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100150

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date	21/10/2014
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, what steps she has taken to encourage (a) computer science graduates and (b) professional programmers to become teachers.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	211327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is committed to recruiting high-quality graduates into teaching. The latest data published by UCAS on 25 September 2014 in its ‘UCAS Teacher Training statistical releases’[1], indicates that there will be an increase in computing trainees commencing initial teacher training (ITT) this year, although this will not be certain until the 2014/15 ITT census is published.</p><p>For computing trainees starting their training in 2015/16, we have increased bursaries to up to £25,000 tax-free. We are also funding a prestigious scholarship scheme for computing trainees worth £25,000 tax-free and offering a range of professional benefits. Additional funding has also been made available to schools offering School Direct (salaried) places in computing to boost starting salaries; computing trainees will be able to earn over £21,000 nationally and £25,000 in inner London.</p><p>There are a range of other incentives in place to attract high quality computing trainees into the teaching profession, including:</p><ol><li>The delivery of a targeted marketing campaign to encourage high-quality computing graduates and potential career changers to consider a career in teaching.</li><li>The offering of tailored support for graduates and career changers interested in teaching computing, including access to a School Experience Programme.</li><li>Funding of computing subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) programmes, which prepare applicants for teacher training by building up or refreshing their existing knowledge. 31% of computing applicants who accepted an ITT place for 2013/14 accessed a SKE course.</li></ol><p>[1] <a href="http://www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases" target="_blank">www.ucas.com/data-analysis/ucas-teacher-training-statistical-releases</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 24/10/2014 10:10:23 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

100226

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the High Court decision of 2 October 2014 on the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) on mesothelioma sufferers, when the review of the LASPO Act and mesothelioma sufferers will begin; and what the terms of reference of that review will be.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	211305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is considering the judgment handed down by the High Court on 2 October. We will set out the next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 09:29:30 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

100261

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East constituency earning the minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	211291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 24/10/2014 08:31:37 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 211291 ONS 361.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Minimum Wage
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

100278

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pay: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people earning below the living wage in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	211399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 24/10/2014 08:32:35 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 211399 ONS 360.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Living Wage
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

99772

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Biofuels: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on investments by British companies (a) handling facilities for imports of biomass destined for combustion power generation and (b) pellet plants in the US for export of biomass to the UK for power generation.
tabling member constituency	Blackley and Broughton
tabling member printed	Graham Stringer
uin	211201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>This government takes great interest in the work of companies developing renewable energy capacity in the UK and maintains a regular dialogue on their processes and supply chains.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 23/10/2014 13:20:31 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	449 label Biography information for Graham Stringer

99805

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to persuade more businesses to offer apprenticeships to 16 to 18 year olds.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	211057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Apprenticeship reforms are putting employers in the lead of designing apprenticeships, making it more attractive for them to offer more in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across this parliament we have already supported over 500,000 new apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds. Building on the success of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers, we are providing an additional £170 million to fund over 100,000 incentive payments of £1,500 to employers taking on a young person aged 16-24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/10/2014 15:58:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

99816

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Emergencies: Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the recent National Contingency Plan exercise in Conwy Morfa.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	211120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The National Contingency Plan exercise in Conwy Morfa on 10 and 11 September 2014 was coordinated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and involved 39 organisations and 180 participants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MCA, along with a number of other organisations, will assess how the exercise tested the response to an oil spill incident of national significance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A formal report on the exercise, detailing lessons identified and recommendations, will be published within the first quarter of 2015. This timescale is necessary because of the complexity and scale of the exercise.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 23/10/2014 11:28:16 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

99863

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Hereditary Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many infant deaths were caused by MCAD deficiency in (a) East Lancashire, (b) the North West and (c) England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 23/10/2014 15:48:38 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 211015 ONS 359.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Infant Deaths
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

99904

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the UK has not applied sanctions to all individuals on the US and UN sanction lists.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	211104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK implements all sanctions agreed at the UN. These sanctions are implemented via the EU. The UK is responsible for implementation for the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The US has its own domestic legislation by which it can introduce sanctions. This is an entirely separate process to the UN. The UK would not implement US domestic sanctions, although there may be individuals that the US designates which are also listed under UN sanctions.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 13:13:13 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

99909

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Rhinoceros: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussions at an international level on urgent action to prevent the extinction of northern white rhinos.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>In February 2014 the UK Government hosted a major conference of global leaders to help eradicate the illegal wildlife trade and better protect the world’s most iconic species, such as rhinos, from the threat of extinction.</p><p><br> Over 40 nations attended. The result was the London Conference Declaration, containing 25 commitments to action on enforcement and criminal justice, demand reduction and sustainable livelihoods. The UK is actively supporting Botswana in hosting a further Conference to review progress in March 2015.</p><p><br>The UK chairs the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Rhino Working Group. This brings together countries implicated in the illegal trade in rhino horn, whether as a range or a consumer state, to share information and to develop and implement demand reduction strategies to help protect the rhino. The Group met and reported during the 65<sup>th</sup> CITES Standing Committee meeting in July 2014 and will do so again at the 66<sup>th</sup> meeting in January 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/10/2014 14:15:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell