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524195

registered interest
date	09/06/2016
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 assessment he has made of the effect on the public purse of privatising the Land Registry while maintaining ownership of the Land Register.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	40115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>A Government consultation seeking views on options to move Land Registry operations to the private sector closed on 26 May. My department is analysing these responses to help inform a Government decision. The effect on the public purse will also be considered as part of this decision.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/06/2016 11:45:37 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

521069

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Nurses: Training
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 students who completed access courses secured places on nursing degrees in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	38147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p>The number of students who entered nursing degrees at English Higher Education Institutions having previously completed Access Courses is recorded by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and has been provided in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Full-time Undergraduate Entrants to Nursing by Highest Qualification on Entry</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>English Higher Education Institutions</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Academic Years 2012/13 to 2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Entrants who had completed Access Courses</p></td><td><p>Total entrants</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4,275</p></td><td><p>21,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>4,925</p></td><td><p>22,920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5,515</p></td><td><p>23,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: BIS Analysis of HESA Student Record<br> Notes:<br> (1) Figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5<br> (2) Nursing students were determined to be those in courses falling under JACS3 code B7-&quot;Nursing&quot; <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/jacs3" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/jacs3</a> (3) Counts refer to the total Full-Person Equivalents (FPE). These are derived by splitting student instances between the different subjects that make up their course aim (4) Access Courses were determined to be those with a highest entry qualification (QUALENT3) code of X00 or X01 - higher education access course</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 01/06/2016 10:26:33 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

515196

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Nursing: Training
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 places were awarded on nursing degrees at each institution in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	35415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The attached table shows the number of entrants to full-time undergraduate courses at English HEIs who were studying nursing, split by institution, for the last 5 academic years.</p><p>Reforms to the funding of nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals (AHP) courses will enable universities to create more training places by the end of this Parliament, allowing more students to study for a health degree.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/05/2016 15:09:49 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name PQ_35415_nursing_course_table.xls title Entrants to Nursing Courses by Institution
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

515197

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	Nursing: Training
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 (a) applicants and (b) accepted offers of places there were for nursing degrees at each institution in 2014-15 from (i) A-levels and (ii) Access students.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	35416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2016 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publishes data on applications and acceptances for full-time undergraduate courses.</p><p>In 2015 the number of applications to nursing courses was 186,260 and the number of acceptances was 21,450. Each person can make up to five applications.</p><p>UCAS does not publish data on applicants or acceptances for nursing degrees broken down by either institution or entry qualification.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/04/2016 15:01:44 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

427471

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Overseas Companies: Ethics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department plans to include measures as part of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights to promote ethical practices of UK businesses operating abroad.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	15924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The National Action Plan, to implement the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business and Human Rights, was published on GOV.UK on 4<sup>th</sup> September 2013. This sets out the Government’s expectation of UK businesses to respect human rights wherever they operate.</p><p>We continue to update our action plan, reflecting the progress we have made as well as covering other related action taking place across Government such as the Modern Slavery Act.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/12/2015 09:46:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

390165

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Public Houses
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 progress he has made on publishing a statutory code for pub companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	7357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 places a duty on the Secretary of State to introduce a Statutory Pubs Code by 26 May 2016. The Code and associated secondary legislation will be subject to public consultation later this year before they are considered by Parliament under the affirmative resolution procedure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/07/2015 14:58:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

390169

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 and what proportion of those eligible to receive university maintenance grants were (a) women, (b) men, (c) black and minority ethnic, (d) white British and (e) disabled in the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	7296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>Statistics showing the number of English applicants awarded Maintenance Grants for study at UK providers each academic year are published annually by the Student Loans Company (SLC) in the Statistical First Release ‘<em>Student Support for Higher Education in England</em>’. <a href="http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were a total of 567,000 Maintenance Grants awarded to English applicants at UK providers in the academic year 2013/14. Of these: 55% were female, 45% male, and 7% were also awarded a Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA). The split for woman and men is consistent with their representation in the student population where female students account for 56% of the total population. Complete data for the academic year 2014/15 will be published by the SLC in November 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DSA has been provided as a proxy for disability. Information on the ethnicity of applicants is voluntary to return, with only a small proportion of applicants choosing to provide this information. As a result, breakdowns on ethnicity are unlikely to be reliable and have not been provided.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2015 16:20:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

390170

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Students: Grants
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 likely default rate of the new university maintenance loans; and what provisions he has made to cover that cost.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	7297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Student loans are not like a bank loan or credit card. Repayments do not have to made if the borrower’s income is below £21k. There is, therefore, no default rate as such, but a borrower who moves overseas and fails to repay even though they are earning over the threshold is in default.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintenance loans are either repaid during the loan term, or written off after 30 years, or if the borrower dies or becomes permanently unable to work as a result of disability. Provision for the cost of future write offs is made in BIS accounts each year. This is known as the RAB charge.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/07/2015 16:19:29 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

388837

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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 many complaints about (a) pre-pack sales and (b) connected party pre-pack sales were received in each year from 2010 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	6360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service does not have complete data for pre-pack complaints ahead of the establishment of the Complaint Gateway in June 2013, which sought to give greater transparency around the complaint process.</p><p> </p><p>There have been nine complaints about insolvency practitioners relating to a pre-pack administration received by the Complaints Gateway between June 2013 and December 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Complaints data is not broken down between connected and non-connected pre-pack sales.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/07/2015 14:12:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

348272

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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
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 promote the completion of full and detailed references by employers for their former employees.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There is no statutory obligation on an employer to provide a reference; although an employee may have a contractual entitlement to one if their contract of employment contained an express term to this effect. The Government does not think it would be right to intervene to require them to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Employers who do provide references are under a duty both to the employee and to prospective employers to take reasonable care in doing so. If evidence did come to light about misleading or inaccurate information - not merely unfavourable or critical of someone’s performance in a previous job - the prospective employee would have the option of taking legal action in the civil courts against the source of that information.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/06/2015 09:51:25 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins