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419025

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether there is a process to allow hon. Members to view (a) limited and (b) other classified (i) Council and (ii) other EU documents on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	10497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>My officials are liaising with the Clerks of both the Commons and Lords European Scrutiny Committees to explore the scope and methods by which this information can be shared while still preserving the confidentiality of sensitive documents.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:55:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

419026

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with the US embassy in London on plans by that embassy to open a reading room to allow parliamentarians to read classified documents on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make representations to his US counterpart to enable such documents to be (a) placed in the Library and (b) made publicly available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	10523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>A large number of documents related to these negotiations are available on the European Commission’s website on the page ‘EU negotiating texts in TTIP’. We are working with our counterparts in the European Commission and the US to both declassify as many documents as practicable and to give UK parliamentarians equivalent access to classified documents related to this agreement as that afforded to Members of the European Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:55:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

419027

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	Minimum Wage
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 10 September 2015 to Question 8779, whether the range of information sources HM Revenue and Customs uses to monitor the reported self-correction by employers participating in the new national minimum wage campaign includes speaking independently to the workforce and other relevant groups such as local trade unions.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	10447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>HMRC operate a risk based approach using a range of sources to monitor self-corrections in the national minimum wage campaign, this ‎includes contacting workers to ensure they have received the reported arrears.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/10/2015 12:33:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

419029

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	Arms Trade: Israel
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 his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) value of arms export licences issued for Israel in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	10498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government publishes comprehensive information about export licences granted and refused on gov.uk.</p><p>The Government has granted 167 licences for export of military goods and technology to Israel in the last year.</p><p>Of these 163 were for Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) with a value of £18,596,344 and 4 Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs).</p><p>OIELs are generally not limited by quantity or value and therefore we are unable to give a figure for the value of the goods that might be exported under OIELs.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/10/2015 12:21:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

419069

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	Blockchain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits to the UK economy of blockchain technology.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	10493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government Office for Science is conducting a review of distributed ledger technology, which encompasses Blockchain technology, to highlight the potential benefits of distributed ledgers to the delivery of public services, and to help government identify and remove roadblocks to their safe and effective use.</p><p>The review is being conducted by a panel of experts drawn from academia, business and government under the direction of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser. Their findings and recommendations will be published in a report this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/10/2015 11:46:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

419146

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
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	European Court of Justice: Judgements
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 his Department has for implementation of the ruling of the European Court of Justice in case C-266/14 of 10 September 2015, on justice and citizens' rights.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	10395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>This judgment of the European Court of Justice automatically became part of UK law on the date of its publication. It is not necessary to amend UK domestic legislation to implement the judgment.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/10/2015 14:06:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

418780

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Measurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to permit traders to sell goods in imperial units if they and their customers so wish.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that some traders and consumers prefer or are more familiar with imperial units. Traders are already permitted to use imperial units if they are used alongside metric in dual labelling and consumers can still request imperial quantities. There are currently no plans to make any further changes to the law in this area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 28/09/2015 17:31:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

418792

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the proportion of student loans awarded to students undertaking (1) full-time, and (2) part-time, bachelor degrees that will never be repaid.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sharp of Guildford
uin	HL2227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>(1) We estimate that the proportion of the value of full time loans which will not be repaid is around 45%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Our current published estimate is that around 65% of the value of part time loans will not be repaid. We will update our estimate as we get more information on the characteristics of the students taking out these loans, and, in due course, actual repayments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not produce separate estimates for different levels of Higher Education qualifications. The figures mentioned above cover all higher education loans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 24/09/2015 11:57:10 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	2113 label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford

418793

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Overseas Trade: Iran
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice and clarification on trading sanctions they have given to United Kingdom businesses wishing to develop trading opportunities in Iran.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p> </p><p>UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is working with Foreign Office, BIS, the Export Control Organisation, HMRC and HMT to provide coordinated communications to UK industry on sanctions. Activities include 1:1 meetings with major UK companies; group briefings held at the Foreign Office; clear sanctions guidance and FAQs on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKTI has tailored its outreach to reflect the needs of business as reflected in its survey of over 1000 companies earlier this year. BIS Helpline operators and Trade Advisors have been briefed on the latest sanctions information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 25/09/2015 11:33:06 question first ministerially corrected 29/09/2015 16:43:42 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham previous answer version 22766 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

418795

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
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	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what quality assurance measures are in place for the International Foundation programmes run by United Kingdom universities or by partnerships between such universities and private education providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL2230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2015 answer text <p>Publicly funded higher education providers are currently reviewed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). These reviews look at the adequacy of a provider’s system to maintain academic standards and ensure quality across all its provision; irrespective of where it is delivered. The reviews check that expectations set out in the UK Quality Code for Higher Education are being met.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, QAA have been leading sector work on how to strengthen the assurance of UK higher education delivered overseas. They have recently published a report detailing</p><p> </p><p>how external quality assurance processes can be adapted to support UK higher education institutions in both maintaining their reputation in delivering high quality education overseas and in growing their provision. The report can be found on the QAA website at</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2978#.VfKp1fnF98E" target="_blank">http://www.qaa.ac.uk/publications/information-and-guidance/publication?PubID=2978#.VfKp1fnF98E</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 24/09/2015 13:16:08 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey