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1139885

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding his Department allocated to (a) educational, (b) healthcare and (c) infrastructure projects in the 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	278527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>(a) DFID spent £564m bi-laterally on the broad Education sector in 2018/19. The sectors that have been included are: Education (level unspecified), Basic education, secondary education and post-secondary education.</p><p>(b) DFID spent £691m bi-laterally on the broad Health sector in 2018/19. The sectors that have been included are: Health general, basic health and non-communicable diseases.</p><p>(c) (i) DFID spent £1,048m bi-laterally on the broad Economic Infrastructure and services sector in 2018/19. The sectors that have been included are as follows: Transport &amp; storage, communications, energy generation and policy, banking and businesses.</p><p>(ii) DFID spent £209m bi-laterally on the broad Social Infrastructure sector in 2018/19. The sectors that have been included are: Social protection, employment creation, Housing Policy, Culture and other social services.</p><p> </p><p>We have used definitions that are in line with DFID’s National Statistics – <em>Statistics on International Development</em>.</p><p>In addition, we make contributions to multilateral organisations like the Global Partnership for Education and the Global Fund.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/07/2019 14:14:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1140012

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Tourism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent steps they have taken to address the decline in inbound tourists' spending in 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL17247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>2017 was a record breaking year for inbound visits and spend. 2018 saw the second highest figures on record. We want tourism to continue to thrive and will continue to work closely with the tourism sector to ensure this happens as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The recently published Tourism Sector Deal demonstrates that both Government and industry are committed to growing our tourism sector, through improving workforce skills, improving our international offer for disabled visitors, developing the concept of Tourism Zones to provide targeted support for specific areas and increasing investment in accommodation across the country.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 23/07/2019 11:27:01 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1139881

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Directors: Personation
	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 many incidences of directors using fictitious names through Companies House there have been in (a) Wales and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	278465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Companies House cannot provide this information as it is not captured. The Registrar of Companies has no current powers to verify or validate the identities of directors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation on Corporate Transparency and Register Reform on 5 May and this will remain open until 5 August. This seeks to enhance the role of Companies House in increasing the transparency of UK corporate entities and it does contain proposals that would give Companies House greater power to verify the identity of those setting up corporate entities.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/07/2019 13:30:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 130464 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1140188

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2019 to Question 237584, if she will place in the Library a copy of letter from the Minister for Disabled People clarifying previous answers on the ministerial requirement to amend the wording of the ESA65B letter to claimants’ doctors.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	278886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>A copy of this letter has been placed in the library of the House.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/07/2019 10:24:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1137924

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Redundancy Pay
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HS2's redundancy payments scheme contributed in whole or in part to any settlement agreements or compromise agreements with former senior members of staff; and whether any of those members of staff made protected disclosures of HS2's financial statements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL17023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>A response is provided to both 261785 and 261784 jointly, as the questions overlap. Since 1 January 2017, HS2 Ltd has entered into 47 Settlement Agreements with employees who no longer work for HS2 Ltd as at today’s date. Specifically, 26 of the 47 were employees who had themselves applied to be made redundant as part of a voluntary redundancy scheme that HS2 Limited ran in 2016. Of the remainder, 3 were with employees who were being made redundant as part of 2 discrete organisational changes. Of the 47, 10 Settlement Agreements have been entered into with staff who were members of HS2’s senior leadership team or higher (7 of the 10 were part of the voluntary redundancy programme mentioned above).</p><p> </p><p>The Settlement Agreement contains terms relating to the cessation of the employment relationship between HS2 Ltd and the employee (e.g. termination date, payment owed for annual leave not taken, any other payments owed, etc). There are mutual confidentiality obligations in each Settlement Agreement but these do not apply where information is required to be disclosed by law OR where a protected disclosure is made by the employee under whistleblowing legislation. Of the 47 Settlement Agreements referred to above, no employee has raised any such protected disclosure (in relation to HS2 Ltd’s financial statements or otherwise). HS2 Ltd has not entered into any Non-Disclosure Agreements with any HS2 employee.</p><p> </p><p>Before any Settlement Agreement is signed by HS2 Ltd and the employee, a certificate from an independent legal adviser must be provided, evidencing that legal advice has been given to the employee as to the effect of the terms of the Agreement. This process can lead to requests for changes to the template Agreement, which HS2 Ltd accepts where feasible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL17022 question first answered 23/07/2019 14:15:48 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1137923

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed Two: Disclosure of Information
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) non-disclosure agreements, (2) settlement agreements, (3) compromise agreements, and (3) similar legal agreements that contain non-disclosure provisions, HS2 has entered into with former members of staff.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL17022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>A response is provided to both 261785 and 261784 jointly, as the questions overlap. Since 1 January 2017, HS2 Ltd has entered into 47 Settlement Agreements with employees who no longer work for HS2 Ltd as at today’s date. Specifically, 26 of the 47 were employees who had themselves applied to be made redundant as part of a voluntary redundancy scheme that HS2 Limited ran in 2016. Of the remainder, 3 were with employees who were being made redundant as part of 2 discrete organisational changes. Of the 47, 10 Settlement Agreements have been entered into with staff who were members of HS2’s senior leadership team or higher (7 of the 10 were part of the voluntary redundancy programme mentioned above).</p><p> </p><p>The Settlement Agreement contains terms relating to the cessation of the employment relationship between HS2 Ltd and the employee (e.g. termination date, payment owed for annual leave not taken, any other payments owed, etc). There are mutual confidentiality obligations in each Settlement Agreement but these do not apply where information is required to be disclosed by law OR where a protected disclosure is made by the employee under whistleblowing legislation. Of the 47 Settlement Agreements referred to above, no employee has raised any such protected disclosure (in relation to HS2 Ltd’s financial statements or otherwise). HS2 Ltd has not entered into any Non-Disclosure Agreements with any HS2 employee.</p><p> </p><p>Before any Settlement Agreement is signed by HS2 Ltd and the employee, a certificate from an independent legal adviser must be provided, evidencing that legal advice has been given to the employee as to the effect of the terms of the Agreement. This process can lead to requests for changes to the template Agreement, which HS2 Ltd accepts where feasible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL17023 question first answered 23/07/2019 14:15:48 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1140280

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Ministerial Statement, Building safety update, HCWS1757, whether the British Standard 8414 test on Class B, fire retardant, high pressure laminate rainscreen with a non-combustible rock fibre insulation carried out by the Fire Protection Association on behalf of his Department was only carried out once in June and July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	279062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>A single large test was completed on 11 July 2019 in accordance with BS 8414, the details of the test report and classification of the system are available at :</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ffire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCharles-Elie.Romeyer%40communities.gov.uk%7C3985d5850bdf4c4a8cc708d70e7ede45%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636993810367152675&amp;sdata=2t747PrDyo3nsV5r92ed%2F%2BjHzTU%2Fy1fCPDVu6VxFXqA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-test-report-mhclg-bs-8414-hpl</a></p><p> </p><p>Based on the information in this test the Independent Expert Advisory Panel also issued an advice note to Building Owners which is available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F818184%2FAdvice_note_on_use_of_HPL_panels_in_external_wall_systems.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CCharles-Elie.Romeyer%40communities.gov.uk%7C3985d5850bdf4c4a8cc708d70e7ede45%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C636993810367152675&amp;sdata=9PJrD101B%2F848e3wsNNgx8GFXgHgITm%2BA1O2jd%2BJX2U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818184/Advice_note_on_use_of_HPL_panels_in_external_wall_systems.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Fire Protection Association had previously attempted to undertake the large scale test in June, however due to a procedural issue the test was not completed in accordance with the requirements BS 8414. It was agreed with the Independent Expert Advisory Panel that there was no cause for immediate concern and no advice could have been issued on the basis of the attempt.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/07/2019 15:24:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1140310

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 273816 on Prisons: Education, which providers have been awarded Dynamic Purchasing System contracts to date.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	279100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>A total of 92 contracts have been awarded to 46 Suppliers under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System as at 19/07/2019.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts have been awarded to the following organisations:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>5 Step Startup School Ltd</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acorn Training Ltd</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Personnel Management Group (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adviza Partnership</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age UK Nottingham &amp; Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Astara Trianing Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beating Time (also known as &quot;Choirs Beating Time&quot;)</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire and Luton Education Business Partnership (Trading as Develop)</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Career Connect - Duplicate registration</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cathedral Training Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Changing Lives</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester College Group</p></td><td><p>x5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Arts Projects UK</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cronin Music Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CXK Limited</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Point Training</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fusion21 Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geese Theatre Company</p></td><td><p>x3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLA Group</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Good Vibrations</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillsbridge Services limited</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>InHouse Records</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Karen Mackey Consultants</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life Cycle UK</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln College Group</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LTE Group (Trading as Novus)</p></td><td><p>x12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magistra Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mainstream Training</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes College</p></td><td><p>x8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>mybe awards Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>n-ergy Group Limited</p></td><td><p>x4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N-Gaged Training &amp; Recruitment Ltd</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prospects Services</p></td><td><p>x5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RiseUp CiC</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RMF Construction Training Academy Ltd.</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seetec Business Technology Cente Limited</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SevenThreeOne</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sharon Hardy IAG and Employment Services Adviser</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Giles Trust</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standguide Ltd</p></td><td><p>x3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Forward Trust</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Growth Company Ltd</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Junction 42 Foundation</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TKO &quot;Training, Knowledge &amp; Opportunities&quot; Limited</p></td><td><p>x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>User Voice</p></td><td><p>x1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston College</p></td><td><p>x3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have overhauled the prison education system and implemented a new Prison Education Framework. Under the new system, governors control their budget, including the power to choose providers and deliver learning that will best support their prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>Our Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), an innovation that brings in bespoke and short-term provision, is already proving popular, with over 230 providers signed up and over 20 contracts already awarded by governors.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/07/2019 11:34:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1140217

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking further to the Disability Confident Scheme and the Disability Confident Toolkit to ensure people with autism spectrum conditions are supported within the workplace through (a) peer and (b) mentor support.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	279085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Access to Work offers eligible individuals practical advice and a discretionary grant of up to £59,200 per year to fund support above the level of an employer’s statutory obligation to make reasonable adjustments, and this can include specialist mentoring. DWP is working with the Supported Business Alliance (SBA) and The British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) to develop a new long term element of Access to Work, to support people working for a supported business, many of whom have autism spectrum conditions.</p><p> </p><p>DWP, in partnership with Department of Health and Social Care, has published a consultation: ‘Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss’ on how employers can best support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, including those with autism spectrum conditions, to stay and thrive in work.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/07/2019 10:18:10 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1140219

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking, in addition to the Disability Confident Scheme and the Disability Confident Toolkit, to ensure people with autism spectrum conditions are supported in the workplace in relation to the working environment and their sensory needs.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	279086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Access to Work staff have a specialist knowledge of disabilities and health conditions, including autism spectrum conditions, which enables them to offer customers tailored packages of support, and the scheme offers eligible individuals a workplace assessment to establish what personalised support would be most appropriate to support them at work.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is working with the Supported Business Alliance (SBA) and The British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) to develop a new long term element of Access to Work, to support people working for a supported business, many of whom have autism spectrum conditions.</p><p> </p><p>DWP is also working in partnership with Department of Health and Social Care to publish a consultation on how employers can best support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions, including those with autism spectrum conditions, to stay and thrive in work.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/07/2019 10:24:38 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows