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417510

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Homicide: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, in how many murder trials the issue of the loss of control of the defendant was raised in each year since 2010; and if he will estimate in how many such trials (a) female and (b) male defendants were not convicted of murder on those grounds.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	9375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does hold records identifying the number of defendants prosecuted, at the Crown Court, where the Principal Offence has been identified as homicide. However, it does not maintain a separate central record of defendants prosecuted specifically for murder or of cases where the issue of loss of control has been raised as a live issue. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/09/2015 16:33:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417514

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Higher Education: Part-time Education
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 support students in part-time higher education.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	9358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>This Government made available for the first time, non means tested loans to cover part time tuition fees. We have also extended student support for people who already have a degree to study for another in engineering, technology and computer science. We are also investing in higher level and degree apprenticeships - apprenticeships offer people an alternative to university as a path into skilled employment.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/09/2015 14:28:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

417515

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Higher Education: Part-time Education
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 encourage employers to invest in part-time courses in higher education.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	9359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p>We have relaxed the rules for those wishing to retrain through part time study in some selected courses in science, technology and engineering courses, and in 2012 introduced tuition fee loans to help part time students finance their studies. In addition, we are also investing in higher level and degree apprenticeships. To support employer investment we have announced the introduction of an apprenticeship levy, enabling employers to choose and pay for apprenticeship training, including at higher level. A consultation on its implementation was launched on 21 August 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/10/2015 12:14:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

417516

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Higher Education: Part-time Education
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 reasons for changes in the number of students enrolling in part-time higher education courses in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	9360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>An assessment of trends in entry to part-time higher education courses at different types of Higher Education provider was included in the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s report “Higher education in England 2014: Analysis of latest shifts and trends”. The report is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/heinengland/2014report/HEinEngland_2014.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/heinengland/2014report/HEinEngland_2014.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 17/09/2015 14:27:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

417517

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Higher Education: Part-time Education
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 support part-time higher education courses through Local Enterprise Partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	9357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>All Local Enterprise Partnerships have higher education representation on their Boards and in preparing their Strategic Economic Plans consider and prioritise the most effective skills interventions for their areas, taking account of the needs of the local businesses and people.</p><p>To support part-time study, we have relaxed the rules for those wishing to retrain in some selected courses in science, technology and engineering, and in 2012 introduced tuition fee loans to help part time students finance their studies.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/10/2015 16:08:49 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

417518

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Vocational Guidance: Minority Groups
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 merits of treating ethnic minority groups as a priority by the National Careers Service.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	9368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The National Careers Service provides careers information, advice and guidance to anyone aged 13 and over via their website and telephone service. Face-to-face guidance for adults aged 19 and over is also provided (aged 18 if individuals are in custody or customers of Jobcentre Plus).</p><p> </p><p>The Skills Funding Agency carried out an impact assessment on the current priority groups in 2012. These priority groups include adults who are unemployed, people with disabilities, adults facing redundancy or newly redundant, individuals distant from the labour market, in custody or have low skills. We believe that these groups are sufficient to provide a high quality service to all customers, including those from ethnic minorities groups, and that there is no need for further assessment.</p><p> </p><p>Between October 2014 and June 2015, around 24% of National Careers Service customers were from an ethnic minority background.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/09/2015 14:26:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

417519

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Membership of EU
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 in his Department are engaged in research into the effects of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Departments are appropriately resourced to support the Government’s priorities in Europe.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/10/2015 13:15:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

417520

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which external organisations he has met to discuss the consequences of the UK leaving the EU in each of the last three years; and how many times he has met each such organisation.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. My Rt hon Friend he Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills regularly meets with a range of external organisations to discuss the Government's objectives in Europe. Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/09/2015 08:36:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

417521

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Membership of EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which external organisations officials in his Department have met to discuss the consequences of the UK leaving the EU in each of the last three years; and how many meetings such officials have had with each such organisation.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Officials regularly meet with a range of external organisations to discuss the Government's objectives in Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/09/2015 16:57:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

417522

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Arms Trade: 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, how many export licences have been issued for export defence material to Saudi Arabia since April 2010; and for what purpose each such licence was so issued.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	9577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government publishes comprehensive information about export licences granted and refused on gov.uk. The most recently published information covers the period until 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since April 2010 782 licences have been granted for export of military goods and technology to Saudi Arabia. The end-use of each such licence could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All export licences are issued in strict accordance with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/09/2015 09:08:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching