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222382

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	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

222385

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	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to stop websites charging for (a) the European Health Insurance Card and (b) other services provided for free by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	224820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government is working with search engine providers to address the problem of websites which are misleading to the public. The Government is also leading work with other bodies such as the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) to raise public awareness of this issue and ensure enforcement action is taken where appropriate.</p><p>Gov.uk, the Government's single web domain, is the best place for the public to find information on Government services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 26/02/2015 14:23:12 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

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

222388

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Telephone Operator Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on simplification and clarification of tariffs charged by private providers for directory inquiries; and what information his Department holds on whether mobile telephone inquirers have been overcharged by directory inquiry providers.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	224844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>I meet regularly with Ofcom to discuss a variety of issues.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is concerned about unclear telephone charges and is introducing rules which make the cost of calling 118 numbers clearer for telephone users.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under changes coming into effect this summer, both telecoms and 118 service providers will have to be clear on what they each charge for 118 calls. The costs of calls will be split out into an access charge and a service charge so consumers can compare costs for calling different 118 services – and see where their money is going.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/02/2015 08:36:09 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

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