"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member constituency","answer > answering member printed","answer > grouped question UIN","answer > question first answered","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answer > uri","answer > previous answer version > answering member constituency","answer > previous answer version > answering member printed","answer > previous answer version > uri","answer > previous answer version > answering member > label","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member constituency","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/604189","Department for Work and Pensions","false","2016-10-20","
DWP has received no representations on Duro Dakovic TEP and its treatment of its employees.
","East Hampshire","Damian Hinds",,"2016-10-20T16:17:47.48Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/604189/answer","Biography information for Damian Hinds","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/604189/answer",,,,,"29","Work and Pensions","Work and Pensions","2016-10-17","Đuro Đaković","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on Duro Dakovic TEP and its treatment of its employees.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","48988" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/530678","Department for Education","false","2016-07-05","We want young people to have opportunities to engage with employers and the world of work throughout their education. This should be an age appropriate approach which begins with work discovery activities in primary school.
We recognise that older children will benefit from an increasing range of employer interventions including inspiring talks, mentoring and work experience. That is why the employer-led Careers & Enterprise Company is increasing the level of employer input into schools and colleges. For example, by rolling out its Enterprise Adviser Network, which works closely with Local Enterprise Partnerships to connect employees from firms of all sizes to schools through a network of volunteer enterprise advisers drawn from business.
We want more young people to have the opportunity to take part in high quality work experience that helps to prepare them for the workplace and develop the employability skills that employers require. Work experience and work placements should be an integral part of most students’ 16-19 study programmes.
","Grantham and Stamford","Nick Boles",,"2016-07-05T13:44:06.703Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/530678/answer","Biography information for Nick Boles","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/530678/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2016-06-30","Work Experience","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage employers to provide work experience opportunities to people in full-time education.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","41558" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524067","Department for Education","false","2016-06-15","Lord Heseltine’s report recommends that, following the Tees Valley Post-16 Area Review, universities and local employers should consider whether technical based education provision in the form of either a University Technical College (UTC) or Institute of Technology (IoT) may help to address skill gaps and contribute to meeting the future needs of business.
The Government is committed to establishing a UTC or technical academy within reach of every city. As with other new academies, proposals to establish new UTCs and technical academies are submitted to the Department twice a year. The Department for Education would consider any proposals from the Tees Valley area as it would from elsewhere. The strongest applications that demonstrate a clear need and demand for their chosen specialisms in their local area are approved to develop their plans further.
The Baker Dearing Educational Trust is funded by the Department to support applicant groups and can be contacted to discuss future UTC proposals. The process for establishing IoTs has not started yet, so no assessment has been made regarding the feasibility of an Institute in the Tees Valley area.
","Grantham and Stamford","Nick Boles",,"2016-06-15T09:02:02.05Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524067/answer","Biography information for Nick Boles","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524067/answer","Grantham and Stamford","Nick Boles","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524067/answer/previousversion/3060","Biography information for Nick Boles","60","Education","Education","2016-06-08","Vocational Education: Tees Valley","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Lord Heseltine's report, Tees Valley: Opportunity unlimited, published on 7 June 2016, what assessment her Department has made of the feasibility of a University Technical College or Institute of Technology in the Tees Valley area.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","40065" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600649","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","false","2016-10-17","The Joint Investigation Team's ongoing investigation is essential to ensure that those responsible for this incident are brought to justice. Its initial criminal report has provided clear evidence that the missile that brought down MH17 was Russian-made, and launched from within territory held by Russian-backed separatist groups. We have urged Russia to engage constructively with the findings, the ongoing investigation, and any resulting attempts to prosecute those identified as the perpetrators.
","Rutland and Melton","Sir Alan Duncan",,"2016-10-17T16:22:31.093Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600649/answer","Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/600649/answer",,,,,"16","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","2016-10-12","Ukraine: Aviation","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is planning to take in respect of Russia as a result of the findings of the independent MH17 Joint Investigation Team.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","48456" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/573971","Department for Education","false","2016-09-12","My written statement of 21 July [HCWS121] confirmed that management of the Employer Skills Survey, the Employer Perspectives Survey and the LMI (Labour Market Information) for All Portal would be transferred to the Department for Education.
The contract for maintaining the LMI for All portal has been re-let to the Institute for Employment Research, the Employer Perspectives Survey is being prepared for publication and we will shortly begin commissioning of the Employer Skills Survey.
","Harlow","Robert Halfon",,"2016-09-12T15:16:55.787Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/573971/answer","Biography information for Robert Halfon","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/573971/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2016-09-02","UK Commission for Employment and Skills","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2016 to Question 40241, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the reconstituting of her Department on the continuation of (a) the Employer Skills Survey, (b) the Employer Perspectives Survey, (c) Labour Market Information and (d) other research products previously produced by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","44309" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/601030","Ministry of Defence","false","2016-10-18","The management of the steel procurement process for the Successor Programme is the responsibility of the Prime Contractor, BAE Systems. The Ministry of Defence's involvement with suppliers was limited to conducting a technical assessment during the tendering process to ensure bids met specifications.
The tendering process was progressed and concluded by the Prime Contractor, no viable UK bid was received for this part of the Successor submarine manufacture. Other stages of construction will include grades of steel manufactured by British suppliers and I encourage them to take the opportunity to bid.
Overall, 85% of BAE System's supply chain for the new submarines is based in the UK.
","West Worcestershire","Harriett Baldwin","48578","2016-10-18T15:02:59.61Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/601030/answer","Biography information for Harriett Baldwin","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/601030/answer",,,,,"11","Defence","Defence","2016-10-13","Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department received any bid from steel companies with plants in the UK to supply plate steel for the Successor class of nuclear submarines.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","48618" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/528948","Department for Transport","false","2016-06-30","The Department has been working closely with BIS, Cabinet Office and industry to consider how Government can help the UK steel industry meet the challenges it has been facing.
The bulk of infrastructure projects within the Department are being delivered by the Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies (ALB), in particular, Network Rail, Highways England and HS2. Cabinet Office guidance on the approach to steel procurement has been circulated to the Accounting Officers of each ALB and procurement and commercial teams within these organisations are aware of the need to:
As with the rest of the materials for construction, steel is procured by the supply chain for the majority of our infrastructure projects. The Department and its ALBs are complying with the Cabinet Office guidance and ensuring that, for instance, where appropriate, assessment of social and environmental impacts are considered as part of the evaluation criteria. The Department and its ALBs also positively encourage bids from British companies and are holding discussions with UK suppliers to make sure they are in the best possible position to win contracts.
Activity currently underway is as follows:
Network Rail
Highways England
Crossrail
HS2
In November 2015 we announced that by 2020 the National Teaching Service (NTS) will have placed 1,500 high-performing teachers and middle leaders into challenging schools in areas of the country that struggle to attract, recruit and retain high quality teachers.
The NTS was launched with plans for a pilot scheme in the North West of England from September 2016 with the aim of attracting 100 NTS teachers and middle leaders into schools in the region. The national programme will include a clear focus on delivering cohorts of NTS teachers and middle leaders into eligible schools in Achieving Excellence Areas (AEAs) as set out in the Educational Excellence Everywhere White Paper. We will confirm our plans for rolling out the NTS in due course.
","Bognor Regis and Littlehampton","Nick Gibb",,"2016-06-14T16:52:50.187Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524237/answer","Biography information for Nick Gibb","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524237/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2016-06-09","Teachers: Training","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) establish an additional National Teaching Service (NTS) pilot in Teesside and (b) give priority to the Tees Valley in the NTS national roll-out in response to the recommendation in Lord Heseltine's report, Tees Valley: opportunity unlimited to prioritise the Tees Valley for national roll-out of the NTS.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","40132" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/601031","Department for Education","false","2016-10-18","We are currently reviewing the lessons learned from the National Teaching Service pilot alongside our growing evidence base on the recruitment challenges that different schools face. The next steps on this will be set out in due course.
","Bognor Regis and Littlehampton","Nick Gibb",,"2016-10-18T11:55:08.517Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/601031/answer","Biography information for Nick Gibb","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/601031/answer",,,,,"60","Education","Education","2016-10-13","Teachers: Training","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2016 to Question 40132, whether there have been any changes to her Department's plans for the roll out of the National Teaching Service; and when her Department expects to confirm the details of those plans.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","48579" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/525523","Department for Business, Innovation and Skills","false","2016-06-27","The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone with the potential has the opportunity to benefit from higher education, irrespective of their background or mode of learning. In the last academic year we saw record entry rates to higher education, including among those from disadvantaged backgrounds
Higher Education Institutions have responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to support their students, including those with disabilities. They have a clear legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people to ensure they are not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled students.
To support Higher Education (HE) providers to prepare for the changes to Disabled Students’ Allowances that come into effect from academic year 2016/17, the Department has supported the establishment of a sector-led group ofstakeholders. The group’s focus is to communicate with senior leaders of HE providers, to help provide information about institutions’ responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments for disabled students, and to encourage HE providers to develop inclusive learning environments.
In addition, universities expect to spend more than £745 million through access agreements agreed with the Director of Fair Access on measures to improve access and success for students from disadvantaged groups, including disabled students - up significantly from £404 million in 2009.
","Orpington","Joseph Johnson","40681","2016-06-27T08:48:25.9Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/525523/answer","Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/525523/answer",,,,,"26","Business, Innovation and Skills","Business, Innovation and Skills","2016-06-15","Students: Disability","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that universities offer disabled students levels of support which take account of recent changes to the disabled students' allowance.","false","Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop","Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland","Tom Blenkinsop","40680"