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934951

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date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to support higher education institutions in the East Midlands since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	161242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>In the academic years 2015/16 and 2016/17, higher education providers in the East Midlands received £262 million and £257 million respectively in grants from government funding bodies.</p><p>The table below sets out the amount received by region according to the type of funding body grant in academic years 2015/16 and 2016/17.</p><p>Funding data for academic year 2017/18 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Income from Funding Body Grants for Higher Education Institutions located in the East Midlands</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Funding Body Grant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Income in academic year 2015/16 (£000s)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Income in academic year 2016/17 (£000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Funding Council for England - teaching grant</p></td><td><p>97,277</p></td><td><p>97,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Funding Council for England - research grant</p></td><td><p>98,494</p></td><td><p>99,598</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Funding Council for England - other grants</p></td><td><p>21,122</p></td><td><p>18,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skills Funding Agency funding</p></td><td><p>13,010</p></td><td><p>10,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National College for Teaching and Leadership funding</p></td><td><p>1,138</p></td><td><p>2,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capital grants recognised in the year</p></td><td><p>30,729</p></td><td><p>29,119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Funding </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>261,770</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>257,037</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source - <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c16031/table_5" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/collection/c16031/table_5</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/07/2018 12:46:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

934952

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Pollinators
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 assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the National Pollinator Strategy to date.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	161243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>In 2017 the Government published its first progress report for the National Pollinator Strategy. It highlights positive progress with the Strategy’s 23 policy and 11 evidence actions.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in 2015 we introduced a Pollinator and Wildlife Package to our Countryside Stewardship Scheme to provide a suite of habitats on farmland. We now have 2,000 new agreements in place that include the Package (47% of the total since 2015) and, together with other options, they are delivering 2,600 hectares of flower rich margins or pollen and nectar plots to support wild pollinators. We are currently evaluating the impact of Countryside Stewardship on wild pollinators. This research will be completed in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Through our investment in research, surveillance and planning we have been able to detect and eradicate the Asian hornet, an invasive species which poses a devastating threat to honey bees and wild pollinators.</p><p> </p><p>We have established a dedicated UK pollinator monitoring and research partnership and, in 2014, we published a new indicator of trends in the status of pollinating insects. The indicator shows that the overall status of pollinating insects has declined since 1980. Although not definitive, there are early indications that this trend may have stabilised in recent years. We will continue to take action for pollinators and encourage others to do the same through our Bees’ Needs campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/07/2018 14:39:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

932197

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government is taking to enable businesses in the East Midlands to increase their international trade after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	158810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>In the East Midlands, a network of 24 highly experienced local International Trade Advisers act as the Department for International Trade's (DIT) face to face contact with local businesses. They provide both new and existing exporters with expert trade advice, market know-how and practical support for international growth, and connect them to DIT’s sector specialists and its wider international network.</p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, helps businesses in the East Midlands win, fulfil and get paid for their overseas sales. For instance, UKEF is currently providing a rolling working capital facility to support exports from Norton Motorcycles, based in Castle Donnington near Derby, as it grows its brand in Asian markets.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/07/2018 11:07:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

932198

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of technical education provision for secondary school pupils.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	158811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>There are currently thousands of technical qualifications available to students at post-16, but some are not of sufficiently high quality. This makes technical qualification options confusing for both students and employers and is why we are introducing new T Levels. Alongside reformed apprenticeships, T Levels will give students a genuine, high quality alternative to A levels. They will give students the skills they need to secure a good job, as well as the knowledge and behaviours that employers value. We are making excellent progress with their development, and recently announced the selected providers who will deliver the first three T Level programmes from September 2020.</p><p>Students at key stage 4 in any type of school are able to take up to three Technical Awards alongside GCSEs that will count towards their school's Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores. Technical Awards focus on the applied study of a particular sector or occupational group, and include the acquisition of associate practical or technical skills where appropriate. Each Technical Award is equivalent to a GCSE in robustness and challenge.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/07/2018 13:14:46 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

928795

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the cost of (a) fuel duty and (b) road tax on the affordability of motoring.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	156489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p><em>To support British households and businesses, at Autumn Budget 2017, the government froze fuel duty for the eighth successive year. Since public finances are based on the assumption that fuel duty will increase with RPI at every Budget, any increase below this represents a cost to the Exchequer. Successive freezes since 2011 have saved the average driver £620 compared to what it would have been with RPI increases. </em></p><p><em>Since 2011, the announced freezes to fuel duty have meant the Exchequer has not collected around £46 billion in revenues through to 2018-19. For the purposes of comparison, this is around twice as much as we spend on all NHS nurses and doctors each year.</em></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/06/2018 09:48:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

928796

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Cyprus: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the re-unification of Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	156490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>As a strong supporter of a comprehensive and just Cyprus settlement based on the internationally accepted model of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation, we regularly engage with the parties to the settlement talks at all levels<strong>. </strong>The Prime Minister discussed the issue with President Anastasiades in London on 17 April. I discussed the issue with Cypriot Foreign Minister Christodoulides on 20 April. The British Ambassador to Turkey discussed the issue with senior Turkish officials in mid-June. The Foreign Secretary last met with the parties at the Conference on Cyprus in Crans Montana, Switzerland on 27 June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/06/2018 11:51:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

923962

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Mansfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) all children and (b) children eligible for free school meals reached a Good level of development aged five in Mansfield in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	153922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The requested data is shown in the table below.</p><p>Percentage of children achieving a good level of development in early years foundation stage profile teacher assessments, by parliamentary constituency of pupil residence 2015 to 2017.</p><p>Coverage: Mansfield parliamentary constituency</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Number of eligible pupils</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Percentage achieving a good level of development</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School Meals</p></td><td><p>All other pupils</p></td><td><p>All pupils</p></td><td><p>Free School Meals</p></td><td><p>All other pupils</p></td><td><p>All pupils</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>1,338</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>1,154</p></td><td><p>1,359</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td><td><p>1,382</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: National Pupil Database</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1. Figures are based on final data.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2. Only includes pupils with a valid result for every achievement scale.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3. All English providers of state-funded early years education (including academies and free schools), private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sectors are within the scope of the early years foundation stage profile data collection.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4. Only includes pupils who are resident in England.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5. &quot;All other pupils&quot; includes pupils not eligible for free school meals and for whom free school meal eligibility was unclassified or could not be determined.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6. A pupil achieving at least the expected level in the early learning goals within the three prime areas of learning and within literacy and numeracy is classed as having &quot;a good level of development&quot;</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/06/2018 16:40:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

922313

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Employment Schemes
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 24 May 2018 to Question 145403, how much of that funding spent on Employment Programmes was allocated to each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	152867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold expenditure analysis on the allocation of Employment Programme spend by each region of England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/06/2018 14:39:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

922314

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the number of nursing home beds there were in Nottinghamshire in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	152868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission publishes monthly figures on care home beds in England. In Nottinghamshire in December 2017 there were 4,043 care home beds in homes with nursing. The latest data from June 2018 shows this number has increased to 4,160 care home beds in homes with nursing.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/06/2018 10:24:54 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

919174

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Promotion: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses to trade with other Commonwealth countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	151248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>It is important that we continue to look at reducing trade barriers bilaterally which will benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We are doing this through our current Working Groups with countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and India. Intra Commonwealth trade in goods and services is estimated to be $560bn and projected to reach $700bn by 2020.</p><p>In addition, the Department participated actively throughout the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London where my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade announced policies to help boost intra-Commonwealth trade. This included the launch of the Commonwealth Standards Network to increase the use of international standards across the Commonwealth, which will support private and public-sector users of standards, including SMEs. A trade facilitation programme was also announced which provides technical assistance to selected countries in implementing the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/06/2018 08:24:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley