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626048

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to reply to the letter of 29 September 2016 from the Rt hon. Member for Warley on QA Liftrucks Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	51188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The response to the Rt Hon.Member's letter of 29 September 2016 was issued on 3 November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/11/2016 17:33:11 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

605858

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is giving to the Royal British Legion Industries Lifeworks programme.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	49372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that the mobile nature of Service life can create a particular difficulty for working partners who often give up their own jobs to accompany Service personnel. The MOD's Partner Employment Programme (PEP) is therefore focused on addressing the barriers that hinder spousal employment, both in the UK and on overseas postings.</p><p>As part of our drive to support partners of Service personnel, the MOD's Armed Forces Covenant Team secured LIBOR funding for a two year period (2013-2015) to support The Royal British Legion Industries' (RBLI) Lifeworks for Families in the successful delivery of vocational assessment and employability courses to Service spouses and dependants.</p><p>Lifeworks for Families has now secured private funding for continuation until 2019 and the MOD continues to support the successful delivery of this work through continued engagement and publicity with our policy staff and the single Services. I am pleased that nearly 800 individuals have already benefited from this programme. Demand continues to be high and MOD officials are working with RBLI to deliver an additional bespoke workshop in spring 2017, which will support the families of serving personnel in Cyprus as they return to the UK.</p><p>In addition, RBLI Lifeworks for Veterans received £958,000 of LIBOR funds in March 2016 to deliver intensive employment support to long term unemployed veterans across the UK. This funding supports the continuation of the current five year programme until 2018. To date, over 600 Armed Forces veterans have benefited from the course, resulting in 83% of participants achieving paid employment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/10/2016 14:58:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

600765

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes: Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects flights to recommence from the UK to Sharm-el-Sheikh.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	48422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with the Egyptian authorities with a view to a resumption of flights as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 20/10/2016 13:09:47 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

598402

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the Government made a decision to use French steel for the new Trident submarines.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	47862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>Steel for the Successor submarine programme is sourced by the Prime Contractor, BAE Systems. There was no viable UK bid for the specialised steel required for this part of the Successor submarine manufacture.</p><p>Other stages of construction will include grades of steel manufactured by British suppliers and we expect them to take the opportunity to bid.</p><p>85% of BAE System's supply chain for the new submarines is based in the UK.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/10/2016 15:04:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

598403

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of people leaving the armed forces are still unemployed six months after the end of their service.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	47863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>UK Service personnel with four or more years’ Service who voluntarily left the Armed Forces in Financial Year 2014-15 (the latest statistic available) and used the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) services had the following estimated employment outcomes, up to six months after leaving:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Employed %</p></td><td><p>Economically Inactive %</p></td><td><p>Unemployed %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>89% (1,950)</p></td><td><p>7% (160)</p></td><td><p>3% (70)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>84% (6,560)</p></td><td><p>9% (690)</p></td><td><p>7% (510)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>83% (1,710)</p></td><td><p>14% (290)</p></td><td><p>4% (70)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Average %</p></td><td><p>85% (10,220)</p></td><td><p>10% (1,150)</p></td><td><p>6% (640)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong> The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not record the training outcomes of Service leavers. The following categories of personnel have been included in the definition of those leaving Service voluntarily; those reaching the end of their engagement; those giving notice to terminate and those medically discharged. Figures include all Service leavers who used the Career Transition Partnership, less Early Service Leavers (this includes those with less than four years’ service and those compulsorily discharged). The numbers and percentages for employment outcomes cannot be summed together, as the unemployment figures were calculated on a different population to the employment and economically inactive figures. All totals and sub-totals have been rounded and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p>For Early Service Leavers (ESL i.e. those with less than four years service or those compulsorily discharged irrespective of length of Service), the Future Horizons Programme (FHP) for ESL was introduced on 1 October 2013. Between 1 October 2013 and 31 March 2014 approximately 33% of eligible personnel participated in FHP. During Financial Year 2014-15 some 62% of eligible personnel participated in the Future Horizons Programme. Prior to the establishment of FHP all ESL were entitled to unit level support as part of standard MOD policy.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 October 2015, the resettlement provision for ESL is termed CTP Future Horizons. Official statistics on the six-months post-discharge employment status of ESL who used CTP Future Horizons will be published in January 2017 as part of the CTP official statistic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 46795 question first answered 17/10/2016 16:43:42 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

598404

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school leavers in (a) Warley constituency and (b) Sandwell who went to university in the last five years for which figures are available were (i) entitled and (ii) not entitled to free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	47865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>Information is given on the number and percentage of students completing key stage 5 study (A level and other level 3 qualifications) in mainstream state-funded schools and colleges, before progressing to study at a UK higher education institution for at least two terms the following year, in each of the last five years for which information is available. Free school meal eligibility is as recorded when students were in Year 11.</p><p>The table below show figures for the Warley constituency for the years 2010/11 to 2014/15. Numbers of pupils are shown rounded to the nearest ten, in line with how published information was shown in these years. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures.</p><p>In each of the last five years, 20 to 60 students in the Warley constituency (rounded to the nearest ten), who had been eligible for free school meals in Year 11 and completed key stage 5 study, progressed to higher education. This compares to between 140 and 190 students who had not been eligible for free school meals. Due to the small numbers of students involved, these proportions have varied year on year.</p><p>Comparable information on pupil destinations for Sandwell is published annually at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of students completing KS5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number at UK Higher Education Institution</p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>% at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(rounded to nearest 10)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>(rounded to nearest 10)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td><td><p>FSM</p></td><td><p>Non-FSM</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (2013/14 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/11/2016 18:34:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

598472

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	47864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Consistent with Managing Public Money principles, the Department for Exiting the European Union will ensure its purchasing policies represent value for money, are compliant with legal and international obligations, and follow Government policies and standards on public procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 17/10/2016 14:54:05 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

573501

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to hold urgent discussions with her French counterparts on border controls at Dover and other British ports.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	44037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary met with her French counterpart, Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, on Tuesday 30 August.</p><p>The two nations committed to a number of specific steps, including:</p><p>Further securing the ports and tunnel in the region - Britain has already provided around £85 million to reinforce security;</p><p>Addressing humanitarian challenges in Calais, where around 7,000 migrants are now gathered - including 5,000 without housing;</p><p>Continuing to work together to return illegal migrants in Calais who are not in need of protection;</p><p>Bringing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to the UK when in their best interest.</p><p>A joint statement from both governments after talks reaffirmed the commitment to working together to strengthen the security of our shared border, and to preserve the vital economic link supported by the juxtaposed controls in Calais.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/09/2016 16:14:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

528870

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	41262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department's purchasing policies support the Government’s commitment to do all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line with our current international obligations and guidance issued by the Crown Commercial Service.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/07/2016 09:34:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

528874

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	41263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to doing all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts in line with our current international obligations. To this end we are seeking to ensure the huge purchasing power of government supports the task of boosting growth, and enables us to actively shape the UK market for the long term.</p><p>We are providing industry with visibility of up to £191bn of potential procurement opportunities across 19 sectors. In addition, we are working with businesses to identify and address any key capabilities needed to meet future demand; actively helping them to remove barriers and supporting growth through additional benefits that boost exports and drive innovation.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/06/2016 10:29:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar