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1130346

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date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Post-18 Education and Funding Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the post-18 education sector in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland on the proposals set out in the post-18 education and funding review.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	261274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Higher and further education are devolved matters and as such the review is considering the English system only. We recognise the direct impact the review may have on Devolved Administrations and are engaging with the relevant devolved governments as appropriate. The Government will consider the independent panel’s recommendations carefully and will conclude the review at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 16:13:04 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1130365

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has published on suicide prevention strategies for universities.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	261189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Mental health is a priority for the government, which is why we have worked with Universities UK, the Office for Students, and other stakeholders in the higher education sector to develop guidance on measures to help prevent suicide. This guidance was published in September 2018, ahead of the 2018/19 academic year, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Pages/guidance-for-universities-on-preventing-student-suicides.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/policy-and-analysis/reports/Pages/guidance-for-universities-on-preventing-student-suicides.aspx</a>.</p><p>In addition, the government has published the first cross-government suicide prevention plan for wider society. The plan, led by my hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, sets out actions for local government, the NHS, the criminal justice system and the Department for Education in relation to universities. The plan focuses on how social media and the latest technology, such as predictive analytics and artificial intelligence, can identify those at risk of suicide. It can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-ever-cross-government-suicide-prevention-plan-published" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-ever-cross-government-suicide-prevention-plan-published</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 16:02:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1130370

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage pay restraint among university vice chancellors.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	261194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous institutions and they are responsible for setting the pay of their staff, including vice-chancellors. However, students and taxpayers all contribute to our higher education system and rightly expect value for money. We want to see senior staff pay in universities that is fair and justifiable. The process for setting pay must be transparent.</p><p>The Office for Students (OfS) requires universities to publish full details in their financial statements of the total remuneration package of their vice chancellor, including bonuses, pension contributions, and other taxable benefits. Universities must also publish a justification for this remuneration package, and the pay multiple of the vice chancellor's remuneration compared with that of all other employees.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education’s February 2019 strategic guidance letter to the OfS reiterated that ‘high pay must be justified by high performance’. It further stated that ‘Where issues with senior staff pay lead to concerns over governance, the OfS should consider carrying out independent reviews of the adequacy and effectiveness of management and governance at providers and to require improvements, where necessary, to ensure that these arrangements are fit for purpose’.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 15:58:11 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1130498

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will bring forward plans to reduce university tuition fees to £7,500.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	261298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The independent panel’s report to government forms an important step in the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. The government will consider the panel’s recommendations carefully and will conclude the review at the Spending Review. The government has not yet taken decisions with regards to the recommendations put forward.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 16:07:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1129983

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the implications are for his policies of the February 2019 Committee on Climate Change advice that carrying forward surplus from the UK’s second carbon budget (a) would allow emissions to increase when they should be falling and (b) would not be consistent with the aims of the Paris climate agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	260610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a world-leading record in tackling climate change. We are rightly proud of our performance against our carbon targets, having overperformed for the second time, leading us to cut our emissions faster than any G7 country. We remain firmly committed to tackling the threat of climate change and to meeting our future carbon targets through the ambitious plans and policies set out in the Clean Growth Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to reserve part of the second carbon budget is a technical one which does not impact the Government’s commitment to taking strong domestic action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has deposited letters in the Libraries of the House confirming its decision.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1129986

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Solar Power: Smart Export Guarantee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress has been made on (a) finalising the Smart Export Guarantee and (b) providing support for community energy as referred to in the consultation on that guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Antoinette Sandbach
uin	260691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>On 10 June we launched the Smart Export Guarantee, which will ensure that small-scale low-carbon generators are paid for the power they export to the grid. The SEG provides space for innovative market solutions to come forward, and supports the uptake of flexible technologies such as batteries - reinforcing our smart energy agenda.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS also supports communities through the Rural Community Energy Fund. This re-opened at the end of May to support communities seeking to develop a wide range of low carbon activities. The £10m fund provides grants to communities for feasibility studies to scope out ideas, and where projects are viable, another grant to help develop the project to investment readiness.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible community projects will be able to benefit from the SEG, however we recognise that it may be more suitable for some projects than others. We are continuing to consider what measures we could take to support the efforts of communities that wish to invest in low-carbon community energy.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4506 label Biography information for Antoinette Sandbach

1129734

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Smoke and Chimney Gases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2019 to Question 257639 on Smoke and Chimney Gases: Heating, to what date as soon as possible refers.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	259849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Interested parties have now been informed of the decision.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 14:22:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1129756

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Environment Protection: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what roles the Government defines as green collar jobs; and what the criteria are for defining a job as green collar.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	260031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The official sources of data for capturing jobs that support clean growth are the ONS’s Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Survey and the ONS’s Environmental Goods and Services Sector dataset.</p><p> </p><p>This is publicly available information at: <br><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/2017</a>; and <br><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/datasets/ukenvironmentalgoodsandservicessectoregssestimates" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/datasets/ukenvironmentalgoodsandservicessectoregssestimates</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 14:22:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1129757

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Environment Protection: Employment
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 green collar jobs in the UK are (a) full-time, (b) part-time, (c) minimum wage, (d) in the public sector and (e) in the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	260032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The official sources of data for capturing jobs that support clean growth are the ONS’s Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Survey and the ONS’s Environmental Goods and Services Sector dataset. These sources measure employment in terms of ‘full time equivalents’ only.</p><p> </p><p>According to the latest statistics from the ONS’s Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Survey there are almost 400,000 jobs in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the country. By placing clean growth at the heart of our modern Industrial Strategy, we are determined to maximise the economic opportunities from the transition to clean growth.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the ONS to improve the detail and scope of these datasets.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/06/2019 14:23:06 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1129803

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the amount UK Research and Innovation has spent on research into (a) physical health conditions and (b) mental health conditions in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	259959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>We are increasing spending on R&amp;D by £7 billion over 5 years by 2021-22. This will be the largest increase ever.</p><p> </p><p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a partner organisation of BEIS, funds research relating to health. Funding decisions are based on the quality of the proposals, with researcher-led proposals welcomed into any aspect of human health, with the primary considerations being research excellence and importance to health.</p><p> </p><p>Within UKRI, the Medical Research Council (MRC) is the primary, but not exclusive, funder of medical research. Over the last five years, MRC has provided the following health funding:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>MRC Health Research (HRCS)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Health Categories</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>617,605,780</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>625,128,039</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>723,428,975</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>599,790,930</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>585,079,573</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>30,240,645</p></td><td><p>31,222,399</p></td><td><p>30,585,328</p></td><td><p>28,557,922</p></td><td><p>39,879,007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>79,901,444</p></td><td><p>79,832,753</p></td><td><p>109,809,894</p></td><td><p>80,286,626</p></td><td><p>74,631,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Prevention Research</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26,587,238</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,479,417</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,348,094</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,157,949</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,297,781</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Mental Health</p></td><td><p>815,707</p></td><td><p>587,725</p></td><td><p>453,152</p></td><td><p>391,856</p></td><td><p>415,533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Of which Neurological</p></td><td><p>17,006</p></td><td><p>22,812</p></td><td><p>25,047</p></td><td><p>33,037</p></td><td><p>36,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note this does not represent the MRC’s entire research spend as some investments, such as infrastructure and underpinning research are not included in the analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Research relating to mental health is funded by all UKRI councils. As well as UKRI, other government bodies fund health research, such as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The UK Clinical Research Collaboration undertakes UK Health Research Analysis. An analysis of data for 2018 is expected to the published in summer 2019. The most recent report (in 2014) included data from seven of UKRI’s nine councils as well as other government departments and charitable organisations. The report and data are available at <a href="https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/" target="_blank">https://hrcsonline.net/reports/analysis-reports/</a></p><p> </p><p>Further related initiatives include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>In May 2019, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (an alliance of 12 major funders of health research, including four UKRI councils, health and social care departments across the four UK nations and charities) invested over £25 million into addressing challenges regarding non-communicable disease and poor mental health and wellbeing. Further information can be found at <a href="https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/" target="_blank">https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/25-million-funding-awarded-to-leading-disease-prevention-projects/</a></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>UKRI Mental Health Networks support prevention alongside targeted mental health care</li></ul><p> </p><p>On 5 December 2018, the government announced up to £79 million of Industrial Strategy funding for a new programme of research that will harness the power of artificial intelligence and big data to dramatically change the way major diseases are detected, diagnosed and treated. The funding, which forms part of the government’s Life Sciences Sector Deal 2, will support the establishment of a landmark cohort of up to five million people to take part in research aimed at revolutionising early detection and diagnosis of a range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The programme will bring together the NHS, industry and leading charities including Alzheimer’s Research UK, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 259960 259961 259962 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:21:28 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 121630 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger