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712535

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK energy production that will originate from natural gas in each of the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>We estimate that the proportion of electricity produced in the UK (gross total electricity supplied) which will be generated from natural gas over the next ten years is as follows:</p><p>2017 38.80%</p><p>2018 36.78%</p><p>2019 34.50%</p><p>2020 34.76%</p><p>2021 35.38%</p><p>2022 38.99%</p><p>2023 41.13%</p><p>2024 44.58%</p><p>2025 42.19%</p><p>2026 37.20%</p><p> </p><p>This excludes electricity supplied from other countries via interconnectors.</p><p>The above data is taken from the reference scenario in Annex J of BEIS’ 2016 Energy and Emissions Projections.</p><p>This and other scenarios with differing economic growth and fossil fuel prices are available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2017 17:08:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

712536

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Employment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the proportion of young people under the age of 24 years who are in (a) training, (b) employment and (c) education in (i) York Central constituency, (ii) York Unitary Authority and (iii) England.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The table shows the latest estimates of the number and proportion of young people in England aged 16-24 by education participation and economic activity. In 2016 Quarter 4, 3,314,000 young people aged 16-24 in England were in full/part time education or other training (55.8 per cent), and 3,440,000 (57.9 per cent) were employed.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that individuals can be employed and in education or training, as shown in the table. Also, the table shows that 11.3 per cent of individuals aged 16-24 in England were not in education, employment or training (NEET), which is published in the NEET quarterly brief and is the lowest estimate since records began:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-quarterly-brief-october-to-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/neet-statistics-quarterly-brief-october-to-december-2016</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Table- Labour market and education status of the 16-24 population, Q4 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Full-time education</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part-time education &amp; other training</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not in education or training</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employed</strong></p></td><td><p>751,000</p></td><td><p>733,000</p></td><td><p>1,956,000</p></td><td><p>3,440,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unemployed</strong></p></td><td><p>173,000</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td><td><p>279,000</p></td><td><p>474,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inactive</strong></p></td><td><p>1,516,000</p></td><td><p>118,000</p></td><td><p>392,000</p></td><td><p>2,027,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>2,441,000</p></td><td><p>873,000</p></td><td><p>2,627,000</p></td><td><p>5,941,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Employed</strong></p></td><td><p>12.6%</p></td><td><p>12.3%</p></td><td><p>32.9%</p></td><td><p>57.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unemployed</strong></p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Inactive</strong></p></td><td><p>25.5%</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td><td><p>6.6%</p></td><td><p>34.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>41.1%</p></td><td><p>14.7%</p></td><td><p>44.2%</p></td><td><p>100.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Labour Force Survey</p><p>Note: Numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand and percentages are rounded to one decimal place.</p><p> </p><p>Information for the 16-24 year old age group is not available at the Constituency or Unitary Authority level, but information is published at the Local Authority level for the 16-17 age group:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-in-education-and-training-by-local-authority" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/participation-in-education-and-training-by-local-authority</a></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 68515 question first answered 23/03/2017 17:47:43 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

712537

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Sunday Trading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to devolve powers over Sunday trading laws to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	68583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government sought to change the rules last year by providing a power so that local authorities could take decisions on extending Sunday trading hours locally.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament decided not to support those proposals and the Government has no plans to bring forward further legislation at this time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/03/2017 15:54:54 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

712538

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Emissions Reduction Plan.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	68570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s intention is to publish the plan as early on in 2017 as possible in order to move on to the delivery stage.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 28/03/2017 14:27:37 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

712539

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) the City of York exported goods or services to (i) other EU countries and (ii) non-EU countries in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The number of businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber exporting goods to EU and non-EU countries since 2005 is available in the HMRC Regional Trade Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2013 to 2016:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/RTS%20Releases/RTS_Q2_2016.xls" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/RTS%20Releases/RTS_Q2_2016.xls</a> (Table 3, CE)</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2009 to 2012:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/RTS%20Releases/RtsQ42012.xls" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/RTS%20Releases/RtsQ42012.xls</a> (Table 3, CE)</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2005 to 2008:</p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/RTS%20Releases/RtsPR_Qtrly4_2008.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/RTS/RTS%20Releases/RtsPR_Qtrly4_2008.pdf</a> (Table 3)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics</strong></p><p> </p><p>Data on goods exporters from the City of York are not available.</p><p> </p><p>Data on services exporters, by UK region or city and EU/non-EU, are not available.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/03/2017 12:30:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

712540

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many jobs in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) York he estimates are dependent on exports to or investment from other EU states.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Estimates published by HM Treasury in April 2016 show that around 250,000 jobs in Yorkshire and the Humber are linked to exports to EU countries (Source: HMT Analysis: The Long Term Economic Impact of EU Membership and Alternatives, Box 1J).</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for the City of York are not available.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/03/2017 16:42:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

712541

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	New Businesses: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have been set up in the City of York local authority area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/03/2017 12:27:20 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ68512 v.02 (1).pdf title UKSA Response to PQ68512
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

712542

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber received funding from local enterprise partnerships in each year since 2010-11; and how much funding did each of those receive.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>This information is not available at a national level. Through their management of local business growth capital programmes, Local Enterprise Partnerships and their accountable bodies are responsible for providing funding directly to business beneficiaries and for collecting relevant management information. I can confirm however that the Government has provided Regional Growth and Local Growth Funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships to run their business growth capital programmes as follows: -</p><p> </p><p>Regional Growth Funds (RGF)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LEP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RGF Round</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Contracted Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£30m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds City Region</p></td><td><p>3 and 4</p></td><td><p>£25.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield City Region</p></td><td><p>3 and 4</p></td><td><p>£32m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York, North Yorkshire and East Riding (YNYER)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£4m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, £32m was provided to Lancaster University in RGF Round 4 to help boost economic growth in twenty large English cities (“Tier 2 Cities”), including in Yorkshire and the Humber, by supporting businesses to grow through better and more effective business growth services.</p><p> </p><p>Growth Deal</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LEP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Growth Deal Rounds (covering financial years 2015-2021)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>1 and 3</p></td><td><p>£12m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds City Region</p></td><td><p>1 to 3</p></td><td><p>£57.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield City Region</p></td><td><p>1 and 2</p></td><td><p>£52m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>YNYER LEP is making up to £10.6m available to support businesses in its area through flexibilities over the management of its Growth Deal Programme.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Government has also provided the following Growing Places Funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships in Yorkshire and the Humber, which could be used to support business investment projects to unlock economic growth and create jobs: -</p><p> </p><p>Growing Places Fund</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LEP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Capital Award </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humber</p></td><td><p>£8.098m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds City Region</p></td><td><p>£33.481m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield City Region</p></td><td><p>£17.167m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YNYER</p></td><td><p>£8.663m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/03/2017 13:57:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

712543

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber and (d) England received free school meals in each year since 2005-06.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	68510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Data for the number of pupils eligible for free school meals in each school in England are available in the underlying data in each of the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical releases.[1]</p><p>The number of pupils attending schools in York, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber and England who were known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals in each year since 2006 is given in the below table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>York local authority</p></td><td><p>North Yorkshire local authority</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006[2]</p></td><td><p>2,176</p></td><td><p>5,914</p></td><td><p>120,070</p></td><td><p>1,119,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2,104</p></td><td><p>5,947</p></td><td><p>115,680</p></td><td><p>1,089,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008[3]</p></td><td><p>2,037</p></td><td><p>5,951</p></td><td><p>117,700</p></td><td><p>1,103,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>2,095</p></td><td><p>6,047</p></td><td><p>119,450</p></td><td><p>1,124,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,242</p></td><td><p>6,999</p></td><td><p>129,171</p></td><td><p>1,215,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,394</p></td><td><p>7,083</p></td><td><p>132,120</p></td><td><p>1,262,855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,483</p></td><td><p>7,187</p></td><td><p>136,581</p></td><td><p>1,286,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2,461</p></td><td><p>7,133</p></td><td><p>140,467</p></td><td><p>1,311,496</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2,289</p></td><td><p>6,534</p></td><td><p>138,613</p></td><td><p>1,261,899</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,946</p></td><td><p>6,449</p></td><td><p>131,119</p></td><td><p>1,195,641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2,023</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>126,580</p></td><td><p>1,142,043</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: School Census, January of each year</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a> - click on the relevant year and then ‘underlying data.’ The data are contained in files with ‘Schools_Pupils’ in the title.</p><p>[2] Excluding special schools and pupils in alternative provision.</p><p>[3] Excluding pupils in alternative provision.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 27/03/2017 16:35:49 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

712544

registered interest
date	20/03/2017
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	Sunday Trading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the hours of trading on Sundays for shops larger than 280 square metres.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	68557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government assessed the Sunday Trading Act previously and sought to change the rules last year by providing a power so that local authorities could take decisions on extending Sunday trading hours locally.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament decided not to support those proposals and the Government has no plans to bring forward further legislation at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/03/2017 13:06:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps