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988621

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Local Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the (a) duties and (b) responsibilities are for a Government Local Plan Inspector.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	180140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 sets out that Inspectors are appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out an independent examination to assess whether a local plan is sound. The National Planning Policy Framework tests of soundness require the plan to be positively prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national policy. If the plan does not meet those tests, the Local Planning Authority can request that the Inspector recommends main modifications to make the plan sound. These could cover any matter within the scope of the tests of soundness, which could include the level of housing allocation within the locality. All proposed main modifications are subject to public consultation</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 180141 question first answered 22/10/2018 14:21:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

988622

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Local Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances a Government Local Plan Inspector is able to recommend the alteration of a Local Plan; and whether an inspector is able to recommend such an alteration when it will have an effect on the level of housing allocation in a locality.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	180141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 sets out that Inspectors are appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out an independent examination to assess whether a local plan is sound. The National Planning Policy Framework tests of soundness require the plan to be positively prepared, justified, effective and consistent with national policy. If the plan does not meet those tests, the Local Planning Authority can request that the Inspector recommends main modifications to make the plan sound. These could cover any matter within the scope of the tests of soundness, which could include the level of housing allocation within the locality. All proposed main modifications are subject to public consultation</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 180140 question first answered 22/10/2018 14:21:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

988623

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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: Construction
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 Objectively Assessed Need criteria includes population growth as a result of immigration.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	180142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework expects councils to identify their objectively assessed need for housing and other uses. The new Framework, published in July, expects a standard method to be used for assessing housing need, which is based on national projections of population and household growth. The population projections take into account anticipated changes in net migration based on past trends.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/10/2018 14:23:55 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

988624

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Coventry University and University of Warwick: Research
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 research funding the (a) UK Government and (b) EU have given (i) the University of Warwick and (ii) Coventry University in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	180095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The information you have requested is routinely published annually by the Higher Education Standards Agency (HESA) as a part of the HE Finance Plus publication.</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK and EU Government Funding of the Universities of Coventry and Warwick, 2010/11-2016/17</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>(£ thousands)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>University</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Government Research Income<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EU Government Research Income<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Coventry University</strong></p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>5,167</p></td><td><p>1,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,814</p></td><td><p>1,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5,289</p></td><td><p>2,674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>5,318</p></td><td><p>3,578</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5,856</p></td><td><p>3,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>7,936</p></td><td><p>2,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>13,760</p></td><td><p>3,014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>The University of Warwick</strong></p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>98,705</p></td><td><p>6,595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>95,277</p></td><td><p>8,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>92,059</p></td><td><p>9,412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>93,107</p></td><td><p>11,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>99,086</p></td><td><p>13,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>115,242</p></td><td><p>14,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>111,596</p></td><td><p>16,321</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: HESA Finance Records 2010/11-2016/17</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>1. Includes funding from Research Councils, academies, other central government funding and research tax credits</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>2. EU Government research income covers funding from EU government institutions. Other funding is received from within the EU which is not included, such as from businesses or charities.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/10/2018 16:46:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

988625

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Plastic Bags: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the single use carrier bag charge; and whether he has plans to expand the scheme to other single use items.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	180096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The single use carrier bag charge introduced in 2015 has seen plastic bag sales in major supermarkets drop by 86%. This is equivalent to 19 bags per person in 2016/17 in England, compared with 140 bags each before the government introduced the charge. It has taken 13 billion plastic bags out of circulation in the last two years and last year alone generated over £51.6 million for charities and other good causes.</p><p> </p><p>The HMT call for evidence on tackling single use plastic waste through the use of fiscal measures or new charges closed in May. A summary of responses was published in August ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget on 29 October.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 22/10/2018 12:19:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

988626

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Assessments: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of requests for exam re-marking for (a) GCSE, (b) BTEC, and (c) A-Level exams by students at (i) community and academy comprehensive schools, (ii) community and academy grammar schools, and (iii) private schools in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	180097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sally Collier, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 22/10/2018 13:49:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

988627

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of funding allocated to (a) Step Up to Social Work (b) other programmes that promote diversity in the social work profession; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	180098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to continuing investment in the education and training of social workers and securing a diverse workforce representative of service users. A further round of applications to Step Up to Social Work will launch in February next year with up to 700 participants starting training in January 2020. The department is also currently procuring provision of fast-track social work education in 2020 and 2021 following the successful Frontline programme. Separately, the government supports proposals for a new graduate apprenticeship which will provide a route into social work for a broader range of people. This is in addition to existing investment in bursaries for social work students attending traditional university social work degree programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 22/10/2018 13:58:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

988630

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Greyhound Board of Great Britain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department has made an assessment of adequacy of the injury and retirement data published by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	180246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The format of the injury and retirement data published by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) for the first time in March this year was requested and approved by Defra. Alongside publication of the data, which has been independently verified, the GBGB also made several commitments to improve the figures, which the Government has welcomed. Defra will continue to monitor the data, and the progress of GBGB’s commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/10/2018 14:30:00 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

988631

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the number of instances where universal credit claimants have not received universal credit payments due to being paid every four weeks rather than per calendar month.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	180312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The amount of Universal Credit paid reflects, as closely as possible, the actual circumstances of a household during each monthly assessment period, including any earnings reported by the employer during that assessment period, regardless of when they were paid. Monthly assessment is aligned to the way the majority of employees are paid and also allows Universal Credit to be adjusted each month. This means that if a claimant’s income falls, they will not have to wait several months for a rise in their Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Some claimants are paid in differing patterns, including four-weekly, fortnightly, weekly or on a variable day every month, which may mean that for some months these claimants receive two or more sets of earnings during one Universal Credit assessment period (AP). This may reduce, or in some cases completely reduce the Universal Credit award the claimant receives that month.</p><p> </p><p>We have produced guidance to help ensure claimants, staff and representatives are aware of the importance of reporting accurate dates and the impact on payment cycles: this is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments-payment-cycles" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments-payment-cycles</a>.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/10/2018 16:52:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

988635

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government's plans for the UK’s future trading relationship with the EU to provide the same level of access to the European Union as is currently provided to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	180316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has published its White Paper setting out a clear proposal for the future relationship we want to build with the European Union.</p><p>This represents a substantial evolution of our proposals towards our future relationship which are of greater scope than any such existing agreement, and reflect our shared history and values, close ties, and unique starting point.</p><p>The Government’s proposals for its future economic relationship with the EU strikes a new and fair balance of rights and obligations. It sets out a UK-EU trade area for goods to ensure continued frictionless access at the border to each other's markets, underpinned by an upfront commitment to a common rulebook on goods, including agri-food and a Facilitated Customs Arrangement to avoid customs checks and controls at our border. It further proposes a comprehensive package for services and digital minimising new barriers to trade whilst acknowledging UK and EU service suppliers will not enjoy the same rights as they do today.</p><p>Our proposals recognise that the UK will not have the same levels of market access as it currently does, but we are committed to securing the best possible future trading relationship - one that works for the UK and for the EU.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 23/10/2018 16:49:53 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake