The government is committed to ensuring that people from across the country have access to our world class art and culture, and Arts Council England has worked hard in recent years to ensure investment outside London has increased as a percentage and in cash terms. In 2017/18, the latest year for which figure are available, Arts Council England invested £1,383,998 in Doncaster (Local Authority region); the data below outlines the funding allocated per head for Doncaster and England for the same year. The £ per head figure may not provide a true reflection of the benefits that Doncaster will receive from cultural investment across England, as many arts organisations take their work across the country impacting regions outside the area that they are based in.<\/p>
<\/p>
£ per Head by Decision Year<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Year<\/ins><\/p><\/td> Doncaster<\/ins><\/p><\/td> England<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £4.50<\/ins><\/p><\/td> £11.32<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated for arts and culture in Doncaster (a) in total, (b) per head of the local population and (c) per head in England for the latest year for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1510", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Miliband"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/906297/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Requiring some form of identification to vote was successfully tested at the local elections on 3 May by five local authorities: Bromley, Gosport, Swindon, Watford and Woking. The overwhelming majority of people cast their vote without a problem and the success of the pilots proves that this is a reasonable and proportionate measure to take, and there was no notable adverse effect on turnout.<\/p> The estimate by the political lobby group the Electoral Reform Society is exaggerated and inaccurate. Data from Returning Officers across all five participating local authorities shows that there were 340 electors asked to return to the polling station with the correct identification who did not subsequently return. This represents 0.16% of the votes cast.<\/p> This reflects that such identification was a brand new requirement, and a few electors may not have read the publicity that they were sent about the pilots.<\/p> However, the experience of Northern Ireland, where paper ID has been required since 1985 and photo ID since 2003, illustrates that there should be no issue with voters not knowing - once the requirement has become established.<\/ins><\/p> The Electoral Commission is responsible for carrying out an independent, statutory evaluation of the pilot schemes and will publish its findings in the summer of 2018; this will be an opportunity to review how the publicity arrangements operated and could be improved. This is one of the benefits of piloting the policy.<\/ins><\/p> <\/p> Requiring some form of identification to vote was successfully tested at the local elections on 3 May by five local authorities: Bromley, Gosport, Swindon, Watford and Woking. The overwhelming majority of people cast their vote without a problem and the success of the pilots proves that this is a reasonable and proportionate measure to take, and there was no notable adverse effect on turnout.<\/p> The estimate by the political lobby group the Electoral Reform Society is exaggerated and inaccurate. Data from Returning Officers across all five participating local authorities shows that there were 340 electors asked to return to the polling station with the correct identification who did not subsequently return. This represents 0.14% of the votes cast.<\/p> This reflects that such identification was a brand new requirement, and a few electors may not have read the publicity that they were sent about the pilots.<\/p> <\/p> However, the experience of Northern Ireland, where paper ID has been required since 1985 and photo ID since 2003, illustrates that there should be no issue with voters not knowing - once the requirement has become established.<\/p> The Electoral Commission is responsible for carrying out an independent, statutory evaluation of the pilot schemes and will publish its findings in the summer of 2018; this will be an opportunity to review how the publicity arrangements operated and could be improved. This is one of the benefits of piloting the policy.<\/p> <\/p> There was an error in the data previously presented. Whilst the individual totals of votes cast in each local authority were correct, the overall total was incorrectly summed. The previously quoted total of votes cast of 206,741 should have been 234,506. As a result, the percentage of people who did not return as a proportion of number of votes cast was overstated, incorrectly given as 0.16%. The correct figure is 0.14%. The attached table contains the correct data.<\/p> <\/p> As part of its planned evaluation, the Electoral Commission will continue to collect and analyse a wide range of data and information about the pilots, including public opinion surveys, data from polling stations, turnout and postal voting data, and polling station staff surveys. We will continue to work with the Electoral Commission and other partners to ensure that the emerging data gives an accurate picture of how ID pilots were delivered.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"}
, "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/906297/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Pre evaluation voter ID polling station data (1) (1).xlsx"}
, "title" : "Pre evaluation vote "}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-05-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the news release entitled Thousands of voters turned away from polling stations in mandatory ID trials, published by the Electoral Reform Society on 4 May 2018, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the estimate by the Electoral Reform Society that 3,981 people were turned away from polling stations across the five pilot areas; and if he will make an estimate of what that figure would be in the event that the scheme was rolled out nationally.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4458", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Conor McGinn"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Conor McGinn"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/905680", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/905680/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). NIHR does not usually ring-fence funds for specific disease areas such as dementia. NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health including dementia. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. In all disease areas, the amount of NIHR funding depends on the volume and quality of scientific activity. NIHR funding for dementia research grew to £44.6 million in 2016/17, up from £37 million in 2015/16. This is a major contribution to meeting the commitment under the Government\u2019s 2020 Dementia Challenge, to maintain funding at £60 million a year. The other main public funders of dementia research are the Medical Research Council, which in 2016/17 spent We are developing 15 prestigious technical routes that will set a clear pathway through apprenticeships and new flagship T level programmes to skilled employment for young people.<\/ins><\/p> High quality apprenticeships offer an excellent means of progression for many young people leaving education, giving them the skills valued by employers.<\/ins><\/p> T levels are classroom based, level 3 study programmes and will provide a distinctive and rigorous technical alternative to A levels. A substantial, high-quality industry placement will be an essential part of each T level giving students the chance to put into practice the technical skills they have learned in the classroom.<\/ins><\/p> Training and qualifications within the technical education routes are being designed and developed by employers - so that students can be confident they are getting the skills that employers need.<\/ins><\/p> The reformed technical routes will ensure we unlock all the talents of young people across the country, no matter where they come from, and support them into strong, rewarding jobs and careers.<\/ins><\/p> <\/p> There are currently 393 free schools open. Since 2010, eight free schools have closed. and one closure is planned for summer 2018. The primary objective of the department when making a decision to close a school is to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for pupils and to secure value for money for the taxpayer.<\/p> <\/p> Academic year<\/p><\/td> Free school closures<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> Discovery New School<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> The Durham Free School, Dawes Lane Academy, Stockport Technical School<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/p><\/td> St Michael\u2019s Secondary School<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/p><\/td> Bolton Wanderers Free School, Collective Spirit Free School<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> Southwark Free School<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-05-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nadhim Zahawi"}
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, "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-05-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Free Schools: Closures"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools have closed in each year for which data is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/437", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir David Crausby"}
}
, "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton North East"}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir David Crausby"}
], "uin" : "143670"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/904138", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/904138/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The decisions for the 19 local authorities are set out in the table below:<\/p> <\/p> Local Authority Name<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Decision <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount of transfer Percentage of Barnsley<\/p><\/td> Partial Approval*<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td> 1.00%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bath and North East Somerset<\/p><\/td> Not Allowed<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 3.00%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolton<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1.00%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bournemouth<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 1.1<\/p><\/td> 1.20%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0.80%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derby<\/p><\/td> Not Allowed<\/p><\/td> Up to 1.7<\/p><\/td> Up to 1.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hammersmith and Fulham<\/p><\/td> Not Allowed<\/p><\/td> 0.7<\/p><\/td> 0.70%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hartlepool<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 0.5<\/p><\/td> 0.80%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hull<\/p><\/td> Not Allowed<\/p><\/td> Above 0.9<\/p><\/td> Above 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kingston-upon-Thames<\/p><\/td> Partial Approval*<\/p><\/td> 1.3<\/p><\/td> 1.30%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lambeth<\/p><\/td> Not Allowed<\/p><\/td> 1.5<\/p><\/td> 0.70%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Somerset<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td> 0.97%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northumberland<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 1.8<\/p><\/td> 1.00%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oldham<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 1.9<\/p><\/td> 1.00%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Poole<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 0.7<\/p><\/td> 0.92%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rotherham<\/p><\/td> Not Allowed<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td> 1.30%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Gloucestershire<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 2.9<\/p><\/td> 1.90%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Southwark<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td> 0.90%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thurrock<\/p><\/td> Approved<\/p><\/td> 1.9<\/p><\/td> 1.60%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> NT: *The totals and percentages shown are those approved, not applied for.<\/ins> The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1609", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chloe Smith"}
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, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Norwich North"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"}
, "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/901241/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ142781.pdf"}
, "title" : "UKSA Response "}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-05-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-05-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cancer"}
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, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the five most common cancer diagnoses were among (a) men and (b) women in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1409", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Gregory Campbell"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/897311", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Exiting the European Union "}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/897311/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community was published on 19 March 2018 on gov.uk. It was accessible to peers in the Printed Paper office but will now be deposited<\/ins><\/strong> <\/strong><\/p> The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has recently given evidence to the Exiting the EU Committee and the European Union Committee, on 25 April and 1 May respectively, where he discussed at length issues relating to the draft withdrawal agreement.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Lord Boswell of Aynho, as Chairman of the European Union Committee, wrote to the Secretary of State on 21 March with 24 questions regarding the draft withdrawal agreement. The Secretary of State responded in detail to the Committee's questions in writing on 19 April.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> This is in addition to a wide range of other parliamentary activity undertaken by select committees in scrutinising particular elements of what is expected to constitute part of the eventual Withdrawal Agreement - and the Government has been clear that the withdrawal agreement will be subject to a vote in both Houses of Parliament.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4336", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Callanan"}
}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Callanan"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/897311/answer/previousversion/57146", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4336", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Callanan"}
}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Callanan"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2018-05-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Brexit"}
, "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"}
, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the library of the House a copy of the document Draft agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community recently transmitted to the UK authorities for negotiation; and what plans they have for initiating, or involving the UK Parliament in, consideration of that document.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4302", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Balfe"}
}
, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Balfe"}
], "uin" : "HL7542"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/895376", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/895376/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Health and Safety Executive has recorded the following hydrocarbon releases (HCRs) by year:<\/p> <\/p> 2000 264<\/p> 2001 251<\/p> 2002 242<\/p> 2003 242<\/p> 2004 273<\/p> 2005 224<\/p> 2006 190<\/p> 2007 185<\/p> 2008 147<\/p> 2009 179<\/p> 2010 186<\/p> 2011 142<\/p> 2012 105<\/p> 2013 118<\/p> 2014 94<\/p> 2015 93<\/p> 2016 101(p)<\/p> 2017 103(p)<\/p> <\/p> Final figures for 2016 will be confirmed and published with the provisional figures for 2017 as part of the Health and Safety Executive\u2019s annual Offshore Statistics & Regulatory Activity Report, <\/em>due to be published in July.<\/p> <\/p> Releases are categorised as \u201cmajor\u201d, \u201csignificant\u201d and \u201cminor\u201d, depending on the potential consequences of the event, which is usually directly linked to the total quantity or rate of release.Overall reported hydrocarbon releases have approximately halved since 2010. The reporting process presents an opportunity for both the regulator and the industry to investigate and identify underlying causes and learn lessons.<\/p> <\/p> Although the offshore industry has seen the overall downward trend as an indicator of improved performance, HSE remains concerned that every release represents a deficiency in an operator\u2019s process safety management, and an increased risk of harm to workers. There have also been a small number of large releases every year which could have resulted in a major accident.<\/p> <\/p> Consequently, the Director of HSE\u2019s Energy Division wrote recently to challenge the offshore industry to identify and address any weaknesses in its leadership and safety culture, as well as its arrangements for safety system audits, which have allowed such releases to occur (see attachment entitled Letter from the Director, HSE Energy Division to the Oil and Gas Industry on Hydrocarbon Releases).<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4071", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sarah Newton"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Truro and Falmouth"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sarah Newton"}
, "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/895376/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Attachment to 140076 & 140715 - Letter from the Director, HSE Energy Division to the Oil and Gas Industry on Hydrocarbon Releases.doc"}
, "title" : "Letter from HSE Director"}
, "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-05-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
, "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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