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229062

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Bradford College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether there has been a reduction in Bradford College's budget for Level 2 and Level 3 courses.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	228788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Adult Skills Budget allocations are given to colleges, which then have the freedom and flexibilities to decide what provision to offer according to local demand from employers and learners. It would be for Bradford College to determine what courses to offer and at what level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bradford College’s Total Adult Skills Budget for 2015-16 will be £ 9,481,925. In 2014-15 it was £10,225,903.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 228804 question first answered 26/03/2015 10:35:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

229065

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Bradford College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will take steps to ensure that courses are not cut at Bradford College owing to reductions in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	228804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Adult Skills Budget allocations are given to colleges, which then have the freedom and flexibilities to decide what provision to offer according to local demand from employers and learners. It would be for Bradford College to determine what courses to offer and at what level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bradford College’s Total Adult Skills Budget for 2015-16 will be £ 9,481,925. In 2014-15 it was £10,225,903.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 228788 question first answered 26/03/2015 10:35:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

228152

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government first became aware that Philip Blackwood, who is in custody in Burma, is a British citizen.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	228111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The New Zealand Embassy in Burma made our Embassy in Rangoon aware of Mr Philip Blackwood’s case in 2014. They confirmed that Mr Blackwood travelled to the country on a New Zealand passport and they were providing consular assistance.</p><p>We have not been given any information indicating that Mr Blackwood is a British national and Mr Blackwood has not approached our Embassy for assistance.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/03/2015 17:51:44 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

229319

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on implementing local growth deals.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	908258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships have made good progress in implementing their Growth Deals, supported by Government.</p><p>The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership has a large portfolio of projects ready to start in 2015.</p><p>Government has allocated £627million to the Leeds City Region Growth Deal, this will leverage £640m of other funding. Over the lifetime of the Deal the Local Enterprise Partnership estimates that up to 10,000 jobs could be created and 2,000 new homes built.</p><p>Government has also agreed longer term funding for the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund. This could deliver 30 transport schemes worth over £1billion.</p><p>The Chancellor announced the Devolution Deal with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in last week’s Budget. This will give West Yorkshire new powers over skills, business support and transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 24/03/2015 15:31:58 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

227816

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what review of his Department's co-operation with Burma's Home Affairs Ministry has been conducted.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	227854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There has been no review of our cooperation with Burma’s Home Ministry.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/03/2015 15:25:11 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

227817

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of whether elections due in Burma will be credible, free and fair.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	227855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The 2015 parliamentary elections will be a watershed for Burma’s transition to democracy. They have the prospect to be the first legitimate elections since 1960. We have made clear to the Burmese government that we want to see inclusive and credible elections, underpinned by freedom of expression and a respect for human rights. The UK is taking steps to support the integrity of the electoral process. The Department for International Development has allocated around £25m over five years to strengthen democratic governance, including support to the elections. UK funding will support the provision of technical advice to the Burmese election commission, voter education and monitoring and observation of the electoral process.</p><p> </p><p>Dialogue between the key political actors will be critical to ensuring a successful outcome to the election. We encourage all of the main parties to maintain regular discussions in advance of the vote, to ensure a smooth process and a smooth succession to whatever government emerges in the next Parliament.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/03/2015 15:30:07 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

227295

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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	Bangladesh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to government and opposition in Bangladesh to help address the constitutional crisis in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	908150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the ongoing violence and political unrest in Bangladesh. We continue to call on all Bangladesh’s political parties to take the confidence-building measures necessary to stop the violence and ensure an inclusive and participatory political process.</p><p>I raised my concerns about the violence and shrinking of democratic space in Bangladesh with Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the Bangladesh Parliament Speaker, during her visit to the UK on 9 March. I also raised these concerns, not least the reported office confinement of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Leader Khaleda Zia, when I met the Bangladesh Law Minister on 20 January 2015. I made a public statement reiterating these messages on 5 March. We are also encouraging the UN and others in the international community to play an active role.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 18/03/2015 15:06:53 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

225497

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of Rohingya people from Burma who have fled to Bangladesh since 2012; and what assistance the Government is providing to those people.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	226550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>Whilst there is no officially agreed number of the Rohingya population, most international agencies estimate that there is up to 500,000 Rohingya people in Bangladesh.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID provides core contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which manages the official camps for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as well as through other partners such as the European Commission. This support includes providing shelter, access to water and sanitation, vocational training and food supplies to malnourished refugees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/03/2015 17:24:04 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

225717

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on sanctioning claimants who miss appointments because of probationary commitments.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	907927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Claimants are only asked to meet reasonable requirements in order to move off benefits and into work. Where claimants have good reason to miss an appointment, such as probationary commitments, then a sanction will not apply.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 09/03/2015 16:51:15 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward