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439036

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Staff
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 15 December 2015 to Question 19589, what the budget for the BIS Automotive sector team has been in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	20401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <br /> <br /><p>The administrative budget associated with the BIS Automotive sector team for the last five financial years is illustrated below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Administrative Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>£1,393,614*^</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>£1,187,636^</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>£1,207,986^</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>£1,256,570^</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>£1,219,550^</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>*Includes funding for the Advanced Manufacturing Showcasing team who came under the same administrative budget for these years.</p><p>^ Includes one FTE on loan to the Office for Low Emission Vehicles</p><br /> <br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 05/01/2016 16:46:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

437343

registered interest
date	11/12/2015
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	Motor Vehicles: 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 plans his Department has to review its automotive strategy for growth and sustainability, published in July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	19767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Automotive Council will lead a review of the Automotive Industrial Strategy in the first half of 2016, to take stock of progress since its publication in July 2013 and to confirm future priorities.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/12/2015 14:35:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

437066

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Staff
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 staff made up the BIS Automotive sector team in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	19589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff in the BIS Automotive sector team over each of the last five years is illustrated in the table below.</p><p><strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (Calendar)</p></td><td><p>Number of Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/12/2015 15:55:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

437069

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	Motor Vehicles: 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 representations he has received from the Automotive Council on the long-term sustainability of automotive manufacturing in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	19645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government has regular and constructive dialogue with the automotive industry – including through the Automotive Council, which is taking a leadership position in ensuring the sustainable growth of the sector in the UK.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/12/2015 15:53:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

433729

registered interest
date	02/12/2015
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	Small Businesses: Finance
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 his Department has conducted of the adequacy of the level of financial support offered to small businesses that have been in operation for two years or less; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	18526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that new businesses can encounter difficulties in obtaining the finance they need to start-up or grow. However I am encouraged that net lending to smaller businesses has been recovering strongly since the end of 2014. The Bank of England has reported that credit conditions for SMEs seeking finance are improving and the SME Finance Monitor shows that 80% of SME loan and overdraft applications were successful in the 18 months to 2015 Q3, up from 68% in Q4 2013.</p><p>Latest figures show that net SME lending from banks participating in the Funding for Lending Scheme grew by £675m in the third quarter and the Bank of England recently announced that allowances earned by banks for increasing their net lending under the scheme will be available to draw down for a further two years. The government also continues to fund start-up loans, with more than 33,000 loans worth over £180 million issued so far and a target to deliver 75,000 loans by the end of the parliament.</p><p>I am also encouraged by our growing alternative finance sector, with the UK the leading fin tech centre of Europe.</p><p>A recent report from the Legatum Institute rated the UK as the best country in the EU in which to start a business and the government will continue to back our small businesses to start and grow.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/12/2015 17:31:04 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

425602

registered interest
date	03/11/2015
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	Retail Trade: Sustainable Development
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 encourage retailers to source their products from ethical and sustainable sources; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	14532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department encourages more responsible supply chain management by businesses, including retailers, by requiring companies to be more transparent about their business operations. UK listed companies are required to report on social and environmental matters where necessary for an understanding of their business.</p><p>More widely, the Government supports the Ethical Trading Initiative which helps member companies realise their commitment to continuous improvement in ethical sourcing.</p><p>We are also providing £18 million over six years to help Fairtrade International have a greater impact in their work and strengthen the global Fairtrade system.</p><p>The Government also supports work by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) on voluntary agreements such as the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan which encourages sustainability of clothing across the product life cycle including, for example, use of lower impact fibres. In addition, Government co-ordinates work on the UK statement on the sustainable production of palm oil, working with retailers and others towards achieving 100% sourcing of credibly certified sustainable palm oil in the UK.</p><p>In October the transparency in supply chains provision (section 54) of the Modern Slavery Act came into force.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/11/2015 15:01:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

425052

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
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: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what material and financial support his Department is providing to people made redundant in the steel industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	14187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2015 answer text <p>In relation to SSI’s closure in Redcar, I expect the majority of the fund announced on 2 October to go towards supporting training of former SSI workers and those in the supply chain, helping businesses to grow and create jobs, and the future of the Tees Valley economy more broadly. We are working with the local Task Force, chaired by Amanda Skelton, to shape these proposals and in total, we have agreed over £40 million of support aimed at skills and jobs creation:</p><ul><li>£3 million has been made available to four Further Education colleges in the region to support re-training activity, as well as a further £2.65m skills funding to plug any gaps in skills provision not available via the Further Education Offer;</li><li>£1.7 million to ensure that the fifty apprentices who were with SSI can continue their apprenticeships with alternative employers;</li><li>A £16.5 million Jobs and Skills Fund to help local firms employ former SSI workers or their spouses in full-time or part-time jobs for a minimum of three years;</li><li>£16 million support for firms in the SSI supply chain and wider Tees Valley impacted by the Redcar steelworks closure, to safeguard jobs, provide the stimulus to create new posts and provide expert assistance to help them expand their business</li><li>£750,000 to fund advice and grants to start up a new business.</li></ul><p>In addition, we have announced a package, worth up to £9 million, jointly with Tata, to support Scunthorpe steelworkers, the local economy and supply chain. We are working closely with a local Task Force, chaired by my noble Friend Baroness Liz Redfern, to deliver this support.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/12/2015 10:06:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

421307

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia and Yemen
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 12 October 2015 to Question 10357, how many arms export licences of what value and type have been issued for exports to (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) Yemen in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	11944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Please refer to gov.uk for the latest quality assured data published for Saudi Arabia and Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 14:39:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

419029

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	Arms Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) value of arms export licences issued for Israel in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	10498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government publishes comprehensive information about export licences granted and refused on gov.uk.</p><p>The Government has granted 167 licences for export of military goods and technology to Israel in the last year.</p><p>Of these 163 were for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) with a value of £18,596,344 and 4 Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs).</p><p>OIELs are generally not limited by quantity or value and therefore we are unable to give a figure for the value of the goods that might be exported under OIELs.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/10/2015 12:21:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

418851

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Arms Trade: Middle East
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 arms export licences of what value and type have been issued for exports to (a) Saudi Arabia and (b) Yemen in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	10357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government publishes (on a quarterly and annual basis) comprehensive information about export licences granted and refused on gov.uk.</p><p>A summary of the licences granted for export of military goods and technology to Saudi Arabia and Yemen for each of the last five full calendar years detailed below. Please note Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) are generally not limited by quantity or value and therefore we are unable to give a figure for the value of the goods that might be exported.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Saudi Arabia</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of SIEL Licences</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Value (£)</p></td><td><p>£341,007,088</p></td><td><p>£1,735,418,108</p></td><td><p>£111,721,756</p></td><td><p>£1,608,104,771</p></td><td><p>£80,749,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of OIEL Licences</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yemen</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of SIEL Licences</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Value (£)</p></td><td><p>£160,245</p></td><td><p>£863,218</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£841,426</p></td><td><p>£1,044,253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of OIEL Licences</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/10/2015 12:18:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham