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174644

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2015 to Question 219123, what proportion of people who initiated an online registration failed to finish that registration; and what information he holds on the main reason for failure to conclude the registration process.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Performance data relating to the online registration system is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/performance/register-to-vote" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/performance/register-to-vote</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 27/01/2015 10:17:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174645

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2014 to Question 218070, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in shoplifting between 2010 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has not made any formal assessment of these figures. However the figures provided in the response to Question 218070 showing an increase in charges are consistent with Home Office statistics for the number of shoplifting offences recorded by the police. These were given in a written answer (218106) provided to the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth on the 15<sup>th</sup> December 2014, which is published at;</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=218106" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=218106</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 28/01/2015 13:26:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174646

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of the Law Officers Departments' executive board were educated at (a) private and (b) state school.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/01/2015 14:24:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174647

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will undertake a review of the use of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme in response to the review announced by the Royal Bank of Scotland of its own practices relating to that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	221411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 January 2015 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-01-15/220931/" target="_blank">220931</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/01/2015 15:13:40 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

174649

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what factors the Insolvency Service takes into account when reviewing the fees it charges.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	221389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service sets its fees in accordance with HM Treasury’s ‘Managing Public Money’ principles which require that the standard approach is to set charges to recover the full costs of dealing with the cases it administers. The costs which must be taken into account are set out in the Managing Public Money Guidance published by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The intention with insolvency fees is to ensure that those who benefit from the insolvency regime should be the ones to fund it, so that an efficient and fair insolvency regime can be provided. When reviewing fees, Ministers consider the impact of any changes on the different interests that might be affected through an Impact Assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/01/2015 10:38:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

174650

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how regularly the Insolvency Service reviews its fees.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	221391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service reviews its fees and charges annually. The Insolvency Service is required to set fees to ensure full cost recovery. The last fee increases were made in April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/01/2015 10:37:48 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

174651

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Employment: Huddersfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to create jobs in Huddersfield.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	221390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Huddersfield benefits from the significant investment Government is making across Leeds City Region through their £573m Growth Deal, which will deliver at least 8,000 jobs and allow 1,000 new homes to be built by 2021. In particular, Huddersfield will benefit from an Advanced (Process) Manufacturing and Research Hub at Kirklees College which will be delivered as part of the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Skills Capital programme. The Government has committed a further £1bn to Growth Deals and will announce an extension to Leeds City Region Growth Deal shortly.</p><p><br>Huddersfield businesses have attracted £5.9m of Regional Growth Funding for 4 projects which are expected to create or safeguard 297 jobs and bring £21.4m of private investment to the area. Huddersfield and Kirklees businesses are also creating new jobs with the help of the Regional Growth Fund-supported Leeds City Region Business Grant programme. This programme is being boosted by the Growth Deal which will enable companies to access these grants for a further 3 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 26/01/2015 12:04:21 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

174652

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what basis the Insolvency Service calculates the fees charged in cases of liquidation.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	221371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Official Receiver’s fees charged in compulsory liquidation cases are calculated in accordance with principles outlined in HM Treasury’s ‘Managing Public Money’ guidance which provides that the standard approach is to set charges to recover full costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Fees are set to reflect the average cost of the Official Receiver administering a case and are set out in secondary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 26/01/2015 10:39:47 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

174653

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Land: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much and what proportion of land was registered in Wales in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	221369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below. Data for Wales has only been collected since September 2005. In addition, total area figures shown for 2006 and 2007 are lower than the rest and this is due to an issue encountered with the Powys Administrative Area where the data was not being stored. The remaining years are correctly shown and include Powys.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total area, ha</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Registered freehold, ha</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Registered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Not registered</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - Sep 2005</strong></p></td><td><p>2,122,453</p></td><td><p>879,153</p></td><td><p>41.42%</p></td><td><p>58.58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2006*</strong></p></td><td><p>1,602,838</p></td><td><p>789,231</p></td><td><p>49.24%</p></td><td><p>50.76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2007*</strong></p></td><td><p>1,602,838</p></td><td><p>874,775</p></td><td><p>54.58%</p></td><td><p>45.42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2008</strong></p></td><td><p>2,122,453</p></td><td><p>1,229,649</p></td><td><p>57.94%</p></td><td><p>42.06%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2009</strong></p></td><td><p>2,122,453</p></td><td><p>1,329,394</p></td><td><p>62.63%</p></td><td><p>37.37%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2010</strong></p></td><td><p>2,122,453</p></td><td><p>1,418,316</p></td><td><p>66.82%</p></td><td><p>33.18%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2011</strong></p></td><td><p>2,122,453</p></td><td><p>1,494,752</p></td><td><p>70.43%</p></td><td><p>29.57%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2012</strong></p></td><td><p>2,122,453</p></td><td><p>1,541,732</p></td><td><p>72.64%</p></td><td><p>27.36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2,122,453</p></td><td><p>1,591,521</p></td><td><p>74.99%</p></td><td><p>25.01%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total - 31 March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>2,122,453</p></td><td><p>1,653,802</p></td><td><p>77.92%</p></td><td><p>22.08%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Figures do not include Powys</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/01/2015 15:03:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

174655

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much research and development funding has been directed towards the oil and gas sector since 2010; and what proportion that is of all UK research and development funding in that period.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	221347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics for expenditure on research and development performed in business enterprises (BERD) can be found here: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_385959.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_385959.pdf</a>.</p><p>Relevant data extracted from this report on expenditure on R&amp;D performed in the extractive industries product group over 2010 - 2013 is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BERD expenditure on R&amp;D in extractive industries</p><p>product group (£m)</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of total BERD expenditure on R&amp;D in extractive industries</p><p>product group</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 27/01/2015 14:53:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir