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173344

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	New Businesses: Government Assistance
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 and what proportion of start-up loans have been taken up by black and minority ethnic people in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	220513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>As of 31st December 2014, 6,351 start-up loans with a value of £34.8 million have been drawn down by black and minority ethnic people. This equates to 25% of the total lent under the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/01/2015 11:57:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

173346

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Insolvency Service
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 he is taking to ensure that the Insolvency Service provides value for money for creditors of liquidated companies.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	220547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service has recently undertaken reviews of its systems and processes to identify ways to reduce costs. It also regularly reviews its fees. In addition, measures contained in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will benefit creditors by saving an estimated £20m per year from the cost of all insolvency proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 20/01/2015 15:14:49 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

173349

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Apprentices
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 students started a level 4 apprenticeship in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2011-12 in each parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	220667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of Higher Apprenticeship starts in England by Level and Parliamentary Constituency is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although level 4 and 5 apprenticeships were available in all three years, level 6 and 7 apprenticeships were only enabled by legislation from April 2013. Official apprenticeship data provides complete information for government-funded apprenticeships and this shows that there were no starts on the four available level 6 apprenticeships during the 2013/14 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 220668 220669 question first answered 19/01/2015 15:04:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles attachment 1 file name 220669 (769) Higher App Starts by Parliamentary Constituency and Level.xlsx title Higher Apprenticeship Programme Starts previous answer version 38901 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

173350

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Apprentices
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 students started a level 5 apprenticeship in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2011-12 in each parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	220668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of Higher Apprenticeship starts in England by Level and Parliamentary Constituency is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although level 4 and 5 apprenticeships were available in all three years, level 6 and 7 apprenticeships were only enabled by legislation from April 2013. Official apprenticeship data provides complete information for government-funded apprenticeships and this shows that there were no starts on the four available level 6 apprenticeships during the 2013/14 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 220667 220669 question first answered 19/01/2015 15:04:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles attachment 1 file name 220669 (769) Higher App Starts by Parliamentary Constituency and Level.xlsx title Higher Apprenticeship Programme Starts previous answer version 38900 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

173351

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Apprentices
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 students started a level 6 apprenticeship in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2011-12 in each parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	220669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of Higher Apprenticeship starts in England by Level and Parliamentary Constituency is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although level 4 and 5 apprenticeships were available in all three years, level 6 and 7 apprenticeships were only enabled by legislation from April 2013. Official apprenticeship data provides complete information for government-funded apprenticeships and this shows that there were no starts on the four available level 6 apprenticeships during the 2013/14 academic year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 220667 220668 question first answered 19/01/2015 15:04:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles attachment 1 file name 220669 (769) Higher App Starts by Parliamentary Constituency and Level.xlsx title Higher Apprenticeship Programme Starts previous answer version 38898 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

173352

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from creditors of companies which go into insolvency about the Insolvency Act 1986.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	220648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>I regularly receive representations from those who are owed monies by insolvent companies. Unfortunately it is the inevitable consequence of insolvency that some creditors will remain unpaid, but the Government is committed to making sure that we have the fairest possible insolvency regime for when things go wrong. Measures contained in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will benefit creditors by saving an estimated £20m per year from the cost of insolvency proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/01/2015 11:32:35 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

173353

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received from creditors of companies which have gone into liquidation about the priority of payments in cases of liquidation.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	220650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>I occasionally receive representations from creditors of companies in liquidation about priority of payments in those cases. In broad terms, the principle applied in insolvency cases is that creditors are treated equally, and will receive any payment they are due after the fees, costs and expenses of the liquidation have been paid. This is not an area which the Government has any current plans to change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/01/2015 14:59:02 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

173354

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Students: Finance
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 take steps to ensure that students undertaking a level 6 diploma in professional dance are consistently regarded as being in higher or further education for the purpose of housing benefit and access to student loans and financial support.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	220663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>An Upper Tribunal of HM Courts and Tribunal Service affirmed in July 2013 that, for the purposes of Housing Benefit, all courses of Level 4 and above were courses of higher education, and students undertaking a Level 6 Diploma in professional dance are not eligible for Housing Benefit. This decision was to be disseminated to all Local Authorities to ensure any Housing Benefit payment discrepancies would cease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For the purposes of Higher Education student support, a course must be designated in accordance with the relevant Education (Student Support) Regulations. A key eligibility requirement is that a course should lead to an award granted by a body with UK degree awarding powers<strong>.</strong> These Level 6 Diplomas are not granted by such a body and therefore are not eligible for HE student funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to provide funding through the Dance and Drama Awards scheme for a small number of dance and drama higher vocational Diplomas.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 19/01/2015 14:59:05 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 38904 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

173359

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) UK total managed expenditure in nominal sterling, (b) gross domestic product in nominal sterling and (c) percentage total managed expenditure is expressed as a percentage of the gross domestic product; and what the reasons are for the variances from the Public Expenditure Statistical analysis published by his Department in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	220518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p><strong>All these data are available from the Office for Budget Responsibility’s databank, including the Office for National Statistics outturn data (published 22<sup>nd</sup> November 2014) and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s independent forecast (consistent with the Economic and Fiscal Outlook December 2014 and the Autumn Statement 2014).</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>UK Total Managed Expenditure in nominal sterling.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME outturn (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>680.6</p></td><td><p>700.9</p></td><td><p>701.2</p></td><td><p>717.9</p></td><td><p>719.9</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME forecast (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>737.1</p></td><td><p>746.2</p></td><td><p>746.7</p></td><td><p>751.3</p></td><td><p>765.3</p></td><td><p>779.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>Gross Domestic Product in nominal sterling.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nominal GDP outturn (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>1501.7</p></td><td><p>1,576.2</p></td><td><p>1,628.5</p></td><td><p>1,663.2</p></td><td><p>1,733.0</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nominal GDP forecast (£bn)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,822.0</p></td><td><p>1,888.0</p></td><td><p>1,956.0</p></td><td><p>2,038.0</p></td><td><p>2,124.0</p></td><td><p>2,215.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li><p><strong>Total Managed Expenditure expressed as a percentage of the gross domestic product.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME outturn (%GDP)</strong></p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>44.5</p></td><td><p>43.1</p></td><td><p>43.2</p></td><td><p>41.5</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TME forecast (%GDP)</strong></p></td><td><p>40.5</p></td><td><p>39.5</p></td><td><p>38.2</p></td><td><p>36.9</p></td><td><p>36.0</p></td><td><p>35.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Variances when comparing the most up to date figures set out above against the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis (command paper) are due to these figures including the latest outturn data, incorporating the latest forecast judgement by the Office for Budget Responsibility and the latest classification changes made by the Office for National Statistics.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Since the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis was published in July 2014 the Office for Budget Responsibility has published their latest forecast in their December 2014 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The Office for National Statistics regularly update outturn, at a various points in the year, for total managed expenditure and gross domestic product.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 21/01/2015 17:19:05 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

173360

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Invest NI
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the Chief Executive of Invest NI.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	220521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/01/2015 14:40:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis