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1128347

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Health and Safety Executive and (b) Public Health England on the effect of aircraft noise on mental health.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	257579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Officials from the Department have regular discussions with Public Health England to discuss a range of matters, including issues relating to the effect of aircraft noise on mental health. Recent discussions include engagement in the development of the Government’s Aviation Strategy and PHE officials sit on the Department’s Airspace and Noise Engagement Group.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have not had any recent discussions with the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/06/2019 12:44:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1128348

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Noise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he as had with (a) the Health and Safety Executive and (b) Public Health England on the effect of aircraft noise on the health of communities under proposed flight paths.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	257580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Officials from my Department have regular discussions with Public Health England (PHE) to discuss a range of matters, including issues relating to the effect of aircraft noise on the health of communities under proposed flight paths. Recent discussions include engagement in the development of the Government’s Aviation Strategy and PHE officials sit on the Department’s Airspace and Noise Engagement Group.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials have not had any recent discussions with the Health and Safety Executive.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/06/2019 12:39:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

1128397

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Classroom Assistants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the role of teaching assistants in supporting children with special needs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	257436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made a formal assessment of the role of Teaching Assistants in supporting children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) to date.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has funded the development of a number of good practice guidance documents through its SEND schools’ workforce contracts, including a guide on the Effective Deployment of Teaching Assistants, available at: <a href="https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/whole-school-send/find-wss-resources.html" target="_blank">https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/whole-school-send/find-wss-resources.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Rapid Evidence Assessment (2017) (available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628630/DfE_SEN_Support_REA_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/628630/DfE_SEN_Support_REA_Report.pdf</a>) on effective practice for supporting children and young people on SEND support in mainstream schools and colleges also includes an overview of available evidence on a range of specific interventions delivered by teaching assistants.</p><p> </p><p>The Education Endowment Foundation’s guidance report; “Making best use of Teaching Assistants” (available at: <a href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/making-best-use-of-teaching-assistants" target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/making-best-use-of-teaching-assistants</a>) offers the latest evidence and makes a number of recommendations to help schools make best use of their teaching assistants.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/06/2019 07:58:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1128398

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of teaching assistants in schools; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	257437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The following table provides the full-time equivalent (FTE) number of teaching assistants in service in state funded schools in England, in each year since November 2010. This information can be found in the School Workforce Census, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>FTE teaching assistants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>213,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>219,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>232,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>243,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>255,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>263,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>265,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>262,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/06/2019 08:00:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1128514

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Companies: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish the titles of the (a) court cases or (b) arbitration hearings that involved government owned companies that were held in private in commercial courts in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	257786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold a list of Government-owned companies that would be required to conduct any such search, nor does the Ministry centrally hold information on hearings held in private.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/06/2019 16:04:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1128515

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iran: International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date IMS Ltd., a Government owned company, closed its office in Tehran.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	257787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold a precise date, but IMS ceased trading in 1991.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/06/2019 14:58:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1128516

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the last official from his Department ended their secondment to IMS Ltd, a wholly owned government company.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	257788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Prior to the introduction of an electronic based HR system in 2006, departmental records on the detail of secondments were paper based. To identify anyone seconded to IMS would involve searching thousands of records and therefore the information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. IMS Ltd records do not show any secondees from the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/06/2019 14:59:28 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1128520

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Admiralty Holdings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the remit is of Admiralty Holdings Ltd and its eight subsidiaries; and what that company's relationship is with her Department.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	257789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>To maximise its commercial opportunities and provide it with services in support of effective delivery of its core business, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) established some subsidiary companies that operated at arm's length from UKHO on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence. Any such companies were wholly-owned by the Defence Secretary and came under the umbrella of Admiralty Holdings Limited (AHL). Their scope and number varied from time to time according to the opportunities that presented themselves and any changes requiring approval from the owner. AHL was operated on the owner's behalf by UKHO. All companies are currently dormant are therefore no longer active.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/06/2019 15:02:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1128526

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Companies: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount of public money at risk in (a) active court proceedings and (b) enforcement hearings which have been brought against Government-owned companies.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	257790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold any central detail on the amount of public money at risk in active court proceedings or enforcement hearings which have been brought against Government-owned companies, nor does the Ministry hold a list of Government-owned companies that would be required to conduct any such search.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/06/2019 16:02:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1128527

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Companies: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) court cases and (b) enforcement hearings are currently being brought against Government-owned companies.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	257791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold a list of court cases and enforcement hearings that are currently being brought against Government-owned companies, nor does the Ministry hold a list of Government-owned companies that would be required to conduct any such search.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/06/2019 16:03:13 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq