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636975

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Fraud Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to publish its response to the report by the right hon. Sir Eric Pickles on his review into electoral fraud.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	52949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and making our electoral process more secure. We have welcomed Sir Eric Pickles’ report on his review into electoral fraud, and we are giving careful consideration to the findings and recommendations that the report sets out. We will publish our response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/11/2016 08:51:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

636976

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has spent on advertising in (a) The Times, (b) The Sunday Times, (c) The Mail on Sunday, (d) The Sun, (e) The Sun on Sunday, (f) The Huffington Post, (g) Mail Online, (h) Daily Mail, (i) The Guardian and (j) Trinity Mirror newspapers in each Department in the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	53019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Government advertising is purchased by our media buying partner, Carat.</p><p>Carat has held the contract for UK Government media buying since January 2015. The figures that are supplied below show spend by departmental groups for the financial year 2015/16. HM Government does not hold figures for previous financial years.</p><p>In the last Parliament, the Government saved £18.6 billion through efficiencies and reform - and we are aiming to make another £15-20 billion in efficiency savings by 2019-20.</p><p>Since 2010, we have already reduced Government spending on communications by £1 billion.</p><p>Government advertising supports the government’s priorities and helps deliver its programmes. Government communications helps improve the lives of people and communities in the UK, assists with the effective operation of our public services and delivers responsive and informative communications 24 hours a day.</p><p>The advertising expenditure figures below are provided by Departmental Group, and include for each Department expenditure by Arms Length Bodies reporting to the respective Secretary of State.</p><p><strong>Daily Mail/Weekend Magazine </strong></p><p>DEFRA £12,160</p><p>DCLG £74,100</p><p>DWP £79,888</p><p>HMT £569,594</p><p>Home Office £18,816</p><p>DCMS £64,600</p><p>DH £74,240</p><p><strong>Total £893,398</strong></p><p><strong>Trinity Mirror – Daily Mirror/Daily Record/Sunday Mirror/The People/We Love Telly</strong></p><p>BIS £8,100</p><p>DCLG £16,200</p><p>DWP £64,613</p><p>HMT £104,669</p><p>DH £134,943</p><p>DCMS £6,400</p><p>MOD £4,200</p><p><strong>Total £339,125</strong></p><p><strong>Guardian/The Guide/Weekend</strong></p><p>DEFRA £2,420</p><p>DFE £10,956</p><p>DCLG £4,840</p><p>DWP £4,180</p><p>HMT £69,575</p><p>DFT £1,210</p><p>Home Office £2,640</p><p>UKTI £4,840</p><p>DCMS £5,808</p><p><strong>Total £106,469</strong></p><p><strong>Mail on Sunday/Event Magazine/You Magazine</strong></p><p>DEFRA £36,922</p><p>DWP £65,268</p><p>HMT £363,836</p><p>Home Office £16,023</p><p>BIS £8,000</p><p>DH £41,610</p><p>DCMS £32,900</p><p><strong>Total £564,559</strong></p><p><strong>Sun on Sunday/Fabulous</strong></p><p>DWP £76,853</p><p>HMT £236,859</p><p>DH £75,298</p><p>DCMS £10,763</p><p><strong>Total £399,773</strong></p><p><strong>The Sun/TV Magazine</strong></p><p>MOD £12,000</p><p>BIS £41,370</p><p>DCLG £105,887</p><p>DWP £109,603</p><p>HMT £301,713</p><p>DCMS £42,000</p><p>DH £231,631</p><p><strong>Total £844,204</strong></p><p><strong>The Sunday Times</strong></p><p>DEFRA £33,380</p><p>DFE £122,904</p><p>DWP £31,864</p><p>HMT £493,084</p><p>Home Office £55,307</p><p>BIS £11,370</p><p>DCMS £11,380</p><p><strong>Total £759,289</strong></p><p><strong>Times/Times Magazine</strong></p><p>DEFRA £14,400</p><p>DFE £36,941</p><p>DWP £10,151</p><p>HMT £337,019</p><p>Home Office £347,341</p><p>DCMS £5,970</p><p>UKTI £11,488</p><p>DCMS £34,498</p><p><strong>Total £797,808</strong></p><p><strong>Mail on Line</strong></p><p>HMT £149,500</p><p>MOD £154,442</p><p>BIS £37,802</p><p>DH £162,614</p><p><strong>Total £504,358</strong></p><p><strong>Huffington Post</strong></p><p>We only use one supplier for AOL owned properties (that includes Huffington Post) so it is impossible to distinguish from other AOL bookings that run across the portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 01/12/2016 09:55:54 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer previous answer version 21172 answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

636154

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of towns and villages which have been left without a bank in the last five years due to local branch closures.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	52877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury does not produce estimates relating to bank branch closures.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 17/11/2016 16:37:40 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

636160

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	West Midlands Combined Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent civil servants employed by his Department work in support of the West Midlands Combined Authority; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	52835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>It is for local areas to resource the work of Combined Authorities. This includes the West Midlands Combined Authority. More broadly the government has established the Cities and Local Growth Unit. This unit supports the implementation of policies that seek to drive local economic growth and take forward devolution. The unit has almost 150 staff based in London and a number of regional locations, including in the West Midlands.</p> answering member constituency Brigg and Goole answering member printed Andrew Percy question first answered 17/11/2016 16:50:58 answering member 3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

636161

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department provides on the design and construction of affordable housing.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	52775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Homes and Communities Agency has published a number of guidance documents around design and sustainability providing practical, delivery related knowledge, research findings and good practice. The Department has also published the Starter Homes Design Guide. I have supplied the relevant links below.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/starter-homes-design" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/starter-homes-design<br></a><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/topic/housing/design-and-sustainability" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/topic/housing/design-and-sustainability</a></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/capital-funding-guide-hca</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 17/11/2016 16:50:18 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

636163

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to set up a commission to assess the potential merits of introducing a new legal status to recognise participation in long-term volunteering programmes.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	52880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Long-term volunteering programmes provide many benefits, not only to those whose lives are being helped but also to those who take part in them.</p><p> </p><p>Government is committed to supporting social action, including long-term volunteering. We are looking at existing barriers to long-term volunteering and the appropriate way in which these can be addressed.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/11/2016 11:29:23 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

636166

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2016 to Question 52316, whether he intends to meet the Burmese military, Tatmadaw, to discuss democratic accountability and adherence to international law and human rights.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence does not have any current plans to meet the Burmese military, Tatmadaw.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2016 16:20:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

636168

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools that opened in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 are in temporary buildings.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	52833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>There are currently 26 free schools which opened in either 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013 which are in temporary buildings.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of opening</p></td><td><p>In Temporary Buildings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 17/11/2016 17:49:34 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

636169

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the longest period is for which a free school has remained in temporary accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	52834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>One free school has been in temporary accommodation for five years and two months. It has been rated outstanding by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted).</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 17/11/2016 17:46:43 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

636170

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Numbers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were in (a) selective and (b) non-selective state schools in Year 7 in each of the last five years; and what proportion of those were (i) boys, (ii) boys eligible for free school meals, (iii) girls and (iv) girls eligible for free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	52778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2016 answer text <p>The requested data can be found in the attachment.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 52769 52770 52771 question first answered 09/12/2016 09:23:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 52778; 52769; 52770; 52771 attachment 211116.xls title Attachment
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders