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648664

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Genetically Modified Organisms: 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 funding the Government plans to grant for GMO research between 2017 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	55527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) research is funded by the Government through a number of channels, including the Research Councils and Innovate UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Research Councils welcome applications supporting any aspect of their research portfolio. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards made on the basis of the scientific quality of the proposals made. Research proposals in all areas, including GMO research, compete for funding available from the Research Councils.</p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK supports industry-led translational research in this field on a project by project basis. All project applications are independently assessed with only the most high quality and innovative proposals securing funding. Potential future investments in the translation and development of GMO technologies will be made on this basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 08/12/2016 16:39:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

648676

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Living Wage
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 the potential effect of the proposed increase in the national living wage announced in the 2016 Autumn Statement on the UK's international competitiveness.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	55671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publish an impact assessment on the increase in the National Living Wage announced at Autumn Statement in due course.</p><p>The Low Pay Commission has recently published its autumn 2016 report here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-autumn-2016-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-minimum-wage-low-pay-commission-autumn-2016-report</a></p><p> </p><p>This considers evidence on the impact of the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage to date.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Office for Budget Responsibility produced an assessment of the National Living Wage in annex B of its July 2015 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, available here: <a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-july-2015/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-july-2015/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/12/2016 16:15:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

648913

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
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 effect of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon on the manufacturing industry.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	55764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>Development of a supply chain forms a key part of the Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiation process.</p><p> </p><p>The Hendry Review, which has been considering a number of issues including supply chain opportunities, has now been submitted to the department. We thank Charles Hendry for his hard work and will look carefully at the review’s findings as part of our wider assessment of the future nature of the energy mix and our decarbonisation plans.</p><p> </p><p>We will formally respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:49:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

648914

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Tidal Power
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 November 2016 to Question 54997, when he expects to receive the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons led by Charles Hendry.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	55769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Hendry Review has been submitted to the department. We thank Charles Hendry for his hard work and will look carefully at the review’s findings as part of our wider assessment of the future nature of the energy mix and our decarbonisation plans.</p><p> </p><p>We will formally respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:41:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

648915

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Charities: EU Grants and Loans
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 information the Government holds on the number of charities based in (a) the UK and (b) Wales that are in receipt of EU research and innovation funding.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	55722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Organisations in the UK can receive research and innovation funding primarily through two different EU programmes: Horizon 2020 and the European Regional Development Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not currently hold any data on the charitable status of UK Horizon 2020 participants. However, data is available from the European Commission (EC) on participations by non-profit organisations outside of the public sector which includes participations by charities.</p><p> </p><p>Based on EC data, as extracted on 30th September 2016, to date there have been 687 participations in Horizon 2020 by non-profit organisations (excluding public organisations) in the UK, including 4 from Wales.</p><p> </p><p>These figures exclude public universities as they are classified as public organisations. Please note that organisations may participate more than once.</p><p> </p><p>Support for Research and Innovation from the European Regional Development Fund is most often provided through intermediaries such as universities and knowledge transfer centres and it is not possible to say how many organisations have received funding until projects have been completed and the outputs verified. As most projects last for about three years, it is too early to give a figure from the 2014-2020 programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/12/2016 16:04:48 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

648916

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Fuel Poverty
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 the tenures of property were of the fuel poor households living in F and G rated properties in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	55672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The tenure of fuel poor households that had been rated as an F or G rated property in line with either the Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), or the Fuel Poverty Energy Efficiency Rating (FPEER) are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Fuel poor and SAP rating F/G</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Fuel poor and FPEER rating F/G</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number of households</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local authority</p></td><td><p>8,841</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>8,259</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Owner occupied</p></td><td><p>132,545</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>128,664</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private rented</p></td><td><p>123,371</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>117,694</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registered social landlord</p></td><td><p>22,059</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>20,532</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>286,816</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>275,149</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are representative of England in 2014, the latest year available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 15:15:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

648919

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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: 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, how many standard variable customers have switched tariff with their own supplier in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	55635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not collect this data. Ofgem collects and publishes data on those who switch to another tariff with their existing supplier. However, this data does not distinguish between those switching from variable or fixed tariffs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 15:09:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

648921

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Small Businesses: Living Wage
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 plans his Department has to ensure that small manufacturing businesses have access to grants and other Government schemes to assist them with the proposed increase in the national living wage announced in the Autumn Statement 2016.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	55654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government appreciates that the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW) may mean extra costs for small manufacturing businesses and is committed to ensuring that the National Living Wage works for businesses of all sizes.</p><p>The Government has increased the Employment Allowance by 50% from April 2016, giving employers a £3,000 employer National Insurance Contributions discount. This is estimated to benefit up to 500,000 businesses who, as a result, can employ four people full time on the current NLW and pay no National Insurance Contributions. The increase in the allowance is of greatest benefit to small businesses. We are also extending Small Business Rate Relief meaning 600,000 small businesses will pay no rates at all.</p><p>In addition, the cut in corporation tax from 20% to 17% by the end of the Parliament will benefit over a million firms of all sizes and give the UK the lowest rate of corporation tax in the G20.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/12/2016 15:49:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

648922

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Pyramid Selling: Regulation
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 effectiveness of the regulatory framework for multi-level marketing schemes.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	55715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>There have been a number of recent prosecutions of pyramid selling schemes under the Fraud Act 2006 and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.</p><p>The Government keeps the law on consumer protection under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/12/2016 15:48:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

648923

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
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	Pyramid Selling: Regulation
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 regulations govern multi-level marketing schemes in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	55716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Multi-level marketing schemes where no products are sold can be considered to be pyramid selling which is an unfair practice under Schedule 1 of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and may also be considered fraudulent.</p><p>To be legal, multi-level marketing schemes must comply with the Trading Scheme Act 1996 and the Trading Schemes Regulations 1997.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/12/2016 15:48:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes