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166515

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions have been brought in relation to fraud in English language tests at universities revealed in the BBC's Panorama investigation broadcast in February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	216296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Specialist Fraud Division of the Crown Prosecution Service is currently prosecuting four individuals in one case, arising out of the BBC’s Panorama investigation broadcast on 10 February 2014. That investigation highlighted alleged irregularities in the administration of English language examinations at two educational establishments (not universities) operating under the names Bright Consultant Services Ltd (London) and Universal Training Centre (Watford). The matter is sub judice to secure a fair trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 02/12/2014 12:28:12 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

166545

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what modelling her Department has undertaken of the impact of recent changes in (a) pay levels, (b) pension contributions and (c) national insurance contributions on the supply of teachers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education uses the Teacher Supply Model (TSM) to calculate the optimum number of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) places required to match the future supply of teachers to the estimated demand for qualified teachers within the state funded sector in England. The National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) use this information to inform their allocation of ITT places to teacher training providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not include pension and National Insurance contribution as factors in econometric forecasts of numbers who will leave the profession; however we do use average relative pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department estimates future teacher demand at a national level, decision-making taken at school level determines the actual number of teachers required. In addition, the reforms to teachers’ pay that were introduced from September 2013 have given schools greater freedom to develop local reward packages which enable them to attract and retain the good teachers they need.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has published the TSM online, along with an outline of the wastage forecast methodology. This is available through the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-supply-model</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 02/12/2014 12:29:47 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

166566

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Sick Leave: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of days lost to long-term sick leave (a) in total and (b) for reasons related to mental health in (i) Pendle constituency and (ii) Lancashire in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	216307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. Such information as is available on long-term sickness absence is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/long-term-sickness-absence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/long-term-sickness-absence</a>. In addition to this, there is an ONS publication on sickness absence here <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_353899.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_353899.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper grouped question UIN 216122 question first answered 01/12/2014 17:53:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

166572

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many referrals her Department's counter-terrorism referral units have received from internet companies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit refers to internet companies instances of content that is in breach of the Terrorism Act 2000 and 2006. They also receive referrals of content from the public as well <br>as other partners. It has not received any referrals from internet companies. The Home Department does not have any counter terrorism referral units so no referrals have been received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/12/2014 12:44:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166578

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days between 7 October 2013 and 3 November 2014 (a) she, (b) the Minister for Crime Prevention, (c) the Minister for Immigration and Security, (d) the Minister for Policing, (e) the Minister for Organised Crime and (f) the hon. Member for Forest of Dean attended meetings (i) in her Department, (ii) attended visits in their ministerial capacity and (iii) had contact with their Private Office outside of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to <br>provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/12/2014 15:41:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166581

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Written Statement of 3 September 2014, Official Report, column 21WS, on Immigration Act 2014: implementation, how her Department plans to monitor and record information collected from the pilot scheme for landlords to make immigration checks in the West Midlands from 1 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	216301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has given a commitment to evaluate the impacts of the implementation of the provisions in the Immigration Act as they relate to the private rented sector in its first six months. The results will be published <br>in the late summer or autumn of next year. <br><br>The Home Office will be recording and monitoring activity to support and enforce the scheme. The evaluation will also look at other impacts. These include access to the private rented sector, impacts on landlords, agents and local services, such as local authorities, and any effects on discrimination or vulnerable people. <br><br>A consultative panel of bodies representing landlords, lettings agents, local authorities, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and CRISIS is overseeing the evaluation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216312 question first answered 02/12/2014 12:50:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

166582

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her speech on counter-terrorism at the Royal United Services Institute on 24 November 2014, on what dates in the last 12 months terrorist plots planned in the UK were thwarted by actions of the security services; and what information she is able to disclose about the character of the intended targets of those plots.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	216310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>We do not comment on the actions of the Security Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/12/2014 12:52:02 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

166583

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to release the results of the immigration checks pilot in the West Midlands due to begin on 1 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	216312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has given a commitment to evaluate the impacts of the implementation of the provisions in the Immigration Act as they relate to the private rented sector in its first six months. The results will be published <br>in the late summer or autumn of next year. <br><br>The Home Office will be recording and monitoring activity to support and enforce the scheme. The evaluation will also look at other impacts. These include access to the private rented sector, impacts on landlords, agents and local services, such as local authorities, and any effects on discrimination or vulnerable people. <br><br>A consultative panel of bodies representing landlords, lettings agents, local authorities, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and CRISIS is overseeing the evaluation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216301 question first answered 02/12/2014 12:50:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

166597

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the terrorist threat from dissident republicans.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	216288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The security of UK citizens remains this Government’s highest priority. While the threat level in Northern Ireland remains at Severe, excellent co-operation between PSNI and its partners has disrupted the activity of violent dissident republicans. There have been a number of significant arrests, charges and convictions which are helping to suppress the threat.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 02/12/2014 11:55:15 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

166611

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
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
hansard heading	Public Health Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pauper's funerals in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department is taking to support families on low incomes with the costs of funerals.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	216270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>My department does not collect data on the number of Local Authority funerals.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and in 2013/14, over 33,000 awards were made worth £44.7 million, with an average award of £1,347.</p><p> </p><p>Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available to those on income related benefits to cover costs relating to funeral expenses.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 02/12/2014 11:44:12 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead