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386989

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Treasure Act 1996
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 review the Treasure Act 1996.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	5202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>My Department will be conducting a public consultation later this year which will contain a number of proposals relating to the definition of Treasure and other measures set out in the Treasure Code of Practice. The Government's response to the consultation will be published thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/07/2015 08:12:12 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

386990

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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	Portable Antiquities Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the continued viability of the Portable Antiquities Scheme after changes to its funding by the British Museum.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	5203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The 2015-16 resource allocation given to the British Museum by my Department includes funding for the administration of the Portable Antiquities Scheme and allows the British Museum to determine how the Scheme is resourced within its overall funding settlement. The Portable Antiquities Scheme, which recorded its one millionth find in 2013, continues to be a hugely valuable resource which broadens our understanding of history and archaeology and allows full public engagement with the process. I have made no assessment of the impact that the changes in funding arrangements have had on the Scheme as I believe it is right that the British Museum has more freedom to make its own decisions on spending in this area.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/07/2015 08:15:10 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

387098

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has held with the Northern Ireland Executive on repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998 and its potential effect on the Good Friday Agreement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	5209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We will consider the implications of a Bill of Rights on devolution as we develop our proposals, and we will fully engage with the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 06/07/2015 10:05:44 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

387102

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law cases have cited the Human Rights Act 1998 since that Act came into effect.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	5148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Applications to the Family Court are made and recorded by reference to the relevant provision in family law. Details of how many family law cases specifically cited the Human Rights Act 1998 since it came into force could only be obtained by manually checking every case file at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/07/2015 11:07:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

387112

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote the uptake and production of ultra-low emission vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	5102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>This government is aiming is for almost every car and van to be a zero emission vehicle by 2050, and we pledged in our manifesto to invest £500 million over the next five years to achieve this objective. We will target this funding to support the purchase of ultra low emission cars, vans, taxis, buses, and other vehicles; supporting recharging infrastructure and gas and hydrogen refuelling stations; and substantial support for research and development into supporting technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 06/07/2015 12:26:49 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

386504

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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 mechanisms are in place to ensure that the availability of apprenticeships to people aged 18 and over is not exploited by employers to pay staff at a rate below the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	4772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to effective enforcement of the National Minimum Wage for all apprentices and we have taken steps to reduce non-compliance. HMRC prioritises complaints made concerning apprenticeship pay. Employers who fail to pay the age appropriate apprenticeship minimum wage will be ‘Named and Shamed’, as well as receiving financial penalties. Furthermore, where there is evidence that an offence has been committed the case will always be considered for prosecution. We have recently increased HMRC’s 2015/16 budget which will enable more HMRC compliance officers to identify businesses that exploit their workers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 06/07/2015 09:21:38 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

386507

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Mature Students
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) women and (b) men aged 24 and over were enrolled in further education courses at level 3 or above in each academic year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	4804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of learners aged 24+ participating in further education courses at Level 3 or above from 2010/11 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: FE and Skills participation at Level 3+ and ages 24+, 2010/11 to 2013/14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>136,200</p></td><td><p>128,000</p></td><td><p>139,300</p></td><td><p>100,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>238,600</p></td><td><p>247,600</p></td><td><p>285,100</p></td><td><p>207,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Learners (24+)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 374,900 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 375,600 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 424,400 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 308,600 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:<br> 1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.<br> 2) This tables includes Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision (including the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service) taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.<br> 3) Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.<br> 4) Age and gender are based upon self-declaration by the learner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 06/07/2015 09:30:57 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

386510

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Adult Education: West Midlands
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 29 June 2015 to Question 3461, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of adult skills training in the West Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	4810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The steps we are taking for skills training in the West Midlands are the same as those throughout the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are our priority for skills and after delivering 2.3m apprenticeships last parliament, we are committed to 3m starts this parliament. Employers are designing apprenticeships that are more responsive to the needs of business. Trailblazers are leading the way in new apprenticeship standards. Led by employers both large and small and professional bodies, they are developing new apprenticeship standards and assessment approaches to equip people with the skills they need</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br> We are also committed to delivering traineeships which are an education and training programme with work experience, focused on giving 16-24 year olds the skills and experience they need to be able to compete for apprenticeships or other sustainable employment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also prioritising skills funding for all adults without a level 2 qualification in English or maths and for the unemployed to enter and progress into work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also making Advanced Learning Loans available to thousands of adults wishing to advance their current skills or retrain. Learners aged 24 and above studying at Level 3 and Level 4 can access loan support to help meet up-front fees, removing one of the main barriers to learning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also establishing National Colleges, such as the National College for Advanced Manufacturing with facilities in Coventry, to deliver high level skills training in sectors that are critical to economic growth, where there are recognised gaps.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 06/07/2015 09:39:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

386514

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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 Research Partnership Investment Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether further application rounds are planned under the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	4950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In the March 2015 Budget, the Government announced £400m out to 2021 for the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund. We are working with the Higher Education Funding Council for England, which administers the Fund in collaboration with the other higher education funding bodies, to develop the arrangements. The process and guidance for further rounds will be set out later this year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/07/2015 09:46:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

386521

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Postgraduate Education
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 a response to the Government's consultation on support for postgraduate study; and what deadlines he or officials in his Department have set in relation to this process.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	5015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The consultation response is currently being analysed and the Department will respond in the Autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/07/2015 09:11:53 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna