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771326

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	David Kelly
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will consider overturning the decision to classify documents about the death of Dr David Kelly; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	107770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The circumstances surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly were considered extensively by my predecessor in 2011. The investigation that he commissioned reviewed all of the relevant documents and evidence. The then Attorney General’s conclusion at the end of that process was that a fresh inquest or inquiry into the death was not warranted. A written statement setting out the detailed reasons for the Attorney’s decision was placed in the House of Commons library in June 2011. That statement was accompanied by a good deal of additional material, including the independent reports that were commissioned.</p><p> </p><p>I am not persuaded there is any reason to re-visit the matter.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 31/10/2017 15:17:21 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

771327

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Border Planning Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any action has been taken to date following and as a result of the meetings of the Borders Planning Group.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	107763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Border Planning Group is a cross-Whitehall senior officials group. It provides strategic oversight and assurance of Departmental plans to manage the impact at the border of withdrawal from the EU. It ensures that individual departments’ border-related projects and programmes are coordinated and deliverable. Recommendations and meeting outcomes cannot be disclosed as these relate to the formulation or development of government policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/10/2017 09:25:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

771328

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 7789, on day care, what proportion of parents who have successfully applied for tax-free childcare are self-employed.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	107743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Childcare Choices website brings together all the government’s childcare offers into one place for the first time. It is the starting point for parents to find out about what government support they might be entitled to. Since its launch in March 2017, the website has over 1 million unique visitors. Parents can follow a link from Childcare Choices to the childcare service to apply for 30 hours free childcare and/or Tax-Free Childcare. From Childcare Choices they can also use the Childcare Calculator to work out which offer is best for them.</p><p> </p><p><em>Since the childcare service was launched in April, over 216,000 30 hours eligibility codes were generated for children who will be eligible for 30 hours free childcare in the autumn term, and Tax-Free Childcare accounts have been opened for more than 155,000 children. Whilst the majority of parents have applied with no issue, some parents have experienced difficulties. HMRC have apologised to those parents and are working with National Savings &amp; Investments (and their supplier Atos) to make a range of improvements to the childcare service. HMRC have arrangements in place to ensure that no parents miss out financially as a result of these issues.</em></p><p> </p><p>In relation to the numbers of childcare providers signed-up to deliver Tax-Free Childcare I refer the honorable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105541) on 16 October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>To date, 14% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed. These are people who would otherwise not have acess to supported childcare.</p><p> </p><p>A study into the feasibility of measuring the impact on the labour and childcare market impacts of Tax-Free Childcare was published in February 2016 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/feasibility-study-into-evaluating-the-labour-and-childcare-market-impacts-of-tax-free-childcare-and-the-free-early-education-entitlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/feasibility-study-into-evaluating-the-labour-and-childcare-market-impacts-of-tax-free-childcare-and-the-free-early-education-entitlement</a>. The Government has committed to carry out a post-implementation review, two years after the implementation of Tax-Free Childcare to evaluate the impact of the scheme, including on the childcare market.</p><p> </p><p>The parent application, account and helpline for Tax-Free Childcare are delivered by National Savings &amp; Investments, working their supplier Atos. The arrangements for performance management of National Savings &amp; Investments, including the performance of the childcare service, were described in response to a Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Director General for Transformation at HM Revenue &amp; Customs, provided information on compensation arrangements in a letter to the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee on 4 October, found here:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/Correspondence-hmrc-taxfree-childcare-compensation-041017.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/Correspondence-hmrc-taxfree-childcare-compensation-041017.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>As announced at Budget 2016, Employer Supported Childcare schemes will close to new entrants from April 2018.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 107860 107861 107862 107873 107874 107892 question first answered 24/10/2017 11:39:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

771330

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	Department for Communities and Local Government: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what records his Department keeps on the delivery of projects of a value in excess of £10,000.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	107742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Departmental policy requires that a business case must be prepared for all projects in excess of £10,000. Project delivery is monitored by individual Project Managers, in line with delegated authorities, and progress recorded and reported through appropriate departmental governance structures.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/10/2017 14:26:33 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

771332

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hawk Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the Hawk TMk1 training aircraft to be taken out of service for the (a) Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team and (b) rest of the Royal Air Force.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	107758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Hawk T1 aircraft is due to remain in service until 2030. It is currently used by 100 Squadron and 736 Naval Air Squadron for operational training, as well as by the Red Arrows and the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine. The UK currently has a pool of 75 T1 aircraft from which the Red Arrows and those other units are able to draw. In addition 28 Hawk T2 aircraft are used in a flying training role. Given the number of aircraft currently in service there is no pressing need to make a decision on Red Arrows replacement.</p><p>Those aircraft providing operational training are planned be replaced from 2027 by the Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme which is still in the development stage. The nature of fleet management means that although some of the remaining units will incrementally drawdown earlier, sufficient Hawk T1 aircraft will be retained in the pool of available aircraft to support the requirements of the final units until replacement. Consideration will be given to replacing the Hawk T1 with the Red Arrows in due course, but a decision is unlikely to be taken until after the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 107748 107757 107787 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:16:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

771333

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hawk Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on suitability tests of Advanced Hawk 128 T2 Jet Trainers; and whether he plans to procure further Advanced Hawks for the (a) Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team and (b) rest of the Royal Air Force.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	107748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Hawk T1 aircraft is due to remain in service until 2030. It is currently used by 100 Squadron and 736 Naval Air Squadron for operational training, as well as by the Red Arrows and the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine. The UK currently has a pool of 75 T1 aircraft from which the Red Arrows and those other units are able to draw. In addition 28 Hawk T2 aircraft are used in a flying training role. Given the number of aircraft currently in service there is no pressing need to make a decision on Red Arrows replacement.</p><p>Those aircraft providing operational training are planned be replaced from 2027 by the Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme which is still in the development stage. The nature of fleet management means that although some of the remaining units will incrementally drawdown earlier, sufficient Hawk T1 aircraft will be retained in the pool of available aircraft to support the requirements of the final units until replacement. Consideration will be given to replacing the Hawk T1 with the Red Arrows in due course, but a decision is unlikely to be taken until after the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 107757 107758 107787 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:16:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

771334

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual (a) maintenance, (b) spares, (c) fuel, (d) provision and (e) other running costs of a (i) Type 45 Destroyer, (ii) Type 26 Destroyer, (iii) Landing Platform Helicopter, (iv) Landing Platform Dock, (v) Hunt Class Minehunter and (vi) Astute Class Submarine.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	107740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/10/2017 16:07:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

771336

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hawk Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Hawk T1 Aircraft and (b) Advanced Hawk 128 T2 Jet Trainers are in use by the Royal Air Force.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	107757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Hawk T1 aircraft is due to remain in service until 2030. It is currently used by 100 Squadron and 736 Naval Air Squadron for operational training, as well as by the Red Arrows and the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine. The UK currently has a pool of 75 T1 aircraft from which the Red Arrows and those other units are able to draw. In addition 28 Hawk T2 aircraft are used in a flying training role. Given the number of aircraft currently in service there is no pressing need to make a decision on Red Arrows replacement.</p><p>Those aircraft providing operational training are planned be replaced from 2027 by the Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme which is still in the development stage. The nature of fleet management means that although some of the remaining units will incrementally drawdown earlier, sufficient Hawk T1 aircraft will be retained in the pool of available aircraft to support the requirements of the final units until replacement. Consideration will be given to replacing the Hawk T1 with the Red Arrows in due course, but a decision is unlikely to be taken until after the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 107748 107758 107787 question first answered 23/10/2017 16:16:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

771338

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the new funding formula for schools includes funding for students with high needs; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>On 14 September, we published our decisions on the introduction of a national funding formula for schools (which provides core funding for all mainstream schools), and a national funding formula for high needs (which provides place funding for special schools, and top-up funding for high needs pupils in both special and mainstream schools).</p><p> </p><p>Under the national funding formulae, mainstream schools will be expected to contribute the first £6,000 of additional funding for any pupil on their roll with high needs from their schools block funding. When a school can demonstrate that the costs of additional support required for a pupil with high needs exceed £6,000, the local authority should allocate additional top-up funding from their high needs budget to cover the excess costs. This process is the same as under the previous funding system. This is explained in paragraph 54 of the High Needs funding 2018 to 2019 operational guide, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-funding-arrangements-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-needs-funding-arrangements-2018-to-2019</a>. If a school has concerns about the level of funding they receive for their pupils with high needs, it should discuss it with their local authority in the first instance. <strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/10/2017 16:30:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

771339

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Fingerprints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the use of finger printing of school children for identification purposes.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Some schools in England use fingerprinting for the purposes of administering payment for school meals. Biometric systems can have a number of advantages, including removing issues around lost money, reduced queueing times and reducing the stigma associated with free school meals. Many children are already familiar with this technology as used, for example, to unlock a smart phone. However, the government does not endorse any particular approach, and governing boards are responsible for the day to day running of schools.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on “Protection of children's biometric information in schools” is available on our website at: <a href="http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/advice/f00218617/biometric-recognition-systems" target="_blank">http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/advice/f00218617/biometric-recognition-systems</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/10/2017 15:21:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew