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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading EU External Trade: China more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what tariffs are applied by the EU to goods manufactured in China, including electronic components, televisions, computers, medical equipment and small petrol generators. more like this
tabling member printed
Earl Attlee more like this
uin HL6548 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-09more like thismore than 2016-03-09
answer text <p>The tariffs applied by the EU on goods manufactured by China will vary according to the precise product being imported. The EU’s tariff schedule contains in excess of 9000 separate tariff lines on which separate duties are imposed. The table below shows the average Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs imposed by the EU on imports from China for broad product groups. However, in addition to MFN tariffs, additional tariffs may apply to some specific products if anti-dumping or anti subsidy measures are in place.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the tariffs which apply to specific products can be found at the gov.uk website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/trade-tariff</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Over 200 EU tariffs applied to imports of certain information technology goods and some medical equipment will be eliminated as a result of the successful conclusion in December 2015 of negotiations to expand the Information Technology Agreement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>European Union Most Favoured Nation Tariffs on Imports from non-EU Countries, by Broad Category, Expressed in Percentage Terms </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Product Group</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Import Duty Expressed </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>in percentage terms</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dairy products</p></td><td><p>42.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sugars and confectionery</p></td><td><p>25.2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beverages &amp; tobacco</p></td><td><p>20.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal products</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cereals &amp; preparations</p></td><td><p>14.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fish &amp; fish products</p></td><td><p>12.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clothing</p></td><td><p>11.4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fruit, vegetables, plants</p></td><td><p>10.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oilseeds, fats &amp; oils</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Textiles</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coffee, tea</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemicals</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport equipment</p></td><td><p>4.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leather, footwear, etc.</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other agricultural products</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Electrical machinery</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manufactures, n.e.s.</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Petroleum</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minerals &amp; metals</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-electrical machinery</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wood, paper, etc.</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cotton</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:WTO</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member printed Lord Maude of Horsham more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-09T16:53:06.883Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-09T16:53:06.883Z
answering member
115
label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham more like this
tabling member
3425
label Biography information for Earl Attlee more like this
455991
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Business: Billing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2015 to Question 17357, when in 2016 he plans to introduce the new reporting requirement to report on payment practices and performance. more like this
tabling member constituency Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
John Mc Nally more like this
uin 28805 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-03more like thismore than 2016-03-03
answer text <p>The reporting requirement will come into force later this year. Further information on timings will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-03T17:28:32.357Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-03T17:28:32.357Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
4424
label Biography information for John McNally more like this
455992
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Former Ministers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the former hon. Member for Twickenham, held individual meetings with trade envoys in each year between September 2012 and May 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
tabling member printed
Jonathan Ashworth more like this
uin 28856 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-03more like thismore than 2016-03-03
answer text <p>It is an established convention that Minsters of one Administration cannot see the documents of a previous Administration. I am therefore unable to provide the information requested by the hon Member.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-03T17:27:04.39Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-03T17:27:04.39Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
4244
label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth more like this
455993
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Tribunals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether it is planned that tribunal hearings convened under the Investor State Dispute Settlements (ISDS) under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will sit in public; and what Government policy is on public sittings for ISDS tribunals. more like this
tabling member constituency Hampstead and Kilburn more like this
tabling member printed
Tulip Siddiq more like this
uin 28839 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-07more like thismore than 2016-03-07
answer text <p>The negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are ongoing and the question of investment protection provisions in the agreement is still under consideration. The European Commission has however published its proposal for investment protections in TTIP. This builds on the reforms already introduced in the EU-Canada and EU-Singapore trade and investment agreements, including that arbitral tribunal hearings will typically be open to the public.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-07T11:51:45.513Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-07T11:51:45.513Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
4518
label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq more like this
455994
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2016 to Question 26010, when he expects to establish a reading room for hon. Members to access TTIP consolidated texts. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North more like this
tabling member printed
Patrick Grady more like this
uin 28920 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-03more like thismore than 2016-03-03
answer text <p>The reading room for classified documents, including consolidated texts, relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is not yet open. Members of both Houses will be informed of the process and details of how to access the room shortly, once these have been finalised.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-03T17:07:38.303Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-03T17:07:38.303Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
4432
label Biography information for Patrick Grady more like this
455996
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Royal Mail: Shareholders more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people owned shares in Royal Mail at (a) the launch of the share offer and (b) 1 January 2016. more like this
tabling member constituency East Londonderry more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
uin 28917 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-03more like thismore than 2016-03-03
answer text <p>At the time of Royal Mail Initial Public Offering (IPO) in October 2013, approximately 16% of the company was sold to 690,000 individual investors through a retail offer. A further 10% of the company was awarded to the company’s eligible UK employees with approximately 147,000 employees receiving shares.</p><p> </p><p>Since the IPO, shareholders who purchased shares through the retail offer have been free to trade their shares. The Government does not hold records of these share dealings. Royal Mail has responsibility for maintaining a register of shareholdings in company.</p><p> </p><p>The shares awarded to employees have been held in trust by Royal Mail’s Share Incentive Plan (SIP) to enable the employees to benefit from tax and national insurance advantages. Employees will be able to sell shares from October 2016. Eligible UK employees were also awarded a further 1% of the company’s shares in October 2015 and a further 1% award will be made later this year. These shares will also be held in the Royal Mail SIP for 3 years before they can be sold.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-03T17:24:10.783Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-03T17:24:10.783Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
1409
label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
455997
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading STEM Subjects: Females more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to secure the appropriate data to monitor the progress of programmes which encourage the uptake of STEM subjects and careers by girls. more like this
tabling member constituency Bath more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Howlett more like this
uin 28887 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-11more like thismore than 2016-03-11
answer text <p>The Government funds a number of programmes which encourage the uptake of STEM subjects by girls. We monitor the progress of these programmes against their key performance indicators through regular reports, and by evaluating their impact.</p><p>In 2014 the Government published for the first time data showing the proportion of girls and boys studying A levels in science and maths at each post-16 institution, and in 2016 time series data of students entered for mathematics and science A level subjects by number of subjects and gender. Both sets of data will continue to be published on an annual basis.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-11T17:02:40.58Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-11T17:02:40.58Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
4445
label Biography information for Ben Howlett more like this
455999
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading UK Trade and Investment: Visits Abroad more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2016 to Question 27903, which countries were visited in each of the overseas visits referred to in the Answer; and which trade envoy undertook each such visit. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
tabling member printed
Jonathan Ashworth more like this
uin 28905 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-03more like thismore than 2016-03-03
answer text <p>The table below outlines which countries were visited, and by which Trade Envoy.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TRADE ENVOY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>COUNTRY</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Baroness Morris</p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Baroness Morris</p></td><td><p>Palestine, Kuwait</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Lord Risby</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Baroness Scotland</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Lord Putnam</p></td><td><p>Vietnam, Laos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Baroness Bonham-Carter</p></td><td><p>Mexico x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Richard Graham</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Baroness Bonham-Carter</p></td><td><p>Mexico x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Richard Graham</p></td><td><p>Indonesia x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Mark Prisk</p></td><td><p>Iceland, Finland, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Lord Risby</p></td><td><p>Algeria x3, Tunisia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>David Heath</p></td><td><p>Nigeria x2, Angola x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Lord Sharman</p></td><td><p>Morocco x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Baroness Scotland</p></td><td><p>South Africa x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Lord Hollick</p></td><td><p>Kenya, Tanzania,</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Lord Janvrin</p></td><td><p>Turkey x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Charles Hendry</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Baroness Morris</p></td><td><p>Palestine x2, Jordan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Lord King</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Charles Hendry</p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Charles Hendry</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan x2, Azerbaijan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Baroness Morris</p></td><td><p>Kuwait x3, Palestine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Lord Janvrin</p></td><td><p>Turkey x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Lord King</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia x3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Baroness Nicholson</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Baroness Bonham-Carter</p></td><td><p>Mexico x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Lord Putnam</p></td><td><p>Vietnam x2, Cambodia x2, Laos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Lord Hollick</p></td><td><p>Tanzania, Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Lord Risby</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>David Heath</p></td><td><p>Angola, Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Baroness Scotland</p></td><td><p>South Africa x2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Richard Graham</p></td><td><p>Indonesia x3, Singapore, Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Mark Prisk</p></td><td><p>Norway, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Lord Risby</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Lord Hollick</p></td><td><p>Tanzania, Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Baroness Northover</p></td><td><p>Angola</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Baroness Scotland</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Jeffrey Donaldson MP</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Baroness Morris</p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Lord Putnam</p></td><td><p>Vietnam, Cambodia x2, Laos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>Richard Graham</p></td><td><p>Indonesia, Singapore</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Broxtowe more like this
answering member printed Anna Soubry more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-03T17:04:39.807Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-03T17:04:39.807Z
answering member
3938
label Biography information for Anna Soubry more like this
tabling member
4244
label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth more like this
456000
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Living Wage: Advertising more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2016 to Question 24849, how much of the budget allocated for the National Living Wage advertising campaign has been allocated to advertisements on the London Underground. more like this
tabling member constituency Houghton and Sunderland South more like this
tabling member printed
Bridget Phillipson more like this
uin 28906 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-22more like thismore than 2016-03-22
answer text <p>£42,000 has been allocated to advertisements on the London Underground.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s new National Living Wage is a step up for working people, so it is important workers know their rights and that employers pay the new £7.20 from April 1<sup>st</sup>. The campaign will tell people about their entitlements and is targeted at employers, and workers currently earning the National Minimum Wage.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN 30776 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-22T15:48:32.243Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-22T15:48:32.243Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
previous answer version
49026
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
4046
label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson more like this
456003
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-29more like thismore than 2016-02-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Apprentices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that a greater proportion of people who start apprenticeships see them through to completion. more like this
tabling member constituency Romford more like this
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Andrew Rosindell more like this
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date of answer less than 2016-03-14more like thismore than 2016-03-14
answer text <p>Provider payments are made on completion of an apprenticeship framework. The final 20% of the rate will be paid when the apprentice achieves their learning aim.</p><p>We emphasise the benefits of completing an apprenticeship. At Level 2 and 3 these are very significant, standing at between £48,000 and £74,000 for Level 2 and between £77,000 and £117,000 for Level 3 Apprenticeships<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. Higher apprentices could earn £150,000 more on average over their lifetime compared to those with L3 vocational qualifications<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>.</p><p>We are committed to improving the quality of apprenticeships to ensure that they deliver the training employers and apprentices expect, making them more likely to complete.</p><p>Apprentices develop transferable skills and English and maths to enable them to progress in their careers. Employer-led Trailblazers are designing apprenticeship standards at a range of levels to provide the skills that employers need.</p><p>Ofsted is responsible for the overall process of inspecting and quality assuring training providers. The Institute for Apprenticeships will work closely with Ofsted, Ofqual and the Skills Funding Agency who have responsibility for quality assuring the delivery of many aspects of apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>[1] London Economics (2011) – ‘BIS Research Paper Number 53, Returns to Intermediate and Low Level Vocational Qualifications, September 2011’</p><p>[2] <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;frm=1&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0CCEQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gre.ac.uk%2F%3Fa%3D847246&amp;ei=yuISVM6wIIXearOwgMAB&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWM4DhlhjE1LrzYli9zpfdJccH8g&amp;sig2=_Q-Aau6esdAewP4ZPMVLFA" target="_blank">Apprenticeships in England Oct 2013</a></p>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
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less than 2016-03-14T09:47:31.837Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-14T09:47:31.837Z
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label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
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label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell more like this