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625908

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Intelligence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian staff within Defence Intelligence are (a) men, (b) women and (c) from black and minority ethnic groups.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	50996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Intelligence civilian workforce has some 1,425 people, comprising 915 men (64%) and 510 women (36%).</p><p>Recording ethnicity across the Department is voluntary and within Defence Intelligence about 255 (some 18%) of civilian staff chose not to declare if they were from a BAME background. Those who declared as BAME number some 60, or about 5%. This compares favourably to the wider MOD figure of some 4%.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/11/2016 16:36:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

625948

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
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	Gamekeepers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many gamekeepers there were in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	51070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Defra does not hold information on employment figures for gamekeepers. There is no requirement for gamekeepers or employers of gamekeepers to report this information to Defra.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 02/11/2016 14:38:58 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

625949

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
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	Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of grouse-shooting to the UK economy was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	51071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Information on the value of grouse shooting to the UK economy is not held by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>According to an industry report (Public &amp; Corporate Economic Consultants report 2014: The Value of Shooting, found at <a href="http://www.shootingfacts.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.shootingfacts.co.uk</a>) shooting as a whole is estimated to be worth about £2 billion a year to the economy, supporting more than 70,000 full-time equivalent jobs. It is also involved in the management of about two-thirds of the UK’s rural landscape and the report cites £250 million is spent on management activities every year, with substantial benefits for conservation. The Moorland Association estimates that the grouse shooting industry supports 1,520 full-time jobs.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 02/11/2016 14:43:07 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

623394

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
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	Social Impact Bonds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and which social impact boards have been promoted by government departments since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Since the launch of the world's first social impact bond (SIB) in Peterborough Prison in 2010, the government has supported the development of 32 SIBs across the country. This includes 14 SIBs targeting youth unemployment, 7 SIBs focused upon homelessness and 11 SIBs centred on tackling a range of issues including mental health and employment, long term health conditions, children in care and loneliness amongst older people. We have also made more than £105m available over this Parliament to catalyse the growth of SIBs aimed at tackling a range of social issues.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 02/11/2016 15:48:54 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

623395

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Charities: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the national living wage on charities who are not subject to corporation tax in the (a) care home and (b) heritage sector.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	50913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The introduction of the National Living Wage marked an important step towards building an economy that works for everyone. It ensures that low-wage workers are fairly rewarded for their contribution to a growing economy. At £7.20, it is a 50p increase on the National Minimum Wage and means a pay rise for over a million workers aged 25 and over across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s assessment of the effects of the National Living Wage is contained within the published impact assessment, which is available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111141625/impacts/2016/3.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/11/2016 17:10:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

623415

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Newham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of demand for school places in the London Borough of Newham for (a) boys and (b) girls in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	50933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for ensuring sufficient school places for pupils, including accurately forecasting demand. The Department collects forecasts of future demand for pupil places from each local authority, covering the next five years, through the annual school capacity survey (SCAP). Local authorities do not distinguish the gender of pupils within this data.</p><p>The latest published SCAP data, relating to the position as reported at May 2015, can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2014-to-2015</a>. Local authority level data for pupil forecasts can be found in tables A5 for primary and A6 for secondary. This data covers the periods 2015 to 2019 for primary and 2015 to 2021 for secondary.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 02/11/2016 17:10:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

623421

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether UK embassies, high commissions and consulates are required to declare donations they have received in their annual accounts.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	50890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes details of all sponsorship contracts awarded by UK embassies, High Commissions and Consulates valued over £5,000 in the FCO Annual Report and Accounts. This information is disclosed in a table in the accounts (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539413/FCO_Annual_Report_2016_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">Annex A, page 119</a> ), setting out corporate sponsorship by post and activity, and whether it is cash or benefit-in-kind.</p><p>With regards to gift donations that are not classified as corporate sponsorship, the FCO maintains a register detailing all gifts received, their estimated value and what happened to them. &quot;Managing Public Money&quot;, HM Treasury's official guidance, does not set out a requirement for gift donations to be noted in the accounts unless HM Treasury or the Department concerned considers there is a special need for them to be brought to Parliament's attention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/11/2016 16:28:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

623422

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Namibia: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the British High Commissioner to Namibia on the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for parties and drinks events held at the British High Commission in Namibia.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	50891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has not discussed the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the British High Commissioner or British Ambassador in any of the named countries.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/11/2016 17:29:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

623423

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Malawi: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the British High Commissioner to Malawi on the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for parties and drinks events held at the British High Commission in Malawi.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	50892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has not discussed the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the British High Commissioner or British Ambassador in any of the named countries.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/11/2016 17:32:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

623424

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the British Ambassador to Ethiopia on the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for parties and drinks events held at the British Embassy in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	50893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has not discussed the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the British High Commissioner or British Ambassador in any of the named countries.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/11/2016 17:34:08 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West