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485597

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Morning Lane Associates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has paid to Morning Lane Associates (a) directly and (b) through other organisations in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14, (iii) 2014-15 and (iv) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	32370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The web-link below shows the total value of payments made to Morning Lane Associates in each of the requested financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on payments made by other organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Each month, the Department publishes data for transparency purposes in line with the Government’s transparency agenda. All payments over £25,000 are published. Supplier payment details can be found by searching the published data on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25000-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25000-2015-to-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 13/04/2016 15:19:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

453118

registered interest
date	19/02/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions and Health on transferring responsibility for attendance allowance to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	27537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government announced to the House of Commons on 17 December 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 1722, that the Government is considering giving more responsibility to support older people with care needs to local authorities in England and in Wales, including people who, under the current system, would be supported through Attendance Allowance. Officials have started to explore the potential options and will shortly begin working with stakeholders on a broad and open basis to understand how any devolution would best work.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 24/02/2016 16:29:37 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

448610

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Health Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total annual costs to local authorities were for public health funerals in each year between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	24695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect the information requested. Figures on local authority expenditure on, and income from, the provision of cemetery, cremation and mortuary services, including closed churchyards and post-mortem services within mortuaries, are collected on the Revenue Outturn form and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2014-to-2015-individual-local-authority-data-outturn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2014-to-2015-individual-local-authority-data-outturn</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 03/02/2016 13:33:23 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

448703

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total annual cost to the NHS was of hospital contract funerals under the Public Health Act in each year between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	24697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any data on the annual cost to the National Health Service of hospital contract funerals.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/02/2016 12:40:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

448759

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for Social Fund funerals were made in each year between 2010 and 2015; how many such applications were refused; and what the (a) budget and (b) lowest payment made was.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	24696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of applications for Funeral Expenses Payments which were made and the number refused in the financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15.</p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications (000)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial Refusals (000)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data sourced from the DWP policy, Budget and Management Information System and is published in the Annual Report by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the Social Fund for the relevant year.</p><p>The budget for the Social Fund, Funeral Expenses Payment (FEP) expenditure is demand-led. Legislation prescribes that payments are made to all eligible applicants. That is people responsible for arranging a funeral who meet the rules on relationships with the deceased and receive a qualifying benefit. Provision for FEPs is made by central Government through the supply estimate process, but these figures are not translated into an operational budget and do not impact eligibility or award amounts.</p><p>In a minority of cases funeral expense payments are subsequently recovered from the deceased’s estate and in these cases the net amount can be very small. Given the small numbers involved it is not appropriate to release figures as there is a risk of identifying individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/02/2016 11:41:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

439436

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what educational provision there is for offenders who are unable to read or write.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <br /> <br /><p>The Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) arrangements deliver a broad range of provision in adult prisons across England, operating within funding rules set by the Skills Funding Agency. Those funding rules require providers to deliver a core curriculum, commissioned by the prison Governor or the lead Governor for a cluster of prisons, in conjunction with the Skills Funding Agency, which must include mandatory initial assessment of English (and maths) for all prisoners on reception to custody as well as English, maths and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/01/2016 16:58:02 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

439437

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rates are for (a) young people who do not complete an accredited qualification in prison, (b) young people who do complete an accredited qualification in prison, (c) all other offenders who complete an accredited qualification in prison, (d) all other offenders who do not complete an accredited qualification in prison and (e) offenders who leave prison unable to read and write.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>Re-offending rates are not currently available broken down by different levels of education attainment. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Ministry of Justice have, however, jointly commissioned an evaluation of prisoner learning. This study, which is currently underway, aims to use linked administrative datasets to analyse the short-term impact of prisoner education on re-offending outcomes among adult prisoners. The analysis will examine learning aims, rather than accredited qualifications specifically. The study is currently underway and will complete in mid-2016. It will also feed into the independently led review of Education in Prisons being undertaken by Dame Sally Coates.</p><p><br> Separately, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills publish information on the number of prisoners achieving an accredited qualification in prison, including qualifications in English at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a> (See tables 7.1 and 7.2 on page 36 for offender learning)</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/01/2016 15:08:18 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

439438

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been spent on the education of illiterate offenders in a prison setting in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Information on the amount spent on the education of illiterate offenders is not centrally collected.</p><br /><p>The total funding available in the 2015-16 financial year to the Offender Learning and Skills Service is £128.9m as outlined in the Skills funding Letter:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/406881/Vince_Cable_and_Nick_Boles_to_Peter_Lauener_-__Skills_Funding_Agency.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/406881/Vince_Cable_and_Nick_Boles_to_Peter_Lauener_-__Skills_Funding_Agency.pdf</a></p><br /><p>It is the responsibility of the prison Governor in conjunction with the Skills Funding Agency to commission a curriculum based on the money they have been allocated each year.</p><br /><p>The Department does not hold information on the cost of individual types of provision but information on the number of learners participating in English courses by level is published online at the FE Data Library (link below). There is no formal definition for illiteracy but English at Level 2 is defined as the level required for day-to-day life. Reliable data for offender learning is available from 2010/11 onwards.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416721/feandskills-OLASS-participation-and-achievement.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416721/feandskills-OLASS-participation-and-achievement.xls</a></p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/01/2016 16:43:15 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

439439

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Prisoners: Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many non-remand prisoners are classified a illiterate; and how many such prisoners there were in each prison in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>There is no formal definition for illiteracy but English at Level 2 is defined as the desirable level for day-to-day life. Mandatory English and maths assessments for newly-received prisoners (except individuals who have been assessed recently, and those who already have maths and English at Level 2) were introduced from academic year 2014/15. The outcomes for the English education assessments in 2014/15 are published online at the FE Data Library (link below).</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473764/feandskills-OLASS-participation-english-and-maths-assessments.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473764/feandskills-OLASS-participation-english-and-maths-assessments.xls</a></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/01/2016 17:00:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

439440

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding is available for illiterate prisoners to learn to read and write and to receive education while in prison.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	20700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) budget for adults in custody in England is £128.9m for the 2015-16 financial year. This figure includes funding for the National Careers Service in custody.</p><br /><p>The OLASS budget is not sub-divided for particular subjects or types of learning. The Skills Funding Agency’s funding rules require providers to deliver a core curriculum, commissioned by the prison Governor or the lead Governor for a cluster of prisons in conjunction with the Skills Funding Agency, which must include mandatory initial assessment of English (and maths) for all prisoners on reception to custody, as well as English, maths and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), vocational qualifications, including Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and employability skills (which may include a wide range of team-working, personal, social and other skills).</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/01/2016 16:41:16 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck