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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

437016

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	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	Property Development: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to connect the building developments in East London Tech City with the developments in the Lower Lea Valley.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL4482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The Mayor of London is responsible for economic development in London, as well as housing policy and delivery and strategic planning. These responsibilities come together through the statutory London Plan. Thus it is for the Mayor and the Greater London Authority, working with the relevant London boroughs, to make the most of the important opportunities provided by the developments in East London Tech City and the Lower Lea Valley.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 20/01/2016 17:24:35 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

437015

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2015
	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	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what practical actions they are taking to promote and encourage inward investment into the Lower Lea Valley.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mawson
	uin	HL4481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has overall responsibility for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into the UK. For investors with an interest in London it shares leads with London &amp; Partners (London’s promotional organisation) to land those investors here in what is a very competitive international market for FDI.</p><br /><p>The Mayor of London is also responsible for attracting FDI into London and as such London &amp; Partners also generates its own leads.</p><br /><p>As part of its ‘UK First’ approach to attracting inward investment, UKTI actively supports these efforts and those of London Councils, including those that cover the Lower Lea Valley.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham question first answered 12/01/2016 12:22:12 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3830 label Biography information for Lord Mawson

428938

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2015
	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	Higher Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to bring forward any legislative proposals, following the current consultation, to give effect to the green paper on higher education <i>Fulfilling our Potential</i>.
	tabling member printed	Lord Smith of Finsbury
	uin	HL3661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation on the higher education green paper, <em>Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice</em>, closes on 15 January 2016. The Government will issue its response No decisions have yet been taken on the proposals in the green paper or how they would be implemented.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 01/12/2015 16:42:34 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	186 label Biography information for Lord Smith of Finsbury

223723

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	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: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the estimated cost to universities and other higher education providers, and the total estimated cost to the public purse, of the Research Excellence Framework 2014; and what alternative methods of delivering value for money were considered and tested.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL5208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The Research Excellence Framework (REF) was undertaken by the four higher education funding bodies for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. REF 2014 was managed by the REF team based at the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on behalf of these bodies. An independent evaluation of the costs of the REF 2014, commissioned by HEFCE will be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 16/03/2015 16:59:26 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

533443

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	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	Insulation: Fire Prevention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to preserve and enhance the international character and international standing of British universities and their research.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL1024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined to ensure that the UK continues to play a leading role in European and international research and innovation. It is promoting the international success of UK universities through bilateral engagement with overseas partners, the Britain is GREAT marketing campaign which has education and science pillars, and through the Chevening and Commonwealth scholarship schemes.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in November 2015, the Indian and UK Prime Ministers jointly announced the ‘2016 UK-India Year of Education, Research and Innovation’. This was immediately followed by a major education visit to India, including 28 vice-chancellors to increase higher education partnerships.</p><p> </p><p>Programmes such as the UK China Partners in Education programme and the UK India Education Research Initiative bring long term international collaboration.</p><p> </p><p>Our international research is being enhanced through the Government’s Newton Fund, a £735 million UK investment matched by partner countries, linking our universities with researchers in 16 major emerging economies. Our Global Challenge Research Fund, £1.5 billion and Ross Fund, £1bn., support universities engaging in global challenges including health, agritech and water research.</p><p> </p><p>British universities have a world-class reputation for both education and research. Globally the UK has four universities in the top ten and ten in the top fifty in the QS rankings, a 10% share of the international student recruitment market, and 15.9% per cent of the world’s most highly-cited research articles.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/07/2016 13:57:05 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

533047

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	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	Crimes of Violence: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much EU funding is currently accessible by UK universities and research bodies; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU on (1) such funding in the future, and (2) UK universities’ and research bodies’ ability to develop and sustain world-class research and educational programmes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Cromwell
	uin	HL1010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2016 answer text <p>The main streams of funds available to UK universities and research bodies are Horizon 2020, Erasmus Plus and aspects of the European Structural and Investment Funds.</p><p>Under Horizon 2020, the current Framework Programme, the UK has been awarded €1.84bn to date[1] (excluding the Euratom nuclear research and training programme).</p><p>In 2014, the first year of the Erasmus Plus Programme, the UK obtained €79.08 million for mobility grants to 36,734 people from all educational sectors to study, train and volunteer abroad. A further €30.66m was obtained for cooperation projects<sup>[2]</sup>.</p><p>The UK’s strategy<sup>[3]</sup> for its 2014-2020 allocations from the European Structural and Investment Funds sets out that €1.6bn was earmarked for the theme of research, technological development and innovation.</p><p>As the Prime Minister has made clear, while the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged, including those that apply to students, researchers, and businesses. It will be for the Government under the new Prime Minister to begin the negotiation to leave, and set out arrangements for those currently in receipt of EU funds.</p><p> </p><p>The UK economy is fundamentally strong and our research and innovation are world leading. The Government intends to maintain and enhance the strength of our research base.</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>UK participation in H2020 and FP7, BIS occasional (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-participation-in-horizon-2020-and-framework-programme-7" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-participation-in-horizon-2020-and-framework-programme-7</a>)</p></li><li><p>Ref: <a href="https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisation/press/british-council-ecorys-uk-delighted-win-erasmus" target="_blank">https://www.britishcouncil.org/organisation/press/british-council-ecorys-uk-delighted-win-erasmus</a>.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368808/bis-14-1179-united-kingdom-partnership-agreement-part-one.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368808/bis-14-1179-united-kingdom-partnership-agreement-part-one.pdf</a></p></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/07/2016 10:12:45 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2594 label Biography information for Lord Cromwell

533905

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2016
	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: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what measures they plan to take to ensure continued UK access to grants from Horizon 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL1086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK economy is fundamentally strong and our research and innovation are world-leading. The UK’s decision to leave the EU has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply or to participate in Horizon 2020 as the UK is still an EU member state. UK participants can continue to apply to the programme in the usual way. The Commission has made a public statement on its website to this effect. The future of UK access to European research and innovation funding will be determined as part of wider discussions with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/07/2016 13:09:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

533906

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2016
	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	Medicine: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what measures they plan to take to ensure the UK's continued participation in EU-wide data sharing initiatives for clinical trial development and condition-specific patient registries.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL1087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of our research base, which is why we have protected the ring fenced science resource budget in real terms from its current level of £4.7bn for the rest of the parliament. Programmes such as the £1.5bn Global Challenges Research Fund and the £1bn Ross Fund will support the UK’s status as a global leader in medical research.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Challenges Research Fund will mobilise the UK’s world leading research base to address key challenges facing developing countries, including in health research. The Ross Fund will develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to help combat the world’s most serious diseases in developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply to or participate in EU research programmes. UK participants can continue to apply to the programmes in the usual way. The future of UK access to these programmes will be determined as part of a wider discussion with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL1085 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:52:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

533904

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2016
	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	Medicine: Research
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what plans they have for maintaining the UK's status as a leader in EU and international collaboration on research into rare diseases such as muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular conditions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL1085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of our research base, which is why we have protected the ring fenced science resource budget in real terms from its current level of £4.7bn for the rest of the parliament. Programmes such as the £1.5bn Global Challenges Research Fund and the £1bn Ross Fund will support the UK’s status as a global leader in medical research.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Challenges Research Fund will mobilise the UK’s world leading research base to address key challenges facing developing countries, including in health research. The Ross Fund will develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to help combat the world’s most serious diseases in developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply to or participate in EU research programmes. UK participants can continue to apply to the programmes in the usual way. The future of UK access to these programmes will be determined as part of a wider discussion with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL1087 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:52:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester