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1027217

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Post Offices: Standards
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 whether post offices that have been integrated within other stores are providing the same level of service as dedicated post office branches.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	202724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Hosting or franchising of Post Office branches an operational matter for Post Office Limited. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/12/2018 17:51:19 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

1027219

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Overseas Aid
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 much funding his Department has allocated to programmes overseas that is not part of Official Development Assistance in each of the last three years; and how much such funding his Department plans to allocate in each of the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	202799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s expenditure in the last three years on overseas programmes that are not part of Official Development Assistance is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016-17 Actual</p></td><td><p>2017-18 Actual</p></td><td><p>2018-19 Year-to-Date</p></td><td><p>2018-19 Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£591m</p></td><td><p>£575m</p></td><td><p>£355m</p></td><td><p>£515m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding for 2019/20 and periods covered by the Spending Review 19 have not yet been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 10/01/2019 09:41:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 93361 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1027241

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Wylfa 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, what recent discussions he has had with Hitachi on its investment in Wylfa nuclear power station; and if he will make a statement on the future of that project.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	202731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>On the 4 June 2018, my rt. hon. the Secretary of State confirmed to Parliament that the Government has entered negotiations with Hitachi in relation to Horizon’s proposed Wylfa Newydd project, based on Anglesey in North Wales. The negotiations with Hitachi on agreeing a deal that provides value for money for consumers and taxpayers are ongoing. The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Hitachi, including during his visit to Japan in November. The Secretary of State will update the House on the status of negotiations at the appropriate point, in line with his commitment in June.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/12/2018 10:02:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1027250

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Self-employed: Nottinghamshire
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 support the self-employed in Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	202815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2018 answer text <p>Our Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK. To support this, we have a network of 38 Growth Hubs across the UK. The D2N2 Growth Hub, which serves the Nottinghamshire area is led and governed by the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).</p><p> </p><p>D2N2 Growth Hub provides a local single point of contact for all businesses, no matter their size or sector, to access business advice from across the public and private sectors, at a local and national level. In October 2018, the D2N2 LEP self-reported that the D2N2 Growth Hub has supported 6,770 businesses and helped 1,231 individuals start a business since its launch in 2014, of those individuals 281 were from Nottinghamshire and 350 from Nottingham City.</p><p> </p><p>The Government-owned British Business Bank offers start-up loans to entrepreneurs wishing to start a business. From launch of the programme in 2012 to 30 September 2018, a total of 361 start-up loans with a value of £2 million were advanced to businesses in</p><p>Nottingham City. The equivalent figures for Nottinghamshire are 457 loans with a value of £3.5 million.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/12/2018 13:22:48 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1027282

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Research: EU Countries
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 he has made a recent comparative assessment of the level of spending on research and development in (a) the UK and (b) EU member states; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	202830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department regularly assesses comparative levels of R&amp;D expenditure in the UK and EU member states.</p><p> </p><p>The latest ONS data estimates that overall gross R&amp;D expenditure in the UK was £33.1bn in 2016, which was 1.7% of GDP in that year. 2017 data is due to be released in March 2019. The latest OECD international comparison of R&amp;D expenditure ranked the UK 10th among EU nations in 2016. More details can be found here <a href="http://oe.cd/msti" target="_blank">http://oe.cd/msti</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/12/2018 10:58:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1027283

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Health Services: Research
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 much and what proportion of his Department's funding for research and development he allocated to the healthcare sector in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	202831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We do not currently hold data in the format which enables a direct answer to this question.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/12/2018 12:59:09 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1027297

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Notice Boards: Fire Regulations
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 bring forward legislative proposals to require companies manufacturing notice boards for schools, colleges and universities to promote clear information on the product’s compliance with fire standards.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	202696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 any product that is intended for or likely to be used by consumers, including where the product was originally intended for professional use, must be safe before it can be placed on to the market.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 producers and importers are responsible for any damage caused by an unsafe product. This will apply to any noticeboards which are for sale to businesses or public bodies, for use at work. Products used in the workplace by workers are also subject to health and safety legislation.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to legislate to require mandatory information on compliance with specific standards to be provided by manufacturers of noticeboards.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/12/2018 17:48:30 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1027312

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme
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 his letter of 25 September 2018 to the right hon. Member for Delyn on Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme, when he plans to provide an update.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	202714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2018 answer text <p>BEIS officials have continued to receive information on this matter from the rt. hon. Member’s constituent, and from RBS. I will write to the rt. hon. Member shortly with a further update.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/12/2018 15:46:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

1027322

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Minimum Wage: Apprentices
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 assessment he has made of the equity of the minimum wage for apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	202760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government asks the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to recommend the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage such that it increases pay of the lowest paid apprentices without damaging their employment prospects.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2019, the Apprentice National Minimum Wage will increase to £3.90 an hour, from £3.70. This increase, of 5.4%, will be the largest across all the minimum wage rates rises in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The LPC are currently conducting a review of the minimum wage youth rates and the apprenticeship rate structure. They are due to provide advice on this matter to Government in Spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 27/12/2018 13:22:16 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1027398

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Industry
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 ensure that the Industrial Strategy takes account of the importance of traditional industries to local areas.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	202876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy ensures every place, including areas where traditional industries are located, realises its full economic potential. We are working in partnership with local areas to agree a Local Industrial Strategy with every area of England by early 2020, with support for places in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that want one.</p><p> </p><p>Local Industrial Strategies will provide distinctive and long-term visions of how specific places can maximise their contribution to UK productivity, building on existing local strengths and capitalising on the opportunities of the future.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/01/2019 12:11:28 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair