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Insolvency

Natascha Engel: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many pyramid-selling schemes have been wound up by his Department after the presentation of petitions under the Insolvency Act 1986 in each year since 1997. [309484]


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Ian Lucas: Unfortunately the records maintained do not contain sufficient detail to provide this information. But I can assure my hon. Friend that the Department continues to treat abuses which occur in pyramid-selling schemes and other similar schemes very seriously, and will continue to petition to wind up those which are trading against the public interest.

Natascha Engel: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many money circulation schemes have been wound up by his Department after the presentation of petitions under the Insolvency Act 1986 in each year since 1997. [309485]

Ian Lucas: Unfortunately the records maintained do not contain sufficient detail to provide this information. But I can assure my hon. Friend that the Department continues to treat abuses such as money circulation schemes and other similar schemes very seriously, and will continue to petition to wind up those which are trading against the public interest.

Leeds University: Research

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much research funding has been allocated to Leeds university in each year since 1997. [309383]

Mr. Lammy: The university of Leeds has received the following quality related funding for research allocated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England:

Time series of HEFCE research funding (£ million) for the u niversity of Leeds for academic years 1997-98 to 2009-10: Prepared by HEFCE Analytical Services Group on 5 January 2010 Figures are in cash terms, and include late grant adjustments

University of Leeds (£ million)

1997-98

26.99

1998-99

27.42

1999-2000

27.84

2000-01

27.83

2001-02

28.52

2002-03

30.97

2003-04

35.22

2004-05

36.32

2005-06

42.49

2006-07

46.01

2007-10

47.24

2008-09

48.83

2009-10

49.50


Higher Education Statistics Agency data show that the university of Leeds received the following income from Research Councils (2008-09 data are not yet available):


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Research Council grants

£ million

1997-98

14.37

1998-99

16.44

1999-2000

18.79

2000-01

21.02

2001-02

24.96

2002-03

24.62

2003-04

23.01

2004-05

25.59

2005-06

27.44

2006-07

31.80

2007-08

39.23


Qualifications: Bexley

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many adults in the London borough of Bexley completed a level 3 qualification in the last five years for which figures are available. [308500]

Kevin Brennan: Table 1 shows the number of publicly funded adults achieving a Full level 3 qualification in 2004/05 to 2007/08, the latest year for which we have final information and also for 2008/09 which is not directly comparable given it is estimated on a slightly different basis and is also provisional.

Table 1: Publicly funded full level 3 achievements by adults (aged 19+), 2004/05 to 2008/09 in the London b orough of Bexley
Academic year Number of achievements

2004/05

250

2005/06

370

2006/07

440

2007/08

500

2008/09(1) (provisional)

700

(1) Figures for 2008/09 are not directly comparable to earlier years as the introduction of demand led funding has changed how data is collected and how funded learners are defined from 2008/09 onwards. More information on demand led funding is available at:
http://www.lsc.gov.uk/providers/funding-policy/demand-led-funding.htm
Notes:
1. Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten.
2. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year (academic age).
3. Local authority is based on home postcode of the learner.
4. These data include provision delivered in FE organisations, sixth form colleges, independent training organisations, local authorities and other providers. This includes programmes such as apprenticeships and Train to Gain. Data regarding school sixth forms is not included in this publication.
Source:
Individualised Learner Record.

Sector Skills Councils

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made on the relicensing of sector skills councils; and if he will make a statement. [308450]

Kevin Brennan: Good progress is being made with the relicensing of sector skills councils. The assessment and relicensing process for sector skills councils formally opened in July 2008 with the launch of the Prospectus, 'Empowering SSCs-Employer driven skills reform across the UK'. By the end of 2009 18 SSCs had successfully met the performance standard. In the case of Skillfast-UK, the SSC for the fashion and textile sector, Government decided to uphold the UK Commission's recommendation not to issue a new license. Instead, the intention is for the coverage of this sector to come within the scope of another SSC. The UK Commission expect to make further recommendations to Government early in 2010 in relation to the remaining SSCs.


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Sector Skills Councils: Finance

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding has been allocated to each sector skills council in each of the last five years. [308791]

Kevin Brennan: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills provide grant in aid funding to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills to contract
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with sector skills councils for work on areas such as national occupational standards and labour market information. The funding provided to each sector skills council by the UK Commission, and its predecessor the Sector Skills Development Agency, in the last five years is given as follows.

Most sector skills councils also receive other funding from a range of sources, including other Government Departments.

£000
Sector Skills Councils 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 2005/06 2004/05

Asset Skills

3,624

4,537

2,365

2,131

1,789

Automotive Skills (IMI)

2,875

3,079

1,966

1,690

2,225

Cogent

2,545

2,499

1,938

1,922

2,080

ConstructionSkills

3,801

4,490

2,972

1,908

3,166

Creative and Cultural Skills

2,947

1,782

2,631

2,193

879

Energy and Utility Skills

2,598

3,211

2,415

1,879

1,782

e-skills UK

3,331

5,039

6,774

5,858

5,594

Financial Services Skills Council

3,755

3,199

1,928

2,033

2,079

GoSkills

3,151

2,373

2,280

2,058

1,827

Government Skills

1,737

2,537

1,802

301

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Improve Ltd.

2,607

2,229

2,688

2,021

2,538

Lantra

3,653

4,413

2,272

1,847

2,569

Lifelong Learning UK

2,511

1,875

1,954

2,163

1,533

People 1st

3,613

2,790

1,781

1,910

2,422

Proskills UK

2,828

2,575

2,376

2,195

307

Semta

3,610

3,614

3,659

2,198

2,937

Skillfast-UK

2,851

3,487

2,295

2,048

2,208

Skills for Care and Development

2,079

1,444

2,035

1,653

569

Skills for Health

2,799

2,993

2,646

2,342

1,809

Skills for Justice

4,253

3,283

1,714

1,878

2,245

Skills for Logistics

2,438

1,940

2,352

2,127

1,519

SkillsActive

3,314

3,626

2,596

2,270

1,876

Skillset

3,665

3,807

4,243

2,199

3,071

Skillsmart Retail

3,013

2,891

2,553

2,151

2,640

SummitSkills

2,127

2,648

1,760

1,608

1,981


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