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598308

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department will implement the recommendations of the Deane Review into Self-Employment, published in February 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	47807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering all the recommendations made in Julie Deane’s independent review of self-employment and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/10/2016 13:57:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

598348

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to begin the ratification process of the December 2015 Paris Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	47684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>An explanatory memorandum initiating the UK’s domestic approval of the Agreement was laid on 7<sup>th</sup> October 2016 with a view to completing the domestic procedures that will enable ratification before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/10/2016 13:55:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

598349

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	UK Trade with EU
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 or his officials have had with UK businesses on the consequences on them of leaving the EU Customs Union.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	47697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and his officials have on-going discussions with businesses operating in multiple sectors to understand their views on a range of issues following the referendum.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/10/2016 16:26:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

598351

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	UK Trade with EU
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 leaving the EU Customs Union on (a) businesses and (b) complex supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	47696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department is currently working closely with the Department for Exiting the EU to understand the impacts that withdrawal from the EU will have on businesses, consumers and other economic actors. As my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has said we will work hard to get the best deal for Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/10/2016 16:28:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

598354

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	UK Trade with EU
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 estimate his Department has made of the costs to UK businesses of being outside the common external tariff of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	47698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department is currently working closely with the Department for Exiting the EU to understand the impacts that withdrawal from the EU will have on businesses, consumers and other economic actors. As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has said we will work hard to get the best deal for Britain.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/10/2016 16:47:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

598355

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	Unemployment: North East
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 potential effect on levels of unemployment in the North East of (a) the outcome of the EU referendum, (b) the UK leaving the EU in the (i) short-term and (ii) long-term.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	47789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department is currently working closely with the Department for Exiting the EU to understand the impacts that withdrawal from the EU will have on businesses, consumers and other economic actors. Due to the decisions this Government has taken, the British economy is fundamentally strong and we are well-positioned to negotiate our departure from the EU. Employment in the UK is at a record high. There are 68,000 more people in employment in the North East compared with 2010 and 23,000 fewer people unemployed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/10/2016 16:49:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

598360

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	Iron and Steel
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 change there has been in the UK's share of global steel output over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	47799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Crude steel production (thousand tonnes)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>UK share of global crude steel production</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,538,003</p></td><td><p>9,478</p></td><td><p>0.62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,560,131</p></td><td><p>9,579</p></td><td><p>0.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,650,354</p></td><td><p>11,858</p></td><td><p>0.72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,670,145</p></td><td><p>12,120</p></td><td><p>0.73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,620,900</p></td><td><p>10,860</p></td><td><p>0.67%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: World Steel Association Statistics</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1 – The figures above show the production of crude steel and cover all qualities made (carbon, stainless, other alloy).</p><p> </p><p>2 – Data for global production of crude steel in 2015 is provisional. Figures for global production are subject to revision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/10/2016 14:42:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

598465

registered interest
date	10/10/2016
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	Coal
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 12 September 2016 to Question 45332, whether his Department still plans to hold a review into the use of coal in the UK energy market; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	47919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>Most of the UK’s existing coal fired power stations are old, relatively inefficient and require investment to reduce the level of damaging pollutants they emit. I expect to consult shortly on unabated coal stations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2016 16:05:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

595372

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 estimate he has made of savings to businesses in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK as a result of the Red Tape Challenge.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	46757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Red Tape Challenge programme ran until 2015. In the Statement of New Regulation published in December 2014, the<strong> </strong>previous Government identified over 3,000 regulations to scrap or improve, delivering estimated savings to UK businesses of over £850m per year as a result of the programme. Analysis of the impact of the deregulatory reforms on a geographical basis was not developed.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/10/2016 10:02:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

595400

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	Company Accounts: Climate Change
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 Financial Reporting Council on ensuring that companies follow the law when reporting on climate risk.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	47278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The law requires company directors to consider, amongst other matters, the impact of their business on the environment. The Annual report is where the directors must demonstrate their consideration of this in the disclosures they make, both on environmental matters and risks. The Financial Reporting Council, operating under delegated powers from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, ensures legislation on the content of the annual report is adhered to by companies required to produce one.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/10/2016 15:20:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock