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712529

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Swine Flu: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on legal fees in all stages of legal proceedings related to Pandemrix.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department has spent £33,255.39 on legal fees in all stages of legal proceedings related to Pandemrix. This figure represents the costs of external Counsel and services provided by the Government Legal Department’s Litigation team. In addition, the Department has received support from the Government Legal Department’s Advisory team but this was provided as part of a broader fee arrangement and it is therefore not possible to separately identify the fee element relating to any particular case or group of cases.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/03/2017 16:37:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

712075

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Swimming: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of (a) children and (b) adults who swim regularly in West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Government is committed to supporting everyone to get active and participation in swimming has an important role to play.</p><p>Sport England has invested more than £40,000 of National Lottery funding in a Kirklees swimming programme and since 2010 has invested £1.5 million of Lottery funding in swimming in West Yorkshire.</p><p>Since 2010, Sport England has invested £35,407,363 of National Lottery money has been invested in a range of swimming projects across Greater London, including £34,442,800 in swimming in Newham and the London Aquatics Centre.</p><p>Sport England is also in discussion with the Amateur Swimming Association regarding the investment it will be making in swimming for the 2017-21 period.</p><p>Sporting Future set out the Government's commitment to ensuring that no child left school unable to swim and commissioned the Amateur Swimming Association's Swim Group to undertake a review. The Group is finalising its report and will be sharing its findings with government shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 68462 question first answered 23/03/2017 16:35:39 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

712076

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential barriers to working in the creative industries for (a) expectant mothers and (b) parents.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>It is important that working parents have the choice and flexibility that enables them to fully realise their potential contribution to the creative industries workforce.</p><p>We will soon be hosting a Forum with industry leaders from across DCMS sectors, including the creative industries, which will aim to identify and share best practice around promoting diversity and social mobility in the workforce, to help ensure we have an economy that works for all.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 27/03/2017 14:13:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

712086

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the effect of the abolition of maintenance grants in 2016 on the (a) emotional and (b) financial wellbeing of students.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Students starting full-time courses in the 2016/17 Academic Year on the lowest incomes have benefited from an additional 10.3% of upfront living costs support when compared to the previous academic year. A full equality analysis of changes to higher education student finance for 2016/17, including the switch from maintenance grants to loans, was published on GOV.UK in November 2015. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482110/bis-15-639-student-finance-equality-analysis.pdf" target="_blank">Higher Education Student Finance Equality Analysis</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/03/2017 16:55:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

712091

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Batley and Spen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided per pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Batley and Spen constituency (A) in cash terms and (B) at 2017 prices in each financial year for the last 17 years.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department primarily allocates capital and revenue funding at local authority level. Batley and Spen lies within Kirklees local authority, who are responsible for determining how this funding is distributed in their area.</p><p> </p><p>The allocations listed below are for the five years from 2011-12. These include: devolved formula capital, school condition allocations and basic need allocations.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>(All values £m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital allocations</p></td><td><p>18.8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>24.3</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding distributed to academies and Multi Academy Trusts is not included, as they often allocate funding across LA boundaries.</p><p> </p><p>More detail on funding for new free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools; on schools and school blocks being rebuilt under the Priority Schools Building Programmes; and funding allocated through the Condition Improvement Fund can be accessed via the links below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools</a>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/psbp-list-of-successful-applicants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/psbp-list-of-successful-applicants</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-school-building-programme-2-list-of-successful-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-school-building-programme-2-list-of-successful-schools</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund</a></p><p>The data for capital funding allocated to local areas prior to 2011-12 is not readily available.</p><p>The table in the attachment (Annex A) shows average per-pupil revenue funding figures from financial year 2000-01 to 2016-17. These figures are in cash terms.</p><p>Since 2011-12, schools have received the Pupil Premium which targets funding to help pupils from the most disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their full potential. Total Pupil Premium allocations for Kirklees local authority for each year are shown in the following table in cash terms:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Pupil Premium Allocations (£ millions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Kirklees</strong></p></td><td><p>5.067</p></td><td><p>9.903</p></td><td><p>15.369</p></td><td><p>20.394</p></td><td><p>20.075</p></td><td><p>20.196</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government publishes GDP deflators that can be used to understand the impact of inflation over time. These are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-march-2017-spring-budget-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-march-2017-spring-budget-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/04/2017 13:45:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 68352 attachment.xlsx title Attachment_Annex_A
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

712124

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Influenza: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the findings in respect of the potential link between the pandemic, vaccination and narcolepsy of the study, Risk of narcolepsy in children and young people receiving AS03 adjuvanted pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine: retrospective analysis, published in the British Medical Journal in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The potential association between AS03 adjuvanted pandemic A/H1N1 2009 influenza vaccine and narcolepsy is a consideration in on-going legal proceedings so it would not be appropriate to comment at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 22/03/2017 10:54:19 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

711744

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the gender pay gap in the cultural industries.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>We have no such assessment . From April, large employers will be required to publish any differences in average earnings and bonuses paid to women and men. The Government’s Equalities Office (GEO) are responsible for policies regarding gender equality.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 68325 question first answered 23/03/2017 16:07:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

711746

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to address the gender pay gap in cultural industries.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>We have no such assessment . From April, large employers will be required to publish any differences in average earnings and bonuses paid to women and men. The Government’s Equalities Office (GEO) are responsible for policies regarding gender equality.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 68323 question first answered 23/03/2017 16:07:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

711754

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of total annual expenditure paid to students by Student Finance England was spent on non-repayable support paid to students from low income families in England in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Statistics covering support paid by Student Finance England (SFE) to English and EU domiciled students are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release (SFR) <em>‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’.</em></p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a></p><p>Table 3A of the SFR shows how much means-tested support was paid to full-time English domiciled students as non-repayable maintenance grants up to the academic year 2015/16. In the academic year 2015/16, a full maintenance grant was available to students with a household residual income up to £25,000, and a partial grant to those with a household residual income up to £42,620. For comparison, table 2 of the SFR provides an overview of all support awarded to applicants up to the academic year 2015/16.</p><p>Larger maintenance loans have been available in place of maintenance grants to help with living costs for full-time students entering higher education since August 2016. Table 6.3 of the SFR shows early indicative data (two months into the academic year) on maintenance grants awarded in the academic year 2016/17. More complete information for the academic year 2016/17 will be published in November 2017.</p><p>Other non-repayable targeted support is available to eligible students with disabilities, or with adult or child dependants, however information on the payment of these to students from low income families is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/03/2017 17:34:01 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

711755

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Period Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to schools on the provision of sanitary products for children from a low income background.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	68295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department has not issued any guidance on the provision of sanitary products in schools.</p><p>Schools have discretion over how they use their funding and if they wish to make these products available to disadvantaged pupils they are free to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 27/03/2017 13:54:18 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin