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637217

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many working days were lost due to mental illness in his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	53078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The number of days lost in the Wales Office recorded as being due to mental health disorders at the 31 December for each of the last 3 calendar years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of days lost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 17/11/2016 12:26:34 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

636154

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of towns and villages which have been left without a bank in the last five years due to local branch closures.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	52877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury does not produce estimates relating to bank branch closures.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 17/11/2016 16:37:40 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

636160

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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	West Midlands Combined Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent civil servants employed by his Department work in support of the West Midlands Combined Authority; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	52835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>It is for local areas to resource the work of Combined Authorities. This includes the West Midlands Combined Authority. More broadly the government has established the Cities and Local Growth Unit. This unit supports the implementation of policies that seek to drive local economic growth and take forward devolution. The unit has almost 150 staff based in London and a number of regional locations, including in the West Midlands.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 17/11/2016 16:50:58 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

636161

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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	Affordable Housing
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 provides on the design and construction of affordable housing.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	52775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Homes and Communities Agency has published a number of guidance documents around design and sustainability providing practical, delivery related knowledge, research findings and good practice. The Department has also published the Starter Homes Design Guide. I have supplied the relevant links below.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/starter-homes-design" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/starter-homes-design<br></a><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/topic/housing/design-and-sustainability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/topic/housing/design-and-sustainability</a></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-funding-guide-hca</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 17/11/2016 16:50:18 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

636163

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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	Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to set up a commission to assess the potential merits of introducing a new legal status to recognise participation in long-term volunteering programmes.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	52880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Long-term volunteering programmes provide many benefits, not only to those whose lives are being helped but also to those who take part in them.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to supporting social action, including long-term volunteering. We are looking at existing barriers to long-term volunteering and the appropriate way in which these can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/11/2016 11:29:23 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

636165

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Ministry of Defence contractors have signed the community covenant.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	52865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p><p>However, over 1,200 commercial organisations have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, pledging specific support for the Armed Forces Community.</p><p>Details of them can be viewed at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-force-corporate-covenant-signed-pledges</p><p>Some of our major contractors who have signed the Covenant are:</p><p>Airbus</p><p>Amey</p><p>Atkins</p><p>Atos</p><p>Babcock</p><p>BAE Systems</p><p>Boeing</p><p>Capita</p><p>Carillion</p><p>Compass Group</p><p>Deloitte</p><p>EY</p><p>G4S</p><p>General Dynamics</p><p>Hewlett Packard</p><p>Interserve</p><p>KBR</p><p>KPMG</p><p>Leonardo</p><p>PwC</p><p>Rolls Royce</p><p>Serco</p><p>Sodexo</p><p>Thales</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/11/2016 16:22:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

636166

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2016 to Question 52316, whether he intends to meet the Burmese military, Tatmadaw, to discuss democratic accountability and adherence to international law and human rights.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence does not have any current plans to meet the Burmese military, Tatmadaw.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2016 16:20:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

636168

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools that opened in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 are in temporary buildings.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	52833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>There are currently 26 free schools which opened in either 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013 which are in temporary buildings.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of opening</p></td><td><p>In Temporary Buildings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 17/11/2016 17:49:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

636169

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the longest period is for which a free school has remained in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	52834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>One free school has been in temporary accommodation for five years and two months. It has been rated outstanding by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted).</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 17/11/2016 17:46:43 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

636171

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Spanish Language: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students took (a) a GCSE and (b) an AS/A2 Level in Spanish in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The time series for the number of GCSE entries in Spanish, German and French for the last 5 years in England is published in the GCSE and equivalent results: 2015 to 2016 (provisional) statistical first release (SFR)[1].</p><p> </p><p>The time series for the number of A and AS level entries in Spanish, German or French for the last 5 years in England is published in the “A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2015 to 2016 (provisional)” SFR[2].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2015-to-2016-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2015-to-2016-provisional</a> (Subject time series tables)</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-2015-to-2016-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-2015-to-2016-provisional</a> (Subject time series tables)</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 52780 52781 question first answered 17/11/2016 16:44:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West