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647617

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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 implications for its policies of the recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in its November 2016 Global Economic Outlook that caution was needed in rolling out increases to the living wage on account of their potential effect on employment.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	55374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government seeks the advice of the independent and expert Low Pay Commission when making decisions on the rate at which the National Living Wage is set. The Government sets the Low Pay Commission a remit to monitor and evaluate the impact of the National Living Wage. When making recommendations in relation to the National Living Wage the Low Pay Commission is asked to consider the pace of the increase, taking into account evidence relating to the economy, employment and unemployment levels, and any other relevant policy changes. The Government’s decisions on setting the National Living Wage will continue to be guided by this analysis and advice.</p><p>The Government recently announced that the National Living Wage will increase to £7.50 from April 2017. This was the rate recommended by the Low Pay Commission. Our ambition is that the National Living Wage should continue to increase to reach 60% of median earnings by 2020, subject to sustained economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/12/2016 17:15:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

647656

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Kids Company: Insolvency
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 publish the findings of the insolvency investigation relating to Kids Company when it is completed.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	55391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The Official Receiver sent a report regarding the winding up of Kids Company to creditors including Cabinet Office and HMRC on 1 October 2015. The Official Receiver’s enquiries into the affairs of Kids Company are continuing, and it would not be appropriate for us to comment on an ongoing investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/12/2016 14:03:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

647684

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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	Educational Exchanges: 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, whether he plans to meet his Russian counterpart to discuss a programme of student exchanges between the UK and Russia.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
uin	55302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to meet Russia to discuss student exchange. We remain committed to welcoming the brightest and best students to study at our world class institutions. In 2014/15 there were 4,105 students from Russia enrolled on higher education programmes in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/12/2016 16:58:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley

647822

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
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: Meters
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 the Government has made of whether the 2020 target for smart meter development will be met (a) on time and (b) within budget.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	55315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The smart metering rollout is making good progress, with over 4.2 million smart meters already installed as of end June 2016. The national data and communications infrastructure for smart metering (provided by the Data and Communications Company) is now live across the country, and the Government is committed to energy suppliers offering every household and small business in Great Britain a smart meter by the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Cost-Benefit Analysis for the smart metering programme, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis</a>, estimates overall net benefits of £5.7 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/12/2016 14:29:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

647303

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Post Offices: Rural Areas
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 support rural post offices.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	55166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role post offices play in communities across the country, especially in the more remote, rural areas. This is why in our Manifesto we committed to secure the future of 3,000 rural post offices.</p><p> </p><p>Government will have provided nearly £2 billion between 2010 and 2018 to maintain modernise and protect a network of at least 11,500 post offices across the country, which includes funding to invest in rural community branches to improve the customer offer and increase their sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>Through Government’s investment, there over 11,600 post offices in UK and the network is at its most stable in decades.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/12/2016 17:13:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

647304

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Innovate UK: 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, what plans he has for the future staffing of Innovate UK.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	55186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Innovate UK’s Chief Executive is responsible for determining the organisation’s staffing level, ensuring it is both affordable and that recruitment controls are observed. The creation of UK Research and Innovation, subject to Parliament, and the announcement at the 2016 Autumn Statement of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, may have an impact on staffing at Innovate UK in due course. The Government will work with the Chief Executive to ensure the organisation is appropriately resourced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/12/2016 16:08:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 24142 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

647305

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
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 has been paid to McKinsey for its work on the BIS 2020 project; and what further such payments are due.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	55185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given to the Hon Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) to question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-12-10/19649/" target="_blank">19649</a> answered on 15 December 2015. No further payments are due to McKinsey for its work on BIS2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/12/2016 17:12:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

647306

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Insolvency Service: 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, what plans he has for the future staffing of the Insolvency Service.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	55153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We are reviewing the current operating model of the Insolvency Service to enable us to further increase our efficiency and effectiveness. This will include an assessment of future staffing requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/12/2016 17:16:27 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

647308

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Extended Ministerial Offices
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 plans to establish an extended ministerial office.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	55154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has no plans to establish an Extended Ministerial Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 06/01/2017 10:46:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

647309

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
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 the BIS 2020 project is ongoing.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	55184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The BIS 2020 reform programme was developed to ensure the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) was able to deliver efficiency savings while making the Department simpler and better for users. Following the Machinery of Government changes, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is considering how best to align the reform agendas of its two predecessor Departments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 01/12/2016 17:15:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis