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45785

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2014
	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
	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 economic benefits to the UK of international students.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	194285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government's International Education Strategy, published in July 2013, included an analysis of the value of international education to the UK. This analysis showed that international students across all parts of the education sector (higher education, further education, English language training, and independent schools) were estimated to contribute £13.6bn to the UK economy in 2011. More recent data indicates that this figure rose to £13.9bn in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>International students also bring indirect economic benefits to the UK, including: strengthening the quality, diversity and reputation of the UK education sector; providing a pipeline of prospective students who may study at higher levels in the UK; and improving overseas business, research, social and cultural links.</p><p> </p><p>The International Education Strategy and the accompanying analytical narrative can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-growth-and-prosperity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-growth-and-prosperity</a>.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45786

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2014
	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
	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 effect on higher education providers of charging fees to international students for use of the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	194286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office published an impact assessment on its website on the 11 October 2013 entitled ‘Regulating migrant access to health services in the UK', in which it estimates the impact of implementing a health surcharge as outlined in the Immigration Bill. The Home Office predicts that implementing a health surcharge could cause Tier 4 visa grants to fall by approximately 830, which will have an impact on higher education providers of approximately £11 million per year. The surcharge is £200 per annum for most migrants however, to reflect their contribution to UK growth, a concession was factored into the Immigration Bill for students - they will pay £150 per annum rather than the full cost.</p><p> </p><p>BIS will continue to work closely with the Home Office and the higher education sector to monitor the effects of the surcharge on student numbers and to ensure that the impact is manageable.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

45787

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2014
	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
	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 findings of the Oxford Economics report commissioned by the University of Sheffield entitled the Economic Costs and Benefits of International Students, January 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	194284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the benefits that international students bring to the UK as highlighted in theOxford Economics report entitled Economic Costs and Benefits of International Students, January 2013.</p><p> </p><p>In July the same year, we published our International Education Strategy which estimated that in 2011/12 international higher education students contributed £10.2bn to the UK economy through tuition fees and living expenses. The Strategy also recognised the wider benefits that students bring in boosting the local economy where they study, as well as enhancing our cultural life, and broadening the educational experience of the UK students they study alongside. It is because we value this contribution that there is no cap on the number of genuine overseas students who can come to the UK, nor do we have plans to introduce one.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>After completion of study, all students who can secure a skilled job from a licensed sponsor and are paid at least £20,300 are welcome to stay and work in the UK. Those who complete a PhD have up to a year to find a graduate level job and move on to Tier 2 or move on to the graduate entrepreneur or exceptional talent schemes in Tier 1.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

46174

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	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
	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 have applied to be an employee shareholder under the Government's Shares for Rights Scheme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	194810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>There is no requirement for someone using the employee shareholder employment status to register with any government department or agency. Therefore, Government does not hold numbers.</p><p> </p><p>The employee shareholder employment status is a voluntary option that people may wish to consider using.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

46175

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	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
	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 companies have applied to participate in the Government's Shares for Rights Scheme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	194811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>There is no requirement for companies considering using the employee shareholder employment status to register with any government department or agency. Therefore, Government does not hold numbers.</p><p> </p><p>The employee shareholder employment status is a voluntary option that people may wish to consider using.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

46178

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which independent advisers have been paid to advise employees about the Government's Shares for Rights Scheme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	194813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information on independent advisers used by individuals in relation to the employee shareholder employment status.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the individual to make their own decision about who to approach for independent advice, and a matter for the individual and company to agree the payment for independent advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47901

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	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 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 8W, on employee ownership, what estimate he has made of how many people will apply to be an employee shareholder under the Shares for Rights Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The employee shareholder status is a new employment status that is optional for companies and offer and for individuals to take up. There is no requirement for individuals to apply to Government to become an employee shareholder or for companies to register or apply to Government to use it.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has therefore made no assessment of levels of current or future take-up.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott grouped question UIN 196147 question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

47902

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	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 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 8W, on employee ownership, how many companies have applied to participate in the Shares for Rights Scheme to date.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>The employee shareholder status is a new employment status that is optional for companies and offer and for individuals to take up. There is no requirement for individuals to apply to Government to become an employee shareholder or for companies to register or apply to Government to use it.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has therefore made no assessment of levels of current or future take-up.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott grouped question UIN 196146 question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48070

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	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 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 8W, on employee ownership, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate the qualifications and independence of the independent advisers provided by companies to advise employees on their employee shareholder employment status.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>In order for an individual to become an employee shareholder, the individual must obtain advice from a relevant independent adviser on the terms and effect of the proposed agreement. An employee shareholder employment contract is of no effect if an individual does not get independent advice before the agreement is made. It is in the interest of the individual to understand the employee shareholder contract and its implications before they accept a job.</p><p> </p><p>Advice must be given by a qualified lawyer, certified trade union member, certified worker at an advice centre or a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives who is employed in a solicitor's practice. The law does not permit advice from a person employed by the employer to count towards fulfilling the legal advice requirement.</p><p> </p><p>The law is already clear in this area. Government has drawn on the same legal mechanism detailing the provision of advice which is set out in the Employment Rights Act 1996.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

48071

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2014
	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
	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 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 8W, on employee ownership, if he will produce guidelines for companies and employees on choosing independent advisers provided by companies to advise employees about the Shares for Rights Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>Detailed guidance on the employee shareholder status was published on the <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> website before the status came into law on 1 September 2013, and this guidance includes a section on who qualifies as a relevant independent advisor.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham