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626716

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to make sure that British Sign Language users are made aware that the two-ticks scheme is being transferred to Disability Confident.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>Disability Confident is a pan-disability scheme that has been designed and developed by disabled people, disability organisations and employers. The scheme provides employers with the tools they need to recruit, retain and develop disabled employees. Embedded within the scheme are links to useful videos, information and a range of guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme went live in a test and learn phase in July and was formally launched on 2nd November 2016 at the Recruitment Employment Confederation in London, with press releases and promotion through mainstream media, social media, Jobcentre Plus, disability organisations, and Disabled People's User Led Organisations. Further promotion of the scheme is being planned, including material in BSL.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the scheme is to reach the widest possible number of employers, covering all sizes and sectors. This includes employers from the construction industry, a number of whom have already signed up. Officials from my Department have worked with representatives from the Construction Industry Council (CIC) to help the construction industry become Disability Confident.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident scheme contains embedded links to information for employers about supporting staff with hearing loss, including references to Access to Work. The Access to Work scheme can assist where disabled people need support above and beyond employer-provided reasonable adjustments. Access to Work features specialist teams who provide a dedicated service to particular groups of customers, including deaf customers. The Government has committed to supporting an additional 25,000 people through Access to Work by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 51336 51382 question first answered 09/11/2016 15:59:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

626725

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that employers who engage with the Disability Confident scheme are provided with the information they need to be able to employ people with hearing loss.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>Disability Confident is a pan-disability scheme that has been designed and developed by disabled people, disability organisations and employers. The scheme provides employers with the tools they need to recruit, retain and develop disabled employees. Embedded within the scheme are links to useful videos, information and a range of guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme went live in a test and learn phase in July and was formally launched on 2nd November 2016 at the Recruitment Employment Confederation in London, with press releases and promotion through mainstream media, social media, Jobcentre Plus, disability organisations, and Disabled People's User Led Organisations. Further promotion of the scheme is being planned, including material in BSL.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the scheme is to reach the widest possible number of employers, covering all sizes and sectors. This includes employers from the construction industry, a number of whom have already signed up. Officials from my Department have worked with representatives from the Construction Industry Council (CIC) to help the construction industry become Disability Confident.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident scheme contains embedded links to information for employers about supporting staff with hearing loss, including references to Access to Work. The Access to Work scheme can assist where disabled people need support above and beyond employer-provided reasonable adjustments. Access to Work features specialist teams who provide a dedicated service to particular groups of customers, including deaf customers. The Government has committed to supporting an additional 25,000 people through Access to Work by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 51335 51336 question first answered 09/11/2016 15:59:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

626717

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that employers based within the construction industry are engaged with the Disability Confident scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>Disability Confident is a pan-disability scheme that has been designed and developed by disabled people, disability organisations and employers. The scheme provides employers with the tools they need to recruit, retain and develop disabled employees. Embedded within the scheme are links to useful videos, information and a range of guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme went live in a test and learn phase in July and was formally launched on 2nd November 2016 at the Recruitment Employment Confederation in London, with press releases and promotion through mainstream media, social media, Jobcentre Plus, disability organisations, and Disabled People's User Led Organisations. Further promotion of the scheme is being planned, including material in BSL.</p><p> </p><p>The aim of the scheme is to reach the widest possible number of employers, covering all sizes and sectors. This includes employers from the construction industry, a number of whom have already signed up. Officials from my Department have worked with representatives from the Construction Industry Council (CIC) to help the construction industry become Disability Confident.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident scheme contains embedded links to information for employers about supporting staff with hearing loss, including references to Access to Work. The Access to Work scheme can assist where disabled people need support above and beyond employer-provided reasonable adjustments. Access to Work features specialist teams who provide a dedicated service to particular groups of customers, including deaf customers. The Government has committed to supporting an additional 25,000 people through Access to Work by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 51335 51382 question first answered 09/11/2016 15:59:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

626666

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and improve the performance of UK Visas and Immigration's implementation of decisions made by the First Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum).
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>Details of allowed appeals which are not being contested by the Home Office are sent electronically on a daily basis to decision making centres, which arrange for appropriate follow on actions to be taken reflecting the Tribunal’s determination in each case.</p><p>My officials are currently reviewing the arrangements for monitoring performance on follow on actions to identify the scope for improvements.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 11/11/2016 15:27:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

626645

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of applications to join the National Dental Performers List were determined within (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more months in the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for the National Dental Performers list and currently does not hold information centrally on how many applications have been received from individuals wishing to join the National Dental Performers list. Information on the length of time to process applications is therefore currently not available.</p><p> </p><p>Capita took on the contract for Primary Care Support Services on 1 September 2015, replacing a number of diverse local arrangements, and over the next two years are transforming the way services are delivered to make them more consistent, efficient, reliable, and ultimately better for end users. This includes administering the National Dental Performers List.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 51400 51421 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:04:55 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

626652

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Capita plc in managing the process of applications to the National Dental Performers List.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for the National Dental Performers list and currently does not hold information centrally on how many applications have been received from individuals wishing to join the National Dental Performers list. Information on the length of time to process applications is therefore currently not available.</p><p> </p><p>Capita took on the contract for Primary Care Support Services on 1 September 2015, replacing a number of diverse local arrangements, and over the next two years are transforming the way services are delivered to make them more consistent, efficient, reliable, and ultimately better for end users. This includes administering the National Dental Performers List.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 51421 51422 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:04:55 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

626641

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Dental Services: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications to join the National Dental Performers List there were in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for the National Dental Performers list and currently does not hold information centrally on how many applications have been received from individuals wishing to join the National Dental Performers list. Information on the length of time to process applications is therefore currently not available.</p><p> </p><p>Capita took on the contract for Primary Care Support Services on 1 September 2015, replacing a number of diverse local arrangements, and over the next two years are transforming the way services are delivered to make them more consistent, efficient, reliable, and ultimately better for end users. This includes administering the National Dental Performers List.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 51400 51422 question first answered 08/11/2016 16:04:55 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

626572

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many instances of financial malpractice and irregularity in (a) free schools and academies and (b) community schools have occurred in each of the last three years; and what proportion of each type of school they have occurred in.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>(a) The reported incidents of financial malpractice and irregularity (includes fraud, theft and irregularity) in free schools and academies in the last three financial years are set out in the table below. The proportion of each type of academy or free school they have occurred in is recorded in the corresponding brackets.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Cases investigated by the EFA</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Self-Reported by Institutions</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Free Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Academies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Free Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Academies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Free Schools</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>10 (0.3%)</p></td><td><p>3 (1.7%)</p></td><td><p>28 (0.8%)</p></td><td><p>1 (0.6%)</p></td><td><p>38 (1.0%)</p></td><td><p>4 (2.3%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>10 (0.2%)</p></td><td><p>1 (0.4%)</p></td><td><p>21 (0.5%)</p></td><td><p>0 (0%)</p></td><td><p>31 (0.7%)</p></td><td><p>1 (0.4%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p>7 (0.1%)</p></td><td><p>0 (0%)</p></td><td><p>43 (0.8%)</p></td><td><p>0 (0%)</p></td><td><p>50 (1.0%)</p></td><td><p>0 (0%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Totals of % may not add up due to rounding</p><p> </p><p>January Census data each year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Academies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Free Schools</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>3,653</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>3,827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>4,467</p></td><td><p>255</p></td><td><p>4,722</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>5,171</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>5,474</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a></p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for the financial management of maintained schools, and they will usually be the point of contact for any allegations of financial impropriety. The Department for Education is careful not to overburden local authorities with monitoring requirements. Local authorities are required to provide an annual assurance that school funding has been used properly. However, the Department does not centrally monitor the number of allegations reported to each local authority</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 08/11/2016 18:12:30 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

626741

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	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	Consumer Protection Measures in the Ticket Resale Market Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of the Independent Review of Consumer Protection Measures concerning online secondary ticketing facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	51464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering Professor Waterson’s Review and will publish its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/11/2016 14:45:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller