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427458

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what level of spending will be required from (a) the Government, (b) other public sector bodies and (c) private employers to create three million quality apprenticeships by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	15786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The budget for apprenticeships in England is demand-led and the level of spending responds to local employer and learner demand. Apprenticeships are jobs with training – availability is determined by employers offering opportunities.</p><br /><p>The Government is introducing a UK-wide levy for all larger employers in the public and private sector to help fund the increase in quantity and quality of apprenticeship training. This levy will put employers in charge of how apprenticeship budgets are spent by creating a fund which they can use to pay for the cost of external training for their apprentices.</p><br /><p>Further details on the rate and scope of the levy will be set out by my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the autumn Spending Review.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/11/2015 11:32:13 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

427464

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Business: Regulation
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 plans to publish the report of the Cutting Red Tape programme.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	15840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Cutting Red Tape programme has completed the evidence gathering stage for the six reviews launched earlier this year. The programme is now working with the responsible departments and regulators to understand the scale of potential savings, and to support them in developing next steps which respond to the findings of the reviews. The Government’s next steps will be to publish the review findings and associated responses in the New Year.</p><p>The programme is also running an open call for evidence for future reviews via its Twitter account @CutRedTapeUK and #CutRedTape, and its website <a href="https://cutting-red-tape.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://cutting-red-tape.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/11/2015 11:27:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

427475

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	UK Trade and Investment: India
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 full-time equivalent UKTI staff in his Department were based in (a) India and (b) Gujarat in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	16042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>UKTI-funded full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in India and Gujarat were as follows:</p><br /><p>2015 - 90 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2014 - 86 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2013 - 87.2 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2012- 86.5 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><p>2011- 83.85 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)</p><br /><p>Under UKTI’s sector and project based approach, opportunities in Gujurat are supported by UKTI’s wider teams in India, as well as through links to experts and support in the FCO and in UKTI’s UK based networks.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/11/2015 16:18:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

427477

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK: Redcar
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 his Department made of the financial viability of the Redcar coke ovens and blast furnace as a standalone operation without South Bank coke ovens.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	16043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment. On liquidation of a company, it is the responsibility of the liquidator to sell the free assets of the company. In the case of SSI UK, this was the Official Receiver who is independent. I am informed that the Official Receiver did maintain operations at SSI, including the coke ovens, for a period while he tried to find purchasers for the assets of SSI UK but as of the 12 October, no purchaser had been found and the Official Receiver ceased operations of the coke ovens and blast furnace.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 24/11/2015 09:07:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

427482

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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	Digital Technology: Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish a Digital Transformation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	15944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Government's Productivity Plan, we are developing a cross-Government Digital Transformation Plan that will be published in due course. This will set out how we will support theadoption of digital technologies andtackle the barriers to new businesses entering and creating new markets.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/11/2015 12:03:53 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

427490

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what targets he has set for the creation of numbers of apprenticeships between now and 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	16053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to 3 million apprenticeship starts in England and will ensure they deliver the skills employers and the economy need for growth.</p><br /><p>The locations and sectors where apprenticeships are available are determined by employers choosing to offer opportunities – so our aim is to create the conditions for employers to offer more apprenticeships. So that the public sector plays a full part in delivering more apprenticeships, we are taking forward legislation on targets for public bodies in relation to apprenticeships in England.</p><br /><p>Through the Welfare Reform and Work Bill we are legislating to report annually on progress towards meeting the 3 million. This duty will be a clear statement to reconfirm Government’s commitment to that policy ambition, as well as ensuring transparency on progress.</p><br /><p>Apprenticeships policy is a devolved matter and it is for the devolved administrations of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to determine how they manage their own programmes. However, we recognise the value of an aligned approach to apprenticeships across the United Kingdom, particularly for employers with staff in more than one area.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/11/2015 11:30:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

427516

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the funding offer for the Pioneer Communities Project was withdrawn; and what the basis was for the withdrawal.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	15763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2014 funding for the Department for Education for an “Early intervention pilot for 0-2 year olds – to pilot a new approach to ensure that the most effective early intervention actions are taken during a child’s earliest years, to prevent avoidable problems later.”</p><br /><p>This measure was to be delivered by the Department for Education, who worked with a number of stakeholders including Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Wave Trust and the Early Intervention Foundation to identify options to deliver the project.</p><br /><p>As no contract has been signed for this measure, in June 2015 the Department for Education undertook not to proceed with the measure in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 15761 15762 15764 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:20:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

427517

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions took place between his Department and the Department for Education about the allocation of funds to the Pioneer Communities Project.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	15764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2014 funding for the Department for Education for an “Early intervention pilot for 0-2 year olds – to pilot a new approach to ensure that the most effective early intervention actions are taken during a child’s earliest years, to prevent avoidable problems later.”</p><br /><p>This measure was to be delivered by the Department for Education, who worked with a number of stakeholders including Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Wave Trust and the Early Intervention Foundation to identify options to deliver the project.</p><br /><p>As no contract has been signed for this measure, in June 2015 the Department for Education undertook not to proceed with the measure in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 15761 15762 15763 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:20:03 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

427518

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Salford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit claimants in Salford have been in continuous receipt of tax credits for (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four or more years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	15719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The answers are only available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 15467 15516 15517 15518 15720 question first answered 18/11/2015 13:52:32 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

427519

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Salford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average duration of a claim for tax credits was in Salford in the most recent (a) 12 and (b) 24 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	15720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2015 answer text <p>The answers are only available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 15467 15516 15517 15518 15719 question first answered 18/11/2015 13:52:32 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley