Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have held (i) orally and (ii) in writing with the Scottish Government in the last six months on the creation of additional marine conservation zones.
Answered by George Eustice
Defra officials had contact with counterparts from the Scottish Government in early summer 2014 on the designation of Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (the Scottish equivalent of Marine Conservation Zones) which were announced in July. Ahead of this, I provided written agreement on behalf of the Secretary of State for 13 Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas in the Scottish offshore region in accordance with the requirements of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
Defra officials have frequently discussed issues relating to Marine Protected Areas with their counterparts in the Scottish Government. Written and oral discussions between officials will also occur in advance of future Marine Conservation Zone consultations and designations.
The Secretary of State has not had meetings with Ministers in the Scottish Government on marine conservation zones.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the fees to be collected from applicants using the Child Maintenance Service in Scotland in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016 and (d) 2017.
Answered by Steve Webb
Paragraph 103 of the CSA Case Closure, Introducing CMS Fees, Supporting Family Based Arrangements Impact Assessment gives an estimate of the income expected to be raised through the introduction of application fees. This Impact Assessment, published on 22 November 2013, is available at
No separate estimate for Scotland has been made.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people made an application to use the Child Maintenance Service for the year to 30 June 2014 in (a) Glasgow North constituency and (b) Scotland.
Answered by Steve Webb
The 2012 child maintenance scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, was opened to all new applicants on 25 November 2013. We are not yet in a position to release full statistics, therefore we are unable to provide the information requested. When system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
We have released limited, relevant data on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme on an experimental basis. This is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Glasgow North constituency and (b) Scotland made an application to use the Child Maintenance Service between July and September 2014.
Answered by Steve Webb
The 2012 child maintenance scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, was opened to all new applicants on 25 November 2013. We are not yet in a position to release full statistics, therefore we are unable to provide the information requested. When system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
We have released limited, relevant data on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme on an experimental basis. This is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applicants in Glasgow North constituency were using the Child Maintenance Service in (a) January and (b) September 2014.
Answered by Steve Webb
The 2012 child maintenance scheme, administered by the Child Maintenance Service, was opened to all new applicants on 25 November 2013. We are not yet in a position to release full statistics, therefore we are unable to provide the information requested. When system data becomes available and fully assured they will be released as part of a managed process, which will be pre-announced and in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
We have released limited, relevant data on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme on an experimental basis. This is available on the GOV.UK website at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of successful applicants to the UK Export Finance line of credit facility have been small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last five years.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Exporters do not apply for lines of credit. Lines of credit are umbrella buyer credit facilities put in place at the request of an overseas buyer to purchase goods and services from a number of UK exporters.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of successful applicants to the UK Export Finance direct lending facility have been small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last five years.
Answered by Matt Hancock
UK Export Finance’s direct lending facility was launched in 2013-14. It was recently amended to make it more readily accessible, and has recently completed its first deal.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of successful applicants to the UK Export Finance export insurance scheme have been small to medium sized enterprises in each of the last five years.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The table below shows the proportion, expressed as a percentage, of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the total number of exporters UK Export Finance (UKEF) has supported broken down by UKEF product for the last five financial full years.
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Buyer Credit | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 7% |
Bond Support Scheme* | - | - | 67% | 78% | 91% |
Export Insurance Policy | 20% | 75% | 75% | 54% | 63% |
Export Working Capital Scheme* | - | - | 0% | 83% | 100% |
Letter of Credit Guarantee Scheme | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Supplier Credit Facility | 0% | 50% | 29% | 33% | 0% |
*Products launched in 2011/12
SMEs are defined by the EU as companies that have fewer than 250 employees, and either a turnover of less than €50m or a balance sheet total of less than €43m.
Information on UKEFs Bond Support Scheme has been included given that it was introduced specifically to support to smaller exporters, especially SMEs.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of successful applicants to the UK Export Finance export working capital scheme have been small to medium sized enterprises in each of the last five years.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The table below shows the proportion, expressed as a percentage, of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the total number of exporters UK Export Finance (UKEF) has supported broken down by UKEF product for the last five financial full years.
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Buyer Credit | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 7% |
Bond Support Scheme* | - | - | 67% | 78% | 91% |
Export Insurance Policy | 20% | 75% | 75% | 54% | 63% |
Export Working Capital Scheme* | - | - | 0% | 83% | 100% |
Letter of Credit Guarantee Scheme | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Supplier Credit Facility | 0% | 50% | 29% | 33% | 0% |
*Products launched in 2011/12
SMEs are defined by the EU as companies that have fewer than 250 employees, and either a turnover of less than €50m or a balance sheet total of less than €43m.
Information on UKEFs Bond Support Scheme has been included given that it was introduced specifically to support to smaller exporters, especially SMEs.
Asked by: Ann McKechin (Labour - Glasgow North)
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of successful applicants to the UK Export Finance supplier credit facility have been small to medium sized enterprises in each of the last five years.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The table below shows the proportion, expressed as a percentage, of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the total number of exporters UK Export Finance (UKEF) has supported broken down by UKEF product for the last five financial full years.
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
Buyer Credit | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 7% |
Bond Support Scheme* | - | - | 67% | 78% | 91% |
Export Insurance Policy | 20% | 75% | 75% | 54% | 63% |
Export Working Capital Scheme* | - | - | 0% | 83% | 100% |
Letter of Credit Guarantee Scheme | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Supplier Credit Facility | 0% | 50% | 29% | 33% | 0% |
*Products launched in 2011/12
SMEs are defined by the EU as companies that have fewer than 250 employees, and either a turnover of less than €50m or a balance sheet total of less than €43m.
Information on UKEFs Bond Support Scheme has been included given that it was introduced specifically to support to smaller exporters, especially SMEs.