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registered interest
date	23/05/2016
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	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) discussions and (b) meetings each Minister named as part of the UK Trade and Investment Strategic Relations programme overseen by his Department has had with their paired businesses listed in that scheme since 7 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	37872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK Trade and Investment Strategic Relations (SRM) programme has a coordination role across government to encourage better communication between the various departments in government and businesses. More information, including a list of the 86 companies involved and contact Ministers can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/ukti-strategic-relations-team" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/ukti-strategic-relations-team</a></p><p> </p><p>Details of Ministerial meetings, including with SRM companies, are published quarterly on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=ministerial+meetings&amp;publication_filter_option=transparency-data&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=all&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=ministerial+meetings&amp;publication_filter_option=transparency-data&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=all&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/05/2016 16:45:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

472711

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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	Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what investment the Government is making in innovation in order to safeguard sovereign capability in materials for the defence and nuclear industries.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	904101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>Through Innovate UK we are investing £300m to support high potential opportunities in advanced materials and manufacturing. This investment is delivered through the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres, including the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and the National Composites Centre.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with industry through the Defence Growth Partnership to stimulate innovation and improve competitiveness across the UK defence sector.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/03/2016 16:14:15 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

390161

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Overseas Students
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 net economic contribution of non-EU university students to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	7467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In the Government’s International Education Strategy, published in July 2013, the value of international higher education students to the UK was valued at £9.7bn, of which £7.0bn was associated with students from non-EU countries. The international education strategy can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-growth-and-prosperity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-education-strategy-global-growth-and-prosperity</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2015 16:24:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

390162

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Overseas Students
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 likely changes in the number of non-EU national students studying at UK universities over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	7468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Projections provided by English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) of their anticipated non-EU student numbers up to 2016-17 were published in <em>‘Financial health of the higher education sector’ </em>in October 2014 at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2014/201426/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/year/2014/201426/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Institutions’ projections showed that the number of non-EU students studying at English institutions (for all years of study) was expected to rise between 4.8 and 5.8 per cent per year between 2013-14 and 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2015 16:22:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

390163

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Overseas Students
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 proportion of UK university funding contributed by non-EU nationals.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	7469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on the finances of UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Latest statistics refer to the 2013/14 academic year and show that income from non-EU student fees totalled £3.9 billion and accounted for 12.7% of overall income of publicly-funded HEIs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://hesa.ac.uk/pr213" target="_blank">https://hesa.ac.uk/pr213</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2015 16:21:46 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

389462

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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, whether the apprenticeship levy will benefit those already in apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	6714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) on 16<sup>th</sup> July to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-09/6449/" target="_blank">6449</a>.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 6715 6716 question first answered 20/07/2015 14:45:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

389463

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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, how funding from the apprenticeship levy will be distributed.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	6715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) on 16<sup>th</sup> July to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-09/6449/" target="_blank">6449</a>.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 6714 6716 question first answered 20/07/2015 14:45:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

389464

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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, if he will hold a consultation on the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	6716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) on 16<sup>th</sup> July to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-09/6449/" target="_blank">6449</a>.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 6714 6715 question first answered 20/07/2015 14:45:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

349960

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Apprentices: Public Sector
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 apprentices have been employed in the public sector at the end of their apprenticeship in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	2172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Information is not centrally collected for either the number of apprentices by company size or the number of apprentices who go on to work in the public or private sectors at the end of their apprenticeship.</p><p>A survey carried out during 2013/14, found that approximately 16% of apprentices were working in the public sector[1], and 75% were working in the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387595/bis-14-1207-Apprenticeships-Evaluation-Employers-December-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387595/bis-14-1207-Apprenticeships-Evaluation-Employers-December-2014.pdf</a> <br> Public/private sector is based upon self-declaration by the employer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 2168 2171 question first answered 18/06/2015 13:06:26 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

349961

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Apprentices
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 average cost to a company is of hiring an apprentice.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	2170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The cost of hiring an apprentice is dependent upon a number of factors. Apprenticeships are real jobs and employers pay the apprentice’s wage. This must be at least the Apprentice National Minimum rate, currently £2.78 per hour (£3.30 from October 2015) for those aged under 19 and anyone in their first year. Most employers pay more than the apprenticeship minimum wage. In 2014, the average gross hourly pay received by apprentices in England was £6.31.</p><p> </p><p>Government pays 100% of the training costs for apprentices aged 16-18 and up to 50% for apprentices aged 19+ (depending on additional factors) with employers contributing the rest. The cost of training is determined on the level and duration of the apprenticeship framework.</p><p> </p><p>The Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) provides small businesses (with fewer than 50 employees) a £1,500 per apprentice incentive payment for up to 5 new apprentices aged 16-24. AGE is available until December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/06/2015 13:09:39 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney