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	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing regulations on the extent to which financial institutions can offer retail customers products that include (a) contracts for difference and (b) other derivative instruments.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	120551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The government has not made an assessment. Contracts for Difference (CfDs) and other derivative products are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA have expressed concerns about the distribution of CfDs to retail clients, and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have recently announced that they are considering imposing restrictions on these CfDs. As the independent regulator, the FCA have indicated that they are supportive of these proposals. As ESMA’s powers are temporary, the FCA are considering appropriate permanent product intervention measures, which the FCA indicated would take in to account any prospective ESMA measures. The FCA continually reviews all financial products, including derivative products, to assess the risks to investor protection.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/01/2018 14:33:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

810140

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what communication his Department had the United States Visiting Forces before F-22 Stealth bombers from RAF Lakenheath were used to intercept Russian flights over Syria on 19 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	120606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>No F-22 aircraft from RAF Lakenheath were used to intercept Russian flights over Syria on 19 October 2017; there was therefore no communication between the United States Visiting Forces and the Ministry of Defence on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/01/2018 14:39:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

810116

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information he holds on whether cluster bombs are held on US bases in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	120582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Cluster munitions are not held on United States Visiting Forces bases in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/01/2018 16:47:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

810234

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Mature Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's report, Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential: a plan for improving social mobility through education, published in December 2017, Cm 9541, what funding will be allocated to support widening participation in higher education of people aged 21 and above.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	120700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Government wants to make sure that higher education is available to all who wish to pursue it and this includes mature students. That is why, in our last guidance to the Director of Fair Access, we asked that institutions take into account the needs of older learners and make more effort to attract mature students as part of their Access Agreements. Higher Education Providers expect to spend around £860 million for 2018/19 on activity to widen participation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government is looking into ways of promoting and supporting a wide variety of flexible and part-time ways of learning which should have the effect of making higher education a more attractive option to mature students. For instance, we are consulting on how we make accelerated degrees more widely available. These shorter degree courses offer various benefits to all students - including lower costs, more intensive study, and a quicker entry or return to the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>We have also taken steps to help those wanting to study part-time, often a mode of study preferred by mature students, by offering financial support in the form of loans to cover fees and maintenance costs. <br> <br> The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) is targeted at 18 year olds to support the government goal in doubling the proportion of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in higher education by 2020. The NCOP targets those areas of the country where progression into higher education is both low overall and lower than expected given typical GCSE attainment rates in order to address a potential lack of aspiration among school leavers. A key element of the NCOP is the partnership between universities and schools.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 120699 question first answered 09/01/2018 14:20:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 33110 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

810233

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Mature Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's report, Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential: a plan for improving social mobility through education, published in December 2017, Cm 9541, what plans she has to extend the National Collaborative Outreach Programme to widen the participation of people aged 21 and above in higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	120699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Government wants to make sure that higher education is available to all who wish to pursue it and this includes mature students. That is why, in our last guidance to the Director of Fair Access, we asked that institutions take into account the needs of older learners and make more effort to attract mature students as part of their Access Agreements. Higher Education Providers expect to spend around £860 million for 2018/19 on activity to widen participation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the government is looking into ways of promoting and supporting a wide variety of flexible and part-time ways of learning which should have the effect of making higher education a more attractive option to mature students. For instance, we are consulting on how we make accelerated degrees more widely available. These shorter degree courses offer various benefits to all students - including lower costs, more intensive study, and a quicker entry or return to the workplace.</p><p> </p><p>We have also taken steps to help those wanting to study part-time, often a mode of study preferred by mature students, by offering financial support in the form of loans to cover fees and maintenance costs. <br> <br> The National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP) is targeted at 18 year olds to support the government goal in doubling the proportion of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in higher education by 2020. The NCOP targets those areas of the country where progression into higher education is both low overall and lower than expected given typical GCSE attainment rates in order to address a potential lack of aspiration among school leavers. A key element of the NCOP is the partnership between universities and schools.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 120700 question first answered 09/01/2018 14:20:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 33109 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel