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223198

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the advertising budget was for each Government department in the financial years (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	225244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for North Durham on 2 February 2015 and 4 February 2015 to UIN: 222564 and 222567.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 27/02/2015 09:56:57 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

223228

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on advertising on Classic FM in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	225228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The release of this information would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/02/2015 09:55:57 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

223229

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department has spent on advertising on regional commercial radio stations in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	225229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department has spent £569,000 on advertising on regional commercial stations broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><p>£269,000 to promote broadband connection vouchers in eligible cities (November-December 2014)</p><p>£300,000 as part of the government’s £8 million superfast broadband awareness campaign (February 2015)</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 27/02/2015 09:56:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

223255

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	BTEC Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 18 year olds are studying for BTEC qualifications at each level in (a) schools, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) and further education colleges.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	225258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of 16 to 18 year olds entered for one or more BTEC qualifications in the 2012/13 academic year, the latest year of data available, is shown in the table below, by level and institution type. The analysis is based on data collected by the Department from examination awarding organisations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Entry Level</p></td><td><p>Level 1</p></td><td><p>Level 2</p></td><td><p>Level 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools (state-funded, including special schools)</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>15,300</p></td><td><p>51,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sixth Form Colleges</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>6,800</p></td><td><p>28,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FE Colleges</p></td><td><p>5,500</p></td><td><p>28,700</p></td><td><p>55,600</p></td><td><p>141,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note that where a learner was entered for BTECs at more than one level, the highest level has been shown in the table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/02/2015 09:02:53 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

223352

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Police Air Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how reductions in the budget of the National Police Air Service will be distributed between police forces in North Wales and the North West of England.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	225170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is a police-led operational initiative, with all strategic decisions, including agreeing the budget and operating model, taken by the NPAS Strategic Board which comprises Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Chief Constables. The Strategic Board agreed on 19 February to convene a small working group of PCCs to define a more equitable NPAS funding model for all force areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 26/02/2015 16:21:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

223380

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria are used to decide which local authorities receive monies from the challenge fund allocation; what weighting is given to highways management efficiency; and how information used in the process of decision is verified.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	225218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>As part of the Government’s announcement on 23 December 2014 in respect to local highways maintenance funding to highway authorities in England, outside London, the Department for Transport published guidance, an application form, as well as assessment criteria for the local highways maintenance challenge fund. The information is available at the following weblink:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-highways-maintenance-challenge-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-highways-maintenance-challenge-fund</a></p><p> </p><p>Assessment of all the bids received by close on 9 February 2015 is based on the published criteria and will help inform the decision on successful schemes based on the evidence supplied by local highway authorities.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the assessment by the Department for Transport, each bid is being subject to a dual-assessment, and will also go through a moderation exercise plus an internal Department for Transport investment decision committee approval process before Ministers make final decisions on which schemes will be awarded funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 26/02/2015 11:10:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck