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385742

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 14 May 2015 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms T Ali.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	4227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have no record of having received such a letter. However, having now consulted my right Hon. Friend’s office the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will respond to the right Hon. Member shortly.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 03/07/2015 13:19:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

385743

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what target he has for the number of apprenticeship places to be taken by black and ethnic minority applicants; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	4243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The government believes that apprenticeships provide an excellent opportunity for people from all backgrounds. We are committed to 3 million apprenticeship starts during this parliament which will open many more opportunities for apprenticeships for people from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/07/2015 15:57:28 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

385744

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of apprenticeship applications is made by black and ethnic minority applicants.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	4244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on apprenticeship applications made via the Apprenticeship vacancy online system by ethnicity of the applicant is published online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/432299/ApprenticeshipVacancyReportNumberofapplicationsbyAgeGenderEthnicityorSSAorProgrammeLevelJun15.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/432299/ApprenticeshipVacancyReportNumberofapplicationsbyAgeGenderEthnicityorSSAorProgrammeLevelJun15.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>While not all applications for apprenticeships are submitted via the Apprenticeship vacancy online system, data is only available for applications submitted in this way.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/07/2015 15:58:40 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

385745

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Training
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 adults he expects to be participating in non-apprenticeship vocational training by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	4267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>We have made no forecast of this. The majority of vocational training by adults is privately funded. The levels of vocational training funded by the State will depend on future spending reviews.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/07/2015 10:40:57 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

385748

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	British Business Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for private ownership of the British Business Bank; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	4294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for private ownership of the British Business Bank.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/07/2015 13:07:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

385749

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his statement on 25 June 2015, HCWS54, whether the sale of the bank into private ownership will be undertaken using priority investors.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	4310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>We will explore all options for a sale. Decisions will reflect the outcome we believe maximises value for the UK taxpayer. Our expectation is that interest in acquiring a stake in the Green Investment Bank will come from sophisticated, large scale institutional investors such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/07/2015 12:16:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

385750

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his statement on 25 June 2015, HCWS54 on the Green Investment Bank, whether the bank when privately-owned will be permitted to invest in nuclear technology.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	4320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Our aim is that bringing private ownership in to UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) should free the company from Government control with decisions about operational and strategic matters being a matter for the company, its board and its shareholders. As we move towards introducing private investors, we will be exploring how to ensure GIB continues to invest in accordance with its green principles.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/07/2015 12:19:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

385751

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his statement on 25 June 2015, HCWS54 on the Green Investment Bank, what control the Government will retain over the (i) appointment of the Chair of the Bank and (ii) strategic direction of the bank's activities following its move into private ownership.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	4321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Our aim is that bringing private ownership in to UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) should free the company from Government control with decisions about operational and strategic matters being a matter for the company, its board and its shareholders. As we move towards introducing private investors, we will be exploring how to ensure GIB continues to invest in accordance with its green principles.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/07/2015 12:11:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

385752

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his statement on 25 June 2015, HCWS54 on the Green Investment Bank, what the intended timescale is for moving the bank into private ownership.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	4322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Timing of a sale is dependent on the outcome of discussions with potential investors. We are keen to make progress but would not want to commit to a particular timetable at this stage. We need the flexibility to do a deal when we are satisfied the time and the terms are right. We will only proceed once satisfied we are able to achieve best value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/07/2015 12:14:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

385753

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his statement on 25 June 2015, HCWS54 on the Green Investment Bank, what percentage stake in the bank he will seek to maintain following a move into private ownership.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
uin	4323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on this will depend on the outcome of discussions with potential investors and will be driven by what best achieves value for money for the UK taxpayer. Our aim is that a majority of shares in UK Green Investment Bank plc would come to be held by private investors.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/07/2015 12:13:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright