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172758

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainee secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers there are in each region of England.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education publishes information on the number of trainee secondary school chemistry, physics and mathematics teachers as part of the initial teacher training (ITT) statistical first release[1] at a national level on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Department intends to publish this information at provider level, which will include an aggregation at the regional level, in the summer. This information will then be incorporated into future ITT statistical first releases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2014-to-2015</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/01/2015 14:12:06 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172472

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) UK and (ii) other EU students started undergraduate higher education courses in England in (A) 2013-14 and (B) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
	uin	220139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of students starting higher education courses in academic year 2013/14 are published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The data can be secured at the following link. <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency will publish data on Higher Education entrants and enrolments for 2014/15 in January 2016.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 220142 question first answered 13/01/2015 14:12:04 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

172475

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many additional students entered higher education in 2014-15 as a result of the increase in the cap on student numbers announced in the 2014 Autumn Statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
	uin	220142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of students starting higher education courses in academic year 2013/14 are published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The data can be secured at the following link. <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency will publish data on Higher Education entrants and enrolments for 2014/15 in January 2016.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 220139 question first answered 13/01/2015 14:12:04 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

172620

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Fathers: Child Rearing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had on a possible expansion of the men-only relationship classes pilot scheme to other constituent parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	220026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The pilot will provide relationship education to expectant parents within NHS antenatal and postnatal classes to help them prepare for the impact having a baby will have on their relationship. Evidence shows that the transition to parenthood is one of the biggest risk factors leading to separation if the couple is unaware and unprepared for the changes they will experience.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst father participation in the pilots will be actively encouraged the education sessions are aimed at both parents. We will appoint an organisation to train NHS staff to deliver the sessions and we plan to advertise the tender opportunity shortly. We will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the pilot and the results will inform discussions on whether the approach should be expanded.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/01/2015 11:27:26 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

172292

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funerals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that funerals are affordable.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	219784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>As the funeral sector is subject to consumer regulation and many crematoriums and burial plots are the responsibility of local authorities my department cannot influence funeral costs. However, it does operate the Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme which continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral for those who are eligible. In 2013/14, over 33,000 awards were made worth £44.4 million, with an average award of £1,347.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has extended the Budgeting Loan provision to include funeral expenses. This helps where a deposit is required up front, or towards the balance of costs that a Social Fund Funeral Payment cannot meet.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has also introduced the measure whereby any arrears of benefit, which were due to the deceased at date of death, are disregarded. This means that such arrears are no longer deducted from the Funeral Payment award.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/01/2015 11:21:37 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

172930

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 25 November 2014, from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr M A De Barrus.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
	uin	220259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mr Iain Duncan Smith, replied to the Rt. Hon. Member on 10 January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 13/01/2015 11:32:59 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

172572

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 216266, what the total cost of employing non-frontline staff in her Department has been in each of the past four years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	220058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The total salary cost of employing non-frontline staff in the Home Department for the past 3 years is set out in Table 1. The comparative cost for frontline staff is also included. <br><br>The Home Office did not collect this data prior to March 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/01/2015 12:54:13 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 220058 Table.xlsx title Table - PQ 220058 previous answer version 37863 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

172277

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Belfast
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Belfast was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	219846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Where there are specific issues at a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Her Majesty’s Coastguard uses the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at MRCCs err strongly on the side of caution. As each MRCC joins the evolving national network the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant. The flexibility of the new arrangements means that it is more important to consider the number of Coastguards available on the growing network.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the risk assessment which characterised the previous model, during December 2014 Belfast MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 23 occasions out of 62 shifts and Stornoway was staffed below risk assessed levels on 41 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>During 2014 the MRCCs at Belfast and Stornoway were staffed below risk assessed levels at the same time 126 occasions out of 730 shifts during 2014.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked for a fresh appraisal of the relationship between the available levels of resource and need in the light of the benefit of the new structure.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 219848 219849 question first answered 13/01/2015 11:27:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172271

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	HM Coastguard: Stornoway
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at Stornoway was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	219849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Where there are specific issues at a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Her Majesty’s Coastguard uses the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at MRCCs err strongly on the side of caution. As each MRCC joins the evolving national network the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant. The flexibility of the new arrangements means that it is more important to consider the number of Coastguards available on the growing network.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the risk assessment which characterised the previous model, during December 2014 Belfast MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 23 occasions out of 62 shifts and Stornoway was staffed below risk assessed levels on 41 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>During 2014 the MRCCs at Belfast and Stornoway were staffed below risk assessed levels at the same time 126 occasions out of 730 shifts during 2014.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked for a fresh appraisal of the relationship between the available levels of resource and need in the light of the benefit of the new structure.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 219846 219848 question first answered 13/01/2015 11:27:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

172270

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	HM Coastguard
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres at Belfast and Stornoway were staffed at below risk-assessed levels at the same time in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	219848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Where there are specific issues at a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Her Majesty’s Coastguard uses the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p>These historic risk assessed watch level assessments at MRCCs err strongly on the side of caution. As each MRCC joins the evolving national network the number of Coastguards at any of the individual centres becomes less significant. The flexibility of the new arrangements means that it is more important to consider the number of Coastguards available on the growing network.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the risk assessment which characterised the previous model, during December 2014 Belfast MRCC was staffed below risk assessed levels on 23 occasions out of 62 shifts and Stornoway was staffed below risk assessed levels on 41 occasions out of 62 shifts.</p><p> </p><p>During 2014 the MRCCs at Belfast and Stornoway were staffed below risk assessed levels at the same time 126 occasions out of 730 shifts during 2014.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked for a fresh appraisal of the relationship between the available levels of resource and need in the light of the benefit of the new structure.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes grouped question UIN 219846 219849 question first answered 13/01/2015 11:27:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning