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61895

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Agency Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on agency workers to cover clerical staff in each month since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	200708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Since April 2010 we have cut our overall spend on temporary staff by £35.5m. We only use temporary staff to fill business-critical posts and essential frontline services where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in-house. We will continue to examine our use of contractors and look for further reductions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In responding to each question we have utilised data provided by our contracted supplier of temporary clerical staff and contracted supplier of temporary operational staff. As the data provided has been supplied by two different third parties there is a slight difference in the way that the answer to question 3 and 4 has been presented.</p><p> </p><p>Temporary operational staff relate to Operational Support Grades (OSGs) used within HM Prison Service. We have contracts in place to provide temporary OSGs to fill in gaps in requirements, for building projects or to fill vacancies short term. Temporary OSGs are a very small proportion of our staff complement.</p><p> </p><p>Uniform operational support staff are Operational Support Grades (OSGs).These are uniformed staff who undertake a wide range of duties in prisons, for example operating prison gates, working in security and managing stores areas. They also escort contractors and their vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>1) The following amounts (exclusive of VAT) have been spent on clerical agency staff across -</p><p> </p><p>January 2014 - £2,983,633.14 (5 week period)</p><p>February 2014 - £2,613,023.10 (4 week period)</p><p>March 2014 - £2,591,678.87 (4 week period)</p><p>April 2014 - £2,900,742.70 (5 week period)</p><p>May 2014 - £2,398,053.57 (4 week period)</p><p>June 2014 - £658,700.28 (1 week period)</p><p> </p><p>2) The following amounts (exclusive of VAT) have been spent on uniform operational support staff –</p><p> </p><p>January 2014 - £1,082,247 (5 week period)</p><p>February 2014 - £1,420,329 (4 week period)</p><p>March 2014 - £1,137,834 (4 week period)</p><p>April 2014 - £1,249,908 (4 week period)</p><p>May 2014 - £2,282,468 (5 week period)</p><p> </p><p>The spend for May 2014 also includes the backdated annual pay rise for eligible workers from 1<sup>st</sup> April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>3) The following number of clerical agency staff have been utilised –</p><p> </p><p>January 2014 - 1571 (Average headcount)</p><p>February 2014 - 1634 (Average headcount)</p><p>March 2014 - 1624 (Average headcount)</p><p>April 2014 - 1578 (Average headcount)</p><p>May 2014 - 1644 (Average headcount)</p><p>June 2014 - 1674 (Average headcount)</p><p> </p><p>4) The following number of uniform operational support staff have been utilised –</p><p> </p><p>January 2014 - 697 (Peak worker number)</p><p>February 2014 - 845 (Peak worker number)</p><p>March 2014 - 867 (Peak worker number)</p><p>April 2014 - 853 (Peak worker number)</p><p>May 2014 - 855 (Peak worker number)</p><p>June 2014 - Peak worker number not available yet.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/10/2014 16:35:53 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

61901

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to provide training for drivers of heavy goods vehicles to increase awareness of the dangers faced by cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
uin	200680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In addition to licence acquisition tests which require drivers to demonstrate knowledge of vulnerable road users, the EU mandated Driver Certificate of Professional Competence requires drivers of heavy goods vehicles to carry out five days of further training in every five year period. Within the confines of the Directive, we would encourage drivers and employers to select the training which best meets their needs, which may be a course on vulnerable road users.</p><p>We welcome initiatives such as 'Exchanging Places' events where cyclists and drivers of HGVs and buses get to experience the others' perspective, and encourage local authorities to consider such activities which can improve road sharing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 23/06/2014 13:50:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

62176

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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	Muslim Brotherhood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role his Department is playing in the Government's review of the Muslim Brotherhood announced in April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Roger Williams
uin	904265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government has appointed a senior member of the diplomatic service, Sir John Jenkins, to lead the review. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is contributing information and analysis through our network of Embassies across the Middle East and more widely, including by consulting academic experts. The FCO is also providing an oversight role as part of the review's steering group.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 17/06/2014 14:19:57 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	1394 label Biography information for Roger Williams

62177

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on the Middle East Peace Process of the new unity Palestinian government.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	904258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>I welcome the formation of the new interim technocratic government for the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Reuniting Gaza and the West Bank under a government committed to the Quartet Principles is a necessary condition for resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict. We now look to this government to demonstrate commitment through its actions as well words.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 17/06/2014 14:24:40 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

62178

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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	Great Lakes Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote peace and reconciliation in the African Great Lakes region.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	904266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Last week, I met with Ministers from the DRC and Rwanda, and with representatives of the UN, and urged all to seize the current opportunity to stabilise eastern DRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When I met President Kabila in February in Kinshasa, I discussed the importance of his government taking clear steps on stability and governance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 17/06/2014 14:22:31 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

62179

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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	European Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which powers he is seeking to repatriate from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	904264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>As the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) said in May, Brussels has got too big, too bossy, too interfering. It should be nation states wherever possible, Europe only where necessary.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Our reform priorities are to make the EU more democratically accountable, more competitive and more flexible.</p><p /> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/06/2014 14:13:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

61915

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the number of children with autism informally excluded from school.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	904221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has received several recent parliamentary questions about the informal exclusion of children with autism. Officials from the department have also met with Ambitious about Autism in March 2014, to discuss its concerns about this issue, raised in the report, Ruled Out.</p><p> </p><p>The government's view remains clear. No child should be unlawfully excluded. Ofsted and the department would take seriously evidence that a school had acted unlawfully in excluding a pupil. In addition, most children on the autism spectrum would be considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010. Where disabled children are discriminated against through unlawful exclusion their parents can make a claim to the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability). The Tribunal has wide ranging powers, including the power to require the reinstatement of a pupil.</p><p> </p><p>Awareness of autism and appropriate skills are essential to meeting the needs of autistic children. The reforms we are introducing through the Children and Families Act will provide for earlier and better assessment of children and young people's needs. We're also investing more than £3 million of funding over two years to raise awareness of autism and help schools and colleges deliver the support these children and young people need. This includes £1.5 million for the Autism Education Trust to provide tiered training to early years, school and further education college staff, as well as £440,000 to the National Autistic Society, part of which is being used to provide advice to professionals and parents on exclusion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/06/2014 16:57:44 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

61916

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on increasing the number and quality of apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds.
tabling member constituency	Central Devon
tabling member printed	Mel Stride
uin	904206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>We are on track to deliver 2 million apprenticeships over this Parliament.</p><p>We continue to focus on quality, insisting that all apprenticeships are jobs, have a minimum duration of a year, include on the job training and meet the needs of employers. As a result the number of 'full' 16-18 apprenticeship starts – those with a planned duration of a year – have doubled.</p><p>Apprenticeship reforms will further increase quality and simplify the system, making it easier and more desirable for employers to offer more apprenticeships in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/06/2014 14:02:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride

61917

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support children with special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	904219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Children and Families Act - to be implemented from September – introduces the most fundamental reform to the system for SEN and disability for 30 years, placing children and families at the heart of a more integrated system focused on improving outcomes for children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>Families will be more involved in decision making and there will be greater clarity about local services provided in each area.</p><p> </p><p>We're providing substantial funding to local areas to deliver the reforms. Last week we announced a further £45.2m - on top of the £70m already provided this year - for implementing the reforms.</p><p> </p><p>We are also providing £30m over two years to provide independent supporters to families.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 16/06/2014 16:57:16 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

61918

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Bedford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on funding for the transition to a two-tier school system in Bedford Borough.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	904217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>We are not aware of any representations made on this matter<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 16/06/2014 16:55:51 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller