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172440

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	History: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what aspects of nineteenth century and twentieth century (a) British and (b) world history are mandatory in the history curriculum in each key stage.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	219977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The requirements for the mandatory history curriculum in maintained schools in England are available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of this document is also available in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintained schools must teach 11-14 year-olds the challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world from 1901 to the present day. In addition to studying the Holocaust, this can include the First World War and the Peace Settlement, and the Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 219978 question first answered 13/01/2015 15:27:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

172441

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	History: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy that study of the (a) First World War and (b) Second World War is made mandatory in the history curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	219978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The requirements for the mandatory history curriculum in maintained schools in England are available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-history-programmes-of-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of this document is also available in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintained schools must teach 11-14 year-olds the challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world from 1901 to the present day. In addition to studying the Holocaust, this can include the First World War and the Peace Settlement, and the Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 219977 question first answered 13/01/2015 15:27:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

172447

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people work for the Universal Credit Digital Service; whether the number of those workers is below the planned number; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	219986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of people working on the Universal Credit digital service is tracking very close to recruitment plans. We currently have 160 people working on service and system development and plan to have a final number of 210 in place by April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 12/01/2015 17:07:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

172450

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants who have been sanctioned and have applied for mandatory reconsideration of the decision have waited (a) one to seven, (b) eight to 14, (c) 15 to 30, (d) 31 to 45, (e) 46 to 60, (f) 61 to 75, (g) 76 to 90 and (h) over 90 calendar days for that mandatory reconsideration to be adjudicated since October 2013.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	219979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is not available and would only be available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes Official Statistics on Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) sanction decisions and information on these statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/jobseekers-allowance-sanctions</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest set of Official Statistics was released on 12 November 2014 and covers all decisions made to 30 June 2014. A summary of this data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/jobseekers-allowance-and-employment-and-support-allowance-sanctions-decisions-made-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/jobseekers-allowance-and-employment-and-support-allowance-sanctions-decisions-made-to-june-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on mandatory reconsiderations of benefit decisions was released on 17<sup>th</sup> December 2014. This was an ad-hoc release of experimental statistics on MR requests made between 28<sup>th</sup>October 2013 and 31<sup>st</sup> October 2014. It gives an overview of MR requests across all benefits recorded on DWP’s operational systems, and a focused summary on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). This data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mandatory-reconsiderations-of-dwp-benefit-decisions-data-to-october-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 14/01/2015 14:19:54 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

172451

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department calculates the timescale for decision in a case of mandatory reconsideration of a refusal of benefit from the date on which the claimant contacts his Department to dispute the decision by telephone, the date on which a mandatory reconsideration request is made in writing, or the date on which a request is registered and received by the DWP processing centre.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	219976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The start date for calculating the time taken to clear an application for Mandatory Reconsideration is the date of the telephone call initiating the dispute or, where it is made in writing, the date it is received at the department’s Mail Opening Unit. If the request is made by another method – for example in person – it will be the date of that contact.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 14/01/2015 16:08:37 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

172470

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Folkestone and Hythe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were registered on an apprenticeship training scheme in Folkestone and Hythe constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	220030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of learners participating on an apprenticeship between 2009/10 and 2013/14 across constituencies is published in a supplementary table to a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378732/apprenticeships-participation-by-constituency-and-local-authority.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378732/apprenticeships-participation-by-constituency-and-local-authority.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 12/01/2015 16:12:34 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

172477

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps he has taken to facilitate small and medium-sized enterprises winning government contracts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	220098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is on track to deliver its aspiration of awarding 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), directly and through the supply chain. We have already substantially reformed the public procurement landscape to level the playing field for suppliers of different sizes and make things easier for all. Further measures that come into force in early 2015 to make public sector business more accessible to SMEs include:</p><p>· Ensuring all new contract opportunities are accessible in one place;</p><p>· Removing burdensome Pre-Qualification (PQQs) for low vale procurements and standardising PQQs for higher value contracts; and</p><p>· Ensuring all suppliers in public sector supply chains are paid promptly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:36:03 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

172480

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Staff: Newport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when eligibility for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service ends for staff employed at the Ministry of Justice Shared Services centre in Newport.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	220032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has negotiated to give MoJ staff who transferred to Shared Services Connected Limited under TUPE arrangements eligibility to apply for Civil Service roles via Civil Service Recruitment at Stage 2, as long as the recruiting departments sign up to the arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This arrangement will come to an end in May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Following a competitive process last year Shared Services Connected Limited were awarded a contract to provide HR, payroll and other services to more than 65,000 of our staff. This is a crucial move to modernise our aging back office functions that is planned to save taxpayers more than £100m over the next seven years.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 220031 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

172481

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Staff: Newport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministry of Justice Shared Services staff in Newport who have recently been transferred to Shared Services Connected Ltd are eligible for Stage 2 surplus status for redeployment within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	220031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has negotiated to give MoJ staff who transferred to Shared Services Connected Limited under TUPE arrangements eligibility to apply for Civil Service roles via Civil Service Recruitment at Stage 2, as long as the recruiting departments sign up to the arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>This arrangement will come to an end in May 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Following a competitive process last year Shared Services Connected Limited were awarded a contract to provide HR, payroll and other services to more than 65,000 of our staff. This is a crucial move to modernise our aging back office functions that is planned to save taxpayers more than £100m over the next seven years.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 220032 question first answered 12/01/2015 17:27:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

172482

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new charities were established (a) in the UK and (b) in Swindon in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	219998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The total number of registrations, along with other key figures, is available through the Charity Commission’s Annual Report which is available both on its website at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a> and is also in the House Library.</p><p>This holds key information of all 164,000 registered charities in England and Wales. The advanced search function allows the user to search by registration date, operating area, income band, charitable purpose and other key items.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 14/01/2015 15:08:00 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson