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143353

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
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	EU Grants and 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 guidance his Department offers to recipients of EU structural funds.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	213847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is responsible for EU structural funds policy and regulations. The United Kingdom’s Managing Authorities have responsibility for issuing guidance to recipients of the funds.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the Department for Communities and Local Government is the Managing Authority for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Department for Work and Pensions is the Managing Authority for the European Social Fund (ESF).</p><p> </p><p>In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the Devolved Administrations are responsible for the management of the ERDF and ESF programmes.</p><p> </p><p>All the Managing Authorities have websites which give guidance to potential applicants for funding, as well as reports and publicity about their programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The links to the structural funds websites are as follows:-</p><p> </p><p><strong>England</strong></p><p> </p><p>Department for Communities and local Government:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/erdf-national-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/erdf-national-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Department for Work and Pensions:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/european-social-fund-2007-to-2013#guidance-and-regulations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/european-social-fund-2007-to-2013#guidance-and-regulations</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p><p> </p><p>Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (ERDF):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.eucompni.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.eucompni.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Department of Education and Learning (ESF):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.delni.gov.uk/esf" target="_blank">http://www.delni.gov.uk/esf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p><p> </p><p>Scottish Government:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/support/17404" target="_blank">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/support/17404</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Wales</strong></p><p> </p><p>Welsh European Funding Office:</p><p><a href="http://wefo.wales.gov.uk/publications/guidance/?lang=en" target="_blank">http://wefo.wales.gov.uk/publications/guidance/?lang=en</a></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 17/11/2014 11:18:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

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

228471

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	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, pursuant to paragraph 1.179 of Budget 2015, what estimate he has made of how many PhD and post-graduate students in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland will receive the proposed financial support in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	228325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We are consulting on how best to implement the policy as part of a wider review into how to broaden and strengthen support for postgraduate researchers. We will be working with employers, universities and students to make sure the scheme meets the most pressing needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects and publishes data on student entrants, enrolments and qualifiers at UK Higher Education Institutions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/03/2015 14:38:15 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

168570

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding for research and development his Department has allocated to each industry sector; and what the (a) total tax receipt and (b) proportion of total tax receipts from each of those sectors was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	217753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) funding for industrial R&amp;D is delivered by Innovate UK which allocates the majority of its support on a thematic rather than a sectoral basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programmes and projects supported can be spread across a number of sectors, and a sectoral analysis is not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes Business Enterprise R&amp;D (BERD) data on how much UK government as a whole funds R&amp;D performed in businesses. This is analysed by 33 product groups but again this information doesn’t map easily to industrial sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Tax receipts are a matter for HM Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 15/12/2014 15:40:09 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 33054 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

58161

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Sovereignty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the (a) scope, (b) date of commissioning, (c) date of polling and (d) cost of polling commissioned by the Devolution Team in his Department on attitudes in Scotland towards Scottish independence and related matters from (i) Ipsos-MORI and (ii) other opinion survey companies since May 2011.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	198768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly commissions independent research to inform and evaluate major policy programmes. Cabinet Office has contracted Ipsos MORI for the purposes of providing market research in relation to the Scotland Analysis Programme. Two formal tenders for this research were issued in March and August 2013 respectively and, as with other tenders for Government contracts, these processes were managed by the Government Procurement Service (now part of the Crown Commercial Service).</p><p>Cabinet Office has also contracted Engine Partners LLP for the purposes of providing communications support work in relation to the Scottish independence referendum. A formal tender for this work was issued in September 2013 and was managed by the Government Procurement Service.</p><p>As part of the Government's commitment to transparency in expenditure information relating to the costs of both sets of work is publicly available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 198769 198770 198771 question first answered 09/06/2014 14:54:48 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

58162

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Sovereignty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the (a) scope, (b) date and (c) cost of contracts for public relations services commissioned by the Devolution Team in his Department from (i) Engine Partners and (ii) other public affairs and public relations consultancies since May 2011.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	198769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly commissions independent research to inform and evaluate major policy programmes. Cabinet Office has contracted Ipsos MORI for the purposes of providing market research in relation to the Scotland Analysis Programme. Two formal tenders for this research were issued in March and August 2013 respectively and, as with other tenders for Government contracts, these processes were managed by the Government Procurement Service (now part of the Crown Commercial Service).</p><p>Cabinet Office has also contracted Engine Partners LLP for the purposes of providing communications support work in relation to the Scottish independence referendum. A formal tender for this work was issued in September 2013 and was managed by the Government Procurement Service.</p><p>As part of the Government's commitment to transparency in expenditure information relating to the costs of both sets of work is publicly available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 198768 198770 198771 question first answered 09/06/2014 14:54:48 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

58163

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Sovereignty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish the findings of all market research on attitudes in Scotland towards Scottish independence and related matters commissioned by the Devolution Team in his Department since May 2011.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	198770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly commissions independent research to inform and evaluate major policy programmes. Cabinet Office has contracted Ipsos MORI for the purposes of providing market research in relation to the Scotland Analysis Programme. Two formal tenders for this research were issued in March and August 2013 respectively and, as with other tenders for Government contracts, these processes were managed by the Government Procurement Service (now part of the Crown Commercial Service).</p><p>Cabinet Office has also contracted Engine Partners LLP for the purposes of providing communications support work in relation to the Scottish independence referendum. A formal tender for this work was issued in September 2013 and was managed by the Government Procurement Service.</p><p>As part of the Government's commitment to transparency in expenditure information relating to the costs of both sets of work is publicly available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 198768 198769 198771 question first answered 09/06/2014 14:54:48 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

58164

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Sovereignty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans his Department has to commission polling on attitudes in Scotland towards Scottish independence and related matters before 18 September 2014; and what the (a) scope and (b) value of each such contract is.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	198771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly commissions independent research to inform and evaluate major policy programmes. Cabinet Office has contracted Ipsos MORI for the purposes of providing market research in relation to the Scotland Analysis Programme. Two formal tenders for this research were issued in March and August 2013 respectively and, as with other tenders for Government contracts, these processes were managed by the Government Procurement Service (now part of the Crown Commercial Service).</p><p>Cabinet Office has also contracted Engine Partners LLP for the purposes of providing communications support work in relation to the Scottish independence referendum. A formal tender for this work was issued in September 2013 and was managed by the Government Procurement Service.</p><p>As part of the Government's commitment to transparency in expenditure information relating to the costs of both sets of work is publicly available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 198768 198769 198770 question first answered 09/06/2014 14:54:48 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

62152

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
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	Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the total cost was of production and delivery of the booklet, What staying in the United Kingdom means for Scotland; and what proportion of such costs relate to (a) research, verification and co-ordination, (b) writing, editing, sub-editing and proofing of the text, (c) photography, design, artwork and licensing, (d) printing, (e) distribution and delivery and (f) related communications, administration and public affairs support.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	200946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The total cost to-date of What Staying in the United Kingdom Means for Scotland is £723,501 (plus VAT).</p><p>Each booklet cost around 30p to design, produce, print and deliver to every household in Scotland. As is standard practice, detail and spending data will published in the Cabinet Office transparency returns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 200948 question first answered 19/06/2014 16:19:42 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

62154

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
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	Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the charges made by external (a) public affairs consultants, (b) creative agencies and (c) printing, logistics and delivery companies for work relating to the production of the booklet, What staying in the United Kingdom means for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	200948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>The total cost to-date of What Staying in the United Kingdom Means for Scotland is £723,501 (plus VAT).</p><p>Each booklet cost around 30p to design, produce, print and deliver to every household in Scotland. As is standard practice, detail and spending data will published in the Cabinet Office transparency returns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 200946 question first answered 19/06/2014 16:19:42 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir