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42681

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on supporting social enterprises in providing public services.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	902990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2014 answer text <p>We are opening up new opportunities whether it be the Transforming Rehabilitation programme or NCS.</p><p>We are making it easier to access finance through social investment, and we are providing practical support, such as through the Mutuals Support Programme. </p><p>We are delighted that public sector mutuals are now delivering over &pound;1bn in contract value.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

92430

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service complaints procedure; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	905417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) complaints handling procedures were inspected by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate in January 2013. Recommendations from that inspection have been implemented, which included incorporating independent oversight. An Independent Assessor of Complaints (IAC) was appointed in May 2013. The IAC’s role includes acting as the guardian of the CPS Feedback and Complaints policy, and assessing the quality of complaints handling. The IAC reports his findings annually to the CPS Board.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 14/10/2014 13:56:45 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

101766

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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	Apprentices
	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 apprentices in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland were paid the apprentice rate of the national minimum wage in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	212604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on apprenticeship pay in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is published in research findings from the Apprenticeship Pay Survey. The most recent survey covers apprentices working in 2012:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2012</a></p><p> </p><p>In England, 71 per cent of apprentices received on or above the minimum amount they should get based on their year and/or age. In Wales the figure was 82 per cent</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 Apprenticeship Pay Survey will be published in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The report does not show how many apprentices under 19 earned less than £90 per week, as it does not link hours worked to pay rates. However, the mean average hourly rate for apprentices under 19 was £3.77 in England and Wales and £3.34 in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 212605 212725 question first answered 05/11/2014 15:55:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

101767

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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	Apprentices
	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 expects to publish the 2014 Apprenticeship Pay Survey.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	212605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on apprenticeship pay in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is published in research findings from the Apprenticeship Pay Survey. The most recent survey covers apprentices working in 2012:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2012</a></p><p> </p><p>In England, 71 per cent of apprentices received on or above the minimum amount they should get based on their year and/or age. In Wales the figure was 82 per cent</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 Apprenticeship Pay Survey will be published in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The report does not show how many apprentices under 19 earned less than £90 per week, as it does not link hours worked to pay rates. However, the mean average hourly rate for apprentices under 19 was £3.77 in England and Wales and £3.34 in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 212604 212725 question first answered 05/11/2014 15:55:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

101778

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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	Apprentices
	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 apprentices under 19 were paid less than £90 per week in the last year for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	212725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on apprenticeship pay in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is published in research findings from the Apprenticeship Pay Survey. The most recent survey covers apprentices working in 2012:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2012</a></p><p> </p><p>In England, 71 per cent of apprentices received on or above the minimum amount they should get based on their year and/or age. In Wales the figure was 82 per cent</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 Apprenticeship Pay Survey will be published in December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The report does not show how many apprentices under 19 earned less than £90 per week, as it does not link hours worked to pay rates. However, the mean average hourly rate for apprentices under 19 was £3.77 in England and Wales and £3.34 in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 212604 212605 question first answered 05/11/2014 15:55:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

179108

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	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	Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which new higher education institutions designated under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988 received funding for (a) capital works and (b) specific designated courses in the last five years for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	224149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>In the last five years two higher education providers were designated under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988 - The National Film and Television School and The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Both were designated in 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date neither has received funding for capital works.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2008 the National Film and Television School had a two year full time post graduate course specifically designated allowing eligible students to apply for disabled students’ allowance, this lapsed at the point that they became a publicly funded higher education institution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine had no courses specifically designated for student support prior to them becoming a publicly funded higher education institution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 06/03/2015 12:26:13 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 46268 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

223504

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	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	Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how an institution can become a designated institution under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	225350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>Guidance on the process whereby a provider of higher education can apply to become a designated institution eligible to receive Higher Education Funding Council for England funding under section 129 of the Education Reform Act 1988 can be found at: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120118171947/http:/www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2001/01_05.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120118171947/http:/www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2001/01_05.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 13/03/2015 14:22:25 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 47343 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

179400

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	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	Higher Education: Admissions
	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 he is taking to widen access to higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	907614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p><strong>The most recent UCAS statistics show another record year for university entry for disadvantaged students. 18.2% of 18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds obtained a university place via UCAS in 2014. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>By 2018/19, Universities expect to spend £735m on bursaries, outreach and supporting retention and student success through their agreements with the Director of Fair Access. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Our reforms have been fair, progressive and given our universities sustainable funding for the future.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Twickenham answering member printed Vince Cable question first answered 12/02/2015 14:50:27 answering member 207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

91133

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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	Higher Education: Admissions
	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 he is taking to widen access to higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	905330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In April this Government published a new national strategy for access and student success. It will help to ensure that all those with the potential to benefit from higher education have equal opportunity to participate and succeed. Data from UCAS shows the number of applicants who had been accepted for entry to higher education this year was up by 4%, the highest ever at that point. The application and entry rate for disadvantaged students are at record levels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 11/09/2014 15:36:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

516178

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Money Advice Service: Business Plans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the proposals for long-term infrastructure and marketing spending in the Money Advice Service's 2016-17 business plan to take into account the implications of the proposed new delivery model for public financial guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
	uin	35881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>Following the publication of the government’s Public Financial Guidance: proposal for consultation, the Money Advice Service (MAS) will publish a revised 2016-17 Business Plan in May.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the proposal for consultation document, the government will work closely with the Financial Conduct Authority and MAS to ensure a smooth transition to the new money guidance body.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/05/2016 14:49:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman