2020-02-06 2020-02-13T11:14:52.933Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-13 Biography information for Chris Skidmore <p>The Government wants the UK to be the most innovative economy in the world and be the best place in which to start and grow a business. The UK’s world-leading IP framework has a key role to play in this.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Industrial Strategy the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) carried out a call for views seeking ways to maximise the incentives of the IP system to stimulate collaborative and increase licensing opportunities for IP rights. A number of interventions were implemented as a result to ensure that the IP framework continues to underpin and support the UK’s innovation economy.</p><p> </p><p>The IPO has made it a priority to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging technologies and has also worked with industry to address issues outlined in the Sector deals such as that of the Creative Industries. In addition, the IPO has been working to integrate IP into the developing Local Industrial Strategies under the Place Foundation.</p> Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Mr Barry Sheerman Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman House of Commons 13423 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy false Huddersfield To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Industrial Strategy on the protection of intellectual property. 1 Intellectual Property: Industry 201 Biography information for Ben Lake Ben Lake Department for Education Ceredigion false 2020-02-10T15:11:54.24Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-10 <p>​As I stated in my answer to question 9128, the UK government is preparing for every eventuality and is considering a wide range of options with regard to the future of international exchange and collaboration in education and training, including a potential domestic alternative.</p><p>Now is not the time to set out any more detail on the potential alternatives as we prepare to enter negotiations with the EU. If the appropriate time arises, then we will do so.</p> 12362 To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 9128 on Educational Exchanges, if he will publish the publish his proposals for the potential domestic alternatives. Education 2020-02-04 1 Educational Exchanges 60 Education Biography information for Chi Onwurah 201 European Telecommunications Standards Institute: Quantum Technology Newcastle upon Tyne Central 11538 2020-02-03 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2020-02-06T12:06:21.453Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-06 <p>Having agreed technical standards enables industry to provide products and services that work together and are an essential part of the electronic communications world. ETSI is one of the main standards organisations in this area. DCMS leads on standards for digital and electronic communications and pays the UK government membership fee to ETSI. DCMS is active on the board and a number of technical committees and coordinates the UK industry relationship with ETSI. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) lead the technical work on quantum communications and quantum-safe cryptography from a UK government perspective.</p><p> </p><p>The NPL has had a long-standing involvement with the ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) on quantum key distribution (ETSI ISG-QKD), acting as rapporteur for the creation of a published guidance document ETSI GS QKD 011 (2016) that created the first measurement ‘standard’ in quantum technologies. The NPL continues to contribute to the drafting of test standards through ETSI ISG-QKD and will continue to explore where it would be beneficial for the UK to have further participation in other standards organisations, eg. ITU and ISO.</p><p> </p><p>The NCSC is not a member of the ETSI ISG-QKD but has worked with the group to provide security assurance of QKD products; and has been closely involved in the ETSI Quantum Safe Cryptography (QSC) group since its establishment – this group is focussed on transitioning internet security to using algorithms that could not be broken by a quantum computer.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the National Quantum Technologies Programme (NQTP), Government supports research in quantum communications, which is co-ordinated through a hub led by the University of York. The hub’s expert advice contributes to standard setting through ETSI. Launched in 2014, the hub will have received around £48m in UKRI funding by 2024. In order to continue to develop these technologies towards commercialisation BEIS also funds collaborative quantum communications projects with industry through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Commercialising quantum technologies challenge.</p> Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Chi Onwurah false 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support her Department provides to ETSI in relation to the development of (a) quantum communications technology standards and (b) quantum key distribution. Education Washington and Sunderland West 2020-01-31 2020-02-10T08:54:27.793Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-10 <p>​The levels of Disabled Students’ Allowances available to students are set in the Education (Student Support) Regulations. The department undertakes, and publishes, an Equality Analysis each time it lays amendments to these Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>​No decision has been made to transfer the administration of Disabled Students’ Allowances to Higher Education Providers.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will undertake an equality impact assessment of transferring to higher education providers responsibility for (a) administering and (b) setting the level of disabled students' allowance. Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson 60 1 false Disabled Students' Allowances Education Mrs Sharon Hodgson Department for Education 10740 false 2020-02-05T13:46:56.6Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-05 <p>We are committed to making the UK a global science superpower that attracts brilliant people and businesses from across the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already committed over £42m Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund funding to organisations registered in the North East</p><p> </p><p>We have announced plans for an ambitious place strategy for UK R&amp;D to ensure funding builds on strengths in the regions, and nations of the UK including the North East. We will work closely with UK Research and Innovation to develop a strategy that ensures the whole country contributes to and benefits from the national 2.4% R&amp;D target.</p> Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2020-01-30 Biography information for Ian Lavery Wansbeck Ian Lavery 201 1 10384 To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to allocate funding to scientific research in the North East. Research: North East Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Emma Hardy 60 10448 Biography information for Emma Hardy 1 Education 2020-01-30 Overseas Students: EEA Nationals To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of changes to (a) tuition fees and (b) student loans for EEA students after the UK has left the EU on the number of those students studying in the UK. false Department for Education Education 2020-02-07T10:00:14.44Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-07 <p>EU students make an important contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, both financially and culturally. On 28 May 2019, we announced guarantees on student finance for EU nationals. EU nationals (and their family members) who start a course in England in the 2020-21 academic year or before will continue to be eligible for ‘home fee’ status and undergraduate and postgraduate student financial support from Student Finance England for the duration of their course, provided they meet the residency requirement. Any potential effects of changes to tuition fees and loans for European Economic Area students from the 2021-22 academic year will be considered as part of wider discussions about the UK’s future relationship with the EU. The government will continue to work towards the ambitious goals set out in our International Education Strategy, to host 600,000 international students per year by 2030, an increase of 30%.</p><p> </p> Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 1 Biography information for Caroline Lucas 2020-01-30 Brighton, Pavilion 2020-02-07T10:04:15.643Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-07 <p>The European Commission (EC) publishes statistics on Erasmus+. The latest available data is from 2018, published in January 2020. The EC records the number of incoming mobilities to the UK under the Erasmus+ programme, but this is not broken down by sub-national levels.</p><p>The table below summarises the number of incoming higher education students, trainees and staff to the UK on the Erasmus+ programme from 2014/15 to 2017/18. The EC publishes more data on Erasmus+ in their statistical annexes, which is available from: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/statistics_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/statistics_en</a>.</p><p><strong>Incoming HE students, trainees and staff to the UK on the Erasmus+ program</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Students &amp; Trainees</p></td><td><p>30,235</p></td><td><p>31,362</p></td><td><p>31,727</p></td><td><p>31,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff</p></td><td><p>3,436</p></td><td><p>4,406</p></td><td><p>4,786</p></td><td><p>4,970</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UK factsheet: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/factsheets_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/factsheets_en</a>.</p> false 10349 60 Erasmus+ Programme Education To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have travelled to (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland under the Erasmus+ programme in each year since 2015. Department for Education Caroline Lucas Education Learning Disability Mrs Sharon Hodgson Washington and Sunderland West 60 10329 1 Education 2020-02-07T09:54:52.49Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-07 <p>The Department is currently discussing with the Association of Dyslexia Specialists in Higher Education whether there is a case to provide Disabled Students’ Allowances for certain types of assistance for higher education students with a diagnosis of visual stress. We will announce further details in due course<strong>.</strong></p> Department for Education 2020-01-30 Education To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support disabled students with visual stress. false Education 1 2020-01-30 Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle 60 Department for Education Department for Education: Reviews 2020-02-07T10:19:22.363Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-07 <p>At present, the Department for Education is undertaking reviews in the following areas.</p><ul><li>As set out in the manifesto, we are preparing to undertake a review of the care system which will consider how we support vulnerable children and young people in order to meet their needs and improve their outcomes.</li><li>A cross-government review into support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, as announced in 2019.</li><li>A review of Post-16 Qualifications at level 3 and below to ensure that every qualification has a distinct purpose, is high quality and supports progression to positive outcomes.</li><li>The Headteachers’ Standards Review as announced by my right hon. Friend, the Minister of State for School Standards in July last year to review the National Standards of Headteachers guidance last updated in 2004.</li><li>In last year’s teacher recruitment and retention strategy, Ministers committed to carrying out a review of system leadership to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of teaching schools and National Leaders of Education.</li></ul><p>In addition, Dame Mary Ney’s review of college financial oversight and Dame Shirley Pearce’s review of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework recently concluded. We will publish the reports and the government’s responses in due course.</p> Wallasey false Ms Angela Eagle To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the titles of the reviews that his Department is undertaking. Education 10307 2020-01-29 Education Biography information for Steve Reed Croydon North false 60 Steve Reed Education 1 Universities: Fire Regulations 2020-02-07T10:09:29.803Z Kingswood Chris Skidmore false 2020-02-07 <p>The safety of students and staff across the education estate remains ministers' highest priority. Since the Grenfell fire, the department has worked closely with the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on fire safety. In line with that cross-government approach, we identified university-owned residential buildings over 18 metres with potentially dangerous ACM cladding. In the light of updated building safety guidance for owners of residential buildings published on 20 January by MHCLG, the department will gather any additional information required on residential buildings across the education estate, and will continue to work with building owners to ensure that any subsequent remediation work, if any, is undertaken.</p> 9698 9697 Department for Education To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2020 to Question 5444, on Universities: Fire Regulations, whether his Department holds data on the number of university residential, teaching and research accommodation buildings over 18 metres in height that have (a) ACM cladding and (b) other forms of combustible cladding. 0 10 1 1682