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446979

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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: Privatisation
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 place in the Library any document which provide an evidential basis for the Government's decision to privatise the Green Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text The background to the Government’s decision to introduce private capital into the Green Investment Bank (GIB) can be found in the policy document entitled “Future of the Green Investment Bank plc” that was published on 18 November on GOV.UK. In addition to this, the Government has also introduced provisions to the Enterprise Bill which require a report to be laid before Parliament once a decision to undertake a sale has been made. The report must set out the type of sale, the expected timescale, and the Government’s objectives for the sale. answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/01/2016 17:09:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446980

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Defence and Security Organisation: Saudi Arabia
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 publish details of UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation meetings with Saudi Arabian officials.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	23721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>Since May 2015 UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) officials have met with Saudi Arabian officials from the Ministry of National Guard, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence, King Abulaziz City for Science and Technology, Ministry of Municipalities and Rural Affairs, ArRiyadh Development Authority and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p><br /> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/01/2016 17:07:11 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

446981

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Tradeshow Access Programme: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what formal assessments UKTI has made of potential risks to human rights of the Tradeshow Access Programme; and what guidelines or criteria were used for those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	23747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>There has been no formal assessment of potential risks to human rights of the Tradeshow Access Programme. However, companies using the programme are bound by UK law and exports are made in accordance with the UK’s strict export control legislation and in respect of all relevant international treaties and obligations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/02/2016 17:08:28 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

446982

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Renewable Energy: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes to wind and solar power regulations on investor confidence in the green economy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	23760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>DECC is committed to providing investors with certainty and recognises the importance of the financial markets in the energy sector. We are engaging regularly with developers and investors on how policy decisions impact their investments, both present and future.</p><br /><p>In order to protect investor confidence, DECC has made it clear that no onshore wind or solar projects already accredited and that have started to receive support under subsidy schemes will be affected by the recent regulatory changes. We have provided grace periods and exceptions to the removal of grandfathering to protect those who have already made significant financial commitments or who experience grid delays.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 27/01/2016 14:01:33 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

446983

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect that changes to procurement rules for Government contracts announced on 30 October 2015 are having on (a) the UK steel industry and (b) the contracts to British steelmakers have been awarded.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	23748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>We are monitoring take up of the new steel procurement instructions and departments will be required to report back on how they have applied them to their major projects involving steel.</p><p>We will also carry out spot check investigations on a sample of projects through our Mystery Shopper service. This will give an indication of how the changes have impactedon both the UK steel industry and the number of contracts awarded to British steelmakers.</p><p>The UK steel industry supports this approach.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/01/2016 15:27:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

446984

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Employment: Bullying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of workplace bullying.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	23757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Bullying and harassment have no place in today’s workplace environment and are unacceptable wherever they occur. The UK has a strong safety net of legislation to protect people from harassment in the workplace. This covers harassment on the grounds of sex, race, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation and age. In addition, harassment is a criminal offence and victims have a right to damages.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to address unacceptable behaviour in the first instance is within the workplace. That’s why my Department’s supports the Health and Safety Executive Management Standards approach for work-related stress which includes a standard for relationships at work that covers unacceptable behaviour such as conflict, bullying and harassment. The Management Standards help organisations manage the causes of work-related stress in a simple and pragmatic way.</p><p> </p><p>The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) also aims to support better employment relations by offering free impartial advice. Acas operates a nationwide telephone helpline for employers and employees, they can be contacted on: 0300 123 1100. Acas recently published new guidance addressing the need to conduct fair and thorough grievance and disciplinary investigations; and published new research seeking better solutions to deal with bullying.</p><p> </p><p>Acas also offers training and business solutions including free eLearning and advisory booklets explaining how employers and individuals can tackle and prevent bullying, ill treatment and harassment more effectively in Britain’s workplaces - raising employee motivation, attendance and productivity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/02/2016 15:46:21 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

446985

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the decision to transfer a stake in the Debt Market Integrator to a private sector partner was announced.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	23774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>TDX Group were named as the private sector partner in December 2014. The contract was awarded in March 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/02/2016 17:03:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

446986

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people were (a) in receipt of the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) in 2015-16 and (b) affected by proposed changes to the DSA by constituent region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	23766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Student support for Higher Education in the UK is a devolved issue.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics showing the number of English applicants awarded Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘Student Support for Higher Education in England’.</p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank"><em>http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</em></a></p><p> </p><p>We are only partway through the academic year 2015/16 and so published figures only provide an early indication of DSA support for the whole academic year.</p><p> </p><p>The changes being introduced in 2016/17 will apply to all students applying for DSAs for the first time from the 2016/17 academic year, and are intended to ensure that Higher Education Institutions are meeting their responsibilities to disabled students under the Equalities Act.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/02/2016 15:34:41 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

446987

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Tradeshow Access Programme: United Arab Emirates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which companies received funding under the Tradeshow Access Programme to attend the Dubai security fair.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	23779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>59 businesses have applied for Tradeshow Access Programme funding in support of their exhibiting costs at the Dubai security fair 2016. Funding will not be issued to the applicants until there is confirmation of attendance and eligibility for support. A list of supported business will be made available once they have received their funding.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/02/2016 17:11:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

446988

registered interest
date	22/01/2016
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	Tradeshow Access Programme: Human Rights
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 it his policy not to provide financial assistance under the Tradeshow Access Programme in cases in which (a) doing so would contribute to the sale of security equipment to countries with poor human rights records and (b) that equipment could contribute to human rights abuses.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	23780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Financial assistance under the Tradeshow Access Programme is only offered to companies whose products comply with the United Kingdom’s strict export control legislation and in respect of all relevant international treaties and obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/02/2016 17:16:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter