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512405

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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	Land Registry: Privatisation
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 paragraph 1.302 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what progress his Department has made on consulting on options to move operations of the Land Registry to the private sector from 2017.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	33822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills launched a public consultation - <em>Moving Land Registry operations into the private sector</em>, on 24 March 2016. This public consultation will remain open for nine weeks until 26 May to allow public and stakeholders to respond to it.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/04/2016 14:48:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

512428

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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	Insolvency Service: Civil Servants
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 civil servants were employed at each location of the Insolvency Service in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	33729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2016, the numbers of civil servants employed at each Insolvency Service location were as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Servants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Civil Servants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>389</p></td><td><p>Leeds</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brighton</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Newcastle</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>Nottingham</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chatham</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>Reading</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>Southampton</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Southend-on-Sea</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ipswich</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1478</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These figures do not include 15 civil servants who were on unpaid sickness absence, career break, special leave without pay or on loan to other government departments and, therefore, were not on the Insolvency Service’s payroll on 31 March 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/04/2016 14:23:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

512431

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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	Student Loans Company: Civil Servants
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 civil servants were employed at each location by the Student Loans Company in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	33751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Employees of the Student Loans Company are not classed as civil servants. The table below confirms the number of Student Loans Company employees based at each of the Company’s locations at 31 March 2016.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of employees (Headcount)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Darlington</p></td><td><p>1,413</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow City Centre</p></td><td><p>1,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow Hillington</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home based</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llandudno Junction</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,920</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/04/2016 15:02:17 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

511268

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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	Construction: EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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 on the competitiveness of different construction materials competing in the same downstream markets of the EU Emissions Trading System.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	33524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The analysis underpinning the UK Government’s position on the EU Emissions Trading System has considered the impact on the competitiveness of those sectors that compete in the same markets such as construction. We continue to engage proactively with industry as Phase IV discussions continue and welcome any research or evidence on the competitiveness impacts.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/04/2016 12:10:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

511271

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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: Written Questions
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 21 March 2016 to Question 31461, when he plans to respond to Question 24897, tabled on 29 January 2016 by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham for answer on 3 February 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	33635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>I have <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-29/24897/" target="_blank">replied</a> to my hon Friend.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/04/2016 14:36:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

511272

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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	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, if he will appoint a Shadow Board of the Institute of Apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	33699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprenticeships Board will be appointed through a public appointments process. The outcome will be announced as soon as the process allows in 2016.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/04/2016 15:07:03 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

511273

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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	Productivity
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 productivity level was in (a) manufacturing and (b) non-manufacturing jobs in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	33703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides data on the labour productivity of the Manufacturing, Production and Service sectors between 1990 and 2015. These are presented as levels relative to 2012 and offer both output per worker and output per hour measures.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS data is copied below and can also be found on the ONS website.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/04/2016 15:04:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

511274

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
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 licence applications made since March 2015 related to the supply of equipment to Saudi Arabia have not been approved due to non-compliance with criterion 2 of the National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	33665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>We rigorously assess each application on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. A licence will not be granted if to do so would breach these Criteria.</p><p>Since March 2015 no export licence applications have been refused due to non-compliance with Criterion 2, although seven have been refused under Criterion 7 (risk of diversion to undesirable end users or end use).</p><p>Information on military and dual use export licences is published as Official Statistics in the quarterly and annual reports on Strategic Export Controls which are all available to view on GOV.UK. These reports contain detailed information on export licences issued, refused or revoked, by destination, including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/04/2016 09:39:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

509959

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	Pubs Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what relevant qualifications the official from his Department who was seconded to oversee the appointment panel for the recruitment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator held; and what methodology was used by the Department to choose who would be seconded into that role.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	33353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>No official from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills was seconded to oversee the appointment panel for the recruitment of the Pubs Code Adjudicator.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Office for the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA) guidance the recruitment panel was chaired by a Public Appointments Assessor. The Panel also included the relevant Director from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and an independent panel member.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/04/2016 16:27:38 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

509960

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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: Cardiff
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 people were employed in his Department's Cardiff office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	33268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of people employed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills HQ in its Cardiff office in each year since 2010 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>33.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>47.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>41.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>48.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The headcount, which is shown in full time equivalent, is as at 31 March in each year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/04/2016 16:12:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens