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178292

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2015 to Question 222628, when he expects to be able to release data on unemployment figures for December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	223698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 11/02/2015 07:31:51 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 223698 ONS 41.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Unemployment Figures
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

178293

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
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	Arts: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Artsmark programme in measuring (a) arts provision and (b) participation in the arts.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	223701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>​Since 2004, the Artsmark programme has supported schools, further education colleges and youth justice settings to review and enhance the artistic and cultural offer that they have to children and young people. Artsmark is an important part of the work of the ten regional Bridge organisations funded by the Arts Council which work to drive participation in their area.</p><p> </p><p>​Data collected via our Taking Part survey (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/taking-part" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/taking-part</a>) shows that ​arts participation overall has increased from 97.2 per cent in 2008/09 to 98.9 per cent in 2013/14 for children aged between 5 and 10 and in 2013/14, overall arts participation for children ages 11-15 was at 99.4 per cent, a similar level to 2008/09.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2014, the Arts Council announced that they will refresh the Artsmark scheme so it can be as effective as possible and the new version will launch in Autumn 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/02/2015 14:05:49 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

178294

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
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	Arts: Secondary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on increasing participation in (a) music, (b) drama, (c) dance and (d) art at secondary school level.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	223727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>My Right. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and my Right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education recently announced an additional £109 million for music and cultural education for 2015/16 taking the amount invested in music and cultural education in this Parliament to over £400 million.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a further £200,000 of Government funding for the National Youth Dance Company which was created following the reviews of cultural education commissioned by this Government. The Company provides talented performers across the country aged between 16 to 19 with intensive training and performance opportunities led by acclaimed choreographers.</p><p> </p><p>There will also be £1 million of funding for the BFI Film Academy which will help to train the next generation of talented film makers aged 16 to 19 through high quality local and residential courses. ​</p><p> </p><p>I jointly chair the Cultural Education Board with the Schools Minister and Darren Henley, author of reports into music and cultural education. Good progress has been made against the reports' recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/02/2015 14:08:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

178297

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
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	Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to accede to the Hague Commission on Protection of Cultural Property in Time of War before 7 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	223735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The legislative priorities for this session were set out in the Queen’s Speech in June. The Government remains committed to protecting cultural heritage and the Hague convention and its protocols already informs the Armed Forces’ law of armed conflict doctrine and training policy, particularly with regard to respect for cultural property, precautions in attack and recognition of the protective emblem.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 223011 question first answered 11/02/2015 09:50:16 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

178319

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will take steps to ensure that families with children are treated as a vulnerable group by energy companies.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	223710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>A new Strategy and Policy Statement, which Government consulted on last year makes it clear that helping vulnerable households is one of the Government’s strategic priorities to which Ofgem should have regard when carrying out its regulatory functions. The statement will replace the existing Social and Environmental Statutory Guidance to the Gas and Electricity Market Authority, as recommended by the Ofgem Review of 2010-11.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/02/2015 11:06:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

178332

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crime: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of reported crime was for each type of offence in the Surrey police force area in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	223713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 11/02/2015 07:33:14 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 223713 ONS 40.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Reported Crime
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

178344

registered interest
date	06/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Parking: Pedestrian Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the provisions in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on pavement parking.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Martin Horwood
uin	223702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>Local authorities have the necessary powers to permit pavement parking or to restrict it with enforceable measures. It is for those authorities to assess pavement parking in their respective areas. My Department’s guidance to local authorities makes clear that, during the appraisal of their parking policies, an authority should consider whether pavement parking is problematic in any part of its area. If it is, and is not covered by an existing Traffic Regulation Order, the authority should consider amending the existing Order or making a new one.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 11/02/2015 13:52:38 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1499 label Biography information for Martin Horwood

178039

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nursing and Midwifery Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of Nursing and Midwifery Council fees on the quality of teaching and facilities for nurses and midwives.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	223521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is an independent body. Accordingly the NMC Council is responsible for determining the level of the annual fee it charges for registration and for considering the impact of any proposed fee increase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The annual registration fee charged by the NMC must cover the full costs of its regulatory activity. Such activity includes setting standards for nursing and midwifery education, to ensure they have the right skills and qualities both when they start work and throughout their careers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 11/02/2015 12:21:24 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

178041

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Apprentices: North West
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 apprenticeships have been created in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West in the last five years; and how many of those apprenticeships were in the services industry.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	223517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Information on apprenticeship starts by geography and sector subject area is published in a supplementary table to a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/400024/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/400024/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeship data are not available by industrial sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/02/2015 12:46:42 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

178049

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Ordnance Survey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of the intellectual copyright held by Ordnance Survey.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	223558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of the value of the Crown copyright and data rights in material held by Ordnance Survey. When Ordnance Survey became a Trading Fund in 1999, the opening balance sheet of the Trading Fund did not include an asset value in respect of this Intellectual Property (the geographic data held on the National Geographic Database) as the applicable accounting standards at that time did not enable valuation of the asset. When Ordnance Survey transitions to a government owned company, copyright and data rights will remain the property of the Crown.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/02/2015 15:06:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah