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964135

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: 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 level of availability of courses in design and technology in schools.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The majority of state funded state secondary schools offered GCSE courses in design and technology in 2017. In 2016/17, 2,922 state funded secondary schools (85% of all state funded secondary schools) had one or more pupils taking a Design and Technology (D&amp;T) GCSE. Data for 2018 will not be available until October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not provide financial support or training to existing D&amp;T teachers in relation to the new GCSE. Training is available, however, from the GCSE awarding bodies, and from other organisations such as the Design and Technology Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support D&amp;T teacher recruitment through bursaries of up to £12,000.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 169843 question first answered 11/09/2018 15:37:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964136

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Tourism: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps his Department has taken to promote Nottinghamshire as a tourist destination overseas.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>VisitBritain and VisitEngland are responsible for promoting the UK as a tourist destination, through a range of different initiatives and campaigns.</p><p> </p><p>VisitEngland are also in charge of the £40m Discover England Fund which creates innovative, bookable tourism products throughout England which are aimed at specific international markets. These include:<br></p><ul><li>Creating England’s Literary Legends which is being led by Visit Nottinghamshire to provide bookable, literary-themed itineraries for US travellers to explore the vast literary history of Nottinghamshire, Hampshire and Shakespeare’ England.</li><li>The East of England Touring Route seeks to create a 300 mile touring route from London to Northumberland.</li></ul><p> </p><p>VisitBritain has also used Nottinghamshire in articles in their Media Centre such as Britain: The Movie Star and Spotlight On: The Midlands and in 2018, one of their multi-national press trips focused on the Nottingham areas, promoting the region to over 8 million readers of the press publications.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/09/2018 14:24:21 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964212

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Affordable Housing: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Affordable Homes Programme in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not publish Affordable Homes Programme allocations data by the financial year. Initial programme allocations to January 2017, including by Homes England operating area, can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2016-to-2021-successful-bidders</a></p><p>The Department does not publish funding allocation information on a local authority level basis.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/09/2018 14:43:58 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964213

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Synthetic Cannabinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the level of use of synthetic cannabinoids in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>In 2017/18, the rate of positive tests for new psychoactive substances in random mandatory drug testing was 12.2%.</p><p> </p><p>New psychoactive substances (NPS) are a game changer for prison safety, and this statistic reinforces the scale of the challenge.</p><p> </p><p>We are addressing this head on, and our £7m investment in prison security will further bolster defences via airport-security style scanners, improved searching techniques and phone-blocking technology.</p><p> </p><p>We have also launched a drugs taskforce with law enforcement and health partners across government to restrict supply, reduce demand and build recovery.</p><p> </p><p>We are also adopting pioneering approaches such as our ‘Drug Recovery Prison’ pilot at HMP Holme House, which is leading the way in tackling the supply of drugs and putting offenders on a long-term path to recovery.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/09/2018 13:31:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964257

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Synthetic Cannabinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has received on the current classification level of synthetic cannabinoids.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We receive a range of representations on the current classification level of synthetic cannabinoids and we recognise how dangerous synthetic cannabinoids can be and the devastating impact that they can have on communities, families and the individuals taking them.</p><p>That is why we acted to control these substances as class B drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 in 2016, to give the police the powers they need to take action, including making possession illegal and delivering longer sentences for dealers.</p><p>This followed recommendations from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs that their harms are commensurate with other class B drugs.</p><p>However, we will continue to monitor their impact.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/09/2018 14:52:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964258

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services in primary schools.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Green Paper on Children and Young People’s Mental Health sets out an ambitious set of proposals to fill the gap in support for children and young people’s mental health supported by £300 million of funding.</p><p>Under these proposals the Government will incentivise and support all schools, including primary schools, to identify and train a Designated Senior Lead for Mental Health – funding new training to help leads put in place a whole school approach to mental health.</p><p>The Government is also funding new Mental Health Support Teams working in or near schools to provide earlier access to a wider range of support and treatments and help reduce mental health problems worsening or developing in the first place, so that appropriate and timely referrals are made to NHS services where necessary. A process is underway to identify the first areas of the country to set up and test these new teams. A new four-week waiting time for NHS specialist children and young people’s mental health services will also be piloted so that specialist help is available sooner.</p><p>These proposals build on the experience of the pilot of school links to NHS mental health services, which has already helped around 1,000 schools build better links to specialist services and will be rolled out nationally.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2018 16:18:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964259

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage more SMEs to take on apprentices in Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of measures in place to support smaller employers and encourage them to offer apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>For the smallest employers with fewer than 50 employees, the government pays 100 per cent of the cost of training for apprentices who are either 16 to 18 years old, 19 to 24 year old care leavers or 19 to 24 year olds with an Education, Health and Care Plan.</p><p> </p><p>In response to employer feedback, we have introduced transfers. This enables apprenticeship levy-paying employers to transfer funds to as many employers as they choose, including small and medium sized employers (SMEs), within their 10 per cent maximum allowance. This supports smaller employers to access apprenticeships and encourages them to obtain high quality training.</p><p> </p><p>The National Apprenticeship Service national business helpline supports SMEs in Nottinghamshire, and throughout England, providing information about apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>The latest phase of our nationwide employer engagement marketing campaign is now live and is targeted at SMEs, with radio advertisements featuring companies who have benefitted from apprenticeships and signposting listeners to our website to learn more about hiring an apprentice.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/09/2018 12:11:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964354

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Sportsgrounds: East Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many outdoor sports facilities in the East Midlands have been funded by his Department since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The government's sport strategy, Sporting Future, makes clear the importance of providing and maintaining sports facilities for the whole community to use.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016, the government -via Sport England- has invested £34.5 million in facilities and projects in the East Midlands. This includes over £1.1 million specifically into outdoor facilities including pitches, multi-use games areas (MUGAs) and skateparks.</p><p> </p><p>Since it launched its Community Asset Fund in 2017, Sport England has invested £950,190 in community sport facilities in the East Midlands</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/09/2018 14:16:47 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964355

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) financial support and (b) training his Department is providing to design and technology teachers in relation to the new GCSE D&T (9-1) qualification.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The majority of state funded state secondary schools offered GCSE courses in design and technology in 2017. In 2016/17, 2,922 state funded secondary schools (85% of all state funded secondary schools) had one or more pupils taking a Design and Technology (D&amp;T) GCSE. Data for 2018 will not be available until October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not provide financial support or training to existing D&amp;T teachers in relation to the new GCSE. Training is available, however, from the GCSE awarding bodies, and from other organisations such as the Design and Technology Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to support D&amp;T teacher recruitment through bursaries of up to £12,000.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 169835 question first answered 11/09/2018 15:37:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

964356

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Workplace Pensions: Mansfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled in a pension scheme Since 2012 in Mansfield constituency.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	169844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>Since 2012, approximately 9,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled in Mansfield constituency.</p><p>Automatic enrolment is a great success story. Over 9.8 million employees have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, and more than 1.3 million employers have met their duties as at the end of July 2018.</p><p>Nationally in 2012, the percentage of eligible private sector workers participating in a workplace pension hit a low of 42 per cent. This figure has now risen to 81 per cent. This marks a 39 percentage point increase in pension participation of this group since the introduction of Automatic Enrolment.</p><p> </p><p>Young people have embraced pension saving, with 77 per cent of eligible 22 to 29 year olds working in the private sector now enrolled in a workplace pension. For context, only 24 per cent of this group were enrolled into a workplace pension in 2012, before the introduction of Automatic Enrolment. And the proportion of people earning between £10,000 and £20,000 participating in a workplace pension has grown dramatically, from a low of under 20 per cent in 2012 to over 70 per cent today.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/09/2018 10:38:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley