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65647

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what evidence he has of attempts by foreign intelligence services to instigate cyber attacks on UK companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	203895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>As was the case under previous administrations, we do not normally comment on details of cyber security attacks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 08/07/2014 14:47:43 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

65655

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Hotels: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider reducing VAT on hotels to encourage tourism; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 11 February 2014, Official Report, columns 212-14WH.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/07/2014 14:50:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

65666

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it the policy of the Government to prevent nursing homes and residential rest homes charging lower fees for residents funded by local authorities than for residents who are self-funding; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	204017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Contracting arrangements between local authorities and independent sector care homes are a matter for local negotiation and decision. The Government does not set or recommend the level of the fees that local authorities pay.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect decisions taken by councils commissioning care home places to be made on the basis of judgements about quality, best value and the outcomes for individual residents. Local authorities are major purchasers of care home places and are often able to negotiate very competitive rates with care providers.</p><p> </p><p>Providers are free to decide the rates they offer to residents whose care has not been arranged by a local authority. Contractual arrangements in these circumstances are entirely a matter between the care home operator and the individual resident.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 08/07/2014 15:32:40 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

65669

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 598W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, whether any UK personnel other than RAF personnel embedded with the 432nd Wing will remain at Creech following cessation of the NATO ISAF missions in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	204034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>On current planning, personnel from Number 39 Squadron will remain at Creech Air Force base following the cessation of NATO International Security Force missions in Afghanistan. One RAF pilot will remain embedded with the USAF 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron. There are no UK personnel embedded with 432nd Wing at Creech Air Force base.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 08/07/2014 15:47:38 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

65674

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2014, Official Report, column 240W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, whether his Department maintains identical munitions records for those sorties of US-owned systems operated by UK personnel.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	204030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All UK Reaper sorties produce identical style mission records, regardless of whether the aircraft flown was UK or US Air Force owned.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 08/07/2014 15:46:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

65679

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to allow academy trusts to raise capital finance based on the value of school title deeds.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	204028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>As is the case with all schools, academies receive capital funding through devolved formula capital allocations. Academies also receive capital funding through the Academies Capital Maintenance Fund. Academies are not allowed to borrow and there are strict rules protecting publicly-funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in guidance, which is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:55:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

65681

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is providing for school governors during their school's transition to academy status; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education provides advice for governors, which is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/becoming-an-academy-top-tips-for-governors" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/becoming-an-academy-top-tips-for-governors</a></p><p>When a school applies to become an academy, it is allocated a named project lead who provides additional support and can attend governing body meetings.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:56:47 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

65684

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many boys who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals attended a primary school at which there were (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) three male full-time equivalent teachers in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	203909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the number of boys[1] on roll in publicly funded primary schools[2] who were eligible and not eligible for free school meals in those schools with one, two and three full-time equivalent male teachers.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Boys known to be eligible for <br>and claiming free school meals.</p></td><td><p>Boys known not to be eligible for <br>and claiming free school meals.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTE number of teachers[3]</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>73,800</p></td><td><p>379,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>81,500</p></td><td><p>391,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>63,000</p></td><td><p>278,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sources: Pupils: School Census, January 2014. Teachers: School Workforce Census, November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Under this Government more men are becoming primary school teachers - the proportion of primary teacher trainees who are men has increased from 18% in 2010 to 21% in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Boys who have full time attendance and are aged 15 or under, or pupils who have part time attendance and are aged between 5 and 15. Includes sole and dual registered pupils.</p><p>[2] Includes primary local authority maintained, academies and free schools.</p><p>[3] Includes the proportion of full-time equivalent hours of a full-time teacher for part-time teachers and therefore the headcount number in service may be more than shown.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 16:51:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

65688

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education Funding Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason it is not possible for telephone callers to be put through to the Education Funding Agency.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	203886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Most enquiries for the Education Funding Agency received by the Department for Education's national helpline are about financial matters or invoice queries which are best handled by email. Callers are provided with the appropriate email address. For other enquiries, the national helpline operator contacts the Academies Enquiry Service on the caller's behalf, or puts them through to that service. If the caller wishes to speak to a named individual in the Department, the operator makes contact with the individual (or, in the case of senior managers, with their PA) and transfers the call if appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 08/07/2014 15:45:50 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

65689

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which secondary schools which were not girls' schools had fewer than 10 per cent of their qualified full-time teachers as males in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	203907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The latest information available is published in the file of data underlying the School Workforce in England statistical first release, November 2012 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2012</a></p><p> </p><p>On 23 July, the information will be updated to November 2013 and published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 16:52:06 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths