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78638

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish the advice the Law Officers' Department gave to Lady Hallett on the lawfulness of the administrative scheme operated for the benefit of on-the-runs.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	206532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The then Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, and a member of the Attorney General’s Office gave evidence to the Hallett Inquiry but did so as witnesses rather than legal advisers. Lady Justice Hallett reached her own view on the lawfulness of the administrative scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2014 10:10:37 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78652

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral Answer from the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners to the hon. Member for York Central of 17 July 2014, what information her Department holds on how many (a) food banks existed and (b) people made use of food banks in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	206404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no official figures for the number of food banks or for people who have made use of them. The provision of food aid ranges from small, local provision, through to regional and national schemes. The greatest proportion is community-led provision responding to local needs. As such, the Government do not believe it is possible to keep records of the number of food banks or how many people made use of them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/07/2014 09:28:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

78654

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Older People: Harrogate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people (a) of pensionable age and (b) over 80 years of age there are in Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	206564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark question first answered 21/07/2014 13:48:03 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark attachment 1 file name PQ 206564 ons 324.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

78668

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	National Lottery: North Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate the total amount of money awarded to good causes by the National Lottery in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency and (b) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	206563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>National Lottery funding figures for the Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013: 29 grants worth a total of £8,645,453</p><p> </p><p>2012: 22 grants worth a total of £624,654</p><p> </p><p>2011:23 grants worth a total of £1,622,769</p><p> </p><p>2010: 25 grants worth a total of £1,710,701</p><p> </p><p>2009: 23 grants worth a total of £600,362</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(Please note the 2013 figure is much higher as there was a grant of £6.8 million to Your Consortium, a charity based in Knaresborough.)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Lottery funding figures for North Yorkshire in each of the last five years:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013: 263 grants worth a total of £26,491,173</p><p> </p><p>2012: 261 grants worth a total of £12,087,874</p><p> </p><p>2011: 266 grants worth a total of £12,517,310</p><p> </p><p>2010: 250 grants worth a total of £11,224,497</p><p> </p><p>2009: 300 grants worth a total of £8,454,417</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 21/07/2014 09:01:46 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

78685

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what sanctions there are for schools which fail to spend the school sport premium appropriately.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	206444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The conditions of the funding are clear; it must be spent on improving the provision of Physical Education (PE) and sport for the benefit of pupils so that they develop healthy lifestyles. All schools must abide by the conditions of the funding. Schools should publish on their website: the amount of grant received, how it has been spent (or will be spent) and what impact the school has seen on pupils’ PE and sport participation and attainment as a result.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are held accountable for how they spend their funding through Ofsted whole-school inspections. Ofsted have strengthened the coverage of PE and sport in their Inspection Handbook. Inspectors assess and report on how effectively the funding is being used to improve PE and sport provision when making a judgement on the quality of the school’s leadership and management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2014 08:30:42 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

78686

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Swimming: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will request Ofsted to record how many children leave primary school able to swim.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	206445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no plans to ask Ofsted to collect this information. Ofsted inspections report on the effectiveness of teaching and the quality of schools’ leadership and management.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Swimming is part of the national curriculum, and all pupils must be taught to swim at least 25 metres unaided and be able to use recognised swimming strokes by the end of key stage 2 (age 11). It remains compulsory in the national curriculum following the curriculum review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed over £450 million of ring-fenced funding up to and including 2015/16 for primary schools to improve their provision of Physical Education and sport. Schools have the freedom to use the funding for additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the national curriculum requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2014 08:31:49 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

78687

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help schools which are not spending the school sport premium appropriately.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	206447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is working across Government and with external partners to support schools to spend the money effectively and sustainably, to improve the quality of Physical Education (PE) and sport provision. There are a number of case studies of best practice which can be found online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/getting-more-people-playing-sport#case-studies" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/policies/getting-more-people-playing-sport#case-studies</a></p><p>Ofsted has also published guidance that includes examples of effective use of the PE and sport premium.</p><p>PE and sport organisations are offering expert advice to schools on how to ensure the greatest improvement in PE and sport provision, as well as where to seek further support at a local level. They have produced resources to help schools assess their PE and sport provision and guidance to generate action plans and how to evidence impact. Posters have also been distributed to schools to help inform effective investment into teacher professional learning and the employment of coaches. These posters capture the latest national advice and guidance, and include information to help schools maximise the investment and understand statutory obligations and minimum standards specifically around the delivery of PE and school sport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2014 08:29:41 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

78696

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Fly-tipping
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 estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of dealing with animals involved in fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	206472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have made no such estimate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 22/07/2014 10:55:02 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

78702

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Cane Sugar
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 discussions she has had with the European Commission on cane sugar imports.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	206596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>My Right Honourable friend, Elizabeth Truss MP, has not had any discussions with the Commission to date. However, since agreement was reached on the Common Agriculture Policy in June 2013, the Right Honourable Owen Paterson MP, the former Secretary of State, exchanged letters with the Agriculture Commissioner on the needs of the cane refining sector. My Right Honourable friend’s letters, sent on 22 July 2013 and 8 January 2014, stressed the importance of competition in the sugar market and the need for a reduction in tariff barriers for raw cane sugar in order to maintain this. In his replies, the Commissioner promised to take these issues into account. <br></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/07/2014 10:18:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

78704

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has any plans to increase the number of replies within her Department's working day standard; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Guidance for Departments on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament allows Departments to set a target for replying of up to a maximum of 20 working days. Within this limit, Core Defra has set a target of 15 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Core Defra continually reviews processes with a view to improving the service we provide.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 21/07/2014 15:39:56 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby