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714233

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Social Services: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what analysis he has undertaken on the effect of the national living wage on the cost to the adult social care sector of employing staff on sleep-in contracts.
tabling member constituency	Devizes
tabling member printed	Claire Perry
uin	69322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>Workers who are required to be available to perform work as and when called upon are entitled to the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) for the entire shift if they are deemed to be “working”. This remains the case, even if they are permitted to sleep during that shift.</p><p> </p><p>The Government asks the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to monitor and evaluate the impact of the National Minimum and National Living Wage rates. The LPC carry out extensive research, consultation and analysis across a range of sectors to inform its wage rate recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The LPC autumn 2016 report, summarises its consultation with business stakeholders on the impact of the NLW and NMW. The report is available here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-autumn-2016-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-autumn-2016-report</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government also produces analysis of the NMW/NLW rates in its Impact Assessment, this projected that around 126,000 workers are affected by the April 2017 rate rises (p79). Available here - <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/465/impacts" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/465/impacts</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/04/2017 16:49:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry

714250

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Parental Leave: Grandparents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to open a consultation on parental leave for grandparents.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	69211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is exploring options for supporting working families and we will bring forward proposals in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/03/2017 13:27:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

714254

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many accredited renewable energy generators operate in (a) Hampstead and Kilburn and (b) London in each of the last three years; and how many Renewables Levy Exemption Certifications Ofgem issued in those areas in those years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is set out below, based on the postcode for the installations. For Hampstead and Kilburn, we have used the postcodes of N8, NW2, NW3, NW6, NW8, NW10, W9 and W10.</p><p> </p><p>For the Renewables Obligation and the Feed-in Tariffs scheme, the “New” column shows new installations in the specified year. The “Total” columns show the cumulative number since the schemes started, in 2002 and 2010 respectively.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Renewables Obligation</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Number of installations granted accreditation</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2014/15</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2015/16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>New</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>New</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampstead and Kilburn</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Feed-in Tariffs Scheme</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Number of operational installations</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>2014/15</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2015/16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>New</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>New</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampstead and Kilburn</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>475</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>4,616</p></td><td><p>22,545</p></td><td><p>5,574</p></td><td><p>28,119</p></td><td><p>1,769</p></td><td><p>29,888</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Levy Exemption Certificates (LECs) </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Number of LECs issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampstead and Kilburn</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>944,803</p></td><td><p>333,854</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/04/2017 16:44:42 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

714255

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Private Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 66455, which options he is considering for the implementation of the private rented property energy efficiency regulations.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	69167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2011 requires that the energy efficiency private rented property regulations come into force no later than 1 April 2018. We are working hard to ensure the regulations can be implemented as planned from this date.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has recently published guidance to landlords of non-domestic property on compliance with the minimum standard requirements, and is developing an exemptions register, as required by the Energy Efficiency Regulations 2015. We will set out the detail of how the domestic regulations will be implemented through corresponding guidance for landlords of domestic private rented property. This will be published prior to the launch of the exemptions register for domestic landlords later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/04/2017 09:29:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

714257

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	69212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The latest available information for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p><p>(former BIS only) is</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2016/17<br> Apr-Feb</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A) Hotel</p></td><td><p>£1,150,701</p></td><td><p>£1,463,207</p></td><td><p>£1,055,134</p></td><td><p><strong>£3,669,042</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B) Hospitality / C) Food and Drink</p></td><td><p>£9,726</p></td><td><p>£9,859</p></td><td><p>£5,805</p></td><td><p><strong>£25,390</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D) Transport</p></td><td><p>£5,277,839</p></td><td><p>£5,041,693</p></td><td><p>£3,731,821</p></td><td><p><strong>£14,051,352</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£6,438,266</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£6,514,759</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£4,792,760</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£17,745,785</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(former DECC only) is</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>FY 2014/15</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>FY 2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2016/17</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr-Feb</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A) Hotel &amp; Accommodation</p></td><td><p>£322,438</p></td><td><p>£484,665</p></td><td><p>£502,423</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,309,526</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B) Hospitality /</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>£210,602</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>£167,150</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>£56,455</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>£434,207</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C) Catering</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D) Transport</p></td><td><p>£1,792,648</p></td><td><p>£1,505,946</p></td><td><p>£1,966,603</p></td><td><p><strong>£5,265,197</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,325,688</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,157,761</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,525,481</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£7,008,930</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 04/04/2017 16:39:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

713841

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of every home having a smart meter by 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	69051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every home and small business in the country is offered a smart meter the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers’ licence conditions require them to take ‘all reasonable steps’ to roll-out smart meters to all their domestic and non-domestic customers by 31 December 2020. Ofgem is responsible for regulating energy suppliers against that obligation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 14:38:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

711601

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund of £4.7 billion, recently allocated to the Research Councils, they estimate will go to the cultural and creative industries; and what proportion of the first round of spending will be allocated to the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL6107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>We are increasing research and development investment by £4.7 billion over the period 2017-18 to 2020-21. As part of this, the new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) will help capitalise on our strengths in science and innovation.</p><p>In the 2017 Budget we announced an initial investment of £270 million in 2017-18 for the ISCF to kick start the development of disruptive technologies which have the potential to transform the UK economy. The first wave of investments will include funding challenges to develop batteries to power the next generation of electric vehicles, robotics systems for hazardous environments, and new medicine manufacturing technologies.</p><p>Details of further ICSF investments for 2017-18 will follow in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/03/2017 14:22:05 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

711608

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Reactors
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to announce the result of the competition for small modular nuclear reactors.
tabling member printed	Lord Oxburgh
uin	HL6114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Phase one of the small modular reactor (SMR) competition remains underway. The focus of phase one is engagement with industry, with all eligible participants given the opportunity to engage with government to help inform policy development. Phase one does not involve the down-selection of a reactor design. We will provide further information on the next steps for the SMR competition in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 29/03/2017 13:47:22 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2494 label Biography information for Lord Oxburgh

711609

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many full time equivalent staff there are in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy working in the civil nuclear policy area and how many of them have qualifications in chemistry, physics or materials, and at what level.
tabling member printed	Lord Oxburgh
uin	HL6115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>As at March 2017, there are approximately 150 posts in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) whose work relates predominantly to civil nuclear policy.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS holds details of qualifications only where that qualification was a requirement for the post when it was advertised. These records are held on individual staff files and the department would incur disproportionate costs in order to obtain the information. Staff are recruited against the Civil Service competency framework, demonstrating that they possess the required experience and skills.</p><p> </p><p>When developing policy in this area, BEIS also works closely with the Chief Scientific Adviser, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the National Nuclear Laboratory, and industry experts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 29/03/2017 13:46:54 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2494 label Biography information for Lord Oxburgh