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64148

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date	26/06/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what additional central government funding is available to electoral registration officers for the purpose of electoral registration in each of the last 10 years; and which local authorities were successful in bidding for such funding.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	202603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>The following additional amounts were available for the purpose of electoral registration in the last 10 years:</p><p> </p><p>2007/2008 - £934,741</p><p>2008/2009 - £544,391</p><p>2009/2010 - £427,190</p><p>2010/2011 - £54,708</p><p>2011/12 – no additional funding</p><p>2012/13 – no additional funding</p><p>2013/14 - £4,857,018</p><p>2014/15 - £29,992,993</p><p> </p><p>In the financial years 2007/2008 to 2010/2011, local authorities were able to bid for funding from the Participation Fund, which was abolished due to lack of demand. A table listing those local authorities which received money from this fund has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided funding in 2013/14 and 2014/15, in addition to the Revenue Support Grant, for every local authority and Valuation Joint Board in England, Wales and Scotland for the net additional cost of the transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in 2013/14 every local authority and Valuation Joint Board in England, Wales and Scotland received a share of £3,984,068funding to support the costs of activities to maximise electoral registration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/07/2014 16:37:18 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

64155

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much corporation tax was raised by HM Treasury in Northern Ireland in the last full financial year.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	202564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The most recent available estimate of Corporation Tax receipts in respect of Northern Ireland relates to financial year 2012-13. This estimate was published by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) in ‘A Disaggregation of HMRC Tax Receipts between England, Wales, Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland'. A link to the publication is provided below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/285765/disagg-info.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/285765/disagg-info.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For 2012-13 the estimated portion of onshore UK Corporation Tax receipts relating to Northern Ireland was £476m. Estimates of offshore Corporation Tax receipts relating to Northern Ireland are available as produced by two methods: a geographic basis and a population based apportionment. The estimates for 2012-13 are nil and £137m respectively.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/07/2014 15:04:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

64163

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities in England use external contractors to assist with the delivery of childcare services excluding fostering and adoption.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Through its Children's Social Care Innovation Programme, the Government is supporting local authorities to take new approaches to maximise the capacity and skills brought to bear in improving services for the most vulnerable children. Part of that work involves giving local authorities greater freedom to test new delivery models and harness external ideas and expertise by allowing them to delegate children's social care functions to external providers.</p><p>In November 2013 we gave all local authorities the power to operate in this manner. So far five providers have registered with Ofsted as performing these functions on behalf of local authorities.</p><p>Local authorities also make widespread use of contractors in the provision of children's services such as residential care and foster care.</p><p>The Government does not collect data on local authority spend on external contracts.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 202587 202589 question first answered 03/07/2014 16:21:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

64165

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has contributed funds to assist local authorities in the payment of external contractors to deliver childcare services excluding fostering and adoption.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Through its Children's Social Care Innovation Programme, the Government is supporting local authorities to take new approaches to maximise the capacity and skills brought to bear in improving services for the most vulnerable children. Part of that work involves giving local authorities greater freedom to test new delivery models and harness external ideas and expertise by allowing them to delegate children's social care functions to external providers.</p><p>In November 2013 we gave all local authorities the power to operate in this manner. So far five providers have registered with Ofsted as performing these functions on behalf of local authorities.</p><p>Local authorities also make widespread use of contractors in the provision of children's services such as residential care and foster care.</p><p>The Government does not collect data on local authority spend on external contracts.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 202587 202593 question first answered 03/07/2014 16:21:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 7482 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

64166

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much local authorities have spent on external contractors employed to deliver childcare services, excluding fostering and adoption in (a) 2014 to date and (b) each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Through its Children's Social Care Innovation Programme, the Government is supporting local authorities to take new approaches to maximise the capacity and skills brought to bear in improving services for the most vulnerable children. Part of that work involves giving local authorities greater freedom to test new delivery models and harness external ideas and expertise by allowing them to delegate children's social care functions to external providers.</p><p>In November 2013 we gave all local authorities the power to operate in this manner. So far five providers have registered with Ofsted as performing these functions on behalf of local authorities.</p><p>Local authorities also make widespread use of contractors in the provision of children's services such as residential care and foster care.</p><p>The Government does not collect data on local authority spend on external contracts.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 202589 202593 question first answered 03/07/2014 16:21:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

64167

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Bullying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to record cases of bullying as reported by victims in schools by counts of cyber-bullying and similar sub-categories.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	202637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no legal requirement on schools to record and report incidents of bullying and we have no plans to introduce one. Schools are free to develop their own approaches to monitoring bullying and exercise their own judgement as to what will work best for their pupils. For some schools, this will involve formal recording of incidents so that they can monitor bullying and identify where it is recurring between the same pupils. Alternatively, some schools may prefer to take a different approach, such as surveying their pupils anonymously to identify trends in bullying, including how safe young people feel at school.</p><p>Schools are held clearly to account by Ofsted for pupil behaviour and safety which includes how they tackle bullying. Inspectors consider the types, rates and patterns of bullying and the effectiveness of the school's actions to prevent and tackle all forms of bullying and harassment, including cyberbullying.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/07/2014 16:24:41 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

64173

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Basic Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of levels of literacy and numeracy in (a) primary school leavers and (b) secondary school leavers in (i)Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber, (iii) the North of England and (iv) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	202644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Key stage 2 national curriculum assessment statistics are available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-key-stage-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-key-stage-2</a></p><p>GCSE attainment statistics are available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4</a></p><p>Attainment statistics by Parliamentary constituency are available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/inyourarea/" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/inyourarea/</a></p><p>Information on pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieving A*-C grades in English and mathematics GCSEs in the areas requested, and information on key stage 2 achievement in the areas requested has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 08/07/2014 10:16:55 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

64205

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to recognise child trafficking as a separate offence to adult trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	202633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The most effective way to protect child victims of trafficking is to have a <br>general offence, which applies to both adults and children. The Modern <br>Slavery Bill contains a general human trafficking offence, which does not<br>require prosecutors to prove the age of the child, as this can lead to practical <br>problems during prosecutions. Targeting a child will, however, be an <br>aggravating factor for sentencing purposes, and the human trafficking<br>offence in the Modern Slavery Bill will carry a maximum sentence of life <br>imprisonment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 12:08:36 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7822 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

64206

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made by the Cyber Crime Reduction Partnership over the last 12 months; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	202611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Cyber Security Strategy, which includes a commitment to develop a <br>partnership group with industry on cyber crime, was published in November <br>2011. <br>My Rt Hon Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, gave the second annual <br>report on progress against objectives set out in the strategy on 12 December <br>2013 (Official Report, Columns 43 to 47 WS). The Minister for the Cabinet <br>Office also placed before Parliament a list of achievements over the preceding <br>year and a document that outlines its future plans. The documents can be found <br>at:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cyber-security-strategy-2-ye<br>ars-on <br>The Partnership, one of a set of engagement points with industry on Cyber <br>Security, provides an opportunity to raise awareness of cyber crime amongst <br>members, helping them to become more resilient to the threat. To date, it has <br>provided a forum for partners to share views on key changes to the law <br>enforcement landscape on cyber and contribute to key actions in the Strategy. <br>This includes work to coordinate cyber security messages to the private sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/07/2014 11:02:10 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 7240 answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

64211

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 458W, on open prisons, what data his Department holds on the number of (a) prisoners in an open prison who previously breached a licence condition while released on temporary licence and (b) prisoners in open prisons who have previously absconded or escaped from prison on the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	202556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer my hon Friend to the reply I gave on 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 458W, on open prisons.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested. I will write to you in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/07/2014 16:24:57 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies