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513498

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date	18/04/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) full-time equivalent civil servants work in his Department and (b) civil servants work full-time on the Northern Powerhouse agenda.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>There are 2439 core full time equivalent civil servants working in BIS, including Sheffield and other locations. The Northern Powerhouse is a key ambition of this Government which requires input from officials across BIS and other Government Departments, across a wide range of policy areas. This supports places across the North to work collaboratively to direct and benefit from the Northern Powerhouse agenda.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/04/2016 15:32:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 56739 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513499

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business Premises Renovation Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many schemes have benefited from the Business Premises Renovation Allowance in each of the last five years; and what the average value of such benefit was.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	34300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Business Premises Renovation Allowance claims by year and the average cost in tax relief per claim for the last five years for which data is available. Some businesses may have made more than one BPRA claim for a single project and some claims may involve more than one project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of claims</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average cost per claim</p></td><td><p>£14,200</p></td><td><p>£20,500</p></td><td><p>£63,000</p></td><td><p>£27,800</p></td><td><p>£19,300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/04/2016 15:56:09 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

513500

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Defaulters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the Financial Conduct Authority has made of the effect that the GC16/2 proposal, published in February 2016, to require lenders to issue default notices before collecting from guarantors would have on (i) the number of borrower defaults subsequently reported to the Credit Reference Agencies, (ii) borrowers' credit scores and (iii) levels of financial exclusion.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	34271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and relate to FCA Guidance Consultation (GC16/2) issued on the interpretation of provisions in the Consumer Credit Act 1974, regarding whether a default notice should be given to a guarantor before payment is taken from them when a borrower defaults. The FCA is currently considering responses to the consultation and will publish a response after considering the complex issues raised.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 34272 34433 question first answered 22/04/2016 10:24:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

513501

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Defaulters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's consultation on enforcing guarantor loans, GC16/2, published in February 2016, whether his Department has received representations from the (a) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and (b) any other organisation on the consistency of the FCA's proposed interpretation of the word enforce in section 87(1)(e) of the Consumer Credit Act.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	34272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and relate to FCA Guidance Consultation (GC16/2) issued on the interpretation of provisions in the Consumer Credit Act 1974, regarding whether a default notice should be given to a guarantor before payment is taken from them when a borrower defaults. The FCA is currently considering responses to the consultation and will publish a response after considering the complex issues raised.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 34271 34433 question first answered 22/04/2016 10:24:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

513502

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	Public Houses: Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to apply the agent of change principle to pubs which play live music.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	34280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Elements of the agent of change principle already exist within planning policies and guidance. The planning guidance supporting the Framework is clear that the potential effect of a new residential development being located close to an existing business giving rise to noise should be carefully considered. The guidance underlines planning’s contribution to avoiding future complaints and risks to local business like live music venues from resulting enforcement action. To help avoid such situations, local councils are encouraged to consider appropriate mitigation including designing the new development to reduce the impact of noise from the local environment and optimising the sound insulation provided by the building envelope.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/04/2016 12:36:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

513503

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is offering to local authorities to promote the provision of electric car charging points.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	34281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>This Government has committed to spend more than £600 million in this Parliament to support the uptake and manufacturing of electric vehicles in the UK. 61 Local Authorities have already benefitted from £12.8m of funding to deploy chargepoints across the UK. This included 253 rapid chargepoints and 587 fast chargepoints in train stations and public sector workplaces. The UK now has over 11,000 public chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>In January Bristol, London, Milton Keynes and Nottingham were awarded funding of £35 million to promote green vehicles, as winners of the <em>Go Ultra Low</em> city scheme. A further £5m was awarded to the North East Combined Authority, Dundee, York and Oxford. We estimate that this scheme will deliver around 750 new publically accessible charge points. Our Local Authority-led schemes for low emission buses and taxis will also contribute towards the cost of new charging infrastructure, and we will shortly announce details of further support for the UK’s growing charging network.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to public infrastructure provision, grants of £500 are available towards the cost of installing a domestic chargepoint, with over 18,000 now installed.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2016 13:17:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

513504

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Royal Charters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish the White Paper on the BBC Charter.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	34265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government will set out its plans for the future of the BBC in a White Paper in May.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/04/2016 08:34:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

513505

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the future of Channel 4.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	34320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The government wants to ensure a strong and secure future for Channel 4 in what is a fast-changing and challenging broadcasting environment. The government is looking at a broad range of options, including those proposed by Channel 4’s leadership.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/04/2016 11:21:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

513506

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Shropshire have been converted into academies.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	34254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>Twenty-five schools in Shropshire have been converted into academies. This information is publically available on GOV.UK at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/index.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 27/04/2016 15:38:21 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

513507

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of data that it holds about the mental health of looked-after children.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	34274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department collects Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) scores for children looked-after for at least 12 months. In March 2015, The Department for Education and Department of Health strengthened the statutory guidance 'Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked after children'[1] to include information on how Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires should be used. The Department wrote to local authorities in 2014 and 2015 to remind them about the purpose and importance of SDQs. Ahead of this year’s data collection (published in September 2016), the Department will also write to Virtual School Heads and Independent Reviewing Officers about the use of SDQs for looked-after children. In addition we are considering how to utilise best practice from local authorities that have had consistently good return rates for SDQ scores in their annual children looked-after data returns.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children--2</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 26/04/2016 16:28:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith