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521936

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	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	Industrial Health and Safety: Research
	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 Answer of 17 January 2014 to Question 183346, how much of the Economic and Social Research Council budget was allocated to research on health and safety matters in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	38751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) did not support any grants on Health and Safety within the two financial years specified. However, ESRC did fund a project focussed on Food Safety:</p><p>ES/M002128/1 ‘Seminar Series on Food Options, Opinions and Decisions (FOOD): Integrating perspectives on consumer perceptions of food safety, nutrition and waste’ (£30,125.05, Nov 14 - Nov 17).</p><p>The ESRC provides support for excellent research via both managed mode grants (directed by strategic priorities) and responsive mode grants, and welcomes applications driven by researcher curiosity.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/06/2016 15:57:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

509957

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether if a participant is unable to obtain Level 1 English as a result of deafness, fluency in British Sign Language can be accepted as a qualification for completing an intermediate apprenticeship.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	33376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>It is a minimum requirement of an intermediate apprenticeship that the apprentice complete Level 1 English and maths.</p><p> </p><p>British Sign Language (BSL) is not currently recognised as an alternative for the purposes of completing an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>Apprentices can apply for Access to Work funding for reasonable adjustments. These will depend on the individual’s need and the qualification, but may include extra time, assistive technology and the use of a scribe. BSL is permitted as a reasonable adjustment for the oral element of functional skills.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering whether BSL could be an acceptable alternative to qualifications in English for the purposes of completing an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/04/2016 15:59:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 55225 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

443784

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	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: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 18568, tabled by the hon. Member for East Ham on 2 December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	21821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not made an estimate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for these age groups for each year until 2020.</p><p /> <p>The Government asks the Low Pay Commission to make NMW rate recommendations each year based on maximising the wages of the low paid without damaging employment opportunities. The Low Pay Commission will recommend the October 2016 NMW rates and indicative rates for 2017 by the end of February 2016.</p><p><strong></strong></p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 18568 question first answered 14/01/2016 15:47:29 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

100088

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	ACAS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to evaluate the effect of the ACAS early conciliation service on keeping workplace disputes out of court.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	211244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Early Conciliation was introduced in April 2014 and it is too early to make any meaningful assessment on the effect of Early Conciliation on Employment Tribunal cases at this stage. However, officials in the Department and Acas are already monitoring the impact of Early Conciliation and I will make an announcement on evaluation in due course, once we have a sufficient evidence base to do so.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 24/10/2014 11:30:02 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

172744

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans for the Skills Funding Agency to have a data sharing agreement in place with London Work Programme providers so that referrals to Skills support for Work Programme participants in Employment can commence.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	220236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The specification for this programme was approved by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); however data protection issues emerged after contracts were issued. The Agency is working with DWP to tackle these challenges, and a learner consent form was issued to DWP Work Programme providers in November 2014. While this has enabled the sharing of data, referrals have not increased as expected. The Agency is urgently discussing further solutions with DWP to secure a satisfactory resolution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/01/2015 13:23:30 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

524907

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	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: Degrees
	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 maximum duration should be for a degree apprenticeship.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	40634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>There is no maximum duration for Degree Apprenticeships. The pattern of delivery of the degree will be a key component in the length of a Degree Apprenticeship, both employers and Higher Education providers will want to ensure the apprenticeship standard is achieved in full.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/06/2016 15:11:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

105815

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2014
	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	Minimum Wage
	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 company registration number is of (a) Master Distribution Limited, Essex and (b) Zoom Limited, Havant, named for non-payment of the national minimum wage in his Department's press notice of 8 June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	212931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Details of the employers that have already been named under the BIS Naming Scheme can be found on the original press notices (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gets-tough-with-employers-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage" target="_blank">28 February 2014</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-minimum-wage" target="_blank">8 June 2014</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information about individual companies, including registration numbers, is available through the Companies House website <a href="http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.companieshouse.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should call the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HM Revenue &amp; Customs investigate all complaints.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 06/11/2014 17:29:40 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

385743

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2015
	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	Apprentices: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what target he has for the number of apprenticeship places to be taken by black and ethnic minority applicants; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The government believes that apprenticeships provide an excellent opportunity for people from all backgrounds. We are committed to 3 million apprenticeship starts during this parliament which will open many more opportunities for apprenticeships for people from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/07/2015 15:57:28 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

523167

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department is offering to small and medium-sized enterprises to assist with the cost of setting up an apprenticeship programme.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	39541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government provides £1,500 per apprentice to smaller employers taking on new apprentices aged 16-24 through the Apprenticeships Grant for Employers. Additional support provided for employers includes funding training for 16-18 year old apprentices, those young people who are aged 19-24 who have been in the care of the Local Authority, apprentices with additional learning needs, and apprentices who don’t have the level of English and maths that is required to meet the minimum standard. Further funding detail and provisional funding rates are due to be published in June.</p><p> </p><p>Since April, employers have not been required to pay employer National Insurance contributions for almost all apprentices aged under 25 up to the Upper Secondary Threshold (£827 per week in 2016-17).</p><p> </p><p>This change makes the business case for apprenticeships even stronger, reducing the cost of employing a young apprentice by over £500 a year on a salary of £12,000, and over £1,000 a year on a salary of £16,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers can access information about employing an apprentice on the gov.uk website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/take-on-an-apprentice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/take-on-an-apprentice</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/06/2016 17:01:50 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

523166

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	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: Disability
	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 is taking to improve the apprenticeship completion rate of disabled young people.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	39529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Ensuring that apprentices have transferable skills and can progress their career will all help encourage people to complete their apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage the use of a range of available reasonable adjustments so during their learning and at assessment, apprentices with disabilities can demonstrate what they know and can do. Reasonable adjustments include access arrangements such as extra time, use of speech recognition technology, a reader, a sign language interpreter, modified papers (braille, enlarged text).</p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">A Taskforce, led by my hon Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard), has been asked to look at issues around apprenticeships for people with learning difficulties. The Taskforce is currently considering its recommendations.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our far-reaching reforms will further improve the quality of apprenticeships and ensure delivery of the high quality relevant training expected by both employers and apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/06/2016 16:58:44 question first ministerially corrected 14/06/2016 10:58:11 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 2890 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms