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433136

registered interest
date	30/11/2015
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	Student Opportunity Fund
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 guidance for higher education institutions on how Student Opportunity Fund monies are allocated.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	18155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is responsible for decisions on how the student opportunity fund is allocated to higher education institutions, and for publishing associated guidance.</p><p>The Government issues a grant letter to HEFCE outlining Government’s priorities for expenditure through the teaching grant, including on widening access. This will take account of the announcements made in the Spending Review.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/12/2015 11:34:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

432557

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Universities
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they treat universities that receive public funding as private or public institutions.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL3966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>In general, universities that receive public grant funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England are private institutions.</p><br /><p>However there are instances where the law does consider them to be public authorities. For example, they are listed in Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 as public authorities for the purposes of that Act. However, for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998, they are considered to be ‘hybrid’ public authorities, which means that that Act only applies to their public functions, and not their private ones.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/12/2015 14:01:20 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

432602

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Personal Care Services
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 are employed as practitioners within the UK hair industry.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John Mc Nally
uin	17861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>In Official Statistics types of business are subdivided by internationally agreed Standard Industrial Classification codes. These do not have sufficient detail to separately identify the hair industry but group this under SIC 96.02 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment, which also includes facial, nail care and other make-up and beauty services. According to the latest Annual Business Survey (ONS) this industry accounted for 139,000 jobs in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/12/2015 14:29:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

432603

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Personal Care Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of the hair industry to the economy.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John Mc Nally
uin	17862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>In Official Statistics types of business are subdivided by internationally agreed Standard Industrial Classification codes. These do not have sufficient detail to separately identify the hair industry but group this under SIC 96.02 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment, which also includes facial, nail care and other make-up and beauty services. According to the latest ONS Annual Business Survey this industry contributed nearly £2.7bn in gross value added to the UK economy in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/12/2015 12:52:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

432606

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on his proposal in the Autumn Statement of 2014 to offer a student loan provision for postgraduate masters degrees.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	18006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and HM Treasury meet regularly to discuss policy.</p><p>The Government announced its proposals for a Master’s Loan at Autumn Statement and Spending Review 2015. Further information is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/12/2015 15:39:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

432608

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of universities make unconditional offers to 18 year olds applying to study at those universities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	17978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/12/2015 10:11:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

432609

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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: STEM Subjects
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 apprenticeships have been taken up in STEM industries since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	17937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of Apprenticeships started in the ‘Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies’, ‘Information and Communication Technology’ and ‘Science and Mathematics’ Sector Subject Areas since May 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Table 1: Number of Apprenticeship starts in the Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Information and Communication Technology and Science and Mathematics Sector Subject Areas since May 2010 (May 2010 to July 2015)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sector Subject Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Starts since May 2010</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies</p></td><td><p>337,400</p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>Information and Communication Technology</p></td><td><p>82,760</p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science and Mathematics</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 421,600 </strong></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.</p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>2) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10, with the exception of totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/12/2015 12:11:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

432611

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans for the new business-led body to set standards for apprenticeships as announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 to come into operation.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	18024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>It is our intention that the Institute for Apprenticeships will be fully operational by April 2017 and we expect it to begin operating in shadow form during 2016, taking on functions in a phased transition.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/12/2015 16:06:21 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

432612

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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: Finance
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 Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, by how much the Government plans to increase the funding per place for apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	18025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement, my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government will establish a new employer-led body to set apprenticeship standards and ensure quality. The body will be independent of Government and will also advise on the level of levy funding each apprenticeship should receive. Our expectation is that funding caps will be significantly higher for programmes which have high costs and are of high quality.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/12/2015 09:50:55 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

432614

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
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	Small Businesses: Debt Collection
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 Government is doing to assist small businesses to recover debts.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	17794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Late payment remains an important issue for small businesses in the UK. The Government is taking significant steps to assist small businesses to recover late payment debts.</p><p>Through the Enterprise Bill, currently before Parliament, we will legislate to establish a Small Business Commissioner to help small business resolve disputes with large companies, tackling, in particular, late payment. The Commissioner will act as a disincentive to unfavourable payment practices, and build the confidence and capabilities of small businesses to help them to assert themselves in contractual disputes and negotiate more effectively with larger businesses.</p><p>This is part of a package of measures to tackle late payment. We have also legislated for new transparency measures in the public and private sectors. This will allow full public scrutiny of payment performance.</p><p>We have also strengthened the Prompt Payment Code to ensure it is a recognised and demonstrated beacon of best practice, and we recently consulted on proposals to give representative bodies wider powers to challenge grossly unfair payment practices.</p><p>Tackling late payment is about creating a responsible payment culture where larger companies recognise the benefit of having a sustainable and robust supply chain, and smaller businesses feel able to challenge poor behaviour. Once implemented, the Government is confident that these measures will lead to significant changes in the UK’s payment culture.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/12/2015 12:51:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti