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93271

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Leeds General Infirmary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the third stage of the review into the closure of surgery at Leeds children's heart unit.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	210458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Publication of the Verita reports about the Leeds children’s cardiac surgery unit is a matter for NHS England. A date for publication will be confirmed shortly and interested parties, including Members of Parliament, will be advised. Once published, copies of the reports will be placed on the NHS England website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 210459 question first answered 17/10/2014 12:35:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

93272

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Leeds General Infirmary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the third stage of the review into the closure of surgery at Leeds Children's Heart Unit will be published.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	210459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Publication of the Verita reports about the Leeds children’s cardiac surgery unit is a matter for NHS England. A date for publication will be confirmed shortly and interested parties, including Members of Parliament, will be advised. Once published, copies of the reports will be placed on the NHS England website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 210458 question first answered 17/10/2014 12:35:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

93328

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consequences for police resources of trends in the level of crime in (a) Barnsley East constituency and (b) South Yorkshire in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	210328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>As the independent inspectorate of constabulary has made clear, there is no simple link between resource levels - including the number of officers - and crime levels. What matters is how officers are deployed, not how many of them there are.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, decisions on the size and composition of a police force’s workforce are for individual chief officers and Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). The independent inspectorate of constabulary’s latest Valuing the Police report (from July 2014) highlights that forces are balancing their books while protecting the frontline and delivering reductions in crime.<br><br>The Government is conducting a fundamental review of the Police Allocation Formula (PAF). The first phase of this work, an internal analytical review, is already underway. A precise timescale for implementation of revised funding arrangements has yet to be determined. However, this will not be until 2016/17 at the earliest. We will consult with the full range of partners at an appropriate point in the development of this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 21/10/2014 16:11:43 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

93371

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish data on the average wait for an assessment for a personal independence payment.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	210327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Departmental statisticians are continuing to develop measures around clearance times and waiting times to ensure they provide a rounded and representative picture of PIP system performance, improvement activity and the claimants’ experience. These statistics will be published once/when they are ready, with the release pre-announced in line with United Kingdom Statistics Authority release protocols.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 210331 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:29:05 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92433

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	New Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted, and how much money has been loaned through that scheme, in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Start Up Loans</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Barnsley East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>South Yorkshire </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Volume of Drawn Loans</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>19,901</p></td><td><p>21,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Value of Drawn Loans</p></td><td><p>£60,000</p></td><td><p>£1,551,421</p></td><td><p>£106,326,369</p></td><td><p>£113,485,492</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/10/2014 15:11:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92434

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices have been employed by companies in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Data for each of the last 3 years on the number of Apprenticeship starts by workplace location is shown in Table 1. Geographic information for workplace location is not available for earlier years.</p><p>Table 1: Apprenticeship starts by workplace location</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley East Constituency</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>14,400</p></td><td><p>16,490</p></td><td><p>15,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Apprenticeships</p></td><td><p>457,200</p></td><td><p>520,600</p></td><td><p>510,200</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: Individualised Learner Record (ILR)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Additional information on the number of workplaces employing apprentices by geography is published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/309551/apprenticeship-workplaces-by-region-and-constituency.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/309551/apprenticeship-workplaces-by-region-and-constituency.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/10/2014 13:46:52 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92435

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of students who completed further education went on to (a) university, (b) a full-time job and (c) an apprenticeship in (i) Barnsley East constituency, (ii) South Yorkshire and (iii) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>There is no data source that gives a complete answer for all FE students. Data for students under the age of 19 is compiled by the Department for Education (DfE); data for students aged 19 or over is compiled by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The Departments use different methodologies in collecting the data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DfE has published experimental data on destinations of Key Stage 5 school leavers, by parliamentary constituency, local authority, and institution are published by the Department for Education at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-key-stage-4-and-key-stage-5-pupils-2011-to-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-key-stage-4-and-key-stage-5-pupils-2011-to-2012</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest data (published 26 June 2014) are for those who entered an A Level or other Level 3 qualification in 2010/11 and their sustained destination in 2011/12. A summary of this data is shown in Table 1 below. Data for the previous years are available on a different basis and are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-key-stage-4-and-key-stage-5-pupils-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-key-stage-4-and-key-stage-5-pupils-2010-to-2011</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-key-stage-4-and-key-stage-5-pupils-academic-year-2009-to-2010" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-key-stage-4-and-key-stage-5-pupils-academic-year-2009-to-2010</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: </strong><strong>KS5: Percentage of students, in 2010/11, who entered an A Level or other Level 3 qualification, going to, or remaining in, an education or employment destination in 2011/12: all mainstream schools and colleges, including independents</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of Students</p></td><td><p>% into a Higher Education Institution (sustained)</p></td><td><p>% into Sustained Employment and/or training1</p></td><td><p>% into apprenticeship</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley East</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>x</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley LA</p></td><td><p>1,140</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster LA</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotherham LA</p></td><td><p>2,140</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield LA</p></td><td><p>3,160</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>370,940</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>x indicates data suppressed due to small cohort size or small numbers in the reporting lines.</p><p> </p><p>1) it is not possible to identify full-time job from other employment and/or training. Data for the Local Authorities in South Yorkshire County have been shown separately. See publication for further details on definitions and measures</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS publishes destinations data by provider and provider-type for adult (19+) learners and 16-18 Apprenticeships. The data is not compiled on a geographical basis so it cannot be used to answer the PQ directly. A full breakdown of the learner destinations indicators by provider can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-choices-performance-indicators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-choices-performance-indicators</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/10/2014 13:24:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92477

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council home tenants in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England bought their council property under the right to buy scheme in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Right to Buy sales are not available by constituency but are published by local authority in Table 685 here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a>. Figures for South Yorkshire and England can also be found in Table 685. It should be noted that these are local authority sales and do not include sales through private registered providers (also known as housing associations).</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/10/2014 16:02:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92478

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Housing: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes in (a) Barnsley East constituency and (b) South Yorkshire since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>At the end of June 2014, the Government had sold surplus land capable of delivering over 80,000 homes in England, including land for 725 homes in South Yorkshire. This Department, through the Homes and Communities Agency, has disposed of land for 558 of those homes. Information on land is not collected on a constituency basis.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/10/2014 16:04:35 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92505

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Barnsley East constituency, (ii) South Yorkshire and (iii) England had classes of (A) 31 to 35, (B) 36-39, (C) 40 to 49, (D) 50 to 59, (E) 60 to 69 and (F) more than 70 pupils in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The available information on class sizes is shown in the table attached. To provide a more detailed breakdown of class sizes would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p>The latest published data on class sizes can be accessed at: <a href="http://3dcpri-papp09/new_parliamentaryquestion/209816-%20Michael%20Dugher/Draft/www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a></p><p>Legislation imposes a limit of 30 pupils per school teacher on infant classes. Regulations permit this limit to be exceeded in certain limited circumstances, for example, to admit the child of UK service personnel, or a looked after or previously looked after child, outside the normal admissions round. There is no statutory limit on class sizes for the junior and secondary phases of education. It is probable that some of the large class sizes reported above relate to times of day such as assembly when children were legitimately in groups of more than 30 and the Department for Education is working with schools and local authorities to better understand this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/10/2014 16:48:54 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws attachment 1 file name 209816 - Classes taught by one teacher in state-funded primary and secondary schools.xlsx title Primary and secondary class sizes
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher