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	registered interest
	date	19/04/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts: West Bromwich East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in West Bromwich East constituency are employed on zero-hour contracts.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	71269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/04/2017 09:46:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 45689 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

720219

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are employed on zero-hours contracts in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	70251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/04/2017 14:23:16 question first ministerially corrected 25/04/2017 16:21:39 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ70251, 70252 v.02 (1).pdf title UKSA Response to PQ70521 and PQ70252 previous answer version 45930 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

720220

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged between 16 and 24-years old are employed on zero-hours contracts in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	70252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/04/2017 14:23:17 question first ministerially corrected 25/04/2017 16:20:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ70251, 70252 v.02 (1).pdf title UKSA Response to PQ70251 and PQ70252 previous answer version 45931 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

1059856

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of the Minister of State for Universities in Hansard, Official Report, 11 February 2019, Volume 654, Column 637, what the evidenial basis is for his claim that universities financed entirely by taxation would result in an increased burden of £12 billion on the taxpayer.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	220251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>My answer on 11 February 2019 was based on an observation of Labour’s Higher Education Proposals published by the Institute for Fiscal studies (IFS) in 2017. The observation can be found at: <a href="https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/9217" target="_blank">https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/9217</a>.</p><p> </p><p>My statement, that to return to a stage where universities are financed entirely by taxation would increase the burden on the taxpayer by £12 billion, is based on IFS modelling that shows that the total long run contribution of the government to remove tuition fees would be £12.5 billion, rounded down to the nearest billion. Of that £12.5 billion, the IFS estimate that around £11.6 billion would be in the form of teaching grants.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/02/2019 14:28:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 102680 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1024811

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	UK Research and Innovation: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the funding per head of population was by (a) UK Research and Innovation and (b) its predecessor bodies in (i) each region of England and (ii) the nations of the UK in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	202141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) was created on 1 April 2018 and so did not exist as a legal entity in previous financial years. Figures have been provided for its predecessor bodies for the most recent financial years available. The table shows expenditure by the nine councils that now make up UKRI, per head of population in each region and nation of the UK. The expenditure figures include research council and Innovate UK grants, and HEFCE/Research England’s Research Capital Investment Fund, Quality-related research (QR) funding and Higher Education Innovation Funding.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">£ per person</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012/2013</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013/2014</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014/2015</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/2016</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016/2017</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">East of England</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">108</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">109</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">112</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">112</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">London</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">127</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">136</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">144</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">126</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">116</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Midlands</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">59</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">64</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">75</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">67</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">68</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">North East</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">98</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">80</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">75</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">64</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">62</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">North West</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">53</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">58</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">59</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">60</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">55</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">South East</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">57</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">54</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">63</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">53</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">51</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">South West</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">63</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">65</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">85</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">68</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">68</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Yorkshire and the Humber</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">62</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">64</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">67</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">79</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">68</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>England</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">79</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">81</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">88</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">81</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">77</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Scotland</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">67</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">63</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">74</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">65</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">62</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Wales</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">27</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£ per person</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012/2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/2017</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">East of England</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">108</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">109</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">110</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">112</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">112</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">London</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">156</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">166</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">174</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">152</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">140</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Midlands</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">48</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">53</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">62</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">56</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">56</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">North East</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">98</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">80</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">75</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">64</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">62</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">North West</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">53</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">58</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">59</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">60</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">55</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">South East</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">119</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">118</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">139</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">127</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">127</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">South West</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">63</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">65</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">85</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">68</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">68</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Yorkshire and the Humber</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">62</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">64</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">67</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">79</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">68</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>England</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">89</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">92</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">100</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">93</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">90</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">16</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Scotland</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">67</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">63</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">74</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">65</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">62</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Wales</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/12/2018 14:18:51 question first ministerially corrected 10/01/2019 10:03:25 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 92448 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

809651

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information he holds on which cities in the UK have the highest suicide rates per 100,000 people in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	120271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 21/12/2017 11:13:31 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2018 20:54:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ120271 & PQ120272 UKSA.pdf title UKSA Response previous answer version 31608 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ120271, 120272 Chris Runane holding (OW) .pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1110715

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Plagiarism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students had their university degree award rescinded due to cheating or plagiarism in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	242789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested on degrees rescinded because of academic offenses is not held centrally. In 2016, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) found there were approximately 17,000 instances of academic offences per year in the UK.</p><p>The use of companies that sell bespoke essays to students who pass the work off as their own undermines the reputation of the education system in this country, and devalues the hard work of those succeeding on their own merit.</p><p>The government expects that educational institutions do everything in their power to prevent students being tempted by these companies. The most recent guidance from the QAA highlights the importance of severe sanctions of suspension or expulsion if ‘extremely serious academic misconduct’ has been discovered.</p><p>On 20 March, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education challenged PayPal to stop processing payments for ‘essay mills’ as part of an accelerated drive to preserve and champion the quality of the UK’s world-leading higher education system. PayPal is now working with businesses associated with essay-writing services to ensure its platform is not used to facilitate deceptive and fraudulent practices in education.</p><p>Google and YouTube have also responded by removing hundreds of advertisements for essay writing services and promotional content from their sites.</p><p>In addition, the department published an Education Technology strategy on 3 April which challenges tech companies to identify how anti-cheating software can tackle the growth of essay mills and stay one step ahead of the cheats. This strategy can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/realising-the-potential-of-technology-in-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/realising-the-potential-of-technology-in-education</a>.</p><p>We are determined to beat the cheats who threaten the integrity of our higher education system.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/04/2019 16:46:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 114376 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1047771

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Mental Health
	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 support the mental health and well-being of postgraduate students in universities.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	212316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>Mental health is a priority for this government, which is why the government is working closely with Universities UK on embedding the Step Change programme within the sector. Step Change calls on higher education leaders to adopt mental health as a strategic priority. Step Change also advocates a whole-institution approach to transform cultures and embed mental health initiatives beyond student services teams.</p><p>The former Higher Education Funding Council for England's Catalyst Fund also provided £1.5 million for 17 projects to improve the mental health of postgraduate research students. The Office for Students (OfS) is working with Research England to deliver this scheme.</p><p>This investment and the ongoing work of the OfS will support a range of activities. It will develop new practice for the pastoral support of postgraduate research students, and enhance training for their supervisors and other staff. Postgraduate research has different expectations and working practices to undergraduate work, so it will also help students adjust to the change.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 30/01/2019 15:39:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 98316 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1020407

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to his Written Statement of 4 December 2018 on Government Asset Sale Update, HCWS1137, what the carrying value was that his Department had placed on the loans sold for £1.9 billion.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	199417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The final carrying value of the loans sold in December 2018 is subject to reconciliation and auditing and will be provided in the Department for Education’s 2018-19 annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/12/2018 13:14:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 91054 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1020409

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to his written ministerial statement HCWS1137 Government Asset Sale Update, published 4th December 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the total loss in future receipts in repayments from the student loans that were sold for £1.9 billion.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	199418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>​​Through the sale, the government has exchanged a stream of uncertain future cash flows spread over thirty years for a certain lump sum now. When assessing whether or not to sell the loans, the government therefore has to determine today’s value of those future cash flows to be able to compare it against the price being offered by the market. To make this assessment, the government forecasts the repayments and then takes into account: the time value of money, the effect of inflation, the riskiness of the asset, and the opportunity cost of having money tied up in that asset that could otherwise be used for purposes or policies with greater social or economic returns. This follows the guidance set out in Her Majesty’s Treasury’s (HM Treasury) Green Book:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/191488/Green_book_supplementary_guidance_asset_valuation.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/191488/Green_book_supplementary_guidance_asset_valuation.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>​In accordance with this assessment, the government has concluded that the sale achieved value for money in accordance with HM Treasury’s Green Book guidance.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/12/2018 13:18:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 91059 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner