The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Nye on 2016-03-23.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many level 2 Craft, Creative Arts and Design (9.2) vocational qualifications were completed in each year since 2011 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland combined.
Lord Nash
As there is no formal definition of what constitutes “Craft, Creative Arts and Design”, it has not been possible to provide the information that is requested.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Hoey on 2016-05-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of the fire safety regulations governing staffing levels and other procedures on London Underground.
Mr Robert Goodwill
Fire safety regulations on London Underground are a matter for Transport for London (TfL). Under London Underground’s new staffing model introduced in April 2016, all London Underground stations continue to be staffed during traffic hours in line with the London Underground Rule Book – which includes defined minimum numbers of staff at sub-surface stations as required by the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations) (England) Regulations 2009.
The introduction of the new staffing model followed a review of individual stations’ Congestion Control and Emergency Plans, which identified various improvements to help maintain London Underground’s good safety record.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Redwood on 2016-06-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which EU (a) legislative and (b) other proposals her Department is leading negotiations on for the Government in the Council of the EU.
James Brokenshire
The Home Office is responsible, along with the Ministry of Justice, for negotiating EU legislation in the Justice and Home Affairs area. The Home Office provides Explanatory Memoranda to Parliament on any proposals defined by the terms of reference of the parliamentary EU scrutiny committees, which can be found online.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich on 2016-09-05.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students, broken down by region of domicile, were enrolled for higher education qualifications at further education colleges in England in the academic year 2014–15.
Lord Nash
Information prepared by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on participation in Higher Education at Further Education Colleges (FECs) in England in the academic year 2014/15 has been provided in the table.
Full-person equivalent students registered for a HE qualification by region of domicile
Further Education Colleges in England
Academic Year 2014/15
|
Region of Domicile |
Academic Year 2014/15 |
|
North East |
6,040 |
|
North West |
14,690 |
|
Yorkshire and the Humber |
12,595 |
|
East Midlands |
5,945 |
|
West Midlands |
5,150 |
|
East of England |
3,755 |
|
Greater London |
6,695 |
|
South East |
7,640 |
|
South West |
4,555 |
|
Wales |
570 |
|
Scotland |
315 |
|
Northern Ireland |
195 |
|
England (unknown) |
3,715 |
|
United Kingdom (unknown) |
25 |
|
EU |
565 |
|
Rest of the world |
2,160 |
|
Total (all domiciles) |
74,610 |
Source: Information is derived from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student return and the Skills Funding Agency individualised learner record (ILR) F05 return
Prepared by: Analytical Services Directorate, HEFCE, 7 September 2016
Coverage:
– Students registered at FECs are only included if they are studying a prescribed course of HE.
– Includes students across all years of study, at all levels and modes of higher education and distance learners.
– Numbers are based on where the student was domiciled rather than where they student studied.
– Full-person equivalents (FPEs) have been rounded to the nearest 5.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Grant Shapps on 2016-10-20.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce VAT on the purchase of new solar panels as part of home renovations once the UK has left the EU.
Jane Ellison
While all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to reduce the rate of VAT applied to sales of solar panels.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Danny Kinahan on 2015-11-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her officials met with their counterparts in the devolved administrations in the last three years; and what the subjects for discussion or agreement were at each of those meetings.
Nick Gibb
Officials in the Department for Education are in contact with their counterparts in the devolved administrations on a range of subjects, such as cross-border checks on those working in childcare and participation in international studies, including the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment.
To provide a complete breakdown of every meeting over the past three years would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Ansell on 2015-12-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the maximum take-up of the pupil premium; and if she will make a statement.
Mr Sam Gyimah
The pupil premium provides schools with additional funding to improve the progress and attainment of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, with £6.25 billion provided to date. Pupil premium allocations to schools are mainly based on the number of pupils on roll at the time of the January school census who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the preceding six years.
We are working to encourage all families who meet the current criteria toregisterfor free school meals. The Department’s eligibility checking system has made it much easier and quicker to check which families are entitled to free school meals.
The Department has also published a registration form to help schools to identify pupils who are entitled to free school meals and the pupil premium. This is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-and-pupil-premium-registration-form.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Field on 2016-01-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for human trafficking resulted in a conviction between 1 August 2015 and 1 January 2016; and how many orders made for victim compensation as a result of such convictions resulted in payments (a) by convicted traffickers and (b) at a cost to the public purse.
Mike Penning
Statistics for prosecutions and convictions for 2015, including those for offences defined as human trafficking, are planned for publication in May 2016.
Overall court proceedings data for offences defined as human trafficking in England and Wales from 2004 to 2014 are published here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority cannot provide data on the compensation it has awarded to victims of a particular crime type. This is because it awards compensation in line with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme tariff of injuries rather than the type of incident that led to those injuries.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill on 2016-02-04.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 3 February (HL4852), whether they aim to release the official records from 1987 relating to the ban on the publication of Spycatcher that year; and if not, when they expect those records will be released to the National Archives under the 20-year rule.
Lord Bridges of Headley
As set out in my answer to the noble Lord on 3 February, the Cabinet Office is actively reviewing its remaining 1987 and 1988 files and is seeking to complete this work as quickly as possible. It would be premature to comment about what will be released until this work is complete.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Murray on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library copies of any letters her Department has sent since 1 June 2015 to chief executives or leaders of local authorities in the UK in respect of the power to request assistance under section 100 (1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; and whether powers under that section have been used.
James Brokenshire
The Department has not made any request to chief executives or leaders of local authorities in the UK for assistance under section 100 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The powers under that section have not been used to date.
However, over the past 12 months, the department has written to local authority leaders and chief executives in the North West, North East, Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber and Scotland to seek further cooperation and voluntary participation in widening asylum seeker dispersal arrangement.
We will be writing to chief executives in Wales, the South East, South West and East of England to seek their cooperation.