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229095

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Devolution: England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on further devolution in England.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	228765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the member of Romford to the response I gave the member for Crawley during oral questions on Tuesday 24 March, <em>column 1273.</em></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/03/2015 12:20:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

228526

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	British Constitution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) First Minister of Scotland and (b) Secretary of State for Scotland on the Government's agenda for constitutional reform; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	228352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>My officials, ministers and I​ maintain regular contact with the devolved administrations on matters of mutual interest, including constitutional reform​. Details of such exchanges are not usually published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 26/03/2015 09:24:28 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

228119

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	ICT: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what remit Tech North will have to work with existing business infrastructure in the North.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>TechNorth works closely with a range of partners representative of the local digital business infrastructure, including entrepreneurs and investors from digital clusters in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Hull and the North East cluster (Newcastle, Sunderland and Tees Valley).</p><p> </p><p>The TechNorth team will coordinate the existing support and expertise across the region as part of Tech City UK's nationwide objectives, to:</p><p>- drive the success of digital entrepreneurs by improving the supply of (and removing barriers to) skills, talent, investment and infrastructure and</p><p>- drive the success of the digital ecosystem and increased connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Tech City UK is concluding the process of recruitment for the new Head of TechNorth and other senior roles. Once the senior team is in place it will develop a detailed business plan by June 2015, working with the northern tech community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 228278 question first answered 23/03/2015 13:46:30 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228120

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	ICT: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to publish the business plan for Tech North.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>TechNorth works closely with a range of partners representative of the local digital business infrastructure, including entrepreneurs and investors from digital clusters in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Hull and the North East cluster (Newcastle, Sunderland and Tees Valley).</p><p> </p><p>The TechNorth team will coordinate the existing support and expertise across the region as part of Tech City UK's nationwide objectives, to:</p><p>- drive the success of digital entrepreneurs by improving the supply of (and removing barriers to) skills, talent, investment and infrastructure and</p><p>- drive the success of the digital ecosystem and increased connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Tech City UK is concluding the process of recruitment for the new Head of TechNorth and other senior roles. Once the senior team is in place it will develop a detailed business plan by June 2015, working with the northern tech community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 228287 question first answered 23/03/2015 13:46:30 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228297

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he intends to reply to the letter to him of 21 October 2014 from the hon. Member for Oxford East, reference TF/TAYL01013/01131611.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	228179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>As the minister with responsibility for whistleblowing legislation, the Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs has replied to this letter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 25/03/2015 14:19:50 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

229313

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the extent of inequalities in the distribution of the electorate between constituencies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Robathan
uin	908263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>There is at present a significant difference between the size of many Parliamentary constituencies. The Government has taken action to address this through the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies (PVSC) Act 2011 which provides for more equal sized constituencies, and for the number of constituencies to be reduced from 650 to 600. The first review of Parliamentary constituency boundaries under the PVSC Act must report before 1<sup>st</sup> October 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/03/2015 15:29:55 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	334 label Biography information for Lord Robathan

229314

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent reports he has received on levels of inequality in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	908261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>There have been a number of recent reports on inequality and social mobility in the UK, including the Office for National Statistics’ report on Poverty and Employment Transitions on March 10<sup>th</sup>; and Oxford University’s report on disadvantaged students on March 17<sup>th</sup>.</p><p>These and other reports underline the importance of the Government’s efforts to improve social mobility, and why we have prioritised the £2.5 billion pupil premium, early years education for the disadvantaged and created the Social Mobility &amp; Child Poverty Commission to hold the Government to account.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 24/03/2015 15:31:01 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

229315

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Devolution: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to devolve further powers to rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	908259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Devolution to local areas is important to this Government and we have a proud record - the Localism Act, the creation of Local Enterprise Partnerships, the Local Government Finance Act, and the devolution of at least £12bn through Growth Deals which provide all areas the country to build on their economic potential.</p><p>The Chancellor also announced further devolution to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which will benefit both rural and urban areas in West Yorkshire including Colne Valley.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 24/03/2015 15:32:26 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

229316

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which of the political and constitutional reform proposals in the Coalition Agreement remain unimplemented.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	908260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government has implemented a number of political and constitutional reform proposals. We have established fixed parliamentary terms, successfully implemented individual electoral registration, legislated on MP recall and introduced reforms to lobbying. Changes in the law on succession to the Crown will be commenced across all Realms later this week, and the Bill to fast-track Women Bishops into the House of Lords is expected to receive Royal Assent.</p><p>We have also rolled back some of the previous Government’s infringements on civil liberties, including getting rid of ID cards and ending detention without trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sheffield, Hallam answering member printed Mr Nick Clegg question first answered 24/03/2015 15:31:31 answering member 1563 label Biography information for Mr Nick Clegg
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

229317

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of Shropshire's Growth Deal.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	908262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>So far, £7bn has been awarded to Local Enterprise Partnerships through Growth Deals. £83m has been awarded to the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership which includes £11.6m for projects in Shropshire, including £5m for super-fast broadband, £4.2m for the construction of the Oxon Link Road near Shrewsbury, and £2.4m for the Shrewsbury Integrated Transport Package which will upgrade six major junctions to ease congestion in and around the town.</p><p>In the recent Marches Growth Deal Expansion the Government also committed to support the development of a new university college at Shrewsbury, an initiative being supported by a £17m loan from the Public Works Loan Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 24/03/2015 15:32:48 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski