Linked Data API

Show Search Form

Search Results

164305
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Students: Suffolk more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of students in Suffolk local education authority area applied for student (a) loans and (b) grants in the (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2010-11 academic years. more like this
tabling member constituency Bury St Edmunds more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Ruffley more like this
uin 215720 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-02more like thismore than 2014-12-02
answer text <p>The number of full-time students, residing in the local authority of Suffolk when they applied for financial support, who were awarded student loans or grants in academic years 2008/09 to 2013/14 is shown in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>It was not possible to provide the proportions requested in the answer because estimates of the loan and grant eligible population are not available at that level of detail.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1</strong> -- Students awarded student loans or grants who were living in Suffolk Local Authority<sup>1</sup> when they applied for financial support.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local authority: Suffolk</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Type of financial support</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Loans</p><p>[2]</p></td><td><p>Grants and Allowances [3]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>10,300</p></td><td><p>6,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>11,100</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>11,300</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>11,800</p></td><td><p>7,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11,700</p></td><td><p>6,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: Student Loans Company</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>[1] Suffolk Local Authority covers applicants with postcodes in Babergh, Forest Heath, Ipswich, Mid Suffolk, St Edmundsbury and Suffolk districts at the time of application</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>[2] Includes maintenance and tuition fee loans</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>[3] Includes Higher Education grants, Special Support grants, Maintenance grants, Tuition Fee grants, Disabled Student allowances, Travel grants, Childcare grants, Dependants grants, Parental Learning allowances and Adult Dependant grants.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>[4] Data refer to the mid-November following the end of each respective academic year.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>[5] Figures may differ slightly from the answer provided in March 2011 as a more recent postcode address file has been used.</strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells more like this
answering member printed Greg Clark more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-02T16:08:14.5Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-02T16:08:14.5Z
answering member
1578
label Biography information for Greg Clark more like this
tabling member
133
label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley more like this
164309
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Business: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many loans have been made by the British Business Bank to companies based in Northern Ireland. more like this
tabling member constituency East Antrim more like this
tabling member printed
Sammy Wilson more like this
uin 215629 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-01more like thismore than 2014-12-01
answer text <p>The British Business Bank became an operationally independent organisation on 1<sup>st</sup> November 2014. It does not make loans directly to businesses. Instead, it works with private sector delivery partners to deliver all of its programmes, allowing it to pull in significant amounts of private sector funding.</p><p>The Bank’s programmes are already supporting businesses in Northern Ireland. Through the Start Up Loans programme 205 loans have already been offered to start-up businesses in Northern Ireland with a total value of nearly £1m. The Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme has facilitated lending of £39.3m to 271 businesses.</p><p>Additionally, the Bank’s investment programmes, which provide lending through alternative finance providers, have so far facilitated 112 loans to businesses in Northern Ireland with a total value of £5.9m.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
grouped question UIN 215630 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-01T16:52:41.317Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-01T16:52:41.317Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
1593
label Biography information for Sammy Wilson more like this
164310
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Business: Northern Ireland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of loans made to businesses in Northern Ireland by the British Business Bank. more like this
tabling member constituency East Antrim more like this
tabling member printed
Sammy Wilson more like this
uin 215630 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-01more like thismore than 2014-12-01
answer text <p>The British Business Bank became an operationally independent organisation on 1<sup>st</sup> November 2014. It does not make loans directly to businesses. Instead, it works with private sector delivery partners to deliver all of its programmes, allowing it to pull in significant amounts of private sector funding.</p><p>The Bank’s programmes are already supporting businesses in Northern Ireland. Through the Start Up Loans programme 205 loans have already been offered to start-up businesses in Northern Ireland with a total value of nearly £1m. The Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme has facilitated lending of £39.3m to 271 businesses.</p><p>Additionally, the Bank’s investment programmes, which provide lending through alternative finance providers, have so far facilitated 112 loans to businesses in Northern Ireland with a total value of £5.9m.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
grouped question UIN 215629 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-01T16:52:41.41Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-01T16:52:41.41Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
1593
label Biography information for Sammy Wilson more like this
164311
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Regeneration more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what investment in regeneration projects the Regeneration Investment Organisation has secured in the last six months. more like this
tabling member constituency Caerphilly more like this
tabling member printed
Wayne David more like this
uin 215654 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
answer text <p>Having built up a ‘shovel ready’ pipeline of 41 projects within 12 months, UK Trade and Investment’s Regeneration Investment Organisation (RIO) will shortly announce its first win for this financial year. RIO hopes to deliver two more project wins this financial year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Beyond this, RIO’s £112bn long-term pipeline has the potential to create 640,000 jobs. 41 out of a total 180 projects have undergone technical investment evaluation and this number will soon rise to 100 verified projects. RIO has prioritised its overseas investors from 7 key markets and continues to support investment and supply chain development into ongoing projects such as Manchester Airport City and Battersea Power Station.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-17T16:16:40.763Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-17T16:16:40.763Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
previous answer version
30716
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
1398
label Biography information for Wayne David more like this
164313
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Iron and Steel more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he last met or spoke to representatives of the UK Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels regarding the traceability and certification of Chinese and Turkish steel products imported to the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Doughty more like this
uin 215766 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-17more like thismore than 2014-12-17
answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has maintained close contact with the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) who investigated a complaint about CARES from UK Steel about labelling and traceability of imports.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKAS concluded that CARES responded in an appropriate way to the concerns raised, in line with the expectations and requirements of the accreditation standard. That conclusion has been communicated to UK steel and to the All Party Parliamentary Group on steel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We understand from UKAS that there has been an increase in CARES’ vigilance with increased sampling and checks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have also been advised that, as a result of ongoing discussions between CARES and UK Steel, the association supplied samples of imported rebar and CARES testing found it was non-compliant. As a consequence we understand CARES visited the Chinese steel mill and conducted further sampling and testing but found no evidence of stock production being non-compliant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-17T16:25:04.867Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-17T16:25:04.867Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
previous answer version
30526
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
4264
label Biography information for Stephen Doughty more like this
164523
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Package Holidays: EU Action more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the Package Travel Directive and what is their definition of Assisted Travel Arrangements. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Harrison more like this
uin HL3116 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-08more like thismore than 2014-12-08
answer text <p>Negotiations in the European Council are nearing completion. The proposal was discussed at the Competitiveness Council of Ministers on 4 December and a General Approach was agreed by Member States’ Ministers. We expect final agreement to be achieved in the New Year following the completion of the next stage in the negotiation; discussions between the Presidency of the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The definition of Assisted Travel Arrangements in the text agreed at Council is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>'assisted travel arrangement' means at least two different types of travel services purchased for the purpose of the same trip or holiday, not constituting a package within the meaning of paragraph 2(b), resulting in the conclusion of separate contracts with the individual travel service providers, if a trader facilitates:</p><p> </p><p>(a) on the occasion of a single visit or contact with its point of sale, the separate selection and separate payment of each travel service by travellers, or</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) in a targeted manner, the procurement of additional travel services from other traders where contracts with such other traders are concluded not more than 48 hours after the confirmation of the first travel service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-08T16:42:09.043Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-08T16:42:09.043Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
2488
label Biography information for Lord Harrison more like this
164530
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Poland more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment for the last full year of the balance of trade between the United Kingdom and Poland. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Patten more like this
uin HL3123 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-12-08more like thismore than 2014-12-08
answer text <p>In 2013 the UK had a trade deficit with Poland of £4.3 billion. This consists of UK exports to Poland of £5.2 billion and UK imports from Poland of £9.5 billion in 2013. These data are taken from The United Kingdom Balance of Payments 2014 (The Pink Book).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMG is actively seeking to encourage more exports to Poland, including through six UKTI regional strategic campaigns in key sectors designed to match Polish opportunities with UK capabilities. There is also a new British Business Centre run by the British-Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw, which provides a broader range of support to small and medium sized companies wanting to export to Poland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-12-08T14:15:15.687Zmore like thismore than 2014-12-08T14:15:15.687Z
answering member
4278
label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead more like this
tabling member
1137
label Biography information for Lord Patten more like this