The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-04-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many times he has attended public meetings of the Scottish Affairs Committee since his appointment.
David Mundell
I have met and appeared in front of the Scottish Affairs Committee on two occasions since my appointment as Secretary of State for Scotland and will next be appearing in May.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-04-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of new nursery staff in (a) Burnley and (b) Lancashire who will be affected by the new requirements for staff taking a Level 3 in childcare.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The requirements have been in effect since 2014 for individuals taking the level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications.
The requirement for level 3 Early Years Educator staff to hold a GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above was introduced to make sure that new entrants to the workforce have the numeracy and literacy skills they need to operate in a level 3 role. Staff working in level 3 roles can have a range of responsibilities, all of which require them to be highly skilled and well-qualified. Level 3 staff are likely to work directly with children, and many will have additional responsibility as room leaders and some will lead and manage an entire childcare setting.
The department holds national data on level 3 staff in the early years sector. We know excellent progress has been made over the past few years in which qualification levels have continued to rise. Between 2008 and 2013, the proportion of the 233,200 full day care staff with at least a level 3 qualification grew from 75% to 87%[1]. We are continuing to collect data on level 3 staff through the Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey this year, and will collect data from 2016 in the Early Years Census.
We have been talking to childcare employers and training organisations about early years qualifications. We want to continue to work with the sector to understand the challenges faced, and find ways to tackle these whilst ensuring a quality workforce remains.
[1] Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2013
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-05-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many students in (a) the UK, (b) the North West and (c) Lancashire are studying for a clinical pharmacy diploma.
Ben Gummer
The Department does not hold this information centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-07-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Indian government on suppression of the press in Kashmir and Jammu.
Alok Sharma
The UK Government has not made any representation to the Government of India on freedom of press in Jammu and Kashmir. We recognise that there are broader human rights concerns in Kashmir. In November 2015, Indian Prime Minister Modi assured the former Prime Minister, my Rt hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) of his commitment to and respect for India’s core values of tolerance and freedom.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2015-11-26.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the benefit to the public purse was of the closing of tax loopholes in each of the last six years.
Mr David Gauke
Revenue protected in connection with avoidance measures announced over the last 6 years is scored in relevant Budget documentation published by HM Treasury.
However, for convenience on 19 March 2015 the coalition government published a document detailing the action taken over the course of the last Parliament to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. That document can be found at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tax-evasion-and-avoidance
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-13.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Burnley receive child tax credit.
Damian Hinds
Information on the figures you have requested can be found in the latest publication, Child and Working Tax Credits statistics, Finalised annual awards – Geographical analysis, which is available at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-18.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the recent fall in Chinese stocks on Government plans to explore connecting the UK and Chinese markets.
Harriett Baldwin
HM Treasury is not conducting a feasibility study into future connections between UK and Chinese stock markets. The London Stock Exchange Group and the Shanghai Stock Exchange are carrying out a feasibility study on a stock market connection.
HM Treasury continuously monitors global economic developments, including those in China, and their impact on the UK as part of the normal process of policy development.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-01-21.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British servicemen and women are based on British military bases abroad.
Penny Mordaunt
There are 9,360 British Service personnel permanently based on British military bases abroad. This figure includes those based in Cyprus, Gibraltar, the South Atlantic Islands, Diego Garcia, Germany, Canada, Kenya, Brunei, Nepal and Belize. This figure represents the number of Service personnel who are stationed at that location. It may differ from the actual number of people working on the base at the time, for example due to deployments. The breakdown of these figures into country and service is shown below; where countries have five or less personnel, these are rounded to zero and the country does not appear in the table. The Ministry of Defence regularly publishes the location figures for both military and civilian personnel, which can be accessed on the GOV.UK website at:
https//www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-uk-regular-service-and-civilian-personnel-quarterly-statistics-2015
|
UK Base Country |
Navy |
Army |
RAF |
TOTAL |
|
Germany |
20 |
5,900 |
130 |
6,050 |
|
Canada |
10 |
360 |
20 |
390 |
|
Kenya |
0 |
210 |
10 |
220 |
|
Brunei |
10 |
130 |
10 |
150 |
|
Nepal |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
|
Cyprus |
20 |
1,480 |
730 |
2,230 |
|
Gibraltar |
110 |
30 |
30 |
170 |
|
South Atlantic Islands |
10 |
50 |
20 |
80 |
|
Diego Garcia |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
|
Belize |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
TOTAL |
220 |
8,190 |
950 |
9,360 |
(Location of UK regular service and civilian personnel quarterly statistics- 1 October 2015)
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Leader of the House, when he plans to announce the date of the next State Opening of Parliament.
Chris Grayling
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 February 2016 to Question UIN 24624.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julie Cooper on 2016-02-19.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the fall in China’s foreign currency reserves on the UK economy.
Harriett Baldwin
China’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen over the past year, down $582.5bn since the start of 2015. However, the stock of reserves still remains sizeable, standing at $3.23 trillion. The UK’s exports to China have increased by 85% since 2010 but are still only 5% of total UK trade.