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924663

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date	15/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	North Korea: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2017 to Question 8500, on North Korea: Peace Negotiations, if he will make representations to the President of the United States to include the Peoples Republic of China in future meetings between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	154142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>​The US has our full support in pursuing talks with North Korea. The summit in Singapore has unlocked a process that we hope will lead to swift, concrete actions by North Korea to denuclearise as required by multiple UN Security Council Resolutions. Engaging China on US-North Korea negotiations and on sanctions implementation will be key to a successful outcome.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/06/2018 14:45:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

924665

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to implement the recommendations in the report, Social mobility in Great Britain: fifth state of the nation report published by the Social Mobility Commission in November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	154143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the Social Mobility Commission’s report, which underlines the importance of removing barriers to opportunity across the whole country. Social mobility is a top priority for this government and my department - we are therefore already taking action to overcome the challenges identified in the Commission’s report.</p><p> </p><p>The report highlights the postcode lottery of social mobility and in particular the existence of cold spots of opportunity in some costal and rural areas. To tackle this, our Opportunity Areas programme is investing £72 million to make progress on educational outcomes in 12 of the most challenging places. The choice of these 12 areas was informed, in part, by the Commission’s own Social Mobility Index.</p><p> </p><p>The report also focuses on the importance of ensuring excellent early education opportunities are available everywhere. To achieve this, we are investing an additional £1 billion per year by 2019-20 to deliver 30 hours of free childcare along with 15 hours of free early education for disadvantaged two year-olds. We have also recently announced £8.5 million to support local authorities to fund projects to improve early language and literacy.</p><p> </p><p>In its report, the Commission also emphasises the importance of employer engagement with young people to boost social mobility by improving access to high-skill, high-pay jobs. To achieve this, the department’s careers strategy, published in December 2017, will ensure that schools offer every young person seven encounters with employers between years seven to 13.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/06/2018 16:56:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

924666

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to make an assessment of the value for money of degree courses at universities that charge the maximum fees.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	154144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>As announced by my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister on 19 February, the government is conducting a major review across post-18 education and funding. The review will ensure that the system is giving every individual a genuine choice between high quality technical, vocational and academic routes, students and taxpayers are getting value for money, and employers can access the skilled workforce they need.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring value for money for students, graduates and taxpayers is at the heart of the review. It will consider how students and graduates contribute to the cost of their studies, how we can ensure funding arrangements across post-18 education are transparent and do not act as barriers to choice or provision, and how best to promote institutional efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The review is being supported by an independent panel, led by Philip Augar, and comprising experts from across post-18 education and the business world. The panel will publish their report at an interim stage, before the government concludes the overall review in early 2019.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/06/2018 15:08:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

924711

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of universities which charge the maximum fees for all of their courses.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	154145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold data on the level of fees that universities charge for their courses. To ensure that, students from all backgrounds are able to enter, succeed in and progress from higher education and, providers of higher education are able to deliver value for money for students, the department works closely with institutions and the newly created Office for Students (OfS).</p><p> </p><p>The OfS is a new public body that combines the regulatory functions of the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) with many of the functions of the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Prior to the responsibilities transferring to the OfS in April 2018, OFFA published a report on Access Agreements for 2018-19. The report indicates that 26 universities or colleges (13 per cent of those with access agreements) plan to charge £9,250 for all of their courses in the academic year 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/06/2018 15:33:40 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

924142

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Lancashire
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 24 May to Question 145549 on racially aggravated offences: Lancashire, what guidance has been (a) updated and (b) implemented into police policy since publication of the Hate Crime Action Plan; and what effect that plan has had on the number of incidents of hate crime reported in Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	153757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The College of Policing issued operational guidance on hate crime in 2014 to support police forces in England and Wales. The National Police Chiefs’ Council’s national lead for hate crime supports police forces to implement the guidance.</p><p>It is for the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable for Lancashire Constabulary to assess the effectiveness of the police response to hate crime in Lancashire.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/06/2018 10:45:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

923430

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the validity of reports that Lancashire County Council will have a deficit of £118 million by 2021.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	153200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Through the settlement, local government has been given access to £45.1 billion in 2018 - 19 and £45.6 billion in 2019 - 20. This is an overall increase since 2017 - 18 of £1.3 billion, in recognition of increasing pressures, including demand for adult's and children's services.</p><p>It is then for every local authority to make arrangements for proper management of their financial affairs, including developing plans to meet local spending commitments. As such, the Secretary of State has not made any assessment of the validity of figures disclosed in any reports.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 21/06/2018 16:05:58 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

923516

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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: Preston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Police UK statistics, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change in the number of violence and sexual offences in Preston in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	153201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/08/2018 answer text <p>Data on the number of crimes recorded by police forces in England and Wales are published quarterly. The latest figures for Preston Community Safety Partnership (CSP) show increases in recorded violence against the person and recorded sexual offences in the years ending March 2017 and March 2018 as set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Year ending</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Mar-16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Mar-17</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Mar-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>% change</p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>% change</p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td><td><p>% change</p></td><td><p>Volume</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>3,074</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>3,657</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>5,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>497</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p><br>The most recent national crime figures are published by the Office for National Statistic in ‘Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2018Overall, violence recorded by police forces in England and Wales increased by 19% in the year ending March 2018, and recorded sexual offences increased by 24% over the same period. The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that this increase is largely due to improvements in crime recording by police forces, and the increased willingness of victims to report such crimes to the police. The ONS has also noted that there have been genuine rises in some low-volume, high-harm categories of violence, notably knife crime, gun crime and homicide. Our Serious Violence Strategy, published on 9 April, puts greater focus on steering young people away from a life of crime, while continuing to promote a strong law enforcement response.</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 30/08/2018 13:37:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

922508

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Funeral Payments: Preston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many funeral expenses payments have been made in Preston constituency since January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	152647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/06/2018 14:38:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

922509

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Funeral Payments: Preston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for the Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment Scheme her Department refused in Preston in each year from 2015 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	152648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/06/2018 14:39:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

922510

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Funerals: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will introduce a fair funerals pledge to obligate funeral directors to advertise their lowest-price funeral packages.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	152649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s independent competition authority, has recently launched a market study into the funerals market. The study will investigate whether the practices of funeral directors around transparency of pricing information prevents people from making informed choices when purchasing funeral services. It will consider what further help can be provided to support those already facing very challenging circumstances.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring well functioning markets and will consider the recommendations of the CMA upon conclusion of the study.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 20/06/2018 14:41:00 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick