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1486689

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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
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 assess the extent of the research and development potential of locations across the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	31151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>BEIS will aim to invest 55% of its R&amp;D budget outside the Greater South East by 2024/25. We have also given UKRI a new organisational objective to increase consideration of local growth criteria and impact in R&amp;D fund design. These measures will help to ensure that high potential R&amp;D clusters across the UK see the benefit from our record uplift in R&amp;D investment to £20 billion by 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 13/07/2022 08:41:30 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt previous answer version 11872 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1486690

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Manufacturing Industries: Government Assistance
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 fiscal steps he plans to take to maximise industrial growth over the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	31152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Fiscal policy is a matter for HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 13/07/2022 08:40:11 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt previous answer version 11873 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1486691

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Exports
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 had discussions with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the potential export opportunities presented by industrial clusters; and whether his Department is taking steps to develop such clusters.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	31153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government is working to position the UK to take advantage of the export opportunities presented by the development of low carbon technologies and services in industrial clusters and beyond. As outlined in the CCUS and Hydrogen Investor Roadmaps, these technologies represent an opportunity to develop world-leading UK supply chains. This will be facilitated by UK Export Finance, the UK’s export credit agency, which has enhanced its support to attract investment and support exports in CCUS and hydrogen.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/07/2022 15:38:35 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472805

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	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, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of incubator hubs for (a) new businesses and (b) the shared business community.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>Incubators and accelerators play a crucial role in helping entrepreneurs start and grow their business. In 2019, BEIS published a research paper on the Impact of Business Incubators and Accelerators in the UK, available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/839755/The_impact_of_business_accelerators_and_incubators_in_the_UK.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/839755/The_impact_of_business_accelerators_and_incubators_in_the_UK.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Innovation Strategy, published in July 2021, sets out the Government’s vision to make the UK a global hub for innovation by 2035. In order to support delivery on the four pillars of the Strategy, BEIS is increasing funding for core Innovate UK programmes by 66% to £1.1 billion in 2024-2025. This will further help connect UK companies to the capital, skills and connections needed to innovate and grow.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/06/2022 08:56:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472827

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Housing: Energy
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 measure the extent of retrofitting residential accommodation in local authority areas (a) in total and (b) among social housing stock.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The number of homes retrofitted under the Local Authority Delivery Scheme are published on GOV.UK monthly to monitor the delivery of energy efficiency measures installed and households receiving measures; analysis is shown by geographical region and includes key trends.</p><p> </p><p>The official statistics for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/06/2022 17:04:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 9616 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472829

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Housing: Energy
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 an assessment of the potential merits of allocating new funding to support retrofitting housing stock with renewable energy, home insulation or heating transition.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s Net Zero Strategy, meeting Net Zero requires the buildings sector to be decarbonised by 2050. This means improving the energy performance of homes and gradually phasing out fossil fuel heating. The Government has therefore committed £6.6 billion through schemes such as the Home Upgrade Grant, Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and Boiler Upgrade Scheme.</p><p>The Government will continue to look at ways to make UK homes more comfortable and cheaper to run.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/06/2022 07:44:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 9617 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1472647

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Adoption Leave
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 has he has made of the potential merits of introducing paid adoptive leave for parents of adopted children.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	23333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government introduced Adoption Leave and Pay in 2003. Adoption Leave is a “day one” right – in line with Maternity Leave - which enables employed parents to take up to 52 weeks off work when they are adopting a child. Adoption pay is available to employed parents who meet eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 27/06/2022 15:27:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1471996

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	Qualifications: Ukraine
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 help UK professional bodies recognise Ukrainian professional qualifications.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is taking targeted steps to assist Ukrainian refugees to pursue employment in their professions in the UK, while maintaining the principle, supported by the Professional Qualifications Act 2022, that regulators have the autonomy to set standards for their professions and assess who meets these standards.</p><p> </p><p>It will ultimately be for Ukrainian refugees to determine whether and when they wish to look for work in the United Kingdom, along with the type of work they wish to pursue. For those who wish to find work requiring professional qualifications, one targeted step which will be taken is to identify and seek to mitigate entry barriers faced by those arriving from Ukraine. The UK European Network for Information (ENIC) service manages qualification passporting and provides advice on the comparability of international qualifications at all levels of education with those of the UK on behalf of Government. The service maintains an extensive database of international qualifications and education systems, including for Ukraine, and are fully prepared to deal with Ukrainian and other refugees’ qualifications.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 22471 question first answered 27/06/2022 16:08:46 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1471997

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	Qualifications: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees, what plans he has to passport qualifications for Ukrainian refugees to help enable them to access work.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is taking targeted steps to assist Ukrainian refugees to pursue employment in their professions in the UK, while maintaining the principle, supported by the Professional Qualifications Act 2022, that regulators have the autonomy to set standards for their professions and assess who meets these standards.</p><p> </p><p>It will ultimately be for Ukrainian refugees to determine whether and when they wish to look for work in the United Kingdom, along with the type of work they wish to pursue. For those who wish to find work requiring professional qualifications, one targeted step which will be taken is to identify and seek to mitigate entry barriers faced by those arriving from Ukraine. The UK European Network for Information (ENIC) service manages qualification passporting and provides advice on the comparability of international qualifications at all levels of education with those of the UK on behalf of Government. The service maintains an extensive database of international qualifications and education systems, including for Ukraine, and are fully prepared to deal with Ukrainian and other refugees’ qualifications.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 22470 question first answered 27/06/2022 16:08:46 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1471998

registered interest
date	21/06/2022
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	Qualifications: Ukraine
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 fast-track professional conversion exams for Ukrainian refugees with relevant qualifications.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	22472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has enshrined the principle of regulator autonomy in the Professional Qualifications Act 2022, which achieved Royal Assent in April. Standards for practising professions are set by individual regulators and it is for regulators to assess who meets these standards in the ways that they deem fit.</p><p> </p><p>Government officials regularly engage with professional regulators and UK business, and are available to support with enquiries about supporting Ukrainian refugees with relevant qualifications to pursue employment in their professions in the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 29/06/2022 16:33:40 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell