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759606

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK voter registration system.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	10165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The most recent formal assessment of register quality, based on the 1 December 2015 registers<br>and published in July 2016, found that individual electoral registration boosted the accuracy of the<br>register by 4 per cent</p><p>Alongside individual registration, the successful introduction of online registration has transformed<br>the way citizens can register. It now takes just a few minutes to apply to register and nearly 30<br>million citizens have taken the opportunity to do so in the last three years. In large part thanks to<br>online registration, the parliamentary register used for the 2017 general election was the largest<br>ever at nearly 47 million</p><p>2.9 million applications were submitted between the calling of the election and the registration<br>deadline date, with 622,000 applications coming on deadline day itself</p><p>The government has continued to modernise the registration process and to make it more<br>accessible, as underscored, for example by recent policy commitments on making it easier for<br>survivors of domestic abuse to register anonymously.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/10/2017 14:54:41 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1174987

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Reviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	10307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>At present, the Department for Education is undertaking reviews in the following areas.</p><ul><li>As set out in the manifesto, we are preparing to undertake a review of the care system which will consider how we support vulnerable children and young people in order to meet their needs and improve their outcomes.</li><li>A cross-government review into support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, as announced in 2019.</li><li>A review of Post-16 Qualifications at level 3 and below to ensure that every qualification has a distinct purpose, is high quality and supports progression to positive outcomes.</li><li>The Headteachers’ Standards Review as announced by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of State for School Standards in July last year to review the National Standards of Headteachers guidance last updated in 2004.</li><li>In last year’s teacher recruitment and retention strategy, Ministers committed to carrying out a review of system leadership to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of teaching schools and National Leaders of Education.</li></ul><p>In addition, Dame Mary Ney’s review of college financial oversight and Dame Shirley Pearce’s review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework recently concluded. We will publish the reports and the government’s responses in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/02/2020 10:19:22 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1174935

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Learning Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support disabled students with visual stress.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	10329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>The Department is currently discussing with the Association of Dyslexia Specialists in Higher Education whether there is a case to provide Disabled Students’ Allowances for certain types of assistance for higher education students with a diagnosis of visual stress. We will announce further details in due course<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/02/2020 09:54:52 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1174934

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have travelled to (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland under the Erasmus+ programme in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	10349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>The European Commission (EC) publishes statistics on Erasmus+. The latest available data is from 2018, published in January 2020. The EC records the number of incoming mobilities to the UK under the Erasmus+ programme, but this is not broken down by sub-national levels.</p><p>The table below summarises the number of incoming higher education students, trainees and staff to the UK on the Erasmus+ programme from 2014/15 to 2017/18. The EC publishes more data on Erasmus+ in their statistical annexes, which is available from: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/statistics_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/statistics_en</a>.</p><p><strong>Incoming HE students, trainees and staff to the UK on the Erasmus+ program</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Students &amp; Trainees</p></td><td><p>30,235</p></td><td><p>31,362</p></td><td><p>31,727</p></td><td><p>31,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>3,436</p></td><td><p>4,406</p></td><td><p>4,786</p></td><td><p>4,970</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UK factsheet: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/factsheets_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/factsheets_en</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/02/2020 10:04:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1174876

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Research: North East
	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 plans the Government has to allocate funding to scientific research in the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	10384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK a global science superpower that attracts brilliant people and businesses from across the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already committed over £42m Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund funding to organisations registered in the North East</p><p> </p><p>We have announced plans for an ambitious place strategy for UK R&amp;D to ensure funding builds on strengths in the regions, and nations of the UK including the North East. We will work closely with UK Research and Innovation to develop a strategy that ensures the whole country contributes to and benefits from the national 2.4% R&amp;D target.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/02/2020 13:46:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1174894

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of changes to (a) tuition fees and (b) student loans for EEA students after the UK has left the EU on the number of those students studying in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	10448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>EU students make an important contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, both financially and culturally. On 28 May 2019, we announced guarantees on student finance for EU nationals. EU nationals (and their family members) who start a course in England in the 2020-21 academic year or before will continue to be eligible for ‘home fee’ status and undergraduate and postgraduate student financial support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course, provided they meet the residency requirement. Any potential effects of changes to tuition fees and loans for European Economic Area students from the 2021-22 academic year will be considered as part of wider discussions about the UK’s future relationship with the EU. The government will continue to work towards the ambitious goals set out in our International Education Strategy, to host 600,000 international students per year by 2030, an increase of 30%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/02/2020 10:00:14 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

760626

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Candidates: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward proposals to extend the option for candidates to restrict publication of their home address to all polls.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given on 18th October 2017 to PQ7722.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/10/2017 16:06:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

760802

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will remove the requirement for election agents' home addresses to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the concerns surrounding the inclusion of home addresses on electoral documents which are published and we will consider this whilst looking at issues in relation to publication of the home addresses of candidates.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/10/2017 16:09:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

760803

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Candidates: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the process of recording candidates' expenses including the consideration of the return to, and subsequent reporting of, expenses to returning officers and the possible provision of online reporting and inspection mechanisms.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that spending by candidates at elections should continue to be transparent. We will discuss with returning officers and the Electoral Commission how processes relating to the return and publication of spending returns could be improved. The development of online reporting and inspection is likely incur substantial cost as an online platform would need to be developed, established and maintained.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/10/2017 16:07:50 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

760804

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to introduce a formal complaints system as recommended by the Law Commission to provide for a clearer and local system of accountability and challenge.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	105314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government, in its response to the Sir Eric Pickle’s review of electoral law, agreed with this recommendation. We will continue to work with the Law Commissions and other organisations such as the Electoral Commission on how best to implement the recommendations set out in their review.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/10/2017 16:08:30 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith