Business, Innovation and Skills

written question – answered on 12 June 2014.

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  • Adult Education

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to educate adults in literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.

  • Adult Education

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding was available through the Skills Funding Agency for (a) adult learning courses to support return-to-work programmes...

  • Animal Experiments

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many animals have experienced severe suffering in scientific research funded by the Government since 2010; and if he will...

  • China

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese Government on the export of British cheeses to China.

  • Credit Rating

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on a minimum monetary threshold for a late payment which affects an individual's credit rating.

  • Digital Technology: Skilled Workers

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what plans he has to address the shortage of skilled workers in the digital and technology sector; (2) what progress his...

  • Disabled Students' Allowances

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) if he will carry out a public consultation on proposed changes to disabled students' allowances; (2) with reference to his...

  • Disabled Students' Allowances

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students of each type of main disability are in receipt of disabled students' allowances.

  • Disabled Students' Allowances: Brighton

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students received disabled students' allowance in Brighton and Hove local authority area in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

  • Employment: Young People

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number and proportion of young people aged 16 to 24 in York in...

  • Higher Education: York

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding has been allocated to (a) York College and (b) Askham Bryan College by the Skills Funding Agency and the Young...

  • Higher Education: York

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many young people from (a) York Central constituency and (b) City of York local authority area (i) applied for and (ii)...

  • Higher Education: York

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding for each (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate student the Higher Education Funding Council for England...

  • Higher Education: York

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many applications for undergraduate study were made to (a) the University of York, (b) York St John University and (c) all...

  • Post Codes: Northern Ireland

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether public sector organisations in Northern Ireland will be eligible for the terms of use for postcode address finder from 1...

  • Research: Gender

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment she has made of the gender balance amongst chairs and presidents of (a) learned societies and (b) research councils.

  • Shipping: Minimum Wage

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what recent (a) correspondence and (b) discussions he has had with individual employers in the maritime industry about pay...

  • Space Technology

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department has invited representatives of the devolved administrations to join the ad hoc ministerial-led steering...

  • Space Technology: Northern Ireland

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to ensure that industry and academia in Northern Ireland are able to benefit from opportunities in...

  • Space Technology: Northern Ireland

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what discussions officials in his Department had with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive before publication of...

  • UK Coal

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what assessment his Department has made of the conclusions of the Orion Innovations report entitled Merits of UK Coal State...