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530747

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Department of Health's consultation on changes in how healthcare education for nurses is funded, what are the next steps in the legislative process.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
	uin	HL909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government expects to lay Regulations later this year implementing changes to student support arrangements for nurses starting their courses in 2017/18.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 04/07/2016 15:12:50 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

529193

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Nabeel Rajab
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to cover any shortfall in university research funding as a result of the UK leaving the EU if a satisfactory negotiated alternative cannot be achieved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The future of UK access to European research and innovation funding will be a matter for the new Prime Minister and government to discuss. The government is determined to ensure that the UK continues to play a leading role in European and international research and innovation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 04/07/2016 15:12:09 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

528818

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Refrigerators and Tumble Dryers: Fires
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will review the safety standards for refrigeration units and tumble dryers in the light of the number of fires caused by such machines in individual homes.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
	uin	HL779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The safety of tumble dryers and refrigeration units is regulated by the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994, which require these products to be safe and manufactured in accordance with good engineering practice. Standards, although voluntary, support the legislation by providing a benchmark as to what is considered to constitute safe in practice. The review of British Standards is a matter for the British Standards Institution (BSI) which undertakes regular reviews to ensure the standards address any safety concerns raised and follow best practice, and BIS officials participate in these activities.</p><p>I am aware that the BSI has submitted proposals to the International Electro-technical Committee (IEC) to revise the refrigeration standard to address the recent fire concerns.</p><p>The standard for tumble dryers is frequently revised, the last revision being in 2015, to ensure the relevant hazards are addressed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/07/2016 13:44:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

528188

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Yemen: Baha'i Faith
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many postgraduates enrolled at UK universities and colleges are specialising in soil science.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Information on enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions are collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The latest data for the 2014/15 academic year suggests there were about 40 full-person equivalent postgraduate students enrolled in soil science across three UK universities and colleges; these are the University of Aberdeen, University of Nottingham and the University of Reading. Of these, about 15 full-person equivalents were masters students studying at the University of Aberdeen.</p><p>Soil science has a Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) code of F770. This is a detailed level code and some universities may occasionally allocate students to more general codes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park grouped question UIN HL753 question first answered 04/07/2016 15:13:23 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

528187

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Peers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many masters degree courses on soil science are currently offered by UK universities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>Information on enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions are collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The latest data for the 2014/15 academic year suggests there were about 40 full-person equivalent postgraduate students enrolled in soil science across three UK universities and colleges; these are the University of Aberdeen, University of Nottingham and the University of Reading. Of these, about 15 full-person equivalents were masters students studying at the University of Aberdeen.</p><p>Soil science has a Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) code of F770. This is a detailed level code and some universities may occasionally allocate students to more general codes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park grouped question UIN HL754 question first answered 04/07/2016 15:13:23 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

528185

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	UK Consumer Product Recall Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 8 April (HL7348), when they will announce the membership of the steering group promised in their response, published on 18 February, to the independent review of UK consumer product recall by Lynn Faulds Wood, following the invitation to potential candidates of 6 April; and when they intend to report on the progress being made on implementing the report.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>A statement on the membership of the steering group has been issued and is attached. It can also be seen on the Gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The first meeting of the steering group took place on 4 May and the group will report on its progress in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/07/2016 13:42:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name HL751 - Membership of Recall Review Steering Group.docx title Membership of Recall Review Steering Group
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

529206

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Young People: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to raise the rate of the national minimum wage for people under 25 to the rate of the national living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	41424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The priority for younger workers is to secure work and gain experience so that they can compete in the labour market.</p><p>The wages of younger workers will continue to be underpinned by the National Minimum Wage as recommended by the Low Pay Commission at the highest possible level without costing jobs.</p><p>Earlier this year the Government accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations to increase rate for 21-24 year olds to £6.95 per hour - the largest single increase in the main rate of the NMW since 2008 in cash terms.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/07/2016 13:21:26 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

529205

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Coventry
	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 27 June 2016 to Question 40727, if his Department will increase the number of its employees based in Coventry in the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	41420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>In the answer of 27 June 2016 to Question 40727 the reference to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in the answer was specifically to BIS HQ and not any of its agencies.</p><p> </p><p>BIS has no plans to increase the number of HQ employees in Coventry, given the decision to move to a single HQ and policy centre based in London.</p><p> </p><p>The Skills Funding Agency has a significant presence in Coventry and our estate plans include a further education funding centre whose final location is yet to be decided but will initially be in Coventry.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/07/2016 09:54:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

529204

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Tees Valley
	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 he is taking to ensure that the investment in the long-products steel works in Teesside will be secure in the event of the UK exiting the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	41417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s top priority for steel has not changed in the light of the EU referendum. The process for selling Tata Steel’s remaining UK assets remains ongoing and we continue to work closely with Tata and potential bidders so that we can secure a sustainable future.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, we are committed to working closely with the UK steel sector through the Steel Council to maximize the opportunities and mitigate the potential impacts. On 28 June, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and I held a special round table of business leaders, including the Chair of the Steel Council, to explore post referendum issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/07/2016 15:13:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

528870

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Procurement
	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 take steps to ensure that his Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	41262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department's purchasing policies support the Government’s commitment to do all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line with our current international obligations and guidance issued by the Crown Commercial Service.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/07/2016 09:34:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar