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435789

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	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	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) what representations he has received on and (b) whether his Department plans to incentivise employers to offer the National Living Wage.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	18852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <br /> <br /><p>From 1 April 2016 every employer is required by law to pay the new statutory National Living Wage (NLW) for workers aged 25 and above.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/12/2015 16:41:25 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

437343

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	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	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 plans his Department has to review its automotive strategy for growth and sustainability, published in July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	19767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Automotive Council will lead a review of the Automotive Industrial Strategy in the first half of 2016, to take stock of progress since its publication in July 2013 and to confirm future priorities.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2015 14:35:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

437063

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	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	Sports Direct: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations his Department has received on working practices at Sports Direct; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the compliance of working conditions and practices at that company with employment standards.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	19553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is not able to comment on the affairs of any individual or employer. However, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, which oversees compliance with the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations and HMRC which enforces compliance with the National Minimum Wage, follow-up every complaint that they receive in these areas. They also undertake targeted risk-based enforcement in sectors where there is the greatest risk of non-compliance.</p><br /><p>Workers can call the ACAS helpline for free and confidential advice about their rights and entitlements. If they want to make a complaint, they can do so in complete confidence –their anonymity will be protected throughout the investigation. Their website address is <a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk</a>. They have a national public helpline, 0300 123 1100. The helpline is open 8.00 am to 8.00 pm Monday to Friday and 9.00 am to 1.00 pm on Saturday.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 19554 question first answered 16/12/2015 16:54:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

437064

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	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	Sports Direct: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will investigate recent reports on working practices and conditions at Sports Direct.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	19554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills is not able to comment on the affairs of any individual or employer. However, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, which oversees compliance with the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations and HMRC which enforces compliance with the National Minimum Wage, follow-up every complaint that they receive in these areas. They also undertake targeted risk-based enforcement in sectors where there is the greatest risk of non-compliance.</p><br /><p>Workers can call the ACAS helpline for free and confidential advice about their rights and entitlements. If they want to make a complaint, they can do so in complete confidence –their anonymity will be protected throughout the investigation. Their website address is <a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk</a>. They have a national public helpline, 0300 123 1100. The helpline is open 8.00 am to 8.00 pm Monday to Friday and 9.00 am to 1.00 pm on Saturday.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 19553 question first answered 16/12/2015 16:54:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

437334

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	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	Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department plans to publish the results of its consultation on UK Export Finance's anti-bribery and corruption policy.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	19708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p>The Government’s Response to the consultation relating to UK Export Finance’s anti-bribery and corruption policy is expected to be published early in the New Year.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2015 16:49:54 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

434089

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2015
	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	Languages: Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for closing the Routes into Languages project, what research informed that decision, and what assessment they have made of the consequences of closing that project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>Routes into Languages is a Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) funded project. The project’s steering group will consider the future of the programme as part of HEFCE’s budget process, taking account of the grant letter to be provided by the Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) Secretary of State.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 16/12/2015 17:41:55 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

426276

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when concerns were first raised with his Department over the financial viability of SSI in Redcar.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	14916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>SSI UK had been in financial difficulties ever since it reopened the Redcar plant in 2012. This is a company that unfortunately made significant losses. In 2012, it lost £275million. In 2013, it lost £193.5million. In 2014, it lost £81million. And up to the end of June in 2015, it had lost £92.5m</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2015 14:33:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

433380

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	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	Overseas Students: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the total annual spending by international students on fees for all types of course in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL4098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on the income and expenditure of publicly funded UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the annual publication “Higher Education Finance Plus”. An introduction to the publication is available at the following link: <a href="https://hesa.ac.uk/pr213" target="_blank">https://hesa.ac.uk/pr213</a> and is attached.</p><br /><p>Table 1 of the publication details the source of income for UK HEIs. The total income from the course fees of non-EU domiciled students was £3,892m in the 2013/14 academic year, which represents 12.7% of the total income of UK HE providers.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 16/12/2015 17:58:51 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park attachment 1 file name HE Stats.PDF title HE Stats
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn