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1151900

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Investment Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement of a new £500 million youth investment fund, what the (a) capital and (b) revenue expenditure of that investment fund will be in each of the next five years; how that funding will be allocated; and when that funding will be made available.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	4397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text Funding from the Youth Investment Fund will be released from 2020-21, and DCMS officials are working alongside HM Treasury to confirm the details.<p /><p />We will be designing the fund in close consultation with young people, the organisations that work with them and other departments. We will communicate our plans for this as soon as possible. answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 28/10/2019 20:02:34 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1151858

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the total annual capital expenditure for local authority youth services was in each year since 2010 by local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	4368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text The data concerning the total capital expenditure for local authority youth services in each year since 2010 is not held by my department. answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 28/10/2019 20:01:18 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1642319

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for February 2023, how many staff in his Department received training as a result of the payments to (a) The Hawkhills on 16 February and (b) Bristol Beacon on 22 February; and for what purpose each training course was required.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	188034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>(a) The payment made on the government procurement card on 16 February was for one member of the Incident Response and Coordination team attending the Strategic Emergency Management course delivered by the Emergency Planning College at The Hawkhills in York on 23 and 24 March 2023. The cost covered the Emergency Planning College’s two day residential Strategic Emergency Management training and accommodation, as published in their course prospectus.</p><p>This course is available to all organisations with a role in strategic emergency management and is not specifically for Cabinet Office staff. The delegate attended to further develop their skills and abilities to provide strategic management to critical incidents in line with their job role.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The event at the Bristol Beacon was aimed at 47 members of the Government Property Agency (GPA). The purpose was to launch the GPA South West and South Wales Community Group. The event was important given the essential role of the community in:</p><ul><li><p>Supporting the Levelling up agenda and connecting with Head of Place activities</p></li><li><p>Delivering the GPA strategic objectives within the region</p></li><li><p>Driving cross-organisational working to enable GPA to best support its customers - civil servants working in GPA offices in the area</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 15/06/2023 13:34:38 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1172726

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Educational Exchanges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has plans to allocate funding for a programme to replace Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning when that programme ends in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p><a href="https://connecting-classrooms.britishcouncil.org/" target="_blank">Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning</a> is a high performing programme that equips young people with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to live and work in a global economy and to take action on global issues. To date the programme has trained over 25,000 teachers and school leaders, and reached over 6,000 schools.</p><p>Given the programme is less than halfway through implementation, DFID is focused on delivering current results. Future iterations of the programme will be considered alongside other priorities.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 16:35:31 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

420335

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Employment: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government plans to take to reduce the incidence of women being asked about their plans to have children during job interviews with prospective employers.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	11220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Skills provision must meet the needs of employers. This is why employer-led Trailblazers are currently leading the way in the design and delivery of new more rigorous apprenticeship standards.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Standards relating to several chef roles have already been developed and these are intended to cover specialisms such as Indian cuisine. Employers in the curry industry may therefore wish to contact the Trailblazer leads Kathryn.Porter@Hilton.co.uk or Annette.Allmark@people1st.co.uk for more details of how to get involved in the standards’ development. If they identify a particular skills gap not accommodated by the existing standards, then they could come together and apply to develop a specific standard to meet their needs.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014 the Government commissioned an extensive research project into perceived pregnancy and maternity discrimination in Great Britain. The research was jointly managed and funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, supported by the Government Equalities Office.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This is the largest ever study of pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination conducted in Great Britain. Interim findings were published in July 2015 and can be found at: <a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/pregnancy-and-maternity-related-discrimination-and-disadvantage-first-findings-surveys-employers-and-0" target="_blank">http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/pregnancy-and-maternity-related-discrimination-and-disadvantage-first-findings-surveys-employers-and-0</a>.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The final report, due to be published later this year, will inform the Government’s response.</ins></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/10/2015 15:35:04 question first ministerially corrected 20/10/2015 16:51:21 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 24638 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1505503

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Nicaragua: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the state of the right to freedom of religion or belief in Nicaragua.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	48397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">We have voiced the UK's deep concern about the ongoing deterioration of political and human rights in Nicaragua both with the Nicaraguan government and in multilateral fora. Reports of harassment of members of the Catholic church in Nicaragua are concerning.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right, and must be protected. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief tweeted about reports of harassment of members of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua on 10 August and is discussing it with members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon highlighted our concern about the detention of Bishop Rolando Álvarez during his visit to the Holy See on 26 August.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We have voiced the UK's deep concern about the ongoing deterioration of political and human rights in Nicaragua both with the Nicaraguan government and in multilateral fora. Reports of harassment of members of the Catholic church in Nicaragua are concerning. Freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right, and must be protected. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief tweeted on the issue on 10 August and is discussing it with members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance. Our Permanent Observer at the Organisation of American States also referred to the issue in a statement at a special meeting on the situation in Nicaragua on 12 August. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon highlighted our concern about the detention of Bishop Rolando Álvarez during his visit to the Holy See on 26 August and he is due to give a statement on behalf of the UK about the human rights situation in Nicaragua at the UN Human Rights Council's Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on 13 September. We will continue to raise our concerns about the situation in Nicaragua, including the detention of members of the Catholic church, and urge the Nicaraguan Government to respect the human rights of all Nicaraguan people.</del></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/09/2022 16:28:30 question first ministerially corrected 23/09/2022 09:28:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 20033 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517325

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	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	Post Offices: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Post Office has spent on refurbishing or converting premises of franchise partners for Crown post offices that were franchised in 2014 and 2015 since January 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	36430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36431 36432 36433 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517326

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	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	Post Offices: Franchises
	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 full-time equivalent jobs there were in January 2016 in (a) the 39 Crown post offices the Post Office is proposing to franchise and (b) the three Crown post offices the Post Office plans to close.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	36431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36432 36433 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517327

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	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	Post Offices: Franchises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Post Office has spent on refurbishing the premises of (a) the 39 Crown post offices it is proposing to franchise and (b) the three Crown post offices the Post Office is proposing to close since January 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	36433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36431 36432 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517328

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	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	Post Offices: Franchises
	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 franchise Post Office branches have (a) closed and (b) relocated since January 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	36434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36431 36432 36433 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith