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222849

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many apprentices employed by (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>As at 31<sup>st</sup> January 2015 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) employed 140 apprentices. A breakdown by age category is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age Band</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25+</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not centrally record how many of these apprentices were previously employed by the Government. To obtain this information would require a manual check of application forms which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are currently three apprentices working in the Serious Fraud Office and two in the remaining Law Officer’s Departments, however in order to protect individual’s personal data we are unable to provide any details of age or employment history, as the small numbers involved could lead to individuals being identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 02/03/2015 15:53:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222851

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to provide a substantive answer to Question 222042.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-01-26/222042/" target="_blank">222042</a> was answered yesterday, 24 February 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 25/02/2015 13:35:17 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222852

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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 apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills currently employs 47 apprentices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3 apprentices are aged (i) 16 to 18,</p><p> </p><p>12 apprentices are aged (ii) 19 to 24 and</p><p> </p><p>32 apprentices are aged (iii) 25 or over.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>31 apprentices aged 25 or over were previously employed by the Government. None of the apprentices in the other age groups were previously employed by the Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I have asked Chief Executives of the executive agencies to respond directly to the hon. Member and these are attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/02/2015 16:44:25 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson attachment 1 file name Agencies-Response-to-225059.pdf title Agencies Response to 225059
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222854

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Small Business Research Initiative: Government Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what value of Small Business Research Initiative contracts has been awarded in 2014-15 (a) in total, (b) by the Ministry of Defence, (c) by the Department of Health, (d) by NHS England, (e) by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, (f) by the Department for Transport, (g) by the Home Office, (h) by the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs, (i) directly by Innovate UK, (j) by research councils, (k) by other parts of his Department and (l) by other government departments and agencies to date.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>This information will be available following the close of the Financial Year 2014/15.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 18/03/2015 11:45:08 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222856

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Small Business Research Initiative: Government Departments
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 Innovate UK funding has been used in 2014-15 to date to co-fund Small Business Research Initiative competitions by other departments or agencies.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Innovate UK has provided £4.4m in co-funding for Small Business Research Initiative competitions run by other departments or agencies in 2014-15 to date.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 18/03/2015 11:47:39 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222857

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Small Business Research Initiative: Government Departments
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 and what value of Small Business Research Initiative Phase 1 contracts have been awarded in 2014-15 (a) in total, (b) by the Ministry of Defence, (c) by the Department of Health, (d) by NHS England, (e) by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, (f) by the Department for Transport, (g) by the Home Office, (h) by the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs, (i) directly by Innovate UK, (j) by research councils, (k) by other parts of his Department and (l) by other government departments and agencies to date.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>This information will be available following the close of the Financial Year 2014/15.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 18/03/2015 11:42:33 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222859

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what total amount of funds has been allocated via intermediaries in each bidding round of the Regional Growth Fund; and what proportion of such funds has not yet been drawn down.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>£1.73 billion has been allocated to Programmes across Rounds 1-6 of the Regional Growth Fund and exceptional Regional Growth Fund. The tables show how much of that money has been drawn down to date. All data is correct at 24 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Unless otherwise agreed, projects and programmes in Rounds 1 to 4 have until 31 March 2015 to draw down their funding and projects and programmes in Round 5 and 6 will be able to draw down funding until 31 March 2017. The Department agrees a draw down profile with each organisation when they sign their grant offer letter that matches the beneficiary’s own investment schedules and job commitments. The subsequent rate of draw down is then subject to the beneficiaries meeting the conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Excep</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RGF allocated to Programmes (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p><strong>1,734</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RGF grant drawn down to date (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p><strong>1,343</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the planned RGF grant draw down timetable which has been agreed with these programmes.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Drawn Down by year (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</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><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Actual paid – year to date</strong></p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>565*</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>1,343</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Remaining/ Planned for whole financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p><strong>378</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1,721</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>*This is the actual amount paid to intermediaries as of 24 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The difference between the totals in tables 1 and 2 arises because RGF programmes have not always claimed the full grant available to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More detail on which RGF programmes are still available for SMEs to bid into is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/regional-growth-fund-programmes-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/regional-growth-fund-programmes-guide</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 25/03/2015 14:45:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 46844 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222860

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Regional Growth Fund
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 total value is of all bids made in each region to each round of the Regional Growth Fund including the Exceptional Regional Growth Fund; how much has been allocated to winning bidders in each region in each round; and how much such funding has not yet been drawn down in each bidding round.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The tables below provide a breakdown of the value of Regional Growth Fund (RGF) by region and round for RGF applications; the committed allocation of RGF to projects and programmes for all Round 1-5 programmes following due diligence and Round 6 projects and programmes that are subject to contract discussions. This data excludes those projects and programmes that have withdrawn. The third table sets out the amount drawn down by operational RGF awards to date and the financial years in which the remaining RGF and eRGF is committed through to 31 March 2017. The data is correct at 24 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Unless otherwise agreed, projects and programmes in Rounds 1 to 4 have until 31 March 2015 to draw down their funding and projects and programmes in Round 5 and 6 will be able to draw down funding until 31 March 2017. The Department agrees a draw down profile with each organisation when they sign their grant offer letter that matches the beneficiary’s own investment schedules and job commitments. The subsequent rate of draw down is then subject to the beneficiaries meeting the conditions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Excep</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> East Midlands </strong></p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1,074</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> East of England </strong></p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>472</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> London </strong></p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p><strong>316</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Nationwide </strong></p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>1,745</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> North East </strong></p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p><strong>1,379</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> North West </strong></p></td><td><p>519</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p><strong>2,020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> South East </strong></p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p><strong>801</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> South West </strong></p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p><strong>1,103</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> West Midlands </strong></p></td><td><p>567</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p><strong>1,648</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Yorkshire and the Humber </strong></p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p><strong>1,485</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,721</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,055</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,766</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,888</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>644</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>790</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>177</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12,041</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Applications (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Round 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Round 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Excep</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>157</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>101</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nationwide</strong></p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>759</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p><strong>319</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p><strong>434</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p><strong>137</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p><strong>239</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p><strong>403</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and </strong><strong><br> </strong><strong>The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><strong>276</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>384</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>735</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>808</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>325</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>245</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>265</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>82</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,843</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Committed (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>RGF Draw Down by year (£ million)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</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><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Actual paid – year to date</strong></p></td><td><p>464</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>551</p></td><td><p>875*</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2,048</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Remaining/ Planned for whole financial year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p><strong>780</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2,829</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>*This is the actual amount paid to beneficiaries and claims awaiting payment as of 24 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The difference between the totals in tables 2 and 3 arises because RGF applicants have not always claimed the full grant available to them.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 25/03/2015 14:48:59 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark previous answer version 46847 answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

222862

registered interest
date	23/02/2015
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	Exports: Government Assistance
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 commitments have been agreed under the Export Refinancing Facility Scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Export Refinancing Facility (ERF) is a stand-by facility that is most relevant when there is a lack of medium term export finance liquidity in the banking market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance has not been approached to issue any ERF commitments to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/02/2015 16:34:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

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date	23/02/2015
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	Exports: Government Assistance
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 potential commitments under the Export Refinancing Facility Scheme are under discussion.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Export Refinancing Facility (ERF) is a stand-by facility that is most relevant when there is a lack of medium term export finance liquidity in the banking market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK Export Finance is currently considering three Export Refinancing Facility (ERF) enquires, although none have reached a stage where a bank/borrower has sought an ERF commitment to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/02/2015 16:32:19 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna