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780470

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date	30/10/2017
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	Antarctic: Snow and Ice
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 information his Department holds on ice reduction in the Antarctic in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	110401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on changes in Antarctic ice is held by British Antarctic Survey, which includes datasets collected using satellite techniques, airborne and in situ radar methods, ice drilling, seismic measurements and GPS (Global Positioning Systems).</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 18<sup>th</sup> September to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-09-11/9992/" target="_blank">9992</a>.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/11/2017 13:55:27 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

780633

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
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 was spent on commissioning and supporting the Hendry review.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	110379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy estimates that, excluding the salaries of seconded civil servants, the costs incurred by the Hendry Review were approximately £120,000.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/11/2017 15:51:41 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

780662

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Land: Registration
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 estimate he has made of the cost per digital transaction of updates to the land register in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Land Registry will estimate costs per digital transaction for the financial year 2018/19 as part of its annual business and budget planning.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2017 14:56:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

780669

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Insolvency
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 comparative assessment he has made of the number of companies in England and Wales that registered for insolvency between September 2016 and September 2017 and the preceding 12-month period.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	110260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service produces quarterly statistics on the number of new insolvencies for companies and individuals in England and Wales. The most recent statistics, covering the period July to September 2017, which include a comparison with previous periods, were published on Friday 27 October 2017 on Gov.UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/11/2017 14:11:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

780670

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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	Service Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on (a) fair competition, (b) earnings and working conditions for workers and (c) labour market efficiency of mandating portability of reviews and ratings of service workers within sectors of the economy that are characterised by digital interfaces between customers and workers who provide services but who are not employed by the interface provider.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	110183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is now considering the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices which discusses the issues you raise. Matthew Taylor’s report is comprehensive and detailed and we are giving the report the careful consideration it deserves and will respond in full later this year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/11/2017 14:26:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

780671

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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: Labour Turnover
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 proportion of civil service posts in his Department was vacant for a week or longer since his Department received its current name; and what the annual turnover rate for civil servants in his Department has been in that period.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 14 March 2017 to Question 66682 regarding the proportion of positions vacant for a week or longer within BEIS:</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-03-06/66682/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-03-06/66682/</a>.</p><p>This data is not held centrally and would incur disproportionate costs to calculate as each business area manages its vacancies.</p><p>As the Department had not existed for 12 months at the time the previous answer was provided, an average turnover rate for the entire period remains unavailable. The current turnover rate for BEIS is 15%.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2017 14:57:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

780672

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
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: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which tickets relating to which journeys set out in the transparency release, entitled BEIS ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2017, published on 13 October 2017, were (a) first, (b) business, (c) economy and (d) any other class.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The journeys listed below were published in the April to June 2017 data and the class of travel has been added to the final column.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Minister</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date(s) of trip</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Destination</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose of trip</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mode of transport</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Accompanied by spouse, family member(s) or friend at public expense?</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total cost (for minister only) including all visas, accommodation, travel, meals etc (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Class of travel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP</p></td><td><p>04 to 08 April 2017</p></td><td><p>South Korea, Seoul, India New Delhi</p></td><td><p>To attend Energy Summit (Seoul). Strengthening economic engagement between India and UK</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£9,312</p></td><td><p>Business class for outbound and return, Economy class for South Korea to New Delhi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Jo Johnson MP</p></td><td><p>02 to 04 May 2017</p></td><td><p>Malta, Luqa</p></td><td><p>To attend the Informal Competition Council</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£325</p></td><td><p>Economy class</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Nick Hurd MP (01 to 11 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>09 to 10 April 2017</p></td><td><p>Italy, Rome</p></td><td><p>To attend G7 Energy Ministerial Meeting</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£980</p></td><td><p>Economy class</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Claire Perry MP (from 12 to 30 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>18 to 19 June 2017</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>To attend Environment Council</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£1,604</p></td><td><p>Business class for outbound and Economy class for return</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Prior of Brampton</p></td><td><p>29-May-2017</p></td><td><p>Brussels</p></td><td><p>To attend the EU Competition Council Meeting</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£293</p></td><td><p>Economy class</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Lord Prior of Brampton</p></td><td><p>06 to 12 April 2017</p></td><td><p>USA, Boston, Pittsburgh</p></td><td><p>To attend meetings with various businesses and academics relating to the Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£13,609</p></td><td><p>Business class for outbound and return, Economy class for Pittsburgh to Boston</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Energy and Industry, Richard Harrington MP (from 14 June to 30 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>18 to 20 June 2017</p></td><td><p>France, Paris</p></td><td><p>To attend the Paris Air show</p></td><td><p>Eurostar</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£164</p></td><td><p>Standard Premier</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Energy and Industry, Richard Harrington MP (from 14 June to 30 June 2017)</p></td><td><p>25 to 26 June 2017</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>To attend Energy Council</p></td><td><p>Scheduled flight</p></td><td><p>No</p></td><td><p>£717</p></td><td><p>Economy class</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 03/11/2017 14:58:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett