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418623

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date	14/09/2015
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, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of maintenance support for undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	10182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>The Student Income and Expenditure Survey which took place earlier this year will report on the finances of HE students in England and Wales. The report is expected to be published in early 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintenance support is a contribution to student living costs. However we are increasing the overall cash-in-hand we provide to students to support their cost of living.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/09/2015 12:31:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

418631

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2015 to Question 9131, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of admissions to university of students from low-income backgrounds in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	10167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>The latest information published by UCAS showing the percentage of 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged areas in England who obtain a place at university, is shown in the table. The figures show that in 2014 the entry rate reached its highest ever level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Entry rates of English 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged areas<sup>1</sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p>Year of entry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry rate</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td><td><p>16.4</p></td><td><p>18.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: UCAS end of cycle report 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Quintile 1 of the POLAR2 measure of disadvantage. This measure was developed by HEFCE and classifies small areas across the UK into five groups according to their level of young participation in HE. Each of these groups represents around 20 per cent of young people and is ranked from quintile 1 (areas with the lowest young participation rates, considered as the most disadvantaged) to quintile 5 (highest young participation rates, considered most advantaged).<br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/09/2015 12:24:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

419265

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent progress has been made towards reaching an international climate change agreement in Paris in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leyton and Wanstead
tabling member printed	John Cryer
uin	901437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Progress is being made towards reaching an international climate change agreement in Paris and there is political will for a deal:</p><p>So far 60 countries (including all G7 countries) responsible for 62% of global emissions have submitted their emission reduction commitments;</p><p>G7 Leaders are committed to an ambitious climate package to be agreed in Paris and to the need for strong language on future ambition and a commitment to long term decarbonisation and;</p><p>Progress is being made on climate finance. Last week, I co-facilitated the finance discussions at the Paris Ministerial meetings and we made progress with other developed countries on how we count mobilised climate finance towards delivering the $100bn 2020 target.</p><p> </p><p>I will continue to play a strong and constructive role leading up to and during the Paris COP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 21/09/2015 14:18:11 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	181 label Biography information for John Cryer

418413

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Classroom Assistants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department's review into the status and professionalism of teaching assistants announced in October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	10004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have considered the latest evidence on the effective deployment and professional development of teaching assistants, together with a summary of the call for evidence and the draft teaching assistant standards submitted by the expert panel.</p><p> </p><p>In the light of this evidence, the Government believes that schools are best placed to decide how they use and deploy teaching assistants, and to set standards for the teaching assistants they employ. The Secretary of State has therefore decided not to publish the draft standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/10/2015 09:40:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 21854 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

418492

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timescales and processes are for the handover of Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre from G4S Care and Justice Services to MTCnovo
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The Youth Justice Board intends to extend the contract with G4S at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre for five months to ensure a smooth transfer to the new provider.<br> <br> During this period MTCnovo's mobilisation team will work on site with G4S to manage the transfer. <br> <br> YJB staff will also work on site with both MTCnovo and G4S to monitor the progress of mobilisation and transformation and to ensure young people are accommodated in a safe and stable environment throughout.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 22/09/2015 09:32:38 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

419004

registered interest
date	01/09/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Block Grant: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans the Government has for the future of the block grant to Wales.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	901183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>The Government is committed to delivering in full the St David's Day Agreement for Wales. </strong></ins></p><p> </p><p>This includes a commitment to introduce a funding floor at the Spending Review to ensure for the first time that Wales has a funding framework that will stand the test of time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 16/09/2015 14:20:06 question first ministerially corrected 24/09/2015 10:45:29 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb previous answer version 21790 answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat