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533552

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
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 13 June 2016 to Question 39359, on Business, Innovation and Skills reorganisation, what problems Ministers have encountered engaging with officials of his Department not based in London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the previous answer he references, in particular:</p><p>“Operating across split sites, in the context of a smaller workforce overall, would make it harder to quickly redeploy people to a different team or policy area, or for someone to be able to respond to an unpredictable or unusual demand for more intensive engagement with Ministers or Parliament.”</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/07/2016 09:35:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533557

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
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 6 July 2016 to Question 39599, on Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: reorganisation, if he will place in the Library a copy of any document detailing the assessment that was made of the merits of split-site working and recruiting on a flexible basis through the consideration of alternative options.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s consideration of alternative options is set out in ‘Consultation Response - Proposal for a Combined Headquarters and Policy Centre in London dated Thursday, 26 May, 2016.’</p><p> </p><p>This document was shared with BIS staff and the Departmental Trade Unions. I refer the hon Member to my response to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-06-07/39823/" target="_blank">39823</a>, which explains why the Department will not be publishing the document; the same reasoning would apply to placing a copy in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/07/2016 16:38:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533296

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to publish information on high quality higher education providers obtaining foundation or taught degree awarding powers on a probationary three year time-limited basis.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>The Higher Education and Research Bill provides for a power to authorise Degree Awarding Powers on a time-limited basis. We intend this to be the vehicle to implement the concept of probationary Degree Awarding Powers, which was set out in our White Paper ‘Success As A Knowledge Economy’.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to the passage of the Bill, we plan to consult on the detail of the proposed changes to the Degree Awarding Powers, leading to new criteria and guidance. This would include the requirements and processes that will apply to providers seeking probationary taught or foundation Degree Awarding Powers. As now, we intend that details of all providers who have obtained Degree Awarding Powers will be publicly available. We envisage that this would indicate which providers have obtained those powers on a probationary basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/07/2016 14:30:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 6538 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533304

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
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 9 June 2016 to Question 39341, on his Department's reorganisation, how much he estimates the reorganisation of his Department's 1 Victoria Street building will cost.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s 1 Victoria Street building is actively managed to allow for routine changes to its occupancy as the needs of the Department alter over time. Those needs include any organisational change, including changes to pan-Government arrangements, and any opportunities to accommodate other public bodies which lead to estate savings elsewhere. The costs of reorganisation, which will vary by year depending on requirements, are met from the Department’s estates budget through active financial planning. The budget also allows for planned and responsive buildings maintenance where this liability falls to the tenant.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/07/2016 09:32:51 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533305

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Civil Servants: Recruitment
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 30 June 2016 to Question 40488, on civil service recruitment, who has been appointed the board level diversity champion in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Gareth Davies, Director General for Business and Science, is the Department’s board-level diversity champion.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:53:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533306

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
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 9 June 2016 to Question 39339, on his Department's reorganisation, whether the projected £7.5 million saving includes the transitional costs arising from centralising policy functions in London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The saving projection of at least £7.5m per year by 2019-20 refers to the reduction in on-going operating costs. This on-going operating cost reduction does not include one-off, transitional costs incurred before 2019-20 which are estimated at between £9-£13m in total.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:53:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533307

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
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 14 June 2016 to Question 39361, on his Department's reorganisation, how many of the 1,500 policy posts reduced will be (a) in and (b) outside London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The answer to question 39361 stated that policy posts would be reduced <strong>to</strong> around 1,500, not <strong>by</strong> around 1,500.</p><p>The Executive Board announced on 26 May that from January 2018 all policy roles will be based in our single HQ and policy centre in London.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:52:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533308

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	UWE Bristol
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 instruct Student Finance England to respond to student number 03530036915 at the University of the West of England on the submission of that student's 2015-16 declaration form.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	42101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Student Finance England has confirmed that it has recently been in contact with the relevant student, and that their 2015-16 declaration form has been processed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:41:49 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

533309

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Vacancies
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 15 June 2016 to Question 39715, on his Department's vacancies, what plans he has to use secondments from private sector organisations outside London as part of his Department's resourcing strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>As in the past, the Department makes use of secondments to supplement skills, provide external insights and interchange with the private sector, as part of its resourcing strategy.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:51:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533310

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Vacancies
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 14 June 2016 to Question 39322, on his Department's vacancies, how many internal policy vacancies his Department has.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The current number of internal policy vacancies being advertised in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills HQ is 21.</p><p>The number of advertised vacancies can vary depending on recruitment timelines. All vacancies are advertised online via Civil Service Jobs.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/07/2016 11:35:32 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield