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431569

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Iron and Steel: China
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 potential threat to national security of the involvement of Chinese government companies in the UK steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>We scrutinise closely any deal that may have implications for national security.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/11/2015 11:14:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431571

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Manufacturing Industries: Employment
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 he has taken to prevent the loss of UK manufacturing sector jobs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	17264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The best way the Government can support manufacturing jobs is to continue to secure a strong, growing economy. The Government continues to invest in our world leading aerospace, automotive, defence, energy and transport sectors that will secure high quality manufacturing jobs.</p><p>Around a third of the 2,000 new inward Foreign Direct Investment projects in 2014/15 were in the areas of advanced manufacturing and life sciences and I was pleased to see that UK manufacturing PMI hit its highest level in over a year in October.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/12/2015 17:44:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

431572

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Postgraduate Education
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 timescale is for the availability of postgraduate masters degree loans as announced in the Autumn Statement 2014; and whether he plans to extend the loans policy to postgraduate research masters and doctoral research.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	17290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enhancing its support for postgraduate study and wants more people to have the opportunity to build on their academic success through access to a higher level qualification. The Government has now announced that a Master’s loan will be available to individuals up to age 60 from 2016/17. It also set out details of the next steps to provide more support for Doctoral study.</p><p>Further information is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 15:08:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

431576

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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: North Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Government plans to hold or collect any information on the number of UK businesses operating in or contracting with the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	17314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not maintain a database of UK businesses operating in or contracting with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.</p><p>Data on the value of trade between UK businesses and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is published by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC). Information on the number of UK businesses exporting goods to, and importing goods from, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are collected by HMRC. Specific information relating to individual businesses cannot be published due to legislation protecting business confidentiality and in line with statistical disclosure control.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/12/2015 16:30:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

431608

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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: Billing
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 the Prompt Payment Code on (a) UK businesses in the FinTech sector and (b) other businesses.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	17357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Prompt Payment Code is a voluntary code which organisations from the public, private and third sector can sign up to. The Government monitors a variety of sources to monitor the level of late payment debt. We are not able to assess the direct effect of the Prompt Payment Code on any individual sector.</p><p>New transparency measures will allow us to monitor the payment performance of signatories. Through powers in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 the Government will introduce a new reporting requirement on the UK’s largest companies – including many Code signatories - to report on their payment practices and performance. We plan to introduce this next year, and the Code will make full use of this new information. From next year small and medium-sized Code signatories will also report on their payment performance directly to the Code. Small and medium-sized companies will report, on an annual basis, on a comply or explain basis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/11/2015 11:15:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

431802

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Apprentices: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) disabled people aged (i) under 25 and (ii) under 30 who participated in apprenticeships and (b) apprenticeships undertaken by disabled people in each of those age groups in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	17196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Information on Apprenticeship participation by learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities, broken down by age, is published in supplementary tables (first link) to a Statistical First Release (second link).</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-equality-and-diversity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-equality-and-diversity</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 26/11/2015 14:15:57 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

431806

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
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	Apprentices: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will fund training costs of disabled apprentices aged 18 to 24 in accordance with the recommendations of Creating an inclusive apprenticeship offer, commissioned by the Apprenticeships Unit and published in January 2012.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	17194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Apprenticeship training for 16-18 year olds is fully funded by Government to provide an incentive to employers. Government also fully funds apprentices aged 19 to 24 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan). Apprentices aged 19 to 24 without an EHC Plan, who have a learning difficulty and/or disability can be supported through Learning Support.</p><p>Learning Support is provided to help providers to work flexibly and provide support activity to meet the learning needs of their apprentices who have an identified learning difficulty and/or disability. Learning Support also provides funding to meet the cost of reasonable adjustments as set out in the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/12/2015 09:49:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

428743

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
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	Scottish Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made towards a resolution of the Scottish Power cashback mis-selling dispute since his meeting in July 2015 with the CEO of the Insolvency Service.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	16713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>I have asked my officials to seek an update from Scottish Power on what steps they are taking in this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 25/11/2015 17:39:56 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

427958

registered interest
date	11/11/2015
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	Minimum Wage: EU Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the minimum wage in sterling in each EU member state.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL3548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>In the Low Pay Commission’s National Minimum Wage Report 2015, Appendix 3 outlines details of 2014 adult minimum wage rates in 12 comparator countries, including EU member states. Minimum wages vary in level and structure between countries given the context of their economic and labour market conditions. These comparisons are broken down in the table below.</p><p>Comparison of Adult Minimum Wage, by Country, End 2014 <br> <br> In national currency expressed as hourly ratea In UK £, using: Date of last uprating % increase in national currency from 2012/2013 to 2014 Age full minimum wage usually appliesb<br> Exchange rates PPPs <br>Australiac AUS$16.87 9.37 8.44 Jul-14 3.0 21<br>Belgium € 8.67 6.88 7.80 Dec-12 0.0 21<br>Canadad C$10.39 5.79 6.29 e 1.5 16<br>France € 9.53 7.54 8.57 Jan-14 1.1 18<br>Greece €3.52f 2.73 3.82 Feb-12 0.0 25<br>Ireland € 8.65 6.84 7.20 Jul-11g 0.0 20<br>Japanh JPY780 4.46 5.31 Oct-13 2.0 15/18i<br>Netherlands 8.63j 6.83 7.59 Jul-14 1.2 23<br>New Zealand NZ$14.25 7.12 7.05 Apr-14 3.6 16<br>Portugall € 2.91 2.30 3.33 Oct-14 4.0 16<br>Spainl € 3.72 2.94 3.82 Jan-12 0.0 16<br>United Kingdom $6.50 6.50 6.50 Oct-14 3.0 21<br>United States US$7.25m 4.45 5.63 Jul-09 0.0 20<br>Source: British Embassies and High Commissions, Low Pay Commission (LPC) calculations of country minimum wage rates in pounds sterling using exchange rates and PPPs. PPPs derived from Comparative Price Levels (CPLs), OEDC Main Economic Indicators, September 2014. Exchange rates, Bank of England month average spot exchange rates, September 2014.</p><p>Notes: <br>a. For countries where the minimum wage is not expressed as an hourly rate, the rate has been converted to an hourly basis assuming a working time of 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week and 173.3 hours per month.</p><p>b. Exemptions and special rules apply in many cases. For example, in France and the US the full adult rate applies to young workers with tenure of more than six and more than three months respectively.</p><p>c. The Australian Federal National Minimum Wage Order, effective from first pay period on or after 1 July 2014. <br>d. Weighted average of provincial/territorial rates. <br>e. Date of last uprating varies between provinces. <br>f. Minimum hourly rate for ‘employees’. Different hourly rate operates for ‘blue collar’ workers. <br>g. The hourly minimum rate was reduced from €8.65 to €7.65 for adult workers on 1 Feb 2011. That reduction was reversed and the hourly rate went back up to €8.65 on 1 July 2011.</p><p>h. Weighted average of prefectural rates. <br>i. Age 15 to receive the regional minimum wage. Age 18 to receive the sectoral minimum wage. <br>j. Excludes 8 per cent supplement for holiday pay. Minimum wage based on a 40 hour working week. There are different minimum wage rates for those working a 38 or 36 hour week.</p><p>k. For all employees aged 16 and over, who are not either on the training minimum wage or the starting out minimum wage</p><p>l. Not including annual supplementary pay of two additional months of salary for full-time workers. <br>m. Federal minimum wage. Tipped employees receive a lower minimum wage depending on state laws.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/11/2015 12:02:28 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name National Minumum Wage Low Pay Commisssion Report 2015.pdf title NMW Low Pay Commission Report 2015
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean