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518190

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) E3-D Sentry and (b) Voyager aircraft are in operational use.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	36860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The number of E-3D Sentry and Voyager aircraft in operation with the RAF as at 1 May 2016 is given below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Forward Fleet</p></td><td><p>Sustainment Fleet</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>E-3D Sentry</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voyager</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Forward Fleet comprises serviceable and short term unserviceable aircraft. Typically the short term unserviceable aircraft are undergoing minor works, forward maintenance or any other unforeseen rectification or technical inspection that can arise on a day-to-day basis. The Sustainment Fleet includes aircraft undergoing deep maintenance, upgrade programmes or being held in storage. It excludes those declared redundant, surplus or awaiting decommissioning or disposal.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 12/05/2016 08:49:08 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

518244

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from care home operators about their financial viability.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	36858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage with the care sector, including care providers, to understand their concerns about their financial viability and the sustainability of services.</p><p> </p><p>The trade bodies Care England and the United Kingdom Home Care Association have convened a provider Taskforce, with membership from the larger care home and home care operators and representatives from the Care Providers Alliance. Officials from the Department of Health, and other Government departments attend the taskforce meetings as observers. The most recent meeting was held on 9 May 2016, where discussions were held about risks to financial viability, local authority commissioning and the impact of the introduction of the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with the Local Government Association to consider targeted action to address the issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is not aware of any specific representations from care home providers in West Sussex about their future financial viability.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 36859 question first answered 12/05/2016 08:36:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

518246

registered interest
date	09/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Homes: West Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received from care home operators in West Sussex about their future financial viability.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	36859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage with the care sector, including care providers, to understand their concerns about their financial viability and the sustainability of services.</p><p> </p><p>The trade bodies Care England and the United Kingdom Home Care Association have convened a provider Taskforce, with membership from the larger care home and home care operators and representatives from the Care Providers Alliance. Officials from the Department of Health, and other Government departments attend the taskforce meetings as observers. The most recent meeting was held on 9 May 2016, where discussions were held about risks to financial viability, local authority commissioning and the impact of the introduction of the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with the Local Government Association to consider targeted action to address the issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is not aware of any specific representations from care home providers in West Sussex about their future financial viability.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 36858 question first answered 12/05/2016 08:36:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

517847

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has given to NHS England - South (South East) on consulting local authorities on housing growth and other demographic change when planning future demand for GP services.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	36684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>If there is a successful planning application for a new housing estate then NHS England or the delegated clinical commissioning group will consider the availability and accessibility of services from nearby general practitioners’ practices and if it is deemed insufficient or inadequate then the commissioner would go out to tender for a new service.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/05/2016 13:45:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

517406

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to schools for supporting children with learning difficulties in (a) Mid Sussex constituency and (b) West Sussex in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	36496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Funding for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) is allocated to local authorities through the dedicated schools grant, which includes both funding to be delegated to mainstream schools, and funding for the additional costs associated with educating children and young people with high needs.</p><p>Schools are funded through a formula set by their local authority, and local authorities are required to delegate funds to a level that enables schools to meet the additional cost of pupils with SEN up to £6,000 per annum. It is for individual schools to decide how they allocate their overall budget to ensure they meet the specific needs of children with learning difficulties.</p><p>For those pupils whose additional support costs more than £6,000 the local authority pays top-up funding to the schools from their high needs budget. Top-up funding rates are for local authorities to agree with their schools.</p><p>West Sussex County Council’s high needs allocation, within the dedicated schools grant, in each of the last three years was as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2013-14 – £67.69m</p></li><li><p>2014-15 – £70.53m</p></li><li><p>2015-16 – £71.64m</p></li></ul><p>We do not hold information on the total funding allocated by West Sussex County Council for supporting children with learning difficulties to schools in the Mid Sussex constituency or in the West Sussex county area.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/05/2016 16:21:28 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

517464

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	GP Practice Lists: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what obligations NHS England - South (South East) have to consult local councils before closing a GP list.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	36495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>There is no specific requirement to engage with local authorities in regards to applications to close a general practitioner (GP) surgery, however, NHS England consider any discussions the practice concerned has had with its existing patients about the matter and the views of other local GP practices who may be impacted.</p><p>Practices can apply to NHS England to temporarily halt new patient registrations if they are facing immediate challenges in providing patient services in order to give them the opportunity to take action to resolve these issues and so that they can continue to provide safe, good quality care to their existing patients.</p><p>When NHS England receives a request to formally close a GP practice list over a longer period, they consider both the impact on patients as well as on neighbouring practices and services to avoid displacing a problem elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/05/2016 15:54:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

517136

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to air cadet units in West Sussex to participate in (a) gliding and (b) other flying activities.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	36337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>We are strongly committed to gliding and flying in the Air Cadet Organisation. Our immediate priority is to get cadets back flying again, after a gap of about two years. That will start again this year, and should be fully delivered by 2018.</p><p>The cadets of West Sussex glide with 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) at RAF Kenley and this will continue. This VGS is being expanded as a regional hub, with a project under way to deliver a new operations and accommodation block.</p><p>They will also continue to undertake Tutor Air Experience Flights with 6 Air Experience Flight based at RAF Benson.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 09/05/2016 15:20:00 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

516206

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the interim findings of the Area Based Review of further education which includes Central Sussex College; what the geographical extent of that review is; and which other further education institutions are included in that review.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	35772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Central Sussex College is within the Sussex area review, part of wave 1 of the area review programme which began in September 2015. This review covers Brighton &amp; Hove City, East Sussex, and West Sussex Councils, and Coast to Capital and South East Local Enterprise Partnerships.</p><p> </p><p>The other further education institutions included in this review are: Chichester College; City College, Brighton and Hove; Northbrook College, Sussex; Plumpton College; Sussex Coast College; Sussex Downs College; Worthing College; Bexhill College; Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College; and Varndean College.</p><p> </p><p>The local steering groups overseeing each area review hold regular meetings and do not intend to publish interim findings of any area review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to making the outcomes transparent, and once each review reaches its conclusions, there will be a report published at the end of each Area Review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/05/2016 13:10:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

515782

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Arctic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the militerisation of the Arctic.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	35725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK respects the sovereign authority and policies of our Allies in the Arctic region, and their consensus is to maintain the Arctic as a largely demilitarised region while recognising the need to ensure security of sovereign territory. This approach is shared by NATO, which does not maintain a presence in the Arctic. Nevertheless, the UK maintains the capability to operate in extreme cold environments, including the Arctic, and together with Allies we continue to monitor military activity in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2016 13:40:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

515784

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arctic: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the scale of Russian military presence in the Arctic.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	35696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Russia has a significant military presence in the Arctic, comprising land bases and airfields, together with both surface and sub-surface maritime forces, including strategic missile submarines. In recent times we have observed an increase in personnel and the re-development of military infrastructure in the region. Linked to this has been an increase in the number and scale of exercises by the Russian Armed Forces. A new Arctic Command has been developed to oversee this increased footprint and operational tempo. Together with allies, we will continue to monitor Russian activity in the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2016 13:59:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching