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595411

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date	07/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a levy on companies employing foreign workers below an agreed wage threshold.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	47543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Foreign workers in the UK benefit from the same rights under National Minimum Wage legislation as UK workers.</p><p>In addition, companies sponsoring non-EEA workers to fill vacancies under Tier 2 (General), the skilled work immigration route, must pay a salary of at least £20,800 (rising to £25,000 later this autumn and £30,000 in April 2017) or the appropriate rate for the particular occupation, whichever is higher. For non-EEA workers using the Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) route for multi-national companies, the salary minimum is £24,500, rising to £30,000 later this autumn and £41,500 from April 2017.</p><p>From April 2017, the Government will levy an Immigration Skills Charge on Tier 2 employers of £1,000 per sponsored worker per year. A reduced rate of £364 will apply to small and charitable sponsors. PhD-level roles, intra-company transfer graduate trainees, and graduates switching from the student route will be exempt.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2016 17:23:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

595415

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, approximately how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals are employed cleaning the Westminster estate of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government shares its Westminster office space with the Home Office. I refer the hon Member to the answer to PQ number 47565.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/10/2016 13:39:52 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595429

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 44488, what the implications for councils are of failure to determine planning applications in a timely and efficient manner; and what plans he has to provide extra funding to councils to assist them with implementing his Department's plans to tighten the Planning Guarantee for minor planning applications.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	46903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Councils are at risk of being designated as underperforming where they persistently fail to determine planning applications for major development within statutory timescales or an agreed extended period with the applicant. In an area where the council has been designated as underperforming, applicants can choose to submit their application directly to the Planning Inspectorate for determination, instead of the council. We are extending this regime to applications for non-major development. Where applications are not determined within 26 weeks, councils have to refund the application fee under the Planning Guarantee.</p><p>We do not intend to provide any additional funding to local authorities with regard to tightening the Planning Guarantee. Earlier this year we consulted on proposals to increase planning fees and will publish our response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 17/10/2016 17:13:17 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595479

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Territorial Waters: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess the potential merits of deploying fishing trawlers to patrol the UK coastline to prevent illegal immigration.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	47522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Border Force is actively engaged through partners in the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) with commercial fishing operators. The UK’s commercial fishing operators already form a valuable part of the Project KRAKEN network providing ‘intelligence’ reports based on their assessment of unusual activity, however, they are not specifically tasked with official patrolling.</p><p>Border security is a priority for this Government. We are committed to countering threats to the UK coastline using an intelligence-led approach and through working with the wider law enforcement community. Border Force has long-standing working relationships and intelligence-sharing practices in place, and is increasing interaction with key partners as well as undertaking joint operations in order to disrupt organised criminal gangs looking to facilitate illegal entry into the UK.</p><p>Border Force and operational partners are conducting activity on a number of fronts to prevent migrants from entering the UK via clandestine and illegal means, strengthening the coordination of maritime security assets so that maximum coverage at sea is delivered. Border Force currently operates three cutters in UK territorial waters at any given time.</p><p>The cutters form part of a layered approach to coastal defence, including patrols comprising additional law enforcement vessels, on-shore resources and intelligence and surveillance. Border Force has invested in additional coastal patrol vessels (CPV) to complement the work being done by our cutters to combat attempts to smuggle migrants and illicit goods into the UK illegally.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2016 17:19:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

595497

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry personnel aged (a) under 18 and (b) over 18 have voluntarily left the service early in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	46793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Regular Infantry Trained and Untrained Voluntary Outflow </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Under 18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18 And Above</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The trained and untrained information has come from two different organisations and administrative systems and therefore, may be inconsistent. There is also potential for double counting and/or missing information. Numbers should be considered as estimates.</p><p> </p><p>Voluntary Outflow is defined as personnel who leave the Army voluntarily before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for clarity and presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/10/2016 16:45:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

595522

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to remove the presence of asbestos on school sites in (a) England and Wales and (b) Derby North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Amanda Solloway
uin	47204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The issue of asbestos in schools is a serious one. Policy on the effective management and removal of asbestos at Welsh school sites is devolved to the Welsh Government, but in England it is one of the department’s priorities in order to ensure that our schools are safe for children and teachers.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which is the lead regulator on managing asbestos, advise that as long as asbestos is in good condition and unlikely to be damaged or disturbed, it is not a significant risk to health.</p><p> </p><p>The Department directly funds the removal of asbestos through schemes such as the Priority Schools Building Programme and provides capital funding for asbestos management and removal where appropriate for those schools that have identified that asbestos is in poor condition or poses a high risk of deterioration.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide support to those who are legally responsible for managing asbestos in schools by providing targeted guidance to schools on the effective management of asbestos in their schools.</p><p> </p><p>The duty holder has the legal responsibility of effectively managing asbestos in schools. In schools where asbestos poses a high risk of disturbance or is deteriorating, the duty holder should remove asbestos using capital funding that has been provided by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is not committing to the removal of asbestos in all schools, as blanket and accelerated removal of asbestos in schools is potentially more dangerous and may involve greater risk to school children and staff.</p><p> </p><p>It is, however, the aim of the government that, over time, as more school buildings are replaced and refurbished, all asbestos will be removed from schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/11/2016 17:52:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway

595523

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Derby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that apprenticeships in Derby North constituency are undertaken by people from less-affluent households.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Amanda Solloway
uin	47205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are paid jobs that give people from all regions and backgrounds the opportunity to reach their potential - acquiring transferable skills much valued in the labour market without having to contribute to the costs of their learning. The locations and sectors where apprenticeships are available are determined by employers choosing to offer opportunities and employ apprentices.</p><p> </p><p>We will be publishing details of our funding policy for apprenticeships in England from May 2017 shortly, which will demonstrate how we will provide opportunities for people regardless of their background.</p><p> </p><p>We will also continue to demonstrate, with Traineeships and our national campaigns, that an apprenticeship can be a very worthwhile and achievable goal for those from less well-off households.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 18/10/2016 13:36:05 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway

595529

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Derby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school leavers in Derby North constituency who went to university in the last five years for which figures are available were (a) entitled and (b) not entitled to free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Amanda Solloway
uin	47126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Information is given on the number and percentage of students completing Key Stage 5 study (A level and other Level 3 qualifications) in mainstream state-funded schools and colleges, before progressing to study at a UK higher education institution for at least two terms the following year, in each of the last five years for which information is available. Free school meal eligibility is as recorded when students were in Year 11.</p><p>The table below show figures for the Derby North constituency for the years 2010/11 to 2014/15. Numbers of pupils are shown rounded to the nearest ten in line with how published information was shown in these years. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures.</p><p>In each of the last five years ten students in the Derby North constituency (rounded to the nearest ten), who had been eligible for free school meals in Year 11 and completed Key Stage 5 study, progressed to higher education. This compares to between 190 and 220 students who had not been eligible for free school meals completing Key Stage 5 study in the latest year. Due to the small numbers involved, the proportion of students represented by these numbers has varied year on year.</p><p>Information on pupil destinations at local authority, regional and national level is published annually at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of students completing KS5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number at UK Higher Education Institution</p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>% at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(rounded to nearest 10)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(rounded to nearest 10)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (2013/14 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2016 16:44:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway

595537

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the retention figures are for (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers who began their employment in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	47083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Retention rates for all teachers by phase are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics are available that show the retention rates for newly qualified teachers (not split by phase). The latest information is contained in the following table. It shows around 90% of teachers continue in the profession following their first year of teaching (and this has been the case since 1996). Of the teachers who started teaching in 2010, 70% were still teaching five years later.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Percentage of teachers in regular service in the state-funded schools sector in England after: [1]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year qualified[2]</p></td><td><p>Recorded In service by[3]</p></td><td><p>Number of newly qualified entrants entering service[4]</p></td><td><p>1 year</p></td><td><p>2 years</p></td><td><p>3 years</p></td><td><p>4 years</p></td><td><p>5 years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>24,100</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>20,600</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>23,000</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>23,600</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>24,200</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>November 2015</p></td><td><p>25,500</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The statistics are shown in table 8 and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2015</a>.</p><p>[1] The percentage of teachers in service in anyone year will include those who may not have had continuous service to that year. For example, teachers could be in service for 3 consecutive years, miss a year, and then be in service in year 5 onwards after qualifying.</p><p>[2] Calendar year in which the teachers qualified.</p><p>[3] Financial year during which the teachers entered service</p><p>[4] Newly qualified entrants in year x are defined as all teachers who qualified between November x-1 and November x and were in service in school year x/x+1.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/10/2016 17:09:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

595541

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to differentiate between the roles of her Department and the Institute for Apprenticeships on the (a) quality of apprenticeships training and (b) collection and analysis of data.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	46780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>From April 2017, the Institute for Apprenticeships will take on a number of functions relating to the quality of apprenticeship standards. The Institute’s key responsibilities will be: to set quality criteria for the development of apprenticeship standards and assessment plans; to review, approve or reject them; to advise on the maximum level of Government funding available for standards; and to quality assure some end point assessments. The Institute will have analytical capability to support its function, advising on funding caps and on other issues where appropriate. Responsibility for monitoring the quality of apprenticeship training will not transfer to the Institute.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education will retain responsibility for the quality framework. Primary responsibility for the collection and analysis of data and metrics for apprenticeships, and the success of the apprenticeship programme, will remain with the Department, particularly through the work of the Skills Funding Agency.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 18/10/2016 13:37:13 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell