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715552

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Viscount Rothermere
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 30 March 2017 to Question 62917, whether any other such meetings have been omitted from the official records on gov.uk.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	70011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>We have taken the opportunity to review the returns, and have updated the records on GOV.UK to ensure full transparency on meetings with senior media executives.</p><p> </p><p>This was simply an administrative oversight by diary officials. This was an informal occasion in a social setting, and not a formal government meeting, it was not recorded on the return by accident.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70012 question first answered 18/04/2017 12:14:51 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715553

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Viscount Rothermere
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 30 March 2017 to Question 62917, for what reason the meeting of 11 February between David Cameron and Lord Rothermere was omitted from the original record on gov.uk.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	70012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>We have taken the opportunity to review the returns, and have updated the records on GOV.UK to ensure full transparency on meetings with senior media executives.</p><p> </p><p>This was simply an administrative oversight by diary officials. This was an informal occasion in a social setting, and not a formal government meeting, it was not recorded on the return by accident.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70011 question first answered 18/04/2017 12:14:51 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714985

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxis: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether representations were made by or on behalf of his predecessor to the former Mayor of London on the regulation of the taxi and private-hire industry in London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>As you would expect, the previous Chancellor had discussions with the former Mayor on policies in which they have a shared interest, including London taxis and private hire vehicles among many other transport and economic policy areas.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2017 14:17:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715031

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential use of computer programming in primary schooling.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that pupils receive high quality computing education. That is why we have introduced computing as a National Curriculum subject at all four Key Stages. All maintained schools must follow the curriculum and other schools can use it as a benchmark. The curriculum has been designed to ensure that pupils acquire the knowledge and skills they need to become active creators of digital technology, not just passive consumers of it.</p><p> </p><p>In Key Stages 1 and 2, the computing curriculum has a strong focus on programming. It includes an understanding of algorithms and how they are implemented as programs. In addition, pupils are taught about designing, writing and debugging simple programs, using logical reasoning, and using a variety of software to design and create a range of programs, systems, and content.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/04/2017 13:34:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715038

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: Primary Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average proportion of a school day which was spent on teaching computer skills in primary schools in the last academic year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally collected. A question was asked however, in the National Foundation for Educational Research Teacher Voice Survey in May 2016 at the request of the Department of Education. The question asked respondents:</p><p> </p><p>“Approximately how many minutes of teaching time they spent in the average week across a range of subjects, both in subject specific lessons and as a part of other lessons”.</p><p> </p><p>The results showed that across all the primary Key Stages, the median teaching time spent on Computing was 45 minutes as part of subject specific lessons whilst the median time spent on teaching Computing as a part of other lessons was 20 minutes. Both the report from this survey and the data tables containing this information are publicly available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-voice-omnibus-may-to-july-2016-survey-dfe-questions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-voice-omnibus-may-to-july-2016-survey-dfe-questions</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/04/2017 08:46:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715044

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of 16 to 18-year old students took A-level computer science in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of students who have taken computer science A level in the last five years is published as part of the “A level and other level 3 results: 2015 to 2016 (revised)” statistical first release (SFR).[1]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2015-to-2016-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2015-to-2016-revised</a> (“Maths and science tables: SFR05/2017” document, table 13a)</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/04/2017 08:41:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715133

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Taxis: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether representations were made by or on behalf of the former Prime Minister to the former Mayor of London on the regulation of the taxi and private-hire industry in London.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>More broadly, I would note that the Government is aware of concerns regarding the increase in the size of the private hire market and the impact of new and innovative ways of working on traditional business models. The Government supports choice for consumers and wants to see both taxis and private hire vehicles prosper.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/04/2017 12:00:31 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714460

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Non-domestic Rates: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the role of business rates in developing the digital economy.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Rateable values are set independently of ministers by the Valuation Office Agency. All telecom and technology properties are assessed for business rates in the normal way to the common standard of rateable value. At Spring Budget 2017 the Government announced a £435 million package to support businesses in England facing the steepest increases in business rates following the revaluation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 18/04/2017 10:42:40 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714464

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government: Databases
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 potential benefits to the digital economy of releasing government data sets.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>Open data is already delivering enormous value across the economy and society. The UK is a world leader in open data and we have released over 41,000 non-personal datasets, powering over 400 apps and enabling transformational change in sectors as diverse as transport, agriculture and housing. The UK is committed to being the world’s most open and transparent government and the UK’s third Open Government National Action plan sets out an ambitious agenda to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/04/2017 10:29:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714487

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of A-level students took computer science in each year during the period 2005 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>The computer science A level was renamed in 2015; previously it was known as computer studies A level. The table below therefore provides information on the proportion of students who have taken computer studies A level during the period 2004/5 to 2009/10.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of students who entered at least one A level1</p></td><td><p>Number of students who entered Computer Studies A level2</p></td><td><p>Percentage of students who entered Computer Studies A level2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>263,265</p></td><td><p>5,931</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>258,285</p></td><td><p>4,996</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>249,547</p></td><td><p>4,599</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>256,610</p></td><td><p>4,151</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>261,218</p></td><td><p>3,923</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>267,345</p></td><td><p>3,574</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Key Stage 5 attainment data</p><p> </p><p>1. Covers students at the end of advanced level study who were aged 16-18 at the start of the academic year.</p><p>2. Following a review by Professor Smith, the A level “computer studies” was renamed “computer science” in 2013, as higher education representatives felt this was a better description of the subject.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/04/2017 13:45:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest