The below Parliamentary question was asked by Melanie Onn on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions government departments have paid bills to small and medium-sized businesses more than 60 days after the date the invoice was received since 2010-11.
Matthew Hancock
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to her on 5 February 2016 to UIN: 25347.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Eagle on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the change to Sunday trading laws proposed in the Enterprise Bill on employment in each region.
Anna Soubry
The Government has been considering the costs and benefits of changes to Sunday trading and we will be publishing the Impact Assessment shortly.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2016-02-05.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the contribution of the Financial Secretary to the Treasury of 3 February 2016, Official Report, column 975, what level of information has been disclosed to him in respect of Google’s tax return and the HM Revenue and Customs agreement with that company.
Mr David Gauke
The information to which Ministers have access is the same as that in the public domain.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the conduct of tax inquiries. Ministers are not privy to information about the individual tax arrangements of any company.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ben Howlett on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who applied to university in each of the last six years.
Joseph Johnson
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publishes data on application and entry rates for full-time undergraduate courses.
The tables show the proportion of 18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds who applied to university by the main January deadline (application rate) and the proportion of 18 year olds that accepted a place during a UCAS application cycle (entry rate).
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Table 1: Application rates for English 18 year olds from POLAR3 quintile 1 areas (for entry in year) |
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
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15.2% |
18.0% |
18.6% |
17.9% |
18.9% |
20.4% |
21.0% |
22.0% |
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Table 2: Entry rates for English 18 year olds from POLAR3 quintile 1 areas (for entry in year) |
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
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13.6% |
14.2% |
15.1% |
15.1% |
16.4% |
17.8% |
18.5% |
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Angela Eagle on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he had with (a) the devolved administrations and (b) local government before announcing his proposals to change Sunday trading laws during the Second Reading of the Enterprise Bill.
Anna Soubry
Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations are published quarterly on GOV.UK
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the cost of maintaining and securing the former SSI steel works site on Teesside in its present condition.
Anna Soubry
Costs are being incurred by the Official Receiver who is currently delivering a safe and secure liquidation of SSI. The Government is providing the Official Receiver with an indemnity to ensure he is able to deliver that safe liquidation of SSI and the net costs will be clearer at the end of that process.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Luciana Berger on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the number of people working in logistics and transportation who experience mental health problems.
Andrew Jones
The Department for Transport does not assess the total number of people working in logistics and transportation who experience mental health problems.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Cunningham on 2016-02-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment has been made of the potential cost of works to the former SSI steel works site on Teesside to prepare it for redevelopment.
Anna Soubry
The Official Receiver is currently delivering a safe and secure liquidation of SSI. Once that has been completed, the Government will work with local partners to understand the potential for the redevelopment of the site. The future use or uses of the site will be key in determining the level of remediation required.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of air quality in London.
Rory Stewart
We assess compliance annually for a range of pollutants covered by European directives for all UK zones, including Greater London. The latest compliance report Air Pollution in the UK 2014 was published in September last year and is available on the UK-Air website:
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/viewonline?year=2014_issue_1
The air quality plan we published in December last year sets out the measures we are taking to reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide in London. The plan is available on the GOV.UK website at:
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Nicolson on 2016-02-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to ensure that reductions in the wholesale price of energy are passed on to consumers.
Amber Rudd
Average domestic gas prices fell by £37 during 2015, and all six major suppliers have announced a further reduction in their tariffs in recent months. This is a good start, but the Government expects all suppliers to pass on reductions in the costs of supplying energy to consumers. I have met all the major energy suppliers in recent months to make that point clear.
The Competition and Markets Authority are nearing the end of their enquiry into the energy markets, and I look forward to their conclusions. I am determined to do whatever it takes to ensure markets work well for consumers.