The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-11-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average time his Department took to respond to freedom of information requests in each year since 2005.
Dominic Raab
The Government publishes statistics on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 within central government, including on timeliness. These can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gordon Marsden on 2015-12-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Oral Contribution of the Chancellor of Exchequer of 25 November 2015, Official Report, column 1370, how sixth form colleges that (a) have not been involved in area reviews, (b) are currently involved in area reviews and (c) have previously been involved in area reviews which have now concluded or will soon conclude will apply for academy status.
Nick Boles
Detailed guidance on the criteria and application process for area reviews will be published in February 2016. All sixth form colleges in England will have the opportunity to apply as part of the relevant area review. Their applications will be considered alongside other recommendations from the review in their area.
The Joint Area Review Delivery Unit will work with the sixth form colleges included in the first wave of reviews, which is currently under way, to ensure that they have the opportunity to develop information to support an application and to prepare applications in advance of the publication of detailed criteria in February.
Three sixth form colleges were included in two pilot post-16 area reviews earlier this year. These reviews have now concluded and their recommendations are being implemented. We are currently considering how to ensure that these colleges have the opportunity to apply during later stages of the area reviews programme whilst maintaining current progress towards implementation of the earlier reviews’ findings.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Robert Jenrick on 2016-01-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of funding per pupil at Southwell Minster School has been in each year since 2010.
Mr Sam Gyimah
We do not estimate budgets at an individual school level for future years as they are subject to change depending on pupil numbers, characteristics and the LA funding formula. We do not hold the information requested, but we do publish the allocations at individual school level for the current academic year every October.
The following table details the individual school budget and the per pupil funding rates for Southwell Minster School in Newark. These have been sourced wherever possible up to 2012-2013 from published Section 251 statements, which detail local authority spending at school level, and from published school and academy allocations for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.
|
Minster Southwell School |
Total pupils |
Total Funding (£) |
Per pupil (£) |
|
2010-11 |
1,645 |
6,701,451 |
4,074 |
|
2011-12 |
1,623 |
7,097,554 |
4,373 |
|
2012-13 |
1,599 |
7,172,496 |
4,486 |
|
2013-14 |
1,622 |
7,397,407 |
4,561 |
|
2014-15 |
1,611 |
7,187,045 |
4,461 |
|
2015-16 |
1,591 |
7,093,649 |
4,459 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Blomfield on 2016-02-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the average period of time which (a) male and (b) female student radiographers who enter training at the age of (i) 19, (ii) 25 and (iii) 30 in 2017-18 will take to pay off their student loans taking into account changes to the student support system from 2016-17.
Joseph Johnson
The changes announced at the Spending Review will enable us to lift the cap on the number of students on nursing courses and will provide nursing students with access to around 25% additional financial support. We expect this reform will enable universities to provide up to 10,000 additional nursing, midwifery and allied health training places over this Parliament.
The average repayment term on student loans is calculated for the total full time student population, rather than separately for students taking certain courses or their age on starting their course. On this basis, we estimate that the average repayment term for a full time student entering Higher Education in 2017-18 is around 20 to 25 years.
This estimate includes both borrowers who fully repay their loans and those who have loans written off due to death, disability leading to permanent inability to work, or reaching the end of the repayment term. The estimate takes into account the changes to student finance announced at Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many consultants’ contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and what the cost of each such termination was in each of those years.
Mr Edward Vaizey
DCMS has not terminated early any fixed fee consultancy contracts, where a cost might have been incurred, in the said time frame.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Owen Smith on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Lifetime ISA will be included in assessments of savings under universal credit.
Priti Patel
Further details about how the Lifetime ISA will work will be announced in the autumn. Following this the Government will confirm how it will be treated for Universal Credit purposes.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2016-04-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on granting that Institute the power to be able to approve cancer drugs for use off-license.
George Freeman
Clinicians can prescribe any treatment, including an unlicensed product or a product not licensed for a particular indication, which they consider the best available medicine to meet the individual clinical needs of their patient, subject to their primary care organisation agreeing to fund this treatment.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) already produces Evidence Summaries which critically review the best available evidence for significant uses of unlicensed or off-label medicines. They help commissioners and clinicians to make evidence-based prioritisation, treatment and funding decisions where there are no clinically-appropriate licensed alternatives.
Ensuring that patients get timely access to any new treatment, including off-label medicines in new indications, is complex and the Department is committed to working with stakeholders including NICE, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the General Medical Council, patient and professional groups, and charities to co-ordinate activities and set plans in place that will make this easier. This includes work to look at more systematic inclusion of off-label uses of drugs in the British National Formulary and development of case studies looking at re-purposed medicines and their pathways from research results into clinical practice.
Alongside these, the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Act 2016 will, in due course, provide the National Health Service with a newly created database which will provide a mechanism for collecting and sharing information on innovative treatments including off-label drugs and medicines in development. Now that the Act has received Royal Assent the work to implement its provisions can begin.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Edwards on 2016-06-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times he has visited Wales in his official capacity since the last UK general election.
Mike Penning
Details of all ministerial meetings are published at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/moj-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Elmore on 2016-09-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department provide any alternative support for people who have been refused a Start-up loan due to their credit score.
Margot James
The Start Up Loans Company assess applications based on a range of factors including business viability and affordability. If an application does not meet the lending criteria an applicant will be signposted to a number of credit reference agencies to obtain a copy of their credit report. Additionally, they will be signposted to other lending organisations and charities that may be able to help them.
There are also other Government supported schemes to help people who want to set up and grow a business. The 39 Growth Hubs across England provide support to help businesses start-up and grow with the Business Support Helpline also providing information and guidance. In addition, individuals and small businesses can access the British Business Bank’s Business Finance Guide, which aims to ensure individuals understand the finance options available to them.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Joan Ryan on 2016-10-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding per head was received for childcare in (a) the Enfield North constituency, (b) Enfield and (c) London in the latest period for which figures are available.
Caroline Dinenage
Funding for the free early years entitlements is allocated on a local authority basis. In 2016-17, the relevant hourly funding rates per child for local authorities in London (including Enfield) were as follows:
|
Local authority |
Three and four year old entitlement |
Two year old entitlement |
|
Enfield |
£4.16 |
£5.28 |
|
Greenwich |
£5.29 |
£6.07 |
|
Barking and Dagenham |
£4.27 |
£5.28 |
|
Barnet |
£4.80 |
£5.53 |
|
Bexley |
£3.97 |
£5.28 |
|
Brent |
£6.24 |
£5.53 |
|
Bromley |
£4.10 |
£5.28 |
|
Croydon |
£4.80 |
£5.28 |
|
Ealing |
£5.95 |
£5.53 |
|
Harrow |
£4.55 |
£5.53 |
|
Havering |
£4.19 |
£5.28 |
|
Hillingdon |
£5.16 |
£5.53 |
|
Hounslow |
£3.98 |
£5.53 |
|
Kingston upon Thames |
£3.93 |
£5.53 |
|
Merton |
£4.10 |
£5.53 |
|
Redbridge |
£4.34 |
£5.28 |
|
Richmond upon Thames |
£3.79 |
£5.53 |
|
Sutton |
£4.72 |
£5.53 |
|
Waltham Forest |
£5.14 |
£5.28 |
|
City of London |
£7.87 |
£7.08 |
|
Camden |
£9.17 |
£6.07 |
|
Hackney |
£7.50 |
£6.07 |
|
Hammersmith and Fulham |
£6.62 |
£6.07 |
|
Islington |
£8.41 |
£6.07 |
|
Kensington and Chelsea |
£6.73 |
£6.07 |
|
Lambeth |
£7.86 |
£6.07 |
|
Lewisham |
£6.12 |
£6.07 |
|
Southwark |
£8.64 |
£6.07 |
|
Tower Hamlets |
£8.21 |
£6.07 |
|
Wandsworth |
£5.19 |
£6.07 |
|
Westminster |
£7.20 |
£6.07 |
|
Haringey |
£5.63 |
£5.28 |
|
Newham |
£5.17 |
£5.28 |
All funding rates for three and four year olds are exclusive of the Early Years Pupil Premium which is an additional funding stream for disadvantaged children.
We have recently consulted on a new early years national funding formula, and our proposed formula from 2017-18 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/early-years-funding-changes-to-funding-for-3-and-4-year-olds
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