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391282

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Engineering: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase the number of people employed in engineering from low income backgrounds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	8008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government is committed to ensuring the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) workforce is diverse, reflects wider society and makes use of all the talents available to it, including those from low income backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) funds and works with partners on a number of programmes which encourage a diverse range of people into STEM. BIS established a programme jointly run by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering aimed at understanding and addressing issues of diversity in the STEM workforce.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this programme the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Diversity Steering group recently launched their Engineering Engagement Programme. The programme aims to increase the number of people from low income backgrounds, women and black and minority ethnic backgrounds in engineering by changing the way employers recruit engineers.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/09/2015 11:58:57 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

391284

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Government Art Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the value of the Government Art Collection.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to give an accurate estimate of the value of the Government Art Collection or individual works, neither of which have a current market valuation. The current monetary value of a work of art can be accurately assessed only at the time of purchase or sale or by professional valuation. In the former case, the Collection is not actively traded; in the latter, it would not be justifiable expenditure of public funds to have the whole Collection valued professionally.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/10/2015 15:10:47 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

390916

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether any British-licenced weaponry has been used by Saudi Arabia to bomb Saada province in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	7824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The use of equipment and weapons supplied to the Saudis is an operational matter for the Saudi military authorities. The Saudis have assured us that British-supplied munitions will be used in compliance with international humanitarian law and we continue to engage with them on these assurances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 7820 question first answered 27/07/2015 13:48:29 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

390924

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on which dates and in what locations British precision-guided missiles, licensed for export, have been used in the current conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	7820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The use of equipment and weapons supplied to the Saudis is an operational matter for the Saudi military authorities. The Saudis have assured us that British-supplied munitions will be used in compliance with international humanitarian law and we continue to engage with them on these assurances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 7824 question first answered 27/07/2015 13:48:29 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

390930

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Care Workers: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the additional annual costs to councils of paying the National Living Wage to care workers employed by private firms to provide adult social care services for local authorities from April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	7771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The impact of the new National Living Wage on local authority finances will be considered during the Spending Review as part of an overall assessment of spending pressures on local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/07/2015 14:57:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

390932

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Bees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many bee hives are sited on land and buildings owned by local authorities in the North West of England.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	7843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>We encourage all beekeepers to register the location of their hives on the National Bee Unit’s Beebase system. However it is not possible to provide an accurate figure for hives located on local authority land.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/09/2015 11:24:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

390933

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Animal Welfare: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much each district and unitary council in the North West of England obtained in animal licensing fees in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	7846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and would be held by each local authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/09/2015 11:32:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

390934

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will introduce legislative proposals to place a legal responsibility on local authorities to notify their neighbouring authorities when they place 16 to 21 year olds leaving (a) care and (b) young offender institutions in that area.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	7808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>Our statutory guidance, ‘Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care Leavers<em>’</em> sets out local authorities’ responsibilities when care leavers are placed out of area. In these circumstances, the placing local authority must remain in close contact and take responsibility for planning the young person’s transition to adulthood. The guidance explains that local authorities should work together with relevant agencies such as health and adult social care services when planning a young person’s transition to adulthood.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where a care leaver is placed in custody, pathway planning must continue. The young person must be visited on a regular basis by a personal adviser from the placing authority. It is good practice for the personal adviser to carry out a review of the pathway plan at least a month before release in order to give sufficient time for pre-release planning. This should include plans for the care leaver to move into suitable accommodation, with the right kind of support, on release from custody.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/397649/CA1989_Transitions_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/397649/CA1989_Transitions_guidance.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 22/07/2015 11:46:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

390937

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2015 to Question 6223, which groups were awarded money for integration projects.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	7872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>Pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2015 to Question 6223 the organisations which were awarded money for integration projects and activities are shown in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 27/07/2015 12:15:19 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones attachment 1 file name PQ 7872.docx title Table of Integration Projects
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

390943

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Horse Racing: Prize Money
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information his Department holds on the total prize money dispersed in horse racing in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of how much the betting industry has contributed to horse racing through (a) levy payments, (b) media rights and (c) sponsorship in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	7767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The total amount of prize money distributed in horseracing over the past 5 years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Amount (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>98.96</p></td><td><p>93.89</p></td><td><p>97.78</p></td><td><p>114.2</p></td><td><p>123.2</p></td><td><p>130.8 (estimate)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: BHA Fact Book 2014 for 2010-2013 inclusive; BHA press notice of 14 January 2015 for 2014 and 2015</em></p><p>Notes:</p><p>a) Prize money comes from three main sources – the Levy Board, Racecourses (including sponsor contributions) and Owners (via entry fees).</p><p>b) The sport of horseracing is organised by calendar year.</p><p> </p><p>Total yield in the past 5 financial years from betting operators via the Levy Board, comprising statutory Levy payments and contributions made voluntarily, is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Amount (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>59.9</p></td><td><p>74.7</p></td><td><p>74.3</p></td><td><p>78.0</p></td><td><p>71.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Horserace Betting Levy Board</em></p><p>Notes:</p><p>a) Levy Schemes follow the financial year.</p><p>b) Offshore remote operators do not pay Levy unless they choose to do so through voluntary arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department holds no annual breakdowns of information about betting industry payments to racing by way of media rights. <em>The Economic Impact of British Racing 2013</em> (Deloitte) notes that relevant media companies received a total income of £153m in 2012 compared with £104m in 2008 (p.12). After deducting media companies’ operating costs, £88m of this was paid to the racecourses in 2012 (2008: £57m).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department holds no annual breakdowns of information about betting industry payments to racing by way of sponsorship. The total amount of sponsorship received by racing in 2012, from all sources, amounted to £38.6m, of which £31m went to racecourses. 41% of sponsored races were sponsored by betting companies (up from 37% in 2005). The total prize money of those races was £31.8m, but not all of this can be attributed to contributions from the betting industry (<em>The Economic Impact of British Racing 2013</em> p.44).</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/07/2015 15:04:39 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies