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540104

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many posthumous claims for compensation under the (a) Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 and (b) Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme 1974 were successful in each of the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Meale
uin	43331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>With regards to the Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers Compensation) Act 1979, the Department for Work and Pensions have advised that the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>For the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme 1974 (CWPS) the figures for posthumous claims received and paid, and the reasons for the difference between the two are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Deceased</strong> <strong>Claims Received</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Dec’d</strong> <strong>Claims Paid</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Denials &amp; Work In Progress (WIP)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Duplicate Claim Denial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Failed Eligibility Denial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nil Offer*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work In Progress/Withdrawn/</strong> <strong>Other Denial</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>* Nil Offer – a claim under the 1979 Act resulted in a higher award than would have been payable under the CWPS</em></p><p><em>N.B. Figures only available from July 2011 onwards when current claims handler took on the contract.</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43332 question first answered 03/08/2016 13:51:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	361 label Biography information for Sir Alan Meale

540105

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many recipients of posthumous claims for compensation under the (a) Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 and (b) Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme 1974 were found to be in receipt of less compensation than they were entitled to after the post-mortem evidence for those claims was submitted.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Meale
uin	43330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2016 answer text <p>There have been no such claims.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/08/2016 14:56:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	361 label Biography information for Sir Alan Meale

540106

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many posthumous claims for compensation under the (a) Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979 and (b) Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme 1974 were submitted in each of the last 30 years.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Meale
uin	43332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>With regards to the Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers Compensation) Act 1979, the Department for Work and Pensions have advised that the information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>For the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme 1974 (CWPS) the figures for posthumous claims received and paid, and the reasons for the difference between the two are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Deceased</strong> <strong>Claims Received</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Dec’d</strong> <strong>Claims Paid</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Denials &amp; Work In Progress (WIP)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Duplicate Claim Denial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Failed Eligibility Denial</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nil Offer*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work In Progress/Withdrawn/</strong> <strong>Other Denial</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>* Nil Offer – a claim under the 1979 Act resulted in a higher award than would have been payable under the CWPS</em></p><p><em>N.B. Figures only available from July 2011 onwards when current claims handler took on the contract.</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43331 question first answered 03/08/2016 13:51:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	361 label Biography information for Sir Alan Meale

540107

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons his Department included in the tender document to administer the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme 1974 a requirement that all posthumous claims to that scheme be accompanied by a grant of probate.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Meale
uin	43333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>There was no separate tender document for the administration of the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme. The Department’s tender did not therefore have any bearings on the requirements under the Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Before payments can be made under the CWPS, claims handlers must ensure that the person making the claim is entitled to do so. Provision of probate is sometimes necessary in posthumous claims to ensure that the correct person receives the compensation and also to ensure that the positions of both the estate and the taxpayer are adequately and proportionately protected against fraud.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/08/2016 13:48:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	361 label Biography information for Sir Alan Meale

540108

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Pneumoconiosis: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which signatories to the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme 1974 were consulted by his Department prior to the inclusion in the tender document to administer that scheme a requirement that all claims to that scheme be accompanied by a grant of probate.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Meale
uin	43334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>There was no separate tender document for the administration of the Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis Scheme (CWPS), hence there was no such consultation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/08/2016 13:49:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	361 label Biography information for Sir Alan Meale

540114

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Companies: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many UK companies have reported information on people with significant control to Companies House since 30 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	43371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2016 answer text <p>As at 13.50 on 20 July 2016, there were 96,857 companies on the live register (excluding dissolved companies) that had reported information on people with significant control to Companies House since 30 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The information provided forms part of Companies House Management Information and has not undergone any formal audit. This information has been extracted from the live database, which is being continually updated and it is subject to change. The number above is therefore a snapshot of the register.</p><p> </p><p>Since 30 June, companies have been required to provide information on their PSCs to Companies House on incorporation or as their Confirmation Statement (formerly the annual return) becomes due. The register will therefore build up over time and be complete from 29 June 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/08/2016 05:57:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

540116

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Office for Life Sciences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's plans are for the Office for Life Sciences; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	43369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text The Office for Life Sciences was established in 2011 to support the development and adoption of 21st century health and life sciences technology, delivering the improved patient outcomes and increasing wider growth and prosperity. This agenda remains a core part of the Government’s plans for a comprehensive industrial strategy and for transforming health and care. answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:51:31 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

540119

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with further and higher education sectors on future research funding once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	43451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>We want to reassure UK universities there is no immediate effect on them and their students and staff from EU countries. As has been made clear, while the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged. I issued a statement on 28 June addressing the most immediate questions raised by the sector (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-higher-education-and-research-following-the-eu-referendum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-higher-education-and-research-following-the-eu-referendum</a>). Ministers have also had discussions with a range of higher and further education stakeholders and our priority will be to work with the sector to help shape our approach in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to maintain and enhance the strength of our research base, which is why we have protected the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament and will seek to secure the best deal possible for UK research in future negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:37:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

539608

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Mental Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that research with European research partners into mental health continues after the result of the referendum on the EU.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	43208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of our research base, which is why we have protected the science budget in real terms from its current level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply to or participate in EU research programmes. While the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU arrangements continue unchanged. UK participants, including those researching mental health issues, can continue to apply to programmes in the usual way. The future of UK access to these programmes will be determined as part of a wider discussion with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:32:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

539723

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the suitability of proposed new innovation finance products for life sciences research and development and other high-risk innovation sectors.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	43083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We are looking to provide a range of innovation finance products to meet the needs of businesses, which will include loans, grants, and other types of innovation finance. Some of our competitor economies (like France, Finland, and the Netherlands) use a variety of financial instruments to support innovative businesses. We have engaged with their innovation agencies to learn from these established approaches to support, drive and encourage innovation in the UK. We are conducting market research to engage with, and fully understand the needs of, innovative businesses of all sizes and across many UK industry sectors with a high level of innovation, including life sciences. As part of the first phase of implementation the Government will announce the details of a pilot and accompanying evaluation in late 2016. The pilot will test specific financial products ahead of progressing to full roll-out.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:48:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner