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1582340

registered interest
date	31/01/2023
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	Refuges: 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 January 2023 to Question 131224 on Refuges: Energy, what metrics his Department has used to asses the adequacy of the packages of support for energy bills for domestic abuse refuges.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	136514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has conducted a review of the operation of the Energy Bill Relief Schemes and it considered a range of qualitative and quantitative evidence, including input from businesses and stakeholders. As part of the review, BEIS developed a framework to assess which sectors may be most affected by rising energy prices based on financial vulnerability, energy intensity and ability to pass through costs. The results of this were used alongside results from a business survey conducted by BEIS, inputs from other government departments, and wider economic and public policy considerations, to support ministerial decision-making.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/02/2023 11:30:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1580421

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Refuges: 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, if he will make an estimate of the number of domestic abuse refuges that have accessed Government support with energy bills.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	131223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Refuges that are on a domestic electricity contract benefit from the Energy Bills Support Scheme and the Energy Price Guarantee. Refuges that have a non-domestic electricity contract benefit from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/01/2023 17:29:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1580422

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Refuges: 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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the adequacy of Government support with energy bills for domestic abuse refuges.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	131224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business talks to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department regularly on a wide range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/01/2023 17:28:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1580423

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Refuges: 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 representations he has received from the domestic abuse sector on the level of Government support with energy bills for domestic abuse refuges.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	131225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>Discussions have taken place with a number of charities regarding increased energy costs and the Government is fully aware of the impact this is having on the voluntary sector. This is why the Energy Bill Relief Scheme has been introduced, shielding eligible businesses and charities from soaring energy prices. Following an HMT-led review, the new Energy Bill Discount Scheme, will run from April until March 2024, and continue to provide a discount to eligible non domestic customers including charities.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 17:49:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 51425 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1550563

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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	Tobacco: Smuggling
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 reports have been received by Trading Standards through the Citizens Advice consumer helpline relating to illegal tobacco in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	108458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>The total number of cases referred to Trading Standards by Citizens Advice consumer service totalled 249,001 in the last financial year. Information on the main topics Citizens Advice clients seek advice on is provided via the Citizens Advice website.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 15/12/2022 17:57:11 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1550469

registered interest
date	10/12/2022
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Sales
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 adequacy of Trading Standards' powers to regulate the sale of vaping products and tackle illicit vaping tobacco products.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	108459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>Vapes are regulated through the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and the Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015. These regulations have allowed vapes to be available to support smokers quit while limiting access by children and non-smokers. The government continues to work with enforcement agencies to ensure these regulations are enforced in England.</p><p> </p><p>Suspected illegal activity should be reported in the first instance to the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133 (<a href="http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.citizensadvice.org.uk/</a>).</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 15/12/2022 17:54:15 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1548786

registered interest
date	06/12/2022
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	Equality: Postal 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential equality implications of the Royal Mail Group's proposal to move to five-day letter delivery.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	104120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to change the statutory minimum requirements of the universal postal service which are set out in the Postal Services Act 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to ensuring that the universal service obligation remains affordable and accessible to all users, and that it is financially sustainable in the longer-term.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/12/2022 10:38:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1546277

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department plans to take further steps to help tackle late invoice payments to small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	902484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>We are tackling the culture of late payments with measures including Payment Practices Reporting, the Small Business Commissioner and Prompt Payment Code. Government is setting an example: the Cabinet Office Procurement Bill will ensure 30-day payment terms in contracts throughout the public sector supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 29/11/2022 14:13:31 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1540816

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Biofuels
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 Answer of 17 October 2022 to Question 59578, what assessment his Department makes of the proportion of biomass that is generated sustainably.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	82220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government only supports sustainable biomass and there are strict sustainability criteria. Suppliers must demonstrate to the regulator Ofgem that they have met the criteria and their evidence is independently verified.</p><p> </p><p>Consequently only biomass that complies with stringent sustainability criteria is eligible for support.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/11/2022 17:07:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1522790

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Certification Quality Marks
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 work with industry throughout the development of the UK Conformity Assessed marking system to ensure that aligned messaging on reassurance can be provided even whilst the longer-term uncertainty remains.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	63995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government will continue to take a pragmatic approach in developing the UK’s regulatory framework to ensure it works for businesses, while maintaining high standards of product safety to protect consumers. In order to achieve this, it is vital we continue to work closely with industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to welcome any feedback, comments, and suggestions from industry on any challenges they are facing, to understand how they can be best supported</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 20/10/2022 15:59:56 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma