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101715

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	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the most recent annual figures for (1) emigrants departing the United Kingdom, and (2) immigrants arriving in the United Kingdom; and how many of those immigrants were non-EU citizens.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL2524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 04/11/2014 16:07:54 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name HL2524.pdf title ONS Letter to PEER - Emigrants departing UK
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

101759

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Agency Workers: Conditions of 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 his Department is taking to strengthen enforcement of regulatory safeguards for agency workers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	212650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills takes a targeted approach to enforcing employment law protections for agency workers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) enforce the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (both as amended).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These Regulations ensure protections for work-seekers because of the number of parties involved in the employment relationship – the work-seeker, the agency and the hirer. The Regulations include protections relating to ensuring work-seekers must be paid for all hours worked, cannot be charged a fee for work-finding and cannot be prevented from taking up a permanent position with a hirer.</p><p> </p><p>Employment agencies must also comply with national minimum wage (NMW) legislation which is enforced by HM Revenue and Customs. There are also health and safety protections in place for all workers, which are enforced by the Health and Safety Executive.</p><p> </p><p>EAS works collaboratively with these bodies on investigations and also works with a number of external bodies These include trade associations, Trading Standards and organisations such as SAFERjobs (Safe Advice for Employment and Recruitment).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SAFRERjobs is a non-profit, joint industry and law enforcement organisation set up to raise awareness and combat criminal activities that may be attempted on those seeking a job, or through the services provided by the recruitment industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 04/11/2014 17:03:31 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

101764

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, when Student Finance England will issue guidance for students intending to apply for financial support for 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	212588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Student Finance England will issue new guidance for current and prospective higher education students intending to apply for financial support for 2015/16 in the New Year. This will be available in a variety of formats. Information on financial support for 2015/16 is already available for students on a number of websites, including Gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:50:44 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

101781

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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	Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many grants were distributed to the video games industry under Innovate UK's Smart Programme in 2013-14; and what the value of such grants was.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	212706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Eleven grant offers were issued to businesses in the video games industry under Innovate UK's Smart Programme in 2013-14. The total value of those grants was £971,179.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/11/2014 16:47:46 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

101792

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	Sunningdale Park
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what income accrued to his Department from commercial activities at the former premises of the Civil Service College, Sunningdale, in each of the last four financial years; and if he will publish a list of users of those premises.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	212713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on the former premises of the National School of Government (previously the Civil Service College), Sunningdale, is available in the Cabinet Office accounts, available here from 2011-12 onwards at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>.</p><p>In 2010-11 the National School of Government was a non-ministerial department and reported income within its Annual Report and Accounts. These can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=National+School+of+Government" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=National+School+of+Government</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 212592 question first answered 04/11/2014 16:45:48 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

101794

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	Sunningdale Park
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the former Civil Service College at Sunningdale in each of the last four financial years; and what spending is planned on the college.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	212592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on the former premises of the National School of Government (previously the Civil Service College), Sunningdale, is available in the Cabinet Office accounts, available here from 2011-12 onwards at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>.</p><p>In 2010-11 the National School of Government was a non-ministerial department and reported income within its Annual Report and Accounts. These can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/search?q=National+School+of+Government" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search?q=National+School+of+Government</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 212713 question first answered 04/11/2014 16:45:47 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

101795

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria is used to establish whether a sector is high-risk in terms of non-compliance with the national minimum wage; and which sectors are so defined.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	212652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within that obligation, HMRC work to priorities agreed with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). To identify sectors where non-payment of National Minimum Wage is more likely HMRC and BIS analyse numbers of complaints and incidences of non-compliance and take account of information from, for example, other Government Departments, Trade Union representatives and the Low Pay Commission . Using this information, and often in conjunction with other Government Departments, HMRC have undertaken targeted enforcement on areas such as the care sector, car washes and the retail sector, amongst others.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, HMRC, including National Minimum Wage officials, undertake joint working with the police, Home Office and local authorities across the country. HMRC’s collaboration has assisted in identifying instances of slavery and servitude in some of these operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 212651 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:11:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

101797

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what training is provided to national minimum wage inspectors to identify cases of trafficking.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	212651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage very seriously. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within that obligation, HMRC work to priorities agreed with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). To identify sectors where non-payment of National Minimum Wage is more likely HMRC and BIS analyse numbers of complaints and incidences of non-compliance and take account of information from, for example, other Government Departments, Trade Union representatives and the Low Pay Commission . Using this information, and often in conjunction with other Government Departments, HMRC have undertaken targeted enforcement on areas such as the care sector, car washes and the retail sector, amongst others.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, HMRC, including National Minimum Wage officials, undertake joint working with the police, Home Office and local authorities across the country. HMRC’s collaboration has assisted in identifying instances of slavery and servitude in some of these operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 212652 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:11:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

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