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61358

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date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the acceptable body mass index requirement is for an applicant to the Royal Navy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	200275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The recommended Body Mass Index (BMI) guidelines for entry into service in the Royal Navy are attached.</p><p> </p><p>Further assessment is by measurement of waist circumference: males with a BMI over 28 may join if their waist circumference is less than 94cm; females may join if their waist circumference is less than 80 cm.</p><p> </p><p>The standards do not change during the application process but BMI is measured as part of the medical assessment, and results may differ from a candidates' individual declaration and/or the outcome of the initial BMI check.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 200285 question first answered 17/06/2014 16:04:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 200285 Body Mass Index.doc title Body Mass Index
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

61360

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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	Disabled Students' Allowances: Birmingham
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 in Birmingham Northfield constituency qualify for the disabled students' allowance (DSA); and how many such people will be negatively affected by proposed changes to DSA.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	200253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students' Allowance is published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education England</em>'. The latest statistics are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/media/694170/slcsfr052013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A further breakdown for Birmingham Northfield constituency has been provided in the table for the academic year 2012/13. Equivalent figures for the academic year 2013/14 will be available from November 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Current DSA recipients and disabled students applying for DSAs in 2014/15 will not be affected by these changes in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting with a wide range of stakeholders and are working through the detail of how the changes will work in practice, including the number of students affected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Students in receipt of Disabled Students Allowance<sup>[1]</sup> from Birmingham, Northfield constituency</strong></p><p> </p><p>Academic Year 2012/13</p><p> </p><p>Effective date: 13/11/2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Application Type</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Full-Time Application</p></td><td><p>Part-Time Application</p></td><td><p>Post Graduate DSA</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(Area)</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td><td><p>No of Applicants Paid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham Northfield Constituency<sup>[2]</sup></p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>[1] Disabled Student Allowance may be paid to the Student or to a Supplier on the student's behalf.</p><p> </p><p>[2] Figures are derived from the Post Code of the applicant's home address.</p><p> </p><p>[3] The effective date is that of the November 2013 Awards Statistical First Release. The figures are therefore provisional and do not include students who were awarded DSA after November 2013.</p><p> </p><p>[4] DSA Payments may be made at any point during the Academic Year or after the end of the Academic Year.</p><p> </p><p>[5] Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals do not add to the sum of the components due to rounding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 18/06/2014 15:38:40 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

57675

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Manufacturing Industries: Electronic Equipment
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 he is taking to increase the manufacture of electronic components in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	198575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises that electronic components and systems are key enabling technologies which underpin many key industrial sectors both in the UK and worldwide. In line with the Industrial Strategy, the Government is working with the industry-led Electronics Systems Community (ESCO) Council to support its aims of achieving sustainable growth within the sector. This Council is co-chaired by myself and Warren East, formerly Chief Executive of ARM, and is made up of senior business leaders from within the electronics systems sector.</p><p>The ESCO Council is working within the UK electronics community, with government, with academia and is building close ties with leadership groups from other industries in taking forward the industry's blueprint for transforming the electronic systems sector in the UK. The Council's aims and priorities are set out in the 'Electronic Systems: Challenges and Opportunities' report, which the industry published in summer 2013. The ESCO Council has set itself the goals for 2020 of increasing employment in the electronics systems sector from 850,000 to 1,000,000, and the contribution that electronics makes to the economy from around £80bn to £120bn per year.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 11/06/2014 12:57:15 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

41405

registered interest
date	05/03/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency plans are in place for the future administration of Premium Bonds currently administered in Scotland and held by residents in England, Northern Ireland and Wales in the event of Scottish independence; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	190813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>National Savings and Investments (NS&amp;I) is a UK institution, operating from a number of sites within the UK and abroad. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The powers governing NS&amp;I products come from UK primary and secondary legislation. Only individuals with a UK bank account are eligible to buy NS&amp;I products. In the event of independence, the current rules would prohibit individuals with only a Scottish bank account from buying NS&amp;I products. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Any changes to these rules would depend on negotiations between the UK and Scottish governments in the event of independence. Both governments have said that there can be no pre-negotiations on what the terms of independence might be before the referendum takes place.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The UK government believes that Scotland is better off as part of the UK, and the UK is better off with Scotland in it.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden