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456339

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date	01/03/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to publish papers relating to the review of the workings of the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland is currently considering a range of options for reforming his office. Any reforms will ensure that elections and electoral registration will continue to be delivered in the most effective way while placing his office on a sustainable financial footing. I understand work on some of the options for reform remains at an early stage.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the currently available paper registration process we propose to introduce, by the end of 2016, an on-line registration service. This will improve the registration service offered to people in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The consideration of possible structural changes to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland is a matter for the Chief Electoral Officer and it will be for him to consult with stakeholders once the options have been fully explored.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop grouped question UIN HL6573 question first answered 10/03/2016 12:54:07 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

456382

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Sanctions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether local authorities that engage in foreign boycotts risk acting in breach of the common law as well as the UK's regime of procurement rules.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL6613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>On 17 February, the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) published procurement guidance for public authorities that makes clear that boycotts in public procurement are inappropriate outside where formal legal sanctions, embargoes and restrictions have been put in place by the UK Government.</p><p>This new guidance gives no consideration to matters of common law, which is a matter for the courts. However, the guidance makes it clear that local level boycotts can be unlawful and lead to severe penalties against the contracting authority and the Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley grouped question UIN HL6455 question first answered 15/03/2016 17:59:13 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

456394

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Childbirth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many live births there were in 2015 at 23 and 24 weeks gestation.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL6622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 08/03/2016 16:44:49 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley attachment 1 file name HL6622 FINAL.pdf title Referral Letter
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

456399

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Bombings: Omagh
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will establish an inquiry into the Omagh bombing of 1998 and the handling of the investigation into that bombing by the security forces.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL6627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s position, as announced in September 2013, remains that following careful consideration and consultation there should be no public inquiry. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland concluded that a further inquiry or review would not deliver results going beyond what had already been uncovered by previous investigations and processes.</p> answering member printed Lord Dunlop question first answered 10/03/2016 15:36:22 answering member 4534 label Biography information for Lord Dunlop
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

456454

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	UK membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 2.41, The best of both worlds: the United Kingdom's special status in a reformed European Union, what input UK environmental and energy safety regulators will have into the annual survey of burdens imposed on business at EU level.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	29282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 02 March 2016 to Parliamentary Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-02-24/28373/" target="_blank">28373</a>.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/03/2016 11:47:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

456455

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the guidance provided to government Ministers by the Cabinet Secretary on the entitlement of such Ministers to make use of (a) special advisors, (b) departmental officials and (c) legal advisors to provide advice on the implications of (i) remaining in and (ii) leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	29278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the letter of 23 February from the Cabinet Secretary, a copy of which can be found on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 07/03/2016 17:15:58 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

456461

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who will be eligible to vote in the forthcoming EU referendum; and for what reason he plans to exclude European citizens resident in the UK from voting in that referendum.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	29362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The franchise for the EU referendum was debated and agreed by both Houses during the passing of the EU Referendum Act 2015. This has now received Royal Assent and is set in law.</p><p>The franchise for the EU referendum includes those enfranchised for UK parliamentary elections, with the addition of Members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth and Irish citizens in Gibraltar.</p><p>Amendments during the passage of the EU Referendum Bill, seeking to include EU citizens in the franchise for the EU referendum, were considered and overwhelmingly rejected by both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/03/2016 15:55:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 49289 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

456469

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Curriculum Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has consulted teachers' unions on implementation of the new assessments at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	29198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>Throughout the introduction of our important reforms to primary assessment, we have worked closely with teachers, head teachers and their union representatives.</p><p>In addition to regular discussion between teacher unions and officials, we launched two public consultations ahead of the changes: one on primary assessment and accountability from July to October 2013 and another on teacher assessment arrangements from October to December 2014. We received a large volume of diverse feedback, including from teachers unions, and this was given proper consideration in developing the new arrangements.</p><p>We continue to listen to the concerns of the profession as the details of the new arrangements are finalised. On 9 February, I met Russell Hobby, General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, to discuss teacher assessment arrangements. I subsequently wrote to Mr Hobby to summarise our discussion and address some of his concerns; that letter was published on 19 February and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-assessments-letter-from-nick-gibb-to-the-naht" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-assessments-letter-from-nick-gibb-to-the-naht</a>. I am also due to meet representatives from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the National Union of Teachers in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/03/2016 15:59:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

456470

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Curriculum Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence her Department holds that increasing the national expectations in writing from 4b to 5c will improve the outcomes in writing for children at the end of Key Stage 2.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	29199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has set a more a challenging expected standard for assessment at the end of Key Stage 2 (KS2) to reflect the high expectations set by the new national curriculum. The curriculum standards align with the highest performing jurisdictions internationally and have been raised because too many children who met the old expected standard at the end of primary school did not go on to achieve at least five good GCSEs.</p><p>The new expected standard is not, however, equivalent to the old level 5c for KS2 English writing or any other subject. While there will be no need to make comparison to the old national curriculum levels once the new system is established, we have been clear that the new expected standard is broadly equivalent to 4b.</p><p>The Standards and Testing Agency published exemplification materials for KS2 writing in early February to support teachers in making their teacher assessment judgements. These were developed in consultation with a number of teacher panels and are real examples of work by pupils currently in year 6. The materials show two examples of pupils assessed as working at the expected standard: one shows work that has met the expected standard and is broadly equivalent to the old 4b, while another shows work at the higher end of the expected standard. We have published these two different examples to show the breadth of competence covered by ‘meeting the expected standard’. I have asked the Standards and Testing Agency to issue further guidance to schools shortly to clarify the assessment arrangements and eliminate any misunderstandings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/03/2016 16:00:31 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

456476

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Jordan: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Jordanian counterpart on the launch, recovery or other control of Reaper drones from that country or any other element of Reaper control.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	29192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>We routinely discuss counter-Daesh air operations with Coalition partners but it would not be appropriate to give details about these discussions as to do so could affect the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/03/2016 16:20:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson