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536648

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the recommendations in chapter two of the Law Commission's report on electoral law, published in February 2016.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	42938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the recent interim report on electoral law from the Law Commissions, including the reforms set out in chapter two. This is a comprehensive and wide ranging report which makes a number of recommendations. The Government is actively discussing the details of the report with the Law Commissions and other bodies.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/07/2016 10:21:11 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

536649

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will consult with the devolved administrations to make electoral law less complex.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	42939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has regular discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government and the Scottish Government on a range of electoral issues. No aspects of electoral law are devolved in Northern Ireland and responsibility for electoral policy remains with the Northern Ireland Office.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/07/2016 10:22:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

536655

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Fracking: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to publish the full recommendations and report of the Planning Inspector before taking a decision on Lancashire County Council's rejection of the Cuadrilla fracking applications at Roseacre Wood and Preston New Road.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	42908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The Inspector's report will be published when the formal decision on these appeals is issued. This will be on or before 6 October.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 25/07/2016 15:55:01 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

536659

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Sports: Ethnic Groups
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 people from BME backgrounds taking part in sport.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	42920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>We know from Sport England’s Active People survey results that the number of people from BME backgrounds taking part in sport in England has fallen recently. However, Sport England are investing £2 million in Sporting Equals, which exists to promote ethnic diversity in sport and physical activity, between 2013 and 2017 to help get more people from BME communities involved in sport and physical activity.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last year the government’s strategy for sport and physical activity ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation’ has been published as well as Sport England’s strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’. The aim of both strategies is to create a more physically active nation, where people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy the benefits that sport and physical activity can provide, at every stage in their lives.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/07/2016 08:15:45 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

536660

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Sports: Females
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 women taking part in sport.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	42921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Sport England’s latest Active People Survey results show that the number of women playing sport and being active in England is increasing faster than the number of men, with 7.12 million females aged 16 years or over playing sport once a week.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise that there are various obstacles which still exist that put women off sport and initiatives such as This Girl Can, a Sport England behaviour change campaign, have helped encourage women and girls to get active. We are keen to remove any barrier that prevents women from taking part in sport and over the last year the government’s strategy for sport and physical activity ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation’ has been published as well as Sport England’s strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’. The aim of both strategies is to create a more physically active nation, where people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy the benefits that sport and physical activity can provide, at every stage in their lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/07/2016 08:16:39 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

536661

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Tennis: Public Participation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to use the recent success of Andy Murray and other British tennis players to increase levels of participation in tennis.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	42922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Andy Murray's recent success at Wimbledon, and the British Tennis team's David Cup win, are fantastic achievements and real boosts to tennis in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to getting more people from every background involved in sport and physical activity, including tennis. This is set out in government's strategy, Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation which outlines clear support for initiatives that enable more people to play, watch and volunteer in sport.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England's new strategy, Towards an Active Nation, published in May 2016, builds on the government's strategy and sets out how Sport England will be investing in grassroots sport to support participation.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2013 and 2017 Sport England is already investing £17.4 million in the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to get more people playing tennis and will continue to support work across the country to ensure that everyone who wants to get involved with tennis is able to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for grassroots sport is devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and it is for the relevant Sports Councils to consider how best to increase participation in tennis and sport more widely in those countries.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/07/2016 15:59:14 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

536662

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Sports: Disability
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 improve access to sport for people with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	42919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>There is already fantastic work going on to improve access to sport for people with disabilities in England such as the English Federation of Disability Sport’s Talk to Me principles which outline ten clear steps that providers can follow to make their activities more appealing to disabled people, and Disability Rights UK’s Get Yourself Active 8 project, which is led by and for disabled people and which seeks to explore how Disabled People’s User Led Organisations (DPULOs) can lead the development of better physical activity and sport opportunities for disabled people locally.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that sport is accessible to all and that we continue to break down those barriers that prevent all under-represented groups from engaging in sport and wider physical activity. Over the last year the government’s strategy for sport and physical activity ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation’ has been published as well as Sport England’s strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’. The aim of both strategies is to create a more physically active nation, where people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy the benefits that sport and physical activity can provide, at every stage in their lives. In line with the strategies Sport England will triple its current investment in tackling inactivity to over £250 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 25/07/2016 08:15:05 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

536663

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Maps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many out of use naval charts are held by his Department; and what estimate he has made of the value of such charts.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	42912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Royal Navy nautical charts are only printed for training and operational requirements. Once issued they are only used by the relevant Unit and, as stated on 14 July 2016 in answer to Question 42313, the accounting value of our holdings is rated as 'Zero'.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/07/2016 14:06:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extract_14_July_2016,_HOC_42313[1].docx title QnA extract on Ministry of Defence Maps
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

536664

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what transitional housing support is available to service members and their families leaving the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	42885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides education and support to Service personnel due to leave the Armed Forces to prepare them for the transition to civilian life. This includes education and advice about future housing options, delivered by the Joint Service Housing Advice Office.</p><p>Service leavers have priority in applying for Government sponsored affordable housing schemes and they retain this status for a period of 12 months in England and Wales and 24 months in Scotland after their discharge from service. Those injured in Service should also have preferential access to appropriate housing schemes, as well as assistance with necessary adaptations to private housing or Service accommodation whilst serving.</p><p>The MOD referral scheme also provides support to Service leavers and their families, with social housing offers made directly by housing associations and other charitable housing providers following discharge.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/07/2016 14:05:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

536665

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2016 to Question 39593, for what reason more directions were upheld in 2008 than in other years listed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	42893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Local authorities have powers to direct maintained schools to admit pupils. Where a school wishes to appeal such a direction, it may refer the case to the Schools Adjudicator. If the Adjudicator decides that the school should admit the child they can uphold the direction.</p><p> </p><p>Such cases are very rare and may occur for different reasons. We do not hold information centrally on the reasons or circumstances of each case, and we are unable to comment on why more directions were referred to and upheld by the Adjudicator in that particular year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/07/2016 14:42:07 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe