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1441324

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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: Remote Working
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 impact of increased homeworking during the covid-19 outbreak on his Department’s carbon footprint.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	140597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department monitors and reports on its greenhouse gas emissions and this information is published in the Greening Government Commitments Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/03/2022 17:01:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1441381

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Solar Power: Industrial Estates
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 incentivise the use of industrial spaces for the generation of solar power using solar panels; what assessment he has made of the feasibility of increasing the use of industrial spaces for that purpose; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	140521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>Solar is a versatile low-cost technology which can be deployed on domestic and industrial roof tops and on the ground in a variety of spaces. In the Net Zero Strategy, the Government committed to sustained increase in deploying renewable generation technologies, including all types solar into the 2020s and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting the deployment of large scale solar through the Contracts for Difference scheme. Those installing rooftop solar on industrial and other buildings can receive payment for any surplus electricity that is exported to the grid through the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). Government is also providing fiscal incentives through capital allowances for spend on solar panels, and as announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Budget 2021, solar and storage used on site will be exempt from business rates from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2035.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/03/2022 12:53:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1441412

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will reply to the letter of 10 January 2022 from the Rt. Hon. Member for South Staffordshire on a national strategy and guidance for battery storage unit planning applications.
tabling member constituency	South Staffordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Gavin Williamson
uin	140432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department received the letter of 10 January on 17 March, on transfer from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. A response will be issued as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/03/2022 14:58:07 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson

1441418

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Fraud
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 help ensure that claims on the state back guarantee on bounce back loans are assessed for fraud risk.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	140484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) Guarantee Agreement and subsequent recovery principles document outline the minimum fraud protection standards lenders were expected to adhere to. If a lender fails to apply these minimum standards, they cannot make a claim on the guarantee.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank, who manages the BBLS scheme on behalf of Government, maintains an ongoing lender audit assurance programme which provides insight into the effectiveness and adequacy of recoveries efforts by lenders. Where issues are identified the Bank can take remedial action.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/03/2022 14:31:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1441449

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Capital Investment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 17 December 2021 to Questions 92862 and 92863, if he will publish the evidential basis and calculations for the amount of public and private investment required to keep the UK on track to (a) meet its carbon budgets and Nationally Determined Contribution and (b) reach net zero by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	140420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>In order to keep the UK on track to meet its climate ambitions, analysis from the Net Zero Strategy estimates that additional capital investment must grow from present levels to an average of £50-60 billion per year through the late 2020s and 2030s. Most of this investment will come from the private sector, providing new opportunities for businesses and investors, and helping to reduce the UK’s exposure to international fossil fuel markets. A breakdown of estimated additional capital investment needed to meet each carbon budget is found in Table 11 of the technical annex published as part of the Net Zero Strategy (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-strategy</a>), including key sources of evidence for that assessment.</p><p> </p><p>This complements work for HM Treasury’s Net Zero Review, which provided a cross-economy analysis of the investment needs of reaching net zero in 2050 and the evidential bases for the conclusions drawn (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-review-final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-review-final-report</a>).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/03/2022 14:56:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1441464

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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: Prices
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 estimate he has made of the costs of electricity and gas transmission and distribution networks to consumers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	140370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>Data from the independent Great Britain energy regulator, Ofgem, show that the average estimated network costs per domestic customer per year in March 2021 were: gas distribution - £121; electricity distribution - £93; electricity transmission - £35; gas transmission - £10. This data is published at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fenergy-data-and-research%2Fdata-portal%2Fall-available-charts%3Fsort%3Dcreated%26page%3D2&amp;data=04%7C01%7CIan.Lomas%40beis.gov.uk%7Ccf7933847c1c42d86c4208da0775b30f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637830499329528062%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=RLGtzJiEH7b0B%2BQ2ML%2B3HBehCbMAg4EUbUGsdrJnuz8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-and-research/data-portal/all-available-charts?sort=created&amp;page=2</a> (chart: ‘estimated network costs per domestic customer’).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/03/2022 15:09:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1441467

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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: Investment Income
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 report entitled Profiting amid the energy crisis: the distribution networks at the heart of the UK's gas and electricity system, published on 14 March 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report's findings on the level of dividends paid by electricity distribution and gas distribution network operators to shareholders since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	140371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>Network regulation is a matter for Ofgem as the energy regulator. While dividends are a matter for the individual companies and are a normal part of returns to equity capital providers, the return on capital network companies can earn is regulated by Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem uses the RIIO price control to establish a regulatory framework which allows network companies to attract the investment they need to ensure a safe, secure and reliable supply of energy while saving consumers money by keeping returns as low as possible. In the most recent price control for gas distribution and electricity transmission RIIO-2, Ofgem has reduced the allowed return on capital to save consumers £2.3 billion over the five-year price control period. Ofgem will propose a similar reduction in allowed returns in the forthcoming electricity distribution price control.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 140372 question first answered 23/03/2022 17:03:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1441468

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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: Profitability
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 report entitled Profiting amid the energy crisis: the distribution networks at the heart of the UK's gas and electricity system, published on 14 March 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report's findings on the profitability of electricity and gas distribution industries in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	140372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>Network regulation is a matter for Ofgem as the energy regulator. While dividends are a matter for the individual companies and are a normal part of returns to equity capital providers, the return on capital network companies can earn is regulated by Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem uses the RIIO price control to establish a regulatory framework which allows network companies to attract the investment they need to ensure a safe, secure and reliable supply of energy while saving consumers money by keeping returns as low as possible. In the most recent price control for gas distribution and electricity transmission RIIO-2, Ofgem has reduced the allowed return on capital to save consumers £2.3 billion over the five-year price control period. Ofgem will propose a similar reduction in allowed returns in the forthcoming electricity distribution price control.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 140371 question first answered 23/03/2022 17:03:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1441500

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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: 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 officials in the Business British Bank sponsoring team within his Department have a professional background in banking regulation; and how that number has changed in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	140535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s sponsorship team for the British Business Bank is split across the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and UK Government Investments (UKGI). Currently four colleagues on the team have private sector professional experience in the financial services sector (2021: four, 2020: two). The BBB is not (and has never been) a regulated bank, given its wholesale model, i.e. ordinarily delivering through delivery partners, with no direct relationship with SME borrowers. Neither BEIS nor UKGI perform the function of a regulator with respect to BBB.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/03/2022 17:00:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1441505

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Companies: Russia
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 companies owned by Russian nationals or with significant links to Russia received (a) bounce back loans, (b) coronavirus business interruption loans, or (c) coronavirus large business interruption loans; and if he will publish details of those companies.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	140578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>In order to be eligible for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme or the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, a business was required to be trading in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Schemes are delegated schemes, where customer relationships are managed by accredited lenders. We do not hold data on whether recipients of borrowing via the schemes are Russian nationals or have registered interests in the Russian Federation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/03/2022 14:32:13 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare