First elected: 6th May 2010
Left House: 30th March 2015 (Defeated)
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e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
These initiatives were driven by David Ward, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
David Ward has not been granted any Urgent Questions
A Bill to make provision for the establishment of a compulsory registration scheme at the point of sale for all off-road motorcycles and quad bikes; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to make provision to ensure that cheque facilities continue to be available to customers of financial institutions; and for connected purposes.
David Ward has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Adult Skills Budget allocations are given to colleges, which then have the freedom and flexibilities to decide what provision to offer according to local demand from employers and learners. It would be for Bradford College to determine what courses to offer and at what level.
Bradford College’s Total Adult Skills Budget for 2015-16 will be £ 9,481,925. In 2014-15 it was £10,225,903.
Adult Skills Budget allocations are given to colleges, which then have the freedom and flexibilities to decide what provision to offer according to local demand from employers and learners. It would be for Bradford College to determine what courses to offer and at what level.
Bradford College’s Total Adult Skills Budget for 2015-16 will be £ 9,481,925. In 2014-15 it was £10,225,903.
Local Enterprise Partnerships have made good progress in implementing their Growth Deals, supported by Government.
The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership has a large portfolio of projects ready to start in 2015.
Government has allocated £627million to the Leeds City Region Growth Deal, this will leverage £640m of other funding. Over the lifetime of the Deal the Local Enterprise Partnership estimates that up to 10,000 jobs could be created and 2,000 new homes built.
Government has also agreed longer term funding for the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund. This could deliver 30 transport schemes worth over £1billion.
The Chancellor announced the Devolution Deal with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in last week’s Budget. This will give West Yorkshire new powers over skills, business support and transport.
Amazingly, data on start-ups is not available for years before 2008. The estimated number of business start-ups in a) the Bradford East constituency and b) Bradford local authority from 2008 and 2014 are shown in the table below.
Year | Business start-ups in the Bradford East constituency | Business start-ups in Bradford local authority |
2008 | 640 | 3,040 |
2009 | 590 | 3,050 |
2010 | 730 | 3,560 |
2011 | 760 | 3,580 |
2012 | 670 | 3,280 |
2013 | 620 | 3,050 |
2014 | 560 | 2,740 |
Total for period 2010 to 2014 | 3,330 | 16,220 |
Source: BankSearch: number of new business bank accounts opened. All figures rounded to the nearest 10.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
The Table shows the proportion of students from Bradford Local Authority area and the UK overall who started a full-time first degree course at a UK Higher Education Institution in the academic years 2008/09 to 2013/14 and who declared that their parents did not hold a higher education qualification. Comparable information is not available for the earlier years.
Information for the 2014/15 academic year will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2016.
Full-time first degree entrants domiciled in Bradford Local Authority and the UK whose parents do not hold a higher education qualification
UK Higher Education Institutions
Academic Years 2008/09 to 2013/14
Bradford | UK Overall | |||||
Academic Year | Percentage of entrants whose parents do NOT have any higher education qualification | Count of respondents | Count of students where information is unknown | Percentage of entrants whose parents do NOT have any higher education qualification | Count of respondents | Count of students where information is unknown |
2008/09 | 60% | 2,040 | 550 | 47% | 270,345 | 91,080 |
2009/10 | 60% | 2,280 | 560 | 47% | 281,410 | 95,540 |
2010/11 | 58% | 2,225 | 505 | 45% | 280,600 | 90,800 |
2011/12 | 58% | 2,445 | 510 | 45% | 303,690 | 90,895 |
2012/13 | 59% | 2,270 | 535 | 46% | 275,430 | 81,585 |
2013/14 | 62% | 2,745 | 390 | 48% | 323,850 | 63,110 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record.
(1) Domicile refers to a student’s permanent or home address prior to entering their course.
(2) More information on how Parental HE is measured is available here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_studrec&task=show_file&mnl=14051&href=a^_^PARED.html
The Department has reported that there were 1,692 Green Deal Assessments in Bradford East constituency up to 30th September 2014. There were also eleven Green Deal Cashback vouchers and Green Deal Home Improvement Fund vouchers paid in Bradford East constituency up to 30th September 2014.
In Bradford Local Authority there were 5,048 Green Deal Assessments, 72 Green Deal Cashback vouchers paid and 33 Green Deal Home Improvement Fund vouchers paid up to 30th September 2014.
The statistics referred to can be found in the accompanying tables here:
Currently, the Department has not published any geographic breakdowns below region on Green Deal Finance Plans. These will be included in the next quarterly release planned for publication on 19th March 2015 covering the period up to the end of December 2014.
The Department does not hold information on when and where individual wind turbines are installed.
Year | No. of turbines |
2005 | 302 |
2006 | 202 |
2007 | 280 |
2008 | 314 |
2009 | 229 |
2010 | 293 |
2011 | 245 |
2012 | 596 |
2013 | 671 |
2014 | 340 |
2015 | 6 |
The Department has reported that the provisional number of households in receipt of ECO measures in Bradford East constituency was 5,414, up to 30th September 2014 (the second highest number of households in receipt of ECO measures in all Parliamentary constituencies in Great Britain). In Bradford Local Authority there were 15,935 households in receipt of ECO measures, up to 30th September 2014.
The statistics referred to can be found in Tables 1.11e and 1.11d at:
The next quarterly release covering the period up to the end of December 2014 will be published on 19th March 2015.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) publishes young participation rates by Parliamentary Constituency. These show the proportion of young people in each parliamentary constituency who entered higher education by the age of 19, for each cohort of 18 year olds between 1998 and 2011. These can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/yp/trendsyp/pment/
The statistics will be updated to include the 2012 cohort of 18 year olds in the Summer.
The Government announced on 9 January £9.8 million to help increase the accuracy of the electoral register. As part of this every Electoral Registration Officer in Great Britain will share £6.8 million to support their activities to increase voter registration, including students and attainers.
Remaining funding will go to organisations that can support activities to register currently under registered groups, including students. This builds on the Government’s previous investment of £4.2 million for maximising registration in 2013/14.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not hold the data in the format requested.
Companies in the textiles manufacturing sector can access help and advice to grow their business through ‘GREAT” www.greatbusiness.gov.uk or www.gov.uk : eligible businesses can gain support in areas such as starting, running, funding, staffing and expanding a business.
BIS has provided targeted support to the textiles sector in a number of ways. Firstly, £12.8 million has been made available from the Regional Growth Fund to support the Textiles Growth Programme, which is focused on creating and safeguarding 1,020 jobs in textiles by supporting capital projects, skills training and research and development in the North of England.
Growth Deals will allow Local Enterprise Partnerships with a textiles manufacturing presence in their regions to prioritise the financial support available (£2bn a year for 6 years from 2015/16 to 2020/2) for proposals that target this sector.
The Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) provides grants and loans to successful projects demonstrating real ambition to create globally competitive supply chains. £3.9m of AMSCI funding has been awarded to C & J Antich Ltd to pioneer a technique for weaving Aluminium Dioxide thread into 3D shapes to form the basis for the production of ‘reinforced aluminium’.
Additional funding of £100 million for AMSCI 2014 was announced in April. The new round is open to applications from all organisations operating as part of a manufacturing supply chain including textile manufacturers.
The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) offers expert advice and grant support to eligible manufacturing companies throughout England. MAS delivers a range of support to manufacturing companies; including those in the textiles sector; ranging from company specific diagnostics, workforce up skilling and grant funding for specific projects to achieve the company’s growth ambitions. Since January 2012 MAS have supported 334 companies in the textiles and leather sector to deliver 417 company specific projects, a further 109 projects are due for completion this financial year. 1521 business diagnostics have been undertaken with companies in the textiles and leather sector.
As part of the Sector Mentoring Fund, Manchester Economic Solutions Ltd was awarded £77,500 in January to deliver Mentor Tex, which is a textile sector mentoring programme concentrated in key textiles regions such as Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire. The scheme has attracted interest from a wide range of textiles businesses, with 32 mentees and 13 mentors already signed up and other in the pipeline. To date 12 mentoring relationships are already in place and we expect to meet project targets by the end of the summer.
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) can also help the domestic supply chain for textiles exploit opportunities for exporting into new markets overseas. We are also helping raise skills levels through an unprecedented focus on vocational training, including Higher Level Apprenticeships which will provide for higher level skills and beyond into postgraduate level and professional qualifications.
Finally, the textiles sector, particularly technical textiles, continues to have access to opportunities for technology transfer and the exchange of knowledge provided by the Knowledge Transfer Network.
The key objectives of the Textile Growth Programme are to:
· Stimulate private sector enterprise by investing in workforce skills, design and innovation capacity and modern plant and machinery in small and medium sized enterprises.
· Strengthen local supply chains, support reshoring of textile manufacturing and promote sustainable growth.
· Create or safeguard over 1,000 private sector jobs at all skill levels in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
Government welcomes initiatives that promote democratic engagement and increase electoral registration such as National Voter Registration Day.
The Government works with many organisations to encourage people to register to vote.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Local authorities are required under section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 to submit an education and children’s social care budget statement to the Secretary of State for Education. The table below shows the total schools revenue budget in Bradford for each financial year from 2010-2011 to 2014-2015.
Financial Year | Bradford Total Schools Budget (Gross) |
2010-2011 | £452,625,979 |
2011-2012 | £459,056,058 |
2012-2013 | £461,264,559 |
2013-2014 | £484,412,063 |
2014-2015 | £506,406,211 |
Source: Local authority section 251 budget statements 2010-2011 to 2014-2015
To be noted before making year-on-year comparisons:
An explanation of each expenditure category within the section 251 budget can be found in the guidance documentation published online at:
For the financial years 2011–2012 to 2012–2013, the table contains schools revenue budget data for local authority maintained schools only, excluding academies. From 2013-2014, the total schools revenue budget has been reported to the Department for Education prior to academy recoupment and does therefore include academy data.
During 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 the schools revenue budget data included the pupil premium. In 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 the pupil premium was paid as a separate grant and no longer included in this data.
Local authorities are required under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 to submit an education and children’s social care budget statement to the Secretary of State for Education. The table below shows the total schools revenue budget in Bradford for each financial year from 2005-06 to 2010-11.
Financial Year | Bradford Total Schools Budget |
2005 - 2006 | £351,631,703 |
2006 - 2007 | £367,021,268 |
2007 - 2008 | £405,440,362 |
2008 - 2009 | £415,047,515 |
2009 - 2010 | £431,879,421 |
2010 - 2011 | £452,625,979 |
Source: Local authority Section 251 budget statements 2005-2006 to 2010-2011
I refer the hon. Member for Bradford East, David Ward, to the reply given to my hon. Friend, the Member for Basingstoke, Maria Miller, in PQ 223454.
The Department collects information from local authorities on the number of school places in state-funded primary and secondary schools as part of the annual School Capacity Collection.
Data for 2010 can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-2009-to-2010-final.
In 2005 this information was collected as part of the Surplus Places Survey, and data is available at:
A comparison of the position in 2005 and 2010, showing the net change in capacity in Bradford local authority, is given in the table below. Positive figures indicate an overall increase in places; negative figures indicate an overall decrease in places. A decrease in places can be the consequence of actions to address over-supply, remove unsuitable place provision, or if restructuring the school system. Bradford, like many LAs, reduced the number of available school places during the previous decade when the primary population was falling by removing surplus places, with the objective of improving efficiency.
Change in number of places in primary schools (including all through and middle-deemed primary schools) 2005 to 2010 | Change in number of places in secondary schools (including all-through and middle deemed secondary schools) 2005 to 2010 (1) | |
Bradford | -1,071 | 1,905 |
Source: Surplus Places Survey 2005 and School Capacity 2010 | ||
(1) Secondary capacity in 2010 used to calculate change in number of places includes places in academies | ||
We have opened seven free schools in Bradford since 2010, which once they reach their eventual capacity, will have created 3931 free school places.
One further free school is currently in the pipeline. When this school reaches its eventual capacity, it will have created 420 places.
The Department collects information from local authorities on the number of school places in state-funded primary and secondary schools as part of the annual School Capacity Collection.
Data for 2010 can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/school-capacity-2009-to-2010-final.
In 2005 this information was collected as part of the Surplus Places Survey, and data is available at:
A comparison of the position in 2005 and 2010, showing the net change in capacity in Bradford local authority, is given in the table below. Positive figures indicate an overall increase in places; negative figures indicate an overall decrease in places. A decrease in places can be the consequence of actions to address over-supply, remove unsuitable place provision, or if restructuring the school system. Bradford, like many LAs, reduced the number of available school places during the previous decade when the primary population was falling by removing surplus places, with the objective of improving efficiency.
Change in number of places in primary schools (including all through and middle-deemed primary schools) 2005 to 2010 | Change in number of places in secondary schools (including all-through and middle deemed secondary schools) 2005 to 2010 (1) | |
Bradford | -1,071 | 1,905 |
Source: Surplus Places Survey 2005 and School Capacity 2010 | ||
(1) Secondary capacity in 2010 used to calculate change in number of places includes places in academies | ||
Local authorities are responsible for planning and securing sufficient school places in their area. We have committed £5 billion between 2011 and 2015 to help local authorities to create new school places, and an additional £2.35 billion up to 2017. Bradford has been allocated £88million in Basic Need funding for 2011 to 2017, in addition to centrally funded places through the Free Schools programme.
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011. The available information is shown in the tables attached.
Information on deprivation pupil premium by primary and secondary year groups was first published in 2013/14. Data in this form prior to this date is not readily available.
The Department for Education does not collect or hold information about the number of places which have been created or are available in nursery schools.
Information is available about the number of pupils in nursery schools in Bradford in 2014[1] and 2008[2] and this can be found in the respective Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics statistical first releases.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014
[2] http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120504203418/http://education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000786/index.shtml
The Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011. The available information is shown in the tables attached.
Information on deprivation pupil premium by primary and secondary year groups was first published in 2013/14. Data in this form prior to this date is not readily available.
There is a police investigation taking place regarding events at Kings Science Academy. Until such time as those investigations are brought to a close and a full and final determination reached, it would not be appropriate to release any related information held by the Department for Education.
The Department has made a public commitment to release all successful free school applications once all personal information has been removed. Should the investigation conclude by the time the first batch of applications are released in December, the application for the Kings Science Academy in Bradford will be released at that time.
The release of the names of the proposed Chairs of Governors at the proposed schools in Milner Fields and Darnall might contravene the data protection rights of the individuals concerned.
There is a police investigation taking place regarding events at Kings Science Academy. Until such time as those investigations are brought to a close and a full and final determination reached, it would not be appropriate to release any related information held by the Department for Education.
The Department has made a public commitment to release all successful free school applications once all personal information has been removed. Should the investigation conclude by the time the first batch of applications are released in December, the application for the Kings Science Academy in Bradford will be released at that time.
The release of the names of the proposed Chairs of Governors at the proposed schools in Milner Fields and Darnall might contravene the data protection rights of the individuals concerned.
There is a police investigation taking place regarding events at Kings Science Academy. Until such time as those investigations are brought to a close and a full and final determination reached, it would not be appropriate to release any related information held by the Department for Education.
The Department has made a public commitment to release all successful free school applications once all personal information has been removed. Should the investigation conclude by the time the first batch of applications are released in December, the application for the Kings Science Academy in Bradford will be released at that time.
The release of the names of the proposed Chairs of Governors at the proposed schools in Milner Fields and Darnall might contravene the data protection rights of the individuals concerned.
The Department for Education has previously received applications from the Kings Free Schools and Academies Trust to establish free schools in Milner Fields, Bradford and Darnall, Sheffield.
Two applications were received in January 2012, during the third wave of applications. They were listed with all other applications received at this time in a list published online at:
The Department has no plans to publish the two applications.
Our record of the dates each Chair of the board of trustees at Kings Science Academy took up and relinquished office is published online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/287911/140113_graham_stuart_-revised_jb.pdf
From pre-opening to 30 September 2011, the Chair was Mr Nadim Qureshi. On 27 September 2011, the Department for Education was informed that Mr Alan Lewis would be the Chair from 1 October 2011. We learnt in October 2012 that we had been misinformed. This was looked at as part of the EFA’s wider investigation into financial management and governance at KSA in December 2012, which confirmed there had been no chair in place for the first year of the school’s operation.
From 25 October 2012 to 13 March 2013, the Chair was Dr Asim Suleman. From 13 March 2013 to 7 October 2013, Mr John Bowers was Acting Chair, and has been Chair from 7 October 2013.
The Department for Education has previously received applications from the Kings Free Schools and Academies Trust to establish free schools in Milner Fields, Bradford and Darnall, Sheffield.
Two applications were received in January 2012, during the third wave of applications. They were listed with all other applications received at this time in a list published online at:
The Department has no plans to publish the two applications.
No. An independent public inquiry would not be appropriate while a related police investigation is ongoing.
Whilst there is no officially agreed number of the Rohingya population, most international agencies estimate that there is up to 500,000 Rohingya people in Bangladesh.
DFID provides core contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which manages the official camps for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as well as through other partners such as the European Commission. This support includes providing shelter, access to water and sanitation, vocational training and food supplies to malnourished refugees.
DFID is funding The Border Consortium though a three year programme which started in November 2012. The UK is one of the largest donors to The Border Consortium.
DFID does not track all companies and organisations subcontracted or given grants by multilateral partners, such as the World Bank. DFID's Development Tracker, on the gov.uk website, and the World Bank's website contain many details about procurement and the flow of funds for individual projects. We also publish, on the gov.uk website, our Statement of Priorities and Expectations for Suppliers which sets expectations for the use of subcontracted organisations.
Israeli movement and access restrictions, exacerbated by the closure of illegal smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Egypt, have led to serious shortages of fuel and medical supplies and have driven up the price of food. 71% of households in Gaza are either food insecure or vulnerable to food insecurity. The World Health Organisation estimates that 29% of drugs are at zero stock (less than one month's supply). Due to severe shortages of fuel, Gaza's power plant operates at half its capacity, triggering power outages of up to 12 hours per day and sometimes shutting down completely.
The UK does not provide funding directly to the Burmese government. We publish details of which organisations receive DFID funding, and how much they have received, on the gov.uk Development Tracker.
The Department has just awarded a research contract for a project which is intended to demonstrate the road safety benefits which could arise as a result of novice drivers using telematics products.
A description of the Department’s research requirement has been placed in Libraries of both Houses.
We expect phase one to be completed in April 2015. The timing of phase two will be dependent on the first phase.
My officials have been in touch with the motor insurance industry and academic experts to discuss telematics. We are keen to further understand the intrinsic effects that telematics products can have on the driving behaviour of novice drivers - that is why we are undertaking Government led research to further strengthen the independent evidence base in this area.
With regards to graduated driver licensing, I have received a number of representations on this subject and I expect to have meetings with both a Member of the Scottish Government and the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety to continue to discuss this important matter shortly.
My officials have been in touch with the motor insurance industry and academic experts to discuss telematics. We are keen to further understand the intrinsic effects that telematics products can have on the driving behaviour of novice drivers - that is why we are undertaking Government led research to further strengthen the independent evidence base in this area.
With regards to graduated driver licensing, I have received a number of representations on this subject and I expect to have meetings with both a Member of the Scottish Government and the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety to continue to discuss this important matter shortly.
An analysis of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)'s records carried out on 3 July 2014 showed that 93% of drivers who had accumulated 12 or more penalty points were disqualified. Figures for the proportion of drivers who had accumulated 12 or more points and were also disqualified are not available for previous years.
The information requested is shown in the table below.
2010
| 14,263
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2011
| 28,582
|
2012
| 26,679
|
2013
| 26,200
|
2014
| 10,265
|
These figures were obtained from a scan of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's database on 11 July 2014. The information changes daily as the database is updated as conviction details are added or become spent. Figures provided for 2010 are lower because any penalty points obtained before July 2010 will have been removed from driver records as required by law.
I am committed to improving the safety of young drivers. However, I want to ensure that this is done in a manner that protects social and economic freedoms. I am striving to get this balance right and will make an announcement on this matter later this year.
I believe that telematics technology has the potential to both increase road safety and reduce young driver insurance premiums. That is why my Department plans to undertake further research on this issue shortly. The findings should help to inform future Government policy in this area.
I expect the findings of the recent focus group research with parents, young people and employers to be finalised shortly. Once finalised, it will be published within the standard 12 week period that applies to all Government social research.
I am committed to improving the safety of young drivers. However, I want to ensure that this is done in a manner that protects social and economic freedoms. I am striving to get this balance right and will make an announcement on this matter later this year.
I believe that telematics technology has the potential to both increase road safety and reduce young driver insurance premiums. That is why my Department plans to undertake further research on this issue shortly. The findings should help to inform future Government policy in this area.
I expect the findings of the recent focus group research with parents, young people and employers to be finalised shortly. Once finalised, it will be published within the standard 12 week period that applies to all Government social research.
I am committed to improving the safety of young drivers. However, I want to ensure that this is done in a manner that protects social and economic freedoms. I am striving to get this balance right and will make an announcement on this matter later this year.
I believe that telematics technology has the potential to both increase road safety and reduce young driver insurance premiums. That is why my Department plans to undertake further research on this issue shortly. The findings should help to inform future Government policy in this area.
I expect the findings of the recent focus group research with parents, young people and employers to be finalised shortly. Once finalised, it will be published within the standard 12 week period that applies to all Government social research.
On 3 July 2014, 93% of drivers who had accumulated 12 or more penalty points were disqualified.
It is not possible to calculate the number of uninsured drivers. However, the number of uninsured vehicles in Great Britain has fallen to 1 million from 1.4 million in 2010 due to a combination of police enforcement activity and the continuous insurance enforcement scheme. We do not have a breakdown by region.