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1145690

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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	Fuel Poverty: North Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households in (a) York Central constituency, (b) City of York local authority area and (c) North Yorkshire are living in fuel poverty.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	290714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The latest sub-regional fuel poverty statistics can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 30/09/2019 15:37:55 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1145689

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sign Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to extend the (a) teaching and (b) use of British Sign Language (BSL) in the (i) classroom, (ii) workplace and (iii) wider society.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	290713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the education of all children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, including those with a hearing impairment.</p><p>Schools may choose to offer British Sign Language (BSL) in their individual school curriculum or extra-curricular activities, including offering existing accredited BSL qualifications. In addition, the Department is developing draft BSL GCSE subject content, which will be considered against the subject content criteria requirements that apply to all GCSEs.</p><p>The Government has always worked closely with deaf people and their organisations on delivering improvements across a wide range of services including Access to Work, accessing healthcare information, and supporting the funding of BSL interpreters. There is more to be done and the Government is committed to continuing to work in partnership with deaf people, and the organisations that represent deaf people, to improve their lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/09/2019 16:46:01 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1145692

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Class Sizes: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average pupil to teacher ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in York in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	290716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The table below provides the average pupil to teacher ratio in state funded primary and state funded secondary schools in York and England[1] as reported by schools in each year in November from 2011 to 2018.</p><p>Data from before 2011 was collected every year from January and is not comparable to data collected after 2011 in the School Workforce Census. Data from before 2011 is available here: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120531061356/https:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/teachersandschoolworkforce/a00196868/pupil-teacher-ratios" target="_blank">https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120531061356/https://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/statistics-by-topic/teachersandschoolworkforce/a00196868/pupil-teacher-ratios</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Primary<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Secondary</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>York</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>York</p></td><td><p>England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011<strong>[3]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>21.2</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>25.4[4]</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>21.6</p></td><td><p>20.4</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>25.9</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>17.0</p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>24.3[5]</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>17.8[6]</p></td><td><p>15.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>22.1</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>17.3[7]</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>21.9</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>17.2[8]</p></td><td><p>16.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Source: School Workforce Census</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] The England figures are calculated by dividing the total full-time education number of pupils on roll in schools in each year by the total number of teachers in schools each year. Where schools are not open on Census day, for both the School Workforce Census (November), and the school Census (January) they are excluded. Schools that do not provide either pupil or teacher figures are also excluded. The School Workforce Census methodology document provides further information, available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811619/SWFC_Methodology.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811619/SWFC_Methodology.pdf</a>.</p><p>[2] Excludes nursery.</p><p>[3] Figures prior to 2011 are not available in a complete format.</p><p>[4] This figure is based on 50 out of the 52 open primary schools in York in 2013.</p><p>[5] This figure is based on 49 out of the 50 open primary schools in York in 2016.</p><p>[6] This figure is based on 8 out of the 9 open secondary schools in York in 2016.</p><p>[7] This figure is based on 8 out of the 9 open secondary schools in York in 2017.</p><p>[8] This figure is based on 8 out of the 9 open schools in York in 2018. All other figures for York are based on the full set of schools that were open at the time.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/09/2019 16:30:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1145924

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Air Pollution: Pollution Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent from the public purse on tackling poor air quality in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	290860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU) is a cross-Departmental team between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Department for Transport (DfT). It was set up in Financial Year (FY) 2016/17 and is responsible for the delivery of the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations (NO2).</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows Defra’s spend for FY 2015/16 and JAQU’s total spend each year since FY 2016/17. Figures for FY 2014/15 are not available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defra Funding</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>DfT Funding</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong> <strong>(£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>-*</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>11.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>12.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td><td><p>22.4</p></td><td><p>42.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td><td><p>109.2</p></td><td><p>160.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*No DfT funding for FY 2015/16</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/09/2019 16:53:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1145928

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Environment Agency: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on resolving the pay dispute at the Environment Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	290863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) is in meaningful talks with its recognised trade unions. This has resulted in the suspension of action by one of the trade unions.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has a portfolio of transformational projects which will better support the development of any future pay reform, and on which the EA is working collaboratively with its trade unions.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, the EA will move forward with a pay deal for 2019 which will be in line with the Government’s Civil Service pay remit guidance for 2019 to 2020.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/09/2019 16:46:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1145929

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fracking: Methane
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of fracking on trends in the level of methane emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	290864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>There is currently only one operational shale gas exploration site in the UK. The Environment Agency (EA) has set legally binding conditions to require monitoring and control of methane emissions at the hydraulic fracturing site in Lancashire. Cuadrilla are required to carry out regular emissions monitoring, including continuous monitoring of methane to air before and during shale gas operations. The results are submitted regularly to the EA. The levels of methane in the ambient air are also monitored independently off site by the EA and the British Geological Survey.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 30/09/2019 16:55:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1145914

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Malnutrition: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths in England with a (a) primary and (b) secondary cause of malnutrition in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Eleanor Smith
	uin	291075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 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 constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 16:53:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster attachment 1 file name PQ 291075 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4609 label Biography information for Eleanor Smith

1145814

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Refuges: Ringfenced Funding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government provides ring-fenced funding to local authorities to spend on supporting women's refuges.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	290797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG does not currently provide ring-fenced funding to local authorities to spend on supporting women's refuges. Through the local government settlement, funding is provided to local authorities which they can spend on local domestic abuse services in line with their local priorities.</p><p>Since 2014 the Department has additionally invested £55.5 million in services to support victims of domestic abuse, including refuges.</p><p>MHCLG has recently consulted on a new statutory duty which would require local authorities to assess the need for and commission support for victims and their children in safe accommodation.</p><p>The consultation closed on 2 August. We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation on support within safe accommodation and will be publishing a full government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/09/2019 14:47:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1145815

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Refuges: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of women's refuges operating in England in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	290798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold centrally the number of women's refuges operating in England in each year since 2010.</p><p>MHCLG has recently consulted on a new statutory duty which would require local authorities to robustly assess the need for and commission support for victims and their children in safe accommodation.</p><p>The consultation closed on 2 August. We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation on support within safe accommodation and will be publishing a full government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 30/09/2019 14:45:46 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1145836

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on when the Governor's term of office ends.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
	uin	290812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>It was <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mark-carneys-term-extended-and-sir-jon-cunliffe-re-appointed-at-the-bank-of-england" target="_blank">announced</a> on 11 September 2018 that the Chancellor and Governor had agreed that the Governor’s term would be extended until 31 January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The process to appoint the next Governor of the Bank of England was <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-launches-search-for-next-governor-of-the-bank-of-england" target="_blank">launched</a> in April. The process is on track. We will make an announcement in due course, ahead of the start of the next Governor’s term on 1 February 2020.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 290814 290902 question first answered 30/09/2019 12:26:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin