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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

1003823

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the budget was for the Government's Trade Commissioners in each of the last two years, what the actual spend was in each of those years; what the budget is for the 2018-19 financial year; and how much has been spent in the 2018-19 financial year to date.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	189653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department delegated budgets to Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioners (HMTCs) for the first time in 2018-19. There are 9 HMTCs across 9 overseas regions. The budgets include the costs of locally engaged staff, non-pay related expenditure and devolved marketing expenditure in each of the regions. The total budget delegated at the beginning of the 2018 financial year was £59.2m and spend at the end of October 2018 was £29.8m.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2018 17:58:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1003580

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2018 to Question 164527 on Buildings: Insulation, what estimate the Government has made of the number of planned (a) school, (b) hospital and (c) care home buildings where (i) planning permission has been granted or (ii) work has commenced on site and which include the use of combustible cladding or insulation.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	189840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information or publish statistics on the number of schools, hospitals or care home buildings with planning permission, or which has started on site, broken down by external wall type.</p><p>Schools are, in general, safe environments in this regard as they are typically occupied during the daytime and have multiple exit routes. In addition, all schools must comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, including having an up-to-date Fire Risk Assessment and conducting regular fire drills. The Department for Education is responsible for this area.</p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Government has taken action to ensure that the safety issues that caused it will not happen again. This has included a survey to identify high-rise buildings over 18 metres tall, with Aluminium Composite Material cladding, in England. The latest available information on the cladding status of these building is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-end-october-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-safety-programme-monthly-data-release-end-october-2018</a>.</p><p>In addition, the Government established a Building Safety Programme that included an independent review of Building Regulations and fire safety. Following the publication of the review the Government announced in June 2018 that it intended to ban the use of combustible materials on external walls of high-rise buildings, subject to consultation.</p><p>Following consultation, the Government announced on 1 October 2018 that it will take forward this ban on all high-rise residential buildings, as well as hospitals, residential care premises, residential schools and student accommodation above 18 metres. This ban will be delivered through changes to Building Regulations and will limit materials available to products achieving a European classification of Class A1 or A2. The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is responsible for this policy area.</p><p>NHS trusts are locally responsible for their fire safety, and take it very seriously. Fire safety guidance specific to the NHS Firecode, is provided to support them in doing this. As with schools, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, NHS organisations must, as far as is reasonably practical, make sure that everyone on the premises, or nearby, can escape safely if there is a fire. They will therefore consider the ban on combustible cladding as part of the regular fire risk assessments they carry out on their existing estate. The Department for Health and Social Care is responsible for this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/11/2018 17:14:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1003684

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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	189566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><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 their payment performance each year.</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 Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/11/2018 17:17:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003872

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of children excluded from school; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	189560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department supports head teachers in using exclusion where this is warranted. There has been a increase in exclusions recently, though there are still fewer exclusions than a decade ago.</p><p>In March, the Government launched an externally-led review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review is exploring how head teachers use exclusion, and why pupils with particular characteristics are more likely to be excluded from school. It is also considering the differences in exclusion rates across primary and secondary schools in England.</p><p>The review will report at the beginning of next year. The full terms of reference for the review can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-exclusions-review-terms-of-reference</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/11/2018 17:17:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1003873

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received on giving exclusion review panels the right to reinstate pupils in schools; and and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	189561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The role of the independent review panel is to review a governing body’s decision not to reinstate a permanently excluded pupil. Where a panel considers that the decision of the governing body to uphold the exclusion is flawed it can quash the decision and require the governing body to reconsider the case. The final decision on whether to reinstate the child is with the governing body. The Government believes that schools are best placed to make that decision taking into account the wider impact of reinstatement on other pupils at the school. Where a governing body is directed to reconsider their decision but does not reinstate the pupil, the school will be expected to pay an additional financial contribution towards the costs of providing an alternative education for that pupil.</p><p>The Department believes that independent review panels provide for a quick, fair and accessible process for reviewing exclusion decisions, in a way that takes account of the rights of the wider school community.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/11/2018 17:13:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1003899

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy and Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific remit the 32 English Hubs will have to support learners identified with (a) literacy difficulties and (b) SEND.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	189629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The 32 English Hubs will deploy five practising teachers to deliver support to local schools. These teachers will not be required to hold specific qualifications in special educational needs, but will be trained to support all children to learn to read.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has invested heavily in resources and training for dyslexia and specific learning difficulties support. This has included increasing training for teachers and school leaders and providing access to literacy specialists to the wide range of support available to all teachers. Literacy specialists will also have access to the wide range of support available to all teachers. The new standards for qualified teacher status include a continued focus on meeting the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>The Whole School SEND consortium, funded by the Department, are delivering training and resources for schools to enable schools to review their SEND provision in order to identify address where provision can be improved, including identifying and supporting pupils with SEND more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 189631 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:04:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003901

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of English Hub schools having at least one member of staff who has received specialist dyslexia training.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	189631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The 32 English Hubs will deploy five practising teachers to deliver support to local schools. These teachers will not be required to hold specific qualifications in special educational needs, but will be trained to support all children to learn to read.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has invested heavily in resources and training for dyslexia and specific learning difficulties support. This has included increasing training for teachers and school leaders and providing access to literacy specialists to the wide range of support available to all teachers. Literacy specialists will also have access to the wide range of support available to all teachers. The new standards for qualified teacher status include a continued focus on meeting the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND).</p><p> </p><p>The Whole School SEND consortium, funded by the Department, are delivering training and resources for schools to enable schools to review their SEND provision in order to identify address where provision can be improved, including identifying and supporting pupils with SEND more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 189629 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:04:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003902

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy: Teaching Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of regional differences in the results of the phonics screening check; and what steps he is taking to reduce such disparities.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	189632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The percentage of Year 1 pupils meeting the required standard in phonic decoding since 2011/12[1] can be found in the below table:[2]</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England (state-funded schools)</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East</strong></p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inner London</strong></p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Outer London</strong></p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department also publishes the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard of phonic decoding by the end of Year 2.<sup>2,[3]</sup></p><p> </p><p>The Department recognises that more work needs to be done to tackle regional variations in phonics screening check results. To this end, a new national network of 32 English hubs has been announced, with £26.3 million invested to improve educational outcomes for the most disadvantaged children, particularly in underperforming schools.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the success of previous phonics roadshows which help schools use systematic synthetic phonics to support reading development, the Department has invested in a further 24 phonics roadshows in 2018-19. These will take place in local authority areas where phonics screening check scores in 2018 were below the national average.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2018</a>. Table ‘L1’ (for year 1 pupils) and Table ‘L6’ (for year 2 pupils) in the ‘National, local authority and regional tables: national curriculum assessments in phonics screening checks in England, 2018’.</p><p>[2] Figures for 2018 are based on provisional data, data for all other years is based on final data.</p><p>[3] For 2013-2016 open the ‘phonics table’ and use ‘table 9’ at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2016</a>. For 2016/17 open the ‘phonics table’ and use ‘table_9’ at this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/11/2018 16:42:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1003662

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the Defence Electronics and Components Agency, (iii) the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, (iv) the UK Hydrographic Office, (v) the National Army Museum, (vi) the National Museum of the Royal Navy, (vii) the Royal Air Force Museum, (viii) Fleet Air Arm Museum, (ix) the Royal Marines Museum and (x) the Royal Navy Submarine Museum 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	189710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The attached table shows the quantity and cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Ministry of Defence and the listed organisations in the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 189711 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:31:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 189710 - Stuart C McDonald.docx title MOD - Quantity and cost of energy used
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald