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456485

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	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 Trade with EU
	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 balance of trade between the UK and the rest of the EU was in (a) sugars and confectionery, (b) beverages and tobacco, (c) animal products, (d) cereals and preparations and (e) fish and fish products using the same definitions as in the presentation of information on page 15 of The process of withdrawing from the EU, in the last year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	29273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The trade balance between the UK and the rest of the EU in the above commodity groups in 2015 is given in the table below. These figures are sourced from HM Revenue and Customs’ Overseas Trade Statistics database and based on the same definitions as in the presentation of information on page 15 of ‘The process of withdrawing from the EU’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Commodity (HS commodity code) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> UK trade balance with the EU (£ million), 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sugars and confectionery (HS 17)</p></td><td><p>-451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beverages and tobacco (HS 2009, 2201-08)</p></td><td><p>-1,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal products (HS 01, 02, 1601-02)</p></td><td><p>-3,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cereals and preparations (HS 0407-10, 10, 1101-04, 1107-09, 19, 2102-06, 2209)</p></td><td><p>-2,729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fish and fish products (HS 03, 0508, 051191, 150410, 150420, 1603-05, 230120)</p></td><td><p>+84</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: HM Revenue and Customs Overseas Trade Statistics database</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/03/2016 13:40:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

456762

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2016
	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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	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 took to evaluate the effectiveness of the 2009 car scrappage scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	29172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The National Audit Office published a report in 2010 which evaluated the measures taken by the Department for Business, Innovation &amp; Skills to support businesses through the recession. It describes what support schemes were put in place and how effectively they were conceived, implemented and managed, including the Vehicle Scrappage Scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/03/2016 14:23:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

455187

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	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	Holiday Leave: Pay
	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 financial effect on businesses of the decision in Loch v British Gas has on, including payments of bonus and commission in the calculation of holiday pay.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	28521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is continuing to monitor the impact of <em>Lock v British Gas</em> and other court decisions relating to holiday pay. We are undertaking a formal assessment of the financial impact and will make that available as and when there is a quality assured estimate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/03/2016 13:33:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 48360 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

456005

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	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: Staff
	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 16 July 2015 to Question 6424, what progress his Department has made on its internal review of employment status, launched on 6 October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	29005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>The internal review of employment status has now concluded.</p><p>Ministers are carefully considering whether further steps are required to improve clarity and transparency for employers and individuals alike.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/03/2016 14:21:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

454024

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	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	Apprentices: EU Nationals
	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 10 February 2016 to Question 25652, whether EU nationals are able to apply for apprenticeships in England.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	28015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>An EU national can be employed in an apprenticeship in England, and will be eligible for funding for their apprenticeship provided they meet set eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>These criteria are set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/496172/SFA_common_funding_rules_2016_to_2017_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Skills Funding Agency: common funding rules for the 2016 to 2017 funding year</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/03/2016 13:31:39 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon