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Miss McIntosh: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much had been lent through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme up to 3 July 2009; and how many companies had received loans under that scheme. [286232]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Since its launch on 14 January the Enterprise Finance Guarantee has over £596 million of eligible applications from 5,305 firms that have been granted, are being processed or assessed. 3,867 businesses have been offered loans totalling £381.23 million.
Mr. Prisk: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much in loans guarantees have been (a) applied for and (b) provided under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme. [287109]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Since its launch on 14 January the Enterprise Finance Guarantee has over £596 million of eligible applications from 5,305 firms that have been granted, are being processed or assessed. 3,867 businesses have been offered loans totalling £381.23 million.
Tony Baldry: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2009, Official Report, columns 189-90W, on business: Government assistance, whether the UK Innovation Investment Fund's Fund of Funds will invest monetary in unquoted companies. [288219]
Mr. Lammy: The UK Innovation Investment Fund will invest in a small number of specialist technology funds. These underlying funds will invest in strategically-important companies in life sciences, clean technologies, digital and advanced manufacturing. Investments in individual companies will ultimately be a commercial decision for the Fund Manager based on the investment opportunity, the potential risk and the current investment portfolio. These companies may be quoted or unquoted.
Business: Greater Manchester
Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what business support measures his Department provides for small and medium-sized businesses in Denton and Reddish. [277498]
Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington, South (Helen Southworth) on 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 1103W.
Business: Public Sector
Margaret Moran: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what assistance his Department plans to give to micro-businesses to compete for (a) Government and (b) local government contracts; [288852]
(2) what steps he plans to take to assist small and medium-sized enterprises to work together to obtain public sector contracts. [288853]
Ian Pearson: I have been asked to reply.
The Government are committed to making it easier for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), including micro-businesses, to compete in public procurement.
To that end, the Government are working to deliver the recommendations in the Glover committee report 'Accelerating the SME Economic Engine'.
The Committee's Report can be found at:
One of the recommendations is that public procurers should, during the advertising process, flag opportunities thought especially suitable for SMEs or consortia of SMEs. The Office of Government Commerce will shortly issue departments with guidance to help them do this. OGC is also working to develop training for Government procurers in SME-friendly practices, including early engagement with businesses to help them understand public sector needs and enable business to come together to form consortia for future bids.
Business: Wales
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many companies in Wales have (a) applied for and (b) received assistance under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme in each of the last six months; and how much each participating lender has provided to each in each month. [261985]
Ms Rosie Winterton: In Wales, as of 1 July, £15 million of eligible applications from 200 firms have been granted, processed or assessed. Of which, 183 businesses have been offered loans totalling £12.9 million.
Carbon Emissions
Gregory Barker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what work his Department plans to undertake on policy on the low carbon economy. [280370]
Mr. McFadden: The Low Carbon Industrial Strategy, published recently, outlines the strategic role of Government in helping UK businesses maximise the economic benefits from the transition to a low carbon economy. It builds on an ambitious vision, set out by the Prime Minister on 6 March, and the Government's commitment in Budget 2009 to £1.4 billion of targeted support for the low carbon economy.
Colleges: Visits
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which colleges were visited by Ministers in his Department and the former Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills during the last 12 months. [288230]
Kevin Brennan: Ministers from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Ministers from the former Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills visited colleges on 35 occasions over the last 12 months. Details are provided as follows:
Kings College London
Blackburn College
City College Brighton and Hove
Lewisham College
New College Durham
MidKent College
Barnfield College (Luton)
South Cheshire College (Crewe)
Reaseheath College (Nantwich)
The College of North East London
Leeds College of Building
York College
The Mary Ward Centre (London)
Walsall College
Westminster Kingsway College
Hackney Community College
The Oldham College
The College of Central London
City College Brighton and Hove
Swindon College
Warwickshire College
City of Bristol College
Southgate College
Capel Manor College (London)
South Birmingham College
Newham College
Sutton Coldfield College
Central Sussex College
Westminster Kingsway College
Greenwich Community College
Bournville College (Birmingham)
West Nottinghamshire College
Dudley College
Westminster Kingsway College
Hackney Community College
Barnfield College (Luton)
Company Accounts
John Penrose: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many penalties for the late submission of accounts were issued by Companies House in each month in the last four years; how much revenue was raised; and what this revenue has been used for. [278054]
Ian Lucas: The following is the information:
| PLC and private companies in Great Britain | ||
| Number of late filing penalty invoices issued | Revenue raised(£) | |
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