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registered interest false more like this
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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Small Businesses: Government Assistance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which schemes have provided support for small and medium-sized from central government funds in each of the last 10 years; what the total amount of funding so provided was in each such year; and how much such funding was spent in each local authority are in each such year. more like this
tabling member constituency Witham more like this
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Priti Patel more like this
uin 199712 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>Support for small and medium-sized businesses is an important objective for a number of Government Departments and schemes can take various forms which can include direct and indirect support, advice and information. Over the last 10 years the range of support measures has been very wide and a full answer to this question cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate costs. Additionally, the Department does not record how much spending or funding is given by local authority area so would not be able to provide this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, since May 2010 the Department has routinely published details of all expenditure including funding provided through Departmental schemes and programmes. Additionally, the Department's annual report and accounts also provide summary information on a range of programmes that include direct and indirect support to all businesses – including some that directly support SMEs. The most recent annual report can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-16T16:09:51.9766373Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-16T16:09:51.9766373Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
4066
label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
60643
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Public Houses more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisations (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department met to discuss regulation of pub companies in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014; and on what dates those meetings took place. more like this
tabling member constituency Chesterfield more like this
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Toby Perkins more like this
uin 199739 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has taken an even handed approach to speaking with stakeholders from all sides of the debate in developing our proposals for statutory intervention in the pubs sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013, BIS Ministers met the following organisations:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Minister</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22 January</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable with licensee groups including:</p><p> </p><p>British Institute of Innkeeping; GMB Union; Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations; Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers; Brighton &amp; Hove Licensees Association; Campaign for Real Ale; Fair Pint Campaign; Independent Pub Confederation; Federation of Small Businesses; Guild of Master Victuallers.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 January</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable including:</p><p> </p><p>British Beer and Pub Association; Punch Taverns; Star Pubs and Bars.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 February</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable including:</p><p> </p><p>Greene King; Shepherd Neame; Everards Brewery; Admiral Taverns; Hook Norton Brewery; Independent Family Brewers of Britain.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21 February</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the Scottish Licensed Trade Association.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 February</p></td><td><p>Meeting with Enterprise Inns</p></td><td><p>Michael Fallon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10 June</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable including:</p><p> </p><p>Everards Brewery; Fuller Smith &amp; Turner; Admiral Taverns; Hook Norton; McMullen &amp; Sons; Shepherd Neame; Wadworth &amp; Co; Trust Inns; Greene King; Titanic Brewery; Westerham Ales; Society of Independent Brewers.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 June</p></td><td><p>Ministerial Roundtable including:</p><p> </p><p>British Beer and Pub Association; Enterprise Inns; Marston's; Mitchells &amp; Butlers; Punch Taverns; Spirit Pub Company; Star Pubs and Bars; Wellington Pub Company.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 July</p></td><td><p>Meeting with Greg Mulholland MP and the Independent Pub Confederation.</p></td><td><p>Jo Swinson</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 September</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the British Beer and Pub Association.</p></td><td><p>Vince Cable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29 October</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the Federation of Small Businesses (pubs were discussed as part of a wider meeting).</p></td><td><p>Vince Cable</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2014, BIS Ministers met the following organisations:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Minister</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 January</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the Federation of Small Businesses.</p></td><td><p>Vince Cable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 February</p></td><td><p>Meeting with Sir Peter Luff MP and Admiral Taverns; Hook Norton Brewery.</p></td><td><p>Jenny Willott</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17 March</p></td><td><p>Meeting with Greene King.</p></td><td><p>Jenny Willott</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 March</p></td><td><p>Meeting with representatives of the British Beer and Pub Association; Punch Taverns; Shepherd Neame.</p></td><td><p>Jenny Willott</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March</p></td><td><p>Meeting with the Campaign for Real Ale.</p></td><td><p>Jenny Willott</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25 April</p></td><td><p>Meeting with S A Brains.</p></td><td><p>Jenny Willott</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to meetings with organisations, Ministers met with a number of tied tenants. Officials also met with stakeholders before, during and after the consultation process to discuss our proposals to establish a Statutory Code and an independent Adjudicator.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-16T15:56:29.1910271Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-16T15:56:29.1910271Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
3952
label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins more like this
60644
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading New Businesses: Loans more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many approved partners of the Start Up Loans programme there are in each region. more like this
tabling member constituency Chesterfield more like this
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Toby Perkins more like this
uin 199728 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of approved partners of the Start Up Loans programme by region are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>England (National): 15</p><p> </p><p>Greater London: 11</p><p> </p><p>North West: 8</p><p> </p><p>North East: 4</p><p> </p><p>East Of England: 2</p><p> </p><p>Yorkshire And Humberside: 6</p><p> </p><p>West Midlands: 5</p><p> </p><p>East Midlands: 4</p><p> </p><p>South East: 4</p><p> </p><p>South West: 2</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland: 5</p><p> </p><p>Wales: 6</p><p> </p><p>Scotland: 5</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
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less than 2014-06-16T16:00:44.1878637Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-16T16:00:44.1878637Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
3952
label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins more like this
60645
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading New Businesses: Loans more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Start Up Loans applications have been supported by each approved provider of Start Up Loans mentoring services in each region in which the new company was based or planned to be based. more like this
tabling member constituency Chesterfield more like this
tabling member printed
Toby Perkins more like this
uin 199740 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>All loan recipients in all regions receiving a start-up loan are offered mentoring, although take up of support services is not a mandatory condition of making the facility available. The number of loans made in each region will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-16T16:49:08.733more like thismore than 2014-06-16T16:49:08.733
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2014-06-17T14:06:28.4358216Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-17T14:06:28.4358216Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
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file name aTTACHMENT TO 199740.docx more like this
title Start up Loan applications more like this
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answering member constituency Sevenoaks more like this
answering member printed Michael Fallon more like this
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file name aTTACHMENT TO 199740.docx more like this
title Start up Loan applications more like this
tabling member
3952
label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins more like this
60653
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Students: Loans more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the current eligibility criteria for higher education maintenance loans. more like this
tabling member constituency Cannock Chase more like this
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Mr Aidan Burley more like this
uin 199673 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will continue to require students seeking maintenance loans to meet criteria includeing residency, type of course and place of study.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Havant more like this
answering member printed Mr David Willetts more like this
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less than 2014-06-16T16:05:45.5554554Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-16T16:05:45.5554554Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Willetts more like this
tabling member
3937
label Biography information for Mr Aidan Burley more like this
60695
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Directors: Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of his policy on binding votes for remuneration committees. more like this
tabling member constituency Paisley and Renfrewshire North more like this
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Jim Sheridan more like this
uin 199584 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>The Government's reforms to increase the transparency of executive pay include a requirement that quoted companies put their remuneration policy to a binding vote of the company's shareholders, at minimum, every three years.</p><p> </p><p>Shareholders also have an annual advisory vote on the annual remuneration report, covering what has been paid. Where this is rejected, the company will be required to re-submit their remuneration policy to a binding vote at the AGM the following year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is too soon to form firm conclusions about the impact of the Government reforms, which only came into force in October last year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is monitoring the impact of the reforms and will be taking stock of their impact after the voting season is over.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is keeping this policy area under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
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less than 2014-06-16T15:47:19.1158313Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-16T15:47:19.1158313Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1464
label Biography information for Jim Sheridan more like this
60739
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading National Vocational Qualifications more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) women and (b) men aged 24 and above applied for financial assistance for NVQ levels 3 and 4 in the first and second academic quarters in each year since 2008. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
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Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 199690 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p> </p><p>The information is not readily available.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
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less than 2014-06-16T16:10:52.7513621Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-16T16:10:52.7513621Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this
60845
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 remove filter
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Mining more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the importance of transparency in the extractive industries. more like this
tabling member constituency Wrexham more like this
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Ian Lucas more like this
uin 199594 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p> </p><p>The Coalition Government believes strongly that transparency in the extractives sector is essential to ensure that citizens in resource-rich countries can benefit from the wealth generated from the extraction of their natural resources. This is why we supported the EU's proposal to require large and listed extractive industries companies to report on the payments they make to governments; and why the UK has signed up to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to raise awareness of the importance of transparency in the extractive industries. Over the past year key steps have been taken to raise awareness of the UK's commitment to become EITI-compliant. This includes the launch event in July 2013 held at BIS with 130 attendees from industry, civil society and government. The Multi Stakeholder Group (MSG) has been formed which plays a key part in making the decisions on UK implementation. A website for the UK's EITI has been developed, a link can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-extractive-industries-transparency-initiative-multi-stakeholder-group" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-extractive-industries-transparency-initiative-multi-stakeholder-group</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My hon Friend the Member for Dunbartonshire East (Jo Swinson) published an article in the EITI Telegraph supplement on Sunday 6<sup>th</sup> October 2013, explaining the UK's rationale for committing to EITI. Most recently, the Prime Minister in an article dated 4 June and published in the Wall Street Journal, called on government leaders to work towards a global standard in transparency reporting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I spoke at the EITI mining event which tookplace at the Institute for Materials, Minerals &amp; Mining (IMMM) on the 12 June. This event was directed at key mining stakeholders who we need to engage in EITI.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During the consultation period of Chapter 10 of the Accounting Directive my department held familiarisation sessions with stakeholders which provided an opportunity to learn more about the reporting requirements of the Directive and explain the UK's proposed approach to implementation. The consultation closed on Friday 16 May and officials are currently analysing the responses received.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will take every opportunity to drive forward this important agenda.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
answering member printed Jenny Willott more like this
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less than 2014-06-16T15:53:34.3814451Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-16T15:53:34.3814451Z
answering member
1497
label Biography information for Jenny Willott more like this
tabling member
1470
label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas more like this