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438561

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	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	Apprentices: Expenditure
	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 was spent by the Government on apprenticeships in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	20180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>Combined BIS/DfE spend by the Government on apprenticeships in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13 is shown in the table.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td>£K</td><td>FY2010-11</td><td>FY2011-12</td><td>FY2012-13</td></tr><tr><td>TOTAL</td><td>1,195,750</td><td>1,383,568</td><td>1,424,097</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> </p><p> </p><br /><p> </p><p> </p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/12/2015 21:57:49 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

418136

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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	Trade Agreements: Employment
	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 potential effect of the Trade in Services Agreement on employment levels in the UK (a) economy and (b) transport industry.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>It is not possible at this stage in the negotiation for the Government to assess the precise impact the TiSA will have on employment levels in the UK economy, but we estimate the agreement has the potential to provide a £2-3 billion increase to the UK’s annual GDP with associated employment gains.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/09/2015 15:49:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723847

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Neonicotinoids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71069, how many emergency authorisation applications for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides the Government has approved in the last (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p /><p>Three neonicotinoids are currently subject to restrictions which normally prohibit their use on a number of crops. Two emergency authorisations have been granted for the use of these restricted neonicotinoids. Those authorisations, issued in July 2015, allowed limited and controlled use on oilseed rape until November 2015. In total, eight applications for use of the same neonicotinoids have been turned down between 2015 and 2017. All decisions are made on the basis of advice from the independent UK Expert Committee on Pesticides.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2017 06:55:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

798572

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Personal Track Safety cards issued by Network Rail are currently valid
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>68,175</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/12/2017 14:24:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

438559

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether employers that have offshored their company payroll will be required to pay the apprenticeship levy.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	20177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p><br></p><p><strong>Further details of how the Apprenticeship Levy will operate will be set out in the Finance Bill and draft clauses will be published early in 2016.</strong></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/12/2015 13:40:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

997763

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2018 to Question 183507 on Visas: Tourism, what information his Department holds on the number of visitor visa requests that have been refused in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	185632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p><br>Information on the number of visit visa application outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed cases) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/11/2018 17:08:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

417191

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Pregnancy: Discrimination
	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 potential tribunal claims for pregnancy-related detriment or dismissal were notified to Acas under the early conciliation scheme in 2014-15; and how many of those claims (i) were settled by conciliation by Acas, (ii) progressed to a tribunal claim and (iii) were not settled by conciliation by Acas but did not progress to a tribunal case.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	9119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">This information is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The total number of potential tribunal claims for pregnancy-related detriment or dismissal notified to Acas under the early conciliation scheme by individuals in 2014-15 was 1,851. Of these:</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 308 were settled by Acas at early conciliation stage and recorded on a COT3 settlement document;</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 545 progressed to a tribunal claim being taken, 264 of which were subsequently settled on an Acas COT3 following further conciliation;</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 998 were not settled through Acas, but did not progress to a tribunal case.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">An additional 18 notifications were made by employers. Seventeen of these were settled by Acas and the other was neither settled nor progressed to a tribunal.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government does not have data on the number of private settlements which settled claims before reaching a tribunal. The independently commissioned survey of early conciliation (a sample across all jurisdictions) found that 61 per cent of claimants (and their representatives) who did not settle but decided not to submit a tribunal claim reported that Acas was a factor in their decision.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Please note: (i) The jurisdictional provided to Acas is only indicative based on the information given by the prospective claimant; (ii) Counted individually there were a total of 1,882 notifications which means that a small number of claimants notified against more than one respondent.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/09/2015 16:40:49 question first ministerially corrected 14/09/2015 09:48:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 20420 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

768892

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	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	Sports: Finance
	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 discussions she has had with (a) campaigners and (b) sports governance bodies on making sports governance bodies that (i) are or (ii) recently have been in receipt of public funds subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	107218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has had no such discussions. National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) are not public bodies, and as such are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. NGBs are typically independent, self-appointed organisations that govern their sports through the common consent of their sport. Transparency is an important principal of good governance, and is reflected in our Code for Sport Governance, with which all bodies in receipt of UK Sport or Sport England funding must now demonstrate compliance. </ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The cross-Government sport strategy ‘Sporting Future’ set out our intention to encourage as many people and groups to enjoy sport as participants, spectators and in the workforce, including the LGBT community. It also includes a number of other actions to ensure that all under-represented groups can take part in sport and wider physical activity through a focus on local delivery, and working with people through volunteering, coaching and the sporting workforce. Our aim is to increase diversity among sporting organisations and help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Government continues to work with Sport England and National Governing Bodies of sport, alongside organisations including Pride Sports, Stonewall, and Kick it Out on a number of anti-homophobia initiatives aimed at encouraging inclusion. In March, Sport England commissioned Pride Sports to produce a second in depth report on barriers to LGBT participation. This research on volunteering, provision and attitudes and behaviours has been completed, and Sport England is currently considering what actions they will take based on the findings.</del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 16/10/2017 15:53:50 question first ministerially corrected 16/10/2017 21:11:27 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 14960 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

509960

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Cardiff
	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 people were employed in his Department's Cardiff office in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	33268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of people employed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills HQ in its Cardiff office in each year since 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>33.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>41.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The headcount, which is shown in full time equivalent, is as at 31 March in each year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/04/2016 16:12:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

801059

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2017 to Question 116341, whether his Department plans to replicate the 19 trade remedies currently in force against Chinese steel to which the UK adheres through its EU membership after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	117618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>DIT is preparing a UK trade remedies framework in readiness for the UK leaving the EU.</p><p>In support of this, the Department has issued a call for evidence to identify which UK businesses produce goods currently subject to anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures, or to an on-going investigation related to these.</p><p>It asks those businesses to state whether they support, are neutral to, or oppose the maintaining of those measures when the UK begins to operate its independent trade remedy framework.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/12/2017 18:00:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

573506

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many external hospital appointments were scheduled for prisoners in each prison in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	44068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 44019 44020 44021 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:39:13 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

573508

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prison healthcare appointments were cancelled or postponed in each prison in the last 12 months due to a lack of staff to escort prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	44019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 44020 44021 44068 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:39:12 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

573509

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prison healthcare appointments were scheduled in each prison in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	44020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 44019 44021 44068 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:39:12 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

573510

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many external hospital appointments for prisoners were cancelled or postponed in each prison in the last 12 months due to a lack of staff to escort prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	44021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 44019 44020 44068 question first answered 12/09/2016 14:39:12 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

846313

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which external recruitment agencies are used by his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	128977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested is in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Recruitment Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Used By </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adecco</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashe Consulting</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Badenock and Clark</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita (CL One Framework)</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DGH Recruitment</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drew Chapman</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreman IT</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hays</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Advisory Service The Pensions Ombudsman The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hayes Executive</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IRG Advisors LLP (t/a Odgers Berndtson)</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Methods Consulting</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Michael Page Recruitment</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive The Pensions Advisory Service The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office Angels</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>People Source Ltd (Experis)</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RBW Consulting</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Business Support</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive The Pensions Advisory Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Employment</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Technology</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROC Search</p></td><td><p>Health &amp; Safety Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sammonds Pensions</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Advisory Service The Pensions Ombudsman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Search</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tate</p></td><td><p>The Pensions Regulator</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 26/02/2018 16:09:50 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

798575

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of Network Rail's expenditure in each year of (a) Control Period 4 and (b) the current Control Period 5 to date was on (i) in-house and (ii) third-party or contingent labour.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% in house</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% external</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The main reason for the increase in the proportion of external costs over this period is the record level of investment in enhancement projects which have greater involvement from third party contractors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/12/2017 14:44:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

798576

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Network Rail: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the total value of efficiency savings achieved by Network Rail over (a) Control Period 3, (b) Control Period 4 and (c) Control Period 5 to date; and what proportion of that saving was from (i) direct labour costs, (ii) capital expenditure and (iii) debt servicing.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	116970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><br> </strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Opex – index</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Efficiency (17/18 prices £m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03/04</p></td><td><p>100.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04/05</p></td><td><p>87.0</p></td><td><p>537</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>05/06</p></td><td><p>79.0</p></td><td><p>867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>06/07</p></td><td><p>75.5</p></td><td><p>1,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>07/08</p></td><td><p>71.5</p></td><td><p>1,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09</p></td><td><p>70.0</p></td><td><p>1,239</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>70.4</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>64.2</p></td><td><p>1,479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>59.5</p></td><td><p>1,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>58.9</p></td><td><p>1,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>60.3</p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>CP5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>57.0</p></td><td><p>1,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>57.0</p></td><td><p>1,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>55.5</p></td><td><p>1,836</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> <strong><strong><br> </strong></strong></strong></p><p>Opex savings of 45% have been achieved over the past 13 years using the regulator’s measure of efficiency as set out in the table above. This equates to total savings of nearly £18bn in current prices.</p><p> </p><p>Data records are not available to show how much of the efficiency saving made has been due to direct labour costs. Capital expenditure, meanwhile, is not measurable in a comparable way – the value of expenditure can vary significantly each year depending upon the projects being undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, debt servicing is not included when assessing efficiency savings. Network Rail’s interest expense is driven by external factors which are outside their control.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/12/2017 15:50:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

509961

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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	Learning and Skills Council for England: Bristol
	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 people were employed in the Skills Funding Agency Bristol office in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	33269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p><strong>The figures for the number of people employed in the Skills Funding Agency Bristol office in each year since 2010 are:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/04/2016 15:52:05 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 55224 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

809867

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Tidal Lagoons Independent 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, when the Government plans to publish its full response to the Hendry review.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	120487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>A Government response to the Hendry Review will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/01/2018 14:36:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

968147

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: Oaths and Affirmations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has charged applicants for administering the oath of British Citizenship in overseas consulates in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	170801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>A fee of £5 is charged for administering the oath of British citizenship. This fee has remained unchanged within the last 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 16:27:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

837953

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Office for Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultations the Government had with stakeholders prior to the announcement of the National Office for Students.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	126983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>A full public consultation on creating an Office for Students took place following the publication of proposals set out in the green paper ‘Fulfilling our potential – Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice’ (November 2015): <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/474227/BIS-15-623-fulfilling-our-potential-teaching-excellence-social-mobility-and-student-choice.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/474227/BIS-15-623-fulfilling-our-potential-teaching-excellence-social-mobility-and-student-choice.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In response to this consultation, the government set out its intention to create an Office for Students in the white paper ‘Higher education: success as a knowledge economy’ (May 2016), supported by the Higher Education and Research Act 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-success-as-a-knowledge-economy-white-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-success-as-a-knowledge-economy-white-paper</a>.</p><p> </p><p>During 2017, the department launched seven consultations on aspects of the reforms, set out in this legislation, relating to how the Office for Students will undertake its role as the new regulator for the higher education sector. These included, registration and other fees; the regulatory framework; the designation of the data and quality bodies; Degree Awarding Powers and University Title; and monetary and financial penalties.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/02/2018 14:17:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

886170

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for her Department, with reference to the Turkish ECAA business guidance published by the Home Office on 5 March 2014, when she plans to provide an alternate pathway to Indefinite Leave to Remain to Turkish citizens resident under the Turkish Businessperson visa.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	136365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>A new settlement route for Turkish business persons will be introduced later this year. While the requirements of such a category are to be determined, this will be a charged route in line with others who are seeking to settle in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/04/2018 10:38:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

434051

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether special purpose vehicles are currently used to deliver any government-supported passenger rail or infrastructure operations.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	18691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>A special purpose vehicle is a company formed for a specific purpose, which may be for the short or long-term and is not limited to projects. In this way all franchised passenger train service operators are special purpose vehicles which deliver government-supported passenger rail operations. Network Rail also use special purpose vehicles, for example Network Rail Infrastructure Finance (<a href="http://www.networkrail.co.uk/investor-relations/uk-government-guarantee/" target="_blank">www.networkrail.co.uk/investor-relations/uk-government-guarantee/</a>). There are a number of other examples across the industry, but we have no complete list of them.</p><br /> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/12/2015 11:27:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

693357

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Medway Secure Training Centre: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff work at Medway Secure Training Centre; and how many new members of staff have commenced working at that centre since the National Offender Management Service took over the contract for running that centre from G4S in July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	64963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>A total of 145 staff currently work at Medway Secure Training Centre. Eight new staff members have commenced working at the centre since National Offender Management took over the running of the centre.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/02/2017 16:22:45 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

890295

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of whether her Department has carried out immigration status checks on a disproportionate number of BAME citizens as a result of the Government's hostile environment policy.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	137596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>A wide range of bodies conduct compliant environment checks under immigration and other legislation to prevent immigration offending and to protect public services from misuse. Codes of practice issued by the Home Office regarding the compliant environment are clear that status checks by employers and landlords must be conducted on a non-discriminatory basis. Public authorities must comply with the Equality Act in administering services.</p><p> </p><p>Where the Home Office is asked to confirm the immigration status of an individual, this will usually be done with their consent, but the Home Office does not require nor record the race, colour or ethnic background of the individual concerned.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 14:59:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens