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458033

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce annual early-intervention top-ups for local authorities after the revenue support grant has been phased out.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	30067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) announced that by the end of this Parliament, local government will retain 100% of its business rates. As part of this, existing central government grants to local government, such as Revenue Support Grant, will be phased out and councils will be given new responsibilities and greater powers to shape their local areas.</p><p>We have lots of work to do over the coming months to work out the details on this new system, including how to manage the risk to local authorities of changes in their local tax income. We will, therefore, be consulting widely with colleagues and with local government on this as we move towards implementation.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 15/03/2016 11:58:24 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

457486

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
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	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of variations in revenue generated by the social care precept on levels of variation in the standard of social care across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	29635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that the variation in estimated revenue generated by the adult social care precept, which is one source of funding for adult social care will be taken into account when publishing the proposed allocations for the additional Better Care Fund funding (£1.5 billion by 2019-20).</p><p>The proposed allocations will be subject to a public consultation later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 11/03/2016 13:40:12 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

457505

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review eligibility arrangements for the teacher's Pension Scheme to enable supply teachers to participate in that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	29634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations currently provide for supply teachers to participate in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) where they are employed by a scheme employer. These are local authorities (LAs), academies and further education colleges. This includes supply teachers who are recruited by a supply agency but then employed directly, under a contract of employment, by the scheme employer.</p><p> </p><p>Where supply teachers are self-employed or remain employed by a supply agency and their services are provided under a ‘contract for services’, it is not possible for them to participate in the TPS as there is no organisation to undertake the employer role, including remitting contributions to the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not plan to review these arrangements and considers that it is for employers and teachers to determine how supply teachers are employed, which can in turn enable access to the TPS under the current arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/03/2016 16:05:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

457513

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Supply Teachers: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that all supply agencies offer supply teachers' pay and conditions at the same rate as national teachers' pay.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	29741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>Schools and local authorities are responsible for the recruitment of their supply teachers which includes deciding whether to use private agencies to recruit and manage them. If a supply teacher is employed by a private agency, this is a private commercial arrangement between the school and the agency, and the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) does not apply. The agency can also decide the rate of pay and conditions of employment.</p><p>If agencies do not appear to be complying with legislation they can be investigated by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EASI). The EASI is part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and has powers to investigate agencies for possible breaches of the law and to prosecute them where there is sufficient evidence. The EASI works with agencies, employers and workers to make sure that employment rights are complied with, particularly for vulnerable workers.</p><p>Conditions for agency workers have been improved through the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) and supply teachers are entitled to the same pay and employment conditions they would be entitled to receive if they were employed directly by a maintained school or academy. This is subject to a qualifying period of 12 continuous calendar weeks working in the same role with the same school or local authority. The Regulations can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employing-agency-supply-teachers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employing-agency-supply-teachers</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/03/2016 14:36:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

456956

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the extension to the Right to Buy scheme for housing association tenants on the supply of housing in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	29506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the terms of the voluntary agreement with the National Housing Federation and the housing association sector, housing associations will deliver an additional home through new supply nationally for every home sold under the voluntary right to buy. This will provide a significant increase to the overall supply of new housing.</p><p>This agreement is a further step towards meeting our ambition to build a million more new homes.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/03/2016 17:02:37 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

457115

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Displays
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Civil Aviation Authority's proposal to increase the fee for holding aerial displays on the viability of the aerial display industry.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	29480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>The Civil Aviation Authority has consulted publicly on proposed air display and low flying permission charges. After this consultation, the Civil Aviation Authority would need to consult the Secretary of State, before making the scheme. When the Civil Aviation Authority consults the Secretary of State on any scheme, he will consider that scheme, including considering possible impacts on the viability of the aerial display industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/03/2016 12:06:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

451695

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the apprentices employed by his Department in the last 12 months were women.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	26532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Apprentices are part of the Civil Service Fasttrack Apprenticeship programme. The programme is managed by Civil Service Resourcing (CSR) who recruit apprentices to the programme and then allocate them to the Department. Recruitment of individual apprentices is not managed by the Department. A total of 18 apprentices were allocated to BIS in the latest recruitment round, out of a total of 684 recommended for appointment. 26% of apprentices allocated to BIS in the last 12 months were female. The figure is 40.6% for apprentices recommended for appointment in the wider apprenticeship programme. CSR have a comprehensive diversity and inclusion outreach programme supporting the Fasttrack Apprenticeship programme.</p><p> </p><p>BIS is committed to equal opportunities. 49% of BIS staff are female.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/03/2016 16:01:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

449934

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 on small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	25433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 introduced a number of reforms to increase transparency, streamline processes and ensure prompt payment. These reforms were introduced to support all businesses, especially smaller ones. The impact of these reforms is being assessed by our Mystery Shopper service, who will publish a report on progress in due course.</p><p>Direct SME spend in central government increased from under £3 billion (direct only) in 2009-10 to over £12 billion in 2014-15 (direct spend and spend through the supply chain).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/02/2016 11:59:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

448992

registered interest
date	29/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on the implementation of the new GCSE grading system.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	24937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have therefore asked its Chief Regulator, Glenys Stacey, to write directly to the Honourable Member. A copy of her reply will be placed in the House of Commons Library.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/02/2016 17:38:25 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

449022

registered interest
date	29/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Missing Persons: Guardianship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce a new power of guardianship for family members in the financial affairs of missing persons.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	24938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the hon. Member for York Outer on 15 June 2015, which can be found at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-08/1400/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-08/1400/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/02/2016 17:00:15 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis