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228019

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve working conditions in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	908145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We are improving working conditions through our country programmes and through global standards. For example, in Bangladesh, we are providing over £7 million to improve working conditions and safety in 1,800 factories, and we support labour practices globally through the ethical trading initiative.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/03/2015 16:07:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

226148

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the growth in average earnings compared to the rate of inflation since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	907963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>This government understands that times have been tough for many families since the 2008 recession.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>But we are turning a corner and I am delighted that for the past four months pay has been rising faster than inflation. Further, we are seeing average wage growth of 4.1% for full-time employees in continuous employment and there have been 1.85 million jobs created since this government came to power.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 10/03/2015 16:59:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

224283

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the relative effectiveness of the different routes into teacher training.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	907801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department regularly assesses demand from the sector, how well different Initial Teacher Training (ITT) routes attract trainees and trainee quality by route. Sir Andrew Carter also considered this issue in his independent Review of ITT. <br> <br> It is too early to carry out a final comparison of the new routes into teaching. We would need data on their trainees’ impact in the classroom, which is not yet available for our new routes. The first full cohort of School Direct trainees have, for example, only been teaching for one term. <br> <br> The Department has, however, recently initiated a project to link together the School Workforce Census and 2013/14 ITT performance profiles in order to piece together teachers’ professional journeys from ITT into employment and their subsequent progression. In time, with the addition of further data, this will enable us to look at the influence of different ITT routes on teacher employment, mobility, progression and retention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 02/03/2015 16:45:54 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

223225

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Betting Shops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with the Safe Bet Alliance on betting shop staff safety.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	907754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling crime and ensuring the safety of staff and customers in betting shops and welcomes the Safe Bet Alliance initiative.</p><p> </p><p>The SBA is a collaborative initiative which includes the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) and Metropolitan Police among others. I have had numerous meetings with the ABB to discuss a range of issues including gambling related harm, crime and staff safety.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 26/02/2015 16:01:30 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

222642

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what input Rail North will have into formulating the response to the consultation for the Northern Rail and TransPennine express franchise; and whether this response will be a joint response with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	224735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>We have been working closely with Rail North on the response to the Northern and TransPennine Express consultation, which has been developed jointly and will be published as a joint document.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/02/2015 14:28:21 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

222643

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what operational regulations or arrangements are in place to ensure that Northern Rail and TransPennine Express services always have another member of staff on board the train in addition to the driver.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	224711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not specify the numbers of staff or how they should be deployed, as this is something that the operators are much better placed to understand and manage than we are.</p><p> </p><p>Train operating companies have to abide by all appropriate health and safety requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 224710 question first answered 26/02/2015 13:15:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

222644

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what powers he has to vary, suspend and terminate the current tendering process for Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	224712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Department’s standard procurement process, the Secretary of State expressly reserves the right to make whatever changes he sees fit to the structure and timing of the procurement process or to cancel the process in its entirety at any stage. This arrangement is not particular to the Northern and Transpennine Express franchises.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 25/02/2015 14:38:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

222645

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how long Pacer trains will continue to operate on Northern Rail services; and when all Pacer trains will be retired.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	224713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to improving services for passengers across the North. We recognise that Pacers fall short of passengers’ expectations, which is why in our Invitation To Tender, we will specifically ask bidders to set out plans for how they will phase out these trains from the Northern Rail franchise, either in their core proposition or as an option.</p><p> </p><p>Sadly, the last Northern franchise, let in 2004, contained no such provision.</p><p> </p><p>Further details will be set out in the Invitation To Tender for the Northern franchise, which will be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/02/2015 14:05:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

222646

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions representatives of his Department have met Rail North since the close of the consultation for the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises; and who represented Rail North at each such meeting.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	224714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>We have been working closely with Rail North on developing the specifications for the Invitation To Tenders, with Rail North officers embedded with the Department’s project teams for many months. In addition Rail North senior managers have attended regular meetings with the Department. Officials from the Department have also met with and presented to Rail North Leaders.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/02/2015 13:24:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

222647

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether each local authority comprising Rail North will be asked to approve that body's response to the consultation for the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	224715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>We have been working closely with Rail North on the response to the Northern and TransPennine Express consultation, which has been developed jointly. Rail North have confirmed through their own processes that they are in agreement with publishing the response as a joint document.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 26/02/2015 13:48:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner