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390151

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Business: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2015 to Question 2127, how many Growth Vouchers were not redeemed by the deadline of 30 June; and what the total value was of those unredeemed vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	7500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>13,199 vouchers have not been redeemed, which have a total maximum value of £26,398,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/07/2015 15:16:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

390155

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) formal and (b) informal support is being provided by the Government to the local enterprise partnership network.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	7504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided funding of £78k to the Local Enterprise Partnership Network to cover some of their operational costs in 2015-16. Together with a contribution of £5k from each of the 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships, this funding helps to facilitate best-practice sharing and communications between Local Enterprise Partnerships. There is a strong relationship and regular dialogue between the Local Enterprise Partnership Network and Government.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/07/2015 15:15:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

390165

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Public Houses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress he has made on publishing a statutory code for pub companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	7357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 places a duty on the Secretary of State to introduce a Statutory Pubs Code by 26 May 2016. The Code and associated secondary legislation will be subject to public consultation later this year before they are considered by Parliament under the affirmative resolution procedure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/07/2015 14:58:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

390178

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding the Government has allocated to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse for this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has agreed an operating budget of £17.9 million for the Inquiry in 2015/16. This was set out in Justice Goddard’s opening statement on 9 July, which is available in full on the independent Inquiry’s website at: www.csa-inquiry.independent.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 20/07/2015 13:36:44 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

390181

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.213 of the Summer Budget 2015 and paragraph 1.252 of the Autumn Statement 2014, what steps he plans to take to ask the tobacco industry to make a greater contribution to the costs imposed by smoking on society.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	7521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The government has already made significant interventions on tobacco, both to protect revenue and to promote public health. This includes the extension of the tobacco duty escalator until the end of the current Parliament and the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products from May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/07/2015 13:49:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

390183

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of the effectiveness of the Codentify tracking and tracing system in preventing illicit trade in tobacco; and whether his Department plans to commission an independent assessment of the potential for that system to meet the requirement for a tracking and tracing system under the EU Tobacco Products Directive.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	7477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The European Commission is still considering the options for implementation of the requirement for a tracking and tracing system under the EU Tobacco Products Directive, and no potential systems will be evaluated until that work is concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/07/2015 13:50:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

390255

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of early years educators qualified to Level 6 were working with children aged (a) two, (b) three and (c) four in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	7480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold the data you have requested. However, the Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2013 includes data on the proportion of staff qualified to level 3 and level 6 in childcare settings. The survey can be found online here at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework requires the manager of group nursery settings to be qualified to at least level 3.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 7479 question first answered 20/07/2015 11:50:31 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

390256

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Reading
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 disparity in reading ability between different socio-economic groups at age four in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	7481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to improving education to make sure that children from all backgrounds have the skills necessary to succeed in life. The early years curriculum sets out the key areas that early years providers must follow. This includes a focus on literacy, communication and language. We have introduced Early Years Teachers who are expected to meet the same entry and qualification requirements as teachers of older children. We have also introduced a robust set of standards for Early Years Educator (EYE) qualifications (A Level standard) and, from September 2014, EYEs operating in the workforce at level 3 are required to hold GSCE English and maths at grade C or above.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not available. The department does not collect data on the socio economic background of parents of 4-year-olds.</p><p> </p><p>However, reception teachers must complete the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) in the final term of the year in which the child reaches age five. Teachers must assess whether children are at the expected level, above it, or below it in relation to each of 17 early learning goals. They must also complete a short assessment of each child’s skills and abilities against three characteristics of effective learning. The EYFSP results are published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2015 11:49:00 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

390257

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the proportion of two year old children receiving their full entitlement of free childcare (a) nationally, (b) in each region, (c) in each socio economic group and (d) in each ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
uin	7473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The early learning for two-year-olds programme was introduced in September 2013 for the benefit of 20% of the most disadvantaged children in England. In September 2014 the programme was expanded to 40% of the most disadvantaged two-year-olds in England. The taking up of a place is voluntary and parents can choose to use it as much or as little as they wish.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities reported that, at June 2015, the percentages of eligible 2-year-old children benefitting from funded early education places by region were as set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Government Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regional take up figure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Regional take up percentage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>15848</p></td><td><p>64.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>13032</p></td><td><p>58.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>24320</p></td><td><p>50.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>10536</p></td><td><p>74.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>28215</p></td><td><p>69.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>20405</p></td><td><p>63.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>14482</p></td><td><p>69.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>19642</p></td><td><p>58.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>20379</p></td><td><p>66.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total and national take up</p></td><td><p>166,859</p></td><td><p>62.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not record information about the number of children taking up their entitlement by socio-economic group or ethnic group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/07/2015 13:15:06 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

390258

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Commissioner for England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the budget of the Office of the Children's Commissioner was spent on administration in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
uin	7472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The matter of the Office for the Children’s Commissioner’s budget, and the proportion of it spent on administration in each of the last five years, is for the Office for the Children’s Commissioner, which is independent.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have asked the Office for the Children’s Commissioner to write to you in response to this question and to place a copy of the letter in the House of Commons Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 20/07/2015 12:59:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk