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registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Small Businesses: North West
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 estimate he has made of the number of small businesses in (a) Warrington and (b) the north-west owed money by Carillion; and what the average amount owed is.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	125616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and I have established a Taskforce to support businesses affected by the Carillion. The taskforce includes representatives from leading business bodies, the construction sector, unions, banks and government to advise how to mitigate impacts on the supply chain and employees. The Taskforce has made good progress in exchange of information, collaborations, and to identify key actions that need to be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The Official Receiver was appointed liquidator of Carillion Plc and a number of companies in the Carillion group. In this role as liquidator he is independent of government. As part of his duties, the Official Receiver will establish the creditor claims in the liquidation.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 14:12:52 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

802547

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Small Businesses: North West
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 support his Department is providing to SMEs in the North West ahead of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	118097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Powerhouse is at the core of our work to spread growth across the entire country, including the North West and a key aspect of our national Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to boost business growth and strengthen levels of trade and investment to ensure the North is well placed to take advantage of global business opportunities, both now and when we leave the European Union. The North West has seen 93,300 new SMEs created since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>In February this year, we launched the £400 million Northern Powerhouse Fund for small businesses across the North, ensuring they have access to the finance they need to start-up and grow. This fund has now made 62 investments/loans into businesses in the North West totalling £10.5m. That is over half of that invested across the whole of the Northern Powerhouse.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last three years, Government has invested and funded the establishment of 38 Growth Hubs (one in each Local Enterprise Partnership area) including a network of Growth Hubs across the North West, which are providing businesses with access to tailored local advice and support to help them grow.</p><p>Of these, Growth Hubs in the North West have supported over 25,793 businesses and helped 2,680 individuals to start a new business.</p><p> </p><p>For businesses in Lancashire, this support is provided by Boost Business Lancashire Growth Hub which acts as the first port of call for businesses seeking advice and support locally. Since its launch in November 2013, Boost has engaged and supported 5,294 businesses and helped 409 individuals to start up a new business.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past few years, we have also invested over £1.5 billion through the Local Growth Fund in the North West for projects to boost local economies .The Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership have now received over £320m as part of their Local Growth Funding to give businesses the support and opportunities they need and drive economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/12/2017 11:32:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

455698

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much central government expenditure on small and medium-sized enterprises in 2014-15 was spent in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	28726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service only collects regional spend data for direct spend with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), so the following figures, which are taken from the Governments Spend Analytical tool, Bravo, do not incorporate spend through the supply chain.</p><p>Direct spend with SMEs of £205,978,657.91 was reported in 2014-15 for the North West of England.</p><p>During the same period, the following amounts were reported as going to small businesses in the requested locations:</p><p>OL1 - £2,706,290.86</p><p>OL2 - £18,611.30</p><p>OL3 - £54,984.10</p><p>OL4 - £66,325.40</p><p>OL8 - £83,737.93</p><p>OL9 - £566,399.25</p><p>M35 - £76,074.91</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 28763 question first answered 07/03/2016 13:04:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

418284

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Small Businesses: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how many small and medium enterprises in (a) Pendle constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West have received funding from the North West Fund.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	9854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The North West fund has invested the following:<br><br>a) 3 small and medium enterprises in Pendle constituency have recieved £1.26 million investment to date.<br><br>b) 43 small and medium enterprises in Lancashire have received £20.06 million investment to date.<br><br>c) 386 small and medium enterprises in the North West have recieved £124.34 million investment to date.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/09/2015 12:41:58 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

418285

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Small Businesses: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to (a) raise awareness of and (b) encourage small and medium enterprises in the North West to access funding from the North West Fund.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	9855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The North West Fund has wound down the level of marketing and promotion of the Fund due to the limited amount of funding remaining for the rest of the North West (excluding Merseyside) under the current European Regional Development Fund 2007-13 programme.<br><br>DCLG are currently working with the North West Local Enterprise Partnerships to agree the establishment of a new fund providing access to finance for small and medium enterprises under the 2014-20 programme. Once established the new North West fund will be promoted to small and medium enterprises and closely aligned with the local growth hubs providing business support.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/09/2015 15:48:32 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

100309

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many small and medium-sized enterprises have premises in (a) Pendle, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 27/10/2014 14:45:32 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 211557 ONS 364.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - SMEs
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson