To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the implications for his
policies of the Serious Fraud Office's incorrect reclamation of VAT on fees it paid
to barristers and other contractors; and if he will make a statement.
<p>The incorrect reclamation of VAT by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is an historical
event which the Director of the SFO has taken steps to deal with. I am satisfied that
it has no implications for the policies of the SFO.</p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the
Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 649W, on disabled students' allowances,
if he will publish a list of all stakeholders being consulted on the Equality Analysis
and Disabled Students' Allowances Guidance for 2015-16.
<p> </p><p>We have and continue to actively engage with a wide range of stakeholders
following the laying of a Written Ministerial Statement on Disabled Students' Allowances
on 7 April. A list of those who have submitted information or evidence for the Equality
Analysis and Disabled Students' Allowances Guidance for 2015-16 will be published
as part of this document.</p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people
in (a) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, (b) Middlesbrough, (c) Stockton North,
(d) Stockton South, (e) Hartlepool, (f) Redcar constituency and (g) the North East
received disabled students' allowance in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
<p> </p><p>Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students' Allowance is
published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release
‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>'. The latest statistics are
available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>A further breakdown for the requested constituencies, local authorities
and North East region has been provided in the table for academic years 2011/12 and
2012/13.</p><p> </p><p>The effective date is that used for the November 2013 Awards
Statistical First Release. Hence, the figures for 2012/13 are classified as provisional
and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for the academic year 2013/14 will
be available from November 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Students
in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance<sup>(1,2)</sup> in the North East region<sup>(3)</sup></strong></p><p>
</p><p>Academic Year</p><p> </p><p>Effective date: 13/11/2013<sup>(4)</sup></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Application
Type</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td
colspan="4"><p><strong>2012/13<sup>(4)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Full-Time
Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part-Time Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Post
Graduate DSA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-Time
Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part-Time Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Post
Graduate DSA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough
South and East Cleveland</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough
LEA</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton
North constituency</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton
South constituency</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hartlepool
LEA</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redcar
constituency</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North
East region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,470</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>140</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,770</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,590</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>150</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,860</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Disabled
Student Allowance may be paid to the Student or to a Supplier on the student's behalf.</p><p>
</p><p>2. DSA Payments may be made at any point during the Academic Year or after
the end of the Academic Year.</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures are derived from the Post Code
of the applicant's home address.</p><p> </p><p>4. The effective date is that of the
November 2013 Awards Statistical First Release. The figures are therefore provisional
and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not add to the sum
of the components due to rounding.</p><p> </p><p>'-' represents a number less than
5.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will answer Question 201291, tabled
by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland on 18 June 2014.
