Asked by: Amanda Solloway (Conservative - Derby North)
Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to raise girls' aspirations in schools.
Answered by Baroness Morgan of Cotes
We are determined to tackle gender inequality at its root so that every child can fulfill their potential. Too often girls’ success at school is not reflected in the workplace.
In my role as Education Secretary, I’ve strengthened links between schools and employers. That’s why we are backing the inspirational Your Life scheme and why we published the Your Daughter’s Future Guide.
I am also encouraging schools to focus on character skills, as well as attainment, including a £5m investment in character education.
Asked by: Amanda Solloway (Conservative - Derby North)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with Derby City Council on the re-development of brownfield sites in the city with support from the grant announced on 28 January 2015 to help develop such sites following the announcement of a £4.4 million fund to help unlock potential sites.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Secretary of State has not held any meetings with Derby City Council in connection with the re-development of brownfield land or the funding made available to local authorities to develop local development orders for housing on brownfield land in January.
Derby City Council did not submit a bid to the £4.4 million fund.
Asked by: Amanda Solloway (Conservative - Derby North)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work on the electrification of the Midland Mainline to resume; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Claire Perry
On 25th June the Secretary of State announced that work on Midland Main Line electrification was being paused pending Sir Peter Hendy’s proposals this autumn on re-planning the Control Period 5 programme, at which point the Secretary of State will make a statement to the House. It would be premature to speculate now on the outcome of the re-plan.
Asked by: Amanda Solloway (Conservative - Derby North)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to improve support for children and young people with mental health problems.
Answered by Alistair Burt
We are working to develop seamless and integrated mental health services for children and young people through a major transformation programme backed by additional funding. NHS England are expanding the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme to cover all England by 2018 and, with the Department for Education, developing single points of contact for mental health in schools.