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1127722

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	911025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:46:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1127721

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the pay settlement for staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	911019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service. Therefore, responsibility for setting their pay and terms and conditions lies with the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2019 13:17:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1127720

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	911018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:43:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1127719

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on vulnerable people of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	911016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We are determined to tackle air pollution and reduce its impact on public health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £3.5bn to improve air quality for the entire population.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of toxic Nitrogen Oxides have fallen by almost 29% since 2010 and are at their lowest level since records began, but there remains more to do.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:48:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1127308

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a legally binding code of conduct for insurance companies to protect (a) defendants and (b) claimants from the start of a third party claim to the final settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255668 255669 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127307

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to stop insurance companies delaying interim payments to third parties to take advantage of potential changes to the Ogden discount rate.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255668 255670 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127306

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to make sure that adequate interim payments to third parties are made promptly by insurance companies after those companies have accepted liability.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255669 255670 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127153

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in further education colleges have been required to take (a) English and (b) mathematics GCSEs because of the requirement that all 16 to 18 year old students who have not yet achieved a grade 4 while at secondary school resit these exams in each of the last six years; and how many of those students achieved a pass at grade 4 or the equivalent required standard.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	255399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>From August 2014, students who left key stage 4 without a GCSE grade 4/C or above (or equivalent) in English and/or maths were required to continue studying these subjects as part of their 16-19 study programme. From the following year, students starting a new study programme with a GCSE grade 3/D (or equivalent) in English and/or maths had to enrol on GCSE courses only. From August 2019, students starting a new or continuing an existing study programme with a GCSE grade 2 (or equivalent) or below can study towards a pass in Functional Skills Level 2 or they can still study towards a GCSE grade 4 to 9. Those with a grade 3 (or equivalent) must still study GCSE only. Providers have the freedom to decide if and when students are ready to re-enter for an examination.</p><p> </p><p>For years up until 2014/15 the Department published statistics on the achievement in English and maths by students who had not achieved GCSE A*-C 2 years previously (i.e. the 2014/15 estimates were based on those at end of key stage 4 in 2012/13). From 2015/16, figures are based on students at the end of their 16-18 study (up to 3 years of study)<a href="https://educationgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/cd/c/WorkplaceDocuments/Written%20PQ%20Team/Written%20PQ%20-%202017-19%20drafts/255399%20QC%20200519.docx#_ftn1" target="_blank"><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></a>. This means that figures for 2014/15 and earlier are not directly comparable to those for later years.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached show the number of students in further education colleges, in England, from 2012/13 to 2017/18 who did not achieve a grade 4/C or equivalent in English or maths at key stage 4 and how many of them went on to achieve a grade 4/C or better (or equivalent).</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://educationgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/cd/c/WorkplaceDocuments/Written%20PQ%20Team/Written%20PQ%20-%202017-19%20drafts/255399%20QC%20200519.docx#_ftnref1" target="_blank">[1]</a> Available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years</a>. For 2012/13 to 2014/15, scroll down to the ‘level 1 and 2 attainment’ section and open the link for each year. In the national tables, you require tables 2 and 4. For 2015/16 to 2017/18, open the revised publication at the top of the page for 2016, 2017 or 2018 and then open the ‘English and maths tables’. Institution type breakdowns are available in table 14a and 14b.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/05/2019 16:55:22 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 255399_table.doc title 255399_table
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1127167

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of recruitment of a Principal Cyber Security Risk Consultant on the recruitment processes for the (a) Government Chief Security Officer and (b) Chief Data Officer.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	255392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p><strong>The Principal Cyber Security Risk Consultant role</strong> <strong>is focussed on the information and cyber security of the digital services GDS builds, operates and uses. As such there is no direct effect on the recruitment of a Government Chief Security Officer and a Chief Data Officer.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/05/2019 16:04:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1127166

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Chief Security Officer: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has recruited to the Government Chief Security Officer role.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	255391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Dominic Fortescue was appointed Government Chief Security Officer (GCSO) in December 2018, assuming post in January 2019 following a thorough and competitive recruitment process. As GCSO Mr Fortescue is responsible for leadership, oversight, coordination and delivery of protective security across all government departments, their agencies and arms-length bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/05/2019 15:31:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt