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1128554

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Coast Rail Franchise and Rail Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his timescale is for making a decision on the commercial models for the development of the East Coast Partnership; and what his timescale is for receiving Keith William's Rail Review Report.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The plans for the ECP are progressing well. The aim is to continue the ongoing design of the Partnership in a sustainable way and deliver reliable and high-quality rail services for passengers in step with Keith Williams’ root and branch review of the railway. The government will publish a White Paper setting out how we will implement the Review’s recommendations in the autumn. Reform will start as early as 2020.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/06/2019 12:43:37 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1128555

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on devolution of railway timetabling to the newly established Network Rail regions.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>On a national rail network many rail services will go beyond an individual rail region. Decisions over how far to devolve specific activities as part of their Putting Passengers First programme are a matter for Network Rail. The Department for Transport is supportive of the proposals in the programme and is continuing to engage with Network Rail as they implement the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/06/2019 12:22:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1128559

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Partnership Rail Franchise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the specifications for the West Coast Partnership rail franchise requires the new operator to be responsible for timetabling across the route of that franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>In its Shadow Operator role, the West Coast Partnership operator will, working in conjunction with Network Rail, HS2 Ltd and other Train and Freight Operators, develop advice for the Secretary of State on options for the post HS2 launch Train Service Specification on both HS2 and WCML routes. The West Coast Partnership operator’s role in the timetabling process will be consistent with existing practices across the rail industry both before and after HS2 services are launched.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/06/2019 12:48:40 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1128611

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK steel and steel products procured by his Department in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	257729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail purchase ninety-seven percent of their steel from Scunthorpe. Both Highways England and High Speed Two Ltd procure steel through their respective supply chains. Raw materials for non-infrastructure purchases e.g. Rolling Stock are purchased by the prime contractor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/06/2019 15:09:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1128464

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	British Steel: Nationalisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to nationalise British Steel.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	257820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Nationalisation would change the ownership of the plant, but not how it operates. It would require the Government to take on the company’s outstanding financial obligations and may not provide the necessary legal security and protection for taxpayers’ investment.</p><p> </p><p>Once nationalised, in line with strict state aid rules for steel, the Government would have to act in the same was as any private owner, thinking principally of making a profit.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 04/06/2019 07:57:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1128609

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK steel and steel products procured by his Department in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	257727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>For the first time this year the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published information from Government departments and their arm’s-length bodies on the value and origin of the steel procured over the financial year 2017/18, where this information was available. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy did not directly procure any steel, from the UK or overseas, in this period for major projects.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with departments and their arm’s-length bodies to improve awareness of the steel procurement guidance and the quality of the information that they are able to provide us on the steel procured for their major projects.</p><p> </p><p>In publishing this data and the annual Steel Pipeline, we are supporting the industry to maximise its potential for growth, enabling steel businesses to plan for future demand, and ultimately increase the amount of UK steel used in both public and private UK projects. The Steel Pipeline shows how the government plans to use over 3 million tonnes of steel – worth around £500 million – over the next decade, on infrastructure projects such as the construction of Hinkley Point C and the maintenance and upgrading of the UK’s motorway network.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/06/2019 09:49:04 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1128435

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Hadlow College
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the insolvency of Hadlow College, what discussions (a) he and (b) the Education and Skills Funding Agency has had with (i) staff and (ii) student representatives at Hadlow College on protecting learner provision for existing students.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	257649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Students are at the heart of the new education administration regime: its primary objective is to avoid or minimise disruption to the studies of existing students.</p><p> </p><p>During the education administration, Hadlow College will continue to operate as usual and communications with students and staff have been a priority. The administrators have led communications with staff, including briefing sessions, a letter to all staff and a meeting with the University and College Union.</p><p> </p><p>We understand from administrators that there are no student representatives other than the student governors. Therefore, in discussion with college management, the administrators have decided to communicate to students mostly through teachers as it was felt that this approach was least disruptive. College staff have been actively encouraged to update and answer questions from their students. The college also wrote to existing students, parents and guardians and prospective students to assure them that classes, exams and enrolments are continuing as normal. Students have been encouraged to submit queries either directly to the college communications team or via their teachers.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, we established a panel of insolvency practitioners to work on further education (FE) insolvencies, following a procurement process which, among other things, looked at FE sector experience. The firm appointed for Hadlow College’s insolvency is BDO, which has experience of the FE sector. Additionally, the administrators can draw on a wide range of other education expertise, including governors and staff at the college, the FE Commissioner’s team and the wider sector.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 257650 question first answered 05/06/2019 15:47:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1128436

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Hadlow College
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the insolvency of Hadlow College, what steps he will take to ensure that the education administrator appointed will have a broad knowledge of the further education sector.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	257650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Students are at the heart of the new education administration regime: its primary objective is to avoid or minimise disruption to the studies of existing students.</p><p> </p><p>During the education administration, Hadlow College will continue to operate as usual and communications with students and staff have been a priority. The administrators have led communications with staff, including briefing sessions, a letter to all staff and a meeting with the University and College Union.</p><p> </p><p>We understand from administrators that there are no student representatives other than the student governors. Therefore, in discussion with college management, the administrators have decided to communicate to students mostly through teachers as it was felt that this approach was least disruptive. College staff have been actively encouraged to update and answer questions from their students. The college also wrote to existing students, parents and guardians and prospective students to assure them that classes, exams and enrolments are continuing as normal. Students have been encouraged to submit queries either directly to the college communications team or via their teachers.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, we established a panel of insolvency practitioners to work on further education (FE) insolvencies, following a procurement process which, among other things, looked at FE sector experience. The firm appointed for Hadlow College’s insolvency is BDO, which has experience of the FE sector. Additionally, the administrators can draw on a wide range of other education expertise, including governors and staff at the college, the FE Commissioner’s team and the wider sector.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 257649 question first answered 05/06/2019 15:47:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1128453

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to introduce a student premium modelled on the pupil premium for full-time students aged 16 to 19 as recommended by the Social Mobility Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	257771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The department already provides additional funding for 16 to 19 providers so that they can attract, retain and support disadvantaged students. Over £500 million has been allocated through the 16 to 19 funding formula for this disadvantage funding in the current academic year. We will keep 16 to 19 funding rates and arrangements, including support for disadvantaged students, under consideration in the lead-up to the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 10/06/2019 14:59:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1128454

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for community learning services.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
	uin	257772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>As a department, we are considering adult skills, which includes community learning, as part of the adult education budget and are looking carefully at further education funding. We recognise that some of the key areas of funding have not kept up with costs and we will continue to look carefully at these issues in preparation for the next Spending Review and in light of the recommendations of the Post-18 Review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/06/2019 07:37:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn