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752089

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve access to bank accounts for refugees in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	5046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5045 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:51:43 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

750782

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what level of Key Stage 2 attainment has been achieved by pupils permanently excluded from state funded mainstream secondary schools in the academic year 2015-16 prior to their exclusion for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	4143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Information on permanent and fixed period exclusions is published in the “Permanent and fixed period exclusions from schools in England” statistical series[1].</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/07/2017 15:29:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

750794

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Johnson Kane
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what background checks were carried out on Johnson Kane before schools were transferred to management by the Education Fellowship Trust.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Education Fellowship Trust (TEFT) were approved as an academy sponsor in 2012. The Department introduced a revised sponsor approvals process in 2013 with a new system for background checks. Prior to 2013 potential sponsors submitted a business case to the Department which were considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>Additional background checks were carried out on Johnson Kane in 2014 prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 4285 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:32:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

750795

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Johnson Kane
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on Johnson Kane.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Education Fellowship Trust (TEFT) were approved as an academy sponsor in 2012. The Department introduced a revised sponsor approvals process in 2013 with a new system for background checks. Prior to 2013 potential sponsors submitted a business case to the Department which were considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>Additional background checks were carried out on Johnson Kane in 2014 prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 4286 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:32:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

750931

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public engagements for which a media calling notice was issued were attended by a departmental Minister in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not record such information in a central log and it could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 19/07/2017 13:47:50 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

750759

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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	Coastal Communities Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to introduce a fifth round of the Coastal Communities Fund.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	4426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We expect to provide details of the fifth round of the Coastal Communities Fund in early 2018. Coastal areas should not wait for the fifth round to be launched before developing and implementing their plans for revitalising their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 19/07/2017 16:58:46 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

748610

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to increase the levy on firms employing migrant workers.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) came into effect on 6 April 2017 and applies to UK employers who sponsor workers from outside the European Economic Area through the Tier 2 skilled visa route. We are committed to a strong skills system that can drive increases in productivity, improvements in social mobility and help boost our economy and the Immigration Skills Charge plays its part in this commitment by incentivising employers to invest in training and up-skilling the resident workforce.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to reviewing the operation of the Charge, including its impact and the income generated.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/07/2017 15:44:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

750903

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with disability groups on the effect of proposals for settled status on EU citizens in the caring professions living in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	4335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Secretary and myself have meetings with a wide range of stakeholders, and senior Home Office officials have begun discussions with a range of groups representing EU citizens in the UK, including those representing vulnerable groups. We are committed to continuing and broadening this dialogue over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/07/2017 15:48:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

750914

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Russia: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Russian counterpart on that country increasing its funding contribution to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I have not raised the issue of financial contributions to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe with my Russian counterpart. The amount each participating State pays to the organisation is calculated based on a scale of assessment. Efforts to amend that scale are ongoing. The UK argues strongly in these discussions that a new scale should be based on the capacity to pay, applying the UN methodology based on Gross National Income (GNI). Adoption of this new scale would result in increased contributions from a number of countries including Russia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/07/2017 13:32:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

750916

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding the Government has provided to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom's assessed contributions to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Unified (regular) Budget IS 9.35% of the total budget. It is paid in Euros and in the last ten years were approximately as in the table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>€16.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>€14.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>€14.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>€14.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>€14.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>€14.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>€15.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>€14.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>€14.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>€14.6m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom's contributions to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine AT 11.9%, which is funded separately from the Unified Budget as specified in its mandate, since it's commencement in 2014 were approximately as in the table:</p><p> </p><p>Year Costs</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>€3,513,923m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>€7,208,500m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>€8,328,589m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>(Estimated) €8,084,743m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the United Kingdom has provided voluntary contributions towards the deployment of election observers to various ODIHR missions across the OSCE in the last ten years approximately as in the table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>£144,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>£200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£660,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£279,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£304,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£398,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£619,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£583,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£571,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>£104,000 (to end June 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has also contributed bilateral funding to various OSCE implemented projects over the past ten years. Funding for these projects were agreed on a case by case basis and there is no central record of all the contributions held.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/07/2017 13:30:19 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish