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386533
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-30more like thismore than 2015-06-30
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Motor Insurance: Competition more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of clearer renewal notices on the competitiveness of the private motor insurance market; and whether he has had discussions with insurance companies on that matter. more like this
tabling member constituency Southend West more like this
tabling member printed
Sir David Amess more like this
uin 4729 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
grouped question UIN
4546 more like this
4547 more like this
4548 more like this
4730 more like this
4731 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T16:46:47.27Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T16:46:47.27Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
44
label Biography information for Sir David Amess more like this
386534
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-30more like thismore than 2015-06-30
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Motor Insurance: Competition more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average savings available from switching car insurance provider rather than being auto-renewed for (a) all consumers, (b) consumers aged over 65 and (c) consumers without internet access. more like this
tabling member constituency Southend West more like this
tabling member printed
Sir David Amess more like this
uin 4730 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
grouped question UIN
4546 more like this
4547 more like this
4548 more like this
4729 more like this
4731 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T16:46:47.45Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T16:46:47.45Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
44
label Biography information for Sir David Amess more like this
386535
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-30more like thismore than 2015-06-30
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Motor Insurance: Competition more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average savings available to customers by switching car insurance provider rather than being auto-renewed in (a) the UK, (b) South East England and (c) Southend West constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Southend West more like this
tabling member printed
Sir David Amess more like this
uin 4731 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The question has been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the honourable member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
grouped question UIN
4546 more like this
4547 more like this
4548 more like this
4729 more like this
4730 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T16:46:47.56Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T16:46:47.56Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
44
label Biography information for Sir David Amess more like this
386625
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-30more like thismore than 2015-06-30
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Birds: Trapping more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to improve public awareness of Larsen traps. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 4857 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-03more like thismore than 2015-07-03
answer text <p>Natural England’s Wildlife Management and Licensing team provides advice to those who wish to manage wildlife in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for individuals to decide on which wildlife management methods to use in order to address a particular issue. Government has no plans to raise public awareness of particular types of traps.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-03T10:42:31.907Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-03T10:42:31.907Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this
386143
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-29more like thismore than 2015-06-29
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Bail more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the bail system. more like this
tabling member constituency Huddersfield more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Barry Sheerman more like this
uin 4501 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>My Right Honourable Friend the Home Secretary announced on 23 March a package of measures to reduce both the number of individuals subject to, and the average duration of, pre-charge bail. As set out in the Gracious Speech, the Government will legislate in the Policing and Criminal Justice Bill to adopt those reforms.</p><p>These measures will bring greater accountability to pre-charge bail and ensure people do not spend months, or even years on bail, only for charges to be dropped.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
grouped question UIN 900702 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T13:49:41.667Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T13:49:41.667Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
411
label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman more like this
386144
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-29more like thismore than 2015-06-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his plans are for funding further education institutions. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaydon more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Anderson more like this
uin 4495 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>The Department plans to continue to provide funding for further education for adults. Across all our grant, loan and capital support for adult further education, we are making available over £3bn in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For apprenticeships, Government and employers will continue to jointly invest in the training, reflecting the economic benefits that apprenticeships bring. For older learners studying at advanced level (age 24 and upwards studying at level 3) our policy is to provide HE-style loans to fund tuition fees to colleges. We have made £498m of provision available in 2015-16. For adult further education, our policy is to pay grant to providers based on the numbers of learners they teach and characteristics of those learners. There are also specialist funds to support joint projects with employers to grow skills in strategic areas of the economy; to support prisoner education; and for community learning. We also make capital funding available to colleges. In 2015-16 £410m of capital funding is available, of which £330m is distributed according to the requirements of Local Enterprise Partnerships. Finally, our policy is to provide funding to support the learner to access the system and get the most from it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are our priority for skills and colleges have been encouraged to expand their apprenticeship offer. As government funding has reduced, colleges have responded well by looking at generating other income streams and creating sustainable business models for the future. This entrepreneurial approach will help ensure sustainable future business models with less reliance on government funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The financial health of further education colleges is under constant review by the Skills Funding Agency based on self-assessment information from colleges and the publication of college accounts. Colleges with inadequate financial health are subject to intervention led by the FE Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our funding mechanism is designed to allow providers the freedoms and flexibilities to decide how best to use their allocation to respond to local learner and employer demand. As autonomous organisations it is up to colleges to manage their own budgets including staffing numbers and what provision to offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Colleges are becoming increasingly responsive to employer and learner need and employers are now taking the lead in apprenticeship design so that apprenticeship training, be that in the workplace or at college, equips apprentices with the skills that employers need. We believe that our funding for adult skills through apprenticeship and further education provision can have a positive impact on learners, employers and the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN
4496 more like this
4497 more like this
4498 more like this
4499 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T15:05:37.927Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T15:05:37.927Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
1486
label Biography information for Mr David Anderson more like this
386145
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-29more like thismore than 2015-06-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the funding requirements of the further education sector. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaydon more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Anderson more like this
uin 4496 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>The Department plans to continue to provide funding for further education for adults. Across all our grant, loan and capital support for adult further education, we are making available over £3bn in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For apprenticeships, Government and employers will continue to jointly invest in the training, reflecting the economic benefits that apprenticeships bring. For older learners studying at advanced level (age 24 and upwards studying at level 3) our policy is to provide HE-style loans to fund tuition fees to colleges. We have made £498m of provision available in 2015-16. For adult further education, our policy is to pay grant to providers based on the numbers of learners they teach and characteristics of those learners. There are also specialist funds to support joint projects with employers to grow skills in strategic areas of the economy; to support prisoner education; and for community learning. We also make capital funding available to colleges. In 2015-16 £410m of capital funding is available, of which £330m is distributed according to the requirements of Local Enterprise Partnerships. Finally, our policy is to provide funding to support the learner to access the system and get the most from it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are our priority for skills and colleges have been encouraged to expand their apprenticeship offer. As government funding has reduced, colleges have responded well by looking at generating other income streams and creating sustainable business models for the future. This entrepreneurial approach will help ensure sustainable future business models with less reliance on government funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The financial health of further education colleges is under constant review by the Skills Funding Agency based on self-assessment information from colleges and the publication of college accounts. Colleges with inadequate financial health are subject to intervention led by the FE Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our funding mechanism is designed to allow providers the freedoms and flexibilities to decide how best to use their allocation to respond to local learner and employer demand. As autonomous organisations it is up to colleges to manage their own budgets including staffing numbers and what provision to offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Colleges are becoming increasingly responsive to employer and learner need and employers are now taking the lead in apprenticeship design so that apprenticeship training, be that in the workplace or at college, equips apprentices with the skills that employers need. We believe that our funding for adult skills through apprenticeship and further education provision can have a positive impact on learners, employers and the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN
4495 more like this
4497 more like this
4498 more like this
4499 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T15:05:38.057Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T15:05:38.057Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
1486
label Biography information for Mr David Anderson more like this
386146
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-29more like thismore than 2015-06-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Further Education more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to ensure the viability of existing further education colleges. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaydon more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Anderson more like this
uin 4497 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>The Department plans to continue to provide funding for further education for adults. Across all our grant, loan and capital support for adult further education, we are making available over £3bn in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For apprenticeships, Government and employers will continue to jointly invest in the training, reflecting the economic benefits that apprenticeships bring. For older learners studying at advanced level (age 24 and upwards studying at level 3) our policy is to provide HE-style loans to fund tuition fees to colleges. We have made £498m of provision available in 2015-16. For adult further education, our policy is to pay grant to providers based on the numbers of learners they teach and characteristics of those learners. There are also specialist funds to support joint projects with employers to grow skills in strategic areas of the economy; to support prisoner education; and for community learning. We also make capital funding available to colleges. In 2015-16 £410m of capital funding is available, of which £330m is distributed according to the requirements of Local Enterprise Partnerships. Finally, our policy is to provide funding to support the learner to access the system and get the most from it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are our priority for skills and colleges have been encouraged to expand their apprenticeship offer. As government funding has reduced, colleges have responded well by looking at generating other income streams and creating sustainable business models for the future. This entrepreneurial approach will help ensure sustainable future business models with less reliance on government funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The financial health of further education colleges is under constant review by the Skills Funding Agency based on self-assessment information from colleges and the publication of college accounts. Colleges with inadequate financial health are subject to intervention led by the FE Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our funding mechanism is designed to allow providers the freedoms and flexibilities to decide how best to use their allocation to respond to local learner and employer demand. As autonomous organisations it is up to colleges to manage their own budgets including staffing numbers and what provision to offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Colleges are becoming increasingly responsive to employer and learner need and employers are now taking the lead in apprenticeship design so that apprenticeship training, be that in the workplace or at college, equips apprentices with the skills that employers need. We believe that our funding for adult skills through apprenticeship and further education provision can have a positive impact on learners, employers and the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN
4495 more like this
4496 more like this
4498 more like this
4499 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T15:05:38.18Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T15:05:38.18Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
1486
label Biography information for Mr David Anderson more like this
386147
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-29more like thismore than 2015-06-29
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Further Education: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the relationship between his Department's funding of further education colleges and (a) staff numbers and (b) courses offered at those colleges. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaydon more like this
tabling member printed
Mr David Anderson more like this
uin 4498 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>The Department plans to continue to provide funding for further education for adults. Across all our grant, loan and capital support for adult further education, we are making available over £3bn in 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For apprenticeships, Government and employers will continue to jointly invest in the training, reflecting the economic benefits that apprenticeships bring. For older learners studying at advanced level (age 24 and upwards studying at level 3) our policy is to provide HE-style loans to fund tuition fees to colleges. We have made £498m of provision available in 2015-16. For adult further education, our policy is to pay grant to providers based on the numbers of learners they teach and characteristics of those learners. There are also specialist funds to support joint projects with employers to grow skills in strategic areas of the economy; to support prisoner education; and for community learning. We also make capital funding available to colleges. In 2015-16 £410m of capital funding is available, of which £330m is distributed according to the requirements of Local Enterprise Partnerships. Finally, our policy is to provide funding to support the learner to access the system and get the most from it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are our priority for skills and colleges have been encouraged to expand their apprenticeship offer. As government funding has reduced, colleges have responded well by looking at generating other income streams and creating sustainable business models for the future. This entrepreneurial approach will help ensure sustainable future business models with less reliance on government funding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The financial health of further education colleges is under constant review by the Skills Funding Agency based on self-assessment information from colleges and the publication of college accounts. Colleges with inadequate financial health are subject to intervention led by the FE Commissioner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our funding mechanism is designed to allow providers the freedoms and flexibilities to decide how best to use their allocation to respond to local learner and employer demand. As autonomous organisations it is up to colleges to manage their own budgets including staffing numbers and what provision to offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Colleges are becoming increasingly responsive to employer and learner need and employers are now taking the lead in apprenticeship design so that apprenticeship training, be that in the workplace or at college, equips apprentices with the skills that employers need. We believe that our funding for adult skills through apprenticeship and further education provision can have a positive impact on learners, employers and the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
grouped question UIN
4495 more like this
4496 more like this
4497 more like this
4499 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T15:05:38.277Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T15:05:38.277Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
1486
label Biography information for Mr David Anderson more like this
386148
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-29more like thismore than 2015-06-29
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Public Sector: Procurement more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support small business access to public procurement. more like this
tabling member constituency North East Hertfordshire more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Oliver Heald more like this
uin 4522 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-02more like thismore than 2015-07-02
answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Central and North Ipswich on 1 July 2015 to UIN 900668.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-02T12:26:34.157Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-02T12:26:34.157Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
69
label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald more like this