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1251314

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Fireworks: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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 assessment he has made of the effect of fireworks on people with post traumatic stress disorder.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	114848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting the safe and considerate use of fireworks.</p><p> </p><p>On 20 October, we launched our public awareness campaign for the 2020 fireworks season. The focus of the campaign has been to educate people on how to buy, use, store and dispose of fireworks safely; ensure retailers know and understand their responsibilities when selling fireworks; and, promote the considerate use of fireworks, so that people, including those with PTSD, and animals can be better protected from any negative effects that may be caused by fireworks.</p><p> </p><p>We worked with a wide range of stakeholders to share the messaging across differing audiences.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2020 13:07:49 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1251347

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Mortality Rates: Coronavirus
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 his Department has made of the effect on employees of the increased rate of bereavement during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	114779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that the death of a close family member, friend, or colleague can be deeply upsetting. Grief is an extremely personal issue which affects different people in different ways: some people may find it helpful to take time off work whereas others may find work a helpful distraction.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that individuals are best placed to understand their own specific needs and we encourage their employers to respond in an appropriate and sensitive way.</p><p> </p><p>In April this year we introduced a new entitlement to Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay, recognising that the death of a child is particularly tragic. Whilst there is no equivalent entitlement for employees who suffer a bereavement in other circumstances, all employees have a ‘day 1’ right to take unpaid time off work for an emergency involving a dependant. Time off for Dependants can also be used to deal with practical issues, including registering the death and making funeral arrangements. All employees also have access to 5.6 weeks of paid Annual Leave a year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/11/2020 09:46:54 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1251355

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 people who unable to work because they are clinically extremely vulnerable are able to be furloughed under the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme during the November 2020 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	114852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) continues to support businesses and individuals throughout the UK. Where employees are deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable, they can be furloughed through the CJRS. As with the previous scheme, it is up to employers to decide whether to furlough these employees.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2020 13:16:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1251400

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Redundancy
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 proposed redundancies were indicated on HR1 forms received by the Redundancy Payments Service in October 2020.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	114898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>Employers are required to file a form HR1 where they are proposing to dismiss 20 or more employees at a single establishment. HR1 forms received by Redundancy Payments Service during October 2020 indicated 51,195 proposed redundancies.</p><p>The aggregate number may include proposed dismissals due to insolvency, restructuring of a solvent/continuing business, changes to terms and conditions, or proposed relocation of employees, for example. It should also be noted that a proposal to make a given number of dismissals does not necessarily result in all or any of the proposed dismissals occurring.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2020 13:14:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1251478

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Wholesale Trade: Additional Restrictions Grant
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 discussions he has had with the Local Government Association on ensuring that local authorities administer grant funding to wholesalers as part of the Plan for Jobs five per cent discretionary fund in line with the recommendations in clause 23 of the Additional Restrictions Grant Guidance for Local Authorities.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	114798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>There has been close engagement with the local government sector, including the Local Government Association, throughout the design and implementation of grant support for businesses since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Additional Restrictions Support Grant is a discretionary fund and local authorities are free to determine which support best fits their area.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/11/2020 13:11:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1251504

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Bereavement Leave
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 his Department has made of the economic benefits of the current bereavement leave entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	114826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the death of a child is a tragic event. There are around 7,500 child deaths a year in Great Britain, including around 3,000 stillbirths. This is devasting for the parents involved and this is why the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy introduced Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay in April this year.</p><p> </p><p>At the time we introduced this entitlement we published an Impact Assessment (<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/249/impacts" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/249/impacts</a>) which contains a cost benefit analysis of the policy, setting out the costs to the Exchequer and business as well as the monetary benefits to employees and business and the social benefit to employees.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2020 13:24:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1251506

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Bereavement Leave
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 his Department will make an assessment of the potential (a) health and (b) economic benefits of introducing a statutory right to two weeks bereavement leave for employees in the event of the death of a dependant.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	114827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>In April this year we introduced a new statutory entitlement to Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay for parents who lose a child under the age of 18. Whilst this entitlement is not available to employees who suffer a bereavement in other circumstances, all employees have a ‘day 1’ right to take unpaid time off work for an emergency involving a dependant. Time off for Dependants can also be used to deal with practical issues, including registering the death and making funeral arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>All employees also have access to 5.6 weeks of paid Annual Leave a year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2020 13:30:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1251508

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Bereavement Leave
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 people have been eligible for (a) parental bereavement leave and (b) statutory parental bereavement pay since April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	114828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the death of a child is particularly tragic, and this is why the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy introduced Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay in April this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates that this entitlement will help to support over 10,000 parents of these children a year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2020 13:28:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1251510

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Bereavement Leave
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 has taken to raise public awareness of (a) Parental Bereavement Leave and (b) Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	114829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made a number of media announcements to raise awareness of the new entitlement to Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay, including during the passage of the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 through Parliament and when the new entitlement came into force on 6 April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The new entitlement has attracted significant media attention since it was first proposed, including many articles in the national press and trade publications, and a multitude of broadcast coverage when the Statutory Instrument that was required to implement the detail of the policy was laid in January this year. Guidance for bereaved parents and their employers has also been published on GOV.UK. We continue to emphasise and champion Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay publicly, whenever the opportunity arises.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2020 13:26:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1251789

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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
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 30 September 2020 to Question 95690, when he plans to publish the white paper on energy.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	114954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>My intention remains as I set out in my previous answer to this question, which is to publish the Energy White Paper in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/11/2020 13:21:44 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown