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795433

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what further steps are being taken to assist employers in encouraging employees to cycle to work.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycle to Work scheme allows employers to loan bicycle and bicycle safety equipment to employees as a tax-free benefit. The Department has produced guidelines to encourage employers to take advantage of this scheme.</p><p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, sets out the other steps the Government is taking to support cycling, and the funding available to improve local cycling provisions, provide safer cycle routes and increase cycle parking facilities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115856 question first answered 04/12/2017 15:26:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795648

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the roll-out of universal credit on levels of household income?
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Fiona Onasanya
uin	902584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my oral answer of earlier today to the hon member for Midlothian (Danielle Rowley).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/11/2017 14:35:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4629 label Biography information for Fiona Onasanya

795651

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the President of the Board of Trade on the potential merits for future UK trade of better integrating road and rail infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	902676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s Transport Investment Strategy makes clear that we can and must seek to enhance our global competitiveness by making Britain a more attractive place to trade and invest. There are a number of initiatives in this area, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A Port Connectivity Study that is considering the levels of current road and rail access to our ports. Effective links to ports are a fundamental part of a successful supply chain;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Clean Growth Strategy is examining cost-effective options TO shift more freight from road to rail; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The Department will be working closely with the National Infrastructure Commission as it examines the UK’s freight sector and new measures by which Government can help businesses transport their goods faster and more efficiently.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/11/2017 13:44:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

795669

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electorate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made on the effects of party political activity on (a) electoral registration and (b) voter engagement in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	116023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The last three years have been a unique period in UK politics, with General Elections in 2015 and 2017 and the EU Referendum in 2016 all raising public awareness in the electoral system. This has led, in turn, to an increase in the size of the electoral register to a record high of nearly 47 million.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/12/2017 16:35:08 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

795670

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Home Care Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will earmark funding to support the recruitment and retention of carers who provide personal homecare visits.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	116024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>In 2017/18 the Department has provided Skills for Care with funding of £22.3 million to deliver the Department’s adult social care workforce priorities including the recruitment and retention of domicilliary care workers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/12/2017 13:10:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

795671

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	Pensioners: Bereavement Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend Bereavement Support Payments to people above the state pension age.
tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
uin	116025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Many working age people are unprepared for the significant financial impact immediately following a bereavement. Thus Bereavement Support Payment is intended to provide short-term financial support for a bereaved spouse or civil partner following premature death during working life. This is a long-standing position in bereavement benefits which the Government has no plans to change.</p><p><em></em></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 01/12/2017 16:58:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

795672

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing projects on Help to Rent and on a national rent deposit guarantee proposed by Crisis in its report, Crisis Help to Rent programmes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	116026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>My Department welcome's the work carried out by Crisis. We have committed £20 million funding to improve access to the private rented sector for those who are, or are at risk of, homelessness or rough sleeping, and are currently considering how best to use this.</p><p>This comes on top of £28 million funding for 3 regional Housing First pilot schemes which will offer permanent homes to homeless people.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2017 17:49:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

795673

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nursing Associates: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of training time for the new nursing associate role is allocated to each specialism.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	116027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>There are currently 2,000 Nursing Associates in training within 35 Health Education England Pilots, due to complete and become qualified in 2019. Nursing Associates spend 675 hours on placement at locations external to their employed place of work, where they gain a wide range of experience caring for people at all stages of life, across nursing fields and in other care settings, including in hospital, in the community and in a person’s home.</p><p> </p><p>Nursing Associates are an England only role. National Health Service staffing in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is a matter for each of the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/12/2017 12:21:59 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

795674

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.24 of Autumn Budget 2017, what funding her Department plans to allocate for (a) expanding the Teaching for Mastery maths programme, (b) the premium for pupils taking maths, further maths or core maths, (c) providing an annual £350,000 for every maths school under the specialist maths school model, (d) the pilot to improve GCSE maths resit outcomes and (e) establishing Further Education Centres of Excellence in each of the next five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	116028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Autumn Budget announced £177 million investment in maths over the next 5 years. The budgeted amounts for each of the specified programmes are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>- £27 million to further expand the Teaching for Mastery maths programme to reach 11,000 primary and secondary schools by 2022-23;</p><p>- £83.2 million to provide £600 for every additional pupil taking Maths or Further Maths A levels or Core Maths;</p><p>- £18 million additional funding for specialist Maths Schools;</p><p>- £8.5 million for the post-16 basic Maths pilot, which will run for 2 years; and</p><p>- £40.3 million for Further Education Centres of Excellence.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a) Teaching for mastery of mathematics</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) Maths premium for 16-19 year olds</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>26.6</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>83.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c) Maths schools</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d) Post-16 basic Maths pilot</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>e) FE Centres of Excellence</p></td><td><p>7.2</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>8.5</p></td><td><p>8.9</p></td><td><p>9.2</p></td><td><p>40.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures do not include the Barnett consequential for these measures, which is provided to the Devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education's total budgets in 2020-21 and beyond will be set at a future Spending Review, but will include the full costs of these Budget measures.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2017 14:32:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

795675

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Extracurricular Activities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funding her Department has made available or plans to make available to secondary schools to increase the range of activities offered to pupils outside the school day; and whether any funding was provided for that purpose from the soft drinks industry levy.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	116029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>£100 million of funding from the soft drinks industry levy in 2018-19 will be provided for the healthy pupils’ capital fund. This funding will be made available to improve school facilities to support a range of healthy pupils activities, including PE and sports, after school activities and healthy eating.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/12/2017 12:46:13 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner