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43486

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Pendle constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West who have jobs which primarily require working (i) during the day and (ii) at night.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	192413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 192413 ONS 114.pdf title Jobs during Day and Night - ONS Letter for Member
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

43499

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on housing benefit for tenants in (a) council property, (b) housing association and registered social landlord property and (c) private sector housing in (i) Yorkshire and Humber and (ii) Brigg and Goole constituency in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	192397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information is in the tables below. Housing Benefit expenditure by Parliamentary Constituency is not available prior to 2011/12.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table 1: Housing Benefit spending in Yorkshire and Humber by accommodation type.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>439.4</p></td><td><p>453.5</p></td><td><p>485.7</p></td><td><p>522.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td><td><p>7.9</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>447.5</p></td><td><p>464.1</p></td><td><p>504.3</p></td><td><p>546.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>487.2</p></td><td><p>571.6</p></td><td><p>611.1</p></td><td><p>623.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>1,384.1</p></td><td><p>1,497.0</p></td><td><p>1,608.6</p></td><td><p>1,700.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Local authority subsidy returns</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Housing Benefit spending in Brigg and Goole by accommodation type.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Accommodation</p></td><td><p>3.3</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Accommodation</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered Social Landlord</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private Rented Sector</p></td><td><p>8.0</p></td><td><p>8.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Housing Benefit Spend</p></td><td><p>18.4</p></td><td><p>19.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Mid-year statistical data and Local authority subsidy returns</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures may not sum exactly due to rounding.</p><p>A breakdown of benefit expenditure for Housing Benefit can be found in the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit expenditure by local authority tables as per the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/277439/hb-ctb-la-tables-04022014.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

43509

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many NATO or EU cyber exercises are planned in 2014; and what the UK's involvement will be in each such exercise.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	192083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any EU cyber exercises planned for this year. With regards to NATO exercises, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for International Security Strategy (Dr Andrew Murrison) on 5 March 2014, (Official Report, column 846W), to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames). There are seven NATO wide cyber exercises planned for 2014. Whilst the UK is planning to participate in a NATO cyber exercise during November 2014, the exact nature of the participation is still being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name PQ02722B.doc title Hansard attachment
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

43520

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 510W, on the electoral register: young people, what estimate he has made of the number of young people who have been added to the electoral register as a result of Rock Enrol!
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The government has made available £4.2 million funding to all 363 local authorities (LAs) and valuation joint boards (VJBs) in Great Britain. The Government has written to Electoral Registration Officers and encouraged them to use this funding to support the delivery of Rock Enrol! in their area. Officials will continue to work closely with LA/VJBs in order to monitor and measure the outcomes.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government is supportive of organisations that promote democratic engagement such as Bite the Ballot and welcomes lessons from their experiences.The Rock Enrol! learning resource is freely available on the gov.uk and Times Education Supplement websites amongst others. The Government is also working with a range of organisations, including the Association of Citizenship Teachers, to promote the use of Rock Enrol!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For details of the Electoral Commission's registration activities I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by the Hon. Member for South West Devon on 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 209W [183573].</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 192310 192328 question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

43521

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2014, Official Report, column 570W, on the electoral register: young people, how many times the student forum has met since its creation; and what the main outcomes of the forum have been in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	192084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Student Forum has met 16 times across all regions since its launch on 18 July 2013. </p><p> </p><p>The Forum has secured the involvement of the Higher Education sector to support Electoral Registration Officers in reaching students on an individual basis after the transition to Individual Electoral Registration and promoting the use of online electoral registration after it is launched in England and Wales in June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

43522

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were put up for adoption by Norfolk County Council social services against the wishes of their birth family in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	192352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>Information on looked-after children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption and the number of children who were placed for adoption at 31 March by Norfolk County Council social services without the consent of their parent or guardian can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption</a></p><p>The Department for Education started collecting information on children placed for adoption broken down by parental consent from local authorities in England in 2007; therefore, information prior to this period is not available. Information on children for whom the local authority has made the decision that they should be placed for adoption is only available from 2009.</p><p>The Department does not collect information on applications to foster or adopt. However, Ofsted collect a range of information on the numbers and profile of foster carers and foster places and placements, in both local authority and independent services, through their annual collection of data relating to adoption services. 2013 Ofsted data can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/fostering-quality-assurance-and-data-forms-2012-13-first-statistical-release" target="_blank">http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/fostering-quality-assurance-and-data-forms-2012-13-first-statistical-release</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 192353 question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

43523

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) converter academies and (b) maintained schools achieved a higher percentage of students achieving five GCSE A* to C grades including English and mathematics than the previous year in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	192423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is published in the 2012/13 performance tables[1].</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

43524

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) converter academies and (b) maintained schools achieved a higher percentage of students achieving five GCSE A* to C grades than the previous year in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	192425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is publicly available in the 2010/11[1], 2011/12[2] and 2012/13[3] performance tables.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html</a></p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2012/download_data.html" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2012/download_data.html</a></p><p>[3] <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2011/download_data.html" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2011/download_data.html</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

43525

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) converter academies and (b) maintained schools achieved a lower percentage of students achieving five GCSE A* to C grades including English and mathematics than the previous year in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	192424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is published in the 2012/13 performance tables[1].</p><p>[1]<a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

43526

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to expand the languages curriculum to encompass Urdu.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	192434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2014 answer text <p>Schools are already able to choose which modern foreign languages they teach, and these can include Urdu. The new programme of study for languages, to be taught in maintained schools from September 2014, makes clear that learning a foreign language should provide an opening to other cultures, foster pupils' curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson