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48495

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	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
	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 name each further education college in Greater London.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	196694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>Further Education Colleges incorporated under section 16 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 in Greater London are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Barking and Dagenham College</p><p>Barnet and Southgate College</p><p>Bexley College</p><p>Bromley College of Further and Higher Education</p><p>Capel Manor College</p><p>Carshalton College</p><p>LeSoCo</p><p>City and Islington College</p><p>City of Westminster College</p><p>College of North West London</p><p>Croydon College</p><p>Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College</p><p>Greenwich Community College</p><p>Hackney Community College</p><p>Harrow College</p><p>Havering College of Further and Higher Education</p><p>Kensington and Chelsea College</p><p>Kingston College</p><p>Newham College of Further Education</p><p>Redbridge College</p><p>Richmond Adult and Community College</p><p>Richmond upon Thames College</p><p>South Thames College</p><p>Stanmore College</p><p>The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London</p><p>Tower Hamlets College</p><p>Uxbridge College</p><p>Waltham Forest College</p><p>West Thames College</p><p>Westminster Kingsway College</p><p> </p><p>Further Education Colleges Designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 in Greater London</p><p> </p><p>Hillcroft College</p><p>Marine Society College of the Sea</p><p>Morley College</p><p>Workers' Educational Association</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

48418

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	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
	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 increase the number of higher apprenticeships in Lancashire.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	196486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>Higher apprenticeship starts in Lancashire Local Education Authority have increased from 40 in the 2009/10 academic year to 370 in 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget announced £20 million over 2014-15 and 2015-16 for new support for employer investment in apprenticeships in England up to postgraduate level, which will provide apprentices with the technical skills that employers need. This will complement the £80 million funding over 2014-15 and 2015-16 for 20,000 more higher apprenticeships announced in the autumn statement – more than doubling current volumes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

48425

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	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
	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 3 April 2014, Official Report, column 744W, on National Careers Service, what assessment his Department has made of the National Careers Service's progress in achieving its key strategic aims for marketing.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	196641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The National Careers Service marketing strategy using targeted on-line activity has been pursued since October 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Through regular market research we have seen an increase in awareness[1] of the support the National Careers Service offers since the campaign started from 24 per cent to 29 per cent. All of the targeted groups show a greater awareness than the remainder of those sampled:</p><p> </p><p>· Awareness among individuals looking to advance their career has increased by 28 per cent increase to 39 per cent;</p><p>· Awareness among those who are looking for a better job to support a change in circumstances has increased by 14 per cent to 32 per cent;</p><p>· Awareness among those who have been or are about to be made redundant has remained broadly the same with 37 per cent aware of the Service.</p><p> </p><p>Over 56 per cent of these three groups are likely to use the Service, compared with only 8 per cent of others surveyed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Both spontaneous and prompted.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

48442

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had on combining national insurance and income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	196602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>As set out at Autumn Statement 2012, </strong><strong>the Government will wait for further progress on planned operational changes to the tax system before formally consulting on the operational integration of income tax and NICs.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</strong></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

48445

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to tackle cases of employees in Northern Ireland being paid below the minimum wage.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	196655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes the enforcement of National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously and HMRC enforce the NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). It does that by investigating all complaints made about employers suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition carrying out targeted enforcement where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has an NMW enforcement team based in Belfast, and that team investigates all complaints received by the Pay &amp; Work Rights Helpline relating to Northern Ireland based employers alongside employers who are based and trading in the wider UK. The NMW Belfast team works closely with other Northern Ireland enforcement agencies including the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, Home Office Immigration &amp; Enforcement and Department of Employment and Learning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48447

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to improve support for small and medium-sized enterprises which are in need of short-term assistance and flexibility through improved partnership working between the HM Revenue and Custom's (HMRC) simplified import VAT accounting duty deferment team and the HMRC debt management and time-to-pay teams; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	196640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Simplified Import VAT Accounting (SIVA) scheme is a trade facilitation measure that reduces compliance costs for legitimate traders through the removal of the requirement to provide a guarantee to secure import VAT paid through the duty deferment scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The risk to the tax revenue by traders operating SIVA is potentially very large as the period between the tax due being deferred and being collected by HMRC may result in a failure to pay. The setting of the SIVA approval criteria has to strike a balance between ensuring the trade receive the maximum benefit from the scheme, while at the same time protecting the revenue.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses have to demonstrate on-going compliance with the SIVA requirements. The SIVA team monitor this through internal systems, including any outstanding debts or Time-to Pay agreements requested. When they identify a business experiencing difficulties, they advise them of the potential impact on their SIVA approval. Warning letters are issued by the team to businesses who fail to comply and only if there is evidence of continued non-compliance is the approval removed.</p><p>The current procedures provide an appropriate balance between trade faciliation and protection of the revenue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

48446

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of men and women who make use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit; and if he will assess the potential effects of increasing that limit on couples saving together for retirement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
	uin	196630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p><strong>As shown in HMRC's published statistics (Table PEN3 available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259967/pen3.pdf), in 2011-12 around 20,000 unemployed adults made or received contributions into their personal pensions. 6,000 of these individuals made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit of £3,600 including basic rate tax relief. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>A further 10,000 children, 10,000 individuals in full time education and 10,000 carers made or received contributions into their personal pensions. Of these, around a quarter made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Of the individuals mentioned above who made use of the non-earnings pension contribution limit in 2011-12, around two thirds were female.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Government has made no assessment of the effects of increasing the limit on couples saving together for retirement but keeps all tax policies under review.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

48436

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what background checks are regularly made on appointees to quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	196791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>As was the case under the previous administration, The Government expects all holders of public office to work to the highest personal and professional standards. As set out in the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies, public appointees are expected to uphold the standards of conduct set out in the Committee on Standards in Public Life's Seven Principles of Public Life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48432

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support the Emergency Planning College has provided to the planning and preparation for the Giro D'Italia Big Start in Northern Ireland in May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	196661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Emergency Planning College (EPC) has had no requests for direct support of the planning and preparation for the Giro D'Italia Big Start in Northern Ireland in May 2014. The EPC has however delivered a variety of civil protection and resilience planning courses in Northern Ireland for various organisations, including Sports NI.</p><p>The Emergency Planning College (EPC) has provided 79 courses on emergency planning and crises management courses to 1170 attendees delivered in Northern Ireland since 2006. In addition to the training provided for customer organisations in NI, the EPC has trained 358 practitioners from NI attending residential training courses at the EPC since 2006</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 196574 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

48433

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many training courses the Emergency Planning College has provided in Northern Ireland in each year since the college was established; and how many people from Northern Ireland have completed such training courses.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	196574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>The Emergency Planning College (EPC) has had no requests for direct support of the planning and preparation for the Giro D'Italia Big Start in Northern Ireland in May 2014. The EPC has however delivered a variety of civil protection and resilience planning courses in Northern Ireland for various organisations, including Sports NI.</p><p>The Emergency Planning College (EPC) has provided 79 courses on emergency planning and crises management courses to 1170 attendees delivered in Northern Ireland since 2006. In addition to the training provided for customer organisations in NI, the EPC has trained 358 practitioners from NI attending residential training courses at the EPC since 2006</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 196661 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis