To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment
he has made of the competitiveness of the prosthesis manufacturing industry.
<p>The Government has not made a specific assessment of the competitiveness of the
prosthesis manufacturing industry. However, prosthetics form a key part of the wider
medical technology sector, and work is underway with the main medical technology trade
associations (including the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA)), under the
aegis of the Ministerial Medical Technology Strategy Group to identify and address
the competitiveness challenges across the sector and its supply-chains.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions in the last 12
months decision-makers within her Department have issued sanctions to teachers after
disciplinary hearings that have differed from the sanctions recommended by the Professional
Conduct Panel of the National College for Teaching and Leadership; and in what respects
those sanctions have differed from the recommended sanctions.
<p>In the period 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2014, decision makers issued sanctions
to teachers after disciplinary hearings that differed from the sanctions recommended
by the Professional Conduct Panel of the National College for Teaching and Leadership
(NCTL) on seven occasions. Details are included within the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number
of Cases</p></td><td><p>Recommendation of panel</p></td><td><p>Final decision</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>No
prohibition.</p></td><td><p>Prohibition for life with opportunity to apply for the
order to be set aside after a minimum period of two years.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Prohibition
for life with opportunity to apply for the order to be set aside after a minimum period
of five years.</p></td><td><p>Prohibition for life with no opportunity to apply for
the order to be set aside.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Prohibition for
life with opportunity to apply for the order to be set aside after a minimum period
of 10 years.</p></td><td><p>Prohibition for life with no opportunity to apply for
the order to be set aside.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the extent
to which chief officers of territorial police forces have used the Marine Navigation
Act 2013 to permit port constables to act outside their port area for policing purposes
connected with the port constable's police area.
<p> </p><p>Of the six English port police forces, able to use the Marine Navigation
Act, the port police forces for Bristol, Dover and Teesport have sought and received
the consent of the Chief Constable of the relevant territorial police force to exercise
certain powers outside their port area, while a fourth, Liverpool Port Police, is
currently seeking it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p />
To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the implications for his
policies of the Serious Fraud Office's incorrect reclamation of VAT on fees it paid
to barristers and other contractors; and if he will make a statement.
<p>The incorrect reclamation of VAT by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is an historical
event which the Director of the SFO has taken steps to deal with. I am satisfied that
it has no implications for the policies of the SFO.</p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the
Answer of 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 649W, on disabled students' allowances,
if he will publish a list of all stakeholders being consulted on the Equality Analysis
and Disabled Students' Allowances Guidance for 2015-16.
<p> </p><p>We have and continue to actively engage with a wide range of stakeholders
following the laying of a Written Ministerial Statement on Disabled Students' Allowances
on 7 April. A list of those who have submitted information or evidence for the Equality
Analysis and Disabled Students' Allowances Guidance for 2015-16 will be published
as part of this document.</p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people
in (a) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, (b) Middlesbrough, (c) Stockton North,
(d) Stockton South, (e) Hartlepool, (f) Redcar constituency and (g) the North East
received disabled students' allowance in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14.
<p> </p><p>Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students' Allowance is
published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release
‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>'. The latest statistics are
available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>A further breakdown for the requested constituencies, local authorities
and North East region has been provided in the table for academic years 2011/12 and
2012/13.</p><p> </p><p>The effective date is that used for the November 2013 Awards
Statistical First Release. Hence, the figures for 2012/13 are classified as provisional
and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Equivalent figures for the academic year 2013/14 will
be available from November 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Students
in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance<sup>(1,2)</sup> in the North East region<sup>(3)</sup></strong></p><p>
</p><p>Academic Year</p><p> </p><p>Effective date: 13/11/2013<sup>(4)</sup></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Application
Type</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td
colspan="4"><p><strong>2012/13<sup>(4)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Full-Time
Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part-Time Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Post
Graduate DSA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full-Time
Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part-Time Application</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Post
Graduate DSA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough
South and East Cleveland</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough
LEA</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton
North constituency</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton
South constituency</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hartlepool
LEA</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redcar
constituency</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North
East region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,470</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>140</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,770</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,590</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>150</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,860</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Disabled
Student Allowance may be paid to the Student or to a Supplier on the student's behalf.</p><p>
</p><p>2. DSA Payments may be made at any point during the Academic Year or after
the end of the Academic Year.</p><p> </p><p>3. Figures are derived from the Post Code
of the applicant's home address.</p><p> </p><p>4. The effective date is that of the
November 2013 Awards Statistical First Release. The figures are therefore provisional
and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not add to the sum
of the components due to rounding.</p><p> </p><p>'-' represents a number less than
5.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will answer Question 201291, tabled
by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland on 18 June 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the
Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 423W, on local enterprise partnerships,
if he will make it his policy that his Department should record the gender composition
of local enterprise partnerships boards for the purpose of strengthening equality
impact assessments.
<p>Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have been established as voluntary partnerships
of local business and public sector leaders, and board membership is a matter for
LEPs themselves. This information will not be collected centrally.</p>
<p>HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) deploys its resources according to risk and has
a continuous programme of work assuring tax compliance across a range of taxes, including
VAT, in the public (and private) sector. Since 2008 there has been a dedicated operational
unit responsible for compliance activity in the public sector, and they aim to treat
the public sector in the same way as HMRC treats similar customers in the private
sector.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to introduce
proposals for regulations or guidance to reduce the cost of the use of British mobile
telephones roaming outside of the EU.
<p>The provider must send you an alert when you reach 80% and then 100% of the agreed
data roaming limit. Operators must stop charging for data at the 100% point, unless
you agree to continue to use data.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom provides advice on using telephones
abroad, including in countries outside the European Union. See:</p><p><a href="http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2013/03/check-your-phone-before-you-roam/"
target="_blank">http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2013/03/check-your-phone-before-you-roam/</a>
and</p><p><a href="http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2013/07/using-your-smartphone-or-tablet-abroad/"
target="_blank">http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/2013/07/using-your-smartphone-or-tablet-abroad/</a></p><p>
</p><p>This includes the advice to talk to your UK provider before you travel - it
may offer special packages for your destination.</p><p> </p>