zimbabwe - Harare |
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The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK Defence Attach\u00e9 (DA) is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility. This ensures that we have coverage across the world\u2019s regions.
Country (NRA) | Location of DA |
Angola | Pretoria \u2013 South Africa |
Anguilla | Jamaica - Kingston |
Antigua & Barbua | Jamaica - Kingston |
Armenia | Georgia \u2013 Tbilisi |
Azerbaijan | Georgia \u2013 Tbilisi |
Bahamas | Jamaica - Kingston |
Barbados | Jamaica - Kingston |
Belarus | Ukraine \u2013 Kyiv |
Belize | Jamaica - Kingston |
Benin | Accra - Ghana |
Bermuda | USA \u2013 Washington DC |
Bolivia | UK \u2013 London |
Botswana | Harare - Zimbabwe |
British Virgin Islands | Jamaica - Kingston |
Burkina Faso | Ghana - Accra |
Burundi | Uganda \u2013 Kampala |
Cambodia | Singapore |
Cape Verde Islands | UK-London |
Cayman Islands | Jamaica \u2013 Kingston |
Congo | UK - London |
Cuba | Mexico \u2013 Mexico City |
Djibouti | Ethiopia \u2013 Addis Ababa |
Dominica Dominican Republic | Jamaica - Kingston |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kampala - Uganda |
Eritrea | Sana\u2019a - Yemen |
Ecuador | Bogota - Colombia |
Gabon | London |
Grenada | Jamaica - Kingston |
Guinea | Sierra Leone \u2013 Freetown |
Guyana | Jamaica - Kingston |
Guatemala | Mexico \u2013 Mexico City |
Guinea-Bissau | Senegal - Dakar |
Haiti | Jamaica - Kingston |
Hungary | Croatia - Zagreb |
Iceland | Norway - Oslo |
Ivory Coast | Ghana \u2013 Accra |
Khartoum | Egypt - Cairo |
Kosovo | Macedonia - Skopje |
Kyrgyzstan | Kazakhstan \u2013 Astana |
Lesotho | South Africa - Pretoria |
Liberia | Sierra Leone - Freetown |
Libya | Libya - Tripoli |
Malawi | Zimbabwe \u2013 Harare |
Malta | Rome |
Mauritania | Morocco \u2013 Rabat |
Monaco | France \u2013 Paris |
Mongolia | Japan \u2013 Tokyo |
Montenegro | Tirana \u2013 Albania |
Myanmar | Singapore (BDS SEA) |
Montserrat | Jamaica - Kingston |
Mozambique | South Africa \u2013 Pretoria |
Panama City | Puerto Rico |
Namibia | South Africa \u2013 Pretoria |
Niger | Mali - Bamako |
Papua New Guinea | Australia \u2013 Canberra |
Paraguay | Argentina \u2013 Buenos Aires |
Peru | Colombia - Bogota |
Rwanda | Uganda \u2013 Kampala |
Seychelles | Kenya - Nairobi |
St Kitts & Nevis | Jamaica - Kingston |
St Lucia | Jamaica - Kingston |
St Vincent | Jamaica - Kingston |
Slovakia | Czech Rep - Prague |
Slovenia | Austria \u2013 Vienna |
Somaliland | Mogadishu, Somalia |
South Sudan | Addis Ababa \u2013 Ethiopia |
Switzerland | Vienna - Austria |
Syria | Lebanon |
Tajikistan | Kazakhstan \u2013 Astana |
Tanzania | Kenya \u2013 Nairobi |
The Gambia | Senegal - Dakar |
Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Indonesia - Jakarta |
Togo | Ghana \u2013 Accra |
Tonga | Fiji \u2013 Suva |
Trinidad & Tobago | Jamaica - Kingston |
Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan - Tashkent |
Turks & Caicos Islands | Jamaica - Kingston |
Uruguay | Argentina - Buenos Aires |
Vanuatu | Fiji \u2013 Suva |
Venezuela | Bogota - Colombia |
Zambia | Zimbabwe - Harare |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-17T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"5ldwjhbQ","AnswerText":["
In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" as an independent state. The FCDO does not hold any information about the number of people that emigrated from Turkey to the occupied region in the north of Cyprus since 1983.
In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" as an independent state. The FCDO does not hold any information about the number of people that emigrated from Turkey to the occupied region in the north of Cyprus since 1983.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"bN0jmjDX","AnswerText":["There were 52 cases against His Majesty\u2019s Government in which the Good Law Project were involved as a party which concluded in the period since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 14 and lost 2 of those cases, 15 cases were settled, and 31 cases withdrawn by the Good Law Project.
In total, the Good Law Project has paid \u00a3539,766.19 in legal costs to HM Government, while HM Government has paid \u00a363,738.71 in legal costs to the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2017-2018, no payments were made or received.
In financial year 2018-2019, \u00a340,000.00 was paid to, and \u00a34,753.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2019-2020, \u00a30 was paid to, and \u00a359,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2020-2021, \u00a30 was paid to, and \u00a310,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2021-2022, \u00a30 was paid to, and \u00a3270,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2022-2023, \u00a323,738.71 was paid to, and \u00a3196,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2023-2024 to date, no payments have been made or received.
There were 42 case files opened in respect of actual court proceedings between His Majesty\u2019s Government and the Good Law Project during the period since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 19 and lost 6, 7 cases were settled, and 9 cases were withdrawn by the Good Law Project. One has yet to deliver an outcome.
In total, in regard to these 42 cases:
The Good Law Project has paid \u00a3984,098.45 in legal costs to HM Government, while HM Government has paid \u00a3160,925.71 in legal costs to the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2017-2018, no payments were made or received.
In financial year 2018-2019, \u00a340,000 was paid to, and \u00a34,753 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2019-2020, \u00a30 was paid to, and \u00a359,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2020-2021, \u00a385,000 was paid to, and \u00a310,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2021-2022, \u00a30 was paid to, and \u00a3286,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2022-2023, \u00a335,925.71 was paid to, and \u00a3544,000 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2023-2024, \u00a30 has been paid to, and \u00a380,332.26 has been received from, the Good Law Project.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-12-04T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Yv3zXMqL","AnswerText":["There were 52 cases against His Majesty\u2019s Government in which the Good Law Project were involved as a party which concluded in the period since the start of the 2017-18 financial year. HM Government won 14 and lost 2 of those cases, 15 cases were settled, and 31 cases withdrawn by the Good Law Project.
In total, the Good Law Project has paid \u00a3539,766.19 in legal costs to HM Government, while HM Government has paid \u00a363,738.71 in legal costs to the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2017-2018, no payments were made or received.
In financial year 2018-2019, \u00a340,000.00 was paid to, and \u00a34,753.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2019-2020, \u00a30 was paid to, and \u00a359,013.19 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2020-2021, \u00a30 was paid to, and \u00a310,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2021-2022, \u00a30 was paid to, and \u00a3270,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2022-2023, \u00a323,738.71 was paid to, and \u00a3196,000.00 was received from, the Good Law Project.
In financial year 2023-2024 to date, no payments have been made or received.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-11-27T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"eg6Bb2WT","AnswerText":["We set out how we will deliver outcomes for food, farming and the environment through our Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes in an update in January. This can be found at Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services. This includes our plans to expand and refine the schemes to contribute more to our environmental targets, including on nature recovery, and to target funding towards actions in places where they can have the biggest impacts, in ways that are joined up across larger areas, and that are designed to deliver the required results.
Since then we have launched the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive and further rounds of Countryside Stewardship and Landscape Recovery. We will publish more details on the 2024 offer in due course.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee staff, including experts on migratory species, are not part of the UK Government delegation to United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28. Joint Nature Conservation Committee staff will remotely provide scientific advice in advance and in real time as requested by the delegation and support side events online in the US Pavilion and the Virtual Ocean Pavilion. Joint Nature Conservation Committee staff have also provided pre-recorded videos to the UK Overseas Territories Association to support their side event in the UK Pavilion.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-12-20T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"5b0Qbsej","AnswerText":["We set out how we will deliver outcomes for food, farming and the environment through our Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes in an update in January. This can be found at Environmental Land Management (ELM) update: how government will pay for land-based environment and climate goods and services. This includes our plans to expand and refine the schemes to contribute more to our environmental targets, including on nature recovery, and to target funding towards actions in places where they can have the biggest impacts, in ways that are joined up across larger areas, and that are designed to deliver the required results.
Since then we have launched the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive and further rounds of Countryside Stewardship and Landscape Recovery. We will publish more details on the 2024 offer in due course.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2023-12-04T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"3aXZBSNg","AnswerText":["The data requested are in the tables attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"zz44ADgl","AnswerText":["The data requested are in the tables attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"be0Yf0ak","AnswerText":["The number of civil servants reported in post by government departments and executive agencies as at 31 March 2023 based in Queen Elizabeth House is presented in the table below. The postcode for Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald, Edinburgh is EH8 8FT.
Information on consultants based or employed at Queen Elizabeth House is not centrally available.
Table 1: Civil Servants whose postcode of government establishment or other workplace where employed or based is EH8 8FT, by civil service organisation and working pattern, as at 31 March 2023
Civil Service Organisation | Headcount of all civil servants in full-time role | Headcount of all civil servants working in a part-time role | Total headcount of all civil servants |
Building Digital UK | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Cabinet Office (excl. agencies) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Central Civil Service Fast Stream | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Competition and Markets Authority | 55 | 15 | 70 |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (excl. agencies) | 80 | [s] | 85 |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (excl. agencies) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (excl. agencies) | 20 | [s] | 20 |
Department for International Trade | 30 | [s] | 35 |
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (excl. agencies) | 30 | [s] | 35 |
Department for Transport (excl. agencies) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Department of Health and Social Care (excl. agencies) | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Government Actuary\u2019s Department | 10 | [s] | 15 |
Government Commercial Organisation | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Health and Safety Executive | 50 | 5 | 55 |
HM Revenue and Customs (excl. agencies) | 1,825 | 395 | 2,220 |
Home Office | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Ministry of Justice (excl. agencies) | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland (incl. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland) | 75 | 10 |
|
Scottish Government (excl. agencies) | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Valuation Office Agency | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Total | 2,220 | 440 | 2,655 |
Source: Annual Civil Service Employment Statistics (ACSES), Cabinet Office
[s] = confidential and suppressed due to small numbers of between 1 and 4.
Numbers are rounded to the nearest five.
Additional departments and their civil servants may be based/employed at Queen Elizabeth House but may not show in the data due to non-reporting of postcode information when reporting their locations information to Cabinet Office through ACSES.
The data in the table refers to civil service organisations and civil servants only. Data for non-civil service organisations are not available centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-16T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"L1rwmXnx","AnswerText":["
The number of civil servants reported in post by government departments and executive agencies as at 31 March 2023 based in Queen Elizabeth House is presented in the table below. The postcode for Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald, Edinburgh is EH8 8FT.
Information on consultants based or employed at Queen Elizabeth House is not centrally available.
Table 1: Civil Servants whose postcode of government establishment or other workplace where employed or based is EH8 8FT, by civil service organisation and working pattern, as at 31 March 2023
Civil Service Organisation | Headcount of all civil servants in full-time role | Headcount of all civil servants working in a part-time role | Total headcount of all civil servants |
Building Digital UK | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Cabinet Office (excl. agencies) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Central Civil Service Fast Stream | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Competition and Markets Authority | 55 | 15 | 70 |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (excl. agencies) | 80 | [s] | 85 |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (excl. agencies) | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (excl. agencies) | 20 | [s] | 20 |
Department for International Trade | 30 | [s] | 35 |
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (excl. agencies) | 30 | [s] | 35 |
Department for Transport (excl. agencies) | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Department of Health and Social Care (excl. agencies) | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Government Actuary\u2019s Department | 10 | [s] | 15 |
Government Commercial Organisation | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Health and Safety Executive | 50 | 5 | 55 |
HM Revenue and Customs (excl. agencies) | 1,825 | 395 | 2,220 |
Home Office | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Ministry of Justice (excl. agencies) | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland (incl. Office of the Advocate General for Scotland) | 75 | 10 | 15 |
Scottish Government (excl. agencies) | [s] | 0 | [s] |
Valuation Office Agency | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Total | 2,220 | 440 | 2,655 |
Source: Annual Civil Service Employment Statistics (ACSES), Cabinet Office
[s] = confidential and suppressed due to small numbers of between 1 and 4.
Numbers are rounded to the nearest five.
Additional departments and their civil servants may be based/employed at Queen Elizabeth House but may not show in the data due to non-reporting of postcode information when reporting their locations information to Cabinet Office through ACSES.
The data in the table refers to civil service organisations and civil servants only. Data for non-civil service organisations are not available centrally.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"IgQ30QN3","AnswerText":["
The data requested are in the tables attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-17T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"eXei89aZ","AnswerText":["The data requested are in the tables attached.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-16T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"XNfVUVM9","AnswerText":["There have been no visits to Boscombe Down in the last 12 months.
There have been no ministerial visits to Boscombe Down in the last 12 months. Home Office officials have visited during this period.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-29T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"4uqj0VKP","AnswerText":["
There have been no visits to Boscombe Down in the last 12 months.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-15T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"Y6oosJV5","AnswerText":["The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of maternity support workers working in National Health Service hospital trusts and other core organisations in England, annually from September 2018 to 2023:
Year Maternity Services Neonatal Nursing Total September 2018 6,843 417 7,260 September 2019 6,951 435 7,386 September 2020 7,126 474 7,600 September 2021 6,987 464 7,451 September 2022 7,195 443 7,638 September 2023 7,577 485 8,063
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Source: NHS Workforce Statistics, NHS Digital
Notes:
The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of maternity support workers working in National Health Service hospital trusts and other core organisations in England, annually from September 2018 to 2023:
Maternity Services | Neonatal Nursing | Total | |
September 2018 | 6,843 | 417 | 7,260 |
September 2019 | 6,951 | 435 | 7,386 |
September 2020 | 7,126 | 474 | 7,600 |
September 2021 | 6,987 | 464 | 7,451 |
September 2022 | 7,195 | 443 | 7,638 |
September 2023 | 7,577 | 485 | 8,063 |
Source: NHS Workforce Statistics, NHS Digital
Notes:
Approximately 89% of prescriptions are dispensed free of charge. People on a low income who do not qualify for an exemption from prescription charges can seek help under the NHS Low Income Scheme, which provides help with health costs on an income-related basis. For those who do not qualify for an exemption, prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) allow people to obtain as many prescriptions as they need for a set cost. A three-monthly PPC or an annual PPC will save people money if they need four or more items in three months or 12 13 or more items in 12 months.
Approximately 89% of prescriptions are dispensed free of charge. People on a low income who do not qualify for an exemption from prescription charges can seek help under the NHS Low Income Scheme, which provides help with health costs on an income-related basis. For those who do not qualify for an exemption, prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) allow people to obtain as many prescriptions as they need for a set cost. A three-monthly PPC or an annual PPC will save people money if they need four or more items in three months or 13 or more items in 12 months.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-01-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"yPvgR3YF","AnswerText":["There have been no such discussions. The Ministry of Defence has contacted the Department at official level requesting additional time to prepare substantive representations setting out its concerns regarding the proposed AQUIND project.
The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence about this project. However, the Ministry of Defence can make representations to the Department via the planning process which will be handled in accordance with their security classification.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-06T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Sx2y07Ld","AnswerText":["There have been no such discussions. The Ministry of Defence has contacted the Department at official level requesting additional time to prepare substantive representations setting out its concerns regarding the proposed AQUIND project.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-02T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"kJiXog2I","AnswerText":["The UK strongly supports an immediate end of hostilities in Sudan, both for the sake of its own people, and to avoid damaging consequences for its relations with neighbours and serious impacts for the wider region. We continue to support the international community's efforts to reach a ceasefire and work towards a civilian political transition. The UK expects all countries to comply with existing UN sanctions and continues to work closely with partners in the UN Security Council to enforce these.
The UK supports an immediate end to hostilities, both for the sake of Sudan's people, and to avoid risks of spillover into the wider region. We continue to support the international community's efforts to reach a ceasefire and work towards a civilian political transition. The UK welcomes the UN Panel of Experts' report on Sudan and expects all countries to comply with existing UN sanctions. We continue to work closely with partners in the UN Security Council to enforce these.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-05T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"MNpP4s9G","AnswerText":["The UK strongly supports an immediate end of hostilities in Sudan, both for the sake of its own people, and to avoid damaging consequences for its relations with neighbours and serious impacts for the wider region. We continue to support the international community's efforts to reach a ceasefire and work towards a civilian political transition. The UK expects all countries to comply with existing UN sanctions and continues to work closely with partners in the UN Security Council to enforce these.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"HAj56LQV","AnswerText":["Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontline of the climate emergency and Pacific Island leaders have made it clear that building climate resilience is their priority. UK support for climate adaptation sits at the heart of HMG ministerial engagement with Pacific Island counterparts. At COP28 we co-hosted the Third Climate Development Ministerial with Vanuatu. The Minister for the Indo-Pacific discussed climate change with a range of ministers at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in November 2023 and the former Foreign Secretary discussed it with the leaders and ministers he met during his visit to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in April 2023.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontline of climate change and Pacific Island leaders have made it clear that building climate resilience is their priority. UK support for climate adaptation sits at the heart of HMG ministerial engagement with Pacific Island counterparts. At COP28 we co-hosted the Third Climate Development Ministerial with Vanuatu. The Minister for the Indo-Pacific discussed climate change with a range of ministers at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in November 2023 and the former Foreign Secretary discussed it with the leaders and ministers he met during his visit to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in April 2023.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-08T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"PXsTw43l","AnswerText":["Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontline of the climate emergency and Pacific Island leaders have made it clear that building climate resilience is their priority. UK support for climate adaptation sits at the heart of HMG ministerial engagement with Pacific Island counterparts. At COP28 we co-hosted the Third Climate Development Ministerial with Vanuatu. The Minister for the Indo-Pacific discussed climate change with a range of ministers at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in November 2023 and the former Foreign Secretary discussed it with the leaders and ministers he met during his visit to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in April 2023.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"JztnQQ02","AnswerText":["NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia, and central to this is the provision of personalised care and support planning for post diagnostic support. Information on the average length of time it takes for a person with dementia to receive a completed care and support plan is not collected centrally., and there are no plans to do so.
NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia, and central to this is the provision of personalised care and support planning for post diagnostic support. Information on the average length of time it takes for a person with dementia to receive a completed care and support plan is not collected centrally, and there are no plans to do so.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"BM5iTl3i","AnswerText":["The UK is appalled by allegations that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned. The UK's pause in any future funding of UNRWA will remain in place until we review the allegations, and we are looking to our partners in the UN to carry out a robust and comprehensive investigation. Further questions on the investigation are a matter for the UN.
We are pausing any future funding of UNRWA while we review the concerning allegations. Gaza still stands. This support is helping people in Gaza get food, water, shelter and medicines. The UK is providing \u00a360 million in humanitarian assistance to support partners including the British Red Cross, UNICEF, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERCS) to respond to critical food, fuel, water, health, shelter and security needs in Gaza.
However, we remain committed to getting humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza who desperately need it, and our decision to pause future funding to UNRWA has no impact on the UK's contribution to the humanitarian response. Our commitment to trebling aid to Gaza still stands, and we are getting on with aid delivery through funding multiple implementing partners including other UN agencies and international and UK NGOs. This support is helping people in Gaza get food, water, shelter and medicines. The UK is providing \u00a360 million in humanitarian assistance to support partners including the British Red Cross, UNICEF, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERCS) to respond to critical food, fuel, water, health, shelter and security needs in Gaza.
We are currently supporting NGOs and UN partners to deliver medical aid and care in the Gaza Strip. This includes support for primary healthcare, trauma and emergency care services, disease surveillance and outbreak response, and deployment of Emergency Medical Teams. We are also exploring further options to help meet the medical needs of Palestinians.
The UK is appalled by allegations that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned. The UK's pause in any future funding of UNRWA will remain in place until we review the allegations, and we are looking to our partners in the UN to carry out a robust and comprehensive investigation. Further questions on the investigation are a matter for the UN.
However, we remain committed to getting humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza who desperately need it, and our decision to pause future funding to UNRWA has no impact on the UK's contribution to the humanitarian response. Our commitment to trebling aid to Gaza still stands, and we are getting on with aid delivery through funding multiple implementing partners including other UN agencies and international and UK NGOs. This support is helping people in Gaza get food, water, shelter and medicines. The UK is providing \u00a360 million in humanitarian assistance to support partners including the British Red Cross, UNICEF, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and Egyptian Red Crescent Society (ERCS) to respond to critical food, fuel, water, health, shelter and security needs in Gaza.
We are currently supporting NGOs and UN partners to deliver medical aid and care in the Gaza Strip. This includes support for primary healthcare, trauma and emergency care services, disease surveillance and outbreak response, and deployment of Emergency Medical Teams. We are also exploring further options to help meet the medical needs of Palestinians.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-08T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"WAFq80SV","AnswerText":["In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" as an independent state. UK trade statistics from the Office for National Statistics, which provide most of the headline information shown in the trade and investment factsheets, do not include figures identifying UK trade with the north of Cyprus self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It is therefore not possible to produce a separate trade and investment factsheet.
UK trade statistics from the Office for National Statistics, which provide most of the headline information shown in the trade and investment factsheets, do not include figures identifying UK trade with the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It is therefore not possible to produce a separate trade and investment factsheet.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-05T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"mCgRRuFY","AnswerText":["A review of Arts Council England was publicly announced by the Cabinet Office on 23 September 2023 as part of its annual list of Public Body Reviews. The next steps will be announced via a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament.
A review of the Arts Council England (ACE) was publicly announced by the Cabinet Office on 23 September 2023 as part of their annual list of Public Body Reviews.
To date, the first stage Self Assessment Model has been completed by both the ACE and Sponsor Team. Following this, the DCMS Secretary of State affirmed her decision to conduct a full review of the public body.
The review will be led by an independent Lead Reviewer, which the Public Body Reviews team are working towards appointing and announcing at the earliest possible date. Private Office and Spads have been well informed during this process. Guidance on the review process is available here.
The Cabinet Office announcement was widely circulated in the arts world media at the time, though the process of securing a Lead Reviewer has taken some time, likely leading to this question about the timeline for the review.
The review time frame is subject to many influences including Lead Reviewer availability, availability of stakeholders from which to gather evidence, complexity of subject matter etc and so providing timeframes for them is unhelpful.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-13T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"I0dO7Y0n","AnswerText":["
A review of the Arts Council England (ACE) was publicly announced by the Cabinet Office on 23 September 2023 as part of their annual list of Public Body Reviews.
To date, the first stage Self Assessment Model has been completed by both the ACE and Sponsor Team. Following this, the DCMS Secretary of State affirmed her decision to conduct a full review of the public body.
The review will be led by an independent Lead Reviewer, which the Public Body Reviews team are working towards appointing and announcing at the earliest possible date. Private Office and Spads have been well informed during this process. Guidance on the review process is available here.
The Cabinet Office announcement was widely circulated in the arts world media at the time, though the process of securing a Lead Reviewer has taken some time, likely leading to this question about the timeline for the review.
The review time frame is subject to many influences including Lead Reviewer availability, availability of stakeholders from which to gather evidence, complexity of subject matter etc and so providing timeframes for them is unhelpful.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-01T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"IFaC4fTU","AnswerText":["
Whilst we will always fulfil our obligations under relevant legislation, we have simply got to move away from identity politics infecting every facet of public discourse. The Government is committed to reforming leasehold for everyone, irrespective of background or any other characteristic. This Government is committed to supporting home ownership and first-time buyers. We have also introduced the Leasehold and Freehold Bill to reform leasehold for everyone.
Whilst we will always fulfil our obligations under relevant legislation, we have simply got to move away from identity politics infecting every facet of public discourse. The Government is committed to reforming leasehold for everyone, irrespective of background or any other characteristic.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-13T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"q9OOB8iZ","AnswerText":["Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity. Where appropriate, the Government will also seek to permanently remove foreign criminals from the UK via the Early Removal Scheme once they have served the minimum required of their sentence. This is our best performing removal scheme with 5,262 Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) having been removed between January 2019 and June 2022.
The Home Office removed 16,676 foreign national offenders since January 2019 to September 2023. Published figures show that FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period.
Our new Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Albania entered into force in May 2023 and we have signed a new Prisoner Transfer Agreement with the Philippines. We are looking to negotiate new Prisoner Transfer Agreements with key EU Member States and wider-world countries
Foreign national offender removals via Prisoner Transfer Agreements since 2010:
Year: | Removals: |
2010 | 46 |
2011 | 33 |
2012 | 41 |
2013 | 44 |
2014 | 34 |
2015 | 57 |
2016 | 99 |
2017 | 107 |
2018 | 111 |
2019 | 136 |
2020 | 81 |
2021 | 73 |
2022 | 50 |
2023 |
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Countries or Territories we have removed foreign national offenders to via Prisoner Transfer Agreements since 2010:
Albania | Denmark | Latvia | Slovakia |
Austria | Ecuador | Lithuania | Slovenia |
Belgium | Estonia | Macedonia | Spain |
Bermuda | France | Malta | Sri Lanka |
Bolivia | Germany | Montenegro | St Helena |
Brazil | Ghana | Netherlands | Sweden |
Bulgaria | Gibraltar | Nigeria | Switzerland |
Canada | Greece | Norway | Turkey |
Cayman | Hungary | Pakistan | Ukraine |
Chile | India | Poland | Vietnam |
Croatia | Ireland | Portugal | Iraq |
Cyprus | Israel | Romania |
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Czech Republic | Italy | Saudi |
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"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-02-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"RzV5WSvl","AnswerText":["
Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity. Where appropriate, the Government will also seek to permanently remove foreign criminals from the UK via the Early Removal Scheme once they have served the minimum required of their sentence. This is our best performing removal scheme with 5,262 Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) having been removed between January 2019 and June 2022.
The Home Office removed 16,676 foreign national offenders since January 2019 to September 2023. Published figures show that FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period (ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period.
Our new Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Albania entered into force in May 2023 and we have signed a new Prisoner Transfer Agreement with the Philippines. We are looking to negotiate new Prisoner Transfer Agreements with key EU Member States and wider-world countries
Foreign national offender removals via Prisoner Transfer Agreements since 2010:
Year: | Removals: |
2010 | 46 |
2011 | 33 |
2012 | 41 |
2013 | 44 |
2014 | 34 |
2015 | 57 |
2016 | 99 |
2017 | 107 |
2018 | 111 |
2019 | 136 |
2020 | 81 |
2021 | 73 |
2022 | 50 |
2023 | 23 |
Countries or Territories we have removed foreign national offenders to via Prisoner Transfer Agreements since 2010:
Albania | Denmark | Latvia | Slovakia |
Austria | Ecuador | Lithuania | Slovenia |
Belgium | Estonia | Macedonia | Spain |
Bermuda | France | Malta | Sri Lanka |
Bolivia | Germany | Montenegro | St Helena |
Brazil | Ghana | Netherlands | Sweden |
Bulgaria | Gibraltar | Nigeria | Switzerland |
Canada | Greece | Norway | Turkey |
Cayman | Hungary | Pakistan | Ukraine |
Chile | India | Poland | Vietnam |
Croatia | Ireland | Portugal |
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Cyprus | Israel | Romania |
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Czech Republic | Italy | Saudi |
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We will publish the Economic Impact Assessment of the legislative measures required to enable the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in due course and no later than the Statutory Instruments (Sis) are laid. This will contain summary data tables and they will include the requested information.
Under the new BTOM, consignments can undergo various types of checks depending on the type of product and the level of risk presented. Low risk consignments will not undergo documentary, ID or physical checks. All medium risk products of animal origin (POAO) will undergo documentary checks with an estimated cost to business of \u00a310-\u00a325 per check. 1% of medium risk consignments of POAO will undergo physical and ID checks, with an estimated cost to business of \u00a3250-\u00a3750 per check. The check rates on high risk consignments of POAO are unchanged. For plant and plant products, the cost of documentary checks is expected to be around \u00a35 per check for high and medium risk goods and the cost of risk-based inspections is expected to be \u00a320-\u00a380 per check. Low risk plant and plant products are not charged for checks. Plans to amend fees for documentary checks will occur under future SIs for the BTOM.
We will publish the Economic Impact Assessment of the legislative measures required to enable the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in due course and no later than the Statutory Instruments (Sis) are laid. This will contain summary data tables and they will include the requested information.
Under the new BTOM, consignments can undergo various types of checks depending on the type of product and the level of risk presented. Low risk consignments will not undergo documentary, ID or physical checks. All medium risk products of animal origin (POAO) will undergo documentary checks with an estimated cost to business of \u00a310-\u00a325 per check. 1% of medium risk consignments of POAO will undergo physical and ID checks, with an estimated cost to business of \u00a3250-\u00a3750 per check. The check rates on high risk consignments of POAO are unchanged. For plant and plant products, the cost of documentary checks is expected to be around \u00a35 per check for high and medium risk goods and the cost of risk-based inspections is expected to be \u00a320-\u00a380 per check. Low risk plant and plant products are not charged for checks. Plans to amend fees for documentary checks will occur under future SIs for the BTOM.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-03-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"QxGUncjW","AnswerText":["We will publish the Economic Impact Assessment of the legislative measures required to enable the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in due course and no later than the Statutory Instruments (Sis) are laid. This will contain summary data tables and they will include the requested information.
Under the new BTOM, consignments can undergo various types of checks depending on the type of product and the level of risk presented. Low risk consignments will not undergo documentary, ID or physical checks. All medium risk products of animal origin (POAO) will undergo documentary checks with an estimated cost to business of \u00a310-\u00a325 per check. 1% of medium risk consignments of POAO will undergo physical and ID checks, with an estimated cost to business of \u00a3250-\u00a3750 per check. The check rates on high risk consignments of POAO are unchanged. For plant and plant products, the cost of documentary checks is expected to be around \u00a35 per check for high and medium risk goods and the cost of risk-based inspections is expected to be \u00a320-\u00a380 per check. Low risk plant and plant products are not charged for checks. Plans to amend fees for documentary checks will occur under future SIs for the BTOM.
We will publish the Economic Impact Assessment of the legislative measures required to enable the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in due course and no later than the Statutory Instruments (Sis) are laid. This will contain summary data tables and they will include the requested information.
Under the new BTOM, consignments can undergo various types of checks depending on the type of product and the level of risk presented. Low risk consignments will not undergo documentary, ID or physical checks. All medium risk products of animal origin (POAO) will undergo documentary checks with an estimated cost to business of \u00a310-\u00a325 per check. 1% of medium risk consignments of POAO will undergo physical and ID checks, with an estimated cost to business of \u00a3250-\u00a3750 per check. The check rates on high risk consignments of POAO are unchanged. For plant and plant products, the cost of documentary checks is expected to be around \u00a35 per check for high and medium risk goods and the cost of risk-based inspections is expected to be \u00a320-\u00a380 per check. Low risk plant and plant products are not charged for checks. Plans to amend fees for documentary checks will occur under future SIs for the BTOM.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-03-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zbPuaUWI","AnswerText":["We will publish the Economic Impact Assessment of the legislative measures required to enable the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in due course and no later than the Statutory Instruments (Sis) are laid. This will contain summary data tables and they will include the requested information.
Under the new BTOM, consignments can undergo various types of checks depending on the type of product and the level of risk presented. Low risk consignments will not undergo documentary, ID or physical checks. All medium risk products of animal origin (POAO) will undergo documentary checks with an estimated cost to business of \u00a310-\u00a325 per check. 1% of medium risk consignments of POAO will undergo physical and ID checks, with an estimated cost to business of \u00a3250-\u00a3750 per check. The check rates on high risk consignments of POAO are unchanged. For plant and plant products, the cost of documentary checks is expected to be around \u00a35 per check for high and medium risk goods and the cost of risk-based inspections is expected to be \u00a320-\u00a380 per check. Low risk plant and plant products are not charged for checks. Plans to amend fees for documentary checks will occur under future SIs for the BTOM.
We will publish the Economic Impact Assessment of the legislative measures required to enable the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in due course and no later than the Statutory Instruments (Sis) are laid. This will contain summary data tables and they will include the requested information.
Under the new BTOM, consignments can undergo various types of checks depending on the type of product and the level of risk presented. Low risk consignments will not undergo documentary, ID or physical checks. All medium risk products of animal origin (POAO) will undergo documentary checks with an estimated cost to business of \u00a310-\u00a325 per check. 1% of medium risk consignments of POAO will undergo physical and ID checks, with an estimated cost to business of \u00a3250-\u00a3750 per check. The check rates on high risk consignments of POAO are unchanged. For plant and plant products, the cost of documentary checks is expected to be around \u00a35 per check for high and medium risk goods and the cost of risk-based inspections is expected to be \u00a320-\u00a380 per check. Low risk plant and plant products are not charged for checks. Plans to amend fees for documentary checks will occur under future SIs for the BTOM.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-03-12T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zLZSZoaT","AnswerText":["The UK position and ongoing support for the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination remains unchanged. As the Foreign Secretary made clear on his recent visit to the Falkland Islands and in his meeting with Argentine Foreign Minister Mondino at the G20 in February, as long as the Islanders wish to remain part of the UK family, there can be no discussions on sovereignty. At their meeting on 17 January, the Foreign Secretary and President Milei discussed how to enhance UK-Argentina relations through greater cooperation on areas of mutual interest including trade, education, culture and enhancing people to people links. On the Falkland Islands, the Foreign Secretary and President Milei said they would agree to disagree, and do so politely.
The Government is discussing with our partners how to use immobilised assets to support Ukraine. G7 Leaders have tasked Ministries to continue working on these issues and to report back ahead of the Leaders' Summit in June. We will update the House as this develops, noting it would not be appropriate to offer a running commentary on those discussions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-03-21T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"QNL1p8Mc","AnswerText":["The UK position and ongoing support for the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination remains unchanged. As the Foreign Secretary made clear on his recent visit to the Falkland Islands and in his meeting with Argentine Foreign Minister Mondino at the G20 in February, as long as the Islanders wish to remain part of the UK family, there can be no discussions on sovereignty. At their meeting on 17 January, the Foreign Secretary and President Milei discussed how to enhance UK-Argentina relations through greater cooperation on areas of mutual interest including trade, education, culture and enhancing people to people links. On the Falkland Islands, the Foreign Secretary and President Milei said they would agree to disagree, and do so politely.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-03-21T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"zbn5hJtQ","AnswerText":["The UK\u2019s position on settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law and undermine the prospect of a two-state solution.
Under the existing UK-Israel trade agreement, goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the agreement between the UK and Israel, nor the agreement between the UK and the Palestinian Authority Liberation Organization.
I can confirm that tThis will not change in the upgraded FTA with Israel. The UK will not compromise on any of our longstanding positions on the Middle East Peace Process throughout this negotiation, including with respect to settlements.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-03-27T00:00:00Z","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"Nhymk4By","AnswerText":["
The UK\u2019s position on settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law and undermine the prospect of a two-state solution.
Under the existing UK-Israel trade agreement, goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the agreement between the UK and Israel, or the agreement between the UK and the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
I can confirm that this will not change in the upgraded FTA with Israel. The UK will not compromise on any of our longstanding positions on the Middle East Peace Process throughout this negotiation, including with respect to settlements.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-03-26T00:00:00Z"}},{"LocalId":"KU09LCUt","AnswerText":["The information requested is provided in the data tables below and is taken from HMCTS administrative data systems.
We have not been able to provide figures for 2011 as this data was not recorded centrally before 2014.
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Count of the Private and Public Law Open Caseload as at the 31st March 2016 broken down by representative 1,2 | ||||||||
| Public Law3 Open Caseload | Private Law Open Caseload | ||||||
DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE AREA | Both Applicant and Respondent were represented | Applicant only represented | Respondent only represented | Neither Applicant nor Respondent Represented | Both Applicant and Respondent were represented | Applicant only represented | Respondent only represented | Neither Applicant nor Respondent Represented |
Birmingham | 188 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 203 | 321 | 124 | 435 |
Blackburn/Lancaster | 264 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 185 | 78 | 196 |
Bournemouth and Dorset | 114 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 86 | 41 | 118 |
Brighton | 141 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 171 | 93 | 283 |
Bristol (A, NS and G) | 194 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 141 | 90 | 201 |
Carlisle | 75 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 52 | 20 | 75 |
Central London | 302 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 224 | 375 | 150 | 606 |
Cleveland and South Durham | 167 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 98 | 45 | 117 |
Coventry | 130 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 116 | 53 | 171 |
Derby | 101 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 77 | 51 | 96 |
Devon | 169 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 127 | 79 | 158 |
East London | 290 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 267 | 379 | 183 | 630 |
Essex and Suffolk | 209 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 221 | 158 | 337 |
Guildford | 60 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 67 | 47 | 138 |
Humberside | 124 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 103 | 53 | 182 |
Leicester | 128 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 88 | 63 | 146 |
Lincoln | 67 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 73 | 40 | 70 |
Liverpool | 371 | 101 | 1 | 5 | 210 | 263 | 158 | 448 |
Luton | 81 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 100 | 52 | 158 |
Manchester | 326 | 136 | 1 | 4 | 249 | 321 | 154 | 466 |
Medway and Canterbury | 193 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 93 | 46 | 220 |
Milton Keynes | 97 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 63 | 40 | 96 |
North Wales | 87 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 54 | 60 | 70 |
North Yorkshire | 42 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 56 | 29 | 85 |
Northampton | 121 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 57 | 48 | 155 |
Northumbria and North Durham | 392 | 77 | 0 | 5 | 191 | 220 | 113 | 270 |
Norwich | 92 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 89 | 38 | 116 |
Nottingham | 129 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 135 | 102 | 159 |
Peterborough and Cambridge | 109 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 69 | 30 | 101 |
Portsmouth (Hampshire and IOW) | 154 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 200 | 110 | 301 |
Reading | 201 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 211 | 109 | 263 |
Royal Courts of Justice | 25 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 214 | 460 | 36 | 164 |
South East Wales | 211 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 172 | 110 | 227 |
South Yorkshire | 236 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 168 | 97 | 264 |
Stoke on Trent | 123 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 122 | 81 | 161 |
Swansea | 111 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 87 | 64 | 65 |
Swindon | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 103 | 54 | 145 |
Taunton | 92 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 43 | 23 | 60 |
Truro | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 30 | 71 |
Watford | 110 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 90 | 66 | 170 |
West London | 277 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 296 | 167 | 424 |
West Yorkshire | 308 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 215 | 296 | 135 | 276 |
Wolverhampton | 213 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 186 | 67 | 174 |
Worcester | 71 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 74 | 44 | 86 |
(blank) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Grand Total | 6996 | 1659 | 17 | 77 | 5062 | 6757 | 3431 | 9154 |
Count of the Private and Public Law Open Caseload as at the 31st March 2019 broken down by representative 1,2 | ||||||||
| Public Law3 Open Caseload | Private Law Open Caseload | ||||||
DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE AREA | Both Applicant and Respondent were represented | Applicant only represented | Respondent only represented | Neither Applicant nor Respondent Represented | Both Applicant and Respondent were represented | Applicant only represented | Respondent only represented | Neither Applicant nor Respondent Represented |
Birmingham | 181 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 252 | 368 | 162 | 607 |
Blackburn/Lancaster | 338 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 271 | 152 | 477 |
Bournemouth and Dorset | 83 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 89 | 63 | 165 |
Brighton | 177 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 167 | 101 | 339 |
Bristol (A, NS and G) | 225 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 236 | 170 | 430 |
Carlisle | 89 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 49 | 32 | 114 |
Central London | 309 | 116 | 0 | 8 | 270 | 406 | 245 | 543 |
Cleveland and South Durham | 240 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 107 | 127 | 75 | 178 |
Coventry | 180 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 127 | 98 | 239 |
Derby | 246 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 110 | 81 | 157 |
Devon | 172 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 192 | 167 | 289 |
East London | 346 | 128 | 0 | 5 | 432 | 594 | 371 | 1068 |
Essex and Suffolk | 223 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 212 | 340 | 218 | 664 |
Guildford | 96 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 105 | 79 | 291 |
Humberside | 144 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 122 | 79 | 287 |
Leicester | 132 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 127 | 177 | 105 | 275 |
Lincoln | 98 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 126 | 72 | 155 |
Liverpool | 418 | 156 | 0 | 5 | 244 | 379 | 245 | 689 |
Luton | 55 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 91 | 55 | 181 |
Manchester | 466 | 180 | 0 | 6 | 301 | 457 | 261 | 828 |
Medway and Canterbury | 170 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 166 | 119 | 370 |
Milton Keynes | 109 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 73 | 43 | 223 |
North Wales | 107 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 87 | 50 | 93 |
North Yorkshire | 39 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 114 | 71 | 150 |
Northampton | 123 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 71 | 52 | 193 |
Northumbria and North Durham | 440 | 168 | 1 | 7 | 288 | 377 | 282 | 627 |
Norwich | 141 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 122 | 82 | 203 |
Nottingham | 165 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 164 | 112 | 300 |
Peterborough and Cambridge | 127 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 103 | 75 | 193 |
Portsmouth (Hampshire and IOW) | 207 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 237 | 168 | 507 |
Reading | 237 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 232 | 176 | 441 |
Royal Courts of Justice | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 390 | 27 | 130 |
South East Wales | 243 | 51 | 0 | 6 | 245 | 257 | 188 | 416 |
South Yorkshire | 337 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 198 | 160 | 390 |
Stoke on Trent | 194 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 159 | 89 | 244 |
Swansea | 141 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 225 | 154 | 98 | 144 |
Swindon | 83 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 81 | 54 | 160 |
Taunton | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 48 | 53 | 116 |
Truro | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 114 |
Watford | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 121 | 84 | 303 |
West London | 346 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 298 | 458 | 265 | 744 |
West Yorkshire | 347 | 123 | 2 | 5 | 309 | 442 | 252 | 539 |
Wolverhampton | 337 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 207 | 240 | 143 | 319 |
Worcester | 58 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 96 | 59 | 105 |
Grand Total | 8387 | 2233 | 14 | 93 | 6730 | 8976 | 5586 | 15000 |
This is Management Information; the data is taken from a live management information system and can change over time and may differ from previously published data. | ||||||||
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2. A party is considered 'applicant-represented' if at least one applicant has a recorded representative, and likewise for respondents. | ||||||||
3. The majority of Public law applicants are public bodies with access to their own legal resources - however, this legal representation is often not recorded. To address this, we introduced a methodology which assumes that all public body applicants have legal representation. | ||||||||
Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system. |
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-04-22T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"yGEKtfUp","AnswerText":["
The information requested is provided in the data tables below and is taken from HMCTS administrative data systems.
We have not been able to provide figures for 2011 as this data was not recorded centrally before 2014.
Count of the Private and Public Law Open Caseload as at the 31st March 2016 broken down to include cases without a representative |
| ||||||
DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE AREA | Public Law Open Caseload | Private Law Open Caseload |
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Unrepresented1 | Represented | Total | Unrepresented1 | Represented | Total |
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Birmingham | 65 | 186 | 251 | 730 | 317 | 1047 |
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Blackburn/Lancaster | 36 | 258 | 294 | 379 | 228 | 607 |
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Bournemouth and Dorset | 19 | 113 | 132 | 204 | 94 | 298 |
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Brighton | 44 | 141 | 185 | 454 | 183 | 637 |
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Bristol (A, NS and G) | 35 | 193 | 228 | 338 | 205 | 543 |
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Carlisle | 16 | 73 | 89 | 126 | 53 | 179 |
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Central London | 120 | 325 | 445 | 1600 | 622 | 2222 |
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Cleveland and South Durham | 36 | 166 | 202 | 215 | 152 | 367 |
|
Coventry | 17 | 124 | 141 | 279 | 154 | 433 |
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Derby | 19 | 100 | 119 | 172 | 126 | 298 |
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Devon | 39 | 167 | 206 | 285 | 180 | 465 |
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East London | 95 | 285 | 380 | 1000 | 447 | 1447 |
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Essex and Suffolk | 64 | 198 | 262 | 554 | 306 | 860 |
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Guildford | 31 | 58 | 89 | 204 | 117 | 321 |
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Humberside | 34 | 122 | 156 | 285 | 115 | 400 |
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Leicester | 28 | 123 | 151 | 230 | 145 | 375 |
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Lincoln | 8 | 67 | 75 | 142 | 97 | 239 |
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Liverpool | 106 | 364 | 470 | 708 | 363 | 1071 |
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Luton | 14 | 81 | 95 | 256 | 99 | 355 |
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Manchester | 139 | 320 | 459 | 777 | 398 | 1175 |
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Medway and Canterbury | 52 | 184 | 236 | 312 | 100 | 412 |
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Milton Keynes | 24 | 176 | 200 | 328 | 170 | 498 |
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North Wales | 15 | 85 | 100 | 122 | 144 | 266 |
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North Yorkshire | 12 | 42 | 54 | 141 | 93 | 234 |
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Northampton | 37 | 121 | 158 | 208 | 83 | 291 |
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Northumbria and North Durham | 82 | 380 | 462 | 485 | 296 | 781 |
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Norwich | 23 | 90 | 113 | 203 | 90 | 293 |
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Nottingham | 25 | 119 | 144 | 294 | 207 | 501 |
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Peterborough and Cambridge | 18 | 106 | 124 | 170 | 86 | 256 |
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Portsmouth (Hampshire and IOW) | 31 | 150 | 181 | 499 | 248 | 747 |
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Reading | 28 | 116 | 144 | 299 | 176 | 475 |
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South East Wales | 33 | 209 | 242 | 392 | 272 | 664 |
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South Yorkshire | 48 | 235 | 283 | 429 | 230 | 659 |
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Stoke on Trent | 25 | 111 | 136 | 274 | 177 | 451 |
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Swansea | 33 | 109 | 142 | 152 | 196 | 348 |
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Swindon | 9 | 53 | 62 | 248 | 118 | 366 |
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Taunton | 12 | 92 | 104 | 103 | 51 | 154 |
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Truro | 5 | 46 | 51 | 116 | 80 | 196 |
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Watford | 33 | 109 | 142 | 260 | 142 | 402 |
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West London | 73 | 270 | 343 | 717 | 371 | 1088 |
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West Yorkshire | 43 | 304 | 347 | 572 | 349 | 921 |
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Wolverhampton | 58 | 208 | 266 | 352 | 198 | 550 |
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Worcester | 15 | 68 | 83 | 158 | 110 | 268 |
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(blank) | 37 | 161 | 198 | 135 | 105 | 240 |
|
Grand Total | 1736 | 7008 | 8744 | 15907 | 8493 | 24400 |
|
Count of the Private and Public Law Open Caseload as at the 31st March 2019 broken down to include cases without a representative |
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DESIGNATED FAMILY JUDGE AREA | Public Law Open Caseload | Private Law Open Caseload |
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Unrepresented1 | Represented | Total | Unrepresented1 | Represented | Total |
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Birmingham | 64 | 180 | 244 | 973 | 412 | 1385 |
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Blackburn/Lancaster | 91 | 337 | 428 | 747 | 313 | 1060 |
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Bournemouth and Dorset | 10 | 83 | 93 | 254 | 141 | 395 |
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Brighton | 26 | 177 | 203 | 506 | 235 | 741 |
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Bristol (A, NS and G) | 54 | 225 | 279 | 666 | 339 | 1005 |
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Carlisle | 23 | 89 | 112 | 163 | 93 | 256 |
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Central London | 134 | 320 | 454 | 1467 | 685 | 2152 |
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Cleveland and South Durham | 65 | 240 | 305 | 305 | 182 | 487 |
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Coventry | 42 | 180 | 222 | 365 | 213 | 578 |
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Derby | 40 | 245 | 285 | 267 | 197 | 464 |
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Devon | 45 | 172 | 217 | 481 | 337 | 818 |
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East London | 132 | 343 | 475 | 1658 | 803 | 2461 |
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Essex and Suffolk | 82 | 220 | 302 | 1000 | 428 | 1428 |
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Guildford | 44 | 95 | 139 | 396 | 185 | 581 |
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Humberside | 53 | 146 | 199 | 409 | 127 | 536 |
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Leicester | 44 | 128 | 172 | 450 | 232 | 682 |
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Lincoln | 16 | 98 | 114 | 280 | 156 | 436 |
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Liverpool | 161 | 414 | 575 | 1068 | 489 | 1557 |
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Luton | 24 | 55 | 79 | 272 | 115 | 387 |
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Manchester | 185 | 462 | 647 | 1284 | 562 | 1846 |
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Medway and Canterbury | 52 | 167 | 219 | 536 | 251 | 787 |
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Milton Keynes | 39 | 200 | 239 | 475 | 212 | 687 |
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North Wales | 30 | 108 | 138 | 180 | 141 | 321 |
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North Yorkshire | 11 | 39 | 50 | 264 | 157 | 421 |
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Northampton | 22 | 123 | 145 | 264 | 99 | 363 |
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Northumbria and North Durham | 175 | 438 | 613 | 1004 | 569 | 1573 |
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Norwich | 51 | 139 | 190 | 324 | 167 | 491 |
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Nottingham | 28 | 160 | 188 | 464 | 244 | 708 |
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Peterborough and Cambridge | 22 | 126 | 148 | 296 | 167 | 463 |
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Portsmouth (Hampshire and IOW) | 41 | 206 | 247 | 744 | 331 | 1075 |
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Reading | 23 | 145 | 168 | 488 | 244 | 732 |
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South East Wales | 57 | 243 | 300 | 670 | 432 | 1102 |
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South Yorkshire | 45 | 336 | 381 | 587 | 341 | 928 |
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Stoke on Trent | 48 | 193 | 241 | 402 | 221 | 623 |
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Swansea | 22 | 140 | 162 | 298 | 322 | 620 |
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Swindon | 10 | 82 | 92 | 241 | 110 | 351 |
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Taunton | 6 | 63 | 69 | 164 | 110 | 274 |
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Truro | 9 | 56 | 65 | 166 | 113 | 279 |
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Watford | 14 | 84 | 98 | 424 | 183 | 607 |
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West London | 64 | 344 | 408 | 1200 | 563 | 1763 |
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West Yorkshire | 127 | 347 | 474 | 981 | 561 | 1542 |
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Wolverhampton | 60 | 333 | 393 | 556 | 349 | 905 |
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Worcester | 23 | 57 | 80 | 200 | 163 | 363 |
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(blank) | 12 | 58 | 70 | 28 | 21 | 49 |
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Grand Total | 2326 | 8396 | 10722 | 23967 | 12315 | 36282 |
|
The number of incidents of a prisoner assault leading to a prison staff member requiring hospital treatment 2018-2022 can be found in the attached table. Data on staff assaults for the calendar year 2023 is subject to future publication on 25 April, in \u2018Safety in custody: quarterly update to December 2023\u2019.
Changes were made to the recording of assaults in April 2017 that affects the reporting of hospitalisation. This change means that a comparable time series for this question can only be provided from 2018 onwards.
Staff must be able to expect a safe and decent work environment. We will not tolerate any violence against prison officers, and prisoners who are violent towards staff will face the full consequences of their actions.
We are committed to making prisons a safe place to work and providing prison officers with the right support, training and tools to empower them to do their jobs.
To protect staff and prisoners in very serious assaults, we have rolled out PAVA \u2013 a synthetic pepper spray \u2013 for use by prison officers in the adult male estate. Staff are able to use the PAVA spray where there is serious violence or an imminent or perceived risk of it.
We have rolled out a new Body Worn Video Camera system which has increased the overall number of cameras across public sector prisons to over 13,000. This enables every operational band 3-5 officer on shift to wear a camera. They are supported by a new Policy Framework which mandates the wearing of the cameras.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-04-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"HJPpeuPR","AnswerText":["The number of incidents of a prisoner assault leading to a prison staff member requiring hospital treatment 2018-2022 can be found in the attached table. Data on staff assaults for the calendar year 2023 is subject to future publication on 25 April, in \u2018Safety in custody: quarterly update to December 2023\u2019.
Changes were made to the recording of assaults in April 2017 that affects the reporting of hospitalisation. This change means that a comparable time series for this question can only be provided from 2018 onwards.
Staff must be able to expect a safe and decent work environment. We will not tolerate any violence against prison officers, and prisoners who are violent towards staff will face the full consequences of their actions.
We are committed to making prisons a safe place to work and providing prison officers with the right support, training and tools to empower them to do their jobs.
To protect staff and prisoners in very serious assaults, we have rolled out PAVA \u2013 a synthetic pepper spray \u2013 for use by prison officers in the adult male estate. Staff are able to use the PAVA spray where there is serious violence or an imminent or perceived risk of it.
We have rolled out a new Body Worn Video Camera system which has increased the overall number of cameras across public sector prisons to over 13,000. This enables every operational band 3-5 officer on shift to wear a camera. They are supported by a new Policy Framework which mandates the wearing of the cameras.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-04-22T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"uW9lYbMT","AnswerText":["The Department for Business and Trade is responsible for employment rights.
In order to support this, the department collects and produces labour market information through published impact assessments, and statistics on trade union membership in the UK. This is undertaken to better inform policy decisions. They can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade/about/statistics.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-04-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"W4STsaWo","AnswerText":["The Department for Business and Trade is responsible for employment rights.
In order to support this, the department collects and produces labour market information through published impact assessments, and statistics on trade union membership in the UK. This is undertaken to better inform policy decisions.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-04-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"sOPwgisM","AnswerText":["His Majesty's Government and the Royal Navy are working jointly with BAE Systems on options to support Norway's future Frigate Programme.
We are actively supporting the promotion of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship design to other navies around the world with a similar requirement.
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2024 to the right hon. Member for Garston and Halewood (Maria Eagle) to Question 23108.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-23/23108
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-05-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"kEBIlph6","AnswerText":["
His Majesty's Government and the Royal Navy are working jointly with BAE Systems on options to support Norway's future Frigate Programme.
We are actively supporting the promotion of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship design to other navies around the world with a similar requirement.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-04-30T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"x9WKfNt8","AnswerText":["The Government engages with the European Commission on a range of border issues, including the EU Entry/Exit System. We continue to engage on manging its impacts, including plans for public communications.
This is a cross-government effort and we continue to work closely with the Home Office and Department for Transport.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-05-02T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"vLftW4Ej","AnswerText":["The Government engages with the European Commission on a range of border issues, including the EU Entry/Exit System. We continue to engage on manging its impacts, including plans for public communications.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-05-01T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"Hz24952M","AnswerText":["The UK supports human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes in developing countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The UK is the second largest donor to Gavi, having committing \u00a31.65 billion over 2021-2025. The UK was a vocal advocate for inclusion of the HPV vaccine into Gavi's portfolio to help protect the most vulnerable girls from the leading cause of cervical cancer. Since 2014 Gavi has fully immunised 48.2 16.3 million girls and aims to immunise a total of 86 million girls by the end of 2025.
The UK supports human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes in developing countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The UK is the second largest donor to Gavi, having committing \u00a31.65 billion over 2021-2025. The UK was a vocal advocate for inclusion of the HPV vaccine into Gavi's portfolio to help protect the most vulnerable girls from the leading cause of cervical cancer. Since 2014 Gavi has fully immunised 48.2 million girls and aims to immunise a total of 86 million girls by the end of 2025.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-04-23T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"t8xhcdAt","AnswerText":["We are doing more than ever to attract and retain the best staff, including boosting salaries and launching our first-ever nationwide advertising campaign. These efforts are working - we have over 4,800 FTE additional officers between March 2017 and December 2023 and retention rates for prison staff are improving.
In December 2023, across the whole of the Public Sector Prison estate in England for Band 3-5 Prison Officers, Staff in Post was 40 FTE below the Target Staffing level.
This figure is a combination of indicative vacancies at prisons with Staff in Post below their Target Staffing level and the indicative number of surplus staff at other prisons where Staff in Post is above their Target Staffing level. Prisons with surplus staff are likely to be sending those staff to work on Detached Duty at prisons with vacancies, and therefore netting vacancies against surpluses is a reasonable reflection of the overall national position.
At times, we have intentionally over-recruited in certain prisons or regions to give the system wider resilience and where prisons are not at their Target Staffing level. Use of Detached Duty, a long-standing mechanism to deploy staff from one prison or region to support another, is also not reflected in the indicative vacancies number.
Notes
We are doing more than ever to attract and retain the best staff, including boosting salaries and launching our first-ever nationwide advertising campaign. These efforts are working - we have over 4,800 FTE additional officers between March 2017 and December 2023 and retention rates for prison staff are improving.
This figure is a combination of indicative vacancies at prisons with Staff in Post below their Target Staffing level and the indicative number of surplus staff at other prisons where Staff in Post is above their Target Staffing level. Prisons with surplus staff are likely to be sending those staff to work on Detached Duty at prisons with vacancies, and therefore netting vacancies against surpluses is a reasonable reflection of the overall national position.
At times, we have intentionally over-recruited in certain prisons or regions to give the system wider resilience and where prisons are not at their Target Staffing level. Use of Detached Duty, a long-standing mechanism to deploy staff from one prison or region to support another, is also not reflected in the indicative vacancies number.
Notes
As of 1 January 2024, there were 1,650 5,760 personnel based at HMNB Portsmouth. Due to the method used to capture personnel data, this is the most current available figure.
As of 1 January 2024, there were 1,650 personnel based at HMNB Portsmouth. Due to the method used to capture personnel data, this is the most current available figure.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-05-16T00:00:00+01:00"}},{"LocalId":"UIErcTVH","AnswerText":["These figures are reported annually and are accurate as of 01 January 2024. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure, and numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.
University Royal Navy Units (URNU) members, both Training Officers and the Officer Cadets, are all civilians with a status akin to Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and are not members of the Maritime Reserves.
Bases | Number of Service Personnel |
RM Condor | 440 |
HMS Caledonia | 280 |
HMS Dalriada | 80 |
HMNB Clyde |
|
HMS Scotia | 10 |
URNU East Scotland | 90 |
These figures are reported annually and are accurate as of 01 January 2024. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure, and numbers ending in "5" have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.
University Royal Navy Units (URNU) members, both Training Officers and the Officer Cadets, are all civilians with a status akin to Cadet Force Adult Volunteers and are not members of the Maritime Reserves.
Bases | Number of Service Personnel |
RM Condor | 440 |
HMS Caledonia | 280 |
HMS Dalriada | 80 |
HMNB Clyde | 1910 |
HMS Scotia | 10 |
URNU East Scotland | 90 |
The UK government remains concerned at reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. We continue to urge the authorities to ensure that those in detention are treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, in line with international human rights law, and that those in detention are afforded a fair trial and are provided safe conditions, in accordance with Azerbaijan's international obligations and commitments.
The UK government remains concerned by reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. In line with international human rights law, we continue to urge the authorities to ensure those in detention are: i) treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, ii) afforded a fair trial and iii) provided safe conditions. Our Embassy in Baku will continue to raise this with the government of Azerbaijan.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-09-23T00:00:00+01:00","AnswerReplacesAnswer":{"LocalId":"tztPD7n1","AnswerText":["The UK government remains concerned at reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. We continue to urge the authorities to ensure that those in detention are treated with humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person, in line with international human rights law, and that those in detention are afforded a fair trial and are provided safe conditions, in accordance with Azerbaijan's international obligations and commitments.
"],"AnswerGivenDate":"2024-09-17T00:00:00+01:00"}}]}