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387767

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date	06/07/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions his Department has referred a criminal sentence to the Court of Appeal for review because it was felt to be unduly lenient in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	5701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>In the year to 31<sup>st </sup>December 2014, the Law Officers personally considered 469 cases and referred 128 offenders to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. Leave was granted by the Court in 95% of cases which included some of the most serious violent and sexual offences, including murder, rape and sexual assault.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office publishes statistics for unduly lenient sentences at the end of the calendar year. This is to ensure that the figures are released in a consistent format and are accurate and quality assured. Unduly lenient sentences statistics for 2013 and 2014 are published on the Attorney General’s Office website - <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 13/07/2015 08:38:15 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

387768

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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 Trade and Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, where each UKTI staff member is based; and at what civil service grade and salary band each such staff member is employed.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	5649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The information related to numbers and costs of people engaged in delivering UKTI objectives are available in the annual report, page 58 on the link below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443633/UKTI-Annual-Report-Accounts-2014-2015-Web-Version.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443633/UKTI-Annual-Report-Accounts-2014-2015-Web-Version.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/07/2015 15:46:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

387769

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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 Membership of EU
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 representatives of the industrial sector on the potential issues associated with the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	5650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials hold numerous meetings with businesses and industry organisations to discuss a wide range of issues, including Europe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is progressing with its renegotiation of our relationship with the EU, one focus of which will be increasing the EU’s economic competitiveness, ahead of a referendum on this issue.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/07/2015 15:15:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

387770

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Medical Research Council
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 he is taking to ensure that technology and knowledge generated through Medical Research Council investments is open access.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	5711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government and its delivery partner the Medical Research Council (MRC), remains committed to open access to research publications in line with the recommendations of the 2012 Finch Group Report.</p><p> </p><p>Research Councils UK (RCUK) has published guidance agreed by all of the parties involved in the Finch Group. An independent panel set up by RCUK published a review of implementation of open access in March 2015, and later this summer RCUK will issue its response which will describe how the MRC and other research councils will address the issues identified. A UK Open Access Co-ordination Group was set up to inform and guide implementation of the changes, including publishers, funders, and other key interests.</p><p> </p><p>The research councils recognise access to underlying research data complements open access to research publications. RCUK recently published further guidance on best practice in the management of research data which applies to MRC funded research in universities, research organisations and the MRC’s own research units and institutes. The Government welcomes the production of a Concordat on Open Data agreed across the research community, which will be published this summer.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for managing technologies and other intellectual property resulting from MRC investments rests with the organisation that generates them. It is the responsibility of the research organisation, and all engaged in the research, to make every reasonable effort to ensure that the intellectual assets obtained in the course of the research are used to the benefit of society and the economy.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/07/2015 12:29:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

387771

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Enterprise Zones: Coleraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effect on the local economy in Coleraine of the enterprise zone in that area.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	5736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2014, the Chancellor announced that businesses located within the Executive’s proposed pilot Enterprise Zone near Coleraine will benefit from Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECAs) until 2020.</p><p>Implementing this measure is a matter for the Executive in Northern Ireland. I understand that work to finalise proposals is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 09/07/2015 14:33:12 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

387772

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 29 January 2015 to Question 221930, how many of the employers issued with a Notice of Underpayment of the National Minimum Wage have been named under the Department's revised national minimum wage naming and shaming scheme; how many employers have been issued with such a notice since 29 January 2015; and how many of those employers have been named under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	5609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Since 1 October 2013, 210 employers have been named under the National Minimum Wage naming scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has issued 333 Notices of Underpayment (NoUs) since 29 January 2015. Of these, 274 were for investigations that commenced on or after 1 October 2013 and are therefore eligible for naming under the new scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Since 29 January 2015, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has named 118 employers, of which 4 employers were issued an NoU after that date. The Department expects to name more employers shortly.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/07/2015 11:56:27 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

387773

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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 Trade and Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support UK Trade & Investment is providing to the food and drink industry.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	5616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Food and drink companies in the UK have full access to the range of services offered by UK Trade and Investment. Our trade advisers work with companies across the UK to provide step by step advice and guidance on food and drink opportunities, working in tandem with our overseas network who identify export opportunities and support companies with specific projects.</p><p> </p><p>Support ranges from upskilling companies so they are export-ready (the Passport to Export Scheme), bespoke market intelligence (the Overseas Market Information Service), through to tailored missions and meet the buyer events, for example.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2015 11:48:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

387774

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Hazardous Substances: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the differences between regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures and corresponding US law; how he plans to resolve any such differences in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and what position the Government plans to take in negotiations on resolving such differences.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	5618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We understand that the US does not currently have a direct equivalent to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which covers hazards to people in the workplace, has adopted the United Nations Globally Harmonised System for classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS), which the CLP is modelled on. However, US Administrations that cover environment and consumer issues have not yet adopted the GHS. During the EU-US Free-Trade Agreement negotiations (TTIP), we will continue to support the EU’s objective to promote alignment in classification and labelling of chemicals in accordance with the GHS and will continue to press for an ambitious EU-US Free-Trade Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/07/2015 14:03:55 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

387775

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Student Loans Company
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 number of complainants lodging complaints against the Student Loans Company was in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	5621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The total number of complaints against the Student Loans Company (SLC) in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 is set out in the table below. For information I have also provided the number of complaints expressed as a percentage of the total number of SLC’s customers in each corresponding year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of complaints</p><p>lodged against SLC</p></td><td><p>Number of complaints as a percentage</p><p>of the total number of customers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a)</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11,085</p></td><td><p>0.19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b)</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>14,128</p></td><td><p>0.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c)</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>14,235</p></td><td><p>0.21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that SLC tracks complaints rather than complainants. However these numbers indicate the number of complainants because it is rare for customers to raise complaints on separate issues in the same year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/07/2015 15:05:31 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

387776

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Bribery Act 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings (a) ministers and (b) officials from his Department have held with business organisations to discuss the Bribery Act 2010 and associated departmental guidance since January 2015; and on what dates such meetings were held.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	5635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am unable to comment on meetings held under the previous Government as it is an established convention that Ministers of one Administration cannot see the documents of a previous administration.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/07/2015 15:45:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham