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677646

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of progress in securing the future of rural post offices; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government understands the important role post offices play in communities across the country, especially in the more remote, rural areas. This is why in our manifesto we committed to secure the future of 3,000 rural post offices.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks to Government investment the UK’s network of 11,600 branches is at its most stable in decades, with over 98% of the UK population in rural areas within 3 miles of a post office. The investment is offering real improvements to customers, including an extra 200,000 opening hours every week and over 4,200 post offices open on a Sunday.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s recent consultation will help us understand what the public and businesses expect from the Post Office and to understand more fully what subsidy is needed and what it should be used for.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/01/2017 14:18:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

678142

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the implications for his policies are of the call by the Association of Convenience Stores for the Government to review the costs, income and viability of rural post offices on its Rural Shop Report 2017, published in January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government entrusts the Post Office’s management to keep the health of the network under review in order to meet the commitment we have set to maintain the network at over 11,500 branches. The commercial agreements it has with subpostmasters, rural and urban, covering costs and revenue form a key part of ensuring the health of the network. While these arrangements are commercially sensitive between both parties the evidence of their success is in the fact that that the network is at its most stable in decades.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2017 17:08:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

678771

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans for the increase in Post Office outreach services in rural communities over the last five years to continue; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	61560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy keeps the state of the network under review including the provision of rural services through outreaches. Outreaches are provided so Post Office can maintain access to communities, most often in rural areas, where the old post office has closed. These provide a regular part time service, with hours tailored to the levels of demand in the community. They provide a welcomed link to the network for many isolated communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/01/2017 17:10:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

783292

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Aerospace Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to strengthen and promote the British aerospace industry.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	111376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has the second largest aerospace industry globally, with strengths in some of the most technologically advanced parts of aircraft: wings, engines and advanced systems. The industry has annual turnover of around £32 billion, and exports some £30 billion.</p><p>Through the Aerospace Growth Partnership, Government is supporting action by industry to make sure the UK remains competitive, including a joint Industry/Government commitment of £3.9 billion for Research and Development activities through to 2026.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/11/2017 13:00:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416711

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to ensure that students from lower socio-economic groups are not disincentivised from applying to university by fear of increased debt when student maintenance grants are replaced by new maintenance loan support.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>We are increasing the overall amount of cash in hand we provide students to support the cost of living to the highest ever amount. For new full-time students starting their courses on or after 1 August 2016, maintenance grants will be replaced by maintenance loans. Eligible students on low incomes will qualify for a maximum maintenance loan that is 10.3% higher than the maximum maintenance grant and loan support available in 2015/16. Higher education remains free at the point of entry, with students able to fund their studies through loans which they only repay when they are earning above £21,000.</p><p>All institutions wishing to charge fees above the basic level must agree an Access Agreement with the independent Director of Fair Access. In July, the Director of Fair Access announced that he has approved 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17. Institutions expect to spend £745.5m on widening access in 2016/17, rising to £750.8m in 2019/20.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 16:59:38 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416712

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Medicine: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage students from the lowest socio-economic groups to apply to study medicine.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>Latest data from UCAS shows that the application rate to higher education for 18 years olds from disadvantaged backgrounds is at a record level. All institutions wishing to charge fees above the basic level must agree an Access Agreement with the independent Director of Fair Access (DFA) on their measures to widen access to higher education. This Government has extended the term of office for the current Director.</p><p>In his latest guidance to Institutions on how to produce access agreements the DFA has asked all Institutions with medical schools to consider the guidance on improving access to medical courses for those from lower socio-economic groups, developed by the Medical Schools Council and published in December 2014. The guidance from the medical schools council was developed in response to the Government call for more to be done to widen participation to medicine.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 13:26:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416713

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Medicine: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the change in the number of people applying to study medicine in 2014 relative to previous years; and if his Department will assess what effect (a) increases in tuition fees and (b) fear of increased debt may have on such applications.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information published by UCAS on the numbers of applications since 2009 is shown in the table. UCAS have not yet published comparable figures for 2015.</p><p>Medicine remains a very popular course that attracts many prospective students. There are no upfront fees and a progressive, income-contingent loan available for those applying for degrees.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Applications from UK domiciled applicants<sup>1</sup> to pre-clinical medicine</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Year of entry</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>56,055</p></td><td><p>62,855</p></td><td><p>65,270</p></td><td><p>63,120</p></td><td><p>64,000</p></td><td><p>64,345</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UCAS. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.</p><p>1. Each applicant can submit up to four applications for pre-clinical medicine. UCAS have not released figures showing the number of applicants who have made one or more applications to pre-clinical medicine.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/09/2015 11:55:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416714

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Medicine: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the removal of the cap on student numbers applies to (a) medical students and (b) the 7.5 per cent cap on UK medical school places for international students.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>For many years, the Government has controlled undergraduate entrant numbers to medicine and dentistry courses at university. The Grant letter of 29 January 2015 to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) said that, at this stage, the Government is retaining intake targets for undergraduates on medicine and dentistry courses, reflecting the high cost of this training to the public purse.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 17:00:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416715

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consultation his Department plans to undertake on proposals to replace student maintenance grants with new maintenance loan support.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>A formal consultation process is not normally carried out when annual changes to higher education student support are introduced.</p><p>The Government expects to lay amendments to the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 before Parliament later this year which will bring changes to student support into effect for the 2016/17 academic year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 13:27:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

416716

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what impact assessment he has conducted on the proposal to replace student maintenance grants with new maintenance loan support.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	8629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government expects to lay amendments to the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 later this year and publish an Equality Analysis when the Regulations are laid. The Equality Analysis will include an assessment of potential impacts of the changes.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/09/2015 13:26:31 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston