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222709

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions in relation to the possible reinstatement of the railway line between Colne and Skipton they have (1) held in the past six months, and (2) arranged to hold in the next three months, with (a) Network Rail, (b) Northern Rail, (c) bidders for the Northern Rail franchise, (d) Lancashire County Council, (e) North Yorkshire County Council, (f) local authorities in West Yorkshire, (g) Pendle Borough Council, (h) Craven District council, (i) local campaign groups, and (j) any other relevant bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has advised SELRAP, Network Rail, Local Enterprise Partners and the Local Authority on how to proceed with reopening the railway line between Colne and Skipton and they will need to fund the feasibility study. We will be meeting them soon to discuss the conditional outputs and the wider issues surrounding this scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/02/2015 15:07:03 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

222781

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	A55
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many driving offences broken down by nationality and vehicle type were committed on the A55 during (1) 2007, (2) 2011, and (3) 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data centrally on driving offences on specific roads by the nationality and vehicle type of the driver. Data are available on dangerous driving offences only, split by police force area and community safety partnership.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 25/02/2015 17:38:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

222851

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to provide a substantive answer to Question 222042.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-01-26/222042/" target="_blank">222042</a> was answered yesterday, 24 February 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 25/02/2015 13:35:17 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222881

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Childbirth and Perinatal Mortality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) live births and (b) stillbirths have been recorded in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	224926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 25/02/2015 13:50:31 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 224926 ONS 58.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Live Births and Stillbirths
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

222893

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Neighbourhood Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides to local planning authorities on support for town and parish councils to initiate a neighbourhood plan when (a) there is no local plan, (b) a local plan is being considered by an inspection and (c) there is doubt about housing numbers.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Neil Carmichael
uin	224890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Planning guidance sets out the action an authority should take where a neighbourhood plan comes forward before an up-to-date Local Plan is in place (further details can be found at: <a href="http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/blog/guidance/neighbourhood-planning/what-is-neighbourhood-planning/what-is-a-neighbourhood-plan-and-what-is-its-relationship-to-a-local-plan/" target="_blank">http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/blog/guidance/neighbourhood-planning/what-is-neighbourhood-planning/what-is-a-neighbourhood-plan-and-what-is-its-relationship-to-a-local-plan/</a>)<br><br>A local planning authority should take a proactive and positive approach, working collaboratively with a parish or town council or a designated neighbourhood forum particularly sharing evidence and seeking to resolve any issues to ensure that the draft neighbourhood plan has the greatest chance of success at independent examination. <br><br>Town and parish councils and designated neighbourhood forums can also use the planning guidance on housing and economic development needs assessments to identify specific local needs that may be relevant to a neighbourhood but any assessment at such a local level should be proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/02/2015 16:40:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4104 label Biography information for Neil Carmichael

223049

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Scotland Office does not employ staff; all staff that join, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 25/02/2015 15:38:04 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

223086

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide guidance to families with variable incomes on how best to choose between universal credit and the tax-free childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	224915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Whilst parents can only receive support from either Universal Credit or Tax-Free Childcare at any time, where families are eligible for both they will have the freedom to choose the scheme which best meets their needs, and will be able to move freely between schemes when they experience a relevant change in circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Draft guidance for parents on Tax-Free Childcare has already been published online for consultation by HMRC. There will also be an easy-to-use online calculator for parents choosing between Universal Credit and Tax-Free Childcare. Parents will be able to enter details about their personal circumstances to quickly see what support they may be entitled to and how much they may get.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP continues to work closely with HMRC to ensure the two schemes complement each other effectively, and that parents will have the guidance they need in order to make an informed decision on which scheme will provide the best support for them.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 25/02/2015 11:04:31 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

222382

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	National Careers Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people aged between 18 and 24 accessed the National Careers Service through each method of interaction in each of the last three years service user; and what the (a) gender and (b) home region was of each such applicant.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	224729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The attached tables give the number of contacts with people aged 18 to 24 who have accessed the face to face and adult telephone helpline of the National Careers Service over the past 3 years. As this is a record of contacts, if young people have accessed either service multiple times they will have been counted more than once. We are unable to provide a breakdown into gender for the young people’s helpline.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Face to face service</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr12-Mar13</p></td><td><p>Apr13-Mar14</p></td><td><p>Apr14-Sep14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>79,274</p></td><td><p>83,434</p></td><td><p>36,676</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>121,207</p></td><td><p>119,137</p></td><td><p>49,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known/not provided</p></td><td><p>584</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>201,524</p></td><td><p>203,311</p></td><td><p>86,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr12-Mar13</p></td><td><p>Apr13-Mar14</p></td><td><p>Apr14-Sep14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>18,932</p></td><td><p>18,907</p></td><td><p>8,961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>22,165</p></td><td><p>24,105</p></td><td><p>10,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>28,798</p></td><td><p>26,296</p></td><td><p>10,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>12,444</p></td><td><p>11,709</p></td><td><p>5,285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>28,292</p></td><td><p>29,364</p></td><td><p>11,811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>27,448</p></td><td><p>28,055</p></td><td><p>10,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>18,707</p></td><td><p>17,308</p></td><td><p>6,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown Region</p></td><td><p>2,053</p></td><td><p>1,782</p></td><td><p>431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>19,802</p></td><td><p>21,431</p></td><td><p>9,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>22,613</p></td><td><p>24,354</p></td><td><p>11,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>201,254</p></td><td><p>203,311</p></td><td><p>86,169</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Adult Telephone helpline / Online</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr12-Mar13</p></td><td><p>Apr13-Mar14</p></td><td><p>Apr14-Sep14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>19,385</p></td><td><p>21,090</p></td><td><p>12,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>16,099</p></td><td><p>17,080</p></td><td><p>9,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known/not provided</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>35,577</p></td><td><p>38,288</p></td><td><p>21,206</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Adult Telephone helpline / Online</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr12-Mar13</p></td><td><p>Apr13-Mar14</p></td><td><p>Apr14-Sep14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,514</p></td><td><p>2,678</p></td><td><p>1,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3,145</p></td><td><p>3,470</p></td><td><p>1,889</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>7,260</p></td><td><p>7,789</p></td><td><p>4,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,424</p></td><td><p>1,486</p></td><td><p>851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>4,920</p></td><td><p>5,251</p></td><td><p>2,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,769</p></td><td><p>5,030</p></td><td><p>2,849</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,811</p></td><td><p>3,204</p></td><td><p>1,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown Region</p></td><td><p>1,947</p></td><td><p>2,130</p></td><td><p>1,275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,069</p></td><td><p>4,186</p></td><td><p>2,238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>2,718</p></td><td><p>3,064</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>35,577</p></td><td><p>38,288</p></td><td><p>21,206</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/02/2015 15:29:11 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

222384

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women aged 16 to 24 started an apprenticeship in each sector subject area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	224752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>As the requested table is large, I have attached an additional document detailing apprenticeship starts for those aged under 25 by gender and sector subject area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/02/2015 15:34:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles attachment 1 file name 224752 - Apprenticeship starts under 25s by gender and SSA.xlsx title Apprenticeship starts under 25s
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

222386

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Operational Programmes for 2014-20 have been (a) agreed with and (b) authorised by the European Commission for (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland; and when he expects ESIF for 2014-20 to be released to local enterprise partnerships in each of these areas.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	224798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The status of the ESIF Operational Programmes in the United Kingdom is as follows:-</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>i) England</p><p> </p><p>The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) programme for England was formally adopted by the Commission on 13 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ii) Wales</p><p> </p><p>The Operational Programmes for West Wales &amp; the Valleys ERDF and East Wales ERDF were formally adopted by the Commission on 18 November 2014; the Operational Programmes for West Wales &amp; the Valleys ESF and East Wales ESF were formally adopted by the Commission on 4 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iii) Scotland</p><p> </p><p>Scotland’s ERDF Operational Programme was formally adopted by the Commission on 11 December 2014 and the Scotland ESF Operational Programme was formally adopted on 12 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv) Northern Ireland</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland ERDF and ESF Operational Programmes were formally adopted by the Commission on 12 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK-wide European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme is under negotiation with the Commission and is expected to be formally adopted during the summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 15:35:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell