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445375

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Business: Supply Chains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent report by the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Sheffield which claims that supply chain audits fail to detect labour and environmental abuses.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has made no assessment of this report. There is no requirement for any UK business to audit its supply chain or what such an audit should include – this is a matter for individual businesses. UK businesses are, however, required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has made no assessment of this report. UK businesses are required to comply with all applicable laws, including those relating to labour and environmental matters in the supply chain. In addition, company law requires eligible businesses to report on social, environmental and human rights matters where this is necessary for an understanding of their business.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/02/2016 15:38:51 question first ministerially corrected 16/03/2016 16:46:44 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 44048 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

445392

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	English Language: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many ESOL classes were run by further education colleges and other public sector bodies in each of the last 10 years including the current academic year.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>We do not collect data on numbers of classes, but on participation. English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) participation is published as part of a Statistical First Release. The table below shows ESOL participation since 2005/06.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that figures for 2011/12 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier years as a Single Individualised Learner Record (ILR) data collection system has been introduced. Small technical changes have been made in the way learners from more than one provision type are counted, leading to a removal of duplicate learners and a reduction in overall learner numbers.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="15"><p><strong>Adult (19+) FE and Skills - English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Participation (2005/06 to 2015/16 Reported-to-Date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>ESOL participation</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06 Full Year</p></td><td><p>272,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07 Full Year</p></td><td><p>214,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08 Full Year</p></td><td><p>193,300</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09 Full Year</p></td><td><p>188,700</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10 Full Year</p></td><td><p>178,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11 Full Year</p></td><td><p>163,600</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12 Full Year</p></td><td><p>139,400</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 Full Year</p></td><td><p>146,200</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 Full Year</p></td><td><p>139,200</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 Full Year</p></td><td><p>131,100</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>2) This table includes Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>3) Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="15"><p>4) Figures for 2008/09 onwards are not directly comparable to earlier years as the introduction of demand led funding has changed how data is collected and how funded learners are defined from 2008/09 onwards.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data reported so far for the first quarter of 2015/16 show that 71,500 learners participated in ESOL between August and October 2015. This is in-year data which is subject to revisions and cannot be compared with data from earlier years.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/02/2016 16:48:27 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

445403

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Hospitality Guild: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department has given to the Hospitality Guild for creating centres of excellence in Asian cookery.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	22770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The ‘Centres of Excellence in Asian Cookery’ pilots were organised by People 1<sup>st</sup>, which was operating on behalf of the Hospitality Guild, which received funding from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) through their grant with BIS. People 1<sup>st </sup>reported that during the period of the pilot (October 2011 to September 2013), 79 people started training at the Centres of Excellence for Asian and Oriental cuisine, out of which 46 completed the pre-employment course, 22 completed work experience and 7 moved onto an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>£205,961 was provided to fund the Asian Cookery campaign. In total, UKCES allocated £1,745,785 to create the Hospitality Guild and to promote skills training, apprenticeships and innovation in the hospitality industry through a range of measures. These included apprenticeships as chefs, baristas, bar staff and hotel management, training provider accreditation, work placements and launching the Hospitality Guild Portal where careers tools, an employer guide and a vacancy matching service can be accessed.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 22769 22771 question first answered 16/02/2016 09:02:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

445404

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Hospitality Guild: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding his Department has provided to the Hospitality Guild since its foundation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	22771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The ‘Centres of Excellence in Asian Cookery’ pilots were organised by People 1<sup>st</sup>, which was operating on behalf of the Hospitality Guild, which received funding from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) through their grant with BIS. People 1<sup>st </sup>reported that during the period of the pilot (October 2011 to September 2013), 79 people started training at the Centres of Excellence for Asian and Oriental cuisine, out of which 46 completed the pre-employment course, 22 completed work experience and 7 moved onto an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>£205,961 was provided to fund the Asian Cookery campaign. In total, UKCES allocated £1,745,785 to create the Hospitality Guild and to promote skills training, apprenticeships and innovation in the hospitality industry through a range of measures. These included apprenticeships as chefs, baristas, bar staff and hotel management, training provider accreditation, work placements and launching the Hospitality Guild Portal where careers tools, an employer guide and a vacancy matching service can be accessed.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 22769 22770 question first answered 16/02/2016 09:02:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

445411

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Catering: Immigration
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 he has had with the Home Secretary on amending immigration rules to support the curry industry.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	22768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has regular discussions with the Home Secretary on a wide variety of issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/02/2016 15:41:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

445412

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Hospitality Guild: 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 information his Department holds on how many people attended the Hospitality Guild's centres of excellence in Asian cookery in each of the last three years; and how many such people successfully completed that training.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	22769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>The ‘Centres of Excellence in Asian Cookery’ pilots were organised by People 1<sup>st</sup>, which was operating on behalf of the Hospitality Guild, which received funding from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) through their grant with BIS. People 1<sup>st </sup>reported that during the period of the pilot (October 2011 to September 2013), 79 people started training at the Centres of Excellence for Asian and Oriental cuisine, out of which 46 completed the pre-employment course, 22 completed work experience and 7 moved onto an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>£205,961 was provided to fund the Asian Cookery campaign. In total, UKCES allocated £1,745,785 to create the Hospitality Guild and to promote skills training, apprenticeships and innovation in the hospitality industry through a range of measures. These included apprenticeships as chefs, baristas, bar staff and hotel management, training provider accreditation, work placements and launching the Hospitality Guild Portal where careers tools, an employer guide and a vacancy matching service can be accessed.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 22770 22771 question first answered 16/02/2016 09:02:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

445419

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Living Wage: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2016 to Question 20599, how many (a) page views and (b) visitors the www.livingwage.gov.uk website has had in each week since its launch.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	22839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>Since the launch of the National Living Wage website we have achieved the following:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Week</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Page views</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Visitors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 6 to 12 (launched on the 7<sup>th</sup>)</p></td><td><p>8,667</p></td><td><p>7,789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 13 to Dec 19</p></td><td><p>10,235</p></td><td><p>9,207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 20 to 26</p></td><td><p>6,241</p></td><td><p>5,003</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 27 to January 2</p></td><td><p>7,153</p></td><td><p>5,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 3 to 9</p></td><td><p>17,900</p></td><td><p>13,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 10 to 16</p></td><td><p>22,945</p></td><td><p>17,794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 17 to 19 (partial week as answered on Jan 20)</p></td><td><p>16,312</p></td><td><p>12,641</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/03/2016 12:06:09 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

445149

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Neonicotinoids: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the EU ban on neonicotinoids has been renewed; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	22708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>EU restrictions prohibiting the use of three neonicotinoids on some crops have been in place since 1 December 2013. Other uses of these neonicotinoids remain approved. The restrictions have been implemented in full in the UK and will remain in place unless and until the European Commission decides to change them. The Commission has mandated the European Food Safety Authority to carry out a scientific review of the effects of neonicotinoids on pollinators. The UK will participate in that process.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/01/2016 11:11:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

445174

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Medway Secure Training Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will order a serious case review of allegations of abuse at Medway Secure Training Centre.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	22747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Kent Police and Medway Council’s child protection team have launched an investigation into the allegations made about Medway Secure Training Centre (STC). It will be for the Local Safeguarding Children Board to decide whether to undertake a serious case review. The Ministry of Justice and Youth Justice Board will do everything we can to assist and support the investigation underway. Last week, HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Ofsted have also visited the STC since the allegations were made.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/01/2016 11:41:33 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

445175

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	G4S
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines G4S has paid under any contract with his Department in each of the last five years; and for what reasons each such fine was imposed.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	22707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice holds a number of centrally and locally managed contracts with G4S and information on the total financial remedies imposed could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. However, the total for G4S run prisons, Young Offender’s Institutes (YOIs) and secure training centres (STC) were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>As I stated in the answer to PQ 22664, there have been two incidents in the last five years in which financial remedies were applied at Medway STC. In both cases, G4S failed to comply with operating procedures. In the same time period, there was one incident for which financial remedies were applied at Rainsbrook STC, for failing to comply with operating procedures.</p><p> </p><p>Financial remedies applied to private prisons, including HMP/YOI Parc since 2010 are set out in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/03/2016 15:03:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name 22707 - G4S prisons financial remedies.xlsx title Financial Remedies 2010-16
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter