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173355

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's guidance on delivering public value from spending proposals, under what circumstances procuring a system precedes completion of the full business case.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	220666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>As set out in HM Treasury’s “The Green Book — appraisal and evaluation in Central Government”, all new policies, programmes and projects should be subject to comprehensive but proportionate assessment, where it is practicable, so as best to promote the public interest. The nature of this assessment will vary according to the nature of the proposal, and is likely to be influenced by factors such as the scale and complexity of the proposed procurement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 16/01/2015 14:37:10 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

173356

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will discuss with his counterparts in the devolved administrations the possibility of extending the National Citizen Services to those administrations.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	220542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to giving as many young people as possible the chance to take part in this life-changing opportunity. The programme will continue to take place in every English Local Authority in 2015. 2014 saw 504 young people take part in Northern Ireland and 364 young people take part in Wales.</p><p>My officials and I continue to work closely with the devolved administrations and following successful pilots of the programme the Northern Ireland Minister for Social Development is developing a longer term plan for supporting NCS in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/01/2015 09:45:45 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

173357

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what representations his Department has received on allegations of disproportionate investment towards Local Enterprise Partnership board members by (a) the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership and (b) other Local Enterprise Partnerships; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	220532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has received letters from the Hon. Member and from one of his constituents on this subject. I am assured in all cases that the Greater Lincolnshire LEP has taken appropriate steps to ensure propriety, value for money and avoid conflicts of interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/01/2015 10:55:19 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

173360

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Invest NI
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the Chief Executive of Invest NI.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	220521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/01/2015 14:40:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

173369

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Emergency Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives to local authorities and housing associations on emergency access to tower blocks and flats for emergency services.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Requirement B5 of the Building Regulations provides for adequate access for the fire and rescue service. My Department publishes Approved Document B which gives detailed guidance on compliance with this requirement and is available on the Planning Portal website. <br><br>www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_AD_B2_2013.pdf<br><br>Guidance on Fire Safety in Purpose Built Blocks of Flats produced by the Local Government Association, in conjunction with the housing and fire sectors, is available on the Government’s fire safety webpage. Advice on ensuring the provision and maintenance of fire fighting facilities, including, vehicle access for fire appliances, is included within this document.<br><br>www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-safety-advice-documents</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 16/01/2015 14:34:02 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

173380

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement of 13 January 2015, HCWS183, by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, whether he expects any changes to the programme for the Submarine Dismantling Project as a result of changes announced to NDA Management at Sellafield.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	220664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>There will be no changes to the programme of the Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP) as a result of changes announced to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's management at Sellafield.</p><p>The assessment of each shortlisted site for the interim storage of Intermediate Level radioactive Waste arising from the SDP will take account of the site operator's ability to meet and deliver the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) requirement. The site assessment work is at an early stage; no decision has been made as to the final interim storage location.</p><p>The MOD will continue to work closely with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on the SDP.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 16/01/2015 13:37:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

173381

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy: Stourbridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in each primary school in Stourbridge constituency met the required standard of phonic decoding in the 2013-14 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Stourbridge
tabling member printed	Margot James
uin	220602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>School level performance in the phonics screening check is not published in the performance tables. Schools are not held to account for their performance in this diagnostic check, although they do have to inform parents of their child’s result in the way they think most suitable. The results are available on <a href="http://www.raiseonline.org" target="_blank">www.raiseonline.org</a> for schools to use and for local authorities and Ofsted as part of their inspections process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The overall proportion of pupils attending schools in Stourbridge constituency who met the required standard of phonics decoding by the end of year 1 in the 2013/14 academic year was 77%. Nationally 74% of year 1 pupils met the required standard of phonic decoding in the 2013/14 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 16/01/2015 13:11:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4115 label Biography information for Margot James

173382

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Holocaust: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on keeping Holocaust education part of the national curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	220579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The Holocaust remains a compulsory part of the new national curriculum for history which was introduced in September 2014. On 13 January the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government is committed to continuing to fund the Holocaust Educational Trust’s valuable ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ project in the next Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To mark the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and with the help of the Holocaust Educational Trust, the Department held an event for staff on 15 January for Holocaust Memorial Day. A Holocaust survivor and two of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s young ambassadors gave presentations to staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 220580 question first answered 16/01/2015 13:13:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

173383

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Holocaust Memorial Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	220580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The Holocaust remains a compulsory part of the new national curriculum for history which was introduced in September 2014. On 13 January the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government is committed to continuing to fund the Holocaust Educational Trust’s valuable ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ project in the next Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To mark the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and with the help of the Holocaust Educational Trust, the Department held an event for staff on 15 January for Holocaust Memorial Day. A Holocaust survivor and two of the Holocaust Educational Trust’s young ambassadors gave presentations to staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 220579 question first answered 16/01/2015 13:13:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

173384

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Truancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils in England in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were classed as persistent truants in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	220558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect data on truancy.</p><p>Information on the number and proportion of pupils classified as persistent absentees in the 2012/13 academic year is published in the “Pupil absence in schools in England: 2012 to 2013” Statistical First Release[1].</p><p><br>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-2012-to-2013</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 16/01/2015 13:28:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths