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1134025

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date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what standards his Department uses to set acceptable levels of (a) vibration, (b) noise and (c) dust and air quality in construction projects funded by his Department; and when those applicable standards were (i) set and (ii) last reviewed.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	268446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Bowmer and Kirkland, the relevant contractor, is responsible for the safe construction of Ealing Fields High School. The Department does not adopt a compensation policy for any damage caused by construction works as any such responsibility rests with the contractor. In the case of Ealing Fields, the Department is aware that Bowmer and Kirkland has been in regular contact with residents about addressing their concerns.</p><p>When procuring capital projects, the Department applies a comprehensive framework which sets out relevant legislation, British Standards, codes of practice and other requirements that a building contractor is required to comply with when undertaking projects on behalf of the Department. These standards were established in November 2017 when the Department’s most recent construction framework was procured.</p><p>The Department is increasing the number of schools built through modern methods of construction. This method provides the opportunity to reduce site times by up to 50% which would also reduce both disruption to pupils and staff, and the noise and dust associated with onsite construction.</p><p>The Department has built 57 schools using modern methods of construction and this financial year, we plan to open another 21 schools. The department has announced a new procurement framework with a value of up to £3 billion for modern methods of construction solutions in schools. This framework is due to go live by November 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 268447 question first answered 03/07/2019 16:49:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 125516 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1134026

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the construction of Ealing Fields High school, what his Department's policy is on provision of compensation for (a) structural and (b) non-structural damage caused by construction of Departmental projects.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	268447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Bowmer and Kirkland, the relevant contractor, is responsible for the safe construction of Ealing Fields High School. The Department does not adopt a compensation policy for any damage caused by construction works as any such responsibility rests with the contractor. In the case of Ealing Fields, the Department is aware that Bowmer and Kirkland has been in regular contact with residents about addressing their concerns.</p><p>When procuring capital projects, the Department applies a comprehensive framework which sets out relevant legislation, British Standards, codes of practice and other requirements that a building contractor is required to comply with when undertaking projects on behalf of the Department. These standards were established in November 2017 when the Department’s most recent construction framework was procured.</p><p>The Department is increasing the number of schools built through modern methods of construction. This method provides the opportunity to reduce site times by up to 50% which would also reduce both disruption to pupils and staff, and the noise and dust associated with onsite construction.</p><p>The Department has built 57 schools using modern methods of construction and this financial year, we plan to open another 21 schools. The department has announced a new procurement framework with a value of up to £3 billion for modern methods of construction solutions in schools. This framework is due to go live by November 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 268446 question first answered 03/07/2019 16:49:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 125818 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1134029

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the transparency data entitled Cabinet Office ministerial meetings January to March 2019, published on 21 June 2019, if he will publish the (a) organisations and (b) individuals that attended (i) Roundtable discussion on Digital Transformation in Government on 12 February 2019; (ii) Roundtable on digital innovation in government on 17 January 2019; (iii) Discussion on Strategic Approach to Public Appointments on 21 January 2019; (iv) Roundtable on digital innovation in government, 24 January 2019; (v) Discussion of ongoing Civil Service Compensation scheme negotiations on 28 January 2019; (vi) Discussion on Strategic Approach to Public Appointments on 28 January 2019; (vii) Discussion of ongoing Civil Service Compensation scheme negotiations on 6 February 2019; (viii) Discussion on Public Appointments Events on 6 February 2019; (ix) Roundtable discussion on Workforce issues across the Public Sector on 12 February 2019; (x) Discussion on government outsourcing and innovation on 12 February 2019; (xi) Discussion on the work of the Government Digital Service on 19 February 2019; (xii) Discussion on Digital Accessibility on 19 February 2019; and (xiii) Discussion on Govtech and digital innovation in government on 26 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	268379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with a large number of external stakeholders as part of their normal duties.</p><p>The information on attendees at meetings as set out in the transparency data publication of 21 June 2019 is proportionate to the nature and depth of the engagement. In line with this approach we do not always publish lists of every attendee at larger roundtables and instead provide a general description of who was present and the names of the host organisation(s) where applicable.</p><p>Meetings (i), (ii), (iv) and (xiii) fall into this category. Meetings (i) and (xiii) were roundtables organised and hosted by third party organisations to which I was invited and actively contributed as a guest. Meetings (ii) and (iv) were roundtables organised by the Government Digital Service with the support of host organisations. A more detailed overview of the attendees at these roundtables is now set out below based upon records of who was invited; this may differ slightly from who attended on the day.</p><p>For meetings (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) and (xii), the published data already provides the name of every organisation(s) or individual(s) who attended the meetings.</p><p><strong>Meeting (i) - Roundtable discussion on Digital Transformation in Government on 12 February 2019</strong></p><ul><li>The Spectator</li><li>TechUK</li><li>Global Sourcing Association UK</li><li>Amazon Web Services</li><li>PUBLIC</li><li>Transport for London</li><li>Bob Blackman MP</li><li>Alan Mak MP</li><li>Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG</li><li>Lord O'Shaughnessy</li><li>Matt Warman MP</li></ul><p><strong>Meeting (ii) - Roundtable on digital innovation in government on 17 January 2019</strong></p><ul><li>Cisco</li><li>CBI</li><li>Capita plc</li><li>Dentons</li><li>Oracle</li><li>HP</li><li>Atos</li><li>Capgemini</li><li>Atkins Global</li><li>BT</li><li>Upside Projects</li><li>CGI</li><li>Mastercard</li><li>Fluxx</li><li>Costain</li><li>Amey</li><li>Eaton</li><li>Blue Prism</li><li>IBM</li><li>Sodexo</li><li>Redbull</li><li>Accenture</li></ul><p><strong>Meeting (iv) - Roundtable on digital innovation in government, 24 January 2019</strong></p><ul><li>University of Edinburgh</li><li>City of Edinburgh Council</li><li>Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce</li><li>East Lothian Council</li><li>West Lothian Council</li><li>Codebase</li><li>Young Scot</li><li>The Data Lab</li><li>Scotland IS</li></ul><p><strong>Meeting (xiii) - Discussion on Govtech and digital innovation in government on 26 February 2019</strong></p><ul><li>Microsoft</li><li>Sensyne Health</li><li>Adzuna</li><li>Onward</li><li>Salesforce</li><li>Epsilon Partners</li><li>Mustard Seed</li><li>M&amp;G Prudential</li><li>TechUK</li><li>Balderton Capital</li></ul> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 02/07/2019 15:32:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1134031

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
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	Agriculture: Weedkillers
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing more support for farmers to control weeds without using synthetic herbicides.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	268430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Effective weed control is key to successful crop production and grassland management. Herbicides are one means of controlling weeds but there are a number of other tools including variety selection, crop rotation and cultivation techniques. Regulation of herbicides is rigorous and they are not authorised for use if they may harm health or risk unacceptable impacts on the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The 25 Year Environment Plan states the Government’s intention to put Integrated Pest Management (IPM) at the heart of its approach. IPM aims to design farming systems so as to minimise the need for pesticides, including herbicides, and to make the greatest possible use of alternative approaches. We will develop and implement policies that encourage and support this approach, building on existing work to research and promote new techniques and products that provide alternatives to chemical pesticides. Where these practices are shown to deliver environmental outcomes, farmers who adopt them will be well placed to benefit from a future Environmental Land Management system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 27/06/2019 15:49:07 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1132184

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Surveillance: Cameras
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the commitment in the Home Office Biometrics Strategy, published in June 2018, to update the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice in collaboration with the Surveillance Camera Commissioner; when they expect the result of any updated Code; and whether such an update will include stronger guidance on the use of automatic facial recognition.
tabling member printed	Lord Anderson of Ipswich
uin	HL16345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>We are planning to update the Surveillance Camera Code by the end of the year, subject to consultation with stakeholders, coordination with the Information Commissioner’s update to their guidance on the related data protection issues, and obtaining the necessary parliamentary time.</p><p>The Government believes that there is a legal framework for the use of live facial recognition technology. We are supporting the National Police Chiefs’ Council in developing operational guidance for the police, informed by the independent reviews of the trials.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/06/2019 15:54:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4705 label Biography information for Lord Anderson of Ipswich

1132194

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the 15 per cent of schools in England who excluded at least one child in 2016–17, what percentage of those schools were (1) maintained schools, and (2) academies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Morris of Yardley
uin	HL16355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Data from the National Statistics release on ‘Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England 2016 to 2017’ shows that 3,063 (14%) of state funded primary, secondary and special schools had at least one permanent exclusion in 2016/17. The table below shows the proportion of these that are maintained schools and academies by school type. The data in the table below is also available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of schools with one or more permanent exclusion</p></td><td><p>% that are academies</p></td><td><p>% that are maintained schools</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State funded primary</p></td><td><p>1,022</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>State funded secondary</p></td><td><p>1,981</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All schools</p></td><td><p>3,063</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/06/2019 16:02:49 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	305 label Biography information for Baroness Morris of Yardley