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223861

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	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	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to carry out a review of the European Structural and Investment Funds governance arrangements, including an evaluation of the role of local partners and the level of control they have over the funds for their area.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
	uin	HL5242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has established a governance model for the England 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme. It gives local partners a key advisory role. The Operational Programmes which set out the spending priorities for these Funds have been drafted to reflect priorities identified by local partners including Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).</p><p> </p><p>The Government will review the position on the governance model in the next twelve months and will work with LEPs and other local partners during this time to develop proposals for greater local responsibility.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 16/03/2015 13:57:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

427441

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place to ensure that establishments and organisations that are sited close to the boundaries of two Local Enterprise Partnership areas do not lose out on funding because their clientele and services users come from two different Partnership areas.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
	uin	HL3485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Government has given Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) the flexibility they need to meet the needs of local businesses and maximise growth. LEPs can and do work together across boundaries when needed</p><p><br> Ultimately, LEPs are accountable to their local communities and businesses should consult their LEP if they feel their interests are not being met</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/11/2015 11:54:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville

432060

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	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	Students: Disadvantaged
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding will be provided to assist with the delivery of their commitment to double the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds entering higher education by 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL3833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>We will be issuing a grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England early in the New Year outlining the Government’s priorities for expenditure through the teaching grant, including on widening access. This will take account of the announcements made in the Spending Review on. The Director of Fair Access has agreed 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17 containing an estimated £745m to support the access and success of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, up from £404m in 2009/10.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/12/2015 14:00:34 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

448778

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	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	Further Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the timescale for carrying out reviews of post-16 education and training institutions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL5558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Individual area reviews are expected to take about four months, the timescale being dependent on the number of colleges and complexity of the local issues involved in each area. The overall review process has been divided into five waves of area reviews and is scheduled to be completed by March 2017.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 04/02/2016 17:56:39 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

448779

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	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	Adult Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce local outcome agreements for the Adult Skills Budget in devolved areas.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL5559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The conditions under which we will devolve funding to combined authorities are set out in the relevant devolution agreements. When funding has been devolved the Combined Authority will be responsible for allocations to providers and the outcomes to be achieved, consistent with statutory entitlements. Government will not seek to second guess these decisions, but it will set proportionate requirements about outcome information to be collected in order to allow students to make informed choices.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/02/2016 15:41:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

452149

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	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	Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect that the EU referendum will have on their target of doubling exports by 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL6096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council meeting the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union (EU). The Government's view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the new settlement it was confirmed that the EU will pursue, with renewed commitment, free trade agreements with the world’s most dynamic economies, so that the tariff and regulatory barriers faced by UK companies in large and growing non-EU markets are reduced or eliminated. As an example, after the EU-South Korea deal came into force in 2011, UK exports to South Korea doubled in three years.</p><p> </p><p>These deals have the potential to boost UK exports significantly and can contribute to the Government’s 2020 target.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 29/02/2016 12:15:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

454637

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	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	Engineering: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees in the UK engineering sector are from other EU member states, and what is their total contribution to (1) UK Gross Domestic Product, and (2) UK Gross Value Added.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL6387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the question as there is no agreed statistical definition of what is meant by the term “engineering sector”.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2016 15:50:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

454638

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	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	Engineering: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees in the UK engineering sector are from other countries outside the EU, and what is their total contribution to (1) UK Gross Domestic Product, and (2) UK Gross Value Added.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL6388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the question as there is no agreed statistical definition of what is meant by the term “engineering sector”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2016 15:52:01 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

459257

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	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	Pregnancy: Discrimination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why publication of the research by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equality and Human Rights Commission into pregnancy discrimination has been delayed, and when the final report can be expected.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL6902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2016 answer text <p>The final reports into Pregnancy and Maternity-related Discrimination and Disadvantage in the Workplace were published on 22 March 2016, together with the Government response to recommendations made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.</p><p>We had intended to publish the final reports in December 2015, but this did not prove possible as the extensive research reports took longer than expected to finalise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/04/2016 14:00:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

515500

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	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	Retail Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total value of the retail sector to the UK economy in each of the last 10 years, and what estimate they have made of its value over the next 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL7880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The amount of Gross Value Added by the retail sector in each of the last ten years and the proportion of total UK GVA is given in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gross Value Added (£m) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of UK Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>71,137</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>74,521</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>76,811</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>76,117</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>79,763</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>80,366</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>84,340</p></td><td><p>5.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>87,065</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>89,833</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>91,738</p></td><td><p>5.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: National Accounts Low-Level aggregates (ONS)</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government has not made forecasts of the future value of the retail sector.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2016 11:38:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull