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433720

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2015
	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	Productivity
	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 30 November 2015 to Question 17311, what financial support his Department is providing for the Government's Productivity Plan; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	18528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <br /> <br /><p>All Government Departments have a role in helping to raise productivity and foster a dynamic economy. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) holds many of the key productivity levers, including skills, innovation, competition and regulation. The bulk of BIS spending therefore supports the Productivity Plan. The table displays total BIS Departmental Expenditure Limits up to 2019/20, as set out in the Spending Review. Specifically with regard to research, the Government has committed to protect the science resource and capital budget in real terms during this Parliament.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total DEL (£bn)</p></td><td><p>16.6</p></td><td><p>16.5</p></td><td><p>14.5</p></td><td><p>13.4</p></td><td><p>13.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479749/52229_Blue_Book_PU1865_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479749/52229_Blue_Book_PU1865_Web_Accessible.pdf</a></p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/12/2015 14:48:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

422845

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has reviewed the adequacy of financial support for students with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	12897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Disabled Students’ Allowances are available to help meet the additional costs that a disabled student is obliged to incur, in relation to their study, by virtue of their disability.</p><br /><p>Disabled Students’ Allowances, along with all other types of student support, are reviewed before laying the annual student support regulations.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/10/2015 15:26:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

422844

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	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: Disability
	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 number of students with a disability in higher education; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	12896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The latest statistics available from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) show that in the academic year 2013/14 there were 1.1 million UK domiciled enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions, of which 138,670 declared a disability.</p><br /><p>Further information is published on the HESA website and can be located from this web-link <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/content/view/1973/239/" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/content/view/1973/239/</a></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/10/2015 15:27:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

445415

	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	Students: 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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of maintenance support for undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	22795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The support available under the student finance system is reviewed annually.</p><br /><p>An Equality Analysis of changes to the support package for full-time students in 2016/17 was published on the GOV.UK website on 3 December 2015.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/01/2016 17:39:53 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

444106

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2016
	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	Employment: Research
	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 total number of FTE positions supported by funding from Research Councils UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	22091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The table below provides the figures for full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed by the Research Councils as at 31 March 2015. It is not possible to estimate the number of FTE positions supported by grant funding awarded by the Research Councils given the multiple sources of funding which support many researchers.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>FTE as at 31<sup>st</sup> March 2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Head Office staff<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Institute, Research Centre and Unit staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AHRC</strong></p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BBSRC</strong></p></td><td><p>282.3</p></td><td><p>962</p></td><td><p>1244.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EPSRC</strong></p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ESRC</strong></p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MRC</strong></p></td><td><p>220<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>2205</p></td><td><p>2425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>NERC</strong></p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>2171</p></td><td><p>2385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>STFC</strong></p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>1558</p></td><td><p>1775</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup></sup></p><p><sup>1</sup> Figures in this column include Research Councils UK Executive Directorate and cross-research council support staff.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Locally employed staff at the MRC’s two units in Africa are not included in this data.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 22/01/2016 14:15:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

418630

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	Science: Capital Investment
	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 11 September 2015 to Question 8264, what reviews his Department conducted into the adequacy of capital research spending in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	10151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In 2013 the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) commissioned the <em>International Comparative Performance of the UK Research Base</em> Report to understand how the UK compares with other nations in research terms. The report highlighted that the UK’s field-weighted citation impact was the highest of those countries included in the report, rising to 1.66 in 2012<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>, compared to the world average of 1.0.</p><p>All science capital spend is agreed as part of a wider allocations process, informed by information from Research Councils and other partner organisations, as well as by evidence provided in business cases for specific capital projects. In addition, the 2014 science capital consultation allowed stakeholders to provide feedback on the adequacy of capital research spending.</p><p>All capital projects undertake regular assurance reviews.</p><br /><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/performance-of-the-uk-research-base-international-comparison-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/performance-of-the-uk-research-base-international-comparison-2013</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 05/10/2015 12:13:04 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

512930

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2016
	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: West Midlands
	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 EU (a) 7th Framework Programme and (b) Horizon 2020 funding has been provided to (i) universities, (ii) other research institutions and (iii) small businesses in the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	34019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures for organisations in the West Midlands are set out below. These reflect the full value of grant agreements signed in each calendar year, not the money received in that year.</p><p> </p><p>Higher and Secondary Education Organisations (HES) agreed funding (€):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FP7</p></td><td><p>34,512,638</p></td><td><p>65,197,543</p></td><td><p>62,376,751</p></td><td><p>23,703,605</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horizon 2020</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10,025,431</p></td><td><p>64,947,891</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Non-profit Research organisations (REC) agreed funding (€):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FP7</p></td><td><p>459,795</p></td><td><p>1,873,085</p></td><td><p>946,077</p></td><td><p>2,102,799</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horizon 2020</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>819,340</p></td><td><p>2,297,233</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) agreed funding (€):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FP7</p></td><td><p>7,861,934</p></td><td><p>11,503,709</p></td><td><p>11,193,539</p></td><td><p>2,773,696</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horizon 2020</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3,471,182</p></td><td><p>14,249,221</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note that the SME figures may include some HES or REC organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The variation in the figures across the years in part reflects the fact that calls are competitively bid for and vary in the amount of funding available; and in part the fact that the FP7 budget was back-loaded, with increasing amounts of money available to award as grants in the final two years of the programme (2012-2013). In contrast, relatively few grants were awarded in the first year of Horizon 2020 (2014), which thereafter is due to run with annual budgets larger than those available to FP7.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the UK was the second biggest recipient of EU research funding under FP7, and remains so under Horizon 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 22/04/2016 13:35:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 56243 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

421771

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	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	Disabled Students' Allowances
	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 total cost to the public purse was of the disability students' allowance in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	12141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students’ Allowance is published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release <em>‘Student Support for Higher Education England’</em>. The latest statistics are available at the following link: <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><br /><p>Payments to full-time undergraduate students are presented in table 3b on page 21 and payments to part-time undergraduates and postgraduates in tables 5a and 5b on page 31.</p><p><strong></strong></p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 12143 question first answered 20/10/2015 14:48:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

421772

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	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	Disabled Students' Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people have received the disability students' allowance in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	12143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>Information on students awarded and paid Disabled Students’ Allowance is published annually by Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release <em>‘Student Support for Higher Education England’</em>. The latest statistics are available at the following link: <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><br /><p>Payments to full-time undergraduate students are presented in table 3b on page 21 and payments to part-time undergraduates and postgraduates in tables 5a and 5b on page 31.</p><p><strong></strong></p><br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 12141 question first answered 20/10/2015 14:48:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

993520

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce noise pollution from (a) normal services and (b) maintenance work on railways in Coventry.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	182680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>All new rail vehicles are required to meet strict noise limits before they are permitted to enter into normal service. These are governed the Technical Standards for Interoperability (TSIs). Network Rail are also undertaking a number of activities during the current control period (CP5), including rail profile grinding, resilient track supports and noise barriers, which have helped mitigate noise impacts during normal service. During maintenance work, each renewal or upgrade project undertaken by Network Rail must be in line with the Government’s rail noise action plan. These strategic action plans estimate people’s exposure to noise from road, rail and aviation. These plans will provide guidance to those responsible for tackling the noise on how best to do so. In particular they are aimed at those areas worst affected by transport noise.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 30/10/2018 11:16:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 81197 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham