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972318

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date	12/09/2018
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	Growth Hubs: East Midlands
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 the effectiveness of Growth Hubs in supporting women in the East Midlands who want to (a) start and (b) grow a business.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	174150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The network of 38 Growth Hubs across England provides free and impartial advice to anyone wishing to start and a grow a business. At March 2018, Local Enterprise Partnerships in the East Midlands reported that since launch their Growth Hubs have supported over 36,500 businesses; of which 3,835 received intensive support. Furthermore, East Midlands Growth Hubs have helped over 2,000 entrepreneurs start their own business since launch.</p><p> </p><p>Across the UK, there are now 1.1 million women-led small and medium-sized businesses and I want to see that number grow. Access to finance is key area that can support that aim and I am pleased to report that the government-supported Start-Up Loans Company has provided loans worth nearly £436 million to those wishing to start a business, of which nearly 40% have been given to female entrepreneurs at March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 15/10/2018 16:33:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

972319

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Lung Diseases: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to increase public awareness of the symptoms of (a) lung cancer and (b) respiratory conditions.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	174151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England’s Be Clear on Cancer campaigns raise the public’s awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer, and are an important step in diagnosing cancers earlier. The Be Clear on Cancer Respiratory Symptoms campaign aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of a persistent cough or inappropriate breathlessness as possible symptoms of lung disease, including cancer and encourages people to visit their doctor promptly. The campaign has run at a national level twice, in July to August 2016 and May to September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/10/2018 12:49:38 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

972320

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department and its agencies have taken to support the National Pollinator Strategy on Ministry of Defence-owned land.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	174152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and its agencies have promoted and implemented pollinator initiatives across the defence estate to support the National Pollinator Strategy. Further information, including the department's collaboration with organisations such as Plantlife, National Parks and the Wildlife Trusts, can be found in the MOD sustainability magazine publication, Sanctuary, on the Gov.UK website at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sanctuary</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 25/10/2018 14:04:35 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew previous answer version 78303 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

972321

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Children: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of children living in workless households in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	174153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The latest estimate of the number of children living in workless households** in the East Midlands is 99,000 (11.4%). In 2010 there were 131,000 such children; this is a decrease of 25%.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally the number of children living in workless households has fallen by a third and now stands at just under 1.3 million (10.2%).</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>Source: Labour Force Survey from April – June 2018 published by the Office of National Statistics</p><p> </p><p>** Households including at least one person aged 16 to 64</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/10/2018 12:16:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

972322

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to adults without a level 2 qualification in (a) English and (b) maths to allow them to undertake further study.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	174154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of helping adults to secure a good level of English and maths. We provide full funding for adults in England to undertake a range of approved English and maths courses, from entry level up to level 2 (GCSE or equivalent). In addition, we provide full funding for unemployed adults who are looking for work to study English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses, and 50% of the course fee for other adults who need ESOL.</p><p> </p><p>We are also improving the quality of curriculum that adults are taught by reforming maths and English Functional Skills qualifications. This is to improve their rigour and quality and make sure that these qualifications help adults gain the English and maths skills that employers need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/10/2018 11:34:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

972323

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Youth Opportunity Fund: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has allocated from the Youth Opportunities Fund to projects in Nottinghamshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	174155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Youth Opportunity Fund was a Department for Education (DfE) programme until 2011, when it was one of several funding streams for children, young people and families to be replaced by the Early Intervention Grant. Responsibility for youth services transferred from DfE to the Office of Civil Society (OCS) in 2013. OCS is now a division of the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 15/10/2018 16:13:27 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

972324

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for motor vehicle theft in the Nottinghamshire area in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	174156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of defendants prosecuted for for motor vehicle theft in the Nottinghamshire area in 2017 can be found in the Criminal Justice Statistics Court Outcomes by PFA tool in the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733996/court-outcomes-by-pfa-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733996/court-outcomes-by-pfa-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Ensure that only ‘Magistrates Court’ is selected in ‘Court Type’, select offence: ‘130 Theft of a motor vehicle (excl. aggravated vehicle taking’, which is a summary motoring offence, ‘48 Theft of a motor vehicle or other conveyance (excl. aggravated vehicle taking)’ a triable either way offence and ’37 Aggravated vehicle taking’.</p><p>Select ‘Nottinghamshire’ in ‘Police Force Area’.</p><p>Drag ‘Offence’ in to the ‘Rows’ in the PivotTable fields to see a breakdown of prosecutions for each motor vehicle theft offence.</p><p> </p><p>The location refers to where offence is dealt with, not where the offence occurred.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are available for 2007 to 2017, figures for 2018 are planned for publication in May 2019.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/10/2018 15:56:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

972325

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Flexible Learning Fund: 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 from the Flexible Learning Fund has been allocated to projects in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	174157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Flexible Learning Fund pilot is designed to address barriers relating to the ‘supply side’ of learning by supporting organisations to develop and test flexible and accessible ways of delivering learning for adults with low or intermediate level technical skills or who lack basic skills.</p><p>Projects led by organisations that are based and deliver in the East Midlands have a combined current allocation of £518,643.</p><p>Projects proposing nationwide delivery that constituents in the East Midlands will be able to access have a combined current allocation of £782,615. Projects that have identified the East Midlands as a potential delivery area or have proposed delivery partners in the East Midlands have a combined current allocation of £2,933,810.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/10/2018 11:00:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

967812

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on which GCSE subjects that were available in the 2017-18 school year will no longer be available by 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	170443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The government has reformed GCSEs to be more rigorous and to match expectations in countries with high performing education systems. As part of this reform process, a number of GCSE subjects are being withdrawn.</p><p>Ofqual, the independent qualifications regulator, has published a list of legacy GCSEs, AS and A levels and the date of the last available opportunity to undertake examinations in each subject. This also sets out the reason for withdrawal where the legacy qualifications are not being replaced as part of the reforms.</p><p>The list can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/timings-for-the-withdrawal-of-legacy-gcses-as-and-a-levels" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/timings-for-the-withdrawal-of-legacy-gcses-as-and-a-levels</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/09/2018 15:17:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

967813

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	New Businesses: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding was awarded to businesses in Nottinghamshire under the Government-backed start-up loans scheme; and how much of that money has been repaid to date.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	170444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy aims to make the UK the best place in the world to start or grow a business. The Start Up Loans programme helps individuals access the necessary finance to start or grow a business in the UK. In addition to receiving a loan, applicants are offered free business support and access to a business mentor for 12 months after receiving funding, thereby enhancing their chances of success. Individuals can borrow between £500 and £25,000 and loan repayment periods are between one and five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Start Up Loans programme is managed by the Start Up Loans Company, a subsidiary of the British Business Bank. At the end of July 2018 the Start Up Loans programme had lent £436m to over 57,000 entrepreneurs.</p><p> </p><p>Since the inception of the programme in 2012, 808 loans have been distributed in Nottinghamshire at a value of £5.4m with repayments of £2.2m to date.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 17:02:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley