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174157

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date	16/01/2015
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	Origin Marking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 8 January 2014 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, Official Report, column 382, on mandatory origin marking, if he will place in the Library a list of the companies that have been consulted as part of the study of country of origin marking.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>329 organisations and companies were contacted and 45 interviews were conducted by the research company carrying out the study on the impact of compulsory country of origin marking on behalf of the Department. Respondents were asked for permission for their name to be included in the final report, but only 12 did so. We have asked the research company to contact all of those respondents that indicated that they were content to have their name included in the final report to seek their permission to make it public now. A list of those respondents who indicate that they are content to be identified in this way will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 22/01/2015 15:17:08 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174164

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties sold in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey attracted stamp duty land tax in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	221136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of transactions that fall within the scope of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is published annually in September in respect to the previous tax year. This contains data at Parliamentary Constituency and Local Authority level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures have been reproduced in the summary table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Summary of Stamp Duty Annual Publication Entries</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>No. of Transactions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Working PC</p></td><td><p>Surrey County</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2212</p></td><td><p>23411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2277</p></td><td><p>24020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>22469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>22363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2703</p></td><td><p>27327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/01/2015 11:59:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

174165

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many people in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey pay less income tax in 2014-15 than in 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	221138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>By 5<sup>th</sup> April 2015, this Government's increases in the personal allowance (for those born after 5 April 1948), is estimated to reduce the income tax liability of 26.1milion individuals. Of these, 3.67 million live in the South East region, this includes the county of Surrey and the Parliamentary Constituency of Woking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the 2011-12 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected to 2014-15 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not publish this information at county or constituency level for projection years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/01/2015 12:00:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

174168

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Sports: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of adults in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey who have taken part in at least one sporting activity each week in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	221139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>Sport participation data is from the Active People Survey, which is the main measure of the number of people aged 16 and above taking part in sport in England. The 2013/14 data will be released 29 January 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Woking</p></td><td><p>Surrey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 (APS7)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>376,000 (40.8%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 (APS6)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>375,800 (41%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 (APS5)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>367,400 (40.3%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10 (APS4)</p></td><td><p>n/a¹</p></td><td><p>371,000 (41.3)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>¹Sample size too small to provide figure</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/01/2015 15:35:10 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

174169

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Broadband: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of households with access to high speed broadband in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	221137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>Ofcom is responsible the regulation of the UK broadband market and monitors and publishes broadband coverage data in its annual Infrastructure Report.</p><p>Ofcom’s 2014 report indicated an increasing level NGA coverage in Surrey since 2011, as set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Premises with NGA network coverage</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom does not, however, publish data by constituency, but it has published data by postcode at <a href="http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://infrastructure.ofcom.org.uk/</a> and <a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/research/ir/Fixed_postcode.zip" target="_blank">http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/research/ir/Fixed_postcode.zip</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/01/2015 15:37:27 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

174173

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2015 to Question 219665, how many (a) members of the Libyan General Purpose Force, (b) members of the UK training team and (c) Libyan trainees took part in each of the visits listed; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	221056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The numbers of training and cultural visits undertaken while the Libyan General Purpose Force (GPF) were training at Bassingbourn is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Records of visits to a local supermarket were not kept in this format but from 15 August 2014 between 80 and 90 GPF personnel, in groups of around 10 in number were allowed local weekly shopping trips escorted by two members of the UK training team.</p><p> </p><p>Shopping trips to Cambridge were a less regular occurrence and took place between exercises. An estimated 80% of GPF personnel visited Cambridge accompanied by UK training team members on a ratio of 10 to one.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type of visit/venue</p></td><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number of attending GPF personnel</p></td><td><p>Number of accompanying UK trainers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exercise</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Stanford Training Area (Norfolk)</p></td><td><p>7 August 2014</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>10 August 2014</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>11 August 2014</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>14 August 2014</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>27-31 October 2014</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury Plain Training Area (Salisbury)</p></td><td><p>10 August 2014</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>11 August 2014</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>14 August 2014</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lydd Ranges (Kent)</p></td><td><p>2-9 October 2014</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longmore Training Camp</p></td><td><p>20-24 October 2014</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (Camberley)</p></td><td><p>16 September 2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cultural/Historical</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Houses of Parliament</p></td><td><p>04 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>11 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>18 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guards Museum</p></td><td><p>15 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>20 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>29 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Household Cavalry Museum</p></td><td><p>15 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>20 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>29 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Downing St</p></td><td><p>04 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>11 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>18 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wellington Barracks</p></td><td><p>15 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>20 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>29 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foot Guards Museum</p></td><td><p>15 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>20 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>29 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Household Cavalry Museum</p></td><td><p>15 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>20 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>29 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckingham Palace</p></td><td><p>15 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>20 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>29 July 2014</p></td><td><p>*30</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Duxford Air Museum</p></td><td><p>24 September 2014</p></td><td><p>*240</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Each number shown represents the maximum number, precise numbers may have varied on the day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/01/2015 13:49:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

174174

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Greater Manchester
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 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, who will assess whether improvement at the schools in question is adequate; and when that assessment will be made.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	221054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>In Tameside and Stockport the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) and officials continue to work closely with the academies where we have concerns to tackle underperformance and bring about rapid improvements. In Tameside, the RSC has been involved with one trust in the recruitment of new senior leaders including a School Improvement Director. The Department has also provided initial development funding to this trust so that they can source further support from the North West Teaching Schools Alliance. Both the RSC and officials are monitoring progress closely and will meet the trust again in February 2015 to discuss progress. For the other academies in Tameside and Stockport where we have concerns the RSC and officials are already in discussions with the trusts about sponsorship arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We will not hesitate to intervene in academies where rapid, sustainable improvements are not being made and RSCs have a range of interventions at their disposal. These interventions include: challenging the trust, facilitating partnerships with higher performing schools, reviewing sponsorship arrangements and seeking an alternative sponsor solution where we do not believe an existing trust has the capacity to make improvements. More formal interventions can include a pre-warning notice or warning notice, an alternative sponsor solution or ultimately terminating the funding agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The performance is closely monitored via departmental officials. Officials continue to work closely with the trust and the governing body to provide challenge on the issues in question. Monitoring can include follow up visits to the school and monitoring progress via a scorecard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The RSC in this case and departmental officials, on his behalf, will continue to work closely with the academy and its academy trust until such time as we are confident that the school is on a sustained upward trajectory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 221051 221052 221053 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:33:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

174175

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Greater Manchester
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 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, whether her Department is considering new sponsorship, governance or partnership agreements with another Academy for any of the schools in question; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	221050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>In Tameside and Stockport the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) and officials continue to work closely with the academies where we have concerns to tackle underperformance and bring about rapid improvements. In Tameside, the RSC has been involved with one trust in the recruitment of new senior leaders including a School Improvement Director. The Department has also provided initial development funding to this trust so that they can source further support from the North West Teaching Schools Alliance. Both the RSC and officials are monitoring progress closely and will meet the trust again in February 2015 to discuss progress. For the other academies in Tameside and Stockport where we have concerns the RSC and officials are already in discussions with the trusts about sponsorship arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We will not hesitate to intervene in academies where rapid, sustainable improvements are not being made and RSCs have a range of interventions at their disposal. These interventions include: challenging the trust, facilitating partnerships with higher performing schools, reviewing sponsorship arrangements and seeking an alternative sponsor solution where we do not believe an existing trust has the capacity to make improvements. More formal interventions can include a pre-warning notice or warning notice, an alternative sponsor solution or ultimately terminating the funding agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The performance is closely monitored via departmental officials. Officials continue to work closely with the trust and the governing body to provide challenge on the issues in question. Monitoring can include follow up visits to the school and monitoring progress via a scorecard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The RSC in this case and departmental officials, on his behalf, will continue to work closely with the academy and its academy trust until such time as we are confident that the school is on a sustained upward trajectory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 22/01/2015 16:20:28 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

174176

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Greater Manchester
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 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, what steps her Department can take in the case of adequate improvements not being made at one of the schools in question.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	221051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>In Tameside and Stockport the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) and officials continue to work closely with the academies where we have concerns to tackle underperformance and bring about rapid improvements. In Tameside, the RSC has been involved with one trust in the recruitment of new senior leaders including a School Improvement Director. The Department has also provided initial development funding to this trust so that they can source further support from the North West Teaching Schools Alliance. Both the RSC and officials are monitoring progress closely and will meet the trust again in February 2015 to discuss progress. For the other academies in Tameside and Stockport where we have concerns the RSC and officials are already in discussions with the trusts about sponsorship arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We will not hesitate to intervene in academies where rapid, sustainable improvements are not being made and RSCs have a range of interventions at their disposal. These interventions include: challenging the trust, facilitating partnerships with higher performing schools, reviewing sponsorship arrangements and seeking an alternative sponsor solution where we do not believe an existing trust has the capacity to make improvements. More formal interventions can include a pre-warning notice or warning notice, an alternative sponsor solution or ultimately terminating the funding agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The performance is closely monitored via departmental officials. Officials continue to work closely with the trust and the governing body to provide challenge on the issues in question. Monitoring can include follow up visits to the school and monitoring progress via a scorecard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The RSC in this case and departmental officials, on his behalf, will continue to work closely with the academy and its academy trust until such time as we are confident that the school is on a sustained upward trajectory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 221052 221053 221054 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:33:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

174178

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Greater Manchester
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 15 January 2015 to Question 220450, how her Department can detail the input of challenging the schools in question.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	221052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>In Tameside and Stockport the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC) and officials continue to work closely with the academies where we have concerns to tackle underperformance and bring about rapid improvements. In Tameside, the RSC has been involved with one trust in the recruitment of new senior leaders including a School Improvement Director. The Department has also provided initial development funding to this trust so that they can source further support from the North West Teaching Schools Alliance. Both the RSC and officials are monitoring progress closely and will meet the trust again in February 2015 to discuss progress. For the other academies in Tameside and Stockport where we have concerns the RSC and officials are already in discussions with the trusts about sponsorship arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>We will not hesitate to intervene in academies where rapid, sustainable improvements are not being made and RSCs have a range of interventions at their disposal. These interventions include: challenging the trust, facilitating partnerships with higher performing schools, reviewing sponsorship arrangements and seeking an alternative sponsor solution where we do not believe an existing trust has the capacity to make improvements. More formal interventions can include a pre-warning notice or warning notice, an alternative sponsor solution or ultimately terminating the funding agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The performance is closely monitored via departmental officials. Officials continue to work closely with the trust and the governing body to provide challenge on the issues in question. Monitoring can include follow up visits to the school and monitoring progress via a scorecard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The RSC in this case and departmental officials, on his behalf, will continue to work closely with the academy and its academy trust until such time as we are confident that the school is on a sustained upward trajectory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 221051 221053 221054 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:33:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne