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838176

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the strength of the Northern Ireland economy.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater and West Somerset
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
uin	903764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The fundamentals of the Northern Ireland economy remain strong. Economic output is up over the year, exports have risen, unemployment has fallen to levels not seen since before the Great Recession of 2008, and 55,000 more people are in work compared to 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, though, a key requirement for stronger growth is political stability. That is why it is essential that we see devolution restored.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 07/02/2018 16:33:02 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1396 label Biography information for Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

838178

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	City Deals: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on city deals in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	903768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>We have made a clear manifesto commitment to work with a restored Executive and other stakeholders towards a comprehensive and ambitious set of city deals across Northern Ireland.</p><p>We have announced our intention to open negotiations for a Belfast Region City Deal, and the Secretary of State continues to engage with Cabinet colleagues to progress this vital growth agenda for Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 07/02/2018 16:35:02 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

835945

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to allow local authorities operating joint committees, parish councils and combined authorities to hold meetings using video conferencing facilities.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	126300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government consulted last year on a proposal to give local authorities operating joint committees, and combined authorities, but not councils as a whole, the freedom to hold formal meetings using video conferencing facilities. We will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/02/2018 16:13:13 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

835959

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to (a) process the DBS application and either scan or return to the applicant for amendments, (b) search the Police National Computer, (c) search the Children's Barred List where appropriate, (d) search the Adults' Barred List where appropriate, (e) search the records held by local police where appropriate and (f) print the DBS certificate and return all necessary documentation to the applicant (i) nationally, (ii) in London and (iii) in Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications nationally.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Time to Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.54</p></td><td><p>2.42</p></td><td><p>9.72</p></td><td><p>1.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.73</p></td><td><p>3.32</p></td><td><p>5.11</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications with a London postcode.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>2.37</p></td><td><p>23.88</p></td><td><p>1.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.61</p></td><td><p>3.09</p></td><td><p>5.49</p></td><td><p>1.53</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3 shows the average number of days taken by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to scan an application, search the Police National Computer, search the records held by local police where appropriate and to print the DBS certificate for applications within the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>a) Time to Scan the Application (days)</p></td><td><p>b)Time to Search PNC (Days)</p></td><td><p>e) Time to Search Local Police Records (days)</p></td><td><p>f) Print Certificate (days)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-16 to 31-Mar-17</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>2.27</p></td><td><p>20.46</p></td><td><p>1.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-Apr-17 to 31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>0.62</p></td><td><p>2.95</p></td><td><p>4.44</p></td><td><p>1.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures for the average processing time for returning paper applications cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Checks of the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list are carried out in parallel to the local police checks and data on the average time taken to conduct these checks cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2018 17:57:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

835960

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrants granted leave to remain in the UK have had no recourse to public funds conditions imposed on them because of exceptional circumstances since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>No Recourse to Public Funds is the default condition for grants of leave to remain in most categories. It is not a condition that is normally imposed due to exceptional circumstances.</p><p>Data is not held in the requested format and to establish whether a migrant did not or did not have the no recourse to public funds condition imposed due to exceptional circumstances would require individual examination of records. This would incur disproportionate cost. <br>Total grants of leave to remain can be found in table ex_01_q in the Home Office’s Immigration Statistics July to September release, available for download at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a><br> with the data tables at<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-july-to-september-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/02/2018 16:17:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

835963

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many employees of his Department make use of the childcare voucher scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	126318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>140 employees use the Department’s childcare voucher scheme as of 31 January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 07/02/2018 16:12:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

835981

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the budgets of the (a) Collective Spirit Free School in Oldham and (b) Manchester Creative Studio in each year since those academies were established.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	126336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to an ambitious free schools programme that delivers choice, innovation and higher standards for parents.</p><p> </p><p>Schools which are new or growing may be funded on the basis of the pupils which the school estimate will be on roll within the same academic year. A reconciliation is carried out later in the academic year to match against the pupil numbers recorded in the October census. This is to ensure new and growing schools receive adequate funding for period which they are expanding year groups. Both Manchester Creative Studio and Collective Spirit Free School were funded on the basis of the trust’s estimates since established.</p><p> </p><p>Capital budgets of all free schools, including University Technical Colleges and studio schools, are allocated on a case by case basis and will consider the specific needs of the school. Costs are controlled very carefully to deliver value for money to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of academy trusts to manage budgets. The Education Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA) monitors the performance of all trusts at regular intervals including through annual budget forecast returns and intervenes quickly when trusts are in difficulty. The ESFA has worked closely with both trusts to ensure the adequacy of budgets in the run up to closure.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/02/2018 17:46:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

835982

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Collective Spirit Multi-Academy Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place a copy of the financial investigation carried out by the Education Funding Agency into the Collective Spirit Multi Academy Trust in 2016 in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	126337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) does not intend to publish the report. As part of routine business, the ESFA carried out a fact-finding review in August 2016 at Collective Spirit Free School. In accordance with published policy, these routine reports are not released. The published policy can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/02/2018 17:53:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

835984

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Collective Spirit Multi-Academy Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what related party transactions were registered by the Collective Spirit Multi Academy Trust in each year since its foundation.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	126339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Collective Spirit Multi Academy Trust has registered five related party transactions in its full annual accounts since its foundation in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The full annual accounts are published on the Companies House website at: <a href="https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08178309/filing-history?page=2" target="_blank">https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08178309/filing-history?page=2</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of what the related party transactions are can be found in the table attached.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/02/2018 17:50:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 126339 attachment.docx title Party transactions
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

835985

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times the Regional Schools Commissioner visited the (a) Collective Spirit Free School in Oldham and (b) the Manchester Creative Studio (i) prior to and (ii) after each of those school's most recent Ofsted inspection.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	126340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect central data on the number of individual visits by Regional School Commissioner’s (RSC) and their teams. The RSC works alongside a wider team including Education Advisers and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to monitor, support and challenge academies, including Free Schools and Studio Schools.</p><p> </p><p>Both Manchester Creative Studio and Collective Spirit have been monitored through regular Education Advisers visits to the schools and visits from the RSC’s team and ESFA. In addition, the RSC held several meetings with Trust Board members to ensure that the appropriate actions were being taken as a result of monitoring visits and following the Ofsted inspections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/02/2018 17:49:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell