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794443

registered interest

date

23/11/2017

answering body

Department for International Trade

answering dept id

202

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International Trade

answering dept sort name

International Trade

hansard heading

Small Businesses

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25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to his Oral Answer on 23 November 2017, what criteria he used to locate staff from the Export Hub on Small Business Saturday.

tabling member constituency

Sefton Central

tabling member printed

Bill Esterson

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115416

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

28/11/2017

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The Export Hub is invited to locations across the UK, and has so far visited 23<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">5</del> sites. Any Member of Parliament is able to request for the Export Hub to visit their constituency.The logistics for managing the Export Hub is contracted through an external company.Many cross-party MPs have spoken highly of the work of the Export Hub at the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Monthly MPs Briefings which the DIT Ministerial team hosts.

answering member constituency

Wyre Forest

answering member printed

Mark Garnier

question first answered

28/11/2017 17:55:44

question first ministerially corrected

30/11/2017 11:52:32

answering member

4074

	label	Biography information for Mark Garnier

previous answer version

25634

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Wyre Forest

answering member printed

Mark Garnier

answering member

4074

	label	Biography information for Mark Garnier

tabling member

4061

	label	Biography information for Bill Esterson

793044

registered interest

date

21/11/2017

answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

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answering dept short name

Work and Pensions

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Work and Pensions

hansard heading

Funeral Payments

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on concern about the adequacy of the funeral fund to cover basic funeral costs; and whether he plans change to that fund.

tabling member constituency

Bermondsey and Old Southwark

tabling member printed

Neil Coyle

uin

114829

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

28/11/2017

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<del class="ministerial">DWP have advertised 1,053 External Vacancies since January 2015 containing 21,432 posts. The breakdown provided by Government Recruitment Services is provided as requested overleaf. It is worth considering these vacancies are not guaranteed to have been filled.</del> <del class="ministerial">These are the vacancies we advertised. Not all roles advertised were filled and therefore this data will include repeat adverts.</del> <table><tbody><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Month</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">Number of Vacancies</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">Number of Posts Advertised</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jan-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">8</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">214</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Feb-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">353</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Mar-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">9</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">60</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Apr-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">8</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">62</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">May-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">13</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">54</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jun-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">20</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">311</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jul-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">326</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Aug-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">26</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1698</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Sep-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1479</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Oct-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">13</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">469</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Nov-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">28</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">397</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Dec-15</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">14</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">239</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jan-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">14</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">290</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Feb-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">47</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1274</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Mar-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">50</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">2107</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Apr-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">74</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1309</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">May-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">31</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">500</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jun-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">58</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1081</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jul-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">26</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">214</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Aug-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">34</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">804</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Sep-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">61</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1251</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Oct-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">50</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">542</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Nov-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">34</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">567</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Dec-16</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">5</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">48</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jan-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">101</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1540</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Feb-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">35</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">483</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Mar-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">131</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Apr-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">4</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">22</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">May-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">42</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">891</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jun-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">64</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1238</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Jul-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">24</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">433</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Aug-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">21</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">243</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Sep-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">18</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">66</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Oct-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">30</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">605</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Nov-17</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">29</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">131</del></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial">Total</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">1053</del></td><td><del class="ministerial">21432</del></td></tr></tbody></table> <ins class="ministerial">The Department has had a number of discussions with representatives from the funeral industry and groups supporting bereaved people about Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments and in particular the maximum amount of £700 available for other costs. We have made clear that we will ensure that Funeral Expenses Payments continue to meet the necessary costs of a cremation or burial for eligible claimants. Average payments have increased year-on-year to meet these necessary costs. We have had to make difficult choices about welfare spending and it has not been possible to increase the £700 maximum for other costs. However, we have made interest-free Social Fund Budgeting Loans available for funeral costs in addition to Funeral Expenses Payments.</ins><ins class="ministerial"> </ins><ins class="ministerial">We have also been carrying out reforms to the Funeral Expenses Payments Regulations which are coming into force in April 2018. The reforms focused primarily on clarifying a number of issues around eligibility and to simplify the process for claiming a Funeral Expenses Payment. The formal response to the consultation on the Reform of the Funeral Expenses Payment Regulations was published on 3 July 2017 and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656887/consultation-response-reforms-to-funeral-expenses-payments.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656887/consultation-response-reforms-to-funeral-expenses-payments.pdf</a>.</ins>

answering member constituency

Gosport

answering member printed

Caroline Dinenage

question first answered

28/11/2017 16:52:20

question first ministerially corrected

29/11/2017 12:23:58

answering member

4008

	label	Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

previous answer version

25531

answering member constituency

Gosport

answering member printed

Caroline Dinenage

answering member

4008

	label	Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

tabling member

4368

	label	Biography information for Neil Coyle

794037

registered interest

date

22/11/2017

answering body

Ministry of Justice

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Justice

answering dept sort name

Justice

hansard heading

Berwyn Prison

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the level of turnover in staff at HM Prison Berwyn since that prison opened in Spring 2017.

tabling member constituency

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

tabling member printed

Liz Saville Roberts

uin

115125

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

28/11/2017

answer text

<del class="ministerial">Berwyn has to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.</del> <table><tbody><tr><td><ins class="ministerial">The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service, and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below.</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Table 1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017</ins> <table><tbody><tr><td><ins class="ministerial">Average staff in post* (headcount) </ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial">Leavers (headcount)</ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial">Leaving rate</ins></td></tr><tr><td><ins class="ministerial">496</ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></td><td><ins class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></td></tr></tbody></table><ins class="ministerial">*Based on the average staff in post on the last day of the month from February to September 2017.</ins></td></tr></tbody></table>

answering member constituency

East Surrey

answering member printed

Mr Sam Gyimah

question first answered

28/11/2017 17:38:42

question first ministerially corrected

19/12/2017 16:56:04

answering member

3980

	label	Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah

previous answer version

25613

answering member constituency

East Surrey

answering member printed

Mr Sam Gyimah

answering member

3980

	label	Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah

tabling member

4521

	label	Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

794360

registered interest

date

23/11/2017

answering body

Ministry of Justice

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Justice

answering dept sort name

Justice

hansard heading

Bedford Prison: Discipline

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days of imprisonment were imposed as punishment on prisoners at HM Prison Bedford during 2016?

tabling member constituency

Bedford

tabling member printed

Mohammad Yasin

uin

115333

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

28/11/2017

answer text

<ins class="ministerial">During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.</ins><del class="ministerial">The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.</del> Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.

answering member constituency

Penrith and The Border

answering member printed

Rory Stewart

question first answered

28/11/2017 17:30:54

question first ministerially corrected

21/02/2018 16:41:58

answering member

4137

	label	Biography information for Rory Stewart

previous answer version

25575

answering member constituency

East Surrey

answering member printed

Mr Sam Gyimah

answering member

3980

	label	Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah

tabling member

4598

	label	Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

792662

registered interest

date

20/11/2017

answering body

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

answering dept id

answering dept short name

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

answering dept sort name

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

hansard heading

Olympic Games 2012

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Olympic legacy funding has been disbursed in respect of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell; and if she will make a statement.

tabling member constituency

Warley

tabling member printed

John Spellar

uin

114589

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

28/11/2017

answer text

<del class="ministerial">Government’s strategy ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation’ and Sport England’s strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’ highlight the importance of focusing on groups that are particularly unlikely to take part in sport and physical activity, such as women and girls and some Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. It places a clear emphasis on putting the customer first and there are some innovative programmes to encourage female and BAME participation in sport, such as the This Girl Can Swim campaign.</del> <del class="ministerial">But as the Government’s sport strategy makes clear, participation is not just about playing sport, and the "Sports Governance Code", launched in October 2016, seeks to ensure the very highest standards of governance across all sport bodies that receive public money, including in terms of diversity, and aims to help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all. If sports bodies do not adhere to the code and cannot demonstrate full commitment to becoming compliant with its requirements they will not be eligible to receive public funding</del>. <ins class="ministerial">Through its London 2012 legacy programme, Places People Play, Sport England invested a total of £2,225,541 in 13 grassroots sports projects in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. This included an investment of £1.5m of National Lottery money in the Portway Lifestyle Centre in Sandwell which opened in 2013. Portway Lifestyle Centre is an excellent example of a community wellness hub, and one of the first in the UK to bring social care, health and leisure services together under one roof, combining an NHS family practice with a range of health, social care and sports facilities.</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Birmingham has bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and, should the bid be successful, the Sandwell Aquatics Centre would be upgraded to include an iconic diving venue and community facility. This would provide a legacy for the local community, catering for everyone from beginner swimmers through to elite divers, with the provision of much needed facilities within the Black Country and West Midlands.</ins>

answering member constituency

Chatham and Aylesford

answering member printed

Tracey Crouch

question first answered

28/11/2017 15:39:53

question first ministerially corrected

01/12/2017 15:29:15

answering member

3950

	label	Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

previous answer version

25393

answering member constituency

Chatham and Aylesford

answering member printed

Tracey Crouch

answering member

3950

	label	Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

tabling member

318

	label	Biography information for John Spellar