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43047

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to offer compensation to initial teacher training applicants who have been wrongly advised that they failed the professional skills test and denied the opportunity to train as teachers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	192133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has written to candidates who were incorrectly notified that they had failed the Professional Skills Tests and provided a helpline number to contact should they wish to discuss their options or seek support.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

43049

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what further information he will give to initial teacher training providers about candidates who were incorrectly notified that they had failed the professional skills test.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	192132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The Professional Skills Test results database has been updated to reflect the change in outcome for those candidates who were incorrectly notified that they had failed their Skills Test. Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers have access to this database.</p><p>Any candidate affected in this way was instructed to contact the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) if they wanted to discuss their options.</p><p>The STA have also written to all providers of ITT courses to inform them of the issue.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

43048

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which contractors will be responsible for the professional skills test for initial teacher training entrants for the 2014-15 academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	192131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>No contract has been agreed with any contractor as yet. The Department for Education is in the process of negotiating a contract through a framework agreement. Once a contract has been signed we will make public the identity of the contractor.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

43059

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Statement of 13 March 2014 by the Minister for Schools, how much of the funding announced will come from (a) his Department's budget and (b) the Treasury.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	192041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The Government has agreed to provide £350 million in 2015-16 to the least fairly-funded local authorities in England. We are able to achieve this without any local authority receiving a cut to its per-pupil schools budget.</p><p> </p><p>We are able to deliver this boost by using money from within our protected schools budget and because HM Treasury will provide additional funding as required.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education intends to find the majority of the £350 million from within its existing protected schools budget as determined at the Spending Round in June 2013. Based on current forecasts, the Treasury will provide around £90 million in addition to the Department's contribution.</p><p> </p><p>The precise level of any additional funding from the Treasury will become clear when we have final data on pupil numbers.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

389286

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent estimate he has made of the trend in prosecutions relating to domestic abuse involving (a) female and (b) male victims.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	6678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>In cases where defendants have been prosecuted for domestic abuse, the proportion of victims with recorded gender is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Female victims</p></td><td><p>Male victims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>83.9%</p></td><td><p>16.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>84.2%</p></td><td><p>15.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>84.3%</p></td><td><p>15.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>84.1%</p></td><td><p>15.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>83.8%</p></td><td><p>16.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Witness Management Information System</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportions of male and female victims have remained broadly stable during the last five years, with 84% of victims identified as female and 16% male.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 16/07/2015 11:51:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

723228

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	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	Music: Digital Technology
	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 recent discussions he has had with representatives of the music industry on transparency and fair remuneration of artists in relation to subscription income from digital streaming.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	71668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>Over the past 6 months, BEIS Ministers have held several meetings with stakeholders from the UK music industry, including representatives of songwriters, performers, record labels and publishers, to discuss issues of mutual interest including those relating to transparency and remuneration of artists in relation to digital streaming.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 08:23:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

731537

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Arts: Income
	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 recent assessment he has made of the trends in income from artists resale rights.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment. Like other licensing schemes run in the UK, the collection of artist’s resale right is managed by collective management organisations on behalf of artists. These organisations, which include DACS and the Artist’s Collecting Society, are mandated by artists to collect on their behalf, and are responsible for publishing information on artist income generated from the resale right.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 28/06/2017 12:35:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

748303

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to make a decision on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	2696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 15:27:53 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

528869

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	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	Metals: Research
	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 (a) promote and (b) co-ordinate research into the (i) use and (ii) manufacture of (A) steel, (B) glass, (C) plastics, (D) aluminium, (E) titanium and (F) other alloys.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	41251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Innovate UK oversee coordination and promotion of research in these and other areas.</p><p>The White Paper, ‘Success as a Knowledge Economy,’ set out the Government’s plans to create UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI will ensure our research and innovation system is sufficiently integrated, strategic and agile to meet current and future challenges and deliver national capability that drives discovery and growth.</p><p>EPSRC has a portfolio of over £450m of materials-related research covering the breadth of materials (including the metals/alloys identified, glass and plastics), from fundamental physics to the re-use and remanufacture of advanced new alloys and other materials.</p><p>Innovate UK’s Delivery Plan for 2016/17 sets out support through its Manufacturing and Materials Directorate which includes a twice-yearly £15m collaborative research and development fund aimed at both manufacturing and materials.</p><p>Innovate UK has also provided over £70m funding to the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, which includes some materials manufacturing and development research, for example materials research at the National Composite Centre (composites and plastics), the Advanced Forming Research Centre (powder metallurgy), the Manufacturing Technology Centre (Additive Layer Manufacturing) and Centre For Process Innovation (polymer research).</p><p>The Henry Royce Institute has a work stream in Advanced Materials Processing, and will seek to coordinate the infrastructure supporting UK-based advanced materials research providing national capability.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/07/2016 10:57:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

527972

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	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	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on the potential merits of establishing a materials catapult for manufacturing.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	41077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text The Department refers proposals for new Catapults to Innovate UK, who have an established process for considering the case for new Catapult Centres. This includes proposals for Materials Centres. Innovate UK currently consider the broad materials needs of the manufacturing sector are well served by existing Catapults and Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs). answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 30/06/2016 16:18:43 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 5304 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan