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637851

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date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employers in the (a) public and (b) private sector offered apprenticeships in (i) Sandwell, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England in (A) 2010, (B) 2011, (C) 2012 and (D) 2013.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Bailey
uin	53376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Numbers of public or private sector employers offering apprenticeships is not counted by the Department. We do publish information on workplaces offering apprenticeships, which counts the number of individual workplaces at site level. However one employer may have multiple sites. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570133/apprenticeships-workplaces-by-region.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570133/apprenticeships-workplaces-by-region.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Latest data on apprenticeship starts by constituency and region can be found in the supplementary tables accompanying the Statistical First Release SFA/SFR36, published on 17 November 2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570129/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-November16.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570129/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-November16.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 21/11/2016 11:32:53 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	320 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Bailey

637855

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent from the public purse on apprenticeships per capita in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside, (c) the North West and (d) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	53244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The total funding provided to support apprenticeships in England is published in our annual funding statement here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold the relevant data centrally to provide details of per capita apprenticeship spend as requested. However, the latest data on apprenticeship starts by constituency and region can be found in the supplementary tables accompanying the Statistical First Release SFA/SFR36, published on 17 November 2016: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570129/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-November16.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570129/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-November16.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 21/11/2016 11:34:17 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

637988

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) actual and (b) default cancellation level for the southern section of the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise is.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	53178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Govia Thameslink Railway’s benchmarks are based on the entire franchise, not each component business group. There are no separate benchmarks for Southern or the southern section of the franchise.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/11/2016 13:43:28 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

637989

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of Govia Thameslink Railway since January 2016; and what the dates of those meetings were.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	53179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Ministers meet regularly with representatives of Govia Thameslink Railway. Details of Ministerial meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-ministerial-and-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dft-ministerial-and-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016</a>.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/11/2016 13:48:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

637990

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Govia Thameslink Railway
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any conflicts of interests were declared to the Department by any person or organisation involved in assessing, awarding and overseeing the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	53180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>All individuals engaged by the Department in assessing the bids, awarding the contract and overseeing the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Franchise signed a franchise specific conflict of interest and confidentiality form; or were covered by a memorandum of understanding between their employer and the Department; or were covered by a contractual provision or professional duty to report conflict of interests. Two individuals reported minor perceived conflicts of interests, that the Department reviewed and was comfortable with. There was a conflict of interest relating to the Department’s Technical Advisor, Atkins and one of the losing bidders. The Department sought legal advice about managing this matter and mitigations were put in place.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/11/2016 13:51:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

638024

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Market Stability Mechanism Contract for Difference.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>A number of stakeholders have suggested the concept of a market-stabilising Contract for Difference for Pot 1 technologies. Officials are currently assessing these suggestions, and Ministers have therefore not yet made any decisions regarding the proposed options.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2016 12:57:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

638026

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Energy: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to publish the outcome of its call for evidence on the energy technology list.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	53271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department is currently analysing the responses to the Energy Technology List Call for Evidence. A decision on next steps will be taken in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2016 12:55:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

638034

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is monitoring content that is publicly available on social networking sites using overt monitoring techniques.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	53220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department engages and makes use of social media to understand public and stakeholder sentiment and to respond where appropriate. The information gathered through monitoring enables the department to develop policy, provide real-time insights so we can respond quickly to users and anticipate potential issues. The department also undertakes systematic social media monitoring to evaluate campaigns and programmes of work.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/11/2016 10:53:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

638076

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the contribution to the UK economy of (a) non-UK EU students and (b) non-EU international students.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	53417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The most recent estimate of the value of international education to the UK can be found in the Government’s International Education Strategy, published in July 2013. This analysis showed that EU and Non-EU students at UK universities contributed an estimated £9.7bn in 2011 to the UK economy (tuition fees and living expenditure). The analysis does not separate non-UK EU students and non-EU international students.</p><p>The Department will shortly be publishing the latest estimates of the total value of education exports to the UK economy for 2014.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/11/2016 13:57:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

638077

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to revise the estimated financial contribution to UK universities made by (a) home and EU students and (b) non-EU students between 2015-16 and 2019-20 to take account of the vote to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	53419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Any effects on the financial contribution to UK universities made by Home, EU and non-EU students following the UK’s exit from the EU will depend on wider discussions about the UK’s relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/11/2016 13:57:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham