As part of the UK’s integrated approach to emergency management, the Cabinet Office works with other government departments, devolved administrations, emergency responders and other organisations to enhance the UK’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. The effectiveness of these arrangements are regularly reviewed. <\/p>
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<\/p>
The Government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to "research
the labour market, social and public service impacts of non-EEA migration; and
to advise on the use of such evidence in cost-benefit analyses of migration
policy decisions". The MAC's report published in 2012 called \u2018Analysis of the
Impact of Migration'
(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/25723
5/analysis-of-the-impacts.pdf), suggested that "between 1995 and 2010 an
additional 100 non-EU migrants were associated with a reduction in employment
of 23 native workers".
Recently, the Government published a report on the \u2018Impacts of migration on UK
native employment: An analytical review of the evidence'
(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/28708
6/occ109.pdf). This report is a comprehensive review of the evidence around
the displacement effect of migrants on UK native employment and builds on the
MAC 2012 report.
In addition, a report on the \u2018Employment and Occupational skill levels among UK
and foreign nationals'
(https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/28250
3/occ108.pdf) finds that over most of the last decade, employment levels in the
UK rose faster among foreign nationals than among UK nationals. However, this
pattern has reversed, and over the last year around 90 per cent of employment
growth was accounted for by UK nationals.<\/p>
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The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.<\/p>
Letter from Andrew McDonald, 3/10/2014 2013:<\/em><\/p> As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about IPSA's Contingency Panel.<\/p> The rules concerning the Contingency Panel are set out at Paragraph 10.12 of the MPs' Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses.<\/p> They set out that in relation to each application the Contingency Panel will consider:<\/p> a. whether there are exceptional circumstances warranting additional support;<\/p> b. whether the MP could reasonably have been expected to take any action to avoid the circumstances which gave rise to the expenditure or liability; and<\/p> c. whether the MP's performance of parliamentary functions will be significantly impaired by a refusal of the claim.<\/p> Given the significant increase in staffing budgets made in 2012/13, we have not provided contingency funding for MPs' staffing expenditure budgets on the basis of increased casework in 2013/14.<\/p><\/blockquote>"}
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}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Charles Walker"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-03-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-03-18T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
}
], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what criteria the IPSA Contingency Panel used to grant uplifts to hon. Members' staffing expenditure budgets in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/35", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Bob Russell"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Colchester"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Bob Russell"}
], "uin" : "190930"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41947", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Speaker's Committee for Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41947/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.<\/p> Letter from Andrew McDonald, 3/10/2014 2013:<\/em><\/p> As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about IPSA's Contingency Panel.<\/p> In 2012/13 the highest uplift approved by the Contingency Panel was £13,909 and the lowest was £600.<\/p> In 2013/14 to date, the highest has been £17,900 and the lowest £600.<\/p> <\/p> These figures do not include other uplifts to provide cover for staff on maternity, paternity, adoption and long term sick leave.<\/p><\/blockquote> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1493", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Charles Walker"}
}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Charles Walker"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-03-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-03-18T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest uplift allocated to hon. Members' staff expenditure budgets was in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/35", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Bob Russell"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Bob Russell"}
], "uin" : "190931"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41948", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41948/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Electoral Commission informs me that it always seeks to set stretching targets for its registration campaigns based on exceeding targets set for the nearest equivalent previous campaign.<\/p> <\/p> The Commission will be undertaking a thorough review of how best to increase voter registration ahead of the 2015 UK General Election. This will look at lessons from previous campaigns as well as exploring new and potentially more cost efficient ways of generating public awareness about voter registration, including how best to support the work of other organisations. Rigorous targets will be set to reflect the objectives of the campaign and the fact that it will be possible to register online for the first time in Great Britain.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/234", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Devon"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Gary Streeter"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-04-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
]}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""}
, "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""}
, "date" : {"_value" : "2014-03-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 892W, on electoral register, if the Electoral Commission will set more rigorous targets for expected registration downloads in future registration campaigns.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/534", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Ruane"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Vale of Clwyd"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Ruane"}
], "uin" : "191082"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41949", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/41949/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> The Electoral Commission informs me that its Parliamentary Advisory Group is made up of politicians whose expertise it uses to help it consider a range of different issues. The group has no formal status so there is no specific date of appointment for members. The minutes of each Advisory Group meeting, which includes a record of the attendance at each meeting, are published on the Commission's website here:<\/p> <\/p>