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437059

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what modelling his Department conducted on the effect of the Apprenticeship Levy prior to its announcement.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	19529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, conducted internal modelling on which rate and scope would result in sufficient levels of income to fund growth in high-quality apprenticeships up until 2020. It will continue to conduct analysis and have an open dialogue with employers to understand the cost and benefits of the apprenticeship levy.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/12/2015 17:07:16 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

437065

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	Institute for Apprenticeships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consultations he or officials in his Department have had with (a) further education college representatives, (b) further education providers and (c) sector skills councils about the structures on board composition of the proposed Institute for Apprenticeships announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	19588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The creation of the Institute for Apprenticeships has been informed by feedback from employers and employer groups such as the CBI, as well as organisations working alongside our employer-led trailblazers to develop new apprenticeship standards. This includes representatives of training providers and sector skills councils.</p><br /><p>The chair and board members of the Institute will be appointed though a public appointments process in 2016.</p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/12/2015 16:16:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

437066

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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: Staff
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 staff made up the BIS Automotive sector team in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	19589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff in the BIS Automotive sector team over each of the last five years is illustrated in the table below.</p><p><strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (Calendar)</p></td><td><p>Number of Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/12/2015 15:55:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

437068

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the apprenticeship targets for public sector organisations announced in the report, English Apprenticeships: Our 2020 Vision, published on 7 December 2015, will include targets for the creation of apprenticeships at Level 3 and above.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	19685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>We do not intend to set any targets for the creation of apprenticeships at specific levels.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/12/2015 16:18:22 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

437069

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Automotive Council on the long-term sustainability of automotive manufacturing in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	19645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government has regular and constructive dialogue with the automotive industry – including through the Automotive Council, which is taking a leadership position in ensuring the sustainable growth of the sector in the UK.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/12/2015 15:53:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

437070

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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: Mckinsey and Company
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 cost to the public purse was of the internal review commissioned by his Department from McKinsey.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	19649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>The cost of the review conducted by McKinsey was disclosed on 9 November 2015 and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-contract-with-mckinsey" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bis-contract-with-mckinsey</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/12/2015 16:58:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

437131

registered interest
date	10/12/2015
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	Higher Education: Disability
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 is taking to ensure that the Independent Adjudicator can monitor the implementation by higher education institutions of provision for disabled students who do not have complex needs.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	19505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Higher education institutions have a legal duty under the Equality Act 2010 to provide reasonable adjustments for disabled students and to monitor their compliance with their Equality Act duties. The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 require institutions to publish information as to their compliance with the general public sector equality duty.</p><p>Students who are dissatisfied with the provision of support, and raise their concerns through their institution’s formal complaints procedures, can then also take their case to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator. This is a free service for the student.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/12/2015 14:53:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

436626

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
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	Apprentices
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 relationship will be between the new Institute for Apprentices and the industry-led body that will administer the Apprenticeships Levy.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	19485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>It is our intention that the independent Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) will be established by April 2017. The Institute will approve apprenticeship standards and safeguard apprenticeship quality.</p><br /><p>The body will not be responsible for the operational functions associated with funding of apprenticeships and the administration of the levy. These will be fulfilled by the Government’s operational agencies.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/12/2015 14:36:03 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

436628

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
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	Apprentices: Taxation
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 devolved administrations on the distribution and use of funds raised by the proposed Apprenticeship Levy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	19462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Skills policy is a devolved area so the devolved administrations will continue to have control over how to support businesses through training and apprenticeships.</p><br /><p>We are working closely with the Welsh Government and other devolved administrations to ensure they get their fair share of the levy and can work out how best to use it to complement their own apprenticeships and skills policies.</p><br /><p>We will engage with skills ministers in the devolved administrations, including Julie James AC/AM, to do all we can to make the levy work for employers and would-be apprentices across the UK.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/12/2015 14:19:26 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

436635

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
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	UK Trade with EU
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 estimate the UK's current trade deficit with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	19366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>This data is publicly available and can be found on the ONS website in the ‘Balance of Payments, Quarter 2 (April to June) 2015’.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/12/2015 16:33:38 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone