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452326

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Department for Education: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will estimate the costs attributed to the Department for Education by the Government Legal Department in the 2014-15 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	27074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=24782" target="_blank">24782</a> from the Hon. Member for Coventry South (Jim Cunningham) on the 4<sup>th</sup> February 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 27075 question first answered 22/02/2016 10:29:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

452327

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Department for Education: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will estimate the costs attributed to the Department for Education for cases relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by the Government Legal Department in the 2014-15 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	27075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=24782" target="_blank">24782</a> from the Hon. Member for Coventry South (Jim Cunningham) on the 4<sup>th</sup> February 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 27074 question first answered 22/02/2016 10:29:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

452328

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
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 make an assessment of the implications for his arms export policy to Saudi Arabia of the legal advice on that matter commissioned by Amnesty International and Saferworld, published in December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	27077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The policy framework for arms export licensing to all destinations, including Saudi Arabia, remains as set out in the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria.</p><p> </p><p>This requires all export licence applications to be carefully assessed on a case by case basis against the Consolidated Criteria, taking into account all relevant factors at the time of application, including reporting by non-Governmental organisations, the United Nations and others.</p><p> </p><p>A licence will not be issued, for any country, if to do so would be inconsistent with any provision of the Criteria.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/02/2016 17:12:11 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

452329

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Sunday Trading
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 his Department has made of the potential effect on levels of employment in convenience stores of proposals to devolve Sunday trading restrictions; and what the evidential basis for that estimate was.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	27069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My Department has carried out an assessment of the impacts of devolving the power to extend Sunday trading hours. This will be published shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/02/2016 18:00:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

452330

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Sunday Trading
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 his Department has made of the potential effect on the profit of convenience stores of proposals to devolve Sunday trading restrictions; and what the evidential basis for that estimate was.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	27070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My Department has carried out an assessment of the impacts of devolving the power to extend Sunday trading hours and this will be published shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/02/2016 17:41:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

452331

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Sunday Trading
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 paragraph 2.9 of Devolving Sunday Trading Rules: government response, published in February 2016, from which organised campaigns the six petitions were received.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	27071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The six petitions referenced in that paragraph were locally organised petitions which we believe were arranged by individuals. These were in addition to the national campaigns organised by the Christian Institute, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and CitizenGo.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/02/2016 17:33:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

452332

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Sunday Trading: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations were received from (a) USDAW, (b) other trade unions, (c) ACS and (d) other trade and workers' associations in response to the government's consultation, Devolving Sunday trading rules, published on 5 August 2015; and what (i) number and (ii) proportion of those respondents answered (A) yes, (B) no and (C) otherwise to Question 1 in that consultation.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	27030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government received 7,171 responses to the consultation, though a significantly smaller number used the standard online consultation form and addressed the questions directly.</p><p> </p><p>USDAW responded to the consultation and its representatives met with officials during the course of the consultation. USDAW answered no to Question 1 in the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>TUC and the National Union of General and Municipal Workers (GMB) also responded to the consultation and their representatives met with officials during the course of the consultation. UNISON responded to the consultation but did not meet with officials. All three (100%) responded no to Question 1 in the consultation.</p><p> </p><p>ACS responded to the consultation and its representatives met with officials during the course of the consultation answered no to Question 1 in the consultation.</p><p>The department does not hold full data from this consultation broken down by respondent type as a large portion of respondents chose to respond in their own words rather than addressing the consultation questions directly, and/or did not indicate the type of organisation they represented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 29/02/2016 10:04:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

452333

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	UK Trade and Investment: Finance
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 effect on levels of exports of changes in the budget of UK Trade and Investment between 2015 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	27039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2016 answer text <p>Savings will broadly be delivered through implementing a new digital infrastructure to provide cost-effective access to export services; contractual efficiencies; and prioritising market and sector opportunities that will add most value to UK export levels. This is about being more efficient and delivering for UK businesses, including through enhancing direct support and developing the private sector market.</p><p>HM Treasury has recognised the importance of the exports agenda by agreeing that £175m of further proposed savings between 2016-17 and 2019-20 should be reinvested in priority areas. The Government is committed to driving a step-change in UK exports and the reinvestment secured to refocus UK Trade &amp; Investment will help us deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/02/2016 11:35:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

452334

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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	Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, further to the oral contribution of the Minister for Skills of 2 February 2016, Official Report, column 776, whether his Department intends to bring forward amendments relating to check-off and facilities time before the Trade Union Bill reaches Report Stage in the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	26990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government amendments to Clause 12 (Facility Time Reporting) and Clause 13 (Facility Time cap) of the Trade Union Bill were included in the Bill at Lords Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining stages in the Lords are amending stages and the Government will table amendments as necessary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/04/2016 15:24:25 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

452335

registered interest
date	11/02/2016
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: Innovation
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 effect on UK productivity of the planned introduction of research and development grants.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	26996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>Innovation is a key driver of productivity and the UK ranks among the best in the world in various indices. The Government is focussed on creating the best conditions for innovative businesses to flourish and will be protecting, in cash terms, total spending on business led innovation through Innovate UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring the range of finance products, including loans, available in a number of other countries. We will also be conducting market research to engage with, and further understand the needs of, innovative businesses in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also intends to commence pilots to test specific finance products before progressing to full roll out.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 22/02/2016 17:26:26 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle