The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-04-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many structures funded in the Occupied West Bank through the EU Consortium have been demolished by the Israeli government since 1 January 2016.
Mr Desmond Swayne
None of the structures constructed under the EU multi-donor programme for social and public infrastructure in Area C have been demolished to date.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-05-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of hotel bookings her Department made for (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in each of the last five years.
Karen Bradley
We refer the Honourable Member to the answer to PQ 37638, given by the Cabinet Office.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2016-07-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she would expect a Regional School Commissioner, having arranged, following a formal notice, for an Academy to move from one multi-academy trust to another, to carry out an investigation of the stewardship of the original Trust; and if she will make a statement.
Edward Timpson
Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) act in the name of the Secretary of State. Where a RSC takes the decision to transfer an academy from one trust to another, there will have been several discussions with both trusts involved. If such a move is due to concerns over performance, the RSC will hold the outgoing trust to account, ensuring that any remaining academies are receiving the best support and the trust is regularly monitored.
This information is publicly available and can be found in the RSC decision-making framework on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/517565/RSC-Decision-Making-Framework.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Austin on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to manage the levels of stress experienced by school support staff.
Nick Gibb
When well deployed and supported, teaching assistants can make a valuable contribution to the education of our children. They are entitled to a suitable work-life balance and it is regrettable if they are experiencing excessive stress in their work.
Responsibility for managing teaching assistants and other support staff rests at local level. Head teachers best understand the needs of their schools and the support staff who work within them.
The Education Endowment Foundation’s (EEF) guidance report; “Making Best Use Of Teaching Assistants”, offers the latest evidence and makes a number of recommendations to help schools make best use of their teaching assistants. The EEF report is available at: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/uploads/pdf/TA_Guidance_Report_Interactive.pdf.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sharon Hodgson on 2016-01-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department publishes on the education achievements of children and young people with special educational needs, for each type of special educational need.
Edward Timpson
Information regarding the attainment of students with special educational needs (SEN) in England is broken down by type of SEN and published in the “Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessment: England 2015”[1], “National curriculum assessments at key stage 2: 2015”[2] and “GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2015”[3] statistical first releases.
A wider summary of available SEN information is provided in “Special educational needs – an analysis and summary of data sources”[4]
Information on the average points score of students with a hearing impairment or the number that achieve three A* to A grades or better at A level is not held by the Department. The Department also does not hold information on the number of students with a hearing impairment who have not achieved a level 2 qualification in English by the age of 19.
Currently, there are no plans for the Department to publish A-level data split by type of special educational need or to collect additional data on the outcomes achieved by students who have a disability but not an identified special educational need, although this is reviewed every year as part of the collection process.
[1] Phonics and KS1 assessments for 2014/15: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/phonics-screening-check-and-key-stage-1-assessments-england-2015
[2] KS2 for 2014/15: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-at-key-stage-2-2015-revised
[3] KS4 for 2014/15: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2014-to-2015
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Durkan on 2016-02-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been placed in (a) the support group and (b) the work-related activity group with a prognosis statement of (i) three months, (ii) six months, (iii) 12 months, (iv) 18 months, (v) two years and (iv) longer than two years since the introduction of employment and support allowance.
Priti Patel
The information requested is shown in the table below.
|
Prognosis |
Support Group |
Work Related Activity Group |
|
All |
2,121,500 |
1,564,500 |
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3 months |
225,400 |
344,900 |
|
6 months |
475,900 |
334,000 |
|
12 months |
339,700 |
226,900 |
|
18 months |
272,600 |
152,600 |
|
Not for 2 years |
120,500 |
131,300 |
|
Not in longer term |
545,100 |
257,400 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ahmed on 2016-03-14.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reports of the use of chemical weapons against the Turkmen village, Taza in Southern Kirkuk, killing children and injuring 617 people, including 17 who are in critical condition.
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
We are aware of allegations that Daesh attacked the village of Taza on the morning of 8 March 2016 with a chemical agent, possibly sulphur mustard. There have been reports of multiple casualties, including the death of a young girl. We unreservedly condemn the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is supporting the Government of Iraq to investigate allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Iraq by non-state actors. The UK is at the forefront of pressing for an effective international response to the use of chemical weapons through the UN Security Council and the OPCW.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2016-04-18.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of representations from the science community to his Department’s plans to insert a new clause into all new and renewed grant agreements.
Matthew Hancock
As I made clear in the House on 27 April, we are continuing to consider the comments of all interested parties, ahead of the introduction into grant agreements of the clause aimed at protecting taxpayers’ money from being wasted on government lobbying government. We are pausing the implementation, pending a review of the representations made, and to give further time to consider any necessary adjustments to the wording of the clause, or the policy on its implementation, to help to deliver this policy in the best possible way for all involved.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-05-19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) children under 18 years of age and (b) young people aged 18 to 24 were granted legal funding under the Exceptional Case Funding Scheme in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16.
Mr Shailesh Vara
The purpose of the Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) scheme is to provide funding where it is legally needed. It does not provide a general power to fund cases which fall outside the scope of legal aid. Legal aid is a vital part of our justice system, but we cannot escape the continuing need to reduce the deficit. We still have a very generous system – last year we spent £1.6bn on legal aid, around a quarter of the department’s expenditure. Every ECF application is carefully considered by the Legal Aid Agency on an individual basis.
Applications to the Exceptional Case Funding scheme, by age of applicant, April 2013 to December 2015
|
FY application received |
Under 18 |
18-24 |
Unknown |
|
Apr 2013 – Mar 2014 |
55 |
86 |
6982 |
|
Apr 2014 – Mar 2015 |
27 |
116 |
67 |
|
Apr 2015 – Dec 20151 |
31 |
82 |
78 |
1 Statistics for Jan-Mar 2016 are exempt for future publication on 30 June 2016
2 Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding were collected from October 2013 onwards, hence the greater proportion of unknowns in 2013-14 compared to the other years.
Applications to the Exceptional Case Funding scheme, which were granted3, by age of applicant, April 2013 to December 2015
|
FY application received |
Under 18 |
18-24 |
Unknown |
|
Apr 2013 – Mar 2014 |
1 |
4 |
132 |
|
Apr 2014 – Mar 2015 |
8 |
20 |
3 |
|
Apr 2015 – Dec 20151 |
12 |
40 |
23 |
1 Statistics for Jan-Mar 2016 are exempt for future publication on 30 June 2016
2 Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding were collected from October 2013 onwards, hence the greater proportion of unknowns in 2013-14 compared to the other years.
3 Granted by 29 February 2016
Applications to the Exceptional Case Funding scheme for immigration cases, by age of applicant, April 2013 to December 2015
|
FY application received |
Under 18 |
18-24 |
Unknown |
|
Apr 2013 – Mar 2014 |
– |
12 |
1332 |
|
Apr 2014 – Mar 2015 |
14 |
39 |
16 |
|
Apr 2015 – Dec 20151 |
11 |
33 |
25 |
1 Statistics for Jan-Mar 2016 are exempt for future publication on 30 June 2016
2 Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding were collected from October 2013 onwards, hence the greater proportion of unknowns in 2013-14 compared to the other years.
Applications to the Exceptional Case Funding scheme for immigration cases, which were granted3, by age of applicant, April 2013 to December 2015
|
FY application received |
Under 18 |
18-24 |
Unknown |
|
Apr 2013 – Mar 2014 |
– |
– |
12 |
|
Apr 2014 – Mar 2015 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
|
Apr 2015 – Dec 20151 |
10 |
22 |
12 |
1 Statistics for Jan-Mar 2016 are exempt for future publication on 30 June 2016
2 Please note: Age data for Exceptional Case Funding were collected from October 2013 onwards, hence the greater proportion of unknowns in 2013-14 compared to the other years.
3 Granted by 29 February 2016
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Fabian Hamilton on 2016-07-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Angola on freedom of human rights activists and organisations in Angola.
Mr Tobias Ellwood
The UK Government continue to have concerns over the freedom of human rights activists and organisations in Angola. We followed the case of the 15+2 closely. The former Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge) raised his concerns over the handling of the case and length of sentencing with the Minister of Justice and Human Rights during his visit to Luanda on 8 June. During the course of the trial, UK staff in Luanda discussed the promotion and development of human rights with the Angolan Minister of Justice and Human Rights; the Public Prosecutor; the Secretary of State for Human Rights; the Minister of Foreign Affairs; and the Minister for Presidential Affairs.