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date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of funding for subject knowledge enhancement programmes for (a) primary maths, (b) design and technology, (c) English, (d) biology and (e) religious education on the future recruitment of student teachers in those subjects.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	22351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The department reviews all policies, including subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses, on a regular basis to adapt its approach to attracting new teachers where needed and to ensure that interventions are focused where they will have the most positive impact for children and young people.</p><p>When reviewing the SKE package for the remainder of the 2023/24 academic year, factors including teacher supply needs, the volume of SKE participants associated with each subject and the relative recruitment to Initial Teacher Training (ITT) were all taken into account to ensure that the department is targeting funding where it is needed most.</p><p>The department remains committed to recruiting the teachers it needs. The ITT financial incentives package for the 2024/25 recruitment cycle is worth up to £196 million, which is a £15 million increase on the last cycle. Tax free ITT bursaries continue to be available in design and technology, English, biology and religious education for ITT 2024. The department will continue to review the SKE programme on a regular basis to ensure that its funding is targeted as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 25/04/2024 12:29:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1472124

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date	21/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ecuador: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Ecuadorian counterpart on the indigenous-led protests against the administration of the president of that country, Guillermo Lasso.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	22351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>We are carefully monitoring political protests currently taking place in Ecuador, including their potential impact on the safety of British Nationals. Our Embassy is in close contact with the Ecuadorean authorities, including the Ecuadorean Foreign Minister. The British Embassy in Quito is providing support to a small number of affected British Nationals across Ecuador, and we will continue to update the UK's travel advice for Ecuador as necessary.</p><p>The UK is clear that law and order must be upheld and that a peaceful resolution to the protests needs to be found. On 21st June we signed a joint statement with other nations represented in Ecuador calling for peace and dialogue by both sides.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 27/06/2022 11:14:41 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1181512

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date	28/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcomes of the UK-India Migration Dialogue were; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	22351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has a strong and enduring relationship with the people and Government of India, covering the breath of the justice and home affairs agenda.</p><p>The UK-India Migration Dialogue was introduced in January 2019 as a forum to progress matters relating specifically to migration and mobility. During the January 2019 Dialogue discussions focused on the future of the UK’s Border and Immigration System, following publication of the Immigration White Paper in December 2018. We have since discussed the Government’s published policy statement outlining the principles of the UK’s Pointed-Based Immigration System.</p><p>We anticipate positive future dialogues as we introduce our firmer and fairer points based system which is based on what someone has to offer the UK, not where their passport is from.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 04/03/2020 16:54:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

444754

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date	13/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requests for information his Department made regarding the cutting to 15 minutes the length of delay after which compensation for train passengers will kick in.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	22351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>In our manifesto we committed to improve compensation for delayed rail passengers and the Spending Review reiterated this. We have already changed the system to get compensation paid in cash, not travel vouchers, and we are putting new compensation obligations like automatic delay/repay into future franchise specifications.</p><br /><p>We will negotiate hard with rail operators to get even better compensation arrangements for passengers and are considering options on this at the moment.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/01/2016 15:29:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake