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228305

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Trade Promotion
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 total cost was of the GREAT campaign launch in Shanghai; what the cost was of each element of that launch; and if he will publish a list of attendees at that launch.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	228206
answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

228286

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Non-domestic Rates: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of small firms and shops likely to be affected by the planned reduction in business rates in (a) Pendle constituency and (b) Lancashire in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	228218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 business rate bills, bringing the total support of 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement polices to £1.4 billion. This help includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling small business rate relief for a further year. In England, this means an estimated 400,000 properties will pay no rates at all, while a further 200,000 properties will benefit from tapered relief;</li><li>a 2% cap on the increase of the small business rates multiplier. This is a continuation of the 2% cap introduced in 2014-15 as part of Autumn Statement 2013 measures;</li><li>increasing the temporary discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 from £1,000 to £1,500 for 2015-16, benefitting an estimated 200,000 properties in England; and</li><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These measures are in addition to previous Autumn Statement measures that continue into 2015-16, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a 50 per cent discount for 18 months to new occupants of vacant shops;</li><li>allowing businesses to keep their small business rate relief for a year where they take on an additional property;</li><li>business rates relief for empty new builds; and</li><li>allowing businesses to pay their business rate bills over 12 months, in order to assist with their cash flow.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Central Government also now funds 50% of any additional local discounts granted.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data on a constituency basis, but Pendle constituency lies entirely within the boundary of Pendle Borough Council. Table 1 (attached) shows the estimated number of properties in 2015-16 within the boundary of Pendle Borough Council that benefit from business rates measures extended in this year’s Autumn Statement. Table 2 (attached) presents the same information for properties within Lancashire County Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 20/03/2015 12:51:49 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 228218 Stephenson.docx title Table 1 and Table 2
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

228308

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 31 October 2012, Official Report, column 93WH, what his Department's definition of viability is for the gestational time limit for abortion.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	228203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>In 1990, Parliament decided that the legal time limit for most abortions should be 24 weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 16:41:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

228124

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new (a) academies, (b) free schools, (c) university technical colleges and (d) new school sixth forms that are entitled to VAT reimbursements have been created in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	228137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold data on the value of the VAT reimbursed to new academies, free schools and university technical colleges, and has not made an estimate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new academies, free schools and university technical colleges are entitled to reimbursement of VAT incurred on their non-business expenditure, under section 22B of the VAT Act 1994. The numbers of each education body created in each year (and which are still open) since 2010 are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/2015 (up to 1 March 2015)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) academies including 16-19 academies</p></td><td><p>895</p></td><td><p>920</p></td><td><p>1059</p></td><td><p>927</p></td><td><p>579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) free schools</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) university technical colleges</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, one new maintained school for 16 to 19 year old students opened in 2010/11 and is entitled to reimbursement of VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 228136 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:49:04 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

228126

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225406, what estimate she has made of the value of the VAT reimbursed to new (a) academies, (b) free schools and (c) university technical colleges created since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	228136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold data on the value of the VAT reimbursed to new academies, free schools and university technical colleges, and has not made an estimate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All new academies, free schools and university technical colleges are entitled to reimbursement of VAT incurred on their non-business expenditure, under section 22B of the VAT Act 1994. The numbers of each education body created in each year (and which are still open) since 2010 are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/2015 (up to 1 March 2015)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) academies including 16-19 academies</p></td><td><p>895</p></td><td><p>920</p></td><td><p>1059</p></td><td><p>927</p></td><td><p>579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) free schools</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) university technical colleges</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, one new maintained school for 16 to 19 year old students opened in 2010/11 and is entitled to reimbursement of VAT.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 228137 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:49:04 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

228159

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients spent 12 hours from the decision to admit to admission in A&E in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Andy Burnham
uin	228283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>This data is published by NHS England on a weekly basis and is available at the following website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 17:42:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1427 label Biography information for Andy Burnham

228186

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) mean and (b) median time to (i) assessment, (ii) treatment and (iii) departure was in (A) type one and (B) all A&E departments in (1) each quarter of 2013-14 and (2) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	228066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) Hospital Episode Statistics measure accident and emergency waiting times from arrival to assessment, treatment and departure. This information is published on the HSCIC’s website and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?q=A%26E+attendances&amp;area=&amp;size=10&amp;sort=Relevance" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/searchcatalogue?q=A%26E+attendances&amp;area=&amp;size=10&amp;sort=Relevance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 17:46:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

228164

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2014 to Question 215787, whether NHS England plans to publish the independent review of the adequacy of capacity planning and execution of delivery plans for A&E service changes that have taken place across north west London.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	228106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The clinical commissioning groups in north-west London are committed to publishing their approach to assessing the impact and the benefits of the <em>Shaping a Healthier Future </em>programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are advised that they are also committed to publishing the review of the impact of the accident and emergency changes at Central Middlesex and Hammersmith hospitals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 23/03/2015 17:56:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

228070

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what non-apprenticeship adult skills budget was allocated for Leeds City College in 2014-15; and what such allocation he plans to make in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	228113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The non-apprenticeship adult skills budget allocated for Leeds City College in 2014-15 is attached.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/03/2015 17:14:11 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles attachment 1 file name Leeds-City-College-non-apprenticeships-budget.docx title Leeds City College non-apprenticeships budget
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

228260

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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: York
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 12 March 2015 to Question 226805, where in the weblinks provided the information requested can be found on how much the Government has made available in adult skills funding in (a) York Central constituency, (b) City of York Council and (c) all areas using York College in 2015-16; how much such funding was made available in each of the last six years (i) in cash terms and (ii) at current prices; and if he will place in the Library a table showing that information.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	228227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer of 12 March 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-03-09/226806/" target="_blank">226806</a>. Adult skills funding is made available to further education providers, not local areas. The funding system is demand led and money follows the learners.</p><p>Allocations for 2015-16 are available on the Skills Funding Agency website. Historic allocations are also available on the Skills Funding Agency website.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2005-to-2013</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-funding-allocations-to-training-providers-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>To offer accountability as to how allocations money is spent we publish tables showing a summary of learning associated with each provider. For York College in 2012/13, see row 1,235 in the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310265/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1213.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310265/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1213.xls</a></p><p>It should be noted that in any given area, learners are supported by a range of different providers. For a summary of further education providers and their delivery in the York local authority in 2012/13, see rows 53,186 to 53,387 of the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/349344/Jan14_Learners_Delivery_Local_Authority_District_ProviderLevel_1213.zip" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/349344/Jan14_Learners_Delivery_Local_Authority_District_ProviderLevel_1213.zip</a></p><p>All provider and local authority tables are published in the FE Data Library:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/03/2015 15:59:27 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley