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865176

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date	19/03/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 768, what plans she has to discuss with Northern Ireland political parties the roll out of childcare support in Northern Ireland similar to 30 hours of funded childcare in England.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer given by my Rt honourable Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 26 March 2018 (UIN 133099).</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/04/2018 12:19:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara previous answer version 48406 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

866981

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 767, which colleagues from Northern Ireland he intends to engage with; and what steps he plans to take to engage with those colleagues.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has delivered a successful childcare policy, including a 30 hours policy for working parents in England. We are willing to engage and provide advice, based on our experience of developing and administering policies in England, to the Northern Ireland parties and the Northern Ireland Civil Service should they wish to discuss this with us.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/03/2018 13:27:19 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

866988

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants by grade in each Government Department have completed formally recognised apprenticeships under (a) the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England scheme and (b) previous schemes.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	133106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet office collects data on apprenticeship starts in the Civil Service. However, comprehensive information on the outcome of apprenticeship starts is not currently available. Information on outcomes will be available later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/03/2018 11:35:31 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

866990

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Leeds North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of people undertaking paid apprenticeships in Leeds North West constituency.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The department holds and publishes a range of data relating to apprenticeships using the information collected through the Individualised Learner Record. For example, information on the number of learners starting apprenticeships by geographical area, including by parliamentary constituency is published on GOV.UK. The table below provides apprenticeship starts for the Leeds North West Constituency in the 2016/17 academic year and in the first quarter of the 2017/18 academic year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18 Quarter 1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apprenticeship Starts</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>2) 2016/17 covers August 2016 to July 2017, and 2017/18 Quarter 1 covers August to October 2017.</p><p>3) 2017/18 Quarter 1 is reported to date and will be subject to revision.</p><p> </p><p>These data are published in the ‘FE data library’ on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, statistics showing the destinations outcomes of learners completing apprenticeships between 2014 and 2015 are available in the ‘Further education outcome-based success measures’ publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures-2014-to-2015</a>. For example, in the Leeds Local Authority District, 4,130 apprentices in 2014/15 completed apprenticeships with 87% going a sustained positive destination, 83% were in sustained employment, and 19% were in sustained learning.</p><p> </p><p>It should also be noted, that all learners starting apprenticeships are paid at least the minimum wage (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/apprenticeships-guide/pay-and-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apprenticeships-guide/pay-and-conditions</a>). Additional information on the rules and regulations of employing apprentices is available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/take-on-an-apprentice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/take-on-an-apprentice</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 27/03/2018 16:51:11 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

866991

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has commissioned research on solar panel roadways and associated technology; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not commissioned research on solar panel roadways and associated technology. Highways England are currently considering their strategy for work on solar panel roadways and the Department is aware of a private initiative to trial this technology currently underway in Cambridge. The Department is also monitoring similar schemes overseas, including in France, the Netherlands and the United States of America, and will continue to monitor their progress.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/03/2018 13:57:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

866993

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to reduce the average waiting time for treatment for an eating disorder.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone with an eating disorder has access to timely treatment. We have established a waiting time standard to improve access to eating disorders services for children and young people so that by 2020/21 95% of children with an eating disorder will receive treatment within one week for urgent cases and within four weeks for routine cases.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures published in the Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard indicate that NHS England is on track to meet that standard with 76.9% of all patients starting urgent treatment within one week and 83.1% of patients starting routine treatment within four weeks. This information is for the third quarter of 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing £150 million to expand eating disorder community-based care and as a result 70 dedicated new or extended services are now either open or in development. This means at least 3,350 children and young people a year will receive swift, effective eating disorder treatment in the community.</p><p> </p><p>To further improve adult eating disorder care a pathway, the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health in partnership with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is developing a pathway and detailed implementation guidance for providers. The pathway will be fully informed by the available evidence and the views of experts and will increase healthcare professionals’ awareness of the early signs and symptoms of eating disorders so that they are able to refer without delay.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 27/03/2018 12:03:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

866994

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Personal Independence Payment: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what disability-specific training is provided to personal independence payment assessors to enable them to assess blind and partially sighted applicants.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The PIP assessment is not a medical assessment requiring the assessor to diagnose a condition and recommend treatment options. The focus is on ensuring that the Health Care Professionals are experts in disability analysis, focusing on the effects of health conditions and impairments on the individual’s daily life.</p><p>All Health Care Professionals receive training on a wide range of conditions including sight loss and visual impairment. This includes detailed modules covering all aspects of sight loss and how the condition impacts on a person’s ability to undertake the activities in the PIP assessment. Both Assessment Providers employ Sensory Impairment Champions; these are experienced clinicians who are available to provide support and advice to Health Professionals at any point during the assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/03/2018 12:22:40 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

866997

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Referral Units: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of (a) support and (b) funding for staff employed at Pupil Referral Units.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Developing and supporting teachers and leaders is fundamental to driving up educational standards in alternative provision (AP) and improving outcomes for children educated in these settings. On 16 March 2018, the Department launched a £4 million Alternative Provision Innovation Fund to support projects to develop effective practice across AP. The second round of the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund, launched in January 2018, also welcomed bids to support high-quality professional development for teachers and school leaders in AP.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities receive high needs funding to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and to fund good quality AP, including in pupil referral units. High needs funding will rise to a total of £6 billion in 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2018 16:30:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

866998

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Musicians: Free Movement of People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the European Union counterparts on the retention of free movement for British musicians working throughout Europe after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State meets regularly with Ministerial counterparts from other EU Member States and with individuals in the EU institutions to discuss a wide range of policy issues linked to our exit from the EU, including migration and mobility.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>During the implementation period, EU citizens will be able to come to live and work in the UK as they do now. This will also be the case for UK nationals travelling or working in the EU during this period, including British musicians.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have been made yet on the immigration rules that will apply after the end of the implementation period. The Prime Minister has made it clear that the Government is open to discussing with the EU how to facilitate the valuable links between our people.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 23/03/2018 16:07:00 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

866999

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has in place to prevent a potential outbreak of foot and mouth disease among livestock.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	133117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>There are a series of measures in place to reduce the risk of foot and mouth disease virus entering the UK and to prevent its introduction to livestock. These measures include:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Strict rules for the movement of animals and genetic material being traded between EU Member States. These include specific rules for limiting trade with any regions affected by FMD;</p></li><li><p>Animal products, such as meat and milk, produced within the EU must be produced in accordance with EU animal and public health legislation, including specific rules for trade with regions affected by FMD;</p></li><li><p>Imports are only permitted into the EU from a restricted list of countries which meet EU standards including compliance with measures to prevent and detect FMD in those countries. Meat and dairy products imported from third countries must be accompanied by animal and public health certification confirming that they come from an area that is free from FMD;</p></li><li><p>Import of animals must be supported by veterinary certification of the health of the animal prior to departure and confirming its compliance with the trade conditions;</p></li><li><p>Animals and animal products imported from third countries must enter the EU through a Border Inspection Post where checks are carried out to ensure that import conditions have been met;</p></li><li><p>Surveillance and monitoring of FMD reported internationally is used to inform Defra’s assessment of the threat presented by different trade routes. This informs targeting of measures at the border, domestic disease surveillance and communications to raise awareness of livestock keepers.</p></li><li><p>Post-import checks on a proportion of imported animals; and</p></li><li><p>A ban on the feeding of certain animal products that might introduce FMD to livestock in the UK.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p>For further detail on the measures in place to maintain disease freedom see Section 3 on pages 9-11 of the Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. This is available at the link below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69456/fmd-control-strategy111128.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69456/fmd-control-strategy111128.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/03/2018 11:27:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel