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64879

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Vocational Guidance: ICT
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 promote careers in the IT sector to young people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government's careers inspiration policy encourages employers and schools to work together to enthuse young people about career options to help them develop the skills and attitude needed. The National Careers Service helps to bring IT sector employers and schools together.</p><p>The National Curriculum for both primary and secondary schools from September 2014 will include a new compulsory computing element including a greater emphasis on the principles of computational thinking and practical programming skills.</p><p>Leading employers including IBM and the Test Factory are working together to design new apprenticeship standards as part of our Trailblazer programme.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/07/2014 16:04:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63557

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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: Egypt
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 take steps to encourage universities in the UK to enter into partnerships and twinning arrangements with the British University in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>I am keen that UK universities broaden their engagement with their Egyptian counterparts in recognition of the country's growing research strengths. The newly created UK – Egypt Newton – Mosharafa Fund presents a real opportunity to take UK – Egypt institutional engagement to another level, by investing £20 million over five years in a bilateral partnership focussed on science, research, innovation and education.<br> <br> The British University Egypt will be eligible to apply for calls once the fund is launched.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 30/06/2014 16:02:19 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63558

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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	Trade Promotion: Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans for the next Government trade delegation to visit Egypt; and if he will include in that delegation construction companies from the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	202262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>I am planning to visit Egypt from 12-15 October 2014 with a business delegation. Our Embassy in Cairo intends that the visit should focus on the following four sectors: Energy, Education, Retail and Construction.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 01/07/2014 14:33:37 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

62185

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
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, what support his Department has provided to companies facing bankruptcy in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The Department has a suite of business support packages available to companies whether or not they are facing an insolvency event.</p><p>In exceptional circumstances the Department can work with companies in difficulty to help find solutions to their needs. Any such support is commercially sensitive and is normally a matter between the Department and the company.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 24/06/2014 15:43:46 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58017

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	China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese government on the export of British cheeses to China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, has not had any recent discussions with the Chinese Government regarding the export of British cheese to China. However, officials at the British Embassy in Beijing have been in contact with the relevant authorities regarding the recent temporary suspension of imports of British cheese into China. The suspension has now ended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/06/2014 16:46:49 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

49298

registered interest
date	30/04/2014
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 he is taking to ensure the retention of (a) rural post offices and (b) jobs in rural post offices.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	197428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has committed nearly £2 billion to maintain, modernise and protect a Post Office network of at least 11,500 branches that meets strict access criteria that ensure fair and reasonable access to Post Office services, including in rural communities. For example, the access criteria require 99% of the population nationally to live within three miles of a post office outlet. The Post Office is the only retailer in the UK that meets these criteria. Furthermore, the Government has been consistently clear that there will be no programme of branch closures, and under this Government the Post Office network is at its most stable for a generation.</p><p> </p><p>The overwhelming majority of rural branches are owned and operated by private businesspeople known as subpostmasters who provide access to Post Office services under contractual arrangements. Subpostmasters are responsible for employing the staff required to deliver Post Office services.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon