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91893

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Business: China
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 his Department plans to have with representatives of the Chinese government about innovation, manufacturing or investment in the next year.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	209373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>Innovation is a key priority for the UK and Chinese Governments and both are committed to strengthening the UK/China trade and investment relationship, including in the manufacturing sector. These issues are regularly discussed at Government to Government meetings, including the annual UK-China Summit, Economic and Financial Dialogue and Joint Economic and Trade Commission which are all due to be held in 2015. The Joint Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation chaired by the UK and Chinese Science Ministers meets every two years and will next take place in 2016.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 17/10/2014 13:40:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

91894

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Business: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Chinese government about innovation, manufacturing and investment.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	209377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Innovation is a key priority for the UK and Chinese Governments and both are committed to strengthening the UK/China trade and investment relationship. To that end, this Department has held regular discussions on these issues with the Chinese government, including on opportunities in the manufacturing sector. Innovation and investment were discussed at all UK-China high level dialogues in 2014, most recently at the Economic and Financial Dialogue and Bilateral Investment Conference held in London in September 2014, at the UK-China Summit in June 2014 and at the 11<sup>th</sup> Joint Economic and Trade Commission in Beijing in May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/10/2014 16:06:56 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

92017

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Polygamy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of couples who have polygamous marriages in (a) England and (b) Wales where one partner is married to another in a legal ceremony and where at least one partner is simultaneously also married to a third party in an unregistered religious ceremony.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	209506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 209680 question first answered 14/10/2014 07:01:45 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209506, 209680 ONS 344,345.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Polygamous Marriages
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

92095

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensioners: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of British state pensioners live outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	209507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is available on the number of UK State pension recipients who live outside the UK, this can be found on the link below to the Department’s Tabulation tool.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_feb14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_feb14.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The tabulation tool also provides information of how many of these individuals live in countries where they do not see annual increases in their State Pension.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/ccsex/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_ccsex_feb14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/ccsex/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_ccsex_feb14.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK Sate Pension is a contributory based pension, where nationality or citizenship do not form part of the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 209562 question first answered 14/10/2014 11:28:14 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

92100

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensioners: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of British state pensioners living overseas do not receive annual pension increases.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	209562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Information is available on the number of UK State pension recipients who live outside the UK, this can be found on the link below to the Department’s Tabulation tool.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_feb14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_feb14.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The tabulation tool also provides information of how many of these individuals live in countries where they do not see annual increases in their State Pension.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/ccsex/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_ccsex_feb14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/ccsex/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_ccsex_feb14.html</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK Sate Pension is a contributory based pension, where nationality or citizenship do not form part of the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 209507 question first answered 14/10/2014 11:28:14 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

92268

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Polygamy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of polygamous marriages in (a) England and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	209680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 209506 question first answered 14/10/2014 07:01:45 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209506, 209680 ONS 344,345.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Polygamous Marriages
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

91060

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Weddings: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of weddings conducted annually in (a) Hindu temples, (b) mosques, (c) synagogues, (d) unlicensed churches, (e) gurdwaras and (f) any other religious establishments.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	208462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark question first answered 11/09/2014 14:19:15 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark attachment 1 file name PQ 208462 ONS 333.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Weddings
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

89977

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Innovation: China
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 his Department has had with representatives of the Chinese government on innovation and entrepreneurship in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	207620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2014 answer text <p>International collaboration on innovation is a priority for both the UK and Chinese Governments. It has therefore featured on the agenda of a large number of Ministerial and official level meetings with the Chinese Government and its agencies (including regular catch up meetings with the Chinese Embassy) over the last three years. Our Science and Innovation Network representatives in the Embassy in Beijing have also had frequent contact with the Chinese Ministry of Science &amp; Technology on innovation issues at an official level.</p><p>The high level meetings have been:-</p><p>June 2011 (China) - UK China Joint Committee on Science &amp; Innovation Collaboration (Chaired by UK &amp; Chinese Science Ministers and attended by key UK and Chinese science and innovation stakeholders) and associated Innovation Dialogue.</p><p>September 2011 (China) – BIS Permanent Secretary (Martin Donnelly) met with Minister Cao Jianlin, Vice Minister of Science &amp; Technology.</p><p>April 2012 (UK) – My Rt. Hon. Friend for Havant (David Willetts), the then Minister of State for Universities and Science met with Minister Wang Zhigang, Chinese Deputy Vice Minister of Science &amp; Technology, as part of “People to People” meeting. Innovation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed.</p><p>April 2012 (UK) - My Rt. Hon. Friend for Havant met with Minister Cao Jianlin, Chinese Vice Minister of Science &amp; Technology – Minister Cao also attended a roundtable meeting with BIS officials and UK Innovation stakeholders to discuss potential collaboration.</p><p>October 2012 (UK) – Chinese delegation of senior officials from Ministry of Science &amp; Technology and associated agencies attended UK-China Innovation Dialogue meetings with BIS and UK innovation stakeholders and also visited key innovation sites.</p><p>October 2013 (China) – UK Ministers (including my Rt. Hon. Friend for Havant) attended the Economic and Financial Dialogue meeting. My Rt. Hon. Friend for Havant met with Vice Minister Cao Jianlin, the National Development and Reform Commission and other science and innovation agencies to discuss potential collaboration.</p><p>December 2013 (China) – My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister visited China for UK-China Summit. My Rt. Hon. Friend for Havant accompanied and had meetings with his opposite number Minister Wan Gang and signed an MOU on financing innovation (setting up a Joint Working Group). New UK-China science and innovation partnership scheme announced.</p><p>March 2014 (UK) – UK China Joint Committee on Science &amp; Innovation Collaboration (Chaired by UK &amp; Chinese Science Ministers and attended by key UK and Chinese science and innovation stakeholders) and associated Innovation Dialogue. There were discussions on innovation policy and financing innovation and initial programmes were agreed for the new science and innovation partnership scheme.</p><p>April 2014 (China) – My Rt. Hon. Friend for Havant was part of a delegation to “People to People” meeting. Presented to China's Vice Premier, Liu Yandong, on latest developments in science and innovation collaboration.</p><p>June 2014 (UK) – UK China Summit. My Rt. Hon. Friend for Havant was part of the Prime Ministerial team at the summit. Presented on latest developments in science and innovation collaboration to the Chinese Premier and his team. Signed joint work plan on new initiatives under science and innovation partnership scheme.</p><p>July 2014 (UK) - High-level delegation from China’s Development Research Centre of the State Council (DRC) met with My Rt. Hon. Friend for Havant to discuss UK policies on research and innovation.</p><p>September 2014 (UK) – I was part of the Chancellor’s Ministerial team at the 6th UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue. There were wide ranging discussions which covered banking and finance, business, culture, infrastructure and cities and research and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 01/10/2014 12:39:25 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

89978

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Innovation: China
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 he is taking to encourage greater cooperation between China and the UK on innovation.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	207621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK cooperates with China on both policies to create the conditions for innovation and on building opportunities for UK and Chinese researchers and businesses to collaborate for mutual benefit. We aim to share our experience of developing an open, competitive, business driven innovation system with China which will ultimately make it easier for UK and Chinese partners to collaborate.</p><p>Innovation has featured on the agenda of a large number of Ministerial and official level meetings with the Chinese Government and its agencies and there are a number of specific initiatives to support UK-China collaboration on innovation.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 01/10/2014 12:35:13 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

90053

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the performance in external examinations of home schooled children at Key Stage (a) 2, (b) 3 and (c) 4 in the most recent academic year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	207744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>The requested information is not held by the Department for Education. Therefore, no assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 04/09/2014 14:40:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman