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The Export Hub is invited to locations across the UK, and has so far visited 231<\/ins>5<\/del> sites. Any Member of Parliament is able to request for the Export Hub to visit their constituency.<\/p>

The logistics for managing the Export Hub is contracted through an external company.<\/p>

Many cross-party MPs have spoken highly of the work of the Export Hub at the Department for International Trade\u2019s (DIT) Monthly MPs Briefings which the DIT Ministerial team hosts.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4074", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mark Garnier"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wyre Forest"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Garnier"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/794443/answer/previousversion/25634", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4074", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mark Garnier"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wyre Forest"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Garnier"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-28T17:55:44.77Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-30T11:52:32.87Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "202"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Trade"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Trade"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Small Businesses"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to his Oral Answer on 23 November 2017, what criteria he used to locate staff from the Export Hub on Small Business Saturday.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4061", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Bill Esterson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sefton Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Bill Esterson"} ], "uin" : "115416"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/793044", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/793044/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

DWP have advertised 1,053 External Vacancies since January 2015 containing 21,432 posts. The breakdown provided by Government Recruitment Services is provided as requested overleaf. It is worth considering these vacancies are not guaranteed to have been filled.<\/del><\/p>

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These are the vacancies we advertised. Not all roles advertised were filled and therefore this data will include repeat adverts.<\/del><\/p>

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Month<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

Number of Vacancies<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

Number of Posts<\/strong> Advertised<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

8<\/del><\/p><\/td>

214<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Feb-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

353<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mar-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

9<\/del><\/p><\/td>

60<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Apr-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

8<\/del><\/p><\/td>

62<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

May-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

13<\/del><\/p><\/td>

54<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jun-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

20<\/del><\/p><\/td>

311<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jul-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

326<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Aug-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

26<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1698<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sep-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1479<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Oct-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

13<\/del><\/p><\/td>

469<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Nov-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

28<\/del><\/p><\/td>

397<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dec-15<\/del><\/p><\/td>

14<\/del><\/p><\/td>

239<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

14<\/del><\/p><\/td>

290<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Feb-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

47<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1274<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mar-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

50<\/del><\/p><\/td>

2107<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Apr-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

74<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1309<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

May-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

31<\/del><\/p><\/td>

500<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jun-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

58<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1081<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jul-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

26<\/del><\/p><\/td>

214<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Aug-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

34<\/del><\/p><\/td>

804<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sep-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

61<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1251<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Oct-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

50<\/del><\/p><\/td>

542<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Nov-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

34<\/del><\/p><\/td>

567<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dec-16<\/del><\/p><\/td>

5<\/del><\/p><\/td>

48<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jan-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

101<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1540<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Feb-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

35<\/del><\/p><\/td>

483<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mar-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

131<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Apr-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

4<\/del><\/p><\/td>

22<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

May-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

42<\/del><\/p><\/td>

891<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jun-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

64<\/del><\/p><\/td>

1238<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Jul-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

24<\/del><\/p><\/td>

433<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Aug-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

21<\/del><\/p><\/td>

243<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Sep-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

18<\/del><\/p><\/td>

66<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Oct-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

30<\/del><\/p><\/td>

605<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Nov-17<\/del><\/p><\/td>

29<\/del><\/p><\/td>

131<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

1053<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td>

21432<\/strong><\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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The Department has had a number of discussions with representatives from the funeral industry and groups supporting bereaved people about Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments and in particular the maximum amount of £700 available for other costs. We have made clear that we will ensure that Funeral Expenses Payments continue to meet the necessary costs of a cremation or burial for eligible claimants. Average payments have increased year-on-year to meet these necessary costs. We have had to make difficult choices about welfare spending and it has not been possible to increase the £700 maximum for other costs. However, we have made interest-free Social Fund Budgeting Loans available for funeral costs in addition to Funeral Expenses Payments.<\/ins><\/p>

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We have also been carrying out reforms to the Funeral Expenses Payments Regulations which are coming into force in April 2018. The reforms focused primarily on clarifying a number of issues around eligibility and to simplify the process for claiming a Funeral Expenses Payment. The formal response to the consultation on the Reform of the Funeral Expenses Payment Regulations was published on 3 July 2017 and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656887/consultation-response-reforms-to-funeral-expenses-payments.pdf<\/a>.<\/ins><\/p>

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Government\u2019s strategy \u2018Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation\u2019 and Sport England\u2019s strategy \u2018Towards an Active Nation\u2019 highlight the importance of focusing on groups that are particularly unlikely to take part in sport and physical activity, such as women and girls and some Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. It places a clear emphasis on putting the customer first and there are some innovative programmes to encourage female and BAME participation in sport, such as the This Girl Can Swim campaign.<\/del><\/p>

<\/p>

But as the Government\u2019s sport strategy makes clear, participation is not just about playing sport, and the "Sports Governance Code", launched in October 2016, seeks to ensure the very highest standards of governance across all sport bodies that receive public money, including in terms of diversity, and aims to help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all. If sports bodies do not adhere to the code and cannot demonstrate full commitment to becoming compliant with its requirements they will not be eligible to receive public funding<\/del>.<\/p>

<\/p>Through its London 2012 legacy programme, Places People Play, Sport England invested a total of £2,225,541 in 13 grassroots sports projects in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. This included an investment of £1.5m of National Lottery money in the Portway Lifestyle Centre in Sandwell which opened in 2013. Portway Lifestyle Centre is an excellent example of a community wellness hub, and one of the first in the UK to bring social care, health and leisure services together under one roof, combining an NHS family practice with a range of health, social care and sports facilities.<\/ins> Birmingham has bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and, should the bid be successful, the Sandwell Aquatics Centre would be upgraded to include an iconic diving venue and community facility. This would provide a legacy for the local community, catering for everyone from beginner swimmers through to elite divers, with the provision of much needed facilities within the Black Country and West Midlands.<\/ins>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3950", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Chatham and Aylesford"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Tracey Crouch"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-11-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/792662/answer/previousversion/25393", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3950", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Chatham and Aylesford"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Tracey Crouch"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-11-28T15:39:53.497Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ], "questionFirstMinisteriallyCorrected" : [{"_value" : "2017-12-01T15:29:15.56Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "10"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Digital, Culture, Media and Sport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-11-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Olympic Games 2012"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Olympic legacy funding has been disbursed in respect of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/318", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Spellar"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Warley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Spellar"} ], "uin" : "114589"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 3, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }