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517811

registered interest
date	05/05/2016
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships
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 his Department is taking to ensure that the decision-making process followed by local enterprise partnerships is transparent.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	36665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>We’ve set out clear standards on transparent decision making, which Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) must comply with through their local assurance frameworks. These are verified by their accountable section 151 officers. We commissioned the Government Internal Audit Agency to review the quality of these frameworks, and keep the system under review through annual performance conversations with each LEP.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/05/2016 11:16:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

517323

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Tobacco: Retail Trade
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 potential annual cost to tobacco (a) retailers and (b) wholesalers of the introduction of a licensing regime.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	36418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has not made an assessment of the impacts of introducing a tobacco licensing regime or an estimate of annual cost. Under the Government’s Better Regulation framework, where regulatory measures that impact on business are being considered, it is the responsibility of the Secretary of State of the Department introducing the measure to ensure that an assessment is undertaken. This allows decisions to be taken with a clear understanding of the likely impacts of any measure. As announced in the 2015 Autumn Statement, HM Revenue and Customs are currently consulting on whether to introduce a tobacco licensing regime and responses to this consultation should inform any assessment, including the potential effect on small retailers and convenience stores.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 36417 question first answered 10/05/2016 10:58:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

517324

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Tobacco: Retail Trade
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 introduction of a tobacco licensing regime on small retailers and convenience stores.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	36417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has not made an assessment of the impacts of introducing a tobacco licensing regime or an estimate of annual cost. Under the Government’s Better Regulation framework, where regulatory measures that impact on business are being considered, it is the responsibility of the Secretary of State of the Department introducing the measure to ensure that an assessment is undertaken. This allows decisions to be taken with a clear understanding of the likely impacts of any measure. As announced in the 2015 Autumn Statement, HM Revenue and Customs are currently consulting on whether to introduce a tobacco licensing regime and responses to this consultation should inform any assessment, including the potential effect on small retailers and convenience stores.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 36418 question first answered 10/05/2016 10:58:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

517325

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 the Post Office has spent on refurbishing or converting premises of franchise partners for Crown post offices that were franchised in 2014 and 2015 since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36431 36432 36433 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517326

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 full-time equivalent jobs there were in January 2016 in (a) the 39 Crown post offices the Post Office is proposing to franchise and (b) the three Crown post offices the Post Office plans to close.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36432 36433 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517327

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 the Post Office has spent on refurbishing the premises of (a) the 39 Crown post offices it is proposing to franchise and (b) the three Crown post offices the Post Office is proposing to close since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36431 36432 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517328

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 franchise Post Office branches have (a) closed and (b) relocated since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36431 36432 36433 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:05 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517329

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Post Offices: Franchises
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 public consultations the Post Office conducted on proposals to franchise Crown post offices in 2014 and 2015; and how many of those post offices so consulted on proceeded to be franchised.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	36432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited runs and manages its Crown post offices. Franchising of these offices is the operational responsibility of the Post Office.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked Paula Vennells, the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 36430 36431 36433 36434 question first answered 09/05/2016 09:31:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

517331

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Scottish Power: Misrepresentation
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 respond formally to (a) the recommendations relating to corporate dishonesty and regulatory failure and (b) other recommendations in the report of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Scottish Power Cashback Mis-selling, published on 20 April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
uin	36444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government notes the APPG’s report on Scottish Power and the PowerPlan Cashback Promise.</p><p>Two investigations have already been undertaken into the ‘cashback companies’ and Scottish Power. The first in 2002 was by the Office of Fair Trading, which made recommendations concerning the rules for customers to claim cashback and which the companies implemented. The second, in 2004, was by the Department of Trade and Industry under s447 of the Companies Act 1985. This investigation is confidential, and the findings are prevented by law from publication.</p><p>However it was concluded that there were no grounds for taking further action either against the companies, Scottish Power or the directors involved. This was reviewed again in 2014 when reports were received from the liquidators of the companies, but the position did not change. I can confirm that no new s447 investigation will be taking place.</p><p>The Government has no power to determine liability in this case and has no legal standing to intervene in what is a commercial claim by the liquidator of a limited company against Scottish Power. The liquidation of the companies involved in the scheme is still under way, and the creditors of those companies will receive reports from the liquidators if they are to be paid further dividends.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/05/2016 11:20:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

517339

registered interest
date	04/05/2016
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	Mature Students
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 mature students were enrolled in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	36628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Providers in the annual Statistical First Release (SFR) <em>Enrolments and Qualifications from Higher Education</em>, which is available at the link.</p><p><a href="https://hesa.ac.uk/sfr224" target="_blank">https://hesa.ac.uk/sfr224</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on first year Higher Education enrolments in each of the last ten years by age group has been provided in the table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>First year enrolments in Higher Education by age</strong></p><p>UK Higher Education Institutions</p><p>Academic Years 2005/06 to 2014/15</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20 and under</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21-24 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25-29 years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30 and over</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age unknown</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>350,755</p></td><td><p>200,240</p></td><td><p>138,250</p></td><td><p>362,310</p></td><td><p>6,260</p></td><td><p>1,057,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>348,725</p></td><td><p>204,505</p></td><td><p>143,225</p></td><td><p>356,640</p></td><td><p>4,800</p></td><td><p>1,057,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>364,030</p></td><td><p>208,565</p></td><td><p>144,370</p></td><td><p>348,830</p></td><td><p>3,030</p></td><td><p>1,068,830</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>387,615</p></td><td><p>228,865</p></td><td><p>155,720</p></td><td><p>369,375</p></td><td><p>2,445</p></td><td><p>1,144,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>405,305</p></td><td><p>249,210</p></td><td><p>161,410</p></td><td><p>366,875</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td><td><p>1,185,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>404,975</p></td><td><p>248,785</p></td><td><p>156,605</p></td><td><p>334,640</p></td><td><p>965</p></td><td><p>1,145,970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>424,495</p></td><td><p>245,690</p></td><td><p>141,220</p></td><td><p>305,245</p></td><td><p>685</p></td><td><p>1,117,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>373,470</p></td><td><p>228,120</p></td><td><p>123,555</p></td><td><p>245,800</p></td><td><p>465</p></td><td><p>971,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>400,205</p></td><td><p>231,765</p></td><td><p>125,510</p></td><td><p>238,100</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>995,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>411,185</p></td><td><p>230,160</p></td><td><p>123,190</p></td><td><p>224,085</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>988,890</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: HESA Student Record</p><p><sup>1 </sup>Figures have been rounded to the nearest five.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Age refers to known students' ages on 31st August at the start of the academic year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/05/2016 15:04:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders