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518894

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	Higher Education: Males
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 take steps to increase the proportion of men going to university.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	37298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone with the potential has the opportunity to benefit from higher education, irrespective of their background or gender.</p><p>In the last academic year we saw record numbers of applicants and entrants to higher education, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p>In our recent guidance to the Director of Fair Access, we asked him to include among his areas of focus support for white working class boys who are among the groups with the lowest participation rates. Universities expect to spend more than £745 million through access agreements agreed with the Director of Fair Access on measures to improve access and success for students from disadvantaged backgrounds - up significantly from £404 million in 2009.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/05/2016 14:46:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

459309

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Aerospace Industry: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that the manufacturing sector in Northern Ireland is able to contribute to the UK aerospace industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	30756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text We continue to work closely with the aerospace industry in Northern Ireland through the UK wide Aerospace Growth Partnership to tackle barriers to growth, boost exports and grow high value jobs. This work is integral to the Northern Ireland growth implementation strategy 'Partnering for Growth' led by Invest Northern Ireland and supported by the industry body ADS. It includes action to support industry in innovation and technology development, strengthening the competitiveness and manufacturing capability of suppliers and raising skills levels<p /><p /> <br /> The steps taken to back this work include a £1.95 billion commitment by the Government, over 13 years to 2026, for new aerospace research and development projects supported by the Aerospace Technology Institute<p /><p><br> My Department and the Northern Ireland Executive are also investing a total of almost £135 million in the development of the C Series aircraft supporting hundreds of jobs in Belfast at Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services and its UK supply chain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/03/2016 17:55:12 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

459431

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Lasers
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) a ban on laser pens and (b) setting a minimum age for the purchase of laser pens; and what steps he is taking to ensure online sales of laser pens are regulated.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	30714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 requires all products that are placed onto the UK market whether bought on-line or in a shop to be safe.</p><p>The sale and use of laser pointers is an issue that cuts across a number of government departments. Following a cross-Whitehall meeting on 25 February, chaired by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Government has drawn up a plan to tackle these issues to ensure the safety of consumers and the wider public.</p><p>The Government is looking at a range of options which may include legislative for controlling the sales, use and possession of laser pens.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/03/2016 16:23:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451573

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Manufacturing Industries: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the Government gives to large pharmaceutical companies to partner with universities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>In the last five years, Innovate UK has committed around £32M to support partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and universities in order to drive the translation of university-based research and commercial applications which tackle disease and life-threatening illnesses.</p><p>In addition, the Government is investing in three Catapult Centres supporting the life sciences sector – the Cell Therapy, Precision Medicine and Medicines Technologies Catapults. These centres have a particular focus on supporting collaborative research and innovation among small and medium sized firms.</p><p>Large companies are able to claim R&amp;D Tax Relief through a 130% enhanced allowance or, alternatively, an 11% taxable credit via the R&amp;D Expenditure Credit. In 2013/14, these schemes provided support of £950M to 3,950 businesses. Additionally, the UK’s Patent Box was introduced in 2013 and gives additional incentive to develop, retain and commercialise new, innovative patented products in the UK. The Patent Box offers an effective 10% corporation tax rate on trading profits earned in the UK from specified patents.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/02/2016 16:46:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451574

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what additional financial assistance he has given to universities to carry out medical research.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The Medical Research Council provides funding for medical research to UK institutes, including universities. The table below sets out funding awarded in 2014/15. <strong>Medical Research Council Expenditure for 2014/15, by Organisation type, £k</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total £k</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charity Partnership</p></td><td><p>£11,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Institution</p></td><td><p>£450,856</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education Institution/Independent Research Organisation</p></td><td><p>£742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MRC Institutes/Units</p></td><td><p>£202,296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Independent Research Organisation</p></td><td><p>£9,695</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Government Body</p></td><td><p>£21,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£696,632</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) also allocates research funding to institutions. HEFCE’s quality-related research funding (QR) is allocated as an un-hypothecated block grant, which institutions are free to invest according to their own priorities. It is a matter for individual Higher Education Institutions to determine how it is ultimately distributed to particular activities/subjects.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/02/2016 10:33:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451575

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Drugs: Foreign Investment in 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 he has had discussions with pharmaceutical companies based outside the UK on locating functions in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has overall responsibility for ensuring that the UK is an attractive place for overseas companies to set up or expand their business. In this context, the Secretary of State has had discussions with companies from a range of sectors, including in the life sciences sector.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/02/2016 18:42:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451576

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial assistance the Government has granted to medical companies for medical research.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>In the last five years, Innovate UK has committed over £212 million in support of companies commercialising medical research. This includes helping companies to deliver products and services to support people living independently, funding cost-effective treatments, the development of long-term relief and cures for diseases, and commercialising new medical devices, diagnostics and solutions.</p><p>Additionally, Innovate UK, through its Catapult network, provides business access to leading-edge technology and expertise in Cell and Gene Therapy, Precision Medicine and Medicines Technologies.</p><p>Companies investing in medical research may also be eligible for the Research and Development Tax Credit, which provided £1.75bn of support in 2013/14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/02/2016 18:30:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451577

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure UK universities are closely co-ordinating their medical research.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department funds medical research in universities via the Medical Research Council (MRC). The MRC supports and encourages collaboration between UK universities across all of its funding programmes, and also supports collaboration through targeted initiatives such as:</p><ul><li>The Farr Institute, which is jointly funded by the MRC, Government and research charities and brings together 19 university partners to create a UK-wide platform for health informatics research. The Institute provides the physical and electronic infrastructure to facilitate collaboration across the partner universities, and support their safe use of patient and research data for medical research.</li><li>MRC support for 13 stratified medicine research consortia, addressing conditions such as arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, schizophrenia and dementia. The initiative involves 32 UK universities, with each consortia involving around 7 universities.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Working together, the Research Councils have developed an RCUK framework for principles in funding multi-institutional collaborations in research. Further details on the framework can be found here: <a href="http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/principles/" target="_blank">http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/principles/</a>.</p><p>Innovate UK also works with universities to drive translation of university-based research and innovation into commercial applications which tackle disease and life-threatening illnesses. Additionally, Innovate UK, through the Catapult network, provides access to leading-edge technology, facilities and expertise in Cell and Gene Therapy, Precision Medicine and Medicines Technologies.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/02/2016 15:23:43 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451154

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
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	Post Offices: Closures
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 post offices are earmarked for closure in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>Government’s funding arrangements for Post Office Limited require them to maintain a network that meets nationwide access criteria.</p><p>Within that framework, the provision of post offices is the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to you on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/02/2016 17:08:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

451155

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
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	Game
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 was to the UK economy of the game meat market in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	26373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Official statistics are not broken down in sufficient detail in order to separate the value added and employment attached to the processing and sale of game-meat from that of other meat or poultry products.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/02/2016 15:53:10 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon