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49564
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-02more like thismore than 2014-05-02
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the applicability of VAT to vouchers for spectacles and other prescriptions under the voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Blunkett remove filter
uin 197662 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-08more like thismore than 2014-05-08
answer text <p>The NHS optical voucher scheme provides financial support by way of a voucher to eligible persons to help them buy goods such as spectacles. The vouchers are simply a means of financial support; the VAT consequences result from the goods and services that the voucher is used to buy. Therefore, VAT exemption will apply to the eye test, fitting services and any medical treatment of an eye condition and VAT will apply to the spectacles, irrespective of how payment is made.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire more like this
answering member printed Mr David Gauke more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-08T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-08T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1529
label Biography information for Mr David Gauke more like this
tabling member
395
label Biography information for Lord Blunkett more like this
49565
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-02more like thismore than 2014-05-02
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of the teachers it aims to train by 2015 will be trained in providing inclusive education to children with disabilities. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Blunkett remove filter
uin 197657 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-08more like thismore than 2014-05-08
answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government has committed to help train 190,000 teachers by 2015, to help improve the quality of education for all children, including those with disabilities. By 2012/13, DFID had trained 99,000 teachers. A major challenge in poor countries is developing the data systems which can capture the needs of children with disabilities. We are therefore supporting UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) to regularly publish education indicators which disaggregate people with disabilities, and to develop new standards for school censuses and surveys related to marginalised populations.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green more like this
answering member printed Lynne Featherstone more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-08T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-08T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1531
label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone more like this
tabling member
395
label Biography information for Lord Blunkett more like this
49566
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-05-02more like thismore than 2014-05-02
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the work carried out under the Girls' Education Challenge Fund is fully inclusive of girls with disabilities. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Blunkett remove filter
uin 197651 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-05-08more like thismore than 2014-05-08
answer text <p> </p><p>The Girls Education Challenge programme has seven projects providing over £9 million to fund disability-focused girls education projects in Uganda, Kenya and Sierra Leone.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green more like this
answering member printed Lynne Featherstone more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-05-08T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-05-08T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1531
label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone more like this
tabling member
395
label Biography information for Lord Blunkett more like this
47321
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-07more like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons withhold books from prisoners when they first arrive; and for what reasons such books are so withheld. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Blunkett remove filter
uin 195609 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-28more like thismore than 2014-04-28
answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>On reception, prisoners may retain in possession authorised property appropriate to their Incentives and Earned Privileges level, subject to the limitations in place on the prison's facility list and overarching controls on the total volume of property held.</p><p> </p><p>Prisoners may hold up<em> to 12 books in their cell at any one time and additional volumes may be stored locally at the prison. </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Restrictions are applied through local discretion where a book would be inappropriate due to a prisoner's offence type, or where the book is itself unsuitable, such as where it gives advice on avoiding detection or how to commit offences, or is pornographic or extremist. This is a matter for individual Governors and the information cannot be collected without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam more like this
answering member printed Jeremy Wright more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-28T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1560
label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright more like this
tabling member
395
label Biography information for Lord Blunkett more like this
47812
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-04-03more like thismore than 2014-04-03
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all the education programmes it funds are inclusive of children with disabilities; and what monitoring her Department undertakes to ensure that all such programmes include accessible materials for use by children with disabilities. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Blunkett remove filter
uin 903627 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-09more like thismore than 2014-04-09
answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to ensuring all children, with a focus on the most marginalised and those with disabilities have access to education institutions and complete a full cycle of quality education. We are working with partners, such as UNICEF and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, to improve data for monitoring purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green more like this
answering member printed Lynne Featherstone more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-09T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-09T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1531
label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone more like this
tabling member
395
label Biography information for Lord Blunkett more like this