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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

715591

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on (a) access to funding for the charity sector and (b) the charity sector in general.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a long term plan and strategy to make sure that the sector is supported. Given the sector’s diversity, we recognise that there could be a broad range of implications and we are carefully assessing the impact of leaving the EU on the voluntary and community sector. We are also continuing to gather information and listen to the concerns and priorities of the charity sector.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 19/04/2017 11:10:57 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715636

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students studying STEM degree subjects were from (a) the UK, (b) the EU and (c) non-EU countries in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	70116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Latest statistics refer to the academic year 2015/16 and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/12-01-2017/sfr242-student-enrolments-and-qualifications" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/12-01-2017/sfr242-student-enrolments-and-qualifications</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on First Degree enrolments in STEM (including computer games) subjects, and by domicile prior to study, has been provided in the attached table from 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 69829 69830 question first answered 19/04/2017 13:25:02 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name 69829, 69830, 70116 attachment.pdf title 69829, 69830, 70116 tables
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715712

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is enrolled on any trusted flagger programmes with social media companies.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	70161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2017 answer text <p>This Government takes seriously the issue of online illegal content on social media platforms.</p><p> </p><p>Our Police Counter-Terrorism Internet Referral Unit (CTIRU) regularly refers online terrorist and extremist content that breaches social media companies terms and conditions for removal. So far they have secured the removal of over 250,000 pieces of terrorist content since February 2010. CTIRU have developed relationships with over 300 online platforms, and are a YouTube trusted flagger.</p><p> </p><p>The National Crime Agency Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command (CEOP) also has Trusted Flagger status with YouTube, and has similar arrangements with a number of other social media providers.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/04/2017 14:18:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

714978

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	Civil Servants: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have received training from the Digital Academy in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Academy has trained 1,533 civil servants on digital and agile courses between October 2016 and March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/04/2017 12:39:10 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

715030

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	Video Games: Primary Education
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 games in primary schooling.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department’s approach to educational technology in schools is to let schools decide the products and services they want to use.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that pupils receive high quality education in computing. 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> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/04/2017 14:32:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
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

715032

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	STEM Subjects: Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students studied for a degree in STEM subjects in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	69829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Latest statistics refer to the academic year 2015/16 and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/12-01-2017/sfr242-student-enrolments-and-qualifications" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/12-01-2017/sfr242-student-enrolments-and-qualifications</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on First Degree enrolments in STEM (including computer games) subjects, and by domicile prior to study, has been provided in the attached table from 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 69830 70116 question first answered 19/04/2017 13:25:02 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name 69829, 69830, 70116 attachment.pdf title 69829, 69830, 70116 tables
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest