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795947

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary for State for Education, with reference to paragraph 1.95 of the Budget 2016, how much has been allocated on the policies listed in that paragraph in financial year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	116262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>Budget 2016 announced funding for a number of programmes linked to the revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.</p><p> </p><ul><li>Funding for the Primary PE and Sport Premium has been doubled to £320 million for academic year 2017/18. Funding for the premium is paid in academic years, with 7/12ths of the funding paid in the autumn term and the remaining 5/12ths in the summer term. In financial year 2017-18 £95 million will be provided from the soft drinks industry levy.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We published an invitation to tender on the 16 October 2017 indicating that we are investing £26 million from the levy over the next three years to expand breakfast club provision. The expectation is that £1 million funding will be provided in 2017-18 to the breakfast club programme.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>We announced in February 2017 the healthy pupils’ capital programme will build on the government’s plans for schools to provide a longer school day by changing the focus of the scheme to provide new facilities or improve existing ones to make it easier for a range of extra-curricular activities to be provided. Funding for the healthy pupils capital fund will be provided in 2018-19.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/12/2017 13:45:04 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

797587

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Cohabitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review the categories for registering a death of an unmarried partner to include partner and not simply disposing of the body.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	116550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The introduction of additional qualified informants will be progressed alongside wider Death Certification Reform under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/12/2017 17:44:16 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

797629

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Zero Hours Contracts: Unfair Dismissal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to extend the employment rights of workers on zero hour contracts to cover unfair dismissal.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	116592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering the issues raised by Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices which includes employment rights and zero hour contracts, as well as atypical work more generally. Matthew Taylor’s report is comprehensive and detailed and we have been giving the report the careful consideration it deserves and will respond in full shortly.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/12/2017 15:55:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

797766

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Official Cars: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will include Nissan electric vehicles in the Government’s car fleet.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	902672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Nissan electric vehicles already form part of the Government Car Service Fleet. Currently there are six Nissan electric cars in operation.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 30/11/2017 14:35:21 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

797776

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2017 to Question 2214, which local authorities will participate in the proof of identity pilot for the May 2018 local elections.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	116684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>The opportunity to pilot voter ID in May 2018 was offered to all local authorities in Great Britain and we are pleased that Woking, Gosport, Bromley, Swindon and Watford have committed to do so. In addition, Tower Hamlets will be piloting measures to improve the integrity of the postal and proxy vote processes respectively.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 06/12/2017 16:59:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

797777

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Cheshire East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the factors affecting electoral registration and voter engagement in the Cheshire East Unitary Authority.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	116685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>We have not made a specific assessment of factors affecting registration levels in Cheshire East.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, we are committed to working with EROs and others to build on the successful introduction of online registration to ensure that everyone eligible to take part in our democracy can do so. Before Christmas, we will publish our democratic engagement plan, setting out evidence on levels of electoral registration across the country and our intended steps for maximising registration.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 06/12/2017 15:12:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

797778

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Packaging: Recycling
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 discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and (b) representatives of the retail sector on to encourage supermarkets to make more of their packaging recyclable; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	116686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry has met with the Food and Drink Federation at a joint-Ministerial roundtable where the issue of waste was discussed.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the 2017 Autumn Budget that there will be a call for evidence on single-use plastics that will begin in the New Year that will also take into account the findings of the consultation on drinks containers. We fully expect the retail sector to respond to this.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/12/2017 14:33:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

797779

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) HM Treasury officials on the possibility of providing multi-annual funding settlements for Police and Crime Commissioners; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	116687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Following confirmation of the Spending Review settlement in November 2015, the Home Office set out our plans for the overall level of spending for the police to 2019/20.</p><p>Funding allocations for all PCCs will be confirmed, as usual, on an annual basis through the police funding settlement process.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 06/12/2017 13:16:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

797780

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Bahrain: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts in the Bahraini Government on fairness of the first trial of civilians in secret military courts in Bahrain in October 2017 .
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	116688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>​We have raised this issue with the Bahraini authorities. We continue to encourage Bahrain to live up to its international and domestic human rights obligations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/12/2017 13:15:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

797781

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Local Plans: Calderdale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has the power to redraft the local plan for Calderdale council.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	116689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>In his Written Statement of 16 November 2017 (HCWS254), the Secretary of State announced his intention to commence the formal intervention process with 15 local authorities who have not adopted a Local Plan since 2004, including Calderdale. These authorities have until 31 January 2018 to explain why they have failed to adopt a plan and what they will put in place to speed up plan production.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/12/2017 17:11:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch