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513185

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date	15/04/2016
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what process he is following to develop the Apprenticeship Levy Digital Voucher.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	34202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The digital apprenticeship service is being built by the Skills Funding Agency in accordance with Cabinet Office best practice.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that the service is focused on employer and training provider needs we are performing extensive user research. The service will build on insights gathered from over 2000 employers and around 400 training providers. To make sure that the service is ready for the levy in April 2017, we plan to launch a substantial pilot with employers and providers later this year.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the apprenticeship levy and the digital apprenticeship service will be available in the guide for employers which will be published shortly on gov.uk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/04/2016 14:40:26 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

513188

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
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	Horticulture: Training
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 his Department is taking to support (a) horticultural skills and (b) the development of the workforce in horticulture.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	34206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are our priority for equipping people with the skills this country needs. Apprenticeship starts on the horticulture framework increased by almost 50% between 2009/10 and 2014/15 and there are 2 new trailblazer standards approved and 2 in development.</p><p>We are also reforming post-16 provision to ensure that it meets the needs of local labour markets and learners. We have asked Landex, the organisation which represents 36 FE colleges and universities offering land-based programmes and supports agri-food, land and animal science education and training, to undertake a review of post-16 land based provision in England.</p><p>This will draw on data and analysis of all land based provision through specialist and general further education colleges, and other providers, and will feed into local steering group discussions and deliberations and into the wider review process.</p><p>Their review will highlight national as well as local provision which serves particular sectors across the land based industries. It will take account of for example, the Agri-food industry and Agri-Tech strategy to identify skills needs, and potential gaps in provision, including for higher level skills.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/04/2016 14:47:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

513192

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
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: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how the final decision on proposals to centralise all policy functions to one headquarters in London and close the Sheffield office at St Paul's Place will be made once the consultation on those proposals has finished.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	34215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The final decisions on whether to centralise all policy functions a single headquarters, and to close the Sheffield office at St Paul's Place, will be made by the department’s Executive Board following the end of consultation with staff and Trade Unions in May.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/04/2016 14:43:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

513194

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
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 Space Agency: Civil Servants
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 civil servants were employed in each location at the UK Space Agency in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The number of civil servants employed by the UK Space Agency is shown in the attached table and represents the position as at 31 December 2015. The Department does not hold centrally any location data for its agencies prior to this date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/04/2016 14:19:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name Attachment to 34239.xlsx title Attachment to 34239
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513195

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
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	Research Councils: Civil Servants
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 civil servants were employed at each location by the Research Council in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Research Councils do not employ any civil servants at any of their locations.</p><p>All people working in Research Councils are public servants and the numbers by location are shown on the attached table and represents the position as at 31 December 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/04/2016 14:32:52 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name Attachment to 34240.xlsx title Attachment to 34240
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513196

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
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	National Measurement and Regulation Office: Civil Servants
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 civil servants were employed at each location by the National Measurement and Regulation Office in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The number of civil servants employed by the National Measurement and Regulation Office is shown in the attached table and represents the position as at 31 December 2015. The Department does not hold centrally any location data for its agencies prior to this date.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/04/2016 14:38:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name Attachment to 34241.xlsx title Attachment to 34241
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513202

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Cheshire East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs in (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, non-ministerial departments, advisory bodies and other accountable statutory bodies (i) have been abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority since 2010 and (ii) will be abolished in or relocated from East Cheshire Local Authority by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	34150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 20/04/2016 09:12:36 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

513205

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Budget March 2016
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) staff and (b) other costs to his Department were for the production of chart 1.5 on page 21 of the 2016 Budget Book.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Tristram Hunt
uin	34246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>A number of Treasury officials were involved in preparing the Chancellor’s Budget Report. The government does not calculate the costs of producing individual charts at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/04/2016 14:03:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4111 label Biography information for Tristram Hunt

513212

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Regulations: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to review Building Regulations Approved Document B (Fire Safety).
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
uin	34247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>My Department is considering a number of issues related to the Building Regulations and the building control system. We will make an announcement about our plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 20/04/2016 13:11:45 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

513217

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
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	Arts: Leadership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made in encouraging diversity in leadership positions in the culture sector.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	34172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>In the recently published Culture White Paper we made it clear that more needs to be done to encourage diversity in leadership positions. From this year, Arts Council England will publish data on leadership looking at the diversity profile of Chief Executives, Artistic Directors and Chairs of the organisations that they fund. In December 2015, the Arts Council announced four new strategic funds for diversity, totalling £8.6 million. This included £2.1 million for the Elevate fund which has been created to develop the strength, management and governance of diverse-led organisations outside the Arts Council's National Portfolio. A new £2.6 million Change Makers fund will fund long-term relationships between National Portfolio Organisations and aspiring arts leaders from the BME and deaf and disabled communities, providing valuable experience to individuals. Both of these funds are now open for applications.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 20/04/2016 12:52:41 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh