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868347

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility Commission
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 the remit of the Social Mobility Commission; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	133567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The role and remit of the Social Mobility Commission is set out in legislation. We believe that the Commission under current legislation is able to act as an effective advocate for social mobility, and advise government, educators, employers and others on how best to tackle this important issue. There are no current plans to change the remit of the Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/03/2018 16:42:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

868348

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent WHO reports on Disease X.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	133568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Disease X is a hypothetical infection used to represent the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) has comprehensive systems in place to identify and monitor global outbreaks of infectious disease, including incidents where the cause is not identified or the outbreak is caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease such as World Health Organization’s hypothetical “Disease X”.</p><p> </p><p>Robust risk assessment processes exist to review threats to the United Kingdom population. As information emerges appropriate mitigation strategies will be implemented to protect the health of the UK public. The PHE National Emergency Response plans exist to deal with such event and have cross-Government agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service-PHE High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) programme, initiated after the Ebola outbreak, has developed clinical and public health protocols and plans to provide a resilient HCID service for England. This will enable the NHS to deliver care safely and effectively for a wider range of known and unknown HCIDs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/03/2018 15:28:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

868353

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility Commission: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who has the duty to publish a report on behalf of the Social Mobility Commission for each financial year in the absence of any commissioners; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	133573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The duty to publish a report is for the Social Mobility Commission. To enable the Social Mobility Commission to report on the progress made towards improving social mobility, the department has begun the recruitment process for a new Chair and we will look to recruit new Commissioners in due course, following standard Public Appointment procedures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/03/2018 16:43:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

868360

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of applications to university nursing courses in England in the 2018 undergraduate cycle (a) by nursing discipline and (b) in each region of the country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	133580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department is not responsible for collecting data on the number of applications to study nursing degree courses.</p><p> </p><p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service publishes data on the number of applications to full-time undergraduate courses.</p><p> </p><p>Further information and links to 2017 and 2018 application cycle data are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/03/2018 15:50:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

868365

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether paragraph 2.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Principles for Business applies to (a) all firms authorised by the FCA and (b) firms engaged in regulated activities which are not authorised by the FCA.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	133585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, any firm (whether a business, a not-for-profit or a sole trader) carrying out a regulated activity must be authorised or registered by the FCA, unless they are exempt. It is a criminal offence to carry out regulated activities if a firm is not authorised or exempt.</p><p> </p><p>All FCA regulated firms must adhere to the Principles for Businesses, as set out in the FCA Handbook.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/03/2018 13:05:38 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

868382

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the removal of asbestos from the schools estate.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	133602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department takes the issue of asbestos in schools very seriously, and is committed to supporting schools, local authorities and academy trusts to fulfil their duty to manage asbestos safely.</p><p>The Department carried out a voluntary asbestos data collection of schools in 2016, and of the 5,592 schools that responded, 83.1% reported that asbestos was present.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is following expert advice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that, as long as asbestos containing materials are undamaged, and not in locations where they are vulnerable to damage, they should be managed in situ.</p><p> </p><p>The blanket and accelerated removal of asbestos in schools is potentially more dangerous and greater risk to pupils and staff. Asbestos will be removed over time as refurbishment works take place, and as school buildings are replaced though programmes like Priority Schools Building Programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently running the Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP) and expects Responsible Bodies for State-Funded Schools and Academies to participate in the AMAP. The Department intends to develop a fuller understanding of how asbestos in managed in the education estate through the AMAP.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 133603 question first answered 26/03/2018 16:49:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

868383

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of asbestos in school buildings; what steps his Department is taking to (a) manage the presence of asbestos in school buildings and (b) assess the suitability and safety of school buildings that contain asbestos.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	133603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department takes the issue of asbestos in schools very seriously, and is committed to supporting schools, local authorities and academy trusts to fulfil their duty to manage asbestos safely.</p><p>The Department carried out a voluntary asbestos data collection of schools in 2016, and of the 5,592 schools that responded, 83.1% reported that asbestos was present.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is following expert advice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that, as long as asbestos containing materials are undamaged, and not in locations where they are vulnerable to damage, they should be managed in situ.</p><p> </p><p>The blanket and accelerated removal of asbestos in schools is potentially more dangerous and greater risk to pupils and staff. Asbestos will be removed over time as refurbishment works take place, and as school buildings are replaced though programmes like Priority Schools Building Programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is currently running the Asbestos Management Assurance Process (AMAP) and expects Responsible Bodies for State-Funded Schools and Academies to participate in the AMAP. The Department intends to develop a fuller understanding of how asbestos in managed in the education estate through the AMAP.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 133602 question first answered 26/03/2018 16:49:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

868394

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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 estimate his Department has made of the value of plan 1 student loans that will not be repaid.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>It is estimated that the value of the plan 1 student loan book that will not be repaid was £13.1 billion as at 31 March 2017, when future repayments are valued in present terms. The face value of the plan 1 student loan book was £42.8 billion at this time. This information is in the public domain and published on page 155 of the Department for Education’s 2016-17 Annual Report and Accounts which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/03/2018 16:19:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

868399

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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 answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132418 on Children: Day Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children that are not eligible for the 30 hours of tax free childcare as a result of a household income being (a) too high and (b) too low.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	133619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>30 hours free childcare is available to working parents of three and four year olds and eligibility is based on parental income.</p><p> </p><p>A three or four year old is eligible for 30 hours free childcare if both their parents, or the sole parent in a lone parent family, expects to earn a weekly minimum equivalent to working 16 hours at national minimum or living wage and under £100,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that 58% of three and four year olds are not eligible for 30 hours because either only one of their parents is employed or because their parent(s) do not meet the required minimum income threshold.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that less than 1% of three and four year olds are not eligible, even though both parents are employed and meet the required minimum threshold, because at least one of their parents expects to earn £100,000 or more per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/03/2018 16:21:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

868400

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 7 November 2017, Official Report, HCWS232 on Local Government Improvement, what public consultation preceded the policy announcement on the criteria against which further locally led merger proposals would be assessed.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	133620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s written statement of 7 November (Official report HCWS232) indicated his intention, on which representations could be made, to assess any further locally led merger proposals received against the criteria which were the basis on which he had reached his “minded to” decision on the proposal from Suffolk Coastal and Waveney district councils. The Secretary of State has, to date, assessed all further such proposals against these criteria, having had regard to all the relevant information and representations available to him.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 26/03/2018 15:01:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope