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348297

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	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 the break-down rate of (a) adoption arrangements, (b) fostering arrangements and (c) family-based arrangements in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Information on the break-down rate of adoption arrangements, fostering arrangements and family arrangements since 2010, is not held by the Department for Education.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the previous permanence placement of children entering care was collected in the SSDA903 data collection for the first time in the year ending 31 March 2014. Figures for 2013-14 are published in Table C1 here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a></p><p> </p><p>The research report ‘Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, interventions and adoption disruption’ was published last year at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beyond-the-adoption-order-challenges-intervention-disruption" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beyond-the-adoption-order-challenges-intervention-disruption</a></p><p> </p><p>The study estimated that, over a 12-year period, the post order national disruption rate was 3.2%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:14:57 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348299

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria must be met for her to direct one or more local authorities to have their adoption service functions carried out by another authority or agency.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education will work with local authorities in order to deliver regional adoption agencies. The department will provide both financial and practical support to help form these new agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Adoption Bill seeks to drive a system-wide change and the department will use its powers where local authorities are unwilling to join regional adoption agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:08:21 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348300

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to assess the funding needs for the (a) measures relating to local authority adoption functions, (b) measures relating to joint arrangements and (c) other measures that her Department plans to include in the Education and Adoption Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The move to regional adoption agencies will improve the efficiency of adoption services and increase the scale at which services operate. This is expected to lead to savings for local authorities through efficiency gains as they benefit from economies of scale and through improvements in the timeliness of adoptions. The Department for Education is working with local authorities to encourage voluntary consolidation. The department will assess and evaluate the costs and savings resulting from the measures as part of this work. The department will also provide some financial support for transition to regional adoption agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Education and Adoption Bill also includes measures to improve the overall quality of education received by children in England. This includes streamlining the process by which failing schools become academies and introducing new powers to support and challenge coasting schools. The department is assessing the funding implications of wider intervention and meeting these costs will be considered as part of the Budget and Spending Review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:57:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348301

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care
	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 the numbers of children in public care by permanence option.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Figures relating to children looked after in England are published in the annual Statistical First Release (SFR) at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption--2</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:59:59 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348302

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adoption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether foster parents are assessed for their suitability as permanent guardians of a child after they take a child into their care.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Permanence provides an underpinning framework for all social work with children and their families. Every looked-after child must have a care plan which includes a ‘plan for permanence’. Permanence can take the form of a successful return to the child’s family, long-term foster care, adoption or special guardianship.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to improve practice in instances where the best permanence option for children is to remain looked-after, the government amended regulations in April 2015 to introduce ‘long term foster care’ as a distinct placement type. In cases such as these, statutory guidance is clear that the local authority should assess the ability of the identified foster carer to care for the child (this may be the foster carers currently looking after the child, or new carers who are best able to meet the child’s needs). The statuary guidance is published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416720/Stat_Guidance_Permanence_2015.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416720/Stat_Guidance_Permanence_2015.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:10:12 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348412

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS England plans to establish reference prices for medical devices beyond those named in the Commissioning Intentions for 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	1018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The commissioning intentions state NHS England will look at excluded devices and some drugs. The process began with implantable cardiac devices, bone anchored hearing devices and transcatheter aortic valve implantation, and proceeded to cover all excluded devices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 10/06/2015 15:53:16 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

348334

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many homeless households living in temporary accommodation will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 1043 1044 1045 question first answered 10/06/2015 11:34:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348336

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children living in temporary accommodation will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 1042 1044 1045 question first answered 10/06/2015 11:34:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348337

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in receipt of carer's allowance will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 1042 1043 1045 question first answered 10/06/2015 11:34:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348339

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the annual saving to the public purse net of additional costs incurred by local authorities from reduction of the benefit cap.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 1042 1043 1044 question first answered 10/06/2015 11:34:49 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348358

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Qualifications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unqualified teachers are teaching in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	1082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The latest information available, from November 2013, is publicly available in Table 1 published online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/06/2015 11:41:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

348368

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	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	Discretionary Housing Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will increase the discretionary housing payments budget when the reduced benefit cap is introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	1092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of the policy will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/06/2015 11:55:32 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

348280

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Private Military and Security Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 218242, in which country each of the contacts with private security companies was operating; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	1094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID has held a total of 8 centrally let contracts with private security companies since 2008. The table below provides the details of where these contracts were operating.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Contracts</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contracts still active</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U.K.</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya and Somalia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 11:38:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

348574

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Consultants: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the maximum daily rate of pay is for consultants (a) directly employed by and (b) employed by contractors working for her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	1106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We use private contractors to deliver aid where they can provide the best results and value for taxpayers' money, which is the sensible approach to take. In the past year alone, this has included building treatment centres to defeat Ebola in Sierra Leone, delivering life-saving aid to Syrian refugees, and providing shelter to people who have lost their homes in the Nepal earthquake. A recent Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) report noted that the rates paid by DFID were “highly competitive”. Individual companies set the rates for their contractors.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 16:01:34 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

348576

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contractors (a) working directly for and (b) on projects funded by her Department were paid more than £400 a day in financial years (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	1108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of individual contractor payments would require extensive research at a disproportionate cost to the UK taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 16:01:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

348582

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Bats: Churches
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the application and interpretation of provisions in the Habitats Directive on bats inhabiting church premises in other EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Meriden
	tabling member printed	Mrs Caroline Spelman
	uin	1114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Whilst we do not hold any information about how other Member States apply or interpret the provisions in the Habitats Directive in relation to bats in churches, the Government understands the problems that the presence of bats can cause.</p><p>To assist churches, Defra has funded research to identify techniques that can be used to deter bats from sensitive areas of churches, the results of which were published in March 2014. English Heritage is now funding a project trialling the techniques identified by this research in several churches to develop a toolkit and advice pack. A bid for Heritage Lottery funding to help pay for the implementation of this toolkit is also being prepared.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/06/2015 11:20:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

348521

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with which organisations his Department has discussed the responsibility deal since December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	1115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 10/06/2015 16:17:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348524

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Saudi Arabian government about the conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	1118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We remain in close contact with the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding Yemen. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed it with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on 2 June. He emphasised the importance of moving towards a political process in Yemen and sustained humanitarian access. I also discussed the situation with the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister in the margins of the EU-GCC Summit on 24 May.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/06/2015 12:16:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348600

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Premium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of using free school meal eligibility for the purposes of allocating Pupil Premium funding.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	1129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>In July 2010, the previous Government launched a consultation on introducing a pupil premium. This identified potential indicators for distributing the pupil premium towards economically disadvantaged pupils. These included: current and historic Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility, an indicator based on a pupil’s family being in receipt of out of work tax credits; and area-based measures of deprivation such as Mosaic or Acorn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In response to the consultation, it was concluded that the best available indicator used to reflect socio-economic disadvantage from 2011-12 onwards would be FSM eligibility, because this is the only current pupil-level indicator; it is familiar to parents, schools and local authorities; it is easily collected and updated annually; and schools will know precisely which of their pupils are eligible. Furthermore, there is strong evidence that pupils who are currently or have recently been eligible for FSM have lower educational outcomes than their peers. In 2011-12, the pupil premium was allocated to schools on the basis of pupils currently FSM eligible; and from April 2012 onwards on the basis of pupils who have been FSM eligible at any point in the last six years. The consultation response is available here: <a href="http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/t/the%20school%20funding%20settlement%20for%202011%2012%20the%20pupil%20premium%20and%20dedicated%20schools%20grant.pdf" target="_blank">http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/t/the%20school%20funding%20settlement%20for%202011%2012%20the%20pupil%20premium%20and%20dedicated%20schools%20grant.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/06/2015 13:22:40 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

348562

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide guidance to police authorities who close a road following a road traffic accident about the need to post diversion signs to facilitate traffic flow; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	1145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Guidance on traffic management, including the provision of diversion signs, following a road traffic accident or in other emergency situations is already provided in The Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8. This document, published by the Department for Transport, is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/06/2015 13:59:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

348577

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to engage with the Climate Lobby in Westminster on 17 June 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	1158
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The ‘Speak Up for the Love of’ climate lobby on the 17 June will be a significant opportunity for people’s voices to be heard on the issue of climate change.</p><p>Campaigning matters – as seen through years of campaigning against apartheid, cancelling debt, Make Poverty History, and recent food campaigns, when people come together in the right spirit, change can happen.</p><p>I welcome next week’s climate lobby – MPs will be listening, and stand ready to act. My noble friend Lord Bourne and I will be engaging with civil society and businesses throughout the day to discuss the UK’s priorities for a climate deal in Paris.</p><p>Securing a global climate deal at the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Paris this year is vital to give a clear signal to businesses and investors that Governments are committed to delivering a global low carbon economy. I am pleased the G7 prioritised an ambitious climate package at this year’s Summit, including strong language on the need for a deal in Paris, finance and future ambition. On 10 June, I too, will reiterate the significance of an ambitious deal during debate of the Opposition Day motion on climate change at the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 10/06/2015 08:35:47 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

348579

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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	Paper
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on the regulatory framework for the UK paper industry.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	1160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have received no such representations. However, the paper industry is an important part of the UK’s manufacturing infrastructure. This Government recognises the challenges facing energy-intensive sectors such as paper, and we have taken steps to reduce the cumulative impact of energy and climate change policies on industrial electricity prices this industry faces. Building on the achievement of a £10 billion saving for business from deregulation in the last Parliament, we have also committed to reducing business red tape by a further £10 billion over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/06/2015 11:42:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

348612

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Foster Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the provisions of the Education and Adoption Bill will address the interests of children in fostering and other arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	1161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The legislation that the Department for Education is bringing forward in the Education and Adoption Bill relates to adoption. It will ensure that, once the decision is made that adoption is the best outcome for a child, children are found loving homes without delay. If local authorities wish to pursue other permanence services as well as adoption services, they have the freedom to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 15:58:56 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

348614

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	North Korea: Christianity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to tackle the persecution of Christians in North Korea.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	1165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 13 January 2015 (PQ <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-01-07/220024/" target="_blank">220024</a>). We remain concerned at the continuing reports of widespread and systematic state sanctioned human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK’s stance and lack of international engagement on human rights concerns remains unchanged, with the DPRK maintaining its rejection of the United Nation’s (UN’s) Commission of Inquiry report. We continue to work in international fora to press for action that seriously addresses DPRK’s human rights issues. UK officials raised human rights concerns with the DPRK Embassy in London. We continue to urge the DPRK government to respect its provisions for human rights, as enshrined in the DPRK own constitution, which include “freedom of belief in religion”. Our Embassy in Pyongyang has raised human rights including freedom of religious beliefs with DPRK officials and encouraged the DPRK to implement the recommendations of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review, including those on freedom of religion. We look forward to the opening of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' field office in Seoul later this month (as mandated in resolution A/HRC/RES/25/25) and to supporting its work.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/06/2015 14:10:54 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

348534

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with which ministers and officials of the Burmese government she has spoken to about restrictions on humanitarian access in Rakhine State in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	1174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The former Home Office Minister of State for Crime Prevention and DFID Parliamentary Under Secretary of State raised restrictions on humanitarian access in Rakhine during her visit in January 2015. I raised this issue repeatedly during my visit in August 2014, I raised it again with the Immigration and Population Minister and Rakhine Chief Minister when they visited London in October 2014. DFID’s Director General for Country Programmes was in Burma 2- 4 June 2015. She visited Rakhine and Naypyidaw and raised the issue of restrictions on humanitarian access with the state authorities in Rakhine, and with senior Ministers of the central Government in Naypyidaw.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 13:27:19 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

348535

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial assistance her Department is providing (a) directly and (b) indirectly to the government of Burma.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	1175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID is providing no financial assistance directly to the government of Burma. Indirect financial assistance happens in two projects. DFID supports a World Bank trust fund to assist the Government’s Public Financial Management (PFM) modernisation programme. Part of the fund is transferred into designated accounts which the Government and Parliament can use to procure goods and services to support the PFM modernisation programme. Use of the money must be approved by the World Bank and must follow World Bank procurement guidelines. DFID also supports the 3MDG health trust fund which uses some of its funds in support of the Government’s national health programmes, but without actual transfer to government bank accounts.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/06/2015 11:38:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

348675

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will compensate farmers who have already paid agents or third party suppliers to register their Basic Payments Scheme claims online for additional charges incurred by them.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	1178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>There are many reasons why farmers may choose to use agents or third party suppliers and so we would not look to provide compensation for these business based decisions. We are providing targeted support to make it as easy as possible for both farmers and agents to submit a claim.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2015 13:34:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

348679

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Rural Payments Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what underspends were incurred in (a) Capital DEL and (b) Resource DEL in the Rural Payments Agency at end year 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	1182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency incurred an overspend of £0.5m against its Capital DEL in 2014-15. It incurred an underspend of £2.7m against its Resource DEL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2015 13:39:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

348619

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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	Department for Business Innovation and Skills: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	1187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Assessing the impact of the Department’s policies on families is an integral part of policy development in the Department.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/06/2015 10:25:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348620

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the press release released by the Prime Minister on 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of the Law Officers' Departments' policies on the family.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	1188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials -<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">Family Test Guidance</a></p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p>The Law Officers’ Departments have not applied the Test to date, however where applicable they would work with the DWP to embed the Test in policymaking processes.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/06/2015 09:56:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348625

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps she is taking to assess the impact of her Department's policies on the family.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	1193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has developed comprehensive internal guidance on the Family Test and its application. The Department is confident in the approach it has taken to provide guidance and support to staff in applying the Family Test to new policies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:02:46 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348626

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps she is taking to assess the impact of her Department's policies on the family.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	1194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p>DECC has not applied the Test to date. DECC is working with the DWP to embed the Test in the policymaking process.</p><p>DECC does publish analysis of the estimated impacts of energy and climate change polices on household energy bills across different types of households showing that for each different household composition, energy bills are estimated to be lower on average as a result of these policies. [1] We will continue to consider the impacts on families where relevant, for example when implementing the fuel poverty strategy.</p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> DECC (2014) ‘Estimated impacts of energy and climate change policies on energy prices and bills’, available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills-2014</a> Analysis refers to 2020.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/06/2015 16:03:39 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348627

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps she is taking to assess the impact of her Department's policies on the family.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	1195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials - Family Test Guidance</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The objective of the test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is following guidance issued by the Department of Work and Pensions to embed and implement the test in the policymaking process. Where the test identifies impacts on the family, this will be evidenced as part of the formal Impact Assessment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2015 16:11:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348636

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	1204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials - <strong> </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Family Test Guidance</strong></a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has applied the Test to a number of policies and is also working to embed the Test across Government.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 10/06/2015 11:19:31 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348637

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK farmers have had to resubmit their Basic Payment Scheme applications as a result of errors in the information supplied to them on paper based pre-populated forms and maps.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	1230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>No farmers have had to resubmit their Basic Payment Scheme applications. Farmers were asked to notify the Rural Payment Agency of any changes to their land details as part of the application process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2015 13:50:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

348639

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Flood Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the funding for flood protection was provided through (a) her Department's standard partnership funding framework, (b) private sector contributions and (c) other public sector contributions as at 31 March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	1231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Between April 2011 and March 2015, £134m of partnership funding contributions were provided towards new flood and coastal erosion management schemes. This represents around 5% of the £2.4bn in Defra funding provided for flood schemes over the same period.</p><p /> <p>Around 25% of the £134m originated from private sector sources and the remainder from the public sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/06/2015 09:49:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

348533

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received from the Welsh Government about votes at 16 and 17 in the proposed EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	1232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), has received no recent representations from the Welsh Government about votes at 16 and 17 in the proposed EU referendum.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/06/2015 13:55:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

348651

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Burma: Prisoners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Burmese counterpart seeking the release of Philip Blackwood, Tun Thurein and Htut Ko Ko Lwin from prison in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	1235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We continue to monitor these cases and provide consular support and advice to the New Zealand Embassy in Rangoon on Mr Blackwood’s case. Our Embassy in Rangoon regularly lobbies the Burmese government on issues of fundamental rights including freedom of expression. While we have not raised these cases bilaterally, there will an opportunity to raise freedom of expression cases during the EU Burma Human Rights Dialogue on 18 June.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/06/2015 14:14:34 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

348515

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children's Centres
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to maintain the number of sure start centres in England.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Harry Harpham
	uin	1236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>It is up to local authorities to decide how to organise and commission services from children’s centres in their areas. They are best placed to understand local needs and the different ways they can be supported locally. Local authorities must demonstrate that they have devised ways to ensure that services continue; what matters is the quality and impact of services, and how local needs are being supported.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear in statutory guidance that there is a presumption against closure, and local authorities have a duty to consult where changes are planned to local children’s centre provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 10/06/2015 13:19:23 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4477 label Biography information for Harry Harpham

348559

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government:Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the statement by HM Treasury of 4 June 2015, how he intends to achieve the £230 million savings expected from his Department in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	1256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of DCLG's savings have already been delivered through the over achievement of receipts from the sale of public land to support housing development. We have also found savings from reducing contingencies in our capital budgets and our European Regional Development Programme. Our savings do not impact any existing commitments or delivery targets.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/06/2015 15:06:09 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 3410 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

348645

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 28 May 2015 on safety at HM Naval Base Clyde, if he will place in the Library the written report he received on the investigation into each of the claims made by Able Seaman McNeilly.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	1266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 2 June 2015 to Question number 430.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/06/2015 15:57:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name HOC 403 2 June 2015.doc title Hansard Extract Clyde Naval Base Safety
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348739

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2015 to Question 225929, if he will discuss with the Civil Aviation Authority the feasibility of making the monitoring of toxins inside aeroplanes mandatory on UK aeroplanes.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	1278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department four published reports into cabin air were sent to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for their consideration. EASA are responsible for determining the requirement for and specification of any additional monitoring on board commercial aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>I understand they have recently launched a Preliminary Cabin Air Measurement Campaign. This campaign will develop the methodology including equipment to be used, to perform cockpit and cabin air measurements. This will be followed by a large scale project of in-flight testing of cabin air quality.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 1279 1280 question first answered 10/06/2015 14:51:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348740

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2015 to Question 225928, what (a) recent discussions he has had and (b) discussions he plans to have with the Civil Aviation Authority on its work reviewing the evidence for the possibility of genetic factors which might influence individual susceptibility to environmental toxins.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	1279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department four published reports into cabin air were sent to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for their consideration. EASA are responsible for determining the requirement for and specification of any additional monitoring on board commercial aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>I understand they have recently launched a Preliminary Cabin Air Measurement Campaign. This campaign will develop the methodology including equipment to be used, to perform cockpit and cabin air measurements. This will be followed by a large scale project of in-flight testing of cabin air quality.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 1278 1280 question first answered 10/06/2015 14:51:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348741

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aircraft: Air Conditioning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2015 to Question 225927, if he will raise with his EU counterparts a proposal to establish an EU-wide study into the potential effects of repeated exposure to toxins inside aeroplanes.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	1280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department four published reports into cabin air were sent to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for their consideration. EASA are responsible for determining the requirement for and specification of any additional monitoring on board commercial aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>I understand they have recently launched a Preliminary Cabin Air Measurement Campaign. This campaign will develop the methodology including equipment to be used, to perform cockpit and cabin air measurements. This will be followed by a large scale project of in-flight testing of cabin air quality.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 1278 1279 question first answered 10/06/2015 14:51:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

348749

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of free schools have been classified as inadequate in England since the introduction of the new inspection descriptors.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	1282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1283 1284 1285 question first answered 10/06/2015 15:20:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

348750

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of converter academy schools have been classified as inadequate in England since the introduction of the new inspection descriptors.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	1283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1282 1284 1285 question first answered 10/06/2015 15:20:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

348751

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of sponsored academy schools have been classified as inadequate in England since the introduction of the new inspection descriptors.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	1284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1282 1283 1285 question first answered 10/06/2015 15:20:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

348752

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Maintained Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of maintained schools have been classified as inadequate in England since the introduction of the new inspection descriptors.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	1285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the Hon Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 1282 1283 1284 question first answered 10/06/2015 15:20:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

348734

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library an itemised breakdown of the saving of £105 million in his Department's budget in the current financial year announced by the Chancellor on 4 June 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	1286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>£75m of efficiency savings will be made from the Department’s budget in 2015-16. A further £30m of income will be generated for HMT through an increase in Social Fund debt recoveries.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 10/06/2015 16:42:25 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

348735

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants are being served by the universal credit digital solution.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	1287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We are on track with the plan for the delivery of Universal Credit: transforming the Welfare State and, when complete, delivering up to £7bn per year in economic benefits. Universal Credit is now operational in over 40% of jobcentres and will cover the whole country by Spring 2016. The Digital Solution is currently being tested in Sutton and is gradually being widened to take increased volumes in line with the test and learn approach, ensuring safe and secure delivery. Official statistics are not currently available for Sutton given it is a limited, controlled test.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 1289 question first answered 10/06/2015 10:45:37 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms