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99720

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which primary schools in each local authority area have more than 600 pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	210963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Data on the number of pupils enrolled at all maintained schools, academies (including free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges) and non‑maintained special schools, is collected through the school census.</p><p>Pupil numbers for individual schools are included within the underlying data of the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2014’[1] statistical first release.</p><p>A table listing all primary schools with more than 600 pupils is attached to this answer.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/10/2014 13:49:27 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws attachment 1 file name SchoolsPupils2014_PupilNumbersOver600.xlsx title Primary schools with more than 600 pupils
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

99722

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what figures her Department holds on pupil intake changes of schools founded before 2010 ranked by those which have experienced the most rapid growth in pupil numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	210965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Data on the pupils enrolled at all maintained schools, academies (including free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges) and non‑maintained special schools, is collected via the school census. Data is collected for all schools regardless of growth in pupil numbers or date of opening of the school. The school census captures a wide range of information including pupil headcount, special educational needs, eligibility for free school meals, first language and ethnicity (though not pupil nationality).</p><p>Data for individual schools is included within the underlying data of the series listed below: ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’[1] and ‘Special educational needs in England’.[2]</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 23/10/2014 11:32:47 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

77855

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Rebates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what average length of time was taken to provide individual taxpayers with refunds of overpaid tax in (a) the most recent year for which figures are available and (b) the preceding four years.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	205873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) refunds tax to individual customers for different types of taxes throughout the year. HMRC endeavours to refund tax as soon as practicable after they identify tax is to be refunded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205874 question first answered 22/07/2014 08:23:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

77856

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Rebates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers qualified for a refund on their 2013-14 tax payments; how many of them received the refund; and what the average value is of these refunds.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	205874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) refunds tax to individual customers for different types of taxes throughout the year. HMRC endeavours to refund tax as soon as practicable after they identify tax is to be refunded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 205873 question first answered 22/07/2014 08:23:59 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

45624

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will request that the Office for National Statistics publishes the evidential basis for the comment by the Minister for Housing of 3 March 2014, Official Report, column 606, on changes in rents in London.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	194170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 194170.pdf title Changes in Rents - ONS Letter
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

65519

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to inform people whose entry clearance applications are on hold because of investigation into their Test of English for International Communication qualifications about (a) the fact that this is the case and (b) any action they can take to continue their entry clearance applications.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	203778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All applications made by those in the UK using an Educational Testing Service <br>(ETS) certificate have been placed on hold since February. Overseas visa <br>applicants seeking entry clearance who are reliant on an ETS test certificate <br>are not on hold but subject to interview by UK Visa and Immigration staff. <br>In addition, information was placed on GOV.UK in April and has been updated <br>since. This can be found at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-applying-for-uk-visa-appr<br>oved-english-language-tests</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/07/2014 13:08:24 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

65521

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which countries her Department is investigating the Test of English for International Communication language test certificates from Educational Testing Service and the individuals who have provided them as part of the evidence in their visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	203776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The American arm of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) has so far identified <br>more than 29,000 invalid results and more than 19,000 questionable English<br>language test results from a number of ETS test centres operating in the UK in 2012 and <br>2013. Investigations are focused on ETS test centres in the UK, where there is <br>clear evidence of fraudulent activity ETS have also examined results from some<br>of their overseas test centres, but they have so far not found widespread abuse in <br>those locations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/07/2014 13:09:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

65522

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the Government regulates commercial companies providing evidence required in immigration applications and that such companies are not open to corruption.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	203777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office has appointed an external auditor, Moore Stephens LLP, to <br>provide assurance of the enhanced processes it has introduced for the Secure English <br>Language Test providers, as well as of the controls built into Home Office <br>contractual and licence arrangements related to testing services upon which <br>immigration, citizenship or other entitlements rely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/07/2014 13:09:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

65525

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Educational Testing Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have applied for entry clearance as (a) students and (b) family members of settled people including evidence of their knowledge of the English language through a Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) certificate obtained through Educational Testing Service and whose applications are on hold while their right to hold that qualification is tested.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	203775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Analysis by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and Home Office officials is <br>on-going and it is not possible to provide further data at present. As I stated <br>to the House on 24 June, the Home Office will provide regular updates on further <br>information we receive from ETS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/07/2014 13:11:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart

90399

	registered interest
	date	26/08/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what help she plans to give to children in Gaza who require support to deal with trauma related to bombing.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Fiona Mactaggart
	uin	905131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>More than half of DFID’s £3million Rapid Response Facility is supporting the provision of health and psycho-social care for women and children. DFID also supports the UN Relief and Works Agency, who are deploying counsellors to all Gaza shelters to mitigate the impact of psychological trauma sustained by civilians.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/09/2014 14:18:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	12 label Biography information for Fiona Mactaggart