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77510

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much land the Law Officers' Departments have released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	205471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Law Officers’ Departments have not released any land for this purpose since 2010. The Crown Prosecution Service is the only Department which actually owns any property and its estate is very small.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 14:26:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

65385

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances: Lewisham
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 people in (a) the London Borough of Lewisham and (b) Lewisham East constituency are in receipt of disabled student's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	203720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students' Allowance is published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>'. The latest statistics are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A further breakdown for the London Borough of Lewisham and Lewisham East constituency has been provided in the table for the academic year 2012/13. The effective date is that of the November 2013 Awards Statistical First Release. The figures are therefore provisional and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for the academic year 2013/14 will be available from November 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance<sup>(</sup></strong><strong><sup>1,2)</sup></strong><strong> from the London Borough of Lewisham<sup>(</sup></strong><strong><sup>3)</sup></strong><strong> and Lewisham East constituency<sup>(</sup></strong><strong><sup>3)</sup></strong></p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2012/13 (provisional)</p><p> </p><p>Effective date: 13/11/2013<sup>(4)</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Application Type</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Full-Time Application</p></td><td><p>Part-Time Application</p></td><td><p>Post Graduate DSA</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(Area)</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Borough of Lewisham</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham East Constituency</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) may be paid to the Student or to a Supplier on the student's behalf.</p><p> </p><p>2. DSA Payments may be made at any point during the Academic Year or after the end of the Academic Year.</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures are derived from the Post Code of the applicant's home address.</p><p> </p><p>4. The effective date is that of the November 2013 Awards Statistical First Release. The figures are therefore provisional and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not add to the sum of the components due to rounding.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/07/2014 13:12:24 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

65387

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to conclude his Department's consultation on the proposed changes to the disabled students' allowance; and when he expects to publish the Equality Analysis and Disabled Students' Allowances Guidance for 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	203719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is actively engaged in discussions with stakeholders to inform the DSA Guidance 2015/16 and the Equality Analysis and this will continue over the summer. Both documents will be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/07/2014 13:25:32 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

64441

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what target his Department sets for the amount of time for people to receive an accurate assessment for personal independence payments under (a) normal rules claiming and (b) special rules claiming.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	202764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There are no legal requirements to complete action on a claim to PIP within a specified time, but we continuously monitor how long the claimant journey is taking against original estimates and implement measures to speed up the process.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/07/2014 16:34:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

64443

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to better identify those personal independence payment claimants who could be assessed solely on the basis of evidence without the need for face-to-face assessments.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	202753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>We are working with our providers to ensure that all PIP claims received are reviewed and where sufficient evidence is available at that initial review we may make a decision on the claim without the need for a face-to-face consultation. Where a face-to-face consultation is needed or further evidence must be gathered, the assessment provider will undertake that activity.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/07/2014 14:02:24 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

64444

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will provide financial assistance to people facing delays to personal independence payments applications.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	202754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Answer I gave the hon. Member for Livingstone, Graeme Morrice, on 24 June, Official Report, col 178W.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/07/2014 14:42:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

50425

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 461W, on NHS: insolvency, when he plans to place in the Library the minutes of the meeting on 2 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	198242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text We plan to place a final copy of the minutes of the meeting on 2 April in the Library in due course, once the terms of reference for the Committee have been finalised. answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

49550

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions the Prison Service Gold Command has been opened in each of the last 36 months; and what the nature was of each incident that caused it to be opened.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	197468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>A Gold Command Suite (GCS) is located at National Offender Management Service (NOMS) headquarters in London. It provides strategic assistance in the managing of serious prison incidents to the Governor of a prison in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hostage</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Concerted indiscipline</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Escape</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Industrial Action</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Barricade</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Civil Disturbances</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>At Height</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Barricade</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Although there has been an increase in the number of times the GCS was opened, the number of callouts of Tornado staff (a mutual aid arrangement between prisons who respond to the most serious incidents that cannot be managed locally) is half of what it was in 2007. There has been no rise in the number of serious incidents being attended.</p><p> </p><p>A large part of the increase in the number of times the GCS was opened was for hostage incidents. Many incidents that we manage as “hostage” we believe to be acts of collusion between the alleged perpetrator and victim(s) in attempts to have their demands met. NOMS National Tactical Response Group, which has the specialist skills required to deal with such incidents, is frequently called to attend as a precautionary measure. Many of these incidents are dealt with very quickly with minimal disruption to the prison.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

49551

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his most recent estimate is of the average cost of housing an individual in (a) a probation hostel and (b) approved premises for 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	197611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>On release from custody, offenders who meet the referral criteria may be accommodated in an Approved Premises (AP). (APs were formerly known as Probation &amp; Bail Hostels.)There are 100 APs in England &amp; Wales, providing supervised accommodation for offenders under probation supervision. They also house a small number of defendants on bail.</p><p> </p><p>Most APs are managed by probation trusts and funded out of the total grant paid to the trust by the National Offender Management Service. The AP element is not separately identified. Because of this funding arrangement, it is not possible to provide the information requested without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

48500

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department collects on children missing education; what information schools are expected to record in the Lost Pupil Database, part of his Department's school2school site; and how many pupils' records were held in the Lost Pupil Database on 1 February (a) 2014, (b) 2013, (c) 2012, (d) 2011 and (e) 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	196657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect data on children missing education. Section 436A of the Education Act 1996 places a duty on local authorities to have arrangements that enable them to establish the identities of children in their area who are not registered pupils at a school, and are not receiving suitable education through a means other than at a school. Local authorities may decide as part of this duty to collect information on children who may be missing education or at risk of doing so. The Department's statutory guidance to local authorities advises that they must have robust procedures in place to fulfil their legal duty.</p><p>The 'lost pupils database' (LPD) records the transfer records of pupils whose correct destination is not known. Files are retained whenever a child leaves a school for a destination outside the maintained school sector. Examples of these destinations include ‘gone to an independent school', ‘gone sick', ‘moved abroad with parents' or 'moved on without reason'.</p><p>The LPD is not used by Children Missing Education (CME) officers to record CME data. The primary function of the Department's School to School (S2S) secure data transfer website is to provide schools and Local Authorities (LAs) with a mechanism for the secure and ongoing transfer of thousands of statutory child-level data files per week to new schools/LAs when children move school.<br><br>The details required for the Lost Pupil Database are:</p><p>File Name<br>Source school<br>Source LA<br>UPN<br>Surname<br>Forename<br>DOB<br>Gender<br>Former UPN<br>Former Surname<br>Middle Names<br>Ethnicity<br>FSM eligibility<br>In Care<br>Care Authority<br>SEN status<br>Start Date<br>Postcode<br>Sessions Possible<br>Sessions Attended<br>Sessions Unauthorised<br>First Language</p><p>LPD records are stored for a minimum of 12 months. The last ‘clear down' took place in October 2013 which means monthly additions are only held back to October 2012. At 1 February 2014, 15,128 records were held on the system. Records are not removed from the system until the general ‘clear down', so the figure does not represent pupils missing from education at any given time.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander