Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

521956

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 1 March 2016 to Question 28171, what rules will apply to use of the reading room for hon. Members for classified documents relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; whether access will be limited to Members of both Houses; and when he plans to write to hon. Members to confirm how they can access and use those documents.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	38925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>The next round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will take place in July. The UK reading room will be open in time to access documents related to this round and will be accessible to Members of both Houses and Whitehall officials.</p><p>Parliamentarians and officials will be required to respect EU rules governing the protection of classified TTIP documents made available in the reading room, which in practice means not sharing them or their contents with anyone who is not entitled to access the room.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/06/2016 13:24:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513498

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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: Civil Servants
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 (a) full-time equivalent civil servants work in his Department and (b) civil servants work full-time on the Northern Powerhouse agenda.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>There are 2439 core full time equivalent civil servants working in BIS, including Sheffield and other locations. The Northern Powerhouse is a key ambition of this Government which requires input from officials across BIS and other Government Departments, across a wide range of policy areas. This supports places across the North to work collaboratively to direct and benefit from the Northern Powerhouse agenda.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/04/2016 15:32:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 56739 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513562

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	Tata Steel: Port Talbot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what dates Tata Steel first informed him that it (a) was considering selling the Port Talbot plant and (b) had decided to do so.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>This matter was addressed in the Oral Statement given by my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 11 April 2016 (Hansard Vol 608, Cols 50 and 51). The Department was informed in confidence by Tata in mid-February that the company was seriously considering the closure of the Port Talbot plant. The Government was not prepared to let that happen, and together with others in Government my Rt Hon Friend worked with Tata to persuade the company to instead keep the plant open, run a sale process (which was launched by Tata on 11 April 2016), and find a new buyer.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/05/2016 14:06:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513563

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	Tata Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many and which occasions he has had communications with Tata Group plc in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>Tata Group plc is a Strategic Relationship-Managed company and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is the Contact Minister. He has had regular meetings with the company, including during the Prime Minister of India’s visit to the UK in November 2015. BIS Ministers have held discussions and corresponded with Tata Group plc on a regular basis on issues of importance to the company’s investments in the UK. Most recently my right hon. Friend visited Mumbai on 6 April and again on 20 April to progress the sale of Tata Steel’s UK assets with Cyrus Mistry, Tata Group Chairman.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 34333 question first answered 28/04/2016 10:41:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513566

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	Tata Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on which occasions he had communications with Tata Group plc in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>Tata Group plc is a Strategic Relationship-Managed company and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is the Contact Minister. He has had regular meetings with the company, including during the Prime Minister of India’s visit to the UK in November 2015. BIS Ministers have held discussions and corresponded with Tata Group plc on a regular basis on issues of importance to the company’s investments in the UK. Most recently my right hon. Friend visited Mumbai on 6 April and again on 20 April to progress the sale of Tata Steel’s UK assets with Cyrus Mistry, Tata Group Chairman.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 34377 question first answered 28/04/2016 10:41:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513193

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
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
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 at (a) St Paul's Place, Sheffield and (b) 1 Victoria Street, London work on steel policy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>There are currently over 80 BIS members of staff working on steel policy. Around 75 are based in 1 Victoria Street, London and 3 at St Paul’s Place, Sheffield. A number of other staff are involved to a greater or lesser extent dependent on need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/05/2016 15:29:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

512412

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what occasions officials of his Department have received hospitality from the government of China in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	33872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>BIS officials have engaged with counterparts in China over the past three years to support the growing UK-China relationship and advance UK interests. During the course of those engagements they received at different times the standard hospitality associated with Government to Government exchanges. In 2010, Cabinet Office issued guidance on Civil Servant receiving gifts and hospitality, which can be found on the GOV.UK website. The guidance states that civil servants are not required to record hospitality from other civil servants in government, the Devolved Administrations, the Palace, non-departmental public bodies or overseas government.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/04/2016 13:55:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

512428

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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	Insolvency Service: Civil Servants
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 civil servants were employed at each location of the Insolvency Service in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	33729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2016, the numbers of civil servants employed at each Insolvency Service location were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Servants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Servants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chatham</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>Southampton</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ipswich</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1478</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures do not include 15 civil servants who were on unpaid sickness absence, career break, special leave without pay or on loan to other government departments and, therefore, were not on the Insolvency Service’s payroll on 31 March 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/04/2016 14:23:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

443868

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
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	Foreign Companies: Complaints
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 21 October 2015 to Question 10867, how many of the complaints were (a) referred to his Department's solicitors and (b) resulted in compliance with the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	21734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Of the ninety complaints referred to in the previous question, twenty were referred to Companies House’s own solicitors: they handle the vast majority of Companies House’s legal work.</p><br /><p>Of the ninety cases, two companies complied with the requirement to register a UK establishment of an overseas company at Companies House. Both registrations followed a request to register from Companies House’s solicitors.</p><br /><p>In respect of the remaining complaints, there was insufficient information to conclude that the overseas company was required to register a UK establishment at Companies House.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/01/2016 16:11:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

419833

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	Overseas Companies Regulations 2009
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 10 September 2015 to Question 8192, how many public complaints were made about failures to comply with the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 in each year since they came in to force.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	10867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Companies House received the following number of complaints about the possible failure to register the opening of a UK establishment of an overseas company, which is a breach of the Overseas Regulations 2009, for each year since 2010. Companies House will act upon the receipt of a public complaint about a possible failure to comply with the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 (&quot;the Regulations&quot;). It will carry out an initial investigation and then, if it considers that an offence may have been committed, it will refer the case to BIS solicitors to consider whether a prosecution is justified under the Code for Crown Prosecutors. The principal aim is to achieve compliance with the Regulations; therefore, prosecution action is considered a last resort.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Complaints</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 (from 1 October</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (to date)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/10/2015 15:15:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh