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708645

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date	06/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coal: Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US on elimination of child labour in the Colombian coal mining industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	66624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not engaged with the US government on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/03/2017 17:47:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

707630

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Social Services: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will give direction to HM Revenue and Customs not to pursue care providers for back-dated tax which predates the guidance issued on the national minimum wage and sleep-in payments.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	66459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to issue a direction requiring HM Revenue and Customs not to pursue social care providers for arrears of pay or penalties relating to periods that pre-date amended Government guidance.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/03/2017 17:08:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

707631

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Southwark
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average percentage change in rateable values for businesses in (a) Camberwell and Peckham constituency and (b) the London Borough of Southwark in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	66434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The effect of the revaluation of business rates on businesses in (a) Camberwell and Peckham and (b) the London Borough of Southwark will depend on the specific circumstances and location of the relevant property. A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme will provide support to properties which face an increase in rates. Additionally, my Department has been working closely with the Treasury to determine how best to provide further support to those businesses with the steepest increases. A package of support was subsequently announced at the Budget today. It includes £110 million to support ratepayers losing small business rates relief and rural rate relief as a result of the 2017 revaluation, as well as a £300 million discretionary relief fund for local authorities to help individual businesses that are having the greatest difficulties paying increased rates bills.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 08/03/2017 16:58:36 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

707635

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of businesses to be affected by the 2017 change in rateable values in (a) Coventry South constituency and (b) the metropolitan area of Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	66527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The effect of the revaluation of business rates on businesses in (a) Coventry South and (b) the metropolitan area of Coventry will depend on the specific circumstances and location of the relevant property. A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme will provide support to properties which face an increase in rates.</p><p>Additionally, my Department has been working closely with the Treasury to determine how best to provide further support to those businesses with the steepest increases. A package of support was subsequently announced at the Budget today. It includes £110 million to support ratepayers losing small business rates relief and rural rate relief as a result of the 2017 revaluation, as well as a £300 million discretionary relief fund for local authorities to help individual businesses that are having the greatest difficulties paying increased rates bills.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 08/03/2017 16:57:47 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

707646

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
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	Google: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to page 9, part 2 of the Government's Digital Strategy, published in March 2017, how many people Google plans to train through the Summer of Skills programme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	66463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>We are delighted Google have committed to launch a Summer of Skills programme in coastal towns across the UK. It will develop bespoke training programmes and bring Google experts to coach communities, tourist centres and hospitality businesses across the British coasts. This will accelerate digitisation and help boost tourism and growth in UK seaside towns. This new initiative is part of a wider digital skills programme from Google that has already trained over 150,000 people.</p><p> </p><p>Further questions should be directed to Google.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/03/2017 17:47:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

707647

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from each of the armed forces are stationed in Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	66440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK Armed Forces has a total of 125 personnel from across the three Services permanently stationed in Saudi Arabia. By individual service, there are 20 Naval personnel, 53 Army personnel and 52 personnel from the Royal Air Force. Due to routine visits and training, the precise number of Armed Forces personnel in Saudi Arabia will fluctuate on a day-to-day basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/03/2017 17:39:15 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

707649

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the UN on multilateral nuclear disarmament.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	66524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>UK Government officials regularly engage with the United Nations on multilateral nuclear disarmament .</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 08/03/2017 17:40:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

707650

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military dogs have been destroyed in each year since 2012; and what the reason for each such destruction was.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	66528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Decisions to euthanise any animal in military service are only taken by a veterinarian officer after all possible treatment avenues have been exhausted and where it is considered to be the most humane option for the animal. The only other scenario where an animal would be euthanised is where it is considered to pose a risk to public safety.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the then Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, (Anna Soubry) on 24 November 2014 to Question 205235 and the answer I gave on 22 June 2015 to Question 2717; both to the hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones). Information relating to dogs euthanised by the Ministry of Defence in each year since 2015 can be found below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17 (to </strong><strong>06/03/17)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abdominal Catastrophe</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiac Disease</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuitable for re-homing</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malignant Neoplasia</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multiple Chronic Disease Processes</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neurological Disease</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Osteoarthritis</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bone Marrow Disorder</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cellulitis of RF necrotic and slough</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chronic Hygromas</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cruciate rupture</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nasal Ulceration</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pleurisy not responding to treatment</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Right Carpal hyperextension</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ruptured Cranial Cruciate Ligament</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chronic Dermatitis</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>36</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>The animal is not suitable for re-homing based on behaviour and temperament, with potential consequences for an individual’s welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20141124_205235_MOD_Working_Dogs.docx title 205235 - MOD Working Dogs 2 file name 20150622_2717_Military_Dogs.docx title 2717 - Military Dogs question first answered 08/03/2017 17:41:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

707655

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which data sets will be used to assess the performance of higher education institutions in the proposed Teaching Excellence Framework.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	66439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) will assess providers on a wide range of evidence, including core metrics, contextual information and additional information that is submitted by the provider. A peer review panel will use this evidence to form a holistic judgement as to the quality of teaching at each provider.</p><p>The data sets used for the core metrics in Year Two of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) are:</p><ul><li>the teaching on course, assessment and feedback and academic support scales from the National Student Survey (NSS).</li><li>retention using Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) UK Performance Indicators and the Individual Learner Record (ILR).</li><li>proportion in employment or in further study using Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.</li><li>proportion in highly skilled employment or in further study using Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey.</li></ul><p>Full details are set out in the TEF Year Two Specification:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/556355/TEF_Year_2_specification.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/556355/TEF_Year_2_specification.pdf</a></p><p>Moving beyond year 2, we will ensure the TEF assessment process benefits from new developments in the evidence available to us on teaching quality and student outcomes. One of the most important of these will use the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data (LEO) set in conjunction with DLHE to provide a highly skilled employment measure.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2017 17:54:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

707660

registered interest
date	03/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide an update on the advice her Department is giving to universities on whether students taking a sabbatical from their studies should remain enrolled at their university.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	66426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Universities are autonomous institutions responsible for setting their own policies. The Department does not provide advice to universities about student sabbaticals.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/03/2017 17:55:47 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie