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346877

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 it his policy that the arbitration mechanism to be included in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will not be carried out by a for-profit company.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The detail of the arbitration mechanisms contained in the EU-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be the result of on-going negotiations between the EU and the US.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any arbitration conducted under the EU-US FTA would involve a fair and transparent procedure, with a range of public and private sector participants including, EU and Member States, investors and arbitrators, with all parties to the dispute able to appoint their own lawyers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Arbitration proceedings under an international investment treaty are typically carried out on an ad hoc basis, with the tribunal constituted solely for the purpose of resolving a single dispute. The costs of the arbitration are apportioned according to the arbitrators’ findings. Disputing parties may rely upon an international institution, such as the World Bank or the United Nations to provide the procedural rules for the tribunal. These services are provided on a non-profit basis.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/06/2015 13:13:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346961

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Adult Education: 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 effect of changes to the Adult Skills Budget on the number of (a) disadvantaged students able to study further education courses and (b) adult students able to study further education courses.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	25
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring the skills system operates effectively to support adult learners and the needs of learners who are most disadvantaged.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The adult skills system is demand led so individuals get a choice of what and where to study. The freedoms and flexibilities offered by the adult skills budget gives colleges and training providers the ability to offer provision to respond best to the priorities and needs of learners and employers in the local area. The Skills Funding Agency considers the impact on colleges and providers when agreeing allocations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/06/2015 16:01:12 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

346964

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 cost was of (a) partial and (b) full maintenance grants in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. Information on English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>’.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants by their household income for the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 has been provided in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Maintenance Grants <sup>(1)</sup> awarded <sup>(2)</sup> to English applicants by their household income</strong></p><p>Academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 [provisional] <sup>(3)</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Amount awarded (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance Grant level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Household income</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 [p]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full</p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>973.6</p></td><td><p>1103.6</p></td><td><p>1076.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>233.3</p></td><td><p>251.7</p></td><td><p>255.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partial <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td><td><p>235.0</p></td><td><p>233.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.</p><p>(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider at the start of the academic year that the student has been registered on the course.</p><p>(3) The data are effective at November following each academic year. Figures for the academic year 2014/15 are provisional, as they are effective at November at the beginning of the academic year, and so will not include applicants who were awarded Maintenance Grants after November 2014. Complete figures for the academic year 2014/15 will be available from November 2015.</p><p>(4) Applicants awarded a partial grant, and whose household income is less than £25,000, are typically those who have suspended study for part of the year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 242 243 244 245 765 766 question first answered 04/06/2015 13:41:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

346965

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 cost was of partial maintenance grants to households earning less than £17,000 each year in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. Information on English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>’.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants by their household income for the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 has been provided in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Maintenance Grants <sup>(1)</sup> awarded <sup>(2)</sup> to English applicants by their household income</strong></p><p>Academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 [provisional] <sup>(3)</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Amount awarded (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance Grant level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Household income</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 [p]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full</p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>973.6</p></td><td><p>1103.6</p></td><td><p>1076.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>233.3</p></td><td><p>251.7</p></td><td><p>255.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partial <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td><td><p>235.0</p></td><td><p>233.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.</p><p>(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider at the start of the academic year that the student has been registered on the course.</p><p>(3) The data are effective at November following each academic year. Figures for the academic year 2014/15 are provisional, as they are effective at November at the beginning of the academic year, and so will not include applicants who were awarded Maintenance Grants after November 2014. Complete figures for the academic year 2014/15 will be available from November 2015.</p><p>(4) Applicants awarded a partial grant, and whose household income is less than £25,000, are typically those who have suspended study for part of the year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 241 243 244 245 765 766 question first answered 04/06/2015 13:41:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

346966

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 cost was of full maintenance grants to households earning less than £17,000 each year in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. Information on English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>’.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants by their household income for the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 has been provided in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Maintenance Grants <sup>(1)</sup> awarded <sup>(2)</sup> to English applicants by their household income</strong></p><p>Academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 [provisional] <sup>(3)</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Amount awarded (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance Grant level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Household income</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 [p]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full</p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>973.6</p></td><td><p>1103.6</p></td><td><p>1076.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>233.3</p></td><td><p>251.7</p></td><td><p>255.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partial <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td><td><p>235.0</p></td><td><p>233.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.</p><p>(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider at the start of the academic year that the student has been registered on the course.</p><p>(3) The data are effective at November following each academic year. Figures for the academic year 2014/15 are provisional, as they are effective at November at the beginning of the academic year, and so will not include applicants who were awarded Maintenance Grants after November 2014. Complete figures for the academic year 2014/15 will be available from November 2015.</p><p>(4) Applicants awarded a partial grant, and whose household income is less than £25,000, are typically those who have suspended study for part of the year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 241 242 244 245 765 766 question first answered 04/06/2015 13:41:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

346967

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 cost was of partial maintenance grants to households earning more than £17,000 each year in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. Information on English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>’.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants by their household income for the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 has been provided in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Maintenance Grants <sup>(1)</sup> awarded <sup>(2)</sup> to English applicants by their household income</strong></p><p>Academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 [provisional] <sup>(3)</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Amount awarded (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance Grant level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Household income</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 [p]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full</p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>973.6</p></td><td><p>1103.6</p></td><td><p>1076.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>233.3</p></td><td><p>251.7</p></td><td><p>255.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partial <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td><td><p>235.0</p></td><td><p>233.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.</p><p>(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider at the start of the academic year that the student has been registered on the course.</p><p>(3) The data are effective at November following each academic year. Figures for the academic year 2014/15 are provisional, as they are effective at November at the beginning of the academic year, and so will not include applicants who were awarded Maintenance Grants after November 2014. Complete figures for the academic year 2014/15 will be available from November 2015.</p><p>(4) Applicants awarded a partial grant, and whose household income is less than £25,000, are typically those who have suspended study for part of the year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 241 242 243 245 765 766 question first answered 04/06/2015 13:41:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

346969

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 cost was of full maintenance grants to households earning more than £17,000 each year in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. Information on English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>’.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants by their household income for the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 has been provided in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Maintenance Grants <sup>(1)</sup> awarded <sup>(2)</sup> to English applicants by their household income</strong></p><p>Academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 [provisional] <sup>(3)</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Amount awarded (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance Grant level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Household income</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 [p]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full</p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>973.6</p></td><td><p>1103.6</p></td><td><p>1076.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>233.3</p></td><td><p>251.7</p></td><td><p>255.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partial <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td><td><p>235.0</p></td><td><p>233.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.</p><p>(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider at the start of the academic year that the student has been registered on the course.</p><p>(3) The data are effective at November following each academic year. Figures for the academic year 2014/15 are provisional, as they are effective at November at the beginning of the academic year, and so will not include applicants who were awarded Maintenance Grants after November 2014. Complete figures for the academic year 2014/15 will be available from November 2015.</p><p>(4) Applicants awarded a partial grant, and whose household income is less than £25,000, are typically those who have suspended study for part of the year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 241 242 243 244 765 766 question first answered 04/06/2015 13:41:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

347050

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Conditions of Employment
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 announce details of the planned review of employment laws and practices; and what consultations he plans to undertake on the form of that review.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are no plans for a review of employment law and practices. The Department’s work will focus on the measures announced in the Queen’s Speech and other commitments set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto 2015 relevant to this Department.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/06/2015 11:37:35 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347051

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Conditions of 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 his policy is on whether workplace regulations should form part of the UK's negotiations on future EU membership.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has started to discuss his plans for EU reform and renegotiation with other EU leaders. He has been clear that the plans involve reforming welfare and immigration rules, increasing economic competitiveness and cutting red tape to create jobs and growth for hard working families, and protecting Britain's interests outside the euro. It also means halting the constant flow of powers to Brussels including by ensuring a stronger role for national Parliaments.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/06/2015 15:02:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

347141

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Carcraft: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will launch an investigation into the closure of the car dealer Carcraft.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	82
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>On 30 April 2015, Daniel Smith and Joe McLean of Grant Thornton UK LLP were appointed as administrators to the companies trading as Carcraft.</p><p> </p><p>When a company goes into administration the insolvency practitioners must, within six months of their appointment, report confidentially to the Insolvency Service about the conduct of the directors. Where there is serious public concern, the Insolvency Service will not wait for that report. In this case it has made early contact with the administrators to discuss the conduct of the directors and whether there are any matters giving rise to concern.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 01/06/2015 16:45:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes