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601907

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date	14/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the timeframe to implement the Apprenticeship Levy; and what steps he is taking to ensure that businesses affected by the levy are given adequate time to make adjustments.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	48753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>From April 2017 the government will introduce a levy to fund the step change needed to achieve 3 million apprenticeship starts and an uplift in their quality by 2020. The systems required to implement this in time for April 2017 are on track and are being tested on a regular basis. This includes progress by both HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with regards to the collection of the levy, and from the Skills Funding Agency who are building the digital accounts for employers to access levy funds.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has issued guidance for employers regarding the apprenticeship levy. Further guidance, confirming the funding policy, will be published shortly. HMRC has also issued guidance to software developers to ensure that employers’ payroll systems are ready for the apprenticeship levy and will publish further guidance for employers in December.</p><p> </p><p>The government have been working with employers and training providers since the concept of the apprenticeship levy was introduced to ensure that it works for them. These conversations have played a major part in shaping how the apprenticeship levy will work and we will continue these discussions to assist employers and providers as they prepare for the introduction of the levy.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/10/2016 11:07:22 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

601919

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
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	Telecommunications: Regulation
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 she has made of the power conferred on Ofcom to regulation offensive communications sent in the UK on (a) the internet and (b) social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	48756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of concerns about offensive content on social media. Where this is the case Government expects social media providers to have robust process in place and act promptly when abuse is reported. The UK has strict laws governing such content, which apply equally online and offline.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom does not regulate offensive communications on either the internet or social media platforms. The Communications Act 2003 requires Ofcom to set standards to ensure that generally accepted standards are applied to the content of television and radio programmes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/10/2016 16:44:29 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

601936

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to include training on selective mutism and other speech, language and communication needs in initial teacher training.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	48752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>All initial teacher training (ITT) courses must ensure that trainee teachers can meet the Teachers’ Standards in full. The standards require trainees to have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Teachers must also be able to adapt teaching to the needs of all pupils, and have an understanding of the factors that can inhibit learning and how to overcome them.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2016, the Government published a new framework of core content for ITT, developed by an expert group chaired by Stephen Munday CBE. The new framework includes detailed content on SEND training, with emphasis on speech language and communication needs (SLCN). It specifies that: “Providers should ensure that trainees understand the principles of the SEND Code of Practice, are confident working with the four broad areas of need it identifies, and are able to adapt teaching strategies to ensure that pupils with SEND (including, but not limited to, autism, dyslexia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sensory impairment or speech, and language and communication needs (SLCN)) can access and progress within the curriculum.”</p><p> </p><p>The new framework of content will help to ensure that all trainee teachers are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to meet the Teachers’ Standards at the appropriate level.</p><p> </p><p>The new framework of core content for ITT can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/536890/Framework_Report_11_July_2016_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/536890/Framework_Report_11_July_2016_Final.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/10/2016 16:59:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

601937

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Common Fisheries Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ensure that (a) the Maximum Sustainable Yield and (b) other objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy are incorporated into UK legislation by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	48718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>No decisions have yet been taken, although the Government remains committed to sustainable fisheries and the ending of discards, as set out in its manifesto commitments.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/10/2016 15:06:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

601941

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government last held discussions with the Saudi government in which specific reference was made to human rights in Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	48750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>We do not shy away from raising legitimate human rights concerns. The Foreign Secretary most recently raised human rights with the Saudi Arabian authorities on 7 September. Our Embassy in Riyadh also frequently raise our concerns and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/10/2016 16:00:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

601951

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Circle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has made an assessment of the procedures that Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group followed when it took its decision to award the contract for musculoskeletal services to Circle Holdings PLC; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	48757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The procurement of local health services by means of competitive tendering is a matter for the local National Health Service.</p><p>We are informed by NHS England that Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group follows standard NHS procurement procedures and these procedures were followed for this procurement.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 19/10/2016 10:56:01 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

601952

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Primodos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to alter the terms of reference of the Expert Working Panel Group Inquiry into Primodos.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	48751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The terms of reference of the Commission on Human Medicines’ Expert Working Group on Hormone Pregnancy Tests were reviewed by the Group at their first meeting on 14 October 2015, endorsed by the Commission on Human Medicines and formally adopted by all members, invited experts and observers of the Expert Working Group at their second meeting on 4 December 2015.</p><p>On 13 October 2016 at a Backbench Business Committee debate secured by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hormone Pregnancy Tests, the Government committed to respond in detail to the concerns raised by the APPG, which include the terms of reference of the Expert Working Group on Hormone Pregnancy Tests, and to then meet with the APPG to discuss these concerns.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 19/10/2016 16:12:23 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

601971

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the possible closure of the Collective Passport Office will have on the ability of pupils from lower income families to afford passports for school trips.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	48719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>A review of the collective passport is ongoing and an announcement will be made once this has been completed. The collective passport remains available for those who require it.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 48784 question first answered 19/10/2016 16:59:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 15250 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

601981

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Harassment: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received from women's groups on the problems associated with harmful speech on the internet.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	48755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office routinely meets with women’s groups to discuss a range of issues around ending violence against women and girls, including problems associated with harmful speech on the internet. The Government continues to work closely with social media companies and other relevant stakeholders and experts to make sure they are doing all they can to protect those who use their platforms.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/10/2016 16:33:36 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 15259 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

601984

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Security Guards: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Security Industry Authority licence applications were received in each of the last 12 months; and how many such applications were processed within 25 days.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	48787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>The average time taken to process applications is unavailable in the format requested. The SIA’s new IT system (introduced in July 2016) enables more detailed performance analysis. The system shows that the average number of days for processing applications (including renewals) was 38 days in July and 30 days in August. Once fully embedded, the SIA expect that the processing time for applications will be quicker than under the old system. The Security Industry Authority (SIA) have an annual performance target to process 80% of applications (including renewals) within 25 working days. The SIA met this annual target in the 2015/16 financial year. Performance for 2016/2017 to date is included in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Percentage within 25 working days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>11618</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-15</p></td><td><p>10799</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-15</p></td><td><p>10499</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-15</p></td><td><p>8589</p></td><td><p>76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>9905</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>10597</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>10352</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-16</p></td><td><p>9951</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>9889</p></td><td><p>81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>9277</p></td><td><p>80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-16</p></td><td><p>6305</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>9208</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 48786 question first answered 19/10/2016 15:13:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 15257 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders