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825377

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Kettering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If the Rail Minister will meet the Kettering Rail Users Group.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	903384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>I would be delighted to meet representatives from the Kettering rail users group, and my hon. Friend.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 13:07:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

795944

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Secretary of State for Education, what projection his Department has made of the increased cost of each year of graduate debt write-offs following the changes to the student loans repayment threshold proposed in Table 1.9 of Autumn Budget 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	116260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has frozen tuition fees for academic year 2018/19 and for financial year 2018-19 has raised both the repayment threshold and the thresholds at which variable interest rates apply to borrowers in repayment.</p><p> </p><p>The repayment threshold will rise from £21,000 to £25,000 for the 2018-19 financial year (from 6 April 2018). Following the threshold change, interest will be charged at RPI for those earning below £25,000 (compared to £21,000 before) and at RPI+3% for those earning above £45,000 (compared to £41,000 before), with interest applied on sliding scale for those earning between those two thresholds.</p><p> </p><p>Changes in write-offs are reflected in the Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) charge, which is the estimated cost to government of borrowing to support the student finance system. It is based on future loan write-offs and interest subsidies in net present value terms. For convenience, we express these costs as a proportion of the initial loan outlay. Following the recent change to the repayment threshold for post-2012 loans we estimate the RAB charge for higher education loans has increased from around 30% to between 40% and 45%.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the system is a conscious investment in young people. It is the policy subsidy required to make higher and further education widely available, achieving the government’s objectives of increasing the skills in the economy and ensuring access to university for all with the potential to benefit.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2017 10:10:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

432475

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of women taking up apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Cannock Chase
	tabling member printed	Amanda Milling
	uin	902394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Women made up over 50% of apprenticeship starts in England over the past 4 years, just as they make up more than half of people entering higher education.</p><p>We want to make apprenticeships accessible to the widest possible range of people, as part of meeting our commitment to reach 3 million starts by 2020.</p><p>To increase apprenticeship starts, the Enterprise Bill will set targets for public bodies to employ apprentices. We have amended procurement rules to demonstrate a clear commitment to apprenticeships.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/11/2015 16:26:41 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling

806661

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the economic effect of the UK leaving the EU on the university sector.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	119737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>We are working closely with the higher education sector to ensure we understand the potential economic and other implications of EU exit for universities, including through the High Level Stakeholder Working Group.</p><p>We know that, in particular, arrangements for EU students and staff and access to EU research funding are key interests for the sector. These issues will need to be considered as part of wider discussions about the UK’s relationship with the EU.</p><p>The government has taken action to provide greater certainty. We announced that EU students starting their courses in the academic year 2018/19 or before will continue to be eligible for student loans and home fee status for the duration of their course, and remain eligible for Research Council PhD studentships on the current basis. The agreement we have now reached with the EU on the first phase of negotiations allows the UK to continue benefitting from EU programmes - including Horizon2020 and Erasmus+ - under this budget plan.</p><p>We frequently liaise with the Higher Education Funding Council for England on financial sustainability and soon the department will be working with the Office for Students to continue to understand the sector’s finances under the new regulatory framework.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/12/2017 17:35:26 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

793153

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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	Counterfeit Manufacturing: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on how to prevent the import of counterfeit goods; and what additional resources will be required for such purposes after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	114938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are responsible for policy on the enforcement of intellectual property rights at the UK’s borders and Border Force undertake border interventions to prevent the importation of infringing goods. Officials from the Department have regular discussions with HMRC regarding importation of counterfeit goods. It will be for HMRC and Border Force to determine what resources they will require at the borders, after the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/11/2017 14:03:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

596194

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by his Department are non-UK nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	47406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. But there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/10/2016 16:56:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

578776

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (a) how much funding and (b) how many full-time equivalent staff will be transferred to his Department from the Department for Energy and Climate Change upon the conclusion of the process of merging that Department with his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	45725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) transferred its responsibilities and resources to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in full.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/09/2016 13:54:49 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

670683

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2017
	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	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, by what competitive bidding process N8 was established as the delivery partner for the creation of urban transformation centres under the Northern Powerhouse Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	59419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>The government has not made any decisions on the N8 proposal to create a network of Urban Transformation Centres. The government will continue to work with the N8 universities to explore their proposals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 59420 question first answered 13/01/2017 11:06:29 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

582124

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Reaction Engines: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the Government's £60 million investment in Reaction Engines to help support the development of SABRE, as announced on 16 July 2013, has been delayed.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	46025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2016 answer text <p>The announcement in July 2013 was an in principle decision to fund, subject to the development of a suitable business case. The reason the funding was not disbursed sooner was because Reaction Engines had not produced a business case that met the Government’s requirements.</p><p>The funding for SABRE was confirmed to Reaction Engines as a grant in December 2015, and milestone payments began in April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 28/09/2016 13:32:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

658034

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	UK Research and Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how UK Research and Innovation will be accountable to (a) Parliament, (b) universities, (c) industry and (d) the research councils.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	57430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Higher Education and Research Bill and White Paper set out the high level framework for the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) governance and accountability system.</p><p>Subject to the will of Parliament, UKRI will incorporate the Research Councils and it is our policy intent for the Executive Chairs of these Councils – along with the CEO, CFO and other senior directors of UKRI – to sit together on an Executive Committee, which will facilitate engagement with the UKRI Board and cross-council working.</p><p>UKRI will be a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and will be subject to Parliamentary scrutiny as per good practice for such bodies and current practice with the Research Councils. The UKRI CEO will be accounting officer for the organisation and will be accountable for ensuring that UKRI operates within HM Treasury and Cabinet Office guidance. UKRI and its constituent Councils will draw on expertise from the business and research communities in identifying strategic opportunities, identifying opportunities for impact, partnership and alignment of activity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/12/2016 14:01:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah