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172745

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consideration he has given to adopting a Welsh language policy for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	220150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office manages the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> website, through which UK citizens can access government information and digital services. We are working closely with the Wales Office to ensure that the Welsh language content on GOV.UK is underpinned by high quality user research that provides a simpler, clearer and faster service for users.</p><p>GOV.UK links to all Welsh-language government transactions (via <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cymraeg" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cymraeg</a>), and has Welsh-language content for a number of commonly-used services, such as information on car tax and bank holidays. The site also gives government departments the ability to publish Welsh-language content in line with the requirements of their individual Welsh Language Schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:33:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

172746

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergency Planning College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he last visited the Emergency Contingencies Planning College, The Hawkhills, Easingwold; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	220144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>I last visited the Emergency Planning College on 12 July 2013.</p><p>The College and its partnership contract continue to serve as excellent examples of what can be achieved by the application of innovation, energy and commercial skill in the delivery of an important public service.</p><p>I am pleased to report that the College was profitable in 2014 and will pay a dividend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:29:57 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

172764

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
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 5 January 2015 to Question 219314, what information her Department holds on when children born outside the UK who are then reported to be in private fostering arrangements entered the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of new private fostering arrangements by place of birth.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2013- 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>All Children</p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Europe (other)</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Asia</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where a child has been reported as having more than one private fostering arrangement during the year, each arrangement has been counted (numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10, therefore components may not sum to totals).</p><p> </p><p>This information is published in table 3b of the Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England: 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect information on when children born outside the UK, who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements, enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 220173 question first answered 12/01/2015 14:57:48 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172766

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care
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 5 January 2015 to Question 219314, whether her Department holds figures for the countries of origin of children who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements born outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	220173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of new private fostering arrangements by place of birth.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2013- 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>All Children</p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Europe (other)</p></td><td><p>890</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Africa</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Asia</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Where a child has been reported as having more than one private fostering arrangement during the year, each arrangement has been counted (numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10, therefore components may not sum to totals).</p><p> </p><p>This information is published in table 3b of the Notifications of private fostering arrangements in England: 2014: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/notifications-of-private-fostering-arrangements-in-england-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education does not collect information on when children born outside the UK, who are reported to be in private fostering arrangements, enter the UK.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 220174 question first answered 12/01/2015 14:57:48 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172477

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps he has taken to facilitate small and medium-sized enterprises winning government contracts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	220098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is on track to deliver its aspiration of awarding 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), directly and through the supply chain. We have already substantially reformed the public procurement landscape to level the playing field for suppliers of different sizes and make things easier for all. Further measures that come into force in early 2015 to make public sector business more accessible to SMEs include:</p><p>· Ensuring all new contract opportunities are accessible in one place;</p><p>· Removing burdensome Pre-Qualification (PQQs) for low vale procurements and standardising PQQs for higher value contracts; and</p><p>· Ensuring all suppliers in public sector supply chains are paid promptly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:36:03 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

172479

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 7 January 2015 to the hon. Member for Southport, by what proportion the Government has reduced the size of the Civil Service before adjusting for machinery of government changes.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	220057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of this Government's long-term economic plan to pay down the deficit and help the country live within its means, we have reduced the size of the Civil Service. It has shrunk by 16% since the 2010 General Election, or 21% once adjusted for Machinery of Government changes that moved staff into the Civil Service since the last General Election. This represents a significant increase in efficiency and productivity, and has helped save taxpayers £2.4bn last year alone, compared to spending in the year before the 2010 General Election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:31:55 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

172480

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Staff: Newport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when eligibility for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service ends for staff employed at the Ministry of Justice Shared Services centre in Newport.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	220032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has negotiated to give MoJ staff who transferred to Shared Services Connected Limited under TUPE arrangements eligibility to apply for Civil Service roles via Civil Service Recruitment at Stage 2, as long as the recruiting departments sign up to the arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This arrangement will come to an end in May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Following a competitive process last year Shared Services Connected Limited were awarded a contract to provide HR, payroll and other services to more than 65,000 of our staff. This is a crucial move to modernise our aging back office functions that is planned to save taxpayers more than £100m over the next seven years.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 220031 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

172481

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Staff: Newport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministry of Justice Shared Services staff in Newport who have recently been transferred to Shared Services Connected Ltd are eligible for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	220031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has negotiated to give MoJ staff who transferred to Shared Services Connected Limited under TUPE arrangements eligibility to apply for Civil Service roles via Civil Service Recruitment at Stage 2, as long as the recruiting departments sign up to the arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This arrangement will come to an end in May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Following a competitive process last year Shared Services Connected Limited were awarded a contract to provide HR, payroll and other services to more than 65,000 of our staff. This is a crucial move to modernise our aging back office functions that is planned to save taxpayers more than £100m over the next seven years.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 220032 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

172486

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to promote roaming and mast sharing in areas without comprehensive mobile telephone coverage on all networks.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	220123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>On December 17 Government announced a landmark deal that locks in £5bn of investment by MNOs and will deliver 90% geographic coverage from each mobile operator by 2017. The agreement will be made legally binding through amended licence conditions and will improve mobile coverage across the UK. This will halve partial not-spots (where some but not all mobile network operators provide coverage) and reduce complete not-spots by almost two-thirds.</p><p>Details of the agreement are available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-secures-landmark-deal-for-uk-mobile-phone-users" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-secures-landmark-deal-for-uk-mobile-phone-users</a>. It is now for MNOs to determine how best to deliver the agreed coverage improvements.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/01/2015 10:50:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

172487

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	4G: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that mobile coverage up to 4G levels is provided in rural areas to ensure communication resilience in the event for lightning.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	220134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>It is for mobile network operators (MNOs) to plan their networks to provide the best service for their customers, including appropriate measures to provide resilience in a variety of scenarios.</p><p>The issue of mobile coverage is a key concern for Government and on December 17 Government announced a landmark deal that locks in £5bn of investment by MNOs and will deliver 90% geographic coverage from each mobile operator by 2017. The agreement will be made legally binding through amended licence conditions and will improve mobile coverage across the UK. Details of the agreement are available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-secures-landmark-deal-for-uk-mobile-phone-users" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-secures-landmark-deal-for-uk-mobile-phone-users</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/01/2015 10:47:38 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil