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64453

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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: Disability
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 provide additional financial support to disabled students following the removal of disabled students' allowance.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Stuart
uin	202860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) has not been removed.</p><p>The maximum amounts for DSA were announced in March 2014 and are being maintained at current levels for 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 07/07/2014 15:38:13 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

64454

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons he decided against change following his review into his Department's check-off system for employees' trade union subscriptions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	202857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I have not reviewed, and have no plans to review, this Department's check-off arrangements.</p><p>I have not reviewed these arrangements, as I believe that Trade Unions have an important role to play in creating a positive employment relations climate from which all organisations can benefit. I also believe that the check-off system does not create a distinguishable burden on the administration of the HR function in this Department.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/07/2014 16:07:57 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

64455

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Environment Protection: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in how many green infrastructure projects the Green Investment Bank has invested in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	202943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has helped finance energy efficiency improvements at two distilleries in Scotland and expects to finance similar projects at further distilleries soon. GIB has also financed introduction of energy efficient lighting at NCP car parks across the UK, including a number located in Scotland, and GIB is in advanced discussions with Glasgow City Council to finance replacement of 10,000 old street lights in Glasgow with energy efficient LED lights, with the longer term aim of replacing up to 50,000 lights across the city. Full details about projects supported by GIB may be found on the bank's website at <a href="http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/" target="_blank">www.greeninvestmentbank.com</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 02/07/2014 14:08:28 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

64456

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Science: 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 his policy is on increasing the research budget for science to 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	202944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government recognises that science and research is vital in driving economic growth. Our ambition is to make the UK the best place in the world to do science and research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2012, Government expenditure on science and research through the Research Councils and the Higher Education funding bodies was £4.9bn, equal to 0.3% of GDP. In the same year total public spending on science was 0.6% of GDP. Total UK spending on Research &amp; Development was 1.7% of GDP.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the recent Spending Review, Government made a long-term commitment to investment in science and research infrastructure: increasing capital investment in real terms to £1.1bn in 2015-16 and growing this in line with inflation each year to 2020-21. We also continued to protect the science resource ring fence in cash terms for financial year 2015-16. On the basis of existing commitments, the Government's investment in science through the Research Councils and Higher Education funding bodies will be £5.9Bn[1] in 2015-16, an increase in cash terms of 20% since 2012.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><br /><p>[1] Cash terms including additional spending announced in AS13 and Budget 14</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 02/07/2014 14:10:06 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

64457

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Wind Power
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 bring forward plans to enable the Green Investment Bank to purchase equity in existing offshore projects to enable similar investment in onshore wind turbine construction; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Kennedy
uin	202950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The role of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) is to help finance green infrastructure projects. The terms of its state aid approval do not allow it to invest in specific supply chain companies or activities such as turbine manufacturing. GIB has already taken equity stakes in a number of operating offshore wind farms.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/07/2014 15:58:08 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	634 label Biography information for Mr Charles Kennedy

64458

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Comet Group
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 expects the report from the Insolvency Service into the collapse of Comet to be published.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Alan Johnson
uin	202955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service's fact-finding inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the insolvency of Comet Group Ltd is being conducted under section 447 of the Companies Act. Publication of the findings of such investigations is prohibited by law although when an inquiry results in the winding up of the company, or the prosecution or disqualification of its directors, this is publicised.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 07/07/2014 15:49:37 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	376 label Biography information for Alan Johnson

64459

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to reduce the number of grades in the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	202923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>Arrangements for setting grades below the Senior Civil Service (SCS) are delegated to departments and not held centrally. For the SCS, grading arrangements are determined centrally by the Cabinet Office. There are four main grades in the SCS.<br> <br> To deliver a flatter structure in the Civil Service, departments are, as set out in the Civil Service Reform Plan, reviewing their structures as part of ongoing change programmes and departmental improvement plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202819 question first answered 02/07/2014 13:34:04 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

64460

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which organisations funded by his Department restrict employment to members of particular faiths.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	202939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>All organisations funded by the Cabinet Office have to adhere to relevant employment legislation including the Equal Opportunities Act and Sex Discrimination Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202940 question first answered 02/07/2014 13:36:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

64461

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on funding organisations that restrict their employment to members of particular faiths.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Mr John Denham
uin	202940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>All organisations funded by the Cabinet Office have to adhere to relevant employment legislation including the Equal Opportunities Act and Sex Discrimination Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202939 question first answered 02/07/2014 13:36:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	61 label Biography information for Mr John Denham

64462

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pearson VUE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments use (a) Pearson VUE and (b) Pearson Professional Centres for delivering tests; and if he will provide details of each such use.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	202965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>This is information is not held centrally.</p><p>Civil Service Resourcing do not use Pearson VUE and Pearson Professional Centres.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 02/07/2014 13:32:16 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham