The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was awarded to businesses in Brighton and Hove under the Government Start-Up Loans scheme; and how much of that has been repaid to date.
Anna Soubry
To date over £1.1million has been lent through Start-Up Loans issued in Brighton and Hove. Of this, over £268,000 has been repaid.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants made redundant have been hired back in each year from 2011.
Matthew Hancock
Data is not held centrally on the number of individuals who have been made redundant from the Civil Service and then rehired, and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Since 2010 we have introduced into the Civil Service Compensation arrangements new provisions to prevent windfall benefits to anyone made redundant and then hired back into the Civil Service. These did not previously exist.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Gwynne on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Leader of the House, what the order of precedence is for induction to the Privy Council.
Chris Grayling
By custom and convention, the Order of precedence for the induction of new members of the Privy Council is that those wishing to take an Oath are appointed first, followed by those wishing to make affirmation. Other than this distinction, the Order of induction is alphabetical. Privy Counsellor appointments are published after each Privy Council meeting and are available at http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-meetings/.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many employment tribunals mental health was a contributing factor in each year since 2010.
Mr Shailesh Vara
This information is not held.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Anderson on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason statutory guidance Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years (2015) does not apply to higher education institutions.
Edward Timpson
Higher education institutions are not covered by the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years for good reason.
The new system of Education Health and Care (EHC) plans has a strong focus on the outcomes sought for children and young people with SEND. The Code of Practice defines the attainment of a place in higher education as a successful outcome.
Local authorities are not responsible for the education of young people in higher education. The sector has its own support system in the form of the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA). It would not be sensible for these systems to overlap. For example, it would not be reasonable to hold a local authority to account for securing special educational provision for a young people in an independent higher education institution.
In the academic year 2013/14, the last year for which full figures are available, DSA totalling £152.7m was provided to 68,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students. The Government also currently provides annual funding to publicly funded institutions, through the Disability element of the Student Opportunity Funding of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) grant, to help them recruit and support disabled students. This funding rose to £20 million for 2015/16, an increase of £5 million on the previous year.
The Code of Practice provides guidance on the transition to higher education. It says that good transition planning should include:
In addition we are working with those conducting DSA assessments to ensure that they understand EHC plans and how they can assist and inform assessments.
As independent and autonomous bodies, higher education institutions are entirely responsible for addressing any issues of discrimination that might come to their attention. The Government provides a legal framework for individuals, which protects their right not to be discriminated against – primarily through the Equality Act 2010. Through the Equality Act, higher education institutions are prohibited by law from discriminating against students with protected characteristics, such as disability.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2016 to Question 21746, what estimate has been made of the value of the contract to provide Debt Market Integrator services; and what fee was paid by the TDX/Equifax partner for its contract in March 2015.
Matthew Hancock
The DMI establishment fee is commercially sensitive information. The expected value of the contract published in the DMI award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union was GBP £500,000,000.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in Brighton and Hove which received a loan from the Start-up loans scheme are still in operation.
Anna Soubry
The Start Up Loans Company tracks the repayment performance of each loan rather than the status of each business created. However, it does undertake regular research and evaluation which shows that, for the programme as a whole, 80% of the businesses created continue to trade into the second year following their founder’s receipt of a Start-Up Loan.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Start-up loans the Government has issued in Brighton and Hove since that scheme started.
Anna Soubry
To date, 230 Start-Up loans have been issued in Brighton and Hove, totalling over £1.1million.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been employed on a zero hours contract in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Mr Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Reed on 2016-01-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of adults with autism are in full-time employment; and what steps his Department is taking to help adults on the autism spectrum into work.
Justin Tomlinson
Government does not collect data specifically on employment rates for people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC).
Estimates are available from the National Autistic Society (NAS), who suggest that 15% of working age people with autism are in full time employment.
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is taking a number of steps to help adults on the autism spectrum into work, including:
DWP has worked in close partnership with the Hidden Impairment National Group (HING) to produce an ‘Uncovering Hidden Impairments’ toolkit, which helps employers to recruit and retain people with hidden impairment conditions.
DWP is fully committed to the Government’s Autism Strategy. The latest progress report on the Autism Strategy can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-report-on-strategy-for-adults-with-autism
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