https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/83815/economic_consequences_for_the_UK_and_the_EU_of_completing_the_Single_Market.pdf<\/a><\/em><\/p> <\/p>
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has received a number of representations about this issue both from small business representative organisations and from small- and medium-sized businesses themselves. The recent media coverage relating to Premier Foods has prompted an increase in such representations. However, there is not a consensus amongst correspondents: some are in favour of company investment and/ or discount schemes and have explained how they have helped them thrive as a supplier; others are against such schemes and have highlighted the negative impact of their imposition.<\/p>
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The estimated annual cost of fraud and financial error in each of the last five years in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and its forty six partner organisations is estimated to be about £50-100m. This represents some 0.5% of total annual BIS spending on average.<\/p>
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Nearly all of this estimated figure relates to the error rate (made by applicants and officials) on student support, although that has declined in successive years from over 1% to some 0.5% in the latest year (2013-14) for which data is available.<\/p>
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The Department and all its partner organisations are now working closely with each other and with other Departments, led by the Cabinet Office, and other organisations inside and outside central government to improve the prevention, detection, measurement and early recovery of losses from fraud and error.<\/p>
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I have asked Chief Executives of the Executive Agencies to respond directly to the Hon Member. This information is not held by BIS in respect of non-Departmental Public Bodies.<\/p>
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The European Commission is conducting, on behalf of the UK, nine bilateral trade negotiations, and a number of negotiations at the World Trade Organisation where the EU negotiates on behalf of the UK and the EU.<\/p>
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Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts in England for age groups 19-21 and 22-24 in 2012/13 and 2013/14.<\/p>
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Table 1: Apprenticeship Starts by Age, 2012/13 to 2013/14<\/strong><\/p> <\/p>
Age group<\/p><\/td> | 2012/13<\/p><\/td> | 2013/14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
19-21<\/p><\/td> | 99,900<\/p><\/td> | 101,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
22-24<\/p><\/td> | 65,400<\/p><\/td> | 58,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
19-24 total<\/p><\/td> | 165,400<\/p><\/td> | 159,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Individualised Learner Record<\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> <\/p> 1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 100.<\/p> <\/p> 2) Age is calculated based on age at the start of the programme.<\/p> <\/p> 3) Volumes are a count of the number of starts at any point in the year. Learners starting more than one apprenticeship will appear more than once.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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