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428007

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to assist and promote the UK video games industry in areas outside London.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	16141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text <p>The video games tax relief, launched in April 2014, is available to support video games productions based anywhere in the UK. Additionally, in October 2015 we launched our new £4m UK Games Fund to accelerate video games sector growth in all UK regions offering grants, mentoring and skills support for micro-businesses and SMEs. Of the first 24 successful grant applicants announced in February 2016, 18 were based outside London. Grant winning companies located in the North East of England for example included Coatsink Software in Sunderland, Nosebleed Interactive in Newcastle and Cardboard Sword and Double Eleven, both in Middlesbrough. The second call for applications is currently underway and closes on 18th April.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Games Fund’s talent programme, Tranzfuser, is currently in development and will be working with a UK-wide network of regional hubs including Vector 76 in the North East of England, The Digital Creativity Hub in the North West and Sheffield Hallam University in South Yorkshire.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 04/04/2016 09:20:23 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

428067

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	VisitEngland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with VisitEngland on fiscal support for the Great Places Fund; and what the outcome of those discussions was.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	16193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The British Tourist Authority received a very positive Spending Review settlement, with a stable budget over the next four years for both Britain and England activity, an increase in overall GREAT funding and the new £40million Discover England Fund. The Fund will be administered by VisitEngland and will benefit both domestic and international tourism, making it easier for all visitors to book, access and enjoy our tourism offer.</p><p> </p><p>Following the floods caused by storms Desmond and Eva,, £1million has also been provided for a promotional campaign to encourage British families to take holidays in the North of England.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett grouped question UIN 16197 question first answered 24/03/2016 10:54:31 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

428068

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
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	Tourism: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to (a) maintain and (b) increase real terms funding for marketing of domestic tourism after 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	16197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The British Tourist Authority received a very positive Spending Review settlement, with a stable budget over the next four years for both Britain and England activity, an increase in overall GREAT funding and the new £40million Discover England Fund. The Fund will be administered by VisitEngland and will benefit both domestic and international tourism, making it easier for all visitors to book, access and enjoy our tourism offer.</p><p> </p><p>Following the floods caused by storms Desmond and Eva,, £1million has also been provided for a promotional campaign to encourage British families to take holidays in the North of England.</p> answering member constituency Bexleyheath and Crayford answering member printed David Evennett grouped question UIN 16193 question first answered 24/03/2016 10:54:31 answering member 1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

428194

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the evidential basis which shows that cannabis is harmful, cited in the Government response to the epetition, We demand the British Government reschedule cannabis.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	16250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The government relies on the evidence of the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, whose most recent report on cannabis, Cannabis Classification and Public Health, concluded that cannabis is a “significant public health issue and can unquestionably cause harm to individuals and society”. The full report can be accessed here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/acmd-cannabis-classification-and-public-health-2008.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/11/2015 17:43:32 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

427458

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what level of spending will be required from (a) the Government, (b) other public sector bodies and (c) private employers to create three million quality apprenticeships by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	15786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The budget for apprenticeships in England is demand-led and the level of spending responds to local employer and learner demand. Apprenticeships are jobs with training – availability is determined by employers offering opportunities.</p><br /><p>The Government is introducing a UK-wide levy for all larger employers in the public and private sector to help fund the increase in quantity and quality of apprenticeship training. This levy will put employers in charge of how apprenticeship budgets are spent by creating a fund which they can use to pay for the cost of external training for their apprentices.</p><br /><p>Further details on the rate and scope of the levy will be set out by my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the autumn Spending Review.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/11/2015 11:32:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

427460

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Easington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government spent on each infrastructure project in Easington constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	15769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. More than 100 infrastructure schemes have been delivered in the North East since 2010. There are 27 projects and programmes in the National Infrastructure Pipeline (published July 2015) with a total capital value of £5 billion, as well as cross-regional and UK-wide projects and programmes.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2015 16:01:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

427464

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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: Regulation
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 publish the report of the Cutting Red Tape programme.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	15840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Cutting Red Tape programme has completed the evidence gathering stage for the six reviews launched earlier this year. The programme is now working with the responsible departments and regulators to understand the scale of potential savings, and to support them in developing next steps which respond to the findings of the reviews. The Government’s next steps will be to publish the review findings and associated responses in the New Year.</p><p>The programme is also running an open call for evidence for future reviews via its Twitter account @CutRedTapeUK and #CutRedTape, and its website <a href="https://cutting-red-tape.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://cutting-red-tape.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/11/2015 11:27:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

427468

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	ICT: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of whether the UK has enough qualified IT specialists to meet the IT requirements of businesses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	15945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing the rising demand for IT specialists and creating a strong digital skills talent pool. Action is being taken across education and training, from the introduction of the new school computing curriculum, to a range of new employer designed apprenticeship standards for digital roles, and the innovative digital degree apprenticeships that started in September.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/11/2015 14:36:24 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

427475

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	UK Trade and Investment: India
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 full-time equivalent UKTI staff in his Department were based in (a) India and (b) Gujarat in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	16042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>UKTI-funded full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in India and Gujarat were as follows:</p><br /><p>2015 - 90 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2014 - 86 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2013 - 87.2 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2012- 86.5 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2011- 83.85 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><br /><p>Under UKTI’s sector and project based approach, opportunities in Gujurat are supported by UKTI’s wider teams in India, as well as through links to experts and support in the FCO and in UKTI’s UK based networks.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/11/2015 16:18:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

427482

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Digital Technology: Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish a Digital Transformation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	15944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Government's Productivity Plan, we are developing a cross-Government Digital Transformation Plan that will be published in due course. This will set out how we will support theadoption of digital technologies andtackle the barriers to new businesses entering and creating new markets.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/11/2015 12:03:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra