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174156

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Engineering: Females
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 9 January 2015 to Question 219396, on the Employee Ownership Fund, what estimate he has made of the amount of the £0.72 million that will be spent on training women engineers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	221085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>I have decided to support two of the three applications that we received under the women in engineering call under the Employer Ownership Fund. The two companies will receive a total of £104k, £12k of which is planned to be drawn down by one of the companies in the current Financial Year. The Women in Engineering call is now closed. There are, however, further opportunities to support women engineers in the two Employer Ownership Fund calls that are currently open: supporting companies in the automotive supply chain and supporting engineering careers in smaller companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/01/2015 15:40:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

174157

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
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	Origin Marking
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 Oral Answer of 8 January 2014 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in his Department, Official Report, column 382, on mandatory origin marking, if he will place in the Library a list of the companies that have been consulted as part of the study of country of origin marking.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Joan Walley
uin	221080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>329 organisations and companies were contacted and 45 interviews were conducted by the research company carrying out the study on the impact of compulsory country of origin marking on behalf of the Department. Respondents were asked for permission for their name to be included in the final report, but only 12 did so. We have asked the research company to contact all of those respondents that indicated that they were content to have their name included in the final report to seek their permission to make it public now. A list of those respondents who indicate that they are content to be identified in this way will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 22/01/2015 15:17:08 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

174158

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued to (a) businesses, (b) organisations and (c) individuals on methods of encryption to protect against malicious cyber-attacks while allowing the security services access to data.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	221115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Programme has put in place initiatives to provide a range of advice and guidance to organisations and individuals on protecting themselves against cyber threats. CESG (GCHQ’s information security arm) and the Cyberstreetwise and Get Safe Online campaigns all provide advice to businesses and individuals on the use of encryption to combat cyber crime and protect personal and financial information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 21/01/2015 10:55:23 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

174159

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what involvement his Department has in monitoring the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	221142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have responsibility for the monitoring of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has policy responsibility for the scheme and is the sole shareholder of the British Business Bank (BBB), which administers the scheme for BIS. The BBB monitors the scheme and collects information on lenders’ performance. HM Treasury does not collect this information.<br><br>HM Treasury was made aware of mis-selling concerns in relation to the operation of the scheme by RBS in February 2014 when allegations of mis-selling were first made. BIS intensified its oversight of the scheme and the wider problems at RBS that are now in the public domain were subsequently uncovered. BIS have kept HMT officials informed of their progress.<br><br>The Chancellor and the Secretary of State for BIS have regular discussions about a wide range of issues, including about Government funding schemes where necessary.<br><br>HM Treasury ministers and officials hold meetings with external organisations in the normal course of business to discuss a wide range of issues relating to financial services, which would from time to time include those lenders participating in the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. In line with the Government’s aim of making this process transparent, the full list of meetings between Treasury ministers and external organisations is published online at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel. It would not be appropriate to disclose the contents of those meetings.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 221143 221144 221145 221146 question first answered 21/01/2015 17:57:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

174160

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department collects on the operation by lenders of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	221143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have responsibility for the monitoring of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has policy responsibility for the scheme and is the sole shareholder of the British Business Bank (BBB), which administers the scheme for BIS. The BBB monitors the scheme and collects information on lenders’ performance. HM Treasury does not collect this information.<br><br>HM Treasury was made aware of mis-selling concerns in relation to the operation of the scheme by RBS in February 2014 when allegations of mis-selling were first made. BIS intensified its oversight of the scheme and the wider problems at RBS that are now in the public domain were subsequently uncovered. BIS have kept HMT officials informed of their progress.<br><br>The Chancellor and the Secretary of State for BIS have regular discussions about a wide range of issues, including about Government funding schemes where necessary.<br><br>HM Treasury ministers and officials hold meetings with external organisations in the normal course of business to discuss a wide range of issues relating to financial services, which would from time to time include those lenders participating in the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. In line with the Government’s aim of making this process transparent, the full list of meetings between Treasury ministers and external organisations is published online at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel. It would not be appropriate to disclose the contents of those meetings.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 221142 221144 221145 221146 question first answered 21/01/2015 17:57:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

174161

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department became aware of the allegations of misselling in relation to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	221144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have responsibility for the monitoring of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has policy responsibility for the scheme and is the sole shareholder of the British Business Bank (BBB), which administers the scheme for BIS. The BBB monitors the scheme and collects information on lenders’ performance. HM Treasury does not collect this information.<br><br>HM Treasury was made aware of mis-selling concerns in relation to the operation of the scheme by RBS in February 2014 when allegations of mis-selling were first made. BIS intensified its oversight of the scheme and the wider problems at RBS that are now in the public domain were subsequently uncovered. BIS have kept HMT officials informed of their progress.<br><br>The Chancellor and the Secretary of State for BIS have regular discussions about a wide range of issues, including about Government funding schemes where necessary.<br><br>HM Treasury ministers and officials hold meetings with external organisations in the normal course of business to discuss a wide range of issues relating to financial services, which would from time to time include those lenders participating in the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. In line with the Government’s aim of making this process transparent, the full list of meetings between Treasury ministers and external organisations is published online at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel. It would not be appropriate to disclose the contents of those meetings.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 221142 221143 221145 221146 question first answered 21/01/2015 17:57:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

174162

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills about investigation of allegations of misselling to businesses by lenders relating to loans made under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	221145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have responsibility for the monitoring of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has policy responsibility for the scheme and is the sole shareholder of the British Business Bank (BBB), which administers the scheme for BIS. The BBB monitors the scheme and collects information on lenders’ performance. HM Treasury does not collect this information.<br><br>HM Treasury was made aware of mis-selling concerns in relation to the operation of the scheme by RBS in February 2014 when allegations of mis-selling were first made. BIS intensified its oversight of the scheme and the wider problems at RBS that are now in the public domain were subsequently uncovered. BIS have kept HMT officials informed of their progress.<br><br>The Chancellor and the Secretary of State for BIS have regular discussions about a wide range of issues, including about Government funding schemes where necessary.<br><br>HM Treasury ministers and officials hold meetings with external organisations in the normal course of business to discuss a wide range of issues relating to financial services, which would from time to time include those lenders participating in the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. In line with the Government’s aim of making this process transparent, the full list of meetings between Treasury ministers and external organisations is published online at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel. It would not be appropriate to disclose the contents of those meetings.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 221142 221143 221144 221146 question first answered 21/01/2015 17:57:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

174163

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with (i) participating lenders (ii) business organisations at which allegations of misselling relating to the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme were discussed.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	221146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have responsibility for the monitoring of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has policy responsibility for the scheme and is the sole shareholder of the British Business Bank (BBB), which administers the scheme for BIS. The BBB monitors the scheme and collects information on lenders’ performance. HM Treasury does not collect this information.<br><br>HM Treasury was made aware of mis-selling concerns in relation to the operation of the scheme by RBS in February 2014 when allegations of mis-selling were first made. BIS intensified its oversight of the scheme and the wider problems at RBS that are now in the public domain were subsequently uncovered. BIS have kept HMT officials informed of their progress.<br><br>The Chancellor and the Secretary of State for BIS have regular discussions about a wide range of issues, including about Government funding schemes where necessary.<br><br>HM Treasury ministers and officials hold meetings with external organisations in the normal course of business to discuss a wide range of issues relating to financial services, which would from time to time include those lenders participating in the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme. In line with the Government’s aim of making this process transparent, the full list of meetings between Treasury ministers and external organisations is published online at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel. It would not be appropriate to disclose the contents of those meetings.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 221142 221143 221144 221145 question first answered 21/01/2015 17:57:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

174164

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many properties sold in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey attracted stamp duty land tax in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	221136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of transactions that fall within the scope of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is published annually in September in respect to the previous tax year. This contains data at Parliamentary Constituency and Local Authority level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures have been reproduced in the summary table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Summary of Stamp Duty Annual Publication Entries</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>No. of Transactions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Working PC</p></td><td><p>Surrey County</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>2212</p></td><td><p>23411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2277</p></td><td><p>24020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>22469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>22363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2703</p></td><td><p>27327</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/01/2015 11:59:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

174165

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many people in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey pay less income tax in 2014-15 than in 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	221138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>By 5<sup>th</sup> April 2015, this Government's increases in the personal allowance (for those born after 5 April 1948), is estimated to reduce the income tax liability of 26.1milion individuals. Of these, 3.67 million live in the South East region, this includes the county of Surrey and the Parliamentary Constituency of Woking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the 2011-12 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected to 2014-15 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not publish this information at county or constituency level for projection years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/01/2015 12:00:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord