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522956

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of staff in his Department were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	39375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of people working in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills HQ who were (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff are shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ending 31 March</p></td><td><p>Payroll</p></td><td><p>Non payroll</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> The data for 2012, 2013 and 2014 also includes people working in UKTI.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/06/2016 15:20:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

522957

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Pay
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 civil servants in his Department are paid through limited companies.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	39394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>All employees of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) are paid via the BIS payroll.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/06/2016 15:22:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

522967

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was spent on non-payroll staff in his Department in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	39462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2016 answer text <p>In 2015-16, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) spent £7.3m on non-payroll staff, which represents 4.7% of the total paybill. This includes agency staff, specialist contractors, Interim Managers, consultants and consultancy costs.</p><p>BIS has a clear strategy to reduce our costs for agency and contractor spend by at least 20% over the current Spending Review period.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 22/06/2016 13:19:20 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

521955

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of staff of (a) his Department (b) the Research Councils, (c) the Skills Funding Agency, (d) the Insolvency Service, (e) UK Shared Business Services Limited, (f) Innovate UK and (g) the Student Loans Company are (i) female and (ii) from an ethnic minority.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	38922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of employees working in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills HQ, UK Shared Business Services Limited, Student Loans Company, Skills Funding Agency and Innovate UK who are (i) female and (ii) from an ethnic minority are shown in the tables below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>BIS HQ</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Shared Business Services Limited</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Student Loans Company</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Innovate UK</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skills Funding Agency</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>57%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>BIS HQ</p></td><td><p>From an ethnic minority</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Shared Business Services Limited</p></td><td><p>From an ethnic minority</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Student Loans Company</p></td><td><p>From an ethnic minority</p></td><td><p>7.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Innovate UK</p></td><td><p>From an ethnic minority</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skills Funding Agency</p></td><td><p>From an ethnic minority</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data shown above is based on all employees as at 31 March 2016.</p><p>The department does not hold centrally, data in relation to the Research Councils or the Insolvency Service. I have asked these bodies to respond directly to the Honourable Member.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson attachment 1 file name PQW2016_12937 RCUK resp.pdf title Research Council response 2 file name PWQ2016_12937.pdf title Insolvency Service response question first answered 14/06/2016 15:23:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

521956

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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	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, with reference to the Answer of 1 March 2016 to Question 28171, what rules will apply to use of the reading room for hon. Members for classified documents relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; whether access will be limited to Members of both Houses; and when he plans to write to hon. Members to confirm how they can access and use those documents.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	38925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2016 answer text <p>The next round of negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will take place in July. The UK reading room will be open in time to access documents related to this round and will be accessible to Members of both Houses and Whitehall officials.</p><p>Parliamentarians and officials will be required to respect EU rules governing the protection of classified TTIP documents made available in the reading room, which in practice means not sharing them or their contents with anyone who is not entitled to access the room.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/06/2016 13:24:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

517070

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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	Defence: Export Credit Guarantees
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 (a) premium income, (b) claims paid and (c) monies at risk of UK Export Finance were relating to the defence sector in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	36370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Information requested is in the table below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net Premium Income<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gross Amounts At Risk<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Claims Paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£ 2,597,418</p></td><td><p>£ 1,156,123,326</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£ 11,832</p></td><td><p>£ 1,743,249,113</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£ 42,664,931</p></td><td><p>£ 3,364,357,183</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£ 27,162</p></td><td><p>£ 3,063,150,515</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£ 3,472,656</p></td><td><p>£ 2,899,169,497</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that premium income relates to business supported in that financial year, whereas amounts at risk will relate to all business in respect of which contingent liability still remains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Net of Premium due where reinsurance (if any) has been obtained.</p><p>[2] Inclusive of amounts reinsured (if any)</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/05/2016 13:17:08 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

514927

registered interest
date	22/04/2016
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	Gratuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which bodies he met for his Department's investigation into tips, gratuities, covers and service charges; and on how many occasions and when such meetings with such bodies took place.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	35135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills launched the Call for Evidence into tips, gratuities, cover and service charges on 30 August 2016. This closed on 10 November 2016. The Government received a total of 183 responses from a range of sources during the investigation. In addition to this, officials of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have met with the British Hospitality Association, UnitetheUnion and the Association of Licenced Multiple Retailers during the call for evidence period.</p><p> </p><p>Departments publish details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations. BIS transparency data is published online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 28/04/2016 16:31:22 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

514703

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Civil Servants
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 civil servants were employed at each location at (a) Business, Innovation and Skills Core, (b) the Office for Fair Access, (c) the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (d) the Financial Reporting Council, (e) the Green Investment Bank, (f) the UK Commission on Employment and Skills and (g) the British Business Bank in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	35017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The number of civil servants that were employed by the (a) Department Business, Innovation and Skills at each location as at 31 December 2015 are shown on the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>There are no civil servants employed by (b) the Office for Fair Access, (c) the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (d) the Financial Reporting Council, (e) the Green Investment Bank, (f) the UK Commission on Employment and Skills or (g) the British Business Bank. All people employed by those organisations are public servants. The number of those and their locations is also shown on the attached table.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/04/2016 14:45:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name Attachment to 35017.xlsx title Attachment to 35017
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

514704

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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	Innovate UK: Civil Servants
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 civil servants were employed at each location by Innovate UK in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	35011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>There no civil servants employed by Innovate UK.</p><p>People employed in Innovate UK are public servants and as at 31 December 2015 they were located as shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Innovate UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other (inc. Work from home, Field work, Mobile, etc.)</p></td><td><p>Mobile</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 25/04/2016 14:01:26 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

513498

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Civil Servants
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) full-time equivalent civil servants work in his Department and (b) civil servants work full-time on the Northern Powerhouse agenda.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	34358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>There are 2439 core full time equivalent civil servants working in BIS, including Sheffield and other locations. The Northern Powerhouse is a key ambition of this Government which requires input from officials across BIS and other Government Departments, across a wide range of policy areas. This supports places across the North to work collaboratively to direct and benefit from the Northern Powerhouse agenda.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/04/2016 15:32:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 56739 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh