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1147018

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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	Influenza: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of preparations for the roll-out of the aTIV flu vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	292200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has conducted its annual readiness assessment prior to the flu season. The Department has also had discussions with the supplier of the adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine (aTIV), which is one of the vaccines available for people aged 65 years and older.</p><p>The aTIV is locally procured by general practitioners (GP) and pharmacists who are responsible for ordering supplies of the vaccine they require for their population group. Deliveries of the aTIV commenced early September, and the supplier is on track to meet all orders by GP and pharmacists during October as planned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/10/2019 15:05:37 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1146818

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the implications for his Department's policies are of the finding by the Children's Commissioner for England in her report, Growing Up North, published in March 2018, that pupils from London who have had free school meals are twice as likely to go to university than equivalent children in the north.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	291571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>Against a background of rising standards, disadvantaged pupils in schools are catching up with their peers as since 2011, the attainment gap in England has narrowed by 9.5% at age 16 and 13.2% at age 11. Our reforms and the extra funding provided through the pupil premium have contributed to this success.</p><p>This year, schools in the North of England are receiving £787 million in additional funding through the pupil premium to improve the outcomes of their disadvantaged pupils. The Department has made available a wide range of resources to help schools make the greatest possible impact with their pupil premium grant.</p><p>The Department is investing £72 million in the 12 Opportunity Areas to tackle barriers preventing children and young people from achieving their potential. This is at the heart of our work to learn what works best in areas with entrenched social mobility barriers so we can roll out successful approaches across the country. Five of the areas targeted are in the North of England (Blackpool, Oldham, Bradford, Doncaster, and the North Yorkshire Coast) and in addition we have Opportunity North East. The Department is investing over £70 million to boost educational outcomes in the North, including through the Northern Powerhouse Schools Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Widening access and participation in higher education (HE) is a priority. Everyone with the ability to succeed in HE should have the opportunity to participate, regardless of their background or where they grew up.</p><p>The Department has made real progress in ensuring universities are open to all. However, we are aware that more needs to be done to ensure that background isn’t a barrier to realising potential in HE.</p><p>In our latest guidance to the Office for Students on access and participation, we asked them to secure greater, faster progress, particularly at the most selective institutions, through Access and Participation Plans. Through these plans, universities set out what activities they intend to take to ensure students from disadvantaged backgrounds or under-represented groups can access, participate, succeed and progress from HE.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 291572 question first answered 02/10/2019 16:04:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1146819

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the implications for his Department's policies are of the finding by the Northern Powerhouse Project in its 2018 report, Educating the North, that disadvantaged pupils in the north achieve attainment levels 1.3 percentage points less than the national disadvantaged average and 6.5 percentage points less than their disadvantaged peers in London.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	291572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>Against a background of rising standards, disadvantaged pupils in schools are catching up with their peers as since 2011, the attainment gap in England has narrowed by 9.5% at age 16 and 13.2% at age 11. Our reforms and the extra funding provided through the pupil premium have contributed to this success.</p><p>This year, schools in the North of England are receiving £787 million in additional funding through the pupil premium to improve the outcomes of their disadvantaged pupils. The Department has made available a wide range of resources to help schools make the greatest possible impact with their pupil premium grant.</p><p>The Department is investing £72 million in the 12 Opportunity Areas to tackle barriers preventing children and young people from achieving their potential. This is at the heart of our work to learn what works best in areas with entrenched social mobility barriers so we can roll out successful approaches across the country. Five of the areas targeted are in the North of England (Blackpool, Oldham, Bradford, Doncaster, and the North Yorkshire Coast) and in addition we have Opportunity North East. The Department is investing over £70 million to boost educational outcomes in the North, including through the Northern Powerhouse Schools Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Widening access and participation in higher education (HE) is a priority. Everyone with the ability to succeed in HE should have the opportunity to participate, regardless of their background or where they grew up.</p><p>The Department has made real progress in ensuring universities are open to all. However, we are aware that more needs to be done to ensure that background isn’t a barrier to realising potential in HE.</p><p>In our latest guidance to the Office for Students on access and participation, we asked them to secure greater, faster progress, particularly at the most selective institutions, through Access and Participation Plans. Through these plans, universities set out what activities they intend to take to ensure students from disadvantaged backgrounds or under-represented groups can access, participate, succeed and progress from HE.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 291571 question first answered 02/10/2019 16:04:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1146458

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Hacker House: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the grant of £100,000 made to Hacker House in 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	291368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>As my Hon Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Matt Warman) told the House on 25 September 2019, <em>Official Report</em>, Col. 678, neither I nor my staff had any role in the award of this grant. The grant was awarded in February 2019 by officials from DCMS, the Department for Education, techUK and the National Cyber Security Centre, following an open, transparent and competitive process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 01/10/2019 14:55:49 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1146459

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what sanctions apply to civil servants on the offence of misconduct in public office.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	291397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>Misconduct in public office is an indictable offence under common law, and anyone considered to be a public officer (including civil servants) accused of such an offence could be tried before a jury in a Crown Court. <br>Any sanction imposed by the courts would be determined by the nature and severity of the case and subject to any minimum or maximum penalty thresholds relating to the specific offence being tried.</p><p>All civil servants are also subject to departmental conduct policies and the Civil Service Code which requires them to act with integrity, impartiality, honesty and objectivity. Breaches of the Civil Service Code will be the subject of internal disciplinary action.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/10/2019 15:45:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1146522

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Hacker House: Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with her Department’s officials about the circumstances of the award of a £100,000 grant to the company Hacker House in January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	291434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text I have instructed my officials to commission a review that will look into allegations from the Sunday Times in relation to Hacker House’s application for grant funding awarded under the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund. Subject to any legal restrictions (such as data protection laws and duties to protect commercial or confidential information), I have asked my officials to make available the relevant information regarding the decision making process as soon as possible, and by 31 October 2019 at the latest answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 02/10/2019 11:04:26 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1146094

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, which (a) people and (b) businesses applying for Government funding he has provided advice to in each of the last five years; and what advice he has provided.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	290921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on funding to individual schemes are a matter for the relevant Government Department. The Cabinet Office has published grant standards to ensure best practice in the awarding of grants by departments.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grants-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grants-standards</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 30/09/2019 15:38:36 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1146096

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Conflict of Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what advice is provided to senior civil servants on the proper disciplinary approach to take towards civil servants who have been found not to have declared personal interests with an applicant for discretionary public funds where they are involved in the decision-making process.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	290923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service Management Code sets out regulations and instructions related to civil servants’ terms and conditions of service, including the declaration of private interests. All civil servants must comply with instructions from their department or agency regarding the retention, disposal or management of such interests. If required, disciplinary proceedings are a matter for the department or agency concerned in the light of the circumstances of each case. HR in each Department will provide advice about the appropriate procedures to follow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 16:51:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1145272

registered interest
date	06/09/2019
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the UK automotive sector on the potential effect on car production levels of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	287905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/10/2019 16:59:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1144672

registered interest
date	04/09/2019
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the UK automotive sector on potential disruption to manufacturing supply chains in the event of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	286725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Government is in regular dialogue with businesses, including those in the automotive supply chain, to help ensure all companies are prepared for the UK leaving the EU on the 31st October, whatever the circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>We are prepared for no-deal but there is more work to be done. The Chancellor has confirmed that all necessary funding will be made available to mitigate any short-term effects and to boost the potential of the UK economy. The <strong><em>£10m</em></strong> <strong><em>Business Readiness Fund </em></strong>for business organisations and trade associations will support businesses in preparing for a ‘No Deal’ Brexit ahead of 31 October 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/09/2019 16:44:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson