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771338

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date	16/10/2017
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, whether the new funding formula for schools includes funding for students with high needs; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>On 14 September, we published our decisions on the introduction of a national funding formula for schools (which provides core funding for all mainstream schools), and a national funding formula for high needs (which provides place funding for special schools, and top-up funding for high needs pupils in both special and mainstream schools).</p><p> </p><p>Under the national funding formulae, mainstream schools will be expected to contribute the first £6,000 of additional funding for any pupil on their roll with high needs from their schools block funding. When a school can demonstrate that the costs of additional support required for a pupil with high needs exceed £6,000, the local authority should allocate additional top-up funding from their high needs budget to cover the excess costs. This process is the same as under the previous funding system. This is explained in paragraph 54 of the High Needs funding 2018 to 2019 operational guide, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-funding-arrangements-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-funding-arrangements-2018-to-2019</a>. If a school has concerns about the level of funding they receive for their pupils with high needs, it should discuss it with their local authority in the first instance. <strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/10/2017 16:30:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771339

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Fingerprints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the use of finger printing of school children for identification purposes.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Some schools in England use fingerprinting for the purposes of administering payment for school meals. Biometric systems can have a number of advantages, including removing issues around lost money, reduced queueing times and reducing the stigma associated with free school meals. Many children are already familiar with this technology as used, for example, to unlock a smart phone. However, the government does not endorse any particular approach, and governing boards are responsible for the day to day running of schools.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on “Protection of children's biometric information in schools” is available on our website at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/advice/f00218617/biometric-recognition-systems" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/advice/f00218617/biometric-recognition-systems</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/10/2017 15:21:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771345

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to launch a scheme to help GPs with indemnity payments; whether that scheme will be targeted at new entrants to the profession; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p><strong></strong>As my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health said in a Written Ministerial Statement on 12 October 2017, <em>Official Report</em>, column 28WS, the Department is planning, subject to examination of relevant issues, the development of a state-backed indemnity scheme for general practice in England.​</p><p> </p><p>Any new scheme should meet the needs of current and future general practitioners (GPs), be in the interest of patients, and represent value for money for taxpayers. Transfer of historic liabilities from Medical Defence Organisations (MDOs) to a new scheme would be dependent on satisfactory negotiation with the MDOs.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will set up a stakeholder group and arrange a first roundtable next month with the Royal College of General Practitioners, the British Medical Association and other GP representatives to gather views from general practice and agree how best to engage with the sector going forward.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/10/2017 10:32:11 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771347

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hunting: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences have been issued under the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 for research involving (a) deer and (b) registered stag hunts in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Over the last five years the Home Office has granted two project licences for research involving deer under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. One licence was granted in 2014 and one was granted in 2016. No licences have been granted for research involving registered stag hunts over the same period.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/02/2018 11:06:07 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771387

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Company Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to support public country by country reporting.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The government continues to support the development of a public country-by-country reporting model that operates on a multilateral basis as this would help ensure effective implementation.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Treasury Ministers continue to meet with their European counterparts on a regular basis, including at the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Council, to discuss issues including tax transparency.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to engage constructively with the European Commission proposal for public country-by-country reporting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 107886 question first answered 24/10/2017 09:28:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771390

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Company Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU countries on public country by country reporting.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The government continues to support the development of a public country-by-country reporting model that operates on a multilateral basis as this would help ensure effective implementation.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Treasury Ministers continue to meet with their European counterparts on a regular basis, including at the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Council, to discuss issues including tax transparency.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to engage constructively with the European Commission proposal for public country-by-country reporting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 107885 question first answered 24/10/2017 09:28:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771403

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	Tenancy Deposit 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 his Department has taken to establish the role of letting agents in ensuring that landlords comply with their obligation to protect tenants' monies in tenancy deposit schemes.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Under the Housing Act 2004 landlords letting their properties under Assured Shorthold Tenancies must protect their tenant’s deposit in one of three government authorised schemes.</p><p>Landlords who fail to comply with the statutory requirements are liable for a mandatory financial penalty of between one and three times the amount of the deposit, payable to the tenant, on the tenant bringing proceedings to the County Court under section 214 of the Housing Act 2004. Non-compliance also affects Landlords' ability to rely on Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988.</p><p>The landlord must protect the deposit in one of the schemes within 30 calendar days from the day the deposit is received and must provide the tenant with details (Prescribed Information) of how their deposit has been protected within the same 30 day period.</p><p>In many cases, the landlord will enter into a contractual arrangement with a letting agent which allows the agent to carry out these duties on the landlord’s behalf. However, it is the landlord who remains responsible for carrying out these statutory obligations.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/10/2017 16:12:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771481

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 he has to examine the effectiveness of the Phage and PCR tests for the testing of cattle for bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Defra has provided financial and other support for research on a number of candidate diagnostic tests for <em>M. bovis</em>, the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle, and continues to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Phage nor PCR tests are currently validated to OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) level for use in diagnosing TB in bovine species. If and when the manufacturers validate their tests we would consider their official use in TB control.</p><p> </p><p>In exceptional circumstances, non-validated tests may be carried out on bovine species under strict criteria with the approval of the Secretary of State. This allows diagnostic companies to undertake the work required to validate the test.</p><p> </p><p>The PCR test used in this instance is the same as that previously used to detect <em>M. bovis</em> in badger faeces and a comprehensive assessment of the PCR test (Defra study SE3289) indicated that this PCR test was not suitable for use in TB surveillance activities in wildlife. Until the PCR test is validated for use in cattle it is difficult to determine the percentages of truly TB-infected and TB-free animals that are correctly identified by this method.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/10/2017 17:07:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771605

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Zika Virus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make representations to representatives of the airline sector on the withdrawal of the Zika list for cabin crew who are pregnant or trying to conceive when travelling to countries with that virus.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>I have discussed this matter with the Aviation Health Unit within the Medical Department of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as part of their wider role as specialist adviser to the Government on aviation health issues.</p><p> </p><p>The deployment of airline staff is an operational matter for airlines, but I would urge them to take account of WHO guidance and FCO travel advice when making these decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 23/10/2017 11:26:24 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771606

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to restrict lorries to the inside lane of motorways only; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to restrict lorries to the inside lane of motorways.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2017 11:22:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew