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773879

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date	19/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether recovery funding, as laid out in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, is available to public cultural institutions that incur security costs due to terrorist attacks.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Recovery funding is not covered by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Following a terrorist attack, as with any emergency, the relevant department or departments responsible for the sectors affected may consider whether to provide recovery funding. I also refer the Hon Member to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s answer to PQ 106697.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/11/2017 14:32:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 17141 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

773928

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Broadband: Universal Service Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide a response to the consultation on the Broadband Universal Service Obligation that closed on 9 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Yes, as indicated in the consultation on the broadband Universal Service Obligation, a summary of responses will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 26/10/2017 11:35:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

773944

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students in receipt of free school meals were entered for a GCSE in information technology in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of pupils [1], [2] entered for GCSE Computer Science who were not eligible for free school meals (FSM) [3] are attached.</p><p>The proportion of pupils [1], [2] entered for GCSE Information Technology who were eligible for FSM [3] are attached.</p><p>Pupil characteristics information will be published, for the year 2016/17, in January 2018.</p><p>[1] On roll at a state-funded school which includes academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds (further education sector colleges were included in secondary school performance tables from 2015) and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</p><p>[2] On roll at a state-funded school which includes academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds (further education sector colleges were included in secondary school performance tables from 2015) and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</p><p>[3] As recorded in the school census for that year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 108840 question first answered 24/10/2017 16:54:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 108840 108847 Attachment.xlsx title Tables
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

773947

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students were entered for a GCSE in (a) Computer Science or (b) Information Technology in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of all pupils[1] [2], who were at the end of key stage 4, who entered for (a) Computer Science and (b) Information Technology are attached.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of all pupils[1] [2], who were at the end of key stage 4, not eligible for free school meals[3] and were entered for a GCSE in Information Technology are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Pupil characteristics information will be published, for the year 2016/17, in January 2018.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Based on pupils at the end of key stage 4, who sat an exam in GCSE (excluding equivalents) in Computer Science or Information Technology. Pupils are identified as being at the end of key stage 4 if they were on roll at the school and in year 11 at the time of the January school census for that year. Age is calculated as at 31 August for that year, and the majority of pupils at the end of key stage 4 were age 15 at the start of the academic year. Some pupils may complete this key stage in an earlier or later year group.</li><li>On roll at a state-funded school which includes academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds (further education sector colleges were included in secondary school performance tables from 2015) and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</li><li>As recorded in the school census for that year. Includes pupils not eligible for free school meals (FSM) and for whom FSM eligibility was unclassified or could not be determined.</li></ol> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 108812 question first answered 27/10/2017 13:23:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 108811.108812.xlsx title Table for 108811 & 108812
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

773948

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students not in receipt of free school meals were entered for a GCSE Information Technology in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of all pupils[1] [2], who were at the end of key stage 4, who entered for (a) Computer Science and (b) Information Technology are attached.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of all pupils[1] [2], who were at the end of key stage 4, not eligible for free school meals[3] and were entered for a GCSE in Information Technology are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Pupil characteristics information will be published, for the year 2016/17, in January 2018.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Based on pupils at the end of key stage 4, who sat an exam in GCSE (excluding equivalents) in Computer Science or Information Technology. Pupils are identified as being at the end of key stage 4 if they were on roll at the school and in year 11 at the time of the January school census for that year. Age is calculated as at 31 August for that year, and the majority of pupils at the end of key stage 4 were age 15 at the start of the academic year. Some pupils may complete this key stage in an earlier or later year group.</li><li>On roll at a state-funded school which includes academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds (further education sector colleges were included in secondary school performance tables from 2015) and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</li><li>As recorded in the school census for that year. Includes pupils not eligible for free school meals (FSM) and for whom FSM eligibility was unclassified or could not be determined.</li></ol> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 108811 question first answered 27/10/2017 13:23:43 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 108811.108812.xlsx title Table for 108811 & 108812
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

773950

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	ICT: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students not in receipt of free school meals were entered for a GCSE in computer science in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of pupils [1], [2] entered for GCSE Computer Science who were not eligible for free school meals (FSM) [3] are attached.</p><p>The proportion of pupils [1], [2] entered for GCSE Information Technology who were eligible for FSM [3] are attached.</p><p>Pupil characteristics information will be published, for the year 2016/17, in January 2018.</p><p>[1] On roll at a state-funded school which includes academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds (further education sector colleges were included in secondary school performance tables from 2015) and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</p><p>[2] On roll at a state-funded school which includes academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14- to 16-year-olds (further education sector colleges were included in secondary school performance tables from 2015) and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision.</p><p>[3] As recorded in the school census for that year.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 108847 question first answered 24/10/2017 16:54:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 108840 108847 Attachment.xlsx title Tables
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

774055

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 exceptional talent visas for the arts were (a) applied for, (b) accepted and (c) rejected in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific information you have requested is not currently published.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/10/2017 14:25:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

773123

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government is represented on the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The government is represented by officials from DCMS at the Tourism Industry Emergency Response Group.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2017 09:07:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

773256

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 exceptional talent visas for the digital economy were (a) applied for, (b) accepted and (c) rejected in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific information you have requested is not currently published.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2017 11:52:37 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

771385

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Entertainers: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that performers contracted to work in shows under the management of a director employed as workers and are remunerated as such.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	107898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is committed to robustly tackling false self-employment; it investigates any evidence suggesting that workers have been misclassified for tax purposes. It will identify the facts and take steps to ensure the right tax, NICs, interest and any penalties are paid. Every complaint made through the ACAS helpline for National Minimum Wage compliance is investigated, and HMRC always takes action where they believe an employer is not paying its workers the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes guidance about the status of actors and performers here: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employment-status-manual/esm4121</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 24/10/2017 09:23:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest