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106192

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date	04/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions have been made for non-benefit-related fraud in each year since 2009; and how many such prosecutions were for offences against an individual victim.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Julie Hilling
uin	213310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a separate record of the outcome of prosecution proceedings by specific offences, such as non-benefit frauds, or where the offences prosecuted concerned one victim. To obtain this information would involve undertaking a manual search of case records which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 11/11/2014 11:35:59 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	3925 label Biography information for Julie Hilling

106193

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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 steps his Department is taking to encourage offers of apprenticeships to adults without GCSEs.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	213292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are jobs and as such individual employers set their own entry requirements.</p><p>We have introduced Traineeships, working with employers, to offer people aged 16 – 24, often without GCSEs, an opportunity to develop the skills and experience needed to compete successfully for an apprenticeship or other job.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/11/2014 12:22:38 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

106194

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Training
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 his Department is taking to offer training to adults without GCSEs.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	213293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government supports a range of training opportunities for adults who are not qualified to GCSE level.</p><p> </p><p>We provide full funding for adults of any age, irrespective of employment status, to study English and Maths up to and including Level 2 qualifications and to take GCSEs in these subjects. We also fully fund adults aged 19 to 23 to study for their first full Level 2 or learning programmes pre-Level 2 to enable them to progress to Level 2 and above. These can cover a wide range of subjects, from vocational courses to GCSEs. In 2012/13 we supported 1.2m learners at level 2. For adults aged 24 who want to study subjects other than English and maths, we provide a subsidy and they make a contribution from their own resources.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports some particular programmes operating partly or exclusively for adults who have not yet achieved GCSE. Traineeships provide work preparation training, English and Maths for those who need it, and vital work experience - combining to equip people with the skills and experience they need to compete for Apprenticeships and other jobs. Apprenticeships are real jobs with training and provide an opportunity for people, including those without GCSEs, to obtain high quality training in a particular career.</p><p> </p><p>Sector-based work academies combine sector-based training with a work experience placement lasting up to a maximum of 6 weeks along with a guaranteed job interview. They are designed to support benefit customers aged 18+ who are close to the labour market but have been unable to find sustained employment in a demand sector. In addition, individuals who are out of work and in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance (JSA), Employment Support Allowance in the Work Related Activity Group (ESA WRAG) or on Universal Credit (UC) with a skills need identified, are able to receive free training from Colleges and providers to help them get into work. Of all aims started by benefit claimants 89 per cent were at Level 2 and below.</p><p> </p><p>We support Adult Community Learning with funding of £210m which is designed to engage people who are most disadvantaged and furthest from learning such as those who do not yet have the confidence to go to a formal course. It has proven to be particularly effective in motivating people without qualifications.</p><p> </p><p>Some of those studying below GCSE have learning difficulties and disabilities and where it is needed, we fund the delivery of additional support for these learners so that they can participate fully in education and training. Working in close partnership with the Ministry of Justice, our prison education offer similarly provides offenders with the basic skills of maths and English, and with relevant vocational qualifications, that will allow them to secure employment on release. We know that employment reduces re-offending.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 11/11/2014 15:14:59 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

106195

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Minimum Wage: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government regarding the national minimum wage; and if he will place in the Library any representations so received.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>We have received no representations from the Scottish Government regarding the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/11/2014 14:00:35 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106197

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of business awareness of cyber-crime; and what information her Department holds on financial loss resulting from cyber-attacks.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	213188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government makes no specific assessment of business awareness of Cyber Crime. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills conducts an annual Information Security Breaches Survey which gathers a range of data from businesses. In the 2014 survey 79% of respondents said that company management placed a high or very high priority on security. 68% of large organisations and 54% of small businesses provide ongoing security awareness training to their staff. <br><br>Estimating the costs of cyber crime is challenging. The UK cyber security strategy noted &quot;a truly robust estimate will probably never be established, but it is clear the costs are high and rising&quot;. Research used in the strategy suggested that costs to UK could be in the order of £27 billion per year. The Home Office has been focussing on improving and expanding the data on the prevalence of different types of cyber crime in order to develop more informed estimates of cost of cyber crime. The Home Office has set up a new external working group to improve those estimates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 11/11/2014 15:57:13 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106198

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Minimum Wage: Scotland
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 how many people earned less than the national minimum wage in Scotland in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The most reliable estimates come from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. These are set out below for Scotland. However, there are limitations to the survey. In particular, there is limited scope to use the data to identify where the National Minimum Wage apprentice rate would apply, rather than the equivalent age rate, prior to 2013-14. The apprentice minimum wage rate is lower than for the equivalent minimum age rates for workers. Not taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply will therefore tend to over-estimate the level of non-compliance. An estimate for 2013-14 is also provided below taking into account where the lower apprentice rate would apply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Estimates of NMW non-compliance in Scotland</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Not taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply</p></td><td><p>Taking into account when the apprentice rate would apply</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: ASHE datasets for 2010-14</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="3"><p>NMW rates are caclulated by taking age into account, data on apprentices is only available for 2013-14</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Individuals should contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HMRC investigates every complaint made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/11/2014 13:56:59 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106199

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Minimum Wage: Scotland
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 how many people earn exactly the national minimum wage in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	213230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Using 2013-14 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) data, an estimated 85,000 people earn the National Minimum Wage in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most reliable estimate comes from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. However, there are limitations to the survey. In particular, there is limited scope to use the data to identify where the apprentice rate would apply, rather than the equivalent age rate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/11/2014 13:58:10 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran

106200

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Higher Education: Admissions
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 effect on spending by his Department of abolition of the cap on higher education student numbers announced in the Autumn Statement 2013.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	213239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Details of estimates and costs are in the 2013 Autumn Statement document at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263942/35062_Autumn_Statement_2013.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark grouped question UIN 213835 213836 question first answered 18/12/2014 16:58:48 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

106201

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that people who purchase domain names are doing so to use them for legitimate purposes and not simply to sell on at profit.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	213256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to intervene in the management of the UK registry in this way at this time. Nominet, who operate the UK registry, are a private not-for-profit company with a public purpose objective and any changes to the way in which the registry is managed is done so through a multi-stakeholder approach. The Government supports the multi-stakeholder approach to the way the internet is managed. There is an active secondary market for domain names and Nominet has robust procedures in place to ensure brands and trademarks are adequately protected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 11/11/2014 09:44:21 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

106202

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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 his policy is on allowing employers to pay the apprenticeship wage for longer than 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	213294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The apprenticeship minimum wage applies to apprentices aged under 19 and those aged 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship. If the apprentice is over 19 and has completed the first year of their apprenticeship, they are entitled to the age appropriate rate of the national minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship minimum wage is the legal minimum. It is not a guide as to what employers should pay and we encourage employers to pay higher where they are able to do so. Most employers pay more than the minimum wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 11/11/2014 12:28:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley