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222382

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date	20/02/2015
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	National Careers Service
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 aged between 18 and 24 accessed the National Careers Service through each method of interaction in each of the last three years service user; and what the (a) gender and (b) home region was of each such applicant.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	224729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The attached tables give the number of contacts with people aged 18 to 24 who have accessed the face to face and adult telephone helpline of the National Careers Service over the past 3 years. As this is a record of contacts, if young people have accessed either service multiple times they will have been counted more than once. We are unable to provide a breakdown into gender for the young people’s helpline.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Face to face service</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr12-Mar13</p></td><td><p>Apr13-Mar14</p></td><td><p>Apr14-Sep14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>79,274</p></td><td><p>83,434</p></td><td><p>36,676</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>121,207</p></td><td><p>119,137</p></td><td><p>49,059</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known/not provided</p></td><td><p>584</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>201,524</p></td><td><p>203,311</p></td><td><p>86,169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr12-Mar13</p></td><td><p>Apr13-Mar14</p></td><td><p>Apr14-Sep14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>18,932</p></td><td><p>18,907</p></td><td><p>8,961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>22,165</p></td><td><p>24,105</p></td><td><p>10,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>28,798</p></td><td><p>26,296</p></td><td><p>10,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>12,444</p></td><td><p>11,709</p></td><td><p>5,285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>28,292</p></td><td><p>29,364</p></td><td><p>11,811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>27,448</p></td><td><p>28,055</p></td><td><p>10,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>18,707</p></td><td><p>17,308</p></td><td><p>6,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown Region</p></td><td><p>2,053</p></td><td><p>1,782</p></td><td><p>431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>19,802</p></td><td><p>21,431</p></td><td><p>9,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>22,613</p></td><td><p>24,354</p></td><td><p>11,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>201,254</p></td><td><p>203,311</p></td><td><p>86,169</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Adult Telephone helpline / Online</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr12-Mar13</p></td><td><p>Apr13-Mar14</p></td><td><p>Apr14-Sep14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>19,385</p></td><td><p>21,090</p></td><td><p>12,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>16,099</p></td><td><p>17,080</p></td><td><p>9,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known/not provided</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>35,577</p></td><td><p>38,288</p></td><td><p>21,206</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Adult Telephone helpline / Online</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apr12-Mar13</p></td><td><p>Apr13-Mar14</p></td><td><p>Apr14-Sep14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,514</p></td><td><p>2,678</p></td><td><p>1,501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3,145</p></td><td><p>3,470</p></td><td><p>1,889</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>7,260</p></td><td><p>7,789</p></td><td><p>4,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,424</p></td><td><p>1,486</p></td><td><p>851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>4,920</p></td><td><p>5,251</p></td><td><p>2,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,769</p></td><td><p>5,030</p></td><td><p>2,849</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>2,811</p></td><td><p>3,204</p></td><td><p>1,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown Region</p></td><td><p>1,947</p></td><td><p>2,130</p></td><td><p>1,275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,069</p></td><td><p>4,186</p></td><td><p>2,238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>2,718</p></td><td><p>3,064</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>35,577</p></td><td><p>38,288</p></td><td><p>21,206</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/02/2015 15:29:11 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

222384

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Apprentices
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 (a) men and (b) women aged 16 to 24 started an apprenticeship in each sector subject area in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	224752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>As the requested table is large, I have attached an additional document detailing apprenticeship starts for those aged under 25 by gender and sector subject area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 25/02/2015 15:34:01 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles attachment 1 file name 224752 - Apprenticeship starts under 25s by gender and SSA.xlsx title Apprenticeship starts under 25s
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

222386

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Operational Programmes for 2014-20 have been (a) agreed with and (b) authorised by the European Commission for (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland; and when he expects ESIF for 2014-20 to be released to local enterprise partnerships in each of these areas.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	224798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The status of the ESIF Operational Programmes in the United Kingdom is as follows:-</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>i) England</p><p> </p><p>The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) programme for England was formally adopted by the Commission on 13 February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ii) Wales</p><p> </p><p>The Operational Programmes for West Wales &amp; the Valleys ERDF and East Wales ERDF were formally adopted by the Commission on 18 November 2014; the Operational Programmes for West Wales &amp; the Valleys ESF and East Wales ESF were formally adopted by the Commission on 4 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iii) Scotland</p><p> </p><p>Scotland’s ERDF Operational Programme was formally adopted by the Commission on 11 December 2014 and the Scotland ESF Operational Programme was formally adopted on 12 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv) Northern Ireland</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland ERDF and ESF Operational Programmes were formally adopted by the Commission on 12 December 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK-wide European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Operational Programme is under negotiation with the Commission and is expected to be formally adopted during the summer 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 15:35:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

222387

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
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 discussions he has had with the European Commission about the capacity of local enterprise partnerships to deliver the European Structural and Investment Funds Operational Programmes for 2014-20 in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	224801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The European Structural and Investment Funds programmes 2014-20 are an important part of the Government’s long-term economic plan to boost local growth and create jobs across England. Officials from the Managing Authorities for the various European Structural and Investment Funds Programmes and from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are in close contact with the European Commission on an ongoing basis about the development and set up of the 2014-20 programmes in England. The partnership approach we are using for the programmes gives a strong and active advisory role to Local Enterprise Partnerships and to other local partners. At the same time, the Managing Authorities will shoulder the administrative burdens and financial risks involved in running the programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 25/02/2015 15:36:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

222389

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many individuals of each ethnic group were on zero-hour contracts in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	224751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 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 25/02/2015 08:19:44 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 224751 ONS 51.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Zero Hour Contracts
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

222413

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cooperatives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the (a) regulatory approach and (b) registration criteria for co-operatives in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority is the registrar for co-operatives. It only has regulatory functions over co-operatives which are also authorised to carry out financial service activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 17:32:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222441

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish all responses to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224757 224758 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:02 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222442

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of respondees to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224756 224758 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222443

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Devolution: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many responses to the consultation on the proposal to amend the constitution of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority there have been.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	224758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Following the recent consultation, we have now laid a draft of an Order before Parliament which, if approved by Parliament and made, will enable the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to appoint an Interim Mayor to chair the Authority until a mayor is elected for Greater Manchester as envisaged in the devolution agreement with Government. The accompanying Explanatory Memorandum provides a summary of the 12 responses to the consultation from the ten constituent councils, the Combined Authority and the Business Leadership Council.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 224756 224757 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:43:03 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

222444

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the European Regional Fund Operational Programme for 2014-20 has been agreed with the European Commission; and when he expects funding from that programme to be released to local enterprise partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	224800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>My Department is on track to reach in-principle agreement with the European Commission on the 2014-2020 European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme in February to enable a launch call for projects to take place in March. Local Enterprise Partnerships and partners are advising my Department on this launch. Partners will continue to play an active role locally in advising my Department on the applications and funding decisions that will follow. The Department for Communities and Local Government will be in a position to sign funding agreements for successful applications as soon as the European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme is formally adopted by the European Commission, which we expect to happen by June.<br><br>I attach to this answer a letter sent last week by my noble Friend, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, to Local Enterprise Partnerships and local partners on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 25/02/2015 16:24:16 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 224800 McKinnell - Letter from Lord Ahmad.pdf title Letter from Lord Ahmad - Local Enterprise Partners
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell