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773956

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will assess the potential merits of making affordable loans available to further education colleges in order to stimulate investment in the estate of such colleges.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	108645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>Further education colleges are independent and can access commercial loans and funding from the Local Growth Fund to invest in their estates.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is providing financial support to colleges undergoing restructuring following Area Reviews. Through the Restructuring Facility there may be the opportunity to access additional investment by creating sustainable institutions.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to provide further loan facilities.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 27/10/2017 13:37:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

774079

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders aged 10 to 14 (a) was sent to a young offender institute and (b) received rehabilitative programmes in each year from 2010 to present.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	108650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>Young people aged 10 to 14 year olds who are sentenced to custody by virtue of their age are not placed in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), YOIs accommodate only young males who are aged 15-17 years old. Young male or females aged 10 to 14 years old sentenced to custody will either be placed in a Secure Children’s Home (SCH) or a Secure Training Centre (STC).</p><p>The table below shows the number of occasions young people were sentenced to a Youth Rehabilitation Order as a proportion of total cautions and convictions given to young people aged 10 to 14 from the year ending March 2010 to the year ending March 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Year ending March</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><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>b) Youth Rehabilitation Order</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 below shows (a) number of occasions young people aged 10 to 14 were sent to custody as a proportion of total cautions and convictions given to young people aged 10 to 14 and (b) number of occasions young people were sentenced to a Youth Rehabilitation Order as a proportion of total cautions and convictions given to young people aged 10 to 14 from the year ending March 2010 to the year ending March 2016</p><p> </p><p>Table 2</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Year ending March</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>a) Sentenced to custody (SCH or STC)</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) Sentenced to Youth Rehabilitation Order</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note:</p><p>Young people aged 10 to 14 cannot be placed in Young Offender Institutions if sentenced to custody and are instead placed in Secure Children's Homes (10 - 14 year olds) or Secure Training Centres (12 - 14 year olds), therefore the proportion of occasions young offenders aged 10 to 14 sent to a Young Offender Institution is 0%.</p><p> </p><p>The data has been sourced from the Youth Justice Board’s JMIS database using case level data from Youth Offending Teams.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/10/2017 12:52:39 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

773153

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Open University: Cuba
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 lift the ban on applications from Cuban students to the Open University.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	108523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Toby Perkins) to the answer I gave on 12 September 2017 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-04/7842/" target="_blank">7842</a>:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-04/7842/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-04/7842/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/10/2017 16:52:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

772048

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2017 to Question 10193, whether the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)has conducted investigative work to assess whether consumer credit providers are complying with FCA rules and ensuring that advertised loan APR rates are being offered to at least 51 per cent of those customers who request them.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	108322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>This is an operational matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government. The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 24/10/2017 14:11:56 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

759625

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have had loans approved at the advertised representative APR rates for loan products.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	10192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. This more robust regulatory system is helping to deliver the Government’s vision for a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet consumers’ needs. Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly with the FCA to discuss relevant regulatory issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold the requested estimate, but the FCA’s rules require firms to reasonably expect that in at least 51% of credit agreements entered into as a result of a promotion, credit will be provided to the consumer at the representative APR or lower. The FCA’s rules also require firms to ensure that their communications and financial promotions are fair, clear and not misleading. The FCA is able to impose tough sanctions, such as banning products, imposing unlimited fines and ordering firms to pay money back to customers, where wrongdoing is found.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 10193 question first answered 09/10/2017 13:12:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

759626

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Loans: Interest Rates
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 the Financial Conduct Authority on the number of customers offered loans at a higher rate than that advertised by UK financial institutions.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	10193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, transferring regulatory responsibility from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in April 2014. This more robust regulatory system is helping to deliver the Government’s vision for a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which is able to meet consumers’ needs. Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly with the FCA to discuss relevant regulatory issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not hold the requested estimate, but the FCA’s rules require firms to reasonably expect that in at least 51% of credit agreements entered into as a result of a promotion, credit will be provided to the consumer at the representative APR or lower. The FCA’s rules also require firms to ensure that their communications and financial promotions are fair, clear and not misleading. The FCA is able to impose tough sanctions, such as banning products, imposing unlimited fines and ordering firms to pay money back to customers, where wrongdoing is found.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 10192 question first answered 09/10/2017 13:12:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

758114

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charitable Donations: Plastic Bags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the charity sector on the practice of posting plastic bags through people's letterboxes.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	9110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>I have met with the Fundraising Regulator to discuss a range of matters regarding charity fundraising.</p><p> </p><p>The Fundraising Regulator has updated the Code of Fundraising Practice in relation to house to house collections of goods. From 30 September 2017 charities must not deliver bags to properties that display a notice clearly indicating that the householder does not wish to donate through this method.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 14/09/2017 14:31:35 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

758157

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Charitable Donations: Plastic Bags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on steps to reduce the number of plastic bags posted unsolicited into letterboxes by charities.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	9239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the specific issue of plastic bags posted unsolicited into letterboxes by charities.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/09/2017 10:22:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

758164

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Charitable Donations: Plastic Bags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of unused plastic bags that end up in landfill that have been posted through letterboxes by the charity sector.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	9072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Defra has not made any estimate of the number of unused plastic bags that end up in landfill that have been posted through letterboxes by the charity sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/09/2017 10:28:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

755777

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Wood-burning Stoves: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Government has made of the change in the level of harmful emissions, such as PM2.5, as a result of more people using wood-burning stoves and chimneys in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	7396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Our most recent assessment shows that domestic solid fuel burning contributed 40% (42 kilotonnes) of total PM<sub>2.5</sub> emissions in the UK during 2015, with domestic wood burning alone accounting for 35% (37 kilotonnes). This compares with 39 kilotonnes (solid fuels) and 33 kilotonnes (wood) in 2014 and 45 kilotonnes (solid fuels) and 40 kilotonnes (wood) in 2013.</p><p>Evidence shows that particulate matter (PM) of 2.5 microns in diameter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) and smaller can have detrimental effects on health. Small particles from smoke which are formed when wood is burned can get into the lungs and blood and be transported around the body, where they have a variety of detrimental health effects. It is, however, difficult to assess the increase in risk to public health that is associated with domestic wood burning alone.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 7481 question first answered 12/09/2017 12:56:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins