The Government notes the judgment in which the Supreme Court upheld an individual's right to rescind a contract of sale and a related credit agreement. The Government believes that existing consumer credit law adequately protects individuals in this regard.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Northamptonshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrea Leadsom"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-07T15:14:39.8798331Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "CaTreasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Consumers: Protection"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Durkin v DSG Retail Limited and another and its effect on existing consumer law.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/570", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Frank Doran"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Aberdeen North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Frank Doran"} ], "uin" : "202977"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64638", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64638/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
There is no register covering all businesses in the UK. The Registrar of Companies registers a subset of businesses and provides online registration for those businesses that register as companies or limited liability partnerships. HMRC registers sole traders for tax purposes.<\/p>
Online incorporation via software filing agents was introduced in July 2001, followed in April 2010 by the launch of the Citizen Incorporation service via Companies House Webfiling. The number of companies on the register has almost doubled, from 1.66 million at the end of March 2001 to 3.25 million at March 2014. In the financial year 2013/14, 98% of all new companies were incorporated electronically.<\/p>
Companies House has carried out several studies to identify the main factors contributing to the increasing trend for company incorporations. This is attributed to a number of combined factors, such as the benefits of limited liability, changes to tax legislation and developments in the wider UK economy. There is no indication that the electronic enablement of company registration in itself has acted as a direct driver for the increase in new company registration rates, as just one of the methods the Government has used to help reduce the burden on business and the costs of running a company. This in turn has helped to make the UK one of the best places to set up and run a company.<\/p>
Electronic services have also enabled Companies House to absorb the significant additional workload resulting from the growing register, make organisational efficiency savings and pass these efficiencies on to customers in the form of lower fees. For incorporation, the UK charges some of the lowest fees in the World.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/88", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sevenoaks"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Fallon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-07T16:05:48.5739461Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Business: Registration"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of online business registration on registration rates; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1586", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Adam Afriyie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Windsor"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Adam Afriyie"} ], "uin" : "202986"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64639", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64639/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
BIS currently employs 58 apprentices. A further 10 apprentices will be appointed under the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship scheme in September 2014.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Dunbartonshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-07T15:47:21.1920127Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Apprentices"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices there are in his Department.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3996", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Jones"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harrogate and Knaresborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Jones"} ], "uin" : "203019"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64647", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64647/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The RAB charge on student loans is updated when the Office for Budget Responsibility updates its macro economic forecasts, which normally happens two or three times a year. Another update happens annually, when the Student Loans Company provides the Department with updated loans data.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/53", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Willetts"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Havant"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Willetts"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-07T15:42:59.2661441Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Students: Loans"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how often his Department calculates the RAB charge on student loans.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1171", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liam Byrne"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birmingham, Hodge Hill"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Liam Byrne"} ], "uin" : "203052"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64648", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64648/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
As at 30 June 2014, the Government Office for Science employed 95 staff in total. Of those, 39 were women and 56 were men.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Dunbartonshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-07T15:45:32.9487684Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Government Office for Science"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) women and (b) men are employed in the Government Office for Science.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1171", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liam Byrne"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Birmingham, Hodge Hill"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Liam Byrne"} ], "uin" : "203053"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64651", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64651/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The pilot cohort of 100 Fast Track Apprentices began their apprenticeships in September 2013. Eight Government Departments across England participated in the pilot cohort:<\/p>
· Department for Business, Innovation and Skills<\/p>
· Cabinet Office<\/p>
· Crown Prosecution Service<\/p>
· Department for Education<\/p>
· Department for Work and Pensions<\/p>
· HM Revenue & Customs<\/p>
· Ministry of Defence<\/p>
· Ministry of Justice<\/p>
Cohort 2 will begin in September 2014 and will place 200 apprentices across Departments and Agencies across England, including:<\/p>
· Department for Business, Innovation and Skills<\/p>
· Cabinet Office<\/p>
· Crown Prosecution Service<\/p>
· Department for Education<\/p>
· Department for Work and Pensions<\/p>
· HM Revenue & Customs<\/p>
· Ministry of Defence<\/p>
· Ministry of Justice<\/p>
· Civil Service Employee Policy<\/p>
· Civil Service Resourcing<\/p>
· Civil Service Learning<\/p>
· Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<\/p>
· Department for Transport<\/p>
· Department for Culture, Media and Sport<\/p>
· Department for Communities and Local Government<\/p>
· UK Trade & Investment, part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills<\/p>
· Treasury Solicitor's Department<\/p>
· Insolvency Service<\/p>
· Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary<\/p>
· Crown Commercial Service<\/p>
The government plans to continue to grow this programme and expand it to other departments.<\/p>
Annual Reports published by the Cabinet Office indicating the number of candidates recommended for appointment to the Graduate (now Generalist) Fast Stream are available at www.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p> A table showing the numbers recommended for appointment to the scheme for the period 2010-2012, distributed by department, has been placed in the library of the House. Data for 2013 is not yet available.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new graduate Fast Streamers were allocated places in each department in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64652/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The pilot cohort of 100 Fast Track Apprentices began their apprenticeships in September 2013. Eight Government Departments across England participated in the pilot cohort:<\/p> · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills<\/p> · Cabinet Office<\/p> · Crown Prosecution Service<\/p> · Department for Education<\/p> · Department for Work and Pensions<\/p> · HM Revenue & Customs<\/p> · Ministry of Defence<\/p> · Ministry of Justice<\/p> Cohort 2 will begin in September 2014 and will place 200 apprentices across Departments and Agencies across England, including:<\/p> · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills<\/p> · Cabinet Office<\/p> · Crown Prosecution Service<\/p> · Department for Education<\/p> · Department for Work and Pensions<\/p> · HM Revenue & Customs<\/p> · Ministry of Defence<\/p> · Ministry of Justice<\/p> · Civil Service Employee Policy<\/p> · Civil Service Resourcing<\/p> · Civil Service Learning<\/p> · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<\/p> · Department for Transport<\/p> · Department for Culture, Media and Sport<\/p> · Department for Communities and Local Government<\/p> · UK Trade & Investment, part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills<\/p> · Treasury Solicitor's Department<\/p> · Insolvency Service<\/p> · Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary<\/p> · Crown Commercial Service<\/p> The government plans to continue to grow this programme and expand it to other departments.<\/p>