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802373

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Horn of Africa: Migration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Khartoum Process on tackling migration within the Horn of Africa.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	118060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Khartoum Process has enhanced cooperation between the EU and African partners in tackling the challenges of illegal migration in the Horn of Africa. It continues to make progress under the Valetta Action Plan in combatting people smuggling and trafficking, and in bolstering regional protection for refugees. The UK will remain engaged under Italy's upcoming chairmanship and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 16:22:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

802374

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Research: Investment
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 he is taking to encourage greater private sector investment in research and development; and if he will make a statement
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	118061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to raising investment in research and development to 2.4% of GDP by 2027 as part of the Industrial Strategy. As a first step, we are increasing public investment in research and development (R&amp;D) from around £9.5bn last year to around £12.5bn in 2021/22 – increasing public R&amp;D spending as a share of GDP each year and making a total increase of £7bn over five years. This will be the biggest ever increase in public funding of R&amp;D. In 2018, we will publish a roadmap that sets out how Government and industry will work together to reach the 2.4% target by 2027.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/12/2017 16:00:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802375

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the Government response to the Hendry Review on tidal lagoons before Christmas 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	118062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government response to the Hendry Review will be published in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/12/2017 15:57:20 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802376

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Sudan: Torture
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 the Government of Sudan to request that it end its use of torture?
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	118063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>We used the fourth session of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 16 October to raise again our concerns, and to agree steps that the Government of Sudan would take to further progress on human rights issues, including working towards ratification of the Convention Against Torture (CAT).</p><p>The British Government and the Government of Sudan have agreed to continue the regular dialogue we maintain at all levels on human rights, which will include the UK's continued support for Sudan's accession to CAT.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2017 11:44:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

802377

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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, what assessment she has made of the effect of the 30 hours free childcare policy on nursery school budgets.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	118064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Maintained nursery schools make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children. The effect of the 30 hours entitlement on their budgets will depend on the extent to which they are directly involved in delivery of the entitlement and the take up of the entitlement by parents in the local area.</p><p>Maintained nursery schools can choose to offer the 30 hours entitlement themselves, as can all early years providers. However, if they cannot or do not want to offer the whole entitlement themselves, we would encourage them to consider a range of options for being involved in the delivery of the 30 hours entitlement, including working in partnership with other providers.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/12/2017 14:52:32 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802378

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the fall in the number of apprenticeship starts between May to July 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	118065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship reforms introduced earlier this year are the largest changes to apprenticeships the government has ever made. We are transforming the skills landscape and in light of these changes, it would premature to draw definitive conclusions on the basis of the limited data available. We fully expect there to be a period of adjustment while employers decide how to maximise the opportunities these reforms present them.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working hard to support employers in training and recruiting new apprentices. There have been over 1.1 million apprenticeship starts since May 2015 and we still aim to achieve 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/12/2017 13:30:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802379

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Wakefield City Academies Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the National or Regional Schools Commissioner first had discussions with the Education and Skills Funding Agency on concerns about the management by the Wakefield City Academies Trust of the schools in their multi-academy trust.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	118066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Regional School Commissioners and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have ongoing and regular conversations about trusts. The Regional Schools Commissioners for Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and East Midlands and the Humber have been working closely with the ESFA and Wakefield City Academies Trust throughout the Trust’s history, particularly following a disappointing set of performance results in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 11/12/2017 16:14:07 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

802380

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 18 year old apprentices whose families had previously been in receipt of welfare payments there were in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	118067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information on whether apprentices come from families who had previously been in receipt of welfare payments.</p><p>Latest information on the number of apprenticeships starts collected from the Single Individualised Learner Record by age group is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-november-2017</a></p><p>The department publishes information on outcome based success measures for those completing apprenticeships and further education training and also on further education learners claiming benefits:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures-2014-to-2015</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-for-benefit-claimants-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-for-benefit-claimants-2015-to-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/12/2017 16:11:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

802381

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay: Maternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of maternity leave on the gender wage gap?
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	118068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The government is determined to closing the gender pay gap, which is currently at 18.4%.</p><p> </p><p>The calculation of the national gender pay gap, based on the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, does not include employees whose earnings are affected by absence from work, such as through maternity leave. Such employees should therefore not artificially inflate the gender pay gap.</p><p> </p><p>However, evidence suggests that more broadly, women’s reduced labour market participation is the biggest known driver of the gender pay gap, which is in part, a result of women taking on the bulk of caring responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has one of the most generous Maternity Leave offers in the world, and we have also introduced Shared Parental Leave in order to provide parents with more choice and flexibility in how they divide care between them in the first year of their child’s life.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/12/2017 17:32:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

802382

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the level of funding allocated by his Department to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	118069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Investment in mental health is increasing, and being spent and this Government has prioritised mental health for children and young people. We are making an additional £1.4 billion available over 2015/16 – 2019/20 which is being used to expand and improve mental health services for children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>The recently published Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper on 4 December 2017 contains proposals to further increase early intervention and support for children and young people experiencing or at risk of mental health problems. The proposals as set out in the Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health would cost £215 million over the next three years towards the creation of Mental Health Support Teams, piloting a four week waiting time standard and rolling out mental health first aid training to primary schools.</p><p> </p><p>We will make funding available to fund the full cost of the final proposals. We will also provide up to £15-20 million each year from 2019 to cover costs of training Designated Senior Leads in schools and colleges, until all schools and colleges have had the chance to train a lead (we expect total funding to be up to £95 million).</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 14/12/2017 14:39:01 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew