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date	19/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Designated Quality Body in England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the QAA decision of 20 July that it will no longer consent to be the Designated Quality Body in England after 31 March 2023, if he will make an assessment of how effectively the provisions in section 25 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 can be implemented after 31 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	67161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has confirmed that it wishes to step down from the Designated Quality Body role at the end of March 2023. Arrangements for consulting the sector on the de-designation of the QAA will be confirmed imminently.</p><p>On 14 October 2022, the Office for Students (OfS) published an update on arrangements for assessing quality and standards from 1 April 2023.This update confirmed that the OfS will undertake a number of assessment activities that are currently delivered by the QAA on an interim basis from 1 April 2023. These include quality and standards reviews for providers seeking OfS registration, standards assessments for the purpose of assessing initial condition B8 of the OfS regulatory framework, and assessments for degree awarding powers.</p><p>The department has been working closely with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and the OfS on plans to deliver external quality assurance of end-point assessments for integrated and higher degree apprenticeships.</p><p>The department is also working closely with the OfS on ensuring these responsibilities are fulfilled effectively, and that they will continue to ensure the world-class standard of our higher education institutions is maintained.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Education will receive advice from officials and the OfS on permanent arrangements for the assessment of quality and standards. There are currently a number of options for future designation arrangements under consideration.</p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns grouped question UIN 67162 67163 67164 question first answered 25/10/2022 16:02:41 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1364947

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made in the increase in the number of (a) sexual harassment and (b) rape complaints from girls under the age of 18 in the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	67161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Allegations of rape made by female Service personnel under the age of 18 increased from one case in 2016 to two cases in 2021. Service Complaints alleging sexual harassment from within the same group decreased from one case to zero over the same period.</p><p>Sexual offending is not tolerated in the Armed Forces, and anyone failing to meet the standards required will be dealt with robustly, including being subject to police investigations and dismissal. Earlier this year, I announced an intention to publish a Defence-wide strategy for dealing with rape and serious sexual offences in the Service Justice System (SJS). The strategy will aim to reduce the prevalence and impact of rape and other serious sexual offending in the Armed Forces and improve the handling of those cases in the SJS.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence continues to tackle unacceptable behaviour. We are implementing the recommendations from the Wigston Review into inappropriate behaviour, and those made in the 2020 progress review led by Danuta Gray, which concluded that good progress had been made.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 04/11/2021 16:33:58 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

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registered interest
date	08/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Tax Havens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when and how the Government plans to use its powers to introduce public country-by-country reporting on tax havens; and what steps the Government is taking to obtain support from other countries for multilateral action.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	67161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has set out its objective for a comprehensive and effective model of public country-by-country reporting that is agreed on a multilateral basis, to improve transparency over businesses’ tax affairs and restore public trust in the tax system.</p><p>The UK will continue to work with international partners on that objective. This includes our continued participation in the discussions on the European Commission’s proposal.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 16/03/2017 10:42:57 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury