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61199

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications his Department has received from academies seeking to change their admissions policies; and how many such applications his Department accepted.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	199854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>Academies can only change their admission arrangements following the procedures set out in the School Admissions Code.</p><p> </p><p>During the 2013/14 academic year the Education Funding Agency has received requests to change admissions arrangements for 8 academies. Of these, 7 were approved and 1 was withdrawn by the academy trust.</p><p> </p><p>These figures do not include applications to change admissions arrangements that form part of a request for a wider change to an academy's funding agreement, for example extending the age range, as this data is not recorded centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 18/06/2014 15:20:17 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

61200

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Local Education Authorities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local education authorities currently operate a three-tier system; how many such authorities have sought to change to a two-tier system since 2010; and how many such authorities have changed to a two-tier system.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	199852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold records about the number of local authorities that operate three-tier systems.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 18/06/2014 13:37:07 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

61201

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many middle schools there are in England; and how many of those schools are academies.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	199853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>There are 190 schools in England that are recorded on Edubase, the Department's database of education providers, as being middle schools. Of these, 59 are converter academies and three are sponsored academies.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 18/06/2014 13:35:58 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

61202

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Members: Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether recall powers for local elected representatives will be included in the Government's Bill to enable recall of hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	199851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans at this time to extend the power of recall beyond Members of Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 18/06/2014 15:45:00 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

61203

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 8 May 2014, Official Report, column 276W, on motor vehicles: exhaust emissions, if he will place the data from his Department's 2006 study of liquefied petroleum and petrol vehicles in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	200008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The report produced for the Department at the end of the study (Ref: M. Clark, P. Sayer, <em>Euro 3 LPG Retrofit Emissions Factor Testing</em>, Tickford Powertrain Test Ltd., ER07/015, June 2007) contains the data captured by the testing. Copies of the report will be placed in the in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/06/2014 12:44:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

60615

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female genital mutilation cases her Department has been made aware of in each year since 2012; and in how many such cases those involved were either deported or threatened with deportation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	199797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>Information on the basis of claim for asylum is not centrally recorded, and the information requested in the Rt. Hon. Member's question could only be obtained through a manual search of individual case files. This would exceed the cost limit.<br><br>As we do not centrally record the information requested, we are unable to obtain the data for the number of people, whose claim involved female genital mutilation, that were deported or threatened with deportation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/06/2014 12:22:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

60616

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training immigration officials receive in relation to handling extremely sensitive and emotional situations; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	199701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>Dealing with sensitive and emotional situations is part of the training provided to all staff in Border Force, Immigration Enforcement and UK Visas and Immigration and includes keeping children safe, human trafficking and diversity and equality. Depending on their role, immigration officials also receive further training on duty of care; interviewing vulnerable people; handling sensitive gender and sexual orientation claims and issues faced by victims of human trafficking. The training highlights warning signs to look for when dealing with vulnerable people and how to refer them to other statutory agencies that have protection or welfare roles. <br><br>There are assurance processes in place to make sure that required standards are continuing to be met. This includes the independent observation and assessment <br>of operational activity on a regular basis to ensure that officers are carrying out their duties appropriately and that staff handle situations sensitively and <br>proportionately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/06/2014 12:14:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

58248

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to support former armed services' personnel to readjust to civilian life by providing (a) low cost mortgages, (b) low interest loans to start a business, (c) payment of tuition fees and living expenses for university or vocational educational and (d) health care bespoke to individual needs.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	199323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce such legislation. As Lord Ashcroft highlighted in his recent review of transition arrangements, the measures we already have in place ensure that the vast majority of Service leavers make a successful transition to civilian life. Amongst many others, these measures include:<br><br>- resettlement and career assistance from the Ministry of Defence funded Career Transition Partnership;<br>- funding for nationally recognised qualifications through Enhanced Learning Credits and;<br>- a range of schemes to help veterans and their families secure appropriate accommodation, detailed in the answer I gave on 28 April 2014, (Official Report, columns 442-443W) to the hon. Member for Windsor (Mr Afriyie).<br><br>Healthcare provided by the National Health Service is already bespoke to individual needs, and reflects the aspirations of the Armed Forces covenant.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/07/2014 13:45:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract HOC 199323.doc title Hansard Extract 28 April 2014 previous answer version 2382 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

57528

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of assets wrongfully removed from Ukraine that have been recovered or frozen in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, since the meeting of the Ukraine Asset Recovery Forum in London on 28 and 29 April.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK led the call for the urgent imposition of EU sanctions, imposing an asset freeze on 22 individuals suspected of misappropriating funds from the Ukrainian state. <br><br>Those assets which are proven to be the proceeds of corruption through criminal investigations, and subsequently confiscated, will be returned to Ukraine.<br><br>We do not release information on the value of assets frozen under financial sanctions in the UK for reasons of confidentiality, and we do not hold information on the value of assets frozen overseas. <br><br>It is our policy to work closely with other governments to assist them to trace and repatriate stolen assets. All appropriate criminal justice and administrative routes to support the Ukrainians are being explored. The Director of the Serious Fraud Office has opened a criminal investigation into possible money laundering arising from suspicions of corruption in Ukraine. The Serious Fraud Office has obtained a restraint order freezing approximately $23 million of assets in the UK in connection with this case.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 17/06/2014 16:45:34 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

57529

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what value of trade will be covered by the European Union agreement of 23 April to reduce trade barriers with Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The European Commission estimates the annual value of the Autonomous Support Measures to be nearly €500 million (£413.15 million) in tariff reductions of which almost €400 million (£330.52 million) accrue to the agricultural sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 17/06/2014 14:55:44 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton