Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

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

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

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

436982

	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	Overseas Students
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign students were studying in UK universities in each of the last 10 years, and how many of those were from China.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dobbs
	uin	HL4448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEI). The overall number of foreign and Chinese students (undergraduate and postgraduate) at UK HEIs is set out in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Higher Education Student Enrolments by Country of Domicile</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>Academic Years 2004/05 to 2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mainland China</p></td><td><p>52,675</p></td><td><p>50,755</p></td><td><p>49,595</p></td><td><p>45,355</p></td><td><p>47,035</p></td><td><p>56,990</p></td><td><p>67,325</p></td><td><p>78,715</p></td><td><p>83,790</p></td><td><p>87,895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>10,780</p></td><td><p>9,445</p></td><td><p>9,640</p></td><td><p>9,700</p></td><td><p>9,600</p></td><td><p>9,945</p></td><td><p>10,440</p></td><td><p>11,335</p></td><td><p>13,065</p></td><td><p>14,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Macao</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>255</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>People's Republic of China</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63,600</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60,365</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,440</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55,220</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>56,840</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67,190</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>78,030</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90,375</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>97,200</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>103,025</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU</p></td><td><p>93,995</p></td><td><p>99,985</p></td><td><p>105,410</p></td><td><p>112,150</p></td><td><p>117,660</p></td><td><p>125,045</p></td><td><p>130,120</p></td><td><p>132,550</p></td><td><p>125,290</p></td><td><p>125,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-EU</p></td><td><p>203,125</p></td><td><p>207,055</p></td><td><p>220,575</p></td><td><p>229,640</p></td><td><p>251,310</p></td><td><p>280,760</p></td><td><p>298,110</p></td><td><p>302,680</p></td><td><p>299,970</p></td><td><p>310,195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>International</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>297,120</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>307,040</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>325,985</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>341,790</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>368,970</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>405,805</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>428,230</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>435,230</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>425,260</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>435,495</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>Source: HESA Student Record</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>Note: figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/01/2016 14:05:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4192 label Biography information for Lord Dobbs

437865

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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	Apprentices: Taxation
	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 likely impact of the apprenticeship levy on wage growth over the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The OBR forecasts that wages will grow over the next few years, though at a slightly lower rate than would have been the case had the apprenticeship levy not been introduced.</p><br /><p>However, we know that apprenticeships have long-run productivity and wage benefits for apprentices and the wider economy, which are not included in the OBR’s modelling. On average, an apprenticeship increases an individual’s earnings by 11-16% within three to five years.[1]</p><br /><p>The medium-term benefits of apprenticeships can therefore outweigh short-term wage pressures. We thus consider the net impact of the apprenticeships levy on the economy to be positive.</p><br /><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-measuring-the-net-present-value-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-measuring-the-net-present-value-in-england</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 18/01/2016 13:53:27 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name Measuring_the_Net_Present_Value_of_Further_Education_in_England.pdf title Value of FE in England
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

437868

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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	Small Businesses
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote Small Business Saturday.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is a strong supporter of Small Business Saturday, which was this year held on Saturday December 5. As part of a programme of activity to get behind the event and encourage communities to support their local businesses at a key time in the commercial calendar, the Government worked with Small Business Saturday organisers to hold a flagship market with a diverse range of small companies at HM Treasury. All 21 Government departments were also briefed to raise awareness of the campaign, with many using social media channels to highlight the initiative. In addition, 50 Ministers visited a local business in their area on the day, endorsing the campaign through their own social media channels. We also distributed message packs online to 588 stakeholders to encourage them to reach out to their own memberships and support the day. We are now planning to work with organisers to support Small Business Saturday 2016.</p><br /> <br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/01/2016 12:55:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

437872

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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	Universities: Staff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether non-academic employees of a UK university are considered to be public officers for the purposes of misconduct or malfeasance in public office.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL4574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter of interpretation for the courts to pronounce upon in the context of a relevant case, and it would not be appropriate for the department to provide a general legal opinion.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/01/2016 15:26:56 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

438503

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	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	Care Workers: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the training scheme to create a career ladder for care workers by developing the role of care practitioners has been cancelled.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL4599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Government is spending significant sums this year (circa £130 million) to train and develop the adult social care workforce; this includes £12m for the Workforce Development Fund for training to develop the workforce.</p><br /><p>Whilst pre-contract discussions had taken place, no formal financial commitment was made to this specific project by UK Commission for Employment and Skills and the project has been informed that funding is not available.</p><br /><p>In order to prioritise funding on the adult skills participation budgets, savings are being made from supporting budgets such as the UKCES.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><p>The Government is working closely with its delivery partners, Skills for Care and National Skills Academy Social Care to improve the level of skills of the adult social care workforce.</p><br /><p>The adult social care workforce has a key role to play as service users experience of care depends heavily on the sensitivity and compassion of care workers. Better skills and training are an important part of raising standards overall.</p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 20/01/2016 15:20:00 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

439111

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2015
	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	Trade Union Bill
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government for what reasons they have decided not to follow the guidance set out in Chapter 14 of the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation in respect of the Trade Union Bill, and in particular the requirement in paragraph 14.10 to publish the final impact assessment "at the final proposal stage".
	tabling member printed	Lord Lea of Crondall
	uin	HL4655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>In line with the Cabinet Office guidance, we will publish a final impact assessment before enactment. The Government has already published consultation Impacts Assessments alongside the public consultations that support the overall package of reforms, as well as an equality impact assessment and will publish a further Impact Assessment on the Bill before Lords Committee.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/01/2016 11:55:32 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2482 label Biography information for Lord Lea of Crondall

439512

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2015
	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	UK Consumer Product Recall Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they anticipate the review of unsafe product recall, chaired by Lynn Faulds-Wood, will be published.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	uin	HL4697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The review of the UK unsafe product recall system chaired by Lynn Faulds Wood will be published soon.</p><br /> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/01/2016 12:49:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town