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169719

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Apprentices
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 effect of plans to transfer apprenticeship funding to employers from further education providers on the budgets of those providers.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	218332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Our apprenticeship reforms are designed to make all apprenticeships world class, so that the programme is rigorous, responsive, and meets the changing needs of business and the future economy. As part of our reforms, we are giving employers control of funding to make them more demanding customers of high-quality training, relevant to their needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Training providers make a vital contribution to apprenticeships and we want that to continue. Good providers already offer high-quality provision that is responsive to employers’ needs, which makes them well placed to be successful under any new arrangements. We recognise that these reforms represent a major change in the way that providers operate. The Skills Funding Agency, working with the Education and Training Foundation, Association of Colleges and the Association of Employment and Learning Providers are offering support and guidance to providers to help them prepare for the reforms. However, it will be for employers to decide who will help them deliver a high quality experience for their apprentices. We are trialling a new funding model in 2014/15 and intend to evaluate its impact before any funding system is fully implemented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 05/01/2015 16:42:29 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

169731

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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: Stourbridge
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 have opened in Stourbridge constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stourbridge
tabling member printed	Margot James
uin	218371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of business start-ups in the Stourbridge constituency between 2009 and 2013, is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Estimated number of business start-ups in Stourbridge</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: BankSearch: number of new business bank accounts opened. All figures rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/01/2015 14:09:13 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4115 label Biography information for Margot James

169747

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's domestic adaptation spend was in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	218380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have any dedicated expenditure on domestic adaption, as the central policy function sits with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/03/2015 10:54:05 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

169751

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>There are two publications which are published as part of the Government’s commitment to Transparency which contain information on travel and subsistence for Senior Officials and Ministers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These can be found on the Gov.uk website following the links below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/senior-officials-expenses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/senior-officials-expenses</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/01/2015 17:45:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169754

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which ministers are responsible for the implementation of the commitments arising from the work of the Ministerial Working Group on Gypsies and Travellers; and when he expects his Department to fully deliver each of those commitments.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Andrew George
uin	218264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 11 November 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, House of Lords, Column WA36.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 218265 question first answered 05/01/2015 14:43:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

169758

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Non-domestic Rates: Kent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of small firms and shops in (a) Kent, (b) Medway and (c) Gillingham and Rainham constituency which may have potentially reduced business rates.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	218321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at the 2014 Autumn Statement an extra £650 million of support for 2015-16 bills, bringing the total support of 2013 and 2014 Autumn Statement polices to £1.4 billion. This help includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>doubling small business rate relief for a further year. In England, this means an estimated 385,000 properties will pay no rates at all, while a further 190,000 properties will benefit from tapered relief.</li><li>a 2% cap on the increase of the small business rates multiplier. This is a continuation of the 2% cap introduced in 2014-15 as part of Autumn Statement 2013 measures;</li><li>increasing the temporary £1,000 discount for shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000 to £1,500 for 2015-16, benefitting an estimated 300,000 properties in England;</li><li>extending the existing transitional relief scheme for two years for properties with a rateable value up to and including £50,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These policies are in addition to previous Autumn Statement measures that continue into 2015-16, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>a 50 per cent discount for 18 months to new occupants of vacant shops;</li><li>allowing businesses to keep their small business rate relief for a year where they take on an additional property;</li><li>business rates relief for empty new builds; and</li><li>allowing businesses to pay their business rate bills over 12 months, in order to assist with their cash flow.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Central Government also now funds 50% of any local discount granted.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect data on a constituency basis, but Gillingham and Rainham constituency lies entirely within the Medway Borough Council boundary. Table 1 shows the number of properties in 2014-15 within the Medway Borough Council boundary that have benefitted from business rates measures extended in this year’s Autumn Statement. Table 2 presents the same information but for Kent County Council, while Table 3 provides a breakdown of the business rates measures by the thirteen local authorities that lie within the Kent County Council boundary.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 07/01/2015 17:32:18 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name 218321 Chishti.docx title Tables for Medway and Kent
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

169766

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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	Travellers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions in each year since it was set up the Ministerial Working Group on Gypsies and Travellers has met; which ministers attended each such meeting; and what steps have been taken by ministers in pursuance of the recommendations and commitments arising from the work of that group.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Andrew George
uin	218265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 11 November 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, House of Lords, Column WA36.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 218264 question first answered 05/01/2015 14:43:34 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	227 label Biography information for Andrew George

169782

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the access entitlements of communications providers under the Electronic Communications Code and those of electricity, gas and water companies.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>In January 2014, DCMS published the report “Modelling the Economic Impact of Alternative Wayleave Regimes” which contained a comparative assessment of economic impact of the regimes used by the communications, energy and water sectors when using a wayleave to install, access and maintain equipment on private land. A copy of this report has been placed in the House of Commons library.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/01/2015 08:33:36 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169786

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to take forward proposals from the Law Commission on the wayleaves regime and Electronic Communications Code.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>DCMS plans to reform the Electronic Communications Code in line with the recommendations set out by the Law Commission in its report published in February 2013.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/01/2015 08:32:20 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169788

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to implement proposals from the Law Commission to reform the Electronic Communications Code by introducing red book value parameters governing wayleave negotiations between communications providers and land owners.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	218396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>DCMS plans to reform the Electronic Communications Code in line with the recommendations set out by the Law Commission in its report of February 2013. In this report, the Law Commission concluded that the existing market based approach to valuation was on the whole, functioning, but recommended some small modifications to improve the valuation regime. Government accepts this recommendation and will implement this reform. However, Government will also take a Power in the legislation, to allow the Secretary of State to make further changes to the wayleave valuation regime, if necessary following consultation, at a later date following full consultation. Government intends to lay amendments to the Infrastructure Bill.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/01/2015 08:34:46 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant