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510139

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of her Department resigned in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	33294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>1144 employees have left DFID. Resignations for each of the last 6 years have been set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><strong>FY 2010/11</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2011/12</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2012/13</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2013/14</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2014/15</strong></td><td><strong>FY 2015/16</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Resignation </strong></td><td>66</td><td>56</td><td>64</td><td>65</td><td>65</td><td>73</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/04/2016 16:29:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

510013

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of his Department resigned in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	33286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p><br><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resignations (FTE)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Payroll Employees (FTE)</p></td><td><p>457</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data for resignations has been sourced from the HR Management System Leavers Reports for each financial year. Data is recorded from 2011 onwards and records prior to this data cannot be provided.</p><p> </p><p>The Total headcount figures have been sourced from the DCMS Annual Accounts and only employees who were on DCMS payroll at the point they left the department are included in the data above.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 20/04/2016 10:21:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

509960

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Cardiff
	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 people were employed in his Department's Cardiff office in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	33268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of people employed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills HQ in its Cardiff office in each year since 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>33.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>41.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The headcount, which is shown in full time equivalent, is as at 31 March in each year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/04/2016 16:12:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

509957

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Apprentices: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether if a participant is unable to obtain Level 1 English as a result of deafness, fluency in British Sign Language can be accepted as a qualification for completing an intermediate apprenticeship.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	33376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>It is a minimum requirement of an intermediate apprenticeship that the apprentice complete Level 1 English and maths.</p><p> </p><p>British Sign Language (BSL) is not currently recognised as an alternative for the purposes of completing an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>Apprentices can apply for Access to Work funding for reasonable adjustments. These will depend on the individual’s need and the qualification, but may include extra time, assistive technology and the use of a scribe. BSL is permitted as a reasonable adjustment for the oral element of functional skills.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering whether BSL could be an acceptable alternative to qualifications in English for the purposes of completing an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/04/2016 15:59:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 55225 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

510150

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether Parliamentary authority is required for UK ratification of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	33442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We expect the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement will be a mixed agreement covering areas of both EU and Member State competence. In that case, it will be subject to agreement by each EU Member State, the EU Council and the European Parliament. As part of this process the agreement will be laid before Parliament for scrutiny before it is ratified by the UK. We will confirm the procedures for Parliamentary approval when it is presented for signature.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/04/2016 16:32:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

510290

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Training: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many training providers in receipt of Skills Funding Agency (SFA) funding ceased trading in (1) 2011–12, (2) 2012–13, and (3) 2013–14; how much funding those providers had received from the SFA in the three years prior to their ceasing to trade; and how many of them were further education colleges.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL7496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Skills Funding Agency does not hold not information on providers which have ceased trading.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/04/2016 16:35:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

510281

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Merchant Shipping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there has been a reduction in the number of British seafarers being employed by the world's merchant marine, and if there has, what action they are taking to ensure that the necessary numbers exist to meet national requirements for British seafarers in time of war.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL7487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The latest UK seafarer statistics can be found in the attached document “Seafarer Statistics, 2015” that is also available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015 the total number of UK seafarers active at sea was 23,380, an increase of 2% on the 2014 figure and 2.3% on 2013 figure. The figures for the last five years are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Active seafarers at sea</p></td><td><p>27,010</p></td><td><p>24,100</p></td><td><p>22,840</p></td><td><p>22,910</p></td><td><p>23,380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Maritime Growth Study, chaired by Lord Mountevans and published on 7 September 2015, recognised the need for more proactive action to replenish and develop the skills needed to maintain the UK position as a world-leading maritime centre. The Government has accepted the recommendations and has already let a research contract to Oxford Economics to establish the requirement for trained seafarers in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government does not hold data on national requirements for British seafarers in time of war.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/04/2016 14:04:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon attachment 1 file name HL7487 - Seafarer Statistics-2015.pdf title HL7487 - Seafarer Statistics - 2015
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

509961

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Learning and Skills Council for England: Bristol
	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 people were employed in the Skills Funding Agency Bristol office in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	33269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p><strong>The figures for the number of people employed in the Skills Funding Agency Bristol office in each year since 2010 are:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/04/2016 15:52:05 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 55224 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

510029

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records are kept by commanding officers when dealing with offences that are reported to them and dealt with summarily.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	33349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>A Commanding Officer dealing with a Summary Hearing must complete a Record of Summary Hearing (RSH). This can be found at Annex C to Vol 1 Ch.9 JSP 830 (Manual of Service Law) which can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/478387/20151113-Chapter9-SHSSSD-AL38.pdf</p><p>The information that must be recorded includes the following:</p><p>- Details of the accused</p><p>- The charges and whether they are admitted or denied</p><p>- The outcome of the Summary Hearing and where relevant the sentence awarded</p><p>- Any order made (for example detention, order to pay)</p><p>- Reasons for sentence (including mitigating and aggravating factors and the effect of the punishment)</p><p>- The date of hearing and who it was heard by</p><p>The paperwork connected with the Summary Hearing should be processed within 24 hours following the hearing. The RSH should be retained under single-Service arrangements for a minimum period of two years and recordable offences will be recorded on the Police National Computer.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/04/2016 16:00:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

510311

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Montserrat
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation has taken place, or is planned, with the governments of British Overseas Territories, specifically Montserrat, to make provision for those born before 1 July 2006 to fathers not married to their mothers to register as full British Citizens, as provided under section 65 of the Immigration Act 2014.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL7517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>A forthcoming review of British nationality law will look at what does and does not work in the current system, and how citizenship should be obtained in the future. As part of that review, we will consult with the overseas territories.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/04/2016 15:13:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett