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1091123

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support high street businesses.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	909881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>High streets are changing, and the Government is committed to helping communities adapt.</p><p> </p><p>In Budget 2018, we set out Our Plan for the High Street, a £1.6bn package to support the sustainable transformation of our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, support for local leadership with a High Streets Task Force, and a one third cut to the business rates bills of eligible small retailers for two years from April this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

1091124

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Post Offices: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent post office closures on high street footfall.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	909882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognise and value the importance that post offices play in communities across the UK and we remain committed to the Post Office network’s future.</p><p> </p><p>There is no programme of Post Office closures and the network has been as its most stable for decades thanks to Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office have in fact opened 350 branches through their New Network Location programme since April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1091125

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether it is his policy to promote fracking.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	909883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>As we make the transition to low carbon energy, the UK still needs gas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes shale gas is an important new domestic energy source as it meets of 30% of our energy demand</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that any hydraulic fracturing has to be consistent with one of toughest regulatory regimes in the world.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1091126

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to review the operation of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	909885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has continued to examine and make reforms to the whistleblowing regime, both to the guidance and legislative framework of protections for workers. The most recent reforms came into effect last year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to listen to stakeholders and will, of course, review the recent reforms once there is sufficient evidence of their impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1090977

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Consumer Goods: Hydrogen
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 development and innovation of UK-produced domestic appliances that use hydrogen.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	233600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department is currently undertaking a £25 million project to explore the option of using hydrogen gas for heating UK homes and businesses. This work includes supporting the development of domestic boilers, fires, cookers and other innovative appliances that use hydrogen. BEIS has awarded 16 contracts as part of this development process which is scheduled to complete by March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/03/2019 12:07:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1090978

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Natural Gas: Hydrogen
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 progress of the (a) HyDeploy project and (b) potential benefits of blending hydrogen with natural gas for supply into the domestic gas grid.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	233601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>HyDeploy is funded under Ofgem’s Gas Network Innovation Competition and is being delivered by the HyDeploy consortium, led by Cadent and Northern Gas Networks. However, officials are following the progress of the project closely. The Government considers that the use of hydrogen, including through blending, has the potential to contribute significantly to the decarbonisation of heating and welcomes projects such as HyDeploy which further develop evidence on the technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness of such options.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/03/2019 12:07:52 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1090990

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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	Climate Change: Antarctic
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 reports from the British Antarctic Survey on the effect of climate change on Antarctic ice sheets; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	233433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The evidence gathered by the British Antarctic Survey shows significant changes in the Antarctic ice sheet that have occurred due to human-induced climate change, and natural phenomena, over recent years. Reports produced by the British Antarctic Survey form an important contribution to reports produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).</p><p> </p><p>The Antarctic ice sheet contribution to sea level rise has been growing in recent years and represents a significant fraction of the total. The recent IPCC’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C states that instabilities exist for the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, which could result in multi-metre rises in sea level over timescales of centuries to millennia. According to the IPCC there is “medium confidence” that these instabilities could be triggered at around 1.5°C to 2°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels.</p><p> </p><p>Satellite observations show that since 2002, the Antarctic ice sheet has been losing 127 billion tonnes of mass per year, and that the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report states that the average rate of ice loss from the Antarctic ice sheet has likely increased from 30 gigatonnes per year over the period 1992-2001, to 147 gigatonnes per year over the period 2002 to 2011.</p><p> </p><p>These findings emphasise the importance of international collaborative research, such as the £20 million UK-US International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration in Antarctica, to understand its ice sheet stability and potential impacts on future global sea-level rise.</p><p> </p><p>The IPCC will publish a Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate later this year, which will include an up-to-date assessment of observed and projected changes in the Antarctic region. Once published, we will respond to these findings in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/03/2019 12:06:53 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1091009

registered interest
date	18/03/2019
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: Housing
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 his Department have spent from the public purse in financial year 2018-19 on sponsoring the establishment of PAS 2035.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	233616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>To date, in the 2018-19 financial year, BEIS has spent £41,400 on development of PAS 2030, 2031 and 2035.</p><p>The British Standards Institute (BSI) is independent from government. They own and manage the entire PAS process. As this process, including appointment of the steering group, is managed by BSI, the information requested is not held by BEIS.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 233618 233623 question first answered 21/03/2019 12:08:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1088604

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	Employment: Environment Protection
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 promote the creation of skilled green jobs.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	909869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>There are around 400,000 people already working in low carbon businesses and their supply chains across the UK. Our recently launched Offshore Wind Sector Deal highlights our commitment to grow this green sector from 7,200 jobs to 27,000 jobs by 2030.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2019 18:01:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1088805

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 Government's Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to support the UK automotive industry in the ambition set out in the that strategy to secure the UK’s position as a world leader in shaping the future of mobility.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Spelman
uin	232518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a long-standing programme of support to maintain the competitiveness of the UK automotive sector. Through our Industrial Strategy and landmark Automotive Sector Deal, we are placing the UK at the forefront of new automotive technology development.</p><p>Government and industry have pledged joint commitment of £1 billion over 10 years to 2023 for the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) with three APC competitions running this year. Government has committed £246m to the Faraday Battery Challenge including £80m for the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre to scale up new technologies. And in the last Budget, Government committed up to £80m for research and development of electric motor technology. The Sector Deal also includes £32 million of joint funding for an industry-led supply chain competitiveness programme to help grow the UK supply chain and assure international competitiveness.</p><p>In May 2018, as part of the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced our intention for the UK to be at the forefront of the design and manufacturing of zero emission vehicles and in July we published Road to Zero to deliver on that commitment. As well as the technology investment, we have committed £1.5bn for consumer incentives, charging infrastructure and R&amp;D to support the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p><p>We are determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for future automotive investment, alongside other advanced manufacturing.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/03/2019 11:25:10 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman