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62188

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Employment Agencies: Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of blacklisting amongst employment agencies.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	200983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>Blacklisting is an unacceptable and illegal practice and we take any allegations of blacklisting very seriously. We have always encouraged anyone with evidence of blacklisting to come forward so that we can investigate. Any evidence of blacklisting should be referred to the Information Commissioner's Office. Individuals who believe they are being excluded from employment because of a blacklist should seek redress in the county courts in England and Wales, or Court of Session in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 24/06/2014 15:57:50 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

62189

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Exports: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether export licences to Syria have been granted for the period since 1 July 2012; and if he will describe any such material so exported.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	200996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Five Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) and one Open Individual Export Licence (OIEL) have been granted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to goods or services that have been licensed for export. The licences were granted to international and humanitarian organisations to support and protect staff working in these organisations. The six licences granted authorise export of the following:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SIEL for: components for body armour;</p><p> </p><p>SIEL for: NBC (nuclear, biological and chemical) protective/defensive equipment;</p><p> </p><p>SIEL for: body armour, components for body armour, military helmets;</p><p> </p><p>SIEL for: body armour, military helmets;</p><p> </p><p>SIEL for: components for all-wheel drive vehicles with ballistic protection;</p><p> </p><p>OIEL for: cryptographic software; equipment employing cryptography.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The licences were granted to international and humanitarian organisations to support and protect staff working in these organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 23/06/2014 17:01:33 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

62190

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the age cohort achieved a A* to C grade in GCSE (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) English literature by the age of (i) 19, (ii) 20, (iii) 21, (iv) 22, (v) 23, (vi) 24 and (vi) 25 years in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	200649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The following tables show the proportion of 18, 19 and 20 year-olds who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics. The figures relate to academic age, that is age at the start of the academic year, so young people of academic age 18 are those turning 19 during the academic year. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so the figures for English include those that have A*-C in either subject. The Department does not hold information on the attainment of people older than academic age 20. The earliest data available is for the cohort that was academic age 18 in 2004/05.</p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 18 in</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>49.3%</p></td><td><p>49.4%</p></td><td><p>49.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>48.6%</p></td><td><p>48.7%</p></td><td><p>48.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>50.5%</p></td><td><p>50.6%</p></td><td><p>50.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>52.7%</p></td><td><p>52.7%</p></td><td><p>52.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>54.6%</p></td><td><p>54.7%</p></td><td><p>54.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>56.5%</p></td><td><p>56.6%</p></td><td><p>56.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>59.1%</p></td><td><p>59.2%</p></td><td><p>59.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>61.9%</p></td><td><p>62.0%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>65.2%</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p><p>Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Academic age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cohort academic age 18 in</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>55.9%</p></td><td><p>56.0%</p></td><td><p>56.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>56.7%</p></td><td><p>56.8%</p></td><td><p>56.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>57.3%</p></td><td><p>57.4%</p></td><td><p>57.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>58.9%</p></td><td><p>58.9%</p></td><td><p>59.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>60.1%</p></td><td><p>60.2%</p></td><td><p>60.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>61.2%</p></td><td><p>61.3%</p></td><td><p>61.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>63.2%</p></td><td><p>63.3%</p></td><td><p>63.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>65.4%</p></td><td><p>65.5%</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>69.0%</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 23/06/2014 15:42:50 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

62191

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Royal Mail: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of Royal Mail staff who bought shares in the newly-privatised company in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Renfrewshire and (c) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	200637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not made any estimates by constituency, county or country of shares bought by Royal Mail staff.</p><p>As part of the Royal Mail Initial Public Offering, each eligible employee has now received 729 shares free of charge. Only 372 of the 147,000 eligible employees opted out of the scheme. Approximately 99.75% of employees accepted the shares that we offered them. Under the Employee Priority Retail Offer, over 15,000 employees (just over 10%) bought additional shares in Royal Mail.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 24/06/2014 15:55:07 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

62192

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in the level of household (a) borrowing and (b) debt since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	200994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/06/2014 11:35:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 200994.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62193

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed on zero-hour contracts in Bolton North East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	200973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/06/2014 16:14:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 200973.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

62194

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pay: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are paid at a rate below the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation in Bolton North East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	200967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/06/2014 16:12:48 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name image2014-06-19-162648.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

62195

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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 steps he is taking to prevent employers who engage in blacklisting receiving Government contracts.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	200660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The blacklisting of employees is an unacceptable and unlawful practice, and Government takes any such allegations very seriously.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/06/2014 13:28:44 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

62196

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Misrepresentation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Government is taking with banks and credit card companies to ensure PPI repayments are made in full.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>It is important that consumers get the redress which they are due. Ensuring that banks provide appropriate redress for their customers is a matter for the independent regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) </strong></p><p><strong>The Government is supportive of action taken by the FCA to recompense customers for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) and prevent cases of mis-selling in the future through regulatory action. The FCA has stated that it is keeping a close eye on how the industry handles all PPI complaints and will be quick to challenge anything it thinks is unfair.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>I have asked the FCA to write to the Member in more detail about action being taken in regard to PPI. A</strong><strong> copy of the response will be placed in the Library of the House.</strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 23/06/2014 15:52:35 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

62197

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance and support (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investment will provide for parents who encounter IT problems during the quarterly reconfiguration process for tax-free childcare; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	200673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts. Following this decision the Government will work with stakeholders to develop guidance to support parents, and assisted approaches will be provided to parents without access to the internet. </strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 23/06/2014 14:48:15 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell