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1002183

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	05/11/2018
	date tabled	05/11/2018
	ddp created	05/11/2018 22:25:28
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	06/11/2018 16:35:16 20/11/2018 17:14:02
	hansard heading	Parental Leave
	house id	1
	identifier	188224
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 16:43:25
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the average amount of parental leave taken by (a) women and (b) men in (i) England, (ii) London and (iii) the London Borough of Lewisham in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188224
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188224
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The most recent official data on average length of family-related leave taken by parents is from the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey in 2009, which collected data from parents of children born in 2008 across Great Britain.</p><p>This shows that in 2008,</p><ul><li>mothers took an average of 39 weeks of maternity leave, up from 32 weeks in 2006.</li><li>amongst fathers who took some paternity leave, 16% took more than two weeks, 50% took two weeks and 34% took less than two weeks of leave.</li></ul><p>This does not contain information on average weeks of unpaid Parental Leave, nor of Shared Parental Leave which was introduced in 2015.</p><p>Information on the amount of leave taken at the regional or local level is not available.</p><p>The full Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey 2009/10 Research Report can be found here:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/214367/rrep777.pdf</p><p>We are currently evaluating the Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes. As a part of this, we are commissioning a new survey which will provide updated information. Subject to the progress of data collection, we anticipate publishing findings in Summer 2019.</p> question first answered 20/11/2018 16:43:25 answering member 4487
	creator	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1002468

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/11/2018
	date	06/11/2018
	date tabled	06/11/2018
	ddp created	06/11/2018 20:32:58
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	06/11/2018 20:35:12 20/11/2018 16:18:01
	hansard heading	Parents: Death
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11309
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 16:17:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they record annually the number of children in full-time education whose mothers or fathers have passed away; and if so, how many such children there were in each of the last six years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11309
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11309
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally.</p><p>Information on schools and pupils is published at the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p> </p> question first answered 20/11/2018 16:17:10 answering member 4689
	creator	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1005793

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:29:16
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	13/11/2018 15:15:19 20/11/2018 16:31:01
	hansard heading	Schools: Disability
	house id	1
	identifier	190487
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 15:59:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the inclusion of physically disabled children in schooling.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190487
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190487
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government takes seriously its role in promoting inclusion and equality in education settings and the Equality Act 2010 (together with Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014) is a foundation stone on which our special educational needs (SEN) and disability system sits. The Equality Act requires all schools (whether maintained or academy) to produce an accessibility plan. These plans are about ensuring that all aspects of school life are accessible to disabled pupils. The Act also requires local authorities to produce accessibility strategies with the same aims as the school-level plan, but with different coverage.</p><p>We have funded the Schools Development Support Agency, working with pdnet to deliver a contract to improve knowledge, skills and capability of the school workforce. Pdnet standards have been developed for the early years, schools and post 16 settings, along with level 1 training for schools raising awareness of physical disabilities. Further information about pdnet is available on <a href="http://pdnet.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://pdnet.org.uk/</a>.</p> question first answered 20/11/2018 15:59:49 answering member 4113
	creator	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1005794

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:29:19
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 23:38:47 20/11/2018 17:14:04
	hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	identifier	190488
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 16:43:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report entitled It might be best if you looked elsewhere: An investigation into the schools admission process, whether his Department has acted on the recommendations made in that report.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190488
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190488
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department wants fair access to a good school place for every child and routinely keeps the school admissions system under review. In setting their admission arrangements, admission authorities must ensure the practices and the criteria used to decide the allocation of places are fair, clear, objective and comply with admissions law and equalities law.</p><p> </p> question first answered 20/11/2018 16:43:21 answering member 111
	creator	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1005827

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:30:30
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 23:39:52 20/11/2018 16:37:02
	hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions
	house id	1
	identifier	190480
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 16:05:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers Ofsted has to investigate the (a) level of and (b) reason for school exclusions through its (i) school inspections and (ii) joint area inspections with the Care Quality Commission.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190480
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190480
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Ofsted has a duty to consider pupils’ behaviour and safety as part of its section 5 school inspections. While it is not Ofsted’s role to investigate individual cases, inspectors always look at exclusions on school inspections and ask head teachers about trends and reasons for exclusions. The issue of exclusion is also covered as part of the joint Ofsted/Care Quality Commission inspections of local authorities’ effectiveness in identifying and meeting the needs of children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities. Inspectors will report on overall levels of exclusions, and may comment when there is a specific or recurring trend.</p> question first answered 20/11/2018 16:05:31 answering member 111
	creator	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

1003633

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:41:15
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 16:56:17 20/11/2018 16:50:03
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	house id	1
	identifier	189593
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 16:18:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Wales, (b) Welsh Government and (c) Welsh Language Commissioner on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on (i) Welsh speakers and (ii) Welsh-speaking communities.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189593
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189593
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, we are committed to securing a deal that works for the whole of the United Kingdom including Welsh-speaking communities. The UK Government has been working closely and effectively with the Welsh Government, the Secretary of State for Wales and Welsh stakeholders on EU Exit to ensure this.</p><p>This includes, for example, the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations and the Ministerial Forum on EU Negotiations. The Ministerial Forum recently discussed the UK Government’s proposals for continued cooperation with the EU on culture and education as well as options for continued participation in successor schemes to EU funding programmes, such as Creative Europe, which I understand has played a role in supporting a number of Welsh language projects. We welcomed the Welsh Ministers’ contributions to this discussion.</p><p>While the Welsh language is a devolved matter, we fully recognise its importance as part of the United Kingdom’s rich culture and will continue working with the Welsh Government, the Secretary of State for Wales and Welsh stakeholders to ensure their concerns on this matter are taken into account as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> question first answered 20/11/2018 16:18:11 answering member 4091
	creator	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1003635

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:41:20
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 15:55:10 20/11/2018 16:50:01
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	house id	1
	identifier	189595
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 16:18:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what representations he has received from (a) the Secretary of State for Wales, (b) the Welsh Government and (c) the Welsh Language Commissioner on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on (i) Welsh speakers and (ii) Welsh-speaking communities.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189595
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189595
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, we are committed to securing a deal that works for the whole of the United Kingdom including Welsh-speaking communities. The UK Government has been working closely and effectively with the Welsh Government, the Secretary of State for Wales and Welsh stakeholders on EU Exit to ensure this.</p><p>This includes, for example, the Joint Ministerial Committee on EU Negotiations and the Ministerial Forum on EU Negotiations. The Ministerial Forum recently discussed the UK Government’s proposals for continued cooperation with the EU on culture and education as well as options for continued participation in successor schemes to EU funding programmes, such as Creative Europe, which I understand has played a role in supporting a number of Welsh language projects. We welcomed the Welsh Ministers’ contributions to this discussion.</p><p>While the Welsh language is a devolved matter, we fully recognise its importance as part of the United Kingdom’s rich culture and will continue working with the Welsh Government, the Secretary of State for Wales and Welsh stakeholders to ensure their concerns on this matter are taken into account as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> question first answered 20/11/2018 16:18:11 answering member 4091
	creator	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1002491

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/11/2018
	date	06/11/2018
	date tabled	06/11/2018
	ddp created	06/11/2018 20:33:24
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	06/11/2018 20:35:55 20/11/2018 17:10:02
	hansard heading	Najah Ahmed Yousif
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11332
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 16:38:17
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to Formula One to encourage it to abide by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, following the Bahraini court’s decision to uphold the three year sentence of political activist Najah Yusuf, for criticism of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11332
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11332
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government has not had conversations with Formula One on the details of the case of Najah Yusuf. I would refer the Noble Lord to the recent statement made by the Bahraini Government advising that the charges and conviction had no relation to the Bahrain Grand Prix, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House.</p> question first answered 20/11/2018 16:38:17 answering member 4210
	creator	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1005797

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:29:25
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 23:38:53 20/11/2018 16:10:06
	hansard heading	Syria: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	identifier	190395
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 15:38:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the status of the UN-led Geneva-based peace talks on Syria as the sole legitimate framework for a political solution to the civil war in that country.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190395
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190395
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​The Government’s policy is that the UN-led Geneva peace process indeed remains the legitimate forum to achieve a political solution in Syria. The Syria Small Group meeting hosted by the UK last month reaffirmed this.</p> question first answered 20/11/2018 15:38:39 answering member 1201
	creator	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005798

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:29:27
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 23:38:55 20/11/2018 16:12:03
	hansard heading	Syria: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	identifier	190396
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/11/2018 15:40:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of progress on the establishment of a Constitutional Committee in Syria under UN auspices, following the Syrian national dialogue conference held in Sochi in January 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190396
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190396
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​We fully support UN Special Envoy Staffan De Mistura's efforts to convene an inclusive, balanced constitutional committee by the end of the year. Agreement has now been reached on the names of regime and opposition participants, but has not yet been reached on the third list of independent participants proposed by the UN. In his briefing to the UN Security Council last month, the Special Envoy made clear that the main reason for this, is objections posed by the regime, Russia and Iran. We call on Russia and Iran to abide by their commitments and cooperate with the Special Envoy's efforts.</p> question first answered 20/11/2018 15:40:29 answering member 1201
	creator	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry