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1002128

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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: Working Hours
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 the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in the (a) HM Land Registry, (b) Ofgem, (c) Competition and Markets Authority, (d) Companies House, (e) Insolvency Service, (f) Intellectual Property Office, (g) Met Office and (h) UK Space Agency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	188202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The highest paid members of staff across these organisations are members of the Senior Civil Service Each has a standard Senior Civil Service contract, where they are required to work a minimum (over a 5-day week) of 42 hours, including daily meal breaks of one hour. However, as a senior civil servant, they are required to work such additional hours as may from time to time be reasonable and necessary for the efficient performance of their duties.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/11/2018 17:26:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

997386

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Land Registry: Staff
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 staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract in HM Land Registry.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>HM Land Registry employs (a) 5293 members of staff directly, (b) 1 member of staff on secondment, and (c) 22 members of staff under contract.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/11/2018 14:37:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

971622

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Solar Power: 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, what estimate he has been made of the cost to the public purse of redundancies as a result of proposals to close of the (a) feed-in and (b) export tariff for solar power.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	173592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment was published on 19 July alongside the consultation on the closure the Feed-in Tariff scheme. Information provided through the consultation will be used to provide an updated Impact Assessment to accompany the Government response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment and consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/09/2018 15:21:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

864361

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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: Cleaning Services
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 he holds on the rate of remuneration for cleaners in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>Cleaning services for core BEIS are contracted to a commercial contractor. The average rate of remuneration per hour is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supervisor</p></td><td><p>£8.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleaning Operative</p></td><td><p>£8.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 22/03/2018 15:37:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

823491

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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: Beverage Containers
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 has been made of the number of hot drink cups that are (a) used each year and (b) sent for recycling by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	122963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department was created in July 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s catering supplier, Baxter Storey, purchased the following disposable cups for use in the staff restaurants and coffee shops:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>No. of cups</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>60,832</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>48,912</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department makes provision for recycling and has specially marked recycling bins throughout the Department.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 23/01/2018 16:41:02 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

795776

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	Construction: Billing
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 of recent trends in the level of late payments for construction firms on that sector.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	116122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold detailed information on late payments in the construction sector. The most comprehensive and up to date analysis of payment practices in the construction sector is the recently published BEIS research paper no.17 – Retentions in the Construction Sector. Further information is being gathered through two ongoing consultations on construction payment practices. The deadline for responses is Friday 19 January 2018. Consultation outcomes will be published within 12 weeks of the close of the consultations or an explanation if this is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 116123 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:54:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

795778

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	Construction: Billing
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 of late payments to construction firms on (a) jobs and (b) insolvencies in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	116123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold detailed information on late payments in the construction sector. The most comprehensive and up to date analysis of payment practices in the construction sector is the recently published BEIS research paper no.17 – Retentions in the Construction Sector. Further information is being gathered through two ongoing consultations on construction payment practices. The deadline for responses is Friday 19 January 2018. Consultation outcomes will be published within 12 weeks of the close of the consultations or an explanation if this is not possible.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 116122 question first answered 04/12/2017 14:54:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

774130

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Renewable 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, what steps he is taking to support (a) tidal energy, (b) other forms of renewable energy as part of a broader strategy to decrease the UK's dependence on fossil fuels.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p><strong>Steps taken to support (a) tidal energy</strong></p><ul><li>Tidal stream projects will be eligible to compete in the next CfD auction, currently planned for spring 2019. However, as the Clean Growth Strategy makes clear, these technologies will need to demonstrate how they can compete with other forms of generation.</li><li>The Government is making progress on assessing the Hendry Review into tidal lagoons. The issues are complex as they relate to an untried technology in the marine environment and a time when other renewable energy costs are reducing rapidly. The Government will publish its response to the review in due course.</li></ul><p><strong>Steps taken to support (b) other forms of renewable energy as part of a broader strategy to decrease the UK's dependence on fossil fuels.</strong></p><ul><li>In 2016, renewables share of total generation was nearly 25% of UK electricity generation, and we are on track to meet our ambition of delivering 30% of the UK’s electricity from renewables in 2020-21.</li><li>The latest Contracts for Difference round announced on 11 September secured a further 3.3GW of renewable electricity, enough to power 3.6 million homes.</li><li>This will see a saving of 5.4 million tonnes of carbon a year, the equivalent of the average annual carbon emissions from 2.8 million cars.</li><li>The Clean Growth Strategy, published on 12 October, sets out the Government's plans to decarbonise the UK economy through the 2020s and beyond and includes:</li></ul><ol><li>£557 million being made available for less established renewable electricity projects. The next Contracts for Difference auction is planned for spring 2019.</li><li>Spending on the Renewable Heat Incentive schemes will rise from £430 million in 2015-16 to £1.15 billion in 2020-21, and following the recent government consultation the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation level will be increasing to 9.75% in 2020, rising to 12.4% in 2032.</li></ol> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 24/10/2017 16:47:07 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

767743

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Renewable 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, what progress his Department has made on considering the case for future contracts for difference rounds for solar and onshore wind since October 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	106681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>We are pleased that the costs of established technologies such as onshore wind and solar are continuing to fall and are increasingly competitive with conventional generation. No decision has been taken on running another Contracts for Difference allocation round for these technologies but we have said that we do not believe that more large-scale onshore wind power is right for England.</p><p>It is right that we should focus support on those technologies where it is most needed, which is why we announced in the Clean Growth Strategy that we would make up to £557 million of annual funding available for less established technologies including, subject to State aid approval, onshore wind projects on remote islands that directly benefit local communities. The next auction is planned for spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2017 16:05:07 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759466

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 he has had with representatives from the solar energy industry on the future of the Feed-in Tariff scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Since my appointment to the department in June I have met with a variety of stakeholders in the small scale renewables sector, including the Solar Trade Association, and the Renewable Energy Association.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:45:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West