Deposited papers

Letter dated 21/03/2017 from Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Ofsted, to Roger Godsiff MP regarding the number of local authority maintained schools which have been placed in special measures by Ofsted, 2006/07 - 2015/16. 2p.

Letter dated 20/03/2017 from Lord Young of Cookham to Baroness Neville-Rolfe regarding issue of capital weighting of loans to small builders. 1p.

Memorandum for Public Bill Committee on the application of standing order no. 83L of the House of Commons relating to public business to the Pension Schemes Bill, as amended. 1p.

Documents relating to the decision to withdraw the direction for Birmingham City Council not to take any step in connection with the adoption of the Birmingham Development Plan 2031. Incl. i) submissions from third parties ii) submissions from parties connected to the Peddimore Employment Site and Langley Sustainable Urban Extension and iii) a presentation delivered by Birmingham City Council at a meeting with officials from the DCLG. [redacted] (17 docs.)

The United Kingdom’s future nuclear deterrent: 2017 update to Parliament. 3p.

Letter dated 20/03/2017 from Lord Henley to Lord McKenzie of Luton regarding the automatic re-enrolment figures requested during the debate on the Automatic Enrolment (Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band) Order 2017. 2p.

Letter dated 24/03/2017 from Caroline Wayman, Chief Executive and Ombudsman, to Martyn Day MP regarding complaints to the Financial Ombudsman on the activities of credit reference agencies. 2p.

Letter dated 20/03/2017 from John Hayes MP to Committee Members regarding issues raised during the Committee sessions of the Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill. 3p.

Letter dated 20/03/2017 from Viscount Younger of Leckie to Baroness Deech and Eric Pickles MP regarding freedom of speech enclosing a letter from Jo Johnson MP to Universities UK concerning issues relating to freedom of speech in universities. 6p.

Letter dated 20/03/2017 from Viscount Younger of Leckie and Lord Young of Cookham to Peers regarding issues raised throughout the Higher Education and Research Bill: institutional autonomy and academic freedom, Royal Charters in relation to degree awarding powers and University Title, appeals against a regulator's decision. 3p.

Letter dated 18/03/2017 from Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to Lord True regarding the Neighbourhood Planning Bill: Article 4 directions for the permitted development right for the change of use from office to residential following third reading. 4p.

Letter dated 17/03/2017 from Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Ofsted, to Justin Tomlinson MP regarding the recruitment of teachers from non-leadership backgrounds as Ofsted inspectors. 1p.

Letter dated 17/03/2017 from Baroness Williams of Trafford to Lord Rosser regarding issues raised in second reading of the Criminal Finances Bill, including: company ownership transparency, Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs), powers of seizure and forfeiture, corporate liability for UK-linked companies involved in cases of severe harm to individuals overseas, the anti-money laundering (AML) supervisory regime, sharing of financial intelligence with EU countries, confiscation orders, domestic Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and the Magnitsky amendment. 2p.

Letter dated 17/03/2017 from Ben Wallace MP to Yvette Cooper MP regarding arrangements with France about deployment of 'sea marshals' on French-flagged cross-channel ferries. 2p.

I. Letter dated 16/03/2017 from Viscount Younger of Leckie to Peers regarding government amendments to the Higher Education and Research Bill. 1 p. II. Amendments to be moved on third reading. 2p.

Lower Thames Crossing: economic appraisal of option A14 at long list. 3p.

Letter dated 16/03/2017 from Robert Halfon MP to Kelvin Hopkins MP regarding financial support for apprentices Westminster Hall debate: correction to Hansard regarding apprenticeship spending. 1p.

Proposal to revoke Directions in Tower Hamlets, remove commissioners and revise reporting requirements: I. Letter dated 16/03/2017 from Department for Communities and Local Government to Mayor John Biggs regarding proposed revised directions. 6p. II. Letters dated 21/02/2017 and 23/02/2017 from Councillors Rabina Khan and Peter Golds to Sajid Javid MP. 6p. III. Best Value improvement plan 2017-18. 9p. IV. Letter dated 21/02/2017 from the Commissioners to Mayor John Biggs and Sajid Javid MP. 3p. V. Best Value action plan final update report. 18p. VI. Letter dated 20/02/2017 from Mayor John Biggs to Sajid Javid MP regarding final progress report and local oversight arrangements 2017-18. VI. Letter dated 01/03/2017 from the Mayor John Biggs and Sajid Javid MP regarding future oversight arrangements. 3p.

Letter dated 15/03/2017 from Andrew Jones MP to Albert Owen MP and David Nuttall MP regarding updated analysis of Committee Stage Government amendments to the Bus Services Bill for the purposes of English Votes for English Laws (EVEL). Incl. attached memorandum. 6p.

I. Letter dated 15/03/2017 from Ben Gummer MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk depositing annual abstract of marriages. 1p. II. Tables showing statistics on marriages in England and Wales, 1846 to 2014. 41p.