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47462

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Crown Prosecution Service conviction rate was in cases of homicide involving (a) two, (b) three, (c) four and (d) five or more defendants in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	195840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested conviction rates are given in the table. The information is <br>taken from the Home Office Homicide Index. Data for 2013/14 will be published <br>in early 2015.<br><br>The circumstances surrounding a homicide can be complex and it can take time <br>for cases to pass through the criminal justice system. As a result, the <br>conviction rates in the table for recent years will be lower (than for earlier <br>years) but will rise as more of these cases flow through the system and will <br>therefore be higher in future publications.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Table A Conviction rate<sup>2</sup> for offences currently recorded as homicide by number of suspects, 2008/09 to 2012/13</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>England and Wales</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Number of suspects</strong></td><td><strong>2008/09</strong></td><td><strong>2009/10</strong></td><td><strong>2010/11</strong></td><td><strong>2011/12</strong></td><td><strong>2012/13</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><em>Conviction rate (%)</em></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Two</td><td>82</td><td>75</td><td>67</td><td>63</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>Three</td><td>82</td><td>80</td><td>52</td><td>73</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>Four</td><td>90</td><td>75</td><td>78</td><td>25</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>Five or more</td><td>75</td><td>80</td><td>67</td><td>56</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Source: Home Office Homicide Index</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">1. As at 8 November 2013; The circumstances surrounding a homicide can be complex and it can take time for cases to pass through the criminal justice system. As a result the figures for convicted suspects will increase as the cases pass through the criminal justice system.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">2. Conviction rate is the proportion of homicide offences that resulted in a conviction for at least one of the suspects.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

47464

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Higher Education Funding Council for England will run its annual monitoring exercise to collect information about the ongoing financial sustainability, quality of provision, and changes to management and governance arrangements at alternative learning providers; and when the Higher Education Funding Council for England will publish this information.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	195764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department will publish guidance on the annual monitoring process and associated timetable in July 2014.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 195753 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

47465

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Energy and Climate Change about the local socioeconomic effects of the Magnox nuclear sites before the award of the decommissioning contract on 31 March 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	195775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>This Department has not had any discussion with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) about the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's (NDA) competition to secure a new Parent Body Organisation for Magnox Ltd and Research Sites Restoration Ltd. The NDA ran the competition in strict accordance with UK and EU procurement regulations. Oversight and governance of the process was provided by the NDA's Competition Programme Board. The Government is represented by the Shareholder Executive (on behalf of DECC), HM Treasury and Infrastructure UK.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

47466

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department plans to provide to areas affected by changes to the nuclear decommissioning programme following the award of a new contract on 31 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	195776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>This Department, together with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), is fully committed to helping to deliver the Nuclear Industrial Strategy, including through the Nuclear Industry Council, on which the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) also sits. The announcement of the preferred bidder in the NDA's parent body competition for Magnox Ltd and Research Sites Restoration Limited should not materially affect our support. The Cavendish Fluor Partnership brings a successful track record and extensive nuclear experience that will bring benefits to the decommissioning and clean-up programme. They are committed to developing the skills of the workforce and to meeting socio-economic responsibilities, as were all the bidders.</p><p> </p><p>This Department will continue to work with DECC, the NDA and the industry to ensure that decommissioning is achieved safely, to schedule, competitively and taking into account UK economic benefit.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

47469

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Higher Education Funding Council for England plans to commence its annual monitoring exercise to collect information about the ongoing financial sustainability, quality of provision and changes to management and governance arrangements at alternative learning providers; and when that body plans to publish such information.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	195753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Department will publish guidance on the annual monitoring process and associated timetable in July 2014.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts grouped question UIN 195764 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

47471

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any alternative learning providers have notified the Higher Education Funding Council for England of material changes which may affect their financial sustainability or quality of provision.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	195761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The requirement for providers to notify the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) of material changes which may affect their financial sustainability or quality of provision is a new condition that providers are required to meet after they have successfully applied to have courses designated under the under the new specific course designation arrangements. All alternative providers must go through the new process during the 2013/14 academic year. Of those providers that have already successfully applied none has yet notified HEFCE of material changes which may affect their financial sustainability or quality of provision.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Mr David Willetts question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 53 label Biography information for Lord Willetts
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

47485

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
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 has taken to introduce customer service training in the apprenticeship programme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	195934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>An apprenticeship is a job with an accompanying skills development programme designed by employers in the sector to meet the key requirements of the job role. In many cases this will include an aspect of customer service as many jobs recognise the importance of such skills and these will be reflected in the apprenticeship framework.</p><p> </p><p>More than 400 employers are involved in the development of new apprenticeship standards as part of our Trailblazers programme. Where they see customer service skills as crucial to an occupation, they will include these within the new employer-led standards.</p><p> </p><p>For individuals in jobs that are specific customer service roles there is a dedicated Customer Service Apprenticeship available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

47486

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for which firms his Department has agreed bonus payments as part of the privatisation of Royal Mail; and on what criteria such payments were made.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	195936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>No firms have received bonuses in relation to the sale of Royal Mail shares.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 195939 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

47488

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
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 professional and business services special envoys have been appointed by his Department; and what the remit of those envoys is.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	195937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>There are currently six appointed Business Ambassadors covering the Professional and Business Services Sector: Caroline Plumb – CEO FreshMinds, Alan Parker – Chairman Brunswick Group, Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE – CEO MITIE, Rona Fairhead CBE, Will Lawes – Senior Partner Freshfields Bruchaus Deringer and Steve Varley – UK Chairman and Managing Partner (UK and Ireland) EY.</p><p> </p><p>Business Ambassadors are appointed by the Prime Minister to act as advocates of the UK, promoting the UK's excellence, economy, business environment and its reputation as the international trade and inward investment partner of choice.</p><p> </p><p>Business Ambassadors agree to undertake a programme of activities agreed with UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) including, among others, holding events to promote UK businesses around the world, meeting overseas Ministers and inward missions; participating in trade missions; and providing insights into how UKTI can best deliver for business.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

47491

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
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 firms that advised his Department on the privatisation of Royal Mail were awarded a bonus payment.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	195939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>No firms have received bonuses in relation to the sale of Royal Mail shares.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 195936 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin