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44202

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps he is taking to improve the support available to hon. Members.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	903162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The fundamental aims of the Commission are not only to ensure that the House is valued and effective in holding the Government to account and scrutinising legislation, but that individual Members have the information, advice, support and technology they need to be effective in their work and to engage closely with their constituents.</p><p>We are coming to the end of a programme of savings, during which the governing principle has been that any cost reductions should not adversely affect the ability of the House and its Members to carry out their parliamentary functions. Indeed many of the changes have been a spur to innovation in the support available to Members. Now that we are on track to achieve the savings target, we have the opportunity to re-appraise the provision of resources and ensure, for example in the area of select committees, that we are providing the right level of support.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

44123

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the introduction of a graduated driving licensing scheme for young drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	192782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Improving the safety and ability of young drivers is a key priority for the Government which is why we have made the driving test more realistic. The Department is considering several other options to ensure that newly qualified drivers are properly prepared and drive safely.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is a difficult topic and it is important that we get this right. Once we are confident that we have struck the right balance between driver safety and restricting the freedom of our young people we will come forward with our proposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

49344

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of urgent repairs to roads managed by the Highways Agency in (a) Huddersfield constituency, (b) Kirklees and (c) Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	197282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Highways Agency does not separately identify the cost of urgent repairs on its roads by constituency area. This type of expenditure forms part of a wider contracted service, which includes a number of other general maintenance activities.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

49622

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Highways Agency in maintaining roads in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees and (c) Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	197643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Highways Agency Business Plan sets out the strategic objectives and the in-year targets to be achieved. It includes a target covering road surface condition. Each Highways Agency region contributes to those targets, including Yorkshire and the North East. The Agency's performance against the targets for the financial year 2013/14 is due to be published in its Annual Report by summer 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Agency is unable to identify separately the contribution to Business Plan targets by individual constituency or local authority area.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

49623

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much central Government has spent on road infrastructure in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees and (c) Yorkshire in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	197644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is responsible for the strategic road network which is managed by the Highways Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport. The remaining roads are the responsibility of local highway authorities under the Highways Act 1980.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Highways Agency spending on improving road infrastructure (including smaller schemes and technology improvements) on the strategic road network in the Yorkshire and Humber area in the last three financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Funding for Yorkshire and Humber Area (£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2011/12</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£72.413</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2012/13</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£66.658</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2013/14</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£81.982</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport also provides funding to local highway authorities through Integrated Transport and Highways Maintenance Block grants. This funding can be used to improve local roads that they manage if they so wish. The following table provides this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Highways Maintenance Block</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Kirklees</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>West Yorkshire</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011 pothole</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.304</p><p> </p></td><td><p>5.776*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>20.900</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>27.173</p><p> </p></td><td><p>87.562</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>26.185</p><p> </p></td><td><p>84.412</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>25.511</p><p> </p></td><td><p>80.158</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 additional block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1.019</p><p> </p></td><td><p>4.620*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>13.581</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 flood recovery</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.606</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.999*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>10.356</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>23.766</p><p> </p></td><td><p>75.488</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 additional block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0.548</p><p> </p></td><td><p>2.446*</p><p> </p></td><td><p>7.268</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* made up of the individual payments to Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Integrated Transport Block</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Kirklees</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>West Yorkshire</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>21.128*</p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p>47.760*</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>19.318</p><p> </p></td><td><p>43.666</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>19.318</p><p> </p></td><td><p>43.666</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>19.318</p><p> </p></td><td><p>43.666</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 Block</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>27.165</p><p> </p></td><td><p>61.403</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* includes top up announced in 2011 autumn statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department also provide capital funding for local major schemes, costing over £5 million. The figures for spend on local major road infrastructure in the last 3 years is as follows.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Areas</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p><p><strong>£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p><p><strong>(£m)</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Huddersfield</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Kirklees</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Yorkshire</p><p> </p></td><td><p>7.2</p><p> </p></td><td><p>25.6</p><p> </p></td><td><p>26.8</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Revenue funding for highway maintenance is provided through the Communities and Local Government Revenue Support Grant (RSG). RSG is an un-hypothecated grant provided to local authorities to enable them to carry out their functions, and local authorities can choose to spend this on any services for which they have responsibility, as per local spending priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

49031

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that women's rights are not undermined by the use of Sharia law.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	903799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p><em>The Government is committed to the protection and promotion of women's rights. Sharia law has no jurisdiction in England and Wales and the Government has no intention of changing this position. Everyone is equal before the law.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

48612

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what analysis of the victim profile in domestic abuse cases his Department has undertaken.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	196559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 196559.pdf title ONS Letter - Domestic Abuse
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

43236

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	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 13 February 2014, Official Report, column 816W, on community schools, how many maintained schools his Department believes to be underperforming.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	192222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text Of the 4,125 maintained mainstream secondary schools, 154 were classified as underperforming in the 2012/13 academic year. Of the 15,351 maintained mainstream primary schools, 767 were classified as underperforming in the 2012/13 academic year. answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

43237

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has carried out any form of assessment of the number of state-funded schools where religious items or articles of clothing form part of the school's (a) pupil and (b) staff uniform policy.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	192224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not conducted any assessment of the number of state-funded schools where religious items or clothing form part of the uniform policy for pupils or staff.</p><p>It is for the governing body of each school to decide whether pupils should wear a uniform, and if so, what that should be. We do, however, expect schools to have full regard to their responsibilities under equalities law, and to act sensibly, fairly and flexibly in the interests of all their students in setting their school uniform policy.</p><p>Any dress code for school staff is an issue for the employer, whether that is the governing body or the local authority. As part of the general terms and conditions of employment agreed with employees, employers should consider an appropriate dress code, relevant to the individual setting, taking into account the requirements of the post and having proper regard to equality and diversity considerations.</p><p>School uniform guidance can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

48177

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prevent or reduce nuisance telephone calls.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	196456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Tackling nuisance calls is a priority for the Government and we are pursuing a range of options for reform, both legislative and non-legislative, which will help to make a significant difference. On 30 March 2014, we published our Nuisance Calls Action Plan, which sets out proposals including legislation that will enable Ofcom to share information more easily with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and we will also be consulting on lowering the legal threshold, to enable the ICO to issue more monetary penalties to organisations that break the rules. Further details of the Action Plan can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nuisance-calls-action-plan-unveiled</a></p><p>Steps taken so far include having improved signposting and information, clearer advice for consumers, a simpler complaints process, greater use by regulators of their powers, including the ICO and Ofcom having issued monetary penalties totalling £2.59million for calls and SMS text messages and work on improving the ability of communication service providers to trace calls. We will continue to work with regulators, consumer groups and industry to deliver better protection for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman