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694214

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date	24/02/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Women's Business Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will publish the Women's Business Council's business plan for 2017-18; and how many full-time equivalent staff that Council has employed in each fiscal year since it was established.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2017 answer text <p>The Women’s Business Council, an independently led, government-backed body publishes a Progress Report annually, to account for business activity. The Council’s latest Progress Report was published in October 2016, and set out the Council’s current priorities for 2016-17.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/560524/6.2658_GEO_WBC_3_years_on_v5_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/560524/6.2658_GEO_WBC_3_years_on_v5_web.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Progress Report due for publication in July 2017, will set out the Council’s priorities for 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>The Council does not directly employ any staff. The secretariat for the Council is based in the Government Equalities Office, which has provided two full-time equivalent posts to support the Council since its creation in 2012.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2017 10:03:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694219

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2017 to Question 49107, on Islamic State: British nationals abroad, how many of those people (a) travelled abroad to take part in the Syrian conflict in each year of that conflict and (b) have returned to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>Approximately 850 UK-linked individuals of national security concern have travelled to take part in the Syrian conflict. We estimate that just under half of these have returned and that approximately 15 per cent have been killed. For reasons of national security, we are unable to provide a breakdown of the number of travellers and returners for each year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 01/03/2017 15:53:32 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694280

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Business: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government provides financial support for an awards scheme specifically for outstanding female entrepreneurs and businesswomen.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2017 answer text <p>Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, is continuing its mission to challenge the disproportionately low numbers of women entrepreneurs in the UK through its inaugural ‘infocus – Women in Innovation’ competition.</p><p> </p><p>Launched in May 2016, the nationwide competition aimed to increase the number of women led applications for Innovate UK funding opportunities. Each winner was awarded £50,000, a tailored business support package and was paired with a business mentor. The winners of the first competition were announced in November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2017 09:55:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694281

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government's strategy is for increasing the proportion of women in leadership positions in small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2017 answer text <p>Women benefit from the full range of business support available from the Government, including Start-Up Loans, a third of which have gone to women, enabling them to lead their own businesses. I am proud that 1.2m businesses in the UK are led by women.</p><p> </p><p>However, we want to see more women at the top of business. There are a huge number of talented women in the UK and we need to ensure they are able to utilise their skills and reach their potential.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/03/2017 10:01:16 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694282

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	New Enterprise Allowance: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of New Enterprise Allowance (a) recipients and (b) mentors were women in each NUTS 1 designated region in each year since 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p><strong>This information is not available. We do however hold the following:</strong></p><p> </p><p>Number and proportion of claimants who started New Enterprise Allowance by gender:</p><p>April 2011 to September 2016</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>108,450</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>66,210</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>175,370</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number and proportion of claimants who started New Enterprise Allowance by Government Office Region: April 2011 to September 2016</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>11,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>25,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>20,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>16,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>9,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>14,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>13,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>25,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>10,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>16,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>8,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>175,370</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(1) Data Source - DWP LMS opportunities evaluation database June 2016 for April 2011 to December 2015, DWP PRaP database November 2016 for Jan 2015 to Sept 2016. (2) Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. (3) Proportions may not sum to 100 due to rounding and unknown characteristics.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>We do not hold information on mentors.</em></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/03/2017 17:48:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694295

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Enterprise Capital Funds: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of the recipients of the Enterprise Capital Funds' programme were companies with at least one woman in a leadership position in each fiscal year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>The Enterprise Capital Funds' programme is currently investing in 312 businesses. This includes 169 businesses with females in leadership positions.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/03/2017 10:29:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694296

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of the recipients of funding from the Business Finance Partnership were companies with at least one woman in a leadership position in each fiscal year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>Business Finance Partnership is facilitating over £5.2 billion of funding to almost 2,000 businesses. We do not hold data on numbers of female recipients.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/03/2017 10:29:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694299

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business Angel Co-investment Fund: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of the recipients of funding from the Business Angel Co-Investment Fund were (a) female entrepreneurs or (b) syndicates which included at least one female entrepreneur in each fiscal year since the Business Angels scheme was established.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The Angel CoFund invests, on a commercial basis, in to companies that meet its investment criteria and are approved by its Investment Committee. As at the end December 2016, the Angel CoFund had invested and committed over £32 million, alongside a further £142 million from business angels and other investors, providing support for 68 businesses. While the specific data requested is not available, information on the portfolio is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.angelcofund.co.uk/news/2016-03-01/angel-cofund-four-years-on" target="_blank">http://www.angelcofund.co.uk/news/2016-03-01/angel-cofund-four-years-on</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/03/2017 11:27:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694300

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of callers to the Business Support Helpline were women in the latest fiscal year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>During the current fiscal year (2016/17) to date the Business Support Helpline has gathered gender details from 28,103 customers.</p><p> </p><p>The gender breakdown is as follow:</p><p>Female 13,788 (49%)</p><p>Male 14,315 (51%)</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/03/2017 15:43:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

694301

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	New Businesses: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of start up loans were given to women in each fiscal year since the Start Up Loans company was established.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	65496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows how many and proportion of start up loans given to women.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Fiscal Year</p></td><td><p>Start up Loans</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 2012/13</p></td><td><p>673</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2013/14</p></td><td><p>4684</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2014/15</p></td><td><p>5181</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2015/16</p></td><td><p>3724</p></td><td><p>41%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2016/17(YTD 31st January 2017)</p></td><td><p>3146</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/03/2017 11:25:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson