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1184854

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date	13/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allow the free childcare entitlement to be used to allow parents to utilise fewer hours in a more expensive childcare setting; and what consideration his Department has given to allowing that entitlement to be used more flexibly.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	29247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The department wants parents to have access to a range of affordable childcare, giving them increased flexibility in their working hours. The government funded early years entitlements is intended to deliver 15-30 hours a week (for 38 weeks of the year) of free, high quality, flexible childcare for eligible two-, three- and four-year olds. It is not intended to cover the costs of meals, other consumables (such as nappies and sun cream), additional hours or additional services (such as trips) and providers may charge parents for these.</p><p>While many providers will offer 15-30 hours of free childcare per week during term time (38 weeks of the year), this offer can be delivered flexibly. All of the free entitlements can be stretched by taking fewer hours per week over up to 52 weeks of the year to cover term-time and the school holidays.</p><p>Some providers will only offer free hours during school term times or only offer free hours stretched over the year whilst others provide a mixture of the two. As set out in the department’s statutory guidance for local authorities, to ensure that parents can make informed decisions on their choice of childcare, providers should publish a statement of how they deliver the free entitlements and any additional charges for optional activities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 23/03/2020 15:44:00 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1178187

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to monitor the progress of the rollout of superfast broadband to rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	900810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Great progress has been made in the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross constituency. Six years ago, just 4% of premises had access to superfast broadband; that figure is now 78%.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government has also provided Highlands Council with £4.2m to deliver full fibre networks to public sector sites in Inverness, Fort William, Wick and Thurso.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 13/02/2020 17:47:32 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1178188

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
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	Football: Clubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the governance of premier league football clubs.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	900809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Football clubs are the heart of local communities, they have unique social value and many with a great history. It is vital they are protected and fans should have their voices heard.</p><p> </p><p>The governance of football is first and foremost a matter for the relevant authorities, in this case the Premier League and the Football Association. These bodies have a duty to govern the sport and provide assurances to fans, players and indeed employees, that proper protections are in place.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, we have committed to a fan led review of football governance, which will include consideration of the Owners’ and Directors’ test, to ensure we protect the game for fans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will liaise closely with fan representatives and the football authorities as we decide the scope and structure of this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/02/2020 12:20:27 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1177947

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support the operation of the UK internal market.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	900718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK internal market is essential to promote growth, drive productivity and deliver an economy that works for all parts of the UK and the Government is committed to supporting this.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government’s own statistics make clear that 60% of Scottish exports go to the rest of the UK, 1.5 times higher than is exported to the EU and the rest of the world combined.</p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross question first answered 12/02/2020 16:05:48 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1177948

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Visas: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the proposals of the Scottish Government to introduce a Scottish visa.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	900719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has made clear we are devising a new system that helps address those challenges, but have no plans to devolve immigration.</p><p> </p><p>The new system will recognise the needs of all the nations and regions of the UK, including Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 12/02/2020 17:27:39 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1177949

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What the Government’s policy is on maintaining the Sewel Convention.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	900721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government remains fully committed to the Sewel Convention and the related practices and procedures for seeking legislative consent.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to uphold the spirit and the letter of the devolution settlement, as every Government has done consistently throughout the last twenty years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross grouped question UIN 900722 question first answered 12/02/2020 16:07:06 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1177950

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What the Government’s policy is on maintaining the Sewel Convention.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	900722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government remains fully committed to the Sewel Convention and the related practices and procedures for seeking legislative consent.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to uphold the spirit and the letter of the devolution settlement, as every Government has done consistently throughout the last twenty years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross grouped question UIN 900721 question first answered 12/02/2020 16:07:06 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1178623

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the announcement of 4 February 2020 by the Sustainable Aviation Group on ensuring UK aviation meets a net zero target by 2050, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation to a wider range of production methods.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	14957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>As acknowledged and welcomed in the “Sustainable Aviation Fuels Road-Map”, announced by the Sustainable Aviation coalition on 4 February, the Government is encouraging the production and use of sustainable alternative aviation fuels in the UK by making these eligible for reward under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department is considering the aviation industry’s request to extend the scope of the RTFO to include Recycled Carbon Fuels (RCFs), which is repeated in the “Sustainable Aviation Fuels Road-Map”. RCFs are fuels produced from fossil wastes that cannot be reused, recycled or avoided.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned two independent research reports to examine the potential greenhouse gas savings that RCFs could achieve. These are “Low carbon fossil fuels sustainability risks and accounting methodology” published in January 2018 and “Work Package 1-743 Waste Disposal Outcomes and Diversion Impacts” published in August 2019. Further to this research, the Department is developing a greenhouse gas assessment methodology for RCFs and have engaged on this with industry representatives. The Department hopes to consult later this year on legislative proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 18/02/2020 15:20:29 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Sir Graham Brady

1177547

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to help give people the skills they need for the jobs of the future.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Jo Gideon
uin	900741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are increasing funding for Further Education by £400 million in 2020-21, recognising the sector’s vital role in delivering the skills people and businesses need. Funding of £2.5 billion is also available for high-quality apprenticeships this year, and our manifesto has committed £3bn for a new National Skills Fund to transform the lives of people who lack qualifications, are keen to return to work, or want to switch careers.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 11/02/2020 14:32:43 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4817 label Biography information for Jo Gideon

1177548

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Productivity: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure equity of funding to help deliver productivity growth throughout the north of England.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	900745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We will level up opportunity to ensure every region and nation benefits from growth. I will set out further detail at the Budget including the publication of the National infrastructure Strategy, which will detail the Government’s plan to transform the UK’s infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>This will build on the £3.6 billion Towns Fund supporting places across our regions, including 45 Town Deals in the Northern Powerhouse.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 11/02/2020 14:29:40 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden