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388497

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Enterprise Zones: Derelict Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on prioritising the development of Enterprise Zones on existing brownfield sites.
tabling member constituency	Halesowen and Rowley Regis
tabling member printed	James Morris
uin	6072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships rather than the Government decide which sites should be prioritised for development. A new bidding round for Enterprise Zones was announced by my rt. hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne), in his Budget statement on 8 July. Applications involving the development of brownfield sites will be considered alongside other proposals based on their strategic, economic and financial benefits.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 14/07/2015 15:44:58 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	3992 label Biography information for James Morris

388498

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans the Government has to devolve responsibility for further education Advanced Learning Loans.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	6075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to devolve responsibility for 24+ Advanced Learning Loans.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/07/2015 14:43:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388499

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Royal Bank of Scotland
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 contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on 17 March 2015, Official Report, column 254WH, what the expected anticipated publication date is for the report commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority into the treatment by RBS of business customers in financial difficulty.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	6078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Section 166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 gives the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) the power to commission reports by “skilled persons” in order to obtain an independent view of any aspect of a firm’s activities. It has appointed Mazars and Promontory Financial Group to carry out a skilled person’s review of the treatment by RBS of business customers in financial difficulty. This review is ongoing. The FCA expects that the skilled person will be reporting review outcomes by the end of 2015 and intends to publish the outcomes of the review after the skilled person has reported.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/07/2015 15:21:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

388500

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	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, when the Government plans to devolve accountability for National Careers Service contracts to local areas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	6138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to devolve accountability for the delivery of the National Careers Service.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/07/2015 14:42:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388501

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans the Government has to devolve apprenticeships budgets to combined authorities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	6141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>On 10th July Her Majesty’s Treasury published the UK’s Productivity Plan, <em>Fixing the Foundations – creating a more prosperous nation </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation</a>. This document sets out a 15-point plan that the Government will put into action to boost the UK’s productivity growth, centred on two key pillars: encouraging long-term investment, and promoting a dynamic economy.</p><p> </p><p>This sets a clear direction of travel for FE and skills funding: funding for apprenticeships will be routed through employers and we will develop local involvement in the commissioning of provision to give the sector the agility to meet changing skills requirements in the years ahead. We will provide more detail in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is introducing a UK-wide levy to help fund the increase in quantity and quality of apprenticeship training. The levy will raise money to fund increases in apprenticeship numbers and quality and will be entirely funded by the contributors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is open to discussing proposals from any area for increased powers and greater freedoms to maximise their economic growth, providing the case can be made that there is both strong governance and the capacity and capability to deliver.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 6142 question first answered 16/07/2015 14:40:37 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388502

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Adult Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the overall adult skills and apprenticeships budget the Government plans to devolve to local areas.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	6142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>On 10th July Her Majesty’s Treasury published the UK’s Productivity Plan, <em>Fixing the Foundations – creating a more prosperous nation </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation</a>. This document sets out a 15-point plan that the Government will put into action to boost the UK’s productivity growth, centred on two key pillars: encouraging long-term investment, and promoting a dynamic economy.</p><p> </p><p>This sets a clear direction of travel for FE and skills funding: funding for apprenticeships will be routed through employers and we will develop local involvement in the commissioning of provision to give the sector the agility to meet changing skills requirements in the years ahead. We will provide more detail in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is introducing a UK-wide levy to help fund the increase in quantity and quality of apprenticeship training. The levy will raise money to fund increases in apprenticeship numbers and quality and will be entirely funded by the contributors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is open to discussing proposals from any area for increased powers and greater freedoms to maximise their economic growth, providing the case can be made that there is both strong governance and the capacity and capability to deliver.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 6141 question first answered 16/07/2015 14:40:37 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388503

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Apprentices
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 average (a) length and (b) skill level of apprenticeships was in England in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	6157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Apprenticeships are expected to last between one and four years. To ensure that apprenticeships focus on providing sustained and substantial training, the minimum duration is 12 months.</p><p>Information on the average length of apprenticeships is published online: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-other-statistics-and-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-other-statistics-and-research</a></p><p>The most recent data published is for 2011/12. Updated figures will be published in the near future.</p><p>Information on the number of apprenticeship starts by Level is published in a Statistical First Release online (Table 6.1):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/07/2015 15:04:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388504

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	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, if he will take steps to secure international agreement within Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries to stop supporting all coal projects through export credit agreements; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	6197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>UK Export Finance has been participating in discussions within the OECD with the aim of achieving a multilateral agreement on limiting the provision of export credits for coal-fired power projects.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2015 14:22:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

388505

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which local spending bodies in the city of Birmingham (a) his Department is responsible for and (b) draw on funds voted to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	6219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/07/2015 14:39:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388506

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with apprenticeship providers to ensure that people on apprenticeship schemes receive a full-time job afterwards.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	6273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are paid jobs with high quality training. We are committed to 3 million apprenticeship starts during the next 5 years and are working with a range of organisations, including employers and training providers, to secure more apprenticeship opportunities across all sectors and for all ages.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 2014 survey of apprentices showed that around 90% of apprentices are employed on completion of training (including 2% who were self-employed). 71% are with the same employer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-evaluation-learner-survey-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-evaluation-learner-survey-2014</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/07/2015 09:21:04 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham