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90408

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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
hansard heading	Higher Education: Admissions
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 recent trends in the number of university applications from students from disadvantaged or minority ethnic backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	207993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The latest figures published by UCAS for the 2014 application cycle show that, as at the main UCAS deadline of 15 January, the application rate for young people from the most disadvantaged areas in England had risen to the highest ever level (20.7%). The detailed figures can be found at <a href="http://www.ucas.com/news-events/news/2014/2014-cycle-applicant-figures-january-deadline-2014" target="_blank">http://www.ucas.com/news-events/news/2014/2014-cycle-applicant-figures-january-deadline-2014</a></p><p>The latest data on ethnic background show that application rates for all ethnic groups rose in 2014, reaching new highs for most groups. The figures can be found at <a href="http://www.ucas.com/data-analysis/analysis-notes" target="_blank">http://www.ucas.com/data-analysis/analysis-notes</a></p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 09/09/2014 15:38:32 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

90410

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisations are the main occupants of his Department's properties at (a) Cannon House, Birmingham, (b) the NTI Building, Birmingham, (c) Queensway House, Billingham, (d) Stella House, Newcastle and (e) Westfield House, London; and what the value is of the total rent collected from all occupants in each of those buildings per year.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	208022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>The main tenants at Cannon House in Birmingham are the Insolvency Service (an executive agency of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills) who pays rent to the landlord for space within the building. No income is derived from any occupation of this building.</p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) no longer occupy any space within the NTI Building in Birmingham. The estates team for BIS are actively marketing the vacant space in the NTI building, Birmingham and are in discussion with an interested party.</p><p>BIS are not the leaseholders for Queensway House in Billingham. The space is leased from Stockton-On-Tees Borough Council. Therefore, this department do not receive rent for this space, they pay for their occupation in this location.</p><p>BIS no longer occupy any space within Stella House, Newcastle or Westfield House, London.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 10/09/2014 13:48:20 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

90414

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what issues are currently under examination by the Horizon Scanning Programme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	208051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Horizon Scanning Programme has investigated emerging technologies, emerging economies, the changing supply and demand of resources, changing social attitudes of young people, and the future of demographic change in the UK. The Programme continues to draw on observations from these areas alongside exploring potential new areas of investigation, which include the future of work, regulation and rural communities.</p><p>The Horizon Scanning Programme has not examined the implications for environmental security in regards to nuclear facilities and does not plan to do so in the future. The risks posed in the question are however considered as part of the National Risk Assessment process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 208053 question first answered 08/09/2014 10:53:38 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

90415

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to permit Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deals to fund revenue as well as capital spending; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
uin	207995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>Through Growth Deals the Government has devolved over £6bn of funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to invest in the key drivers of growth. While this investment is predominantly capital, up to £303m in 15-16 is revenue funding. LEPs have also secured wider freedoms and flexibilities, which in some cases include additional revenue funding, or more influence over revenue funding streams. This is the first round of Growth Deals and Government’s intention is to increase the flexibility of the Local Growth Fund in future years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 11/09/2014 15:02:00 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

90421

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what work the Horizon Scanning Programme has undertaken on the implications for environmental security of (a) an accident at a nuclear facility involving a large release of radiation and (b) the sabotage of a nuclear facility or nuclear cargo in transit by a terrorist group.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	208053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Horizon Scanning Programme has investigated emerging technologies, emerging economies, the changing supply and demand of resources, changing social attitudes of young people, and the future of demographic change in the UK. The Programme continues to draw on observations from these areas alongside exploring potential new areas of investigation, which include the future of work, regulation and rural communities.</p><p>The Horizon Scanning Programme has not examined the implications for environmental security in regards to nuclear facilities and does not plan to do so in the future. The risks posed in the question are however considered as part of the National Risk Assessment process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 208051 question first answered 08/09/2014 10:53:38 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

90427

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the fuel discount scheme for rural communities.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	207971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The current rural fuel rebate scheme is in place for the Scottish Islands and the Isles of Scilly. An evaluation of the scheme by HMRC found it to be effectively meeting the policy objective of reducing the pump prices faced by motorists. The evaluation report can be found at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/research/rural-fuel-duty-relief.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/research/rural-fuel-duty-relief.pdf</a> .</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 08/09/2014 16:23:09 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

90428

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what budget his Department has allocated to its Together in Service scheme.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	208021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Twenty-five projects have been approved so far, in Barking and Dagenham, Birmingham, Bradford, Brent, Cambridge, Cornwall (mainly Truro), Coventry, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Epping Forest, Leicester, Lambeth, Liverpool, Newcastle, Newham, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Redbridge, Sheffield and Southampton. In addition, two projects cover activity in more than one geographic location.</p><p> </p><p>A total of £74,000 has been allocated to these projects. 18 projects, totalling £42,000, are awaiting financial approval from the Department. In addition, there are further projects in the pipeline.</p><p> </p><p>Faith Action, the body contracted to run the Together in Service programme, will publish a full assessment after the scheme comes to an end on 31 March 2015. By the end of the programme, my Department will have allocated £200,000 in match-funding for Together in Service projects.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams grouped question UIN 207108 207109 207117 question first answered 27/10/2014 16:05:10 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

90429

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what activities were undertaken by participants in his Department's A Year in Service scheme in 2012.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	208023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>A ‘Year of Service’ was the joint initiative of nine faith communities, facilitated by my Department with the Mitzvah Day Charitable Trust. It aimed to celebrate volunteering among people of faith, support integration through cross faith social action connected to faith festivals, and showcase the ongoing volunteering in faith communities. Its inspiration was the dedicated service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in her Jubilee year, along with the imperative to serve found in the writings and beliefs of each faith community.</p><p> </p><p>It is one of a number of integration projects that my Department is funding to bring people together from different backgrounds and help build stronger communities in partnership with voluntary organisations, businesses and local residents.</p><p> </p><p>During 2012, nearly 200 multi-faith projects were supported. I have placed in the Library of the House a copy of the end of project report. The ongoing ‘Together in Service’ programme builds on its success.</p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/09/2014 16:02:01 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

90430

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what activities are undertaken by participants in his Department's Together in Service scheme.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	208024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>‘Together in Service’ is a £200,000 grant programme that aims to celebrate the practical contribution that faith communities make to society through volunteering, and to motivate and inspire new multi-faith social action projects. It builds on the success of the ‘A Year of Service’ programme held during 2012 to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.</p><p>It is one of a number of integration projects that my Department is funding to bring people together from different backgrounds and help build stronger communities in partnership with voluntary organisations, businesses and local residents.</p><p>Detail for each of the projects awarded funding through the Together in Service scheme can be found here:<br><br>http://www.togetherinservice.net/funding/projects</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 10/09/2014 16:22:17 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

90438

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support civic and voluntary organisations that promote integration and greater multi-ethnic understanding.
tabling member constituency	Newbury
tabling member printed	Richard Benyon
uin	208056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement on integration made by my rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State (Eric Pickles) today.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 18/12/2014 15:27:55 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon