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Since 2007, the core Department has made no contributions in annual membership fees to the Confederation of British Industry.<\/p>
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Information for non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p>
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I have approached the Chief Executives of the Department\u2019s Executive Agencies (Insolvency Service, Companies House, National Measurement Office, Intellectual Property Office, UK Space Agency, Ordnance Survey, Met Office, Land Registry and the Skills Funding Agency) and they will respond to my Hon. Friend directly.<\/p>
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Since 2007, the core Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has made the following payments to the Confederation of British Industry:<\/p>
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2011 - £120 to cover costs of a training event for a BIS member of staff<\/p>
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2014 - £180 to cover costs of a training event for a BIS member of staff<\/p>
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In other years, no payments were made.<\/p>
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Information for non-departmental public bodies is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p>
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I have approached the Chief Executives of the Department\u2019s Executive Agencies (Insolvency Service, Companies House, National Measurement Office, Intellectual Property Office, UK Space Agency, Ordnance Survey, Met Office, Land Registry and the Skills Funding Agency) and they will respond to my Hon. Friend directly.<\/p>
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Post offices play an important role in communities across the UK, acting as a community hub and making sure people have access to important services.<\/p>
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The role of post offices in ensuring financial inclusion is becoming increasingly important. Post office operates 2,500 free-to-use ATMs across the UK and approximately 95% current accounts are accessible across post office counters in over 11500 branches across the UK. Post office is also increasing the range of financial services it offers to customers directly.<\/p>
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I believe post offices have a key role to play in ensuring financial inclusion and their contribution in this area enhances the social value of the post office network itself. That is why Government has provided nearly £2 billion since 2010 to maintain, modernise and protect the network.<\/p>
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Local authorities are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with procurement rules and all other relevant legislation.<\/p>
I have recently sought legal advice on the relationship and interaction between the duties on local authorities in respect of the placement of children and young people with SEN in specialist educational institutions and local authority obligations to tender for services under the public procurement regime. In the light of the legal advice I receive, we will communicate with local authorities in the spring so they are clear on the position.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1605", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Timpson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Crewe and Nantwich"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Edward Timpson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-01-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "219245"} , {"_value" : "219246"} , {"_value" : "219408"} , {"_value" : "219409"} , {"_value" : "219410"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-01-05T14:25:03.747Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-12-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Special Educational Needs"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that local authorities are abiding by procurement regulations when letting contracts to acquire school places for children with SEND from Special Academy schools.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3940", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Craig Whittaker"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Calder Valley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Craig Whittaker"} ], "uin" : "219407"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171512", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/171512/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Local authorities are responsible for ensuring their own compliance with procurement rules and all other relevant legislation.<\/p>
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