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843573

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Youth Social Action Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department plans to respond to the recommendations made by the youth full-time social action review.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>We are carefully considering the recommendations made by the Review of Full Time Social Action by Young People. The Government will issue its response in due course. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 22/02/2018 10:44:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838234

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Sheffield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to provide financial support for Sheffield City region to fund non-statutory concessions for bus travel.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>It is not Government policy to fund non-statutory concessions for bus travel anywhere in England, including in the Sheffield City Region. However, individual local transport authorities have powers to fund additional concession schemes for bus travel over and above the statutory scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/02/2018 12:38:12 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838235

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Universal Credit: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of the lone parent work allowance.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We have not made a formal assessment of the impact of the work allowance and have no current plans to do so. The Department is helping families keep more of what they earn by increasing Work Allowances by 3% from April 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 127134 question first answered 20/02/2018 11:23:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838236

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Universal Credit: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current level of the lone parent work allowance.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We have not made a formal assessment of the impact of the work allowance and have no current plans to do so. The Department is helping families keep more of what they earn by increasing Work Allowances by 3% from April 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 127133 question first answered 20/02/2018 11:23:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838036

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Physical Education: Standards
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 the quality of PE lessons in schools.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, the government has invested over £600 million of cross-government funding direct to primary schools to be spent on the improvement of PE and sport and to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles. The government has doubled the premium to £320 million a year from September 2017 using revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport that will benefit pupils joining the school in future years.</p><p> </p><p>An independent evaluation report into the primary PE and sport premium policy was published in December 2015. The report provides findings from a two year research project into how schools used the premium and the impact of the funding. The report can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pe-and-sport-premium-an-investigation-in-primary-schools</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/02/2018 15:25:57 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838038

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve road safety for cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Last year the Government announced a cycle safety review consisting of two phases. The first part of the review considers the case for creating a new offence equivalent to causing death or serious injury by careless or dangerous driving, to help protect both cyclists and pedestrians. This is expected to report early this year.</p><p> </p><p>The second phase will be a wider consultation on road safety issues relating to cycling. The Department has undertaken informal consultations with a range of stakeholders, and intends to issue a formal consultation document shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/02/2018 11:10:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838050

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve rail travel for disabled passengers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to improving the accessibility of the rail network. Currently 72% of train fleets’ operating passenger services meet modern accessibility standards, up from 39% at the start of 2011. The remaining vehicles will be either upgraded or replaced by 1 January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Further funding for the Access for All programme will be made available from 2019-24 and we are introducing new accessibility commitments through franchising. Refurbishment and renewal work at stations must also conform to modern accessibility standards.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/02/2018 13:08:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838052

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates there were in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2014-15, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2012-13, (f) 2011-12 and (g) 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of magistrates in each year from 1 April 2010 to 1 April 2016 is already in the public domain.</p><p> </p><p>Number of magistrates as at 1 April 2010:</p><p><a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/magistrates-in-post-2010/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/magistrates-in-post-2010/</a></p><p> </p><p>Number of magistrates in Post as at 1 April 2011:</p><p><a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/magistrates-in-post-2011/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/magistrates-in-post-2011/</a></p><p> </p><p>Number of magistrates as at 1 April 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 (figure 13):</p><p><a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/judicial-diversity-statistics-2017-1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/judicial-diversity-statistics-2017-1.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 16:52:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

838055

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the diversity of magistrates.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	127074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the diversity of the magistracy. Currently 54% of all magistrates are women; 11% declare themselves as being from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and 4% of the magistracy are under 40.</p><p>The Lord Chief Justice has responsibility for the recruitment of magistrates. The Judicial Office has worked with the National Bench Chairs’ Forum, the Magistrates Association and others to review the attraction, recruitment, selection and welfare of magistrates. Actions will be taken to raise awareness of vacancies and the skills required to succeed as a magistrate for potential candidates from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 16:53:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

837612

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons Pupil Premium Plus is paid according to the financial not the academic year.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	126731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Pupil Premium Plus funding is paid under the same arrangements as the, longer established, Pupil Premium grant which, in keeping with the Dedicated Schools Grant and wider local authority funding, is paid by financial rather than academic year.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/02/2018 17:22:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis