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1050060

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Incinerators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the results of the study entitled Characterisation of elemental in PM2.5 in a medium sized Swedish city dominated by a modern waste incinerator plant published in X-Ray Spectrometry in 2006 which showed that between 17 per cent and 32 per cent of PM2.5 emissions landed within 1km of the site.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 01/02/2019 13:37:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050381

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Energy Drinks: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to respond to its consultation entitled Ending the sale of energy drinks to children, published on 30 August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	214047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>We will respond to the consultation on ending the sale of energy drinks to children later this year.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/02/2019 10:43:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1050019

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate he has made of the total amount of funding provided to businesses by UK Export Finance; and what proportion of that support was provided to SMEs in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	213462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The value of support provided by UK Export Finance (UKEF) for exports, including the percentage share of support for SMEs, is shown in the table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Business supported, £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of support for SMEs, £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of the value of support for SMEs, %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY13/14</strong></p></td><td><p>2,272</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY14/15</strong></p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY15/16</strong></p></td><td><p>1,793</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY16/17</strong></p></td><td><p>2,966</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY17/18</strong></p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>UKEF offers a range of short-term products to help SMEs fulfil export contracts. The typical value of each facility provided through this range is under £2m but enables SMEs to fulfil export contracts of greater value than the support they receive. UKEF has supported £2.5bn in export contracts for SMEs through this product range over the last 5 years. In 2017-18, 77% of all companies UKEF supported were SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/02/2019 14:13:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1050094

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teaching assistants and (b) specialist support staff have been employed in primary schools in (i) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (ii) the London borough of Lewisham, (iii) London and (iv) England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	213417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The attached table provides the full time equivalent number of teaching assistants, support staff and auxiliary staff in service in state funded nursery/primary and secondary schools in Lewisham Deptford constituency, London Borough of Lewisham local authority and England in each November, 2010 to 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 213418 question first answered 01/02/2019 14:57:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 213417_213418_Table.pdf title 213417_213418_Table
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1050095

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teaching assistants and (b) specialist support staff have been employed in secondary schools in (i) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Lewisham, (iii) London and (iv) England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	213418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The attached table provides the full time equivalent number of teaching assistants, support staff and auxiliary staff in service in state funded nursery/primary and secondary schools in Lewisham Deptford constituency, London Borough of Lewisham local authority and England in each November, 2010 to 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 213417 question first answered 01/02/2019 14:57:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 213417_213418_Table.pdf title 213417_213418_Table
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1050107

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the January 2019 survey of members of the National Education Union, what steps he is taking to respond to concerns raised in that survey on the effect of reductions in the number of teaching assistants and learning support assistants on the quality of teaching.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of full time equivalent teaching assistants in state funded schools in England was 262,800 in 2017. This is 48,900 more than reported in November 2010, and 30,500 more than reported five years previously. This data is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-workforce</a>.</p><p>The figures above include learning support assistants, who report under this category in the school workforce census.</p><p>Schools are best placed to determine how to meet the needs of their pupils, including making decisions about the recruitment, training and deployment of teaching assistants. The Government recognises appropriately skilled and deployed support staff can make an important contribution to the development of children and the support of teachers in delivering teaching and learning.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/02/2019 13:50:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050137

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to work on programmes related to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	213460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The department has established mechanisms to deploy resource across the Civil Service. Individual secondments and loans are agreed by line managers and based on business need. Managers stay in contact with staff throughout their time away and manage their return to the department. The department does not hold a central record detailing individual loans and secondments.</p><p>It is the top priority of the government to leave the EU with a deal, but it is also the responsibility of the government to prepare for all scenarios, including for the prospect of a no deal. The Civil Service is focused on delivering the government’s most pressing priorities, so it is only sensible that we make use of the resources and expertise we have available to make sure the UK is prepared for all Brexit scenarios on exit day. This includes departments sharing staff and working together on joint projects. The number of staff who are being seconded to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as part of a coordinated exercise is yet to be determined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/02/2019 14:56:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1050193

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Environment Protection: EU Grants and Loans
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 plans the Government has for replacing the EU’s LIFE and BEST funding programmes after 2020.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	213461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>Projects funded under the LIFE and BEST programmes have played an important role in helping to implement environment policy in the UK and its overseas territories. Securing a negotiated departure from the EU would ensure that UK organisations could continue to access LIFE and BEST funding until the end of 2020. The UK Government has guaranteed to underwrite the funding for agreed LIFE and BEST projects led by UK organisations in the event of the funding from the EU stopping in a ‘no deal’ situation. Beyond this, decisions on public funding for environment projects will be taken as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>Our 25 Year Environment Plan makes clear that public funding will continue to play an important role in protecting and enhancing our natural environment, including in our overseas territories.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 01/02/2019 11:02:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1050205

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship places, broken down by the NVQ level of each place, have been supported by funds from the apprenticeship levy.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	213238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>​The table below provides the number of levy supported apprenticeship starts by detailed apprenticeship level:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Apprenticeship starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apprenticeship level</p></td><td><p>2017/18 <br>(Final full year)</p></td><td><p>2018/19 <br>(August to October, Provisional)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>71,430</p></td><td><p>20,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>81,820</p></td><td><p>25,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11,450</p></td><td><p>4,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12,620</p></td><td><p>4,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5,450</p></td><td><p>3,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3,270</p></td><td><p>2,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>186,000</p></td><td><p>61,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten, or the nearest 100 for totals.</p><p>2) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record.</p><p>3) Levy-supported starts are those supported by levy-paying organisations using at least £1 of their own levy funds.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that a level 2 apprenticeship is equivalent to NVQ level 2, a level 3 apprenticeship is equivalent to NVQ level 3 and so on. More information about equivalent qualification levels is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the 2017/18 academic year, and for the first quarter of the 2018/19 academic year (reported to date) were published alongside the ‘Further education and skills: November 2018’ and ‘Apprenticeship and traineeships release: January 2019’ statistics publications, available respectively at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2018</a>.</p><p>​<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships-january-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships-january-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/02/2019 15:00:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1050273

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Juan Guaidó
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government will recognise Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	213266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>On 26 January the Foreign Secretary and I said that if there are not fresh and fair elections announced within eight days, the UK will recognise Juan Guaido as constitutional interim President of Venezuela to take forward the political process towards democracy.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/02/2019 11:42:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell