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46447

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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
	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 2014, Official Report, columns 595-6W, on public sector: food, whether the Manufacturing Advisory Service is unable to give grant aid to the farming industry due to state aid restrictions relating to existing Common Agricultural Policy payments.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	195018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The criteria for support from the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) do not include any reference to state aid restrictions related to Common Agricultural Policy payments. MAS delivers support to manufacturers, and is able to support land based enterprises such as farmers, which have formally diversified their agricultural business from their product manufacturing activities.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

46708

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many representations he has received relating to concerns over Grant Thornton's handling of insolvency or bankruptcy cases since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	195094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>Prior to the introduction of the Insolvency Service's Complaints Gateway in June 2013 no central record was maintained of numbers of complaints made against individual firms.</p><p> </p><p>Since June 2013 there have been 794 complaints received via the Complaints Gateway, of which 70 related to recorded complaints about insolvency practitioners from Grant Thornton in respect to formal insolvency procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76995

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Grant Thornton
	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 9 April 2014, Official Report, columns 286-7W, on Grant Thornton, how many of the 70 recorded complaints about insolvency practitioners from Grant Thornton in respect to formal insolvency procedures were successful.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	205256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>According to information provided by the Recognised Professional Bodies, 18 of the 70 complaints recorded about insolvency practitioners from Grant Thornton between June 2013 and March 2014 and which were passed to a Recognised Professional Body for consideration have been closed with no further action taken. The remainder are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 16/07/2014 13:46:01 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

92114

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Government's representative at the meeting of the EU Trade Policy Committee on 12 September 2014 supported the European Commission's inclusion of the Investor-State Dispute Mechanism in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	209693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>BIS’s director with responsibility for trade and investment policy represented the UK at the Trade Policy Committee of 12 September 2014.</p><p>The Government supports the inclusion of an Investor-State Dispute Settlement clause in CETA, as part of a significantly wider trade deal which could deliver economic benefits to the UK of up to £1.3 billion. The Government believes the negotiated text strikes an appropriate balance, ensuring a level of protection that would support investment between EU and Canada while also preserving the right of EU Member State governments to regulate in the public interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/10/2014 13:39:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

65108

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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	Shipbuilding: Portsmouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions the Minister for Portsmouth has had with BAE Systems about the sale of the shipyard in Portsmouth; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	203482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The decision to close the shipyard at Portsmouth and focus shipbuilding activity at the Clyde was a commercial decision made by BAE Systems.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A prospectus for the site was issued on 10 March. I am working with the Ministry of Defence in the search for a commercial venture to occupy the BAE site.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am confident that Portsmouth has a strong maritime future. £13 million of Regional Growth funding has been awarded to the Solent LEP to support the defence and maritime sector in the Solent and ensure a sustainable future for the Advanced Manufacturing skills in the area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/07/2014 13:49:45 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

65109

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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	Shipbuilding: Portsmouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions the Minister for Portsmouth has had with BAE Systems on the potential implication for Portsmouth of a yes vote in the referendum on Scottish independence.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	203507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is not, and will not be, making contingency plans for the possibility of an independent Scottish state before the referendum is concluded. We are clear that any break-up of the United Kingdom would be bad for Scotland and bad for the UK as a whole. Therefore I have not discussed the potential implications with BAE.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/07/2014 13:48:16 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

63017

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2014
	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	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) currently operates the following 0845 numbers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>0845 015 0010 BIS Publications Order line</p><p> </p><p>0845 015 0020 BIS Publications Order line (Fax)</p><p> </p><p>0845 015 0030 BIS Publications Order line (Minicom)</p><p> </p><p>0845 600 9006 Business Link Helpline</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BIS does not operate any 0843 or 0844 numbers. No records are available showing the number of calls made to these lines in the last 12 months. Alternative numbers charged at the local rate are available on all of these lines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 25/06/2014 14:52:27 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

89427

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	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	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, under what timetable his Department plans to phase-out use of telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, 0844 and 0843 in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance on customer service lines published in December 2013 and (b) 03 and 08, where 03 is the primary number under a dual numbering system.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	207450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>All of the Department’s 0845, 0844 and 0843 numbers have now been replaced with 03 numbers and the 08 numbers will cease to be operational by the end of 2014. Telephone lines with dual numbering will also revert to the 03 number at the same time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 03/09/2014 15:38:05 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

64877

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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	Disabled Students' Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the statement of 7 April 2014, Official Report, columns 1-2WS, on higher education (student support), what new requirements will be put on higher education institutions; and what steps he is taking to ensure those institutions are prepared to fulfil these requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	203353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Higher Education Institutions have had specific duties to provide reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act since 2010.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is in regular contact with representatives of Higher Education Institutions as part of the preparation of the new guidance on Disabled Students Allowances, which will be available in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/07/2014 14:02:14 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

47121

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been disbursed in compensation for the carbon price floor in each month since April 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	195488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government is waiting for state aid approval from the European Commission for the carbon price floor compensation scheme. We expect to get a final decision later this month and we are hopeful that we will be able to commence the scheme shortly thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex