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173872

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	Offshore Industry: Kilmarnock
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 jobs in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency which are part of the supply chain for the oil and gas industry.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	220863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold specific information on the number of oil and gas supply chain jobs in Kilmarnock and Loudon constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/01/2015 14:20:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

173873

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	Coal: Export Credit Guarantees
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 (a) type and (b) value of support provided by UK Export Finance for projects, goods or services supplied to the coal mining sector was in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	220902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the value and type of export credit financing support provided under its medium and long term products by UK Export Finance for projects in the coal mining sector in each year between 2010/11 and 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></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><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13,551,029</p></td><td><p>53,627,280</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type of support</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>Guarantee</p></td><td><p>Guarantee</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further details of the support provided were published in UK Export Finance’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2011/12 and 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under its products aimed at supporting exports of goods and services sold on short terms of credit (e.g. light manufactured items), UK Export Finance does not routinely record the sector of the overseas buyer. However, to the best of its knowledge, UK Export Finance has not provided support under these products that directly relates to the coal mining sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 220903 question first answered 27/01/2015 12:49:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

173874

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	Coal: Export Credit Guarantees
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 (a) type and (b) value of support provided by UK Export Finance was for projects, goods or services supplied to the coal mining sector in this financial year to date.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	220903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the value and type of export credit financing support provided under its medium and long term products by UK Export Finance for projects in the coal mining sector in each year between 2010/11 and 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></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><strong>Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13,551,029</p></td><td><p>53,627,280</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Type of support</strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>Guarantee</p></td><td><p>Guarantee</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further details of the support provided were published in UK Export Finance’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2011/12 and 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under its products aimed at supporting exports of goods and services sold on short terms of credit (e.g. light manufactured items), UK Export Finance does not routinely record the sector of the overseas buyer. However, to the best of its knowledge, UK Export Finance has not provided support under these products that directly relates to the coal mining sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 220902 question first answered 27/01/2015 12:49:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

173876

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2014 to Question 206270, what (a) inquiries have been made and (b) investigations have been carried out by (i) Ministers in his Department, (ii) officials in his Department and (iii) Business Bank staff into allegations of misselling relating to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	220927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been pro-active in its engagement with Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) lenders, with regular audits of the use of the scheme since its launch. 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. Following evidence of concerns of lending by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in August 2014, BIS officials asked RBS to instigate an internal review into this issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has met with RBS to discuss these findings, and I have asked the British Business Bank – which now administers the programme on behalf of the Department – to continue to closely monitor the action being taken by RBS to address these issues. I have been given assurance from RBS that they will put right any cases where they are at fault to ensure that no detriment is suffered by either the borrower or the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Enterprise Finance Guarantee remains a valuable programme which helps viable businesses gain access to finance where they have insufficient security or an inadequate track record to access finance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 220931 question first answered 20/01/2015 15:48:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

173877

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2014 to Question 206270, what discussions and meetings (a) Ministers in his Department, (b) officials in his Department and (c) Business Bank staff have had with (i) participating lenders and (ii) business organisations where allegations of misselling relating to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme were discussed since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	220928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The British Business Bank maintains regular contact with all of the main lenders participating in the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. Quarterly meetings are held at a senior level and the allegations of mis-selling have been on the agenda of those meetings since early in 2014. In addition, operational meetings take place on a regular basis. From August 2014 onwards more frequent senior level meetings have taken place with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). At a meeting in August 2014 RBS agreed to our request that they should undertake to conduct an internal review. The findings of that review and a proposed course of action were presented at a meeting with the British Business Bank in December 2014, and senior executives from RBS met the Secretary of State on 14 January 2015. The British Business Bank has also discussed the ‘mis-selling’ allegations with the British Bankers’ Association and the Lending Standards Board, each on one occasion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 20/01/2015 16:07:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

173878

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2014 to Question 206270, what (a) safeguards and (b) monitoring processes and producers are operated by his Department or the Business Bank in relation to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme; what scrutiny of lenders takes place routinely; and what data his Department collects on the operation of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme by lenders.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	220929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>Participating lenders under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme are subject to a continuous cycle of risk based and thematic independent audits to monitor their compliance with the scheme. Regular communications and meetings take place with lenders to discuss the results of the audits, additional correspondence and EFG related complaints. Oversight is enhanced through analysis by the British Business Bank of the transactional data recorded by the lenders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/01/2015 11:35:01 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 39325 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

173879

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2014 to Question 206270, what the operational responsibilities of lenders under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme are; and what steps his Department has taken to ensure these are upheld.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	220930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We require all lenders participating in the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme to give clear and accurate information to borrowers and to ensure that their customer-facing staff understand the way in which the scheme operates. Lenders are provided with a comprehensive EFG scheme manual and are subject to a continuous cycle of independent external audit to monitor their compliance with the scheme terms. Following evidence of concerns of lending by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in August 2014, my officials asked RBS to instigate an internal review into this issue, and the Secretary of State has subsequently met with RBS to discuss these findings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EFG lenders follow their normal procedures according to internal policies throughout the administrative lifecycle of an EFG-backed loan. Lenders confirm eligibility of applicants and provide a transactional record to the British Business Bank – which now administers the programme on behalf of the Department – through an on-line tool. Regular dialogue is maintained between the British Business Bank and the lenders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 20/01/2015 16:14:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

173880

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	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, if he will carry out an investigation into allegations of misselling to businesses by lenders relating to loans made under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	220931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has been pro-active in its engagement with Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) lenders, with regular audits of the use of the scheme since its launch. 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. Following evidence of concerns of lending by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in August 2014, BIS officials asked RBS to instigate an internal review into this issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has met with RBS to discuss these findings, and I have asked the British Business Bank – which now administers the programme on behalf of the Department – to continue to closely monitor the action being taken by RBS to address these issues. I have been given assurance from RBS that they will put right any cases where they are at fault to ensure that no detriment is suffered by either the borrower or the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Enterprise Finance Guarantee remains a valuable programme which helps viable businesses gain access to finance where they have insufficient security or an inadequate track record to access finance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 220927 question first answered 20/01/2015 15:48:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

173881

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cervical Cancer: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women under the age of 25 were diagnosed with cervical cancer in (a) the borough of Barnsley and (b) the UK in 2013 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/01/2015 16:17:56 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 220932 ONS 6.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Cervical Cancer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

173887

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	UK Export Finance
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 UK Export Finance has spent on advertising in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	220872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>UK Export Finance records spending on all activities associated with the promotion of UK Export Finance, including advertising, marketing, attendance at exhibitions etc, as Business Promotion or Marketing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the amount spent by UK Export Finance on these activities in each financial year since 2010/11. Spend has increased in recent years as UK Export Finance seeks to raise awareness of its services particularly amongst smaller businesses following the introduction of products targeted at the smaller exporter in 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15 to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p>19,395</p></td><td><p>41,915</p></td><td><p>27,958</p></td><td><p>377,434</p></td><td><p>801,341</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 09/02/2015 09:57:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 39302 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford