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176318

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rape
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many rape complainants have been prosecuted for (a) perverting the course of justice and (b) wasting police time in each criminal justice area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	222375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of prosecutions against rape complainants for perverting the course of justice and/or wasting police time. Obtaining this information would therefore require a manual review of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 03/02/2015 14:06:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

176319

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rape
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many private prosecutions have been instigated against rape complainants in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	222376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Private prosecutions are instigated by private individuals and the Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number or nature of these.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 03/02/2015 14:07:22 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

176320

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in the Law Officers' Departments have been recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	222517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer which I gave to question 217769 from the Hon Member for Manchester Central on 16<sup>th</sup> December 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=217769" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=217769</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2015 14:15:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176322

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people have received a fixed penalty notice for failing to register on the electoral register.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	222479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 04/02/2015 14:45:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

176323

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Local Government: Urban Areas
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 conduct an evaluation of the progress of City Deals in (a) England and (b) Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	222498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There is a full and robust process for monitoring and implementing and evaluating all city deals which is overseen by the Local Growth Committee chaired by my Rt Hon Friend the Deputy Prime Minister.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/02/2015 14:23:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

176324

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Employment Schemes: Mental Illness
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 with pilot projects to assist people with mental health conditions return to work.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	222451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The procurement stage of the mental health pilots is underway. The Skills Funding Agency published an invitation to tender (ITT) on the 5<sup>th</sup> January 2015 for organisations in direct receipt of Community Learning funding and on the register of training organisations, with a closing date of 6<sup>th</sup> February 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Learning providers will design courses in collaboration with local mental health services. External evaluators will assess the impact of different delivery approaches, including reduction in participants’ use of medical services, progression to further learning / training and return to work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has committed £20 million to the mental health pilots over two years (£5m 2015-16 and £15m 2016-17).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/02/2015 15:59:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176325

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Fossil Fuels: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2015 to Question 221347, how much UK funding of research and development directed towards the oil and gas sector since 2010 has been provided by the Government, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies; and what proportion that amount represents of all Government research and development funding in that period.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	222502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Data on how much UK funding of Research &amp; Development (R&amp;D) has been directed by the Government, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies towards the oil and gas sector since 2010 is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/02/2015 14:31:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

176326

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's communications budget has been for each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Admin Budget</p><p> </p><p>2014/15 £5,588,000</p><p> </p><p>2013/14 £5,657,000</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 £5,538,223</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 £6,047,000m (this includes the internal Communications budget of £703k, in later years this was moved outside of the communications budget area)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Programme Budget</p><p> </p><p>2014/15 £12,888,000</p><p> </p><p>2013/14 £6,046,000</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 £2,700,000</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures for earlier years are no longer held centrally and will require access to the Department’s previous financial system. I will write to the hon Member with this information once it has been extracted and place a copy of this letter in the libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 02/02/2015 14:48:00 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

176327

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	222566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) publishes the core departmental advertising and publicity costs in the BIS Annual Report and Accounts. The costs recorded in each of the last four annual reports are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013/14: £8,774,000</p><p> </p><p>2012/13: £1,449,000</p><p> </p><p>2011/12: £2,402,000</p><p> </p><p>2010/11: £587,000</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The annual report for 2014/15 is due to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The spend in 2013/14 was principally due to the launch of the first wave of advertising for the Business is GREAT campaign, which has successfully highlighted Government support available to businesses, assisting many to find the help they need to grow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 04/02/2015 14:04:52 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

176328

registered interest
date	28/01/2015
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	Business Ambassadors
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 trade missions have been completed by each of the Government's Business Ambassadors in the last 12 months; on what dates each such visit took place; and to which countries those Ambassadors travelled on each such occasion.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	222560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>In the last 12 months, the Business Ambassadors have participated in more than 150 activities in over 40 markets, including giving speeches, mentoring businesses, and participating in key events such as GREAT Weeks and Festivals. Their role is not primarily to lead trade mission but to promote UK business when travelling overseas as part of their own business engagements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The only trade missions in the past 12 months led by a Business Ambassador were both led by the Rt Hon Brian Wilson. The date of the first mission was the 13-16 January 2014 to Cuba, and the other was 16-19 November 2014 to Taiwan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/02/2015 14:12:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna