First elected: 7th May 2015
Left House: 3rd May 2017 (Defeated)
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e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
These initiatives were driven by Stuart Blair Donaldson, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Stuart Blair Donaldson has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Stuart Blair Donaldson has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
Stuart Blair Donaldson has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Stuart Blair Donaldson has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
My Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister stated during a speech made in Singapore on 28 July that he has asked Land Registry from this autumn to publish data on which foreign companies own which land and property titles in England and Wales.
From next year companies registered in the UK will be required to hold a register of people with significant influence or control over them. This information will be filed with Companies House, which will maintain a central, publicly accessible register.
The Prime Minister stated during a speech made in Singapore on 28 July that he will consult on the best way forward to extending what we ask of UK companies to foreign companies.
He has also asked Land Registry from this autumn to publish data on which foreign companies own which land and property titles in England and Wales.
Land Registry has no plans to publish data on which foreign countries hold land and property titles in England and Wales.
The responsibility for oil and gas licensing in the North Sea is being passed over to the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) with the Energy Bill. I understand that the OGA is intending to launch a new offshore oil and gas licensing round during 2016.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office gave on 13th July 2015 to Question UIN 5983.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to PQ 5983 on 13 July.
Government is committed to securing a sustainable universal postal service for the UK.
Parliament has given Ofcom, as an independent regulator, the primary statutory duty to secure the provision of a universal postal service - the collection and delivery of letters six days a week throughout the UK at uniform affordable prices - and to have regard for its financial sustainability.
Ofcom has introduced a comprehensive monitoring regime which is forward looking, based on the plans of Royal Mail and other postal operators, to track Royal Mail’s performance and potential impacts on the provision of the universal service.
Ofcom recently announced a fundamental review of the regulation of Royal Mail. The review will ensure regulation remains appropriate and sufficient to secure the universal postal service.
Royal Mail as the designated Universal Service Provider for the whole of the UK provides the same service for almost all communities and businesses in Scotland, including in Aberdeenshire, as it does across the UK.
The Government has ensured that a strong regulatory framework is in place to protect the universal postal service. The primary statutory duty of Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services, is to secure the provision of the universal postal service. Specifically, one of the safeguards of the regulatory framework is an effective and ongoing monitoring regime to track Royal Mail’s performance (for example, on quality of service and affordability of universal services, and progress on efficiency).
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer my Right Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office gave on 13th July 2015 to Question 5983.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leicester South on 13 July 2015 to UIN 5983
An estimate of the annual cost to businesses due to inconsistent broadband coverage would quickly be out of date given the rate at which superfast broadband coverage is being extended. Under the government-funded broadband programmes each week we continue to see a further 40,000 premises able to access superfast broadband speeds. Through government investment of over £780 million, superfast broadband is available to over 80% of homes and businesses in the UK compared to 45% in 2010 and by the end of 2017 it will be available to 95% of homes and businesses.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office today.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Parliamentary Question 5983 given by the Minister for Cabinet Office, my Rt Hon. Friend the member for West Suffolk (Matthew Hancock MP) on 13 July 2015.
I refer the hon. member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to PQ 5983 on Monday 13 July.
15 people in Policy Division currently work on sexual reproductive health and rights, to which HIV is central. 9 staff work in Global Funds Department, with institutions that are critical for our multilateral engagement on this issue. We have a cadre of 76 health advisers and 87 social development advisers, whose work regularly requires engagement with HIV issues, as will that of numerous other staff around the Department.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13 July 2015.
My department and other departments across Whitehall continue to undertake a wide range of analysis covering the whole UK economy and our relations with the EU.
DIT is a UK-wide department whose role is to promote exports and investment for the whole UK.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given by my Right Hon Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13 July 2015 (UIN 5893)
Child Maintenance Options provides free and impartial information and support to help separated parents make decisions about their child maintenance arrangements. Parents, or anyone else with an interest in child maintenance can contact Child Maintenance Options at any time for information and support. If a parent is notified that their Child Support Agency case is due to close they can contact Child Maintenance Options to help make an informed decision before opening a case with Child Maintenance Service. Child Maintenance Options also signpost parents to support organisations to offer further advice.
Clients can contact Options at any stage during their case for advice or guidance. Child Support Agency caseworkers are also trained to offer advice to parents and signpost to relevant organisations where necessary.
My Department considered the effect of case closure on children and their parents through a public consultation: “Supporting separated families; securing children’s futures” in July 2012. Our response to the consultation was published in November 2013.
We have monitored the effects of case closure and the new statutory child maintenance scheme and published a research report on case closure in December 2016. We will continue to monitor the effects as the remaining cases are closed.
We do not routinely record information on the number of complaints received from people on the termination of their arrangements with the Child Support Agency.
Letters are issued when the liability on a case has ended. We have interpreted this question as the number of people who have been sent letters after they have had their liability ended.
The total number of cases where liability has ended stood at 509,200 as of the end of September 2016.
This can be found in Table 4.1 and 4.2 of the Case Closure Experimental Statistical publication which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-support-agency-case-closures-june-2014-to-september-2016.
The figures are already available. The response to Question 5750 included links to statistics for periods beyond August 2014.
The information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The information requested is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The available information regarding the number of off-flows from Income Support (IS) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), by phase of claim for ESA, for Scotland and Great Britain is published at:
http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/flows/flows_off/tabtool.html
In respect of (IS) and (ESA), Information for Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department for Social Development. Northern Ireland statistics can be found at:
http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/stats_and_research/benefit_publications.htm
The available information which shows the number of off-flows from the Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimant count, for Scotland and the United Kingdom can be found at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp
Guidance for users can be found at:
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp
The information requested for those moving off benefits into work is not readily available, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The Department is working closely with Public Health England, the National Health Service, local authorities, schools and other partners as we implement the Childhood Obesity Plan.
The Department is already taking firm action, including consulting on the soft drinks industry levy and launching a broad sugar reduction programme. This is already showing results, as has been seen in the recent announcements by Tesco and Lucozade about cutting sugar in their drinks.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt. hon. Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Matthew Hancock) to the hon. Member for Leicester South (Jonathan Ashworth) to Question 5983 on 13 July 2015.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13 July 2015 to Question No. 5983
The opaque nature of such structures means that we are unable to produce an accurate estimate of how many are used to invest corrupt money in the UK. That is one reason why the Prime Minister put beneficial ownership transparency at the heart of the UK’s G8 Presidency in 2013. The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act received Royal Assent earlier this year and established a public register of company beneficial ownership information. This register will be operational from June 2016. The Act also abolished bearer shares and introduced a requirement for all company directors to be natural persons.
In Europe, we worked hard during the negotiation of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive to encourage European partners to match our level of ambition to ensure that criminal activity would not simply be displaced. The Directive was formally adopted in June 2015 and requires all Member States to implement central registers of company beneficial ownership will access for competent authorities, obliged entities and those with a legitimate interest. Member states have until June 2017 to transpose these requirements.
The Government is continuing to take strong action to make the UK a hostile environment for corrupt money and to make it increasingly difficult for criminals to abuse corporate structures. We will shortly publish the UK’s first National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing and have committed to publishing an Anti-Money Laundering Action Plan to address those issues which are highlighted by the National Risk Assessment.
I refer the hon. member to the answer given by my Rt Hon.Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13 July.
This data is published on the following website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-february-2016
As this is linked to ongoing litigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Parliamentary Question 5983, by my Rt Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 13th July 2015.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Matthew Hancock) on 13 July 2015 to Question 5983.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my rt. hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office today, PQ 5983.
Such arrangements are a devolved matter in Scotland but I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for York Outer on 15 June 2015 regarding our proposals for England and Wales, which can be found at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&member=4079&uin=1400.
I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 13 July by my Right Honourable Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office in PQ 5983.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on Monday, 13 July 2015.