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1015206

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	British Students Abroad: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions the Prime Minister has had with the President of the Republic of Ireland on the undergraduates from England studying at Irish universities; and whether the current financial arrangements will be made available to (a) them and (b) EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	195518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA) and to protecting the rights enjoyed by UK and Irish nationals when in each other’s states.</p><p> </p><p>Article 5 of the Northern Ireland Protocol to the draft Withdrawal Agreement builds on December’s joint report and confirms that the UK and Ireland can continue to make arrangements between themselves concerning the CTA.</p><p> </p><p>This means that rights to enter, reside, work, study and access social security and public services will be preserved on a reciprocal basis for UK and Irish nationals in the other’s state.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements on access to student finance support for other EU nationals starting a course in England after the transition period ends are under consideration.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/11/2018 16:43:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1015176

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the estimate made by the Campaign for Science and Engineering that R&D funding will require an additional £9 billion a year by 2027 to meet the target of 2.4 per cent of GDP investment across the economy by that year.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	195668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the contribution of organisations such as the Campaign for Science and Engineering to the public debate.</p><p>The CaSE estimates set out a possible scenario for moving towards the 2.4% R&amp;D ambition; though there are a number of assumptions and uncertainties in any such assessment.</p><p>The figures presented by CaSE also highlight the role that increased private sector investment will need to play in meeting this challenge, and we are working with industry on our roadmap to meet the target.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 29/11/2018 14:42:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1015177

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Science: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to introduce a long-term funding plan for science.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	195669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has a long-term funding plan for science. We are increasing public R&amp;D spending by £7bn over 5 years, and we are working with UK Research and Innovation and other key partners to develop a roadmap that sets out how government and industry will work together to reach our target of increasing R&amp;D investment to 2.4% of GDP by 2027.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 29/11/2018 14:40:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1012277

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Innovate UK: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of Innovate UK's core budget was allocated to support business-led innovation in Northern Ireland in 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Innovate UK’s total core funding commitment to Northern Ireland[1] in 2017/18 was £5,624,883. This amounts to around 1% of Innovate UK’s total core funding.</p><p> </p><p>[1] based on the registered address of the companies – as stated on their application form – which is not always the same as the address at which the project work will be taking place.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/11/2018 16:43:00 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1012292

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Copyright: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Trilogue process in relation to the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, whether the Government plans to support the inclusion of provisions to ensure that creators receive fair remuneration for the use of their works.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	194603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government supports the principle that creators should be fairly rewarded for their work whilst ensuring that we continue to encourage investment in new content and innovative services. We are engaging with our European partners to achieve these aims during Trilogue negotiations on this Directive.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2018 14:50:26 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1012293

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Copyright: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the reciprocal relationships the UK has with the EU that enable collective management organisations to collect royalties from EU countries and distribute to creators in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	194604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has considered this issue in the context of its Brexit analysis. It has concluded that the reciprocal arrangements between UK Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) and EU CMOs to collect royalties from EU countries and distribute to creators in the UK are private commercial agreements which are expected to continue after the UK has exited the European Union.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2018 15:43:32 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1012313

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on its plans to extend maintenance loans to students taking part-time distance learning courses from the 2019-20 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	194709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) publish statistics annually on student support payments by academic year: <a href="https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a>. Early statistics for the academic year 2018/19 show that as at 31 October 2018, 1,500 English domiciled students had been paid a part-time maintenance loan. Information on the total number of part-time students in the academic year 2018/19 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the government response to the recent consultation on part-time maintenance loans, we would like to extend these new loans to distance learning courses, but we must maintain confidence in the student finance system and ensure that adequate controls are in place to prevent the misuse of public funds.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, ministers would only extend these loans to distance learners if robust controls are put in place to manage the risks associated with that mode of study. The department is currently considering those controls, and a final decision regarding whether it is feasible to extend maintenance loans to distance learners will be made once this scrutiny is completed.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 194710 194711 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:25:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1012314

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the eligibility criteria for maintenance loans in relation to students taking part-time distance learning courses.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	194710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) publish statistics annually on student support payments by academic year: <a href="https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a>. Early statistics for the academic year 2018/19 show that as at 31 October 2018, 1,500 English domiciled students had been paid a part-time maintenance loan. Information on the total number of part-time students in the academic year 2018/19 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the government response to the recent consultation on part-time maintenance loans, we would like to extend these new loans to distance learning courses, but we must maintain confidence in the student finance system and ensure that adequate controls are in place to prevent the misuse of public funds.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, ministers would only extend these loans to distance learners if robust controls are put in place to manage the risks associated with that mode of study. The department is currently considering those controls, and a final decision regarding whether it is feasible to extend maintenance loans to distance learners will be made once this scrutiny is completed.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 194709 194711 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:25:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1012315

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of part-time students are in receipt of maintenance loans from the Student Loans Company in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	194711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) publish statistics annually on student support payments by academic year: <a href="https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a>. Early statistics for the academic year 2018/19 show that as at 31 October 2018, 1,500 English domiciled students had been paid a part-time maintenance loan. Information on the total number of part-time students in the academic year 2018/19 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the government response to the recent consultation on part-time maintenance loans, we would like to extend these new loans to distance learning courses, but we must maintain confidence in the student finance system and ensure that adequate controls are in place to prevent the misuse of public funds.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, ministers would only extend these loans to distance learners if robust controls are put in place to manage the risks associated with that mode of study. The department is currently considering those controls, and a final decision regarding whether it is feasible to extend maintenance loans to distance learners will be made once this scrutiny is completed.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 194709 194710 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:25:52 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1012316

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Part-time Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students in part-time undergraduate higher education in each year from 2018-19 to 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	194712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The department does not forecast the number of students in part-time undergraduate higher education.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/11/2018 17:23:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle