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175655

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Apprentices: Stafford
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 apprenticeship starts there were in Stafford constituency in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	222041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of apprenticeship starts by geography 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/378235/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378235/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 28/01/2015 16:10:26 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

175466

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ovarian Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the full evaluation report of the Be Clear on Cancer regional pilot for ovarian cancer.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	221893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) can confirm that there will be a full and final evaluation report for the regional ovarian pilot campaign published as soon as possible, when analysis of all metrics is complete. However, in advance of a final evaluation report, the National Cancer Intelligence Network (part of PHE) aims to publish the results from the analysis of Cancer Waiting Times data for the regional ovarian pilot during the early part of 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 28/01/2015 13:42:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

175483

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
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	Crime: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on proactive inspection of houses of multiple occupation for cases of labour exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	221886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>My Department is responsible for housing and planning law.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, my Department published guidance to local authorities on dealing with rogue landlords, including “beds and sheds”. It noted how (the rare cases of) landlord criminality may be linked to other issues, such as providing illegal employment, benefit fraud, or tax evasion. In some parts of the country, outbuildings are occupied by predominantly migrant workers, some of whom may be in the UK illegally. We recommended that local authorities combine forces with other agencies – and may wish to form focussed multi-disciplinary teams.</p><p> </p><p>We intend to publish an updated edition of the guidance in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/01/2015 15:20:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

175518

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Leader of the Opposition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the public purse was of the Leader of the Opposition's Short Money travel allowance, paid to the Labour Party, in each individual financial year in the 2010 Parliament to date.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	221925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Short Money scheme, the Office of the Leader of the Opposition receives an annual sum to meet costs incurred in caryring out its parliamentary business. Travel costs for the Leader of the Oppsition are not funded separately. However, each party in receipt of Short Money may claim for travelling expenses incurred by opposition spokespeople in relation to the party's parliamentary business. Payments made in respect of both budgets are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year</td><td>Office of the Leader of Opposition</td><td>Labour Party Travel</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11 (from 7 May 2010)</td><td>£604,493.00</td><td>£129,991.79</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>£700,699.00</td><td>£150,679.43</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>£734,333.00</td><td>£157,912.04</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14</td><td>£757,096.86</td><td>£162,807.53</td></tr><tr><td>2014/15 (to 26 January 2015)</td><td>£583,153.86</td><td>£0.00</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 28/01/2015 14:18:34 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

175210

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will direct the Insolvency Service to reduce its fees in cases of insolvency.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	221676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service is required to set its fees in line with the principles laid out in HM Treasury’s “Managing Public Money” guidance, which specify that charges should be set to recover full costs. This approach is intended to make sure that the government neither profits at the expense of consumers nor makes a loss for taxpayers to subside. Fees charged are set out in secondary legislation and are reviewed annually.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/01/2015 16:03:23 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

175212

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	Further Education
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 Answer of 6 May 2014 to Questions 196539 and 196540, how much of the funding for (a) adult further education and skills and (b) apprenticeships was spent in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	221718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>A breakdown of programme expenditure for adult further education and skills is provided in the Skills Funding Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Adult skills budget and adult (19+) apprenticeship expenditure is presented on page 73; expenditure on apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds is presented on page 75.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/01/2015 16:17:18 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

175213

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what provisions exist to prevent agencies providing staff to companies deliberately wrongly designating them as apprentices in order to pay them less than the minimum wage; and what instances of such practices have been brought to his attention.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	221724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The recruitment sector is regulated by the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (the ‘Conduct Regulations’). The Conduct Regulations require employment businesses to agree a number of terms with the work-seeker, including whether the work-seeker will be employed under a contract of service or apprenticeship, or a contract for services, and the rate of pay that will apply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate is not aware of any complaints about work-seekers being deliberately wrongly designated as apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/01/2015 16:39:35 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

175214

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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	Apprenticeships Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Richard review of apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	221767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Employers of all sizes are fully engaged in Trailblazers, designing new apprenticeship standards to meet their skill needs. Over 1000 employers, in over 75 sectors, are already involved in Trailblazers. 73 new apprenticeship standards have been approved and a further 100 are in development. The first 300 apprentices training to the new standards started in September 2014.</p><p>The funding model currently being trialled with Trailblazer apprenticeships provides £2 of Government support for every £1 spent by employers on training. Extra payments are also available for smaller businesses; taking on a 16 – 18 year old; and on completion of an apprenticeship.</p><p>Giving employers’ control of apprenticeship funding is a core and non-negotiable part of our reforms. Following feedback to the Technical Consultation, further work is being done before a final decision is made on which funding mechanism will be taken forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/01/2015 16:31:19 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

175220

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how much the Commissioners have spent on the Employment Tribunal action by the Reverend Mark Sharpe against the Bishop of Worcester and the Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	221769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p><strong><em>Owing to ongoing legal proceedings, the Church Commissioners are unable to comment on this case at present.</em></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 27/01/2015 10:42:56 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

175237

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers
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 7 January 2015 to Question 219582, how her Department monitors the progress of local authorities in meeting the requirement to develop easily accessible policies to describe how they will support children in the care of family and friends.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	221698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>In July 2013, I wrote to all local authorities to remind them of the requirement set out in statutory guidance to publish policies setting out their approach to the provision of support for family and friends carers; To date, 144 of 152 (94%) of local authorities have sent us links to their polices.</p><p>The Department for Education has negotiated with the ‘Family Rights Group’ (FRG), one of the leading voluntary organisations supporting family and friends carers, to publish these links on its website.</p><p> </p><p>FRG are now reviewing the content and quality of these policies and the Department plans to provide feedback to local authorities on the findings from work.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 27/01/2015 11:24:05 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe