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606040

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether powers not specifically reserved under Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 will automatically revert to the competence of the Scottish Parliament after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	49524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text The implications of the Repeal Bill for devolved statute will require consultation and discussion with all the Devolved Administrations. The Prime Minister made the the offer today of a new official forum, to be chaired by Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, to the leaders of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments to allow them to help shape the UK's EU exit strategy. answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 24/10/2016 16:35:22 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

605908

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Ilois: Resettlement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse to date is of defending legal action against HM Government in all courts on the expulsion and right of resettlement for the population of the Chagos Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	49326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text The costs paid by the Government for defending these legal actions to date are approximately £2,660,000. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/10/2016 16:32:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

606031

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK leaving the EU does not have a deleterious effect on the operation of UK universities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>​​The Department for Exiting the EU has engaged with a number of higher education institutions and groups including Universities UK and Royal Academies. Over the next few months the department will continue to engage with key stakeholders in business and civil society, including universities, through a series of roundtables, bi-laterals and visits across the UK.</p><p><br>We have been clear that we want to create an environment in which the UK as a whole can continue to be a world leader in research, science and the tertiary education sector more broadly. The government has already announced that UK researchers can still apply for Horizon 2020 projects and the Treasury will underwrite the payment of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. Equally, EU students applying for a place at an English university or further education institution in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will continue to be eligible for student loans and grants – and will be for the duration of their course.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 49427 question first answered 24/10/2016 15:58:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

606032

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what representations he has received from universities on the effect of the UK leaving the EU on those institutions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>​​The Department for Exiting the EU has engaged with a number of higher education institutions and groups including Universities UK and Royal Academies. Over the next few months the department will continue to engage with key stakeholders in business and civil society, including universities, through a series of roundtables, bi-laterals and visits across the UK.</p><p><br>We have been clear that we want to create an environment in which the UK as a whole can continue to be a world leader in research, science and the tertiary education sector more broadly. The government has already announced that UK researchers can still apply for Horizon 2020 projects and the Treasury will underwrite the payment of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. Equally, EU students applying for a place at an English university or further education institution in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will continue to be eligible for student loans and grants – and will be for the duration of their course.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 49429 question first answered 24/10/2016 15:58:27 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

605976

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Middle East: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the budget is for projects in (a) Israel and (b) the Palestinian territories within the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (i) in 2016-17 and (ii) as projected for 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	49492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>​(i) The total allocation for 2016-17 for both Israel and the OPTs is £7m. It is not separated into individual, distinct budgets as some of our projects and implementing partners deliver simultaneously in both (a) and (b).</p><p>(ii) We do not yet have a projected budget for 2017-18 so cannot provide this information.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/10/2016 16:19:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

605940

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it remains Government policy to introduce a two per cent social care precept on council tax and additional funding for the Better Care Fund in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	49357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Yes. Local authorities who are responsible for social care will still have the flexibility in 2017-18 to raise council tax in their area by up to 2% above the existing threshold. This new funding for adult social care will be pooled with additional funding from the Better Care Fund.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 24/10/2016 10:21:56 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

606041

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 48004, if he will provide details of his discussions with the (a) First Minister of Scotland on developing a UK approach for the UK leaving the EU and (b) Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's place in Europe on the work of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	49559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>We will not comment on the content of private Ministerial discussions. Details of Ministerial meetings will be published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>The Prime Minister set out her commitment to fully engage with the devolved administrations as the government delivers on the verdict of the UK people in their vote to leave the EU.</p><p>The Prime Minister said today at the Joint Ministerial Committee, that the government is ready to listen to proposals put forward by political leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as she renegotiates the UK’s relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 24/10/2016 16:32:06 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

605882

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
	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 September 2016 to Question 45104, when her Department plans to publish its final policy on apprenticeship funding reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	49550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>We will be publishing details of our final funding policy for apprenticeships in England from May 2017 shortly.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/10/2016 16:01:33 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

605876

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy on teacher workload of the finding of the Education Policy Institute, published on 10 October 2016, that one in five teachers work a minimum of 60 hours a week; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	49445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>We recognise that unnecessary workload remains a concern for teachers.</p><p> </p><p>The report from the Education Policy Institute uses data based on OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013, which was published in 2014. We took action on these findings at the time, through the ‘Workload Challenge’.</p><p> </p><p>Removing unnecessary workload for teachers remains a priority. On 26 March 2016, we published reports from three independent groups set up to address the most burdensome tasks for teachers - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-teacher-workload-marking-policy-review-group-report" target="_blank">marking</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-teacher-workload-planning-and-resources-group-report" target="_blank">planning and resources</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-teacher-workload-data-management-review-group-report" target="_blank">data management</a>. We have also conducted the first biennial Teacher Workload Survey which will help us track teacher workload so that further action can be taken if needed. The report from this robust survey is due to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Removing unnecessary workload is complex and change will take time. We are continuing to work with teachers and their representatives to make sure unnecessary teacher workload is removed.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/10/2016 14:00:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

606002

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2016 to Question 40130, how Child Support Agency (CSA) (a) client and (b) former client activity requests collection of any CSA arrears held by the Child Maintenance Service.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	49484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>We have interpreted this question to mean “how Child Support Agency (CSA) (a) clients and (b) former clients <strong>actively</strong> request collection of any CSA arrears held by the Child Maintenance Service.” If a client or former client of the Child Support Agency (CSA) would like their arrears collected they should call the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). When debt is moved from the Child Support Agency to the Child Maintenance Service system, clients receive a letter that includes contact details for the CMS.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/10/2016 16:02:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe