Tag: William Wragg

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage corporate sponsorship of the arts at a local level.

Matt Hancock

We believe strongly in public investment in culture. As well as core Exchequer and lottery funding, government supports culture through tax breaks and encourages philanthropy and volunteering. The UK arts sector has a unique mixed funding model and it makes good business sense for cultural bodies to continue to look to diversify their revenue streams. There are many cultural organisations outside London who are successfully building long term relationships with corporate donors and sponsors for mutual benefit.

In the Culture White Paper government committed to talking more about the mutual benefits of such partnerships, and how they make a difference to cultural organisations and to public life. DCMS with Arts Council England recently commissioned work from the Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Programme with Brunswick Arts to provide insight into how the current corporate sponsorship landscape in England has changed in recent years, including at the local level. The findings will be published later this year.

Arts Council England have commissioned a new Private Investment in Culture Survey, to explore the current state of private philanthropy, including from corporate sources. This is due for publication later this year. They have also invested in programmes such as the Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy programme and Catalyst Evolve to support skills development across England including corporate engagement and to attract more private giving including through corporate sponsorship.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking ensure that UK overseas aid is spent effectively and transparently.

Mr Desmond Swayne

As set out in the aid strategy, UK aid: tackling global challenges in the national interest, the government will ensure that every penny of money spent delivers value for taxpayers, and projects that do not will be cancelled. Departments follow good financial management principles set out in HM Treasury guidance in ‘Managing Public Money’ for all their expenditure. In addition, ODA spend is subject to scrutiny by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact. The UK Aid Strategy also commits all departments to achieving greater levels of transparency in aid spend.

DFID has robust internal processes such as strong ministerial oversight, mandatory reviews on all programmes, detailed management information for use at all levels of the organisation including on project performance and quality. Other departments will have their own arrangements and DFID will continue to share good practice advice with them.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-04-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on demand for GP surgery places of immigration (a) in general and (b) from nationals of other EEA countries in each of the last 10 years.

Alistair Burt

Since 2013, it is been the responsibility of NHS England to determine the provision of National Health Service primary medical services. NHS England does not collect registration information in relation to immigration, nationality or European Economic Area status.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he made of the utility of data from the clinic in Brent and Harrow which has been providing men who have sex with men with HPV vaccinations since 2012 when determining that it was necessary to conduct an HPV vaccination pilot before deciding on a national roll-out; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Ellison

Experience from the two Brent and Harrow clinics providing human papillomavirus vaccinations to men who have sex with men was shared with Public Health England and has helped to inform the development of the pilot. North West London is unlikely to be representative of England as a whole and the pilot will therefore let us consider provision of this vaccination programme in different geographical areas. It will also consider a wider age range than the service provided in these two clinics. The pilot will cover men up to 45 years of age in line with advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The pilot will help resolve a range of implementation issues and determine whether a national programme can be delivered through Genito-Urinary Medicine and HIV clinics at a cost effective price in line with the JCVI’s advice.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-06-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National pupil projections statistics release, published on 22 July 2015, if she will publish the (a) assumptions and (b) estimated total migration figures that were used in the calculation of the (i) migrant component of the principal population projection and (ii) high migrant variant in Table 3a of that data release.

Nick Gibb

The national pupil projections are only produced for the whole of England and do not break down projected pupil numbers by local education authority or region. They are derived from the 2012-based national population projections for England produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)[1] who used assumptions which were considered to best reflect demographic patterns at that time.

The ONS uses assumptions on the levels of future fertility, net migration and life expectancy in the production of their population projections. They use central assumptions for the principal projections and alternative high and low assumptions to produce variant projections.

New national pupil projections, based on the ONS’s mid-2014 national population projections[2], are scheduled to be published on 14 July 2016. The timing and content of National Statistics releases are a matter for the Head of Profession for statistics. The month of publication was pre-announced in 2015 and the specific date of publication was pre-announced on 26 February 2016.

[1] Mid-2012 ONS national population projections available at http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2013-11-06

[2] Mid-2014 ONS national population projections available at http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2015-10-29

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-06-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on the effect of immigration on demand for school places; and if she will make a statement.

Edward Timpson

I refer the Hon. Member to the answers provided for PQs 33106 and 33107 on 18 April 2016.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of cadet units in state schools.

Mark Lancaster

The Government has committed £50 million from LIBOR fines to increase the number of cadet units in UK state schools through the Cadet Expansion Programme. The joint Ministry of Defence/Department for Education programme is targeting schools in less affluent areas and we have had a substantial number of applications to establish new units. This demonstrates the interest that schools around the country have in the programme.

The expansion programme is well on track to achieve its target of 500 cadet units parading in schools across the UK by 2020. As at June 2016, 350 units were parading and on 4 October 2016 the Secretary of State announced the next wave of 25 new units in state schools which have been approved.

The list of 25 new schools which have been approved is as follows:

Arnold Hill Academy – Nottinghamshire

Askham Bryan College – North Yorkshire

Bedlingtonshire Community High School – Northumberland

Bishop Challoner Girls School – London

Broadgreen International School – Liverpool

Cardinal Griffin Catholic College – Staffordshire

Carr Hill High School and Sixth Form Centre – Lancashire

Central Foundation Boys’ School – London

Chichester Free School – Chichester

Ernest Bevin College – London

Gravesend Grammar School – Kent

Hugh Baird College – Merseyside

Khalsa Secondary Academy – Buckinghamshire

Kings Leadership Academy Liverpool – Liverpool

Medway UTC – Kent

Newton Rigg College – Cumbria

Nova Hreod Academy – Swindon

Quintin Kynaston Academy – London

Rockwood Academy – Birmingham

South Shields Community School – Tyne and Wear

South Wiltshire UTC – Salisbury

St Thomas More Catholic School – Tyne and Wear

The JCB Academy – Staffordshire

Tudor Grange Samworth Academy – Leicestershire

West Midlands Construction UTC – Wolverhampton

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on steps to remove foreign national offenders from UK prisons to their home countries.

Andrew Selous

The Secretary of State for Justice and the Home Secretary have regular bilateral meetings where they discuss progress on removal of FNOs. As announced in the Prime Minister’s speech on 8 February, MoJ officials have also been working closely with the Home Office to introduce a legal requirement for defendants appearing in court to provide their name, date of birth and nationality. This will enable earlier identification of foreign national offenders and help with the removals process.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-04-26.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what spending will be incurred on the EU referendum for each of the proposed lines of expenditure.

John Penrose

The Government published details of the cost of the production, distribution and publication of its EU Referendum leaflet and associated website on 6th April 2016. The Government continues to take forward its policy on the full range of European business, including the Referendum, as part of the normal work of Departments. Departments will account for expenditure in the normal way, through Annual Report and Accounts.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by William Wragg on 2016-05-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of prospective migrants who will be deterred from entering the UK from other EU member states upon implementation of the emergency brake.

James Brokenshire

It has been the practice of this Government not to make such forecasts. There are numerous different factors that can affect migration flows.