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165961

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption: Brighton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted in Brighton and Hove over the last five years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The data requested is shown in the table below and is also published in Table LAE1 of the ‘Children looked after including adoption’ statistical first release [1].</p><p><strong>Number of looked after children adopted in Brighton and Hove local authority [1]</strong></p><p><strong>Years ending 31 March 2010 to 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5" rowspan="2"><p>Number of looked after children adopted during the year</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton and Hove</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 27/11/2014 17:39:52 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

164306

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to encourage people from ethnic minorities to apply for apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government commissioned research into gender and apprenticeships and ethnicity and apprenticeships. A report was published in December 2013. Following this a new advisory group has been established to help address barriers and increase diversity within apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the last two years, projects under the Skills Funding Agency’s Equality and Diversity Good Practice Fund have encouraged people from ethnic minorities to apply for apprenticeships, including Chiltern Training, Awaaz and Heba.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally the ‘Get In. Go far’ campaign launched in September this year, aims to promote apprenticeships to a wide range of potential applicants and has generated over a million hits on YouTube.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of applications made through the Apprenticeships Vacancies website from ethnic minority candidates increased from <strong>328,110</strong> in 2012/13 to <strong>382,520</strong> in 2013/14. Full information on the number of apprenticeship applications by ethnicity is published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/371696/ApprenticeshipVacancyReportNumberofapplicationsbyAgeGenderEthnicityorSSAorProgrammeLevelNov14.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/371696/ApprenticeshipVacancyReportNumberofapplicationsbyAgeGenderEthnicityorSSAorProgrammeLevelNov14.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/11/2014 17:23:23 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

164307

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	NHS: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the NHS of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	215642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>There is no threat to the UK’s National Health Service from TTIP. This was confirmed again by the European Commission’s chief negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero at a meeting organised to the All Party Parliamentary Group on TTIP this week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The chief negotiator outlined that EU public services are automatically excluded from all EU trade in service market liberalisation agreements. Publicly funded health services are specifically excluded. Member states decide how to deliver their public services and can change the delivery model at any time. TTIP will not change the fact that it is up to UK Government alone to decide how UK public services, including the NHS, are run.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/11/2014 17:24:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

164312

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department last discussed with the European Commission dumping in the steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	215765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>BIS are in regular contact with Commission officials responsible for Anti-Dumping investigations, and have had discussions with them this year about a specific case of alleged dumping, and related matters, in the steel market. The most recent contact took place on 26 November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/11/2014 17:12:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

164317

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations his Department has received on reducing the rate of VAT charged on the refurbishment of domestic dwellings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	215709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>HM Treasury receives representations on many subjects including this one, and keeps all tax policy under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/11/2014 17:50:42 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

164321

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households had reductions in (a) working tax and (b) child tax credits as a result of an apprentice aged under 18 being resident in the household in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	215634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 27/11/2014 17:46:47 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

164334

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the size of the armed forces after 2015.
tabling member constituency	South Dorset
tabling member printed	Richard Drax
uin	215732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Our policy is to deliver the Future Force 2020 programme outlined in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 27/11/2014 16:08:15 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

164340

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of not returning VAT costs of sixth form colleges on competition in the market for education provision for 16 to 19 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	215714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>All 16-19 providers are funded on an equal basis in relation to the students that they recruit but the Department for Education does not factor into funding the costs of the different legal and corporate status of 16-19 providers. The Department has not looked specifically at the impact of not paying VAT on competition in the market.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/11/2014 17:36:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

164363

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts of what value were signed by NHS commissioners with non-NHS providers in 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Meon Valley
tabling member printed	George Hollingbery
uin	215711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not collect information on which providers have been awarded contracts at local level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for local commissioners to decide how best to secure local services and take a decision on which are the most capable providers to deliver those services in the best interests of their patients. There is no requirement for commissioners to put all services out to competitive tender.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whether NHS services are provided by the public, voluntary or private sector, they remain publicly funded and free at the point of delivery with access based on clinical need.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/11/2014 17:29:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery

164365

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS staff are eligible for incremental pay awards; and how many of those will receive at least (a) one per cent and (b) three per cent pay increases this year.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Luff
uin	215716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reforming progression pay in the National Health Service to ensure that the system is fair, consistent and sustainable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over 50% (around 620,000 headcount) of hospital and community health services staff are eligible for incremental pay increases; subject to meeting local performance standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of these eligible staff will receive at least a 1% increase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Two thirds of those staff are eligible for at least 3%, which is the average incremental increase. This is around 410,000 staff (headcount).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/11/2014 16:42:27 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	268 label Biography information for Sir Peter Luff