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450676

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	New Businesses: Wealden
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 new businesses have been set up in Wealden constituency since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Nusrat Ghani
uin	25965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text There is no single data source that comprehensively measures all business start-ups within the UK. However, ONS has published statistics showing that there were 2,770 businesses newly registered for VAT or PAYE in the Wealden constituency between 2010 and 2014. Some newly registered businesses will have been trading for a number of years and other active businesses will not be covered because they are operating below the VAT and PAYE registration thresholds. answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/02/2016 14:27:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

446202

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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	Metals: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the level of security of supply of rare earth metals required by industry.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	23377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text There has been no recent assessment for the UK. However, the EU critical raw material list is reviewed every 3 years and the most recent review of that list, which currently includes rare earth elements, took place in May 2014. The UK uses this list to help in its assessment of which materials are of particular significance to UK manufacturing. answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/01/2016 17:57:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

446979

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
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 place in the Library any document which provide an evidential basis for the Government's decision to privatise the Green Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text The background to the Government’s decision to introduce private capital into the Green Investment Bank (GIB) can be found in the policy document entitled “Future of the Green Investment Bank plc” that was published on 18 November on GOV.UK. In addition to this, the Government has also introduced provisions to the Enterprise Bill which require a report to be laid before Parliament once a decision to undertake a sale has been made. The report must set out the type of sale, the expected timescale, and the Government’s objectives for the sale. answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/01/2016 17:09:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

147349

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the investor-state dispute settlement system in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will not be dealt with by United Kingdom courts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL2753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text The Transatlantic Trade and Investment partnership (TTIP) will be an agreement with 28 EU countries and the US. In the case of the UK, it has over 90 existing bilateral investment treaties with other countries across the world, UK domestic courts and the UK legal system remain the main route for resolving the overwhelming majority of disputes that foreign investors may have with the actions of the UK Government. Investment protection provisions and Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses in trade and investment treaties are nonetheless valued by investors for providing certainty and protection from discriminatory action by host governments. Well-formulated investment protection and ISDS provisions have the potential to encourage investment while placing effective safeguards on the Government’s ability to regulate in the public interest. The Government believes it is in the UK's interest to create modern investment provisions in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) to both encourage investment and create a potential model for future trade and investment agreements with other countries. As such, we would want the ISDS mechanism in TTIP to be in line with best practice, including the new The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration. answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 19/11/2014 12:33:40 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

147352

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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	Copyright
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their reasons for proposing an extended three-year transition period from April 2015 for the implementation of section 74 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, in the light of the current extent of counterfeiting.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL2756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text The Government’s reasons for proposing a three-year transition period for implementing s74 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 are set out in its recent consultation which concluded on 27 October 2014 (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transitional-provisions-for-the-repeal-of-section-52-of-the-cdpa). This does not represent an extended transition period but the Government’s provisional judgement as to the shortest reasonable period, taking into account the needs of both right owners and those using the current law to trade lawfully. The Government is considering the evidence it received and will make its decision on transitional provisions in the light of this. Current items made under the aegis of s52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 would not be considered counterfeits. Counterfeit products (i.e. goods which falsely carry the trade mark of a genuine brand without permission) are already subject to legal sanction under separate trade mark legislation. answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/11/2014 13:06:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

155664

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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	Overseas Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the export earnings which derive from foreign students attending United Kingdom universities.
tabling member printed	Lord Ashcroft
uin	HL2848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text In the Government’s International Education Strategy, published in July 2013, the value of international higher education students to the UK was valued at £9.7bn. The international education strategy can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-growth-and-prosperity More recent data for the 2012/13 academic year is now available. Based on this, BIS estimates that UK exports attributable to international higher education students were £10.4bn. answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/11/2014 13:04:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2568 label Biography information for Lord Ashcroft

78303

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Aspartame
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many kilograms of aspartame were imported into the United Kingdom in each year from 2000 to 2013 inclusive.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL1193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Data showing the volume (kilograms) of UK imports of aspartame during 2000-2013 is given in Table 1 below. The figures are sourced from HMRC’s Overseas Trade Statistics database.</p><p><strong>Table 1: UK imports of aspartame (HS code 21069092)</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong> </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Net mass (kgs)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>76,393,895</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>85,600,024</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>63,298,987</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>54,483,436</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>51,466,542</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>58,734,046</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>50,538,317</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>59,274,993</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>56,112,033</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>63,320,625</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>61,259,916</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>43,939,777</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>40,554,490</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>29,438,869</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics database</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">Note: HS 21069092 = Food preparations, n.e.s., not containing milkfats,</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">sucrose, isoglucose starch or glucose or containing, by weight, &lt; 1,5% milkfat,</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">&lt; 5% sucrose or isoglucose, &lt; 5% glucose or &lt; 5% starch&quot; only.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 22/07/2014 16:58:32 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

176012

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Engineering: Females
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 the announcement of 12 June 2014 on the £30 million fund to secure the supply of engineers and boost the number of women in the sector, what budget was provided for the developing women engineers strand of that fund in 2014-15; how much has been spent on that strand of work in 2014-15 to date; and what forecast he has made of total spending on that strand of work in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	222178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>“Women in Engineering” is one of a number of calls under the Employer Ownership Fund that have been run in response to recommendations from the Perkins review of engineering skills. A nominal maximum budget of £10m was allocated to the “Women in Engineering” call, but it was not as successful as the other calls in attracting bids - there were only two successful applications which have been awarded a total of £104, 320, of which £12,288 is expected to be drawn down this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is no underspend of the Employer Ownership budget which is fully allocated for FY2014/15. All unallocated funds from calls that have closed have been assigned to new calls that will also address the recommendations of the Perkins review such as the current call aimed at improving engineering skills in smaller companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/02/2015 15:27:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

390917

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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
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 16 July 2015 to Question 6219, which local spending bodies in the city of Birmingham spend money voted to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	7816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>“Local spending bodies” is not a term that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) uses. For the purposes of this answer we are therefore providing information on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li><strong>BIS partner organisations that have an office in Birmingham</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies spend money voted to BIS and have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their ultimate accounting officer. The following such organisations have offices in Birmingham:</p><p> </p><p>· ACAS</p><p> </p><p>· Insolvency Service</p><p> </p><p>· Skills Funding Agency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li><strong>The categories of body set out in PQ UIN 7817</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies are part of the wider delivery chain and spend money voted to BIS that is allocated to these bodies through BIS Partner Organisations rather than from BIS directly. These bodies do not have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their accounting officer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Further Education colleges and b) apprenticeships providers</p><p> </p><p>Details of further education providers and other training bodies receiving public funding are published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) Local economic partnerships</p><p> </p><p>· The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Economic Partnership</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) Other local bodies which draw upon funds voted to his Department</p><p> </p><p>· Aston University</p><p> </p><p>· Birmingham City University</p><p> </p><p>· The University of Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· University College Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· Newman University</p><p> </p><p>· Energy Systems Catapult</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 7815 7817 question first answered 28/07/2015 07:45:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

390919

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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
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 16 July 2015 to Question 6219, which local spending bodies spend money for which the Permanent Secretary in his Department is the accounting officer.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	7815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>“Local spending bodies” is not a term that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) uses. For the purposes of this answer we are therefore providing information on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li><strong>BIS partner organisations that have an office in Birmingham</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies spend money voted to BIS and have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their ultimate accounting officer. The following such organisations have offices in Birmingham:</p><p> </p><p>· ACAS</p><p> </p><p>· Insolvency Service</p><p> </p><p>· Skills Funding Agency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li><strong>The categories of body set out in PQ UIN 7817</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies are part of the wider delivery chain and spend money voted to BIS that is allocated to these bodies through BIS Partner Organisations rather than from BIS directly. These bodies do not have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their accounting officer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Further Education colleges and b) apprenticeships providers</p><p> </p><p>Details of further education providers and other training bodies receiving public funding are published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) Local economic partnerships</p><p> </p><p>· The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Economic Partnership</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) Other local bodies which draw upon funds voted to his Department</p><p> </p><p>· Aston University</p><p> </p><p>· Birmingham City University</p><p> </p><p>· The University of Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· University College Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· Newman University</p><p> </p><p>· Energy Systems Catapult</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 7816 7817 question first answered 28/07/2015 07:45:04 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne