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536414

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date	14/07/2016
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	Employment: Vetting
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 conduct a public inquiry into the practice of employment blacklisting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	42792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Blacklisting is an unacceptable practice. The Government has to date, seen no evidence of this practice recurring since the introduction of the Blacklists Regulations in 2010. However, we understand the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is currently investigating some allegations of blacklisting.</p><p> </p><p>We will be paying close attention to the outcome of these investigations, and once they are known we will consider whether any further action needs to be taken as a result.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who believe they have new evidence of blacklisting should provide this to the ICO so that it can decide whether there are grounds for an investigation using their powers under the Data Protection Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/07/2016 16:41:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

536449

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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, what steps his Department is taking to encourage de-carbonisation of the UK energy market.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	42834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will now hold responsibility for climate change issues.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action across the economy to encourage the decarbonisation of energy and last month we set the fifth carbon budget in law in line with the recommendations of the independent Committee on Climate Change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/08/2016 13:08:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

536450

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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 Supply: Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland Executive on measures to ensure that the electricity supply to customers in Northern Ireland is protected.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	42835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department has regular discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on a range of energy related matters including security of electricity supply.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland operates a single electricity market with the Republic of Ireland and energy policy, including issues relating to the supply of electricity, is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2016 08:43:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

536451

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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	Hinkley Point C Power Station
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 it his policy to renegotiate the strike price per megawatt hour for Hinkley Point C; and if he will assess the potential merits of imposing a limit on the taxpayer subsidy to EDF.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	42794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Hinkley Point C is a good deal for consumers – it will provide reliable energy at an affordable cost, powering nearly six million homes for around 60 years and creating more than 25,000 jobs.</p><p>Today nuclear provides around 19% of our electricity but these ageing plants won’t go on forever. Therefore the Government is committed to our policy of building new nuclear in the interest of energy security and decarbonisation, and keeping costs down for the consumer.</p><p>Consumers will only pay when Hinkley is up and running.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/07/2016 08:42:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

536567

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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	Research: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what assessment they have made of the impact on funding for scientific and medical research at UK universities, and what plans they have to address any such impact.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL1241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government intends to maintain and enhance the strength of our research and innovation base This is why we have protected the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged, including those that apply to students, researchers, and businesses. We remain fully open to scientists and researchers from across the EU. We hugely value the contribution of EU and international staff and there are no immediate changes to their rights to live and work in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL1242 question first answered 01/08/2016 10:16:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

536568

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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	Research: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the result of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, what plans they have to make up any shortfall in funding for scientific and medical research.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL1242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government intends to maintain and enhance the strength of our research and innovation base This is why we have protected the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged, including those that apply to students, researchers, and businesses. We remain fully open to scientists and researchers from across the EU. We hugely value the contribution of EU and international staff and there are no immediate changes to their rights to live and work in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL1241 question first answered 01/08/2016 10:16:52 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley