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535163

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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: EU Internal Trade
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 full-time equivalent staff of his Department are working on the Digital Single Market.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	42455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>There a number of departments across Whitehall who work on aspects of the Digital Single Market (DSM) including the Department for Culture Media and Sport, the Home Office and HM Treasury. And, within the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) there are a number of policy areas that are involved directly or indirectly in aspects of the Digital Single Market including the Intellectual Property Office, Competition and Consumer Policy and Advanced Manufacturing and Services.</p><p> </p><p>BIS leads on behalf of Government and coordinates activity across those departments with an interest. There is a core team of five FTEs who act as the hub for all of this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/07/2016 13:07:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

533903

registered interest
date	08/07/2016
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	Silver: Hallmarking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received about the decision of Birmingham Assay Office, pursuant to the Legislative Reform (Hallmarking) Order 2013, to open an office in Mumbai on 18 July that will use a mark for silver to be imported into the UK that is similar to the established anchor mark used for domestic production; and whether they will publish any assessment they have made of the prospective impact of that decision on the Birmingham silversmithing trade.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL1084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>Hallmarks are not an indication of geographic origin and are already applied widely to articles manufactured in places other than the location of the four UK Assay Offices, including to articles manufactured outside the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Government has received four representations expressing concern about the decision of Birmingham Assay Office, pursuant to the Legislative Reform (Hallmarking) Order 2013, to open a sub-office in Mumbai.</p><p> </p><p>An impact assessment of the costs and benefits of removing the restrictions on overseas hallmarking was published alongside the government consultation on the proposals in 2012, and covered the whole of the hallmarking sector. The Impact Assessment estimated that there would be a benefit to business of £3.44 m. A copy of the impact assessment can be found on the Parliament website accompanying the Legislative Reform (Hallmarking) Order 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/07/2016 15:10:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

533904

registered interest
date	08/07/2016
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	Medicine: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what plans they have for maintaining the UK's status as a leader in EU and international collaboration on research into rare diseases such as muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular conditions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of our research base, which is why we have protected the ring fenced science resource budget in real terms from its current level of £4.7bn for the rest of the parliament. Programmes such as the £1.5bn Global Challenges Research Fund and the £1bn Ross Fund will support the UK’s status as a global leader in medical research.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Challenges Research Fund will mobilise the UK’s world leading research base to address key challenges facing developing countries, including in health research. The Ross Fund will develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to help combat the world’s most serious diseases in developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply to or participate in EU research programmes. UK participants can continue to apply to the programmes in the usual way. The future of UK access to these programmes will be determined as part of a wider discussion with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL1087 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:52:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

533905

registered interest
date	08/07/2016
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	Research: EU Grants and Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what measures they plan to take to ensure continued UK access to grants from Horizon 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL1086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK economy is fundamentally strong and our research and innovation are world-leading. The UK’s decision to leave the EU has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply or to participate in Horizon 2020 as the UK is still an EU member state. UK participants can continue to apply to the programme in the usual way. The Commission has made a public statement on its website to this effect. The future of UK access to European research and innovation funding will be determined as part of wider discussions with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/07/2016 13:09:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

533906

registered interest
date	08/07/2016
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	Medicine: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what measures they plan to take to ensure the UK's continued participation in EU-wide data sharing initiatives for clinical trial development and condition-specific patient registries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL1087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of our research base, which is why we have protected the ring fenced science resource budget in real terms from its current level of £4.7bn for the rest of the parliament. Programmes such as the £1.5bn Global Challenges Research Fund and the £1bn Ross Fund will support the UK’s status as a global leader in medical research.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Challenges Research Fund will mobilise the UK’s world leading research base to address key challenges facing developing countries, including in health research. The Ross Fund will develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to help combat the world’s most serious diseases in developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply to or participate in EU research programmes. UK participants can continue to apply to the programmes in the usual way. The future of UK access to these programmes will be determined as part of a wider discussion with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL1085 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:52:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

533552

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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: Reorganisation
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 13 June 2016 to Question 39359, on Business, Innovation and Skills reorganisation, what problems Ministers have encountered engaging with officials of his Department not based in London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the previous answer he references, in particular:</p><p>“Operating across split sites, in the context of a smaller workforce overall, would make it harder to quickly redeploy people to a different team or policy area, or for someone to be able to respond to an unpredictable or unusual demand for more intensive engagement with Ministers or Parliament.”</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/07/2016 09:35:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533554

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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	Adult Education
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 adult learners paid for courses in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	42195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is only able to provide information on overall funding made available for adult learning provision. It does not hold information on learners who pay for provision.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/07/2016 10:06:21 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

533556

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the Apprenticeship Levy on the (a) changes made by and (b) finances of employment businesses that supply temporary workers.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	42208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>An impact note on the apprenticeship levy is available online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy/apprenticeship-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-levy/apprenticeship-levy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The levy will apply to all employers in all sectors with a paybill above £3million with no exceptions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will support all employers in using the levy funds to invest in apprenticeships and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills is working with employers to create apprenticeships across all sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 12/07/2016 10:35:38 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

533557

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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: Reorganisation
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 6 July 2016 to Question 39599, on Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: reorganisation, if he will place in the Library a copy of any document detailing the assessment that was made of the merits of split-site working and recruiting on a flexible basis through the consideration of alternative options.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s consideration of alternative options is set out in ‘Consultation Response - Proposal for a Combined Headquarters and Policy Centre in London dated Thursday, 26 May, 2016.’</p><p> </p><p>This document was shared with BIS staff and the Departmental Trade Unions. I refer the hon Member to my response to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-06-07/39823/" target="_blank">39823</a>, which explains why the Department will not be publishing the document; the same reasoning would apply to placing a copy in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/07/2016 16:38:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533640

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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	Further Education: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what savings to the public purse he expects to be made as a result of the post-16 education and training area review in Greater Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	42192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Area reviews are about ensuring post 16 institutions are in the best state possible to meet the economic and educational needs of their areas and financially resilient for the long term. Colleges will be able to invest any savings created through implementation of area review recommendations in improved front line services, including better delivery of apprenticeships and higher level skills. This is expected to be the position in Greater Manchester, which is due to conclude shortly.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/07/2016 10:05:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon