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166924

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Construction: Skilled Workers
	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 improve skills in the construction industry.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	216497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Under the auspices of the Construction Leadership Council, the house building industry is developing an action plan to address three immediate priorities: improving the image of house building; attracting back experienced workers who left during the recession; and attracting other workers with relevant skills.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More widely, this Government is making a number of reforms to the skills system to improve skills supply; putting employers in the driving seat and making providers more responsive to their needs. Government is also currently undertaking a triennial review of the way the Construction Industry Training Board operates. CITB is undertaking reforms that will seek to improve the service it delivers to the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, Government believes that a more robust and more visible Government construction procurement pipeline is key to improving investment decisions in construction. We are working to enhance the pipeline to give construction businesses the confidence to upskill staff, to recruit, and to commit to apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 08/12/2014 15:31:26 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

166953

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Construction: Materials
	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 ensure that the production of building materials keeps up with increases in the number of house-build starts.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	216496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The general picture on material supply is one of gradual re-adjustment to the return to growth. Domestic brick production increased by 5.8% during the 12 months to October 2014 and has been augmented by an increase in imports, which is normal at this stage of the economic cycle, because of lead times in raising domestic output.</p><p>Government is in touch with the building products sector to understand and act on factors affecting building materials production. It is committed to a stable climate for business investment, which is the most important requirement for investment in building materials production.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 08/12/2014 16:28:28 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

156161

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Nuclear Engineering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when a decision will be made on the location of the new nuclear engineering college.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	214886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The industry is developing a detailed proposal which is designed to meet the skill specialisms that will be needed by different parts of the industry, including for new build and decommissioning. The proposal will build on existing and planned capital investment in facilities and equipment, and ensure strong alignment with higher education institutions and other providers of vocational education. A decision on location will be made once this work has been completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/11/2014 12:07:20 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

166224

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Hinkley Point C Power Station
	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 make an assessment of the potential risk that the development of Hinkley Point C power station may cause a shortage of nuclear engineering skills at Devonport dockyard.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	216006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>A detailed assessment has been carried out of future skills needs for the civil nuclear new build programme, including the Hinkley Point C development. That assessment, carried out by skills bodies on behalf of the Nuclear Industry Council, included input from Ministry of Defence (MoD), who are members of that Council.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant departments – Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), Energy &amp; Climate Change (DECC), Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Work &amp; Pensions (DWP) – are working with industry to ensure that a coordinated approach is taken to meeting future skills demand, including for engineers in both the civil and defence sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/12/2014 15:47:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

428016

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	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	Construction Leadership Council
	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 members of the new Construction Leadership Council have been confirmed in their positions; what the roles of those members are; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	16166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Membership and general terms of reference for the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) have been published on the Government website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/construction-leadership-council" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/construction-leadership-council</a>).</p><p>Detailed terms of reference were drafted by the secretariat, discussed by the co-chairs and circulated to members, along with other papers for the October 2015 meeting.They will be published, along with the minutes, on the Government website in due course.</p><p>Under co-chairs myself and Andrew Wolstenholme, Chief Executive of Crossrail, the CLC has a number of work streams led by council members:</p><ul><li>Business models / supply chain - Madani Sow (Bouygues UK)</li><li>Skills - Anna Stewart (Laing O’Rourke)</li><li>Sustainability - Mike Putnam (Skanksa UK)</li><li>Trade – David Cash (BDP)</li><li>Communications – Simon Rawlinson (Arcadis).</li></ul><p>Discussions on the lead for the innovation work stream are ongoing.</p><p>The Chief Construction Adviser role covered a range of functions which will be absorbed by Government and industry, including the CLC. In addition to identifying and delivering priority actions under the themes above, the Government will look to the CLC for advice on specific policy challenges - as is the case with the recently announced review of the practice of cash retention.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 16167 16168 16169 question first answered 19/11/2015 14:09:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

428017

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	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	Construction Leadership Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who drafted the terms of reference for the new Construction Leadership Council; how those terms of reference were decided on; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	16167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Membership and general terms of reference for the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) have been published on the Government website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/construction-leadership-council" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/construction-leadership-council</a>).</p><p>Detailed terms of reference were drafted by the secretariat, discussed by the co-chairs and circulated to members, along with other papers for the October 2015 meeting.They will be published, along with the minutes, on the Government website in due course.</p><p>Under co-chairs myself and Andrew Wolstenholme, Chief Executive of Crossrail, the CLC has a number of work streams led by council members:</p><ul><li>Business models / supply chain - Madani Sow (Bouygues UK)</li><li>Skills - Anna Stewart (Laing O’Rourke)</li><li>Sustainability - Mike Putnam (Skanksa UK)</li><li>Trade – David Cash (BDP)</li><li>Communications – Simon Rawlinson (Arcadis).</li></ul><p>Discussions on the lead for the innovation work stream are ongoing.</p><p>The Chief Construction Adviser role covered a range of functions which will be absorbed by Government and industry, including the CLC. In addition to identifying and delivering priority actions under the themes above, the Government will look to the CLC for advice on specific policy challenges - as is the case with the recently announced review of the practice of cash retention.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 16166 16168 16169 question first answered 19/11/2015 14:09:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

428018

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	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	Construction Leadership Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the new Construction Leadership Council will assume the responsibilities previously held by the Chief Construction Adviser from November 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	16168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Membership and general terms of reference for the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) have been published on the Government website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/construction-leadership-council" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/construction-leadership-council</a>).</p><p>Detailed terms of reference were drafted by the secretariat, discussed by the co-chairs and circulated to members, along with other papers for the October 2015 meeting.They will be published, along with the minutes, on the Government website in due course.</p><p>Under co-chairs myself and Andrew Wolstenholme, Chief Executive of Crossrail, the CLC has a number of work streams led by council members:</p><ul><li>Business models / supply chain - Madani Sow (Bouygues UK)</li><li>Skills - Anna Stewart (Laing O’Rourke)</li><li>Sustainability - Mike Putnam (Skanksa UK)</li><li>Trade – David Cash (BDP)</li><li>Communications – Simon Rawlinson (Arcadis).</li></ul><p>Discussions on the lead for the innovation work stream are ongoing.</p><p>The Chief Construction Adviser role covered a range of functions which will be absorbed by Government and industry, including the CLC. In addition to identifying and delivering priority actions under the themes above, the Government will look to the CLC for advice on specific policy challenges - as is the case with the recently announced review of the practice of cash retention.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 16166 16167 16169 question first answered 19/11/2015 14:09:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

428019

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	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	Construction Leadership Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the terms of reference for the new Construction Leadership Council have been published; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	16169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Membership and general terms of reference for the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) have been published on the Government website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/construction-leadership-council" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/construction-leadership-council</a>).</p><p>Detailed terms of reference were drafted by the secretariat, discussed by the co-chairs and circulated to members, along with other papers for the October 2015 meeting.They will be published, along with the minutes, on the Government website in due course.</p><p>Under co-chairs myself and Andrew Wolstenholme, Chief Executive of Crossrail, the CLC has a number of work streams led by council members:</p><ul><li>Business models / supply chain - Madani Sow (Bouygues UK)</li><li>Skills - Anna Stewart (Laing O’Rourke)</li><li>Sustainability - Mike Putnam (Skanksa UK)</li><li>Trade – David Cash (BDP)</li><li>Communications – Simon Rawlinson (Arcadis).</li></ul><p>Discussions on the lead for the innovation work stream are ongoing.</p><p>The Chief Construction Adviser role covered a range of functions which will be absorbed by Government and industry, including the CLC. In addition to identifying and delivering priority actions under the themes above, the Government will look to the CLC for advice on specific policy challenges - as is the case with the recently announced review of the practice of cash retention.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 16166 16167 16168 question first answered 19/11/2015 14:09:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

58512

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what specialist one-to-one study skills support will be available for students with specific learning difficulties following the review of the disabled students allowance; and who will provide that support.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
	uin	199301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Discussions are underway with stakeholders, including those who specialise in supporting students with Specific Learning Difficulties. This will help determine how specialist one-to-one support will be delivered in the future and where the responsibility for funding such support will fall.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I will not make a final decision on this matter until I have considered the necessary Equality Analysis, which is in preparation, and will take account of any relevant evidence provided by stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 10/06/2014 16:02:42 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile