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89423

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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	Spaceflight
	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 encourage the growth of a space tourism industry in the the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	207535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Robert Goodwill) announced at the Farnborough International Air show in July 2014 the Government's commitment to establish a spaceport in the UK by 2018. The Government is working to ensure that sub-orbital space participant and science flights are operated from this space port.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 08/09/2014 14:00:42 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

100100

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	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 effect of the EU Precautionary Principle on the scale of scientific innovation in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department has made no systematic assessment of the effect of the precautionary principle on scientific innovation in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 30/10/2014 16:14:04 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

101762

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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: Plagiarism
	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 number of higher education students purchasing assignment writing services.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	212580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>This is an issue which the Higher Education sector takes very seriously and where institutions have clear policies in place.</p><p>Institutions are supported in this area by the work of Plagiarism Advice (<a href="http://www.plagiarismadvice.org/" target="_blank">www.plagiarismadvice.org</a>) which was established to address concerns about plagiarism and the authenticity of student work. The sanctions that universities are able to apply to students who attempt to pass off work as their own, when it is not, are serious and significant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 212825 question first answered 10/11/2014 14:09:25 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

102018

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2014
	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: Plagiarism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has (a) considered and (b) taken to ensure that businesses advertising assignment writing services clearly state the potential ramifications for students of portraying such materials as their own work.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	212825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>This is an issue which the Higher Education sector takes very seriously and where institutions have clear policies in place.</p><p>Institutions are supported in this area by the work of Plagiarism Advice (<a href="http://www.plagiarismadvice.org/" target="_blank">www.plagiarismadvice.org</a>) which was established to address concerns about plagiarism and the authenticity of student work. The sanctions that universities are able to apply to students who attempt to pass off work as their own, when it is not, are serious and significant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 212580 question first answered 10/11/2014 14:09:25 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

114591

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2014
	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: Plagiarism
	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 bring forward proposals to prohibit businesses advertising assignment-writing services to higher education students; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	213634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 November 2014 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-10-30/212580/" target="_blank">212580</a> and <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-10-31/212825/" target="_blank">212825</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/11/2014 16:01:18 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

428090

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children in families on the troubled families programme were classified as in need in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	16260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>My Department does not hold information on specific numbers of children classified as ‘Child in Need’ on the current Troubled Families Programme.</p><p>However, for the original Troubled Families Programme, which ran from 2012 - 2015, it was estimated that 23% of families contained one or more children with a Child in Need status.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/11/2015 15:41:42 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 30661 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

229095

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Devolution: England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on further devolution in England.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	228765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the member of Romford to the response I gave the member for Crawley during oral questions on Tuesday 24 March, <em>column 1273.</em></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/03/2015 12:20:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156158

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	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	Textiles: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses the Textiles Growth Programme has supported in (a) Lancashire and (b) Pendle in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	214867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>To date, the Textile Growth Programme, (England wide) has engaged with 68 companies in Lancashire, 8 of which are based in Pendle.</p><p> </p><p>14 companies in Lancashire have benefited from grants through this programme to the value of about £945,000, with a target to create or safeguard about 335 jobs. Two of these companies are in Pendle and have benefited from over £200,000 with a target to create 104 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Also, in Lancashire, there are five additional business applications currently in appraisal / project board review phase.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/11/2014 11:46:30 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

177345

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	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	Higher Education: Pendle
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people resident in Pendle entered higher education in each of the last 20 years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	223082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) publishes young participation rates by parliamentary constituency. These show the proportion of young people in each parliamentary constituency who entered higher education by the age of 19, for each cohort of 18 year olds between 1998 and 2011. These can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/yp/trendsyp/pment/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/yp/trendsyp/pment/</a></p><p> </p><p>The statistics will be updated to include the 2012 cohort of 18 year olds in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 18/03/2015 12:21:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

38191

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he expects to make an announcement on the City Deal bid submitted by Milton Keynes Council.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	187970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Discussions with Milton Keynes Council and the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership are ongoing on both a City Deal and a Local Growth Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

76249

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Lord-Lieutenants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many Lord Lieutenants in England and Wales are (a) from an ethnic minority community, (b) women and (c) from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community; and what steps are being taken to increase the proportion of Lord Lieutenants who are representatives of such communities.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	204621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>There are 21 female Lord-Lieutenants in England and Wales, 38% of the total. The Cabinet Office, which is responsible for the appointment process of Lord-Lieutenants in England, does not keep records concerning Lord-Lieutenants' ethnicity or sexuality.</p><p>The consultation process for the appointment of new Lord-Lieutenants seeks to encourage candidates from the widest possible base, representing all groups within society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/07/2014 14:43:35 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

227773

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many adults were enrolled on (a) Level 4, (b) Level 5 and (c) Level 6 courses in England in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	227916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Providers.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1b of the Statistical First Release ‘Higher Education Enrolments and Qualifications Obtained in the UK 2013/14’ provides the number of enrolments at both Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges by qualification aim.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/sfr210" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/sfr210</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on how higher education qualification aims are ascribed to the National Vocational Qualification Levels is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_studrec&amp;task=show_file&amp;mnl=13051&amp;href=a%5e_%5eCOURSEAIM.html" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_studrec&amp;task=show_file&amp;mnl=13051&amp;href=a^_^COURSEAIM.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 25/03/2015 15:04:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 52018 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

420977

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities in phase two of the Troubled Families programme have made tackling (a) child sexual exploitation and (b) sexual abuse an outcome in their Troubled Families Outcome Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	11682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Troubled Families Outcomes Plans are locally designed and owned documents that state how each local authority will demonstrate significant and sustained progress against the whole range of complex problems that a family on the programme may have. We have no current detailed analysis of child sexual exploitation and abuse within all Outcome Plans, but the programme is designed to be flexible so that all local authorities can bring in families where they believe child sexual exploitation or sexual abuse is an issue, and they believe the family would benefit from being included on the programme<em>.</em></p><br /> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 21/10/2015 14:01:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

76307

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Local Government: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what notification his Department has received from the Scottish Government on the devolution from them of further decision-making powers to local authorities in the Clyde Valley area to allow them to attract further investment as part of the City Deal for Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	204675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government and Glasgow City Council are currently discussing with the Scottish Government how they will contribute to the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 204676 204677 204679 question first answered 14/07/2014 16:30:33 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

76308

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Local Government: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what agreement has been reached with the Scottish Government on (a) support and (b) funding for the infrastructure plan to build a rail link between Glasgow and the airport as part of the City Deal for Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	204679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government and Glasgow City Council are currently discussing with the Scottish Government how they will contribute to the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 204675 204676 204677 question first answered 14/07/2014 16:30:34 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

76309

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Local Government: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what agreement has been reached with the Scottish Government on the devolution of funding for skills and training to the relevant local authorities as part of the City Deal for Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	204676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government and Glasgow City Council are currently discussing with the Scottish Government how they will contribute to the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 204675 204677 204679 question first answered 14/07/2014 16:30:34 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

76310

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Local Government: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what agreement has been reached with the Scottish Government on the devolution of powers to allow the relevant local authorities to better regulate or procure bus services as part of the City Deal for Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	204677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government and Glasgow City Council are currently discussing with the Scottish Government how they will contribute to the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 204675 204676 204679 question first answered 14/07/2014 16:30:34 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

167968

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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 proportion of part-time UK postgraduate students of each gender were (a) under 30, (b) between 30 and 40 and (c) over 40 years of age on entry in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	217198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects and publishes data on entrants at UK Higher Education Institutions. The proportion of entrants to part-time taught postgraduate qualifications by gender and age in the last three academic years is provided in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on entrants at UK Higher Education Institutions in the academic year 2013/14 will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Proportion of UK Domiciled entrants to part-time <sup>(1)</sup> Postgraduate Taught Qualifications<sup> (2)</sup> by Age and Gender</p><p> </p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p> </p><p>Academic Years 2010/11 to 2012/13</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2012/13</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>Between 30-40</p></td><td><p>Over 40</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2011/12</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>Between 30-40</p></td><td><p>Over 40</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>39%</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2010/11</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>Between 30-40</p></td><td><p>Over 40</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency</p><p> </p><p>Notes: Percentages have been rounded, therefore the sum of components may not add up to the total.</p><p> </p><p>1. Domicile refers to the student’s postcode or permanent address prior to entering their course</p><p> </p><p>2. Entrants refers to those in their first year of study</p><p> </p><p>3. Age of student as of 31<sup>st</sup> August</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/12/2014 16:26:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 32559 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

76311

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Local Government: Glasgow
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what meetings Ministers or officials of his Department have had with Ministers of the Scottish Government to discuss the City Deal for Glasgow in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	204678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the UK Government are in regular dialogue with Ministers and officials from the Scottish Government on a range of issues including the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/07/2014 14:45:23 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

167967

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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 equality impact assessment in relation to gender his Department carried out on the proposal to limit the new postgraduate student loan finance to students under 30.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	217197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>A preliminary equality impact assessment undertaken by the Department suggests there is little difference between the proportions of men and women undertaking postgraduate taught courses under 30 and those who are older, or in their propensity to study part-time. We will gather further evidence as part of the consultation before finalising the terms of the postgraduate taught loan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 10/12/2014 16:27:33 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 32556 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

78356

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	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: Loans
	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 privatising part or all of the Student Loan book before May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
	uin	206295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This Government has sold £160 million of mortgage-style student loans on the condition that no terms of the loans can be changed. This follows the previous government’s record of selling £2 billion of mortgage-style student loans. At Autumn Statement 2013 the government committed to selling the pre-Browne Income Contingent Student Loan Book in a number of tranches, with a first sale intended to occur by the end of financial year 2015/16. There are no plans to conduct a sale during this parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 22/07/2014 13:20:28 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 11768 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

386024

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Troubled Families Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Troubled Families programme.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	900616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister announced on 22 June, local authorities have just reported final results for the original Troubled Families Programme to us. They show that 99% of families targeted have had their lives turned around. My assessment is that is a great success.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 29/06/2015 15:48:50 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

44872

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of progress on Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership's Strategic Economic Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
	uin	903243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I met with the Dorset LEP on 14 January to discuss their draft Strategic Economic Plan. Their final Plan will be submitted on 31 March and will be fully assessed as part of the Growth Deal negotiation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

100308

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many responses his Department's press office has made to enquiries from student journalists in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	211446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:40:12 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

224115

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2015
	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	Galileo System
	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 January 2015 to Question 219924, what the nature of the launch anomaly was; and what the result of the full inquiry was.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	225697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>The root cause of the launch anomaly that affected the 5th Galileo launch on 22 August 2014 was a design fault leading to a shortcoming in the system thermal analysis.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the inquiry the system thermal analyses were re-examined and the design fault corrected. The Inquiry Board recommended measures that would allow a return to flight for the Soyuz launch vehicle. The Commission now aims to resume Galileo launches shortly.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 13/03/2015 14:11:44 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

224118

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2015
	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	Galileo System
	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 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 213W, on the Galileo system, what the cost was to January 2014; and what proportion of that cost has been paid by the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	225742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>The Galileo Programme’s development stage took place between 2000 and 2007, and was funded through contributions by Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA). The UK contributed €240.3 million (£163.43m at March 2007 prices) to the approximately €1.5 billion (£1.02bn at March 2007 prices) budget, approximately 16%.</p><p> </p><p>In 2007, Member States and the European Commission agreed a multi-annual budget to last until the end of 2013 of €3.4 billion (£2.3bn at March 2007 prices) of EU funds to complete the programme. EU Member States, including the UK, contribute to the EU Budget as a whole and not to individual spending programmes within it. As a reference point, the UK’s post-abatement financing share of the EU Budget was estimated to be around 12.5% in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 13/03/2015 14:12:46 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

172120

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	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	Galileo System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Galileo satellite navigation system will be available in the UK; and whether that system will be provided free to the end user.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	219922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The European Commission, as the Galileo Programme Manager, is expected to issue a revised launch timetable shortly, this will inform the timetable for the provision of services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The system is designed to provide four different services under Full Operational Capability (FOC). One of these, the ‘Open Service’ will be free of charge to the end user.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/02/2015 14:53:09 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

172122

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	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	Galileo System
	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 UK's total contribution to the cost of the Galileo satellite navigation system project will be.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	219925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Havant (David Willetts) on 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 213W regarding the cost of the Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 219926 question first answered 16/02/2015 14:52:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

172123

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	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	Galileo System
	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 to the UK has been of the Galileo satellite navigation system project to date.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	219926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Havant (David Willetts) on 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 213W regarding the cost of the Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 219925 question first answered 16/02/2015 14:52:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

172121

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	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	Galileo System
	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 progress has been made on the Galileo satellite navigation system project.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	219924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2014, two new EU Regulations came into force: the Galileo Regulation (EU 1285/2013), and the amending GSA Regulation (EU 512/2014). These set out further detail on governance and programme delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The European Commission will issue a revised launch schedule shortly, following the full inquiry into the launch anomaly that occurred on 22 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/02/2015 14:54:21 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

172124

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	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	Galileo System
	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 benefits to the UK realised to date of the Galileo satellite navigation system project.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	219927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Galileo is still in development and it is not currently possible to provide exact figures. The current total estimated value of Galileo-related contracts won by UK companies is in excess of the UK’s contribution to the Galileo programme (via the EU budget).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/02/2015 14:50:59 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

42984

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent voter confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Darlington constituency and (b) the Borough of Darlington.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
	uin	192146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-confirming-electors-through-data-matching" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-confirming-electors-through-data-matching</strong></a></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

100663

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	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	Local Growth Fund: North Yorkshire
	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 representations he has received on the Local Growth Fund allocation to North Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	211753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Growth Deal is part of the £12 billion long-term programme to revitalise local economies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Growth Deal for York, North Yorkshire and East Riding will see investment of £110 million to support economic growth in the area, including creating up to 4,000 jobs and allowing up to 5,000 homes to be built. As the Leader of North Yorkshire Council said “this long-term investment from Government recognises the potential of the rural economy in York, North Yorkshire and East Riding”. I am determined that we build on this and officials are currently discussing with the local enterprise partnership its priorities for the next round of Growth Deals, as well as advising and supporting on delivery arrangements for projects that have already received funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:49:35 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

172757

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership on infrastructure funding; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	220145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Following the Chancellor’s announcement of a further £1billion in the Autumn Statement to expand the Growth Deal programme, officials have met with all local enterprise partnerships, including York North Yorkshire and East Riding, to discuss their priorities for the additional Growth Deal funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Growth Deal for York, North Yorkshire and East Riding, announced in July 2014, will see investment of £110m in the area, including investment in key housing and transport infrastructure projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/01/2015 10:58:35 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 38763 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

155715

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	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	Space Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Government will support the creation of a UK space agency.
	tabling member constituency	Beckenham
	tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
	uin	214589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK Space Agency was created in April 2011 as one of the recommendations of the 2010 Space Innovation and Growth Strategy. The Agency's positive impact on the space sector's growth was welcomed by the House of Commons' Select Committee on Science and Technology in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 24/11/2014 11:07:15 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

759504

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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	Industry: Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to ask the Secretary of State what steps he is taking to improve productivity as part of the Industrial Strategy
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	900804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy’s aim is to boost earning power and productivity across the country. We will build on the UK’s world class expertise in industries such as the automotive sector in the North East, underpinned by Nissan in Sunderland, one of Europe’s most productive plants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 12/09/2017 15:40:15 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

386023

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on City Deals.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
	uin	900614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2015, the Government announced its intention to extend the City Deal model further in Scotland by opening negotiations with local partners and the Scottish Government for City Deals for Aberdeen and Inverness, and discussions are progressing well.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 29/06/2015 15:47:05 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

48790

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of granting people the right to vote in General Elections based on residency rather than nationality; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	196936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to link the right to vote in General elections to residency rather than nationality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

61198

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the request for local growth funding by the Coast to Capital LEP; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	200045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>All 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships' Growth Deals are currently being assessed, including requests for local growth funding, and we are looking to make announcements in the summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/06/2014 10:16:12 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

50547

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has reviewed the efficacy of the guidance of the Electoral Commission on referendums; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	903992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not reviewed the efficacy of guidance produced by the independent Electoral Commission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

164120

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2014
	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	Research Councils: Grants
	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 4 November 2014 to Question 212005, what assessment he has made of the effect of the length of time for which grants are awarded on the diversity of their recipients.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	215537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/11/2014 15:27:26 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

227699

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2015
	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	Science: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether (a) the Centre for Life in Newcastle and (b) other service centres are eligible for funding from his Department's Inspiring Science Capital Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	227755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Inspiring Science Capital fund is currently in an early stage of development. The eligibility for funding will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 23/03/2015 16:00:31 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

100847

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	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	Technology: Urban Areas
	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 his Department has made with the Smart Cities programme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	211921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government encourages UK cities to take up innovative initiatives and adopt modern technology to respond to developing urban needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has set up the Smart Cities Forum to bring together cities, industry and experts to identify and explore emerging policy issues. In order to benefit from the experiences of other Governments and European cities, the Government is a partner in a commitment within the European Innovation Partnership to share best practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Future Cities Catapult has been established as a Centre of Excellence and works to develop and support urban innovation. Projects in Glasgow, London, Bristol and Peterborough have been funded by Innovate UK to demonstrate and display smart applications to improve city services and quality of life.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To ensure readiness to future developments, the Government Office for Science is undertaking the Foresight Future of Cities project, which explores opportunities and challenges facing UK cities over the next 50 years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:38:44 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 25067 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225955

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	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	Medicine: Research
	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 reasons for regional per capita disparities in the distribution of medical research funding.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	226852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has not made any assessment of reasons for differences in regional per capita distribution of Research Council funding. Research Council funding is awarded on the basis of the excellence of the research proposal assured through peer view.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 226853 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:19:01 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 49430 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

225956

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	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	Research Councils
	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 reasons for regional per capita disparities in the distribution of Research Councils' funding.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	226853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has not made any assessment of reasons for differences in regional per capita distribution of Research Council funding. Research Council funding is awarded on the basis of the excellence of the research proposal assured through peer view.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 226852 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:19:01 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 49433 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228501

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	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	Infrastructure
	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 1.185 of Budget 2015, which bodies he expects to provide co-funding for the Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities; and what steps he is taking to encourage such co-funding.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	228495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities consortium is identifying potential industrial and institutional co-investors as part of the business case development for this initiative. Government is ready to support leveraged funding where appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/03/2015 14:35:53 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228119

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	ICT: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what remit Tech North will have to work with existing business infrastructure in the North.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	228287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>TechNorth works closely with a range of partners representative of the local digital business infrastructure, including entrepreneurs and investors from digital clusters in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Hull and the North East cluster (Newcastle, Sunderland and Tees Valley).</p><p> </p><p>The TechNorth team will coordinate the existing support and expertise across the region as part of Tech City UK's nationwide objectives, to:</p><p>- drive the success of digital entrepreneurs by improving the supply of (and removing barriers to) skills, talent, investment and infrastructure and</p><p>- drive the success of the digital ecosystem and increased connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Tech City UK is concluding the process of recruitment for the new Head of TechNorth and other senior roles. Once the senior team is in place it will develop a detailed business plan by June 2015, working with the northern tech community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 228278 question first answered 23/03/2015 13:46:30 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

228120

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	ICT: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he plans to publish the business plan for Tech North.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	228278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>TechNorth works closely with a range of partners representative of the local digital business infrastructure, including entrepreneurs and investors from digital clusters in Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Hull and the North East cluster (Newcastle, Sunderland and Tees Valley).</p><p> </p><p>The TechNorth team will coordinate the existing support and expertise across the region as part of Tech City UK's nationwide objectives, to:</p><p>- drive the success of digital entrepreneurs by improving the supply of (and removing barriers to) skills, talent, investment and infrastructure and</p><p>- drive the success of the digital ecosystem and increased connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Tech City UK is concluding the process of recruitment for the new Head of TechNorth and other senior roles. Once the senior team is in place it will develop a detailed business plan by June 2015, working with the northern tech community.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 228287 question first answered 23/03/2015 13:46:30 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

101020

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	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	Research Councils: 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 assessment he has made of the effect on gender diversity in research of the process by which the Research Councils award grants.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	212005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Research Councils routinely collect data on board and committee membership, application and success rates by gender and age and this is routinely reviewed. This shows that female membership of Councils, Boards and Committees increased between 2010/11 and 2012/13 with some variation between councils.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The dataset is available at <a href="http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/RCUK-prod/assets/documents/skills/GenderapplicantsAwardsNumber.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/RCUK-prod/assets/documents/skills/GenderapplicantsAwardsNumber.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:43:50 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 25401 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

61313

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what support his Department makes available to encourage electoral registration for those who are not able to register online.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	200185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>People can continue to apply to register to vote on a paper form, available from their local Electoral Registration Officer (ERO).</p><p>EROs are encouraged to provide assistance for electors through both face-to-face contact and telephone communication, irrespective of the format of registration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/06/2014 10:14:50 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah