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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

1177569

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Railways: Darlington and Stockton on Tees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to support the 2025 celebration of the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington railway.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	900785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>As the birthplace of our modern railway system, the Stockton and Darlington Railway is an important part of our nation’s heritage and I fully support efforts aimed at celebrating its bicentenary in 2025.</p><p>Through their Heritage Action Zones, Historic England is funding a £700,000 programme aimed at rejuvenating and restoring the 26 mile stretch of historic railway.</p><p>This programme will help realise the railway’s potential to become a major heritage attraction and international visitor destination.</p><p /> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2020 10:37:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1177570

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Tourist Attractions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to cultural attractions outside London.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Holly Mumby-Croft
uin	900783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text Through the Arts Council England (ACE), we are investing and promoting the arts and culture all around the country and will continue to do so.<p /><p>There continues to be a shift in the distribution of ACE's National Portfolio funding, with the amount of funding spent outside London increasing from 53.8% in 2012-15 to 60.3% in 2018-22.</p><p>As part of this, ACE expects the organisations they fund to ensure that their cultural offer is accessible to as many people as possible</p><p />A great example of ACE’s funded national portfolio organisations doing this is the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, which hosts relaxed viewings of it’s performances in order to make them more accessible to those with dementia. answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 900782 question first answered 13/02/2020 10:39:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4867 label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft

1177593

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Carers: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of GP practices who have adopted the care for young carers package launched by NHS England.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer the then Minister of State for Care (Caroline Dinenage MP) gave to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon MP) on 4 February 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-27/8280/" target="_blank">8280</a>.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/02/2020 14:09:23 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1177595

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	Social Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether has plans to allocate additional funding to the Department for Education for the provision of children's services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of children’s services. Decisions on funding for children’s services beyond 2020/21 will be considered in full at the Comprehensive Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/02/2020 09:55:08 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1177596

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of child sexual abuse in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on crimes recorded by the police, including crimes related to child sexual abuse. These are published quarterly in the Office for National Statistics bulletin “Crime in England and Wales”. The latest data are available here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingseptember2019" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingseptember2019</a></p><p>The ONS have recently published additional statistics and commentary on child sex abuse. There are available here <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/childsexualabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2019" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/childsexualabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2019</a>. The most recent survey estimates that in the year ending March 2019, approximately 3.1 million adults aged 18 to 74 years experienced child sexual abuse before the age of 16 years. This is equivalent to 7.5% of the population aged 18 to 74 years.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/02/2020 16:26:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1177597

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	Funerals: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Government on establishment of a child funeral fund to support bereaved families.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on matters of importance to the economy across the UK, including on funding for justice issues.</p><p> </p><p>Matters of justice are devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. It is for them to set their own priorities and determine the allocation of funds to deal with justice issues from within their own budgets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/02/2020 09:59:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon