The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2016-09-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish updated guidance on opening a university technical college.
Robert Halfon
Each University Technical College (UTC) application round opens with the publication of the ‘University Technical Colleges How to Apply Guide’, which sets out the application window for each round. The next How to Apply Guide will be published in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2016-09-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the next application round for university technical colleges will open.
Robert Halfon
Each University Technical College (UTC) application round opens with the publication of the ‘University Technical Colleges How to Apply Guide’, which sets out the application window for each round. The next How to Apply Guide will be published in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2016-09-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to continue to ring-fence Contracts for Difference funding solely for tidal and marine energy projects.
Jesse Norman
The details of the forthcoming Contract for Difference (CfD) allocation round, including whether funding for wave and tidal stream projects should be ring-fenced, will be announced in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2016-10-13.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for how long his Department plans that the Lifetime ISA will be on offer.
Jane Ellison
The Lifetime ISA will be available from April 2017. This is a long-term savings product and there will be no limit on how long people are able to hold funds in a Lifetime ISA for. The Government intends this to be a long-term reform and has no plans to limit the time that Lifetime ISAs will be available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Football Association on recent corruption scandals.
Tracey Crouch
Both the Secretary of State and I spoke to the FA following the recent allegations made by the Daily Telegraph, and they confirmed they are working across football to investigate. It is important that the FA demonstrates good governance of their sport, and that includes dealing effectively with those that look to tarnish its reputation. All the evidence presented to them must be investigated fully and the Government stands ready to assist in any way we can.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2015-11-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many delays to benefit payments there were in (a) Gloucester, (b) the South West and (c) England in each of the last five years.
Priti Patel
The information requested is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2016-10-18.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she made of the value gained for the public of Government funds given to the Football Association in each of the last five years.
Tracey Crouch
Football continues to be the nation’s most popular team sport, with over 1.5m more weekly participants than any other team sport. Public funding has gone into programmes delivered by the FA that sustain that interest and also that encourage more people from all ages and backgrounds to take part in the sport.
Sport England has challenged the FA to deliver results for the public money it receives. In 2014, £1.6million was taken away after the FA failed to reverse a decline in the number of people regularly playing the sport.
Since then, outdoor 5-a-side football has seen an increase in participation from 744,200 people per week in 2010 (APS4) to 795,700 in 2016 (APS10 Q2) showing changing customer demands which the FA must continue to respond to.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2015-11-03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to local authorities who have not adopted or updated their Local Plan.
Brandon Lewis
Sixty five per cent of local authorities have adopted a Local Plan, compared to only 17 per cent in May 2010. We want to see full up-to-date plan coverage. The Department provides targeted support to local authorities and funds support from the Planning Advisory Service and the Planning Inspectorate.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2015-11-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse of provision of (a) accommodation and (b) support services for asylum seekers was in Gloucestershire in each of the last five years.
James Brokenshire
The Home Office does not record the cost to the public purse of provision of (a) accommodation and (b) support services for asylum seekers within individual counties.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2015-11-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department’s current targets are for processing benefit payments.
Priti Patel
The Performance of the processing of benefit payments is regularly monitored internally against a set of planning assumptions but there are no published targets