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420937

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: Expenditure
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 schedule of comparable programme objects in HM Treasury's publication, Funding the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly: Statement of Funding Policy, published in October 2010, what the total expenditure was on UKAEA-Decommissioning between 2010 and 2015; and what the forecast expenditure in which locations is on such decommissioning in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The data in the HM Treasury publication <em>Funding the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales an Northern Ireland Assembly, Statement of Funding Policy</em>was compiled in 2010 using a different financial database system to the one subsequently in use by BIS and its delivery partners. This means that the information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However the UK Atomic Energy Authority, which is responsible for the UK fusion programme, has provided the following information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Legacy costs<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>JET decommissioning costs<sup>1, 5</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>8,279</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>10,798</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>7,356</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>6,814 plus 1,050 capital<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>6,024 plus 1,554 capital<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>8,315 (est.) plus 6,010 capital<sup>2</sup> (est.)</p></td><td><p>166 (est.)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p><em>See note 3</em></p></td><td><p>214 (est.)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p><em>See note 3</em></p></td><td><p>943 (est.)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p><em>See note 3</em></p></td><td><p>16,306<sup>4</sup> (est.)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p><em>See note 3</em></p></td><td><p>28,251 (est.)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Notes</p><p>1. Figures in £000s.</p><p>2. Capital costs cover new facilities on the Culham site such as the Materials Research Facility and RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments) funded partly through the National Nuclear Users Facility and Oxford City Deal.</p><p>3. Subject to next Spending Review.</p><p>4. The costs rise substantially in 2018/19 due to the expected closure of JET in 2018 and start of decommissioning. However this date is under review with the European Commission with an extension proposed.</p><p>5. These costs are undiscounted and form part of the total undiscounted liability for decommissioning JET of £256,544k as stated in the 2014/15 UKAEA Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/10/2015 10:56:46 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

420936

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	UK Trade and Investment: Expenditure
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 schedule of comparable programme objects in HM Treasury's publication, Funding the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly: Statement of Funding Policy, published in October 2010, what the total expenditure was on UK Trade and Investment between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>UK Trade and Investment expenditure is published annually in the UKTI Annual Report and Accounts which are available in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2015 17:47:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

420935

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	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, with reference to the schedule of comparable programme objects in HM Treasury's publication, Funding the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly: Statement of Funding Policy, published in October 2010, what projects were funded by the Research Establishments Major Capital funding; what the (a) projected and (b) actual cost was of each of those projects; and whether each of those projects has been completed.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The data in the HM Treasury publication Funding the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly, Statement of Funding Policywas compiled in 2010 using a different financial database system to the one subsequently used by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and its delivery partners. The term ‘Research Establishments Major Capital funding’ is not currently used by BIS. Information on overall science capital expenditure is available in the Science Capital Roadmap, in the BIS annual accounts, and relevant information is also obtainable in Research Council Annual Reports (see below).</p><p><strong>Information on overall science capital expenditure is available in the BIS annual accounts and useful information is also obtainable in Research Council Annual Reports (see below). </strong></p><ol><li>BIS Annual Reports and Accounts <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-annual-reports-and-accounts</a> The most recent report is here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/444896/BIS-15-421-BIS-Annual-Report-15-web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/444896/BIS-15-421-BIS-Annual-Report-15-web.pdf</a></li></ol><p>See Annex B, page 200 for tables that features resource and capital spend on science and research.</p><ol start="2"><li>Research Council Annual Reports <a href="http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/about/aboutrcs/governance/" target="_blank">http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/about/aboutrcs/governance/</a></li></ol><p>Annual Reports for each of the Research Councils with information on expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/10/2015 12:10:22 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

426460

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Manufacturing Industries: Skilled Workers
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 prevent the loss of skilled manufacturing jobs to other countries in the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	15171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>The best way the Government can help retain skilled manufacturing jobs in the UK is by continuing to ensure a strong economy. We are cutting red tape by a further £10billion, creating three million apprenticeships and lowering corporation tax. This will create the right economic conditions to encourage the investment crucial to UK manufacturing productivity growth and jobs. The UK is the number one destination in Europe for foreign direct investment and around a third of the 2,000 new inward Foreign Direct Investment projects in 2014/15 were in the areas of advanced manufacturing and life sciences. Since the Government’s Reshore UK initiative was launched in January 2014, it has advised more than 140 companies, helping to create or safeguard 4,789 jobs so far, with over 4,000 more in the pipeline.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/11/2015 14:48:54 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

383764

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of invoices from suppliers to his Department were paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) March and (b) April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	3264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of invoices core BIS paid to suppliers within 10 days of receipt in (a) March 2015 and (b) April 2015 was as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>March 2015 - 96.20%</p><p> </p><p>April 2015 - 97.86%</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/06/2015 14:53:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

388843

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of invoices from suppliers his Department paid within 10 days of receipt in (a) March 2014, (b) April 2014, (c) September 2014 and (d) September 2013.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	6412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>The proportion of invoices from suppliers paid within 10 days of receipt by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) March 2014 - 98.73%</p><p> </p><p>b) April 2014 - 98.57%</p><p> </p><p>c) September 2014 - 98.33%</p><p> </p><p>d) September 2013 - 99.14%</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/07/2015 10:39:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

420934

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	UK Trade and Investment: Expenditure
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 effect of expenditure on UK Trade and Investment on the level of foreign direct investment in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency between 2010 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>During the 2010/11-2014/15 period, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) recorded 8160 successful Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects won in the UK; of which 284 investments were in Scotland.</p><p>UKTI and its regional/local partners were involved in supporting 6415 of the total number of UK investments.</p><p>Breaking down the Scottish successes further, 5 landed in Kilmarnock and Loudoun.</p><p>UKTI works as one team with Scottish Government and all other regional and local partners, to promote and support inward investment into all parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/10/2015 16:21:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

426461

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	MAHLE Engine Systems UK: Kilmarnock
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 assistance that could best be offered to help prevent the loss of highly-skilled manufacturing jobs at MAHLE in Kilmarnock.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	15183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>This is disappointing news for the MAHLE workforce and their families. Economic development is devolved to the Scottish Government and as such I am not in a position to comment on their response to this announcement. This Government stands ready to work with the Scottish Government if needed but I note that they are already working with the company over how they might tailor their PACE support programme (their equivalent to our Rapid Response Service) to help those facing redundancy.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/11/2015 14:09:45 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

388844

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Billing
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 23 June 2015 to Question 3264, how many businesses were not paid within 10 days of each month; what the value was of those invoices (a) in total, (b) on average and (c) as a proportion of the total value of all invoices.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	6413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Please note that an anomaly has been identified in the data originally given to Question 3264 and the correct data is given below for both March and April 2015. We are unable to provide the number of <strong>separate businesses</strong> not paid within 10 days of each calendar month but have provided the <strong>number of invoices</strong> in this regard.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Core BIS - March 2015:</strong></p><p>Percentage under 10 calendar days – 97.84%</p><p>Number of invoices not paid within 10 calendar days – 182</p><p>Total value of invoices paid over 10 calendar days - £2,375,600.19</p><p>Average value of invoice paid over 10 calendar days - £13,052.75</p><p>Proportion of the total value of all invoices paid over 10 calendar days – 0.108%</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Core BIS - April 2015:</strong></p><p>Percentage under 10 calendar days – 98.26%</p><p>Number of invoice not paid within 10 calendar days – 131</p><p>Total value of invoices paid over 10 calendar days - £2,963,175.51</p><p>Average value of invoice paid over 10 calendar days - £22,619.66</p><p>Proportion of the total value of all invoices paid over 10 calendar days - 0.042%</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/07/2015 10:40:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

385436

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
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	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the awarding of costs against claimants on the ability and willingness of people to bring claims for disability discrimination; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	3937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to assess the effect of cost orders on the ability and willingness of claimants to bring employment tribunal claims.</p><p> </p><p>Costs orders are made at judicial discretion and are considered as exceptional rather than routine. HM Courts and Tribunals Service record data on the number of costs orders made in employment tribunals but there is no currently held data on the reasons they have been awarded. For the period April 2013 to March 2014 a total of 889 costs orders were awarded. 242 were awarded to the claimant and 647 to the respondent.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/07/2015 16:00:05 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown