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715572

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of financial providers that will be offering the Lifetime ISA, as announced in Budget 2016, on the launch date of 6 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	70200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>At launch, there were five providers offering the Lifetime ISA. Other providers have announced their intention to offer the Lifetime ISA, including the first cash provider.</p><p> </p><p>The Government anticipates that the market will continue to grow over the course of the year as providers put their systems in place and develop their products.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 11:31:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

715589

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: High Peak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many successful applications for the Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme there have been in High Peak constituency since that scheme's introduction.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	70199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>There have been 401 successful applications in Derbyshire to date, and 147 installations have been made following these applications. We do not have a breakdown of applications at constituency level.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 18/04/2017 09:21:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

713157

registered interest
date	16/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to expand the One Public Estate programme.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	909390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>We want to build on the success of One Public Estate and are on track to reach 95% of English councils by March 2018. We will be announcing a further funding round in April to support more opportunities to benefit​​ ​local communities in the coming years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/03/2017 14:46:41 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

692004

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessments she has made of the effectiveness of the training provided to (a) court staff and (b) members of the judiciary on identifying and supporting court users with a mental health condition.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	64631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>All Ministry of Justice employees are required to complete a mandatory Equality and Diversity training module which makes specific reference to mental health conditions and supporting vulnerable customers. In addition, Mental Health Awareness courses have also been delivered to employees across the country and frontline court training materials also link into the ‘Every Witness Matters’ handbook to ensure that employees are aware of the potential impact that a mental health condition may have on a court user. Colleagues working in National Business Centres have been provided with specific training on ‘Dealing with Traumatic Calls’.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, responsibility for the training of the judiciary rests with the Lord Chief Justice as Head of the Judiciary. Training on mental health issues is limited to awareness in order to help judges ensure that all court users are treated equally and fairly. Judges are able to access advice and guidance on this through the Equal Treatment Bench Book which is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/equal-treatment-bench-book/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/equal-treatment-bench-book/</a></p><p> </p><p>Data relating specifically to the effectiveness of the training is not held but the department is committed to the continued development of initiatives to ensure employees can support customers who may be suffering from a mental health condition.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 64632 question first answered 03/03/2017 15:03:14 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

692006

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is provided to (a) court staff and (b) members of the judiciary on identifying and supporting court users with a mental health condition.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	64632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>All Ministry of Justice employees are required to complete a mandatory Equality and Diversity training module which makes specific reference to mental health conditions and supporting vulnerable customers. In addition, Mental Health Awareness courses have also been delivered to employees across the country and frontline court training materials also link into the ‘Every Witness Matters’ handbook to ensure that employees are aware of the potential impact that a mental health condition may have on a court user. Colleagues working in National Business Centres have been provided with specific training on ‘Dealing with Traumatic Calls’.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, responsibility for the training of the judiciary rests with the Lord Chief Justice as Head of the Judiciary. Training on mental health issues is limited to awareness in order to help judges ensure that all court users are treated equally and fairly. Judges are able to access advice and guidance on this through the Equal Treatment Bench Book which is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/equal-treatment-bench-book/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/equal-treatment-bench-book/</a></p><p> </p><p>Data relating specifically to the effectiveness of the training is not held but the department is committed to the continued development of initiatives to ensure employees can support customers who may be suffering from a mental health condition.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 64631 question first answered 03/03/2017 15:03:14 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

685137

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: Primary Education
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 improve the quality of maths teaching in primary schools.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	908610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to raising standards in primary mathematics teaching.</p><p>We have established Maths Hubs - 35 school-led centres of excellence with a role in leading transformation of teaching based on best practice internationally. We are investing £41m to enable primary schools to introduce highly effective south-east Asian mastery teaching methods.</p><p>We are also investing in primary mathematics initial teacher training (ITT) courses, to allow trainee primary teachers to specialise in the subject.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/02/2017 17:24:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

601111

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) personal, (b) project and (c) establishment licences for scientific research on animals have been granted in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	48631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of personal, project and establishment licences granted by the Home Office for scientific research on animals are made public every year in the Annual Report of the licensing body, the Home Office Animals in Science Regulation Unit. The Annual Reports can be obtained online at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals#publications The table below sets out the figures for each year since 2010. Figures for 2015 will be published in due course.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Personal</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>2664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>2550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>2639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>2770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>2949</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/10/2016 15:22:32 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

601117

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applications for personal licences, project licences and establishment licences to carry out scientific research on animals have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	48642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not keep records of licence applications that have been rejected or withdrawn at either the concept or the drafting stage.</p><p>The numbers of personal, project and establishment licences granted by the Home Office for scientific research on animals are made public every year in the Annual Report of the licensing body, the Animals In Science Regulation Unit. The Annual Reports can be obtained online at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/research-and-testing-using-animals#publications</p><p>The table below sets out the figures for each year since 2010. Figures for 2015 will be published in due course.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Personal</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>2664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>2550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>2639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>604</p></td><td><p>2770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>2949</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 27/10/2016 14:52:53 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

514440

registered interest
date	20/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that smart meters are installed in areas with poor mobile signal.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	34737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Data and Communications Company (DCC) is putting in place a communications network across GB to send and receive information from smart meters to energy suppliers, energy network operators and energy service companies in a Wide Area Network (WAN).</p><p> </p><p>The DCC is contracted to provide network coverage of at least 99.25% of GB premises by the end of 2020 and to achieving at least 80% coverage of GB premises when it begins live services later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Our ambition is for all domestic and small business premises to have smart meters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/04/2016 12:01:22 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

484373

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Athletics: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) assistant, (b) athletics, (c) level one, (d) level two, (e) level three and (f) level four coaches have been licensed to coach athletics in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	32165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government and its Arm's Length Bodies have helped deliver a strong sporting legacy from London 2012, including 1.65 million more people playing sport regularly than when London won the bid for the Games back in 2005. We have recently published our new sport strategy, '<em>Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation</em>' setting out government's ambitions for a more active nation.</p><p>The number of licensed assistant coaches was 963 in 2011; 1809 in 2012; 2298 in 2013; 2513 in 2014; and 3010 in 2015.</p><p>The number of licensed athletics coaches was 137 in 2011; 271 in 2012; 381 in 2013; 489 in 2014; and 789 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 1 licensed coaches was 3200 in 2011; 2596 in 2012; 1761 in 2013; 1336 in 2014; and 1125 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 2 licensed coaches was 2928 in 2011; 3002 in 2012; 2775 in 2013; 2347 in 2014; and 2249 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 3 licensed coaches was 1124 in 2011; 1173 in 2012; 1134 in 2013; 1033 in 2014; and 1026 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 4 licensed coaches was 351 in 2011; 360 in 2012; 342 in 2013; 320 in 2014; and 312 in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Licensed coaches are those who have passed an England Athletics' qualification and currently have a valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in order to be able to teach under 18s. Unlicensed, or qualified, coaches can still coach adults at athletics clubs, and the number of these coaches has risen in the past five years:</p><p>The number of qualified assistant coaches was 478 in 2011; 791 in 2012; 1458 in 2013; 2473 in 2014; and 2908 in 2015.</p><p>The number of qualified athletics coaches was 8 in 2011; 13 in 2012; 59 in 2013; 110 in 2014; and 121 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 1 qualified coaches was 14977 in 2011; 16571 in 2012; 17301 in 2013; 17668 in 2014; and 17869 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 2 qualified coaches was 3727 in 2011; 3938 in 2012; 4172 in 2013; 4612 in 2014; and 4779 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 3 qualified coaches was 909 in 2011; 901 in 2012; 941 in 2013; 1029 in 2014; and 1038 in 2015.</p><p>The number of level 4 qualified coaches was 195 in 2011; 205 in 2012; 215 in 2013; 231 in 2014; and 229 in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett question first answered 31/03/2016 15:28:36 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham