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179548

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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
hansard heading	BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the BBC about the funding of the BBC and its regional programming.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	224378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>I have not held any recent discussions with the BBC regarding future funding.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 17:25:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

179551

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Household Cavalry Regiment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he is using to decide the future location of the Household Cavalry Regiment.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	224393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to move the Household Cavalry Regiment from their current location in Combermere Barracks, Windsor.</p><p>A study is being conducted into the future use of the Department's central London estate, including the current location of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in Hyde Park Barracks. Any decision to relocate the Regiment will be based on the ability to deliver alternative facilities which meet the Regiment's operational and infrastructure requirements, and the demonstration of value for money for the Defence budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/02/2015 17:13:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

179552

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on strengthening the Armed Forces Covenant.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	224372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Covenant annual report, laid before the house on 16 December 2014, sets out the tremendous progress that was made during 2014. For a summary of the key points I refer the hon. Member to the written statement provided by my right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Fallon) on 16 December 2014, (Official Report, columns 82-83WS).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/02/2015 17:33:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20141216 - WMS - Armed Forces Covenant.doc title Hansard extract - Armed Forces Covenant
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

179560

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
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, whether the Strategic Defence and Security Review will address the issues identified in Joint Doctrinal Note 2/11, the UK Approach to Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	224466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The next Strategic Defence and Security Review will be a matter for after the General Election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 23/02/2015 17:18:24 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

179563

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent on training in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education holds a central training and development budget covering core education and training undertaken through Civil Service Learning. This includes development in core Civil Service skills including leadership and management, financial management and analysis. The table below shows the centrally managed budget for each of the past three financial years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>£600,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, directorates across the Department spend an element of their budgets on training and development which varies dependant on in-year development needs. The table below shows both central training and development spend and Directorate spend for each last 3 financial years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total spend</strong></p></td><td><p>Average number of staff (based on Full Time Equivalents)</p></td><td><p>Average spend per member of staff (based on Full Time Equivalents)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (covering the period April to December only)</p></td><td><p>£1.3m</p></td><td><p>3353.7</p></td><td><p>£390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£2.2m</p></td><td><p>3539.4</p></td><td><p>£620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£3.2m</p></td><td><p>3801.1</p></td><td><p>£840</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to formal training, the Department for Education encourages staff to take advantage of a variety of different professional development opportunities not captured by this expenditure, including job shadowing, on-the-job training and peer mentoring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 224492 question first answered 23/02/2015 09:20:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179564

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's training budget was in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education holds a central training and development budget covering core education and training undertaken through Civil Service Learning. This includes development in core Civil Service skills including leadership and management, financial management and analysis. The table below shows the centrally managed budget for each of the past three financial years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>£600,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, directorates across the Department spend an element of their budgets on training and development which varies dependant on in-year development needs. The table below shows both central training and development spend and Directorate spend for each last 3 financial years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total spend</strong></p></td><td><p>Average number of staff (based on Full Time Equivalents)</p></td><td><p>Average spend per member of staff (based on Full Time Equivalents)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (covering the period April to December only)</p></td><td><p>£1.3m</p></td><td><p>3353.7</p></td><td><p>£390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£2.2m</p></td><td><p>3539.4</p></td><td><p>£620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£3.2m</p></td><td><p>3801.1</p></td><td><p>£840</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to formal training, the Department for Education encourages staff to take advantage of a variety of different professional development opportunities not captured by this expenditure, including job shadowing, on-the-job training and peer mentoring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 224511 question first answered 23/02/2015 09:20:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179565

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average number of days training of full-time equivalent staff employed in her Department was in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The civil service aspiration is for five days’ training and development for each member of staff every year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of training and development is not formal training but is carried out within teams and groups and includes: research; on the job training; shadowing; mentoring; and coaching. Staff record their own personal development in line with the Department for Education’s Capability Review which is on an individual and local basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of time spent undertaking informal training is not collated centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 23/02/2015 09:26:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179566

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to its managers on how many days training should be made available to staff.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	224424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>In line with the Capabilities Plan as part of the Civil Service Reform, the Department for Education recommends that all staff undertake at least five days of training and development every year. This could include formal training courses but may also be made up of other professional development opportunities, for example job shadowing and on the job training. This is not a maximum or minimum target, but a benchmark of expectations. This guidance is available to all managers and staff through the Department’s intranet pages.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 23/02/2015 09:30:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

179568

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to collect information on waiting times for students referred to educational psychologists.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	224359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has no plans to collect information on waiting times for students referred to educational psychologists. Recruitment and deployment of educational psychologists is a matter for local authorities taking into account their statutory duties. In 2013 the Department invested an additional £6.194 million, to increase the number of training places by 10% (from 120 to 132 intakes in 2014 and 2015).</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 23/02/2015 15:03:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

179569

registered interest
date	12/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what background checks are carried out when a qualified teacher from (a) outside and (b) inside the EU applies to teach in England.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	224360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009, the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2014 and the Non-maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2011 require schools to carry out specific checks before they may appoint an individual, including from abroad, to work at the school.</p><p> </p><p>The regulations require schools to check: the identity of the individual; that the person meets any relevant staff qualification requirements; and that the person has a right to work in the UK. In addition, the school must obtain an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate and where relevant a check of the children’s barred list. For those appointed into a teaching position, schools must ensure that the individual is not prohibited by the Secretary of State for Education from carrying out teaching work in England.</p><p> </p><p>Where the person to be appointed has lived outside of the United Kingdom the regulations require further checks to be made and that the school must have regard to statutory guidance issued by the Secretary of State when deciding what those additional checks should be.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (KCSIE) statutory guidance makes clear that all schools and colleges have a duty to carry out mandatory safer recruitment checks that help to identify individuals who are not suitable to work with pupils. This guidance also signposts Home Office advice about obtaining criminal record information from overseas police forces and certificates of good conduct.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 23/02/2015 09:43:25 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe