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786174

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2017 to Question 109732, for what reasons there is a disparity between reference to discussions occurring with recognised trade unions throughout the year in the text of that Answer and the lack of recorded meetings in the documents provided in links to that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The discussions referred to in the original response which take place throughout the year are conducted by departmental officials. The significant majority of these meetings are with trade union representatives who are employees of the Department and who act as workplace trade union representatives under the relevant provisions of employment law and civil service and departmental policies. Some of these meetings will involve national trade union officials. All such meetings will relate to internal departmental employee relations matters, as set out in our employee relations framework.</p><p>If Ministers were to meet trade union representatives or officials then the relevant provisions for recording such meetings would be followed.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/11/2017 17:11:48 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

786175

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of directly employed staff of (a) his Department, (b) its executive agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies are paid at least the real living wage.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	112000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Information for DCLG, its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies as of 31 October 2017.</p><p>A hundred per cent of staff directly employed by my department earn at least the real living wage. Information on the Department's executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies may be found below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation Name</p></td><td><p>Organisation Type</p></td><td><p>% of Directly employed staff earning at least the real living wage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Communities and Local Government</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Department</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre</p></td><td><p>Executive Agency</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Planning Inspectorate</p></td><td><p>Executive Agency</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Housing Ombudsman Service</p></td><td><p>Executive Non-Departmental Public Body</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leasehold Advisory Service</p></td><td><p>Executive Non-Departmental Public Body</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Valuation Tribunal Service</p></td><td><p>Executive Non-Departmental Public Body</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ebbsfleet Development Corporation</p></td><td><p>Executive Non-Departmental Public Body</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Homes and Communities Agency</p></td><td><p>Executive Non-Departmental Public Body</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The 10 directly employed staff earning less than the real living wage are either apprentices, earning at least government approved apprentice wage or Administrative Officers that were recently transferred in to the organisation from the private sector on TUPE terms and conditions.</p><p>The Planning Inspectorate have seven directly employed staff earning less than the real living wage, all of whom are due to receive their contractually entitled pay award for 2017/18 backdated from 1 August 2017. Once this award has been approved and processed, 100 per cent of Planning Inspectorate employees will be paid at least the real living wage.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 13/11/2017 17:13:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

786339

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Pupils: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department holds any responsibility for ensuring that all schools in England are aware of and compliant with the statutory guidance entitled, Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government understands how important it is that children with medical conditions are supported to enjoy a full education. That is why the Government introduced the duty, under Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, to require governing bodies to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions, and has provided statutory guidance outlining schools’ responsibilities in this area.</p><p>Whilst the Department for Communities and Local Government holds no responsibility in the area, the Government continues to work with organisations such as the Health Conditions in Schools Alliance to help raise further awareness of the duty on schools, and have recently promoted the duty through the Department for Education’s social media channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/11/2017 17:34:23 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

786351

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether officials of his Department in discussions with Saudi officials are critical of the actions and policies of the Saudi Government; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>No aspect of our relationship with Saudi Arabia prevents us from speaking frankly and openly and we will always be ready to speak out as a matter of principle. We raise our concerns with the Saudi authorities using a range of Ministerial and diplomatic channels of communication, including our Ambassador, the Embassy team and the European Union in Riyadh</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 17/11/2017 14:29:54 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

786403

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Diabetes: Pupils
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on guidance to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools on ensuring that they understand the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and their responsibilities to children with medical conditions.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department and its arm’s length bodies maintain a continuous dialogue with colleagues across government on a range of issues, including how best to meet the health needs of schoolchildren.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that children with medical conditions such as diabetes are supported appropriately. Statutory guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools and proprietors of academies in England is the guidance agreed between the Department of Health and Department for Education for schools in 2014 (and reviewed since) on their responsibilities for supporting children and young people in school who have a health condition, including managing their access to medicines, and other adjustments necessary to maintain their health and wellbeing while at school. This includes supporting children with diabetes.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/11/2017 11:54:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

784763

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Deloitte: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2017 to Question 109984, in public sector: cybercrime, if he will meet representatives of Deloitte to discuss the need for more timely reporting to Government.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Cabinet Office Ministers frequently meet with representatives from the private sector to discuss a range of issues including cyber security. There are no plans to meet with Deloitte specifically to discuss their reporting to government.</p><p>It is at the discretion of the company to choose how they report to Government on significant cyber security incidents. The advice from the National Cyber Security Centre is that timely notification is beneficial.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 14/11/2017 10:35:39 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 21827 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

784792

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2017 to Question 109734, on private rented housing: safety, whether he plans to undertake a consultation on the report and recommendations of the working group.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The report and recommendations of the Private Rented Sector Electrical Safety Standards Working Group has been published online at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report</a></p><p>Members of the Working Group are listed in annex B of the report.</p><p>The Government will engage further with the sector to test the recommendations of the Working Group and ensure that any regulation introduced is balanced and works for both landlords and tenants, The Government plans to consult in the new year.</p><p>A copy of the report will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 111496 111501 111502 question first answered 15/11/2017 17:25:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

784793

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2017 to Question 109734, on private rented housing: safety, if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of the four meetings of the working group.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The report and recommendations of the Private Rented Sector Electrical Safety Standards Working Group has been published online at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report</a></p><p>Members of the Working Group are listed in annex B of the report.</p><p>The Government will engage further with the sector to test the recommendations of the Working Group and ensure that any regulation introduced is balanced and works for both landlords and tenants, The Government plans to consult in the new year.</p><p>A copy of the report will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 111496 111500 111502 question first answered 15/11/2017 17:25:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

784794

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2017 to Question 109734, on private rented housing: safety, who the members of the working group are.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The report and recommendations of the Private Rented Sector Electrical Safety Standards Working Group has been published online at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report</a></p><p>Members of the Working Group are listed in annex B of the report.</p><p>The Government will engage further with the sector to test the recommendations of the Working Group and ensure that any regulation introduced is balanced and works for both landlords and tenants, The Government plans to consult in the new year.</p><p>A copy of the report will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 111496 111500 111501 question first answered 15/11/2017 17:25:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

784801

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Private Rented Housing: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2017 to Question 109734, on private rented housing: safety, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report and recommendations from the working group.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	111496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The report and recommendations of the Private Rented Sector Electrical Safety Standards Working Group has been published online at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-safety-standards-in-the-private-rented-sector-working-group-report</a></p><p>Members of the Working Group are listed in annex B of the report.</p><p>The Government will engage further with the sector to test the recommendations of the Working Group and ensure that any regulation introduced is balanced and works for both landlords and tenants, The Government plans to consult in the new year.</p><p>A copy of the report will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 111500 111501 111502 question first answered 15/11/2017 17:25:11 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne