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58429

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Bolton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been paid through working tax credits to people in Bolton North East constituency in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
	uin	199151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Table 1: Bolton North East constituency Working Tax Credit entitlement</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Total WTC entitlement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£19 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£18 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1<del class="ministerial">7</del><ins class="ministerial">6</ins> million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>These figures have been rounded to the nearest £ million.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 12/06/2014 14:42:34 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2015 12:39:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke previous answer version 939 answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

57548

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Roma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they have spent the 69 million euros, as reported in Appendix 5 of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Status Report of 2013, earmarked for the implementation of the Roma Strategy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
	uin	HL21
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is advancing Roma integration within broader social inclusion and integration policies. This is fully in line with commitments we have made at European Union level, and is the best approach in a diverse and decentralised country like the UK.</p><p>On Page 32, the Status Report highlights that the Government is providing “approximately 72 million euros” for new and refurbished authorised traveller pitches in England, through the £60 million Traveller Pitch Funding programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 12/06/2014 15:12:02 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

57565

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Racial Discrimination
	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 factors contributing to the increased level of racial prejudice in Britain, as reported in the British Social Attitudes 31st report by NatCen; and what advice has been provided or is expected to be provided by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on the matter in accordance with its statutory duties.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
	uin	HL38
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The figures from the British Social Attitudes survey do not show an increased level of prejudice, but are actually more complex. The figures fluctuate from year to year, but the long-term trends are a decline in self-reported prejudice. Causal factors are likely to include the aftermath of the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks, different attitudes to changing immigration and (in a positive way) the 2012 Olympics. The dataset can be viewed online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/338779/selfreported-racial-prejudice-datafinal.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.natcen.ac.uk/media/338779/selfreported-racial-prejudice-datafinal.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has a comprehensive programme of activities to build strong and more united communities, tackle hate crime, harness the work of faith groups and commemorate our common heritage. I have placed in the Library illustrations which summarise our work, which also can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/communitiesuk/sets/72157644380501531/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Commission's next periodic report on progress on its statutory duties, including tackling unlawful discrimination and harassment, is due to be published in 2015.</p><p><br></p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 12/06/2014 15:10:21 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

57634

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many animals have experienced severe suffering in scientific research funded by the Government since 2010; and if he will provide funding aimed at developing scientific advances allowing the reduction or avoidance of severe suffering of animals used in procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	198601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the information you have requested. The Home Office has published advisory notes on recording and reporting actual severity. From data collected, the Home Office will provide clarity on the burden of harm and, over time, should give an indication of the effectiveness of refinement methods, particularly for the most severe procedures.</p><p>It is important to note that procedures classified as severe represent only a small percentage of the total.</p><p>The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) was established by the Government in May 2004 to advance and promote the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of animals used in research and testing (the 3Rs). The NC3Rs primarily receives Government funding through BIS from the science and research ring-fenced budget via the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The projected budget for the NC3Rs is £7.88m in 2014/15 and £7.84m in 2015/16.</p><p>BBSRC also provides further funding for the 3Rs under its responsive mode schemes, and the MRC and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council support research projects which contribute to the development of new knowledge and new methods that help replace or refine animal use. However, figures on future spend are not available.</p><p>For a detailed breakdown of past funding I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on 11 March 2014, Official Report, column reference 167W.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 12/06/2014 16:06:30 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

57655

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Higher Education: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding has been allocted to (a) York College and (b) Askham Bryan College by the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People's Learning Agency in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	198510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Skills Funding Agency is responsible for the allocation of funding to further education college for post-19 education and training, and for Apprenticeships for people aged 16 and over. The information requested is available in the following tables.</p><p>Table 1 sets out funding allocations for 2014/2015 to York College by the Skills Funding Agency. Previous PQs provided data up to and including 2013/2014 academic year.</p><p>Table 2 sets out funding allocations for 2014/2015 by the Education Funding Agency (the successor body to the YPLA) to York College. Previous PQs provided data up to and including 2013/2014 academic year.</p><p><strong>Table 1: SFA Funding allocations for York College</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19+ Cash allocation<sup> (1)</sup> (£)</p></td><td><p>Real terms<sup> (2)</sup> (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>3,382,992</p></td><td><p>3,382,992</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: EFA Funding allocations for York College</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>16-18 Cash allocation (£)</p></td><td><p>Real terms<sup> (2)</sup> (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>15,900,930</p></td><td><p>15,900,930</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3 sets out funding allocations for 2010/2011 to 2014/2015 to Askham Bryan College by the Skills Funding Agency. Data is available from the creation of the Skills Funding Agency in April 2010.</p><p>Table 4 sets out funding allocations for 2010/11 to 2014/15 to Askham Bryan College by the YPLA and its successor body, the Education Funding Agency.</p><p><strong>Table 3: SFA Funding Allocations for Askham Bryan College</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19+ Cash allocation<sup> (1)</sup> (£)</p></td><td><p>Real terms<sup> (2)</sup> (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations</p></td><td><p>2,264,811</p></td><td><p>2,455,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations</p></td><td><p>3,106,679</p></td><td><p>3,291,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations</p></td><td><p>3,249,205</p></td><td><p>3,382,422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>3,045,779</p></td><td><p>3,108,486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>2,846,003</p></td><td><p>2,846,003</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 4: EFA Funding Allocations for Askham Bryan College</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>16-18 Cash allocation (£)</p></td><td><p>Real terms<sup> (2)</sup> (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>6,668,827</p></td><td><p>7,229,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>11,277,092<sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>11,946,729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>12,342,976</p></td><td><p>12,849,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13,451,499</p></td><td><p>13,728,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>14,840,339</p></td><td><p>14,840,339</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong>(1) Skills Funding Agency allocation data for 19+ participation, additional learning support and discretionary learner support.</strong></p><p><strong>(2) These figures have been calculated using HM Treasury deflators, last updated 5 December 2013.</strong></p><p><strong>(3) Includes 24+ Advanced Learning Loans that were introduced in 2013/14.</strong></p><p><strong>(4) Askham Bryan college took over the land-based provision from University of Cumbria in 2011/12.</strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 12/06/2014 16:40:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57656

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Employment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number and proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 in York in (a) training, (b) employment and (c) education in each year since 1995-96.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	198511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Data are not available prior to 2000. Estimates for the proportion of young people in training, employment and education separately are not available.</p><p>Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts and achievements by geography and age is published in supplementary tables to a Statistical First Release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308808/apprenticeship-starts-by-geography-level-and-age.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308808/apprenticeship-starts-by-geography-level-and-age.xls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296382/apprenticeship-achievements-by-geography-level-and-age.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296382/apprenticeship-achievements-by-geography-level-and-age.xlsm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 198521 question first answered 12/06/2014 16:52:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57657

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Higher Education: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people from (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area (i) applied for and (ii) started a degree course in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	198512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The latest available information on applicants is shown in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p><strong>UCAS applicants aged under 21<sup>1</sup> to full-time undergraduate courses from York Central constituency and York Local Authority</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Year of entry:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Central</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>475</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York local authority</p></td><td><p>1,205</p></td><td><p>1,225</p></td><td><p>1,245</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p>1,085</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: UCAS</strong></p><p><strong>1. This analysis uses country specific age definitions that align with the cut off points for school and college cohorts within the different administrations of the UK. For England, ages are defined on the 31<sup>st</sup> August. Defining ages in this way matches the assignment of children to school cohorts.</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The number of young (under 21) entrants to UK HEIs who were domiciled in York Central constituency and York Local authority prior to starting their course is shown in Table 2. HESA figures for 2013/14 will be available in January 2015. There are differences in the coverage of UCAS and HESA: the UCAS figures cover applicants to HEIs, Further Education Colleges (FECs), and Alternative Providers (APs) of higher education in the UK; the HESA figures cover HEIs only, plus the University of Buckinghamshire. Not all applicants apply via UCAS: some apply directly to institutions. In addition, some applicants who obtain a place via UCAS opt to defer entry until the following year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p><strong>Young <sup>(1)</sup> entrants <sup>(2)</sup> domiciled <sup>(3)</sup> in York Central constituency <sup>(4)</sup> and York unitary authority</strong></p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p>Academic years 2009/10 to 2012/13</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Domicile</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York unitary authority</p></td><td><p>965</p></td><td><p>995</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>825</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Central constituency <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>440 <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: HESA Student Record</strong></p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p><strong>(1) Young refers to students aged under 21 on 31<sup>st</sup> August in the reporting year</strong></p><p><strong>(2) Entrants refers to students in their first year of study</strong></p><p><strong>(3) Domicile refers to a students' home or permanent address prior to starting their course</strong></p><p><strong>(4) Parliamentary Constituency boundaries were revised from the 6<sup>th</sup> May 2010 UK General Election. The figure for 2009/10 refers to the City of York constituency.</strong></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 12/06/2014 16:02:05 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57659

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Higher Education: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding for each (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate student the Higher Education Funding Council for England allocated to (i) the University of York and (ii) York St John University in (A) cash and (B) at current prices in each year since 1997-98.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	198514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The attached tables show the amount of grant distributed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for teaching and research per full-time equivalent student for each of the years requested. There have been changes in HEFCE's funding methodology over this period, so these tables do not provide like for like yearly comparisons. In particular, the data prior to 1998-99 are not available in a similar format to that for later years.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 12/06/2014 15:49:39 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts attachment 1 file name HEFCE funding for undergraduate and postgraduate students.docx title HEFCE funding for teaching & research FT student.
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57660

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	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	Higher Education: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications for undergaduate study were made to (a) the University of York, (b) York St John University and (c) all English universities in each year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	198515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The latest information is given in the table. UCAS have not released any data on applications to individual institutions for the 2014 application cycle, but the latest figures for total applicants to all UK institutions (published on May 30<sup>th</sup>) show that they have risen by 4%, compared to the same point in 2013.</p><p><strong>UCAS main scheme applications to University of York, York St John University and England, 2009 to 2013</strong></p><p><strong>Full-time undergraduate courses</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University of York</p></td><td><p>21,543</p></td><td><p>24,548</p></td><td><p>23,725</p></td><td><p>23,570</p></td><td><p>25,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York St John University</p></td><td><p>6,194</p></td><td><p>7,685</p></td><td><p>8,657</p></td><td><p>9,600</p></td><td><p>9,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All institutions in England</p></td><td><p>2,021,546</p></td><td><p>2,303,678</p></td><td><p>2,418,828</p></td><td><p>2,209,337</p></td><td><p>2,265,95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: UCAS reference tables.</strong></p><p><strong>1. Each applicant can submit up to five applications.</strong></p><p><strong>2. Figures cover applicants who applied during the main UCAS application scheme which </strong><strong>closes on June 30<sup>th</sup>. Applicants who subsequently applied during clearing are not included.</strong></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 12/06/2014 15:57:34 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57680

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: British Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many foreign and Commonwealth personnel from each country of origin who were made redundant from the armed forces in each year since 2010 were subsequently unable to meet the five-year rule to apply for citizenship; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	198549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth personnel with four years service in the Armed Forces service can apply, in the interim, for settlement. This process regularises their immigration status while they qualify and meet the mandated Home Office criteria to apply for citizenship. <br><br>The Ministry of Defence has completed an analysis of personnel records and I can confirm that no Foreign and Commonwealth personnel with less than four years service were made redundant since 2010. Therefore redundancy from the Armed Forces would not have prevented personnel from applying for settlement or citizenship.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/06/2014 16:49:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon