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58512

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what specialist one-to-one study skills support will be available for students with specific learning difficulties following the review of the disabled students allowance; and who will provide that support.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	199301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Discussions are underway with stakeholders, including those who specialise in supporting students with Specific Learning Difficulties. This will help determine how specialist one-to-one support will be delivered in the future and where the responsibility for funding such support will fall.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I will not make a final decision on this matter until I have considered the necessary Equality Analysis, which is in preparation, and will take account of any relevant evidence provided by stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 10/06/2014 16:02:42 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

57658

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Higher Education: York
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 capital funding the Government allocated to (a) York College, (b) Askham Bryan College, (c) the University of York and (d) York St John University in each year since 1995-96.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The capital funding allocated by this Department and its predecessor departments to York College, the University of York and the University of York St John in each year between 1992 and 2000 is not readily available. However, the capital allocations for each of the institutions named since 2000/01 is in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 11/06/2014 13:45:50 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts attachment 1 file name Capital allocations for colleges and universities since 2000-01.docx title Capital allocations since 2000/01
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57661

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	New Businesses: York
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 business start-ups there were in City of York local authority area in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>There is no single data source that comprehensively measures all business start-ups within the UK. However, as a near proxy BankSearch collates data on the number of new business bank accounts opened in Great Britain. This can be used as an indicative measure of business start-up activity and is the most comprehensive source available to BIS.</p><p>In the following table, estimated numbers of new business start-ups in the York local authority area are shown using the BankSearch data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Estimated number of business start-ups in York authority area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Source: BankSearch, number of new business bank accounts opened.</strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/06/2014 13:04:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57662

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Exports: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber were exporting to (a) the EU and (b) all countries in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The number of businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber exporting goods to the EU and all countries in each year since 2008 is given in the attached table. The data is sourced from HMRC's Regional Trade Statistics database and covers trade in goods only. A count of services exporters by region is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 11/06/2014 14:54:09 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name Trade Statistics for Businesses Exporting.docx title Exporting Statistics for Yorkshire and the Humber
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57663

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Bankruptcy
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 bankruptcies were registered in (a) York, (b) Yorkshire and (c) England in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>Figures for the number of bankruptcy orders in York, Yorkshire &amp; Humber, and England in each year since 2005 can be found in the following table. Bankruptcy applies to individuals only; regional breakdowns for the number of company insolvencies are not currently available.</p><p /> <p>The Insolvency Service compiles its regional bankruptcy order statistics on a calendar year basis, therefore financial year totals are not available. Figures for 2013 will be available on the Insolvency Service website from 10 July 2014, alongside figures for other individual insolvency procedures (individual voluntary arrangements, and debt relief orders).</p><p /> <p>Table 1: Number of Bankruptcy Orders in each Region of England, 2005-2012<sup>1</sup></p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><sup>Year</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><sup>York</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><sup>Yorkshire &amp; Humber</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><sup>England</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><sup>2005</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><sup>134</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>4272</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>43,103</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><sup>2006</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><sup>214</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>5812</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>57,576</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><sup>2007</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><sup>185</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>5957</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>59,245</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><sup>2008</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><sup>198</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>6660</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>62,001</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><sup>2009</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><sup>236</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>7231</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>68,498</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><sup>2010</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><sup>170</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>5929</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>53,064</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><sup>2011</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><sup>130</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>4317</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>38,341</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><sup>2012</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><sup>84</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>3295</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>29,393</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p>1 Where individual has provided postcode</p><p /> <p>It should be noted that these figures do not account for any changes in the base population over time. Using the rate of bankruptcies per 10,000 adults allows for a like-for-like comparison across years.</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Headline figures for insolvencies in England and Wales can be found in the quarterly <em>Insolvency Statistics</em> release, a National Statistics publication. Figures for January-March 2014 were published on 29 April 2014, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014</a></p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>Annual numbers and rates of bankruptcies by region for 2000-2012 are available in the <em>Individual Insolvencies by Region</em> publication, which can be found at the following link:</p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region</a></p><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 11/06/2014 12:52:26 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57667

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber received how much funding from the Regional Growth Fund in each year since 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>We do not hold the data in the format requested. The Regional Growth Fund is supporting 51 projects and programmes in Yorkshire and Humber across five funding Rounds. Below is a breakdown of the allocated funding from 2011-2017 by Round:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Round</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Projects</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Programmes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocated funding (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>47.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>78.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>92.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>41.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 11 regional programmes are providing support to small and medium-size businesses in the area. Support from RGF is expected to leverage £1.7bn of private investment.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 11/06/2014 14:19:46 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57675

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Manufacturing Industries: Electronic Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase the manufacture of electronic components in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	198575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises that electronic components and systems are key enabling technologies which underpin many key industrial sectors both in the UK and worldwide. In line with the Industrial Strategy, the Government is working with the industry-led Electronics Systems Community (ESCO) Council to support its aims of achieving sustainable growth within the sector. This Council is co-chaired by myself and Warren East, formerly Chief Executive of ARM, and is made up of senior business leaders from within the electronics systems sector.</p><p>The ESCO Council is working within the UK electronics community, with government, with academia and is building close ties with leadership groups from other industries in taking forward the industry's blueprint for transforming the electronic systems sector in the UK. The Council's aims and priorities are set out in the 'Electronic Systems: Challenges and Opportunities' report, which the industry published in summer 2013. The ESCO Council has set itself the goals for 2020 of increasing employment in the electronics systems sector from 850,000 to 1,000,000, and the contribution that electronics makes to the economy from around £80bn to £120bn per year.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 11/06/2014 12:57:15 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

57800

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Higher Education: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding is currently allocated to higher education institutes to assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities to disabled students under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	198940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>In the academic year 2013/14 £15 million was allocated to Higher Education Institutions <em>through the</em>Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) grant, to help them recruit and support disabled students<em>. </em><em>This figure was an increase of £2 million on the previous year and has been maintained by HEFCE for 2014/15. </em><em>This is in addition to the direct support provided to disabled students through the Disabled Students' Allowances (DSA). In England, £125.1 million was spent on providing DSA in 2011/12.</em></p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 11/06/2014 13:09:43 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

57820

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Students: Loans
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 consider changing student loan payments from three termly instalments to monthly instalments; and what steps his Department has taken to help students learn to budget.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	198825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is not currently intending to change student loan payments from three termly instalments to monthly instalments. Payments of living costs support for full-time students in higher education at the start of each term give students the flexibility to meet up-front costs such as accommodation costs.</p><p> </p><p>Advice on effective budgeting is available through the BIS Student Finance Tour where recent graduates share their personal experience with prospective students on how to manage their living costs spending while at university. Around 120,000 prospective students attended the Tour in 2013, and the aim is to increase this number to 140,000 in 2014. Budgeting advice is also available through university student support services including the Money Doctors Initiative. Additional resources are available through the National Union of Students and the National Association of Student Money Advisers. <br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 09/06/2014 15:43:44 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

57840

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	New Businesses: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance is available to disabled people who wish to start their own businesses.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	198945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We continue to work hard to provide the right support to make life easier for all people setting up and growing a business, including disabled people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/business" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/business</a> is the home for Government services and information online. One of the tools available is the 'Business Finance and Support Finder;' that can provide a customised source of government backed support and finance for business. The website <a href="http://www.greatbusiness.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.greatbusiness.gov.uk</a> also provides support and advice for anyone trying to grow a business as well as for entrepreneurs starting out.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to on-line support, the Business Support Helpline (0300 456 3565) is available to provide a quick response on queries about starting a business, or a personalised and in-depth advice service for more complex needs. For those looking for start-up finance and advice there are Start-Up Loans: 19 loans worth a total of £53,855have been drawn down in Kilmarncock and Loudoun to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Finally, the New Enterprise Allowance helps people claiming certain out of work benefits to start up their own business. As of March 2014, 7,420 disabled people (or a total of 40,420) had started a new business with the help of the NEA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/06/2014 15:46:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson