Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

390913

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Postal Services: Compensation
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 representatives of Royal Mail on the adequacy of the postal compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have had no such discussions. Royal Mail is required by regulation to ensure that it maintains fair and reasonable remedies and redress.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, the postal regulator, monitors the effectiveness of compensation arrangements and, if necessary, can direct Royal Mail to modify its Postal Schemes which cover charges and terms and conditions for its universal service products and services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/07/2015 14:20:40 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390914

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Further 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, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to the adult skills budget on the long-term financial stability of the further education sector.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The financial health of further education colleges is under constant review by the Skills Funding Agency based on self-assessment information from colleges and the publication of college accounts. Colleges with inadequate financial health are subject to intervention led by the FE Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Across all our grant, loan and capital support for adult FE, we are making available over £3bn in 2015-16 and our funding mechanism is designed to allow providers the freedoms and flexibilities to decide how best to use their allocation to respond to local learner and employer demand. As autonomous organisations it is up to colleges to manage their own budgets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are our priority for skills and colleges have been encouraged to expand their apprenticeship offer. As government funding has reduced, many colleges have responded well by looking at generating other income streams and creating sustainable business models for the future. This entrepreneurial approach will help ensure sustainable future business models with less reliance on government funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In order to address the significant financial pressures on institutions, a declining 16-19 population and the need to maintain very tight fiscal discipline in order to tackle the deficit, a major reform of post-16 education and training institutions is necessary. On 20 July the Departments for Education and Business, Innovation and Skills announced a programme of area-based reviews to review 16+ provision in every area. These reviews will provide an opportunity for institutions and localities to restructure their provision to ensure it is tailored to the changing context and designed to achieve maximum impact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/07/2015 10:49:55 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

390915

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	European Fund for Strategic Investments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proposals his Department have put forward for projects under the EU Fund for Strategic Investments.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	7807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) is used to support projects that bear a higher risk than most of the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) lending activities. The EIB is working directly with applicants and will be assessing project proposals through its normal processes, to establish which projects are most appropriate for support under EFSI. EFSI does not require applicants to submit proposals through Government Departments.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/07/2015 15:17:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

390916

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether any British-licenced weaponry has been used by Saudi Arabia to bomb Saada province in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	7824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2015 answer text <p>The use of equipment and weapons supplied to the Saudis is an operational matter for the Saudi military authorities. The Saudis have assured us that British-supplied munitions will be used in compliance with international humanitarian law and we continue to engage with them on these assurances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 7820 question first answered 27/07/2015 13:48:29 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

390917

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
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 16 July 2015 to Question 6219, which local spending bodies in the city of Birmingham spend money voted to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	7816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>“Local spending bodies” is not a term that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) uses. For the purposes of this answer we are therefore providing information on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li><strong>BIS partner organisations that have an office in Birmingham</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies spend money voted to BIS and have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their ultimate accounting officer. The following such organisations have offices in Birmingham:</p><p> </p><p>· ACAS</p><p> </p><p>· Insolvency Service</p><p> </p><p>· Skills Funding Agency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li><strong>The categories of body set out in PQ UIN 7817</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies are part of the wider delivery chain and spend money voted to BIS that is allocated to these bodies through BIS Partner Organisations rather than from BIS directly. These bodies do not have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their accounting officer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Further Education colleges and b) apprenticeships providers</p><p> </p><p>Details of further education providers and other training bodies receiving public funding are published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) Local economic partnerships</p><p> </p><p>· The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Economic Partnership</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) Other local bodies which draw upon funds voted to his Department</p><p> </p><p>· Aston University</p><p> </p><p>· Birmingham City University</p><p> </p><p>· The University of Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· University College Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· Newman University</p><p> </p><p>· Energy Systems Catapult</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 7815 7817 question first answered 28/07/2015 07:45:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

390918

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 (a) were in receipt of a full, (b) were in receipt of a partial and (c) did not receive a maintenance grant in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	7850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Statistics showing the number of English domiciled applicants awarded Maintenance Grants for study at UK providers are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education in England</em>’.</p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/full-catalogue-of-official-statistics/student-support-for-higher-education-in-england.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/full-catalogue-of-official-statistics/student-support-for-higher-education-in-england.aspx</a></p><p>The distribution of maintenance support grants awarded to English applicants at UK providers over the last ten years has been provided in the attached table. Complete data for the academic year 2014/15 will be published by the SLC in November 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/07/2015 08:45:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name PQ-UIN-7850-table.pdf title Support grants awarded to English applicants table
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

390919

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
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 16 July 2015 to Question 6219, which local spending bodies spend money for which the Permanent Secretary in his Department is the accounting officer.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	7815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>“Local spending bodies” is not a term that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) uses. For the purposes of this answer we are therefore providing information on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li><strong>BIS partner organisations that have an office in Birmingham</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies spend money voted to BIS and have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their ultimate accounting officer. The following such organisations have offices in Birmingham:</p><p> </p><p>· ACAS</p><p> </p><p>· Insolvency Service</p><p> </p><p>· Skills Funding Agency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li><strong>The categories of body set out in PQ UIN 7817</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies are part of the wider delivery chain and spend money voted to BIS that is allocated to these bodies through BIS Partner Organisations rather than from BIS directly. These bodies do not have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their accounting officer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Further Education colleges and b) apprenticeships providers</p><p> </p><p>Details of further education providers and other training bodies receiving public funding are published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) Local economic partnerships</p><p> </p><p>· The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Economic Partnership</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) Other local bodies which draw upon funds voted to his Department</p><p> </p><p>· Aston University</p><p> </p><p>· Birmingham City University</p><p> </p><p>· The University of Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· University College Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· Newman University</p><p> </p><p>· Energy Systems Catapult</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 7816 7817 question first answered 28/07/2015 07:45:04 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

390920

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
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 16 July 2015 to Question 6219, whether his Department holds information on (a) further education colleges, (b) apprenticeships providers, (c) local economic partnerships and (d) other local bodies which draw upon funds voted to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	7817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>“Local spending bodies” is not a term that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) uses. For the purposes of this answer we are therefore providing information on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li><strong>BIS partner organisations that have an office in Birmingham</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies spend money voted to BIS and have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their ultimate accounting officer. The following such organisations have offices in Birmingham:</p><p> </p><p>· ACAS</p><p> </p><p>· Insolvency Service</p><p> </p><p>· Skills Funding Agency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li><strong>The categories of body set out in PQ UIN 7817</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies are part of the wider delivery chain and spend money voted to BIS that is allocated to these bodies through BIS Partner Organisations rather than from BIS directly. These bodies do not have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their accounting officer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Further Education colleges and b) apprenticeships providers</p><p> </p><p>Details of further education providers and other training bodies receiving public funding are published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) Local economic partnerships</p><p> </p><p>· The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Economic Partnership</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) Other local bodies which draw upon funds voted to his Department</p><p> </p><p>· Aston University</p><p> </p><p>· Birmingham City University</p><p> </p><p>· The University of Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· University College Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· Newman University</p><p> </p><p>· Energy Systems Catapult</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 7815 7816 question first answered 28/07/2015 07:45:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

390921

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Business: Regulation
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 regulations were (a) introduced and (b) removed in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Over the last Parliament, the Statements of New Regulation set out the regulations introduced and removed, and the costs and savings this achieved for business. The Ninth Statement of New Regulation gives the overall account of measures introduced 2010- 2015 and their costs and savings. This can be found on the Gov.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 7862 question first answered 24/07/2015 14:56:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

390922

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
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	Business: Regulation
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 the cost of (a) introducing and (b) removing regulations in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	7862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Over the last Parliament, the Statements of New Regulation set out the regulations introduced and removed, and the costs and savings this achieved for business. The Ninth Statement of New Regulation gives the overall account of measures introduced 2010- 2015 and their costs and savings. This can be found on the Gov.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 7861 question first answered 24/07/2015 14:56:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching