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93606

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions her Department has used the provisions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to access communications data, in each year since the coming into force of that Act.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	210772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The total number of communications data items processed by the Home Office each year since the enactment of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of requests processed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>1373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>1078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>1220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009 (Apr-Dec only)</p></td><td><p>796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2813</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6056</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The operational directorates of the Home Office obtain communications data for the purpose of preventing and detecting crime as part of immigration and border functions as well as in anti-corruption investigations. In addition, it obtains the data in the interests of public safety and to prevent the escape of lawfully detained persons from the immigration detention estate.<br><br>The figures for 2000 to 2008 represent the total number of communications data applications per year, rather than those that were <br>approved, resulting in requests for communications data being made. Some of these applications were ultimately withdrawn, rejected by the designated person or cancelled before the data was acquired from the service provider. Figures for 2009 are only available for April to December of that year. <br><br>Figures from 2010 to 2013 represent the number of communications data items that were applied for, authorised and obtained from service providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/10/2014 11:43:20 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

93636

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Violent and Sex Offender Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to expand the sex offenders register to include serial stalkers and domestic violence perpetrators.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	210771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office is responsible for the legislative framework for the sex offender notification requirements, and the list of qualifying offences is kept under review.<br><br>Convicted stalkers are already captured on the Police National Computer. The Home Secretary has established a National Oversight Group to ensure recommendations from HMIC’s Review into domestic abuse are acted upon. This includes work to improve data collection and data sharing on serial abusers. In addition, the Home Office consultation on strengthening the law on domestic abuse closed on 15 October. We are currently considering the responses and we will consider all of the issues raised in order to determine next steps to offer the best possible protection for victims.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 30/10/2014 16:07:28 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

93649

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Members' Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many responses were received to IPSA's public consultation on MPs staffing allocations; of these, how many related to internships; and if he will make a statement on the outcome of that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	210656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p><em>Letter from Marcial Boo, October 2014:</em></p><p>As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about IPSA's consultation on the staffing expenditure budget.</p><p>IPSA last consulted the public and MPs on the composition of the staffing expenditure budget in November 2011. We asked on what basis we should calculate the staffing expenditure budget and whether we should take into account factors such as the relative deprivation of the constituency. The relevant consultation question received 45 responses, four of which mentioned interns. All of our public consultations and the responses are available on our website <a href="http://www.parliamentarystandards.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.parliamentarystandards.org.uk</a></p><p>Following the consultation, for 2012-13 we increased MPs’ staffing expenditure budgets by 19% for non-London Area MPs and 25 per cent for London Area MPs.</p><p>We have reviewed the level of the staffing expenditure budget as part of subsequent annual reviews and further increased the budget by 1 per cent this year. For 2014-15 the budget is £138,600 for non-London Area MPs and £145,500 for London Area MPs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 30/10/2014 13:15:53 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

93676

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current pupil to teacher ratio in (1) primary, and (2) post-primary, schools broken down by sector; and how that figure compares with 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is as follows:</p><p>Table: Pupil:teacher ratios and pupil:adult ratios in publicly funded schools.<br> November 2011-2013, England</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="3"><p>November</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED NURSERY </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>17.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED PRIMARY </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td><td><p>11.3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PRIMARY ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.3</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td><td><p>21.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12.5</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED NURSERY AND PRIMARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>11.7</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td><p>11.2</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>LA MAINTAINED SECONDARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SECONDARY ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>14.8</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED SECONDARY</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td><td><p>15.5</p></td><td><p>15.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PUBLICLY FUNDED SPECIAL </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL ACADEMIES</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>16.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>15.2</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PAR within-schools</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td><td><p>10.6</p></td><td><p>10.7</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>1, 2</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p>17.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools</p></td><td><p>2, 4</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td><td><p>17.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall PAR</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10.5</p></td><td><p>10.3</p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: School Census and School Workforce Census</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><ol><li>The within-school PTR (Qualified) is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. The within-school PTR (Qualified and unqualified) is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the totalFTE number of qualified and unqualified teachers regularly employed in schools.</li><li>For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE.</li><li>The PAR is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of all teachers and support staff employed in schools, excluding administrative and clerical staff.</li><li>The overall PTR is based on the total FTE number of pupils on roll in local authority maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools and the FTE of all teachers in these schools (including: centrally employed; occasional teachers; those on employment based routes to QTS; others without QTS, those on paid absence and any notes to replacements).</li><li>November 2013 figures are calculated using the most current figures e.g. January 2014 pupil numbers and November 2013 teacher numbers.</li></ol><p>Sources used are School Census for pupils and School Workforce Census (for November 2011 to 2013 teachers and overall teachers).</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is also published in table 17 in the statistical first release‘School Workforce in England, November 2013’, which is published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 30/10/2014 12:14:50 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

93681

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much has been spent on immigration security at United Kingdom airports since January 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL2110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>During the period from January 2013 to September 2014, Border Force estimated spend was £1.066bn to secure the border. Costs are not disaggregated to the level of immigration security as border officers carry out a range of duties across immigration, customs and crime prevention.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 12:18:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

93117

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Torbay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many visits were made by Ministers of his Department to Torbay constituency in the 12 months to 14 October 2014; whom the invitation for each such visit was issued by; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	210474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>In the last 12 months, Ministers have not had the opportunity to visit the Parliamentary constituency of Torbay, but they have visited the local authority area of Torbay. We are open to further invitations, subject to Ministerial and Parliamentary commitments.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 30/10/2014 16:58:24 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

93167

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that graduates work in the UK following participation in the Erasmus overseas study programme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	210438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Given that a large proportion of the Erasmus students outgoing from the UK are studying languages, it is unsurprising that they are more likely than non-mobile students to be employed overseas after graduation often in international comparison. Nonetheless most UK Erasmus graduates are employed in the UK.<br> <br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 30/10/2014 16:32:42 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

93297

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 13 January 2014 to Question 181067, how many identified victims of trafficking who (a) participated and (b) did not participate in criminal proceedings were granted discretionary leave to remain on the grounds of personal circumstances in 2013; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	210551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2013, 52 people who had been granted discretionary leave due to being recognised as victims of trafficking participated in criminal proceedings by assisting the police with their investigations into human trafficking.A further 35 individuals were granted discretionary leave but did not <br>participate in criminal proceedings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/10/2014 11:42:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 22530 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

92768

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what response they have made to the conclusions and recommendations of the 54th report of 2013–14 of the Public Accounts Committee: <i>COMPASS: Provision of asylum accommodation</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL2004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has responded to the 54th report of 2013-14 of the Public Accounts Committee: COMPASS: Provision of Asylum Accommodation by way of a Treasury Minute published on 19 June 2014. The response was published by Command under number: 8871. The responses to the six recommendations are shown on pages one to three of the attached document. The response is also available on the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/treasury-minutes-june-2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 12:31:05 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Treasury Minute 54 - Asylum Accomodation.docx title Treasury Minute
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

92880

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Members: Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, on what criteria additional staff allowances other than for staff sickness or maternity leave are given to hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	210218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p><em>Letter from Marcial Boo, October 2014:</em></p><p>As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about the criteria for additional staffing expenditure budget.</p><p><em>The MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses</em> sets out the criteria for contingency funding in Chapter 10. We consider applications for additional funding for staffing or non-staffing costs on a case-by-case basis and take into account the following criteria:</p><ul><li>whether there are exceptional circumstances warranting additional support;</li><li>whether the MP could reasonably have been expected to take any action to avoid the circumstances which gave rise to the expenditure or liability; and</li><li>whether the MP's performance of his or her parliamentary functions would be significantly impaired by a refusal of the claim.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 30/10/2014 13:16:51 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell