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516151

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Shares
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 his Department has made of the effect of the ban on bearer shares which came into force on 26 May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	35753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The government introduced a ban on the issue of new bearer shares on 26 May 2015 through the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. The legislation provided a transition period to allow existing bearer shareholders to convert their shares into other types of shareholding or to realise their value. The transition period ended on 25 February 2016. Companies notify Companies House of the removal of bearer shares when they file their annual return (which will change to the confirmation statement from 30 June 2016).</p><p>Since 26 May 2015 Companies House has worked closely with the approximately 1,300 companies that had bearer shares as well as their directors and professional representatives. Over 1,233 of those companies have confirmed to Companies House that they have no longer have bearer shares.</p><p>Companies House is monitoring each filing of these companies’ annual return to confirm that the bearer shares have been converted. This exercise will end in February 2017 once the annual filing cycle concludes following the end of the transition period.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/05/2016 15:16:39 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

516154

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Higher Education
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 potential implications for UK Erasmus students, lecturers and research fellows of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Steven Paterson
uin	35759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council, the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's position, as set out by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/05/2016 10:14:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4392 label Biography information for Steven Paterson

516161

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Iron and Steel: Redundancy
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 make an assessment of the potential effect of the cessation of downstream steel operations at Llanwern on further redundancies in that region.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	35943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the considerable impact that a closure of Tata Steel UK’s facilities at Llanwern would have on its employees, their families and the communities in which they live. That is why we are working closely with Tata to find a credible buyer for their entire UK operation. Our interests are to support Tata Steel and the wider industry, secure as many jobs as we can and deliver a sustainable future.</p><p>On 21 April, my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills announced that a package of support worth hundreds of millions of pounds would be made available to potential buyers on commercial terms to support the ongoing operation and deliver long term investment in the future of the business. We will also consider support in other areas such as plant, pensions and power supply, and any other areas that potential buyers believe the Government can provide support.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/05/2016 15:14:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

516922

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Higher Education
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 potential implications for UK Erasmus students, lecturers and research fellows in the event of the UK voting to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	904785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>Over 200,000 British Students have been able to study abroad on the Erasmus programme. Access to this programme is just one of the many reasons why the Government believes we are safer, stronger and better off inside a reformed EU.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/05/2016 16:46:19 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

516923

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Warranties: Compensation
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 take steps to ensure that customers who were sold cashback warranties by PowerPlan and who did not receive their cash deposits having not claimed against those warranties receive compensation.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	904783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>The liquidation of the companies involved in the cashback scheme is ongoing. The liquidators have the right to take action against the company if they consider the cashback scheme created an obligation to fund any liabilities.</p><p> </p><p>My hon. Friend from Grantham and Stamford is meeting the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group to discuss their findings shortly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/05/2016 16:49:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

516924

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Manufacturing Industries: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assistance his Department provides to prevent job losses in highly-skilled manufacturing businesses.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	904786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>We are creating a highly competitive business environment to make the UK an attractive location for advanced manufacturing investment, boosting skills and protecting spending on innovation and cutting edge manufacturing technologies. This drives the strong productivity growth, and exports, that will sustain the UK as a leading manufacturing nation.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/05/2016 16:49:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

516925

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
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 address skills shortages in the workforce.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	904780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to giving young people the skills they need to succeed in life.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting 3 million more apprenticeships in this Parliament, and we are ensuring that employers play a leading role in the design of our new Degree Apprenticeships. Following our Higher Education Green Paper, we will be launching a technical consultation on the Teaching Excellence Framework, which will ensure our universities continue to focus on helping their students into employment.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/05/2016 16:47:39 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

516926

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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
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 encourage businesses to take on apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	904773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>Later this month, we will launch a communications campaign that will promote the benefits of apprenticeships to employers.</p><p> </p><p>From next April, the apprenticeship levy will put funding in the hands of employers and encourage them to take on more apprentices.</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting smaller businesses taking on young apprentices through the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers; and removed the requirement for employers to pay National Insurance contributions for apprentices aged under 25.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/05/2016 16:51:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

516927

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of the privatisation of the Land Registry on the effectiveness of its service.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	904781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>I am pleased to say we are consulting on this very issue at the moment.</p><p> </p><p>We want to accelerate the transformation and digitisation of the Land Registry, improving the service it offers.</p><p> </p><p>However, we would only proceed with any change if we were convinced it would provide a continued appropriate level of service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 03/05/2016 16:48:19 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

516928

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
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 address skills shortages in the workforce.
tabling member constituency	South Ribble
tabling member printed	Seema Kennedy
uin	904779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to giving young people the skills they need to succeed in life.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting 3 million more apprenticeships in this Parliament, and we are ensuring that employers play a leading role in the design of our new Degree Apprenticeships. Following our Higher Education Green Paper, we will be launching a technical consultation on the Teaching Excellence Framework, which will ensure our universities continue to focus on helping their students into employment.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/05/2016 16:47:04 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy