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450669

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date	04/02/2016
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	UK Trade and Investment: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of benchmarking UKTI's performance against that of other countries' export agencies.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	25925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>There is considerable merit in understanding how our competitors’ export agencies are structured and the services they offer. This is something the Exports Implementation Taskforce, which the Secretary of State chairs, looked at in some depth in developing a whole-of-Government approach to exports. This included, UK Trade &amp; Investment participating in a formal benchmarking exercise by the International Trade Centre.</p><p>Among the key things found from these comparative reviews is that UKTI employs more people than other countries’ export promotion agencies, but deploys less resource on practical support for exporters (such as interim export managers). Learning from this, UKTI is currently developing some small-scale direct practical support services and products to see what might work in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/02/2016 15:21:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

450670

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Innovate UK: UK Trade and Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of co-ordinating the objectives of Innovate UK and UKTI in order to increase exports.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	25926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Increasing exports, to all overseas markets, is a key factor in the Government’s long-term economic plan. UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) and Innovate UK work together to co-ordinate activity to promote UK innovation and to help drive the UK's productivity, exports and long-term growth through increasing trade and inward investment in science and innovation. An Innovate UK secondee further augments the activities of both organisations.</p><p>This work supports UK businesses looking to take advantage of overseas opportunities and to create a strong business environment that allows them to flourish both at home and overseas. This includes working together on events and entrepreneur missions to promote the UK’s innovative companies on a global scale, identifying export opportunities and securing new markets. Innovate UK funded projects and companies are referred to UKTI trade advisers to help support international planning and exports. To date 250 companies have been referred.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/03/2016 11:07:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

450673

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Programme: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people of working age with mental health problems have been assisted into work through his Department's work programme in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	25943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 12/02/2016 13:31:14 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

450691

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the value of financial contributions to the EU in 2015 that were attributable to London and the South East of England.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	25848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Contributions to the EU are paid directly from HM Government and thus are not attributable to any one part of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/05/2016 15:39:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

450699

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has spent on debt collection activity in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	25948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Individual departments are responsible for managing their own debt.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/02/2016 13:37:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

450709

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Libraries: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) rural and (b) urban public libraries have closed in (i) Wiltshire and (ii) England in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	25858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not commission information relating to the closure of rural and urban libraries. Data relating to public libraries is collected and published annually by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. My Rt Hon Friend will note that the number of library service points in the Wilshire Library Authority has increased from 34 in 2000, to 36 in 2015. Meanwhile, in Labour-run Wales, the number of library service points in the same period dropped from 321 to 274. <strong><br></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>31 March</p></td><td><p>Total service points open ten hours or more per week, including mobile libraries, in England</p></td><td><p>Total service points open ten hours or more per week, including mobile libraries, in Wiltshire Library Authority</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>3,501</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>3,497</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>3,504</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>3,510</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>3,524</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>3,474</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>3,500</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>3,494</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>3,469</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>3,451</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,428</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,393</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,243</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,181</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,142</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,076</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 24/02/2016 13:47:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

450727

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what metrics his Department plans to use to measure the effects of tax-free childcare on attainment in early years' education.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	25860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are developing plans to measure the success of Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) once it is in ‘steady state’ following the full rollout of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We will measure how well TFC performs against its policy objective to help working families with their childcare costs. We will continue to engage with stakeholders as we start to put in place these plans.</p><p> </p><p>The key programmes for early education are the 15 hours of free childcare offered to all 3 and 4-year olds, and eligible 2-year olds. These provisions are measured under Assessment and Reporting Arrangements set out by the Standards and Testing Agency to ensure attainment against the Early Years Framework.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/02/2016 13:59:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

450735

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when she plans to publish further details of the next Contract for Difference auction; and which technologies she plans will be eligible for inclusion in that auction.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	25969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>As announced by the Secretary of State in her speech in November, the current intention is to hold the next CFD allocation round for ‘less established’ technologies (pot 2) in late 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out details around future rounds in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/02/2016 14:21:54 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

450779

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the police take to ensure the safety of people sleeping rough.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	25846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society. One person without a home is one too many, which is why we will increase central investment over the next four years to £139 million for innovative programmes to prevent and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping.</p><p>We also want to help local authorities provide advice and assistance to those at risk of homelessness which is why we have protected the homelessness prevention funding for local authorities through the provisional local government finance settlement, totalling £315 million by 2019-20.</p><p>Decisions about frontline policing, and how resources are best deployed, are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners. We have seen forces make significant changes to frontline policing to reflect the priorities of local people, including the most vulnerable. For example, several forces have established multi- agency teams to work collaboratively with other local public and voluntary sector services to tackle rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/02/2016 17:20:56 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

450802

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) officials, (b) other staff and (c) contracted workers in his Department are working on taxi and private hire vehicle policy.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	25870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>There are currently (a) two officials, (b) one further official on secondment to the Department and (c) no contracted workers working on taxi and private hire vehicle policy in the Department for Transport. All work in the Buses and Taxis division. The subject forms one part of the officials’ roles. This level of staffing for work on taxis and private hire vehicles is essentially consistent with that going back to 2009/10.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 25871 question first answered 12/02/2016 13:01:58 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner