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628998

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect that new funding rates to be implemented from May 2017 will have on the number of young people from low-income backgrounds undertaking an apprenticeship; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	51942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that apprenticeships are as accessible as possible to all people from all backgrounds. We are making available over £60million to support the undertaking of apprenticeships by individuals from disadvantaged areas. This funding is at least equivalent to that currently in the system and is expected to maintain levels of starts in these areas.</p><p>To support employers to offer more apprenticeships, under the apprenticeship funding policy published in October, we announced that Government will pay providers an additional payment for training an apprentice who lives in areas amongst the 27% most deprived: £600 for the 1-10% most deprived, £300 for the next 11-20%, and £200 for the next 21-27%. These payments will be in place for one year whilst we review the system for supporting people from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p>Under the new funding policy, there will be extra payments for 16-18 year olds and 19-24 year olds formerly in care or with an Education, Health and Care Plan. Employers and providers will receive a payment of £1,000 to support additional costs associated with these apprentices.</p><p>We are increasing numbers of traineeships to further support young people, including those from areas of disadvantage, into apprenticeships and further work. In addition, on 25 October we published an equality analysis on the funding changes, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/562409/Equality_analysis_apprenticeship_funding_from_May_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/562409/Equality_analysis_apprenticeship_funding_from_May_2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 17/11/2016 15:09:38 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

626791

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	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	Councillors: Redundancy Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether exit payments may be made to councillors when a councillor loses office or is no longer required to undertake specific duties within a local authority.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Finn
	uin	HL2869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The rules on councillors’ allowances are set out in the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003. The rules are clear that allowances are paid on a pro rata basis should a councillor lose office or, is no longer required to undertake a specific duty, during the course of the year. The rules make no provision for allowances to be paid as a result of loss of office or no longer performing specific duties. Any such exit payments would therefore be unlawful. Whilst I am aware that the last Labour Government proposed legislation to facilitate such 'golden goodbyes' (DCLG, <em>The Government Response to the Councillors Commission</em>, July 2008, p. 22), we have no plans to amend the law in this respect.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/11/2016 16:17:39 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	4567 label Biography information for Baroness Finn

627405

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of women are employed by her Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	51557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Female in Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Of staff who are female: % on London Pay </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Of staff on London Pay: % who are female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Administrative Assistant</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Administration Officer</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Higher Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(e) Fast Streamer</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(f) Senior Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(g) Grade 7</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(h) Grade 6</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>82%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(i/j) SCS PB1</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(k/l)) SCS PB2+</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>52%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>44%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>52%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Data Source</strong>: Data View - Office for National Statistics compliant monthly snapshot corporate Human Resources data for Home Office.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Period Covered</strong>: Figures are as at 30th September 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Extraction Date</strong>: 1st October 2016<br>For years 2012 to 2015, 31st December in each yearFor January to September 2016, 1st October 2016.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Organisational Coverage:</strong> Home Office</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Employee Coverage</strong>: Data is based on headcount of current paid civil servants</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/11/2016 17:05:39 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

622648

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the level of procurement of British steel by her Department in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	50639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The information is not centrally held in the form requested. Over the last year Government has acted to level the playing field for UK steel producers in light of the complex global challenges faced by the UK steel sector. Last December Government issued guidance to central government departments on how to ensure that they take full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting their procurement activities. This guidance is also being extended to the wider public sector.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/11/2016 17:06:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

621161

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the claim that only one per cent of international students break the terms of their visa by refusing to leave after their course ends.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The independent Office for National Statistics has confirmed that the International Passenger Survey continues to be the best source of information to measure long-term international migration.</p><p>Data collected at the border does not record passengers' onward travel plans or duration of stay, so cannot be used to measure migration figures. Over time the data obtained through exit checks will contribute to the statistical picture and the ONS data on net migration figures, but it will not replace the current IPS survey.</p><p>We do not recognise the 1% figure as the proportion of international students that overstay. The Home Office is continuing to assess and analyse elements of the exit check data collected in relation to specific cohorts to understand the extent to which estimates provided are statistically robust. This level of detail is not yet available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2016 16:42:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

628241

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the role of business partners in the Northern Powerhouse; what contributions, financial and otherwise, they are expected to make; what responsibilities are placed upon them in their role as partners; and whether they are entitled to representation of any kind in the decision-making processes of the Northern Powerhouse, or access to Ministers and other decision-makers, that is not available to other businesses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The high level aim of our partnership programme is to jointly promote the key strengths and areas of development across the North, in particular focusing on:</p><p>1) Connectivity and transport</p><p>2) Skills, science and innovation</p><p>3) Quality of life and culture, and</p><p>4) Devolution.</p><p><br>This Government wants to promote and celebrate major projects in the North and showcase the tangible growth of the Northern economy. Partners will be representative of the whole of the North and will cover different institutions, businesses and sectors. At no stage are partners asked to make a financial contribution or commitment to become a partner.</p><p><strong>The Government will offer partners:</strong></p><p>1) The opportunity to champion the North’s strengths, and promote new and exciting local developments across transport, skills and innovation, culture, and devolution.</p><p>2) Access to a network of like-minded partners who are promoting the North, with the opportunity for collaboration.</p><p>3) Support from Government on partnering with the Northern Powerhouse across all our channels, and the opportunity to support and participate with Government events when appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 17/11/2016 16:16:18 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

628141

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Rescue Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which migrant rescue missions the Government is involved in; and how many migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean by UK vessels relative to last year's figures.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	51868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is currently providing support to multiple operations across the Mediterranean.</p><p>Some of these have an explicit focus on search and rescue: Border Force and Royal Navy assets are supporting Operations POSEIDON and TRITON in the Aegean and central Mediterranean respectively.</p><p>Migrants have also been rescued this year as part of Operation SOPHIA – the EU’s military response to counter migrant smuggling from Libya. Although SOPHIA does not have a search and rescue mandate, under the UNCLOS, vessels respond to those in distress at sea. UK vessels have rescued over 25,000 migrants since January 2015, 9,000 of those within this calendar year.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/11/2016 17:44:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

628228

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have raised with the government of Pakistan their duties under Articles 22 (1) and 25 (1) of the Constitution of Pakistan concerning freedom of religion in schools and equality, and whether British aid to Pakistan is being used to strengthen these legal protections for minorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL2963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government strongly condemns the persecution of all minorities, including the targeting of innocent people based on their beliefs. The UK Government raises human rights issues and the rights of religious minorities on a regular basis at the highest levels in Pakistan and we ensure our development assistance targets poor women, men and children, regardless of race, religion, social background, or nationality. One of the four principles set out in the Partnership Principles Assessment is a commitment by Pakistan to respect human rights, including the provisions of non-discrimination and protection for freedom of religion as laid out in its own constitution. The Assessment provides the basis for regular bilateral assistance talks between the UK and Pakistan. DFID’s education programmes in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces support the implementation of Pakistan’s 2006 reformed curriculum which teaches religious tolerance and respect for diversity.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2016 14:59:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

628230

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of studies, including those undertaken by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and the Catholic Church’s National Commission for Justice and Peace, which have highlighted material in Pakistani text books portraying negative views toward other religions and countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL2965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government remains firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief, as set out in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We are concerned about reports of abuses against religious minorities in Pakistan. The annual report of US Commission on International Religious Freedom identified ‘discriminatory’ content against minorities in provincial textbooks in Pakistan as a particular concern but did not note the progress made where DFID is providing provincial governments with support.</p><p>Since 2011, UK aid has benefited more than 6.8 million children in primary school education. The programme is an £800 million investment from 2011 to 2020 undertaken in partnership with the provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and focussed on the poorest, especially girls. Our investments support improving access to education and raising quality, improving learning outcomes, increasing teacher and student attendance and improving school facilities. We are providing £420.5 million from 2013 to 2019 to the Punjab Education Support Programme II, working with the provincial government to ensure more children in Punjab have access to a good quality education.</p><p>The UK has worked alongside these two provincial governments including through supporting the Punjab Curriculum Textbook Board which have taken significant steps to update textbooks and replace any content that promotes prejudice and discrimination against religious or other minorities. Independent evaluations in 2007 and 2013 confirmed this curriculum to be based on values of democracy, pluralism and peace aimed at educating students to be able to think critically about these issues. This has included introducing girls as central characters, showing girls participating in stereotypically male roles, and making the illustrations more representative. They have also worked to remove any overt bigotry linked to minority groups and continue to consider these issues.</p><p>The pilot Education Fund for Sindh (EFS) programme came to an end in 2016. The new Sindh Education Non State Actors (SENSA) Programme is following on from EFS. School providers in both EFS and now SENSA follow the 2006 Pakistan national curriculum. Independent evaluations of the reformed curriculum have confirmed it to be based on values of democracy, pluralism, and peace. All textbooks which enter into schools have to be approved by the provincial government, in this case the Sindh Textbook Board, to ensure they meet the requirements of the 2006 National Curriculum. This is a legal requirement.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2966 HL2967 HL3010 HL3013 HL3077 HL3078 question first answered 17/11/2016 14:57:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

628231

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role played by Pakistani textbooks in promoting extremism and intolerance against minority faiths such as the Christian, Hindu and Sikh religions and minorities such as Ahmadis not considered to be Muslims.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL2966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government remains firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief, as set out in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We are concerned about reports of abuses against religious minorities in Pakistan. The annual report of US Commission on International Religious Freedom identified ‘discriminatory’ content against minorities in provincial textbooks in Pakistan as a particular concern but did not note the progress made where DFID is providing provincial governments with support.</p><p>Since 2011, UK aid has benefited more than 6.8 million children in primary school education. The programme is an £800 million investment from 2011 to 2020 undertaken in partnership with the provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and focussed on the poorest, especially girls. Our investments support improving access to education and raising quality, improving learning outcomes, increasing teacher and student attendance and improving school facilities. We are providing £420.5 million from 2013 to 2019 to the Punjab Education Support Programme II, working with the provincial government to ensure more children in Punjab have access to a good quality education.</p><p>The UK has worked alongside these two provincial governments including through supporting the Punjab Curriculum Textbook Board which have taken significant steps to update textbooks and replace any content that promotes prejudice and discrimination against religious or other minorities. Independent evaluations in 2007 and 2013 confirmed this curriculum to be based on values of democracy, pluralism and peace aimed at educating students to be able to think critically about these issues. This has included introducing girls as central characters, showing girls participating in stereotypically male roles, and making the illustrations more representative. They have also worked to remove any overt bigotry linked to minority groups and continue to consider these issues.</p><p>The pilot Education Fund for Sindh (EFS) programme came to an end in 2016. The new Sindh Education Non State Actors (SENSA) Programme is following on from EFS. School providers in both EFS and now SENSA follow the 2006 Pakistan national curriculum. Independent evaluations of the reformed curriculum have confirmed it to be based on values of democracy, pluralism, and peace. All textbooks which enter into schools have to be approved by the provincial government, in this case the Sindh Textbook Board, to ensure they meet the requirements of the 2006 National Curriculum. This is a legal requirement.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2965 HL2967 HL3010 HL3013 HL3077 HL3078 question first answered 17/11/2016 14:57:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool