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596142

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Technology: New Businesses
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 (a) grant aid and (b) other financial support was provided to tech start-ups in the UK in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	47011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>In the last financial year (2015-16) 27% of Innovate UK’s £547m core budget was spent to support business-led innovation in micro organisations. British Business Bank programmes have provided more than 110 tech Start-ups with investment in excess of £245m during the last 5 years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2016 09:25:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

596146

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Business: 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 steps he is taking to reduce the level of business regulation.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	William Wragg
uin	47046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reduce the burden of regulation on business by £10bn over the Parliament through the Business Impact Target. The first report on the Target was published in June and showed that we have so far delivered £885 million of deregulation savings against it.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 17/10/2016 09:30:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

596147

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Electricity Generation
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 effect of changes to the rules governing payment of embedded benefits on participation in the forthcoming capacity market auctions; and what assessment he has made of the effect of those changes in the cost to the consumer.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	47006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for network charging in its role as the independent regulator. It is currently reviewing the rules governing the payment of embedded benefits. As part of its review, Ofgem will assess the full implications of any proposed changes on those that would be affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 47003 47004 question first answered 13/10/2016 16:33:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

596149

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Ford Motor Company: Bridgend
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 Ford on the long-term future of its plant in Bridgend.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Byron Davies
uin	47056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department is in close contact with Ford, as part of its responsibility to actively manage all our key major manufacturers, and Ministers regularly see the company as a matter of course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/10/2016 12:59:37 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower

596152

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Electricity Generation
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 amount of distribution-connected plants that might close in the event of a significant change to rules governing the payment of embedded benefits, including the triads benefit.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	47003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for network charging in its role as the independent regulator. It is currently reviewing the rules governing the payment of embedded benefits. As part of its review, Ofgem will assess the full implications of any proposed changes on those that would be affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 47004 47006 question first answered 13/10/2016 16:33:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

596154

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Electricity Generation
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 value of distribution-connected generation to the (a) UK energy system as a whole and (b) security of supply.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	47004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>Ofgem is responsible for network charging in its role as the independent regulator. It is currently reviewing the rules governing the payment of embedded benefits. As part of its review, Ofgem will assess the full implications of any proposed changes on those that would be affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 47003 47006 question first answered 13/10/2016 16:33:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

596155

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Carbon 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, if the Government will take into account the atmospheric carbon dioxide level of over 400ppm when deciding on the UK's energy policy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	47141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK played a leading role in securing the Paris Agreement, which drives international action towards tackling climate change and limiting the global temperature rise to well below 2°C.</p><p>At home, we remain committed to the UK’s Climate Change Act which requires us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050 on 1990 levels, including emissions from energy.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/10/2016 10:47:28 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

596156

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Companies: Ownership
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 arrangements for companies in the register of persons with significant control to be identified by name.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Margaret Hodge
uin	47242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>It is a requirement for companies in the register of people with significant control (PSC) to be identified by name.</p><p> </p><p>Where a company is owned and controlled by a legal entity such as another company, if that legal entity is both registrable and relevant in relation to the company then the company must enter a set of required particulars in its PSC register and provide that information to Companies House. One of the required particulars is the corporate or firm name of the legal entity that owns and controls the company.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/10/2016 12:57:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

596158

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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: Internet
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 businesses have contacted the Business Support Helpline as a result of the Do More Online campaign in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	47186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The ‘Do More Online’ campaign launched in November 2014 is promoted by means of content on the ‘Business is GREAT’ website. The Business Support Helpline logs referrals from the whole website, not individual pages, so does not capture the number of businesses contacting the Helpline specifically from the campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/10/2016 12:55:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

584018

registered interest
date	15/09/2016
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	Financial Services: 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 assessment he has made of the Financial Reporting Council's ability to work with other financial regulators in the UK to address the systematic financial risk of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	46611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Although the Financial Reporting Council’s remit does not extend to the systemic financial risks of climate change, I am confident of its ability to collaborate effectively with any financial regulators, as required, within whose remit such risks fall.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 10/10/2016 15:27:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner