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818690

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of Government investment in education on pupil outcomes since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	121454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education routinely discusses matters of shared interest with Cabinet colleagues, including my Rt hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Pupil outcomes are, of course, at the heart of the Department’s decision-making.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/01/2018 17:45:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

818718

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 130 of the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, how much has funding has been allocated to (a) transport, (b) housing, (c) digital and (d) research & development in each NUTS 1 region by the National Productivity Investment Fund.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>A large proportion of funding from the NPIF – established at Autumn Statement 2016 and expanded to £31bn at Autumn Budget 2017 – has already been allocated to its four target sectors: transport, housing, digital communications and R&amp;D. Breakdowns within these sectors can be found on page 44 of the 2017 Autumn Budget document. Specific projects are selected through a variety of mechanisms that are tailored to achieve programme goals and ensure high value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Funding allocations from the NPIF are not specifically made by region. However the NPIF is intended to fund projects that help to boost productivity and prosperity throughout the UK and across regions. For example, at the Autumn Budget 2017, the government made an allocation specifically benefitting the North East, announcing £337m of new funding from the NPIF to replace rolling stock on the Tyne &amp; Wear Metro. It also established a new £1.7bn Transforming Cities Fund. This funding will be widely distributed, with £840m of per capita funding to be transferred to the six Mayoral Combined Authorities with directly elected mayors, and £840m open for competition for transport projects in cities. These announcements and others demonstrate a commitment to invest to improve productivity in all UK regions.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/01/2018 14:16:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818794

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to publish a strategy for English as a Second Language provision in England.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	121558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The manifesto committed the Government to bring forward a new integration strategy, which will include proposals to teach more people to speak English. We are working closely with other government Departments, including the Department for Education, in preparing the integration strategy, which we will publish for consultation shortly.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 121784 question first answered 16/01/2018 17:57:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

816699

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 120384, if he will place in the Library copies of any printed materials his Department still holds which were used in the pensions education communications campaign.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	121126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>The Pensions Education Campaign ran from 2001 to 2004, details of which the Department outlined in response on 21 December 2017, question 120384. Due to the time elapsed since the campaign, the Department no longer holds any printed copies of these products.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 10/01/2018 15:28:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

816722

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of local authorities provide radio aids hearing technology to assist deaf children in educational settings.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	121149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect data on the provision by local authorities of radio aids to deaf children in educational settings.</p><p>Schools and local authorities are required to provide auxiliary aids as part of the reasonable adjustment duty under the Equality Act 2010. Schools are expected to provide an auxiliary aid or service for a disabled pupil when it would be reasonable to do so and if such an aid would alleviate any substantial disadvantage that the pupil faces in comparison to non-disabled pupils. All such decisions depend on the facts of each individual case. Where there is a centrally organised visual or hearing impairment service it may be reasonable for the local authority to provide more expensive aids or support through that service but not reasonable for an individual school to have to provide them.</p><p>Local authorities must have regard to the statutory responsibilities placed upon them by the Children and Families Act 2014 to determine appropriate provision for children and young people with special educational needs or a disability (SEND) in their area and to keep it under review. They are also required to consult children and young people and their families on their published Local Offer of SEND provision. This is especially important for low incidence types of SEND such as hearing impairment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/01/2018 17:51:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

816797

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Government funding has been allocated to the National Citizen Service in each of the last seven years; how that money was allocated; and what the objectives were for that spending.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	121224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Information about Government funding for NCS is available in the published accounts for Cabinet Office (2010/11 - 2015/16) and DCMS (2016/17), copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House. Government allocates NCS Trust an annual budget, based on projected participation rates, within the Spending Review financial settlement for that year. Each year NCS Trust is funded to deliver an agreed number of NCS participants, to deliver positive impacts for participants and to improve the overall value for money of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/01/2018 10:42:01 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

816909

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2017 to Question 112129, on sign language: GCSE, whether a Level 2 qualification in British Sign Language would be accepted as equivalent to a GCSE for the English Baccalaureate.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	121336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the education of all children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, including those with a hearing impairment.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the GCSE reform process, which began in 2011, the Government carried out equality impact assessments at every stage of its review. We expect the reformed GCSEs to remain universal qualifications and therefore accessible for all, with good teaching and applying reasonable adjustments where appropriate. The Government has no current plans to consider new GCSEs.</p><p> </p><p>Qualifications which are not GCSEs or AS levels do not count towards the English Baccalaureate, which is a performance measure for schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 121337 121338 question first answered 15/01/2018 15:54:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

816949

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Fracking: Ryedale
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2017 to Question 115696 on fracking: Ryedale, whether Regulation 19 of the Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction) Regulations 1996 has been adequately adhered to in relation to both the drilling and workover phases of the KM8 well in Ryedale as required under section 4A of the Petroleum Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	121376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive has received the reports required by Regulation 19 of the Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc.) Regulations 1996 for both the drilling and workover operations carried out on the KM8 well. The operator has therefore complied with the requirements of Regulation 19.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/01/2018 14:57:26 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

816968

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used to prioritise imprisonment for public protection cases; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	121395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Listing of cases for hearings is a matter for the independent Parole Board. The Board is committed to ensuring that all of those entitled to parole hearings are dealt with in a timely fashion and has been focused on reducing excessive delays for all those entitled to parole hearings including indeterminate sentenced prisoners.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2018 18:10:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

818667

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Abandoned Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the time frame is for local authorities to (a) respond and (b) take action in regard to a report of an untaxed or abandoned vehicle on a public road.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	121431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Where it appears to a local authority that a vehicle in its area is abandoned, it has a duty to remove the vehicle, unless (in the case of vehicles not on a carriageway) the cost of moving the vehicle to the nearest carriageway would be unreasonably high. There is no statutory definition of ‘abandoned’, and it is for councils to determine whether any particular vehicle has been abandoned.</p><p>There is no statutory time frame for responding to reports of abandoned vehicles. Where a vehicle is abandoned on land that is ‘occupied’, the local authority must give the occupier 15 days’ notice that it proposes to remove the vehicle. The local authority is not entitled to remove the vehicle if the occupier objects to the proposal within that period. If the occupier gives the local authority permission to remove the vehicle during this 15-day period, the vehicle may be removed immediately, but there is no statutory time-frame for doing so.</p><p>It is up to councils to decide how best to meet their statutory duties in respect of abandoned vehicles, and how to prioritise this against other local services.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 17:21:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper