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1041684

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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: Prices
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 14 January 2017 to Question 206232 on Energy: Prices, what estimate he has made of the total cost incurred by (a) the public purse and (b) other energy suppliers as a result of the transfer of customers of domestic energy suppliers who cease trading through the Supplier of Last Resort process in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	208752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>A Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) appointed through a competitive process may make a claim to recover some of the costs they incur via an industry-wide levy. None of the levy costs are met by the public purse. The recovery of any tax arrears in an insolvency is a matter for the administrators and HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is not able to make estimates of the expected costs as a result of the SoLR process. The costs of an insolvency will depend on the circumstances of each case and variables such as the number of customers, the short term costs of ensuring they continue to be supplied with energy, the settlement of customer bills and the costs absorbed by the incoming supplier. It is for Ofgem, as the expert regulator, to scrutinise the costs in any levy claim and to consult with industry and interested parties before any decision is taken to use the levy.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/01/2019 15:26:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1037812

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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
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 the number of domestic energy suppliers that have ceased trading as a result of financial difficulties in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	206231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>There are now over 60 domestic energy suppliers in the market, up from 13 in 2010. Since 2010, 14 domestic suppliers have ceased trading. GB Energy (in 2016), was the first supplier to cease trading since 2008.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 17:46:49 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1037815

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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: Prices
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 on the energy bills of consumers of domestic energy suppliers ceasing trading.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	206232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In the event of an energy supplier insolvency, the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) process allows a quick transfer of customers to another supplier appointed by Ofgem and ensures credit balances are protected.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the competitive SoLR processes, successful suppliers have agreed to absorb a proportion of the costs of the process and claim some of the remaining costs via the industry-wide SoLR levy. The amount claimed through the levy will vary depending on the terms of the successful SoLR bid and other factors such as number of customers and how much credit they have built up. It takes time for the extent of some SoLR-related costs to become clear and Ofgem consult with industry and interested parties before any levy claim decision is taken.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/01/2019 17:48:14 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997621

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Fracking: Earthquakes
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 implications for his policies of the earthquakes at the fracking site in Little Plumpton Lancashire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	185492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The independent oil and gas regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), is responsible for ensuring operators mitigate the risk of induced seismicity. The OGA is continually monitoring operations around the Preston New Road site to ensure they remain in line with Cuadrilla’s Hydraulic Fracture Plan, which was independently approved by the OGA and Environment Agency before the commencement of hydraulic fracturing operations.</p><p> </p><p>The Traffic Light System, which dictates the required response to seismic activity, has worked at the Preston New Road site in exactly the way that it was designed to. The very minor seismic events recorded at the Preston New Road site cannot be felt at the surface.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has world-leading safety and environmental regulations to ensure that shale gas exploration is carried out safely and responsibly, and the Government believes the current system is fit for purpose.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/11/2018 11:08:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

993526

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 effect of export tariffs on solar energy usage since their introduction; and if he will reassess the proposals to end the export tariff for new solar installations from April 2019 as outlined in the consultation Feed-in tariffs scheme of July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	182683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The impact of changes in the Feed-In Tariffs on deployment of different small-scale technologies have been considered in both the 2015 and 2018 scheme consultations. The impact assessments can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-review-of-the-feed-in-tariff-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-a-review-of-the-feed-in-tariff-scheme</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme</a></p><p>No assessment has been made of the export tariff independent of the generation tariff.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering responses to the recent consultation proposing to close the FIT scheme. The Government will set out its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/10/2018 15:43:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

992636

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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: Business
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 estimate he has made of the number of businesses paying the national living wage in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England; and if he'll make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	182093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone, and the National Living Wage is part of our wider commitment to ensuring this, both in terms of fair pay and fair working conditions.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold these particular statistics. Analysis from the Low Pay Commission (published in March 2018) shows that around 2.1 million workers are on the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates, in England, which equates to 8.9% of all workers. In Coventry around 11,400 workers are on the minimum wage (equivalent to around 8.1% of all workers), and across the West Midlands 266,000 workers are on the minimum wage (equivalent to 11.5% of all workers in the region).</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 29/10/2018 15:43:59 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 80904 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

988624

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Coventry University and University of Warwick: 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 research funding the (a) UK Government and (b) EU have given (i) the University of Warwick and (ii) Coventry University in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	180095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The information you have requested is routinely published annually by the Higher Education Standards Agency (HESA) as a part of the HE Finance Plus publication.</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK and EU Government Funding of the Universities of Coventry and Warwick, 2010/11-2016/17</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>(£ thousands)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>University</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Government Research Income<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EU Government Research Income<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Coventry University</strong></p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>5,167</p></td><td><p>1,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,814</p></td><td><p>1,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>5,289</p></td><td><p>2,674</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>5,318</p></td><td><p>3,578</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>5,856</p></td><td><p>3,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>7,936</p></td><td><p>2,502</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>13,760</p></td><td><p>3,014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>The University of Warwick</strong></p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>98,705</p></td><td><p>6,595</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>95,277</p></td><td><p>8,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>92,059</p></td><td><p>9,412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>93,107</p></td><td><p>11,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>99,086</p></td><td><p>13,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>115,242</p></td><td><p>14,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>111,596</p></td><td><p>16,321</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: HESA Finance Records 2010/11-2016/17</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>1. Includes funding from Research Councils, academies, other central government funding and research tax credits</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>2. EU Government research income covers funding from EU government institutions. Other funding is received from within the EU which is not included, such as from businesses or charities.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/10/2018 16:46:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

971291

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage on the economy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	172415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>In April 2016, the Government introduced a new National Living Wage (NLW). This year increases in the minimum wage gave over two million of the lowest paid workers a pay rise of over 2 per cent in real terms. Over the year, full time workers aged 25 and over on the NLW will see their earnings grow by more than £600.</p><p> </p><p>The Low Pay Commission (LPC) draw upon a wide range of independent research and stakeholder consultation in monitoring the impact of the NLW. To date, they have found limited evidence of an impact on hours worked and employment.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/09/2018 15:15:49 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

947243

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Retail Trade: Coventry
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 the retail sector in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The West Midlands Combined Authority has recently approved a grant of £98.8m towards the City Centre South scheme. This will be a major retail, leisure and residential development in Coventry City Centre.</p><p> </p><p>This builds on financial support offered by the British Business Bank, the Small Business Commissioner ensuring fair payment practices, and Local Growth Hubs offering advice and information, with Coventry &amp; Warwickshire Growth Hub acting as the local contact to business.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Government recently established a panel of experts, chaired by Sir John Timpson, to draw on their experience and expertise to diagnose the issues currently affecting our high streets, and advise on the best long-term approach. The panel, in conjunction with the Ministry of Housing Communities &amp; Local Growth, will launch a call for evidence later this year looking at the future of our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>Government has also launched the 2018 Great British High Street Awards, which champion the hard work of local businesses and communities around the country who are determined to ensure that their high streets thrive.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/09/2018 15:28:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

947244

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Redundancy: Mental Health
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 Health and Social Care on the effect of job loss on mental health and well-being; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials meet regularly with counterparts in DWP and DHSC to discuss issues around disability, work and health – including mental health – to pursue a joined up approach across Government. On 30 November 2017 the Government published ‘Improving Lives: The Future of Work, Health and Disability’, which set out the actions that we are taking across the three key settings: the welfare system, workplace and health services. This report also provided the Government response to “<em>Thriving at work: The Stevenson / Farmer review of mental health and employers</em>”.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/09/2018 15:28:09 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham