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388081

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Medicine: Research
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 benefits of supporting medical research and development to the (a) UK science sector, (b) NHS and (c) economy.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	5853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In 2014 the HEFCE supported Research Excellence Framework conducted the largest ever assessment of academic research impact. A selection of just 10 of the 1600 impact case studies submitted to the clinical sciences REF panel were found to contribute roughly £2 billion in economic benefit between 2008 and 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Work to systematically collect details of the output from all research council funded work has established a national database of more than 1 million reports of achievements linked to more than £40 billion of public and charity funded research projects, which is proving to be a comprehensive approach to describe the benefits of supporting not only medical research but research across all disciplines. More than 100 research organisations are now subscribing to this approach including the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and Cancer Research UK.</p><p> </p><p>Recent academic studies in to the returns to medical research estimated the returns to the UK economy from cardiovascular research at 39% and returns from cancer research at 40%. There is ongoing further research to refine these estimates.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the UK is one of world’s strongest performers in Health and Medical Science research and is ranked 1<sup>st</sup> in field weighted citation index for Health &amp; Medical science research of comparator nations. In 2012, the UK accounted for 8.9% of all Health and Medical Science publications (2<sup>nd</sup> out of comparator nations) and for 16% of the top 1% most highly cited research (2<sup>nd</sup> out of comparator nations).</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 15/07/2015 10:56:57 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

388082

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Living Wage
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 businesses to encourage the paying of the living wage.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	5864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>From April 2016, the Government will introduce a new National Living Wage for all workers aged 25 and over.</p><p> </p><p>This will mean that 6 million people will see their pay rise over this Parliament with a cash increase for a full-time worker of around £5,000.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to support and encourage employers to pay more if they can afford it.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 15/07/2015 14:33:02 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

388083

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will discuss with the Financial Conduct Authority (a) the level of compliance fees for small businesses and (b) the amount of monthly compliance paperwork required from (i) independent financial advisers and (ii) leisure operators who sell credit.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	5944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>This question has been passed on to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will reply to the honourable gentleman directly by letter. A copy of the response will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/07/2015 13:28:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

388088

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Effect of UK Equity Markets on the Competitiveness of UK Business Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the Kay Review of UK equity markets and long-term decision making, published in July 2012.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	5972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department published a detailed progress report on the implementation of the Kay Review in October 2014. The Government is now considering what further steps would be appropriate to encourage a culture of long-term investment on the part of UK companies and their shareholders.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/07/2015 14:10:50 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

388089

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Investment: Treaties
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 potential effect of investor-state dispute settlement systems and the outcomes of such disputes on decisions about the provision of public services in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	5922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK has Bilateral Investment Treaties in force with 94 countries and has never faced a serious investor-state dispute claim.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government regulates in a responsible manner – by not discriminating on the basis of nationality or expropriating assets without compensation – therefore the existence of investor-state dispute settlement systems doesn’t impact on decisions about public service provision in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/07/2015 15:39:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

388090

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Student Finance England
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 lodged complaints against Student Finance England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	5926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) only hold separate data on the number of complaints lodged against Student Finance England (SFE) from 2013. The number of people who lodged complaints against SFE in 2013 and 2014 is detailed below. For information I have also provided the total number of complaints lodged against SLC in those years and the number of complaints expressed as a percentage of SLC’s customers:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Complaints lodged</p><p>against SFE</p></td><td><p>Number of complaints</p><p>lodged against SLC</p></td><td><p>Number of SLC complaints as a percentage</p><p>of the total number of customers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>13,519</p></td><td><p>14,128</p></td><td><p>0.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>13,169</p></td><td><p>14,235</p></td><td><p>0.21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/07/2015 15:04:40 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

388091

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to reduce mobile telephone charges for UK users using their telephones overseas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that formal agreement was reached at the end of June on the EU Telecoms Single Market Regulation. As a result, from June 2017 onwards, consumers will no longer face mobile roaming charges in the EU. This outcome is one that Government has consistently championed from the beginning of negotiations.</p><p>As an interim measure, from January 2016 until June 2017, consumers will continue to pay mobile roaming charges in the EU at rates calculated from the domestic tariffs plus the wholesale roaming caps currently in force. These rates will be comparable with, or lower than, existing caps. UK mobile service providers may offer roaming tariffs below these rates, as several of them do already.</p><p>The eventual cessation of mobile roaming charges, will mean that British citizens travelling abroad can enjoy using their mobile without fear of extortionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/07/2015 17:08:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388092

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Adult Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the Adult Skills Budget is spent in each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	5915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Skills Funding Agency does not allocate funding to specific geographical areas. The Agency allocates funding to colleges and training providers, some of whom operate on very local geographic footprints, whilst others provide training and skills services to learners and employers across the country. College and training providers are required to work with Local Enterprise Partnerships and local stakeholders to ensure that what they deliver locally is responding to local needs.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/07/2015 11:57:25 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

388095

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has allocated for spending on special advisers in 2015-16; and the location in which each such adviser works.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	5952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government publishes an annual statement to Parliament setting out the numbers, names and paybands of special advisers, the appointing Minister and the overall paybill.</p><p>The 2015 list, reflecting appointments made after the election, will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/07/2015 13:18:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

388099

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what bonuses were paid to (a) senior civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department in each of the last three financial years; and for what reasons those bonuses were paid.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	5844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on non-consolidated awards paid to officials in my Department for performance during the years 2012-2014 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/payroll-costs-and-non-consolidated-pay-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/payroll-costs-and-non-consolidated-pay-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 15/07/2015 13:17:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson