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454738

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 officials of his Department were employed specifically to assist with negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	28328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Prior to 1 April 2014 the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership was handled alongside a number of other trade negotiations. On 1 April 2014 my Department established a Unit whose primary purpose is to assist with the negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership but which also handles certain other international matters. In April 2014 this Unit comprised 8 staff primarily working on TTIP and 4 working on other international matters. It currently comprises 10 staff working primarily of TTIP and 6 working on other international matters. Staff expenditure for this Unit in 14/15 was £793313, and in 15/16 is projected to be £916007. Total expenditure for this Unit in 14/15 was £886813 and in 15/16 is projected to be £926774.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 28301 28337 question first answered 02/03/2016 17:06:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 47980 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

454740

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will estimate (a) public and (b) private sector involvement in developing ultra-fast FTTH broadband in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	28180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Virgin Media’s ultrafast network reaches around 45% of UK premises, whilst BT plan to make available ultrafast speeds to 10 million premises by 2020. Smaller providers, such as CityFibre, Gigaclear and Hyperoptic, are also investing to provide ultrafast services.</p>The Government set up a UK Guarantee Scheme to support infrastructure projects, such as the £3 billion Virgin Media ultrafast broadband network expansion. In addition, the government is consulting on a new broadband investment fund, specifically to support the deployment of new broadband networks. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 02/03/2016 15:46:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

454746

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies on encouraging school leavers to consider careers in science and mathematics of the conclusion of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in its report, Engineered in Britain, published in December 2015, on the rate of change in the numbers of school leavers considering such careers.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	28192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined to increase the number of young people studying science and mathematics This includes an ambition that by 2020 we want to see a 20% increase in A level entries by girls to these subjects. Since 2010, there have been 28,000 more science and mathematics A level entries.</p><p>In order to attract the best and brightest into the teaching profession, we are offering bursaries and scholarships of up to £30,000 to attract top science and mathematics graduates into teaching. We are also investing up to £67 million to recruit 2,500 additional maths and physics teachers and upskill 15,000 existing non-specialist teachers over the lifetime of this parliament. We welcome the contribution that the Institution of Mechanical Engineers is making through its programme of two-week industrial placements which will give teachers a better understanding of the application of science and engineering in the real world.</p><p>The Government is also taking action to ensure that young people are making well-informed choices about their future which include a good understanding of the value of science and mathematics subjects. Programmes such as STEM ambassadors and the Big Bang Fair are aimed at raising awareness of the range of careers that science and technical qualifications offer. The Government also supports the industry-led Your Life campaign which aims to transform perceptions of science and maths.</p><p>We want to transform careers education and guidance so that all young people can access high quality support when they need it. The Government plans to publish a comprehensive careers strategy later this year to outline this government’s plans for improving careers provision by 2020. Over this parliament we are committing a total of £70 million to our strategy. As part of this, we will provide further funding for The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company to embed and further extend its projects already underway, including the Enterprise Adviser Network, its Careers and Enterprise Fund, its research and wider activity to bring schools, colleges, business and careers and enterprise organisations closer together.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/03/2016 17:40:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

454748

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Electricity: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason the report commissioned by his Department from Ecofys on international electricity prices has not yet been published; when the Government plans to publish that report; and whether that report found that electricity price increases for energy intensive industries as a result of climate policies will be larger in the UK than any other country.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	28214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department is currently reviewing the findings of the Ecofys international energy price comparisons report. We are considering publication options but the report found that the increase in electricity prices for energy intensive industries varies considerably by country depending on their climate change policy landscape.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 29/02/2016 13:59:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

454750

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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: Degrees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which universities have (a) introduced and (b) committed to introduce degree apprenticeships since September 2015; how many such degree apprenticeships each such university has introduced since September 2015; and in which industries those degree apprenticeships have been in.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	28235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>We will not have final numbers until after the academic year in question, however Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data for August to October 2015 (reported to date and rounded to the nearest 10) show that two universities – Sheffield Hallam University and University of Northumbria at Newcastle – have reported Level 6 apprenticeship standards starts. Sheffield Hallam University has 10 Level 6 apprenticeship standards starts in the management and leadership discipline, and University of Northumbria at Newcastle has 20 Level 6 apprenticeship standard starts in the digital industry.</p><p> </p><p>A further 19 universities have committed to the introduction of higher and degree apprenticeships since September 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/03/2016 17:35:12 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 47989 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

454752

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how much of his Department's staff expenditure was specifically related to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	28301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Prior to 1 April 2014 the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership was handled alongside a number of other trade negotiations. On 1 April 2014 my Department established a Unit whose primary purpose is to assist with the negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership but which also handles certain other international matters. In April 2014 this Unit comprised 8 staff primarily working on TTIP and 4 working on other international matters. It currently comprises 10 staff working primarily of TTIP and 6 working on other international matters. Staff expenditure for this Unit in 14/15 was £793313, and in 15/16 is projected to be £916007. Total expenditure for this Unit in 14/15 was £886813 and in 15/16 is projected to be £926774.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 28328 28337 question first answered 02/03/2016 17:06:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 47979 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

454755

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the implementation of the Prime Minister's commitment of April 2015 to utilise the proceeds of the £227 million fine on Deutsche Bank to create a new three-year fund to create 50,000 apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	28350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This Government will be spending twice as much in cash terms on apprenticeships by 2020 compared to 2010. Spending on apprenticeships in England will be £2.5bn in 2019-20. The Department for Business Innovation and Skills spending review settlement for apprenticeships reflects the government’s commitment regarding the proceeds of the Libor fine the FCA announced in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Further announcements that support the Government’s commitment to delivering employment opportunities for young people will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/03/2016 17:33:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 47991 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

454756

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Further Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the heads of further education colleges about the implications for recruitment and retention of college staff of the Government's restrictions on public sector pay increases.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	28351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Further Education (FE) colleges are independent organisations. Each college determines the terms and conditions of its employees, in accordance with their own circumstances. FE Colleges are therefore not affected by the Government’s restrictions on public sector pay increases.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 28352 question first answered 03/03/2016 17:10:09 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 47992 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

454758

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Further Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects on recruitment of further education staff of the Government's restrictions on public sector pay increases.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	28352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>Further Education (FE) colleges are independent organisations. Each college determines the terms and conditions of its employees, in accordance with their own circumstances. FE Colleges are therefore not affected by the Government’s restrictions on public sector pay increases.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 28351 question first answered 03/03/2016 17:10:09 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 47994 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

454759

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to answer Question 21634, tabled by the Right hon. Member for Tooting on 8 January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	28376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>We will collate this information and deposit it in the Libraries of the House shortly.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 21634 question first answered 01/03/2016 06:12:45 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan