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706092

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date	28/02/2017
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	Housing: Green Belt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of a combination of more restrictive immigration controls and lower population growth on (a) housing and planning (i) mechanisms and (ii) policy and (b) the amount of building taking place on land in the green belt.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	65905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Housing White Paper sets out the government’s intentions to strengthen national planning policy to build more homes in the right places.</p><p>Current projections assume that net migration will fall. Nearly two thirds of the growth in households will come from natural change in the population, not net migration. Even if net migration fell by more than projected we would still face a significant housing challenge which requires us to make a step-change in housing delivery. We will be consulting on a standard approach to assessing housing requirement at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>The Housing White Paper also reaffirms the government’s commitment to Green Belt protection, and proposes amendments to national planning policy that would require greater transparency about what constitutes exceptional circumstances when amending Green Belt boundaries, so that communities can hold their local authorities to account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 25/04/2017 11:02:49 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

706098

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2017 to Question 62238, on Pets: Imports, for what reasons the number of dogs reported as entering the UK non-commercially under the Pet Travel Scheme increased between 2015 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	65885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>There has been a marked increase in popularity of the Pet Travel Scheme in GB. In 2014 APHA issued 80,274 new pet passports to their official veterinarians, 119,704 in 2015 and 95,449 in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2017 13:41:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

706161

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether any officials of his Department had their travel to or from the US affected by the US administration's recent changes to US entry regulations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	65894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>We are not aware of anyone being affected.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 08/03/2017 17:25:25 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

706165

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many of his Department's staff by (a) sector focus and (b) country focus are (i) UK-based and (ii) based overseas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	65892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The number of staff employed by the Department for International Trade working on sector related activity either in the UK or within a country overseas is shown in the table below. The department has structured its organisation on a sectorial basis and has people based in in 109 Countries (including the UK) across 13 different sectors.</p><p><strong>Sector Related Activity</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Staff based in the UK</p></td><td><p>389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff based overseas</p></td><td><p>1250</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 08/03/2017 17:24:49 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

706181

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on (a) iPads and tablets and (b) paper in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	65978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2014 there was no support for any tablet or iPad devices on the Cabinet Office IT system nor were there any tablet or iPad items available for staff to purchase.</p><p>Since 2014 the Cabinet Office have purchased the following Ipads and Tablets:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£1,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£6,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£17,012</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since April 2015 the Cabinet Office have outsourced the printing capability functions and the associated paper purchase costs to a new supplier on a new system.</p><p>Due to the migration of Cabinet Office financial records onto a new shared services financial system all paper purchases prior to 2015 were aggregated into an overall stationary cost so are not readily available within a reasonable timeframe for an answer to the question.</p><p>For the financial years 2015/16 and 2016/17 the following information is available:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£45,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£29,198</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 65990 question first answered 15/03/2017 12:42:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

706183

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total amount owed by non-UK EU graduates in English student loans has been in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	65926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Statistics covering English student loans are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release (SFR) <em>‘Student Loans in England’.</em></p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/full-catalogue-of-official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/full-catalogue-of-official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2017 17:56:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

706186

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the Higher Education Policy Institute report, Higher Education in New Zealand: What might the UK learn, published in July 2016.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	65943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education welcomes any lessons learned and insights on approaches adopted by other countries.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/03/2017 13:53:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

706194

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
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: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on (a) iPads and tablets and (b) paper in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	65979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>On (a), my department has spent £612.48 in the last five years - £290.98 in 2013 and £321.50 in 2015.</p><p>On (b), the information is published in the 'Sustainability' sections of DCLG annual report and accounts 2014-15 and 2015-16 at the websites below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/440495/50208_HC_21_DCLG_2014-15_accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/440495/50208_HC_21_DCLG_2014-15_accessible.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/536593/56046_DCLG_ARA_Web_only.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/536593/56046_DCLG_ARA_Web_only.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 08/03/2017 17:24:19 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

706199

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement the Teaching Excellence Framework proposed in the White Paper entitled Success as a knowledge economy published in May 2016
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	66042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government set out a proposed implementation timetable for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) in <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/523546/bis-16-265-success-as-a-knowledge-economy-web.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Success as a knowledge economy</em></a>.</p><p>The implementation of the TEF has been in line with the timing set out and 299 institutions, including all English members of the Russell Group, have opted in to the current round of assessments. However, as the White Paper noted, we are implementing the TEF using a staged approach. Following further consultation with the sector about implementing subject level TEF, the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation announced that we will be extending the pilot phase of subject level TEF by an additional year. Two full years of piloting is in line with the best practice demonstrated in the development of the Research Excellence Framework and recognises the additional complexity involved in developing a subject level assessment. This will mean that the first full year of subject level TEF assessments will take place in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2017 17:55:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

706203

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what restrictions are placed on organisations which sell access to school websites and teachers' email addresses.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	66000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>All organisations that sell access to data (of any sort) are governed by the Data Protection Act 1998, which regulates how organisations, businesses or the Government uses personal information. The Department is not able to apply any further restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/03/2017 10:53:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann