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732570
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Muscular Dystophy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK maintains its role in Europe-wide research collaboration into muscular dystrophy after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
uin 1203 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-30more like thismore than 2017-06-30
answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 June 2017 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-06-21/185/" target="_blank">185</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Orpington more like this
answering member printed Joseph Johnson more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-30T12:08:37.413Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-30T12:08:37.413Z
answering member
4039
label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
732656
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Tidal Power: Capital Investment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he plans to take to incentivise investment in domestic tidal energy and wave power. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
uin 1117 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Wave and tidal stream technologies are currently eligible to compete for support in the Contracts for Difference (CFD) allocation round process. CFDs provide efficient long-term support for, and incentivise investment in, low carbon electricity generation. The Government is currently assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review into tidal lagoons and will publish a response in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Watford more like this
answering member printed Richard Harrington more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-03T10:19:42.087Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-03T10:19:42.087Z
answering member
4068
label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
732662
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading National Grid: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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 National Grid system transmission charging regime; and what changes he plans to make to transmission charges to incentivise renewable energy projects. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
uin 1119 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-03more like thismore than 2017-07-03
answer text <p>The transmission charging regime is the responsibility of Ofgem as the independent regulator. Ofgem’s ‘Project Transmit’ review represented a detailed assessment of the transmission charging arrangements, and its results were implemented in April 2016. The current regime seeks to ensure that the electricity transmission system develops in the most efficient and cost-effective way for consumers, and the evidence indicates that it does not disincentivise renewable energy projects. For example, in Scotland alone, over 12 Giga Watts of renewable energy projects are contracted to connect to the transmission system over the next eight years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> more like this
answering member constituency Watford more like this
answering member printed Richard Harrington more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2017-07-03T10:26:01.453Z
answering member
4068
label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
731763
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Fuel Poverty more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households are classed as fuel poor in (a) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day remove filter
uin 618 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
answer text <p>Fuel poverty is a devolved issue. Each nation in the UK has its own fuel poverty definition, targets and policies to tackle the issue. As each country uses different measures and heating assumptions, an overall UK figure is not available.</p><p>The latest fuel poverty statistics for Scotland can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/12/1539" target="_blank">http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/12/1539</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Watford more like this
answering member printed Richard Harrington more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-28T12:35:20.443Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-28T12:35:20.443Z
answering member
4068
label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
731764
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Energy: Meters more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many households are using a pre-payment meter for electricity and gas in (a) the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
uin 619 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answer text <p>The Department collects data on the method of payment for domestic gas and electricity customers by public electricity supply (PES) region from a survey of energy suppliers. From this, data is not available by parliamentary constituency; however, Linlithgow and East Falkirk falls within the South Scotland PES region which is provided below instead. Gas data is only collected for Great Britain not the United Kingdom.</p><p>The proportion of, and number of, households on pre-payment meters are estimated as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Scotland</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>260,000</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>360,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>320,000</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB/UK</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>3,100,000</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>4,200,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is published as part of our quarterly energy prices publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-price-stastics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-price-stastics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Watford more like this
answering member printed Richard Harrington more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-27T13:36:44.907Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-27T13:36:44.907Z
answering member
4068
label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
731765
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Energy: Expenditure more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of household expenditure was spent on energy bills in (a) the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day remove filter
uin 620 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
answer text <p>The average expenditure on household energy bills as a proportion of total expenditure in the UK for each year since 2010 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Proportion of total expenditure spent on domestic energy bills</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: ONS’s living costs and food survey (table A6). </em></p><p>The proportion of household expenditure spent on energy bills is only available for each year at the UK level and is not available by constituency or region. However, a three year average is available for Scotland. The three year average for the UK has also been provided for comparison. The proportion of total expenditure spent on energy bills in Scotland for 2013/14 – 2015/16 is 5.4 per cent. For the UK, this figure is 4.8 per cent. Data is sourced from ONS which can be found in table A35:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/datasets/detailedhouseholdexpenditurebycountriesandregionsuktablea35" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/datasets/detailedhouseholdexpenditurebycountriesandregionsuktablea35</a></p>
answering member constituency Watford more like this
answering member printed Richard Harrington more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-28T12:34:46.723Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-28T12:34:46.723Z
answering member
4068
label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
731766
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Small Businesses: Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support micro-enterprises in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day remove filter
uin 621 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-27more like thismore than 2017-06-27
answer text <p>Support for businesses in Scotland is largely a devolved matter, and <a href="https://www.mygov.scot/business/" target="_blank">https://www.mygov.scot/business/</a> provides advice to people starting, running and growing a business, including a section on funding and grants in Scotland. In addition, British Business Bank (BBB) programmes are supporting finance to smaller businesses. One of the main programmes – administered by the Start-Up Loans Company - is supporting 70 start-up loans worth £283k in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.</p><p>Microbusinesses in Scotland also benefit from UK-wide initiatives to encourage investment, for example the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. If they have business premises, microbusinesses will also benefit from the Small Business Bonus Scheme and receive 100% relief on their rates bill for property valued below £10,000.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
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less than 2017-06-27T15:12:44.837Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-27T15:12:44.837Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
731767
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Trade Union Recognition: Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of companies which do not recognise trades unions in (a) the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
uin 622 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-29more like thismore than 2017-06-29
answer text <p>It is the role of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to determine applications by trade unions to be statutorily recognised by an employer for collective bargaining purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The CAC publishes an annual report detailing its activities over the past year. This can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cac-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cac-annual-reports</a></p><p> </p><p>Where a trade union can demonstrate that it has majority support in the workplace for recognition, the CAC will award statutory recognition for collective bargaining purposes.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
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less than 2017-06-29T14:50:27.803Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-29T14:50:27.803Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
731768
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Green Investment Bank more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much finance the Green Investment Bank has provided since its creation in (a) the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
uin 623 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) provides a full list of its investments across the United Kingdom for each financial year on its website: <a href="http://www.greeninvestmentbank.com/" target="_blank">www.greeninvestmentbank.com</a></p><p> </p><p>GIB has committed £179.7m to 18 Scottish projects, either directly or via its fund managers, since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Those projects are:</p><p> </p><p>Distillery biomass boiler platform phase 1</p><p>Distillery biomass boiler platform phase 2</p><p>Speyside CHP project</p><p>Glasgow City Council streetlighting project</p><p>Levenseat recycling and waste plant, Forth by Lanark</p><p>Scotland-wide heat pump installation programme, starting with Borders College</p><p>NHS Tayside energy efficiency programme</p><p>Wick district heating scheme</p><p>Stirling Council streetlighting project</p><p>NHS Grampian energy efficiency programme</p><p>Goathill Quarry</p><p>Chaorach</p><p>River Arkaig</p><p>Liatre Burn</p><p>Bruachaig</p><p>Srondoire</p><p>Blackcraig</p><p>Millerhill recycling and waste plant</p><p> </p><p>None of those projects are located in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p>
answering member constituency Devizes more like this
answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
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less than 2017-06-28T14:30:20.027Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-28T14:30:20.027Z
answering member
3974
label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this
731769
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-22more like thismore than 2017-06-22
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading British Business Bank more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much finance the British Business Bank has provided since its creation in (a) the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
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Martyn Day remove filter
uin 624 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
answer text <p>The British Business Bank (BBB) is a government-owned economic development bank. It manages the UK Government’s access to finance programmes for smaller businesses within a single commercially-minded institution. The Bank received State aid clearance to start operating in November 2014. Since this date, BBB has facilitated the following finance:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Linlithgow and East Falkirk*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finance facilitated</p></td><td><p>£9.5bn</p></td><td><p>Over £323m</p></td><td><p>Almost £1m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* ENABLE data is not available at constituency level</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
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less than 2017-06-28T14:10:18.847Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-28T14:10:18.847Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day more like this