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828760

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date	23/01/2018
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	Cameroon: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government is providing to tackle human rights abuses and violence in Cameroon, and in particular South Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	124399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is monitoring the situation in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon closely. Our High Commission in Yaoundé continues to meet opposition groups, human rights defenders and the Cameroonian authorities to establish an accurate account, including over allegations of rape. Our High Commissioner in Yaoundé raised our concerns about the situation in the Anglophone regions with President Biya on 19 December. In this and several recent meetings with Prime Minister Philémon Yang and Cameroonian Ministers he called on the Cameroonian Government to adhere to Cameroon’s obligations under international law in respect of human rights. The British Government condemns sexual violence in conflict and is working with foreign governments, the United Nations, the African Union and international organisations to end it.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2018 13:11:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

809699

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to secondary and primary schools in (a) Harborough constituency and (b) England as a result of the national funding formula in each year since the formula's implementation.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	120319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>We have announced details of the final National Funding Formula for schools, which will be implemented from 2018-19. Under the new formula, schools in Harborough constituency will receive £66.3 million in 2018-19; they would receive £68.0 million in 2019-20 if there were no changes in pupil numbers or characteristics. This is an increase of 3.2% in 2018-19 and 5.8% in 2019-20, compared to their 2017-18 baseline. Schools in England will receive £33.2 billion in 2018-19 and would receive £33.6 billion in 2019-20, on the assumption of no changes in pupil numbers or characteristics. Budgets after 2019-20 will be determined in a future spending review.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/12/2017 18:03:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

809701

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the 2017-18 baseline is for school funding for secondary and primary schools in (a) Harborough constituency and (b) England; and what estimate he has made of that baseline for 2019-20 as a result of the National Funding Formula.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	120321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The 2017-18 baseline funding is £3,983 per pupil in the Harborough constituency, and £4,497 per pupil in England as a whole. Under the National Funding Formula, per pupil funding would rise to £4,215 in Harborough by 2019-20 (an increase of 5.8%), and to £4,635 in England by 2019-20 (an increase of 3.1%). These amounts are based on existing pupil data, which will be subject to change as the pupil population changes. Local areas will continue to set local formulae to allocate money to their schools in 2018-19 and 2019-20, so individual school budgets may differ from the notional amounts published in September.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/12/2017 18:08:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

809708

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse for planned upgrades to the Midland Main Line; and what the planned upgrades are which will be undertaken to improve capacity and speed on that line.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	120328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>We are investing over £1 billion in the biggest upgrade to the Midland Main Line since it was completed in 1870. It will deliver improved long distance passenger services between Sheffield, Nottingham and London, as well as a new dedicated service between Corby, Kettering and London. There will be more seats and faster intercity journeys during the peak.</p><p> </p><p>Upgrades to improve capacity and line speed include:</p><ul><li>Remodelling of Derby station to improve journey times for freight and passenger services</li><li>Platform lengthening at Market Harborough to improve capacity</li><li>Leicester South Junction remodelled to improve journey times</li><li>Line speed improvements through Market Harborough to improve journey times</li><li>Line speed improvements north of Derby to improve journey times</li><li>Corby track re-doubling and four-tracking south of Kettering to increase capacity and create a sixth path into London St Pancras</li><li>These and other upgrades enable a new, dedicated express service between Kettering, Corby and London St Pancras with modern trains and more seats from 2020, as well as a fleet of brand new bi-mode trains for intercity services from 2022.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/12/2017 11:48:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

800945

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Shared Ownership Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is adequate private investment in shared ownership accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	117504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>We believe that Shared Ownership has an important role to play as part of a diverse and thriving housing market and since 2010 around 54,000 new Shared Ownership homes have been delivered.</p><p>We continue to work with the sector and lenders to ensure that Shared Ownership continues to be attractive to investment and have made a number of changes to support this, including expanding the Affordable Homes Programme from £7 billion to over £9 billion, standardising eligibility for buyers and extending funding for development to private providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/12/2017 17:04:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

800947

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Local Government: Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that local government pension funds can invest in areas such as new build shared ownership.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	117506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>Under the Investment Regulations 2016, administering authorities in the Local Government Pension Scheme are no longer constrained by central prescription on how their assets are invested provided investments are in the best interests of scheme members. They now have much greater freedom to invest, subject to local democratic control and appropriate safeguards, and significant investment in new housing has already been made.</p><p>Our Housing White Paper encourages further investment more widely in housing, including shared ownership, through creating a stable financial environment in which to invest.</p><p>As a result, pension schemes are increasingly regarding housing as an appropriate investment. The pooling of local government pension funds will increase opportunities for their assets to be used to support infrastructure projects, including housing. This could generate promising returns for scheme members while maintaining value for money for national and local taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/12/2017 11:53:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

772369

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Small Businesses: Billing
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 steps the Government is taking to tackle incidents of late payments to small and medium-sized enterprises by larger businesses.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	108181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government knows how important tackling late payment is, especially for smaller businesses. We have recently introduced a number of measures to improve payment practices, specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p>The Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 came in to force this year. This statutory requirement increases transparency, providing small and medium-sized businesses with better information about the payment practices of large businesses they intend to trade with.</p><p>The recently announced Small Business Commissioner builds on a package of measures to tackle late payment and unfavourable payment practices in the private sector. The Commissioner will empower small businesses to resolve payment disputes with larger businesses and avoid future issues by encouraging a culture change in payment practices and how businesses deal with each other.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/10/2017 13:56:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

758666

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that teaching schools have staff who are qualified to train others to teach dyslexic pupils.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	9407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Teaching schools have a responsibility through their delivery of Continuing Professional and Leadership Development to develop future head teachers to help meet the most pressing national needs in primary, small rural, special, challenging urban/coastal and faith schools. This includes supporting and training teachers to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND), including dyslexia. The Department does not prescribe approaches to be used by teaching schools but we know from monitoring data, that many Teaching School Alliances run specific dyslexia courses.</p><p>In addition, through their role in designating and brokering Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE), Teaching School Alliances are able to offer schools access to a range of SEN expertise. A total of 939 SLEs are designated with a SEN specialism.</p><p>We have also enabled teachers to develop their practice in supporting children with SEN and disabilities through the National Scholarship Fund, which allowed teachers to apply for funding to undertake postgraduate level qualifications in specific impairments.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/09/2017 16:47:59 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 11109 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien