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1184225

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	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	Career Breaks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to support people in returning to work after a career break.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	901475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>We fully support those looking to return to employment, particularly with caring responsibilities. However, we need more employers like Obelisk Support, who recognise the value of flexible working and can support this huge amount of untapped talent.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2020 14:30:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

968408

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	New Enterprise Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the dynamic effect on tax receipts of the New Enterprise Allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	170735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) supports people on eligible benefits who want to move into self-employment. The NEA, alongside all government policies, are costed with a central estimate of the impact on the Exchequer where possible. In the case of the NEA, responsibility for this assessment is with the Department for Work and Pensions as the lead department who are also responsible for evaluating the impact of the policy.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/09/2018 09:37:09 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

999261

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Budget 2018 paragraph 5.10 on mental health funding, what estimate he has made of the savings that will accrue to the public purse as a result of pressure being taken off (a) accident and emergency, (b) police, (c) probation and (d) social services by 2023-24.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	186287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that high quality mental health support is available for those that need it, in appropriate, safe settings. Investing in the quality and integration of mental health services will reduce pressure on the NHS and other public services. As announced at Autumn Budget 2018, funding for mental health services will grow as a share of the overall NHS budget over the next five years. Further detail will be set out in the NHS long-term plan in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/11/2018 15:59:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1184224

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	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	Females: STEM Subjects
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to encourage girls to study STEM subjects.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	901474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>We want to see more girls studying STEM subjects and are committed to improving the gender balance in computing, maths and physics, where uptake by girls is low. We are funding several interventions in this area. A-levels mathematics students are likely to earn on average 11 per cent more on their salary by the time they are 34, than students who choose not to study maths. Indeed, studying STEM can lead to a wide range of brilliant careers - from computer scientist to Minister for Women and Equalities.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2020 14:31:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

43527

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made on encouraging computer science and programming in UK schools.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	192351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>As part of the reforms to the national curriculum, the Department for Education is strengthening the teaching of computing in schools by replacing information and communications technology with computing. The new programmes of study for computing, which will be taught in maintained schools from September 2014, have a much greater emphasis on computer science. For example, pupils at key stage 1 will be taught to create and debug simple programs and key stage 3 pupils will be taught to use two or more programming languages.</p><p>We also working with exam boards and sector experts to review the computer science GCSE and A level so that they reflect and build upon the changes made to the curriculum. The inclusion of computer science in the English Baccalaureate will provide further encouragement for pupils to take up the subject at GCSE level. We are also providing funding for several projects to help teachers acquire the necessary subject knowledge and skills to teach the new computing curriculum.</p><p>We are funding the British Computer Society to build a network of 400 ‘Master Teachers', create online teach-yourself resources and deliver 800 in-school workshops to help primary school teachers improve their subject knowledge. A further £500,000 competitive match-funded scheme was announced on 4 February to support excellent computing teaching and lever additional investment and engagement from business.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

969164

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to allocate additional resources to the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to monitor the new seasonal workers scheme and help protect migrant workers from (a) modern slavery and (b) other abuses.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Home Office. Full details of how the seasonal workers pilot will operate will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2018 12:51:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

964767

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme: Pilot Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequentials funding has been allocated relative to the £200 million in funding for the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy Pilot announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 16 August 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	169533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The 2017 Autumn Budget confirmed that government would proceed with a £200 million pilot of the Right to Buy for housing association tenants. An additional £70 million was allocated to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the devolved administrations received Barnett consequentials totalling £13 million.</p><p> </p><p>All Barnett consequentials are set out in the Block Grant Transparency Publication</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2017-publication</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/09/2018 10:37:56 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

855615

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Transport, Official Report, column 943, what the funding methodology is for the allocation of rail funding to the Scottish Government for Control Period 6.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	130922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Government will receive the equivalent spend by Network Rail in Scotland in Control Period 5, plus a population share of the equivalent change in spend in England and Wales between Control Period 5 and Control Period 6. The Scottish Government will also receive usual Barnett consequentials on any additional enhancements committed for England and Wales in due course at future fiscal events. This is consistent with current funding arrangements under the Barnett Formula.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/03/2018 14:07:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

873713

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2018 to Question 130922, what the funding methodology was for the allocation of rail funding to the Scottish Government for Control Period 5.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	134827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The Scottish Government received Barnett Consequentials of the grant funding for England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/04/2018 13:42:52 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

873714

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Railways: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2018 to Question 130922, on Railways: Scotland, if he will publish the (a) criteria and (b) methodology for the Barnett Consequential element of the Control Period 6 rail funding allocation to the Scottish Government.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	134828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>I set out the methodology for Control Period 6 rail funding for the network in Scotland in my answer to Question 130922.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/04/2018 13:40:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown