Fancy dress clothing for Children is already specifically regulated for flammability under the Toys Safety Directive, as a part of standard BSEN71-2. Department for Business officials will meet with a range of interested parties to discuss their concerns. We will also work with Trading Standards to investigate compliance with current fancy dress safety regulation.<\/p>
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The government does not undertake formal assessments of training in the workplace. The Office of National Statistics publishes the quarterly Labour Force Survey and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills also publishes relevant information on this area.<\/p>
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The most recent Student Loans Company report published on 25th<\/sup> March 2015 regarding payments made to Further Education providers on behalf of loans-funded learners shows that during the 2013/14 academic year £115.8m was paid out, and in the first six months of the 2014/15 academic year £65m has been paid.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The full report is available through the following link :<\/p> <\/p> Academic Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Recruited undergraduate full-time equivalent students<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total grant after adjustments (all levels of study)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006/07<\/p><\/td> 171<\/p><\/td> £557,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007/08<\/p><\/td> 872<\/p><\/td> £2,666,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008/09<\/p><\/td> 3,155<\/p><\/td> £10,120,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/10<\/p><\/td> 6,349<\/p><\/td> £18,530,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 11,179<\/p><\/td> £28,998,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 14,020<\/p><\/td> £32,484,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 3,542<\/p><\/td> £7,935,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/p><\/td> 1,019<\/p><\/td> £2,359,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014/15<\/p><\/td> 248<\/p><\/td> £582,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 40,556<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £104,231,000<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The total grant over the period 2006/07 to 2014/15 was £104million. In addition to the grant after adjustments, £101 million development funding was spent on the scheme between 2006/07 and 2011/12.<\/p> <\/p> Employer contributions are only available for the period 2007/08 to 2010/11 and show that the average rate of co-founding from employers increased from 26% in 2007/08 to 41% in 2010/11.<\/p> <\/p> Note: Employer contributions are a mix of cash and in-kind, and are sourced from both public and private sector employers.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/346806/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The findings of the Medical Research Council (MRC) funded grant to the University of Newcastle, Improving the Efficiency of Human Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT), are described in the research publications listed on the RCUK Gateway to Research. It can be found at http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/AB211BD5-0A06-4819-ABD3-A29097543302<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The work was also presented at a workshop on SCNT convened in San Francisco by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the MRC in June 2010. The workshop report was published on the MRC website and discussions are described in the paper Finding the niche for human somatic cell nuclear transfer: Grieshammer et al 2011, Nat. Biotech: 29.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The project included an undertaking that any embryonic stem cell lines that were derived during the project would be deposited in the UK Stem Cell Bank in accordance with the investigators HFEA license. However, derivation of ESC lines was not a primary aim of the project. No lines were derived and therefore none have been deposited.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/346877/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The detail of the arbitration mechanisms contained in the EU-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be the result of on-going negotiations between the EU and the US.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Any arbitration conducted under the EU-US FTA would involve a fair and transparent procedure, with a range of public and private sector participants including, EU and Member States, investors and arbitrators, with all parties to the dispute able to appoint their own lawyers.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Arbitration proceedings under an international investment treaty are typically carried out on an ad hoc basis, with the tribunal constituted solely for the purpose of resolving a single dispute. The costs of the arbitration are apportioned according to the arbitrators\u2019 findings. Disputing parties may rely upon an international institution, such as the World Bank or the United Nations to provide the procedural rules for the tribunal. These services are provided on a non-profit basis.<\/p> <\/p> Financial Penalties for aggravated breach of employment law, under section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, were introduced on 6 April 2014. Financial penalties are intended to be used in exceptional circumstances where employers have deliberately flouted the law, and whose behaviour is malicious or negligent.<\/p> <\/p> Three have been imposed to date. One has been paid. The other two are currently unpaid.<\/p>"}
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