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223500

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the aggregate cost is to the public purse of designing, printing and nationwide display of the Business is Great posters; and what the objectives are of that campaign.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	225334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Business is GREAT Britain is the single brand to be used across Government to promote the wide range of Government products and services for the UK’s 5 million small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>This is an important and very successful part of our long term economic plan. Ultimately, its aim is to make Britain more prosperous by supporting jobs, enterprise and growth.</p><p> </p><p>Posters are used as part of the Business is GREAT Britain campaign, which is managed the Department. Its aim is to increase awareness, and effect significant take up of, Government’s offerings to help small businesses grow. Posters have also been used to increase awareness of the digital opportunities of the internet to help sole traders/micro businesses to market their business online, and to promote broadband vouchers with a potential value of up to £3,000 per business to help businesses access superfast broadband available in 22 cities around the country.</p><p> </p><p>Posters are displayed in print/digital formats in a range of UK cities and digitally across targeted websites. Our media planning /research show poster formats continue to be very effective ways to communicate with small business audiences.</p><p> </p><p>Media and production costs for posters across financial years 2013/14 and 2014/15.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Campaign</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Media costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Production costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business is GREAT Britain 2013/14</p></td><td><p>£760,000</p></td><td><p>£68,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business is GREAT Britain 2014/15</p></td><td><p>£1,200,000</p></td><td><p>£70,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Do More Online – 2014/15 increasing digital capability</p></td><td><p>£755,000</p></td><td><p>£50,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broadband Vouchers 2014/15</p></td><td><p>£714,000</p></td><td><p>£45,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The GREAT campaign has been increasingly successful. It has increased awareness of Government products and services that support small businesses by 45% since it launched in November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>There have been over 2 million sessions on greatbusiness.gov.uk, the website the campaign promotes, reaching over 1.6m users since the site was refreshed in July 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/03/2015 13:19:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

223503

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to raise consumers' awareness of their rights following poor service from fact-checking websites for Government-provided services such as the EHIC card.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	225352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>As the focal point of delivery of all government-funded consumer advice and information, the Citizens Advice Service is a one stop shop where consumers can find advice about their rights from a team of consumer advice experts but if they feel they have had poor service from a fact checking websites.</p><p> </p><p>Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland can advise on consumers’ rights under the Consumer Protection from unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs). These regulations set out broad rules outlining when commercial practices are unfair. These fall into three main categories:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Misleading practices, like false or deceptive information or descriptions, or being misleading by leaving out important information.</li><li>Aggressive sales techniques that use harassment, coercion or undue influence.</li><li>Conduct below a level which may reasonable be expected towards consumers (honest market practice/good faith).</li></ul><p> </p><p>Consumers can contact Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06 or use the website: <a href="http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.adviceguide.org.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, anyone wishing to report a copycat website can find information on GOV.UK - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/report-suspicious-emails-websites-phishing" target="_blank">Avoid and report Internet Scams and Phishing</a>, which provides information for common services affected including tax and passports.</p><p> </p><p>As the member for Colne Valley was advised by my right honourable Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 26th February, the Government is working with search engine providers and others such as the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and National Trading Standards Board (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSB" target="_blank">NTSB</a>) to address the problems that can arise from misleading / copycat websites in relation to official government online services.</p><p> </p><p>The Advertising Standards Associations (ASA) has responsibility for ensuring compliance with the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing. Complaints about misleading advertisements can be made through ASA’s website at: <a href="http://www.asa.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.asa.org.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>However, the best place to access official government services remains <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, the single website for government. Action is taken against websites that pass themselves off as Government sites, or claim to be acting on behalf of the Government when they are not. Last year four search warrants were executed on properties in England. The operation led to the arrest of five individuals and disrupted the operation of at least 25 copycat websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 04/03/2015 15:27:25 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

223505

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Green Investment Bank: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been paid by the Green Investment Bank to projects in Wales in each year of that bank's operation.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	225374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has to date helped finance four projects located in or off the coast of Wales. Total commitments to these amounts to £289,100,000 of which £69,100,000 has so far been deployed. Details are set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Project</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p><p>Committed / Drawn</p><p>(values £m)</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p><p>Committed / Drawn</p><p>(values £m)</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p><p>Committed / Drawn</p><p>(values £m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm</p></td><td><p>57.5 / 57.5</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm</p></td><td> </td><td><p>220</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Port Talbot bio-energy plant</p></td><td> </td><td><p>11.20 / 11.20</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingspan energy efficiency retrofit</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0.40 / 0.26</p></td><td><p>0.14</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, GIB has helped finance introduction of energy efficient lighting in car parks, including 9 in Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 06/03/2015 12:30:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

223506

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Archer
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 oilfield services company Archer on the plans of that company to reduce its UK workforce by 400 people.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	225401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>While the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has not had any direct discussions with Archer on their plan to reduce their UK workforce by 400 people, the appropriate bodies are taking this forward as economic development is a devolved issue: Skills Development Scotland has contacted Archer to offer support to the workforce through Scottish Government’s Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) initiative, and DWP officials are liaising with PACE counterparts on any cross-border issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/03/2015 13:16:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

223509

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Science: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of maintaining the current level of spending on science research and development beyond 2016; and what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	225412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>At a time of tight control over public spending, this Government has remained committed to supporting our world-class science and research base. We have protected the science ring fence in cash terms for 2015/16. We have also announced investment in science infrastructure of £1.1bn a year rising with inflation to 2021, funding for new programmes such as Quantum Technologies, the Newton Fund, and further investment in high level skills. This means that overall Department for Business, Innovation and Skills investment in science and research will reach £5.8bn in cash terms for Financial Year 2015/16, an increase in the overall allocation compared to recent years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2015 13:04:53 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

223510

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the relationship between direct air connectivity between UK airports and overseas locations and tourism from the overseas locations so connected.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	225415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has set up the Airports Commission to examine the question of how best to maintain the UK’s international hub connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>As its Interim Report shows, the Airports Commission is taking account of economic benefits to the UK of aviation connectivity when making recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s final report is due to be submitted to Government in summer 2015. The Government’s principle concern is to protect the integrity and independence of the Commission through to the final report and will not be commenting on its ongoing work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 225416 225420 question first answered 03/03/2015 12:03:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

223512

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the contribution made by the direct connectivity of UK airports to emerging markets to tourism from such locations in the medium and long-term.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	225416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has set up the Airports Commission to examine the question of how best to maintain the UK’s international hub connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>As its Interim Report shows, the Airports Commission is taking account of economic benefits to the UK of aviation connectivity when making recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s final report is due to be submitted to Government in summer 2015. The Government’s principle concern is to protect the integrity and independence of the Commission through to the final report and will not be commenting on its ongoing work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 225415 225420 question first answered 03/03/2015 12:03:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

223513

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the comparative benefits to businesses of direct aviation connectivity between two locations and connectivity requiring a stopover at a hub airport.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	225420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has set up the Airports Commission to examine the question of how best to maintain the UK’s international hub connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>As its Interim Report shows, the Airports Commission is taking account of economic benefits to the UK of aviation connectivity when making recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s final report is due to be submitted to Government in summer 2015. The Government’s principle concern is to protect the integrity and independence of the Commission through to the final report and will not be commenting on its ongoing work.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 225415 225416 question first answered 03/03/2015 12:03:17 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

223516

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Overseas Visitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of overseas visitors to (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland arrive by air; and what proportion of total spending by overseas visitors such visitors account for in each nation.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	225419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below gives the number and proportion of overseas visitors to the UK and its constituent countries who travel by air and the proportion of spending by these visitors in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The results are based on data from the International Passenger Survey (IPS), which is managed by the Office for National Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Overseas visitors departing the UK by air, 2013</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of Visits</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Spending</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thousands</p></td><td><p>Percentage of total departing visitors</p></td><td><p>£ millions</p></td><td><p>Percentage of total expenditure by departing visitors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) England</p></td><td><p>20,955</p></td><td><p>73%</p></td><td><p>15,620</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Scotland</p></td><td><p>2,123</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td><td><p>1,547</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) wales</p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(e) Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) All Regions</p></td><td><p>23,722</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td><td><p>17,752</p></td><td><p>84%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The IPS collects information on visits and expenditure by overseas residents on the respondents' departure from the UK. In the majority of cases respondents will arrive and depart the UK using the same form of transport but there will be a small number who arrive and depart using different modes. This potential discrepancy is greater for Northern Ireland, as there are difficulties collecting estimates of travel across the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 04/03/2015 14:39:25 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

223517

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
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	Economic Growth: South West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase economic growth in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
uin	225427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Heart of the South West and Cornwall &amp; Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are the local bodies responsible for driving economic growth opportunities in Devon, Somerset and Cornwall. As partnerships between business and local authorities, the LEPs drew up Strategic Economic Plans in spring 2014.</p><p>The Heart of the South West LEP (representing Devon and Somerset) prioritised three aims in its Strategic Economic Plan: using the area’s distinctive assets to create higher value growth and better jobs; stimulating jobs and growth across the whole economy and all sectors, and creating the conditions for growth through better infrastructure and services.</p><p>The Government agreed a Growth Deal with the LEP in July 2014 to provide £130.3m of Local Growth Fund investment between 2015 and 2021, which has enabled the LEP to secure an additional £140m of investment from local partners and the private sector. These funds will provide new transport infrastructure, open up sites for housing and employment growth, and drive investment in skills to support existing and growing industries in the area. In January 2015, the Government agreed a £65.2m expansion to the Heart of the south West’s Growth Deal.</p><p>The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP Strategic Economic Plan set out its aims to exploit new and emerging markets where they had identified a competitive advantage; to improve business productivity and competitiveness; and to enhance economic growth through targeted infrastructure, housing and skills programmes.</p><p>In July 2014, the Government agreed a Growth Deal with Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP in which provides £48.9m of investment between 2015 and 2021. This has been matched by an additional £150m of investment from local and private sector sources to deliver new transport and housing infrastructure, better business engagement in schools, and targeted support for high growth sectors such as marine energy. In January 2015 the Government agreed an £11.3m expansion to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly LEP’s Growth Deal.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 25/03/2015 09:52:41 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey