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172763

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Grammar Schools: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children (a) in receipt of free school meals, (b) with a statement of special educational needs, (c) from a BME community and (d) looked after by a local authority received a place in a grammar school in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on pupils who received a place at a state-funded selective school but does hold information on the number of pupils enrolled in year 7 in state-funded selective schools in January each year. Information on this basis for January 2014 is given in the table below. Information for the remaining years could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Year 7 pupils in state-funded mainstream schools in England, January 2014</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Number of pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage enrolled at state-funded selective schools</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All pupils</p></td><td><p>522,995</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Pupils known to be eligible for or claiming free school meals</p></td><td><p>89,515</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Pupils with statements of special educational needs</p></td><td><p>10,235</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Pupils from a minority ethnic group</p></td><td><p>138,115</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Pupils who are looked after for at least 12 months</p></td><td><p>2,255</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School census and national pupil database</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Includes pupils who are sole or dual main registrations.</li><li>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 5.</li><li>Some looked after children data could not be matched to pupil records in the school census, however matching rates are high. This means that this figure may be a slight underestimate.</li><li>These figures exclude:</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li><p>pupils who received an offer of a place which was not taken up and;</p></li><li><p>pupils who enrolled in state-funded selective schools, but left the school roll before the school census day in January.</p></li><li><p>Cranbrook School, Kent which admits pupils from age 13 rather than age 11.</p></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 15/01/2015 16:01:59 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws previous answer version 38284 answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

749337

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	S4C Independent Review
	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 recent discussions she has had with Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru on the Independent Review of S4C.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	3485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The department has not yet held discussions with Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru on the S4C Review as the review has yet to begin. As set out in the Welsh Conservatives manifesto, the government remains committed to carrying out a review of S4C's remit, governance and funding in 2017 and we will announce more details shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government is committed to review of S4C's remit, governance and funding. Once launched we will discuss with many stakeholders, including Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru.</ins></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/07/2017 14:11:19 question first ministerially corrected 17/07/2017 17:20:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 3385 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

749338

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	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	S4C Independent Review
	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 recent discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government's Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee on the Independent Review of S4C.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	3486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The department has not yet held discussions with Teledwyr Annibynol Cymru on the S4C Review as the review has yet to begin. As set out in the Welsh Conservatives manifesto, the government remains committed to carrying out a review of S4C's remit, governance and funding in 2017 and we will announce more details shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The government is committed to review of S4C's remit, governance and funding. Once launched we will discuss with many stakeholders, including the Welsh Government's Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee </ins></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 11/07/2017 14:11:19 question first ministerially corrected 17/07/2017 17:20:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 3386 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

479485

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Materials: Patents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of global patents for graphene that is held in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	31662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2016 answer text <p>The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) estimates that 5% of global graphene patent documents published between 2005 and 2014 have coverage in the UK (in that they are applications to the IPO or the European Patent Office (EPO) with effect in the UK, but were not necessarily filed by UK applicants).</p><p> </p><p>In the same period, UK applicants were responsible for filing 1% of published global graphene patent applications worldwide.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 05/04/2016 10:43:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 52914 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172740

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from universities about the future viability of Initial Teacher Training courses and university education departments.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>I have been contacted recently by three universities regarding the provision of initial Teacher Training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/01/2015 10:41:37 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 38271 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

173037

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Teachers: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average response rate of initial teacher training students trained in universities to the National Student Survey was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	220372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The average National Student Survey response rates from students on initial teacher training courses in English higher education institutions are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>National Student Survey Response Rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>68.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>71.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>72.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>73.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>78.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note: The data includes only those students that are fundable by the National College of Teaching and Learning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/01/2015 15:06:41 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 38729 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1470325

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum applications received by her Department since 1 January 2022 have been classified as straightforward as defined in her Department's customer service standards.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	17889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Since October 2018 we have not classified asylum applications in this way.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 21/06/2022 09:00:53 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7484 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1490386

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Identity Cards: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of European Union identity cards seized by Border Force since 2010 were in the possession of people (a) under the age of 18 and (b) on organised visits from educational institutions.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	38526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>Border Force does not hold this data in an easily accessible format.</p><p> </p><p>For the financial year beginning from 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022, there were 1235 forged/counterfeit documents, and 153 imposters encountered at the UK Border.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/07/2022 09:46:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 15014 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

834385

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	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	Performing Arts
	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 recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the contribution of creative industry freelancers to the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	126004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are talking to our EU counterparts as part of ongoing EU exit negotiations with a view to achieving the deep and special relationship the UK wishes to have with the EU post-exit. We are confident that this is in the interests of both sides. We will work hard to secure the best deal for the UK on exit and ensure that our new relationship with the EU works for business.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We are also preparing for a range of possible outcomes for the audio-visual sector from the UK's negotiations with the EU.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Freelancers form a vital part of the UK workforce, particularly for the creative industries. The Secretary of State and his ministers have regular discussions with members of the Cabinet on a wide range of issues that impact on the creative industries and its workforce.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/02/2018 18:09:16 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2018 10:28:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 40194 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

348753

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the UK has not ratified the 2011 Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	1296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK already complies with the vast majority of the articles to the convention including the criminalisation of forced marriage which was one of the pre-requisites of ratification as required by Article 37. Primary legislation will be needed to comply with the remaining extra-territorial jurisdiction provisions in Article 44 of the Convention before it can be ratified. The UK Government is liaising with the devolved administrations about ratification, including any further legislative steps that may be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/06/2015 15:18:42 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 3586 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan