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427425

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Broadband: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve broadband networks in the UK to support small businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010 the proportion of households and businesses with access to superfast broadband has risen from 45% to 83%. Thanks to the Government's investment this will rise to 95 per cent by the end of 2017. In addition, the Government's Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme has been a tremendous success. More than 55,000 small businesses across the UK have taken up the offer, many of which are already seeing significant boosts to their business as a result of improved broadband speeds.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 16/11/2015 14:43:44 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

427458

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, what level of spending will be required from (a) the Government, (b) other public sector bodies and (c) private employers to create three million quality apprenticeships by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	15786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The budget for apprenticeships in England is demand-led and the level of spending responds to local employer and learner demand. Apprenticeships are jobs with training – availability is determined by employers offering opportunities.</p><br /><p>The Government is introducing a UK-wide levy for all larger employers in the public and private sector to help fund the increase in quantity and quality of apprenticeship training. This levy will put employers in charge of how apprenticeship budgets are spent by creating a fund which they can use to pay for the cost of external training for their apprentices.</p><br /><p>Further details on the rate and scope of the levy will be set out by my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the autumn Spending Review.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/11/2015 11:32:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

427460

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Easington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government spent on each infrastructure project in Easington constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. More than 100 infrastructure schemes have been delivered in the North East since 2010. There are 27 projects and programmes in the National Infrastructure Pipeline (published July 2015) with a total capital value of £5 billion, as well as cross-regional and UK-wide projects and programmes.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2015 16:01:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

427464

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, when he plans to publish the report of the Cutting Red Tape programme.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	15840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Cutting Red Tape programme has completed the evidence gathering stage for the six reviews launched earlier this year. The programme is now working with the responsible departments and regulators to understand the scale of potential savings, and to support them in developing next steps which respond to the findings of the reviews. The Government’s next steps will be to publish the review findings and associated responses in the New Year.</p><p>The programme is also running an open call for evidence for future reviews via its Twitter account @CutRedTapeUK and #CutRedTape, and its website <a href="https://cutting-red-tape.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://cutting-red-tape.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/11/2015 11:27:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

427468

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	ICT: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of whether the UK has enough qualified IT specialists to meet the IT requirements of businesses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	15945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing the rising demand for IT specialists and creating a strong digital skills talent pool. Action is being taken across education and training, from the introduction of the new school computing curriculum, to a range of new employer designed apprenticeship standards for digital roles, and the innovative digital degree apprenticeships that started in September.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/11/2015 14:36:24 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

427475

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	UK Trade and Investment: India
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 full-time equivalent UKTI staff in his Department were based in (a) India and (b) Gujarat in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	16042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>UKTI-funded full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in India and Gujarat were as follows:</p><br /><p>2015 - 90 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2014 - 86 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2013 - 87.2 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2012- 86.5 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2011- 83.85 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><br /><p>Under UKTI’s sector and project based approach, opportunities in Gujurat are supported by UKTI’s wider teams in India, as well as through links to experts and support in the FCO and in UKTI’s UK based networks.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/11/2015 16:18:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

427482

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Digital Technology: Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish a Digital Transformation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	15944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Government's Productivity Plan, we are developing a cross-Government Digital Transformation Plan that will be published in due course. This will set out how we will support theadoption of digital technologies andtackle the barriers to new businesses entering and creating new markets.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/11/2015 12:03:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

427486

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when post-16 education in Warrington is planned to be reviewed under the area review process; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	15997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>All colleges in England will be subject to an Area Review. The timing of individual areas will be published in due course once they have been agreed by the National Area Review Steering Group. We have said that we will announce the area reviews in a series of waves, decisions on which area will be included in each wave will take account of a number of factors including whether colleges are deemed to be at financial risk.</p><p>We expect reviews to last 3-4 months based on our early experiences, and we anticipate they will all be completed by March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/11/2015 15:32:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

427490

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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, what targets he has set for the creation of numbers of apprenticeships between now and 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	16053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to 3 million apprenticeship starts in England and will ensure they deliver the skills employers and the economy need for growth.</p><br /><p>The locations and sectors where apprenticeships are available are determined by employers choosing to offer opportunities – so our aim is to create the conditions for employers to offer more apprenticeships. So that the public sector plays a full part in delivering more apprenticeships, we are taking forward legislation on targets for public bodies in relation to apprenticeships in England.</p><br /><p>Through the Welfare Reform and Work Bill we are legislating to report annually on progress towards meeting the 3 million. This duty will be a clear statement to reconfirm Government’s commitment to that policy ambition, as well as ensuring transparency on progress.</p><br /><p>Apprenticeships policy is a devolved matter and it is for the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to determine how they manage their own programmes. However, we recognise the value of an aligned approach to apprenticeships across the United Kingdom, particularly for employers with staff in more than one area.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/11/2015 11:30:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

427516

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the funding offer for the Pioneer Communities Project was withdrawn; and what the basis was for the withdrawal.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	15763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2014 funding for the Department for Education for an “Early intervention pilot for 0-2 year olds – to pilot a new approach to ensure that the most effective early intervention actions are taken during a child’s earliest years, to prevent avoidable problems later.”</p><br /><p>This measure was to be delivered by the Department for Education, who worked with a number of stakeholders including Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Wave Trust and the Early Intervention Foundation to identify options to deliver the project.</p><br /><p>As no contract has been signed for this measure, in June 2015 the Department for Education undertook not to proceed with the measure in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 15761 15762 15764 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:20:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton