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420930

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Cars: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Volkswagen and Renault on the recall of cars in Northern Ireland aged one to five years for refitting new computer and brake systems; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	11752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friends the Secretaries of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Transport have jointly engaged in an exchange of correspondence with Paul Willis, Head of Volkswagen (VW) UK on VW’s plans for addressing consumer concerns over the fitting of defeat devices fitted to VW branded vehicles in the UK (including Northern Ireland). Both Ministers have urged VW UK to complete the refit/redress process as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:39:11 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

420967

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	EU Budget
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding the UK was allocated from the (a) European Regional Development Fund, (b) European Social Funds, (c) European Agricultural Fund of Guarantee, (d) European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, (e) European Territorial Cooperation, (f) Youth Employment Initiative and (g) European Maritime and Fisheries Fund in the period from 2010 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	11589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested for points a, b, d, e, f, and g is set out in the financing plans in the respective programmes for these funds which can be found on gov.uk, gov.scotland and gov.wales.</p><p>The information requested for point c can be found on the European Commission and Eur-lex websites.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:45:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

420968

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Import Duties
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 he has made of the benefits to UK businesses in the (a) retail, (b) automobile, (c) construction, (d) ICT, (e) financial services and (f) defence sectors of reduced tariff barriers arising from UK membership of the World Trade Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	11590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made a specific assessment of the benefits to UK businesses in these sectors as a result of the UK’s membership of the WTO. But the benefits will be substantial as over the 20 years of the WTO average applied tariffs have been cut in half from 15 per cent in 1995 to less than 8 per cent today. And there are now 161 WTO Members comprising 98% of world trade, with the new (post-1995) members contributing 21% of this total. Further benefits are likely from negotiations currently underway: for example the Information Technology Agreement 2 (ITA2) should liberalise tariffs that affect around £12 billion of UK exports and imports.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:42:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

420969

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	EU External Trade
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 he has made of the benefit to the UK economy of the preferential trade agreements the EU has negotiated with countries outside the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	11591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The cumulative impact of all concluded, on-going and potential trade negotiations currently being undertaken by the EU could boost UK GDP by over £ 20 billion in the long run.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:41:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

420970

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	EU Internal Trade
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 he has made of the benefits to the UK economy of (a) the absence of tariff barriers for intra-EU trade and (b) other aspects of the single market.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	11592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The EU provides the biggest single market in the world. EU countries trade twice as much with each other as they would without it. The absence of tariffs contributes to this. The single market also brings benefits for consumers. For example, between 2000 and 2006, the cost of making a 10-minute call in the EU fell by an average of 74%, and roaming charges will be abolished completely in 2017. As part of our agenda for EU reform, we want to go further and faster on economic competitiveness including liberalisation of the services sector, trade, and de-regulation.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:40:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

420584

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
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 22 September 2015 to Question 9932, what total amount of funding was not drawn down by beneficiaries by mutual agreement under each round of the Regional Growth Fund.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	11490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the amount of funding not drawn down by beneficiaries, by mutual agreement, under the Regional Growth Fund.</p><p>The table covers Rounds 1 to 3 of the Fund. Round 4 of the Fund is still being concluded and subsequent rounds of the Fund are ongoing with many of the beneficiaries still within their payment periods.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Round</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p>17,591,795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p>28,128,222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p>27,031,650</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/10/2015 14:26:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

419794

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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: Exports
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 policy is on the Government continuing to sign off arms export licenses for those countries identified as a cause for concern by the Committees on Arms Export Controls and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	10798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes its export responsibilities very seriously and aims to operate one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. Government policy is enshrined in the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, known as the Consolidated Criteria. We rigorously examine every application on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated Criteria and will only issue an export licence where to do so would be consistent with these criteria.</p><p>We undertake appropriate checks using both open and other sources when considering licence applications. To ensure a comprehensive and consistent approach, this will involve Desk and Post in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and relevant experts from other Departments.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/10/2015 15:42:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

419796

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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: Redcar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advice the Government has received on Government intervention in the steelworks in Redcar and European Community state aid rules; and what discussions his Department has had on this issue.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	10876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>I received advice from Departmental officials on the legality of supporting a steel company in difficulty. The state aid rules on giving rescue and restructuring aid to steel companies are clear and all such interventions are prohibited.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/10/2015 16:16:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

419814

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	British Business Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which 10 sectors received most support from the British Business Bank in (a) Mid Worcestershire constituency, (b) Worcestershire and (c) the UK since that bank was established.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	11200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>Since 1st November 2014, the British Business Bank (BBB) has been an operationally independent public limited company, which is wholly owned by Her Majesty’s Government. The tables (attached) highlight BBB programmes by sector for Mid Worcestershire, Worcestershire and the UK. Start-Up Loans are presented separately for breakdowns beyond region.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/10/2015 16:12:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Tables for PQ 11200 (21941).docx title BBB Programmes
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

419815

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	British Business Bank: Mid Worcestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much support the British Business Bank has provided to small and medium-sized enterprises in Mid Worcestershire constituency since its creation.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	11201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>Since 1st November 2014, the British Business Bank has been an operationally independent public limited company, which is wholly owned by Her Majesty’s Government. Between November 2014 and August 2015, the British Business Bank have facilitated over £1.56m of lending to 40 businesses in Mid Worcestershire.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/10/2015 16:17:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston