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845528

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date	20/02/2018
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 effect of the introduction of the pre-payment meter price cap on switching levels among customers in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	128500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The prepayment meter safeguard (price cap) tariff, set by the Competition and Markets Authority, includes a degree of ‘headroom’, to allow suppliers to offer competitive deals beneath the level of the cap and incentivise switching. The for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy publish quarterly domestic energy switching statistics provided by Ofgem. The latest data published in December 2017 shows 1,284,000 electricity meters and 1,110,000 gas meters switched energy supplier in Q3 of 2017. We do not hold data that provides a breakdown of the number of switches by payment type. Latest switching data is available here, at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/02/2018 15:12:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

845542

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Consumers: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the consumer green paper will include additional costs incurred by disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	128514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We will issue a Consumer Green Paper in due course that will tackle areas where markets are not working for consumers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:55:00 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

845543

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Disability
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 steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people with high energy costs receive support through the Warm Home Discount scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	128515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Some disabled people are able to receive the Warm Home Discount currently if they are in receipt of qualifying benefits or if they meet the criteria determined by their energy supplier. Government will be consulting shortly on changes to the Warm Home Discount for 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>We will also be consulting soon on the Energy Company Obligation proposing reforms to focus the whole scheme on low income and vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/02/2018 15:32:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

845547

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	UK Research and Innovation: Finance
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 the increased funding for UK Research and Innovation between 2015-16 and 2019-20 will be distributed to (a) the seven research councils, (b) Research England, and (c) Innovate UK.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State will set allocations for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) each year, including the balance of funding between Research Councils, Research England, and Innovate UK, taking advice from UKRI on the balance between disciplines and on strategic priorities. Details of allocations to each council will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/02/2018 11:29:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

845602

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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: Welsh Language
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 translation arrangements his Department has put in place to enable efficient and accurate handling of Welsh language correspondence from (a) MPs and (b) the general public.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	128574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>For any correspondence written in Welsh, the Department will work with the Wales Office on a case by case basis to ensure an efficient and accurate response.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/02/2018 14:07:02 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

845656

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Disability Aids
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 call on the Competition and Markets Authority to assess the effect of competition on the specialised equipment market for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the independent non-ministerial department responsible for investigating market-wide competition issues in the UK. The CMA and its predecessors are experienced in the specialised equipment markets, having previously investigated unfair practices and anti-competitive agreements within the mobility aids sector. The CMA is responsible for identifying its own work programme, in line with its published prioritisation principles, and the Government is supportive of it continuing its focus on making markets work well for vulnerable consumers.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 26/02/2018 16:55:43 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

845657

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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: Disability
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 steps he is taking to ensure that disabled people are not penalised in the energy market because of their impairment or condition.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The Gas Act 1986 and the Electricity Act 1989 require Ofgem to have particular regard to the interests of individuals who are disabled or chronically sick, when performing their principle duty to protect the interests of consumers.</p><p>Ofgem require energy suppliers and network operators to establish and maintain a Priority Service Register of their domestic customers, who, due to their personal characteristics or who are in a vulnerable situation need support to manage their energy. These customers are entitled to free, non-financial services related to access, safety and communication. Services can be tailored to customers’ individual needs – for example establishing a picture card system for customers with learning difficulties so that representatives can enter the house.</p><p>Low income households in receipt of qualifying benefits are entitled to receive Warm Home Discount - £140 rebate on their electricity bills each year. Households on disability allowance are eligible for Energy Company Obligation (ECO) support if a Local Authority declares them as fuel poor or on a low income and vulnerable to cold, via a flexible eligibility declaration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/02/2018 16:16:32 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

845688

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Conditions of Employment: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Order 2018, what steps he is taking to ensure that workers with fragmented working patterns are able to identify that they are being paid at least the National Living Wage if their employer does not provide a clear breakdown of the different types of working time that they are paid for.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	128660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Order ensures time-paid workers know the total number of hours for which they are being paid, by reference to their payslip. If this figure is less than the total hours that the worker has actually worked, then there is a risk of underpayment and we would encourage the worker to raise the issue with their employer or raise a free, confidential complaint with Acas.</p><p> </p><p>The Order’s provisions are in line with the Taylor Review’s recommendation to Government to increase transparency for workers over their employment rights. It fulfils out commitments in the Government’s response to the Review, to extend the right to receive a payslip to all workers and to require employers to state the number of hours being paid for on the payslips of time-paid workers.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/02/2018 14:06:09 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

845701

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Fuel Poverty
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 number of people living in fuel poverty in the (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) UK in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	128673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Fuel poverty is a devolved matter and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy does not hold data on fuel poverty in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Each nation in the UK has its own fuel poverty definition, targets and policies to tackle the issue. As each country uses different measures and heating assumptions, an overall UK figure is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The latest fuel poverty statistics for Wales can be found at: <a href="http://gov.wales/topics/environmentcountryside/energy/fuelpoverty/fuel-poverty-levels/?lang=en" target="_blank">http://gov.wales/topics/environmentcountryside/energy/fuelpoverty/fuel-poverty-levels/?lang=en</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/02/2018 15:29:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

845717

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Maps: Quantum Technology
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 recent discussions his Department has had with the UK Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology at the University of Birmingham about preparing land and mapping data for future developments in quantum technology.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	128689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>BEIS has had no recent discussions with the UK Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology about this issue. BEIS is providing £270 million for the UK National Quantum Technology programme – including support for this and three other research hubs. Quantum technologies is one of the areas highlighted in the Industrial Strategy where we plan to launch a Ministerial-led review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/02/2018 15:33:39 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes