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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

432061

	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	Student Opportunity Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to retain the Student Opportunity fund.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL3834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is responsible for decisions on how the student opportunity fund is allocated to higher education institutions and for publishing guidance.</p><br /><p>We will be issuing a grant letter to the HEFCE in the New Year outlining the Government’s priorities for expenditure through the teaching grant, including on widening access.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 07/12/2015 15:43:54 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

432105

	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	Minimum Wage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 24 November (HL3548), what are the minimum wages in each EU member state, and what is their estimate of the effect on migration of the proposed increases in the UK minimum wage.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL3878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The Low Pay Commission’s National Minimum Wage Report 2015 outlines details of 2014 adult minimum wage rates in 12 comparator countries, including EU member states. Minimum wages vary in level and structure between countries given the context of their economic and labour market conditions. These comparisons are broken down in the table below.</p><br /><p>BIS has not undertaken any analysis of the effect of proposed minimum wage changes on migration.</p><br /> <br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Annex 3</strong>: Comparison of Adult Minimum Wage, by Country, End 2014</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>In national currency expressed as hourly rate<sup>a</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>In UK £, using:</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Date of last uprating</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>% increase in national currency from 2012/2013 to 2014</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Age full minimum wage usually applies<sup>b</sup></strong></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Exchange rates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PPPs</strong></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Australia<sup>c</sup> </strong></p></td><td><p>AUS$16.87</p></td><td><p>9.37</p></td><td><p>8.44</p></td><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Belgium</strong></p></td><td><p>€ 8.67</p></td><td><p>6.88</p></td><td><p>7.80</p></td><td><p>Dec-12</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Canada<sup>d</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>C$10.39</p></td><td><p>5.79</p></td><td><p>6.29</p></td><td><p><sup>e</sup></p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>France</strong></p></td><td><p>€ 9.53</p></td><td><p>7.54</p></td><td><p>8.57</p></td><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greece</strong></p></td><td><p>€3.52<sup>f</sup></p></td><td><p>2.73</p></td><td><p>3.82</p></td><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>€ 8.65</p></td><td><p>6.84</p></td><td><p>7.20</p></td><td><p>Jul-11<sup>g</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Japan<sup>h</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>JPY780</p></td><td><p>4.46</p></td><td><p>5.31</p></td><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p>15/18<sup>i</sup></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Netherlands</strong></p></td><td><p>8.63<sup>j</sup></p></td><td><p>6.83</p></td><td><p>7.59</p></td><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>New Zealand</strong></p></td><td><p>NZ$14.25</p></td><td><p>7.12</p></td><td><p>7.05</p></td><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Portugal<sup>l</sup> </strong></p></td><td><p>€ 2.91</p></td><td><p>2.30</p></td><td><p>3.33</p></td><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>4.0</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spain<sup>l</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>€ 3.72</p></td><td><p>2.94</p></td><td><p>3.82</p></td><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p>$6.50</p></td><td><p>6.50</p></td><td><p>6.50</p></td><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>3.0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United States</strong></p></td><td><p>US$7.25<sup>m</sup></p></td><td><p>4.45</p></td><td><p>5.63</p></td><td><p>Jul-09</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" rowspan="2"><p><em>Source:</em> British Embassies and High Commissions, Low Pay Commission (LPC) calculations of country minimum wage rates in pounds sterling using exchange rates and PPPs. PPPs derived from Comparative Price Levels (CPLs), OEDC Main Economic Indicators, September 2014. Exchange rates, Bank of England month average spot exchange rates, September 2014.</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Notes:</em></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" rowspan="2"><p>a. For countries where the minimum wage is not expressed as an hourly rate, the rate has been converted to an hourly basis assuming a working time of 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week and 173.3 hours per month.</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" rowspan="2"><p>b. Exemptions and special rules apply in many cases. For example, in France and the US the full adult rate applies to young workers with tenure of more than six and more than three months respectively.</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>c. The Australian Federal National Minimum Wage Order, effective from first pay period on or after 1 July 2014.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>d. Weighted average of provincial/territorial rates.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>e. Date of last uprating varies between provinces.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>f. Minimum hourly rate for ‘employees’. Different hourly rate operates for ‘blue collar’ workers.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" rowspan="2"><p>g. The hourly minimum rate was reduced from €8.65 to €7.65 for adult workers on 1 Feb 2011. That reduction was reversed and the hourly rate went back up to €8.65 on 1 July 2011.</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>h. Weighted average of prefectural rates.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>i. Age 15 to receive the regional minimum wage. Age 18 to receive the sectoral minimum wage.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7" rowspan="2"><p>j. Excludes 8 per cent supplement for holiday pay. Minimum wage based on a 40 hour working week. There are different minimum wage rates for those working a 38 or 36 hour week.</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>k. For all employees aged 16 and over, who are not either on the training minimum wage or the starting out minimum wage.</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>l. Not including annual supplementary pay of two additional months of salary for full-time workers.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>m. Federal minimum wage. Tipped employees receive a lower minimum wage depending on state laws.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/12/2015 17:52:09 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

432109

	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	Union Learning Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been paid to the Union Learning Fund (1) in the past three years, and (2) in total since its inception; which trade unions were provided with assistance from the Fund last year and how much each trade union was provided with; and whether they have any plans to end those payments or assess their efficacy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL3882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The Union Learning Fund (ULF) was established in 1998 and funding has been provided by a number of different Departments. Between 1998-9 and 2006-7, around £70m of funding was allocated to support the ULF.</p><br /><p>Since 2006, the ULF has been administered by Unionlearn (the TUC's learning organisation) and by the end of this financial year around £116m in total will have been distributed to ULF projects in respect of the financial years 2007-8 to 2015-16 of which £36.4m is in the last three of those years.</p><br /><p>An independently chaired ULF Assessment Panel recently reviewed a number of bids from unions for ULF grants for 2016-17. The Department for Business, Innovation &amp; Skills is currently finalising internal budgets following the spending review and will confirm the amount that is available for the 2016-17 financial year in early 2016.</p><br /><p>The total amount of funding received by all trade unions from the ULF for the financial year 2014-15 is set out in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Name of trade union</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding received in 2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aegis</p></td><td><p>230,981</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen</p></td><td><p>299,116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Association of Teachers and Lecturers</p></td><td><p>192,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union</p></td><td><p>123,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bakers and Allied Food Workers Union</p></td><td><p>378,382</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Britannia Staff Union</p></td><td><p>130,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community</p></td><td><p>235,434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communication Workers Union</p></td><td><p>380,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="https://www.equity.org.uk/" target="_blank">Equity</a></p></td><td><p>119,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire Brigades Union</p></td><td><p>512,462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GMB (Yorkshire and Humberside)</p></td><td><p>429,749</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GMB (North West)</p></td><td><p>298,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GMB (South)</p></td><td><p>620,522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="http://www.naoss.co.uk/" target="_blank">National Association of Stable Staff</a></p></td><td><p>76,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><a href="http://www.pcs.org.uk/" target="_blank">Public and Commercial Services Union</a></p></td><td><p>912,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional Footballers' Association</p></td><td><p>236,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prison Officers' Association</p></td><td><p>704,768</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal College of Midwives</p></td><td><p>219,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal College of Nurses</p></td><td><p>205,738</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers</p></td><td><p>509,844</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists</p></td><td><p>251,675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport Salaried Staffs' Association</p></td><td><p>350,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians</p></td><td><p>217,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>University and College Union</p></td><td><p>79,289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UFS</p></td><td><p>134,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNISON (North)</p></td><td><p>421,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNISON (National)</p></td><td><p>660,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNITE</p></td><td><p>1,880,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unity</p></td><td><p>52,078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Road Transport Union</p></td><td><p>161,773</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers</p></td><td><p>716,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff Union West Bromwich Building Society</p></td><td><p>65,809</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/12/2015 17:51:11 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

431904

	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	Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his strategy is for maximising the economic contribution of (a) the steel industry and (b) other industries vital to the UK's economic success.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The best way the Government can support our industries is to continue to deliver a strong and growing economy.</p><br /><p>In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced an exemption for Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs), including the steel industry, from the policy costs of the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariffs, a hugely significant step to provide industry with long-term certainty and helping them remain competitive. This is on top of the millions that has already been paid in compensation to EIIs for energy costs.</p><br /><p>The Government engages with various industrial sectors through our Sector Councils, where we discuss the opportunities and challenges facing certain sectors.</p><br /><p>The Government recognises the current difficulties that are unique to the steel sector. While we cannot fix the price of steel, halt global overproduction or fix currency rates, the Government has taken a number of measures to help our steel industry.</p><br /><p>We have taken action on unfair trade, recently voting in support of anti-dumping measures on wire rod and steel tubing imports, as well as lobbying successfully for an investigation into cheap imports of Reinforcing Steel Bar.</p><br /><p>The steel industry’s request for flexibility over Industrial Emissions Directive exemptions has been secured. This will save the industry millions of pounds of unnecessary expenditure at a time of crisis by offering steel companies more time to comply with this European legislation.</p><br /><p>Finally, we are taking action to drive up the number of public contracts won by UK steel manufacturers and their partners through fair and open competition. The Government published on 30 October new guidelines for departments to apply on major projects when sourcing and buying steel. The new instructions will help steel suppliers compete on a level playing field with international suppliers for major Government projects.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/11/2015 10:43:38 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

431905

	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	Iron and Steel: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the reliance of the UK economy on imports of steel from countries outside the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government supports an open market for steel and UK consumers are free to source their requirements from anywhere in the world as long as imported material is traded fairly and meets quality and standards criteria where applicable.</p><br /><p>Data on UK imports of steel as a share of domestic demand are published by the EEF on behalf of UK Steel in their Key Statistics 2015 report, which can be found at the EEF website under the ‘Publications’ page. Please note that these figures exclude imports made by steel producers.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/11/2015 09:55:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

431906

	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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Apprentices
	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 promote apprenticeships in the road haulage industry.
	tabling member constituency	Cheadle
	tabling member printed	Mary Robinson
	uin	17480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Through our reforms, more than 1300 employers are designing new apprenticeships standards that are more responsive to the needs of business. 194 standards have been published with over 150 new standards in development, including the new Large Goods Vehicle Driver standard.</p><p>Subject to final approval, this new apprenticeship standard will provide the sector with an excellent opportunity to develop a new generation of drivers in a way that meets their specific requirements.</p><p>In addition, in June Jobcentre Plus and the Road Haulage Association launched “Driving Britain’s Future”. This 12-month scheme will identify 2,400 work experience placements for Jobcentre Plus customers with logistics employers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/12/2015 15:58:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4406 label Biography information for Mary Robinson

431912

	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	Apprentices: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will make provision for large goods vehicles driving apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	17548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Through our reforms, more than 1300 employers are designing new apprenticeships standards that are more responsive to the needs of business. 194 standards have been published with over 150 new standards in development, including the new Large Goods Vehicle Driver standard.</p><br /><p>Subject to final approval, this new apprenticeship standard will provide the sector with an excellent opportunity to develop a new generation of drivers in a way that meets their specific requirements.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/12/2015 16:01:37 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

431922

	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	Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the National Living Wage on wage growth in (a) Peterborough and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
	uin	17443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p>The new National Living Wage is an essential part of moving to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society; it ensures that work pays, and reduces reliance on the State topping up wages through the benefits system. The Government’s target is for the National Living Wage to reach 60% of median earnings by 2020, and we have asked the Low Pay Commission to recommend the National Living Wage going forward.</p><br /><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility published its latest analysis of the impact on 25 November, here: <a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-november-2015/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/economic-fiscal-outlook-november-2015/</a></p><br /><p>The Government will be publishing an impact assessment for the National Living Wage in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/12/2015 14:57:58 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

431909

	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	Life Sciences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the Government's Strategy for UK Life Sciences, published in December 2011, on the UK life sciences sector.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	17502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK has one of the strongest and most productive life sciences industries in the world, generating turnover of over £56 billion per annum and ranking top in major European economies for health life sciences foreign direct investment projects.</p><p>Since the launch of the Governments Life Science Strategy in 2011, the Government has invested almost £1billion in health and life sciences and has attracted over £3.5 billion of private sector investment to the UK, making us the leading European destination for life science fundraising.</p><p>Our ambition is to maximise the UK’s strengths in science and research to accelerate the development and adoption of 21<sup>st</sup> Century health science technology, delivering the best health outcomes and increasing wider growth and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/11/2015 14:22:32 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne