Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

861930

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s policy on funded childcare on the financial viability of childcare settings.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	904432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>By 2019-20, we will be spending approximately £6 billion a year on childcare support, including £1 billion to deliver 30 hours of free childcare and pay the higher funding rates that were introduced in April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>These rates were based on our ‘Review of Childcare Costs’, which was described as thorough and wide ranging by the National Audit Office.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing tailored support to providers on business sustainability and continue to monitor the implementation of 30 hours of free childcare.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/03/2018 16:58:00 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

861937

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the timetable for the delivery of the North Wales growth deal.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	904283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>I have had regular discussions with my ministerial colleagues regarding the North Wales Growth Deal, especially in light of its significant cross-border aspects.</p><p> </p><p>The benefit of a growth deal is that they are driven by local communities, and as such the timetable is in their hands.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2018 17:32:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

861938

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Hospitals: Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the abolition of hospital car parking charges in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>I have not discussed this matter with the Welsh Government.</p><p>The responsibility for car parking charges in Wales is devolved to the Welsh Government and decisions on whether to waive charges are entirely for the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2018 17:32:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

861939

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Brexit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on Wales of the UK leaving the EU Customs Union and single market.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	904286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues about the opportunities leaving the Customs Union and the EU single market offers to Wales.</p><p> </p><p>Welsh business have already begun to seize these opportunities, as shown by the fact that their exports to non-EU countries grew faster than exports to the EU last year.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:24:52 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

861940

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Children: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions the Government has had with the Welsh Government on child protection in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	904287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The provision and regulation of child protection is devolved to the Welsh Assembly, and as such is a matter for the Welsh Government. However, DfE officials have regular discussions with their Welsh Government counterparts on issues of common interest relating to child protection or safeguarding.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 14/03/2018 17:33:54 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

861941

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Welsh ports of the Government’s proposed future customs arrangements with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister reiterated in her Mansion House speech, a fundamental principle of our negotiations with the European Commission is that the UK-EU border should be as frictionless as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:25:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

861942

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to promote apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	904448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The department’s latest apprenticeship marketing campaign features digital advertising, radio, and social media to encourage employers across England to offer high quality apprenticeships, and individuals to take advantage of these opportunities.</p><p>Our recent National Apprenticeship Week, with hundreds of events throughout the country, celebrated apprenticeships working for employers and individuals of all ages and backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/03/2018 16:49:40 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

861988

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department has taken to increase the take-up of STEM subjects.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	904441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling our shortage of STEM skills so we can grow the workforce we need for a dynamic economy. We are doing this by investing in programmes to increase the take-up of maths, by incentivising schools using the recently launched advanced maths premium and supporting better teaching of maths, physics and computing in schools, including a new £84 million programme to improve computing teaching.</p><p> </p><p>To improve the development of technical STEM skills, the Government is introducing T levels, which will be developed with employers, and provide progression opportunities into skilled work or higher level study, including degrees.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/03/2018 17:26:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 48392 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

862025

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academic Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to tackle no platform practices at universities.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	132444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The government does not support blanket no-platforming of individuals or organisations who are legally exercising their right to freedom of speech.</p><p> </p><p>Universities have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to ensure freedom of speech, including for visiting speakers under the Education Act (No 2) 1986. We extended this duty through the Higher Education and Research Act to cover all providers registered with the Office for Students.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Students will also play a role in championing free speech, which is built into its regulatory framework.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 22/03/2018 16:41:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

862026

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Wakefield City Academies Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2017 to Question 116798, when he plans to publish the Education Funding Agency reports on Wakefield City Academy Trust; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	132445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2018 answer text <p>Once all of the academies currently part of Wakefield City Academies Trust are transferred to new trusts, a copy of the report of the multi-academy trust review carried out by the Education and Skills Funding Agency in 2016, will be placed in Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/03/2018 10:04:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain