Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools in (a) Middlesbrough and (b) Redcar and Cleveland are classified as Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
Answered by Nick Gibb
As at 31 March 2018, Ofsted inspection data shows the proportion of schools in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland:
a) There were 84% of schools in Middlesbrough classified as Good or Outstanding, and
b) There were 86% of schools in Redcar and Cleveland classified as Good or Outstanding.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) all pupils and (b) pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in (i) Middlesbrough and (ii) Redcar and Cleveland entered university in each year since 2009-10.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The department publishes information on the percentage of 15 year old pupils from state-funded and special schools who entered higher education by age 19 by free school meal status, local authority and region. Figures for Middlesbrough, and Redcar and Cleveland can be found in Table 2a of the following file:
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what provision he plans to introduce within the UK’s independent trade remedies framework for the calculation of dumping margins in circumstances in which the standard methodology may not be appropriate.
Answered by George Hollingbery
We are committed to protecting UK industry where it is suffering injury as a result of dumped imports. Secondary legislation will introduce provisions to tackle those cases concerning countries where there are particular market situations. Those situations occur when it is not possible to use the domestic prices in the exporting country to calculate the dumping margin, because prices and input costs do not reflect competitive market conditions. In such cases the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) will be able to use alternative methodologies. These alternative methodologies will include the use of export prices to an appropriate third country, provided they are representative, and will enable the TRA to construct the prices on the basis of cost of production, selling, general and admin costs and profit. Secondary legislation will also provide that the exporter’s cost data may be adjusted, where justified on a case by case basis, based on among other things prices from a representative country.
We will set out in secondary legislation examples of situations, such as where prices are artificially low, for example as a result of government intervention, where significant barter trade exists, or where non-commercial processing arrangements occur. Other economies, such as the EU and the US, have similar mechanisms in place to protect the domestic industry from unfair trade practices and the UK will be no different.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for International Development:
What steps she is taking to protect aid projects following reports of sexual misconduct by Oxfam and other charity workers overseas.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
We have introduced new safeguarding standards for all DFID programmes. I have requested and received assurances from our partners on their safeguarding policies and procedures. Internationally, we are leading the charge to raise standards. I have ensured that Oxfam’s withdrawal from bidding for funding has not impacted on beneficiaries.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy what assessment he has made of the potential effects on the small-scale renewables industry of introducing (a) tax incentives, (b) government-backed loans and (c) removal of EU tariffs on imported solar panels after April 2019.
Answered by Claire Perry
We are considering options for small-scale low-carbon generation beyond 2019, and a consultation on the Feed-in-Tariffs scheme will be published in due course.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Government has made on the establishment of the Major Road Network.
Answered by Jesse Norman
Last December the Department launched a consultation on ‘Proposals for the creation of a Major Road Network’ which closed on 19th March.
A formal consultation response will be published during summer 2018 prior to the expected launch of the Major Road Network (MRN) programme before the end of the year.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question
To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the status is of the Electoral Commission investigation into the activities of Momentum during the 2017 General Election campaign.
Answered by Bridget Phillipson - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
An important part of the Electoral Commission’s remit is to investigate whether any offences have been committed in breach of the UK’s political finance rules. It is currently investigating whether Momentum, a registered non-party campaigner at the 2017 UK Parliamentary General Election, breached campaign finance rules in relation to spending.
The Commission does not comment on live investigations. The outcome will be published in due course in accordance with the Commission’s published Enforcement Policy.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127238, what comparative estimate he has made of the change in the level of real term funding for the NHS in 2017-18 and 2020-21 .
Answered by Steve Barclay - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The change in the level of National Health Service funding between 2017-18 and 2020-21 is presented in the table below.
NHS England | NHS England Total Departmental Expenditure Limit (cash) £ billions | Cash increase % | NHS England Total Departmental Expenditure Limit (2017-18 prices) £ billions | Real terms increase % |
2017-18 | 109.9 | 3.7% | 109.9 | 2.1% |
2018-19 | 114.0 | 3.8% | 112.4 | 2.3% |
2019-20 | 115.9 | 2.1% | 112.6 | 0.2% |
2020-21 | 119.1 | 2.8% | 113.8 | 1.0% |
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question
What steps the Government is taking to support women back into the workplace after having children.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
In the Spring Budget of 2017, the Government committed £5 million to support people returning to work after time out for caring. We have announced programmes for returning allied health professionals, social workers and those that want to join the Civil Service. We are gathering evidence on what works in the private sector and in Spring will publish best practice guidance for large and small employers.
Asked by: Simon Clarke (Conservative - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what records her Department holds on the number of incidents in each of the last five years in which a member of the public has been injured by a used needle.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Home Office collects information on crimes in which a knife or sharp instrument was used. However, this is not broken down to the type of instrument used, nor does it provide information on whether a member of the public was injured.