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1181134

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Productivity: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking with UK Research and Innovation to increase funding allocated to projects in regions of lower productivity.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	901056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We will publish an ambitious place strategy for R&amp;D in the next few months. This will build on existing and emerging research and innovation capabilities across the country, enabling areas to ‘level up’ and reach their economic potential. This is an important part of our ambition to increase R&amp;D investment across the economy.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 03/03/2020 15:00:12 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1179127

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, since the introduction of the GCSE resit policy for maths and English, how many and what proportion of 16-18 year olds resat (a) maths GCSE, (b) English GCSE and (c) both maths and English GCSE by (i) household income and (ii) special education needs.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not routinely available in 16 to 18 publications and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The closest available information can be found in tables 11a and 11b as part of the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised)’[1] national statistics, which were released on the 23 January 2020.</p><p>Students who are continuing to study English and mathematics, who are not yet at the end of 16 to 18 study, or who had previously achieved a grade 4/C or above in these subjects, will not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>[1] A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2018-to-2019-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2018-to-2019-revised</a>. Please refer to table 11a “Matrix of prior attainment and progress point scores in GCSE English and other English qualifications by students at the end of 16-18 studies”, and table 11b “Matrix of prior attainment and progress point scores in GCSE mathematics and other mathematics qualifications by students at the end of 16-18 studies”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 18950 18951 question first answered 28/02/2020 16:45:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1179128

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, since the introduction of the GCSE resit policy for maths and English in England, how many and what proportion of students resitting sat those exams (a) once, (b) twice and (c) more than twice.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not routinely available in 16 to 18 publications and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The closest available information can be found in tables 11a and 11b as part of the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised)’[1] national statistics, which were released on the 23 January 2020.</p><p>Students who are continuing to study English and mathematics, who are not yet at the end of 16 to 18 study, or who had previously achieved a grade 4/C or above in these subjects, will not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>[1] A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2018-to-2019-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2018-to-2019-revised</a>. Please refer to table 11a “Matrix of prior attainment and progress point scores in GCSE English and other English qualifications by students at the end of 16-18 studies”, and table 11b “Matrix of prior attainment and progress point scores in GCSE mathematics and other mathematics qualifications by students at the end of 16-18 studies”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 18949 18951 question first answered 28/02/2020 16:45:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1179129

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, since the introduction of the GCSE resit policy in maths and English, how many and what proportion of 16-18 year olds resat (a) maths GCSE, (b) English GCSE and (c) maths and English GCSE and were also enrolled on (i) Level 3 courses, (ii) Level 2 courses, (iii) Level 1 courses and (iv) other courses.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not routinely available in 16 to 18 publications and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The closest available information can be found in tables 11a and 11b as part of the ‘A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised)’[1] national statistics, which were released on the 23 January 2020.</p><p>Students who are continuing to study English and mathematics, who are not yet at the end of 16 to 18 study, or who had previously achieved a grade 4/C or above in these subjects, will not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>[1] A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2018-to-2019-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2018-to-2019-revised</a>. Please refer to table 11a “Matrix of prior attainment and progress point scores in GCSE English and other English qualifications by students at the end of 16-18 studies”, and table 11b “Matrix of prior attainment and progress point scores in GCSE mathematics and other mathematics qualifications by students at the end of 16-18 studies”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 18949 18950 question first answered 28/02/2020 16:45:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1178382

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding has been allocated under the (a) Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme (SOAHP) 2016 to 2021 and (b) addendum to the SOAHP published in June 2018 to each region (a) in total and (b) per capita.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of social housing and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March 2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes in a wide range of tenures.</p><p>The Mayor has overall responsibility for affordable housing policy and programme delivery in London. Government has agreed a £4.8 billion deal with the GLA.</p><p>Homes England is responsible for the delivery of the Affordable Homes Programme for the rest of England and have been allocated £4.9 billion.</p><p>The Department publishes spend information on spend in its yearly accounts which are available on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mhclg-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019</a></p><p>We do not publish annualised data on capital spend by local areas.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/02/2020 17:48:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1169614

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) availability of the drug Trikafta for people with cystic fibrosis.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	1452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. Elexacaftor, tezacaftor and ivacaftor combination therapy (or triple therapy, marketed in the United States as Trikafta) does not yet have a marketing authorisation for use in the United Kingdom and the dates for licensing have not yet been confirmed.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether new medicines represent a clinical and cost effective use of NHS resources. It is a condition of the agreement reached between NHS England, NHS Improvement and Vertex that the company will submit its full portfolio of cystic fibrosis medicines, including its new triple therapy to NICE for appraisal.</p><p>NICE has begun work for the appraisal and further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/proposed/gid-ta10566" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/proposed/gid-ta10566</a></p><p>NICE will invite the company to provide an evidence submission immediately after the triple therapy has been formally referred to its work programme, expected in February.</p><p>Subject to licensing, in order to recommend the triple therapy for routine NHS funding, NICE will need to be assured that Vertex have priced it at a level that is fair to both the NHS and UK taxpayer. In the period leading up that, NICE will work extensively with the company and other stakeholders on putting the best possible evidence submission to its independent advisory committee.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/01/2020 12:49:08 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1167696

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Harborough
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 each (a) primary and (b) secondary school in Harborough constituency in 2017-18; and how much funding will be allocated in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	8284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Prior to the introduction of the National Funding Formula (NFF) in 2018-19, the Government allocated school funding at local authority level only, not at school level. The funding allocated to each school in 2017-18 by local authorities can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For 2020-21, the Department has published provisional school level allocations based on what they attract under the NFF, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021</a>. The provisional allocations for Harborough can be found in the attached table. Local authorities continue to be responsible for determining final allocations, in consultation with local schools, and will inform schools of their budgets for 2020/2021 early next year. The Government has committed in future to deliver funding directly to schools through our single national formula, rather than local formulae set independently by each local authority.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/11/2019 16:51:14 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 8284_table_Harborough_provisional_school_allocation_2020-21.pdf title 8284_PDF
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1166696

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding was allocated to (a) secondary and (b) primary schools in (i) Harborough constituency and (ii) England in 2017-18; and what the provisional allocation is for (A) Harborough constituency and (B) England for 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	6513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Schools block funding figures for 2017-18 and 2020-21 in Leicestershire local authority and England are set out in the table below, with the latter being provisional and subject to finalisation of the Dedicated Schools Grant. Total schools block funding is not allocated to parliamentary constituencies nor by phase.</p><p><strong>School block funding figures</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21 (provisional)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Leicestershire (£million)</strong></p></td><td><p>368.3</p></td><td><p>409.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England (£million)</strong></p></td><td><p>33,093.6</p></td><td><p>35,593.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/11/2019 17:20:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1156166

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Midland Main Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what processes Network Rail has put in place to measure the (a) track and (b) ride quality on the Midland Main Line.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	5113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>Track and ride quality on MML is monitored regularly through both visual and onboard inspections. Based on the information collected, local engineering teams record any areas of deterioration and take action to maintain the required track and ride quality.</p><p> </p><p>This process is supported by regular strategic reviews that are undertaken at route level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/11/2019 10:55:21 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1151611

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	India: Pakistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve relations between different faith groups in India and Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	3829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>We are in regular contact with the governments of India and of Pakistan and encourage both countries to engage in dialogue and find lasting, diplomatic solutions to maintain regional stability. We welcome their recent agreement to allow pilgrims to cross the Kartarpur corridor without the need to obtain a visa.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 28/10/2019 17:16:03 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien