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420586

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Nuclear Power: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices there were in the civil nuclear industry in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	11466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Information on apprenticeship starts in each academic year by sector framework is published in a supplementary table (first link) to a Statistical First Release (SFR) at the FE Data Library (second link).</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467751/apprenticeships-starts-by-sase-framework.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467751/apprenticeships-starts-by-sase-framework.xls</a></p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a></p><br /><p>Apprenticeship data are not available by industrial sector or financial year. Within an industry a learner may undertake a wide range of apprenticeship frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 19/10/2015 12:59:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420587

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the terms of the forthcoming statutory review into the role of the Groceries Code Adjudicator will be; if the Government will consider a case for an extension of the remit of the Adjudicator in order to better protect primary producers as part of that review; and what steps the Government plans to take prior to the statutory review in order to give the Adjudicator more powers to deal with issues in the supply chain (a) in general and (b) in the dairy sector.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	11457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The terms of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) review are set out in section 15 of the GCA Act 2013. This states that the review must:</p><br /><p>(a) consider how much the Adjudicator's powers have been exercised; and</p><p>(b) assess how effective the Adjudicator has been in enforcing the Groceries Code</p><p><br> Under the Act the GCA’s role is to enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice which regulates the relationship between the ten largest supermarkets and their direct suppliers. There are no powers in the Act 2013 that would allow Ministers to extend the GCA’s jurisdiction. Changes to the GCA’s remit would require either a decision by the Competition and Markets Authority to conduct a further investigation into the sector or primary legislation to amend the 2013 Act.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 19/10/2015 13:03:21 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

420588

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Universities: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the contribution of UK university satellite campuses in London to the economy.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	11292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The economic impact of universities on local areas was estimated in a report by Universities UK published in 2014 entitled “The economic impact of higher education institutions in England”. Information is not disaggregated for specific providers or campuses, although several universities have undertaken individual studies of their impact on their local area.</p><p>The report can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Documents/2014/TheEconomicImpactOfHEIsInEngland.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Documents/2014/TheEconomicImpactOfHEIsInEngland.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2015 10:25:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420589

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Universities: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has plans to regulate or limit the ability of UK universities to establish satellite campuses in London.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	11293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>A Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) inquiry into satellite campuses was published in December 2014. In light of this report, tighter controls were introduced for Higher Education Tier 4 sponsors, setting out requirements for sponsorship across multiple sites, and clamping down on inappropriate promotion of work rights. This came into effect from April 2015. The Department continues to work with QAA and the higher education sector to ensure standards are maintained.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2015 15:13:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420590

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Universities: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of UK universities operating satellite campuses in London.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	11294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>A thematic enquiry into the quality and standards of higher education at the London campuses of universities located in other parts of the UK was published by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in 2014. The report identified 13 UK universities with operational London campuses.</p><p>The report can be viewed at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/London-campuses-of-UK-universities.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/London-campuses-of-UK-universities.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2015 10:42:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420591

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 the Government is taking to ensure that EU and US car safety regulations are compatible under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	11296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>More closely aligning the regulations for the EU and US through the EU-US Free Trade Agreement could lead to an increase in UK automotive exports to the US by up to 25%. EU and US regulators are undertaking detailed technical analysis to identify which regulations have similar overall outcomes on safety and are working to enhance future regulatory cooperation. Negotiators will look to use the results of the technical analysis to agree areas for mutual recognition, without compromising EU safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2015 17:43:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

420594

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
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	Construction: Industry
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 he is taking to ensure that sufficient (a) skilled workers and (b) apprenticeships are available in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Skills policy is a devolved area so the Devolved Administrations have complete flexibility over how to support businesses to ensure there are sufficient skilled workers. In England, apprenticeship reforms are empowering employers to design high quality apprenticeships to meet their skills needs. Employers in the sector are involved in developing new apprenticeships standards in over 20 construction-related occupations e.g. site management, construction technician, master builder bricklaying, steelfixing, on-site assembly and wood trades.</p><br /><p>Working with the Construction Leadership Council, the construction industry is developing a single entry point and a single image campaign to construction careers to enthuse young people about the opportunities the sector offers.</p><br /><p>The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), a UK-wide body, returns over £130million a year to the construction sector to support apprenticeships and upskilling of the workforce across England and the devolved administrations - over £47million of that figure was spent in 2014 supporting 18,500 construction apprentices. The CITB also has strategic relationships in place with the Department for Work and Pensions and with services resettlement to encourage individuals to join the sector.</p><br /><p>The Apprenticeship Levy will link larger employers directly to its skills investment and promote the value, and drive the uptake, of apprenticeships. We are introducing the Immigration Skills Charge to encourage employers to invest in up-skilling our resident workforce and reduce reliance on migrant labour.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 19/10/2015 13:02:33 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

420595

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place restrictions on charities seeking annual contributions from supporters.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to place statutory restrictions on charities seeking annual contributions from supporters in England and Wales. Charity law is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 20/10/2015 17:03:22 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

420599

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Carbon Emissions: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the letter from the Exchequer Secretary of the Treasury to the Scottish Government's Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism, for what reasons his Department has concerns over the implementation of a CPS tax exemption on coal from land restoration sites and its compatibility with European requirements.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	11469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Environmental protection is a devolved matter, and outstanding land restoration liabilities lie with the relevant local authorities and ultimately with the Scottish Government. The Treasury has fully considered the two proposals put to them for addressing the shortfall of land restoration on abandoned Scottish coal mines: an exemption from the Carbon Price Support (CPS) tax and a direct grant from the Exchequer. Following discussions with Hargreaves, the UK Coal Authority, the Scotland Office, the Scottish Government and DECC, the Treasury has had to decline both proposals after thorough consideration. The reasons for this include: - Addressing the shortfall in land restoration is not the responsibility of the UK Government. Environmental protection is a devolved matter, and outstanding land restoration liabilities lie with the relevant local authorities. - The proposals are unaffordable in the current fiscal climate. They would also set a precedent that would risk discouraging companies and local authorities from making proper financial provision for the cost of site restoration and future environmental liabilities. - A CPS exemption would be an inefficient means of addressing the shortfall of land restoration, as the money would not go directly towards this aim and it would incur significant administration costs. - A CPS exemption would distort the market by making non-exempt coal less competitive, and by discouraging investment in low carbon power generation. I have written to the Scottish Government’s Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism informing him of this decision and I would be happy to consider any other options put forward.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 10601 10603 10604 10605 10606 10608 10609 10610 10611 10612 10615 question first answered 21/10/2015 13:33:18 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

420600

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	College of Arms: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department last reviewed the salaries of officers of arms.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	11460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Crown is responsible for paying the salaries of the Officers of Arms.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/10/2015 11:31:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne