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1109823

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:46:39
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 17:14:40 08/04/2019 16:36:13
	hansard heading	Lambeth Conference
	house id	1
	identifier	240952
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/04/2019 15:58:18
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Archbishop of Canterbury will invite bishops from the Anglican Church in North America and the Anglican Church in Brazil to the Lambeth 2020 conference.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 240952
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240952
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I have met recently with the Archbishop of Canterbury to discuss attendance at the Lambeth 2020 conference.</p><p>The publication of information about those invited to the Lambeth Conference in 2020 is a matter for the Archbishop of Canterbury, not the Church Commissioners.</p><p> </p> question first answered 08/04/2019 15:58:18
	creator	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1109825

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:46:57
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 17:14:57 08/04/2019 16:39:46
	hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
	house id	1
	identifier	240953
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	08/04/2019 15:57:40
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to improve democratic participation among its lay members.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 240953
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240953
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Church of England encourages responsible democratic participation in its schools and parishes, as one of the stakeholders involved with UK Parliament Week, and as a provider of hustings and other forms of engagement at election times. The General Synod is the Church’s own national legislative body, to which lay members can be elected. The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament is expected soon to consider a Church Measure that will reform and simplify Church representation rules on elections for Parochial Church Councils, Deanery and Diocesan Synods.</p><p> </p> question first answered 08/04/2019 15:57:40
	creator	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1109732

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:23:30
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 16:46:26 09/04/2019 13:33:02
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	identifier	240980
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/04/2019 13:01:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to local planning authorities on the proximity of residential dwellings to areas zoned for industrial use.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 240980
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240980
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the high-level issues that local planning authorities should consider when preparing plans and making decisions on planning applications. This includes development being appropriate for its location, taking into account matters such as pollution and the scope to mitigate such effects.</p> question first answered 09/04/2019 13:01:07
	creator	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109733

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:23:33
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 16:46:30 09/04/2019 13:33:03
	hansard heading	Local Government: Land
	house id	1
	identifier	240981
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/04/2019 13:00:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on delegated authority levels for land acquisitions and disposals in relation to the granting of leases between local authorities and third parties.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 240981
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240981
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The delegation of authority between elected members and officers is a matter for local authorities in exercising their functions. The Government has not issued any guidance on this matter in relation to land acquisitions and disposals.</p> question first answered 09/04/2019 13:00:23
	creator	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1109755

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:27:19
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 16:58:46 11/04/2019 11:42:04
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	identifier	240963
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/04/2019 10:59:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on the building industry of the recent revisions made to Approved Document B.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 240963
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	240963
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Impact assessments were produced and published on the two recent amendments to approved document B. These are available on the department’s website as follows:</p><p>Ban on combustible materials in external wall systems</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ban-on-combustible-materials-in-external-wall-systems-impact-assessment" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/ban-on-combustible-materials-in-external-wall-systems-impact-assessment</a></p><p>Assessments in lieu of tests</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/assessments-in-lieu-of-tests-consultation-impact-assessment" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/assessments-in-lieu-of-tests-consultation-impact-assessment</a></p> question first answered 11/04/2019 10:59:59
	creator	400 label Biography information for John Healey
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1109786

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:35:22
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 17:06:49 09/04/2019 13:33:05
	hansard heading	Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	identifier	241021
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/04/2019 12:59:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what statutory requirements are placed on local authorities to ensure (a) education, (b) health, (c) highways and (d) retail and leisure facilities and infrastructure is adequate prior to approving new housing developments.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 241021
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241021
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The revised National Planning Policy Framework requires local authorities to set clear policy requirements for infrastructure through plans. These policies should be informed by evidence on infrastructure need and cost and viability assessments. At an early stage in the plan-making process, authorities will need to work alongside infrastructure providers to identify infrastructure requirements, including for education, health, highways and retail and leisure, and the opportunities for addressing these.</p><p>Local planning authorities use the Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 planning obligations to require developers to contribute towards the provision and maintenance of required infrastructure as a result of new housing developments.</p><p> </p> question first answered 09/04/2019 12:59:49
	creator	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1109724

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:19:35
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 16:35:17 10/04/2019 17:15:05
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Degrees
	house id	1
	identifier	241025
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/04/2019 16:39:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to encourage more students to study STEM degrees.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 241025
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241025
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Overall numbers of students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are rising. The share of students studying science subjects at English Higher Education providers has increased from 41% in 2010/11 to 45% in 2016/17.</p><p>Despite rising STEM student numbers, we are far from complacent and we know that employer groups continue to point to an unmet demand for higher level STEM skills. This issue seems to be particularly acute in sectors such as manufacturing, construction, engineering, science and technology. We are therefore implementing a number of initiatives across government to increase the numbers of STEM graduates. For example:</p><ul><li>The Department for Education (DfE) is piloting a conversion course scheme to enable graduates to retrain in engineering and computer science.</li><li>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are leading a £90 million investment in 1,000 new PhD places, of which around 85% will be in STEM areas, and 40% will aim to boost collaboration between industry and academia.</li><li>The government is providing funding for the new Institute of Coding, which aims to improve digital skills provision at levels 6 and 7. It will target a skills gap in digital skills and involves collaboration between education providers and industry.</li><li>The DfE is also supporting (with £15 million over 3 years) the New Model in Technology &amp; Engineering, a STEM-focused institution due to take its first full cohort of students in 2020.</li><li>Institutes of Technology are being established to help meet STEM skills needs at levels 4 – 6, working closely with local employers and Local Enterprise Partnerships.</li></ul><p>Effective careers guidance and advice is also key to supporting young people to undertake learning in areas that will give them the skills employers are looking for. The government’s careers strategy sets out a long-term plan to build a world class careers system to achieve this ambition. We are increasing the information available to students to ensure they can make informed choices about what and where to study.</p><p>As set out in the Industrial Strategy White Paper, the Skills Advisory Panels (SAPs) programme aims to ensure that the local provision of skills, and the delivery of skills policy in local areas, meets and responds to changing employer needs. SAPs analysis will inform Local Industrial Strategies and local post-16 skills provision, so that skills provision better meets labour market needs.</p><p>Degree apprenticeships also allow universities to build partnerships with businesses and employers and to work together to create a skilled workforce. Employers are working in partnership with universities and professional bodies to meet the high-level technical skills that employers and our economy need to prosper.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2019 16:39:45
	creator	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1109725

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:19:39
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 16:35:20 10/04/2019 17:21:37
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Universities
	house id	1
	identifier	241026
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/04/2019 16:47:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring that the UK continues to attract international students to British universities after the UK leaves the EU.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 241026
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241026
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ministers within the Department for Education have regular discussions with the Home Office on ways to ensure the UK remains an attractive study destination, and the UK already has a strong offer for overseas students who graduate in the UK. International graduates can remain in the UK to work following their studies by switching to several existing visa routes, including Tier 2 (skilled worker) visas.</p><p>As you will be aware, the Immigration White Paper, published in December 2018, proposes increasing the post-study leave period for international students following completion of studies to 12 months for those completing a PhD, and to 6 months for all full-time postgraduate and undergraduate students at institutions with degree awarding powers. These proposals go beyond recommendations set out in the Migration Advisory Committee’s report and will benefit tens of thousands of international students. During the Home Office’s 12-month engagement programme on the Immigration White Paper, business and stakeholders from a wide range of sectors, including the Higher Education sector, will be able to feed in their views on white paper proposals.</p><p>In addition, the International Education Strategy, published on 16 March 2019, sets out actions to continue to provide a welcoming environment for international students, and includes our ambition to increase the number of international students we host to 600,000 by 2030. One of the actions within the strategy includes considering where processes could be improved to improve the visa experience for international students.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2019 16:47:37
	creator	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1109727

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:19:51
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 16:45:59 10/04/2019 16:46:48
	hansard heading	Universities: Staff
	house id	1
	identifier	241027
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/04/2019 16:06:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the level of (a) female and (b) BAME representation in top university positions.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 241027
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241027
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Diversity and equality in higher education is a priority for this government. Higher education institutions are independent bodies and responsible for decisions about who they employ. Like every employer they must ensure they meet their obligations under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Important progress has been made on the number of women in leadership roles in higher education, particularly in the increase in the proportion of female Chairs of Governing Bodies and female Vice-Chancellors. Sector-led gender initiatives, such as the Athena SWAN Charter and the Aurora development scheme, demonstrate the importance the sector attaches to tackling the barriers that hinder women’s progression in higher education careers.</p><p>On 1 February, the government announced measures to tackle ethnic disparities in higher education including encouraging higher education providers to make use of tools such as the Race at Work Charter and the Race Equality Charter to drive forward a step-change in the recruitment and progression of ethnic minority employees.</p><p>The government has also consulted on ethnicity pay reporting in order to inform future government policy.</p> question first answered 10/04/2019 16:06:43
	creator	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1109745

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2019
	date	04/04/2019
	date tabled	04/04/2019
	ddp created	04/04/2019 16:24:05
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	04/04/2019 16:55:29 09/04/2019 10:34:06
	hansard heading	Further Education: Leigh
	house id	1
	identifier	241095
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/04/2019 09:58:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of further education provision in Leigh constituency.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 241095
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	241095
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The quality of further education (FE) provision is assessed by Ofsted under their published inspection framework. Currently the 3 major FE colleges in Wigan local authority area, including Leigh, are rated by Ofsted as Outstanding or Good for Overall Effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2015, the government announced a rolling programme of around 40 local area reviews, to be completed by March 2017, covering all FE colleges in England. The reviews were designed to ensure that colleges are financially stable into the long term, that they are run efficiently, and are well-positioned to meet the present and future needs of individual students and the demands of employers. In November 2016, the Greater Manchester Area Review report was published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greater-manchester-further-education-area-review-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greater-manchester-further-education-area-review-report</a>. This review did not recommend the need for any significant structural changes for further education provision in the Wigan area.</p><p> </p><p>The new ‘College Oversight: Support and Intervention’ document<em>, </em>which was published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/college-oversight-support-and-intervention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/college-oversight-support-and-intervention</a> on 1 April 2019, sets out how we will work with FE colleges to identify financial and quality issues early. It sets out the support and advice available to colleges when they need it from the FE Commissioner and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), who assess financial and quality issues on an ongoing basis. This support includes the potential for FE Commissioner-led local provision reviews, the need for which may arise from a number of challenges that affect a college and/or further education provision in a local area, such as:</p><ul><li>Weakness or failure of existing providers (including risk of insolvency)</li><li>Increased competition</li><li>Declining learner recruitment</li><li>Inadequate quality</li><li>Significant financial challenges</li><li>Changes in local demographics and/or local skills needs</li></ul><p> </p><p>The ESFA works with local authorities where there are concerns about gaps in suitable and accessible local FE provision for young people. Local authorities have broad duties to encourage, enable and assist young people to participate in education or training, including to secure sufficient suitable education and training provision for all young people in their area who are over compulsory school age but under 19 or aged 19 to 25 and for whom an Education, Health and Care plan is maintained, as set out at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-of-young-people-education-employment-and-training" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-of-young-people-education-employment-and-training</a>. A concern has not been formally raised to ESFA by Wigan local authority in respect of adequacy of further education provision in Leigh.</p><p> </p><p>From August 2019, responsibility for the funding and adequacy of adult FE provision for residents in Wigan (including Leigh) will pass to Greater Manchester Combined Authority under devolution arrangements.</p> question first answered 09/04/2019 09:58:43
	creator	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt