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1134870

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date	26/06/2019
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 267343 on Universal Credit, if her Department will (a) investigate the practice of loansharks applying on behalf of an individual for a universal credit advance payment which is then issued as a loan to the individual and (b) review the application process for universal credit advance payments to tackle such practices.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	269775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to reducing fraud and error and considers information from a range of sources to progress our investigations. We work hard to identify perpetrators of fraud and ensure we take appropriate prosecution action.</p><p> </p><p>We routinely gather intelligence to assist our understanding of anyone seeking to abuse the safety net that Universal Credit offers. Any exploitation of advance payments is not acceptable, and we are seeking to identify the perpetrators and ensure we take appropriate prosecution action. We have a dedicated team of investigators working on this issue and we regularly raise awareness with our front line staff who understand the risks and raise concerns as appropriate through referrals to Fraud colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to keeping all Universal Credit services and processes, including advance payments, under review and will make improvements to address any vulnerabilities in the system. The protection of our most vulnerable claimants remains of paramount importance to us.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/07/2019 15:23:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 126277 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1134890

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools are allocated to each of the teaching school alliance hubs.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	269621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The areas for the test and learn phase for teaching school hubs were chosen to test a variety of areas, for example, rural, coastal, urban or areas of high deprivation. This was done to test how the teaching school hub model will work in different contexts, prior to a decision being made about national roll out. There is one test and learn area in each regional schools commissioner region. In most cases, the area defined will cover whole local authority districts, aggregating to cover 200 to 300 schools.</p><p>The Department has published a prospectus which includes the names of the local authority districts in each region covered by the initiative. The prospectus can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98dde964-ac94-410c-8254-1cd573c2dc45" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98dde964-ac94-410c-8254-1cd573c2dc45</a>.</p><p>As the Department will be funding a maximum of only one hub in each region, it will be for the successful applicants to define the areas in which they operate. The Department will, however, expect hubs to serve all the state schools in their chosen areas.</p><p>The deadline for applications is Friday 26 July and it is not until after this date that it will be possible to determine the exact areas covered.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 269622 question first answered 01/07/2019 16:56:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1134892

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria his Department used to decide the regions that are pilots for the new teaching school alliance hubs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	269622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The areas for the test and learn phase for teaching school hubs were chosen to test a variety of areas, for example, rural, coastal, urban or areas of high deprivation. This was done to test how the teaching school hub model will work in different contexts, prior to a decision being made about national roll out. There is one test and learn area in each regional schools commissioner region. In most cases, the area defined will cover whole local authority districts, aggregating to cover 200 to 300 schools.</p><p>The Department has published a prospectus which includes the names of the local authority districts in each region covered by the initiative. The prospectus can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98dde964-ac94-410c-8254-1cd573c2dc45" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98dde964-ac94-410c-8254-1cd573c2dc45</a>.</p><p>As the Department will be funding a maximum of only one hub in each region, it will be for the successful applicants to define the areas in which they operate. The Department will, however, expect hubs to serve all the state schools in their chosen areas.</p><p>The deadline for applications is Friday 26 July and it is not until after this date that it will be possible to determine the exact areas covered.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 269621 question first answered 01/07/2019 16:56:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1134949

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on immigrants who have died by suicide within the first three years of moving to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	269604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/07/2019 16:43:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster attachment 1 file name PQ 269604 (2).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1134986

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the implications for his Department's policy on the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia are of the Court of Appeal ruling on 20 June 2019 in R (on the application of Campaign Against Arms Trade) v. The Secretary of State for International Trade.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	269653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June for decision making. While we do this, we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt) for possible use in the conflict in Yemen. We disagree with the judgment and are seeking permission to appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Extant licences are not immediately affected by this judgment but decisions about these licences are remitted to the Government to reconsider in the light of the judgment. The Campaign Against Arms Trade did not seek an Order to suspend licences and the Court has not ordered their suspension. The Court expressly clarified that the outcome of the reconsideration was not a foregone conclusion.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 269654 question first answered 02/07/2019 11:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 126280 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1134987

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the implications of the Court of Appeal ruling on 20 June 2019 in R (on the application of Campaign Against Arms Trade) v. The Secretary of State for International Trade are for his Department's policy on existing licences to export arms to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	269654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the implications of the Court of Appeal judgment of 20 June for decision making. While we do this, we will not grant any new licences for exports to Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt) for possible use in the conflict in Yemen. We disagree with the judgment and are seeking permission to appeal.</p><p> </p><p>Extant licences are not immediately affected by this judgment but decisions about these licences are remitted to the Government to reconsider in the light of the judgment. The Campaign Against Arms Trade did not seek an Order to suspend licences and the Court has not ordered their suspension. The Court expressly clarified that the outcome of the reconsideration was not a foregone conclusion.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 269653 question first answered 02/07/2019 11:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 126279 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1135021

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to launch a three-year spending review before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	269828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Departments have been commissioned to carry out the work necessary for a 3-year Spending Review concluding this Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>However, it will be for the new Government to decide whether the circumstances make it appropriate to conduct a full 3-year Spending Review, or a single year exercise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2019 15:13:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135022

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for financial planning by local authorities of the uncertainty of the timing of the next spending review.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	269829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to support the financial sustainability of local councils, so they can continue to offer a range of vital services to their local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Departments have been commissioned to carry out the work necessary for a 3-year Spending Review concluding this Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>However, it will be for the new Government to decide whether the circumstances make it appropriate to conduct a full 3-year Spending Review, or a single year exercise.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2019 15:10:56 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135026

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has spent or plans to spend on converting schools to academies in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21, (e) 2021-22, (f) 2022-23 and (g) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	269833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Between 2017-18 and the end of May 2019, the department has spent £69 million on pre-opening start-up grants to support local authority schools to convert to become academies. This includes the conversion of failing local authority schools to become sponsored academies in order to improve pupil outcomes. In addition, further capital costs are incurred for some cases where the fabric of school buildings has not been sufficiently well maintained.</p><p>Further details can be found in in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£38 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£30 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20 (as at end of May 2019)</p></td><td><p>£1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£69 million</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Future years’ spending plans have yet to be determined and will form part of the next Spending Review.</p><p>Academy status leads to a more dynamic and responsive education system by allowing schools to make decisions based on local need and the interests of their pupils.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, is required by legislation to intervene in underperforming maintained schools rated inadequate by Ofsted and to issue an academy order for the school to become a sponsored academy. Recent research found that sponsored academies, particularly those open longest, have made substantial gains in performance in comparison with similar non-academy schools. The latest figures show that over 7 out of 10 sponsored academies are good or outstanding, replacing schools that were mostly underperforming. 85% of children are now in good or outstanding schools, compared to just 66% in 2010, and this is in part down to our reforms.</p><p>Where academies choose to come together in academy trusts, they can take advantage of economies of scale and drive down the costs of procurement and so are able to invest more in teaching. By working in partnership with each other, schools can benefit from sharing staff, curriculum expertise and effective pedagogy.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/07/2019 16:59:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1135027

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
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 25 June 2019 to Question 267289, which programmes have been funded within the budget lines provided in that Answer; and how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent by each programme.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	269834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Resource DEL total expenditure disclosed as ‘Other Resource’ in the department’s annual report and accounts 2017-18 is £18,897 million. This expenditure applies to the department’s estimate lines as set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Estimate Row 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (in millions of pounds)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities to Support all Functions</p></td><td><p>-23*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Infrastructure and Funding of Education (Department)</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Infrastructure and Funding of Education (ALB) (Net)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education Standards, Curriculum and Qualifications (Department)</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care, Mobility and Equalities (Department)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care, Mobility and Equalities (ALB) (Net)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standards and Testing Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National College for Teaching and Leadership</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants to LA Schools via ESFA</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants to Academies via ESFA</p></td><td><p>18,617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further Education</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education (ALB) (net)</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further Education (ALB) (net)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Resource DEL defined as &quot;Other Resource&quot; in 2017-18 Data Tables</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,894**</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The amount in ‘Activities to Support All Functions’ is shown as a negative figure, as it represents net income (ie income is greater than expenditure for ‘Other Resource’ on this row in the table above).</p><p>**The table total differs from the published ‘Other Resource’ figure by approximately £3 million due to audit adjustments which have not been allocated to any one estimate line.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/07/2019 16:39:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 126282 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner