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577108

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what lessons the Government has learned about voter registration from the EU referendum campaign.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	906133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The EU Referendum campaign was the largest democratic exercise the United Kingdom has ever witnessed. Indeed, there were 46.5 million people on the electoral register for the EU Referendum, the largest UK Parliamentary register ever seen. Building on this success, the Government is currently undertaking a programme of work looking at how the electoral registration can be made more efficient and boost the levels of registration further. This includes piloting changes to the annual canvass to test new approaches which have been identified through working closely with Electoral Registration Officers.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/09/2016 14:13:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

577109

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures his Department is putting in place to make government more cost-effective.
tabling member constituency	Yeovil
tabling member printed	Marcus Fysh
uin	906128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Improving the efficiency and productivity of the public sector is central to the work of the Cabinet Office and other government Departments. By 2014/15 the Government had saved £18.6 billion through efficiency and reform.</p><p>The government is continuing this work. For example, we are working to improve how the government operates across functional areas such as commercial, property, infrastructure and projects, and by tackling fraud, error and debt. We will continue to make government more effective throughout this parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 906132 question first answered 07/09/2016 15:49:55 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh

577110

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Flood Resilience Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made on the National Flood Resilience Review.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	906131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The National Flood Resilience Review has been assessing how England can be better protected from flooding and extreme rainfall. The review has been working to identify actions needed to strengthen our resilience to flooding.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/09/2016 15:54:42 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

577111

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures his Department is putting in place to make government more cost-effective.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Chris Davies
uin	906132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Improving the efficiency and productivity of the public sector is central to the work of the Cabinet Office and other government Departments. By 2014/15 the Government had saved £18.6 billion through efficiency and reform.</p><p>The government is continuing this work. For example, we are working to improve how the government operates across functional areas such as commercial, property, infrastructure and projects, and by tackling fraud, error and debt. We will continue to make government more effective throughout this parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 906128 question first answered 07/09/2016 15:49:55 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4376 label Biography information for Chris Davies

577112

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Low Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that all government departments produce an analysis of the effect of their policies on people who are low-paid.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	906130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>At each Budget and Autumn Statement, the Government already produces cumulative distributional analysis; this shows the impact of government policies since 2010 on the share of tax paid and spending received, across the household income distribution.</p><p>Where appropriate, departments also choose to publish analyses of the potential effects on protected characteristics, and of the effect of government policy on families.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/09/2016 15:52:22 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

541763

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Prisoners: GCSE
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 8 July (HL849), what is the difference in the rate of GCSE attainment between prisons where education is provided by the Offender Learning and Skills Service and the Skills Funding Agency, and privately managed prisons responsible for providing education under their contract with the National Offender Management Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL1440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not publish a rate of attainment for prison education provided by the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS). The Ministry of Justice also does not collect this information for offenders in the privately managed prisons responsible for providing education under their contract with the National Offender Management Service.</p><p> </p><p>The volume of offender achievements by level in 2014/15 for prison education provided by OLASS is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong>Adult (18+) Offender Achievement by Level (2014/15) </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Offender Students</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>84,900</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Below Level 2 (excluding English and maths) <br>English and maths <br>Full Level 2 <br>Full Level 3</p></td><td><p>69,700 <br>21,100 <br>10,600 <br>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Level 2 <br>Level 3 <br>Level 4+ <br>No Level Assigned</p></td><td><p>32,700 <br>200 <br>- <br>300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1) Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100.</p><p>2) Figures for English and maths (previously Skills for Life) include GCSEs, Functional Skills, Adult Basic Skills Certificates including ESOL Certificates, and Qualifications and Credit Framework Certificates and Awards in English and maths.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to improving the quality of education across the prison estate. The Government has accepted all the recommendations made by Dame Sally Coates in her recent independent review of prison education. The Department for Education and Ministry of Justice will continue to work together to implement these recommendations.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 13/09/2016 16:55:02 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

542092

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many trade negotiators are employed by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	43799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>You will be aware that my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has created a new Department for International Trade, which is responsible for promoting British trade across the world and ensuring the UK takes advantage of the huge opportunities open to us. We are building up our trade policy capability and are working closely with other Government Departments including the Department for Exiting the European Union, DEXEU. ​The Department for International Trade has begun a process to recruit and train staff to work on the UK’s trade policy. We will adapt the resource devoted to trade policy in line with future demands.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/09/2016 13:49:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

542099

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	ARM: SoftBank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) ARM, (b) SoftBank and (c) representatives of those companies on SoftBank's takeover of ARM prior to that takeover being announced to the public.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	43956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations details of ministerial discussions are not routinely disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 43957 question first answered 07/09/2016 13:14:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

542100

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	ARM: SoftBank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date he was made aware of the potential takeover of ARM by SoftBank.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	43957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations details of ministerial discussions are not routinely disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 43956 question first answered 07/09/2016 13:14:18 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

542101

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	ARM: Cambridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that ARM's headquarters remain in Cambridge.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	43958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>SoftBank has made a legally-binding undertaking to maintain ARM’s headquarters in Cambridge. The undertaking is enforceable by the Takeover Panel for five years.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/09/2016 09:58:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner