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42935

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:26:51
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:57:44
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6000
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their plans to introduce new electrified railway lines between Manchester and Liverpool in December, whether they have taken into account the availability of electric trains as part of their negotiations to procure rolling stock.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6000
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6000
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As announced today (27 March) the Department for Transport has granted a Direct Award to Northern for 22 months and is working with them to ensure rolling stock is available for a phased rollout of electric services between Liverpool and Manchester from the December 2014 timetable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department takes account of availability of electric rolling stock in its decisions and the stock for this route will be modern, cascaded stock from other routes.</p> question first answered 27/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557
	creator	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

42945

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2014
	date	13/03/2014
	date tabled	13/03/2014
	ddp created	13/03/2014 20:26:56
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:57:51
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6010
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the passports of everyone arriving in and leaving the United Kingdom are properly checked.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6010
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6010
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Border Force is, through its Operating Mandate, required to undertake checks on the passports of all passengers who enter the United Kingdom at the Primary Control Points. Border Force undertakes electronic checks on most outbound passengers and physically checks passports on a strictly targeted basis. The Government and the Civil Aviation Authority work closely with air carriers in the UK to ensure that proper checks are in place. The Government is further committed to introducing exit checks on all modes by 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787
	creator	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

42684

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 20:10:28
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:36:31
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	191801
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) any executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies of the Law Officers' Departments in the current financial year.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 191801
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191801
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Law Officers' Departments have been actively reducing their estate running costs since 2010 in line with Government policy and have already made significant savings.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) estate rationalisation programme began in 2009 and is set to be completed in 2016, with most of the leases on empty property having expired by then. This programme has already led to a reduction in expenditure and increased efficiency. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has paid £320,178.38 in property business rates in the current financial year on the properties which are currently recorded as vacant on the ePIMS database as at 14 March 2014. The costs figure has been produced by DTZ who are CPS' managing agents and has not yet been audited.</p><p>The Treasury Solicitor's Department owns a lease on a building which has some vacant space. This building attracts full business rates in the current financial year. This lease is due to expire in 2016. The estimated business rates for the vacant proportion of the property for 2013/14 are £59 372.71</p><p>The remaining Law Officers' Departments do not have any vacant properties.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 16
	creator	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

42697

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 20:10:37
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:36:43
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	191743
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each Government department has allocated to charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions to deliver programmes through the Charities Act 2006 to date.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 191743
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191743
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office is investing £470 million over the Spending Review period directly to support charities and voluntary groups. In most cases these payments are made under the Charities Act 2006.</p><p>Data on the legal powers exercised to make these and previous allocations to charitable, benevolent and philanthropic institutions by the Cabinet Office is not held. </p><p> </p> question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561
	creator	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

42698

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 20:10:37
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:36:44
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	191802
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by (a) his Department and (b) any executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies of his Department in the current financial year.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 191802
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191802
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>At the time of the last General Election the central Government estate was far larger than required and taxpayers were paying to maintain, run and rent properties which were under-occupied while other part of the freehold estate remained vacant.</p><p>The Government Property Unit has been supporting departments to rationalise rapidly the Government's estate including by taking a whole of Government view of property. Since the 2010 General Election over £1.25 billion has been raised by selling surplus freehold properties. Through the exiting of property across the central civil estate, we have also delivered cumulative, gross run rate savings of over £454 million per annum.</p><p>Where surplus property is awaiting disposal or lease end, the government looks to explore all disposal options, including commercially sub-letting all or part of the space. Surplus property is listed on gov.uk</p><p>There is no liability at taxpayers' expense for business rates on any vacant Cabinet Office properties in the current financial year.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115
	creator	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

42699

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 20:10:37
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:36:45
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	191818
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that all statistics identified as high impact outputs with less widespread support by the Office for National Statistics in its consultation on statistical products 2013 will continue to be funded for 2014-15.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 191818
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191818
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 March 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 470W.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561
	creator	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

42700

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 20:10:38
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:36:46
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	191872
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in (a) gross and (b) net immigration into Northern Ireland in the last three years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 191872
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191872
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer 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> question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561
	creator	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

42732

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 20:10:56
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:37:10
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	191882
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers teaching in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) Lambeth and (e) Streatham parliamentary constituency have undertook specialist training on educational provision for children and young people on the autism spectrum in each of the last five years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 191882
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191882
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>These figures are not collected centrally. Schools make their own decisions on what training their staffs need to support their pupils based on the individual circumstances of the school.</p><p>The Department for Education funds the Autism Education Trust (AET) to provide tiered training on autism: basic awareness training for teaching and non-teaching staff at level 1; practical knowledge and hands-on tools and techniques for all staff working directly with children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders at level 2; and level 3 training for those seeking more advanced knowledge and those pursuing a training role, such as lead practitioners in autism and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators. Between 2011 and 2013 the AET received grant funding to provide training to schools and from 2013 to 2015 is receiving funding under contract to provide training to early years providers, schools and further education colleges.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605
	creator	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

42734

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 20:10:57
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:37:12
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	191806
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by (a) his Department and (b) any executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies of his Department in the current financial year.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 191806
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191806
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Since May 2010 the Department for Education has reduced the size of its estate from 30 properties, at a cost of circa £51 million per annum, to 11 properties costing circa £34 million per annum. This is a saving of circa £17 million per annum. The Department is planning to further reduce the size of the estate to 6 properties. This will achieve further annual savings to the Department of circa £2.5 million. The Department also plans to vacate Sanctuary Buildings at lease expiry in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education, including the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), has the following vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS property database.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number of properties</p></td><td><p>Business Rates 13-14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£79,010.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£9,222.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department for Education properties are legacy Training and Enterprise Council (TEC) properties which became the Department's responsibility following the closure of the TEC in the early 2000s. The Department had successfully sub-let a number of facilities, although over the last three years some of the sub-tenants have operated lease break options and the properties are again vacant.</p><p> </p><p>These properties are advertised on the Government Property Unit's e-PIMS property database for use by other Government Departments and we are also marketing these facilities to the private sector, via letting agents, to secure new sub-tenants in order to mitigate costs, including business rates. The Department has offered all vacant properties listed above to the Government business incubator initiative and for free schools.</p><p> </p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097
	creator	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

42735

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/03/2014
	date	12/03/2014
	date tabled	12/03/2014
	ddp created	12/03/2014 20:10:57
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:37:13
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	identifier	191883
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	19/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many available school places there are at schools that provide specialist support for children and young people on the atuism spectrum in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) Lambeth and (e) Streatham parliamentary constituency; and how many such places will be available in each of the next 15 years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 191883
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191883
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>These figures are not collected centrally. The Department for Education does not collect information on the number of places available to provide specialist support in schools for children and young people on the autism spectrum. Local authorities are expected to keep their arrangements for providing special educational needs under review.</p><p>We do collect the numbers of pupils in special schools in England with a primary need of ‘Autistic Spectrum Disorder' are given in the table below.</p><p>Pupils with special educational needs with a primary need of ‘Autistic Spectrum Disorder' in special schools in England, January 2013</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>20,735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>3,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Census</p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p>Information on special educational needs is published annually in the publication Special Educational Needs in England', available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-educational-needs-in-england-january-2013</a></p> question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605
	creator	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna