Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of workless households in the UK in the light of the latest employment figures.
Answered by Lord Bridges of Headley
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on civil contingencies planning.
Answered by Oliver Letwin
The Civil Contingencies Act places the primary responsibility for emergency planning on local responders working together. This activity at local level is constantly developing in the light of testing and exercising and actual events. It is supported at the national level by a range of activities including the production of the National Risk Assessment (NRA), a classified biennial assessment that identifies and prioritises the most significant emergencies the UK could face over the next five years, with the 2014 NRA having recently been made available to local responders; the cross-government National Resilience Capability Programme supported by the 2014 National Capability Survey, a voluntary biennial survey of local responders which provides data to government and enables self-improvement activity at the local tier; and the doctrine and training provided by the Emergency Planning College. In addition, the government’s annual review of UK resilience continues to consider the local, regional, and national level issues that pose the greatest risks to the UK.
Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many long-term unemployed people claim jobseeker's allowance in Thirsk and Malton constituency; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of recent trends in rural crime; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he last visited the Emergency Contingencies Planning College, The Hawkhills, Easingwold; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
I last visited the Emergency Planning College on 12 July 2013.
The College and its partnership contract continue to serve as excellent examples of what can be achieved by the application of innovation, energy and commercial skill in the delivery of an important public service.
I am pleased to report that the College was profitable in 2014 and will pay a dividend.
Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current claimant rate is for jobseeker's allowance in Thirsk and Malton constituency.
Answered by Brooks Newmark
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review his Department's civil contingencies response.
Answered by Oliver Letwin
As part of the UK’s integrated approach to emergency management, the Cabinet Office works with other government departments, devolved administrations, emergency responders and other organisations to enhance the UK’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. The effectiveness of these arrangements are regularly reviewed.