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533904

registered interest
date	08/07/2016
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	Medicine: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what plans they have for maintaining the UK's status as a leader in EU and international collaboration on research into rare diseases such as muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular conditions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of our research base, which is why we have protected the ring fenced science resource budget in real terms from its current level of £4.7bn for the rest of the parliament. Programmes such as the £1.5bn Global Challenges Research Fund and the £1bn Ross Fund will support the UK’s status as a global leader in medical research.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Challenges Research Fund will mobilise the UK’s world leading research base to address key challenges facing developing countries, including in health research. The Ross Fund will develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to help combat the world’s most serious diseases in developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply to or participate in EU research programmes. UK participants can continue to apply to the programmes in the usual way. The future of UK access to these programmes will be determined as part of a wider discussion with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL1087 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:52:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

533906

registered interest
date	08/07/2016
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	Medicine: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what measures they plan to take to ensure the UK's continued participation in EU-wide data sharing initiatives for clinical trial development and condition-specific patient registries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
uin	HL1087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of our research base, which is why we have protected the ring fenced science resource budget in real terms from its current level of £4.7bn for the rest of the parliament. Programmes such as the £1.5bn Global Challenges Research Fund and the £1bn Ross Fund will support the UK’s status as a global leader in medical research.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Challenges Research Fund will mobilise the UK’s world leading research base to address key challenges facing developing countries, including in health research. The Ross Fund will develop, test and deliver a range of new products (including vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to help combat the world’s most serious diseases in developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>The referendum result has no immediate effect on the right of researchers to apply to or participate in EU research programmes. UK participants can continue to apply to the programmes in the usual way. The future of UK access to these programmes will be determined as part of a wider discussion with the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL1085 question first answered 14/07/2016 12:52:48 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

533557

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2016 to Question 39599, on Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: reorganisation, if he will place in the Library a copy of any document detailing the assessment that was made of the merits of split-site working and recruiting on a flexible basis through the consideration of alternative options.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department’s consideration of alternative options is set out in ‘Consultation Response - Proposal for a Combined Headquarters and Policy Centre in London dated Thursday, 26 May, 2016.’</p><p> </p><p>This document was shared with BIS staff and the Departmental Trade Unions. I refer the hon Member to my response to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-06-07/39823/" target="_blank">39823</a>, which explains why the Department will not be publishing the document; the same reasoning would apply to placing a copy in the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 12/07/2016 16:38:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533685

registered interest
date	07/07/2016
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	Motor Vehicles: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the value of (1) passenger cars, and (2) motor vehicles, annually (a) produced in the EU, (b) exported from the UK to the rest of the EU, (c) exported from the rest of the EU to the UK, (d) exported from the UK to Germany, and (e) exported from Germany to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Stamford
uin	HL1053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The EU-28 automotive industries generated a combined turnover of around £730bn (€900bn) in 2014. However it is not possible to separate out the passenger car element of this. Source: EuroStat Structural Business Survey (NACE 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers)</p><p>The table below shows the value of exports and imports of motor vehicles, and of these, passenger cars between a) UK and the EU-28 and b) UK and Germany.</p><p>The definitions for each category are based on HS commodity codes. The codes used for each category are shown below the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Value of trade in passenger cars and motor vehicles, £bn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Motor vehicles</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Of which passenger cars</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK exports to EU</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>13.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>9.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK imports from EU</p></td><td><p>37.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>41.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>28.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK exports to Germany</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK imports from Germany</p></td><td><p>18.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15.3</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Source: Eurostat Trade Database, converted from €s to £s</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Passenger cars = HS 8702 and HS 8703</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Motor vehicles = HS 8701, HS 8702, HS 8703, HS 8704, HS 8705, HS 8706, HS 8707, HS 8708 and HS 8709</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 14/07/2016 12:42:05 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	346 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Stamford

533293

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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 and Security Organisation
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 UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisations' priority markets are for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	42006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK Trade and Investment business forecasting process for 2016/17 has identified 35 markets with strong defence and security opportunities. They are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chile</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States of America</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/07/2016 09:53:11 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

533305

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2016 to Question 40488, on civil service recruitment, who has been appointed the board level diversity champion in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Gareth Davies, Director General for Business and Science, is the Department’s board-level diversity champion.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:53:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533308

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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	UWE Bristol
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 instruct Student Finance England to respond to student number 03530036915 at the University of the West of England on the submission of that student's 2015-16 declaration form.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	42101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Student Finance England has confirmed that it has recently been in contact with the relevant student, and that their 2015-16 declaration form has been processed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:41:49 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

533309

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2016 to Question 39715, on his Department's vacancies, what plans he has to use secondments from private sector organisations outside London as part of his Department's resourcing strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>As in the past, the Department makes use of secondments to supplement skills, provide external insights and interchange with the private sector, as part of its resourcing strategy.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:51:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

533387

registered interest
date	06/07/2016
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, if he will make it his policy that student maintenance loan payments are paid on a monthly basis to nursing students.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	42032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Full-time students starting nursing courses from 1 August 2017 will qualify for the same loans for living costs as other new full-time undergraduate students in 2017/18. Loans for living costs are paid to students in three equal instalments at the start of each term to help meet up-front costs while studying.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/07/2016 15:54:16 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

532391

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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	Trade Agreements
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 UK leaving the EU on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and other international trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	41652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>While the UK is still a member of the EU, all rights and obligations will apply. We continue to support the EU’s trade agenda and the UK will participate constructively in EU decision making on trade issues. We are taking stock of our position with regard to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and other trade negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2016 14:48:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock