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62546

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 3 March 2014, Official Report, column 599W, on apprenticeships; what steps he has taken to introduce grading into new apprenticeships; and whether such grading will be mandatory.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	201339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Grading is being introduced into new Apprenticeships through the Trailblazer process. Groups of employers are coming together to design Apprenticeship standards and assessments. All new Apprenticeships must be graded, and we have made grading of the end-point assessment a minimum requirement of the new Apprenticeship programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Having had their standards approved and published in March, the first phase of Trailblazer projects are now working on their assessment plans, including implementation of the grading requirement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Grading is important to ensure qualifications are aspirational for all – including those on track to pass who could benefit from being challenged to aim higher.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/06/2014 15:01:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

62547

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 213W, on apprenticeships, if he will make it his policy to collect information centrally on how many individuals who started an apprenticeship in the 2012-13 academic year were existing employees or new employees.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	201338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information will be collected via the Individualised Learner Record for the 2013/14 academic year onwards on the length of time a learner has been with their employer prior to starting their apprenticeship.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/06/2014 14:57:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

62550

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postal Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with Royal Mail regarding the redirection notices it provides to other postal operators.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	201400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>None. Matters relating to its operations and services, which includes its Redirection Service, are the direct responsibility of Royal Mail's management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 23/06/2014 14:50:29 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

62552

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	TNT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom regarding the postal service standards provided by TNT.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	201401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) meet with officials from Ofcom, the independent regulator for postal services, on a regular basis to discuss a broad range of market issues. There have not been any specific discussions about TNT Post's service standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All postal operators are subject to regulatory conditions set by Ofcom. These regulatory conditions cover such things as the security and confidentiality of the mail that operators handle and ensure that effective complaints procedures are in place for consumers. More information about Ofcom's regulatory regime can be found on its website (<a href="http://www.ofcom.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ofcom.org.uk</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 23/06/2014 14:48:43 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

62554

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Business Premises: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have premises in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
uin	201191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/06/2014 11:32:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ201191.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62555

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes there have been in the claimant count for women claiming for over 12 months since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	201197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 23/06/2014 11:27:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 201197.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

62556

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Local Government: Tees Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Tees Valley City Deal.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	201246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>All City Deals are available on gov.uk.</p><p>A copy of the Tees Valley City Deal has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 23/06/2014 11:56:54 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark attachment 1 file name Tees Valley City Deal Document (Final).docx title Tees Vally City Deal - For Member
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

62557

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Illegal Money Lending Teams: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many telephone calls the Illegal Money Lending Unit helpline received from (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Illegal Money Lending Teams in England, Scotland and Wales receive intelligence via the helpline and also through via the “report a loan shark” web page on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>, text messages, other electronic media and referrals from enforcement and debt advice agencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below is a breakdown of the number of calls received over the last four years and also the number of total pieces of intelligence received via all communications channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Telephone calls</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Total Intelligence Received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>657</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Breakdown of number of calls received unavailable</p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Trading Standards is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and so it is not possible to provide comparable data for there.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 23/06/2014 16:48:57 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62558

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Money Lenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 678W, on money lenders, how many actionable reports led to a conviction in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	201229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong>Final Approved answer to 13371</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Illegal Money Lending Teams conduct complex and sensitive investigations. The length of each investigation will be influenced by the circumstances of the specific case. In some instances convictions can only be delivered through months of proactive intelligence gathering and community engagement. Because of this, some cases span across multiple years and so there is not necessarily a direct link between the numbers of actionable reports and the numbers of convictions in any one year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Below is a breakdown of the number of operations, arrests and prosecutions completed by the Illegal Money Lending Teams in England, Scotland and Wales in each of the last four years and the number of custodial sentences handed down by the courts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Operations</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Arrests / Detainments</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Prosecutions</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Custodials</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11*</strong></p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>* The England Illegal Money Lending Team was restructured in April 2011- 9 England regional teams were merged into a single National team covering the whole of England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 23/06/2014 16:47:44 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

62560

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Delegated Legislation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department takes to ensure that delegated legislation brought forward by his Department is consistent with EU Directives.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>In 2010 this Government committed to ensuring the effective implementation of EU legislation so that British businesses are not put at a disadvantage relative to their European competitors.</p><p> </p><p>This Department follows the Government's Guiding Principles for EU legislation, which can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/185626/bis-13-774-guiding-principles-for-eu-legislation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/185626/bis-13-774-guiding-principles-for-eu-legislation.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is committed to ensuring that no unnecessary legislative burdens are placed on UK businesses when transposing EU law.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 23/06/2014 14:57:43 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell