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804337

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which academy trusts have had schools removed and rebrokered to other trusts; which schools were so removed and rebrokered; and how many schools each academy trust that received a financial notice to improve ran prior to receiving such a notice in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	118584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>A list of academies that have moved trust was published in September 2017 in an ad-hoc statistical release “Academy transfers and Funding”. The publication includes information on the new trust and previous trust for each financial year between 2013/14 to 2016/17 and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-transfers-and-grant-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academy-trust-transfers-and-grant-funding</a>.</p><p>Information on trusts which have received a financial notice to improve in 2016 and 2017 can be found in the attached table. This table also includes the names of those academies that were within that trust at the time they were given such a notice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/12/2017 17:56:48 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 118584 Attachment.xlsx title Attachment 118584
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

800992

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence he has received on the potential of the voluntary agreement by lenders to effectively ensure that customers’ credit limits are not increased without their permission.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	117551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>The regulation of consumer credit is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA has carried out an extensive credit card market study that identified concerns about persistent credit card debt. The FCA’s proposed measures to tackle persistent debt include an industry agreement to restrict unsolicited credit limit increases.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 117553 question first answered 11/12/2017 11:53:18 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

800994

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the voluntary agreement by lenders not to increase customers’ credit limits without their permission; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	117553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>The regulation of consumer credit is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA has carried out an extensive credit card market study that identified concerns about persistent credit card debt. The FCA’s proposed measures to tackle persistent debt include an industry agreement to restrict unsolicited credit limit increases.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 117551 question first answered 11/12/2017 11:53:18 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

792614

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 Infrastructure Fund
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 and what proportion of the housing infrastructure fund will be allocated to the (i) marginal viability and (ii) forward funding funds.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	114541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund, extended by an additional £2.7 billion at Autumn Budget 2017, will unlock homes in areas of greatest housing need. It is an open and competitive fund, available for all local authorities to put forward their ambitious plans for housing growth.</p><p>We want the Housing Infrastructure Fund to support the delivery of as many homes as possible. Therefore, we are not prescribing the final split between the two funding streams, or pre-determining the distribution of funding according to region. We are currently assessing bids from local authorities. However, if higher ranked local authority bids are ineligible or have been rejected, we will consider the local authorities lower ranked bids.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 114542 114543 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:45:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

792615

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 Infrastructure Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to ensure an equal distribution of Housing Infrastructure Fund for each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	114542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund, extended by an additional £2.7 billion at Autumn Budget 2017, will unlock homes in areas of greatest housing need. It is an open and competitive fund, available for all local authorities to put forward their ambitious plans for housing growth.</p><p>We want the Housing Infrastructure Fund to support the delivery of as many homes as possible. Therefore, we are not prescribing the final split between the two funding streams, or pre-determining the distribution of funding according to region. We are currently assessing bids from local authorities. However, if higher ranked local authority bids are ineligible or have been rejected, we will consider the local authorities lower ranked bids.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 114541 114543 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:45:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

792616

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 Infrastructure Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether a bid for the Housing Infrastructure Fund that has been ranked lower by a local authority than a bid that is ineligible or has been rejected will still be considered.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	114543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The £2.3 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund, extended by an additional £2.7 billion at Autumn Budget 2017, will unlock homes in areas of greatest housing need. It is an open and competitive fund, available for all local authorities to put forward their ambitious plans for housing growth.</p><p>We want the Housing Infrastructure Fund to support the delivery of as many homes as possible. Therefore, we are not prescribing the final split between the two funding streams, or pre-determining the distribution of funding according to region. We are currently assessing bids from local authorities. However, if higher ranked local authority bids are ineligible or have been rejected, we will consider the local authorities lower ranked bids.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 114541 114542 question first answered 23/11/2017 16:45:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

786818

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with trade unions on the effectiveness of the board of the Gamgmasters and Labour Abuse Authority; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	112361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Board of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is constituted under The Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2015. Recruitment to the Board follows a fair and open process in line with the Government’s code of practice on public appointments.</p><p>Anyone with relevant experience and ability to contribute to the GLAA Board, including those with trade union experience, is able to apply to recruitment rounds.</p><p>The Department has not discussed the effectiveness of the GLAA Board with trade union representatives.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112360 112466 question first answered 16/11/2017 16:51:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

786819

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Board of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority does not include any members with recent trade union experience.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	112466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Board of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is constituted under The Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2015. Recruitment to the Board follows a fair and open process in line with the Government’s code of practice on public appointments.</p><p>Anyone with relevant experience and ability to contribute to the GLAA Board, including those with trade union experience, is able to apply to recruitment rounds.</p><p>The Department has not discussed the effectiveness of the GLAA Board with trade union representatives.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112360 112361 question first answered 16/11/2017 16:51:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

786820

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure that the recruitment policies of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority board will include trade union experience as a desirable competence for future board members; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	112360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Board of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is constituted under The Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2015. Recruitment to the Board follows a fair and open process in line with the Government’s code of practice on public appointments.</p><p>Anyone with relevant experience and ability to contribute to the GLAA Board, including those with trade union experience, is able to apply to recruitment rounds.</p><p>The Department has not discussed the effectiveness of the GLAA Board with trade union representatives.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 112361 112466 question first answered 16/11/2017 16:51:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

782888

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what eligibility criteria are planned for each passported benefit for applicants for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	110991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The eligibility criteria, and the number of recipients and costs of passported benefits is a matter for the responsible department or the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Where the passported benefit includes one of the legacy benefits, Universal Credit has been added to the eligibility criteria so that people who claim the new benefit can continue to qualify.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 110992 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:14:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves