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173034

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date	12/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many equality impact assessments his Department produced in each year since 2006.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	220343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Equality is at the heart of all policy and decision making by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help comply with the Equality Act 2010, analysis conducted of the impact on equality of its key policies and decisions are regularly published by the department and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?commit=Refresh+results&amp;departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&amp;from_date=&amp;keywords=&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;page=2&amp;publication_filter_option=impact-assessments&amp;to_date=&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?commit=Refresh+results&amp;departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills&amp;from_date=&amp;keywords=&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;page=2&amp;publication_filter_option=impact-assessments&amp;to_date=&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 15/01/2015 14:02:12 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

173035

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much tuition fee income was raised from students studying STEM subjects at UK universities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	220344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not collect information on the tuition fee income that Higher Education Institutions earn from particular subject provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/01/2015 15:05:42 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 38728 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

173037

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Teachers: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average response rate of initial teacher training students trained in universities to the National Student Survey was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	220372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The average National Student Survey response rates from students on initial teacher training courses in English higher education institutions are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>National Student Survey Response Rate (%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>68.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>71.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>72.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>73.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>78.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note: The data includes only those students that are fundable by the National College of Teaching and Learning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/01/2015 15:06:41 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 38729 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

173041

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse is of exempting intra-company transfer workers from overseas from paying national insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	220351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available, I refer the Honourable Member to the reply I gave to the Rt. Honourable Member for Delyn on 8 January 2014: Column 238W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/01/2015 17:46:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

173042

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many equality impact assessments his Department completed in each year since 2006.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	220342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>In the areas of its policy responsibilities, the Treasury has ensured that equality impacts are taken into account, in line with both its legal obligations and its commitment to promoting equality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 20 October 2010 and 26 June 2013 the Treasury published overviews of the impact of the 2010 Spending Review and the 2013 Spending Round respectively, on groups protected by equalities legislation. The Government has also driven improvements in tax policy making. The Government now publishes a Tax Information and Impact Note for all individual tax policy changes. These explicitly include an assessment of the equalities impact of each individual measure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/02/2015 14:13:59 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

173049

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Anniversaries: World War II
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to commemorate the anniversaries of VJ and VE Days in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	220353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of the 70th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day in 2015. Detailed planning is under way to ensure that Government Departments, local authorities and local communities work together with veterans to commemorate both anniversaries in a fitting manner. Further details will be made available in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/01/2015 17:14:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

173054

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to invest in the upgrade of the A400M aircraft for use in special operations; what lessons his Department learned from the time taken to upgrade the C130J aircraft for that role in terms of (a) foregone capability and (b) increased costs; what estimate he has made of the (i) ability of the A400M to withstand an attack in comparison with the C130J and (ii) comparative cost of keeping the C130J in service for this role and introducing an upgraded A400M; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	220423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The A400M is planned to replace the C130J. The Department is currently considering upgrade requirements for the use of A400M across the span of operations. It is the policy of the Government not to comment on Special Forces matters.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 20/01/2015 16:24:31 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

173059

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
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, how many primary school children have received funding through the pupil premium in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) Bradford.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	220371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011. The available information is shown in the tables attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on deprivation pupil premium by primary and secondary year groups was first published in 2013/14. Data in this form prior to this date is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws attachment 1 file name Pupils_eligible_for_pupilpremium_Bradford_local_authority.xls title Pupils eligible for pupil premium Bradford LA 2 file name Pupils_eligible_for_pupilpremium_BradfordEast_parliamentaryconstituency.xls title Pupils eligible for pupil premium Bradford East PC question first answered 15/01/2015 17:28:03 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

173061

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education Funding Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to provide telephone helplines for schools to use to contact the Education Funding Agency.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	220369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Education Funding Agency (EFA) currently provides a series of contact email addresses and online contact forms for their customers to use. Further details are available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/education-funding-agency" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/education-funding-agency</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although there are currently no plans for the introduction of a telephone helpline for general customer enquiries, the EFA will continue to keep its methods of communicating with customers under regular review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 15/01/2015 16:22:36 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

173070

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
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
hansard heading	White Fish: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to protect bass fish stocks during spawning in January 2015 since meetings with EU officials on 16 December 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	220356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>At the December Council we secured a statement that underlined the commitment of the Commission and Member States involved in the bass fishery to take urgent action to reduce fishing pressure, protect spawning aggregations and so prevent a collapse of the stock. The Government followed up this commitment by formally requesting emergency measures to protect bass during the spawning season (January to April). The Commission has responded positively to the UK request and has now tabled such a measure for consideration by the fisheries management committee.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/01/2015 17:58:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon