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77851

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Healthcare UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what services Healthcare UK offers to organisations based in the devolved regions.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>As a constituent part of UK Trade and Investment, Healthcare UK has responsibility for the provision of support and assistance to new and existing healthcare exporters of goods and services across the UK and for promoting the UK and all its constituent parts to foreign investors.</p><p>The devolved administrations are responsible for devising and implementing additional programmes to meet the particular needs of companies based in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and for promoting Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to foreign investors.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/07/2014 14:17:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

77511

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	UK Export Finance: Northern Ireland
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 export finance advisers are employed by UK Export Finance in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>UK Export Finance employs 21 export finance advisers, based across the English regions and devolved administrations. There is one export finance adviser based in Northern Ireland, who is part of a team of seven advisers which covers North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 15:51:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

77512

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	New Businesses: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the monies made available for the Government's Start-Up Loans scheme has been allocated to businesses in Northern Ireland since the scheme began.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/08/2014 answer text <p>The funding government has allocated to the Start-Up Loan scheme is not segregated by region therefore when a Start-Up Loan delivery partner approves a Start-Up Loan for a business in Northern Ireland the funds are derived from the overall Start-Up Loan budget. The scheme was extended to Northern Ireland June 13 and there have been 126 loans with a value of £591,610.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/08/2014 15:20:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

77514

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
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	Business: Northern Ireland
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 businesses located in Northern Ireland have contacted UK Export Finance to enquire about loans from the Direct Lending Facility since June 2013.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	205597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>UK Export Finance has received approximately 10 enquiries from businesses located in Northern Ireland on its Direct Lending Facility since June 2013.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/07/2014 15:47:59 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

76656

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Arms Trade: Northern Ireland
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 value of Northern Ireland's defence and security exports was in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	204824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>We do not hold any figures by region, only for UK as a whole.</p><p>UK defence and security exports in 2013 totalled £13 billion, which represents a 13% increase on the previous year.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/07/2014 16:24:32 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

65962

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Life Sciences: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work the Life Science Investment Organisation is doing to promote the life sciences sector in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	204143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Life Sciences Organisation (LSO) (previously the Life Sciences Investment Organisation, which now includes responsibility for UK trade promotion) works to promote the UK Life Sciences sector as a whole. LSO works closely with Invest Northern Ireland, along with the other devolved bodies and local enterprise partnerships across England, to understand the nation’s internationally competitive commercial offers in life sciences. We then actively market these strengths using our international network of investment advisors and suite of promotional materials. Where potential investors have specifically stated particular requirements, we will match these to the various regional offers and bring these out clearly in the tailored proposition materials produced for the investors.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/07/2014 14:48:34 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

65963

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Business: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2014, Official Report, column 536W, on business: Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the success of the recent roadshow his Department co-hosted to promote the delivery of the British Business Bank in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	204144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The recent roadshow in Northern Ireland, hosted by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), was attended by the Northern Ireland Executive, Invest Northern Ireland and a range of finance providers from Northern Ireland, including representatives from leading banks. The roadshow resulted in on-going discussions with the Executive and finance providers to explore how the Business Bank can build upon existing levels of support in Northern Ireland.</p><p>Officials from BIS and the Business Bank attended a meeting in Belfast on 9 July 2014 with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland and local investors as part of this continuing engagement, aimed at encouraging greater participation by Northern Ireland's private sector in the Business Bank's £300 million Investment Programme.</p><p>On 2 July 2014 Government published a one year update on the Economic Pact, which set out how the Government and the Executive have been working with the Business Bank to ensure Northern Ireland businesses and entrepreneurs can benefit from national finance schemes. This close co-operation will continue so that more local businesses gain from the available programmes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/07/2014 16:14:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

65967

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Healthcare UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether public sector organisations from the devolved administrations have been invited to participate in Healthcare UK's Business Forum for stakeholders on 24 July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	204220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Yes, public sector organisations from the devolved administrations have been invited to participate in Healthcare UK's Business Forum for stakeholders on 24 July 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 10/07/2014 14:40:33 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

64142

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Manufacturing Industries: Northern Ireland
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 delegates from manufacturers based in Northern Ireland were invited to the BIS Manufacturing Summit 2014 held on 19 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	202561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on the regional location of Manufacturing Summit delegates was not requested as part of the registration process. However, from the limited data available we have identified one Northern Ireland-based manufacturing company which was invited to the Manufacturing Summit. This particular company decided not to send a representative.</p><p>For future summits we will be looking at ways to create a more diverse mix of CEO-level participants from across manufacturing industry. Proactive suggestions from Hon Members would be welcome as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 03/07/2014 15:42:44 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

64143

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	New Businesses: Northern Ireland
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 applicants for the Start-Up Loans Scheme have been received from Northern Ireland; and what value of such loans have been provided for new businesses in Northern Ireland since the scheme was launched.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	202565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>To date there have been 913 applications for Start-Up Loans in Northern Ireland including applications that have been withdrawn, declined or still in progress. Of these applications, 120 loans with a value of £562,110 have been drawn down to date.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/07/2014 15:39:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis