Information on the regional location of Manufacturing Summit delegates was not requested as part of the registration process. However, from the limited data available we have identified one Northern Ireland-based manufacturing company which was invited to the Manufacturing Summit. This particular company decided not to send a representative.<\/p>
For future summits we will be looking at ways to create a more diverse mix of CEO-level participants from across manufacturing industry. Proactive suggestions from Hon Members would be welcome as part of this process.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/88", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sevenoaks"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Michael Fallon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-03T15:42:44.074849Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Manufacturing Industries: Northern Ireland"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many delegates from manufacturers based in Northern Ireland were invited to the BIS Manufacturing Summit 2014 held on 19 June 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bury South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Ivan Lewis"} ], "uin" : "202561"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64143", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64143/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
To date there have been 913 applications for Start-Up Loans in Northern Ireland including applications that have been withdrawn, declined or still in progress. Of these applications, 120 loans with a value of £562,110 have been drawn down to date.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-03T15:39:49.6989084Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "New Businesses: Northern Ireland"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applicants for the Start-Up Loans Scheme have been received from Northern Ireland; and what value of such loans have been provided for new businesses in Northern Ireland since the scheme was launched.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bury South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Ivan Lewis"} ], "uin" : "202565"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64144", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64144/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The UK Space Agency recognises the strengths and interest of the Northern Ireland space sector. The Agency has recently established a small team to focus on supporting the development of a vibrant regional small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) community across the UK. It is already engaged with the Northern Ireland space office and will work with them to help them to understand the potential value of the space sector to the Northern Ireland economy, both in the traditional upstream and in downstream \u201cspace-enabled markets\u201d. Areas of focus for regional engagement include aligning locally provided business support and the potential for further space business incubators. The team are working closely with colleagues in the Satellite Applications Catapult who are also engaging with Local Enterprise Partnerships & the Devolved Administrations and have a significant role to play in supporting SMEs in the space sector. As set out in the Northern Ireland Economic Pact, the Agency is considering the case for a new satellite propulsion test facility near Belfast. The Agency is also in receipt of Northern Ireland's letter of intent to host the UK Space Conference 2017 and due consideration will be given to holding the conference in Belfast in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/53", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Willetts"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Havant"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr David Willetts"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-03T15:50:20.3172514Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Space Technology: Northern Ireland"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work the National Space Agency is doing to support the development of a regional space small and medium-sized enterprise sector in Northern Ireland; and what steps his Department has taken to support space-related events and conferences for decision-makers, the public, industry or academia in Northern Ireland.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/441", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bury South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Ivan Lewis"} ], "uin" : "202605"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64145", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64145/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The latest available information on applicants is shown in Table 1. Comparable figures for North Yorkshire are not held centrally.<\/p>
Table 1<\/strong><\/p> UCAS applicants to full-time undergraduate courses from Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, and Yorkshire and the Humber<\/strong><\/p> <\/p><\/td> Year of entry:<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Area of domicile<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Harrogate and Knaresborough<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aged under 211<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 810<\/p><\/td> 820<\/p><\/td> 835<\/p><\/td> 775<\/p><\/td> 810<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 21 and over1<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 225<\/p><\/td> 185<\/p><\/td> 200<\/p><\/td> 170<\/p><\/td> 210<\/p><\/td><\/tr> All ages<\/p><\/td> 1,035<\/p><\/td> 1,005<\/p><\/td> 1,035<\/p><\/td> 945<\/p><\/td> 1,020<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and the Humber<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> All ages<\/p><\/td> 42,475<\/p><\/td> 44,850<\/p><\/td> 45,070<\/p><\/td> 42,110<\/p><\/td> 43,050<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: UCAS<\/strong><\/p> Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.<\/strong><\/p> 1. This analysis uses country specific age definitions that align with the cut off points for school and college cohorts within the different administrations of the UK. For England, ages are defined on the 31st<\/sup> August. Defining ages in this way matches the assignment of children to school cohorts.<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on students at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The number of young (under 21) entrants to UK HEIs who were domiciled in Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, North Yorkshire, and the Yorkshire and the Humber region prior to starting their course is shown in Table 2. HESA figures for 2013/14 will be available in January 2015. There are differences in the coverage of UCAS and HESA: the UCAS figures cover applicants to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Further Education Colleges (FECs), and Alternative Providers (APs) of HE in the UK; the HESA figures cover HEIs only, plus the University of Buckinghamshire. Not all applicants apply via UCAS: some apply directly to institutions. In addition, some applicants who obtain a place via UCAS opt to defer entry until the following year.<\/p> <\/p> Table 2<\/strong><\/p> Young (1)<\/sup> entrants (2)<\/sup> domiciled (3)<\/sup> in Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency (4)<\/sup>, North Yorkshire local authority and Yorkshire and Humber government office region<\/strong><\/p> UK Higher Education Institutions<\/p> Academic years 2009/10 to 2012/13<\/p> Domicile<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2009/10<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Harrogate and Knaresborough<\/p><\/td> 580<\/p><\/td> 655<\/p><\/td> 700<\/p><\/td> 600<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> 3,670<\/p><\/td> 3,605<\/p><\/td> 3,845<\/p><\/td> 3,015<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire and Humber<\/p><\/td> 24,880<\/p><\/td> 24,705<\/p><\/td> 26,340<\/p><\/td> 22,350<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: HESA Student Record<\/strong><\/p> Notes:<\/strong><\/p> (1) Young refers to students aged under 21 on 31st<\/sup> August in the reporting year<\/strong><\/p> (2) Entrants refers to students in their first year of study<\/strong><\/p> (3) Domicile refers to a students' home or permanent address prior to starting their course<\/strong><\/p> (4) Parliamentary Constituency boundaries were revised from the 6th<\/sup> May 2010 UK General Election.<\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people from (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber (i) applied for and (ii) started a degree course in each year since 2009-10.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64146/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> The Apprenticeships Funding Reform Technical Consultation sought evidence on the practical implications for employers of two new systems for routing apprenticeship funding: the PAYE model and the Apprenticeship Credit. The practical implications of the current system are already well understood, therefore we did not include this in the technical consultation. We are giving careful consideration to all feedback received, before announcing our next steps in the autumn.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason allowing employers which wish to continue with current apprenticeship funding arrangements to do so was not listed as an option in his Department's recent consultation on the future of apprenticeships.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64170/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> The new National Careers Service has been designed to respond to the changing needs of the economy with a focus on local leadership and providing inspiring careers advice for customers, including a new brokerage role to facilitate relationships between schools and employers.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> As part of the re-procurement process organisations were assessed on their capacity and capability to deliver the service through face to face services and a range of media that meet customers' specific needs and preferences. It is a matter for the new contractors how they achieve outcomes for customers including how they deploy their staff resource to deliver the service.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of potential changes in the number of jobs at the National Careers Service arising from the Government's digital-by-default policy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64270/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> British Business Bank programmes facilitated £7.5m of new lending and investment to smaller businesses in Northern Ireland in 2013/14.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Business Bank's Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme supported £5.1 million of additional lending to Northern Irish businesses during 2013/14, bringing the total amount of lending through the programme in Northern Ireland to £36.1 million.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Bank's Start Up Loans programme was extended to Northern Ireland in June 2013 and since then, it has provided 120 loans to Northern Irish start-ups, lending a total of over £560,000.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Northern Ireland Executive recently hosted a roadshow in Northern Ireland to promote the delivery of Business Bank programmes through Northern Irish finance providers and the Business Bank is actively discussing with the Executive how it can continue to support Northern Irish businesses in the future.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work the British Business Bank is doing in Northern Ireland to promote its services to small businesses located there.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of his Department's consumption in kWh of (a) gas and (b) electricity in each month since June 2010; and what the cost of such consumption has been in each such month.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/64403/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Most prisoners who study higher education (HE) in custody do so through the Open University (OU). The table below shows the number of prisoners in England who have completed OU degrees whilst in prison from academic year 2003/04. Prior to September 2012, the costs of prisoners' tuition were met from public funds in an arrangement that broadly mirrored the grant arrangements for other part-time HE students. The OU's additional costs for delivering in custody are met through a grant from the Department. We do not have information on the public funding for these specific learners. From September 2012, prisoners have been required to take out, and then repay, tuition fee loans in the same way as other learners.<\/p> Number of prisoners completing Open University degrees in prisons from 2003/04<\/strong><\/p> Award Year (academic year)<\/p><\/td> Total number of prisoners<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2003/04<\/p><\/td> 4<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2004/05<\/p><\/td> 10<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005/06<\/p><\/td> 14<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006/07<\/p><\/td> 10<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007/08<\/p><\/td> 11<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008/09<\/p><\/td> 22<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/10<\/p><\/td> 19<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/p><\/td> 23<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/p><\/td> 26<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/p><\/td> 16<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 155<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> England only<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Information supplied by the Open University<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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