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674244

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nazi War Crimes: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it remains her Department's policy to support the Holocaust Educational Trust's Lessons from Auschwitz Project.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	60214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department continues to believe that young people should be taught about the Holocaust and the lessons it teaches us today. We are committed to promoting, supporting and funding Holocaust Education.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz project begun in 1999, it has taken more than 31,000 students and teachers to visit the site of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz-Birkenau" target="_blank">Auschwitz-Birkenau</a> concentration camp. The Government announced in April last year that we had renewed our grant for the project for a further three years.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/01/2017 11:39:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

673504

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Holocaust Memorial Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	59999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department held a Holocaust Memorial event on Monday 16 January. All of the staff were invited to a talk given by Harry Spiro, a Holocaust survivor.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 23/01/2017 16:19:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

657460

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Business: North of England
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 he has taken to support business growth in the north of England.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	907839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>Business growth in the North of England is a priority for this Government. There are now over 167,000 more businesses in the North than in 2010, an increase of over 15%.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our Northern Powerhouse Strategy we are supporting investment funds totalling over £500m for SMEs, four further science and innovation audits, and 11 Growth Hubs in the North.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/12/2016 17:12:18 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

648879

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has a timetable for the electrification of the Chester to Manchester line.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	55678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Chester and Manchester are linked by two rail lines: via Warrington Quay (electrified east of Warrington) and via Stockport (electrified north of Stockport). The Government intends next year to set out its priorities for investment in train services and infrastructure in the next Control Period from 2019. This will be informed by advice from the rail industry, Transport for the North and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of Britain benefits from our investment in the railways. Improvements in rail services can be delivered by new trains, electrification or other infrastructure improvements. The Government keeps under close review what options will ensure the maximum value to taxpayers, passengers and freight users.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 07/12/2016 11:36:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

647722

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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, if he will assess the main consequences of disparities between the UK Chief Medical Officer's low risk alcohol guidelines and comparative international guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	55293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines are linked to UK–specific consumption and harm data.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the guidelines is to ensure the UK public have the most up to date information to help them understand the risks alcohol may pose to their health and to make decisions about their consumption in the light of those risks.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that comparisons between countries can be misleading because there are large variations in how different countries define ‘low risk’ drinking, and even how they define a standard drink.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 06/12/2016 10:26:56 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4081 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Rainow

638659

registered interest
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

638735

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 estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be created in (a) Cheshire and (b) the North West as a result of High Speed 2.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Graham Evans
uin	53794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>High Speed 2 Limited estimate that HS2 will support up to 100,000 jobs around HS2 stations. The western leg of Phase 2b is estimated to support 30,000 to 43,600 of these jobs. The government has not made an estimate of jobs created in Cheshire. Other organisations have produced their own estimates and ambitions for jobs supported by HS2. For example, the Northern Gateway Development Zone in Cheshire and Staffordshire have plans to help create 120,000 new jobs by 2040. They are currently preparing an HS2 Growth Strategy on how HS2 will contribute to supporting this number of new jobs in the area.</p><p> </p><p>High Speed 2 Limited also estimate that around 25,000 private sector employment opportunities are expected to be generated in the process of building the HS2 railway, with a further 3,000 jobs to operate it once finished.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/11/2016 11:50:19 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