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687898

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Social Services: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many workers from other EU countries were employed in the UK's adult social care workforce in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 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 Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/02/2017 12:33:34 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name UKSA response to 63833.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Employment
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

687935

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Stations: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fire station closures there have been in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Official statistics on the total number of fire stations in England are available at the following link in Table 1403:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#other" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#other</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/02/2017 14:46:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

687944

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social houses have been sold under the Right to Buy scheme in each of the last three years; and how many of those houses sold have been replaced with new social housing.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>In 2012, the Coalition Government reinvigorated the Right to Buy scheme, increasing maximum discounts to realistic levels and for the first time ever, introduced a requirement to replace every additional sale nationally with a replacement property.</p><p>Councils have three years to replace the additional homes sold. In the first eighteen months following the reinvigoration of Right to Buy, there were 6,389 additional homes sold. By the end of Q2 2016/17 there were 9,460 new starts and acquisitions.</p><p>Right to Buy sales by Local Authority (Table 691) and Local Authority starts and acquisitions (Table 693) can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 24/02/2017 13:23:55 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688044

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many prisons operational capacity was exceeded in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested can be found at: GOV.UK</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/02/2017 17:29:18 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688064

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of track have been electrified since June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains fully committed to delivering the biggest modernisation of the railways since Victorian times. We are spending over £40bn on our railways including around £15bn on enhancements. In autumn 2016, we turned on the electrified infrastructure on the first section of our rolling programme of electrification on the Great Western Main Line, which by the end of Control Period 5 will deliver a 151 mile electrified route between London and Cardiff. This Government remains committed to delivering hundreds of route miles of electrification across the country over the next few years but it is important to understand that turning on the electric wires to allow electric trains to run is the very end of the construction process - various substantial enabling works such as site clearance, foundations and mast installation need to take place beforehand, and these have been continuing at various sites across the country since June 2015. For example, on the Great Western mainline, Network Rail needs to alter about 170 bridges, lower parts of the track bed and install 14,000 masts of overhead line equipment.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/02/2017 10:20:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688065

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Public Sector: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure the effective application of the public sector equality duty.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Each public authority is responsible for ensuring compliance with the public sector equality duty within its organisation. The Government Equalities Office is currently updating its guidance on the public sector equality duty for Government Departments, in addition to the provision of ongoing support and training as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:33:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688066

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how the Government plans to increase the level of engagement between government, civil society and women's organisations on gender equality.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities and I have regular meetings and engagement with women’s organisations and organisations that represent the views of women. In November last year we held our Annual National NGO Consultation Event, organised by the Government Equalities Office, where we heard the views of around 100 women’s organisations from across the UK. We will be looking forward to taking part in a variety of events and activities to mark International Women’s Day and the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in March 2017.</p><p>We are currently looking at how we can make better use of social media and other digital channels to increase the reach and frequency of our engagement with women’s groups.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:33:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688067

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with her Cabinet colleagues on the implementation plan for Sustainable Development Goal 5.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with my ministerial colleagues at which we discuss a range of issues related to gender equality, including the implementation of SDG5.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/02/2017 09:32:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

688085

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value is of total exports from each UK region to (a) the EU, (b) the US and (c) China.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>Figures on the value of UK exports of goods from each UK region to the EU, the US and China for 2015 are given in Table 1 below. Data on regional exports of services by partner country are not available.</p><p><strong>Table 1: UK exports of goods to the EU, USA and China, by UK region, in 2015 (£million)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Goods exports to the EU, £million</p></td><td><p>Goods exports to the USA, £million</p></td><td><p>Goods exports to China, £million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>11,504</p></td><td><p>3,032</p></td><td><p>637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>8,699</p></td><td><p>2,816</p></td><td><p>796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>12,603</p></td><td><p>5,245</p></td><td><p>903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>7,006</p></td><td><p>1,237</p></td><td><p>454</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>11,654</p></td><td><p>3,792</p></td><td><p>1,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>19,070</p></td><td><p>7,938</p></td><td><p>1,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>9,722</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>12,036</p></td><td><p>5,417</p></td><td><p>3,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>7,792</p></td><td><p>3,720</p></td><td><p>411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>3,476</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>6,746</p></td><td><p>2,620</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>5,023</p></td><td><p>2,798</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>18,113</p></td><td><p>3,968</p></td><td><p>508</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total UK</p></td><td><p>133,444</p></td><td><p>45,259</p></td><td><p>11,391</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics database, </strong><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Home.aspx</strong></a></p><p><strong>Note: HMRC figures are on a customs (‘physical movement’) basis: goods are recorded as UK exports if they physically leave the economic territory of the UK. These figures are slightly different than the ONS data which are based on the ‘change of ownership’ (Balance of Payments) principle: goods leaving the economic territory of the UK are recorded as exports only if they change ownership between UK residents and non-residents. </strong></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/02/2017 15:14:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

687021

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zainab al-Khawaja
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Bahrainian Government on the case of Zainab Al-Khawaja.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	63677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 9 June 2016 (PQ 39140). Shortly after the visit of the former Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), Zainab Al Khawaja was released from prison on 31 May 2016. We raised Zainab Al Khawaja’s case regularly at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain prior to her release from prison on 31 May 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/02/2017 16:47:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake