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386511

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many projects were selected, (b) how much has been committed to and (c) how much was spent in each parliamentary constituency in England through the Regional Growth Fund in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014 and (vi) 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	5003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold the data in the format requested; the projects by constituency, the amount committed and paid can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 16:55:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name PQ-5003-RFG-table.pdf title RGF fund statistics
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

386517

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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 Promotion
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 companies received support under the High Value Opportunities scheme in each month of the 2014-15 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	4988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the 2014-15 financial year UK Trade and Investment supported 980 companies through the High Value Programme. Data is not recorded on a month by month basis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 16:57:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386543

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings he has had to discuss the role of local authorities in the future of grassroots football.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	5006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>On 7<sup>th</sup> July I met with Councillor Stephens from the Local Government Association and I am always open to engaging with local authority representatives on this important subject. Local authorities have a very important role in ensuring people from all backgrounds are able to participate in sport. They own or manage a large amount of sporting infrastructure in the country and have a responsibility to make sure that facilities and infrastructure are available and accessible. The Government, through Sport England, works closely with a wide range of local authorities, providing expert advice and funding to sustain and increase the number of people playing sport regularly.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/07/2015 14:12:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

386547

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of rent-to-mortgage schemes in promoting home ownership; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	4724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>This Government does not currently run a Rent to Mortgage scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced a number of programmes to help people into home ownership. So far, over 228,000 households have been helped to buy or reserve property since spring 2010 through Government-backed schemes, including Help to Buy and Right to Buy.</p><p> </p><p>Our commitment to build 200,000 Starter Homes this Parliament will ensure even more people have the opportunity to move into home ownership.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/07/2015 15:01:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

386548

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Owner Occupation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the proportion of home ownership was in (a) England, (b) East Sussex and (c) Lewes constituency in each of the last 18 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	4725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Decennial statistics on home ownership for England, East Sussex and Lewes constituency, based on Census data, are published by the Office for National Statistics, and are available at the following links.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks402ew" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks402ew</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 06/07/2015 14:56:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

386566

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will place in the Library a list of all public appointments made by his Department between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	4961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Under the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies April 2012, Government Departments are required to publicise successful appointments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/07/2015 08:50:27 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

386568

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding his Department or its agencies have provided for facilities for (a) wheelchair basketball, (b) blind cricket, (c) deaf cricket, (d) wheelchair tennis, (e) wheelchair rugby and (f) wheelchair football since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Government remains committed to supporting disabled people to realise their potential in sport. Since 2012 Sport England has made disability sport a key focus of its strategy and the National Governing Bodies of Sport have specific targets for increasing the number of people with disabilities who play their sport. Sport England is currently investing over £171 million to make sport a practical and attractive lifestyle choice for disabled people and to get more disabled people playing sport.</p><p><strong>Table A:</strong> Investment in disability sport-specific facilities</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sport</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sport England investment in disability sport-specific facilities since 2012</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wheelchair basketball</p></td><td><p>£79,314*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blind cricket and deaf cricket</p></td><td><p>£241,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wheelchair tennis</p></td><td><p>£150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wheelchair rugby</p></td><td><p>£228,968</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wheelchair football</p></td><td><p>£179,114</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Includes £30,000 award to GB Wheelchair Basketball Association (GBWBA) in 2013 for new wheelchairs</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the figures in Table A only includes awards for projects which have a stated disability sport focus. Facilities like sports halls can be used for disability sports like the ones listed in Table A. Since 2012, Sport England has invested £39.8 million in 58 such sports hall projects.</p><p> </p><p>As part of GBWBA’s Whole Sport Plan investment for 2013-17, Sport England invested £154,833 in the University of Worcester Disabled Athlete Accommodation project. Across Sport England’s National Centres for Sport, at least 20 per cent of accommodation provided has been designed specifically with disability access requirements in mind.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sport England is also investing £26,000 in a research project in partnership with GBWBA to look at ways to increase the quality of surfaces used for wheelchair sports.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 08/07/2015 16:58:32 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

386574

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 10 March 2015 to Question 226447, if he will provide an update on delivery under the Future Fifty programme in line with each of the performance indicators established by the Government and Tech City UK to date.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	4981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>Tech City UK’s performance against the agreed Key Performance Indicators for the Future Fifty programme to date is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Key performance indicator</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Q1 2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of firms provided with intensive one-to-one support from the Future Fifty team</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of Future Fifty events delivered</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of individuals from Future Fifty firms participating in events delivered as part of the programme</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Net promoter score of companies who respond positively versus negatively about the</p><p>impact of the programme</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Volume of positive media coverage in target media, and key message delivery</p></td><td><p>90% of media coverage positive; all coverage contributes towards TCUK’s organisational objectives</p></td><td><p>87.5% of media coverage positive; all coverage contributes towards TCUK’s organisational objective</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/07/2015 16:02:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386601

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish on her Department's website the guidance she has issued to headteachers on tackling extremism.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	4827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education published advice for schools and childcare providers on the Prevent duty on 1 July 2015 to coincide with the coming into force of the duty. The duty requires specified authorities, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.</p><p>The advice is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-safeguarding-advice-for-schools-and-childcare-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-safeguarding-advice-for-schools-and-childcare-providers</a></p><p>The government also published a briefing note for schools on 1 July with regards to how social media is being used by extremist groups to encourage young people to travel to Syria and Iraq. It makes clear that every teacher should be aware of the risks posed by the online activity of extremist and terrorist groups and be vigilant of the signs of radicalisation.</p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-use-of-social-media-for-online-radicalisation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-use-of-social-media-for-online-radicalisation</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 08/07/2015 15:15:35 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

386612

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will place in the Library a list of all public appointments made by her Department between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	4963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Under the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies April 2012, government departments are required to publicise successful appointments.</p><p>Public appointments made by the Department are either published on the Department or the relevant public bodies’ website. Between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015 appointments were published on the Departments website and on the Fuel Poverty Advisory Groups website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change</a>;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-fuel-poverty-advisory-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-fuel-poverty-advisory-group</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/07/2015 12:06:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge