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388850

	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	Growth Hubs
	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 Answer of 6 March 2015 to Question 225778, how many Growth Hubs are currently in operation; where each such hub is located and whether it has premises; when each such hub began operation; what public monies have been provided for each such hub; and what plans his Department has for further Growth Hubs in other local enterprise partnership areas.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	6423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are currently 26 growth hubs across England. 13 new growth hubs will launch by March 2016, when there will be a growth hub available in every 39 LEP area. Details of the country’s growth hubs can be found on the LEP network website.</p><p> </p><p>The first growth hub was created in Greater Manchester in November 2011, followed by Cumbria in 2013. 15 Wave 2 City areas received funding to help establish growth hubs during 2014-15 and all areas outside London will receive funding during 2015-16 as part of their Local Growth Deal. Details of growth deal funding can be found on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LEP Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Growth Deals 2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black Country</p></td><td><p>£400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>£350,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire &amp; Warrington</p></td><td><p>£350,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coast to Capital</p></td><td><p>£450,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall &amp; Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry and Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>£400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D2N2</p></td><td><p>£525,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enterprise M3</p></td><td><p>£350,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester &amp; Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Birmingham &amp; Solihull</p></td><td><p>£625,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Cambridge &amp; Peterborough</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Lincoln &amp; Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>£625,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Heart of the South West</p></td><td><p>£400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester &amp; Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>£350,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>£400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds City Region</p></td><td><p>£625,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td><td><p>£550,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Anglia</p></td><td><p>£350,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford &amp; Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield City Region</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solent</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£800,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent &amp; Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon &amp; Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley Berkshire</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Marches</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West of England</p></td><td><p>£400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York, North Yorkshire &amp; East Riding</p></td><td><p>£300,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/07/2015 13:22:14 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386513

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Government Departments: Small Business Research Initiative
	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 18 March 2015, what (a) value and (b) number of Small Business Research Initiative contracts has been awarded in 2014-15 (i) in total, (ii) by the Ministry of Defence, (iii) by the Department of Health, (iv) by NHS England, (v) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, (vi) by the Department for Transport, (vii) by the Home Office, (viii) by the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs, (ix) directly by Innovate UK, (x) by research councils, (xi) by other parts of his Department and (xii) by other Government Departments and agencies to date.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	4949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This information is being researched and will be placed in the Libraries of the House as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/07/2015 11:07:32 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224886

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of suppliers to his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Answering this question would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that as of 26<sup>th</sup> February 2015, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulation 113) stipulates that payment of undisputed invoices must be made within 30 days, as applicable to MoJ Suppliers and all suppliers within the supply chain.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 09/03/2015 15:59:37 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224906

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what requirements his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	226176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>DWP includes a provision in its contract terms requiring payment to contractors within thirty days of receipt of a valid claim. Where the contractor enters into a sub-contract for the purpose of performing its obligations under the contract, it must ensure that a provision is included in the sub-contract which requires payment to be made by the contractor to the sub-contractor within a specified period not exceeding thirty days from the receipt of a valid claim.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 came into force on 26 February and contain a requirement for sub-contractors to include in any sub-contract which they in turn award, provisions having the same effect.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 10/03/2015 16:42:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

224182

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2015
	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	Exports: Government Assistance
	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 firms have received through UKEF (a) insurance support, (b) bank guarantee trade finance products, (c) bank guarantee loan products and (d) other support in each month of the 2014-15 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Due to there often being a time delay (particularly in relation to products aimed at smaller exporters) for support to be recorded on UKEF’s systems after it has become effective, a definitive month-by-month breakdown of the type requested is not available. Based on the information available, in the financial year to end-January UKEF has supported 145 different exporters, up from 130 supported during 2013/14.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/03/2015 15:44:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

417529

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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 Councils
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what external reviews or research he has commissioned on the future of the Research Councils.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	9588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In April 2014 BIS published the findings of the Triennial Review of the Research Councils, which examined their form, function and governance. In December 2014 the Government commissioned Sir Paul Nurse to examine how Research Councils can evolve to support research in the most effective ways.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/09/2015 10:16:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386517

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	Trade Promotion
	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 companies received support under the High Value Opportunities scheme in each month of the 2014-15 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	4988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the 2014-15 financial year UK Trade and Investment supported 980 companies through the High Value Programme. Data is not recorded on a month by month basis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/07/2015 16:57:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386514

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	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	UK Research Partnership Investment Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether further application rounds are planned under the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	4950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the March 2015 Budget, the Government announced £400m out to 2021 for the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund. We are working with the Higher Education Funding Council for England, which administers the Fund in collaboration with the other higher education funding bodies, to develop the arrangements. The process and guidance for further rounds will be set out later this year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/07/2015 09:46:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227314

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what amount his Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	227564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the total amount of expenditure by the Ministry on both research and development and the total departmental spending on services is publicly available on gov.uk as part of the Country and Regional Analysis statistical release. This information covers 2009-10 through to 2013-14 and can be found at the following web link:</p><p> </p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/country-and-regional-analysis-2014</a></strong></p><p>This data can be accessed by using either the ‘interactive tables’ or the ‘database’.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 20/03/2015 12:29:10 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

223047

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	225073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>It has not been possible to collate and quality assure this information in the time available. I will write to the Honourable Member when this information is available.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/03/2015 17:28:52 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna