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927646

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to help restore devolved government in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	905870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage closely with the political parties and the Irish Government as appropriate, to restore the Executive. This remains a top priority.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 905872 question first answered 20/06/2018 14:49:13 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

927647

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Education: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of expenditure on shared and integrated education in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	905871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting the expansion of Shared and Integrated Education and to that end has set aside up to £500m to develop shared and integrated education in Northern Ireland.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Secretary of State was delighted to underline this commitment in Omagh on Monday where she announced the allocation of £140m to the Strule Shared Education Campus. This campus will bring together 4,200 children from across traditional divides in a world class education facility transforming the delivery of education in the area.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 20/06/2018 16:32:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

927648

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to help restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	905872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage closely with the political parties and the Irish Government as appropriate, to restore the Executive. This remains a top priority.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 905870 question first answered 20/06/2018 14:49:13 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

926525

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy to ensure that young people choose between a wholly technical and wholly academic education when aged 16.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	154676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Technical Education, our ambition is that every young person, after an excellent grounding in the core academic subjects and a broad and balanced curriculum to age 16, is presented with two clear choices: the academic or the technical option. Reformed apprenticeships and new T Levels will ensure that the technical option is world-class and provides a high quality alternative to A levels.</p><p>T Levels will be substantial programmes, so we expect that in future the majority of students will follow either an academic programme (e.g. three A levels) or a technical programme (a T level). We do appreciate that students may change their minds, and we will ensure there are appropriate bridging courses to make movement between the two options easily accessible. In principle, we believe that a student should be able to take an A level alongside their T Level, particularly if it supports progression outcomes for their chosen T Level. We are particularly supportive of high attaining students who want to take Core maths or an A level in maths alongside their T Level.</p><p>In the response to the consultation on T Level implementation, we committed to reviewing qualifications that currently attract government funding for post-16 study. In designing this review, we will ensure that continued funding is only available for the group of qualifications that serve a genuine purpose, are of a high quality and enable students to progress to meaningful outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/06/2018 11:09:06 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

926526

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people are able to experience technical education before they turn 16 years old in order to make an informed choice on (i) T-levels and (ii) other future educational options.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	154677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Pupils who study at University Technical Colleges (UTCs) study an integrated academic and technical curriculum from the start of Key Stage 4 (KS4). This enables them to experience technical education as part of a broad and balanced curriculum before they turn 16, informing their choices about future educational and career pathways.</p><p>Students at KS4 are able to take up to three Technical Awards alongside GCSEs that will count towards their school's Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores. Technical Awards are broad, high-quality level 1 and level 2 qualifications in non-English Baccalaureate subjects that equip students with applied knowledge not usually acquired through general education. They focus on applied study of a sector or occupational group, including the acquisition of associate practical or technical skills where appropriate. Each Technical Award is equivalent to a GCSE in robustness and challenge.</p><p>It is important that young people are able to make informed choices about their future education, training and jobs. Our careers strategy, published in December 2017, says that by 2020 schools should make sure that their students experience at least seven encounters with employers, at least one a year from year 7 to 13. Some of these encounters should be with employers working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.</p><p>In January 2018, we introduced a new law which requires all maintained secondary schools and academies to make sure that students hear from a range providers about approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships. Further information about the new law can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/skills-minister-highlights-new-provider-access-law-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/skills-minister-highlights-new-provider-access-law-for-schools</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/06/2018 11:05:32 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

926527

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Capita and Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what external advice his Department has received on the financial health and risk of (a) Capita and (b) Serco.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	154642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has processes in place to routinely monitor the financial health of all its major suppliers, including Capita and Serco, drawing on both internal analysis and external, open-source financial information.</p><p>The MOD also works closely with colleagues in the Cabinet Office and other Government Departments to monitor risk across the Government's supplier base.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/06/2018 15:01:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

926529

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that employees of her Department are paid their agreed pay increase in July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	154756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that as a result of multilateral discussions, the DWP Permanent Secretary - Peter Schofield, announced on 14 June that contractual Employee Deal salary uplifts would be paid on time for the majority of colleagues within DWP.</p><p> </p><p>Payments of consolidated pay increases will be made in July salaries for the AA, AO, EO and HEO grades. Unfortunately, without the Civil Service pay guidance, we cannot move forward on non-consolidated end-of-year payments nor can we proceed on consolidated pay awards for SEO, Grade 7 and Grade 6 colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to press for the pay guidance to be published as soon as possible. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Rt Hon Esther McVey MP has also taken part in a number of discussions with counterparts responsible for Her Majesty’s Treasury and Cabinet Office to convey the urgency of the situation.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working closely with trade unions and will continue to do so to ensure that all payments are made as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/06/2018 11:50:25 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

926533

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the return from Help to Buy deposits used to purchase leasehold properties when they are resold.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	154737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>From the start of the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme in April 2013 to the end of December 2017, 3,905 equity loans taken out on leasehold properties have been redeemed, to a total value of £188,874,391. On 21 December 2017 the Government announced it would bring forward legislation to prohibit new long leases from being granted on houses, apart from in exceptional circumstances. The then Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Sajid Javid also wrote to all developers to strongly discourage the use of Help to Buy equity loans for the purchase of leasehold houses.</p><p>The sector has responded positively and, of the 26 biggest developers in Englandthat use Help to Buy, the majority have confirmed that they will meet this expectation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 29/06/2018 13:35:58 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

926540

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Royal Navy (a) Type 23 frigates and (b) Type 45 destroyers have made port calls in Scotland in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	154728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>From available records the number of Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates and Type 45 Destroyers that made port calls in Scotland in each calendar year since 2013 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Type 23</p></td><td><p>Type 45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 (to 19 June)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data represents the number of port calls made in Scotland, not the number of nights or days in ports in Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/06/2018 15:07:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

926541

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers entered training in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	154734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Between January - December 2017, 4406 Prison Officers enrolled onto the Prison Officer Entry Level Training (POELT) Course, of these 68 did not complete their training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 154735 question first answered 25/06/2018 16:56:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain