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386199

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Director of Public Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to enable a Select Committee to hold a confirmation hearings for the post of Director of Public Prosecutions.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	4608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <blockquote><p> </p><p>The post of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is a Civil Service appointment. The process is conducted by the independent Civil Service Commission in line with statute and the Government has no plans to change this. The Commission appoints a panel to carry out the process. In recent competitions, the panel has consisted of the Cabinet Secretary, a senior Civil Service Commissioner, a non-executive director from the relevant department and an external stakeholder - which in the case of the DPP might be a Court of Appeal judge.</p><p> </p></blockquote> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/07/2015 11:00:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

386141

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the co-ordination of training of United Kingdom civil servants with those in European Union and European Economic Area countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
	uin	HL940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p><strong>Civil Service HR co-ordinates training to provide for UK Civil Servants working in, or who need a working knowledge of, the EU and European Economic Area countries.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 14/07/2015 16:10:16 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

386140

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce co-ordinated training for civil servants at all levels in the central, devolved and regional governments and major government agencies, in order to improve how different branches of government collaborate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
	uin	HL939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>All civil servants across UK have access to e-learning, online resources and classroom courses via Civil Service Learning. These allow civil servants at all levels in central, devolved and regional governments and major government agencies, to work and learn together.</p><p>In addition, for senior leaders, there are several academies within Government such as the Commissioning Academy and the Major Projects Leadership Academy, which bring together leaders from across the public sector and support their collaboration.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 13/07/2015 16:01:25 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

386117

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Extended Ministerial Offices
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which members of the Cabinet have established an extended ministerial office; and what are the names, skills and backgrounds of the staff recruited to serve in each.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
	uin	HL916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>No Extended Ministerial Offices have been established, but a number are being considered.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 13/07/2015 16:00:05 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

386085

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Muslim Brotherhood Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 22 June (HL433), what progress they have made in setting a timetable for the publication of the Muslim Brotherhood Review.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government continues work to finalise the Counter Extremism Strategy, and intends to publish both it and the main findings of the Muslim Brotherhood Review this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 13/07/2015 15:59:51 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

386138

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 23 June 2014 (HL216), how many charities shared in the £5.9 billion of government and NHS funding, and which charities those were.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 13/07/2015 15:59:03 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

386210

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	Green Investment Bank
	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 effect of the decision to sell the Government's majority stake in the Green Investment Bank on investor confidence and that bank's ability to attract new and cost-effective sources of private capital.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	4619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Bringing private ownership into UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) will give the company access to a much greater volume of capital from a much wider range of sources than if it were to remain in 100% Government ownership, including the ability to borrow. Attracting private sector investors to take a stake in GIB will also further prove the company’s business plan and demonstrate to the wider market that investing in this area can be a profitable business and is not just the preserve of Government. This will encourage a wider range of investors to follow GIB into green sectors, helping to increase liquidity in those markets, which is precisely the impact we were seeking to have when we established GIB.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2015 15:11:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

386203

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	Industrial Strategy Sector Councils
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on which dates the (a) Ministerial Medical Technology Strategy Group, (b) Aerospace Growth Partnership, (c) Agri-Tech Leadership Council, (d) Automotive Council UK, (e) Construction Leadership Council, (f) Information Economy Council, (g) International Education Council, (h) Nuclear Industrial Council, (i) Offshore Wind Industry Council, (j) Ministerial Industrial Strategy Group, (k) Oil and Gas Industry Council, (l) Professional and Business Services Council, (m) Space Leadership Council and (n) Defence Growth Partnership met in the last year; which (i) Minister and (ii) officials in his Department attended each such meeting; and what support his Department provides to each such group.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	4606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>I cannot comment on meetings held under the previous Government as it is an established convention that Ministers of one Administration cannot see the documents of a previous administration. However, some of the information requested relating to the period under the last Administration is available on the Government’s website and also on some external organisations’ websites.</p><p> </p><p>In the two months since the general election, Ministers and officials have met with the Automotive Council, Oil and Gas Industry Council, Professional and Business Services Council, Ministerial Industry Strategy Group and Defence Growth Partnership. Meetings with the Ministerial Medical Technology Strategy Group, Aerospace Growth Partnership, Agri-tech Leadership Council and Space Leadership Council are planned to take place in July.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and other departments provide support to the operation of these Councils in a variety of ways depending on the Council in question.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2015 15:12:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386130

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	Basic Skills: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to better support young adults at or below average literacy and numeracy levels.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Literacy and numeracy are the foundation for all achievement in education and critical for work and everyday life. We have set a clear expectation that having a good level of English and maths should be the norm.</p><p> </p><p>Learners who did not achieve a Level 2 in English and maths by the age of 16 are now required to continue to study those subjects post-16 and from September all 16-19 full-time students starting their study programme who have a grade D GCSE or equivalent in these subjects must be enrolled on a GCSE or approved IGCSE qualification in maths and/ or English.</p><p> </p><p>We have embedded English and maths within our core programmes for young people. Our Traineeships programme for young people puts English and maths at its core, alongside work preparation and work experience. All apprentices without level 2 qualifications in English and Maths are now required to work towards and take them.</p><p> </p><p>We fully fund all adults to achieve their first English and maths GCSE as well as any other qualifications which will help them find and sustain employment.</p><p> </p><p>We are improving qualifications to ensure they are relevant and robust. We have reformed English and maths GCSEs and are reviewing Functional Skills. We have invested over £30m to ensure that the Further Education workforce has the skills it needs to teach these subjects to a high level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/07/2015 11:19:49 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

386134

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	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	Employment: Females
	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 Country-Specific Recommendations prepared by the European Commission, which found that there are too few women engaged in full-time work in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes note of the Commission’s findings and recommendations. Latest Labour Market Statistics showed female employment in the UK is at its highest ever rate (68.6%), which makes it the 5<sup>th</sup> highest female employment rate in the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to helping working women and families. In the last Parliament legislation was enacted which enables eligible working parents to share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay where the mother ends her maternity leave and/or her maternity pay early so that she can opt into the new Shared Parental Leave and Pay system with the child’s father or her partner. All employees who have 26 weeks continuous service with their employer in the UK also now have the right to request flexible working. These measures enable eligible employees to better balance work with other commitments, including childcare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is also providing women and families with additional childcare support:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Currently funding 15 hours a week of free childcare for all 3 and 4 year olds, and for the 40% most disadvantaged 2 year olds.</p><p> </p><p>- Committing to giving working parents of 3 and 4 year olds 30 hours of free childcare a week, with implementation starting in some areas in September 2016.</p><p> </p><p>- Providing support for childcare costs of people on lower incomes, up to 70% of costs under the childcare element on working tax credits, which will rise to 85% from April 2016 under Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>- Introducing Tax Free Childcare which will provide up to 1.8 million families across the UK with up to £2,000 of childcare support per year, per child.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/07/2015 11:35:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon