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755902

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date	04/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reported figures are on knife crime in each of the last five years in (a) Calderdale, (b) Kirklees, (c) Bradford, (d) Leeds and (e) Wakefield.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	7015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held by the Home Office. The Home Office collects data on the number of knife offences recorded by the police forces in England and Wales, by police force area only. Data on these offences at the police force area level can be found in the Home Office Knife Crime Open Data Tables, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/09/2017 14:14:14 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720271

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of shared services between local authorities and other parts of the public sector; and what guidance his Department gives to local authorities to encourage them to collaborate and share services with others wherever possible.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidance or collect data on the number of shared services between local authorities and other parts of the public sector.</p><p>However, the Local Government Association undertakes an annual survey of shared services in local government. It estimates that at least 96 per cent of councils across the country currently share services. Since 2012, sharing arrangements such as these have delivered over half a billion pounds of savings across local government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 25/04/2017 10:24:01 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720281

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the policies operated by local authorities on parking charges in supporting the local economy whilst adequately managing traffic and parking flows.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>None. It is for local authorities to assess the effectiveness of their local policies on their local communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2017 12:56:48 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720476

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka; and what progress the Sri Lankan Government has made in improving human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Since the election of President Sirisena in January 2015, the Sri Lankan government has made progress in addressing the legacy of its civil war, including the restoration of important democratic checks and balances, improvements in respect for freedoms of expression and movement, the return of some military-held land to civilians, passing of legislation to establish an Office for Missing Persons (OMP) and the ratification of the Convention on Enforced Disappearances. The Sri Lankan government has also co-sponsored two UN Human Rights Council resolutions on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, in October 2015 and March 2017.</p><p>However, much remains to be done and the UK encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to now take the steps necessary to deliver in full the commitments it has made to its people and to the international community.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/04/2017 15:00:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720779

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Leeds-Bradford Airport: Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve rail connectivity to Leeds-Bradford airport.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Leeds City Council has submitted to the Department for Transport a proposal over how it wishes to spend the funding originally allocated to the trolley-bus scheme. This contains proposals for new train stations in the region, including one close to Leeds-Bradford Airport with a bus link to the airport terminal. All schemes proposed within the package will be subject to local business case approval.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/04/2017 13:14:43 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720780

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to invest in new road infrastructure in Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Since 2012, this and the previous Government have provided £230m to fund local road improvement and maintenance schemes in the Yorkshire and Humber region.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on which schemes to progress are for the respective Local Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships to determine using either local funding or Government funding streams such as the Local Growth Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England are expecting to invest in the region of £1bn in Yorkshire and the Humber to deliver major schemes in the Road Investment Strategy (2015-2020). They also plan to spend £71m on smaller scale improvement schemes over the next 3 years.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 25/04/2017 13:54:13 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720781

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to carry out further work with local authorities on pavement parking issues.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport convened a roundtable meeting with external stakeholders, including some local authorities, in March 2016 following the withdrawal of my Hon Friend, the Hon Member of North Dorset’s (Simon Hoare) Private Member’s Bill, which sought to ban pavement parking nationally. A possible pavement parking ban in the rest of England outside London was discussed. However, it was identified at the roundtable that the major concerns affecting the ability to introduce and enforce a pavement parking prohibition were issues relating to the processing of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs). We plan to launch a survey in summer 2017 in order to gather evidence about the current situation, the costs and timescales for processing TROs, and information about options for change.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/04/2017 12:32:52 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720782

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to review the Traffic Regulation Order making process.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>I am considering if changes are needed to the process for obtaining Traffic Regulation Orders. Before any decisions are made to simplify or streamline the process, I have asked officials to ask stakeholders for their views. This evidence gathering survey will take place in the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/04/2017 10:59:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720783

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic Control: Calderdale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received from Calderdale Council on (a) addressing traffic congestion and (b) tackling air pollution issues at Hipperholme traffic lights.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not received any recent representations from Calderdale Council on a) addressing traffic congestion and (b) tackling air pollution issues at Hipperholme traffic lights.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/04/2017 11:01:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

720805

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the gender pay gap for (a) Calderdale and (b) West Yorkshire was in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	70578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics publishes the median hourly pay figures set out below, based on place of residence, annually. To accelerate the rate of progress, the Government has introduced mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>a) </strong><strong>Calderdale </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Year</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Female median hourly pay (£)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Male median hourly pay (£)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Gender pay gap (%)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2005</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.63</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.50</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2006*</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.86</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.91</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2007</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.00</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.59</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2008</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.36</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.53</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2009</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.49</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.77</em></p></td><td><p><em>19.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.47</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.27</em></p></td><td><p><em>7.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011*</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.61</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.33</em></p></td><td><p><em>6.4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.43</em></p></td><td><p><em>13.50</em></p></td><td><p><em>22.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.23</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.60</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.29</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.40</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2015</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.49</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.94</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2016</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.48</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.53</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.4%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>b) </strong><strong>West Yorkshire</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Year</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Female median hourly pay (£)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Male median hourly pay (£)</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Gender pay gap (%)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2005</em></p></td><td><p><em>7.94</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.84</em></p></td><td><p><em>19.3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2006*</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.21</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.10</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2007</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.55</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.50</em></p></td><td><p><em>18.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2008</em></p></td><td><p><em>8.76</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.89</em></p></td><td><p><em>19.6%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2009</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.13</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.11</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2010</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.52</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.30</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.8%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2011*</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.52</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.21</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2012</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.65</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.50</em></p></td><td><p><em>16.1%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2013</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.91</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.69</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2014</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.84</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.65</em></p></td><td><p><em>15.5%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2015</em></p></td><td><p><em>9.95</em></p></td><td><p><em>11.95</em></p></td><td><p><em>16.7%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>2016</em></p></td><td><p><em>10.33</em></p></td><td><p><em>12.46</em></p></td><td><p><em>17.1%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/04/2017 15:25:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker