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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the London Borough of Croydon received in total government grant in the last year; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the London Borough of Croydon received in total government grant in the last year; and if he will make a statement.
In 2014-15, the London Borough of Croydon is forecast to receive £428 million in government grants, excluding mandatory housing benefits, equivalent to £2,877 per dwelling. Including mandatory housing benefits, the forecast is £693 million (source: Revenue Account budget returns). The Greater London Authority also delivers services (police, fire, transport, strategic housing and planning) in Croydon, and is forecast to receive £4.5 billion in government grants in 2014-15, equivalent to £1,311 per dwelling. Taken together, this is equivalent to £4,189 per dwelling in Croydon.
Leaving aside education spending which has changed due to the funding shift from local authorities to academies directly, in 2014-15 Croydon’s net current expenditure excluding education is forecast to be £546 million (source: Revenue Account budget returns). This compares with £490 million in 2009-10 (source: Revenue Outturn returns). This represents an 11 per cent increase in cash terms.
It has been brought to my attention that the Council has put up posters on council-owned billboards asserting: “Government is cutting its funding to you by £100 million over the next three years”. This is factually incorrect, given no decisions have been made on local government funding beyond 2015-16. Moreover, such polemical publicity is not only potentially contrary to the provisions of the local government Publicity Code, but is in itself a waste of money – the Council could be using its advertising space to sell commercial advertising and generate revenue to support frontline services, rather than peddle political messages.
Does the Foreign Secretary think that peace will not be forthcoming until Hamas renounces violence and can speak with a single voice? In Israel, we have seen the emergence of a moderate centre ground. Does he think that either condition is going to happen?
Does the Foreign Secretary think that peace will not be forthcoming until Hamas renounces violence and can speak with a single voice? In Israel, we have seen the emergence of a moderate centre ground. Does he think that either condition is going to happen?
I am going to be slightly careful about the second part of my right hon. Friend’s question because Israel is two weeks away from a general election, so I do not want to speculate about different parts of the political spectrum. What is clear is that there needs to be a broad-based movement within Israel that seeks peace, understands that trade-offs are required in order to achieve peace, and places the greatest premium on getting an acknowledgement of Israel’s right to live inside peaceful pre-’67 borders in perpetuity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to publish his Department's next six monthly report on Hong Kong.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to publish his Department's next six monthly report on Hong Kong.
The six monthly report on Hong Kong covering the period July-December 2014 was published on 26 February.
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Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):
Following the Chancellor’s significant commitment to London last week to create half a million jobs, build 100,000 new homes and invest £10 billion in transport infrastructure, does the Prime Minister agree that this is not just a long-term economic plan for London but, in stark contrast to other parties, which only offer London a mansion tax, is a commitment to make London the greatest capital city on earth?
Q4
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Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):
Following the Chancellor’s significant commitment to London last week to create half a million jobs, build 100,000 new homes and invest £10 billion in transport infrastructure, does the Prime Minister agree that this is not just a long-term economic plan for London but, in stark contrast to other parties, which only offer London a mansion tax, is a commitment to make London the greatest capital city on earth?
My right hon. Friend is correct, because this plan for London is about being incredibly ambitious and trying to outpace the growth of New York, adding £6.4 billion to the London economy by 2030. That is what we are trying to do to see a higher growth rate. We have created something like half a million extra jobs in London since the election, and we need to keep on with that progress. As the OECD said yesterday:
“The UK is an actual textbook case, or is fast becoming, of best practice of how good labour market and of how good product market reform can support growth and job creation…my main message to you today is well done. Well done so far…But finish the job.”
It said, “You have a long-term economic plan, but you need to stick with it.” That is the view of the OECD, and that, I believe, should be backed by everyone in our country.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 February.
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 February.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representatives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government met the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during his visit to that region in January 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representatives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government met the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office during his visit to that region in January 2015.
On the day of my visit, the Hong Kong Government was focused on the launch of the second public consultation on constitutional reform. They were consequently unavailable to meet me. It was nevertheless valuable for me to visit Hong Kong on my way back from mainland China, in light of recent events and our ongoing interest under the Joint Declaration. I was able to meet the President of the Legislative Council and a wide range of legislators, which was particularly important given their key role in the next stage of the constitutional reform process, as well as Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma and representatives of the business community.
I share the Prime Minister’s disappointment over the delay to the Chilcot report, particularly given that the issue in 2009 was whether it would be published in time for the 2010 election, let alone the 2015 election. Does the Prime Minister agree that the invitation of the Foreign Affairs Committee to Sir John Chilcot to give evidence to us, not to point the finger of blame, but to give him a chance to explain the reasons for the delay, should be accepted to ensure that this situation never happens again?
I share the Prime Minister’s disappointment over the delay to the Chilcot report, particularly given that the issue in 2009 was whether it would be published in time for the 2010 election, let alone the 2015 election. Does the Prime Minister agree that the invitation of the Foreign Affairs Committee to Sir John Chilcot to give evidence to us, not to point the finger of blame, but to give him a chance to explain the reasons for the delay, should be accepted to ensure that this situation never happens again?
Obviously, my view is that when people are asked to appear in front of a Select Committee, and when they are public servants, they should try to meet that obligation. How that is processed is a matter for the House and my right hon. Friend’s Committee. The most important thing right now for Chilcot and his team is to get the report ready and ensure it can be published as soon as possible after the election.
On the last point, is the Minister aware that Turkey has had more cases referred to the European Court of Human Rights than Putin’s Russia? Also, if Turkey wishes to be taken seriously, it must become a more reliable ally. Will he press Turkey to make its bases available to coalition aircraft and to control its border with Syria much more tightly than it is at the moment?
On the last point, is the Minister aware that Turkey has had more cases referred to the European Court of Human Rights than Putin’s Russia? Also, if Turkey wishes to be taken seriously, it must become a more reliable ally. Will he press Turkey to make its bases available to coalition aircraft and to control its border with Syria much more tightly than it is at the moment?
I acknowledge Turkey’s commitment to the international coalition against ISIL and the tremendous burden that Turkey has shouldered in looking after roughly 1.5 million refugees from Iraq and Syria. But we do continue to talk at the top level to the Turkish Government about how to improve that alliance further to secure more effective action against ISIL.
Eighteenth backbench debate (part two). Motion that this House notes the second report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Gibraltar: Time to get off the fence, HC 461, and the Government response, Cm 8917; endorses the Committee's position that the behaviour of the current Spanish government towards Gibraltar is unacceptable; regrets that trilateral dialogue between the UK, Gibraltar and Spain remains suspended; believes that the time has come for more concerted action; and invites the Government to review its policy towards Spain on Gibraltar. Agreed to on question.
Eighteenth backbench debate (part two). Motion that this House notes the second report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Gibraltar: Time to get off the fence, HC 461, and the Government response, Cm 8917; endorses the Committee's position that the behaviour of the current Spanish government towards Gibraltar is unacceptable; regrets...
Motion that this House has considered the ban by China on the Foreign Affairs Committee visit to Hong Kong. Emergency debate following a Standing Order No. 24 application. Agreed to on question.
Motion that this House has considered the ban by China on the Foreign Affairs Committee visit to Hong Kong. Emergency debate following a Standing Order No. 24 application. Agreed to on question.
Given that Russia’s food import problems are due to the financial sanctions imposed on it by the EU because of Russia’s illegal behaviour in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, and given that yesterday the rouble had its worst day since the 1990s, does the Minister agree that financial sanctions will bring Russia to the negotiating table, and will he continue with them?
Given that Russia’s food import problems are due to the financial sanctions imposed on it by the EU because of Russia’s illegal behaviour in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, and given that yesterday the rouble had its worst day since the 1990s, does the Minister agree that financial sanctions will bring Russia to the negotiating table, and will he continue with them?
Russia has certainly suffered heavily as a result of the imposition of sanctions in the way that my right hon. Friend describes. We have seen a flight of capital out of Russia, as well as the precipitate fall in the value of the rouble. I hope that the Russian leadership will accept that it is in the interests of the Russian people to implement the Minsk agreement with Ukraine in full and, in particular, to return to Ukraine control of her sovereign borders.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the salary was at each payband used in her Department in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the salary was at each payband used in her Department in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
The following table gives the salary range for each DFID pay band in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
Civil Service | DFID | DFID Pay Range | DFID Pay Range | DFID Pay Range |
Perm Sec | Perm Sec | £141,836 - £277,349 | £141,836 - £277,349 | £141,836 - £277,349 |
SCS 3 | SCS 3 | £101,500 - £208,100 | £103,000 - £208,100 | £104,000 - £208,100 |
SCS 2 | SCS 2 | £82,900 - £162,500 | £84,000 - £162,500 | £85,000 - £162,500 |
SCS 1 | SCS 1 | £58,200 - £117,800 | £60,000 - £117,800 | £62,000 - £117,800 |
Grade 6 | A1 | £59,265 - £69,585 | £61,381 - £70,290 | £61,381 - £70,290 |
Grade 7 | A2 | £47,459 - £57,441 | £49,410 - £58,160 | £49,410 - £58,160 |
Senior Executive Officer | A2(L) | £38,894 - £44,817 | £41,218 - £45,380 | £41,218 - £45,380 |
Higher Executive Officer | B1 | £29,118 - £35,225 | £31,320 - £35,680 | £31,320 - £35,680 |
Fast Stream | B1(D) | £26,800 - £36,827 | £26,800 - £37,195 | £26,800 - £37,195 |
Executive Officer | B2 | £22,106 - £27,850 | £23,930 - £28,210 | £23,930 - £28,210 |
Administrative Officer | C1 | £19,249 - £22,981 | £19,500 - £23,275 | £19,500 - £23,275 |
Administrative Assistant | C2 | £15,866 -£19,839 | £16,080 - £20,090 | £16,080 - £20,090 |
Motion under Standing Order No. 24. Application agreed to.
Motion under Standing Order No. 24. Application agreed to.
The point has just been made that the peshmerga are defending hundreds of miles of frontier with just rifles, and what they desperately need is equipment, equipment and equipment. To what extent is the Foreign Office liaising with our allies to make sure there is not a duplication of equipment and to enable us to supply the very important equipment they need?
The point has just been made that the peshmerga are defending hundreds of miles of frontier with just rifles, and what they desperately need is equipment, equipment and equipment. To what extent is the Foreign Office liaising with our allies to make sure there is not a duplication of equipment and to enable us to supply the very important equipment they need?
There is co-ordination with allies. Part of the point of the US appointing General John Allen to act as a co-ordinator for the coalition is to ensure that we do these things efficiently and effectively.
My right hon. Friend is right to suggest that the peshmerga are defending 1,000 km of frontier in what is effectively ISIL-controlled territory. They are doing that extraordinarily bravely, but there are still significant deficiencies in their weaponry, and we must look collectively at those and address them as rapidly as we can.
The Israeli defence forces have detected 18 Hamas-built tunnels and found 45 others extending from Gaza into Israel. Many of the tunnels in Gaza originate in civilian
areas, beneath homes, greenhouses and mosques. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is quite understandable that Israel seeks to find these tunnels and destroy them to protect its country and its civilians?
The Israeli defence forces have detected 18 Hamas-built tunnels and found 45 others extending from Gaza into Israel. Many of the tunnels in Gaza originate in civilian
areas, beneath homes, greenhouses and mosques. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is quite understandable that Israel seeks to find these tunnels and destroy them to protect its country and its civilians?
It is worrying that on 8 July a Hamas spokesman called on civilians in the Gaza strip to serve as human shields. We have seen on television the pictures of those tunnels, and I have seen reports that 20% of the concrete that goes into Gaza is put to use in making them. That is a shocking indictment of the priorities of Hamas and it needs to change.
In the recent case of Nicklinson, on the question of assisted dying, Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, said that Parliament now had the opportunity to consider reforming the law in the knowledge that if Parliament does not act, the courts may. That could raise serious constitutional issues. Does the Prime Minister agree
that, whatever one’s views on the subject, the other place is to be commended for having a debate, but what the public really want is a debate in this House?
In the recent case of Nicklinson, on the question of assisted dying, Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, said that Parliament now had the opportunity to consider reforming the law in the knowledge that if Parliament does not act, the courts may. That could raise serious constitutional issues. Does the Prime Minister agree
that, whatever one’s views on the subject, the other place is to be commended for having a debate, but what the public really want is a debate in this House?
It is good that a debate is being held. I am sure it will be worth while reading the report of the debate that will take place on Friday in the other place. I am very happy for a debate to be held here, and there are opportunities for Back Benchers to secure debates in the Chamber. I am sure that the new Leader of the House of Commons—I am sure we all want to welcome him to his place—will be listening carefully to that request. I myself am not convinced that further steps need to be taken. I worry about legalising euthanasia because people might be pushed into things that they do not actually want for themselves, but by all means let us have the debate.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the nationality and gender of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army was in June 2014 in which (a) region and (b) county each of the suspected victims was...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the nationality and gender of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army was in June 2014 in which (a) region and (b) county each of the suspected victims was...
In June 2014, there were 97 referrals to the Government-funded support service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales administered by the Salvation Army, of which, 59 were female victims, 37 were male victims and one was a transgender victim. In the interests of victim safety, only the region in which the victim was encountered is provided, and not the county, parliamentary constituency or details of the specific shelters at which victims are supported. The scope of the victim care contract does not extend (a) beyond the date on which a victim exits government funded support or (b) to the safety and protection of victims post the recovery and reflection period. The Salvation Army therefore does not routinely maintain contact with victims outside the scope of the victim care contract.
Details are provided in the table below.
| Nationality | Gender | Region | Agency
type |
| Albanian | Male | South
East | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | South | NGO |
| Albanian | Female | South
East | Self
Referral |
| Albanian | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | North
East | Other |
| Albanian | Female | North
East | Other |
| Albanian | Female | South
East | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | East
Midlands | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | Wales | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | Wales | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | North
West | Self
Referral |
| Albanian | Female | North
West | Self
Referral |
| Albanian | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Albanian | Female | Yorkshire | Home
Office |
| Bangladeshi | Male | Unknown | Home
Office |
| Bhutan | Female | North
East | Home
Office |
| Cameroon | Male | Unknown | Home
Office |
| Chinese | Female | Yorkshire | Home
Office |
| Chinese | Female | West
Midlands | Police |
| Chinese | Male | South
East | Health
Services |
| Chinese | Female | North
West | NGO |
| Chinese | Male | South | Health
Services |
| Czech | Male | North
West | NGO |
| Czech | Male | Wales | Police |
| Czech | Female | Yorkshire | Local
Authority |
| Czech
Republic | Male | Yorkshire | NGO |
| DRC | Female | North
East | Home
Office |
| English | Male | East | Police |
| English | Female | South | Police |
| Eritrean | Male | Not
Known | Home
Office |
| Eritrean | Female | South | Police |
| Ethiopian | Female | Wales | Home
Office |
| Ghanaian | Female | South | Self
Referral |
| Ghanaian | Male | Unknown | Self
Referral |
| Guinea | Female | West
Midlands | Home
Office |
| Hungarian | Male | North
West | Police |
| Hungarian | Male | North
West | Police |
| Hungarian | Male | North
West | Police |
| Indian | Female | East | NGO |
| Indian | Female | South
East | Home
Office |
| Irish | Male | South
East | Police |
| Kenyan | Female | South | Other |
| Kenyan | Female | South
West | Home
Office |
| Liberian | Female | South
East | Legal
Representative |
| Lithuanian | Male | Unknown | Self
Referral |
| Lithuanian | Female | Yorkshire | Police |
| Lithuanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Lithuanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Lithuanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Lithuanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Lithuanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Lithuanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Lithuanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Lithuanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Malawian | Female | Yorkshire | Health
Services |
| Mongolian | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Nigeria | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Nigerian | Female | North
West | Home
Office |
| Nigerian | Female | South | Self
Referral |
| Nigerian | Female | South
East | Home
Office |
| Nigerian | Female | South
East | NGO |
| Nigerian | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Nigerian | Female | South
East | NGO |
| Nigerian | Female | South
East | Home
Office |
| Nigerian | Female | Wales | Home
Office |
| Nigerian | Male | South | Home
Office |
| Pakistani | Female | North
West | Home
Office |
| Polish | Male | South
East | Police |
| Polish | Male | South | Self
Referral |
| Polish | Male | South | NGO |
| Romanian | Male | South | Police |
| Romanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Romanian | Male | South | Police |
| Romanian | Female | Yorkshire | NGO |
| Romanian | Female | South
East | Other |
| Romanian | Male | South
East | Police |
| Russian/Ukrainian | Female | South | NGO |
| Sir
Lankan | Female | Unknown | Self
Referral |
| Slovakian | Female | East
Midlands | Local
Authority |
| Slovakian | Male | East | Police |
| Slovakian | Male | East | Police |
| Slovakian | Female | East | GLA |
| Slovakian | Male | East | GLA |
| South
African | Male | South | Home
Office |
| Thai | Trans-gender | Yorkshire | Home
Office |
| Ugandan | Female | Unknown | NGO |
| Ugandan | Female | South
East | Home
Office |
| Ugandan | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Ugandan | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Ugandan | Female | South | Self
Referral |
| Vietnamese | Female | Unknown | Self
Referral |
| Vietnamese | Female | East
Midlands | Home
Office |
| Vietnamese | Male | South | Police |
| Vietnamese | Female | South | Home
Office |
| Zimbabwean | Female | South
East | Self
Referral |
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction of selective licensing in relevant areas and the level of private-sector rates; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the introduction of selective licensing in relevant areas and the level of private-sector rates; and if he will make a statement.
Selective licensing allows local authorities to license all privately rented housing in a designated area that suffers from low housing demand and/or significant antisocial behaviour. The Department does not routinely collect information on the number or extent of licensing schemes although local authorities were asked on a one-off voluntary basis to provide this information last year. 194 local authorities responded, of which, 14 had introduced licensing. While an assessment of the impact of licensing on private sector rents has not been undertaken, we believe that licensing puts unnecessary extra costs on good landlords, thereby pushing up rents and reduces choice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when his Department plans to publish the conclusions of its review of property conditions in the private rented sector; and whether his Department plans to restrict borough-wide selective licensing schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when his Department plans to publish the conclusions of its review of property conditions in the private rented sector; and whether his Department plans to restrict borough-wide selective licensing schemes.
We plan to publish an analysis of the replies and proposed next steps, including any decision that may be made on restrictions of borough-wide licensing schemes, in the summer.
Statement on the second report of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Gibraltar: Time to Get Off the Fence (HC 461).
Statement on the second report of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Gibraltar: Time to Get Off the Fence (HC 461).