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101106

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Secondary Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics there were in UK secondary schools in (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	212006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The following table provides the number of science (by separate science subject), technology, engineering and mathematics teachers in service in publicly funded secondary schools in England in November of each year from 2011 to 2013: [1], [2]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject [3]</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Physics</p></td><td><p>5,900</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemistry</p></td><td><p>6,900</p></td><td><p>7,200</p></td><td><p>7,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Biology</p></td><td><p>8,500</p></td><td><p>8,700</p></td><td><p>8,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Combined/General Science</p></td><td><p>34,700</p></td><td><p>32,700</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Sciences</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Technology</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>13,800</p></td><td><p>13,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mathematics</p></td><td><p>35,200</p></td><td><p>32,800</p></td><td><p>33,300</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em>Source: School Workforce Census</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Figures are based on a large sample of over 70% of secondary schools.</p><p>[2] Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>[3] Each teacher is counted once under each subject they teach.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for the respective devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 13:58:09 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

101048

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) company headquarters and (b) jobs have been reshored in the UK since the reduction in corporation tax rates.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Supporting businesses and helping them to invest, create jobs and to grow is a key part of the Government’s long term economic plan. Since 2010 we have already cut Corporation Tax (CT) from 28% to 21%, and next year it will fall to 20% - the joint lowest rate in the G20. The Government has also cut the small profits rate to 20%. Overall these CT cuts for large and small firms will be worth £9.5bn a year to business by 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has not estimated the number of jobs reshored.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work to ensure that the tax system in the UK remains competitive and enables us to attract business investment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/11/2014 16:46:42 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

101103

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Premium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the merits of extending the Pupil Premium to all children educated at home.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	212017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The aim of the Pupil Premium is to raise the attainment of mainly economically disadvantaged pupils, which is why the funding is focused on those children who have been on free school meals at some point in the last six years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to extend the Pupil Premium to children who are educated at home. The Government respects the right of parents to choose how their children are educated, whether this is at home or in any of the institutions available to them. However, parents who choose to home educate their children must take responsibility for costs. Local authorities have the power to give assistance to parents who home school if they so choose.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 13:54:35 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

101104

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Premium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend the Pupil Premium to children who are educated at home and have (a) foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and (b) other special needs.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	212018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to extend the Pupil Premium to children who are educated at home, or to children with either foetal alcohol spectrum disorder or other special needs. The aim of the Pupil Premium is to help schools close the attainment gap, with funding focused on those children who have been on free school meals at some point in the last six years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government respects the right of parents to choose how their children are educated, whether this is at home or in any of the institutions available to them. However, parents who choose to home educate their children must take responsibility for the costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have the power to choose to give assistance to parents who home school. This can include providing support to children with special educational needs, whether or not they have a statement or Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. The 0-25 SEND Code of Practice makes it clear that local authorities should work with parents and consider whether to provide support in the home to help the parents make suitable provision. Where an authority draws up a statement or EHC plan which ‘names’ home education as the right provision for the child then they must make any additional special educational provision set out by the statement or plan.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 03/11/2014 13:51:55 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

101142

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Reorganisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department allocated to the Health Reform Evaluation Programme for 2014-15; and how much was allocated in each of the five previous years.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Research projects on health reform were commissioned during 2007 and 2008 and brought together within the framework of the independent Health Reform Evaluation Programme. Following a supplementary call for research proposals in 2013, four new projects are commencing during the period October 2014 to January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Expenditure by the Department on the Health Reform Evaluation Programme is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>£ million</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p><p>Planned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/11/2014 17:53:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

101143

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Orphan Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on orphan medicines in each of the last three years; and what proportion of total medicines expenditure that represented in each year.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not collected because it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/11/2014 17:56:30 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

101144

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of Health Education England's third round of recruitment for general practice training posts.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	211940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The third round of national recruitment was one of the initiatives undertaken by Health Education England (HEE) to support recruitment into general practitioner (GP) training places. HEE continues to work with its partners to reach its mandate commitment of ensuring 3,250 trainees enter ST1 GP training by 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated breakdown of costs is below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stage 2 Assessment</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stage 3 Venue</p></td><td><p>£24,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Printing costs</p></td><td><p>£893</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessors - clinical</p></td><td><p>£29,088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assessors - non-clinical</p></td><td><p>£3,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moderators - clinical</p></td><td><p>£1,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moderators - non clinical</p></td><td><p>£606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trainee expenses</p></td><td><p>£25,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Role Players</p></td><td><p>£18,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£113,785</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 03/11/2014 16:41:24 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

101167

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Brigg and Goole
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence arrests were made in Brigg and Goole constituency in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	212070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>I regret that the requested arrests data are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 04/11/2014 17:02:32 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 25285 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

101075

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Airspace
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if two non-cooperating aircraft operating in the same Class G airspace at the same time can be regarded as a Risk to Life.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	212060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The appropriate military Duty Holder for each aircraft fleet is required to undertake a Risk to Life assessment at quarterly intervals. One of the risks considered is that of mid air collision with non-cooperating aircraft. This includes in uncontrolled airspace away from airfields, airports and the airways system (Class G airspace). Following this assessment, the Duty Holder is required to put in place appropriate controls and mitigating measures to ensure that any potential risk is both tolerable and as low as reasonably practicable.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/11/2014 17:26:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 25872 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

101076

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radioactive Materials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear safety events there were at HMNB Clyde and RNAD Coulport, by category, in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	212061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested, accompanied by the category definitions, is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>Events are categorised in accordance with Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde's internal criteria, which record all events, however seemingly minor. This comprehensive, independent recording process allows Clyde to maintain a robust reporting culture, undertake learning from experience and to take early corrective action. This reporting process has been agreed by, and is subject to routine inspections by, the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator.</p><p> </p><p>None of the events in the reports caused any harm to the health of any member of staff on the Naval Base, or to any member of the public, and the severity of the reported events has remained at a very low level. For example, incorrect labelling of an empty pallet and not filling out the correct form before painting inside a submarine are two of the recorded events. Investigations into all such events are carried out and, where necessary, measures are, put in place to prevent a recurrence.</p><p> </p><p>Nuclear safety events involving Nuclear Propulsion:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>FY</p><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>200910</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category B</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category C</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Nuclear safety events involving Nuclear Weapons:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>FY</p><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>FY</p><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>TOTAL</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category B</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category C</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Category D</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There were no Category A or Category B events involving Nuclear Weapons, nor any Category A events involving Nuclear Propulsion. The details of the twelve Category B incidents involving Nuclear Propulsion are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Description</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 May 2008</p></td><td><p>Low level contamination detected on the discharge pipework within the Radioactive Effluent Disposal Facility.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 June 2008</p></td><td><p>Temporary shielding to a valve in the Reactor Compartment had been removed without correct authorisation.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 June 2008</p></td><td><p>Inadvertent draining of onboard chemically treated water tanks into the contained submarine bilge, with no loss of water into the environment.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 July 2008</p></td><td><p>A crane at the berth was operated in a non-standard configuration without an approved concession.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 October 2008</p></td><td><p>Radiography Testing using a Faulty Source Mechanism.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 October 2008</p></td><td><p>A diving operation was undertaken while the reactor was operational.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8 December 2008</p></td><td><p>Inadvertent shutting of steam valves out-with normal operating procedures.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11 February 2009</p></td><td><p>Explosives Handling Jetty (EHJ) 125 tonne crane - lifts total breached. While within the capacity of the crane, the number of lifts exceeded the agreed annual total.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 March 2009</p></td><td><p>EHJ 125 tonne crane - lifts total breached. Following the previous incident, a concession was granted, however, this was subsequently exceeded for operational support purposes.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 June 2010</p></td><td><p>Loss of a freeze seal during routine valve maintenance leading to a contained submarine compartment water spill, with no loss of water into the environment.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14 June 2010</p></td><td><p>Used protective suits in a double-layered plastic bag were accidentally dropped into the waters in the Base and recovered immediately. A member of staff became wet when recovering them: as a precaution, he was monitored to ensure no contamination, and was given the all clear.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 August 2012</p></td><td><p>Inadvertent radiation dose received by contractors while conducting submarine tank defect rectification work.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>HM NAVAL BASE CLYDE - NUCLEAR SAFETY EVENT REPORTING</strong></p><p><strong>CATEGORY DEFINITIONS </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p><strong>Cat</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Nuclear Event Consequence</strong></p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Description</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>Actual or high potential for radioactive release to the environment or over exposure to radiation.</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>· Major failure of Site or Nuclear Propulsion/Nuclear Weapon (NP/NW) services.</p><p> </p><p>· Major reduction of defence in depth.</p><p> </p><p>· Major failure in administrative controls or regulatory compliance.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B</p></td><td><p>Actual or high potential for a contained release within building or submarine or unplanned exposure to radiation.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C</p></td><td><p>Moderate potential for future release or exposure, or localised release within a designated radiological controlled area.</p></td><td><p>· Minor failure of Site or NP/NW services (eg with protection via defence in depth).</p><p> </p><p>· Minor regulatory or procedural compliance breach.</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D</p></td><td><p>Low potential for release – but may contribute towards an adverse trend producing latent conditions.</p></td><td><p>· Poor safety culture, eg:</p><p> </p><p>- Failure to report shortfalls.</p><p>- Communication failures.</p><p>- Leadership issues.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 212062 question first answered 27/02/2015 13:26:10 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 25856 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson