11271<\/a>.<\/p>
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The Government expects to lay amendments to the Student Support Regulations covering student support for 2016/17 shortly.<\/p>"}
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The Government expects to publish an Equality Analysis of the changes to student support for the 2016/17 academic year alongside the regulations.<\/p>
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The best way the Government can support our industries is to continue to deliver a strong and growing economy.<\/p>
In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced an exemption for Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs), including the steel industry, from the policy costs of the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariffs, a hugely significant step to provide industry with long-term certainty and helping them remain competitive. This is on top of the millions that has already been paid in compensation to EIIs for energy costs.<\/p>
The Government engages with various industrial sectors through our Sector Councils, where we discuss the opportunities and challenges facing certain sectors.<\/p>
The Government recognises the current difficulties that are unique to the steel sector. While we cannot fix the price of steel, halt global overproduction or fix currency rates, the Government has taken a number of measures to help our steel industry.<\/p>
We have taken action on unfair trade, recently voting in support of anti-dumping measures on wire rod and steel tubing imports, as well as lobbying successfully for an investigation into cheap imports of Reinforcing Steel Bar.<\/p>
The steel industry\u2019s request for flexibility over Industrial Emissions Directive exemptions has been secured. This will save the industry millions of pounds of unnecessary expenditure at a time of crisis by offering steel companies more time to comply with this European legislation.<\/p>
Finally, we are taking action to drive up the number of public contracts won by UK steel manufacturers and their partners through fair and open competition. The Government published on 30 October new guidelines for departments to apply on major projects when sourcing and buying steel. The new instructions will help steel suppliers compete on a level playing field with international suppliers for major Government projects.<\/p>
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The Government supports an open market for steel and UK consumers are free to source their requirements from anywhere in the world as long as imported material is traded fairly and meets quality and standards criteria where applicable.<\/p>
Data on UK imports of steel as a share of domestic demand are published by the EEF on behalf of UK Steel in their Key Statistics 2015 report, which can be found at the EEF website under the \u2018Publications\u2019 page. Please note that these figures exclude imports made by steel producers.<\/p>"}
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Through our reforms, more than 1300 employers are designing new apprenticeships standards that are more responsive to the needs of business. 194 standards have been published with over 150 new standards in development, including the new Large Goods Vehicle Driver standard.<\/p>
Subject to final approval, this new apprenticeship standard will provide the sector with an excellent opportunity to develop a new generation of drivers in a way that meets their specific requirements.<\/p>
In addition, in June Jobcentre Plus and the Road Haulage Association launched \u201cDriving Britain\u2019s Future\u201d. This 12-month scheme will identify 2,400 work experience placements for Jobcentre Plus customers with logistics employers.<\/p>"}
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