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1177547

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to help give people the skills they need for the jobs of the future.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Jo Gideon
uin	900741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are increasing funding for Further Education by £400 million in 2020-21, recognising the sector’s vital role in delivering the skills people and businesses need. Funding of £2.5 billion is also available for high-quality apprenticeships this year, and our manifesto has committed £3bn for a new National Skills Fund to transform the lives of people who lack qualifications, are keen to return to work, or want to switch careers.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 11/02/2020 14:32:43 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4817 label Biography information for Jo Gideon

1177548

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Productivity: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure equity of funding to help deliver productivity growth throughout the north of England.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	900745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We will level up opportunity to ensure every region and nation benefits from growth. I will set out further detail at the Budget including the publication of the National infrastructure Strategy, which will detail the Government’s plan to transform the UK’s infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>This will build on the £3.6 billion Towns Fund supporting places across our regions, including 45 Town Deals in the Northern Powerhouse.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 11/02/2020 14:29:40 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1177549

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of funding for sixth form students.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	900746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Treasury ministers regularly speak to Secretaries of State and Junior Ministers on all matters of public spending. We will continue these conversations, including on Further Education funding, as we approach the next Comprehensive Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2019 Spending Round we announced a £400 million extra for 16-19 funding in 2020-21. This is the biggest increase in a year for a decade, recognising the vital role of this sector in delivering the skills needed in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 11/02/2020 17:31:08 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1177550

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that the level of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme levy is (a) equitable and (b) proportionate.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Nickie Aiken
uin	900747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The FSCS is an independent non-governmental body. It operates within the rules set by the FCA and the PRA, who are also independent from government.</p><p> </p><p>The FSCS levy is set annually, within the overall levy limits set by the FCA and PRA. It is for the FCA and PRA to consider the impact of the levy on the firms they regulate. The Government has no role in setting the levy.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/02/2020 15:25:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4741 label Biography information for Nickie Aiken

1177188

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing benefit tourism.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	900694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is clear that benefits should only be provided for the lawful residents of the UK, including migrants who are settled here.</p><p>The Government has taken steps to prevent illegal access to benefits, with those migrants who abuse the UK’s hospitality facing having to repay any benefits obtained. The will also be liable to be refused immigration leave, or having it curtailed, prosecution and removal from the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/02/2020 17:17:22 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1177208

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care (1) homes, and (2) beds, in England, broken down by region, are operated by (a) local authorities, (b) private firms, and (c) charities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has provided information relating to care homes that fall within the Market Oversight scheme.</p><p>The following table shows Market Oversight CQC registered care home beds and locations, by region, as at 1 February 2020</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Number of care home beds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>For profit</p></td><td><p>Not for profit</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>10,372</p></td><td><p>1,991</p></td><td><p>12,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>13,626</p></td><td><p>3,173</p></td><td><p>16,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>8,777</p></td><td><p>3,728</p></td><td><p>12,505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>9,207</p></td><td><p>1,291</p></td><td><p>10,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>14,437</p></td><td><p>3,445</p></td><td><p>17,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>18,719</p></td><td><p>6,833</p></td><td><p>25,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>8,166</p></td><td><p>4,414</p></td><td><p>12,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>10,785</p></td><td><p>3,897</p></td><td><p>14,682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>9,788</p></td><td><p>3,281</p></td><td><p>13,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>103,877</p></td><td><p>32,053</p></td><td><p>135,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Number of care home locations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>For-profit</p></td><td><p>Not-for-profit</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>346</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>2,493</p></td><td><p>953</p></td><td><p>3,446</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 24/02/2020 12:07:50 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1177209

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 13 December 2017 (HL3799), what estimate they have made of the number of people aged (1) 50–59, (2) 60–69, (3) 70–79, (4) 80–89, and (5) 90 or over, who own ISAs; and for each age group, what is the monetary value of the average holding.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2020 answer text <p>The number of people in the age bands (1) 50–59, (2) 60–69, (3) 70–79, (4) 80–89, and (5) 90 or over, who own ISAs; and the average holding is set out in the table below for the most recent year for which we have data (2016/2017):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>ISA Holders (16/17)</p></td><td><p>Numbers: thousands</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>Total Number of ISA holders</p></td><td><p>Average ISA Market Values</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>4,100</p></td><td><p>£26,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>60-69</p></td><td><p>3,900</p></td><td><p>£41,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>70-79</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>£47,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>80-89</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>£48,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>90 and over</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>£51,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total<sub>1</sub></p></td><td><p>21,200</p></td><td><p>£27,600</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Footnotes</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><sup>1</sup> Total is for all ages, including those not shown in the table.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This table is based on information used in HMRC Individual Savings Account (ISA) statistics, which is available on the Gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 21/02/2020 13:20:21 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1177210

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Pensioners: Income
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the (1) total number, and (2) percentage, of pensioners who had an annual income above £50,000 in each of the last three years, broken down by gender.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>Data on pensioners’ incomes at the breakdowns requested are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Data on estimates of the levels, sources and distribution of pensioners’ incomes can be found on the government website www.gov.uk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 13/02/2020 14:57:54 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1177211

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Shaadi.com
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Shaadi.com, when facilitating relationships and marriages, promotes (1) the caste system, and (2) discrimination against Dalits.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not made any assessment of Shaadi.com, or similar matrimonial websites.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/02/2020 13:31:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1177212

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 29 January (HL Deb, col 1446), when the postponed Time for Justice: Putting Survivors First conference will take place; and how they intend to prioritise their commitment to support the victims and survivors of sexual violence in conflict in their policies.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2020 answer text <p>The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) International Conference, Time for Justice: Putting Survivors First, will take place this year and we will confirm the exact date with the House in due course. The Foreign Secretary and I, as the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, will host the event.</p><p>The UK is fully committed to supporting survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and follows a survivor-centred approach, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on Sexual Violence in Conflict. This includes working closely with survivor networks to ensure their perspectives inform PSVI policy and programming. In October 2019, I appointed two UK PSVI Survivor Champions, Nadine Tunasi and Kolbassia Haoussou. The Survivor Champions advocate for all survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and are a vital element of our survivor-centred approach. The UK plans to announce a contribution to the International Fund for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/02/2020 13:34:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool