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777535

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Select Committee Reports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House how many reports from House of Lords Select Committees and Joint Select Committees of both Houses published between August 2010 and August 2017 did not receive Government responses within a period of two months; and how many of those reports have yet to receive a Government response.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL2539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government values the work of the select committees of this House, and understands the importance of proper engagement with that work. Therefore the Government aims to respond to reports within two months of their publication. However, sometimes circumstances dictate that it will not be possible to provide a response within this timeframe. In such instances the relevant government department will maintain contact with the relevant select committee chairman and secretariat.</p><p>I have written to Lords ministers to reiterate the importance of providing timely responses to select committee reports. There are currently 15 government responses that have not been received by the relevant select committees within the two-month period. I am assured that ministers are working hard to ensure outstanding responses are issued as soon as possible.</p><p>Data on response times is made available by the Committee Office but has not been routinely collected for the years requested. However, as a member of the Liaison Committee, I welcome the fact that, since the 2014-15 session, government response dates have been published in the Liaison Committee’s annual reports. Links to the reports containing the information for the most recent three sessions are set out below.</p><p><strong>Session 2016-17: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ldselect/ldliaison/13/13.pdf" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ldselect/ldliaison/13/13.pdf<br></a></strong><strong>Session 2015-16: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldliaisn/26/26.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldliaisn/26/26.pdf<br></a></strong><strong>Session 2014-15: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/ldselect/ldliaison/5/5.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/ldselect/ldliaison/5/5.pdf</a></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park attachment 1 file name 2014-15 Liaison Committee.pdf title Session 2014-15 2 file name 2015-16 Liaison Committee.pdf title Session 2015-16 3 file name 2016-17 Liaison Committee.pdf title Session 2016-17 grouped question UIN HL2538 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:15:43 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

777534

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Select Committee Reports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what plans she has to improve the timeliness and quality of Government responses to reports from House of Lords Select Committees and Joint Select Committees of both Houses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL2538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government values the work of the select committees of this House, and understands the importance of proper engagement with that work. Therefore the Government aims to respond to reports within two months of their publication. However, sometimes circumstances dictate that it will not be possible to provide a response within this timeframe. In such instances the relevant government department will maintain contact with the relevant select committee chairman and secretariat.</p><p>I have written to Lords ministers to reiterate the importance of providing timely responses to select committee reports. There are currently 15 government responses that have not been received by the relevant select committees within the two-month period. I am assured that ministers are working hard to ensure outstanding responses are issued as soon as possible.</p><p>Data on response times is made available by the Committee Office but has not been routinely collected for the years requested. However, as a member of the Liaison Committee, I welcome the fact that, since the 2014-15 session, government response dates have been published in the Liaison Committee’s annual reports. Links to the reports containing the information for the most recent three sessions are set out below.</p><p><strong>Session 2016-17: <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ldselect/ldliaison/13/13.pdf" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201719/ldselect/ldliaison/13/13.pdf<br></a></strong><strong>Session 2015-16: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldliaisn/26/26.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldliaisn/26/26.pdf<br></a></strong><strong>Session 2014-15: <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/ldselect/ldliaison/5/5.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201516/ldselect/ldliaison/5/5.pdf</a></strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park attachment 1 file name 2014-15 Liaison Committee.pdf title Session 2014-15 2 file name 2015-16 Liaison Committee.pdf title Session 2015-16 3 file name 2016-17 Liaison Committee.pdf title Session 2016-17 grouped question UIN HL2539 question first answered 07/11/2017 16:15:43 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

777698

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Law Officers' Departments were consulted by the Department for Exiting the European Union on the economic impact assessments conducted for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	109528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out an ongoing programme of comprehensive analytical work that will inform our negotiating position with the EU, to define our deep and special partnership with the EU and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p><p>The Law Officers’ Departments are working with officials across government, in close coordination with the Department for Exiting the European Union, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated programme of analysis across government.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 01/11/2017 14:08:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

777568

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Affordable Housing: South West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new affordable homes have been built in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
	uin	HL2564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The numbers of additional affordable homes provided (new build and acquisitions) are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Total additional affordable dwellings provided</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </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><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>860</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p><strong> 4,880 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p><strong> 4,660 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/11/2017 16:29:45 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

777566

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Housing: South West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many new homes have been built in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
	uin	HL2563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of new homes built in Cornwall and Devon are published by the Department as part of ‘House building; new build dwellings in England’. The number of new homes built, in Cornwall and Devon since 2010/11, is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong>Table 1. House building; new build dwellings completed.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </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><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18 (Q1 only)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong> <strong>(to June 2017)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td><td><p>1,680</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>1,880</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>12,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>1,870</p></td><td><p>2,220</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td><p>2,840</p></td><td><p>3,030</p></td><td><p>3,110</p></td><td><p>3,340</p></td><td><p>920</p></td><td><p>19,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A more complete picture of housing supply (including conversions and change of use) is provided by the ‘net additional dwelling’ statistics. The number of net additional dwellings delivered, in Cornwall and Devon since 2010/11, is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong>Table 2. Housing Supply; net additional dwellings.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </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><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong> <strong>(to 2015-16)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td><td><p>2,380</p></td><td><p>2,280</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>14,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon</p></td><td><p>2,650</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>3,340</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>18,550</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/11/2017 16:30:25 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

777569

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Housing: South West
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average price of a home in (1) Cornwall, and (2) Devon, in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
	uin	HL2565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The mean prices paid (in £s) for all house types for Cornwall and Devon are shown in the table below for the financial years 2010-11 to 2016-17 (where the years run to the end of March).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </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><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cornwall</strong></p></td><td><p>227,594</p></td><td><p>219,055</p></td><td><p>221,614</p></td><td><p>223,804</p></td><td><p>228,585</p></td><td><p>242,553</p></td><td><p>245,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Devon</strong></p></td><td><p>239,530</p></td><td><p>230,984</p></td><td><p>235,467</p></td><td><p>237,269</p></td><td><p>252,763</p></td><td><p>260,514</p></td><td><p>268,481</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 08/11/2017 16:28:58 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	228 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Goss Moor

777504

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Community Charge
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the amount of monies due under the Community Charge which remain unpaid.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones
	uin	HL2515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The department does not hold this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 07/11/2017 16:50:06 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

777725

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2017 to Question 107742, on Department for Communities and Local Government: procurement, how many project managers employed by his Department have the authority to authorise projects of a value in excess of £10,000.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	109674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>No one individual (i.e. a Project Manager) in the Department has the authority to authorise projects which have a financial implication..</p><p>Individual payments over £10,000 must be authorised by a senior civil servant in accordance with the Department’s financial delegation framework:</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/11/2017 15:19:43 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 18709 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

777728

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Oral Answer of the Prime Minister, Official Report, column 300, of 25 October 2017, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the proposals to be brought to Parliament on fracking.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	109761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has regular discussions with the Prime Minister around matters of planning policy.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/11/2017 17:37:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 18721 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

777731

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contingency funding his Department has allocated in relation to the Government's negotiations on the UK leaving the EU for the (a) current, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	109778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committing new spending to the preparations for Brexit, and the Treasury has committed over £250 million of new money to departments in this financial year. My Department is doing all the work necessary to prepare for our exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/10/2017 17:02:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

777724

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Private Rented Housing: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with the Local Government Association on improving standards of (a) electrical and (b) gas safety in the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	109734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Following Royal Assent of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, a Working Group of relevant experts, including the Local Government Association, was established to provide recommendations to Ministers on what, if any, legislative requirements for electrical safety in the private rented sector should be introduced. The Working Group met four times, in August, October, November and December 2016. The working group has now concluded and Ministers are considering its report and recommendations.</p><p>A recent consultation by the Health and Safety Executive on The Gas Safety (Installations and Use) Regulations 1998 involved an assessment of the adequacy of landlords’ gas safety checks. This assessment and other evidence confirmed that the regulatory requirements for these checks are sufficient to ensure safety.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2017 16:31:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

777721

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Temporary Accommodation: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of children in temporary accommodation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	109682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Temporary accommodation ensures that no child is left without a roof over their head.</p><p>My Deparment publishes regular statistics on rough sleeping, statutory homelessness and homelessness prevention and relief in England. These are published at a local authority level. Statistics for each of the past five years can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 01/11/2017 15:20:20 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 18720 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

777729

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Carbon Monoxide: Alarms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of properties with carbon monoxide detectors installed in the (a) private and (b) social rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	109716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The English Housing Survey collects and publishes data on carbon monoxide detectors by tenure. The latest data can be found in Annex Table 1.18 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595787/2015-16_Section_2_Housing_Stock_Annex_Tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/595787/2015-16_Section_2_Housing_Stock_Annex_Tables.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/11/2017 17:27:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

777732

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has set aside for contingencies relating to the UK leaving the EU in the (a) current and (b) 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	109783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>My Department's EU Exit plans are well developed and have been designed to provide the flexibility to respond to a negotiated agreement, as well as preparing us for the eventuality of leaving without a deal. The Government is committing new spending to the preparations for EU Exit, and the Treasury has committed over £250 million of new money to departments in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 30/10/2017 17:03:49 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

777723

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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: Disability
	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 publishes for (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations on providing a safe means of exit for disabled residents in the event of an emergency.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	109733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>In 2010 the Department funded the Local Government Association to develop guidance on fire safety in purpose built blocks flats, which includes specific advice on ensuring the safety of disabled people and means of escape in the event of a fire. This was published in 2011 and is available at: <a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/fire-safety-purpose-built-flats" target="_blank">https://www.local.gov.uk/fire-safety-purpose-built-flats</a>.</p><p>Approved Document B (Fire Safety) provides guidance on securing reasonable standards of health and safety of persons in and about buildings. This is intended to include all people including people with disabilities. However, as set out paragraph 0.19 this also recognises that the needs of some disabled people will need to be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>The Government is committed to helping older and disabled people to live independently and safely at home. The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) is a means-tested grant which can contribute towards meeting the cost of adapting an older or disabled person’s property, including to improve access (for example, through widening doorframes). Since 2012-13 the Government has invested over £1.6 billion into the DFG, providing around 250,000 adaptations. The grant is £431 million this year, rising to £468m next year, and will be over £500 million by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2017 16:31:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

777722

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) he and (b) his Department has had with representatives of trades unions in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	109732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department has an established Employee Relations Framework under which we consult our recognised trade unions on a range of employment and staffing matters relevant to their members who work in the Department. Such discussions will occur throughout the year and will take place as required dependent, to an extent, upon if and how we propose to change, develop or improve our employment policies or employee engagement strategy. The significant majority of such meetings are informal in nature and we do not routinely maintain a record of the number or content of these discussions. The Department ensures that our employee relations work and trade union activity and time operate within the guidelines set by Cabinet Office.</p><p>Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretary meetings with external organisations can be found at the following links on gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dclg-ministerial-data</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-expenses-and-hospitality-for-dclg-senior-officials" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/business-expenses-and-hospitality-for-dclg-senior-officials</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 02/11/2017 15:35:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

777651

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to consult local authorities on proposals for a Shared Prosperity Fund; and whether he plans to consult local authorities in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	uin	109493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund will seek to improve productivity and reduce economic inequalities across the country, including in Wales.</p><p>My Department continues its work on designing the new Fund and, as the Government has committed, will engage local authorities in all parts of the country.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/10/2017 17:01:31 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

777730

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Empty Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government's guidance on abandonment of properties under the provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 is planned to come into force.
	tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
	tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
	uin	109730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>No date has yet been planned for publication of guidance on abandonment of properties under the provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/11/2017 17:27:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

777720

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Mayors: Sheffield City Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has sought legal advice on the appointment of a Sheffield City Region mayor.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	109647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Parliament has legislated both for the election of a Sheffield City Region mayor and for the rules for the conduct of any such election. It is for those responsible for the conduct of an election to seek their own legal advice as they consider necessary.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 01/11/2017 15:20:49 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

777719

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department was consulted by the Department for Exiting the European Union on the economic impact assessments conducted for the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	109530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is carrying out an ongoing programme of comprehensive analytical work that will inform our negotiating position with the EU, to define our deep and special partnership with the EU and inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p><p>My Department is working with officials across government, in close coordination with the Department for Exiting the European Union, to ensure the delivery of a holistic programme of analysis across government.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 02/11/2017 15:34:08 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

777564

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) how many children are taught at home, and (2) how many children are taught in unregistered schools.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on the number of children educated at home are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>National statistics on the number of children being taught at unregistered schools are not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/11/2017 13:35:20 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

777486

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Vocational Education: North East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current status of the proposed reform of technical education in the North East.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL2502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to creating a world class technical education system and we are making progress on delivering the recommendations made by the Independent Panel on Technical Education, chaired by Lord Sainsbury.</p><p> </p><p>In October, we published the attached ‘Post-16 technical education reforms: T level action plan – October 2017’, in which we outlined in more detail our plans for implementation. We announced the introduction of T levels in three routes in 2020 – Digital, Construction and Education &amp; Childcare – with the remaining eight routes launched in two waves in September 2021 and 2022. We expect the first T levels to be delivered by a small number of providers initially and we will begin engaging with providers later this year.</p><p> </p><p>We want every student studying a T level to undertake a substantial work placement. In September 2017 we launched a work placement pilot scheme to test different models and approaches to delivering T level placements. 21 providers are piloting these in academic year 2017/18, working with a range of employers and approximately 2500 students. This includes a pilot scheme in the North East at Sunderland College, information of which can be found on their website: <a href="http://sunderlandcollege.ac.uk/2017/10/college-pilots-government-project/" target="_blank">http://sunderlandcollege.ac.uk/2017/10/college-pilots-government-project/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will launch a public consultation on T levels later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/11/2017 16:44:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

777565

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	National Identity: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children taught at home or in unregistered schools meet the requirements that children are taught British values.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The requirements on parents who educate children at home are contained in Section 7 of the Education Act 1996: these are that a child of compulsory school age receives an efficient full-time education suitable to his or her age, ability and aptitudes, and any special educational needs. There is no legal requirement that children educated at home are taught about the Fundamental British Values. A curriculum for a home-educated child which directly contradicted the Fundamental British Values might be deemed not suitable; that would be for the relevant local council to decide.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has established a joint team with Ofsted and given them additional resources to step up investigations in to unregistered schools and to work with us to take whatever action is required, including closing the school or working with the police and Crown Prosecution Service as necessary‎.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/11/2017 14:00:43 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

777563

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: London Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for deciding the level of London allowances for teachers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL2560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Decisions on pay ranges and allowances are based on recommendations by the School Teachers’ Review Body, the independent body that advises on teachers’ pay and conditions.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 08/11/2017 16:28:31 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

777787

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Breakfast Clubs: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to her Department's publication on an open process to provide breakfast clubs in schools, how much of the funding from this process is additional to the ring fenced revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	109689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>We announced within the Childhood Obesity Plan in August 2016 that we would launch a breakfast club programme using funds solely from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.</p><p>We published an invitation to tender on the 16 October 2017 indicating that we are investing £26 million from the levy over the next three years to expand breakfast club provision.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invested £100 million from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in the healthy pupils capital fund to facilitate an improvement in children’s physical and mental health by increasing and improving access to and use of relevant facilities, such as kitchens, dining facilities, changing rooms and sports facilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 109743 question first answered 30/10/2017 17:14:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

777792

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Headteachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many head teachers (a) have registered and (b) been dismissed from schools within a multi-academy trust since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	109562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry but this information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2017 17:53:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

777771

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Ofsted: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many inspectors are employed by Ofsted in each region of England.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	109672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner). A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/10/2017 17:11:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

777786

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many learners funded through the Adult Community Learning budget studied (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) ESOL courses in (i) the UK and (ii) London in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	109584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information on English, mathematics and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses funded through the Adult Community Learning budget. In addition, since 2016/17 this provision is funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p><p> </p><p>Across wider adult education budget lines, data on funded learner participation in English, mathematics and ESOL courses are published for England and London.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published adult (19 and over) participation figures for England (provisional full year data for the 2016/17 academic year) are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>English 536,700</li><li>Mathematics 529,300</li><li>ESOL 114,400</li></ul><p> </p><p>Note: we do not hold data for the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest published adult (19 and over) participation figures for London (final full year data for the 2015/16 academic year) are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>English 88,450</li><li>Mathematics 75,850</li><li>ESOL 42,720</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Participation in Community learning is recorded by theme rather than specific subject. Latest published figures for England are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Community Learning Participation </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong> <strong>(provisional) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Learners</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>531,800</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Personal and Community Development Learning</p></td><td><p>414,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities</p></td><td><p>48,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Family English, Maths and Language</p></td><td><p>32,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Wider Family Learning</p></td><td><p>52,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for London are not published. Participation figures provide the distinct count of learners; a learner can participate in multiple types of learning, but will only be counted once in the overall total learner figures.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109583 question first answered 03/11/2017 13:04:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

777767

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	University Technical Colleges: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital spending was allocated from the public purse to each university technical college that has closed since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	109764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 49 open university technical colleges (UTCs). Since 2010, seven UTCs have closed. These are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name of UTC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of closure</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black Country UTC</p></td><td><p>August 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hackney UTC</p></td><td><p>August 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Bedfordshire UTC</p></td><td><p>August 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daventry UTC</p></td><td><p>August 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester Sustainable Engineering UTC</p></td><td><p>August 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tottenham UTC</p></td><td><p>August 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UTC Lancashire</p></td><td><p>August 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The primary objective of the Department when making a decision to close a school is to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for pupils and to secure value for money for the taxpayer. The Department’s published accounts include the capital and revenue spending for any UTCs which has closed.</p><p> </p><p>Capital funding for open free schools, UTCs and studio schools where costs have been finalised is published on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools</a>. The final capital costs for all UTCs that have closed since 2010 have not yet been published but are due to be included in the next publication round in coming months.</p><p> </p><p>Schools block funding allocations are published on gov.uk. The link for post 16 data is found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Pupil premium: allocations and conditions of grant are published on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pupil-premium-information-for-schools-and-alternative-provision-settings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are in the process of making a routine update to the data that we hold on pre and post-opening grant allocations for free schools, UTCs and Studio Schools, following the opening of new schools, in September. We will be publishing the latest data on gov.uk, in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 31/10/2017 13:27:45 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 18739 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

777762

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Fire Extinguishers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it compulsory for all schools to have sprinklers installed.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	109693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes the safety of pupils and teachers very seriously. All schools have to follow strict fire safety regulations, including having a Fire Risk Assessment, designed to ensure they are as safe as possible and well prepared in the event of a fire.</p><p>All new school building projects must comply with Building Regulations, including on fire safety, and this is independently certified by Building Control or an Approved Inspector before buildings are occupied. Where sprinklers are deemed necessary to keep pupils and staff safe, following an assessment of risk at the design stage, or to meet local planning requirements, they should be fitted.</p><p>Following the tragic Grenfell fire, the government has launched a Public Inquiry and an independent review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. Alongside the rest of Government, we will take forward any relevant recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/11/2017 12:22:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

777793

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the relevance for public health policy of the recommendations in the What Works Centre for Wellbeing recent report, Happy people wear seat belts: wellbeing and risk-taking, published on 6 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	109611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The wellbeing of our children and young people is a key priority for this Department. We want all children to have the opportunity to fulfil their full potential and to develop into adults who are confident and productive members of society.</p><p>Schools have an important role to play in supporting the resilience and mental health of children and young people. The Department has funded the PSHE Association to publish guidance and a set of age appropriate lesson plans for teaching about mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p>We have published a blueprint for school counselling services which provides schools with practical, evidence-based advice on how to deliver high quality school-based counselling.</p><p> </p><p>Advice has been issued on behaviour and mental health which helps teachers identify those in need, provide effective early support and understand when a referral to a specialist mental health service may be necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has funded the development of MindEd, a free online resource which allows all those working with children and young people to access information on a range of mental health issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/11/2017 14:55:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

777781

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Collective Spirit Free School
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to publish the internal audit reports carried out by the Education and Skills Funding Agency on the Collective Spirit Free School, Oldham.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	uin	109586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) does not intend to publish the report. As part of routine business, the ESFA carried out a fact finding review in August 2016 at Collective Spirit Free School. In accordance with published policy, these routine reports are not released.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 03/11/2017 14:57:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

777768

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
	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 19 October 2017 to Question 107822, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools meet more than two Gatsby benchmarks of good practice in careers education, information, advice and guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	109667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The careers strategy will include proposals to improve the quality and coverage of careers advice in schools.</p><p> </p><p>These proposals will be informed by evidence regarding what works. The Gatsby benchmarks are based on the best national and international research and define excellence in careers provision. A two year pilot of the Gatsby benchmarks in the North East has demonstrated that significant improvements can be made.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2017 17:46:44 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

777766

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Oral contribution of the Minister of State for Education of 18 July 2017, Official Report, column 713, what discussions her Department has had with HM Revenue and Customs to resolve the issues identified with the digital childcare service; and what progress her Department has made on steps identified in those discussions to resolve those issues.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	109758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>As of 31 August, over 216,000 30 hours eligibility codes have been issued for the Autumn term. Whilst the majority of parents applied with no issue, some parents experienced difficulties. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working with National Savings &amp; Investments (and their supplier Atos) to make a range of improvements to the childcare service. The department maintains continuous contact with HMRC and are involved in key discussions.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC put in place arrangements to ensure parents were able to access a place in the Autumn term. For example, they provided 30 hours free childcare codes manually to all parents who reported experiencing difficulties applying through the digital route. The department then encouraged all local authorities to fund 30 hours places for the autumn term where the parent applied on 31 August or before, but received their code after the deadline.</p><p>We are committed to working with colleagues to ensure we continue to improve the customer experience as we deliver this important programme nationally.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2017 16:40:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

777773

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Oxfordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on the budgets of Oxfordshire primary and secondary schools of (a) changes to business rates, (b) the apprenticeship levy, (c) changes to national insurance contributions and (d) the withdrawal of the education services grant.
	tabling member constituency	Wantage
	tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
	uin	109769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The National Audit Office published an estimate of the cost pressures faced by schools between 2015-16 and 2019-20 in December 2016, available at: <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/financial-sustainability-in-schools/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/financial-sustainability-in-schools/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 July 2017, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, announced that the Department will provide an additional £1.3 billion for schools and high needs across 2018-19 and 2019-20, on top of the spending plans considered in the NAO report. Core funding for schools will rise from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £42.4 billion in 2018-19, and £43.5 billion in 2019‑20. This represents an increase of over 6%. As the Institute for Fiscal Studies has confirmed, this means that overall funding for schools and high needs will be maintained in real terms per pupil over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>We will be publishing an updated assessment of cost pressures for schools, taking account of this additional funding, which will include consideration of the withdrawal of the Education Services Grant and the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, and any planned changes to national insurance. Schools are funded to meet the costs of business rates on the basis of actual charges.<strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/11/2017 16:51:19 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

777788

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: North Cornwall
	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 adequacy of school funding in North Cornwall constituency after the implementation of the national funding formula.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	109602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The introduction of the national funding formulae is supported by significant extra funding of £1.3bn across 2018-19 and 2019-20, over and above the budget announced at the 2015 spending review. Core funding for schools and high needs will rise from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £42.4 billion in 2018-19 and £43.5 billion in 2019-20. This will allow us to maintain school and high needs funding in real terms per pupil for the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, schools in North Cornwall would be allocated a 4.3% increase in their funding if the national funding formula were implemented in full, with gains of 2.0% in 2018-19 and 3.1% in 2019-20, over their 2017-18 baselines, as we transition towards the formula.</p><p> </p><p>Full details on the provisional allocations for local authorities and schools can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/11/2017 14:11:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

777789

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Graduates: Debts
	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 effect of changes to Government policy on interest rates on graduate debt on her Department's revenue budget for (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	109653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has frozen tuition fees for academic year 2018-19 and raised both the repayment threshold and the thresholds at which variable interest rates apply to borrowers in repayment.</p><p> </p><p>The repayment threshold will rise from £21,000 to £25,000 for the 2018-19 financial year. Following the threshold change, interest will be charged at RPI for those earning below £25,000 (compared to £21,000 before) and at RPI+3% for those earning above £45,000 (compared to £41,000 before), with interest applied on sliding scale for those earning between those two thresholds.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of these policies on the department’s revenue budgets are to reduce the amount of interest charged to students and increase the amount of debt written off at the end of the loan term. We estimate the aggregate impact of these are a £50m reduction in financial year 2018-19 and a £125m reduction in financial year 2019-20. Budget cover will be through the department’s Annually Managed Expenditure budgets: this will be subject to Parliamentary approval in the normal way as part of the estimates process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 30/10/2017 16:20:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

777772

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	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 findings of the evaluation of the further education reform programme 2015 research report commissioned, by her Department, on the effect of student loans on learners from disadvantaged backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	109670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The recently published Evaluation of the FE Reform Programme report provides a number of key findings. In particular, 83% of providers either reported an increase in the numbers of disadvantaged learners, or had not noticed any fall in the numbers, as a consequence of those reforms to Further Education.</p><p> </p><p>The department will continue to ensure that there are clear communications about the benefits of study supported by Advanced Learner Loans, so that those from all backgrounds can access such loans to enhance their career prospects.</p><p> </p><p>The Advanced Learner Loans Bursary Fund provides additional support to loan-funded learners that require assistance in meeting costs associated with their study, such as childcare, travel, books and equipment, plus any learning support needs.</p><p> </p><p>The latest evaluation of Advanced Learner Loans, commencing in November, will look at the impact of the extension to those aged 19-23 and to Level 5 and Level 6. It will provide the Department with further evidence on how the offer supports adults from different backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2017 17:45:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

777784

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of apprentices who have secured apprenticeships at a company benefiting from the apprenticeship levy in (a) Leigh, (b) Wigan and (c) Greater Manchester.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on numbers of apprenticeship starts by age, region, local authority and constituency is available through the Further Education Data library tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>. We do not hold data on the number of starts by household income.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of levy paying employers that are registered on the apprenticeship service, and can therefore access and benefit from levy funds, is available (as reported to the end of August 2017) here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017</a>. These statistics are published on a monthly basis. We do not hold this data for non-levy paying employers as their apprenticeship training is funded via contracts with training providers.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data show that over 90 per cent of apprentices currently go into work or further training at the end of their apprenticeship, the majority of these with the same employer.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109594 109596 question first answered 03/11/2017 10:20:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777782

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of employers that benefit from the apprenticeship levy; and how many apprentices have remained at their place of employment after their apprenticeship has concluded.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on numbers of apprenticeship starts by age, region, local authority and constituency is available through the Further Education Data library tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>. We do not hold data on the number of starts by household income.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of levy paying employers that are registered on the apprenticeship service, and can therefore access and benefit from levy funds, is available (as reported to the end of August 2017) here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017</a>. These statistics are published on a monthly basis. We do not hold this data for non-levy paying employers as their apprenticeship training is funded via contracts with training providers.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data show that over 90 per cent of apprentices currently go into work or further training at the end of their apprenticeship, the majority of these with the same employer.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109594 109598 question first answered 03/11/2017 10:20:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777794

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the amount of capital funding allocated to school building programmes by (a) local authority and (b) parliamentary constituency in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	109610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed to invest more than £23bn in the school estate between 2016-17 and 2020-21. This includes a combination of formula and bid-based allocations to schools, local authorities and academy trusts and centrally delivered programmes.</p><p>Allocations include School Condition Allocations, Devolved Formula Capital, Basic Need payments and the bid-based Condition Improvement Fund. Other funding is available through centrally-delivered programmes, including the Free Schools programme and the £4.4bn Priority Schools Building Programme. Revenue funding can also be used for capital purposes.</p><p>Data is not available by constituency, but links to data publications for our main capital funding programmes can be found below, which include data by local authority for funding allocations. The Department also publishes final capital costs for all free schools on the gov.uk website once projects are at practical completion and are no longer commercially sensitive. A link to this information is also provided below.</p><p>School Condition Allocations and Devolved Formula Capital:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations</a></p><p>The Condition Improvement Fund:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund</a></p><p>The Priority School Building Programme:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/priority-school-building-programme-psbp" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/priority-school-building-programme-psbp</a></p><p>Basic need:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-need-allocations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-need-allocations</a></p><p>Free schools:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/11/2017 16:46:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

777778

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of apprenticeships at companies benefiting from the apprenticeship levy by (a) household income, (b) region and (c) age.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on numbers of apprenticeship starts by age, region, local authority and constituency is available through the Further Education Data library tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>. We do not hold data on the number of starts by household income.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of levy paying employers that are registered on the apprenticeship service, and can therefore access and benefit from levy funds, is available (as reported to the end of August 2017) here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017</a>. These statistics are published on a monthly basis. We do not hold this data for non-levy paying employers as their apprenticeship training is funded via contracts with training providers.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data show that over 90 per cent of apprentices currently go into work or further training at the end of their apprenticeship, the majority of these with the same employer.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109596 109598 question first answered 03/11/2017 10:20:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777791

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academies: Headteachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) amounts of settlements paid to head teachers leaving schools in multi-academy trusts in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	109561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Information on staff settlements is disclosed and published by academy trusts in their audited financial statements.</p><p> </p><p>Academy trust information for year ending 31 August 2016 is included in the Sector Annual Report and Accounts (SARA), which was published on the 26 October 2017 and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/academies-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information for the year ending 31 August 2017 will be disclosed by academy trusts in their financial statements in January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Academy trusts must obtain approval from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) and HM Treasury in advance for any non-statutory / non-contractual staff severance payments of £50,000 or more; and ESFA approval where a Financial Notice to Improve is in force. For the 12 months to September 2017 there were two payments of £23,025.50 and £62,235.50.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/10/2017 17:39:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

777785

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of Adult Community Learning funding has been spent on (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) ESOL courses in (i) the UK and (ii) London.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	109583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information on English, mathematics and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses funded through the Adult Community Learning budget. In addition, since 2016/17 this provision is funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p><p> </p><p>Across wider adult education budget lines, data on funded learner participation in English, mathematics and ESOL courses are published for England and London.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published adult (19 and over) participation figures for England (provisional full year data for the 2016/17 academic year) are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>English 536,700</li><li>Mathematics 529,300</li><li>ESOL 114,400</li></ul><p> </p><p>Note: we do not hold data for the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The latest published adult (19 and over) participation figures for London (final full year data for the 2015/16 academic year) are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>English 88,450</li><li>Mathematics 75,850</li><li>ESOL 42,720</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Participation in Community learning is recorded by theme rather than specific subject. Latest published figures for England are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Community Learning Participation </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong> <strong>(provisional) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Learners</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>531,800</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Personal and Community Development Learning</p></td><td><p>414,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities</p></td><td><p>48,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Family English, Maths and Language</p></td><td><p>32,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Wider Family Learning</p></td><td><p>52,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for London are not published. Participation figures provide the distinct count of learners; a learner can participate in multiple types of learning, but will only be counted once in the overall total learner figures.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109584 question first answered 03/11/2017 13:04:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

777774

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children live within three miles of three outstanding schools in each local authority in England.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	109742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/10/2017 17:49:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

777783

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the apprenticeship levy increases social mobility.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>We want to ensure that high quality apprenticeships are as accessible as possible to all people from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships already disproportionately benefit people from lower socio-economic backgrounds with apprentices more likely to come from disadvantaged backgrounds - compared to the population as a whole, 25 per cent of apprentices live in the most disadvantaged fifth of areas.</p><p> </p><p>Our apprenticeship funding policy supports individuals from disadvantaged areas by providing a cash payment to training providers when they train apprentices living in the top 27% of deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109701 question first answered 01/11/2017 20:39:03 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777765

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to increase apprenticeship enrolment among people from lower-income backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>We want to ensure that high quality apprenticeships are as accessible as possible to all people from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships already disproportionately benefit people from lower socio-economic backgrounds with apprentices more likely to come from disadvantaged backgrounds - compared to the population as a whole, 25 per cent of apprentices live in the most disadvantaged fifth of areas.</p><p> </p><p>Our apprenticeship funding policy supports individuals from disadvantaged areas by providing a cash payment to training providers when they train apprentices living in the top 27% of deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109597 question first answered 01/11/2017 20:39:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777780

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	ICT: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to enhance collaboration between the (a) Network of Teaching Excellence in Computer Science and (b) other programmes in England and equivalent computing teacher support programmes in the devolved nations.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	109646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Network of Excellence for Computer Science Teaching is a Department funded programme which provides high-quality continuing professional development to existing teachers in England.</p><p>This programme is contracted to the British Computing Society who have members and local branches across the whole of the UK. Through its management of Computing At Schools, a network of local hubs for computing science teachers across the UK, the British Computing Society ensures that the Network of Excellence is part of a collaborative UK wide network. The Network of Excellence responds to local needs through collaboration with wider programmes such as the STEM learning centre in York, the London mayor’s digital programmes, the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Apps for Good.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/11/2017 12:55:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

777795

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what targets she has for exports in education in each of the next three years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	109572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>A target to increase the value of education exports to £30bn by 2020 was set by the previous government. The target is rightly ambitious and the Department for Education remains committed to working with the rest of government and the sector to driving progress towards achieving it.</p><p> </p><p>This Government continues to support growth in UK education exports, including through the work of the team dedicated to education exports in the Department for International Trade (DIT). They have recently announced the establishment of a DIT Education Sector Advisory Board, chaired by my hon. Friend for Wyre Forest (Bill Esterson), which will support the aspirations of the sector internationally.</p><p> </p><p>The Government actively promotes study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and through the British Council, which promotes the UK in over 100 countries. The UK attracts high numbers of overseas students, second only to the USA in terms of our market share, and there continues to be no limit to the number who can come here to study.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/11/2017 14:43:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

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	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average contribution from the public purse to each Russell Group university is for 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	109692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p><p>The Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) is responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics on the sources of income that each university receives. This is collected retrospectively and so the latest year that financial data is available for is 2015/16. Aggregate data for the sector can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications/finances-2015-16/introduction" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications/finances-2015-16/introduction</a>.</p><p>Information for the 2017/18 academic year will be published by HESA in spring 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/11/2017 14:12:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith