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348059

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 cost of full maintenance grants to households earning (a) more and (b) less than £17,000 per year was in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. Information on English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>’.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants by their household income for the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 has been provided in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Maintenance Grants <sup>(1)</sup> awarded <sup>(2)</sup> to English applicants by their household income</strong></p><p>Academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 [provisional] <sup>(3)</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Amount awarded (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance Grant level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Household income</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 [p]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full</p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>973.6</p></td><td><p>1103.6</p></td><td><p>1076.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>233.3</p></td><td><p>251.7</p></td><td><p>255.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partial <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td><td><p>235.0</p></td><td><p>233.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.</p><p>(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider at the start of the academic year that the student has been registered on the course.</p><p>(3) The data are effective at November following each academic year. Figures for the academic year 2014/15 are provisional, as they are effective at November at the beginning of the academic year, and so will not include applicants who were awarded Maintenance Grants after November 2014. Complete figures for the academic year 2014/15 will be available from November 2015.</p><p>(4) Applicants awarded a partial grant, and whose household income is less than £25,000, are typically those who have suspended study for part of the year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 241 242 243 244 245 766 question first answered 04/06/2015 13:41:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

347667

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 expects the TTIP negotiations between the EU and the US to be concluded.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government remains strongly committed to completing an ambitious EU-US Free Trade Agreement (EU-US FTA), also known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). We are pressing for an agreement under the current US Administration, which means we need to see tangible progress by end-2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following the most recent negotiating round which took place between 20 and 24 April in New York, there continues to be good progress on the technical work which would underpin the final deal. However, in order to reach an agreement in principle this year, the European Commission, EU Member States and the US will need to work closely together over the coming months. The next negotiating round is due to take place in July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/06/2015 12:32:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

347294

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of students from York at (a) St John's University, York, (b) the University of York and (c) York College.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The numbers of enrolments to St John’s University and York University, including those who were domiciled in York Local Authority prior to their course, have been provided in the table for Academic Year 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for students registered on prescribed courses of Higher Education at York College are available from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Student enrolments <sup>[1,2]</sup> to Higher Education courses in York </strong></p><p>Academic year 2013/14</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Domicile</strong></p></td><td><p>St John’s University</p></td><td><p>University of York</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>York College[4]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>6,420</p></td><td><p>16,680</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Local Authority[3]</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and the Further Education Data Services Individualised Learner Record (ILR)</p><p>(1) Figures cover students in all modes for all years of study.</p><p>(2) Numbers of students registered at St John’s University and the University of York are based on the HESA standard HE registration population. Numbers registered at York College are from the Individualised Learner Record and the population has been defined to mirror that used in the York HEIs.</p><p>(3) A student’s local authority area is derived from their home postcode. This information is not available for students who are registered at York College.</p><p>(4) Students registered at York Further Education College are only included in the data if they are studying a prescribed course of Higher Education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for the 2014/15 academic year will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 446 question first answered 03/06/2015 13:38:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347302

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of student accommodation units that are provided by (a) St John's University, York, (b) the University of York and (c) York College.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) publishes an Annual Report on the University Estate which uses data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The latest report was published on 21 November 2014 and can be downloaded from the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.aude.ac.uk/documents/aude-he-estates-statistics-report-2014/" target="_blank">http://www.aude.ac.uk/documents/aude-he-estates-statistics-report-2014/</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/06/2015 13:49:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347303

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the number of students at (a) St John's University, York, (b) the University of York and (c) York College.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The numbers of enrolments to St John’s University and York University, including those who were domiciled in York Local Authority prior to their course, have been provided in the table for Academic Year 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for students registered on prescribed courses of Higher Education at York College are available from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Student enrolments <sup>[1,2]</sup> to Higher Education courses in York </strong></p><p>Academic year 2013/14</p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Domicile</strong></p></td><td><p>St John’s University</p></td><td><p>University of York</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>York College[4]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All</p></td><td><p>6,420</p></td><td><p>16,680</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York Local Authority[3]</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Student Record and the Further Education Data Services Individualised Learner Record (ILR)</p><p>(1) Figures cover students in all modes for all years of study.</p><p>(2) Numbers of students registered at St John’s University and the University of York are based on the HESA standard HE registration population. Numbers registered at York College are from the Individualised Learner Record and the population has been defined to mirror that used in the York HEIs.</p><p>(3) A student’s local authority area is derived from their home postcode. This information is not available for students who are registered at York College.</p><p>(4) Students registered at York Further Education College are only included in the data if they are studying a prescribed course of Higher Education.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information for the 2014/15 academic year will become available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency in January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 447 question first answered 03/06/2015 13:38:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347381

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
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	Industry: North West
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 Department's industrial strategy is for (a) Merseyside and (b) the North West.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>Industrial Strategy is a long-term whole-of-government approach to support economic growth. The partnership between business and all parts of government has delivered, and continues to deliver, a range of opportunities to help create growth, jobs and economic prosperity across the UK. Whilst there are many examples of collaboration at a local level delivering industrial strategy objectives and economic growth (see www.bit.ly/instratmap), industrial strategy operates on a thematic and sectoral basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to creating a Northern Powerhouse, enabling the North of England to reach its potential as a driving force in the UK economy. The Government works closely with the Local Enterprise Partnerships across the North West, which are responsible for determining the priorities for investment in their areas in line with their strategic economic plans. This includes the expanded growth deals agreed in January 2015 with each Local Enterprise Partnership, which committed a total of £1.25bn of investment in the North West area over the lifetime of the deals (2015-2021), including £263.9m for the Liverpool City Region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/06/2015 12:25:12 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

346877

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 make it his policy that the arbitration mechanism to be included in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will not be carried out by a for-profit company.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The detail of the arbitration mechanisms contained in the EU-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be the result of on-going negotiations between the EU and the US.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any arbitration conducted under the EU-US FTA would involve a fair and transparent procedure, with a range of public and private sector participants including, EU and Member States, investors and arbitrators, with all parties to the dispute able to appoint their own lawyers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Arbitration proceedings under an international investment treaty are typically carried out on an ad hoc basis, with the tribunal constituted solely for the purpose of resolving a single dispute. The costs of the arbitration are apportioned according to the arbitrators’ findings. Disputing parties may rely upon an international institution, such as the World Bank or the United Nations to provide the procedural rules for the tribunal. These services are provided on a non-profit basis.</p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/06/2015 13:13:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

346961

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	Adult Education: Finance
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 effect of changes to the Adult Skills Budget on the number of (a) disadvantaged students able to study further education courses and (b) adult students able to study further education courses.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	25
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2015 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring the skills system operates effectively to support adult learners and the needs of learners who are most disadvantaged.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The adult skills system is demand led so individuals get a choice of what and where to study. The freedoms and flexibilities offered by the adult skills budget gives colleges and training providers the ability to offer provision to respond best to the priorities and needs of learners and employers in the local area. The Skills Funding Agency considers the impact on colleges and providers when agreeing allocations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/06/2015 16:01:12 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

346964

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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: Grants
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 cost was of (a) partial and (b) full maintenance grants in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. Information on English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>’.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants by their household income for the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 has been provided in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Maintenance Grants <sup>(1)</sup> awarded <sup>(2)</sup> to English applicants by their household income</strong></p><p>Academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 [provisional] <sup>(3)</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Amount awarded (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance Grant level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Household income</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 [p]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full</p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>973.6</p></td><td><p>1103.6</p></td><td><p>1076.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>233.3</p></td><td><p>251.7</p></td><td><p>255.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partial <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td><td><p>235.0</p></td><td><p>233.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.</p><p>(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider at the start of the academic year that the student has been registered on the course.</p><p>(3) The data are effective at November following each academic year. Figures for the academic year 2014/15 are provisional, as they are effective at November at the beginning of the academic year, and so will not include applicants who were awarded Maintenance Grants after November 2014. Complete figures for the academic year 2014/15 will be available from November 2015.</p><p>(4) Applicants awarded a partial grant, and whose household income is less than £25,000, are typically those who have suspended study for part of the year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 242 243 244 245 765 766 question first answered 04/06/2015 13:41:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

346965

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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: Grants
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 cost was of partial maintenance grants to households earning less than £17,000 each year in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. Information on English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants is published annually by SLC in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>’.</p><p> </p><p>The amount of Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants by their household income for the academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 has been provided in the table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Maintenance Grants <sup>(1)</sup> awarded <sup>(2)</sup> to English applicants by their household income</strong></p><p>Academic years 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 [provisional] <sup>(3)</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Amount awarded (£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maintenance Grant level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Household income</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 [p]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Full</p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>973.6</p></td><td><p>1103.6</p></td><td><p>1076.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>233.3</p></td><td><p>251.7</p></td><td><p>255.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Partial <sup>(4)</sup></p></td><td><p>Less than or equal to £17,000</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>More than £17,000</p></td><td><p>224.6</p></td><td><p>235.0</p></td><td><p>233.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) Figures include Special Support Grants, which are payable in place of Maintenance Grants to vulnerable students who may otherwise have their DWP benefits reduced.</p><p>(2) Awards do not necessarily translate into payments. An awarded applicant will only receive payments once SLC have received confirmation from the student’s provider at the start of the academic year that the student has been registered on the course.</p><p>(3) The data are effective at November following each academic year. Figures for the academic year 2014/15 are provisional, as they are effective at November at the beginning of the academic year, and so will not include applicants who were awarded Maintenance Grants after November 2014. Complete figures for the academic year 2014/15 will be available from November 2015.</p><p>(4) Applicants awarded a partial grant, and whose household income is less than £25,000, are typically those who have suspended study for part of the year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 241 243 244 245 765 766 question first answered 04/06/2015 13:41:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman