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506627

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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	Nurses: Migrant Workers
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 plans for the proposed £1,000 immigration skills charge to apply to NHS nurses.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	32688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Immigration Skills Charge will be paid by UK employers recruiting skilled migrant labour from outside the European Economic Area. This includes employers of nurses. The charge will apply from April 2017. There will be a flat rate of £1,000 per Tier 2 migrant sponsored per year. Some public sector employers could benefit from the small and charitable sponsors reduced rate of £364 per Tier 2 migrant sponsored per year.</p><p>As the independent Migration Advisory Committee stated in their January 2016 report on Tier 2, public sector organisations are employers like any other and should be incentivised to consider the UK labour market first, before recruiting outside Europe.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/04/2016 15:11:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

425059

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
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	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much centrally-provided capital funding has been provided to each further education college in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	14240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The amount of centrally-provided capital funding provided to each further education college in each of the last five years is shown in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/11/2015 16:30:56 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles attachment 1 file name FE College capital Grants 2010-11 to 2014-15.xls title Table of capital funding to FE colleges
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

421304

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
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: 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 (a) advice and (b) guidance his Department gives on the risks of (i) investment in and (ii) business with Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian territory.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Advice and guidance on business risk is provided via the online Overseas Business Risks guides.</p><p>These are a joint UK Trade &amp; Investment and FCO resource and provide information for businesses on the potential risks of trading in specific countries. Guides cover political and economic risks, human rights issues, bribery, terrorism, criminal activity, and intellectual property.</p><p>The information for the Occupied Palestinian Territories can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-palestinian-territories" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-palestinian-territories</a></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2015 14:52:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

419809

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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: 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, whether any arms export licences have been (a) suspended, (b) revoked or (c) refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>No export licences have been suspended, revoked or refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.</p><br /><p>However, Saudi Arabia was “Rejected” on 3 multiple destination Open Individual Export licences (OIELs), with a recommendation in each case for the exporter to submit an application for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) for consideration on its own merits on a case by case basis.</p><br /> <br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 15:31:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

419819

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2015 to Question 3711, how many arms export licences the Government has granted to Saudi Arabia subsequent to the information provided in that Answer; and what items were so licensed.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Licensing data shows 67 licences were granted to Saudi Arabia.</p><br /><p>Please note that data from licensing decisions made between 1 April and 30 June 2015 is scheduled to be published as Official Statistics at 9.30am on Tuesday 20 October 2015; and data from licensing decisions made between 1 July and 30 September 2015 is scheduled to be published as Official Statistics at 9.30am on 19 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 14:18:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

419820

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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: Yemen
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 arms exports from the UN to Yemen are not being used in breach of export control policy and provisions of the Arms Trade Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes its export responsibilities very seriously and aims to operate one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. We rigorously examine every application on a case-by-case basis against all of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, which includes; ensuing exports are consistent with the UK’s obligations under the United Nations arms trade treaty.</p><p>We undertake appropriate checks using both open and other sources when considering licence applications. To ensure a comprehensive and consistent approach, this will involve Desk and Post in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and relevant experts from other Departments.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/10/2015 15:46:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

390915

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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 Fund for Strategic Investments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proposals his Department have put forward for projects under the EU Fund for Strategic Investments.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	7807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is used to support projects that bear a higher risk than most of the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) lending activities. The EIB is working directly with applicants and will be assessing project proposals through its normal processes, to establish which projects are most appropriate for support under EFSI. EFSI does not require applicants to submit proposals through Government Departments.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/07/2015 15:17:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

226197

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Postgraduate Education
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 proposed timetable is for his consultation on the introduction of loans for postgraduate students.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	226986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The public consultation on the proposed postgraduate loan schemes will be launched shortly.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/03/2015 16:17:37 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

172139

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
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 applications to the Regional Growth Fund were submitted in each local authority area since the inception of that Fund; and what proportion of those applications were approved.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	219869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2015 answer text <p>The employment effects of each Regional Growth Fund project and programme are spread across many local authorities. The tables attached show the number of bids to the Regional Growth Fund, and the number approved, for each region of England in bidding rounds 1-6.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 October 2014 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-07-15/206062/" target="_blank">206062</a>, which provides a breakdown of the value of bids received by region for Rounds 1-5.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 16/02/2015 14:09:56 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark attachment 1 file name rgf-bids-stats.doc title Number of bids to the Regional Growth Fund
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

165880

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Social Services: Pay
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 publish the timetable within which the Government's consideration of how further targeted enforcement in the care sector can be undertaken through its annual review of the HM Revenue and Customs service level agreement for national minimum wage enforcement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	215806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>BIS monitors and reviews activity against the Service Level Agreement with HM Revenue and Customs throughout the year, and is considering what further targeted enforcement action might be appropriate to inform the next Service Level Agreement, which will commence in April 2015. I therefore do not plan to publish a more detailed timetable.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in my response to the Hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield), parliamentary question 213960, on 5 November 2014, action by HMRC continues to follow up on the previous targeted enforcement in the care sector, in addition to responding to every complaint made to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline. Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should call the Helpline on 0800 917 2368.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/12/2014 16:12:44 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith