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432032

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Security: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	902254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon Members for South Ribble and Blaenau Gwent.</p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 25/11/2015 13:30:05 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

422839

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships have been created under the Trailblazer scheme in the last nine months.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	12763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The number of Apprenticeship Starts on Standards (known previously as Trailblazers) is published as part of the Department’s Statistical First Release (first link). Table 20.1 (second link) shows the provisional number of starts on Standards in the 2014/15 academic year, by quarter.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468260/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-october15-ofqual-update.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468260/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-october15-ofqual-update.xls</a></p><p>Provisional data for August to October 2015 will be published in January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/10/2015 17:08:29 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

422931

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Pig: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much revenue has been raised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Board through levies collected from the sale of pigs in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	12839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Levies are raised by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board on pigs slaughtered for human consumption within England. Approximately 81% of this levy is paid by the pig producer, with around 19% also paid by the pig slaughterer or live exporter.</p><br /><p>Over the last 10 financial years ending 31 March 2015, £80 million in English pig levy has been collected. This is broken down as follows:</p><br /><p>2014/15 £9.023m</p><p>2013/14 £8.735m</p><p>2012/13 £8.555m</p><p>2011/12 £8.235m</p><p>2010/11 £7.735m</p><p>2009/10 £7.564m</p><p>2008/09 £6.921m</p><p>2007/08 £7.986m</p><p>2006/07 £7.631m*</p><p>2005/06 £7.617m*</p><br /><p>The figures are for gross levy before deduction of levy collection costs, and are sourced from Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Audited Annual Report &amp; Accounts. The 2005/06 and 2006/07 figures are sourced from the Meat and Livestock Commission Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/10/2015 11:45:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

421540

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Terrorism: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting terrorism offences.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	901578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division has a good record of successfully prosecuting terrorism cases, with a number of convictions relating to the conflict in Syria and Iraq. Many of those cases have received Law Officers consent to prosecute. They include individuals who have returned from training or fighting in Syria, those who have attempted to travel and those who have encouraged or supported others.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 12:35:43 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

390249

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Remembrance Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to include representations from the Polish forces and other countries at the 2015 Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	7432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Tradition and precedents sets out that Remembrance Sunday commemorates the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. There are no plans to change the current representation.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/07/2015 16:50:41 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

226650

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration the School Teachers Review Body has given to including salary sacrifice car schemes in the school teachers' pay and conditions document; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	227225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Recent School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) referrals have focused on fundamental reforms to the overall pay and conditions framework for teachers. Following the STRB’s recommendations, these reforms have given schools much greater freedom to attract and retain the best teachers and to reward individuals in line with their contribution to improving their pupils’ achievements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The demands on the STRB’s time and resources in the reform process mean that the government has had to make hard decisions on the issues it refers to STRB. In light of the focus of the important referrals above, the Department for Education has not prioritised revisions to the existing salary sacrifice arrangements for inclusion in recent STRB referrals. Future referrals to the STRB will be a matter for the next administration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/03/2015 15:38:30 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

226652

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to introduce a salary sacrifice car scheme for teachers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	227219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Academies, including free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools, have the freedom to set their own pay and conditions policies. They are therefore free to offer their teachers access to car purchase salary sacrifice schemes. Currently, 15% of all primary schools and 62% of all secondary schools are academies.</p><p> </p><p>In local authority maintained schools, changes to the statutory pay and conditions of teachers must first be referred to the independent School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB). Recent STRB referrals have focused on fundamental reforms to the overall pay and conditions framework for teachers. Following the STRB’s recommendations, these reforms have given schools much greater freedom to attract and retain the best teachers and to reward individuals in line with their contribution to improving their pupils’ achievements.</p><p> </p><p>The demands on the STRB’s time and resources in the reform process mean that the government has had to make hard decisions on the issues it refers to STRB. In light of the focus of the important referrals above, the Department for Education has not prioritised revisions to the existing salary sacrifice arrangements. Future referrals to the STRB will be a matter for the next administration.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/03/2015 15:29:09 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

226666

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Teachers' Review Body
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she next plans to issue a remit to the School Teachers Review Body; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	227223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Future remits to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) will be a matter for the next administration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 12 March 2015, the government published the STRB’s most recent report along with the government’s response. These documents are published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/school-teachers-review-body-strb-reports" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/school-teachers-review-body-strb-reports</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The report makes recommendations on the pay award for teachers in 2015/16. The government has proposed to accept the STRB’s recommendations in full, subject to the views of statutory consultees. The STRB’s recommended approach will help schools to recruit and retain teachers, and reward high-performing experienced classroom teachers who contribute substantially to improved outcomes for their pupils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 17/03/2015 15:34:32 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

227371

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Development Frameworks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that all councils adopt local development frameworks; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	908063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>Eighty per cent of councils have a published Plan compared with one in six with an adopted Core Strategy in May 2010. Up to date Local Plans are the best way of determining what development is appropriate and where. I have recently written to many councils emphasising the importance of up to date plans</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/03/2015 17:21:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

223041

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to promote the achievements of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Commonwealth of Learning and Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships programme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	224891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID continues to support and promote the important work of these Commonwealth organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is the UK government member of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) and supports their programmes to strengthen local democracy and improve local government service delivery in Southern Asia, Western Africa and Southern Africa. We are also working with the CLGF on their plans for their annual conference in June 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DFID Head of Education Profession plays an important role as the UK Board member for the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and we continue to work closely with COL to help the promotion of their work at the forthcoming Commonwealth Conference of Education Ministers in June 2015. DFID is also funding an evaluation of COL’s work in learning for development from 2006 to 2015 which is designed to help improve its future impact in Commonwealth developing countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission is a Non-Departmental Public Body with DFID as its sponsor department. DFID continues to support the Commission in its work to manage the UK’s contribution to the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, an international programme that provides over 900 scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries. As the UK’s leading scholarship programme for international development, 87% of award holders, supported in the last year have come from low or lower middle income countries with around 95% of award holders returning to influence the development of their home countries. CSC produce an Annual Report which details the scholarships and fellowships supported during the year. Their latest report for the period ending 30 September 2014 was laid in both libraries of the House in December 2014. In the build up to the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers in June 2015 we will be working with CSC to highlight and promote the role that UK scholarships have throughout the Commonwealth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 02/03/2015 17:46:48 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham