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513500

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date	18/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Defaulters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the Financial Conduct Authority has made of the effect that the GC16/2 proposal, published in February 2016, to require lenders to issue default notices before collecting from guarantors would have on (i) the number of borrower defaults subsequently reported to the Credit Reference Agencies, (ii) borrowers' credit scores and (iii) levels of financial exclusion.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	34271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and relate to FCA Guidance Consultation (GC16/2) issued on the interpretation of provisions in the Consumer Credit Act 1974, regarding whether a default notice should be given to a guarantor before payment is taken from them when a borrower defaults. The FCA is currently considering responses to the consultation and will publish a response after considering the complex issues raised.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 34272 34433 question first answered 22/04/2016 10:24:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

513501

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Defaulters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's consultation on enforcing guarantor loans, GC16/2, published in February 2016, whether his Department has received representations from the (a) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and (b) any other organisation on the consistency of the FCA's proposed interpretation of the word enforce in section 87(1)(e) of the Consumer Credit Act.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	34272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and relate to FCA Guidance Consultation (GC16/2) issued on the interpretation of provisions in the Consumer Credit Act 1974, regarding whether a default notice should be given to a guarantor before payment is taken from them when a borrower defaults. The FCA is currently considering responses to the consultation and will publish a response after considering the complex issues raised.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 34271 34433 question first answered 22/04/2016 10:24:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

513502

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	Public Houses: Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to apply the agent of change principle to pubs which play live music.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	34280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Elements of the agent of change principle already exist within planning policies and guidance. The planning guidance supporting the Framework is clear that the potential effect of a new residential development being located close to an existing business giving rise to noise should be carefully considered. The guidance underlines planning’s contribution to avoiding future complaints and risks to local business like live music venues from resulting enforcement action. To help avoid such situations, local councils are encouraged to consider appropriate mitigation including designing the new development to reduce the impact of noise from the local environment and optimising the sound insulation provided by the building envelope.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/04/2016 12:36:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

513503

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is offering to local authorities to promote the provision of electric car charging points.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	34281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>This Government has committed to spend more than £600 million in this Parliament to support the uptake and manufacturing of electric vehicles in the UK. 61 Local Authorities have already benefitted from £12.8m of funding to deploy chargepoints across the UK. This included 253 rapid chargepoints and 587 fast chargepoints in train stations and public sector workplaces. The UK now has over 11,000 public chargepoints.</p><p> </p><p>In January Bristol, London, Milton Keynes and Nottingham were awarded funding of £35 million to promote green vehicles, as winners of the <em>Go Ultra Low</em> city scheme. A further £5m was awarded to the North East Combined Authority, Dundee, York and Oxford. We estimate that this scheme will deliver around 750 new publically accessible charge points. Our Local Authority-led schemes for low emission buses and taxis will also contribute towards the cost of new charging infrastructure, and we will shortly announce details of further support for the UK’s growing charging network.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to public infrastructure provision, grants of £500 are available towards the cost of installing a domestic chargepoint, with over 18,000 now installed.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 25/04/2016 13:17:18 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

513504

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	BBC: Royal Charters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish the White Paper on the BBC Charter.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	34265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government will set out its plans for the future of the BBC in a White Paper in May.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 25/04/2016 08:34:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

513506

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Shropshire have been converted into academies.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	34254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>Twenty-five schools in Shropshire have been converted into academies. This information is publically available on GOV.UK at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/index.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 27/04/2016 15:38:21 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

513507

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the quality of data that it holds about the mental health of looked-after children.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	34274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department collects Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) scores for children looked-after for at least 12 months. In March 2015, The Department for Education and Department of Health strengthened the statutory guidance 'Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked after children'[1] to include information on how Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires should be used. The Department wrote to local authorities in 2014 and 2015 to remind them about the purpose and importance of SDQs. Ahead of this year’s data collection (published in September 2016), the Department will also write to Virtual School Heads and Independent Reviewing Officers about the use of SDQs for looked-after children. In addition we are considering how to utilise best practice from local authorities that have had consistently good return rates for SDQ scores in their annual children looked-after data returns.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-looked-after-children--2</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 26/04/2016 16:28:54 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

513508

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people her Department employs as statisticians.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	34275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> March 2016, the Department employs 129 people as statisticians.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/04/2016 15:30:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

513509

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department hold qualifications at A-level or above in statistics.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	34276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information requested.</p><p> </p><p>For staff joining the Department specifically as statisticians there are minimum requirements.</p><p>For those joining at Fast Stream level, the requirements are:</p><ul><li><p>a minimum of a 2:1 degree in a numerate discipline such as mathematics, economics, psychology or geography; the degree should contain some formal statistical training;</p></li><li><p>a graduate diploma of the Royal Statistical Society or an equivalent qualification.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p>For those joining at EO grade, the requirements are:</p><ul><li><p>a minimum of a 2:2 degree in a numerate discipline such as mathematics, economics, psychology or geography; the degree should contain some formal statistical training;</p></li><li><p>a graduate diploma of the Royal Statistical Society or equivalent qualification;</p></li></ul><p>We also welcome applications from candidates who do not have a degree but can demonstrate significant experience in a statistics related field, plus continuing professional development in a relevant area that leads to qualifications (for example the RSS Higher Certificate).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/04/2016 15:21:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

513512

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	Fuels: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, why it is the Government's policy to grant subsidies for biomass and not for coal; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	34262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>Renewables, including sustainably sourced bioenergy, play an important part in moving us towards a low-carbon energy mix and increasing our energy security through wider diversification. We have seen costs fall for a range of low carbon technologies, helping to keep costs down for consumers and ensuring we deliver value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/04/2016 13:41:29 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies