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101790

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pneumococcal Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how often (a) pneumococcal disease and (b) pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia was mentioned on death certificates in England and Wales in each of the last 15 years.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 03/11/2014 17:00:33 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 212755 ONS 375.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Pneumoccal Disease
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101809

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout his Department's buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in his Department which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>DCMS occupies two buildings – 100 Parliament Street and Queen’s Yard.</p><p>100 Parliament Street is occupied under an agreement with HMRC, who have responsibility for the building services, including lighting.</p><p>Queen's Yard is a leased building and houses the Government Art Collection. There are no plans to install LED lighting on this site.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 04/11/2014 10:31:30 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101824

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Teaching Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children at secondary school are being efficiently grouped according to their academic ability.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	212550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education believes that individual schools are best placed to determine whether and how to group children by academic ability. There are many different models of pupil grouping, and schools themselves are best able to respond to their individual circumstances to meet the needs and capabilities of their pupils.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/11/2014 14:34:32 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

101825

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many SENCO-accredited courses are being run in (a) colleges and (b) universities in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	212540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>As a Master’s-level qualification, all SENCO-accredited courses are either delivered by or ratified by Higher Education establishments. In 2013-2014, SENCO-accredited courses are being run by 21 universities and 3 training providers, working in partnership with universities.</p><p> </p><p>Since the inception of the training, 10,119 SENCOs have been funded to take the award, which equates to approximately 40% of the schools in the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/11/2014 14:36:44 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

101829

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that schools do not use charges for uniform, school trips and other activities as a means of selection.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	212670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>No child should be discouraged from applying to or attending a state-funded school due to the costs of uniform or school activities. The Department for Education has published clear guidance to schools on school uniform which advises schools to give high priority to ensuring the uniform is affordable for parents. We have also published guidance on charging for school activities which reminds schools of their statutory responsibilities regarding charging for school trips and other school activities.</p><p> </p><p>The school uniform guidance is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a></p><p> </p><p>The guidance on charging for school activities is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charging-for-school-activities" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/charging-for-school-activities</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/11/2014 14:26:41 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

101830

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Children's Commission on Poverty report, At What Cost? Exposing the impact of poverty on school life, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that poverty does not prevent children and young people taking full advantage of school life.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	212664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all children, regardless of background, benefit from an education which allows them to achieve their full potential.</p><p> </p><p>This is primarily being achieved by additional Government investment to ensure that poor children do not miss out on a good education. For example, through our pupil premium, worth £2.5 billion a year, we are helping schools to transform the way they educate disadvantaged children. We have invested £340 million to support cultural education and announced an additional £18 million funding boost for music education, giving thousands more disadvantaged pupils access to instruments. A recent Ofsted report showed that our policies are working, and the achievement gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers is closing.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 September the Government extended provision of free school meals to all children in reception, year 1, and year 2. As a result, 100,000 more poor children are receiving a hot, healthy and nutritious meal every day, saving low-income families around £400 per year per child.</p><p> </p><p>Together, these policies will help to achieve our goal of breaking the inter-generational cycle of poverty and closing the attainment gap for disadvantaged schoolchildren.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/11/2014 14:33:11 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

101831

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit schools from taking a commission on the sale of school uniform to parents.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	212672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s school uniform guidance is clear that schools should not seek to profit from the sale of school uniform. Revisions made in September 2013 emphasise the importance of ensuring that uniform is widely available and affordable for parents. The guidance sets out that governing bodies should be able to demonstrate that they have obtained the best value for money from suppliers, and that any savings negotiated with suppliers should be passed on to parents wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The school uniform guidance is published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 04/11/2014 14:24:15 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

101853

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Agriculture: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she next plans to meet farming organisations in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	212547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>We work closely with farming organisations across the UK and look forward to meeting representatives in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/11/2014 17:20:53 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

101859

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Cattle: Antibiotics
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 guidance she issues to farmers on the use of antibiotics in meat and dairy cattle; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	212601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) publishes a range of information on the responsible use of antibiotics including the Code of Practice on the Responsible Use of Animal Medicines on the Farm.</p><p>The VMD also supports the various guidelines published by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) which cover all major food producing species – including dairy and beef cattle.</p><p>Antibiotics are prescription only medicines; they can only be used following a diagnosis and prescription from a veterinary surgeon.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/11/2014 15:36:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

101864

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kenya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Kenyan counterpart on the threat of Islamist militants in that country.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	212676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text Ministers and officials regularly discuss the terrorist threat in Kenya with the Kenyan Government. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (Mr Duddridge) discussed the importance of an effective and human rights compliant counter-terrorism response with the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade in September 2014. We have a shared interest in tackling this threat and the UK actively supports Kenya to do so in a manner consistent with its Constitution and international law. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/11/2014 14:02:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn