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906306

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date	17/05/2018
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	Air Pollution: York
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 steps he has taken to (a) improve air quality and (b) reduce air pollution in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving air quality in the UK. Air quality has improved significantly over recent decades, and will continue to improve, thanks to actions we have already taken. Between 2010 and 2016, emissions of nitrogen oxides fell by 27%. However, more still needs to be done.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Government is taking action which includes the UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations and £3.5 billion of investment in air quality and cleaner transport. The Government has also committed £2.84 million from the Clean Bus Technology Fund 2017-19 to enable West Yorkshire Combined Authority to retrofit buses with technology to reduce tailpipe emissions of nitrogen dioxide.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside national action, local authorities have a crucial role to play in improving air quality in their areas. They have a statutory duty to review and assess air quality, to declare air quality management areas (AQMAs) and to put in place action plans where air quality objectives are not being met. The City of York Council has declared three AQMAs to target pollution hotspots, and adopted an action plan in 2015 covering all three AQMAs.</p><p> </p><p>The Council was one of 230 English local authorities with longstanding air quality challenges that I wrote to in November 2016 to better understand the circumstances they face and to press the need for further action. The councils are taking a range of actions to improve air quality, including development of an overarching Low Emission Strategy designed to reduce emissions from all sources.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2006 a total of £598,078 in air quality grant funding has been awarded to the City of York Council (of which £216,008 was awarded in this year’s round) to support projects aimed at improving air quality in its area. The Government’s Air Quality Grant fund is a bid-in scheme to support local authorities to improve air quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also provides guidance and technical support to local authorities via a dedicated local air quality management helpdesk.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/05/2018 09:24:01 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906307

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Air Pollution: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where York is placed in the national rankings for air quality and pollution.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Defra assess concentrations of a range of pollutants across the UK, with national monitoring and modelling data available at <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/interactive-map" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/interactive-map</a></p><p>and <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/gis-mapping" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/gis-mapping</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This includes data from two monitoring stations in York; data from the York Bootham site is available at <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/flat_files?site_id=YK10" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/flat_files?site_id=YK10</a> and data from the York Fishergate site is available at <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/flat_files?site_id=YK11" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/flat_files?site_id=YK11</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We do not publish national rankings for air quality.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/05/2018 14:29:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906308

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding his Department is providing to reduce congestion in York.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>In addition to a share of the formula distribution of the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) in 2017/18 of £626,000, plus Integrated Transport Block funding for £1.57m in 2017/18 and 2018/19, all of which could be used for projects to ease congestion, the City of York Council was awarded a further £2.845m in October 2017 through a competition for NPIF funding.</p><p> </p><p>The NPIF project in York, the Smart Travel Evolution Programme (STEP) will provide a city-wide digital platform supporting transport data collection and analysis, real-time transport modelling and travel information. It will interact with traffic control systems throughout the city and prepare York for the challenges and opportunities from the arrival of connected and autonomous vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/05/2018 10:15:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906309

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Right to Buy Scheme: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many homes in York have been sold under the right to buy scheme in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Data on Right to Buy sales by local authority is publically available in Live Tables 685 and 691 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-social-housing-sales</a>.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 23/05/2018 11:28:09 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906310

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	York College: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding from the public purse was allocated to York College in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency and predecessor bodies publish annually the funding allocations for individual institutions for 16 to 19, adult and apprenticeship funding. Data for 16 to 19 further education includes the funding allocated and the related student numbers. However, funding for other funding models is cash-based and does not use student numbers as part of their calculation; therefore the data does not include this information. The allocations data is available on GOV.UK and in the National Archive.</p><p> </p><p>For information on all funding models during 2008/09 and 2009/10 funding years:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For 16 to 19 further education during 2010/11 funding year: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130314181400/http:/www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations/2010-11" target="_blank">webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130314181400/http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations/2010-11</a>. For 16 to 19 further education during 2011/12 funding year:</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130314181352/http:/www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations/2011-12" target="_blank">webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130314181352/http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations/2011-12</a>. For 16 to 19 further education during 2012/13 funding year: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130314181345/http:/www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations/fe-2012-13" target="_blank">webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130314181345/http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/executiveagencies/efa/funding/fundinga/b00204972/16-19-allocations/fe-2012-13</a></p><p>For 16 to 19 further education during 2013/14 to 2017/18 funding years:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-education-funding-allocations#published-allocations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>For information on apprenticeships and adult funding during 2010/11 to 2016/17 funding years: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/funding-allocations-and-performance-management-for-providers#sfa-funding-allocations" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/funding-allocations-and-performance-management-for-providers#sfa-funding-allocations</a>.</p><p>For information on adult funding during 2017/18:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2017-to-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/05/2018 08:39:12 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906314

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of universal credit have waited for more than (a) 2 weeks, (b) 3 weeks, (c) 4 weeks, (d) 5 weeks, (e) 6 weeks, (f) 7 weeks, (g) 8 weeks, (h) 9 weeks, (I) 10 weeks, (j) 11 weeks and (k) 12 weeks for a payment in each month since July 2017.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The requested data is attached.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/05/2018 10:42:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma attachment 1 file name 145370 table.docx title Table
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906315

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Universal Credit: York Central
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in York Central constituency claim universal credit.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The requested information on the number of claimants by constituency is published and can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be obtained at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/05/2018 10:43:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906317

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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: York Central
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants in York Central constituency have received sanctions in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The available information on the number of individuals sanctioned by benefit and parliamentary constituency is published and can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We engage at a personal and individual level with all of our claimants and are committed to tailoring the support that we give, and any conditionality requirements to the specific circumstances of the individuals.</p><p>We take a number of steps to make sure our decisions are fair. When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities and any evidence of good cause, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/05/2018 10:42:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906318

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have made claims to the Adoption Support Fund in York; and what the average award has been for such claims from that fund in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The attached table breaks down the figures of approved applications that York City Council has made on behalf of families to the Adoption Support Fund (ASF) over the last three years. These are broken down by year with the total funding and average funding of applications.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the attached table relate to children who are eligible for ASF funding for whom York City Council have responsibility under the three-year rule, whether or not they live in York.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/05/2018 09:15:03 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 145374_approved_applications_to_ASF_by_York_council.pdf title approved_applications_to_ASF_by_York_council
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

906319

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists have (a) been injured and (b) died from cycling-related accidents in (i) York and (ii) the UK in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	145375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of pedal cyclists killed or injured in reported road accidents involving personal injury in York and in Great Britain, for the years 2009 to 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>York</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of pedal cyclists killed</p></td><td><p>Number of pedal cyclists injured (serious or slight)</p></td><td><p>Number of pedal cyclists killed</p></td><td><p>Number of pedal cyclists injured (serious or slight)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>16,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>17,074</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>19,108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>18,973</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>19,329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>21,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>18,744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>18,375</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: DfT STATS19</p><p> </p><p>To put these figures into context, the miles cycled in Great Britain rose from 2.97Bn miles in 2009, to 3.45Bn in 2016, a 16 per cent increase.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for Northern Ireland and therefore publishes statistics on reported road accidents and casualties for Great Britain only.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/05/2018 10:34:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell