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794254

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students taking music as a GCSE subject perform better overall in the Progress 8 measure.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	115227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Pupils who take music have higher progress 8 scores. This may not be the result of taking music and may be the result of taking more GCSEs.</p><p>The average progress 8[1] scores of pupils in state funded schools[2], at the end of key stage 4[3], split by whether they entered a GCSE or equivalent[4] qualification in music[5], are presented in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Academic year 2016/17<strong>[6]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Progress 8 score</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lower confidence interval<strong>[7]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Upper confidence interval<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils not entering music<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>460,593</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils entering music<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>39,028</p></td><td><p>0.21</p></td><td><p>0.20</p></td><td><p>0.22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Academic year 2015/16<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total pupils</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Progress 8 score</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Lower confidence interval<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Upper confidence interval<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils not entering music<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>469,513</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td><td><p>-0.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pupils entering music<sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>42,540</p></td><td><p>0.18</p></td><td><p>0.17</p></td><td><p>0.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li>Progress 8 is a new measure which schools and pupils are still adjusting to and with the ongoing transition to reformed GCSE’s, it is expected that Progress 8 scores will be prone to fluctuations initially. Progress 8 is a measure which focuses on each pupil’s ‘starting point’ (key stage 2 attainment) and the progress they make, therefore more analysis is required to unpick which, if any, factors have a definitive influence on these scores. With data for only two years, it is too soon to draw conclusions. More information on Progress 8 is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf</a>.</li><li>State-funded schools include academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</li><li>Pupils are identified as being at the end of key stage 4 if they were on roll at the school and in year 11 at the time of the January school census for that year. Age is calculated as at 31 August for that year, and the majority of pupils at the end of key stage 4 were age 15 at the start of the academic year. Some pupils may complete this key stage in an earlier or later year group.</li><li>Includes entries in graded music qualifications.</li><li>Pupils are recorded as ‘entering music’ if they sat at least one exam in any music qualification which is counted in the secondary school performance tables as a GCSE, equivalent or graded music qualification.</li><li>2015/16 data is final; 2016/17 data is provisional.</li><li>Progress 8 scores are estimates and the confidence intervals provide the <em>likely </em>bounds of the true score. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659860/Secondary_accountability_measures_guide.pdf</a>. There are also significantly fewer pupils entering music than those who do not, this can lead to undue influence by outliers in the smaller cohort and it is not advised to draw definitive conclusions when the data is mismatched in this way.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/11/2017 15:47:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

794259

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reimburse claimants of Employment and Support Allowance who were subject to payment miscalculations between 2011 and 2015 when those people were moved from incapacity benefit and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	115232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We are aware that some individuals have been underpaid when moving to Employment and Support Allowance. The department has started to put this right and will bring these plans to parliament.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/11/2017 17:24:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

794293

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111541, on companies: ownership what access the Government has to registers of beneficial ownership in each British Overseas Territory.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	115266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>​Central registers of beneficial ownership information or similarly effective arrangements are in place in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and Gibraltar.</p><p>Under bilateral arrangements concluded in 2016 with Overseas Territories with financial centres, UK law enforcement authorities have the automatic right of access to beneficial ownership information held on companies incorporated in those Territories within 24 hours or one hour in urgent cases.</p><p>Anguilla and the Turks and Caicos Islands have not yet established a central register or similarly effective arrangement. We continue to monitor progress and to offer support to both these Territories.</p><p>Montserrat has committed to establish a public central register and is expected to introduce new legislation to implement its central register shortly.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/11/2017 17:07:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

794307

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that Orsdall Chord of the Great North Rail Project delivers full capacity at (a) Manchester Piccadilly and (b) Manchester Oxford Road stations.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	115280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ordsall Chord connects Manchester’s three main railway stations for the first time. It will enable more trains to run to Piccadilly from the south and will support new and direct services across the region. By 2020, passengers as far afield as Newcastle and Bradford will benefit from faster, more frequent journeys to Manchester Airport as a result of this new link.</p><p> </p><p>The corridor that includes Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road will increase from 12 to 15 trains per hour from May 2018. This increase in capacity is not linked to the building of the Ordsall Chord, it is as a result of changing the rules about how the corridor will operate.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/11/2017 16:18:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

794308

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the ability of (a) Carillion and (b) Babcock to fulfil their contractual obligations in the transport sector.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	115281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>In each procurement a risk assessment is taken based on the project or services being delivered.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 28/11/2017 16:08:38 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

794385

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the Government's direct cash spend in England on (a) general goods and services, (b) social care and (c) construction works was won by firms registered in England in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	115358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on the nationality of suppliers is not routinely held centrally.</p><p>However, figures for contracts won by firms with UK addresses were set out in HMG's Balance of Competences Service review in the summer of 2014:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-uk-and-eu-balance-of-competences-call-for-evidence-on-the-single-market-free-movement-of-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-uk-and-eu-balance-of-competences-call-for-evidence-on-the-single-market-free-movement-of-services</a> .</p><p>This showed that UK firms won more than 95% of UK contracts advertised EU-wide, either by number or value.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 15:45:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

794401

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to respond to consultation on Property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities: beneficial ownership register.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	115374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The responses to the call for evidence are currently being analysed and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/11/2017 16:41:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

794422

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Farms: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to promote safety for those who visit, work and live on farms.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	115395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for enforcement of health and safety legislation on farms in Great Britain (GB). On 15 September 2017 HSE published its sector action plan for agriculture, setting out actions HSE will take to promote farm safety (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/sector-plans/agriculture.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/sector-plans/agriculture.htm</a>).</p><p> </p><p>HSE is currently running a programme of Safety and Health Awareness Days (SHADs) for farmers across GB (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/diary.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/diary.htm</a>) and is undertaking a targeted inspection campaign focussing on agriculture as set out in HSE’s 2017/18 Business Plan (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/businessplans/plan1718.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/businessplans/plan1718.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Working with HSE, Local Authorities carry out visits to open farms and animal visitor attractions to deal with matters of visitor safety in relation to infection risks (<a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/activities.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/activities.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p>HSE also works closely with industry stakeholders, through GB’s Farm Safety Partnerships, to promote and support their activities to improve health and safety in farming.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/11/2017 09:04:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

794459

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet and Social Media: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has commissioned research on the prevalence of so-called fake news across social media and other internet platforms
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	115432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has not commissioned any research on the prevalence of fake news across online platforms including social media. However as part of our Digital Charter we are looking at the role that such platforms play in the news environment.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 28/11/2017 17:04:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

794479

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gaming Machines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library an estimate of the fiscal impact of each of the options in the Consultation on Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures?
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	115452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>On 31 October the Government published the Consultation on Proposals to Changes to Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures, together with its impact assessment. The Consultation can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</p><p> </p><p>As policy develops in this area, DCMS will work closely with HM Treasury to establish the fiscal effect.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/11/2017 12:48:51 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms