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443396

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
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	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions the Government has had with the devolved administrations on increasing social mobility since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	21618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing social mobility throughout the UK. We hold regular discussions with the devolved administrations on a wide variety of topics many of which affect social mobility.</p><br /><p>It should also be noted however, that many key levers for improving social mobility such as apprenticeships, traineeships and higher education have some degree of devolution across the UK and so policy decisions on these issues should be referred to the relevant devolved administration.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/01/2016 17:17:10 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

443397

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
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
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 implications for his polices of the conclusions of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, entitled Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2015, published in November 2015 that (a) the number of people working part-time who wish to work full-time is higher than in 2009 and (b) 600,000 people on temporary contracts want permanent contracts, compared to 400,000 people before the recession.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	21622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report “Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2015” is one of a number of reports and surveys undertaken on the UK labour Market and Government considers them in the round with regard to Government policy. This report makes use of the Office for National Statistics data and Labour Force Survey which Government uses as a source of information.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/01/2016 17:13:22 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

443398

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
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	Small Businesses: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information the Government holds on the proportion of small businesses that have ceased trading after experiencing flood damage in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	21658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold specific information on the proportion of businesses, large or small, that have ceased trading after experiencing flood damage in the last five years.</p><br /><p>However following the flooding of Winter 2013/14, of the 4,859 businesses that were reported by Local Authorities as being impacted by flooding, only 3 businesses were reported as not fully operational by October 2015.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/01/2016 16:17:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

443399

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
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	Further Education: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date the second wave Area Reviews for further education college providers he plans to commence.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><br /><p>As we have set out in the published information relating to the second wave of area reviews, the first steering group meeting, which will be in the Marches and Worcestershire area, is scheduled to take place on Monday 18 January 2016.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/01/2016 17:46:53 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

443400

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
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	Further Education: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which colleges he plans are to be included in (a) the third wave Area Reviews for Lancashire (Pennines) further education colleges and (b) in the fourth wave Area Reviews for Lancashire (Coastal) further education colleges.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	21698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>We have published indicative information in relation to the future waves, 3 to 5, of the area reviews. This includes the proposed reviews for the Lancashire area. I met with the Lancashire College Group yesterday and discussed with them the timing of the two Lancashire reviews and the colleges to be included in each. We will review the future waves in light of further discussions and ongoing assessment of risk and we will publish updated information on this in due course.</p><p><strong></strong></p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/01/2016 17:44:54 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

443401

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on income to insurance companies of the changes to personal injury law and procedure announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government received and analysed data from numerous sources when formulating the announcement in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. We will continue to work with a wide range of stakeholders including other Government Departments, solicitors and insurers in taking forward the new reform package. The Government will consult on the detail of these measures in due course. The consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 21688 21689 21696 question first answered 13/01/2016 15:22:02 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443402

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Communication
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to (a) encourage greater use of email and (b) implement other measures to reduce costs in communication by government departments.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Chris White
uin	21684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) continues to support departments as they digitally transform their business operations, making government services easier and more efficient to use. There is a ‘digital first’ strategy across Government to save on time as well as paper and postage costs, including the use of email to achieve this aim.</p><p>The Government Communication Service (GCS) saved nearly £330m for taxpayers in 2014/15 compared to 2009/10 by making its campaigns more cost effective. The communications profession is also more streamlined, with headcount across Government reduced by a third since 2009/10. These reforms helped the Government reduce communications spending by a total of £1bn over the last Parliament. GCS continues to investigate new ways of reducing costs in Government communications.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 13/01/2016 15:29:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4114 label Biography information for Chris White

443403

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Advisory Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the evaluation and recommendations of the Law Commission on the Advice Services Transition Fund.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The aim of the Advice Services Transition Fund (ASTF) was to support the sector to be able to respond with confidence to the challenges presented by the changing funding environment.</p><p>The Fund was always intended to support time limited transformational activity. Cabinet Office is not in a position to commit longer-term funding to support the core-running costs of advice services. However, the fund has supported organisations to transition to more collaborative working. We will also be working with the Big Lottery Fund to ensure that learning is identified and shared across the advice services sector. This work aligns with recommendations outlined in the Low Commission report.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 18/01/2016 09:21:06 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443404

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Advisory Services: Social Impact Bonds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to introduce a pilot scheme to evaluate the potential use of social impact bonds for the provision of advice services.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>As part of the spending review we committed £80m to a new social outcomes fund to support the creation of locally developed social impact bonds focused upon tackling a range of social problems. We will set out the issues that this fund will focus upon when it is launched later this year.</p><br /> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 18/01/2016 16:14:38 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443405

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people of each gender work in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	21616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Gender and Diversity information can also be found in the Annual Report and Accounts. Please see link below:-</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/01/2016 15:42:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall