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155389

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how often the Law Officers' Departments reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>HMCPSI’s records management policy, which covers such processes, is reviewed and published annually. The remaining Law Officers’ Departments do not have a formal schedule for regularly reviewing the logging emails or correspondence, although such processes are monitored and when required are modified to meet business needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of the Law Officers’ Departments comply with the guidance issued by the Cabinet Office on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Peers, MEPs and Members of devolved Administrations, which is available online at the following link - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 20/11/2014 14:04:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

155391

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	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Question 212120, if he will publish the consultation questions on proposed changes to disabled students' allowance.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	214395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government engaged with stakeholders extensively over the summer on the changes proposed. This included Higher Education Institutions, the National Union of Students, Universities UK, disability groups and assessment centres. We received a number of letters and evidence from stakeholders. A Written Ministerial Statement, which set out revised proposals following these discussions, was published on 12 September.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/11/2014 16:10:52 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

155392

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	Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2014 to Question 212119, (a) how many individual disabled students were directly consulted on proposed changes to disabled students allowance, (b) how many individual disabled students submitted views, (c) how their views were sought and (d) when the deadline for giving views was and how this was communicated to all stakeholders.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	214295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Discussions took place with disabled students and student representatives such as National Union for Students (NUS) and AMOSSHE the Student Services Organisation. Letters and evidence were received from students and other interested parties and were used to inform policy and the equality analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Discussions continue on the implementation of the changes announced on 12 September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 19/11/2014 16:09:22 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

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

155395

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	Employment Agencies
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 complaints on employment agency practices were received by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	214212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Employment Agency Standards (EAS) inspectorate received 675 complaints, which related to breaches of the Conduct of Employment Agency and Employment Business Regulations (2003), between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014. Not all complaints received require a physical inspection in order to resolve them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EAS sometimes receives additional complaints on employment agency practices which are outside of the scope of the legislation. EAS signposts these complainants to the most appropriate organisation to pursue that complaint.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/11/2014 16:12:53 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

155396

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	Employment Agencies
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 (a) inspections, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions were conducted by the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	214216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Employment Agency Standards (EAS) inspectorate carried out 130 visits to employment agencies between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014. These are split into four categories:</p><p> </p><p>Visits not related to a specific complaint – 22</p><p> </p><p>Visits related to a specific complaint – 36</p><p> </p><p>Targeted visits relating to a specific sector or geographic area – 46</p><p> </p><p>Visits related to a specific complaint which included a full inspection – 26</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During the same period, EAS brought seven prosecutions in the Magistrate’s Court, and in five of these obtained convictions against the individuals and companies involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During this period EAS also brought proceedings at the Employment Tribunal, to prohibit two individuals from being involved in running or owning employment agencies or employment businesses. Both were successful with one individual being prohibited for a period of seven years and the other for 10 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/11/2014 16:11:47 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

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