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155393

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Independent Panel on Hormone Pregnancy Tests will be set up; and what time frame he has set for that inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	214308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Membership of the Group is currently being convened and will be finalised in December 2014. The time frame for the inquiry has yet to be finalised but the Panel is expected to review the evidence in the early months of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Members of the Expert Working Group on Hormone Pregnancy Tests will be expected to declare any interests (financial or non-financial) in the pharmaceutical industry or in any other area that could affect their impartiality. All members’ interests will be carefully considered in advance and assessed when deciding on the appropriate level of participation in discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 214307 question first answered 21/11/2014 14:26:47 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

155394

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the impartiality and neutrality of members of the panel on hormone pregnancy tests.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	214307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Membership of the Group is currently being convened and will be finalised in December 2014. The time frame for the inquiry has yet to be finalised but the Panel is expected to review the evidence in the early months of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Members of the Expert Working Group on Hormone Pregnancy Tests will be expected to declare any interests (financial or non-financial) in the pharmaceutical industry or in any other area that could affect their impartiality. All members’ interests will be carefully considered in advance and assessed when deciding on the appropriate level of participation in discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 214308 question first answered 21/11/2014 14:26:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

155397

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	New Businesses: Hackney
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 new businesses were started in Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	214232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The estimated number of business start-ups (rounded) in the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, according to BankSearch data, for the years 2008 to 2013 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total estimated number of business start-ups in <br>Hackney North and Stoke Newington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>1090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1450</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: BankSearch, based on the number of new business bank accounts opened.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/11/2014 12:43:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

155398

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what total amount his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The amount spent by the Department on ministerial travel has already been published and information on each respective financial year can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(i) <a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>(ii) <a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>(iii) <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Car hire costs relating to Departmental staff were not centrally collated in the above financial years and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 21/11/2014 14:48:25 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

155399

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Science: Research
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 has been spent on science and research and development through local enterprise partnerships in each region of England; and how such spending compares with equivalent spending in (a) the EU and (b) the G20.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	214301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and their local partners have strategic direction over £20 billion domestic and EU funding between now and 2020/21. Strengthening research, technological development and innovation is a key objective of the European funds, and LEPs can advance growth-oriented science and research projects for investment through the Local Growth Fund. The Government does not at this early stage of these programmes hold data on the amount spent by LEPs on science, research and development, or on international comparators.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally we recently agreed a City Deal with Glasgow and the Clyde Valley that will see UK Government make significant investments in science and innovation. This includes £16 million to support a Stratified Medicine: Imaging Centre of Excellence at the new South Glasgow Hospital site, £1.2 million towards the establishment of MediCity Scotland, and £1.67 million towards a centre for Business Incubation and Development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 24/11/2014 11:08:41 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

155401

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Open University
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 was paid in grants to the Open University to provide education to prisoners in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Most prisoners who study Higher Education (HE) in custody do so through the Open University (OU). Prior to September 2012, the costs of prisoners’ tuition were met from public funds in an arrangement that broadly mirrored the Grant arrangements for other part-time HE students. From September 2012, prisoners have been required to take out, and then repay, Tuition Fee loans in the same way as other learners.</p><p> </p><p>The OU’s additional costs for delivering in custody are met through a Grant from the Department. Table 1 below shows a breakdown of grant payments in each of the last 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of providing prison university education are found from a variety of sources and gathering the data could only be undertaken at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 gives a breakdown of the number of prisoners studying towards an Open University degree whilst in prison in each of the last 10 years. There may be a very small number of prisoners, each year, who will have commenced HE with Universities other than the OU whilst on Release on Temporary Licence. We have no central data on these learners and therefore they are not included in the figures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p>BIS Grant payments to the Open University for additional costs for delivering OU learning in custody from 2005-06</p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount of Grant (£000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06*</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07*</p></td><td><p>234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08*</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14*</p></td><td><p>797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>981</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>* <strong> where indicated, the table shows available data on Grant funding drawn down rather than Grant available.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p>Number of prisoners studying towards an Open University degree whilst in prison from 2004/05</p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OU students (new and continuing)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>1,128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>1,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>1,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>1,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,117</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><strong>England only</strong></p><p><strong>Information supplied by the Open University</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 214188 214196 question first answered 21/11/2014 14:52:08 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155402

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Prisons: Education
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 cost of providing prison university education was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Most prisoners who study Higher Education (HE) in custody do so through the Open University (OU). Prior to September 2012, the costs of prisoners’ tuition were met from public funds in an arrangement that broadly mirrored the Grant arrangements for other part-time HE students. From September 2012, prisoners have been required to take out, and then repay, Tuition Fee loans in the same way as other learners.</p><p> </p><p>The OU’s additional costs for delivering in custody are met through a Grant from the Department. Table 1 below shows a breakdown of grant payments in each of the last 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of providing prison university education are found from a variety of sources and gathering the data could only be undertaken at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 gives a breakdown of the number of prisoners studying towards an Open University degree whilst in prison in each of the last 10 years. There may be a very small number of prisoners, each year, who will have commenced HE with Universities other than the OU whilst on Release on Temporary Licence. We have no central data on these learners and therefore they are not included in the figures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p>BIS Grant payments to the Open University for additional costs for delivering OU learning in custody from 2005-06</p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount of Grant (£000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06*</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07*</p></td><td><p>234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08*</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14*</p></td><td><p>797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>981</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>* <strong> where indicated, the table shows available data on Grant funding drawn down rather than Grant available.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p>Number of prisoners studying towards an Open University degree whilst in prison from 2004/05</p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OU students (new and continuing)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>1,128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>1,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>1,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>1,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,117</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><strong>England only</strong></p><p><strong>Information supplied by the Open University</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 214187 214196 question first answered 21/11/2014 14:52:08 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155403

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Prisons: Higher Education
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 prisoners have studied for a university degree whilst in prison in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Most prisoners who study Higher Education (HE) in custody do so through the Open University (OU). Prior to September 2012, the costs of prisoners’ tuition were met from public funds in an arrangement that broadly mirrored the Grant arrangements for other part-time HE students. From September 2012, prisoners have been required to take out, and then repay, Tuition Fee loans in the same way as other learners.</p><p> </p><p>The OU’s additional costs for delivering in custody are met through a Grant from the Department. Table 1 below shows a breakdown of grant payments in each of the last 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of providing prison university education are found from a variety of sources and gathering the data could only be undertaken at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 gives a breakdown of the number of prisoners studying towards an Open University degree whilst in prison in each of the last 10 years. There may be a very small number of prisoners, each year, who will have commenced HE with Universities other than the OU whilst on Release on Temporary Licence. We have no central data on these learners and therefore they are not included in the figures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p><p>BIS Grant payments to the Open University for additional costs for delivering OU learning in custody from 2005-06</p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount of Grant (£000s)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06*</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07*</p></td><td><p>234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08*</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14*</p></td><td><p>797</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>981</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p>* <strong> where indicated, the table shows available data on Grant funding drawn down rather than Grant available.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p><p>Number of prisoners studying towards an Open University degree whilst in prison from 2004/05</p><p /> <p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OU students (new and continuing)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>1,128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>1,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>1,562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>1,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1,875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,117</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p> </p><p /> <p><strong>England only</strong></p><p><strong>Information supplied by the Open University</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 214187 214188 question first answered 21/11/2014 14:52:08 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

155404

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will extend the overseas voting rights to UK citizens living in EU countries to 25 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	214234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is keeping the current 15 year time limit for all UK citizens living overseas under consideration. There are no plans to change the law at the present time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 214117 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:50:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

155412

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what total amount his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>(a) This information has already been published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li><p><a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm</a></p></li><li><p><a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm</a></p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372</a></p></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) Expenditure on other car hire could not be extracted without exceeding the statutory disproportionate costs threshold.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/11/2014 12:56:20 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen