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166578

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days between 7 October 2013 and 3 November 2014 (a) she, (b) the Minister for Crime Prevention, (c) the Minister for Immigration and Security, (d) the Minister for Policing, (e) the Minister for Organised Crime and (f) the hon. Member for Forest of Dean attended meetings (i) in her Department, (ii) attended visits in their ministerial capacity and (iii) had contact with their Private Office outside of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	216248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to <br>provide details of all such meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 01/12/2014 15:41:25 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

166633

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Private Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current efforts of private schools to engage with state schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Large numbers of independent schools are in partnership with state schools; the Independent Schools Council found that 92% of its member schools were operating some form of partnership. At the start of 2014 the Department for Education held a successful conference to promote such partnerships, and last month the Department announced that 18 new primary sector partnerships would be getting DfE funding for their start-up costs. Ideally partnerships draw on the strengths of each member school to maximise advantage for all pupils. There is no lack of enthusiasm, and it is a genuine desire for partnership which is required, not a centrally imposed standard which would just result in partnerships being created that have no real substance.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 01/12/2014 15:38:33 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

166226

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Business: Gillingham
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 has taken to increase the level of access to credit to businesses in Gillingham and Rainham constituency in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	216025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Small businesses are vital to our economy and our small business owners have driven this economic recovery. The Gillingham and Rainham constituency has benefitted from a number of support schemes. The Business Bank’s Start-Up Loan programme has already provided 15 loans, with a value of £88,800 to people starting a business in Gillingham and Rainham. And since May 2010, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme has supported 10 loans in the area with a total value of £1.06m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business, and are doing this in a number of ways, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>£10 billion of financing will be unlocked for smaller business over the next 5 years by our British Business Bank;</li><li>Government grants of up to £3,000 for better internet connectivity are available to small businesses;</li></ul><p> </p><p>· The Business Support Helpline is available to provide bespoke information and advice;</p><p> </p><p>· £2,000 cut from the National Insurance bills of small firms from the new Employment Allowance; and</p><p> </p><p>· The Growth Accelerator scheme has supported over 19,800 firms and is on track to create 55,000 jobs and deliver £2.2 billion of economic growth by March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 216026 question first answered 01/12/2014 14:26:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

166227

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Business: Gillingham
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 support small and medium-sized businesses in Gillingham and Rainham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	216026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Small businesses are vital to our economy and our small business owners have driven this economic recovery. The Gillingham and Rainham constituency has benefitted from a number of support schemes. The Business Bank’s Start-Up Loan programme has already provided 15 loans, with a value of £88,800 to people starting a business in Gillingham and Rainham. And since May 2010, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme has supported 10 loans in the area with a total value of £1.06m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business, and are doing this in a number of ways, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>£10 billion of financing will be unlocked for smaller business over the next 5 years by our British Business Bank;</li><li>Government grants of up to £3,000 for better internet connectivity are available to small businesses;</li></ul><p> </p><p>· The Business Support Helpline is available to provide bespoke information and advice;</p><p> </p><p>· £2,000 cut from the National Insurance bills of small firms from the new Employment Allowance; and</p><p> </p><p>· The Growth Accelerator scheme has supported over 19,800 firms and is on track to create 55,000 jobs and deliver £2.2 billion of economic growth by March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 216025 question first answered 01/12/2014 14:26:08 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

166258

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Housing: Lancaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new houses are (a) being built and (b) projected to be built in the next 12 months in Lancaster district.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	216128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Quarterly statistics on house building starts and completions up to September 2014 in each local authority district, including Lancaster, are published in the Department's live table 253a<br>at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-house-building</a></p><p> </p><p>Figures are not available centrally on the projected numbers to be built in Lancaster.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/12/2014 16:49:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

166265

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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 Government Finance
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 publish a real-terms time series of change in individual local authority income since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	216169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government will publish a formal response to the Public Account Committee's consideration of the National Audit Office report; this will be presented to Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 216198 216230 216238 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:31:58 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

166267

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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 Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the National Audit Office report, Financial sustainability of local authorities, published on 19 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	216230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government will publish a formal response to the Public Account Committee's consideration of the National Audit Office report; this will be presented to Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 216169 216198 216238 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:31:59 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

166272

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Woodland Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support the Government has offered to the Woodland Trust for its tree-planting campaign to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	216119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>The Government has given advice to the Woodland Trust to help them develop the First World War Centenary Woods Project. The Government welcomes this exciting project which will see millions of trees planted across the UK and woods created in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure a legacy of remembrance all over the country. This project is part of the Imperial War Museum’s Centenary Partnership which brings together 3000 organisations from 50 countries to present a vibrant global programme of cultural events and activities.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 01/12/2014 14:36:45 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

166280

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many instances of fouling from abandoned or lost fishing gear affecting Royal Navy ships there have been in (a) UK or (b) non-UK waters in the last two years; how many operational days have been lost from (i) ship and (ii) personnel activities as a result of those instances; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the (A) loss of operational activity and (B) repairs as a result of those instances.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Stephen Gilbert
uin	216042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has no such record of any fouling by abandoned fishing gear; therefore the Royal Navy has no record of a ship being unable to complete its tasking due to fouling by fishing gear in the last two years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 01/12/2014 16:05:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4101 label Biography information for Stephen Gilbert

166284

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason there is a 15-day turnaround period for her private office to respond to urgent requests from hon. Members for a meeting with her.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>There is no fifteen day turnaround period when handling requests for meetings. Under normal circumstances, urgent requests from hon. Members for a meeting with the Secretary of State are dealt with in a timely manner.</p><p> </p><p>In this instance, the hon. Member’s office contacted the Department’s National Helpline but was not put through to the Secretary of State’s Private Office.</p><p>Officials have apologised to the hon. Member’s office for this, and for the delay that resulted, and officials have assured me that it will not happen again.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 01/12/2014 16:46:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper