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45856

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
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 people applied to the 2014 Sirius Programme for young entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	194417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Sirius Programme, led by UK Trade and Investment, enables talented graduates with innovative start up ideas to start a business in the UK. Successful applicants receive support via a structured mentoring programme and participants requiring a visa, are able to access support through a dedicated visa route for the Sirius Programme. The current programme is a 2 year pilot - the first round was launched on 6 September 2013 and closed on 15 January 2014. A total of 1543 people applied.<br><br>A second round of the Sirius Programme will open shortly.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

46020

registered interest
date	31/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to support part-time entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	194519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p>People are setting up and growing different types of businesses all the time. We continue to work hard to provide the right support to make life easier for them all.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a> is the home for Government services and information online. One of the tools available is the 'Finance Finder;' a searchable database of publicly-backed sources of finance. The website <a href="http://www.greatbusiness.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.greatbusiness.gov.uk</a> also provides support and advice for anyone trying to grow a business as well as for entrepreneurs starting out.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to on-line support, the Business Support Helpline is available to provide a quick response on queries about starting a business, or a personalised and in-depth advice service for more complex needs. For those looking for start up finance and advice there are Start-Up Loans: 7 loans worth a total of £37,000 have been drawn down in Windsor since the scheme began in 2012.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

47897

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that exporters of intangible goods can access the resources of UK Export Finance.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	196127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p>UK Export Finance can provide support for intangibles, such as software licenses, where they are provided in connection with goods or services. As far as the supply of intangibles by themselves are concerned, UK Export Finance has initiated a public consultation on proposals to widen its powers under its enabling legislation, the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991 (as amended). These proposals include giving UK Export Finance the ability to support exports of intangible goods such as intellectual property rights by themselves. If, having regard to the responses to that consultation, it is deemed to implement these proposals, they will form part of a Bill that will be introduced in the next session of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

48730

registered interest
date	28/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps he has taken to support elderly first-time entrepreneurs.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	196834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>People of all ages and experiences are setting up and growing businesses all the time. We continue to work hard to provide the right support to make life easier for them all.</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk is the home for Government services and information online. One of the tools available is the 'Business Finance and Support Finder;' a source of government backed support and finance for business. The website www.greatbusiness.gov.uk also provides support and advice for anyone trying to grow a business as well as for entrepreneurs starting out.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to on-line support, the Business Support Helpline is available to provide a quick response on queries about starting a business, or a personalised and in-depth advice service for more complex needs. For those looking for start-up finance and advice there are Start-Up Loans: 7 loans worth a total of £37,000 have been drawn down in Windsor since the scheme began in 2012.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

50010

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
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 people registered a business (a) online and (b) offline in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	197731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>There is no register containing every business in the UK. The Companies House register provides information on a subset of businesses required to file information with the registrar of companies; for example, those businesses that incorporate as companies or limited liability partnerships or register as limited partnerships. Not all of the companies that register with Companies House are businesses or go on to becomeactively tradingbusinesses.</p><p> </p><p>Companies House statistics show that in the years in question the following numbers of companies were registered (a) online and (b) offline:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Online </strong></p></td><td><p>366,051</p></td><td><p>437,441</p></td><td><p>470,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Offline</strong></p></td><td><p>34,504</p></td><td><p>18,208</p></td><td><p>11,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>400,555</p></td><td><p>455,649</p></td><td><p>482,795</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

48406

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
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 performance of the Start Up Loan scheme in Wales to date; what the take-up has been under this scheme to date; and how much has been lent to which businesses in each constituency in Wales in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	196696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Start-Up Loans Scheme was extended to Wales in October 2013. To date 249 loans have been committed with a value of over £1.52m.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets the number of loans made in each constituency and their value:</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Welsh constituencies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Number of loans</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Value of loans</em></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Aberavon</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£38,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberconwy</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£10,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arfon</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£24,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaenau Gwent</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon and Radnorshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£7,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>£58,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£42,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff Central</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£37,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff North</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£41,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff South and Penarth</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>£83,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff West</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£55,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen East and Dinefwr</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>£49,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>£35,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ceredigion</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£19,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clwyd South</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£54,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clwyd West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£43,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cynon Valley</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£35,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delyn</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dwyfor Meirionnydd</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gower</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>£50,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islwyn</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£35,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llanelli</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£27,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£53,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monmouth</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>£75,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montgomeryshire</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£36,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£9,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport East</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£77,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport West</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>£78,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ogmore</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£23,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypridd</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£36,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preseli Pembrokeshire</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhondda</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£36,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£47,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea West</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>£57,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Torfaen</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£91,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Clwyd</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of Glamorgan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£21,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wrexham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£12,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ynys M“n</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£47,500</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48426

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on Streamlining Regulatory and Competition Appeals launched in June 2013; and on what timetable he intends to introduce reforms arising from that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	196719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>We hope to publish the Government response before Summer. Any legislative changes we decide to make will be taken forward when Parliamentary time permits.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48925

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what legislative vehicles the Government plans to use to implement the proposals to streamline regulatory and competition appeals.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	197007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Ministers are considering officials' advice before deciding on the scope and extent of the proposals to be implemented. Any legislative changes we decide to make will be taken forward when Parliamentary time permits.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

48114

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
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 small businesses in High Peak constituency have received support from the Regional Growth Fund.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	196243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested. However, businesses in High Peak constituency are eligible to bid to the Regional Growth Fund programme administered by Derbyshire County Council as well as national programmes.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham

48115

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
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
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 businesses were registered in High Peak constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Andrew Bingham
uin	196244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Companies House is only able to provide figures on the number of new companies it registered in each of these years by postcode area. As postcode areas can cross constituency boundaries, the figures below must be considered approximations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Companies Registered</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3994 label Biography information for Andrew Bingham