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91889

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 made of the potential effect of the proposed changes to the disabled students' allowance on the participation in higher education of students with high needs.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne McGuire
uin	209505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Equality Analysis is currently being updated in light of information and evidence provided by stakeholders. It will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 209677 209678 question first answered 14/10/2014 12:57:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	636 label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire

91892

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Regional Growth Fund: Barnsley
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 projects in Barnsley East constituency have (a) applied for funding, (b) been selected to receive funding and (c) received final offer letters from the Regional Growth Fund in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	209384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>In Rounds 1-5 of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) three projects in the Barnsley East constituency applied for RGF funding. As of September 2014 one project has been selected to receive RGF funding and it has received a final offer letter.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/10/2014 12:52:24 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

92106

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 potential effect of the Government's proposed changes to the disabled students' allowances on the drop-out rate of students who will no longer be eligible for funding.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne McGuire
uin	209677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Equality Analysis is currently being updated in light of information and evidence provided by stakeholders. It will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 209505 209678 question first answered 14/10/2014 12:57:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	636 label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire

92107

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 potential effect of the Government's proposed changes to the disabled students' allowances on the employment prospects of students who will no longer be eligible for funding.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne McGuire
uin	209678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Equality Analysis is currently being updated in light of information and evidence provided by stakeholders. It will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 209505 209677 question first answered 14/10/2014 12:57:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	636 label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire

92108

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consultation his Department undertook with universities, providers of support and students prior to the announcement of 7 April 2014 on proposals to change the disabled students' allowance.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne McGuire
uin	209679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2013 the Government sought the views of stakeholders through a Call for Evidence on areas of Disabled Students Allowance. The Statement of April 7 2014 was followed by extensive discussions with stakeholders, students and their representatives and disability organisations.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/10/2014 12:54:35 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	636 label Biography information for Dame Anne McGuire

91683

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Agriculture: Catapult Centres
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 it his policy to establish an agricultural technology catapult centre.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	209248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>This Department is investing £90 million to establish a small number of Centres for Agricultural Innovation. These Centres have similar overarching objectives to Catapult Centres and will drive increased translation of research and levels of innovation in agriculture and its supply chains, whilst both improving UK competitiveness and leadership in the Agri-Tech sector, and encouraging greater inward investment.</p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK is responsible for the establishment of new Catapult Centres, and is guided by specific criteria when considering new sectors and challenges. Whilst the current funding arrangements mean we cannot establish these existing Centres as a Catapult Centre, we will continue to explore the potential future Centres for Agricultural Innovation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 13/10/2014 13:52:48 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93066

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Leeds Local Enterprise Partnership on devolving powers and responsibilities from Whitehall.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	905411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>I have been in regular dialogue with the Leeds City Region LEP to discuss their plans for growth. I was pleased to inform this House in July that we have now concluded a Growth Deal with the LEP, which provided the area with a £573 million Government investment. Roger Marsh, the chair of the LEP, described the Deal as a “game-changing moment” for the area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/10/2014 14:13:28 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

93069

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership on devolving powers and responsibilities from Whitehall.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
uin	905405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>In November last year the Government agreed the Southampton and Portsmouth City Deal with the Local Enterprise Partnership. The deal included a range of infrastructure, skills, business support and labour market schemes.</p><p>Building on this I was delighted to announce a significant Growth Deal worth almost £125 million for the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership in July this year. This includes a substantial commitment for transport improvements in the Fareham and Gosport Peninsula which will cut journey times from Gosport to Portsmouth; investment in local colleges; the establishment of a Land and Property Board that will secure the release of public land; and additional investment in business support services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/10/2014 13:52:49 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

93071

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Rural Areas: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what support his Department provides for rural Northumberland.
tabling member constituency	Hexham
tabling member printed	Guy Opperman
uin	905409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The North East LEP Growth Deal provided £6m towards a £23m Rural Growth Network project which will improve infrastructure in key rural market towns helping to grow innovative, community-led networks of rural enterprise hubs to support rural business growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/10/2014 14:04:23 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman

91344

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department will publish an assessment of the effect on disabled people of the proposed changes to disabled students' allowances.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	208957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The analysis is currently being updated in light of information and evidence provided by stakeholders and will be published alongside the regulations in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 13/10/2014 13:54:33 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick