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1003880

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government has plans to close the Crown Prosecution Service office on (a) Greyfriars Road, Cardiff; (b) Wrexham Road, Mold and (c) Grove Place, Swansea.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	189821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has no plans to close its offices on (a) Greyfriars Road, Cardiff; (b) Wrexham Road, Mold and (c) Grove Place, Swansea.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/11/2018 14:53:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

999299

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	186195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has not incurred any spending on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.</p><p>The Attorney General’s Office publishes spend over £25,000 on a monthly basis as part of its transparency data routine publication which is accessible <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=attorney-generals-office&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/11/2018 14:50:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003740

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died as a consequence of an overdose or misuse of (a) opioids and (b) cannabis in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	189814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/11/2018 10:03:21 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 189814.pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1005732

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the levels of net migration from EU countries to (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	190344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/11/2018 12:15:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 190344.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1005730

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) men and (b) women in employment who do not receive the national minimum wage.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	190343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/11/2018 17:03:15 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 190343 final response.pdf title UKSA Final Response
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1002724

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of spoof emails using the gov.uk suffix in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	188907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to send spoof emails from a @GOV.UK domain address, so none have been sent from an address using the @GOV.UK domain since June 2016. This is due to the technical controls in place that prevent the forging of a GOV.UK email address (Sender Policy Framework and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance).</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for monitoring of fake emails using the GOV.UK suffix is not conducted centrally. Cabinet Office guidance sets out that users receiving fraudulent emails should notify Action Fraud, or in the case of HMRC emails, HMRC's phishing team.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:42:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003578

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the average day rate paid by the Government for contracted in staff working on digital projects.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	189792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The Government Digital Service (GDS) does not hold information on the day rates paid by government departments for contracted in workers on digital projects within government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:55:56 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003681

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:46:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003785

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	ICT: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph ten of the Government Document entitled Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre: Review by the National Security Adviser, published in December 2013, what recent assessment the Government has made of the shortage of individuals in the UK employment market with the necessary technical expertise and skills to fill all the available posts in the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre, GCHQ and the relevant parts of Whitehall.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	189817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in their 2018 Annual Report, the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre Oversight Board noted no causes for concern in the number of staff and their skills.</p><p>GCHQ keeps up to date with the latest technology and trends in cyber security by engaging with industry, academia and nurturing the next generation of cyber security specialists. We will not comment on GCHQ staffing due to reasons of national security.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Security Profession in the Cabinet Office is working closely with the wider public and private sector to shape the Government security profession framework to support HMG staffing levels and manage their cyber skills gaps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/11/2018 10:00:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003866

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Business: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the funding for digital and technology programmes was allocated to large companies in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	189819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding for digital and technology projects is not allocated by supplier or size of company, as all work is put out for tender in accordance with government procurement processes.</p><p><br> Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:48:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1005930

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to help improve the cyber security of public and private sector organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	907571
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Our world leading National Cyber Security Strategy, supported by £1.9 billion of transformational investment, sets out measures to defend our people, businesses, and assets; deter our adversaries; and develop the skills and capabilities we need.</p><p>Our experts in the National Cyber Security Centre provide a wide range of guidance and support to help public and private sector organisations improve their resilience to cyber attacks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/11/2018 10:22:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

997788

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	185790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>In my Department, no staff working outside London are paid less than UK Living Wage of £8.75 per hour and no staff working in London are paid less than the London Living Wage of £10.20 per hour.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:50:14 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

998901

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to civil servants from outside London for accommodation when they are required to stay in London as part of their employment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>There is no central government travel, subsistence and expenses (T,S&amp;E) policy, and as such, rates and allowances are delegated for individual departments to decide upon. In setting their rates departments must be adherent with Section 8 of the Civil Service Management Code (CSMC), Jon Thompson's 2010 review of Civil Service expense policies and The Efficiency and Reform Group Business Travel Policy Principles launched on 20 July 2011.</p><p>As there is no cross-government T,S&amp;E policy, there is no centrally held information on the accommodation allowance paid by departments to non-London based civil servants when they are required to stay in London as part of their employment. This information will be held in individual departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/11/2018 13:07:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1002084

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2018 to Question 184876 on North Sea Oil, what assessment he has made of the effect of continued investment in new oil and gas on compliance with the timeframes set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	188001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Oil and gas will continue to play an important role as part of the energy mix for decades to come. As we continue to move to a low carbon economy we need to ensure we have a balanced energy mix, so we have a reliable, clean and affordable energy system. This means that in the medium term there will be a role for oil and gas; currently over 85% of the population use gas for heating and around 65% for cooking, with UK Continental Shelf oil and gas production still equivalent to around half of demand.</p><p> </p><p>We are leading the world in our response to the special report on global warming of 1.5°C – commissioning the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) for their advice on the implications of the Paris Agreement for the UK’s long-term emissions reduction targets, just one week after its publication. As part of this, we have requested that they provide evidence on how reductions in line with the CCC’s recommendations might be delivered in key sectors of the economy and we will consider their advice carefully when it is received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of this, we have requested that they provide evidence on how reductions in line with the CCC’s recommendations might be delivered in key sectors of the economy and we will consider their advice carefully when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:39:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1003599

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Cammell Laird: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, of 16 October 2018, Official Report, column 494, what the projects are for which Cammell Laird has received £150 million.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	189726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We are funding major new research facilities. The £150m that the I referred to in my oral contribution of 16 October 2018, Official Report, column 494 is the approximate cost of the construction of the polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, being built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. There is ongoing expenditure on the research vessel’s construction and it will come into operation in late spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/11/2018 15:20:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1003638

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Carbon Budgets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2018 to Question 186935 on Carbon Budgets: Climate Change, whether the Committee on Climate Change’s response to the IPCC report on 1.5 degrees will be permitted to include recommendations on amending the UK's third, fourth and fifth carbon budgets.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	189541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) focus for this particular advice will rightly be on our long-term targets.</p><p> </p><p>Although government has asked the CCC not to consider formally carbon budgets four and five as part of this commission, they have been asked for evidence on how reductions in line with the CCC’s recommendations might be delivered in key sectors of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>If the CCC considers that the most effective way of communicating this information is through a cost-effective pathway (which could include the years captured by carbon budgets four and five), they may incorporate that information into their advice.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:55:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1003677

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on an oil and gas sector deal; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	189741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Several sectors, including the Offshore Oil and Gas sector, have expressed an interest in a Sector Deal and we will take forward some further Deals that best meet expectations set out in the White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:39:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1003730

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of environmental impact assessments carried out by the International Seabed Authority for deep sea mining.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	189617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Environmental Research Council has conducted a scientific expedition in 2015 to look at biodiversity in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This work was part of the Managing Impacts of Deep Sea Resource Exploitation project. In 2012 Defra approved a plan of work by Lockheed Martin to look at the environmental aspects of manganese nodule commercial recovery from the deep seabed surface in the Clarion Clipperton Zone, Equatorial Pacific Ocean.</p><p> </p><p>The International Seabed Authority does not carry out environmental impact assessments but does decide on the quality of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) provided by external contractors and does provide guidance on what an EIS should cover. The UK government is committed to ensuring that exploiting deep sea mineral resources is only undertaken to the highest environmental standard and nominated Dr Gordon Patterson of the National History Museum as one of the members of the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) of the International Seabed Authority. The LTC reviews the plans of work adopted under exploration contracts and the performance of contractors against those agreed plans of work. By nominating a world leading expert we are helping to ensure that the work of the ISA is assessed by the highest quality independent scientific advisers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 189618 question first answered 15/11/2018 16:39:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1003731

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what biodiversity studies the Government has commissioned with regard to seabed mining.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	189618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Environmental Research Council has conducted a scientific expedition in 2015 to look at biodiversity in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This work was part of the Managing Impacts of Deep Sea Resource Exploitation project. In 2012 Defra approved a plan of work by Lockheed Martin to look at the environmental aspects of manganese nodule commercial recovery from the deep seabed surface in the Clarion Clipperton Zone, Equatorial Pacific Ocean.</p><p> </p><p>The International Seabed Authority does not carry out environmental impact assessments but does decide on the quality of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) provided by external contractors and does provide guidance on what an EIS should cover. The UK government is committed to ensuring that exploiting deep sea mineral resources is only undertaken to the highest environmental standard and nominated Dr Gordon Patterson of the National History Museum as one of the members of the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) of the International Seabed Authority. The LTC reviews the plans of work adopted under exploration contracts and the performance of contractors against those agreed plans of work. By nominating a world leading expert we are helping to ensure that the work of the ISA is assessed by the highest quality independent scientific advisers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 189617 question first answered 15/11/2018 16:39:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1003789

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Carbon Budgets: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2018 to Question 186934, whether the Committee on Climate Change's response to the IPCC report on global warming of 1.5 degrees will be permitted to include recommendations on (a) the cost effectiveness and (b) the benefit to the climate of amending the fourth or fifth carbon budget to provide more rapid reduction of the UK’s carbon emissions in line with the timeframe recommended by the IPCC.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	189542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) focus for this particular advice will rightly be on our long-term targets, including the costs, benefits and deliverability of more ambitious targets.</p><p> </p><p>Although government has asked the CCC not to consider formally carbon budgets four and five as part of this commission, they have been asked for evidence on how reductions in line with the CCC’s recommendations might be delivered in key sectors of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>If the CCC considers that the most effective way of communicating this information is through a cost-effective pathway (which could include the years captured by carbon budgets four and five), they may incorporate that information into their advice.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:56:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1003881

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to close the (a) Ofgem office on East Tyndall Street Cardiff, (b) (i) Registrar of Companies and (ii) Community Interest Companies offices on Crown Way Cardiff and (c) Intellectual Property Office on Cardiff Road Newport; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	189822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to close the offices of the Registrar of Companies and the Regulator of Community Interest Companies in Cardiff or the Intellectual Property Office in Newport.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem’s team in Wales is based in East Tyndall Street on a temporary basis. Ofgem is expecting to relocate the team when a suitable Government Hub becomes available in Cardiff.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with the Government Property Agency to ensure our estate is an enabler for the delivery of Civil Service transformation, regional growth and the Government’s vision to strengthen the Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/11/2018 14:52:09 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1005742

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Electricity: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to apply tariff caps on electricity suppliers since the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act 2018 received royal assent in July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	190532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>On 6 November, Ofgem set out their decision on the level of the cap, following a period of thorough consultation. This means the cap will come into force by the end of the year as we promised.</p><p> </p><p>The cap will protect 11 million households on standard variable tariffs. As a result, the average household on a standard variable tariff will save £76 and customers on the most expensive tariffs will save over £130. Overall the cap will save consumers in the UK an estimated £1 billion per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:39:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1005819

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, What discussions he has had with steel companies on the effect of US steel tariffs on the UK steel sector.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
	uin	190544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>My ministerial team and I have had numerous discussions with the steel sector – both as part of wider discussions and on this subject alone – since the measures were announced by the US. We and our colleagues across Government have regularly raised this issue directly with the US to make our objections clear. We have also been working closely with the EU to ensure that proportionate action is taken so that UK workers are safeguarded. We remain in regular contact with the EU and the US Administration to try to reach a positive outcome. Together with BEIS officials, I will continue to engage the UK steel and aluminium companies affected by these tariffs to provide advice and support.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/11/2018 14:52:02 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1005842

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much money the Government has received from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme (a) since 1994 and (b) in each of the last three financial years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	190420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Since 1994, the Government has received £4,438.1m from the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme. £3,127m of that is the Guarantor’s share of surpluses and £1,310.2m has been returned from the Investment Reserve. Receipts in each of the last three years were:</p><p> </p><p>2016/7: £51m</p><p>2017/8: £51m</p><p>2018/9: £617.2m (£475m of which is from the Investment Reserve)</p><p> </p><p>The Government guarantee has enabled an investment strategy that has resulted in scheme members receiving payments 33% higher than they would have been if they received only their actual earned pension up to privatisation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:38:30 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1005843

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has made direct payments to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme under the guarantee arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	190421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>No payments have been required to date.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:38:36 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1005844

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what sums are held in the investment reserve fund for the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	190422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>At the valuation date, 30 September 2017, the assets of the Investment Reserve were £1,488m. Since then, a payment of £475m has been made to the Guarantor. The Government Actuary decided that this payment should be made, noting that the remaining buffer is likely to continue to provide significant protection.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:38:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1005846

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the sums that the Government will receive from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	190423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Under the terms of the scheme, the Government will receive its share of scheme surpluses. For each of the next 3 years, that share is £142.4m.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:38:54 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

999302

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	186197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy spent £3.68m on EU Exit consultancy services for the period October 2017 to September 2018. Prior to October 2017 expenditure was aggregated as part of the Department’s overall consultancy spend and cannot be reported separately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/11/2018 14:52:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999563

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	North Sea Oil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether (a) the Oil and Gas Authority and (b) his Department carried out an assessment on the potential effect on the climate of the development of the Alligin oil field before granting permission for that field to be developed.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	186941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the UK’s economy are taken into account when assessing our performance against the Carbon Budgets- this includes emissions from offshore oil production sites on the UK sector of the continental shelf.</p><p> </p><p>As we continue to move to a low carbon economy we need to ensure we have a balanced energy mix so we have a reliable, clean and affordable energy system. This means that in the medium term there will be a role for some fossil fuels.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:39:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1002274

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Television: Equality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the report by Ofcom, Diversity and Equal Opportunities in Television, published on 14 September 2017, what assessment they have made of any progress in increasing diversity in this sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Ofcom’s annual diversity monitoring report is a key tool in measuring how much progress the industry is making in increasing diversity in the sector. The report, which is attached, can be found here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0021/121683/diversity-in-TV-2018-report.PDF</p><p> </p><p>Now in its second year, the report makes clear that broadcasters still have much work to do to make their workforces more representative and reduce data gaps so a more accurate picture can be built. The government supports Ofcom’s work and expects broadcasters to voluntarily publish data on all diversity characteristics, not just the ones they are obliged to by law, to ensure that Ofcom is able to produce the most comprehensive reports possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:14:06 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde attachment 1 file name diversity-in-TV-2018-report.PDF title Diversity & equal opportunities in television 2018
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1002206

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Charities: Lobbying
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether public funds are used to support charities which lobby government departments; and if so, to what purpose.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL11227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government's Grant Standards include a requirement for grant agreements to provide a clear description of how funding should be spent which precludes the use of government funding for paid for lobbying, where lobbying is not a requirement of the grant.</p><p> </p><p>Providing feedback to a department on a funded programme, or responding to public consultations, where the topic is relevant to the objectives of the grant scheme, for example, would be permitted, as described in the guidance which supports the Grant Standards.</p><p> </p><p>Grant Standards do not restrict how charities spend their non-government funding.</p><p> </p><p>This ensures public funds are used as intended and protects charities independence, freedom of speech and their ability to contribute their expertise to policy development.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:18:36 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1002272

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	American Football
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage the development of American football in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people to take part in sport and physical activity regardless of their background or ability. Over the 2017-2021 period, Sport England is investing over £1 billion to support people to get physically active in whatever way best suits them. Since 2004 Sport England has invested over £10 million into projects where American football has been a beneficiary, on its own or as part of a multi-sport project. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:14:33 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1002273

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	American Football
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing a National Football League franchise in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>While a decision on establishing a franchise in the UK is a matter for the National Football League, the Government is very supportive of their ambition to do so. The 2018 London games were another great success, with average attendances of 85,000 demonstrating the strong appetite for American football in the UK. We are delighted at the NFL’s announcement of four London games in 2019, at Wembley and Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:14:57 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1002496

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of what progress has been made on the installation of superfast broadband in Central London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
	uin	HL11337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold specific statistics for Central London, but the thinkbroadband website states that in London 97% of both residential and business premises have access to a superfast service.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS has made superfast broadband available to more than 95% of the country through its Superfast programme, and at least a further 2% is likely to be achieved. Of which, 340,000 premises (over 1% of premises) are contracted to be delivered by March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>However where the government can intervene in the marketplace is determined by State Aid rules which are designed to avoid distortions in functioning markets. This means that in the majority of urban areas – including Central London – where there is competition between suppliers, the government is unable to invest in broadband. These commercial areas were identified during the planning phases of superfast broadband projects. The reason for this approach was to avoid investing scarce public funds in an area that were going to get superfast connections through commercial arrangements and/or to avoid public investment distorting the normal functioning of a competitive broadband market.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/11/2018 16:17:04 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

1005712

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what Government funding is available to small and medium-sized businesses to help them achieve CyberEssentials certification.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	190517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Cyber Essentials scheme was designed to be suitable for organisations of all sizes in all sectors; and particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Any organisation can use the advice for free and implement the scheme themselves. For those that want a certificate, the cost - which is set by the market - starts at around £300.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/11/2018 15:25:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1005787

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Museums and Galleries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of people on boards of museums sponsored by his Department are (a) BAME and (b) female.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	190375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of women on boards of museums sponsored by DCMS is 38%.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of BAME boards members of museums sponsored by DCMS is 11%.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/11/2018 12:40:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1005857

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities, if he will publish an official note of his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	190386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As per my response on 12 November, I met with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October. This meeting included a discussion of the changes to stakes on B2 Gaming Machines. I have discussed this issue with a number of other colleagues. There was no discussion of the commercial takeover of Ladbrokes. The appropriate arrangements were in place to support an official meeting.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 190387 190388 question first answered 15/11/2018 16:02:31 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1005858

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	GVC Holdings: Ladbrokes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities, whether the commercial terms of the takeover of Ladbrokes by GVC was discussed at his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	190387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As per my response on 12 November, I met with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October. This meeting included a discussion of the changes to stakes on B2 Gaming Machines. I have discussed this issue with a number of other colleagues. There was no discussion of the commercial takeover of Ladbrokes. The appropriate arrangements were in place to support an official meeting.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 190386 190388 question first answered 15/11/2018 16:02:31 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1005859

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November to 2018 to Question 187322 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Departmental Responsibilities, whether officials in his Department were present at his meeting with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	190388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As per my response on 12 November, I met with the hon Member for Shipley and the hon Member for Tewkesbury on 10 October. This meeting included a discussion of the changes to stakes on B2 Gaming Machines. I have discussed this issue with a number of other colleagues. There was no discussion of the commercial takeover of Ladbrokes. The appropriate arrangements were in place to support an official meeting.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 190386 190387 question first answered 15/11/2018 16:02:31 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1005860

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Association of British Bookmakers and Remote Gambling Association
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has met any representatives from (a) the Association of British Bookmakers and (b) the Remote Gambling Association since his appointment.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	190389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Hon member would expect, details of Ministerial meetings are set out in regular transparency returns.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/11/2018 16:12:10 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1005871

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Bodies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of people on the boards of bodies sponsored by his Department are (a) BAME and (b) female.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	190379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of people on the bodies sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is (a) 10% BAME and (b) 40% female.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/11/2018 10:50:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1002573

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) Ofqual, (iii) Ofsted and (iv) Equality and Human Rights Commission in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	188849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education (DfE) is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and reducing its carbon footprint.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was funded by DfE as the sponsor department for the period of 2015 to 2016 and for the period of 2017 to 2018. The EHRC’s spending on electricity and natural gas is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The information requested for DfE, Ofqual and Ofsted is in the attached table in Annex A. The figure for DfE includes all of its agencies and non-departmental bodies and has been adjusted to exclude Ofsted. We are unable to report data from locations where landlords do not provide data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 188850 question first answered 15/11/2018 17:51:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Annex_A_table_of_utilities_consumption_cost_188849_188850.doc title Table_of_Utilities_Consumption_Cost_188849_188850
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1002574

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) Ofqual, (iii) Ofsted and (iv) Equality and Human Rights Commission in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	188850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education (DfE) is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and reducing its carbon footprint.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was funded by DfE as the sponsor department for the period of 2015 to 2016 and for the period of 2017 to 2018. The EHRC’s spending on electricity and natural gas is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The information requested for DfE, Ofqual and Ofsted is in the attached table in Annex A. The figure for DfE includes all of its agencies and non-departmental bodies and has been adjusted to exclude Ofsted. We are unable to report data from locations where landlords do not provide data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 188849 question first answered 15/11/2018 17:51:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Annex_A_table_of_utilities_consumption_cost_188849_188850.doc title Table_of_Utilities_Consumption_Cost_188849_188850
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1002589

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges: GCE A-level
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the number of sixth form colleges which have ceased offering A level courses in (a) French, (b) German, (c) Spanish and (d) music in the last ten years for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	188729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The department does not collect information on the subjects offered by individual institutions. However, the number of students entering each subject can be provided as a proxy, and this data is available at institutional level from 2011/12. Between 2011/12 and 2016/17, there have been 99 sixth form colleges that were open for at least one year. The attached table gives the number of pupils entering each subject at each institution for each year.</p><p>Some sixth form colleges were not always open, have since closed, or have converted to academies (these are denoted as ‘-’ in the figures). Having zero entries into a subject does not necessarily mean that the subject was not offered by the sixth form in that year - it could be the case that no students chose to enter it or if they did, they sat no exams in that particular year. Some sixth forms also have small cohorts of students and therefore the numbers entering different subjects is naturally low and prone to fluctuation; this could lead some sixth forms to have no entries in particular years.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/11/2018 13:38:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Table_for_188729_of_students_entering_subjects_at_sixth_form_colleges.xls title Table_for_188729_of_students_at_sixth_form_college
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1002043

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to require schools to provide advice on mental health to pupils.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	188064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Schools will be required to teach mental health as part of the Department’s plans to make health education compulsory. The Government is currently seeking views on the draft guidance and regulations, which will support the new subjects of relationships education in primary, relationships and sex education in secondary, and health education in all schools. The consultation includes questions on what support schools will need to deliver high-quality teaching. The consultation closed on the 7 November. <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/pshe/relationships-education-rse-health-education/</a>.</p><p>The draft statutory guidance sets out core content that schools will teach. The draft mental health content includes teaching pupils how to recognise and talk about their emotions, how to judge when they or someone they know needs support and prevention, including the benefits of physical exercise.</p><p>Schools will decide what further advice to provide to their pupils. To support schools, the Government will fund the training of a Designated Senior Lead for mental health in every school, to put in place a whole school approach to mental health and well-being. This can cover activities as part of pastoral support and advice for individual pupils with specific needs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 13:11:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1002480

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of funding they intend to make available to higher education institutions to mitigate the impact of changes to employer contributions on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL11321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>​The department will be consulting on the impact that these costs will impose on all institutions covered by the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, including those in the higher education (HE) sector, and will decide what action should be taken.</p><p>At present, the department proposes to provide funding to schools, including state-funded, non-maintained special schools and independent special schools to cover increased pensions costs to ensure that funding is allocated where it is most needed.</p><p>​This includes proposed funding for those further education (FE) providers obliged to offer the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, consisting of general FE colleges, sixth form colleges, designated institutions (including the new designated institutions that form part of HE institution group structures), specialist post-16 institutions and adult &amp; community learning providers (local authority provision).</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/11/2018 16:17:49 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1002481

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Higher Education: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate an increase in employer contributions for higher education institutions on the Teachers’ Pension Scheme following changes to actuarial valuations in 2019–20; and if so, what estimate they have made of the amount such an increase will represent.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL11322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>For the financial year 2019-20, the changes will be implemented from 1 September 2019 for which the department estimates that £1.1 billion more will need to be put into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme by employers to ensure teachers’ pensions remain generous and attractive to the profession. Of the estimated £1.1 billion, affected higher education institutions are expected to put in £80 million.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 15/11/2018 15:27:34 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1002544

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that school admissions authorities are aware of the guidance to give second highest priority in their over-subscription criteria to children who were previously in state care outside of England.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	188810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>In December 2017 the Department announced that, when the opportunity arises, it intends to amend the School Admissions Code to require admission authorities to give children who were previously in state care outside of England highest priority for admission into school.</p><p> </p><p>Until such time when the relevant changes to the Code can be made, admission authorities have been asked to use their current flexibilities in setting their own admission arrangements to grant such children second highest admissions priority in their oversubscription criteria.</p><p> </p><p>To further encourage admission authorities to make this change, additional advice was issued about this matter to all local authorities, with a request that it is circulated to all own admission authorities in their respective areas in August 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 12:25:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1002559

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students sitting the design and technology GCSE received a grade C or above in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	188903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below provides information on the proportion of pupils entered for design and technology GCSEs[1] in 2016/17 who achieved grade C or above.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of pupils entered <br>who achieved A*-C or above <br>in GCSE in the listed subjects <br>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Electronic Products</p></td><td><p>68.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology:<br> Food Technology</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Graphic Products</p></td><td><p>58.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Resistant Materials</p></td><td><p>58.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology:<br> Systems &amp; Control</p></td><td><p>68.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Design and Technology: <br>Textiles Technology</p></td><td><p>72.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Design and Technology[2]</p></td><td><p>58.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Based on GCSE examinations only - excludes equivalents</p><p>[2] Includes Graphics, Motor Vehicle, Studies, Design &amp; Technology, D&amp;T Engineering and D&amp;T Product Design.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2018 12:34:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1002588

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the cost of raising the national funding rate for students in sixth form colleges to (a) £4,760 per year for 16 and 17-year-olds and (b) £3,000 per year for 18-year-olds.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	188728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The department has not made those specific estimates. I am aware of representations on the subject of funding for 16 to 19 year olds including the Raise the Rate campaign, and incoming letters from MPs and the 16 to 19 sector.</p><p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. We are considering the funding and resilience of the further education sector ahead of the next Spending Review, and as with other areas of departmental spending, 16 to 19 funding for subsequent years will be considered as part of that review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 188730 question first answered 15/11/2018 15:13:29 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones