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455693

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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: UK Membership of EU
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 Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 22 February 2016, Official Report, column 35, on the European Council, whether his Department is undertaking planning in the eventuality of a majority leave vote in the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	28707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 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 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><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/03/2016 16:54:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 48668 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

455694

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will produce a strategy on how the UK's steel requirements will be met over the next (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s believes that the best way to meet the UK’s steel needs over the next twelve months and five years is to ensure a viable future for the steel industry in Britain, as well as to work for fair and open global steel markets. To this end we have taken action on the five short-term asks of the steel industry, for example on unfairly-traded imports, energy costs, procurement, and emissions regulations.</p><p> </p><p>A new Steel Council will provide a forum for industry, unions and government to consider how to improve the competitive position of the UK steel sector in the longer term. We will continue to work actively with partners in this sector, local taskforces and the EU and International Community to support our steel industry.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/03/2016 16:23:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

455695

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
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's policy is on the resolution passed by the European Parliament in February 2016 in favour of an embargo on the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	28765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government takes its export responsibilities very seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>All exports of arms and controlled military goods are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all relevant factors at the time of the application. This includes the UK’s obligations under Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is satisfied that we are not in breach of our international obligations, including under the Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP. A licence will not be issued, to Saudi Arabia or any other destination, if to do so would be inconsistent with any provision of the mandatory UK Licensing Criteria.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/03/2016 17:24:04 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

455696

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
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 22 February 2016 to Question 27077, on arms trade: Saudi Arabia, what representations he has received on that legal advice.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	28775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>No representations have been received on the legal advice commissioned by Amnesty International and Saferworld.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/03/2016 14:13:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

455800

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the European Commission's Recommendation in 2014 on a new approach to business failure and insolvency on the UK's insolvency regime.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL6490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK’s flexible and effective restructuring and insolvency regime is very much in keeping with the general themes of the EU Recommendation. Following the European Commission’s 2014 Recommendation, the Government conducted a call for evidence seeking the views of stakeholders and submitted a response to the Commission’s survey on how Member States comply with the Recommendation. The Government published the UK’s response in August 2015. This can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/european-commission-recommendation-on-business-failure-and-insolvency-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/european-commission-recommendation-on-business-failure-and-insolvency-call-for-evidence</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/03/2016 12:34:18 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name UK_Response_to_Commission_Questionnaire_on_Recommendation_on_a_new_approach_to_business_failure_and_insolvency.pdf title Gov response to Commission report on insolvency
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

455801

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work they are doing to promote the UK's insolvency regime to the European Commission as it develops its plans for an insolvency directive.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL6491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>My officials have regular discussions with Commission officials on this matter. Insolvency experts have also had such discussions to ensure they are aware of the features and strengths of our insolvency regime. The Commission has announced its intention to publish a legislative initiative on corporate insolvency in late 2016. This is to be preceded by a consultation to be published this spring. The Government will be responding to the consultation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/03/2016 12:31:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

455802

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the World Bank's methodology for producing its Resolving Insolvency rankings.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL6492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not simple to compare different insolvency regimes. The World Bank methodology for ‘Resolving Insolvency’ uses principally an assessment of speed and amount of returns to creditors but also has introduced more subjective tests of the strength of the framework. In the World Bank’s 2016 Doing Business Report, the UK continues to be 7th in the world for returns to creditors, and is quicker and costs less than the US, Germany and France, but does somewhat less well on the subjective factors, which may understate the strengths of our regime. We keep the UK’s insolvency regime under review to ensure it remains at the forefront of best practice and that possible new features are properly considered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/03/2016 12:32:34 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

455803

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the main criteria for judging whether an insolvency regime is successful.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL6493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not simple to compare different insolvency regimes. The World Bank methodology for ‘Resolving Insolvency’ uses principally an assessment of speed and amount of returns to creditors but also has introduced more subjective tests of the strength of the framework. In the World Bank’s 2016 Doing Business Report, the UK continues to be 7th in the world for returns to creditors, and is quicker and costs less than the US, Germany and France, but does somewhat less well on the subjective factors, which may understate the strengths of our regime. We keep the UK’s insolvency regime under review to ensure it remains at the forefront of best practice and that possible new features are properly considered.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/03/2016 12:33:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

455804

registered interest
date	26/02/2016
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	Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of which of the provisions of the European Commission's 2014 Recommendation on a new approach to business failure and insolvency would (1) benefit, and (2) harm, the UK's insolvency regime if introduced.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL6494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK’s flexible and effective restructuring and insolvency regime is very much in keeping with the general themes of the EU Recommendation. Following the European Commission’s 2014 Recommendation, the Government conducted a call for evidence seeking the views of stakeholders and submitted a response to the Commission’s survey on how Member States comply with the Recommendation. The Government published the UK’s response in August 2015. This can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/european-commission-recommendation-on-business-failure-and-insolvency-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/european-commission-recommendation-on-business-failure-and-insolvency-call-for-evidence</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/03/2016 12:34:18 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name UK_Response_to_Commission_Questionnaire_on_Recommendation_on_a_new_approach_to_business_failure_and_insolvency.pdf title Gov response to Commision on Insolvency
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

455128

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
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	Training: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure that young people gain key transferable skills in order to increase their future employment opportunities.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL6433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2016 answer text <p>This Government is taking a series of important steps to help young people gain a good broad education with transferable skills such as literacy and numeracy, as well as employability skills from work experience.</p><p> </p><p>This includes our reforms to GCSEs to ensure that they are more stretching and provide greater assurance of core literacy and numeracy than the old GCSEs. We are also reforming Functional Skills to improve the rigour and relevance of these qualifications as well as improving their recognition among employers. The new Functional Skills qualifications will be ready to teach in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>As of August 2015, the condition of funding has been revised, so all 16-18 year old full-time students starting their study programme who have a grade D GCSE or equivalent in maths or English must be enrolled on a GCSE or approved IGCSE qualification in maths or English to work towards attaining a good pass.</p><p> </p><p>We have also built English and maths into the heart of traineeships and apprenticeships to ensure that young people have the literacy and numeracy skills needed by employers. Our traineeship programme is supporting 16-24 year olds to gain the skills and work experience they need to be able to compete for apprenticeships and other jobs. In addition, all of the new employer-led apprenticeship standards must demonstrate acquisition of transferable skills and offer more than just training for a single job or employer. Standards must ensure that an apprentice can adapt to a variety of roles, with different employers, developing the ability to progress in their careers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 11/03/2016 11:46:53 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont