Tag: Nicholas Soames

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of Key Stage 2 results in West Sussex.

Nick Gibb

Provisional information on the latest Key Stage 2 results in West Sussex and other local authorities is published as part of the “National curriculum assessments: key stage 2, 2015 (provisional)” release[1].

These indicate that 77% of pupils in West Sussex local authority achieved level 4 or above in reading, writing and mathematics, below the national average of 80%. This is down from 78% in 2013/14.

In the same year, 21% of pupils in West Sussex local authority achieved level 5 or above in reading, writing and mathematics, below the national average of 24%. This is down from 22% in 2013/14.

Since the phonics check was introduced in West Sussex, the proportion of children who achieve the expected standard has risen each year to 73% in 2015. This remains, however, below the national average of 77%.

Standards in some West Sussex schools are currently too low. I have therefore written to West Sussex County Council, asking them to set out their plans to improve results, so that more children in West Sussex receive the standard of education to which they are entitled.

This is part of our national plan to raise standards, by setting higher expectations in our curriculum and qualifications; creating a self-improving school system; and promoting strong school governance through academies and free schools. We are also committed to making sure schools are funded fairly so all pupils have access to a good education – a key part of our core mission ensure every child reaches their full potential.

[1] 2014/15 provisional local authority level tables can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/456135/SFR30_2015_KS2_LA_Tables.xls

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-23.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue an updated National Asset Register.

Greg Hands

The decision to stop the publication of a National Asset Register was made before the first publication of the Whole of Government Accounts for 2009-10. The Chancellor of the Exchequer considers public spending measures as part of the spending review process and will present his spending review to the House on 25 November.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Community Right to Bid scheme; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Marcus Jones

Since introduction in 2012, uptake of the Community Right to Bid has increased year-on-year. More than 2,600 much loved assets are now listed across the country, including nearly 900 pubs; and 150 assets have been transferred into community ownership.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy (a) officers and (b) rating recruits of each branch, specialisation and arm joined from foreign navies in each financial year from 2005-06 to 2014-15.

Mr Philip Dunne

To determine if recruits to the Royal Navy have previously served in other nations’ navies could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Royal Navy (a) officers and (b) ratings in each branch, specialisation and arm were unavailable to be deployed in each year from 2005-06 to 2014-15.

Mark Lancaster

The information is not held in the format requested. However, the number and proportion of Naval Service officers and ratings in each branch who were categorised as non-deployable as at April of each year from 2010 is provided below. Information is not available prior to 2010.

All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy.

	Branch	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Officer	Engineer	10	20	20	20	30	30
		1%	1%	1%	1%	2%	2%
	Logistics	10	10	10	~	10	10
		2%	1%	3%	1%	2%	2%
	Medical	10	10	10	10	20	10
		1%	2%	2%	3%	4%	3%
	Royal Marines	~	10	10	10	10	20
		1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	2%
	Warfare	30	30	20	30	30	30
		1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Rating	Engineer	300	320	280	350	270	280
		1%	3%	3%	4%	3%	2%
	Logistics	170	170	160	170	100	110
		2%	5%	6%	6%	4%	5%
	Medical	50	50	30	40	30	40
		1%	6%	4%	5%	4%	5%
	Royal Marines	280	260	320	260	160	150
		1%	4%	5%	4%	2%	2%
	Warfare	260	290	280	290	150	150
		4%	4%	4%	5%	3%	3%

All numbers are rounded to the nearest 5 with numbers that would be round

to 0 represented by ‘~’.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of each (a) rank and (b) branch, specialisation and arm left the Royal Navy in the first (a) three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months and (d) nine to 12 months of their service in each year from 2005-06 to 2014-15.

Mark Lancaster

The information requested in respect of rank and branch is provided in the tables attached.

Notes:

Source: Defence Statistics (Navy).

A financial year includes all outflows from 1 April to 31 March.

Length of Service is recorded when someone completes that month.

Specialisations have been excluded from these tables due to the need to protect sensitive small figures.

All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 5 with numbers that would be rounded to 0 represented by ‘~’.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the Naval Service Operational Pinch Point Groups for (a) each quarter of each financial year from 2005-06 to 2014-15 and (b) the first two quarters of 2015-16.

Mark Lancaster

Prior to 2015, Naval Service Operational Pinch Point Groups were not recorded quarterly. However, Pinch Points as at 1 April of each year are published in the Ministry of Defence (MOD)Annual Report and Accounts which are available in The Library of the House. Please note, an MOD Annual Report for 2009-10 was consolidated into the MOD Departmental Resource Accounts 2009-10.

The number of Naval Service Operational Pinch Points in July 2015 and October 2015 are as shown in the following table.

1 Apr-1 Jul 2015	1 Oct 2015
Nuclear Watchkeepers Petty Officer-Warrant Officer1	Nuclear Watchkeepers Petty Officer-Warrant Officer1
Strategic Weapon Systems Engineers Leading Hand-Warrant Officer1	Strategic Weapon Systems Engineers Leading Hand-Warrant Officer1
Tactical Weapon Systems Engineers Petty Officer-Chief Petty Officer	Tactical Weapon Systems Engineers Petty Officer-Chief Petty Officer
Marine Engineer General Service Petty Officer	Marine Engineer General Service Petty Officer
Weapon Engineer General Service Petty Officer	Weapon Engineer General Service Petty Officer
Seaman specialist Able Seaman	Seaman specialist Able Seaman
Mine Warfare Leading Hand-Petty Officer	Mine Warfare Leading Hand-Petty Officer
Medical Technician (Operating Department Practitioner) Leading Hand-Chief Petty Officer	Medical Technician (Operating Department Practitioner) Leading Hand-Chief Petty Officer
Medical Assistant (Submarines) Senior Rates	Medical Assistant (Submarines) Senior Rates
Hydrographic Services Leading Hand	Hydrographic services Leading Hand
Underwater Warfare specialist Able Seaman-Petty Officer	Underwater Warfare specialist– Rank: Able Seaman-Petty Officer
Submarine Coxswain Chief Petty Officer	Submarine Coxswain Chief Petty Officer
Submarine Sonar specialist (SSM) Able Seaman	Submarine Sonar specialist (SSM) Able Seaman
Above Water Warfare specialist Leading Hand	Above Water Warfare specialist Leading Hand
Above Water Tactical specialist Leading Hand	Above Water Tactical specialist Leading Hand
Marine Engineer General Service Chief Petty Officer	Marine Engineer General Service Chief Petty Officer
Chef Able Seaman-Leading Hand	Chef Able Seaman-Leading Hand
Marine Engineer General Service Leading Hand	Marine Engineer General Service Leading Hand
Weapon Engineer General Service Leading Hand	Weapon Engineer General Service Leading Hand
Weapon Engineer Officer (Submarines) Lieutenant	Weapon Engineer Officer (Submarines) Lieutenant
	Submarine Tactical specialist (TSM) Petty Officer-Chief Petty Officer

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the Royal Navy’s (a) branches, (b) specialisations and (c) sub-specialisations.

Mark Lancaster

The Naval Service’s current branches, specialisations and sub-specialisations, extracted from the Joint Personnel Administration System, are attached.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nicholas Soames on 2015-10-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Navy recruits in each (a) rank and (b) branch specialisation and arm were (a) trained re-entrants, (b) partially trained re-entrants and (c) untrained re-entrants in each financial year from 2005-06 to 2014-15.

Mr Philip Dunne

The information is not held for the whole period requested. I will place copies of the available information in the Library of the House.