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1525066

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
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: EU Law
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 officials in his Department are working on Retained EU Law legislation, as (a) headcount and (b) Full Time Equivalent.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	68536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>There are approximately 77 FTE staff within BEIS working on Retained EU Law. The Department does not centrally hold the total headcount of all staff working on such legislation.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 17:03:24 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1524604

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Iron and Steel
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 his Department is taking to help deliver a (a) modern and (b) green steel sector by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	67889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Decarbonisation pathways are a commercial decision for companies. The Government is working closely with steel producers as they decide on the optimum route for their sites.</p><p> </p><p>Support for the sector includes over £780 million in electricity costs relief. The sector can also apply for over £1 billion available in competitive funding to support industry with energy efficiency and decarbonisation, including:</p><ul><li>Access to up to £66 million through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and the £289 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.</li><li>Long-term work at the Materials Processing Institute.</li><li>The opportunity to bid into industrial fuel switching innovation programmes.</li><li>The Carbon Capture Usage and Storage Fund and the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund.</li></ul> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/10/2022 16:09:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 27389 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1524606

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Iron and Steel: 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, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of establishing a fund to help develop the UK steel industry, following the return of money from the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	67891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer my Hon. Friend. the then Minister of State for Industry gave on 31st March 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-17/141980" target="_blank">141980</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since taking up his role as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, my Rt. Hon. Friend has prioritised engaging with my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, steel companies, local MPs and other interested parties from the steel sector. As a priority, we are now carefully considering the best way we can work together over the coming period to secure the best outcomes for our steel industry.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/10/2022 16:08:47 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 27392 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1524611

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Employment: Lancashire
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 estimate of the number of jobs that are linked to insulating properties in Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	67934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The transition to high-efficiency low-carbon buildings could support 240,000 skilled jobs by 2035, concentrated on areas of the UK where investment is needed most. BEIS does not have an estimate for the number of jobs that are linked to insulating properties in specific areas such as Lancashire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:57:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 27395 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1524612

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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 Bills Rebate
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 progress his Department has made on establishing the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding; and when (a) boat dwellers and (b) park home residents are likely to receive the £400 payment.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	67935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is working quickly to make the support available to applicants as soon as possible. The Government is working with a range of organisations, such as local authorities, as well as Devolved Administrations and across UK Government, to finalise the details and have the process up and running for applications this winter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:56:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 27396 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1524689

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Construction: Mental Health
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 research by the Chartered Institute of Building entitled Understanding Mental Health in the Built Environment, published on 11 May 2020, and the research by Mates in Mind and The Institute for Employment Studies entitled Supporting the mental health of self-employed construction workers, published in June 2022, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of procurement demands on the mental health of workers in (a) construction industry supply chains and (b) other parts of the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	67965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working to improve health and safety, as well as mental and occupational health in the construction sector, to enable the sector to recruit and retain the workforce that it needs in future. This work is being taken forward through the Construction Leadership Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Group, which brings together the Health and Safety Executive, industry representatives and trade unions to develop and circulate best practice and practical guidance for the industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also aware that procurement and contractual practices in the sector can have an impact on mental health. The Government has set out its commitment to improving procurement processes, and ensure there are fair and transparent payment and contractual provisions in relation to government construction projects and programmes in the Construction Playbook.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/10/2022 16:02:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 27397 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1524192

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	British Association of Removers
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 (a) discussions and (b) other engagement his Department has had with the British Association of Removers since 26 July 2022, at which the issue of engagement was referred back to his Department by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	66875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers April to June 2022, further data will be published in due course. In line with Cabinet Office Guidance organisations are listed instead of individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 16:23:55 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1524307

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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: Stockport
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 levels of fuel poverty in Stockport constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	67244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department publishes annual statistics on the number and percentage of households in fuel poverty in England by Parliamentary Constituency, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Ffuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cea9060356b3445934d8508dab5ab1f76%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638022043804891087%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D6tnP8qns0MfMZBqR2lQ9tbgNjevXhv4TdwLp4%2BSW7U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:24:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1524384

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Directors: Disqualification
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 amount recouped to creditors other than HMRC through Compensation Orders made against directors disqualified under the powers of the Rating and Director Disqualification Act 2021 to date.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	67032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Rating and Director Disqualifications Act came into force on 15<sup>th</sup> December 2021 and gave the Insolvency Service, on behalf of the Secretary of State, the power to seek, where appropriate, disqualification and compensation orders against directors of dissolved companies.</p><p> </p><p>As at 20<sup>th</sup> October 2022, the Insolvency Service has authorised disqualification and compensation order proceedings against 16 directors which are yet to be determined.</p><p> </p><p>The Insolvency Service has not to date obtained a compensation order or undertaking pursuant to the aforementioned statutory power.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 16:36:43 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell previous answer version 27386 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1524388

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Compensation: Court Orders
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 (a) the number of Compensation Orders that have been made and (b) the total amount of funds that have been recouped from Compensation Orders in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	67033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>In each of the last five years the Insolvency Service has obtained the following number of Compensation Orders or Undertakings under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and recovered the following sums:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Amount (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22/23</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>£58,550</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data provided is Insolvency Service management information and not from official statistics.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 16:36:02 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell previous answer version 27387 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra