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Written Question
Aortic Dissection
Monday 24th April 2017

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths occurred as a result of aortic dissection in (a) the UK and (b) England in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Death: Pendle
Tuesday 28th March 2017

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths in the Pendle area were (a) alcohol and (b) drug-related in each of the last five years; and how many of those deaths were of people aged (i) under 18, (ii) 18 to 24, (iii) 25 to 40 and (iv) over 40 years old.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Foreign Investment in UK: Pakistan
Tuesday 21st March 2017

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the level of foreign direct investment in the UK from Pakistani investors in each of the last five years.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Average Earnings: Pendle
Thursday 16th March 2017

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary of full-time equivalent employees was in Pendle constituency for April of each year since 2010.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Manufacturing Industries: Employment
Thursday 16th March 2017

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in the manufacturing sector in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West and (c) England at the latest date for which figures are available.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Elections: Fraud
Wednesday 15th March 2017

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of electoral fraud; and if he will undertake a review of legislation with a view to restricting on-demand postal and proxy votes.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The Government published its response to Securing the Ballot in December, setting out a clear and comprehensive package for reform of the electoral system that will strengthen the integrity of our electoral processes, and enhance public confidence in our democracy.

“On demand” postal and proxy voting were both considered as part of Sir Eric Pickles’ review, and the response outlines the Government’s position on both issues.

The Government agrees with Sir Eric that requiring postal voters to reapply for their ballot every three years would add rigour to the current process. We intend to consider the practical implications of making such a change, in consultation with the Electoral Commission. We will also be giving careful consideration to strengthening the rules on proxy voting, including by exploring changing the deadline for the registration of an emergency proxy, and clarifying current legislation on proxy voting offences.

Where reforms require primary legislation, the Government is clear that their implementation will depend on the availability of parliamentary time.


Written Question
Elections: Fraud
Tuesday 10th January 2017

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the 50 recommendations made in Securing the Ballot the Government plans to see implemented by (a) the Government or (b) other parties, including the Electoral Commission and returning officers, in time for (i) local authority elections in 2017, (ii) local authority elections in 2018, (iii) the next general election due in 2020 and (iv) elections of police and crime commissioners in 2020.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The Government published its response to Sir Eric Pickles’ review of electoral fraud in December, and is now looking closely at how and when the work on each of the recommendations addressed in the response can be taken forward. In the coming weeks and months, the Government will work closely with the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, and other electoral administrators, in order to set out clearly the nature and timing of that work. We will look to implement the majority of Sir Eric’s recommendations either through primary and secondary legislation, or through new or reinforced guidance, as appropriate. In its response, the Government has clearly identified where the recommendations that it intends to bring forward will require primary legislation in order to be implemented.


Written Question
Elections: Fraud
Tuesday 10th January 2017

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of the recommendations made in Securing the Ballot that the Government identifies in its response to that report as requiring or likely to require primary legislation the Government plans to implement in the (a) current Parliamentary session and (b) remainder of the current Parliament.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

The Government published its response to Sir Eric Pickles’ review of electoral fraud in December, and is now looking closely at how and when the work on each of the recommendations addressed in the response can be taken forward. In the coming weeks and months, the Government will work closely with the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, and other electoral administrators, in order to set out clearly the nature and timing of that work. We will look to implement the majority of Sir Eric’s recommendations either through primary and secondary legislation, or through new or reinforced guidance, as appropriate. In its response, the Government has clearly identified where the recommendations that it intends to bring forward will require primary legislation in order to be implemented.


Written Question
Lord-Lieutenants
Wednesday 21st December 2016

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, where members of the public can access up-to-date information on deputy lieutenants.

Answered by Ben Gummer

There are 47 Lord-Lieutenants in England, five of whom are in the North West. Like other counties, Lancashire has one Lord-Lieutenant.

Information on the number of serving Deputy Lieutenants is not held centrally: the number of Deputy Lieutenants in a Lieutenancy at any time is a matter for the Lord-Lieutenant, subject to limits calculated on the basis of population size. Lieutenancy websites may hold relevant information about current Deputy Lieutenants.


Written Question
Lord-Lieutenants
Wednesday 21st December 2016

Asked by: Andrew Stephenson (Conservative - Pendle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many lord lieutenants and deputy lieutenants there are in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Lancashire.

Answered by Ben Gummer

There are 47 Lord-Lieutenants in England, five of whom are in the North West. Like other counties, Lancashire has one Lord-Lieutenant.

Information on the number of serving Deputy Lieutenants is not held centrally: the number of Deputy Lieutenants in a Lieutenancy at any time is a matter for the Lord-Lieutenant, subject to limits calculated on the basis of population size. Lieutenancy websites may hold relevant information about current Deputy Lieutenants.