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229032

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which reports commissioned by his Department from external bodies between 1 September 2010 and 31 December 2014 have not yet been published; when each such report was commissioned; what the nature of the research so commissioned was; from which individual or body each such report was commissioned; what the value was of each report so commissioned; on what date each such report was received by his Department; for what reasons the research has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish each such report.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	228652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/03/2015 15:19:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

229052

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Written Questions
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 provide a substantive answer to Questions 225677, 225678, 225008 and 225009.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	228760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I have replied to the hon Member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/03/2015 10:29:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

229054

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	EU Law
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 he has had on the EU Accounting and Transparency Directives; and what steps he is taking to ensure compliance with those Directives.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	228761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Since making the Reports on Payments to Government Regulations and the introduction of the Financial Conduct Authority rules in December 2014 the government has continued to have discussions with all stakeholders. The most recent meeting between the department, civil society and industry representatives was held in February 2015. I have since spoken to representatives from the Publish What You Pay coalition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government takes extractive transparency very seriously. To support compliance the department has made information available on the gov.uk website. This includes a schema for delivering reports and step by step guidance on how to fill in the report format, both agreed with industry and civil society.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government expects companies to comply with the requirements of the Regulations, which set out the enforcement and penalty regime for any company that fails to comply in part or in full.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reports will be published on the Companies House website in 2016, when all interested parties will be able to consider the reports and their accuracy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/03/2015 14:19:32 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

229056

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Entertainments: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 5.27 of the Low Pay Commission Report 2015, if he will take steps alongside stakeholders in the entertainment industry to produce and publish national minimum wage guidance for that sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	228763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to improving compliance with the National Minimum Wage. We do not currently have plans to publish guidance for individual sectors; however we will carefully consider the Low Pay Commissions (LPC) recommendations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with the LPC and HMRC to ensure we provide clear and comprehensive information on the minimum wage rules, particularly in those sectors with complex ways of working. We will work with our stakeholders, including the entertainment industry, to make further improvements to the clarity of National Minimum Wage guidance and consider whether sector-specific guidance is necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date, we have improved the clarity of the National Minimum Wage regulations by consolidating the numerous amendments made since 1999 and making it easier for employers to understand the rules. These will come into force on 6 April.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have listened to stakeholders and have recognised that employers and workers also value official guidance. We have published detailed guidance on calculating the National Minimum Wage which is available on Gov.uk. This guidance aims to equip employers with the information they need to ensure they pay their workers the statutory minimum.</p><p> </p><p>We have also improved the information available on gov.uk on the National Minimum Wage rules, including:</p><p> </p><p>· The current and future National Minimum Wage rates</p><p> </p><p>· The Worker checklist</p><p> </p><p>· Work experience and internships</p><p> </p><p>· The increased penalty for breaching National Minimum Wage</p><p> </p><p>· The revised Criteria for Naming and shaming employers who breach National Minimum Wage legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Employers and workers can access further guidance by contacting the Acas Helpline online at: <a href="http://www.acas.org.uk/helplineonline" target="_blank">www.acas.org.uk/helplineonline</a> or by phone on 0300 123 1100.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/03/2015 14:41:40 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

229058

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Written Questions
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 ensure that a substantive Answer to Questions 227859 and 227860 is provided before prorogation.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	228764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I have replied to the hon Member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 26/03/2015 10:28:16 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

229060

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Public Houses
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 support pubs.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	228768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting a fair and flourishing pubs sector. We have scrapped the beer duty escalator, and in Budget 2015 we cut beer duty for the third year in a row.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Community Right to Bid, we are giving community organisations in England a better chance to save their local pub by listing it as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). And, from 6 April, we will strengthen the hands of communities whose pub is listed as an ACV still further by removing permitted development rights from those pubs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, we are introducing a Statutory Code of Practice and an independent Adjudicator to govern the relationship between large pub-owning companies and the thousands of tenants that run tied pubs across England and Wales. These measures will help to ensure the pubs industry continues to flourish, to the benefit of all those who work so hard to make the pub the mainstay of our communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/03/2015 14:16:56 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

229062

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Bradford College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether there has been a reduction in Bradford College's budget for Level 2 and Level 3 courses.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	228788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Adult Skills Budget allocations are given to colleges, which then have the freedom and flexibilities to decide what provision to offer according to local demand from employers and learners. It would be for Bradford College to determine what courses to offer and at what level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bradford College’s Total Adult Skills Budget for 2015-16 will be £ 9,481,925. In 2014-15 it was £10,225,903.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 228804 question first answered 26/03/2015 10:35:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

229063

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Higher Education: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of higher education institutes that participated in Israel Apartheid Week.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	228792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Higher education institutions are independent and autonomous bodies and as part of their legal duties are responsible for ensuring that students do not face racism or harassment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/03/2015 10:26:47 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

229065

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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	Bradford College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will take steps to ensure that courses are not cut at Bradford College owing to reductions in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
uin	228804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Adult Skills Budget allocations are given to colleges, which then have the freedom and flexibilities to decide what provision to offer according to local demand from employers and learners. It would be for Bradford College to determine what courses to offer and at what level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bradford College’s Total Adult Skills Budget for 2015-16 will be £ 9,481,925. In 2014-15 it was £10,225,903.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 228788 question first answered 26/03/2015 10:35:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

229067

registered interest
date	23/03/2015
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: Cybersecurity
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 organisations have been accredited to (a) Cyber Essentials and (b) Cyber Essentials Plus; and how many insurance companies reference Cyber Essentials accreditation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	228816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>As at the end of February 2015, 333 organisations had achieved Cyber Essentials accreditation and 72 had achieved Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation – a total of 405.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not currently hold information on how many insurance companies reference Cyber Essentials accreditation. However, Cyber insurance is a rapidly developing area with government and the insurance sector publishing a joint report on tackling cyber risks on 23 March 2015. A key component of that report is an agreement that participating insurers will include Cyber Essentials accreditation as part of their risk assessment for small and medium businesses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Press Notice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre</a></p><p> </p><p>Report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-cyber-security-the-role-of-insurance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-cyber-security-the-role-of-insurance</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Previous statement on insurance from Nov 2014:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-is-essential-in-todays-marketplace" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-is-essential-in-todays-marketplace</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/03/2015 10:24:29 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah