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78870

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within the Law Officers' Departments' responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	206649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>None. The UK has not been subject to infraction proceedings, during this period, which relate directly to matters within the Law Officers’ Departments’ areas of responsibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 01/09/2014 14:02:07 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

78871

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships taken up by people aged (i) under 19, (ii) between 19 and 25 and (iii) 25 and over in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts by Level and age group is published in Table 6.1 of a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 206598 question first answered 01/09/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78872

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships starts taken up by people aged 25 and under in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts by Level and age group is published in Table 6.1 of a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 206597 question first answered 01/09/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78873

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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	Cane Sugar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made on ensuring that UK sugar cane refiners have improved access to cane sugar through free trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
uin	206599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2014 answer text <p>Colombia, Peru, Panama and the region of Central America have recently negotiated access to the EU sugar market through their Free Trade Agreements.</p><p>UK sugar cane refiners also benefit from duty free access to sugar imports from Least Developed Countries under the Everything But Arms Agreement (EBA) and the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. From 2009 these agreements have increased the quantity of cane sugar which can be imported duty-free.</p><p>EPA negotiations between the EU and Southern Africa were recently concluded and we expect this EPA to provide UK sugar cane refiners with improved access to cane sugar from Swaziland and South Africa. In addition, the recently negotiated EU-Fiji EPA should also allow UK firms to continue to buy duty-free Fijian cane sugar.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/10/2014 13:04:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills

78874

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date the decision was taken to set the limit the public offering of Royal Mail shares to those applying for shares of a value of less than £10,000.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	206646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The decision to limit the allocation of shares under the Royal Mail Retail Offer to those applying for less than £10,000 was taken by Ministers on 9 October 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The banks involved in the sale of Royal Mail shares were informed on the same day as the decision was made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 206647 question first answered 01/09/2014 13:41:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

78875

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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	Royal Mail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date banks were informed of the decision to limit Royal Mail shares to people applying for shares of a value less than £10,000.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	206647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The decision to limit the allocation of shares under the Royal Mail Retail Offer to those applying for less than £10,000 was taken by Ministers on 9 October 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The banks involved in the sale of Royal Mail shares were informed on the same day as the decision was made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 206646 question first answered 01/09/2014 13:41:34 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

78876

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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	EU Law
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 times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	206648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>Since May 2010 the UK has not lost any EU infraction proceedings falling within the responsibility of BIS.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/09/2014 16:44:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

78877

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Champion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the continuity of its anti-corruption work across each relevant department following the change in post of the Government's anti-corruption champion.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the coordination and effectiveness of the UK’s enforcement response to cases of bribery and corruption. The review has commenced and is expected to conclude by the end of the year. The Home Office is leading the review supported by the Cabinet Office, Department for International Development, the Attorney General’s Office, Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and National Crime Agency. Ministers will consider the recommendations in due course.</p><p>The Government has established a ministerial group on anti-corruption, attended by ministers and officials from relevant departments and agencies. Its work continues and is supported by officials in the Cabinet Office as well as the Home Office which leads on the co-ordination of domestic and international anti-corruption work across departments. The Government is also working on, and will publish, a cross-departmental anti-corruption plan, setting out activity currently underway and future policy directions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 206604 206605 question first answered 01/09/2014 15:21:25 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78878

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government's review of enforcement of anti-corruption legislation will begin; how long that review is expected to last; and in what format the results of the review will be published.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the coordination and effectiveness of the UK’s enforcement response to cases of bribery and corruption. The review has commenced and is expected to conclude by the end of the year. The Home Office is leading the review supported by the Cabinet Office, Department for International Development, the Attorney General’s Office, Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and National Crime Agency. Ministers will consider the recommendations in due course.</p><p>The Government has established a ministerial group on anti-corruption, attended by ministers and officials from relevant departments and agencies. Its work continues and is supported by officials in the Cabinet Office as well as the Home Office which leads on the co-ordination of domestic and international anti-corruption work across departments. The Government is also working on, and will publish, a cross-departmental anti-corruption plan, setting out activity currently underway and future policy directions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 206605 206642 question first answered 01/09/2014 15:21:24 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78879

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government departments will be involved in the Government's review of enforcement of anti-corruption legislation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the coordination and effectiveness of the UK’s enforcement response to cases of bribery and corruption. The review has commenced and is expected to conclude by the end of the year. The Home Office is leading the review supported by the Cabinet Office, Department for International Development, the Attorney General’s Office, Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office and National Crime Agency. Ministers will consider the recommendations in due course.</p><p>The Government has established a ministerial group on anti-corruption, attended by ministers and officials from relevant departments and agencies. Its work continues and is supported by officials in the Cabinet Office as well as the Home Office which leads on the co-ordination of domestic and international anti-corruption work across departments. The Government is also working on, and will publish, a cross-departmental anti-corruption plan, setting out activity currently underway and future policy directions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 206604 206642 question first answered 01/09/2014 15:21:24 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell