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78337

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Exports
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 firms have taken part in the Passport to Export scheme in each year of its operation.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/08/2014 answer text <p>Passport to Export has been running for over 10 years and in most years around 1,200 companies have been signed to the scheme. That number was increased in 2013/14. Since 2010 for which data is readily available, the number of companies signed to the scheme is as follows:</p><p>2010/11: 1114</p><p>2011/12: 1215</p><p>2012/13: 1336</p><p>2013/14: 2686</p><p>2014/15: 956 (April to July)</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/08/2014 15:51:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78338

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Regional Growth Fund
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and Skills, how many winning bidders under the Regional Growth Fund in each (a) bidding round and (b) region have withdrawn to date.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2014 answer text <p>A full breakdown of the number of withdrawn awards by Round and Region is included in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nationwide</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>34</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>116</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 02/09/2014 13:42:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78339

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Takeovers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions and meetings (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have held with the European Commission on takeovers and public interest tests since 20 April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials frequently have conversations with the European Commission on a range of issues. Since 20 April 2014, this issue was discussed at a meeting between officials on 16 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 22/07/2014 14:35:15 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78340

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	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 recent assessment he has made of the number of roles advertised through the National Apprenticeship Service which pay below the apprentice national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All vacancies that are advertised on the Apprenticeship vacancy website by training providers and employers are quality checked by the Skills Funding Agency to ensure that employers are paying at least the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage (NMW) of £2.68 per hour. Any vacancies that are found to be paying below this rate are not advertised until they can meet the NMW requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/09/2014 16:27:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78341

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what investigations he has made into allegations of mis-selling relating to loans made under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme; and when such investigations were initiated.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2014 answer text <p>Delivery of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme is devolved to the participating lenders, all of which are subject to a continuous cycle of independent external audit to monitor their compliance in their operation of the scheme. Some of the larger lenders have supplemented this process with their own internal reviews. The British Business Bank will continue to monitor the findings of these exercises closely.</p><p>The Department requires all lenders participating in the EFG scheme to give clear and accurate information to borrowers. In February 2014 BIS wrote to all lenders participating in the EFG scheme reiterating their operational responsibilities, including the way in which it is presented to their front line staff and customers.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/10/2014 13:07:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78342

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Sunday Trading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what studies, statistics or other briefings have been commissioned or purchased by his Department on the issue of Sunday trading in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has not commissioned or purchased any studies on the issue of Sunday Trading in the past 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 22/07/2014 13:24:08 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78343

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Exports
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 match funding has been allocated to firms under the Passport to Export Scheme; and what proportion of these funds have been withdrawn.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 for which data is readily available, the level of expenditure on match funding has been as follows:</p><p>2010/11: £1.1 million</p><p>2011/12: £907,000</p><p>2012/13: £774,000</p><p>2013/14: £2.1 million</p><p>2014/15: £1.9 million (April to July)</p><p>No companies with an offer of matched funding have had that offer of funding withdrawn.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/09/2014 15:58:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78345

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Exports
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 firms have been allocated funds which have subsequently been withdrawn with the removal of match funding under the Passport to Export scheme.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/08/2014 answer text <p>No companies offered matched funding under UK Trade &amp; Investment’s Passport to Export Scheme have had that offer of funding removed.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/08/2014 15:48:20 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78350

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Exports
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 firms are participating in the Passport to Export scheme.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to Parliamentary question 206276 that I have answered today. This indicates the numbers of companies signed to the Passport to Export scheme in recent years. Companies are signed up to the scheme over the course of each financial year and stay on the programme for a period of up to 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/09/2014 16:58:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78351

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Exports
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 firms (a) applied and (b) were approved to take part in the Passport to Export scheme in each month of its operation.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Monthly data for companies signing up to the Passport scheme is not available for the full length of time Passport has been running. However, monthly data is available since April 2012, and this is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Passport to Export Scheme Sign-ups</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>269</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1701</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2686</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>956</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>No data is retained on the numbers of companies which applied but were not approved to take part in the Passport to Export scheme.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/09/2014 16:58:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna