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49322

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total yearly salary of each grade of the UK Visa and Immigration Directorate senior staff was on 1 April 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	197260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table shows the total yearly salary for each senior civil <br>service grade in UK Visa and Immigration Directorate as at 1 April 2014. These <br>are presented in £5,000 bands in line with our commitment to publish <br>departmental salary information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Grade</strong></td><td><strong>Salary band (£)</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Deputy Directors</td><td>755,000-759,999</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Directors</td><td>420,000-424,999</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Director General</td><td>132,000-134,999</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8357 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

49662

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that assets of human traffickers are frozen within 48 hours of their arrest; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Uxbridge and South Ruislip
	tabling member printed	Sir John Randall
	uin	903856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, published in October 2013, sets out <br>how the Government will make it harder for criminals to use, hide and move the <br>proceeds of crime. The Government will, as soon as parliamentary time allows, <br>seek to amend the Proceeds of Crime Act to enable assets to be frozen more <br>quickly and easily. <br><br>Section 60B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 allows for relevant land vehicle, <br>ship or aircraft to be detained where a person has been arrested for a human <br>trafficking offence. These powers will be brought forward and consolidated <br>into the Modern Slavery Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 8409 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

49365

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 37W, on rural areas: broadband, what the latest figures are for how much funding is for projects (a) granted, (b) under pre-contract approval and (c) still under consideration for funding.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
	uin	197295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The current breakdown of funding to date that has arisen from the Rural Community Broadband Fund is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Projects granted (contracted and in delivery) total: £0.459 million;</p><p> </p><p>b) Projects with pre-contract approval total: £0.634 million; and</p><p> </p><p>c) Projects under consideration total: £14.0 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Until contracted, all costs are estimated and subject to revision.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson previous answer version 8812 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934
	tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

49220

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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, if he will take steps to ensure that governors are disqualified when a school governing body is found guilty of disability discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	197246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Regulations set out the circumstances in which a person is disqualified from holding or continuing to hold office as a governor at a maintained school. These include bankruptcy, conviction for an offence carrying a sentence of imprisonment, disqualification from being a company director or charity trustee, and persons whose employment is prohibited or restricted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has issued advice to school governing bodies on their duties under the Equality Act 2010, including in respect of disability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for governing bodies of state-funded schools to comply with any orders of the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) in relation to claims of disability discrimination.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49221

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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 advice his Department provides to local authorities when a school governing body is found guilty of disability discrimination.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	197247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The advice that the Department for Education provides to local authorities in relation to disability discrimination is contained in its publication ‘Equality Act 2010 – Advice for School Leaders, School Staff, Governing Bodies and Local Authorities', which is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269341/Equality_Act_2010_-_advice.pdf.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The publication does not advise local authorities in relation to governing bodies that are found to be in breach of the provisions set out in the Equality Act 2010. Consideration of and remedy for disability discrimination is a matter for the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability).</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49223

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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, if he will take steps to implement the recommendations on support for the reading skills of oral deaf children in the Reading, Dyslexia and Oral Deaf Children report published by City University and the Nuffield Foundation.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	197272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The report by City University and Nuffield Foundation[1] considers ways and strategies to help teachers identify reading problems and dyslexia for deaf children. There are no specific recommendations for Government in the report, it is for schools and professionals working with deaf children to consider the significance of the findings and how it informs their practice in identifying and supporting children with hearing loss.</p><p>Through the Children and Families Act 2014, the Government aims to improve support for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) including deaf children. It also includes support for teachers and other school staff to gain the knowledge and skills to support pupils with SEN and disabilities.</p><p>The new SEND Code of Practice due to come into force in September, will set out clear guidance for schools on the process for appropriate identification, assessment, monitoring and securing further support for all children and young people with SEN and disabilities including those with sensory impairments.</p><p>In addition, the Department for Education is funding the National Deaf Children's Society to provide information, curriculum support and impartial advice to enable deaf children and young people to achieve expected levels of achievement in learning at all key stages.</p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/reading-and-dyslexia-deaf-children" target="_blank">http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/reading-and-dyslexia-deaf-children</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49226

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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 schools which cater for students with severe or complex disabilities have indicated to his Department that they plan to reduce provision for such students since December 2013; and what reasons have been given for these plans.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	197275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

49343

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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 local authorities in England and Wales have plans in place for tackling potential child sexual exploitation.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	197312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The independent report of the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC)'s Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in gangs and groups, published on 26 November 2013, found that 98% of Local Safeguarding Children's Boards (LSCBs) in England considered CSE to be a strategic priority and that 57% of LSCBs had agreed a joint CSE strategy with their partner agencies.[1] These figures were taken from evidence gathered by the OCC in early 2013. The OCC are planning to review the position later this year. Current statutory guidance on CSE says that LSCBs should ensure that specific local procedures are in place covering the sexual exploitation of children and young people and that the needs of the children affected are considered when local services are planned and commissioned.[2] LSCBs should set up a sub-group, reporting to the Board, to drive progress on CSE. The guidance does not place a requirement on LSCBs to develop a CSE strategy, but this has come to be regarded as best practice. It does, however, say:</p><p> </p><p>‘Sexual exploitation should be covered in local needs assessments and, where it is a significant issue, the LSCB should help ensure it is regarded as a priority'.</p><p> </p><p>More recently, the Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation Action Plan, published by the Department for Education in November 2011, set out actions to help LSCBs to prioritise CSE, including to ‘develop an effective local strategy ensuring there is a co-ordinated multi-agency response to child sexual exploitation, based on a robust, thorough risk assessment of the extent and nature of CSE locally'.[3]</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is not responsible for child protection in Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] If only someone had listened – final report of the Office of the Children's Commissioner's Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Gangs and Groups, <a href="http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications/content_743" target="_blank">http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/content/publications/content_743</a></p><p> </p><p>[2]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278849/Safeguarding_Children_and_Young_People_from_Sexual_Exploitation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/278849/Safeguarding_Children_and_Young_People_from_Sexual_Exploitation.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[3]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-child-sexual-exploitation-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-child-sexual-exploitation-action-plan</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

49243

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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 childcare places for disadvantaged two year olds have been created since September 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	197435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold information on how many childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds have been created since September 2013. Local authorities are responsible for ensuring that every eligible child, whose parents want a childcare place, is able to take one. We are reforming the early education market so that places are both more affordable and accessible. We are encouraging more schools to provide places for two-year-olds, including as part of an offer of provision between 8am and 6pm. The introduction of childminder agencies will also provide a new way for parents to find places that are suited to their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

49296

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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, what assessment he has made of the effect on the public funds available to local authorities of the creation of a Single Fraud Investigation Service.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	197304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Local Authority Administration Grant for 2014/15 will not be reduced due to the implementation of the Single Fraud Investigation Service. The proposals for 2015/16 and 2016/17 onwards are currently out for consultation with our key stakeholders, including Local Government representative groups.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford