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793962

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date	22/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2017 to Question 8860, whether her Department has discussed with the Australian Government the operation of e-passport gates in that country for nationals of designated countries.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	115051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We engage regularly with our international partners to share ideas and learn from their approaches to border control. However the Australian Government is responsible for the policies relating to the usage of their e-passport gates, just as the UK determines the policies for our own e-passport gates.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/11/2017 17:52:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

793964

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islands: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has received from the Department for International Development for its operation in support of hurricane hit islands in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	115053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The detailed costs of the Defence response to hurricanes Irma and Maria are being compiled and will be reported on in due course.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence will recover the majority of its additional costs from the cross-Government Immediate Response fund established for the relief effort. Any additional costs will be funded from the Deployed Military Assistance Pool, which exists to support unforeseen short term military activity.</p><p>The cross-Government fund includes contributions from the Conflict Security and Stabilisation Fund, Department for International Development and the Treasury Reserve.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/11/2017 17:54:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

793969

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the housing maintenance contract with Carillion- Amey is fit for purpose.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	115058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>CarillionAmey now meet, for the most part, their key contractual targets. Stakeholders have recognised this improved performance. Ministry of Defence officials carry out comprehensive assurance checks, and results are reported back to governing bodies and are subject to external review.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/11/2017 16:27:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

793970

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: 3D Printing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has his Department made of the potential merits of the use of 3D printing for equipment maintenance for operations.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	115059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The impact of 3D Printing on defence is being studied thoroughly, through research programmes, international collaboration and trials. Areas of study include the potential impact on logistics, in-field repair, reducing equipment development times and enhancing the performance of defence components.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/11/2017 17:50:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

793993

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the outcome of the tender to produce new passports.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	115082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The outcome of the procurement will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/11/2017 17:28:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

792985

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for leave to remain status in each category were submitted in 2016; and how many were resolved within six months.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	114770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Published information on the number of applications for leave to remain in all categories, as well as data on UK Visa and Immigration performance against service standards for applications made in the UK and from overseas, and the proportion of those cases classified as non-straightforward, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Where an application is defined as non-straightforward due to complexity, the customer will be written to within the normal processing time to explain why it will not be decided within the normal standard, and to explain what will happen next.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 114771 question first answered 27/11/2017 09:58:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

792986

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases for leave to remain status submitted in 2016 were designated as being as outside the service level agreement.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	114771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Published information on the number of applications for leave to remain in all categories, as well as data on UK Visa and Immigration performance against service standards for applications made in the UK and from overseas, and the proportion of those cases classified as non-straightforward, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Where an application is defined as non-straightforward due to complexity, the customer will be written to within the normal processing time to explain why it will not be decided within the normal standard, and to explain what will happen next.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 114770 question first answered 27/11/2017 09:58:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

792662

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Olympic Games 2012
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Olympic legacy funding has been disbursed in respect of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	114589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Government’s strategy ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation’ and Sport England’s strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’ highlight the importance of focusing on groups that are particularly unlikely to take part in sport and physical activity, such as women and girls and some Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. It places a clear emphasis on putting the customer first and there are some innovative programmes to encourage female and BAME participation in sport, such as the This Girl Can Swim campaign.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">But as the Government’s sport strategy makes clear, participation is not just about playing sport, and the &quot;Sports Governance Code&quot;, launched in October 2016, seeks to ensure the very highest standards of governance across all sport bodies that receive public money, including in terms of diversity, and aims to help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all. If sports bodies do not adhere to the code and cannot demonstrate full commitment to becoming compliant with its requirements they will not be eligible to receive public funding</del>.</p><p> </p><ins class="ministerial">Through its London 2012 legacy programme, Places People Play, Sport England invested a total of £2,225,541 in 13 grassroots sports projects in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. This included an investment of £1.5m of National Lottery money in the Portway Lifestyle Centre in Sandwell which opened in 2013. Portway Lifestyle Centre is an excellent example of a community wellness hub, and one of the first in the UK to bring social care, health and leisure services together under one roof, combining an NHS family practice with a range of health, social care and sports facilities.</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Birmingham has bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and, should the bid be successful, the Sandwell Aquatics Centre would be upgraded to include an iconic diving venue and community facility. This would provide a legacy for the local community, catering for everyone from beginner swimmers through to elite divers, with the provision of much needed facilities within the Black Country and West Midlands.</ins> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/11/2017 15:39:53 question first ministerially corrected 01/12/2017 15:29:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 25393 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

790875

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
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	Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the financial contribution of the music industry to UK GDP in each year from 2010
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	113568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Annual estimates of the contributions of the Creative Industries, and within that the ‘music, performing and visual arts’ sub-sector, to the UK economy, are available online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 23/11/2017 12:52:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

790907

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of participants in university Officer Training Corps complete (a) the Army Reserve Commissioning Course and (b) the Commissioning Course for Regular Officers.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	113569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Between 1 October 2009 and 1 September 2012 a total of 9,250 officer cadets attended the University Officer Training Corps (UOTC). The number of those who went on to hold a commissioned rank in the Army is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commissioned Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regular Officers</p></td><td><p>1,040 (11%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserve Officers</p></td><td><p>400 (4%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The date parameters were selected to allow sufficient time for the cadet to complete their university and subsequent Royal Military Academy Sandhurst commissioning course. The numbers above do not include personnel who joined the Army as a soldier.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p>Figures include Regulars and Group A Reserves who held a commissioned officer rank and had previously been officer cadets at University Officer Training Corp units.</p><p>Some regular Officers (around 160) initially held a reserves commission and therefore appear in both figures..</p><p>Those who became a Regular Officer and subsequently joined the Group A Reserve have not been double counted within those who joined Group A reserves.</p><p>Professionally qualified personnel, such as doctors, who commission on entry, i.e. before they attend a commissioning course, are included in the figures.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/11/2017 15:53:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar