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445138

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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 arrangements his Department has in place to ensure that organisations are not able to provide both training for and assessment of the standards for the same apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	James Berry
uin	22728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department is fully committed to the principle that end point assessment should either be delivered by an independent third party, or in such a way that no party involved in the management or training of an apprentice can make the sole decision on competence and passing the end-point assessment.</p><br /><p>We are working to ensure the Register of Assessment Organisations and Register of Training Providers, which govern who can conduct training and assessment, support this principle.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/01/2016 17:55:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4489 label Biography information for James Berry

445139

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	New Businesses: 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 criteria his Department uses to determine who receives Start-Up Loans; and what processes are in place to ensure that people with mental health problems have their applications considered fairly.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	22726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The Start-Up Loans programme provides loans and mentoring support to enable entrepreneurs aged 18 and over from all parts of society and based in the UK to start a business. So far, over 34,300 entrepreneurs have received support from the programme, which in turn has facilitated over £187 million worth of lending to date.</p><br /><p>The programme operates through a network of Delivery Partners, who make individual lending decisions based on criteria set by the Start-Up Loans Company. Delivery Partners are required to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. A condition of this authorisation is that they adhere to the FCA’s Treating Customers Fairly principles, which include reference to the treatment of customers with mental health issues.</p><p>A full list of principles is available on the FCA’s website</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/01/2016 16:01:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

445140

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2015 to Question 902718, what transfer arrangements are in place for the 70 green specialists employed by the Green Investment Bank should they be transferred to the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	22746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>Private investors will be buying the Green Investment Bank company and employees will continue to be employed by that company. No transfer arrangements are therefore required.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/01/2016 17:37:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

445141

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the development process is for the free software for small businesses to use to meet the requirements of Making Tax Digital.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	22731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government has committed to ensuring free apps and software are available for those with the simplest affairs in order that businesses can meet the requirements of Making Tax Digital</p><br /><p>HMRC will follow an ‘agile’ approach for software development further information on which can be found at the following URL: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/agile#_blank" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/agile</a>. This approach allows for a deep understanding of business user needs across all stages of development led by research, interviews, discovery workshops, and wider stakeholder engagement. HMRC will then engage closely with the software industry as they develop the software to ensure the requirements and appropriate standards are met, while also feeding in insight generated from HMRC's own work.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/01/2016 17:56:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

445143

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	Housing Estates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government's press release of 10 January 2016, entitled Prime Minister pledges to transform sink estates, what steps his Department plans to take to support people on such estates whose homes will be removed.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
uin	22709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The aim of estate regeneration is to build more and better homes, available for both rent and ownership, with a clear package of protections for residents. Existing tenants have a right to return and will be re-housed on redeveloped estates, if they want to return there, in safer, high-quality accommodation that meets their needs and is provided on the same terms. Existing homeowners are already compensated, but many current schemes go further and offer new homes on site, with deals such as shared ownership to spread the cost. My noble Friend, the rt. hon. Lord Heseltine’s estate regeneration Advisory Panel will be exploring these options and advising on the best way forward for the new programme.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 22/01/2016 13:20:29 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

445144

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	Media: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2016 to Question 21973, on mass media: finance, how much was paid to each recipient.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	22718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>For the year to 31st March 2016, broadcasting and media bodies will receive the following funding from DCMS:</p><p>Ofcom £91,409,000;</p><p>BFI £22,225,000;</p><p>S4C £6,762,000 (this is 9% of total funding for S4C, the remainder is from the BBC licence fee);</p><p>and National Film and Television School £7,078,000.</p><p>This is the cash payable to each organisation (as published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>) which totals £127m. The estimated £134m expenditure on page 53 of the Statement of Funding Policy 2015 is based on Government Accounting including depreciation, accruals and other accounting adjustments.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/01/2016 15:12:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

445145

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much imported steel will be used in the manufacture of the new Type 26 frigates in (a) market value and (b) weight in tonnes.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	22739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Steel is sourced by our contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers, reflecting the need to ensure a competitive price and delivery at the required time and quality. UK suppliers have provided significant quantities of steel for major defence equipment procurement programmes, whenever they have been able to meet specified standards. Our new Government guidelines, published in November 2015, will help UK steel suppliers to compete effectively with international suppliers for major projects, including those in defence.</p><p>No steel suppliers have been selected or any orders placed for the Type 26 Global Combat Ships. It is therefore too early to say how much steel will be used in this programme or from where it will be sourced.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 22740 question first answered 20/01/2016 16:37:19 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

445146

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much UK steel will be used in the manufacture of the new Type 26 frigates in (a) market value and (b) weight in tonnes.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	22740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Steel is sourced by our contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers, reflecting the need to ensure a competitive price and delivery at the required time and quality. UK suppliers have provided significant quantities of steel for major defence equipment procurement programmes, whenever they have been able to meet specified standards. Our new Government guidelines, published in November 2015, will help UK steel suppliers to compete effectively with international suppliers for major projects, including those in defence.</p><p>No steel suppliers have been selected or any orders placed for the Type 26 Global Combat Ships. It is therefore too early to say how much steel will be used in this programme or from where it will be sourced.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 22739 question first answered 20/01/2016 16:37:19 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

445147

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what projections her Department has made of the subsidies existing fossil fuel generators will receive through the Capacity Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	22722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not subsidise fossil fuel generators, any fuel type can participate in the Capacity Market as the scheme is technology neutral. Auctions in the Capacity Market are competitive to ensure best value.</p><br /><p>Capacity market payments to be made to existing fossil fuel generators are £559m from 2014 auction and £714.3mfrom 2015 auction (both in 2015 values).</p><br /><p>The Capacity Market is designed to ensure we take account of low carbon technology supported through other Government schemes before calculating requirements; this ensures we get the most out of existing generation, bringing on new capacity when required. Capacity market payments are to provide missing money in the energy market and are not a subsidy. Capacity providers will also face heavy penalties if they fail to deliver energy when needed.</p><p>The purpose of the Capacity Market is therefore to make sure we keep the lights on, while providing best value to consumers.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/01/2016 16:40:31 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

445148

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Environmental Protection: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what projection she has made for the Levy Control Framework budget for renewables in each year up to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	22723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <p>On 25 November 2015, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published projected annual spend under the Levy Control Framework (LCF), in nominal prices, to 2020/21. This is set out in Table 4.15 of the OBR’s Economic and FiscalOutlook report and is described as environmental levies</p><p>(<a href="http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/EFO_November__2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/EFO_November__2015.pdf</a>).</p><br /><p>A breakdown of annual LCF spend projections up to 2020, in nominal prices, is set out in the fiscal supplementary table 2.7 at</p><p><a href="http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/Fiscal__Supplementary__Tables_November__2015.xls" target="_blank">http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.independent.gov.uk/Fiscal__Supplementary__Tables_November__2015.xls</a><strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/01/2016 15:21:10 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael