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2009-10 (20)
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To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of UK engineering construction firms which have secured contracts for work in other EU member states in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of UK engineering construction firms which have secured contracts for work in other EU member states in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Stephen Crabb
(Conservative)
Answered by
Ian Lucas
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 March 2010
For answer on
4 March 2010
Answered on
9 March 2010
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 613W. Information relating to the securing of individual contracts in a particular sector, including engineering construction, is not collated by Government. The awarding of engineering construction contracts is a business matter for the parties concerned, and the various award criteria are commercial issues for the private sector clients involved.
Subjects
Construction; Engineering
Date
9 March 2010
Reference
507 c284W; 320921
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee written evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Science and Technology Committee
Subjects
Engineering; Research; Geology; Research councils
Date
10 February 2010
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Subjects
Engineering; Motor vehicles; Manufacturing industries; Motor sports; Aerospace industry; Department for Business, Innovation and Skills; Lucas, Ian
Date
26 January 2010
Reference
HC 173-ii 2009-10
House
House of Commons
My Lords, I trust that my noble friend is aware that there is considerable support, particularly on these Benches, for the views that he expressed yesterday in his article in the Guardian about the future of university funding. Will he reassure the House that the Government will continue to work to encourage young people, and more women, to take science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses at colleges and universities? We know that such courses open the door to STEM-related careers. Will he further tell the House what he is doing to strengthen the ties between research and business?
My Lords, I trust that my noble friend is aware that there is considerable support, particularly on these Benches, for the views that he expressed yesterday in his article in the Guardian about the future of university funding. Will he reassure the House that the Government will continue to work to encourage young people, and more women, to take science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses at colleges and universities? We know that such courses open the door to STEM-related careers. Will he further tell the House what he is doing to strengthen the ties between research and business?
Asked by
Baroness Prosser
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 January 2010
My Lords, the Government are investing in encouraging more young people to take up and study science. We are working with schools to promote interest in, and the study of, STEM subjects; and we are opening up opportunities in universities and beyond. I am glad to say that the uptake of STEM subjects at GCSE and A-level has been rising steadily since 2005. The Government announced a £140 million strategy in January 2008 to secure the next generation of scientists and mathematicians, and provide more and better STEM teachers. This is exactly the sort of investment that we must sustain, and exactly the sort of investment that would be in peril should those in the party opposite have the opportunity to make the swingeing cuts that they are already alluding to.
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Engineering; Universities; Technology; Science; Mathematics
Date
21 January 2010
Reference
716 c1100-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the recent HEFCE grant letter showed a reduction in unit funding for teaching of around £200 per student, with a figure of £3,950 for 2010-11. Would the Secretary of State indicate whether that is a one-off measure linked to the current economic climate and the need to rebalance the books, following the overspend in student support, or is that rebalancing likely to continue next year? Also, is the cut across the board and will it therefore impact on those students studying STEM subjects and other subjects?
My Lords, the recent HEFCE grant letter showed a reduction in unit funding for teaching of around £200 per student, with a figure of £3,950 for 2010-11. Would the Secretary of State indicate whether that is a one-off measure linked to the current economic climate and the need to rebalance the books, following the overspend in student support, or is that rebalancing likely to continue next year? Also, is the cut across the board and will it therefore impact on those students studying STEM subjects and other subjects?
Asked by
Baroness Garden of Frognal
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 January 2010
My Lords, universities are aware of the Government's requirement for that rebalancing, and for them to grow their intake at a pace and on a scale for which the resources exist to support it. We have always made that clear. However, tighter budgets right across the public sector, including in higher education, can be a spur to further diversifying British universities' funding. That can also focus minds on teaching and research excellence, and on new ways of delivering higher education. Those trends are already part of the picture in higher education; both trends need to become more so in the coming years.
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Engineering; Universities; Technology; Science; Mathematics
Date
21 January 2010
Reference
716 c1101
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills are crucial in securing future prosperity. Last summer, I asked universities to provide an additional 10,000 places on courses that contribute most to our high-level skills needs, including STEM subjects. All of these places have been filled. Higher Ambitions, the Government’s higher education framework, will deliver further skills needed for new industry and new jobs, notably in STEM subjects.
My Lords, science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills are crucial in securing future prosperity. Last summer, I asked universities to provide an additional 10,000 places on courses that contribute most to our high-level skills needs, including STEM subjects. All of these places have been filled. Higher Ambitions, the Government’s higher education framework, will deliver further skills needed for new industry and new jobs, notably in STEM subjects.
Answered by
Lord Mandelson
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Prosser
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what action he is taking to give priority to STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at higher education level in the light of the possibility of spending cuts affecting universities.
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Wall, and at her request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in her name on the Order Paper.
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Engineering; Universities; Technology; Science; Mathematics
Date
21 January 2010
Reference
716 c1100
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, universities are aware of the Government's requirement for that rebalancing, and for them to grow their intake at a pace and on a scale for which the resources exist to support it. We have always made that clear. However, tighter budgets right across the public sector, including in higher education, can be a spur to further diversifying British universities' funding. That can also focus minds on teaching and research excellence, and on new ways of delivering higher education. Those trends are already part of the picture in higher education; both trends need to become more so in the coming years.
My Lords, universities are aware of the Government's requirement for that rebalancing, and for them to grow their intake at a pace and on a scale for which the resources exist to support it. We have always made that clear. However, tighter budgets right across the public sector, including in higher education, can be a spur to further diversifying British universities' funding. That can also focus minds on teaching and research excellence, and on new ways of delivering higher education. Those trends are already part of the picture in higher education; both trends need to become more so in the coming years.
Answered by
Lord Mandelson
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Garden of Frognal
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, the recent HEFCE grant letter showed a reduction in unit funding for teaching of around £200 per student, with a figure of £3,950 for 2010-11. Would the Secretary of State indicate whether that is a one-off measure linked to the current economic climate and the need to rebalance the books, following the overspend in student support, or is that rebalancing likely to continue next year? Also, is the cut across the board and will it therefore impact on those students studying STEM subjects and other subjects?
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Engineering; Universities; Technology; Science; Mathematics
Date
21 January 2010
Reference
716 c1101
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, is the Minister aware that the number of applications by young people to go to universities this year is already 12 per cent higher than last year? Few of those extra people will go to universities. Every vice-chancellor now agrees that there will be a fall in numbers as a result of his cuts. Sarkozy increases higher education expenditure, Mandelson cuts it. How does he reconcile that with the theme of the election, which is investment in the future, and hope and aspiration for the young?
My Lords, is the Minister aware that the number of applications by young people to go to universities this year is already 12 per cent higher than last year? Few of those extra people will go to universities. Every vice-chancellor now agrees that there will be a fall in numbers as a result of his cuts. Sarkozy increases higher education expenditure, Mandelson cuts it. How does he reconcile that with the theme of the election, which is investment in the future, and hope and aspiration for the young?
Asked by
Lord Baker of Dorking
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
21 January 2010
My Lords, this is pure hyperbole. In reality, the savings that we have set out amount to a reduction of under 5 per cent over the next three years. The Government have made it clear that higher education needs to shoulder its fair share of the burden of reductions in public spending-but not more than its fair share. I will make sure that that remains the case.
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Engineering; Universities; Technology; Science; Mathematics
Date
21 January 2010
Reference
716 c1101
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the Government are investing in encouraging more young people to take up and study science. We are working with schools to promote interest in, and the study of, STEM subjects; and we are opening up opportunities in universities and beyond. I am glad to say that the uptake of STEM subjects at GCSE and A-level has been rising steadily since 2005. The Government announced a £140 million strategy in January 2008 to secure the next generation of scientists and mathematicians, and provide more and better STEM teachers. This is exactly the sort of investment that we must sustain, and exactly the sort of investment that would be in peril should those in the party opposite have the opportunity to make the swingeing cuts that they are already alluding to.
My Lords, the Government are investing in encouraging more young people to take up and study science. We are working with schools to promote interest in, and the study of, STEM subjects; and we are opening up opportunities in universities and beyond. I am glad to say that the uptake of STEM subjects at GCSE and A-level has been rising steadily since 2005. The Government announced a £140 million strategy in January 2008 to secure the next generation of scientists and mathematicians, and provide more and better STEM teachers. This is exactly the sort of investment that we must sustain, and exactly the sort of investment that would be in peril should those in the party opposite have the opportunity to make the swingeing cuts that they are already alluding to.
Answered by
Lord Mandelson
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Prosser
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I trust that my noble friend is aware that there is considerable support, particularly on these Benches, for the views that he expressed yesterday in his article in the Guardian about the future of university funding. Will he reassure the House that the Government will continue to work to encourage young people, and more women, to take science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses at colleges and universities? We know that such courses open the door to STEM-related careers. Will he further tell the House what he is doing to strengthen the ties between research and business?
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Engineering; Universities; Technology; Science; Mathematics
Date
21 January 2010
Reference
716 c1100-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, this is pure hyperbole. In reality, the savings that we have set out amount to a reduction of under 5 per cent over the next three years. The Government have made it clear that higher education needs to shoulder its fair share of the burden of reductions in public spending-but not more than its fair share. I will make sure that that remains the case.
My Lords, this is pure hyperbole. In reality, the savings that we have set out amount to a reduction of under 5 per cent over the next three years. The Government have made it clear that higher education needs to shoulder its fair share of the burden of reductions in public spending-but not more than its fair share. I will make sure that that remains the case.
Answered by
Lord Mandelson
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Baker of Dorking
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, is the Minister aware that the number of applications by young people to go to universities this year is already 12 per cent higher than last year? Few of those extra people will go to universities. Every vice-chancellor now agrees that there will be a fall in numbers as a result of his cuts. Sarkozy increases higher education expenditure, Mandelson cuts it. How does he reconcile that with the theme of the election, which is investment in the future, and hope and aspiration for the young?
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Engineering; Universities; Technology; Science; Mathematics
Date
21 January 2010
Reference
716 c1101
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what action he is taking to give priority to STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at higher education level in the light of the possibility of spending cuts affecting universities.
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Wall, and at her request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in her name on the Order Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what action he is taking to give priority to STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at higher education level in the light of the possibility of spending cuts affecting universities.
My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Wall, and at her request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in her name on the Order Paper.
Asked by
Baroness Prosser
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Mandelson
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Procedure
Secretary of State's questions (HL)
For answer on
21 January 2010
Answered on
21 January 2010
My Lords, science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills are crucial in securing future prosperity. Last summer, I asked universities to provide an additional 10,000 places on courses that contribute most to our high-level skills needs, including STEM subjects. All of these places have been filled. Higher Ambitions, the Government’s higher education framework, will deliver further skills needed for new industry and new jobs, notably in STEM subjects.
Notes
Question asked on behalf of Baroness Wall of New Barnet.
Subjects
Finance; Higher education; Engineering; Universities; Technology; Science; Mathematics
Date
21 January 2010
Reference
716 c1100
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Science and Technology Committee
Subjects
Engineering; Research; Geology; Research councils; Department of Energy and Climate Change; Research Councils UK; Ruddock, Joan; King, David; van Aalst, Maarten; Keith, David; Ramakrishna, Kilaparti; Virgoe, John; Blackstock, Jason
Date
13 January 2010
Reference
HC 221-i 2009-10
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee written evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Science and Technology Committee
Subjects
Engineering; Research; Geology; Research councils
Date
6 January 2010
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Subjects
Engineering; Motor vehicles; Manufacturing industries; Motor sports; Aerospace industry; Motor Sports Association; Motorsport Industry Association; Lola Group; Dickison, Mike
Date
15 December 2009
Reference
HC 173-i 2009-10
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent meetings they have held with the Engineering and Technology Board about increasing the number of graduates in the long term.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent meetings they have held with the Engineering and Technology Board about increasing the number of graduates in the long term.
Asked by
Lord Dykes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Drayson
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
14 December 2009
Government Ministers and officials meet with representatives of the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB)—alongside other engineering institutions —on a regular basis to address a range of engineering issues, including the need to ensure that we have sufficient graduate engineers to meet the major challenges of our time.
The ETB delivers a number of initiatives supported by Government to raise awareness of engineering careers. This includes the Big Bang Fair and some parts of National Science and Engineering Week as well as working with the Royal Academy of Engineering and others on Tomorrow's Engineers.
Engineering UK, the ETB's annual commentary on the UK's engineering and technology labour market, provides insight into how we strengthen Britain's engineering base for future growth.
Subjects
Higher education; Engineering; Engineering and Technology Board
Date
14 December 2009
Reference
562; 715 c178WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much Government funding has been allocated to (a) scientific and (b) engineering research in each year since 1996-97.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much Government funding has been allocated to (a) scientific and (b) engineering research in each year since 1996-97.
Asked by
Hugh Bayley
(Labour)
Answered by
David Lammy
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 November 2009
For answer on
25 November 2009
Answered on
3 December 2009
Science and Research Budget allocations, including funding for engineering research, will have increased from £1.3 billion in 1996-1997 to £3.9 billion in 2010-11. The following table sets out the allocation for each year. It is not possible from the classifications of the Science and Research Budget to provide an overall total for engineering research, however, the table also sets out the allocation for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for each year.
The Allocations of the Science and Research Budget 2008-09 to 2010-11, available in the House Library, provides further details of the purpose and destination of science funding over the current Spending Review Period at:"http://www.dius.gov.uk/science/science_funding"
| Science and research budget allocations from 1996-97 to 2010-11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| £000 | ||
| EPSRC | Total science and research budget | |
| 1996-97 | 375,590 | 1,312,030 |
| 1997-98 | 386,373 | 1,330,328 |
| 1998-99 | 382,982 | 1,338,326 |
| 1999-2000 | 397,584 | 1,498,123 |
| 2000-01 | 410,850 | 1,587,450 |
| 2001-02 | 436,202 | 1,898,066 |
| 2002-03 | 458,540 | 2,055,870 |
| 2003-04 | 465,129 | 2,394,525 |
| 2004-05 | 488,414 | 2,626,315 |
| 2005-06 | 568,193 | 3,087,136 |
| 2006-07 | 636,294 | 3,236,584 |
| 2007-08 | 721,172 | 3,454,742 |
| 2008-09 | 795,057 | 3,554,423 |
| 2009-10 | 814,528 | 3,715,423 |
| 2010-11 | 843,465 | 3,970,423 |
Subjects
Engineering; Research; Science
Date
3 December 2009
Reference
501 c988-9W; 301735
House
House of Commons
I congratulate my hon. Friend, who has worked tirelessly on the problem affecting Haywood engineering specialist college. I know that it is a source of great concern to her. I reassure her that I intend to come to Stoke in the near future to see her in her constituency, and meet her and my hon. Friends in the rest of the area to talk about several issues. By that time, I hope that the problem, which has gone on for far too long, will be resolved to the satisfaction of the staff at the school. I hope that when the new chief executive comes along, the progress that we all want will be made. I hope that all schools in Stoke benefit from BSF investment.
I congratulate my hon. Friend, who has worked tirelessly on the problem affecting Haywood engineering specialist college. I know that it is a source of great concern to her. I reassure her that I intend to come to Stoke in the near future to see her in her constituency, and meet her and my hon. Friends in the rest of the area to talk about several issues. By that time, I hope that the problem, which has gone on for far too long, will be resolved to the satisfaction of the staff at the school. I hope that when the new chief executive comes along, the progress that we all want will be made. I hope that all schools in Stoke benefit from BSF investment.
Answered by
Lord Coaker
(Labour)
Asked by
Joan Walley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Oral answers to questions
I thank my hon. Friend for all the help that he has given us to get Building Schools for the Future funding in Stoke-on-Trent. In respect particularly of the Haywood high school specialist college, will he ensure that Stoke-on-Trent city council provides the resources needed to meet the equal pay claims from support staff, on the basis that the college adopted foundation status notwithstanding Government guidance that, in respect of such claims, foundation schools are to be treated""on a comparable basis to staff in community schools"?"
This has gone on far too long. Will he do everything he can to ensure that Stoke-on-Trent council attends to the matter?
Subjects
Haywood Engineering College
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
501 c811
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank my hon. Friend for all the help that he has given us to get Building Schools for the Future funding in Stoke-on-Trent. In respect particularly of the Haywood high school specialist college, will he ensure that Stoke-on-Trent city council provides the resources needed to meet the equal pay claims from support staff, on the basis that the college adopted foundation status notwithstanding Government guidance that, in respect of such claims, foundation schools are to be treated""on a comparable basis to staff in community schools"?"
This has gone on far too long. Will he do everything he can to ensure that Stoke-on-Trent council attends to the matter?
I thank my hon. Friend for all the help that he has given us to get Building Schools for the Future funding in Stoke-on-Trent. In respect particularly of the Haywood high school specialist college, will he ensure that Stoke-on-Trent city council provides the resources needed to meet the equal pay claims from support staff, on the basis that the college adopted foundation status notwithstanding Government guidance that, in respect of such claims, foundation schools are to be treated""on a comparable basis to staff in community schools"?"
This has gone on far too long. Will he do everything he can to ensure that Stoke-on-Trent council attends to the matter?
Asked by
Joan Walley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 November 2009
I congratulate my hon. Friend, who has worked tirelessly on the problem affecting Haywood engineering specialist college. I know that it is a source of great concern to her. I reassure her that I intend to come to Stoke in the near future to see her in her constituency, and meet her and my hon. Friends in the rest of the area to talk about several issues. By that time, I hope that the problem, which has gone on for far too long, will be resolved to the satisfaction of the staff at the school. I hope that when the new chief executive comes along, the progress that we all want will be made. I hope that all schools in Stoke benefit from BSF investment.
Subjects
Haywood Engineering College
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
501 c811
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
This year we have received two letters from Haywood engineering specialist college on this matter and a further two letters from my hon. Friend herself. In addition, I have met her to discuss this matter. As I stated in my last letter to her, I am hopeful that it will be concluded in a positive way. The Stoke-on-Trent schools forum supports the position of the school, but a conclusion cannot be reached until the new chief executive takes up his post in the new year.
This year we have received two letters from Haywood engineering specialist college on this matter and a further two letters from my hon. Friend herself. In addition, I have met her to discuss this matter. As I stated in my last letter to her, I am hopeful that it will be concluded in a positive way. The Stoke-on-Trent schools forum supports the position of the school, but a conclusion cannot be reached until the new chief executive takes up his post in the new year.
Answered by
Lord Coaker
(Labour)
Asked by
Joan Walley
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Oral answers to questions
What recent representations in respect of equal pay for staff he has received from Haywood engineering specialist college.
Subjects
Haywood Engineering College
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
501 c810-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What recent representations in respect of equal pay for staff he has received from Haywood engineering specialist college.
What recent representations in respect of equal pay for staff he has received from Haywood engineering specialist college.
Asked by
Joan Walley
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Coaker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 November 2009
For answer on
30 November 2009
Answered on
30 November 2009
This year we have received two letters from Haywood engineering specialist college on this matter and a further two letters from my hon. Friend herself. In addition, I have met her to discuss this matter. As I stated in my last letter to her, I am hopeful that it will be concluded in a positive way. The Stoke-on-Trent schools forum supports the position of the school, but a conclusion cannot be reached until the new chief executive takes up his post in the new year.
Subjects
Haywood Engineering College
Date
30 November 2009
Reference
501 c810-1; 302047
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons