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435694

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date	07/12/2015
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	Students: Loans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes in student loan repayments to freeze the £21,000 income threshold cap on students and graduates from lower and middle incomes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL4269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <br /><p><del class="ministerial">The budget for the Tradeshow Access Programme was £11.05M in 2014/15 and the estimated spend in 2015/16 is £10.25M.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">For 2016/17 and beyond, UKTI will be reviewing how the Tradeshow Access Programme is aligned with other Export Services as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement. It is therefore not possible to confirm the budget at this stage.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">I will respond positively to a request for a meeting with the Sponsors Alliance subject to diary commitments.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government published an Equality Analysis of the impact of freezing the student loan repayment threshold on 25th November.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">All borrowers whose earnings are above the repayment threshold will pay around £6 per week more (in nominal terms) by 2020/21. Those individuals with the lowest lifetime earnings will be affected the least, because they will either never earn above the earnings threshold, or will only do so for a more limited period of the loan’s life.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The full Equality Analysis is attached, but can also be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479559/bis-15-635-freezing-student-loan-repayment-threshold-equality-analysis.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479559/bis-15-635-freezing-student-loan-repayment-threshold-equality-analysis.pdf</a></ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 15/12/2015 16:20:37 question first ministerially corrected 21/12/2015 13:24:16 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park attachment 1 file name HL4269 attachment -freezing-student-loan-repayment-threshold-equality-analysis.pdf title Equality Analysis previous answer version 35662 answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

435741

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Tradeshow Access Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what was the budget for the Trade Show Access Programme (TAP) from 1 April to 30 March in (a) 2014–15, and (b) 2015–16; (2) what they expect the budget to be for the financial years (a) 2016–17, (b) 2017–18, and (c) 2018–19; and (3) whether the Minister for Trade and Investment plans to meet the Sponsors Alliance to discuss the future of the Trade Show Access Programme, and if so, when the meeting will take place.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL4316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The budget for the Tradeshow Access Programme was £11.05M in 2014/15 and the estimated spend in 2015/16 is £10.25M.</p><p>For 2016/17 and beyond, UKTI will be reviewing how the Tradeshow Access Programme is aligned with other Export Services as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement. It is therefore not possible to confirm the budget at this stage.</p><p>I will respond positively to a request for a meeting with the Sponsors Alliance subject to diary commitments.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 15/12/2015 16:49:11 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

435743

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Climate Change: Arctic
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to ensure that UK scientific institutions have the funds to collaborate with those in Arctic countries to monitor and predict the melting of permafrost and the release of methane; and what practical steps are being considered to minimise the environmental impact of the melting of permafrost and the release of methane in the Arctic.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL4318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK is funding and participating in a number of projects that will improve our knowledge of the Arctic, for example the current NERC Arctic Research Programme, the European JPI (Joint Programming Initiative) Climate collaboration between 16 European countries to coordinate jointly their climate research, and NERC’s Discovery Science grant programme. The UK also continues to invest in infrastructure to support polar science such as the new £200m polar research vessel.</p><br /><p>The best practical way to limit the melting of permafrost and the subsequent release of methane is to keep the rise in global temperatures as low as possible. At the recent United Nations conference on climate change in Paris, the world took an important step forward with an unprecedented number of countries agreeing to a deal to limit global temperature rises.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/12/2015 12:38:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

435754

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Business: UK Membership of EU
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 potential effect on businesses of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	19038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes Britain’s interests are best served by being part of a reformed European Union, if necessary changes can be agreed. The Government believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/12/2015 11:29:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

435755

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Research: Dundee
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 support the Government has provided for academic research in Dundee in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	19032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Government provides financial support for academic research in Dundee through various routes, including funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ (BIS) Science &amp; Research budget for Research Council grants, research capital grants (allocated through Scottish Funding Council - SFC) and the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (RPIF). In addition the Scottish Government allocates funding via the SFC for recurrent research grant.</p><p>Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) data includes information about research grant income earned by individual higher education institutions from higher education (HE) funding bodies, Research Councils and Government Departments. The SFC publish details of the BIS HE research capital funding. Details of the RPIF are published by HEFCE.</p><p>The research grant income earned by the University of Dundee and Abertay University from these sources in each academic year are listed in the table (figures in £000s). HESA data for 2014-15 are not yet available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFC recurrent research funding</p></td><td><p>23,841</p></td><td><p>23,606</p></td><td><p>24,133</p></td><td><p>24,409</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Research Councils</p></td><td><p>20,734</p></td><td><p>22,203</p></td><td><p>15,260</p></td><td><p>22,387</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Government Funding</p></td><td><p>5,738</p></td><td><p>4,651</p></td><td><p>5,535</p></td><td><p>9,371</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIS HE Research Capital</p></td><td><p>2,270</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>860</p></td><td><p>974</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>52,583</p></td><td><p>51,062</p></td><td><p>45,656</p></td><td><p>57,027</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>In addition, the University of Dundee secured £11.7m from UK RPIF for expenditure over 2012-15.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/12/2015 14:49:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

435756

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
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 viability of the UK steel industry over the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	19051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>We have been working very closely with steel stakeholders to understand the needs of the sector both now and going forward. In addition, through the Competitiveness &amp; Productivity Steel Working Group we have commissioned an independent external report to identify the relative strengths and weaknesses of the UK steel industry, and consider how this could change over different time horizons. The outcomes will support the UK steel industry develop their strategic position moving forward, and clarify how the Government can best support the sector improve its competitiveness over the short, medium and long term.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/12/2015 11:34:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

435757

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with employers in Wales about the effect of the apprenticeship levy in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	18928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2015 answer text <p>Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have had exchanges with many employers, including those with a UK-wide presence, as part of the consultation exercise held between August and early October this year. These discussions continue. The Government is working with the Welsh Government and other devolved administrations to ensure fair and transparent funding and, as far as possible, to develop a system for administering the levy which complements the skills and apprenticeship policies of each of the devolved administrations and which works for employers wherever they are in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/12/2015 08:33:03 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

435759

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	UK Trade and Investment: Staff
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 UK Trade and Investment staff worked in each of the industrial sectors on 1 April 2015; and what the budget for each such sector is in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	19008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>UK Trade &amp; Investment supports eleven sectors, and other priority sectors, such as creative industries and the information economy.</p><br /><p>We are working with a number of other Government departments to ensure companies of all sectors are represented in Government efforts overseas.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of staff on 1 April 2015 and the most recent budget information for our core sector teams and investment organisations.</p><br /> <br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Budget, £m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consumer, Retail &amp; E-exporting</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative Industries &amp; Global Sports &amp; Construction</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKTI Education</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Energy &amp; Transport</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>3.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Healthcare UK</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information Economy</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Manufacturing</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKTI Agri-Tech Organisation</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKTI Automotive Investment Organisation</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKTI Financial Services Organisation</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Innovation Gateway</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKTI Life Science Organisation</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKTI Offshore Wind Investment Organisation</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UKTI Regeneration Investment Organisation</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/12/2015 17:33:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

435760

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Defence and Security Organisation
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 staff worked for the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation on 1 April 2015; and what the budget of that organisation is for 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	19009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>At 1 April 2015 the UK Trade &amp; Investment Defence and Security Organisation had 140 staff-in-post. As at 1 April the 2015-16 budget for UKTI DSO was £9.75M NET.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/12/2015 17:35:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

435761

registered interest
date	07/12/2015
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	Broadband
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on steps to improve competition in the broadband market.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	18959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has regular discussions with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on a wide range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/12/2015 14:43:58 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner