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638659

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date	18/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the difference in attainment for children under five between the North West and the national average.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>Every child deserves the best possible start in life and support to fulfil their potential. A child’s experience in the early years has a major impact on their future outcomes and social mobility. On 20 October, the department published the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) results for the 2015 to 2016 academic year, at national and local authority level. At a national level, 69.3% of children achieved a good level of development, which is an increase of 3 percentage points on 2015 (compared to 66.7% in the North West, which also represents an increase of 3 percentage points on the North West’s 2015 data). The latest EYFSP results are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-results-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>High quality early education is key to future outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged children. That is why we are working hard to ensure parents and children - wherever they live in England - have access to high quality early years education places through the funded 15 hour entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds and the universal 15 hours entitlement for all three- and four-year-olds. At present, 84% of all two-year-olds (compared with 84% in the North West) and 86% of all three- and four-years-olds (compared to 88% in the North West) take up their entitlement in a good or outstanding setting.</p><p>From September 2017, working parents who meet the eligibility criteria will also have access to an additional 15 hours of funded early education. Our proposed early years funding formula includes an additional needs factor - to better target funding towards local authorities with a higher relative proportion of children with additional needs - and an area cost adjustment to reflect local operating costs. This will help to ensure that all children can access quality early education in their area.</p><p>The government is taking further steps to understand the regional attainment gap. In May 2016, the department commissioned a feasibility study to investigate the regional gap in early years at age 5, including recommendations to undertake a further study through longitudinal analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study (MSC) to assess variation in attainment and evaluate the potential drivers of a regional gap.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/11/2016 16:59:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

638734

registered interest
date	18/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with local authorities to encourage coordination between local transport plans and High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>Working with the Department for Communities and Local Government, my Department has regular discussions with Local Authorities to support the development of their local growth strategies. These strategies set out their plans to catalyse the growth and regeneration benefits of HS2 in their area and can include details on how the benefits of HS2 will be aligned with the local transport plan ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/11/2016 11:47:13 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

637828

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Carbon Monoxide: Alarms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on requiring landlords to install carbon monoxide alarms in all private rented sector properties with gas appliances.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has taken steps to protect tenants in the private rented sector from death and injury arising from carbon monoxide poisoning in their homes.</p><p>Since October 2015, private rented sector landlords are required to have a carbon monoxide alarm in any room used as living accommodation where a solid fuel burning appliance is used, as these appliances have the highest risk of accidental poisoning. The landlord must make sure that these alarms are in working order at the start of each new tenancy.</p><p>In addition, the gas safety regulations require landlords to maintain gas systems in a safe condition and carry out annual gas safety checks.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 24/11/2016 16:43:09 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

637829

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Public Houses: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effect on pubs of a rise in the small business rate relief threshold.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>From 1 April 2017 we are permanently doubling the level of small business rate relief. Eligible properties with a rateable value of £12,000 and below will benefit from 100% relief. This means that 600,000 small businesses will pay no business rates at all. Eligible businesses with a property with a rateable value between £12,000 and £15,000 will be subject to tapered relief. From 1 April, around 17,000 pubs may be eligible for small business rate relief, depending on the rateable value of other property used by the business, with around 13,000 potentially eligible for 100% relief, compared to around 4,000 now.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/11/2016 16:44:00 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

637907

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct NHS England to develop a specialist referral clinic to support and treat people with persisting mild to moderate cognitive and neurobehavioral problems as a result of exposure to carbon monoxide.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Commissioning of services to support and treat people with persisting mild to moderate cognitive and neurobehavioral problems would be the commissioning responsibility of clinical commissioning groups. Specialised cognitive and neurobehavioural services already exist for brain injury and are included in the NHS England specialised neurorehabilitation service specification. The Department’s activity focuses on raising awareness amongst the public and medical professionals to the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 22/11/2016 14:25:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

637911

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Consumption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Chief Medical Officer's alcohol consumption guidelines on public health.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) low risk drinking guidelines were published in January this year.</p><p> </p><p>It is too early to say what impact of the UK CMOs’ low risk drinking guidelines will have on alcohol consumption but we will be monitoring the public awareness of the guidelines through the Health Survey for England, commissioned by NHS Digital, which will be published in December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 22/11/2016 14:23:42 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

636995

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in beer duty on (a) the number of jobs and (b) the level of investment in the beer and pub industry.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury engages with a wide variety of organisations to understand industry developments, including the beer and pub industry.</p><p>This includes considering external reports like that of the British Beer and Pub Association, which estimated that by 2016/17 there will be 21,000 more jobs in the pub industry, than if the duty escalator had continued until 2015.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/11/2016 15:51:09 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

637232

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Graduates: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage graduates from North West universities to remain in the North West after graduation and (b) attract graduates from across the country to the North West.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Integrating graduate skills into the local economy is key to expanding a region’s high skills economy.</p><p> </p><p>Graduates are relatively well represented in the North West compared to most other English regions. The most recent data (2014/15) indicates that approximately 10% (20,500) of first class degree graduates in the UK were employed within the region in the first six months after leaving university. Nearly 75% (14,200) of those employed studied at a Higher Education provider within the region.</p><p>Addressing the skills gap is key to Government’s plans to building a powerhouse in the North and an economy that works for all. We will continue to work with stakeholders to make the North a great place to live and work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/11/2016 10:54:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

628058

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
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	Broadband
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 ensure that all parts of the UK can access superfast broadband.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	907015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Over 4 million homes and businesses now have access to superfast broadband as a direct result of the government’s programme; and We are currently reinvesting project savings and take-up revenues to extend the reach of superfast broadband beyond 95%.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 03/11/2016 16:20:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

576747

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Sportsgrounds: 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 ensure that public-facing staff at sports venues have disability equality awareness training.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	45081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>I refer my Honourable friend to the answer to PQ 44837, answered on 7<sup>th</sup> September.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/09/2016 16:01:25 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow