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449808

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers aged between 19 and 21 local authorities were in contact with in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015; and how many such care leavers were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on care leavers in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015, who were aged 19, 20 and 21 in 2013 and 2014 is not available. However, the information for care leavers aged 19, 20, or 21 in 2014 and 2015 is shown in the tables below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Accommodation type<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Suitable</strong></p></td><td><p>20,570</p></td><td><p>21,010</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unsuitable</strong></p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,840</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21 with whom the local authority were in touch</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21,980</p></td><td><p>22,520</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><ol><li><p>This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p></li><li><p>Suitability of accommodation is not recorded where the young person has gone abroad, been deported or where their residence is not known.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 25428 question first answered 05/02/2016 13:44:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449889

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been accommodated in hostel-type accommodation provided by Compass in each Compass region in each month since 1 April 2015; and how many such people have been held under (a) section 98, (b) section 95 and (c) section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>In general, there are two types of accommodation used for asylum seekers. First, Initial Accommodation (“IA”) which is mainly full board and is provided while the support application is being assessed. Second, “dispersal accommodation”, generally shared flats, maisonettes and houses, is provided once the person is found to be eligible for support. The length of time someone will stay in an Initial Accommodation centre will vary from person to person according to their particular circumstances. However, the Home Office aims to process their application for financial support and move straightforward cases to longer term dispersal accommodation in participating dispersal towns and cities within 19 days.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of people housed in initial accommodation under each section of the 1999 Act. It could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/02/2016 15:41:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449956

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 who were aged 19, 20 or 21 in 2013 and 2014 and housed in accommodation considered (i) suitable and (ii) unsuitable were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children looked after by the local authority.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on care leavers in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015, who were aged 19, 20 and 21 in 2013 and 2014 is not available. However, the information for care leavers aged 19, 20, or 21 in 2014 and 2015 is shown in the tables below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Accommodation type<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Suitable</strong></p></td><td><p>20,570</p></td><td><p>21,010</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unsuitable</strong></p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,840</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21 with whom the local authority were in touch</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21,980</p></td><td><p>22,520</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><ol><li><p>This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p></li><li><p>Suitability of accommodation is not recorded where the young person has gone abroad, been deported or where their residence is not known.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 25346 question first answered 05/02/2016 13:44:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449346

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in part or full-time training or employment aged between 19 and 21 in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children looked after by the local authority.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Care leaver activity [2]</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children [1]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Education other than higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Training or employment</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Information on the activity of all care leavers in England has been published in tables F1 of the Statistical First Release on looked after children[3].</p><p>[1] This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p><p>[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 24987 25017 question first answered 10/02/2016 12:09:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 43510 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449347

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in part or full-time education other than higher education aged between 19 and 21 in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children looked after by the local authority.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Care leaver activity [2]</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children [1]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Education other than higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Training or employment</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Information on the activity of all care leavers in England has been published in tables F1 of the Statistical First Release on looked after children[3].</p><p>[1] This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p><p>[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 24987 25016 question first answered 10/02/2016 12:09:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 43512 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449348

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in full or part-time higher education aged between 19 and 21 in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children looked after by the local authority.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	24987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Care leaver activity [2]</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children [1]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Education other than higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Training or employment</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Information on the activity of all care leavers in England has been published in tables F1 of the Statistical First Release on looked after children[3].</p><p>[1] This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p><p>[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 25016 25017 question first answered 10/02/2016 12:09:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 43508 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

448329

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bread: Folic Acid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on introducing fortification of bread with folic acid.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	24382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>We are considering all aspects of preconception health as a priority, including the uptake of folic acid. We want children to have the best possible start in life and ensuring optimal maternal health is a key part of this.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/02/2016 12:15:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447878

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Migration: Mediterranean Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what coordination he is undertaking with other EU member states on the deployment of military assets to rescue migrants and refugees at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	24322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Royal Navy is not currently involved in a Search and Rescue Mission in the Mediterranean. However, HMS Enterprise, which is currently deployed as part of the EU Naval Forces Operation in the Mediterranean, will coordinate with assets from other EU member states in order to respond to vessels in distress.</p><p>In addition, a Royal Marine force protection team is deployed on board the Border Force chartered vessel MV VOS GRACE currently in the Aegean Sea, supporting the EU's FRONTEX-led search and rescue operation.</p><p>In total, the UK has rescued over 12,500 people in the Mediterranean.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/01/2016 13:53:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447210

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Mediterranean Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2015 to Question 8772, how many people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea each week since then by (a) HMS Enterprise and (b) all Royal Navy vessels.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	23837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The total number of migrants rescued each week by all Royal Navy vessels in the Mediterranean in support of the EU Naval Forces Operation tackling migrant smuggling and trafficking (EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA) since 9 September 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Week commencing</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Migrants Rescued by HMS ENTERPRISE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Migrants Rescued by HMS RICHMOND</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>07-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>377</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>220</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>28-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>05-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>639</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>12-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>19-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>26-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>439</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>102</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>02-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>134</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>09-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>23-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>30-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>414</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>07-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>28-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>188</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>04-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>11-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>18-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,331</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>236 Total 2,537</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>HMS ENTERPRISE deployed to the Mediterranean on 3 July 2015 and is the current UK contribution to EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA.</p><p>In addition, the UK contributed HMS RICHMOND to EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA from 25 October 2015 to 21 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/01/2016 16:23:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447213

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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	Armed Conflict: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration; and whether it plans to encourage other states to endorse that Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	23812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The intention of the Safe Schools Declaration is for countries to support the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military use During Armed Conflict.</p><p>While we welcome the spirit of the initiative, we have concerns that the Guidelines do not mirror the exact language and content of International Humanitarian Law. We consider that the full implementation of International Humanitarian Law provides the best protection for civilians in all situations of armed conflict. The UK, along with the US, France, Australia and other countries, were therefore not able to sign the Safe Schools Declaration in Oslo in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/02/2016 15:08:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald