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1249015

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date	04/11/2020
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	Business: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with business representative organisations about the impact of COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL10006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have engaged closely with business representation organisations throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and we continue to do so.</p><p>BEIS Ministers hold regular sector calls, with all the industries that BEIS covers, including but not limited to manufacturing, energy, construction, life sciences, professional services, retail and hospitality. The industry representatives include business organisations and trade associations. We use these on-going engagements to collect direct intelligence on the impacts of Covid-19 on industries and sectors that informs the response from BEIS and other Government departments and ensures the effectiveness of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/11/2020 17:14:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1249016

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Manufacturing Industries: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with manufacturers about the impact of COVID-19 on jobs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL10007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>Manufacturing is a critical part of our economy, and the Department continues to regularly engage with industry, suppliers, and trade associations to ensure that we can support our manufacturing sectors during and after the Covid-19 crisis. We have made £2 billion in Government-backed finance available to manufacturers through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and £2.3 billion through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme to help firms keep operating. We have also provided support totalling £4.78 billion through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has been extended to March 2021 to protect people’s wages and manufacturing jobs across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also continuing to support growth in the sector through investments into: Made Smarter, to help manufacturers reap the benefits of industrial digital technology; the High Value Manufacturing Catapult network, to support manufacturers in commercialising innovation, and; innovation programmes such as the Automotive Transformation Fund to ensure the UK can unlock future markets and lead future industries. Through our Lifetime Skills Guarantee we are also making it easier for people to retrain for jobs of the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/11/2020 16:15:54 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1249017

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Business: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what formula they use to calculate the amount of additional financial support for businesses in areas at (1) very high, and (2) high, COVID-19 alert levels.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL10008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>During the period of national restrictions, all areas of England will be provided with funding to support both closed and severely impacted businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Areas that were subject to Local Covid Alert Level 2 (High) or equivalent restrictions for the period from the 1<sup>st</sup> August will be allocated funding via the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) to run local discretionary grant schemes. This means that businesses most impacted by the restrictions can be supported: the appropriate level of grant is for Local Authorities to determine bearing in mind the size of business, its fixed costs and the severity of impact suffered.</p><p> </p><p>Where areas were subject during this period to Local Covid Alert Level 3 (Very High) restrictions Local Authorities will receive an allocation of funding via the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) to provide grants of up to £3,000 per four week period to those businesses that have been required by local restrictions to close.</p><p> </p><p>Information on these schemes is available in guidance to local authorities which was published on 3<sup>rd</sup> November and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/11/2020 17:33:45 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1249018

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Business: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the business sectors which have been most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; and what discussions they have had with such sectors.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL10009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government knows that many areas of the economy face challenges, especially sectors that have closed under new national restrictions, such as hospitality. That is why we have extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to the end of March 2021 and provided an unprecedented support package, including grants, job support, loans, business rate holidays, VAT cuts and additional financial support through local authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/11/2020 17:36:12 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1249020

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Nuclear Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of nuclear energy in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL10011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government believes that nuclear power will play a key role in our future energy mix alongside other technologies, such as renewables. Nuclear is the only technology that is currently proven that can be deployed on a sufficiently large scale to provide continuous low-carbon power, which will help us to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The forthcoming Energy White Paper will address changes to our energy system, promoting high-skilled jobs and clean, resilient economic growth as we deliver on our net zero target.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/11/2020 12:46:21 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick