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445414

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date	18/01/2016
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: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on Higher Education Funding Council for England spending to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds in each of the last five years; and what the expected spend will be by that Council on supporting such students in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	22794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The table below provides information regarding HEFCE funding for each of the last 5 years to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds through the Student Opportunity Fund. HEFCE has not yet made decisions for future years. Its decisions will be made in the light of its overall grant settlements from Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since 2012, universities have been expected to take greater responsibility for widening access. Institutions wishing to charge fees above the basic rate are required to have Access Agreements with the Director of Fair Access showing what more they will do to widen access. In 2014/15, institutions spent £713 million on Access Agreements, up from £404 million in 2009/10.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Hefce funding to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds through Student Opportunity Fund, £’000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Student Opportunity Fund Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>368,127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>365,601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>332,002</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>367,846</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>378,648</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, a total of £116mn was provided between 2011 and 2014 through the Access to Learning Fund, and a total of £198mn between 2011 and 2016 through the National Scholarship Programme.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/02/2016 15:28:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

445415

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of maintenance support for undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	22795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The support available under the student finance system is reviewed annually.</p><br /><p>An Equality Analysis of changes to the support package for full-time students in 2016/17 was published on the GOV.UK website on 3 December 2015.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/01/2016 17:39:53 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

445418

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) value of maintenance grants issued in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	22849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>Statistics showing the number and value of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants for study at UK providers are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education in England</em>’.</p><br /><p>The latest publication covering the last five academic years can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">&quot;http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx&quot;</a></p><br /><p>Publications covering previous academic years can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/full-catalogue-of-official-statistics/student-support-for-higher-education-in-england.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/full-catalogue-of-official-statistics/student-support-for-higher-education-in-england.aspx</a></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/01/2016 17:44:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

445453

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Council Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council homes were built in England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	22961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>For completeness the numbers of local authority dwellings built in England over the last 15 years are shown in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p><strong>2000/01</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2001/02</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2002/03</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2003/04</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2004/05</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005/06</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006/07</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>1,140</p></td><td><p>1,960</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>910</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. These statistics are published both annually and quarterly.</p><p>More comprehensive statistics on affordable housing, including private registered provider (housing association) houses, are published in the Department’s live tables 1006, 1006a, 1007 and 1008, at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/01/2016 14:52:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

445460

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Outdoor Recreation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support his Department provides to outdoor recreational activities across the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	22887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of outdoor recreation and this is reflected in our new sport and physical activity strategy, published in December 2015. Sport England is currently working with the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) on the ‘Getting Active Outdoors’ insight report - the largest ever of its kind - to get the nation active - particularly children, pensioners and women. In the meantime, Sport England is investing over £68 million in outdoor recreation sports, including £3 million invested in the Britain on Foot campaign, to get more people hillwalking, trail running and mountaineering.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/01/2016 13:35:12 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

445490

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2016 to Question 22118, what steps her Department is taking to tackle shortfalls of mathematics teachers in state-funded primary schools; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	22871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The number of primary teachers in state funded primary schools in England is the highest on record, and we exceeded our target for primary postgraduate trainee teachers for 2015/16.</p><br /><p>Excellent mathematics teaching in primary schools is a high priority for this government, and we have taken a number of steps to promote this.</p><br /><p>We have established a national network of 35 Maths Hubs, backed by £11million of funding to raise standards in mathematics. These centres of excellence are helping schools to improve the quality of their mathematics teaching. Through the Maths Hub network we are making improvements via exchanges with Shanghai, as Hubs develop a deep understanding of the ‘mastery’ approach to mathematics teaching and trial its implementation within schools. We also fund good quality mathematics professional development opportunities for primary teachers through The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics.</p><br /><p>In addition, we have encouraged the development of primary mathematics specialist and specialism initial teacher training (ITT) courses, to allow trainee primary teachers to specialise in the subject. Since 2013/14 we have provided an ITT bursary uplift for trainees on these courses. This means that trainees with a B grade at mathematics A level, or equivalent knowledge, receive a higher bursary than those who train on primary general courses. For courses starting in 2016/17 primary mathematics specialists with a 1<sup>st</sup> class, 2:1 or 2:2 degree will receive a £6,000 bursary, compared to the maximum £3,000 bursary for primary general trainees.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 26/01/2016 18:07:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

445509

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Rights of Way
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 estimate her Department has made of the (a) length and (b) number of public byways open to all traffic in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	22814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally any information on the length and number of byways open to all traffic in the United Kingdom. In 2005 it was estimated that there was over 4,000 km of byways open to all traffic in England.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/01/2016 14:19:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

445541

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2016 to Question 22318, what estimate his Department has made of the total value of NHS Bursaries issued to medical students in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	22872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Information of the total value of National Health Service maintenance bursaries issued to medical students in each of the last five complete financial years is shown in the following table.</p><br /> <br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br> Financial Year<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p><br> Bursary Expenditure (£)<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>22,228,317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>21,887,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>22,966,804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>23,424,694</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>23,235,955</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em></em></p><p><em>Source:</em> NHS Business Services Authority</p><p><sup>1</sup>Covers the period 1 April to 31 March.</p><p><sup>2</sup>Figures extracted from Annual Report for the respective financial year.</p><p><sup>3</sup>The NHS Bursary includes the basic maintenance award, all supplementary allowances and one off payments.</p><br /><p>NHS Bursaries are available to undergraduate medical students from the fifth year of the undergraduate degree and to graduates from the second year of the four year accelerated degree.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 26/01/2016 12:06:00 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham