The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Burden on 2016-04-11.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received about possible revision of the seafarer’s earnings deduction incentive.
Mr David Gauke
The Chancellor has not recently received any specific representations about possible revisions to the seafarer’s earnings deduction.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2016-05-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to increase the proportion of men going to university.
Joseph Johnson
The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone with the potential has the opportunity to benefit from higher education, irrespective of their background or gender.
In the last academic year we saw record numbers of applicants and entrants to higher education, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
In our recent guidance to the Director of Fair Access, we asked him to include among his areas of focus support for white working class boys who are among the groups with the lowest participation rates. Universities expect to spend more than £745 million through access agreements agreed with the Director of Fair Access on measures to improve access and success for students from disadvantaged backgrounds – up significantly from £404 million in 2009.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jess Phillips on 2016-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the academy trusts approved to receive the Northern Fund for academy sponsors in the second competition which concluded in February 2016 operated schools which had not been inspected by Ofsted since becoming an academy.
Edward Timpson
Nine academy trusts were approved to receive the Northern Fund from the two competitions. All nine trusts (five in the first competition, and four in the second) were operating one or more schools that had not been inspected by Ofsted since becoming an academy at the time decisions were taken to award funding. Equally, all nine trusts had one of more schools that had been inspected at the time decisions were taken to award funding.
Academy trusts will, at any point in time, be likely to have a mixture of academies, some of which will have been inspected as academies and some not. That is the nature of the inspection arrangements, and is why we considered a broad set of factors, including the overall performance of the trusts, to assess whether the Northern Fund would enhance their capacity and capability to improve underperforming schools.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tom Watson on 2016-09-13.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current work priorities are of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority.
Ben Gummer
The IPA was formed on 01 January 2016, merging the existing Cabinet Office Major Projects Authority and HM Treasury’s Infrastructure UK. The IPA reports jointly to HMT and the Cabinet Office – and brings together the strengths of both departments – increasing co-operation and alignment in the centre of government on infrastructure and major projects.
The Authority’s 6 key priorities are;
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2015-11-16.
To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the evidence provided to the G20 summit in Turkey by President Putin of Russia that funding for ISIS activities has come from countries within the G20.
Mr David Cameron
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Islington North (Mr Corbyn) on 18 November 2015 Official Report, column 667.
I also refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave, during the Oral Statement on the G20 and Paris attacks that I made on 17 November, to the right hon. Member for Islington North (Mr Corbyn), Official Report, column 528, and to the right hon. Member for Gordon (Mr Salmond), Official Report, column 536.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Zeichner on 2015-12-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 2 of the Government response to the Fifth Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2013-14, on Access to transport for disabled people, HC870, whether he plans to review his Department’s Inclusive Mobility guidance in 2015.
Andrew Jones
This Government plans to review the Inclusive Mobility Guidance during 2016. We are working with the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) to assess what information should go in this publication and how to make it used and useful to a wide audience.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2016-01-19.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of ministerial letters have been signed on behalf of Ministers in their absence in the last 12 months.
Matthew Hancock
This information is not held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
In line with the guidance on handling Ministerial correspondence, the Cabinet Office ensures that all correspondence, wherever possible, is personally hand-signed by the appropriate responsible Minister.
Guidance to Departments on handling correspondence is available on Gov.uk – https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441892/Cabinet_Office_Guidance_on_correspondence.pdf
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2016-02-10.
To ask the Attorney General, what the average hourly earnings of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of the Law Officers’ Departments were in each of the last five years.
Robert Buckland
The information requested is contained in the attached tables.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock on 2016-03-02.
To ask the Chairman of Committees which Members of the House have so far attended no sittings of the House this Session.
Lord Laming
There are nine members who are currently eligible to attend the House but have yet to attend in the 2015/16 Session. They are:
L. Alliance
L. Bridges
L. Cameron of Lochbroom
B. Hanham
L. Inge
L. Neill of Bladen
L. Thomas of Macclesfield
B. Thomas of Walliswood
L. Wade of Chorlton
This list does not include members who are on leave of absence or who are disqualified from attending as members of the judiciary.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Mackintosh on 2016-04-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers he has to intervene with under-performing housing associations.
Brandon Lewis
If the Housing Association is in England and registered with the Homes and Community Agency (HCA), they would have to ensure that they meet the regulatory Standards. However, the Secretary of State has no statutory power to intervene with under-performing Housing Associations.
If the Social Housing Regulator finds that a registered provider has failed to comply with the Standards, it has enforcement powers to ensure compliance with the standards.