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626740

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to develop a long-term strategy for business growth after the UK's decision to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	51469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>We are creating a business environment that supports growth and encourages long-term investment; as well as a dynamic economy with open and competitive markets. This has included backing business by cutting corporation tax to 17% by 2020, slashing red tape by a further £10 billion and major investments in the UK’s research infrastructure.</p><p>We are also in the process of developing an Industrial Strategy that will embrace the opportunities of our new global role and upgrade our economy so it works for everyone. We will work with the breadth of British industry, local leaders, innovators, employees and consumers to deliver a successful strategy and create the conditions for future success.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2016 11:16:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

625865

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of financial services firms registered with the Financial Conduct Authority which have been identified by the US Department of Homeland Security as being elements of transnational criminal organisations.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
uin	51159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 03/11/2016 08:53:20 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

625867

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's policy is on oversight of globally operating electronic payment systems using virtual UK places of business.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Roger Mullin
uin	51161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>There is a robust regulatory regime in place that ensures that appropriate payment systems have regulatory oversight from a financial stability and a competition perspective.</p><p> </p><p>The Banking Act 2009 gives the Treasury the power to specify any inter-bank payment systems to be within the scope of oversight of the Bank of England where disruption to these systems could threaten the stability of the UK financial system, or have serious consequences for business or other interests in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to further strengthen the framework for regulatory oversight through an amendment made to the Digital Economy Bill. This will broaden the types of payment systems that HM Treasury can designate for supervision by the Bank of England to include non-bank payment systems, such as a digital currency network. This will ensure that the Treasury and the Bank of England can respond in a prompt and appropriate manner should a non-bank payment system grow rapidly and become systemically important. There are no such systems at present that the Treasury would wish to specify for supervision.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, in April 2015 a new Payment Systems Regulator was launched as the economic regulator for the UK’s payment systems industry, with the objectives of promoting competition, innovation and the interest of end users in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 03/11/2016 08:55:07 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4468 label Biography information for Roger Mullin

625881

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
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	Arts: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve diversity in employment in the creative industries.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	51060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Government is committed to improving diversity in employment in the creative industries, and we are working with a range of organisations and arm’s length bodies to achieve this. The Minister for Culture held the first of a series of diversity roundtables in September and we are supporting industry initiatives including the Creative Industries Council’s (CIC) new strategy sets targets for businesses to promote diversity in the sector; the British Film Institute’s (BFI) introduction of diversity standards to improve the representation of diverse groups in film production; and the launch of Project Diamond to monitor diversity of employment in the broadcasting sector.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 03/11/2016 15:05:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

625882

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
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	Sports: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve sports provision in local communities for disabled children.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	51061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Government recognises the importance of sport and physical activity to disabled people. Our sport strategy, 'Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation', published in December 2015, emphasises the importance of getting people active, particularly those groups currently under-represented, including disabled people. We also broadened Sport England's remit to be responsible for children's sport outside school from the age of five, to help people receive the best possible experience of sport and to build physical literacy and a positive attitude to sport and physical activity.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England published its own strategy, Towards an Active Nation on 19 May, which sets out how it intends to deliver against the government’s sport strategy. This includes a specific focus on disabled people, who are less likely to regularly take part in physical activity. It will invest more on children, including disabled children, from the age of five to help them develop a sporting habit for life.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 Sport England has invested £480,452 of National Lottery funding in Sunderland Central</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 03/11/2016 11:09:20 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

625908

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Intelligence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian staff within Defence Intelligence are (a) men, (b) women and (c) from black and minority ethnic groups.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	50996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Defence Intelligence civilian workforce has some 1,425 people, comprising 915 men (64%) and 510 women (36%).</p><p>Recording ethnicity across the Department is voluntary and within Defence Intelligence about 255 (some 18%) of civilian staff chose not to declare if they were from a BAME background. Those who declared as BAME number some 60, or about 5%. This compares favourably to the wider MOD figure of some 4%.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/11/2016 16:36:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

625929

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many officials of her Department have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	51129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department currently has 44 active records of individuals who have opted out of the EU Working Time Directive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 03/11/2016 15:39:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

625930

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what incentives are in place for teachers to achieve early-years teaching status rather than qualified teaching status.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	51169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Early years teachers are specialists in early childhood development, trained to lead education and care for children from birth to five years. The department believes the status of Early Years Teachers is an important matter. We value the work that Early Years Teachers do and are looking at ways to continue to raise their status and recognition amongst employers and parents.</p><p> </p><p>Early Years Teachers are graduates responsible for organising and leading high quality practice in early years settings and have an understanding of the educational continuum through Key Stages 1 and 2. Individuals with QTS are able to teach all age ranges, however, the award of qualified teacher status does not guarantee any particular promotion opportunities. It is for schools to decide which staff to promote. Due to the diverse nature of the early years sector, staffing structures vary greatly and there is no single career path for early years teachers. We are considering, as part of the development of an early years workforce strategy, how government can support the sector to create career paths that help staff maximise their potential and forge a successful career within early years.</p><p> </p><p>The workforce strategy will consider and look to build on action the government already takes to attract quality staff into the early years, including the £7,000 of funding we provide to cover course fees, and bursaries of up to £5,000 for eligible trainees. We also currently support employers to help with staff training by contributing £7,000 for costs incurred by the employer.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 51167 51168 question first answered 03/11/2016 15:41:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

625931

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons teachers with early-years teacher status do not have qualified teaching status.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	51167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Early years teachers are specialists in early childhood development, trained to lead education and care for children from birth to five years. The department believes the status of Early Years Teachers is an important matter. We value the work that Early Years Teachers do and are looking at ways to continue to raise their status and recognition amongst employers and parents.</p><p> </p><p>Early Years Teachers are graduates responsible for organising and leading high quality practice in early years settings and have an understanding of the educational continuum through Key Stages 1 and 2. Individuals with QTS are able to teach all age ranges, however, the award of qualified teacher status does not guarantee any particular promotion opportunities. It is for schools to decide which staff to promote. Due to the diverse nature of the early years sector, staffing structures vary greatly and there is no single career path for early years teachers. We are considering, as part of the development of an early years workforce strategy, how government can support the sector to create career paths that help staff maximise their potential and forge a successful career within early years.</p><p> </p><p>The workforce strategy will consider and look to build on action the government already takes to attract quality staff into the early years, including the £7,000 of funding we provide to cover course fees, and bursaries of up to £5,000 for eligible trainees. We also currently support employers to help with staff training by contributing £7,000 for costs incurred by the employer.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 51168 51169 question first answered 03/11/2016 15:41:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

625932

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Career Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what promotion opportunities are available to teachers with qualified teaching status but not to teachers with early-years teacher status.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	51168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Early years teachers are specialists in early childhood development, trained to lead education and care for children from birth to five years. The department believes the status of Early Years Teachers is an important matter. We value the work that Early Years Teachers do and are looking at ways to continue to raise their status and recognition amongst employers and parents.</p><p> </p><p>Early Years Teachers are graduates responsible for organising and leading high quality practice in early years settings and have an understanding of the educational continuum through Key Stages 1 and 2. Individuals with QTS are able to teach all age ranges, however, the award of qualified teacher status does not guarantee any particular promotion opportunities. It is for schools to decide which staff to promote. Due to the diverse nature of the early years sector, staffing structures vary greatly and there is no single career path for early years teachers. We are considering, as part of the development of an early years workforce strategy, how government can support the sector to create career paths that help staff maximise their potential and forge a successful career within early years.</p><p> </p><p>The workforce strategy will consider and look to build on action the government already takes to attract quality staff into the early years, including the £7,000 of funding we provide to cover course fees, and bursaries of up to £5,000 for eligible trainees. We also currently support employers to help with staff training by contributing £7,000 for costs incurred by the employer.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 51167 51169 question first answered 03/11/2016 15:41:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton