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453610

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	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	Migrant Workers: Universities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the cost to UK universities of implementing the Immigration Skills Charge for non-EU workers recruited through the Tier 2 Visa Route, as proposed in Clause 55 of the Immigration Bill, and of the charges recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee.
	tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Finsbury
	uin	HL6312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not estimated the cost to UK universities of implementing the Immigration Skills Charge. The cost will depend on the rate set and the Government is considering carefully the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations on rate and scope. Evidence about the likely impact of different rates on different types of organisation, including universities, will be taken into account in our considerations.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 02/03/2016 15:11:25 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	186 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Finsbury

451798

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to increase business confidence, in the light of uncertainty regarding the global economy and the EU referendum.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union.</p><p> </p><p>As part of these negotiations, we secured a firm commitment to drive an ambitious agenda of economic reform within the EU to help unleash the full potential of the Single Market and create growth and jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government's view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2016 16:40:16 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

452187

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	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	Overseas Students: Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many EU-domiciled students received Student Loan Company support in each of the last three years, broken down by individual country of domicile.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
	uin	HL6134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Statistics showing the number of EU domiciled students receiving student support for Higher Education courses are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education in England</em>’.</p><p><a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a></p><p>The attached table shows the number of EU-domiciled tuition fee loan borrowers studying full-time by EU country of nationality. Data on the specific country of domicile of EU-domiciled loan borrowers is not readily available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="2"><p><strong>Number (1) of EU-domiciled (2) students paid Tuition Fee Loan for Academic Years 2012/13 to</strong><strong> 2014/15, split by nationality (3) (4)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(as of 31/08 at the end of each academic year)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><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> </p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>3,440</p></td><td><p>3,290</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>N/A (3)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>5,790</p></td><td><p>5,800</p></td><td><p>5,610</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td><td><p>1,420</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>2,250</p></td><td><p>2,430</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>2,440</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>1,170</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>2,970</p></td><td><p>2,880</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>1,630</p></td><td><p>1,760</p></td><td><p>2,120</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>4,290</p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU Resident - UK National</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU Resident - Nationality Non-EU</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU Resident - Nationality Unknown</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td><td><p>860</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 33,410 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 35,010 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 37,150 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: Student Loans Company</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Notes:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="2"><p>(1) Numbers are rounded to the nearest multiple of 10. Values smaller than 15 are denoted with an asterisk *</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(2) Applicants are 'EU domiciled' if they were ordinarily resident in the EU, EU overseas territories, elsewhere in the EEA or Switzerland for the three years immediately before the first day of the first academic year of their course.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(3) Nationality is based on information collected during the application process for student support. If nationality was not available, country of birth was used, if available</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(4) Figures are different from the figures published in 'Student Support for Higher Education in England' as borrowers may have had a change in status since publication</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(5) Croatia joined the European Union in 2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><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> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 02/03/2016 16:38:24 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

453534

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	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	EU Grants and Loans: Cornwall
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding has been allocated to Cornwall from each of the EU programmes in the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL6236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>2007-13 (last funding round)</p><p> </p><p>For the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for 2007-13, information can be found on GOV.UK under ‘2007 to 2013 ERDF programmes and resources’ at ‘ERDF Cornwall Isles of Scilly convergence operational programme’ on page 133.</p><p> </p><p>For the European Social Fund (ESF) for 2007-13, information can be found on GOV.UK under ‘ESF operational programme for England and Gibraltar: 2007 to 2013’ at ‘England &amp; Gibraltar European Social Fund convergence, competitiveness and employment programme 2007-13’ at the table on pages 190 to 191. The line item for ‘Convergence’ for each year is for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission’s figures for the Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013 (last updated on 11 November 2015) show that the total value of grants awarded to organisations in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly was €7,369,261 (funding is not pre-allocated to regions). Information on all EU-funded research projects since 1990 can be found at the following link: <a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html" target="_blank">http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html</a>.</p><p> </p><p>2014-20 (current funding round)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For the ERDF for 2014-20, information can be found on GOV.UK under ‘2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme’ at ‘European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme 2014-20’ at the table on page 195. The line item for ‘Less developed’ for each year is for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.</p><p> </p><p>For the ESF for 2014-20, information can be found on GOV.UK under ‘European Social Fund Operational Programme: 2014 to 2020’ at the table on page 123. The line item for ‘Less developed’ for each year is for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission’s figures for the 2014-2020 Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, last updated on 29 October 2015, show that the total value of grants awarded to organisations in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly was €1,130,444.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2016 16:04:11 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

453570

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2016
	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	Iron and Steel: North of England
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what role they envisage for British-produced and British-manufactured steel in the Northern Powerhouse.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL6272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK steel industry has a key role in generating future economic growth across the country, including the Northern Powerhouse region. The steel sector is a critical element of the supply chain for high technology industries like aerospace, automotive and construction. These all require high value, continually improving steel products in order to remain competitive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants to drive up the number of public procurement contracts won by UK steel manufacturers, and have updated procurement rules accordingly. There are more major projects in the pipeline offering opportunities, for example HS2 and Network Rail’s £38bn five-year investment and replacement programme. We have mapped rough estimates of steel that could be needed for major projects including the above: we have shared this with industry and will continue updating them. Steps have also been agreed with industry on how to make better use of the pipelines as they are updated on a six monthly basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2016 15:43:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

454637

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	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	Engineering: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees in the UK engineering sector are from other EU member states, and what is their total contribution to (1) UK Gross Domestic Product, and (2) UK Gross Value Added.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL6387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the question as there is no agreed statistical definition of what is meant by the term “engineering sector”.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2016 15:50:58 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

454638

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	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	Engineering: Migrant Workers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many employees in the UK engineering sector are from other countries outside the EU, and what is their total contribution to (1) UK Gross Domestic Product, and (2) UK Gross Value Added.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
	uin	HL6388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the question as there is no agreed statistical definition of what is meant by the term “engineering sector”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2016 15:52:01 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

455694

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2016
	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	Iron and Steel
	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 produce a strategy on how the UK's steel requirements will be met over the next (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	28734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s believes that the best way to meet the UK’s steel needs over the next twelve months and five years is to ensure a viable future for the steel industry in Britain, as well as to work for fair and open global steel markets. To this end we have taken action on the five short-term asks of the steel industry, for example on unfairly-traded imports, energy costs, procurement, and emissions regulations.</p><p> </p><p>A new Steel Council will provide a forum for industry, unions and government to consider how to improve the competitive position of the UK steel sector in the longer term. We will continue to work actively with partners in this sector, local taskforces and the EU and International Community to support our steel industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/03/2016 16:23:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

455695

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2016
	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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the UK's policy is on the resolution passed by the European Parliament in February 2016 in favour of an embargo on the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	28765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government takes its export responsibilities very seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>All exports of arms and controlled military goods are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all relevant factors at the time of the application. This includes the UK’s obligations under Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is satisfied that we are not in breach of our international obligations, including under the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP. A licence will not be issued, to Saudi Arabia or any other destination, if to do so would be inconsistent with any provision of the mandatory UK Licensing Criteria.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/03/2016 17:24:04 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

454741

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what skills businesses in the retail and commercial enterprise sector are required to teach to apprentices to qualify for funding under the Government's apprenticeship programme.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
	uin	28187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>In England, apprenticeships must be undertaken under either an agreed Specification for Apprenticeships in England (SASE) framework or a new employer designed apprenticeship standard.</p><p><a href="http://www.afo.sscalliance.org/frameworkslibrary/" target="_blank">Apprenticeship Frameworks Online (AFO)</a> contains detailed information on all of the apprenticeship frameworks currently available. Apprentices can undertake apprenticeships in Retail and Retail Management under SASE.</p><p>Employer-designed apprenticeship standards will replace apprenticeship frameworks. There are three new retail apprenticeship standards ready for delivery – Retailer, Retail Manager and Retail Team Leader. Each of these standards describes the skills, knowledge and behaviours that an apprentice needs to be competent in these occupations.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/03/2016 16:26:24 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell