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759693

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been paid to (a) men and (b) women who left her Department under exit schemes since 31 March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	10047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>When numbers are so small that individuals could be identified, identifying details are masked to protect their privacy. Since 31 March 2016, fewer than five individuals have left the Department for Education under an exit scheme and a total of £95,000 has been paid.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/09/2017 14:13:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759689

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free Schools: Southend on Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her most recent estimate is of the funding required to establish a free school in Southend-on-Sea in 2019; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
	tabling member printed	James Duddridge
	uin	10058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The department has not made an estimate of the funding required to establish a free school in Southend-on-Sea in 2019.</p><p>The department has provided Southend-on-Sea Borough Council with £20 million to fund new school places between 2011 and 2017 and a further £9.5 million for 2017 to 2020. This includes nearly £5 million for school places the local authority reported were needed for September 2019.</p><p>Where a local authority has identified that an area needs enough additional places to warrant a new school, it should run a competition to identify potential providers to run the school.</p><p>Guidance on this process is available on GOV.UK via this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/establishing-a-new-school-free-school-presumption" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/establishing-a-new-school-free-school-presumption</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/09/2017 13:03:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

759783

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places for new admissions were available in secure children's homes in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	10084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The department publishes data on children accommodated in secure children’s homes on an annual, rather than a monthly basis. As at the 31 March 2017, there were 227 places in use or available for use, with 203 children accommodated in these places, which means there were 24 places available for new admissions. The full statistical release is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-accommodated-in-secure-childrens-homes-31-march-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/09/2017 12:54:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

418749

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Maritime and Coastguard Agency is taking to ensure that members of the Red Ensign Group comply with the safe manning levels recommended by that agency.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	10123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) carry out a maximum four year cycle of audits of the Overseas Territory (OT)/Crown Dependency (CD) Administrations, the scope of which is covered in the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the UK Government and the individual Government of the OTs and CDs for the operation of their British shipping register. The MOU contains an obligation to ensure that all vessels registered, that are subject to safe manning criteria, are properly crewed and certificated to International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MCA surveyors also carry out targeted inspections of Red Ensign Group (REG) ships visiting UK ports under the Merchant Shipping Act. If examples of a failure to comply are identified, the MCA has at its disposal the same control measures as for Port State Control, i.e. detention, prohibition notices, improvement notices and defect rectification. Findings of these inspections are fed back to the MCA to follow-up with the relevant REG administration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/09/2015 12:10:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

418747

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the appointment of a new head of the UK Shipping Register; and whether there is a deadline by which that vacancy must be filled.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	10124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>I fully support the decision to recruit a new Director of the United Kingdom Ship Register within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Creating this position is an immediate and positive response to a recommendation in Lord Mountevans’ Maritime Growth Study Report published on 7 September 2015 at the start of London International Shipping Week. The appointment will be made as soon as possible on the basis of an open and fair competition for this Senior Civil Service role. There is no deadline by which that appointment must be made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/09/2015 12:16:14 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

418748

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Maritime and Coastguard Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Survey and Inspection Transformation Programme to be launched; and how he plans to publicise that programme using his Department's website.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	10125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>A Business Case with a future operating model for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s ship survey and inspection operation will be considered soon by the Department for Transport and subsequently by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Consultation will follow and the Survey and Inspection Transformation Programme (SITP) proposals and plans will be published through GOV.UK in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/09/2015 12:06:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

418750

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements are in place for determining safe manning levels on UK merchant ships for each (a) classification of ship, (b) trade route and (c) type of cargo.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	10126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>There are no prescriptive regulations requiring certain numbers of crew for ship types, trade routes or types of cargo. The arrangements we have in place are explained in full in Merchant Shipping Notice (MSN) 1868.</p><p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Vessels of more than 500 GT are required to hold a Safe Manning Document.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/09/2015 12:59:15 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

418751

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Maritime and Coastguard Agency changed the safe manning certificate for merchant ships on the UK Registry in each year since 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	10127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) does not have the figures for amendments to Safe Manning Documents requested dating back to 1998. However, the following figures are available from 2010 relating to all changes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2010 – 94</p><p> </p><p>2011 – 67</p><p> </p><p>2012 – 68</p><p> </p><p>2013 – 52</p><p> </p><p>2014 – 139</p><p> </p><p>2015 – 49 (to date)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of these changes have been changes to names of ships or companies. A small number relate to changes in engine power or crew numbers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/09/2015 09:01:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

418752

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Shipping: Crew
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will amend legislation on minimum safe manning levels on merchant ships to require the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to consult maritime trade unions when a shipowner applies for a change to a vessel's safe manning certificate.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	10128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to amend legislation on minimum safe manning levels on merchant ships to require the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to consult maritime trade unions when a shipowner applies for a change to a vessel’s safe manning document.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, under the current regulations MSN 1868 Section 6 ‘Consultation and Schedule’ requires owners to:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>‘…. consult with the Master, seafarers, seafarers’ representatives (where applicable) and the MCA on their proposed manning levels and draw up a schedule [of manning] accordingly…. If agreement cannot be reached ….the MCA will consider the views put forward and if necessary require the schedule to be revised. Where disagreement occurs it may be necessary to arrange a practical demonstration of the crew’s ability to carry out the essential tasks in the context of the principles of safe manning.’</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/09/2015 12:55:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

418753

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work his Department is giving to the (a) public funding requirements of and (b) potential state aid issues related to a new runway at Heathrow airport.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	10131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the large amount of very detailed analysis contained in the Airports Commission’s final report, including its examination of the costs and financing of the schemes, before taking any decisions on next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/09/2015 09:09:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane