Asked by: Stephen Mosley (Conservative - City of Chester)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school teachers in each parliamentary constituency in England have a science degree.
Answered by David Laws
The attached table provides the headcount number and percentage of all regular teachers in service in primary schools in each constituency in England with a degree in a science subject in November 2013. This is the latest information available.
Asked by: Stephen Mosley (Conservative - City of Chester)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has for electrification of railway lines in the North West.
Answered by Claire Perry
A number of routes in the North West are in the process of being electrified.
Network Rail is considering potential projects for the next funding Control Period through the refresh of its national electrification Route Utilisation Strategy.
Final decisions on further schemes will take into account the recommendations of the Task Force of northern MPs and Council Leaders set up to explore the priorities for future electrification in the North.