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573576

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts: First Time Buyers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to amend the Lifetime ISA proposal so that the 25 per cent government bonus can be used towards a deposit on a first home.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	44318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>As is usual with new financial products, the Government continues to work closely with industry on the finer details of the policy, including on the operation of withdrawals for first house purchase. Ministers will provide a statement on the position in due course.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/09/2016 15:28:05 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

573629

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: Adult Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider changing adult learning funding to fund British Sign Language courses for families of children who are born deaf.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	44477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>This Department funds British Sign Language (BSL) qualifications in England through the Adult Education Budget (AEB). In the current economic climate, our funding must be focussed where it can have the most impact, so we support young adults aged 19 and over to gain the skills and qualifications they need to get work or to progress in their chosen career.</p><p> </p><p>Learners who need lip reading skills to access work or stay in work are eligible to receive public funding through the Skills Funding Agency, and we are introducing changes that will make BSL qualifications acceptable, for the purposes of apprenticeship completion requirements, as an alternative to Functional Skills English for apprentices whose first language is BSL.</p><p> </p><p>Colleges and training providers are independent and autonomous bodies and are responsible for their course provision. They are required to respond to the needs of learners, employers and communities to ensure that provision meets the need of local people, and we would expect every college or training organisation that receives public investment to consider offering lip-reading and sign language provision if there is a demand for it locally. Our more flexible adult education budget funding rules for 2016/17 enable broader types of learning activities that re-engage people in learning, build confidence, and enhance well-being.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 13/09/2016 15:52:06 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

573664

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effects of dumping steel flue dust on the surrounding environment; and what guidance and regulations apply to the disposal of steel flue dust.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	44216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Defra has not undertaken an assessment of the effects of disposing of flue dust from steelworks on the environment. Impacts of direct releases to the environment from steel production are assessed on a site-specific basis during determination of applications for environmental permits. Wastes produced from flue gas abatement are disposed of through many different disposal or recovery routes. Assessment of any environmental impact of these waste operations is also done on a site-specific basis.</p><p> </p><p>Flue dust produced from steelworks will be hazardous waste to be treated and disposed of at a permitted hazardous waste disposal facility. Those who produce or handle hazardous waste have a duty to ensure that the waste causes no harm or damage. Waste producers have specific responsibilities known as 'duty of care'. Those who produce, store, collect transport or receive waste for recycling or disposal must also meet extra requirements, which are described on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/dispose-hazardous-waste" target="_blank">GOV.UK website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/09/2016 13:19:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

573745

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Capacity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the financial cost to local authorities of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards for people who are placed in care homes or hospitals for their care or treatment.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	44507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department published an impact assessment on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in 2008; it has made no further estimate. The Law Commission’s review of the safeguards, which has been commissioned by the Department, is expected to be published at the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 12/09/2016 16:50:07 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

573889

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Mining: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many accidents have occurred in mines in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	44288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) operational data is derived from reports made under duties contained in the Reporting of Injuries and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) (and earlier versions). It is as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of reported injuries in underground mines in Great Britain* **</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>204</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>146</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>114</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>52</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 April 2016 – 31 August 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>*</strong> A key change to RIDDOR occurred in April 2012, ie the threshold for reporting of those injuries to workers which result in the person being incapacitated for more than three days changed to over seven days.</p><p> </p><p>** It should be noted that the reducing trend is, in part, due to the reduction in the number of large working mines in recent years.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2016 12:31:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

573892

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Mining: Redcar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on the recent fatalities at the Boulby Potash mine; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the need to take any such action in respect of those fatalities.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	44287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has received one representation on recent incidents, from the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. HSE has carried out a variety of interventions with the operators of Boulby mine, ranging from the serving of Prohibition Notices to a detailed assessment of their safety and competency management systems. HSE is reviewing the circumstances of a number of recent incidents with a view to taking further enforcement action if appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/09/2016 12:22:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

573893

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Mining: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of health and safety incidents which have taken place in the mining industry when employees were working on shift patterns of more than (a) eight, (b) 10 and (c) 12 hours.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	44365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive does not hold such information.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2016 16:24:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

542172

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Tees Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many places for 16 to 19 year olds there are in (a) schools and (b) further education colleges in (i) the Tees Valley and (ii) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency; and how many such places are planned for each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	43989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>i. The following table summarises the total number of places allocated to all post-16 institutions based in Tees Valley for the academic year 2016 to 2017:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Allocated 16 to 19 places for Tees Valley Area based institutions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Student Numbers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academy</p></td><td><p>2,274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Free School</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Schools</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commercial and Charitable Provider</p></td><td><p>556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General FE and Tertiary</p></td><td><p>10,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority</p></td><td><p>384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sixth Form College</p></td><td><p>4,604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,615</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>EFA Funded students – figures are yet to be published (October 2016) and may be subject to very minor change.</em></p><p> </p><p>ii. The following table summarises the total number of places allocated to all post-16 institutions based in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency for the academic year 2016 to 2017:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Allocated 16 to 19 places for institutions based in the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Student numbers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academy</p></td><td><p>227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sixth Form College</p></td><td><p>1,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,969</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>EFA Funded students – figures are yet to be published (October 2016) and may be subject to very minor change. </em></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold planned numbers for future years.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 05/09/2016 16:25:43 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

542252

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Cleveland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of sexual offences Cleveland Police received in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those reports led to prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	43991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The number of sexual and violence against the person offences recorded by Cleveland police from 2011/12 to 2015/16 are given in the table.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of prosecutions resulting from offences recorded by the police. Information on crimes assigned a charge or summons outcome is available from April 2014, when data on outcomes were first collected linked specifically to their associated crimes. Previously, outcomes data supplied by forces related to the volume recorded regardless of when the crime was committed. The new method of collection was implemented to provide greater transparency and highlight how each crime recorded in any period is resolved by the police.</p><p>The table shows the proportion of sexual and violent offences that resulted in a police charge or summons in 2014/15 and 2015/16. In addition, it shows the proportion of each offence group that has not been assigned an outcome. This is important to note, in particular for sexual offences, because length of investigations mean that the most recent year has more crimes that have yet to be assigned an outcome than the previous year.</p><p>Not all charges or summonses will lead to a prosecution, the Ministry of Justice hold and publish data on prosecutions.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 43990 question first answered 05/09/2016 11:08:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name PQ43990-91 Blekinsop table _dw.xlsx title Sexual and violent offences
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

542254

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Cleveland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of offences of violence against the person were reported to Cleveland Police in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those reports led to prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	43990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The number of sexual and violence against the person offences recorded by Cleveland police from 2011/12 to 2015/16 are given in the table.</p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on the number of prosecutions resulting from offences recorded by the police. Information on crimes assigned a charge or summons outcome is available from April 2014, when data on outcomes were first collected linked specifically to their associated crimes. Previously, outcomes data supplied by forces related to the volume recorded regardless of when the crime was committed. The new method of collection was implemented to provide greater transparency and highlight how each crime recorded in any period is resolved by the police.</p><p>The table shows the proportion of sexual and violent offences that resulted in a police charge or summons in 2014/15 and 2015/16. In addition, it shows the proportion of each offence group that has not been assigned an outcome. This is important to note, in particular for sexual offences, because length of investigations mean that the most recent year has more crimes that have yet to be assigned an outcome than the previous year.</p><p>Not all charges or summonses will lead to a prosecution, the Ministry of Justice hold and publish data on prosecutions.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 43991 question first answered 05/09/2016 11:08:30 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis attachment 1 file name PQ43990-91 Blekinsop table _dw.xlsx title Sexual and violent offences
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop