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	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect on GDP of the UK (a) leaving the EU under the terms of the draft withdrawal agreement and (b) remaining a member of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	195022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Withdrawal Agreement the Government has agreed on the creation of a free trade area for goods, combining deep regulatory and customs co-operation with zero tariffs, no fees, charges or quantitative restrictions across all goods sectors; the first such agreement between an advanced economy and the EU. Government analysis published on 28 November considers the relative impacts of different trading relationships in the long term, after the UK’s new relationship with the EU comes into effect. Bank of England analysis published on 28 November shows how the EU Withdrawal Agreement will affect the Bank’s ability to deliver its statutory remits for monetary and financial stability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/11/2018 17:18:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1013101

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Buses: Renewable Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of buses in regular operation are powered solely by renewable fuels.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	195021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>There are approximately 40,000 buses in regular operation in Great Britain, with 177 powered solely by renewable fuels. 167 of these are powered by biomethane and 10 are powered by hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, a further 20 hydrogen buses are due to enter service in Birmingham and 110 biomethane buses are due to enter service in Bristol. All these buses have received funding from the Low Emission Bus Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/11/2018 13:22:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1013104

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Job Satisfaction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the morale of (a) teachers and (b) other education professionals.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	195023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s top priority is to make sure teaching continues to be an attractive and fulfilling profession, which is why my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced in March 2018 that the Department will be developing a new teacher recruitment and retention strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy provides an opportunity to take a long-term look at the teacher workforce to determine how best to provide sufficient high-quality teachers. It will build on the work already being done to support the profession, including clarifying the accountability system, extending the induction period, increasing the support available to newly qualified teachers and providing tailored recruitment support for schools. The Department is working closely with the sector, teaching unions and professional bodies to develop this.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing workload is an important part of improving teacher morale. The Department has accepted the Workload Advisory Group recommendations in full and has confirmed its support to help reduce workload in schools. The workload reduction toolkit, published in July 2018, provides accessible materials, including practical advice, tools and case studies that school leaders, teachers and other staff can use to address workload issues in their school. This toolkit can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workload-reduction-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workload-reduction-toolkit</a>.</p><p>More widely, schools and academy trusts as employers are responsible for the wellbeing of the staff they employ, including non-teaching staff.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/11/2018 16:51:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham