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89977

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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

89979

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	Exports: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of UK Export Finance went to companies in the North East in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	207633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) provides support for UK exports, principally by providing guarantees to banks in relation to UK exports, and insurance policies to exporters against the financial risks of exporting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKEF does not routinely record information relating to the location of the companies it supports. An ad-hoc analysis of companies supported in FY 2013/14 showed that 6% of the 130 supported were headquartered in the North East. UKEF also indirectly supports companies based in the North East who participate in the supply chains of larger exporters (e.g. Airbus).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition UKEF has two Export Finance Advisers located in the North East who act as local contact points to introduce exporters and businesses with export potential to finance providers, credit insurers, trade bodies and other sources of Government support. They work alongside UK Trade &amp; Investment’s (UKTI’s) International Trade Advisers to provide a comprehensive package of support for companies in the region. UKTI North East has a regional team of six Civil Servants based in Gateshead, and the North East International Trade Centre in Sunderland the base for its team of 20 International Trade Advisers, it is also the location of marketing, finance and trade team support / international trade hotline. UKTI advisors in the north east successfully assisted in winning around £70m of exports orders last year and are on track to do the same this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/10/2014 13:58:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 18230 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

89980

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Lead: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many prosecutions have been brought against employers in respect of exposure of employees to lead in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	207775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Occupational exposure to lead is regulated by the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (CLAW) 2002.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 3 years to April 2014, the Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted the following number of cases in relation to breaches of CLAW:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>No.</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12 <br></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13 <br></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>2013/14 <br></td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p> </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 08/09/2014 15:52:32 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

89981

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what restrictions there are on where G Cloud suppliers should locate their data centres; and what guidance his Department provides to those suppliers on location of their data centres.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	207632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>G-Cloud suppliers are not restricted on data centre locations. Any off-shoring of Government information must gain permission of the Government Senior Information Risk Owner (G-SIRO) – prior to May 2010 only the permission of the departmental Senior Information Responsible Officer was required. Off-shoring of personal information must be compliant with the Data Protection Act.</p><p>A range of guidance on cloud services, including data centre locations, is available for suppliers on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and from the Government’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance (CESG).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 09/09/2014 15:14:18 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

89982

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the hon. Member for Wigan will receive a reply to her letter to the Cabinet Secretary of 25 July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	207664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Cabinet Secretary responded to the hon. Member today.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 207663 question first answered 09/09/2014 15:11:34 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

89983

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the UK, (b) the South West and (c) Bristol North West constituency are unemployed but unable to claim jobseeker's allowance because they are deemed to have a sufficient level of personal savings.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	207604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 04/09/2014 11:23:00 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

89984

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many tax avoidance cases HM Revenue and Customs has litigated in each of the last five years; and in how many of these it was successful.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	207624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Between March 2010 and April 2014, decisions were handed down by the courts and tribunals in 124 tax avoidance cases litigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC was successful in winning all or some points in 101of these. Many of these cases involved several taxpayers, and concerned marketed avoidance schemes used by many more. The following table sets out the number of litigation cases that have been decided upon and the number of cases where HMRC has been successful on some or all points in the years 2010/11 to 2013/14. A similar analysis has not been made for 2009/10.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Decisions in avoidance cases</p></td><td><p>Successes for HMRC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/09/2014 15:07:52 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

89985

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees HM Revenue and Customs had in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	207623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics publishes staffing figures in the Annual Civil Service Survey reports. These can be found at <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pse/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pse/civil-service-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/09/2014 15:04:26 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

89986

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will distribute any remaining funds in the Equitable Life Payment Scheme to Equitable Life victims at scheme closure.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	207625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>No decisions have been taken. As reported in the Scheme’s July Progress Report, the Scheme has now issued payments of around £972.9 million to 877,414 policyholders. In the context of Scheme’s £1.5 billion allocation, which includes funding for the continuing annual payments to With-Profit Annuitants, the Scheme has made good progress in tracing policyholders. However, the Scheme remains committed to finding and paying as many eligible policyholders as possible prior to its closure. Any decision will therefore be taken at the end of the Scheme, taking account of ongoing challenges facing public finances at that time.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2014 15:31:07 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller