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522424

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Consumer Protection Measures in the Ticket Resale Market Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to the Independent review of consumer protection measures concerning online secondary ticketing facilities, published on 26 May 2016; and if he will present his response in a format similar to that of a government response to a select committee report.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	38950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publish its response to Professor Waterson’s independent review in due course.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 29/06/2016 09:57:48 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

522425

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the higher education entry rate data, published in December 2015, what steps his Department is taking to increase the rate of entry to university from young people in (a) Bristol South constituency and (b) other areas that have a low rate of university entry.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	38951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone with the potential has the opportunity to benefit from higher education, irrespective of their background.</p><p>In the last academic year we saw record entry rates to higher education, including among those from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p>Since 2010, we have established a stronger framework, with increased responsibility placed on higher education institutions to widen participation. The Director of Fair Access has agreed 183 Access Agreements for 2016/17 containing an estimated £745m to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds – up from £404m in 2009/10.</p><p>In addition, we will take steps through the Higher Education and Research Bill to widen access and participation further. This will include strengthening the system of access agreements, and introducing new transparency duties on higher education institutions. We have also asked Universities UK to form a Social Mobility Advisory Group to set out what further steps the higher education sector itself can take to promote social mobility.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/06/2016 11:02:31 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

522426

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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 Registry: Privatisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what links firms bidding to run the Land Registry have to offshore tax havens.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	38964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>A government consultation seeking views on options to move operations of Land Registry to the private sector closed on 26 May. Government is currently analysing the responses but no final decisions have been made. We have not received any bids.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/06/2016 13:27:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

522427

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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: Admissions
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 increases in the number of foreign, high-fee-paying students does not jeopardise access by UK students to places at their local university.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	38966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>International students are not in competition for places with British students. The UK is the second most popular destination for international students, and those coming here to study count towards our education exports. International students pay fees to fund their places, and also bring other benefits including providing diversity on our campuses.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/06/2016 14:49:54 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

522428

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Retail Trade: Chambers of Commerce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will hold discussions with major high street retailers on increasing their involvement in local chamber of trade organisations in market towns.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	38996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The Future High Street Forum, a joint partnership between government and the retail, leisure and property industries, includes major high street retailers and Gloucester First – the Retail Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The Forum supports town centres, including market towns, in meeting the changing needs of today’s consumer. The Forum leads a range of work, including a local partnerships work stream.</p><p>LEPs define and champion their area’s offer, driving local economic growth through agreed local priorities set out in their Strategic Economic Plan.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 38997 question first answered 13/06/2016 13:47:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

522429

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Retail Trade: Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will hold discussions with major high street retailers on increasing their involvement in local enterprise partnerships.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	38997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The Future High Street Forum, a joint partnership between government and the retail, leisure and property industries, includes major high street retailers and Gloucester First – the Retail Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The Forum supports town centres, including market towns, in meeting the changing needs of today’s consumer. The Forum leads a range of work, including a local partnerships work stream.</p><p>LEPs define and champion their area’s offer, driving local economic growth through agreed local priorities set out in their Strategic Economic Plan.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 38996 question first answered 13/06/2016 13:47:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

522430

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's budget allocation was for reducing the number of young people who were classified as not in employment, education or training in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	39006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Young and unemployed people are prioritised in the skills funding system through entitlements to free training, as well as specific programmes and initiatives, such as Traineeships and the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers. The Adult Education Budget is not ring-fenced for any provision and providers have the freedom and flexibility to put on provision to meet the needs of learners and local labour markets.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/06/2016 15:02:12 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

522431

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Unemployment: Young People
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 support third-sector training providers and local authorities in reducing the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	39008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Third sector providers and local authority adult education services access the Adult Education Budget as prime and sub-contractors, using the funding for training which helps young people who are not in education, employment or training prepare for work, amongst other objectives. They also compete to run local European Social Fund programmes; many of these programmes focus on helping young people improve their skills levels and employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Where combined authorities agree devolution deals which include devolution of the Adult Education Budget, they will assume full responsibility for decisions about what provision to commission from that budget. Nine areas have agreed such deals to date, with devolution of that budget due to take effect from 2018/19, subject to readiness conditions being met. BIS is working with those areas in advance of full devolution to help increase local influence over nationally-funded adult education provision in their locality in the interim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/06/2016 09:52:28 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

522432

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding is available for third-sector training providers to support young people who are not in education, employment or training and not ready for classroom-based learning since the end of the Youth Contract.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	39081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>Third sector providers and local authority adult education services access the Adult Education Budget as prime and sub-contractors, using the funding for training which helps young people who are not in education, employment or training prepare for work, amongst other objectives. They also compete to run local European Social Fund programmes; many of these programmes focus on helping young people improve their skills levels and employment opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>Where combined authorities agree devolution deals which include devolution of the Adult Education Budget, they will assume full responsibility for decisions about what provision to commission from that budget. Nine areas have agreed such deals to date, with devolution of that budget due to take effect from 2018/19, subject to readiness conditions being met. BIS is working with those areas in advance of full devolution to help increase local influence over nationally-funded adult education provision in their locality in the interim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/06/2016 12:53:42 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

522435

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Apprentices: Travel
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 make funding available for discounted or complimentary travel for apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	39133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are full time paid jobs which include substantial and sustained training, lasting a minimum of 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>There is no central public funded support available towards travel costs for apprentices, but some Local Authorities do offer discounts or concessions for young people on apprenticeships, as they do for those in other forms of learning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/06/2016 12:55:36 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter