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45848

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
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 his Department plans to take to monitor whether alternative learning providers are meeting the standards he recently set out on (a) quality assurance, (b) financial sustainability and (c) management and governance; and how he plans to facilitate the meeting of those standards.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	194324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Under the new specific course designation arrangements alternative learning providers are required immediately to notify the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) of any material changes which may affect their financial sustainability or quality of provision. HEFCE will also run an annual monitoring exercise to collect information about the ongoing financial sustainability, quality of provision, and changes to management and governance arrangements at alternative learning providers.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

45854

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
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 claims for asbestos-related illnesses were made against his Department in each year since 2003.
tabling member constituency	Ealing North
tabling member printed	Stephen Pound
uin	194358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The asbestos-related personal injury claims for which the Department is responsible are mainly historical liabilities that were assumed by the Department from various bodies, including former nationalised industries, whose liabilities transferred to the Department (as previously constituted) when those bodies ceased to exist.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Based on available data, the number of claims for the years in question are listed by category, and are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>National</strong></p><p><strong>Dock Labour Board</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>British</strong></p><p><strong>Shipbuilders<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>British Shipbuilers Chester Street</strong><strong><strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>British Coal<strong>[3]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Others<strong>[4]</strong></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2003</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>645</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>854</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>771</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p>115[5]</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The footnotes below provide further information on these numbers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><br /><p>[1]British Shipbuilders was a separate legal entity, with BIS, as formerly constituted, as its sponsor department. British Shipbuilders was wound up in March 2013. Since then responsibility for these claims has passed to BIS.</p><p>[2]BIS is responsible for compensation claims made against former British Shipbuilders' companies that were sold with their liabilities during privatisation, and which subsequently became insolvent, as did their insurer, Chester Street Insurance Holdings Ltd. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme does not compensate former employees in respect of periods of employment with nationalised industries (such as British Shipbuilders) and the Department (the then DTI) assumed liability for this compensation by way of a Minute to Parliament in 2003.</p><p>[3] BIS does not hold complete figures for asbestos claims for British Coal for calendar years 2003, 2005 and 2006. British Coal liabilities transferred to the Department for Energy &amp; Climate Change (DECC) on its creation in October 2008, so no figures have been included after that date.</p><p>[4]The claims listed in the column headed “Others” are claims for which the Department is responsible as the successor to partner organisations and executive agencies which no longer exist.</p><p>[5]The figure of 115 NDLB claims for 2008 is the complete number for the years 2006 – 2008 as the figures for these years have been aggregated.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	161 label Biography information for Stephen Pound

45857

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to A UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies, what progress has been made in identifying skills needed to support the agri-tech research progress; and what steps he is taking to ensure the identified skills are being procured.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	194477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Agri-Tech Strategy Leadership Council is delivering the skills commitments in the Strategy. Current work includes working with the UK Research Councils and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to map the gaps in research skills; working with the Agri-Skills Forum to promote the professionalisation of careers in agriculture; and working with Government to help shape the new Rural Development Programme with respect to agri-skills.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

45867

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
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 publish regular information on the level of his Department's target impairment for student loans.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	194351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>This Department does not set a target for impairment of student loans. Our reforms were designed to put higher education on a sustainable footing. Universities are now well-funded and this is driving up the quality of the student experience and helping to stimulate economic growth, while keeping access to higher education free at the point of entry.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 194350 194353 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

45868

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, at what stage in the sell-off process student loans will be defined as currently subject to a sale for the purposes of revaluing impairments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	194352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>Student loans are classified as Loans and Receivables and are carried in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts at amortised cost in accordance with International Accounting Standards (IAS 39). Student loans are reviewed annually at the balance sheet date for any objective evidence of impairment, and the value is adjusted as necessary. This is not impacted by the sale process. In accordance with the standard, the classification of student loans will not change following initial recognition. Any gain or loss on disposal will be reported in the annual accounts following sale completion.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

45869

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's current target impairment for student loans is; how such a level was decided on; when this target was introduced; and what change there has been in this target since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	194350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>This Department does not set a target for impairment of student loans. Our reforms were designed to put higher education on a sustainable footing. Universities are now well-funded and this is driving up the quality of the student experience and helping to stimulate economic growth, while keeping access to higher education free at the point of entry.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 194351 194353 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

46021

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to A UK strategy for agricultural technologies, what progress has been made in mapping and evaluating private and government funding available for research, translation and innovation.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	194535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies contains a number of actions for Industry, Government and the science base.</p><p> </p><p>Action No 1 commits the Leadership Council, working alongside others, to conduct a comprehensive mapping and evaluation of private and Government funding available for research, translation and innovation.</p><p> </p><p>Work to deliver this action started at the end of March this year, led by the Agri-Tech Leadership Council. We expect the findings to be presented by the end of 2014.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

45786

registered interest
date	28/03/2014
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
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 make an assessment of the effect on higher education providers of charging fees to international students for use of the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office published an impact assessment on its website on the 11 October 2013 entitled ‘Regulating migrant access to health services in the UK', in which it estimates the impact of implementing a health surcharge as outlined in the Immigration Bill. The Home Office predicts that implementing a health surcharge could cause Tier 4 visa grants to fall by approximately 830, which will have an impact on higher education providers of approximately £11 million per year. The surcharge is £200 per annum for most migrants however, to reflect their contribution to UK growth, a concession was factored into the Immigration Bill for students - they will pay £150 per annum rather than the full cost.</p><p> </p><p>BIS will continue to work closely with the Home Office and the higher education sector to monitor the effects of the surcharge on student numbers and to ensure that the impact is manageable.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham