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996989

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in town centres.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	907316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 which provides powers that the police and local authorities can use to tackle anti-social behaviour in town centres.</p><p>The powers include Public Spaces Protection Orders for local councils to stop people committing anti-social behaviour in public spaces and a Dispersal Power the police can use to disperse anti-social individuals.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/10/2018 17:08:26 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1599442

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	National Lottery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the Fourth Report of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on What next for the National Lottery, HC 154, published on 22 November 2022 .
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	153839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>We are grateful to the DCMS Committee for its wide-ranging report on the future of the National Lottery and the lotteries sector. The Department and the Gambling Commission have now submitted responses to the Committee’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/03/2023 11:50:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

529347

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	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: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the outcomes of the Anti-Corruption Summit in May 2016 on developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	905520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The commitments agreed at the London Summit could potentially achieve major benefits for developing countries including preventing their resources from being stolen and hidden abroad; ensuring international systems recover these funds whilst punishing perpetrators; and helping citizens have greater opportunities to seek justice against corruption.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/06/2016 14:26:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1123499

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Literacy: Teaching Methods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of teaching early literacy through phonics.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	910576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>There is a significant body of evidence that demonstrates that systematic phonics is a highly effective method for teaching early reading. According to the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), phonics approaches have been consistently found to be effective in supporting younger readers to master the basics of reading, with an average impact of an additional four months’ progress. Research suggests that phonics is particularly beneficial for younger pupils (four to seven year olds) as they begin to read. Teaching phonics is more effective on average than other approaches to early reading (such as whole language or alphabetic approaches), though it should be emphasised that effective phonics techniques are usually embedded in a rich literacy environment for early readers and are only one part of a successful literacy strategy[1].</p><p>In 2018 there were 163,000 more six year olds in England on track to become fluent readers compared to 2012. This represented 82% of pupils meeting the expected standard in the phonics screening check, compared to just 58% when the check was introduced in 2012.</p><p>The Department is investing £26 million in a national network of English hubs to support local schools in developing their teaching practice, with a focus on systematic phonics, early language development and reading for pleasure. There are now 34 such hubs, based in primary schools across England.</p><p>[1] EEF Phonics Teaching and Learning Toolkit, updated August 2018 (available at: <a href="https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/teaching-learning-toolkit/phonics/" target="_blank">https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evidence-summaries/teaching-learning-toolkit/phonics/</a>).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/04/2019 16:27:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

720372

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage more students to take up a creative, artistic and technical subject at GCSE.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	70427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>At Key Stage 4, all pupils in maintained schools have an entitlement to study an arts subject and a design and technology subject.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the revised curriculum introduced into schools in 2014, new GCSEs in a number of creative, artistic, and technical subjects including music, art and design, dance, drama, design and technology, food preparation and nutrition, electronics and engineering have been developed to be more rigorous.</p><p> </p><p>These GCSEs or any other GCSEs and technical awards from the Department approved list can count towards the open element of Progress and Attainment 8. These measures are designed to encourage schools to offer a broad and balanced curriculum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/04/2017 14:14:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1105844

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made to ensure that all bus operators are providing audio visual (AV) next stop and final destination announcements as required under the Bus Services Act 2017; and what steps his Department is taking to make bus transport more accessible for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	238384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 includes powers for the Secretary of State to make Regulations requiring bus operators to provide audible and visible information on local bus services in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the importance of accessible on-board information in helping bus passengers to travel with confidence, and in Summer 2018 published a public consultation on proposals to require its provision on local bus services throughout Great Britain. This follows the Government’s commitment, set out in the Inclusive Transport Strategy, to invest £2 million towards ensuring that audio visual equipment is installed on buses.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to analyse responses to the consultation and expect to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/04/2019 12:59:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1140089

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Hybrid Bills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress he has made on introducing a hybrid Bill to secure the powers to deliver phase 2b of High Speed Two; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	912041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>In 2018, the Government began engaging on the design of HS2 Phase 2b with local communities along the route, via the publication of the Working Draft Environmental Statement.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2019, we published a Design Refinement Consultation which announced eleven possible changes to the Phase 2b route. These consultations represent significant milestones in preparing the HS2 Phase 2b hybrid Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/07/2019 16:12:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

422736

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department is making on tackling rogue fundraising activities by charities.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	901711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>It is essential we put a stop to the immoral behaviour we have seen from some charities over the summer and rebuild people’s faith in giving to charity.</p><p>There will be a new, tougher fundraising regulator which will own and develop the fundraising code of conduct, have the power to stop fundraising campaigns if they are in breach of the rules, name and shame those who do not comply and refer cases to the Charity Commission. It will also establish a Fundraising Preference Service to enable people to reset their consent to receive charity fundraising requests.</p><p>We are also seeking reserve powers to mandate charities to register with the new fundraising regulator should this prove necessary.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 21/10/2015 16:32:11 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

579521

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on funding research into improving the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	45785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) spent £25.5 million on respiratory disease research in 2014/15 (the latest available figure). Most of this investment (£16.6 million in 2014/15) is in infrastructure for respiratory research where spend on specific topics such as the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis cannot be separated from total infrastructure expenditure. This infrastructure includes NIHR biomedical research centres and the NIHR Clinical Research Network.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR manages the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme, which is funded by the Medical Research Council and NIHR. The programme is currently funding a £1.4 million efficacy and mechanism evaluation of treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with the addition of co-trimoxazole.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 14/09/2016 16:50:21 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup

1051401

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	101 Calls: Derbyshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 101 service response times were for Derbyshire in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Erewash
	tabling member printed	Maggie Throup
	uin	214594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. The handling of 101 calls, including response times and performance targets, is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/02/2019 12:07:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup