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855490

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Key Forensic Services: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2018 to Question 128775, on Key Forensic Services: Insolvency, which police forces were contracted with Key Forensic Services prior to that company entering administration.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	130797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>I welcome the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s and Association of Police and Crime Commissioner’s swift action to minimise the impact on the criminal justice system and protect evidence for live cases. The contractual arrangements are a commercial matter for the police and the company.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/03/2018 17:45:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

855525

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authority areas had their early years hourly funding rates reduced in 2017-18 compared with 2016-17; and what percentage that reduction in funding rate was for each local authority area so affected.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	130832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>37 local authorities were protected by the transitional protection, which prevents any authority seeing an annual reduction in their three and four year old hourly funding rates of more than five per cent. Each area’s percentage change is shown in the attached table. For two year olds, all local authorities saw a seven per cent increase in 2017/18 from their 2016/17 hourly rate.</p><p> </p><p>Full details on early years national funding formula (EYNFF) funding rates to local authorities can be found in the document ‘EYNFF: local authority allocations for 2017 to 18’ at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574003/EYNFF_local_authority_allocations_table.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574003/EYNFF_local_authority_allocations_table.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/03/2018 16:45:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 130832 Attachment.docx title 130832 Table 1
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

855527

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much supplementary funding will be allocated to local authorities for maintained nursery schools in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	130834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Maintained nursery schools (MNSs) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children. Our supplementary funding of approximately £60 million a year enables local authorities to protect MNS funding until 2019/20. Initial allocations to local authorities in respect of the MNS supplementary funding for the financial year 2018 to 2019 are available in the 2018 to 2019 dedicated schools grant allocations table on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Final allocations for 2018 to 2019 will be made in the summer of 2019. Allocations for 2019-20 will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/03/2018 16:39:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

855539

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many working parents with 3 and 4 year olds in receipt of 30 hours of early years education (a) receive the Government's universal 15 hours of early education funding and (b) are not in receipt of the Government's additional 15 hours of early education funding for working parents.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	130846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Children in receipt of 30 hours free childcare access the universal 15 hours of free childcare, as well as the extended entitlement to 15 hours free childcare for working parents.</p><p> </p><p>As of December 2017, an estimated 202,783 were in a 30 hours place. This figure is based on local authority data returns made in November 2017. We will be publishing the spring term data on Thursday 15 March 2018 and that will be available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/30-hours-free-childcare-spring-term-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/30-hours-free-childcare-spring-term-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/03/2018 17:44:29 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

855552

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Public Lavatories: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government is providing support to local authorities to ensure that all public places can offer fully accessible facilities in accordance with the requests from the Changing Places campaign; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	130859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is keen to promote the provision of Changing Places toilet facilities and has supported the development of a web based map to enable people to find their nearest Changing Places toilet. Existing guidance on the Building Regulations’ requirements on access encourages the provision of Changing Places facilities in new non domestic buildings and we are keeping that guidance under review.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/03/2018 16:09:39 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

855554

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance: Honduras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Intentional Trade, with reference to the statement from the Honduran office in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning the use of force of force by the Honduras Government against protesters, if he will suspend the license for the unsent order of surveillance equipment to Honduras.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	130861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The goods on this licence were presented to UK Customs for export on 22 February 2018. This licence is now exhausted.</p><p>United Nations reports are considered as part of the application process. The issue of the licence was consistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria and remained so at the time of export.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/03/2018 17:40:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

855558

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Shortages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to prevent gas shortages.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	130865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Great Britain benefits from highly diverse and flexible sources of gas supply, including domestic production, pipelines from Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands, and liquefied natural gas terminals which can bring in gas from anywhere in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Gas security in the UK is provided by ensuring that these diverse sources have volumes available sufficiently in excess of peak demand to cope with shocks, and system flexibility to respond quickly to those shocks.</p><p> </p><p>Analysis shows GB supplies can meet gas demand even under severe weather conditions for an extended period of time.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/03/2018 17:04:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

855586

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of energy smart meters which are operating in dumb mode.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	130893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>It is estimated there are currently around 400,000 meters being operated by large suppliers in ‘traditional’ mode.</p><p>There were more than 8.6 million smart and advanced meters operating in Great Britain, in ‘smart mode’, as of 30 September 2017.</p><p>The Data and Communications Company (DCC) will move SMETS1 meters into its national system, starting later this year, so that all consumers can keep their smart services when they switch energy supplier, regardless of which generation of meter they have installed.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/03/2018 17:09:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

855599

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Housing: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2017 to Question 127211 on Housing: Insulation, which industry experts his Department is working with to clarify the approved documents on fire safety.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	130906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The expert group includes members of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) and seconded experts. All experts on the group are invited as individuals, not representatives of an organisation, and it is not normal practice to publish their names. The names of members of BRAC are however listed at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/building-regulations-advisory-committee/about/membership" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/building-regulations-advisory-committee/about/membership</a>.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/03/2018 17:10:07 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

855616

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount was that each police force received from the police precept in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	130923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Council tax and precept information for England is published by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and is available at the link below.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-levels-set-by-local-authorities-in-england-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-levels-set-by-local-authorities-in-england-2017-to-2018</a></p><p>Information for Wales is published by the Welsh Government at:</p><p><a href="https://statswales.wales.gov.uk/Catalogue/Local-Government/Finance/Council-Tax/Budget-Requirement/budget-requirement-policeauthoritybudgetrequirement-by-policeauthority" target="_blank">https://statswales.wales.gov.uk/Catalogue/Local-Government/Finance/Council-Tax/Budget-Requirement/budget-requirement-policeauthoritybudgetrequirement-by-policeauthority</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/03/2018 17:44:28 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh