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855530

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	Productivity: North East
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 increase regional productivity in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Industrial Strategy has set out a long term approach to boost the UK’s productivity growth and ensure that we’re building an economy fit for the future. The White Paper has set out a range of measures aimed at increasing investment from the private and public sector, which will both be vital in meeting the objective of increasing our productivity and earning power for people across the UK, including the North East of England.</p><p>We are working with the North East Local Enterprise Partnership to support the delivery of their Strategic Economic Plan, with its key themes of More and Better Jobs, which articulates how productivity can be enhanced in the area. In their latest analysis, the North East LEP highlights that, of the 55,200 additional jobs created in the North East since 2014, 73% – or 40,300 – meet their definition of ‘better’ jobs.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 13/03/2018 16:24:25 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855531

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	Infrastructure: North East
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 provide funding for regional infrastructure development in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Through our Industrial Strategy, we will make sure that we are using all the tools we have to stimulate growth in places such as the North East. That means using our record investments in infrastructure to unlock growth in every part of the country; using the major new investment in research to support innovative manufacturing businesses across the country; and encouraging inward investment into the parts of the country where we need to get growth going faster.</p><p> </p><p>The North East LEP Growth Deal supported by £379.6 million of funding is estimated to provide 8,000 new jobs. The Growth Deal includes funding for the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) providing a world-class environment for high-tech industries and advanced manufacturing businesses. South Tyneside and Sunderland Councils estimate that it will bring £300 million of private sector investment into the region, helping support and grow the manufacturing sector in the North East.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 13/03/2018 16:21:05 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855532

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	Business: North East
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 he has made of the number of (a) business start-ups and (b) business closures in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) Tyne and Wear and (iv) the North East in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics’ Business Demography survey details the change in number of UK businesses.</p><p> </p><p>When looking at business start-ups and business closures we look at business births and business deaths. The Office of National Statistics defines business births as new business registrations and business deaths as businesses that have ceased to trade.</p><p> </p><p>The following table gives the number of business birth and deaths in the Jarrow Constituency, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear Metropolitan County and North East Region from 2010 to 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Jarrow Constituency</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>South Tyneside</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Tyne and Wear Metropolitan County</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>North East Region</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Business Births</p></td><td><p>Number of Business Deaths</p></td><td><p>Number of Business Births</p></td><td><p>Number of Business Deaths</p></td><td><p>Number of Business Births</p></td><td><p>Number of Business Deaths</p></td><td><p>Number of Business Births</p></td><td><p>Number of Business Deaths</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>2,925</p></td><td><p>5,975</p></td><td><p>6,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>2,935</p></td><td><p>2,705</p></td><td><p>7,070</p></td><td><p>6,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>2,980</p></td><td><p>7,265</p></td><td><p>7,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>4,160</p></td><td><p>2,750</p></td><td><p>9,685</p></td><td><p>6,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>375</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p>3,145</p></td><td><p>9,650</p></td><td><p>7,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>4,145</p></td><td><p>3,340</p></td><td><p>9,635</p></td><td><p>7,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>645</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>4,380</p></td><td><p>3,760</p></td><td><p>10,180</p></td><td><p>8,530</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 12/03/2018 15:48:49 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855533

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	Job Creation: Jarrow
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 support job creation schemes in the Jarrow constituency.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has funded the provision of tailored advice and support through the North East Local Enterprise Partnership’s Growth Hub, which aims to grow the number and quality of jobs across the North East, including Jarrow.</p><p> </p><p>This growth hub has a particular focus on scale-up businesses. In 2014, the North East LEP estimates that the area had 420 scale-up businesses employing 15,500 people with a combined turnover of £1.8billion. A third of the increase in the value of goods and services produced in the North East during 2014 can be attributed to these 420 scaleups.</p><p> </p><p>While the North East economy has seen significant business growth in the past two years, we are supporting the Local Enterprise Partnership in their ambition to do even better by increasing the number of scale-up businesses in the North East LEP area by 50% by 2024, creating 6,000 more jobs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 13/03/2018 16:22:44 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855534

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) private sector and (b) public sector employees in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/03/2018 12:38:17 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 130841 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855535

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	Private Rented Housing
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 comparative assessment he has made of the proportion of households renting privately in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East and (d) other areas of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Data on households in the private rented sector in England and by region can be found on the Department's website. See ATs 1.1 and 1.2 here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676433/2016-17_Section_1_Households_Annex_Tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676433/2016-17_Section_1_Households_Annex_Tables.xlsx</a></p><p>The Department does hold such data at local authority or constituency level.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 12/03/2018 16:11:17 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855536

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Unemployment: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce youth unemployment in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside and (c) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>For the quarter October to December 2017, youth unemployment in the North East was 29,000 – down by over 15,000 since the 2010 General Election (quarter: February-April 2010).</p><p> </p><p>In April 2017, a new programme of intensive support was introduced for 18-21 year olds making a new claim to Universal Credit full service. We are introducing this programme in line with the roll-out schedule for Universal Credit, which is being introduced in a planned, gradual and safe way.</p><p> </p><p>A number of sites in the North-East are already full service sites, and are able to provide claimants with intensive support through this new programme. Remaining sites in the North-East will continue to be rolled out in line with the revised schedule for Universal Credit Full Service, including Jarrow, which is expected to deliver our new programme from May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Considerable additional support is also available to young people who are claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance. This includes (but is not limited to): basic skills training, work-related training, and 2-8 weeks work experience opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>For pupils aged 12 to 18 in England, the Jobcentre Plus Support for Schools programme assists schools in delivering their statutory duty to provide high quality, independent and impartial careers advice. It also helps pupils make a smooth and effective transition from school to work, training or further study.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 13/03/2018 17:46:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855537

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	Shipping: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 128159, for what reasons the decision was made to procure ships other than warships by international rather than UK-only competition.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>As outlined in the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS), the Government is committed to the procurement of non-warships through international competition. It remains the cornerstone of defence procurement policy as the means by which we attract the best solutions and maximise value for money for UK taxpayers, and lies at the heart of the NSbS. The exemption under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article 346), which allows any member nation to reserve a procurement for reasons of national security, does not apply to the design, construction and commissioning of non-warships. Where applicable, the sensitive elements of these ships will be limited to a UK only competition. A key element of our vision for a modern and efficient maritime sector, capable of meeting the country’s future defence and security needs, is one that can compete in the overseas as well as in the domestic market. Sir John Parker identified a renaissance in the UK shipbuilding sector, which has a record of success in international competitions. As a result of the NSbS, we have set up and are supporting the Maritime Enterprise Working Group, an industry group aimed at actively assisting UK shipyards and supply chains improve their competitiveness and capability capacity to put in high-quality bids. BEIS expects UK shipbuilding companies to be in a position to be able to bid into all competitions announced by MoD. We strongly encourage UK companies to take part in all Defence competitions.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/03/2018 17:16:09 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

855538

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve mental health support for (a) veterans and (b) serving Military personnel in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside and (iii) the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	130845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to ensuring that both Serving personnel and veterans are given the mental healthcare and treatment they need. We do this by working in close partnership with a variety of different organisations, including the NHS (which is responsible for the provision of healthcare, including mental healthcare, for veterans) and Service charities such as Combat Stress.</p><p>Recent initiatives include the new partnership, announced in October 2017, with the Royal Foundation, aimed at helping maintain and develop good mental fitness. On 25 February this year, the Secretary of State for Defence announced that we have built on our existing partnership with Combat Stress to provide a new MOD-funded 24/7 Military Mental Health Helpline for Serving personnel and their families, running in conjunction with the charity's existing helpline for the veterans' community. We will also be providing an additional £2 million of annual funding for military mental health services, on top of the £20 million a year we already spend, in order to deliver the Defence Mental Health Services Delivery Plan.</p><p>Mental health services are already provided for Serving personnel through a network of 20 permanent locations, comprising 11 Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMHs); six Mental Health Teams (MHTs); and three locations with a permanent Community Mental Health Nurse. The North-East region (including Jarrow and South Tyneside) is served primarily by DCMH Leeming in North Yorkshire, which also provides a weekly visiting clinic to RAF Boulmer and Albemarle Barracks in Northumberland, to improve access for patients living in and around those areas.</p><p>Personnel leaving the Armed Forces who have had mental health issues during their Service are able to access services at DCMH Leeming for up to six months after discharge, to help them during the transition period. A Veterans' Transition Protocol ensures any Service person discharged with a diagnosed mental health disorder is handed over appropriately to the NHS in England. Where a Service person is leaving the Armed Forces but has enduring need for mental healthcare, we work in partnership with NHS England through the Veterans' Mental Health Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (VMH-TILS), to ensure continuity of care.</p><p>In the north of England, the VMH-TILS is a partnership between Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) and Northumberland Tyne and Wear, Hull and East Riding and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trusts. The service provides a range of treatment and support for veterans, as well as Armed Forces personnel approaching discharge. The VMH-TILS will arrange for veterans to be referred if necessary to the NHS England Veterans' Mental Health Complex Treatment Service (VMH-CTS) which launches on 1 April 2018; the North of England Service Provider is the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Other services available to veterans in North East England include the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health Programme (VRMHP), for veterans that have served since 1982 and Reservists with operations service overseas since 2003 (also provided through DCMH Leeming), and the Veterans UK and Veterans Welfare Service.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/03/2018 15:57:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

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