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619838

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral evidence given by Philip Cassidy to the Work and Pensions Committee on 13 October 2016, Question 30, what criteria HM Revenue and Customs applied in selecting the 1.5 million high-risk working tax credit claimant records provided to Concentrix in April 2016; for what reasons Concentrix decided not to investigate a proportion of those cases; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract. Reasons why Concentrix may not investigate a proportion of those can also be found in section A22.1 of the contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2016 14:02:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

619843

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Landlords: Newham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the Landlord Licensing Scheme introduced by the London Borough of Newham; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that the current selective licensing arrangements are working. The Government does not support unnecessary large selective licensing schemes. Such an approach is likely to be disproportionate and create additional needless costs for reputable landlords which tend to be passed onto tenants. Local authorities can introduce targeted schemes to deal with specific local problems below the threshold of either 20% of their geographical area or 20% of their local private rented sector. Any scheme larger than the 20% threshold must obtain prior approval from the Secretary of State. Of the three applications received since these measures were put in place in April 2015, two have been accepted and one declined. The London Borough of Newham’s selective licensing scheme runs until 2018; should the authority wish to continue the scheme it will need demonstrate that the proposed redesignation meets the statutory criteria as set out in The Selective Licensing of Houses (Additional Conditions) (England) Order 2015.</p><p>On 18 October, the Government announced plans to extend mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) to strengthen councils to tackle problems homes head-on and bring an end to ruthless landlords who exploit tenants and charge them extortionate rents to live in poor conditions. These measures will ensure mandatory licensing rules apply to HMOs with five or more people, and to flats above and below shops. Minimum room sizes will also apply to HMOs to help to clamp down on rogue landlords cramming tenants into unsafe and overcrowded homes.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 27/10/2016 16:17:18 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

619922

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to Answer named day Question 48230, tabled on 12 October 2016, by the right hon. Member for East Ham on Questions 43736, 43737 and 43738, tabled on 20 July 2016 by the right hon. Member for East Ham on the Bright Tribe Multi-Academy Trust.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>Parliamentary question 48230 was answered on 11 November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 15/11/2016 17:49:45 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

619925

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teach First
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Teach First graduates were placed at schools in each region of England in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>Teach First have advised that the following numbers of participants started the Leadership Development Programme in schools in England since 2010:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Coast</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p>462</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>759</p></td><td><p>982</p></td><td><p>1206</p></td><td><p>1373</p></td><td><p>1598</p></td><td><p>1394</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Note: “N/A” indicates that Teach First were not operating in a region, so no participants were placed in schools in that region in that year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/10/2016 16:20:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

620031

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the completion rate was for education courses taken in prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The available information for prison education is published by the Department for Education (DfE) in their Statistical First Release, available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/10/2016 14:12:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

606737

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the erroneous data source used by Concentrix to determine that a working tax credit claimant had an undeclared partner was provided by HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs provided cases to Concentrix where there was an indication that there may be something wrong with the tax credits claimed. Concentrix then applied their own data profiling techniques as well as data matching to identify claims that involved an increased likelihood of error or fraud. The detailed process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/10/2016 16:14:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

606770

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to measure the effectiveness of the apprenticeships programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The programme aims to achieve three million apprenticeship starts by 2020 and raise the quality of apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We have a range of measures to assess the effectiveness of the programme, including data on the wage returns to apprenticeships, as well as annual surveys of apprentices and employers. For example, our data shows that, on average, achieving a Level 2 or Level 3 apprenticeship boosts an individual’s earnings by 11% and 16% respectively. According to our latest survey, 76% of employers say that apprenticeships improve their productivity. These reports are published at the links below:</p><p><a href="https://www.aoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/BIS%20Estimation_of_the_labour_market_returns_to_qualifications_gained_in_English_Further_Education_-_Final_-_November_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.aoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/BIS%20Estimation_of_the_labour_market_returns_to_qualifications_gained_in_English_Further_Education_-_Final_-_November_2014.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-evaluation-2015-learner-and-employer-surveys" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-evaluation-2015-learner-and-employer-surveys</a></p><p> </p><p>We are working with employers and others to develop our approach towards capturing the benefits of the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 03/11/2016 15:44:18 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

606771

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to implement the recommendations of the three working parties set up to tackle the workload challenge in teaching.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We have accepted, and are acting upon, all of the recommendations for the Government in the reports from the three review groups about eliminating unnecessary workload in relation to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511256/Eliminating-unnecessary-workload-around-marking.pdf" target="_blank">marking</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511257/Eliminating-unnecessary-workload-around-planning-and-teaching-resources.pdf" target="_blank">planning and resources,</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/511258/Eliminating-unnecessary-workload-associated-with-data-management.pdf" target="_blank">data management. </a></p><p> </p><p>In response to these recommendations, we are reviewing the impact of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/415048/DfE_protocol.pdf" target="_blank">Department for Education Protocol</a>, published in March 2015, which gives schools more time to prepare for significant changes to accountability, the curriculum and qualifications. The data exchange project is progressing well and is on track to deliver the intended reductions in effort and cost in moving data. Other initiatives to help teachers access data more effectively are in place including developing a replacement for RAISE Online in collaboration with school leaders. We are also disseminating the messages and principles from the reports through system leaders and others to help them become embedded throughout the system.</p><p> </p><p>We know there is more to do and we are continuing to work with all parts of the education system to make sure all of the recommendations in the reports are acted upon.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/10/2016 16:04:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

606772

registered interest
date	20/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Bullying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government is making on the implementation of measures to tackle bullying in schools.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Bullying, for whatever reason, is absolutely unacceptable and should not be tolerated in our schools.</p><p> </p><p>All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy with measures to tackle bullying among pupils. Schools are free to develop their own anti-bullying strategies, but they are held clearly to account for their effectiveness through Ofsted. The Government has provided advice for schools including case studies and direction to further sources of advice. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying</a>, and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/managing-behaviour-and-bullying-in-schools-case-studies</a>.</p><p> </p><p>To develop further these other sources of advice and support, in September 2016 the Department for Education and the Government Equalities Office announced £4.4 million of funding for 10 projects to tackle bullying, including £2.8 million for projects preventing and tackling homophobic, transphobic and biphobic bullying, with the view of building inclusive schools.</p><p> </p><p>We are reviewing the existing evidence on bullying to inform future policy developments and in conjunction with this we are including questions on experience of different kinds of bullying in the next round of our regular ‘omnibus’ surveys of teachers, children and parents to give us an up-to-date national picture. The results of this survey should be published in spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 25/10/2016 16:46:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

605815

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date HM Revenue and Customs began to share RTI PAYE earnings data with Concentrix for use in its review of working tax credit claims.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	49545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs began sharing Real Time Information data with Concentrix in November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/10/2016 16:14:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms