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421922

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2015
	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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
	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 he has made of the effectiveness of the Groceries Code Adjudicator in assisting farmers who have been unfairly treated by large retailers.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	12254
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) regulates the relationships between the ten largest supermarkets and their direct suppliers only. The Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013 requires the Secretary of State to conduct and consult on a review every three years into the operational effectiveness of the GCA. The first of these reviews will cover the period from the establishment of the GCA in June 2013 to March 2016.</p><br /><p>The Act requires that the review must, in particular:</p><ul><li>Consider how much the GCA’s powers have been exercised; and</li><li>Assess how effective the GCA has been in enforcing the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.</li></ul><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/10/2015 16:27:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

428089

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	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, how many and what proportion of children in need (a) applied to and (b) entered university in the most recent years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	16284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Data published by UCAS show that young people from the most disadvantaged areas in England were more likely to enter higher education in 2014 than ever before, and the latest figures for 2015 show that the application rate was at a record level.</p><br /><p><strong>Acceptances and entry rates<sup>1</sup> for 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged areas<sup>2</sup> in England</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Year of entry</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acceptances</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>19,130</p></td><td><p>19,920</p></td><td><p>19,890</p></td><td><p>21.180</p></td><td><p>22,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Entry rate</p></td><td><p>13.6%</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>Source: UCAS end of cycle report December 2014. Comparable figures for 2015 will be published in December. N/A = not available.</p><p><strong>Application rates<sup>3</sup> for 18 year olds from the most disadvantaged areas<sup>2</sup> in England</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Year of entry</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Application rate</p></td><td><p>18.0%</p></td><td><p>18.6%</p></td><td><p>17.9%</p></td><td><p>18.9%</p></td><td><p>20.4%</p></td><td><p>21.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UCAS application rate report January 2015.</p><br /><p>1. The entry rate is the percentage of the 18 year old population accepted into higher education through UCAS.</p><p>2. Quintile 1 of the POLAR indicator. The POLAR classification developed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) classifies small areas across the UK into five groups according to their level of young participation (entry at age 18 or 19) in higher education. Each of these groups represents around 20 per cent of young people and are 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).</p><p>3. The application rate is the percentage of the 18 year old population who apply to higher education via UCAS.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/11/2015 14:35:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

166679

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Statistics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data the Government collects at (a) lower layer super output area and (b) ward level.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	216412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 216412 Mr Griffiths Dec 2014.xlsx title Excel Sheet for Member - Super Output Area 2 file name PQ 216412 ONS 436.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Super Output Area question first answered 03/12/2014 10:20:18 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

166680

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Teenage Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 100 wards had the highest (a) number and (b) rate of teenage pregnancy in the latest year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	216414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 435.xlsx title Excel Sheet - Teenage Pregnancy 2 file name PQ 216414 ONS 435.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Teenage Pregnancy question first answered 03/12/2014 10:21:32 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

419464

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Teenage Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) teenage, (b) 15 year old, (c) 16 year old and (d) 17 year old girls (i) became pregnant and (ii) gave birth in each local authority area in the most recent three-year period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	10660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 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 Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ figures_final.xlsx title Excel Attachment for Member 2 file name 10660 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter for Member question first answered 12/10/2015 16:44:58 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

63840

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) total value of public service contracts that have been awarded to voluntary sector organisations in each year since 2008-09 and (b) proportion of overall public expenditure which was spent on public service contracts with voluntary sector organisations in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	202407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2011 Government departments have published information on the contracts they award on Contracts Finder: <a href="http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Central government departments publish their expenditure with Voluntary and Community Sector organisations as part of their Quarterly Data Summaries (QDS): <a href="http://www.gist.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/oscar/" target="_blank">http://www.gist.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/oscar/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/06/2014 16:29:54 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

65388

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Teenage Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many teenage pregnancies there have been in each ward in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	203734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/07/2014 10:00:31 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 203734.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

91052

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) violent and (b) other crime was attributable to alcohol in the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	208552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark question first answered 11/09/2014 14:20:45 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark attachment 1 file name PQ 208552 ONS 334.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Crime Related to Alcohol
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

428090

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children in families on the troubled families programme were classified as in need in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	16260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not hold information on specific numbers of children classified as ‘Child in Need’ on the current Troubled Families Programme.</p><p>However, for the original Troubled Families Programme, which ran from 2012 - 2015, it was estimated that 23% of families contained one or more children with a Child in Need status.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/11/2015 15:41:42 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 30661 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

63860

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the total value of (a) public service contracts and (b) grants that were awarded by local authorities to voluntary sector organisations in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	202409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Monday 30 June 2014]</em></p><p>Our most recent estimates suggest that local authorities in England gave £1.1 billion in grants to voluntary bodies in 2012-13. A further £23.9 billion was spent on public service contracts, which would include those awarded to both voluntary and private sector bodies (a breakdown between the two is not available). These figures are based on updated methodology and returns, and are not comparative to the previous figures supplied to my hon. Friend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/07/2014 15:24:28 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 7111 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths