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731713

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date	22/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on reform of the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the Conservative manifesto, although comprehensive reform is not a priority, we are committed to ensure that the House of Lords continues to fulfil its constitutional role as a revising and scrutinising chamber which respects the primacy of the House of Commons. We will continue to work to ensure the work of the House of Lords remains relevant and effective by addressing issues such as its size.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/06/2017 16:11:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731721

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list accident and emergency departments that the NHS plans to close or downgrade in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Where a local National Health Service system wishes to propose a significant change to its accident and emergency services in order to improve care for patients, it must engage locally and, where required, formally consult on the case for change. There are longstanding assurance processes in place to make sure this happens.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/06/2017 15:20:24 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731746

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many clinical commissioning groups are subject to the capped expenditure process.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>This Government has committed to increase National Health Service spending by a minimum of £8 billion in real terms over the next five years, and for the first time to deliver an increase in real funding per head of the population for every year of the Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>As with all public services, local NHS areas need to live within the budget agreed – otherwise they effectively take up resources that could be spent on general practitioners, mental health care, and cancer treatment. As part of their financial planning, NHS England and NHS Improvement have been running a process to look at how a small number of areas could do more to balance their financial plans, as many already have.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that these plans are consistent with constitutional standards on waiting times and patient choice. But it is right that the NHS should consider efficiency savings such as reducing delayed transfers of care, or reducing running costs – because this improves patient care overall.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 735 736 question first answered 30/06/2017 10:25:39 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731755

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the full list of ministerial responsibilities for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The list of ministerial responsibilities is available on GOV.uk.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 30/06/2017 09:59:07 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

731757

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to improve the quality of nursery provision to ensure that all children are school-ready at the age of five.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The 2016 Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) profile results show that 69.3% of children achieved a good level of development (GLD) by age 5, up from 51.7% in 2013.</p><p>The quality of early years provision is also improving with 93% of settings rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding in March 2017 compared to 74% in 2012. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics</a>).</p><p>Key to quality is a well-qualified workforce. On 3 March, the Department published its <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy" target="_blank">early years workforce strategy</a>, which set out actions to help employers attract, retain and develop early years staff. The workforce strategy is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-workforce-strategy</a>.</p><p>The EYFS statutory framework sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe, and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2</a></p><p>Through the recent primary assessment consultation, we asked whether the EYFS profile should be improved to better assess a child’s knowledge, skill, understanding and level of development at the end of the early years so as to ensure that children are ready for Key Stage 1. The consultation closed on 22 June.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2017 13:47:45 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

731762

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Green Investment Bank: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 7 February 2017 to Question 62846, if he will provide updated figures on the number of staff departures from the UK Green Investment Bank up to 12 June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Further to the Answer of 7 February to Question 62846, the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has provided the following updated information:</p><p> </p><p>Number of staff employed by GIB*:</p><p>During financial year ending 31 March 2017 – <strong>124 </strong></p><p>In the period 1 April 2017 to 12 June 2017 – <strong>115 </strong></p><p> </p><p>Number of employees exiting**:</p><p>During the financial year ending 31 March 2017 – <strong>17</strong></p><p>In the period 1 April 2017 to 12 June 2017 – <strong>10 </strong></p><p> </p><p>*Headcount numbers reported as per the People section of GIB’s latest annual report.</p><p>**The leavers noted are those individuals who were permanent employees and fixed term contract employees who decided leave ahead of the agreed end date noted in their contract. It does not include temporary staff or those individuals who completed a fixed term contract and left on the agreed end date as detailed within their contract.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/06/2017 14:53:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

731789

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to bring forward proposals to reduce the age for eligibility to vote in elections to 16.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government stated in its manifesto a commitment to maintain the voting age at 18. The Government therefore has no plans to lower the voting age in elections.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/06/2017 16:34:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731793

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the value of exports from businesses in (a) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK to other EU member states in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Data on the value of exports from businesses in Linlithgow and East Falkirk are not available.</p><p>Data on the value of exports from Scotland are available from:</p><p>a) the Scottish Government (covering both goods and services)</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/Exports/ESSPublication" target="_blank">http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Economy/Exports/ESSPublication</a></p><p>b) HMRC’s Regional Trade Statistics (covering goods only)</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/Pages/default.aspx</a></p><p>Data on the value of UK exports to other EU member states (covering both goods and services) are available from the ONS Pink Book (corrected data published on 13<sup>th</sup> February 2017): <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables</a></p><p>The data from these sources are not directly comparable as they have been produced on a different basis.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/06/2017 13:43:38 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731796

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Offshore Industry: North Sea
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 assessment he has made of future trends in the level of investment in the North Sea oil and gas sector.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Significant opportunities remain in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) with an estimated 10-20 billion barrels of oil equivalent remaining. The Office for Budget Responsibility estimate total expenditure to be £73.7 billion between 2017 and 2021.</p><p>We have already seen substantial investment in the North Sea during 2017, with almost $4 billion of upstream deals announced during the first two months, with the potential for more as the year progresses. This is a significant vote of confidence in the UKCS and reaffirms the globally competitive fiscal and regulatory regime.</p><p>The Government, along with the Oil and Gas Authority are working hard to stimulate exploration and new capital investment. The UK Government have provided £40m funding for new seismic surveys which resulted in a successful 29<sup>th</sup> licensing round earlier this year. In addition, the Oil and Gas Authority have recently made freely available a substantial package of subsurface data, in order to generate interest ahead of the 30th licensing round which will be launched soon. The Oil and Gas Authority estimate that capital expenditure in the UKCS will be £27.6 billion between 2017 and 2021.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/06/2017 12:35:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731804

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Fire Extinguishers: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he last met (a) the Secretary of State for Education and (b) Ministers of that Department to discuss fire sprinklers in schools and BB100.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Officials from my Department have discussed the guidance (BB100) with Department for Education officials. It has always been the case, and remains the case, that where a fire risk assessment (required for any new building or a major refurbishment) recommends sprinklers are installed to keep children safe, they must be fitted.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/07/2017 15:01:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick