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426919

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of halving the maximum visa refusal rate on the Highly Trusted Sponsor status given to higher education institutions in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL3406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>Highly Trusted Sponsor status was replaced with Tier 4 Sponsor status in April 2015.</p><p>The maximum permitted visa refusal rate for Tier 4 sponsors was reduced from 20% to 10% in November 2014 to make sure that the colleges and universities who directly benefit from student migration help prevent abuse, and to ensure that institutions are only offering places to genuine students with an appropriate level of English.</p><p>Since the new rate was introduced, visa applications from students wishing to study at the UK’s world-class universities have continued to rise. Latest figures show that visa applications from university students are now 17 per cent higher than they were in 2010, and visa applications to Russell Group universities are 33 per cent higher than in 2010.</p><p>We will continue to keep the visa refusal rate under review but we have no imminent plans to change the maximum permitted rate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3407 question first answered 13/11/2015 09:04:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

426920

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering making further reductions in the maximum university visa refusal rate in relation to Highly Trusted Sponsor status.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL3407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>Highly Trusted Sponsor status was replaced with Tier 4 Sponsor status in April 2015.</p><p>The maximum permitted visa refusal rate for Tier 4 sponsors was reduced from 20% to 10% in November 2014 to make sure that the colleges and universities who directly benefit from student migration help prevent abuse, and to ensure that institutions are only offering places to genuine students with an appropriate level of English.</p><p>Since the new rate was introduced, visa applications from students wishing to study at the UK’s world-class universities have continued to rise. Latest figures show that visa applications from university students are now 17 per cent higher than they were in 2010, and visa applications to Russell Group universities are 33 per cent higher than in 2010.</p><p>We will continue to keep the visa refusal rate under review but we have no imminent plans to change the maximum permitted rate.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3406 question first answered 13/11/2015 09:04:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

426717

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
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	Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made on introducing loans for postgraduate study.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	15302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>A consultation on support for postgraduate study was launched in March of this year. The consultation sought views on the Government’s intention to introduce a new loan scheme for taught Master’s study and a review of how to broaden and strengthen support for postgraduate research. Consultation responses have been analysed and the Department is preparing its response.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/11/2015 12:31:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

426723

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Department's policies have been assessed against the family test; what steps he has taken to publish the outcome of such assessments that have been carried out; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	15328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for Departments and officials on how the test should be applied when formulating policy and my Department follows that guidance available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></p><p>The Family Test is an integral part of the policy making process and is applied in a proportionate way in the development of all new policy in line with the Family Test guidance. While the guidance states that departments should consider publishing assessments carried out under the Test, there is no requirement to do so.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 15338 question first answered 13/11/2015 10:57:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

426724

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to implement the family test.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	15338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for Departments and officials on how the test should be applied when formulating policy and my Department follows that guidance available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></p><p>The Family Test is an integral part of the policy making process and is applied in a proportionate way in the development of all new policy in line with the Family Test guidance. While the guidance states that departments should consider publishing assessments carried out under the Test, there is no requirement to do so.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 15328 question first answered 13/11/2015 10:57:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

426771

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate her Department has made of the likely market size of the UK solar industry in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	15189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him today to Question 14997.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/11/2015 12:21:56 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

426782

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to answer the letter of the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, dated 29 June, on Mr I Boddison.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	15234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the Hon. Member on 29 July 2015. A duplicate has also been issued.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/11/2015 10:57:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

426853

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths occurred on rural roads in 2014 to 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	15215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>In 2014, 1,063 people were killed in reported personal injury road accidents on rural roads in Great Britain. This compares to an annual average of 1,702 people killed in reported personal injury road accidents on rural roads in Great Britain over 2005-2009.</p><br /><p>Rural roads are roads outside settlements with a population of 10 thousand or more, excluding motorways.</p><br /><p>Data for 2015 will be available in June 2016.</p><br /> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/11/2015 11:15:10 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

426856

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent legal decision on the Quality Contract for NEXUS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	15190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>It is for the North East Combined Authority to decide how to take on board the results of the QCS Board process. Guidance on how to approach this element of the quality contract regime was published by the Secretary of State in December 2009.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/11/2015 11:11:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

426437

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Demonstrations: Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how much policing the student march on 4 November in London cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL3376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office has not made an assessment of the costs of policing this protest. It is an operational decision for the Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis, working with the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime to determine the levels of resources required to manage such events.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/11/2015 09:04:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan