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388835

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the name, responsibilities and pay band are of each special adviser in his Department.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
uin	6320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office gave on 13<sup>th</sup> July 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-07/5983/" target="_blank">5983</a>.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2015 14:44:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson

388856

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers in which departments are special advisers in other departments; and what roles each such Minister holds.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	6314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leicester South on 13 July 2015 to UIN 5983. An updated edition of the List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/07/2015 14:35:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

388858

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what process his Department plans to bring forward proposals for the establishment of further next generation digital economy centres.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	6398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Centres were funded through the Research Council UK’s (RCUK) Digital Economy (DE) research programme. This theme has already invested over £170 million in applied multidisciplinary research across the Digital Economy - from societal challenges to technological solutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Next Generation DE Centres will operate over a five-year period and will draw substantially on the knowledge and successes of previous RCUK Digital Economy investments. We have funded six centres and will continue to monitor the impact of the programme as these centres become operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no ministerial or official level discussions with the Welsh Government on this issue. The Research Councils support academic research throughout the UK. The Centre based in Swansea is partnering with the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust and South Wales Police, amongst other partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DE Centres were awarded as part of a peer reviewed competition during 2014/15. All applications were considered according to the RCUK standard peer review processes with research excellence as the primary criterion. <strong><em> </em></strong>Additional secondary assessment criteria such as evidence of co-creation with end-users, and clear plans to develop the UK Digital Economy community, were also considered. The Centres were also required to demonstrate how they would train skilled researchers and innovators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 6399 6470 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:51:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

388859

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Digital Technology: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on the establishment of next generation digital economy centres in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	6399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Centres were funded through the Research Council UK’s (RCUK) Digital Economy (DE) research programme. This theme has already invested over £170 million in applied multidisciplinary research across the Digital Economy - from societal challenges to technological solutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Next Generation DE Centres will operate over a five-year period and will draw substantially on the knowledge and successes of previous RCUK Digital Economy investments. We have funded six centres and will continue to monitor the impact of the programme as these centres become operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no ministerial or official level discussions with the Welsh Government on this issue. The Research Councils support academic research throughout the UK. The Centre based in Swansea is partnering with the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust and South Wales Police, amongst other partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DE Centres were awarded as part of a peer reviewed competition during 2014/15. All applications were considered according to the RCUK standard peer review processes with research excellence as the primary criterion. <strong><em> </em></strong>Additional secondary assessment criteria such as evidence of co-creation with end-users, and clear plans to develop the UK Digital Economy community, were also considered. The Centres were also required to demonstrate how they would train skilled researchers and innovators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 6398 6470 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:51:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

388861

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the tax credit changes announced in the Summer Budget 2015 on families with two parents who work full-time on minimum wage with (a) two and (b) three or more children.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	6401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on a wide range of topics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is making changes to Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit which will help put welfare spending on a more sustainable path. The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society. That means more emphasis on support to hardworking families on low incomes by reducing income tax through increases in the personal allowance and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parents currently on the minimum wage will benefit from the introduction of the National Living Wage from April 2016 which will be set at £7.20 per hour. The Government’s ambition is for the National Living Wage to reach over £9 by 2020. This would equate to a cash rise of £5,200 a year by 2020 for those who are currently working full time on the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 6402 question first answered 14/07/2015 13:40:13 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

388863

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential effect of the tax credit changes announced in Summer Budget 2015 on lone parent families in which the parent works full time on minimum wage with (a) two and (b) three or more children.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	6402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on a wide range of topics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is making changes to Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit which will help put welfare spending on a more sustainable path. The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society. That means more emphasis on support to hardworking families on low incomes by reducing income tax through increases in the personal allowance and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parents currently on the minimum wage will benefit from the introduction of the National Living Wage from April 2016 which will be set at £7.20 per hour. The Government’s ambition is for the National Living Wage to reach over £9 by 2020. This would equate to a cash rise of £5,200 a year by 2020 for those who are currently working full time on the National Minimum Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 6401 question first answered 14/07/2015 13:40:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

388870

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria were applied in selecting the next generation digital economy centres announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	6470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Digital Economy Centres were funded through the Research Council UK’s (RCUK) Digital Economy (DE) research programme. This theme has already invested over £170 million in applied multidisciplinary research across the Digital Economy - from societal challenges to technological solutions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Next Generation DE Centres will operate over a five-year period and will draw substantially on the knowledge and successes of previous RCUK Digital Economy investments. We have funded six centres and will continue to monitor the impact of the programme as these centres become operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been no ministerial or official level discussions with the Welsh Government on this issue. The Research Councils support academic research throughout the UK. The Centre based in Swansea is partnering with the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust and South Wales Police, amongst other partners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DE Centres were awarded as part of a peer reviewed competition during 2014/15. All applications were considered according to the RCUK standard peer review processes with research excellence as the primary criterion. <strong><em> </em></strong>Additional secondary assessment criteria such as evidence of co-creation with end-users, and clear plans to develop the UK Digital Economy community, were also considered. The Centres were also required to demonstrate how they would train skilled researchers and innovators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 6398 6399 question first answered 14/07/2015 14:51:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

388877

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the amount of planned DEL departmental expenditure for 2015-16 defined as overseas development aid was in each Department in (a) the March and (b) the July 2015 budget.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	6475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to spending 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA). Total planned DEL spend in 2015/16 across Government on ODA did not change between March and July budgets. The Government does not publish departmental figures for planned DEL expenditure on ODA. DFID publishes actual ODA spent by departments, of which the latest provisional figures are available for 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/07/2015 13:36:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

388878

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Budget Statement of 8 July 2015, Official Report, column 338, what proportion of the 60,000 jobs that the Office for Budget Responsibility estimates will be lost as a result of the national living wage are forecast to be from (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) South West England.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	6477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast 1.1million new jobs will be created over the forecast period. This includes their estimate of the impact of the new living wage. This forecast is not broken down by region. The OBR also estimate the cost to businesses will be 1 per cent and the Budget cut corporation tax to 18% and increased the Employment Allowance</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/07/2015 13:33:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

388883

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Combined Authorities: Powers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to establish a team within his Department dedicated to facilitating combined authority devolution negotiations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	6457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Devolution is one of the Government’s top priorities and will therefore be prioritised within departmental resourcing. To meet this commitment, the Government will prioritise the resources necessary to facilitate negotiations with areas and to deliver on any statutory elements of deals, such as the establishment of combined authorities. The deployment of resources will need to be flexible to accommodate the nature and number of negotiations happening at any one time, which will vary as will the total cost of the negotiation process.<br><br>The Government is committed to devolving far-reaching powers within England as part of a power shift away from central government, enabling places to drive their own economic growth and take decisions over public services.</p><p> </p><p>In devolving powers the Government is committed to a 'bottom up' approach and is asking local areas to come forward with proposals on the form of devolution that would work best for them. This approach builds on the devolution deal the government struck with Greater Manchester in the last Parliament that will see the devolution of significant powers and budgets and the establishment of a directly elected mayor.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 6459 6465 question first answered 14/07/2015 15:06:56 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham