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486971

registered interest
date	24/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Cumbernauld
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to consult with people in Cumbernauld on the proposed closure of HM Revenue and Customs Cumbernauld office.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	32598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plans to create two new Regional Centres in Scotland, in Glasgow and Edinburgh in 2019-20, accommodating between 5,700 and 6,300 employees. HMRC’s new Regional Centres will give its staff all they need including a modern office environment, close to good travel and transport links. They will provide stable, high quality jobs and offer a wide range of opportunities for training and promotion and allow its staff to follow more varied career paths than have previously been possible.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will help all its staff work through their options. It will give everyone the opportunity to discuss their personal circumstances with their manager ahead of any office closures or moves, so they know about any issues that need to be taken into account when making decisions.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 32597 32600 32601 32602 question first answered 14/04/2016 14:00:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

458067

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers who were aged 19, 20 or 21 in the years ending 31 March (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	29942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>Data on the number of care leavers aged 19 to 21 years is published in table F1 of the statistical first release ‘Children looked after, including care leavers and adoption’[1].</p><p>Data is not published on the number of care leavers who were formerly unaccompanied asylum seeking children.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 10/03/2016 16:14:55 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

454879

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was levied in respect of service credits in each key performance indicator designated met in respect of each Compass region in each year from 2012-13 to 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	28212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office has a rigorous contract compliance regime in place to ensure that the required performance standards expected of all providers, as defined in the contracts, are met. This includes monthly contract management and quarterly strategic review meetings, as well as regular daily discussions with COMPASS providers’ operational delivery managers about day to day issues. The Home Office investigates complaints it receives from service users and third parties and works with contractors to ensure that any issues raised are addressed promptly.</p><p>Performance against each key performance indicator (KPI) is measured and may, dependent upon the level of non-conformance, lead to the application of a KPI score. The overall/total score across all KPIs is then used to determine the value of Service Credit (rebate) which should be deducted from the monthly invoice. If an individual KPI is met, no score is accrued and no service credit applies. The following table indicates the amount of service credits recovered following KPI non-conformance for each of the COMPASS contracts from the start of the contracts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016 (YTD)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Serco SNI</strong></p></td><td><p>£773, 792</p></td><td><p>£156,156</p></td><td><p>£443, 545</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,373,493</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Serco NW</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,137, 017</p></td><td><p>£1,974</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>£3,138,991</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G4S MEE</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,349, 475</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,349, 475</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>G4S NEYH</strong></p></td><td><p>£368, 107</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>£368, 107</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CRH WSW</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>CRH LSE</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£5,628, 391</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£158,130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£443, 545</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£6,230,066</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2016 15:20:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 47904 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449808

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers aged between 19 and 21 local authorities were in contact with in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015; and how many such care leavers were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on care leavers in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015, who were aged 19, 20 and 21 in 2013 and 2014 is not available. However, the information for care leavers aged 19, 20, or 21 in 2014 and 2015 is shown in the tables below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Accommodation type<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Suitable</strong></p></td><td><p>20,570</p></td><td><p>21,010</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unsuitable</strong></p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,840</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21 with whom the local authority were in touch</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21,980</p></td><td><p>22,520</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><ol><li><p>This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p></li><li><p>Suitability of accommodation is not recorded where the young person has gone abroad, been deported or where their residence is not known.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 25428 question first answered 05/02/2016 13:44:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449889

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been accommodated in hostel-type accommodation provided by Compass in each Compass region in each month since 1 April 2015; and how many such people have been held under (a) section 98, (b) section 95 and (c) section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>In general, there are two types of accommodation used for asylum seekers. First, Initial Accommodation (“IA”) which is mainly full board and is provided while the support application is being assessed. Second, “dispersal accommodation”, generally shared flats, maisonettes and houses, is provided once the person is found to be eligible for support. The length of time someone will stay in an Initial Accommodation centre will vary from person to person according to their particular circumstances. However, the Home Office aims to process their application for financial support and move straightforward cases to longer term dispersal accommodation in participating dispersal towns and cities within 19 days.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of people housed in initial accommodation under each section of the 1999 Act. It could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 05/02/2016 15:41:50 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449956

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 who were aged 19, 20 or 21 in 2013 and 2014 and housed in accommodation considered (i) suitable and (ii) unsuitable were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children looked after by the local authority.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Information on care leavers in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015, who were aged 19, 20 and 21 in 2013 and 2014 is not available. However, the information for care leavers aged 19, 20, or 21 in 2014 and 2015 is shown in the tables below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Accommodation type<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Suitable</strong></p></td><td><p>20,570</p></td><td><p>21,010</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unsuitable</strong></p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>1,840</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>All care leavers aged 19, 20 or 21 with whom the local authority were in touch</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Of which, number that were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children¹</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21,980</p></td><td><p>22,520</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><ol><li><p>This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p></li><li><p>Suitability of accommodation is not recorded where the young person has gone abroad, been deported or where their residence is not known.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 25346 question first answered 05/02/2016 13:44:01 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447213

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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	Armed Conflict: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration; and whether it plans to encourage other states to endorse that Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	23812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The intention of the Safe Schools Declaration is for countries to support the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military use During Armed Conflict.</p><p>While we welcome the spirit of the initiative, we have concerns that the Guidelines do not mirror the exact language and content of International Humanitarian Law. We consider that the full implementation of International Humanitarian Law provides the best protection for civilians in all situations of armed conflict. The UK, along with the US, France, Australia and other countries, were therefore not able to sign the Safe Schools Declaration in Oslo in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/02/2016 15:08:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

444287

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Higher Education: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Written Statement of 11 January 2016, HCWS458, what steps his Government has taken to implement the Smith Commission's recommendation to explore the possibility of introducing formal schemes to allow international higher education students graduating from Scottish further and higher education institutions to remain in Scotland and contribute to economic activity for a defined period of time; whether he has consulted with Scottish further and higher education institutions on this matter; and (c) for what reasons his Department has not discussed this matter with the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	22102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Scottish Government’s Deputy First Minister on all aspects of the Smith Commission Agreement, the UK and Scottish Governments have had a number of meetings to discuss this issue and my written ministerial statement was shared with the Scottish Government in advance of publication. Scotland Office Ministers and officials also have regular discussions with further and higher education institutions and representative organisations such as Universities Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 18/01/2016 15:35:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

443019

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refused asylum seekers were granted, continued on, or reinstated back onto, support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 after lodging an appeal with the First-tier Tribunal (Asylum Support) in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	21173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>This information is not recorded centrally and is not readily available. It could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/01/2016 16:16:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 38022 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

443030

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to attempt to remove or deport refugees and asylum seekers at the the UK Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus to third countries.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	21365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Under Sovereign Base Areas legislation, people whose asylum claims fail are liable for deportation. Some applications for asylum in Cyprus are still being processed.</p><p>We will seek to deport those who have not claimed asylum or have had their application rejected.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/01/2016 16:22:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald