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896165

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Prisons: South Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on building a new prison in South Wales.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	905019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Around 20 potential sites across South Wales were put forward by the Welsh Government after they approached the Ministry of Justice. The site in Port Talbot was ranked as the number one site by the Welsh Government as the most suitable location for a prison in South Wales.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 02/05/2018 14:08:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

894942

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of drivers who took the National Speed Awareness courses in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	139458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>National Speed Awareness courses are offered under the police controlled and operated National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS). The Home Office does not hold information on the number of drivers who have taken Speed Awareness courses.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/05/2018 15:27:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

895002

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Airguns: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences involving an airgun were recorded by police in each year from 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	139545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes offences recorded by the police involving an air weapon and time series data can be found in Table 2, available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/offencesinvolvingtheuseofweaponsdatatables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/offencesinvolvingtheuseofweaponsdatatables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/05/2018 15:26:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

893005

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Brazilian counterpart on the legal proceedings against former President of Brazil, Lula da Silva; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>​I have not made any representations on this issue to my counterpart. Brazil has a robust, transparent and independent justice system that is rightly tackling corruption issues.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/05/2018 14:13:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

893006

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to report to the Platform on Action Commitments and Transformation set up at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK government has recently submitted its second World Humanitarian Summit self-report, through the Platform for Action, Commitment and Transformation. This report documents progress made by the UK in 2018 to deliver on commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. My department will prioritise getting the humanitarian system to work better, working in concert with other major donors and agencies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 16:58:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

893007

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Parks: Regeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on local communities of the ending of the Parks for People conservation grant scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	139041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Parks for People programme was a joint scheme between the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund, and therefore such decisions are made independently of Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/05/2018 12:57:55 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

893008

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) the UN and (b) its agencies have requested any increases in UK humanitarian assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in Syria or neighbouring states in 2018 to date.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The UN has been lobbying the international community to increase their humanitarian assistance, ahead of the ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ Conference in Brussels on 24-25 April. The UK made the third largest pledge at the conference, committing £450 million for 2018 and £300 million for 2019. This will help to alleviate the extreme suffering in Syria and provide vital support in neighbouring countries, including for internally displaced people and refugees.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 17:00:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

893012

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of paying universal credit into a joint bank account on the (a) level of independence of women and (b) balance of power in a relationship between two people sharing such an account.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	139032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In Universal Credit, couples make a joint claim to Universal Credit. Both are responsible for servicing the claim, and both benefit from the claim. The couple nominates a bank account for their Universal Credit to be paid into, and this can be a joint account or an individual account. The Government believes that people within a household are best placed to make the money management choices that are most appropriate for them and a single payment enables them to do that.</p><p> </p><p>A single payment of Universal Credit also enables people in a household clearly to see the effect of their decisions about work on their total household income.</p><p> </p><p>In some circumstances, payment of Universal Credit can be divided between two members of the household. This is an Alternative Payment Arrangement known as a Split Payment. Split payments can be made where there is financial mismanagement, domestic abuse, or the inability to budget for the household’s basic day to day needs.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/05/2018 10:40:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

893013

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of girls participating in core STEM subjects after the age of 16.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	139033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In England, the department have taken focussed action to increase the take-up of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects after the age of 16. Whilst we have seen the number of girls taking STEM A levels increase by 18 per cent since 2010, there is still more to do.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we are investing in programmes to encourage take up in STEM-related subjects and courses, including announcing substantial spending commitments in the Autumn Budget 2017 on mathematics, digital skills and technical education. For example:</p><p> </p><ul><li>to increase the take-up of mathematics (such as a new post-16 mathematics premium), computing and physics;</li><li>to support better teaching of mathematics, science and computing in schools, including a new £84 million programme to improve computing teaching, with a particular focus on girls.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We are also improving STEM careers advice in schools in the recently published ‘Careers strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents’. For example, we support wider government initiatives such as the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy’s STEM Ambassador programme. The STEM Ambassador programme represents a network of over 30,000 volunteers from scientific research and business who visit schools, Further Education colleges and youth or science clubs, encouraging participation in STEM and providing real-life examples of careers in STEM. 42 per cent of the ambassadors are women, providing visible role models for girls wishing to pursue STEM.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to address gender disparities in the take up of STEM-related apprenticeships through a range of activities. These include taking part in the Year of Engineering 2018 and use of the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network. We have also made it easier for part-time workers to undertake apprenticeships, such as those with caring responsibilities and lone parents.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/05/2018 16:33:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

893018

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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	Social Services: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2018 to Question 133056 on social services: minimum wage, how many and what proportion of providers enrolled in the Social Care Compliance Scheme responded to the (a) Deloitte and (b) Frontier Economics and Laing Buisson study on sleep-in back-pay liabilities.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	138940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held. No data that would identify providers has been shared with any Government department from the Deloitte or the Frontier Economics and LaingBuisson studies.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/05/2018 16:30:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew