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748326

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for an ESA appeal hearing in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The average waiting time for disposal of ESA has reduced significantly over the last four years from 21 weeks in 2013/14 to 14 in 2015/16. The information requested is set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>Month/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Average waiting time in weeks, for the disposal of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)</strong><strong>1</strong><strong> appeals from receipt to outcome</strong><strong>2</strong><strong>, between April 2016 and March 2017 (the latest period for which figures are available) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Includes ESA and ESA (Reassessments).</p><p> </p><p>2 Outcome: all appeals disposed of include those appeals disposed of with and without a Tribunal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that is available.</p><p> </p><p>The data are a subset of official statistics extracted from the case-management system on a different date.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/07/2017 11:22:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

748334

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of eligible businesses have been referred to designated finance platforms under the Bank Referral Scheme since its implementation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the eligible businesses that have been referred to designated finance platforms under the Bank Referral Scheme since its implementation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 11/07/2017 14:56:20 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747521

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many businesses have successfully scaled up from being a start-up to having more than nine employees in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:00:09 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ2435 v.04.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ2435
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747523

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much financial support the European Investment Bank has contributed to the UK economy in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The EIB publishes details of all their projects on their website. Financing details of all projects for each of the past 10 years can be found in the link below</p><p> </p><p>http://www.eib.org/projects/loan/list/?region=1&amp;country=GB</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 14:06:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747524

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to increase the availability of free and low-cost financial and business advice for small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is in regular contact with businesses and finance providers to understand the needs of small businesses. Our industrial strategy will address the barriers many of them face to scaling up and growing by improving access to finance across the country and back institutions which can drive growth and private sector equity investment.</p><p>Government is taking a number of steps to ensure small businesses can access support, including the UK’s business-led Productivity Council with £13 million to provide practical tools to businesses to improve productivity.</p><p>The Business Support Helpline provides signposting, diagnostic support and business improvement advice to pre-starts, start-ups, and existing businesses across phone and digital channels nationally.</p><p>The Government has also provided £38million to support and invest in the creation of a network of 38 Growth Hubs across England as an integral part of the Government’s ambition to drive local growth and productivity.</p><p>In addition, applicants to the Start Up Loans programme get access to mentors who provide them with advice alongside their loan, thereby enhancing their chances of success. At the end of May 2017, the Start Up Loans programme had lent £319m to more than 48,000 entrepreneurs.</p><p>We have invested an additional £400 million in the British Business Bank to catalyse later stage venture capital investments by the private sector. This will unlock £1 billion of equity funding, in later stage venture capital. And we will work with them to further understand the obstacles firms face accessing capital outside London and the South East.</p><p>The British Business Bank produces the Business Finance Guide, in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a further 21 business and finance organisations, to increase smaller businesses’ understanding of the finance options available to them. This is also available as an online, interactive at <a href="https://thebusinessfinanceguide.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://thebusinessfinanceguide.co.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 2427 question first answered 11/07/2017 16:16:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747531

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to maintain funding for British businesses following the UK's withdrawal from the EU and the possible loss of investment from the European Investment Bank.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced in his Mansion House speech, he continues to engage with the EIB. Alongside these discussions, to ensure that investment finance continues to be available in the UK after EU exit, the UK Guarantee Scheme has been broadened to include construction guarantees and the British Business Bank will raise the limits on the amount it can invest in venture capital funds from 33% up to 50%. The BBB will also be able to bring forward some of the £400m additional investment that was announced at the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/07/2017 14:04:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747534

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new entrant banks offering finance for small and medium-sized enterprises were established in each of the last five years; and how many of those banks continue to offer such finance.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested on the number of new entrant banks offering finance for small and medium-sized enterprises is not held by the Treasury. Responsibility for the authorisation of new banks rests with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The PRA’s Annual Competition Report for 2017 states that since its formation in April 2013, the PRA has authorised 25 new banks in total. The report can be found at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/annualreport/2017/compreport.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken a number of steps to support challenger banks. This includes: supporting the PRA and FCA to set up the New Bank Start-up Unit to help prospective new banks enter the market and through the early days of authorisation; establishing competition objectives for the FCA and PRA; and launching the finance platforms scheme to help small businesses whose finance applications have been declined by their bank explore alternative finance options, including challenger banks.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 2426 question first answered 11/07/2017 13:24:47 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747536

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit Reference Agencies: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the merits of granting credit reference agencies and authorised finance providers access to financial data in the VAT register.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 allows HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to share only non-financial data on VAT registered businesses.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is working to allow the secure sharing of VAT registration data with carefully vetted applicants to increase the availability of credit to small businesses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/07/2017 15:49:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747537

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to support challenger banks who have entered or are looking to enter the small and medium-sized enterprise lending market.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested on the number of new entrant banks offering finance for small and medium-sized enterprises is not held by the Treasury. Responsibility for the authorisation of new banks rests with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The PRA’s Annual Competition Report for 2017 states that since its formation in April 2013, the PRA has authorised 25 new banks in total. The report can be found at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/annualreport/2017/compreport.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken a number of steps to support challenger banks. This includes: supporting the PRA and FCA to set up the New Bank Start-up Unit to help prospective new banks enter the market and through the early days of authorisation; establishing competition objectives for the FCA and PRA; and launching the finance platforms scheme to help small businesses whose finance applications have been declined by their bank explore alternative finance options, including challenger banks.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 2431 question first answered 11/07/2017 13:24:47 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

747538

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions the Government has had with businesses and finance providers on establishing schemes to provide advice to small businesses on how to secure finance.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	2427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is in regular contact with businesses and finance providers to understand the needs of small businesses. Our industrial strategy will address the barriers many of them face to scaling up and growing by improving access to finance across the country and back institutions which can drive growth and private sector equity investment.</p><p>Government is taking a number of steps to ensure small businesses can access support, including the UK’s business-led Productivity Council with £13 million to provide practical tools to businesses to improve productivity.</p><p>The Business Support Helpline provides signposting, diagnostic support and business improvement advice to pre-starts, start-ups, and existing businesses across phone and digital channels nationally.</p><p>The Government has also provided £38million to support and invest in the creation of a network of 38 Growth Hubs across England as an integral part of the Government’s ambition to drive local growth and productivity.</p><p>In addition, applicants to the Start Up Loans programme get access to mentors who provide them with advice alongside their loan, thereby enhancing their chances of success. At the end of May 2017, the Start Up Loans programme had lent £319m to more than 48,000 entrepreneurs.</p><p>We have invested an additional £400 million in the British Business Bank to catalyse later stage venture capital investments by the private sector. This will unlock £1 billion of equity funding, in later stage venture capital. And we will work with them to further understand the obstacles firms face accessing capital outside London and the South East.</p><p>The British Business Bank produces the Business Finance Guide, in partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a further 21 business and finance organisations, to increase smaller businesses’ understanding of the finance options available to them. This is also available as an online, interactive at <a href="https://thebusinessfinanceguide.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://thebusinessfinanceguide.co.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 2429 question first answered 11/07/2017 16:16:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves