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795043

registered interest
date	24/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students taking music as a GCSE subject perform better overall in the Attainment 8 measure.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	115585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The average Attainment 8[1] scores of pupils in state funded schools[2], at the end of key stage 4[3], split by whether they entered a GCSE or equivalent[4] qualification in music[5], are presented in the tables below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Academic year 2016/17<strong>[6]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Attainment 8 score</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils not entering music<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>486,983</p></td><td><p>45.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils entering music<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>41,527</p></td><td><p>52.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Academic year 2015/16<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Attainment 8 score</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils not entering music<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>495,072</p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils entering music<sup>4</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>45,203</p></td><td><p>55.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Differences in Attainment 8 scores occur for a number of reasons. These include the prior attainment of pupils (which is controlled for in the Progress 8 measure) and the number of GCSEs taken by pupils (pupils taking more qualifications are more likely to obtain a higher score and pupils taking more qualifications are more likely to take music). The response to PQ 115227 includes more detail about the Progress 8 measure for pupils who take a music GCSE.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Attainment 8 is a new measure which schools and pupils are still adjusting to and with the ongoing transition to reformed GCSEs, it is expected that Attainment 8 scores will be prone to fluctuations initially. Attainment 8 is comprised of a selection of a pupil’s grades and may not include any music qualifications they have sat, therefore it is not possible to unpick which, if any, factors have a definitive influence on these scores. With data for only two years, it is too soon to draw conclusions. More information on Attainment 8 is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf</a>.</li><li>State-funded schools include academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</li><li>Pupils are identified as being at the end of key stage 4 if they were on roll at the school and in year 11 at the time of the January school census for that year. Age is calculated as at 31 August for that year, and the majority of pupils at the end of key stage 4 were age 15 at the start of the academic year. Some pupils may complete this key stage in an earlier or later year group.</li><li>Also includes entries in graded music qualifications.</li><li>Pupils are recorded as ‘entering music’ if they sat at least one exam in any music qualification which is counted in the secondary school performance tables as a GCSE, equivalent or graded music qualification.</li><li>2015/16 data is final; 2016/17 data is provisional.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/11/2017 16:21:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

794171

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to achieve equal pay for men and women.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	902535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Paying men and women unequally for the same work has been unlawful for nearly 50 years. Where an employer is found to have breached equal pay law, an employment tribunal can order them to produce an equal pay audit. Our requirement for all larger employers to publish their gender pay gap will help increase transparency of all the factors underlying the endemic differences in pay between men and women.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/11/2017 17:41:31 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

794172

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality and Human Rights Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will reinstate the role of Disability Commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	902537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The roles and responsibilities given to Board members of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are matters for the Commission itself. The Government has no powers to reinstate the EHRC’s Disability Commissioner role.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2017 17:44:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

794173

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Budget November 2017: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether the Government has undertaken an equality impact assessment of the Autumn Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	902538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>All departments, including the Treasury, carefully consider the equality impacts of individual policy decisions taken on those with protected characteristics - in line with both its legal obligations and its strong commitment to equality issues.</p><p> </p><p>When working on policy, including measures announced at the Autumn Budget 2017, ministers are advised of the impact a decision has on protected groups, and this is taken into account when a policy decision is made.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget includes many announcements that will benefit protected groups, including increases to the National Living Wage and the income tax personal allowance.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2017 17:46:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

793271

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department plans to take to provide hon. Members with economic impact assessments prior to the approval of negotiating mandates for future trade deals and to keep hon. Members informed of progress with such deals.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	902515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>In ratifying EU free trade agreements we provide impact assessments to Parliament to enable Members from both Houses to consider the consequences of these agreements for the UK.</p><p>As outlined in the White Paper ‘Preparing for our future UK trade policy’, we remain committed to a transparent, fair, and rules-based approach to international trade. We will ensure Parliament has an appropriate role to play in the scrutiny of new UK trade treaties.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/11/2017 13:49:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

792637

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether legislative proposals to increase penalties available for animal cruelty offences require the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	114564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 does not need to be commenced. The necessary changes can be made by amending section 32(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/11/2017 17:34:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

792777

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prisons: Liverpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of use of the National Early Warning Score in prisons in Liverpool.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	114704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Information is not collected centrally on how many prisons use the National Early Warning Score to respond to symptoms of new psychoactive substances.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of the use of the National Early Warning Score in prisons in Liverpool.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 114703 question first answered 28/11/2017 13:34:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

792958

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts for Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the contractual obligations of private companies delivering Government services and the complaints procedures available to the public when those obligations are not met.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	114743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has issued a Model Services Contract, which includes sections on contractual obligations and remedial procedures:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526358/Model_Services_Contract_v1.02.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526358/Model_Services_Contract_v1.02.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Crown Commercial Service also published Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs) on a range of issues including supplier past performance and prompt payment in supply chains. PPNs can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/procurement-policy-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/procurement-policy-notes</a></p><p>The Government Commercial Function has published a Supplier Code of Conduct, which sets out the standards we expect of those companies supplying goods and services to government:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/646497/2017-09-13_Official_Sensitive_Supplier_Code_of_Conduct_September_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/646497/2017-09-13_Official_Sensitive_Supplier_Code_of_Conduct_September_2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 15:57:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

792959

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, what form of technical capacity the Government plans to provide to each relevant department to enable it to implement Sustainable Development Goal 5.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	114744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals including Goal 5.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office's role is primarily to co-ordinate the departmental planning process to ensure all of our obligations are adequately reflected. My department also provides support to DfID as the lead department, however, all departments are responsible for their respective contributions to the delivery of the Goals by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The departmental planning process is an effective tool in ensuring the Government is making progress in meeting our obligations, including on gender equality.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 16:05:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792962

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-UK EU nationals were employed by the NHS in oncology in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	114747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes workforce statistics and the following table shows the headcount figure of non-United Kingdom European Union nationals employed by the National Health Service in oncology at 31 August 2014 to 2017.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Staff working in the NHS in oncology as at 31 August each specified year (Headcount).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Staff in oncology (Headcount)</p></td><td><p>August-2014</p></td><td><p>August-2015</p></td><td><p>August-2016</p></td><td><p>August-2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-UK EU nationals</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>678</p></td><td><p>813</p></td><td><p>854</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Digital monthly HCHS workforce statistics</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/11/2017 14:18:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq