www.ofcom.org.uk<\/a>).<\/p> <\/p>
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Ministers and officials in this Department attach the highest priority to answering written Parliamentary Questions (PQs) accurately and on time. All PQs tabled in the last session of Parliament received a substantive answer from the Department by the time of the 2014 Prorogation.<\/p>"}
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12 Start-Up Loans have been granted to businesses within the Gillingham and Rainham constituency with a total drawn down value of £68,800.<\/p>
36 Start-Up Loans have been granted with a total drawn down value of £220,750 in the Medway constituency.<\/p>
265 Start-Up Loans have been granted in Kent with a total drawn down value of £1,498,105.<\/p>"}
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<\/p>
The United Kingdom Trade and Investment (UKTI) North East trade team has developed a programme called \u201cAccess to Brazil in North East\u201d, which is aimed at support companies in the North East to link with Brazil. It is managed for UKTI by the North East Chamber of Commerce. The programme is also supported by European Regional Development Fund funding. A key element of the programme, as part of a Olympics legacy, is about building a relationship with North East Brazil. When the UK's North East Brazil consul (Recife) was opened, a group of North East companies were part of the launch event. A number of market visits have taken place since then. The next visit by North East companies to Brazil is planned for October 2014, with an event involving the Consul from Recife on 10 July.<\/p>
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UKTI North East have worked with 165 companies regarding opportunities in the Brazilian market.<\/p>
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<\/p>
For Angola and Mozambique UKTI has identified an increasing number of opportunities in Africa for North East companies, particularly in the oil and gas sectors. UKTI North East has worked with 25 Companies on opportunities in Angola and 10 companies in Mozambique.<\/p>
<\/p>
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UKTI North East is working with the lead FCO Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, on a visit to North East in late July to promote opportunities in Africa. A programme is currently being prepared.<\/p>
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<\/p>
This Government is fully committed to the National Minimum Wage set by the independent Low Pay Commission at a level that maximises the wages of the low paid without damaging their employment prospects by setting it too high.<\/p>
<\/p>
We ask the Low Pay Commission to consider the evidence and recommend the National Minimum Wage rates, to achieve this.<\/p>
<\/p>
This Government has accepted an above inflation increase in the NMW including an increase in the apprentice rate from £2.68 to £2.73. The increase will come into effect on 1 October 2014 and will provide low paid workers with the biggest cash increase in their pay packets since 2008.<\/p>
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