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927014

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Foreign Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many European-owned businesses there are in each of the constituent parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	155197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/06/2018 16:01:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ155197.pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1125466

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Employment: Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of support available to parents who have to return to work while their premature and sick babies remain in neonatal or intensive care.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	251927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently conducted a short, focussed internal review of the provisions for parents of premature, sick and multiple babies for the purpose of providing advice to Minsters.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently exploring a range of policy options for providing further support to parents in this position, recognising that the UK entitlement to 52 weeks of Maternity Leave among the most generous maternity rights in the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 14/05/2019 12:33:08 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

934154

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy Supply: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has been made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on fuel security in power stations in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	160106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>Fuel security in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter and the Department for the Economy is the lead Northern Ireland Department for energy matters.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/07/2018 09:56:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

942967

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Carbon Dioxide: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with officials of the devolved administration in Northern Ireland on the (a) shortage of carbon dioxide supplies and (b) effects of that shortage on the agri-food industry in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	164899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the industrial gases sector, including the CO2-providing subsector. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has continued to monitor the shortage and Ministers and officials have been in regular contact with producers and suppliers throughout the process. We have been assured by producers of CO2 that production and supply levels are now returning to normal.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in the Department talked regularly to counterparts in departments whose sectors were affected by the recent carbon dioxide shortage, and cross-Whitehall discussions on the shortage were open to any affected department or agency and the Devolved Administrations. DEFRA officials were also in contact with the Devolved Administrations to update them on developments. In particular, DEFRA regularly convened the Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group (FCELG), which all the Devolved Administrations are members of, to gather intelligence about the impacts of the carbon dioxide shortage across the UK food supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/07/2018 12:00:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

927991

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of public monies received by the (a) community and (b) voluntary sector came from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	155697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Government is continuing to assess the impact of leaving the EU on the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, including around funding. The National Council for Voluntary Organisations estimate that in 2014/15 the UK voluntary sector received between £350-450 million of EU funding. Estimates for 2016 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>There are a wide range of EU funds that community and voluntary sector organisations access. Government is actively listening to the views of community and voluntary sector organisations as we develop successor funding schemes to EU programmes</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/06/2018 15:07:10 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

931531

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC Trust: Royal Charters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the BBC Trust contains a member from Northern Ireland in accordance with the Royal Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	157673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>In April 2017 the BBC Trust was replaced by a new unitary BBC Board. Under the Charter, no appointment can be made for the Board member for Northern Ireland without the agreement of the Executive Committee. Interim arrangements are in place to ensure that the interests of Northern Ireland are fully represented.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/07/2018 13:02:25 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

942839

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	BBC Board: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what interim arrangements are in place to ensure that the interests of Northern Ireland are fully represented on the BBC Board in the absence of Northern Ireland executive.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	164897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The BBC Board has implemented interim arrangements to ensure that Northern Ireland interests are fully represented. This includes the Chairman acting as a member of the Northern Ireland sub-committee and feeding these views into the main board. Elan Closs Stephens, the BBC non-executive director for Wales, is also a member of the Committee which is chaired by Board member Ken MacQuarrie, the Director of Nations and Regions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/07/2018 15:53:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

946903

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Brass Bands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what schemes his Department has allocated funding to for the purchase or hire of (a) uniforms and (b) instruments by (i) musical and (ii) marching bands in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	167160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>My Department does not hold this information. In England, funding decisions in this area are made by Arts Council England. As culture is a devolved matter, questions regarding funding decisions made in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales should be directed to the devolved administrations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2018 10:53:00 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

927017

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	British Students Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have enrolled in international higher education programmes in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	155200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>Data on UK students studying abroad is published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at tertiary level and is available at the following link: <a href="http://uis.unesco.org/en/uis-student-flow" target="_blank">http://uis.unesco.org/en/uis-student-flow</a>. Tertiary education is defined as International Standard Classification of Education levels 5-8.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of UK students studying tertiary education programmes abroad</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>28,566</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>29,975</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>31,433</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>33,111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>33,109</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UNESCO, Internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad (2013-2017)</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/06/2018 13:47:26 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

928638

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been allocated in EU funding to the Erasmus+ programme by region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	156357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The European Commission allocates funding for decentralised actions of the Erasmus+ programme to the UK. Details of spending in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the first three years of the programme (2014-16) are available at <a href="https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/statistics</a> under ‘Projects funded’ ‘Data Tables’. Data by English region is not available. Data for 2017 is expected to be published on that site in November.</p><p>The European Commission does not not publish a breakdown of centralised funding (administered by the Commission) below Member State level.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 29/06/2018 13:26:14 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn