Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to visit York before 7 May 2015.
Answered by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
I regularly visit all parts of the United Kingdom, including York. Under this Government, crime in Yorkshire has fallen by 21%, employment has risen by 129,000, 470 academies have opened, there are more nurses and doctors, and 43,950 new homes have been built. We are also investing over £122 million in the Local Growth deal to create over 5,000 jobs, 5,000 homes and generate £150 million in public and private investment. And the hon. Member will be aware that in Yorkshire and Humber there was a bigger rise in the number of people in work in the last year than in the whole of France.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to visit York before the General Election.
Answered by Kris Hopkins
Since 2010, Coalition Ministers have undertaken regular visits to a wide variety of local authority areas in England, whilst balancing their Parliamentary work, internal Ministerial meetings in London and meetings of Cabinet Committees. Ministers also regularly host delegations from local authorities for meetings in Westminster.
York's historic city, the traditional county town of Yorkshire, has a rich tapestry of cultural attractions and a thriving economy, including a particularly strong service industry sector and a fine university. I fear it is unlikely that Ministers will be able to visit this week before the dissolution of Parliament, but this will be our loss at not being able to see what York has to offer first hand.
My Department does not centrally hold information on political visits that will take place after dissolution, but I understand the my rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State (Eric Pickles) will be seeking to visit a wide number of places across the country.
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the value was of payments for each type of benefit not paid as a result of sanctions against individual claimants in each year since 2010-11 in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) the City of York; and how many claimants were sanctioned in each such year in each such area.
Answered by Esther McVey
The Department does not estimate the amount of benefit withheld as a result of benefit sanctions.
Information concerning sanctions by geographical area can be found 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
Asked by: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent Civil Service jobs there were (a) in total and (b) in each government department and its agencies in (i) the City of York, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber, (iii) England and (iv) the UK (A) in May 2010 and (B) at the latest date for which figures are available.
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: Hugh Bayley (Labour - York Central)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will meet the Chairman of the Trussell Trust before 7 May 2015.
Answered by Esther McVey
We recognise the extremely valuable work of civil society in supporting local communities. Government officials and Ministers routinely meet with a range of civil society organisations.