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Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Car Scrappage Scheme (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: It is not possible to make an accurate estimate of the impact on production of the extension of the scrappage scheme because of unknown commercial factors such as the levels of existing stocks and production time lags.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Regional Development Agencies (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: The RDAs have helped more than 50,000 businesses to survive the recession, and are bringing forward regeneration projects worth more than £100 million in order to boost the economy. They have also provided transition loans to 300 companies, protecting more than 10,000 jobs.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Free Trade Agreement: Colombia (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: Negotiations between the EU and the Community of Andean Nations were launched in 2007. The mandate was last revised in December 2008 when, as the Andean nations could not agree a common position, Colombia and Peru asked the European Commission to negotiate a multiparty trade agreement with interested Andean countries. Ecuador remains an observer.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Business: Government Assistance (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: I have received no representations from the brick manufacturing industry on these matters. My officials are however in regular contact with the Construction Products Association (the umbrella trade association for nearly all construction products), of which the brick industry is a member, and have met members of the brick industry.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Exports: White Phosphorus (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: As previously stated the Export Control Organisation in BIS had identified 67 licences for munitions designed to create illumination or act as an incendiary. These munitions may have contained white phosphorous but because the export licence application does not require the exporter to provide the chemical composition of munitions to be exported, it is not possible to say how many—if...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Inward Investment (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: I have arranged for separate listings of UKTI's (and its predecessors') recorded inward investment successes by UK regions for each of the last 20 years to be placed in the Libraries of the House. Figures for London are available only from when an RDA for London was established in 1994/95. These figures are based on information provided by companies at the time of the announcement of the...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Manufacturing Insight: Finance (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: EEF, the Manufacturers Association has allocated £35,000 per annum for two years towards start-up costs, as part of a package of core funding, which is to come from the wider business community.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Manufacturing Technology Centre: Ansty (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: The Manufacturing Technology Centre at Ansty Park near Coventry will be a world-class manufacturing research, development and demonstration organisation which will support industrial companies, and their supply chains, in bringing about major improvements in their manufacturing competitiveness. The centre represents a £130 million investment over 10 years, and should employ between 100...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Mass Media: Insolvency (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: The industry classifications the Insolvency Service uses do not readily identify newspapers. Table 1 shows insolvencies for manufacturing pulp, paper and paper products, publishing and printing, within which newspaper production is counted. Table 1. Compulsory Liquidation Creditors Voluntary Liquidation Receiverships Administrations Creditors Voluntary Arrangement ...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: Using data based on the locations of dealerships and data for scrappage transactions which have been completed and vehicles delivered, there have been 379 completed scrappage transactions in Tamworth constituency, 1,973 in Staffordshire and 15,190 in the West Midlands.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: BIS has made no such assessment. According to latest industry figures published on 5 November 2009, the vehicle scrappage scheme has contributed to the fourth month of growth for new car registrations, with the October figures showing this year's biggest monthly increase. The recent £100 million addition to the original £300 million Government funding will extend the positive...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Real Help Website (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: The Department has promoted the Real Help website www.realhelpnow.gov.uk through the homepage of the BIS website www.bis.gov.uk the relevant pages of the BIS corporate website: www.berr.gov.uk/aboutus/corporate/performance/realhelpnow/pa ge51801.html and through the Business Link website www.businesslink.gov.uk Business Link is also actively promoted by Ministers, including the Minister for...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Trade and Investment (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: Foreign Direct Investment targets according to (a) high value, (b) good quality and (c) priority project classifications have only been used for the last two years. Previously, UKTI has benchmarked against knowledge driven targets. Target 2005/06 374 successes, of which 75 per cent. are knowledge driven 2006/07 440 successes, of which 75 per cent. are knowledge driven ...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Trade and Investment (12 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: The information is as follows: (a) The UK Low Carbon International Marketing Strategy, being developed by UK Trade and Investment in partnership with business, aims to help companies with low carbon solutions across the whole economy to make the most of overseas opportunities. Reporting of such support is being set up as part of the roll-out of the strategy across UKTI this year. (b) UKTI's...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Departmental Billing (11 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills paid 95.5 per cent. of invoices within ten days in September and 96.5 per cent. of invoices within ten days in October. The value of invoices paid within ten days in September and October totalled over £2.9 billion.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Employment: Environment Protection (11 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: In 2007-08 there were an estimated 880,000 jobs in the UK Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services Sector (LCEGS). This is based on a report by Innovas, which was commissioned by Government. The estimate covers not only 'traditional' environmental goods and service sectors and renewable energy technologies, but also emerging low-carbon areas such as carbon finance, alternative fuels,...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Furniture: Foam (11 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: None.

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Job Creation: Young People (11 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: Ultimately it is successful businesses that create jobs. Government's focus is to drive sustainable economic growth, which in turn can foster the business success that will generate the jobs of the future. The Government have also invested nearly £5 billion since November 2008 to help those on out-of-work benefits take up the jobs created by businesses. This includes a substantial...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Business: Regulation (10 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: There has been no assessment of the overall effect of regulations on employment. Many regulations have net benefits for the economy and may therefore lead to positive impacts on the labour market. Creating the right conditions for businesses to start up, grow and invest requires many elements including a strong and responsive regulatory framework. With the best business environment in Europe,...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Companies House: Standards (10 Nov 2009)

Ian Lucas: The target Companies House has for the processing of electronic incorporations is 95 per cent. within three working days. This was set out in my statement to the House on 18 May 2009, Official Report, column 69WS. The percentages of incorporations that did not meet these targets were: Percentage July 4 August 0.3 September 0.05 October 19 The increase in numbers of...