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746169

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) introduce legislation and (b) issue guidance requiring schools to publish details of their annual budgets on their websites.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department publishes the schools block allocations for individual maintained schools and academies in November each year. Details of the allocations for 2016 to 2017 are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>Information on income and expenditure in local authority maintained schools (for financial years of April to March) is published in December each year and can be found on the school performance website at: <a href="https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data" target="_blank">https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data</a>.</p><p>Information on income and expenditure in academy schools (for academic/financial years of September to August) is published in July each year and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/07/2017 13:20:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

746170

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce a consumer satisfaction threshold for rail franchises; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>My Department is committed to driving improvements in the passenger’s experience. That is why we are including challenging customer satisfaction targets in Franchise Agreements which are based on the results of the National Rail Passenger Survey. Where the targets are not met, train companies are required to make financial investments to make sure that passengers get the standards of service that they rightly deserve. We are also continuing to review our policies in this area to ensure that passengers are placed at the heart of our franchise objectives and incentives.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/07/2017 14:52:31 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

732851

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Local Economic Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to make local economic partnerships more accountable to local people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) are independent bodies, supported by an appointed local authority, which acts as an accountable body. The LEP is responsible for the probity of local investment and spending decisions, while the accountable body must ensure proper, transparent decisions that deliver value for money and has the overall responsibility for the government funding allocated to LEPs.</p><p>Democratic accountability for LEP decisions is provided through local authority leader representation, with business community representation coming from the business leaders on each LEP board.</p><p>Government ensures uniform standards are met through the National LEP Assurance Framework. We have set out an enhanced role for LEPs, including leading on the development of local industrial strategies. As part of that we will be looking at all issues pertaining to their function, including their accountability.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/07/2017 16:10:02 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

732490

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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	Garden Communities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to consider new garden cities or villages within their local plan process; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Following the publication of prospectuses in April 2014 and March 2016 inviting expressions of interest, the government is supporting twenty-four garden villages, towns and cities across England, with the potential for over 200,000 new homes.</p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that supply of new homes can sometimes be best achieved through planning for larger scale development, such as new settlements or extensions to existing villages and towns that follow the principles of Garden Cities. Working with the support of their communities, local planning authorities should consider whether such opportunities provide the best way of achieving sustainable development.</p><p>We have made clear that, following consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, we will amend policy to encourage a more proactive approach by authorities to bring forward new settlements in their plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/06/2017 15:35:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

732491

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward proposals to restrict the use of bus replacement services for rail journeys only in the event of engineering works on rail lines.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The use of rail replacement buses is always regrettable when the passenger rightly expects a train to complete his or her journey. However, restricting the use of buses to planned engineering works only will deprive many people of transport when serious incidents occur, for example when the railway is closed to deal with the aftermath of an fatality or other operating incident. The Department will continue to work with the industry to limit the use of bus replacements services and therefore the impact on passengers. However, in a complex and growing network buses may offer the best solution to retain a consistent, reliable service for passengers in certain circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 29/06/2017 10:03:34 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

731699

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to encourage train operating companies to introduce automatic compensation payments on delayed services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>We already require operators for new franchises to actively promote passengers’ awareness of their rights and to make the claims process swift and simple, including through the introduction of new technology.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with existing train operating companies to ensure that passengers’ awareness of the compensation they may be entitled to is increased and to make it as easy as possible to claim.</p><p> </p><p>Some train operating companies have already introduced fully automated compensation and the Department has been working with others who are planning to do so.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 27/06/2017 12:20:52 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

731700

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to publish school leaders' remuneration on school websites; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Schools are autonomous institutions, run by the head teacher, under the control of the governing body which has responsibility for staffing matters within the school. Therefore, publishing school leaders’ remuneration on school websites is a matter for individual schools.</p><p> </p><p>The current School Workforce Statistical First Release (published by the Department on 22 June), however, gives the numbers of teachers, including leadership teachers and heads, who fall into salary bands and the average salary. The publication can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-workforce-in-england-november-2016" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/07/2017 13:23:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

731701

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to increase transparency in school budgets for parents; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department publishes information annually on income and expenditure for maintained schools and academies.</p><p>Data on income and expenditure for academies is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-expenditure-in-academies-in-england-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-expenditure-in-academies-in-england-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>Data on income and expenditure for maintained schools is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2015-to-2016-financial-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/la-and-school-expenditure-2015-to-2016-financial-year</a>.</p><p>We know that the way funding is distributed to schools in England is currently unfair and opaque. That is why we recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools, and why we will deliver on our commitment to make funding fairer and more transparent.</p><p> </p><p>We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation, which we are analysing in detail. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/06/2017 13:11:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

731702

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend the right to buy to Low Start Shared Ownership schemes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Under the statutory Right to Buy, people are not eligible who already own a share of their home, including those who purchased their home under Low Start Shared Ownership.</p><p>Shared owners can ask their landlords to use the powers given by section 32 of Part II of the Housing Act 1985 to offer them a discount on a further share of their home. It is at the landlord’s discretion whether to offer such a discount.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/06/2017 09:25:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 383 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

731703

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Right to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend right to buy to local authority-owned garages; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Local authority tenants who have garages included in their secured tenancy have the right to buy their garage when they exercise the Right to Buy. If a garage is not in the tenancy the landlord may decide whether to sell.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/06/2017 09:22:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 384 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland