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57572

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	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what process they will put in place in order to gather information regarding the assessment of eligibility for the Disabled Students' Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL45
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no proposed changes to the current process of assessment. All applicants for the Disabled Students' Allowances (DSAs) will undertake a study needs assessment and independent study needs assessors will provide recommendations, giving due regard to personal histories of recognised special educational needs, where these have been provided. The support and strategies recommended by assessment centres will be provided by a combination of reasonable adjustments by Higher Education Institutions and DSAs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL44 question first answered 18/06/2014 11:41:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

57573

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	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of cost is normally allowed for computers and software in one individual allocation of the Disabled Students' Allowance.
tabling member printed	Lord Addington
uin	HL46
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Computers and software are drawn from the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) specialist equipment allowance where a student has been assessed to receive these items. Other items that can be drawn from this allowance include certain items of specialist ergonomic equipment. For the 2013/14 academic year, the maximum amount available to a student from this allowance for the whole course is £5,212 for full time and part time students. There is one single DSA allowance of £10,362 for postgraduate students, from which computers and software can be drawn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2014 11:49:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3453 label Biography information for Lord Addington

57634

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	Animal Experiments
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 animals have experienced severe suffering in scientific research funded by the Government since 2010; and if he will provide funding aimed at developing scientific advances allowing the reduction or avoidance of severe suffering of animals used in procedures.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	198601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the information you have requested. The Home Office has published advisory notes on recording and reporting actual severity. From data collected, the Home Office will provide clarity on the burden of harm and, over time, should give an indication of the effectiveness of refinement methods, particularly for the most severe procedures.</p><p>It is important to note that procedures classified as severe represent only a small percentage of the total.</p><p>The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) was established by the Government in May 2004 to advance and promote the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of animals used in research and testing (the 3Rs). The NC3Rs primarily receives Government funding through BIS from the science and research ring-fenced budget via the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The projected budget for the NC3Rs is £7.88m in 2014/15 and £7.84m in 2015/16.</p><p>BBSRC also provides further funding for the 3Rs under its responsive mode schemes, and the MRC and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council support research projects which contribute to the development of new knowledge and new methods that help replace or refine animal use. However, figures on future spend are not available.</p><p>For a detailed breakdown of past funding I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on 11 March 2014, Official Report, column reference 167W.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 12/06/2014 16:06:30 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

57655

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, what funding has been allocted to (a) York College and (b) Askham Bryan College by the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People's Learning Agency in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Skills Funding Agency is responsible for the allocation of funding to further education college for post-19 education and training, and for Apprenticeships for people aged 16 and over. The information requested is available in the following tables.</p><p>Table 1 sets out funding allocations for 2014/2015 to York College by the Skills Funding Agency. Previous PQs provided data up to and including 2013/2014 academic year.</p><p>Table 2 sets out funding allocations for 2014/2015 by the Education Funding Agency (the successor body to the YPLA) to York College. Previous PQs provided data up to and including 2013/2014 academic year.</p><p><strong>Table 1: SFA Funding allocations for York College</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19+ Cash allocation<sup> (1)</sup> (£)</p></td><td><p>Real terms<sup> (2)</sup> (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>3,382,992</p></td><td><p>3,382,992</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: EFA Funding allocations for York College</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>16-18 Cash allocation (£)</p></td><td><p>Real terms<sup> (2)</sup> (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>15,900,930</p></td><td><p>15,900,930</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 3 sets out funding allocations for 2010/2011 to 2014/2015 to Askham Bryan College by the Skills Funding Agency. Data is available from the creation of the Skills Funding Agency in April 2010.</p><p>Table 4 sets out funding allocations for 2010/11 to 2014/15 to Askham Bryan College by the YPLA and its successor body, the Education Funding Agency.</p><p><strong>Table 3: SFA Funding Allocations for Askham Bryan College</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19+ Cash allocation<sup> (1)</sup> (£)</p></td><td><p>Real terms<sup> (2)</sup> (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations</p></td><td><p>2,264,811</p></td><td><p>2,455,137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations</p></td><td><p>3,106,679</p></td><td><p>3,291,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations</p></td><td><p>3,249,205</p></td><td><p>3,382,422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>3,045,779</p></td><td><p>3,108,486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Adult allocations <sup>(3)</sup></p></td><td><p>2,846,003</p></td><td><p>2,846,003</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 4: EFA Funding Allocations for Askham Bryan College</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>16-18 Cash allocation (£)</p></td><td><p>Real terms<sup> (2)</sup> (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>6,668,827</p></td><td><p>7,229,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>11,277,092<sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>11,946,729</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>12,342,976</p></td><td><p>12,849,038</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13,451,499</p></td><td><p>13,728,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>14,840,339</p></td><td><p>14,840,339</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong>(1) Skills Funding Agency allocation data for 19+ participation, additional learning support and discretionary learner support.</strong></p><p><strong>(2) These figures have been calculated using HM Treasury deflators, last updated 5 December 2013.</strong></p><p><strong>(3) Includes 24+ Advanced Learning Loans that were introduced in 2013/14.</strong></p><p><strong>(4) Askham Bryan college took over the land-based provision from University of Cumbria in 2011/12.</strong></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 12/06/2014 16:40:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57656

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	Employment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number and proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 in York in (a) training, (b) employment and (c) education in each year since 1995-96.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Data are not available prior to 2000. Estimates for the proportion of young people in training, employment and education separately are not available.</p><p>Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts and achievements by geography and age is published in supplementary tables to a Statistical First Release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308808/apprenticeship-starts-by-geography-level-and-age.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308808/apprenticeship-starts-by-geography-level-and-age.xls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296382/apprenticeship-achievements-by-geography-level-and-age.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296382/apprenticeship-achievements-by-geography-level-and-age.xlsm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 198521 question first answered 12/06/2014 16:52:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57666

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	Apprentices
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 young people (a) started and (b) completed apprenticeships in (i) York Central constituency, (ii) York local education authority, (iii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iv) England in each year since 1995-96.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Data are not available prior to 2000. Estimates for the proportion of young people in training, employment and education separately are not available.</p><p>Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts and achievements by geography and age is published in supplementary tables to a Statistical First Release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships--2</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308808/apprenticeship-starts-by-geography-level-and-age.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/308808/apprenticeship-starts-by-geography-level-and-age.xls</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296382/apprenticeship-achievements-by-geography-level-and-age.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296382/apprenticeship-achievements-by-geography-level-and-age.xlsm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 198511 question first answered 12/06/2014 16:52:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57759

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	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics in formulating policy since the introduction of that Index in 2011; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national wellbeing as defined in that Index since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	198862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is measuring National Wellbeing, not as an index but through a framework of 41 indicators which capture social progress around important aspects of life for individuals, communities and the nation. The statistics are experimental and as such we should not expect to have examples of major policies that have been heavily influenced by the wellbeing data at this stage.</p><p>Evidence provided to the Environmental Audit Committee for its Inquiry into Wellbeing can be found at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/well-being/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/well-being/</a></p><p>The evidence submitted by the Department is outlined in Annex A, and demonstrates the impact of our policies and programmes – including our labour market reforms and support for Higher and Further Education – on wellbeing. Since submitting that evidence, we have also commissioned research to develop a comprehensive evidence base on the link between employees' wellbeing and business performance. The findings will feed into future policy development on wellbeing at work, as well as the development of an on-line guide providing suggestions on methods for improving wellbeing in the workplace. The findings from this research, the first of its kind in the UK, are due for publication in late Summer 2014.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/06/2014 15:56:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

57801

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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 carry out a public consultation on proposed changes to disabled students' allowances.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	198941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>We are currently consulting with a wide range of stakeholders to help inform both the Equality Analysis and Disabled Students' Allowances Guidance for 2015/16.</p><p>I will have due regard to an updated Equality Analysis before a final decision is made and regulations are laid before the House.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 199002 question first answered 12/06/2014 16:10:01 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

57803

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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 his written statement of 7 April 2014, Official Report, columns 1-2WS, on Higher Education: student support, what impact assessment his Department has made of the proposed changes to disabled students' allowances.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	199002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>We are currently consulting with a wide range of stakeholders to help inform both the Equality Analysis and Disabled Students' Allowances Guidance for 2015/16.</p><p>I will have due regard to an updated Equality Analysis before a final decision is made and regulations are laid before the House.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 198941 question first answered 12/06/2014 16:10:01 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

57983

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	Digital Technology: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to address the shortage of skilled workers in the digital and technology sector.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	198735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy One Year On Progress Report (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306854/bis-14-707-industrial-strategy-progress-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306854/bis-14-707-industrial-strategy-progress-report.pdf</a>) published on 23<sup>rd</sup> April provides an update on progress on the Information Economy Strategy. The Information Economy Council is driving forward action in several areas including addressing skills issues, barriers to growth, and the analysis and use of data sets.</p><p>As a part of our work on skills we have created Higher Apprenticeships as an alternative to traditional graduate recruitment. In IT Higher Apprenticeships there have been 420 starts in 2012/13 compared with 60 starts in 2010/11. We have also created cyber security schools programmes, apprenticeships, internships, Centres for Doctoral Training and will shortly be launching a Cyber Security Massive Open Online Course.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 198736 question first answered 12/06/2014 16:12:56 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham