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78986

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 20:50:18
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:53:33
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Consultants
	house id	1
	identifier	206676
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/09/2014 14:44:35
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2014, Official Report, column 184W, on consultants, who the consultants were; what they were contracted to do; and how much each was paid.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206676
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206676
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested in respect of the Crown Prosecution Service was contained in an answer given to the Rt. Hon Member by the Attorney General on the 16<sup>th</sup> July (Official Report, Col 678W).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below contains details on the consultants used by the SFO since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contractor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Work type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Support work for senior management</p></td><td><p>986k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Corven</p></td><td><p>Development work relating to Deferred</p><p>Prosecution Agreements; coaching</p></td><td><p>480k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>SCC</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>60k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>DTZ</p></td><td><p>Preparation of Business case for</p><p>relocation and satellite offices</p></td><td><p>24k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Morland Consulting</p></td><td><p>Research &amp; Support Strategic</p><p>Risk Assessment</p></td><td><p>10k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Processflows Ltd</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>1k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Ravn Systems Ltd</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>7k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Support work for senior</p><p>management</p></td><td><p>208k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Corven</p></td><td><p>Consultancy work relating to</p><p>Deferred Prosecution Agreements</p></td><td><p>542k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>BNP Paribas</p></td><td><p>Lease surrender</p></td><td><p>61k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Ravn Systems</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>44k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Hill and Knowlton</p></td><td><p>Communication advice</p></td><td><p>1k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>PA Consultancy</p></td><td><p>Late invoice for work in</p><p>2011-12 (as above)</p></td><td><p>31k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>SCC</p></td><td><p>IT consultancy</p></td><td><p>32k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>CIO Partners</p></td><td><p>Preparation of specialist</p><p>IT specification</p></td><td><p>2k</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Others*</p></td><td><p>Data management reviews</p></td><td><p>14k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Two individuals carried out some work relating to an incident of data loss</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Note 1:</strong> Records for this type of expenditure were not properly documented prior to April 2012. Available records are summarised above:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Note 2:</strong> The combined total of costs for the year 2010/11 does not match SFO’s previously published figures. The previous figure was understated by £10k because of credits for late invoices relating to 2009/10 which had been incorrectly categorised as consultancy expenditure.</p><p> </p> question first answered 01/09/2014 14:44:35 answering member 4106
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78987

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 20:50:19
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:53:39
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Buildings
	house id	1
	identifier	206681
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/09/2014 14:13:01
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will review the Law Officers' Departments departmental estate in order to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206681
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206681
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been engaged in a programme of estate reduction since 2010 which has reduced the annual running cost of its estate by £9.32m. This has been achieved by reducing the size of the estate from 95 buildings in 2010 to 59 sites, 15 of which are currently vacant or being used as storage and business continuity sites.</p><p>The CPS Estate Rationalisation Programme will continue into 2016 and by the end of 2016 the department expects to reduce the size of the estate to approximately 35 occupied buildings and 10 vacant sites with leases due to expire, reducing running costs by a further £10m per annum.</p><p>The other Law Officers’ Departments do not have sizable estates but have made significant efforts to reduce their estate running costs since 2010, including initiatives such as relocation to more cost effective properties and sharing premises with other organisations. The departmental estate costs of all departments are continually kept under review.</p><p>Full details on the size of the Government estate - including the Law Officers’ Departments - can be found in the latest State of the Estate Report (SofTE) which reports annually on progress made during the year in improving the efficiency of the Government’s Civil Estate. This is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/state-of-the-estate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/state-of-the-estate</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 01/09/2014 14:13:01 answering member 4106
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79134

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/08/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 23:12:34
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:46:00
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1295
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/07/2014 10:53:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for future funding of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1295
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1295
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The Government provided £2.56m of seed funding to establish the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit in 2013. This funding was provided on the understanding that from 2015, industry stakeholders would be encouraged to make future investments in the unit, as a result of its demonstrated success in reducing online Intellectual Property (IP) crime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The unit has been well received by industry and early indications suggest that it will reduce online IP crime .</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently discussing options to ensure the future sustainability of the Unit with industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/07/2014 10:53:50 answering member 4284
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	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

79135

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/08/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 23:12:34
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:46:01
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Copyright
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1296
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/07/2014 10:56:35
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the recommendations of the report by the Prime Minister’s intellectual property adviser, Mike Weatherley MP, what consideration is being given to the measures necessary to provide statutory underpinning of industry-wide codes and initiatives to tackle the funding of copyright infringement by advertisers and financial providers.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1296
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1296
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Government welcomes the work undertaken by Mike Weatherley MP in highlighting a ‘follow the money’ approach to assist in the battle against online Intellectual Property crime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is collective agreement across Government, industry and law enforcement that influencing intermediaries is an effective approach. Initiatives such as the Infringing Website List online portal and the Intellectual Property Office supported WhiteBullet Intellectual Property Infringement Index are at the early stages of implementation and offer flexibility that wouldn’t be achievable under a statutory approach.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/07/2014 10:56:35 answering member 4284
	creator	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

79136

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/08/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 23:12:34
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:46:03
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Copyright: Internet
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1297
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 16:57:51
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans the Intellectual Property Office has to monitor advertising on pirate websites.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1297
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1297
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The Intellectual Property Office does not undertake any sort of monitoring role in respect of advertising on illegal websites and has no plans to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Government does however support work undertaken by the Intellectual Property Office funded Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, who manage the Infringing Website List (IWL) online portal. The IWL provides the digital advertising sector with an up-to-date list of copyright infringing sites, identified by the creative industries and evidenced and verified by the City of London Police unit, so that advertisers, agencies and other intermediaries can stop advert placement on these illegal websites.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/07/2014 16:57:51 answering member 4284
	creator	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

79137

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/08/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 23:12:35
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:46:05
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Intellectual Property
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1298
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/07/2014 16:59:28
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to co-ordinate action on intellectual property issues with equivalent industry and enforcement bodies overseas.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1298
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1298
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government works closely with the European Union Observatory on the Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights to share best practice with stakeholders – including industry bodies and European and international enforcement bodies – on the approach to tackling intellectual property (IP) enforcement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government also plays an active role in Europol and Interpol intellectual property enforcement action and undertakes direct bilateral action where operationally necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through our network of overseas IP attachés the Government continues to build strong relations with government departments, industry bodies and enforcement agencies. For example, in September the Chinese Government will host the second UK-China IP Symposium which I shall be attending. The Symposium, which will have a clear enforcement component, is an opportunity for UK and Chinese companies to interact with senior policymakers from both countries on a range of intellectual property topics. The UK Government will be coordinating a range of activities in China that week, engaging with the Supreme People’s Court and the Ministry of Public Security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/07/2014 16:59:28 answering member 4284
	creator	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

78988

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 20:50:19
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:53:46
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Buildings
	house id	1
	identifier	206680
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/09/2014 15:48:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will review his departmental estate in order to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206680
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206680
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There has been, and continues to be, substantial investment in reviewing BIS Departmental Estates in order to reduce costs. We have made substantial investment which has proven most successful in delivering an Estates Transition Programme.</p> question first answered 01/09/2014 15:48:11 answering member 1513
	creator	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78990

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 20:50:20
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:54:32
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Regional Growth Fund
	house id	1
	identifier	206774
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/10/2014 15:01:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the total funds allocated via intermediaries as part of the Regional Growth Fund have been drawn down in each round and was allocated via intermediaries to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206774
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206774
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>£1.64 billion has been allocated to intermediaries across Rounds 1-5 of the Regional Growth Fund and exceptional Regional Growth Fund. The tables show how much of that money has been drawn down to date. All data are correct at 15 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RGF allocated to Programmes (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p><strong>1,638</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RGF grant drawn down to date (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>951</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the planned RGF grant draw down timetable which has been agreed with these programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Drawn Down by year (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Actual paid – year to date</strong></p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>175*</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Planned for whole financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>1,621</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>*This is the actual amount paid to beneficiaries as of 15 October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The difference between the totals in tables 1 and 2 arises because RGF applicants have not always claimed the full grant available to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More detail on which RGF programmes are still available for SMEs to bid into is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/regional-growth-fund-programmes-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/regional-growth-fund-programmes-guide</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 20/10/2014 15:01:38 answering member 1578
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	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78991

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 20:50:20
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:54:38
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Regional Growth Fund
	house id	1
	identifier	206775
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/10/2014 15:13:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of funds not yet drawn down by winning bidders in each round of the Regional Growth Fund including the Exceptional Regional Growth Fund in each region.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206775
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206775
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The tables below provide a breakdown of the value of Regional Growth Fund (RGF) by region and round for RGF applications; the committed allocation of RGF to projects and programmes following due diligence. This data excludes those projects and programmes that have withdrawn. The third table sets out the amount drawn down by operational RGF awards to date and the financial years in which the remaining RGF and eRGF is committed through to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2017. The data is correct as at 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Projects and programmes in Rounds 1 to 4 have until 31 March 2015 to draw down their funding and projects and programmes in Round 5 will be able to draw down funding until 31 March 2017. The Department agrees a draw down profile with each organisation when they sign their grant offer letter that matches the beneficiary’s own investment schedules and job commitments. The subsequent rate of draw down is then subject to the beneficiaries meeting the conditions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Applications (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>231</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>529</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>124</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>163</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>56</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>1,103</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>115</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>131</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>400</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>117</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>253</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>343</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>335</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>353</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>215</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>98</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,378</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>519</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>535</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>414</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>322</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,880</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>185</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>154</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>145</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>191</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>721</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>144</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>232</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>322</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>219</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>989</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>569</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>282</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>419</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>176</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,532</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>327</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>434</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>345</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>1,372</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nationwide</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>215</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>315</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>565</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>282</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>241</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>1,618</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,722</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,064</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,774</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,890</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>96</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,246</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Committed</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Exceptional</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>148</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>95</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nationwide</strong></p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>602</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p><strong>313</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>418</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p><strong>155</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>197</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p><strong>437</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>285</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>385</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>742</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>834</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>349</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>291</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2651</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Drawn Down by year (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Actual paid – year to date</strong></p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>252*</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>1,428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Planned for whole financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1165</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>2,642</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The difference between the totals in tables 2 and 3 arises because RGF applicants have not always claimed the full grant available to them.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>*This is the actual amount paid to beneficiaries as of 2<sup>nd</sup> October 2014.</strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 13/10/2014 15:13:14 answering member 1578
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	answer date	01/09/2014
	date	21/07/2014
	date tabled	21/07/2014
	ddp created	21/07/2014 20:50:21
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:54:44
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Royal Mail
	house id	1
	identifier	206785
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:05:52
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assurances the Government sought from (a) its financial adviser and (b) the syndicate of banks in advance of the privatisation of Royal Mail.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206785
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206785
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government’s financial adviser and the syndicate of banks providing professional services to support the preparation and delivery of the Royal Mail share sale were procured through competitive tendering processes. Advisers procured in this way provide assurance that they will deliver the services commissioned through the terms and conditions of their contractual engagement.</p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:05:52 answering member 4070
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