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349249

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department plans to take in response to the recommendations in the report of the Prime Minister's Anti-Microbial Resistance Review, published on 14 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills supports research in these areas through the UK Research Councils, which support a broad portfolio of research addressing different aspects of the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Medical Research Council (MRC) is leading an initiative involving all seven of the Research Councils to tackle AMR on all fronts. Launched in June 2014, the AMR initiative will coordinate the work of medical researchers, biologists, engineers, vets, economists, social scientists, mathematicians and even designers, in a multi-pronged approach to address all aspects of the multi-faceted problem, drawing together a range of scientific expertise from the UK and abroad.</p><p>In addition, the MRC established the AMR Funders’ Forum to encourage a coordinated approach to funding research. It brings together the Research Councils with health departments, government bodies and charities that either provide support for AMR research or have an interest in AMR. The Forum aims to provide a strategic overview of AMR research in the UK and to create a shared vision for the future of AMR research and its potential impact on policy and treatments.</p><p>AMR is a global problem, which means that the work of the Research Councils in this area extends beyond the UK.</p><p>Since 2012 the MRC has been involved in the EC-funded Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR), which is coordinating research in 19 European countries, plus Israel and Canada, to address AMR on a global scale. As part of this work, the MRC completed a mapping exercise to pull together all the research carried out in these countries over the last seven years. This will help us to identify gaps and opportunities for future AMR research.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/06/2015 15:36:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

349255

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that technology and knowledge generated through UK universities and research institutions using public funding is open access.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government remains committed to open access to research publications in line with the recommendations of the 2012 Finch Group Report. Since Finch, the Government has provided £47m to support the transition to increased open access. A survey by the Publishers Association reported that within one year, as a result of UK policy, 70% of journals published open access immediately (‘Gold’) or included a Gold open access option, and 96% of journals had an embargo period of 24 months or less and 64% an embargo period of 12 months or less.</p><p> </p><p>Research Councils UK (RCUK) has published guidance agreed by all of the parties involved in the Finch process. A panel set up by RCUK published a review of implementation of open access on 26 March 2015 and RCUK will issue its response in the summer. A UK Open Access Co-ordination Group has been set up to inform and guide implementation, including publishers, funders, and other key interests.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises access to underlying research data as a complementary need to open access to research publications. We welcome the production of a Concordat on Open Data agreed across the research community, which will be published this summer.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/06/2015 09:53:01 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

349264

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage UK-based pharmaceutical companies to increase their contribution to global health research and development.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The UK life sciences sector, which includes pharmaceuticals, is one of the most productive in the world. The pharmaceuticals sector also remains the largest contributor to UK research and development, accounting for 22% of the total spend in 2013.</p><p>Since 2011, the Government has invested £2 billion in health and life science research, through the UK Research Councils, Innovate UK and the Department of Health’s research programme (National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)), leveraging over £3.5 billion of private sector investment, and making the UK the leading European destination for life science fundraising. Alongside, the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) has developed tools to help companies to deliver their research in the NHS to quality, time and target.</p><p>There has also been significant direct support to business including £232m of the £240m Biomedical Catalyst awarded to over 250 business and Higher Education Institutions, attracting £118m in industry match-funding and supporting fundamental research from discovery through to commercialisation to deliver patient benefit. The Regional Growth Fund and Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain provided over £92 million to 27 projects, leveraging a further £337 million. This funding has enabled companies from all parts of the life sciences sectors to invest in innovative research and development, and direct and indirect funding support for businesses and relevant wider infrastructure will continue to be available through successor public programmes.</p><p>The Small Business Research Initiative will continue to generate new business opportunities for companies, enabling the development of innovative products and services through the public procurement of research and development.</p><p>The Cell Therapy Catapult (CTC) Centre was set up to help translate promising scientific discoveries towards clinical impact for this new and emerging field. The CTC will be opening a world-leading manufacturing centre in Stevenage in 2017 to support companies to manufacture and supply Phase 3 clinical trials – important components of the research and development cycle.</p><p>Uptake and demand from the NHS for innovation complements industry investment in research and development in the UK by ensuring there is a market for new cost-effective products. The Accelerated Access review will make recommendations to Government by the end of this year, on accelerating access for NHS patients to cost-effective, innovative medicines and medical technologies.</p><p>The Early Access to Medicines Scheme<em> (</em>EAMS) provided a platform for drugs to be brought to patients at a much faster rate than ever before. Seven Promising Innovative Medicine (PIM) designations and the first early access Scientific Opinion were awarded in the first year. The Accelerated Access Review will include a review of the first year of EAMS.</p><p>Government has also introduced a series of measures through the taxation system to create the conditions for business growth and encourage business investment. These include R&amp;D Tax Credits for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and relief for larger firms; The Patent Box; Enterprise Investment and Venture Capital Trust schemes as well as Entrepreneur’s Relief.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/06/2015 13:21:39 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

349265

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to promote basic science research into (a) TB, (b) HIV/AIDS, (c) malaria and (d) other global health priorities.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills supports research in these areas through the UK Research Councils, which support a strong portfolio of research addressing different aspects of these diseases and global health priorities. Basic, clinical and translational research into pathogens implicated in human infectious diseases is primarily supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Much of the fundamental research in these areas is supported through the MRC’s infections portfolio. This provides the basis for further research funded through targeted support for translation and global health, to ensure that the findings from basic research are translated into practice and new treatments.</p><p>A new UK Research and Development Vaccines Network has recently been announced, which will bring together the UK’s leaders in vaccine development and research to focus on the most serious global health threats. Up to £20m will be invested from the outset to focus on the most threatening diseases including Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and Crimean-Congo Fever.</p><p>The UK, through the MRC and the Department for International Development, is a member of and contributes funding to the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), which aims to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other neglected diseases.</p><p>In December 2014 the second phase of the partnership, EDCTP2, was launched with funding of over 1billion euros over the next 10 years from the European Union, the Participating States and third parties. Further information can be found at: <a href="http://www.edctp.org/" target="_blank">http://www.edctp.org/</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/06/2015 15:37:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

349266

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Health: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage its EU counterparts to increase support for global health research and development.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	1604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills supports research in this area through the UK Research Councils, which fund a strong portfolio addressing global health.</p><p>The Medical Research Council (MRC) currently leads the UK delegation for the Horizon 2020 Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing Challenge. This involves inputting into and approving the content of Health Challenge calls, working in conjunction with representatives from other EU member states. Horizon 2020 is the current EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. It brings together European Commission research and innovation funding, including the Framework Programme for Research, the innovation related activities of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.</p><p>The UK, through the MRC and the Department for International Development, is a member of and contributes funding to, the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), which aims to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other neglected diseases. In December 2014 the second phase of the partnership, EDCTP2, was launched, with funding of over 1billion euros over the next 10 years from the European Union, the Participating States and third parties. The General Assembly of the EDCTP is currently chaired by the MRC. Further information can be found at: <a href="http://www.edctp.org/" target="_blank">http://www.edctp.org/</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/06/2015 15:35:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

349275

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Political Levy
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 Answer of 4 March 2009, Official Report, column 1698W, on trade unions: political levy, how many and what proportion of members of each trade union in Great Britain with a political fund have opted out of the political levy according to the most recent records held by the Certification Officer.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	1765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer my hon Friend to the answer I gave to my hon Friend the Member for Congleton (Fiona Bruce) to UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-09/1755/" target="_blank">1755</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/06/2015 13:25:18 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

348891

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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	Science: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on initiatives to encourage young people to take up careers in STEM areas in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	1390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The requested information is included in the table. This shows expenditure by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its partner bodies Research Councils UK (RCUK), the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the Natural Environment Research Council and the UK Space Agency. The figures in the table include all of the UK Space Agency’s Education Programme and all of the RCUK Public Engagement with Research programme. Expenditure on general careers advice not targeted at STEM is not included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>F/Y</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>10/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£10,348,000</p></td><td><p>£8,233,000</p></td><td><p>£6,911,000</p></td><td><p>£9,442,000</p></td><td><p>£9,340,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/06/2015 13:57:15 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

348916

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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: Cost Effectiveness
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 HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what assessment he has made of the effect on productivity of delivering efficiency savings from his Department's budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will deliver £450 million of the Chancellor’s announced £4.5 billion savings announced on the 4th June. The majority of this will be delivered through known underspends and releasing unallocated funding.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in the department are working with the appropriate funding bodies to determine how savings can best be achieved in line with Ministerial priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Priority areas for growth and productivity, including funding for apprenticeships and science, will not be affected – raising the skill level of the workforce and developing new ideas are fundamental drivers of long-run productivity growth.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/06/2015 11:45:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

348917

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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: Cost Effectiveness
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 HM Treasury's press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings he plans to make to meet the planned reduction of £450 million in his Department's budget; and how much he plans to reduce higher education and further education spending in order to make that reduction.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The majority of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ £450m savings will be delivered through known underspends and releasing unallocated funding.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in my Department are working with the appropriate funding bodies to determine how other savings can best be achieved in line with ministers’ priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for apprenticeships and student maintenance will not be affected.</p><p> </p><p>The underlying principles ensuring that students and young people continue to benefit from one of the best education systems in the world will continue.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/06/2015 09:16:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

348931

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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	Construction Industry Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on future government support for the Construction Industry Council.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	1473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will work closely with industry and businesses to understand their needs and what more the Government can do to retain the UK’s competitive position within the global economy. The biggest challenge facing the economy is improving productivity and it is important to recognise that the productivity challenge is different sector by sector. Regular dialogue and working with business, including through the sector councils, as part of our wider industrial approach, is a vital part of that.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 1474 1475 question first answered 11/06/2015 14:49:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright