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622737

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many apprenticeships have been created in his Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	50807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>As a new Department, DExEU is not in a position to report on the use of apprenticeships over the last 5 years. Since our creation we have recruited a number of apprentices into the Department and see them as an important means of hiring into the Department.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 02/11/2016 17:22:09 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

621071

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Overseas Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the provision of state aid in the event of the UK reverting to World Trade Organisation terms after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	50097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is building a detailed and comprehensive understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect our domestic policies. This will enables us to understand the challenges and seize the opportunities, and ensure a smooth process of exit for the UK, including in relation to the provision of state aid.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/11/2016 11:00:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

620843

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will carry out an impact assessment on the effect on child poverty levels of limiting tax credit payments to two children.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	50046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>There will be no cash losers as a result of the Government’s policy to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit. An impact assessment of Tax Credits and Universal Credit changes to Child Element and Family Element was published in July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/11/2016 11:53:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

619847

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning Online Secondary Ticketing facilities, published in May 2016, what steps the Government is taking to tackle ticket touting.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	50037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is looking very carefully at Professor Waterson’s recommendations and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 02/11/2016 13:45:57 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

621959

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in his Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	50408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>100% of HM Treasury Senior Civil Servants are based in London.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 02/11/2016 15:43:07 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

620855

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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	Home Shopping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of online retailers on small high street businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	50088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data regarding the effect of online retailers on small high street businesses. The growing ‘convenience culture’, with 35% of online shoppers using click and collect, is boosting the traditional high streets revival, driving people back on to the high street. <br> <br> This Government has also taken action<strong>:</strong> our high streets will benefit from the £6 billion Business Rates support package announced at the last Budget. Since 2010, the Government has helped create over 360 town teams, and given over £18 million to towns - funding successful initiatives such as “Love your Local Market” and the “Great British High Street”. <br> <br> The Future High Street Forum commissioned a Digital report, Digital 2020, which was published in March 2015 which looked at what help our high street businesses need to adapt in the digital age. A digital pilot in Gloucestershire was launched earlier this year with the support of the Future High Street Forum and GFirst LEP to support SMEs to embrace digital.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 02/11/2016 16:39:14 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

621962

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in her Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	50398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The management information held by the department is based upon grade rather than role. Of the categories listed, only “deputy director” refers to a senior civil service grade, the others describe types of roles and do not relate to a specific grade. The number and proportion of the department’s deputy directors since 2014 are:</p><p>March 2014: 32/101 outside London (32%)</p><p>March 2015: 30/97 outside London (31%)</p><p>March 2016: 29/103 outside London (28%)</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/11/2016 17:15:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

622606

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to publish a third annual suicide prevention report.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	50776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>We expect to publish the third annual progress report of the cross-Government Suicide Prevention Strategy in due course.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 02/11/2016 14:13:02 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

621972

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	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: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in her Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	50403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of DFID Senior Civil Servants designated as Deputy Director based outside of London is detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>DFID does not designate Senior Civil Servants as assistant director, team leader or policy manager.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Deputy Director Outside London </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/11/2016 16:33:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

621973

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of senior civil service graded posts in her Department classified as (i) deputy director, (ii) assistant director, (iii) team leader and (iv) policy manager have been based outside London in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	50404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Proportion and headcount of Senior Civil Servant (SCS) staff based outside of London for MoJ including NOMS as at 31 March for 2013 - 2014, 2014 - 2015 and 2015 - 2016 can be found below. Our department is headquartered in Whitehall, and therefore the figures on the number of Senior Civil Service staff in London will reflect that.</p><p> </p><p>Information on SCS job roles is not held in sufficient detail to allow a breakdown into the role descriptions provided.</p><p> </p><p><strong>MoJ including NOMS</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As at 31/03/2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As at 31/03/2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>As at 31/03/2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Headcount Outside London</strong></p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total % Outside London</strong></p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 02/11/2016 16:42:55 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne