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1337292

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
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	Intellectual Property: EU Countries
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 recent discussions with representatives from the EU to understand whether the simultaneous disclosure of unregistered designs in the UK and EU would provide protection for those designs in the UK and EU.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	16804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK sought an agreement with the EU on reciprocal disclosure for unregistered designs. This would have been beneficial to UK design businesses. However, the</p><p>EU decided to pass up the opportunity to conclude such mutually beneficial text, which is disappointing. There are no plans to revisit this issue with our EU partners.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises that this an important issue for UK designers and will consider it in our future work on the UK designs system.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 21/06/2021 16:09:03 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

1337294

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
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	Carbon Emissions
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 plans to take in response to the Environmental Audit Committee's recommendations to (a) remove the barriers to community energy and (b) implement practical support measures to enable community energy to fulfil its role of engaging people and communities in net zero.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	16857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of community energy. We have responded to the Environmental Audit Committee’s recommendations, our response can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/environmental-audit-committee/publications/3/correspondence/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/environmental-audit-committee/publications/3/correspondence/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/06/2021 13:44:57 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1336565

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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: Fraud
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 the new Single Enforcement Body is planned to have powers to (a) identify, (b) investigate, and (c) take legal action over cases of bogus of self-employment.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	16147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has recently published its consultation response on the single enforcement body for employment rights which sets out the high level remit, powers, and overall approach of the new body. The full government response can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fgood-work-plan-establishing-a-new-single-enforcement-body-for-employment-rights&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKatie.Parr%40beis.gov.uk%7C312b1e84f396427ecf2508d930a61d19%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637594312265000045%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Qisb2n2JlnUKuKccOfDWUnq0O4%2FW9QIJL9KIdph411M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/good-work-plan-establishing-a-new-single-enforcement-body-for-employment-rights</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The body will not specifically cover ‘bogus self-employment’. Employment status is based on the reality of the relationship between an individual and the person for whom services are provided. That might not be the same as what the employment contract states. For disputes around the interpretation of employment law, which are often complex and finely balanced, it is right that Employment Tribunals have the power to determine the result, taking into consideration all of the detail of each individual case to ensure any judgment is the conclusion of a fair and transparent process.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise concerns around employment status and the potential for exploitation and the Government is clear that businesses cannot simply opt out of employment rights. The Government is considering options to bring further clarity around the employment status framework, making it easier for individuals and businesses to understand which rights apply to them.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/06/2021 15:20:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1336591

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Renewable Energy: Wales
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 effectiveness of the transmission electricity network in Wales in facilitating renewable energy generation.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	16178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of investing in electricity transmission network infrastructure to enable renewable generation to build and connect to the grid. The electricity transmission network in Wales and across Great Britain is regulated via a price control, set and administered by Ofgem, as the independent regulator. The current price control commenced on 1 April this year, and it includes £8.7bn of upfront funding for electricity transmission across Great Britain, £5.4bn (2018/19 prices) of which is allocated to National Grid Electricity Transmission which owns and operates the electricity transmission network in England and Wales. Further funding of up to £10bn for future projects to enable net zero is also available across the next price control (electricity transmission and gas), including readying the network for further renewable generation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government remains firmly committed to the renewables industry across the UK, including in Wales. To date, Contracts for Difference (CfD) have been awarded to 5 projects in Wales, totalling around 200MW of capacity. Future CfD auctions will provide further opportunities for developers of renewable electricity projects in Wales to secure contracts and expand the amount of capacity supported by the scheme in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/06/2021 13:40:40 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1336659

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 many covid-19 vaccine doses England has available for use in reserve supply.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	16096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government has secured early access to 397 million vaccine doses through supply agreements with six separate vaccine developers, of which four have received regulatory approval and three are currently in deployment. This includes agreements with:</p><ul><li>Pfizer/BioNTech for 100 million doses</li><li>University of Oxford/AstraZeneca for 100 million doses</li><li>Moderna for 17 million doses</li><li>Novavax for 60 million doses</li><li>Janssen for 20 million doses</li><li>Valneva for 100 million doses</li></ul><p>In addition, the Government has a reservation agreement with GlaxoSmithKline/Sanofi Pasteur for 60 million doses and a non-binding agreement with CureVac for 50 million doses.</p><p> </p><p>We are in constant contact with the vaccine manufacturers and are confident that the supply of vaccines to the UK will not be disrupted and that we will meet the vaccination targets set out by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 14 June:</p><ul><li>All adults aged 18 and over to be offered a first dose by 19 July, 2 weeks earlier than planned.</li><li>By 19 July, all those aged over 50 and the clinically extremely vulnerable to have been offered their second dose.</li><li>Second doses for all over 40s will be accelerated by reducing the dosing interval from 12 weeks to 8 weeks. All over 40s who received a first dose by mid-May will be offered a second dose by 19 July.</li></ul> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/06/2021 15:08:18 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1336784

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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: Coronavirus
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 his Department will bring forward plans to extend the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and Bounce Back Business Loan Scheme repayment holiday.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	16187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>We have always been clear that businesses are responsible for repaying any finance they take out. However, we recognise that some borrowers will benefit from additional flexibility with regards to their repayments. That is why we announced the Pay As You Grow measures last year.</p><p> </p><p>Pay As You Grow is designed to provide Bounce Back Loan borrowers more time and flexibility over their repayments by giving them the option to:</p><ul><li>Extend the length of the loan from six years to ten.</li><li>Make interest-only payments for six months, with the option to use this up to three times throughout the loan.</li><li>Take up a six-month repayment holiday. This option is available once during the term of their loan.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Businesses will be able to use these options either individually or in combination with each other.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government covers the interest due on Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facilities for the first twelve months, repayments of capital are required during this period unless the lender chooses to grant additional forbearance measures.</p><p> </p><p>CBILS lenders are able to extend the repayment period for CBILS facilities where this is needed, to a maximum of 10 years. CBILS term extensions are offered at the discretion of lenders, and for forbearance purposes only.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank has a range of guidance and resources available to all businesses, including content on managing cashflow and a list of independent advice services. Details can be found at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.british-business-bank.co.uk%2Ffinance-hub%2Fdealing-with-debt%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cbf.hub%40beis.gov.uk%7Ced1b39c0fbaa424e1d6408d930c9aae2%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637594464989655909%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=3hoKjLhx0mjqZw6idWAk9qd7uJV2QvC%2FhCEv57Yn6Rw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.british-business-bank.co.uk/finance-hub/dealing-with-debt/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/06/2021 15:22:34 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1336789

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Nuclear Power: 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 international projects to produce green hydrogen from nuclear energy.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	16272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is aware of a number of international projects to produce low carbon hydrogen from nuclear energy. International collaboration is an important part of Government’s policy to successfully develop nuclear technology and Government is engaged in international initiatives such as the Clean Energy Ministerial, Mission Innovation and the Generation IV International forum where opportunities for low carbon hydrogen production from nuclear energy are being considered.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the UK nuclear industry’s growing ambition to support low-carbon hydrogen production and the forthcoming UK Hydrogen Strategy will provide further detail on the role of production technologies in meeting our 5GW ambition. The Strategy will set out how the UK will position itself as a leader in the production, use and export of low carbon hydrogen, alongside the export of skills, technology and expertise. It will also set out our strong ambition to collaborate with key partners. By sharing expertise, building common standards and working together to remove deployment barriers, we can expedite hydrogen’s contribution to tackling climate change and creating green jobs. We look forward to engaging in more detailed discussions with overseas partners, including on nuclear-linked production, in light of the Strategy’s publication.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/06/2021 13:42:16 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1333896

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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 Centre for Professional Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Professional Qualifications Bill, what are the objectives and responsibilities of the assistance centre.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The assistance centre supports professionals with overseas qualifications intending to work in the UK, and UK qualified professionals seeking to practise overseas. Its website and telephone advice service help professionals identify the right regulators, which may not always be clear.</p><p> </p><p>Some regulators are pursuing recognition arrangements with EU counterparts, and the Government is agreeing new trade deals with provisions on the recognition of professional qualifications. The assistance centre will be useful to UK professionals as they make use of these provisions to work or provide services overseas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Finally, the assistance centre provides support and guidance to authorities responsible for regulating professions in the UK. Many authorities use the assistance centre as a source of information on international recognition agreements.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is responsible for making arrangements in relation to the assistance centre.</p><p> </p><p>The current assistance centre, the UK Centre for Professional Qualifications, has 2.5 full time equivalent staff and is provided at a very modest cost. The exact terms of the contract for the service are commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p><p>The UK had a National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications in 2007 when the legislation implementing the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC came into force. It was initially housed within government before a contract to run the service was awarded to ECCTIS Limited in December 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 2013/55/EU changed the requirement from each EU Member State having a National Contact Point to having an assistance centre. When the implementing legislation for this Directive came into force, the UK National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications changed to the UK National Assistance Centre in January 2016. The requirement for the assistance centre was preserved in retained EU law at the end of the Transition Period.</p><p> </p><p>Providing a statutory basis for the continued existence of an assistance centre in the Bill includes placing a duty on competent authorities to cooperate with it. This is to ensure that the assistance centre has the necessary information to help support the delivery of its functions, rather than relying on voluntary information sharing arrangements. The information shared by regulators with the assistance centre is limited in nature, so this is not an onerous duty for regulators.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel grouped question UIN HL1059 HL1060 HL1061 HL1062 HL1063 question first answered 21/06/2021 16:59:30 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1333897

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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 Centre for Professional Qualifications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Professional Qualifications Bill, which minister is responsible for the assistance centre.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The assistance centre supports professionals with overseas qualifications intending to work in the UK, and UK qualified professionals seeking to practise overseas. Its website and telephone advice service help professionals identify the right regulators, which may not always be clear.</p><p> </p><p>Some regulators are pursuing recognition arrangements with EU counterparts, and the Government is agreeing new trade deals with provisions on the recognition of professional qualifications. The assistance centre will be useful to UK professionals as they make use of these provisions to work or provide services overseas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Finally, the assistance centre provides support and guidance to authorities responsible for regulating professions in the UK. Many authorities use the assistance centre as a source of information on international recognition agreements.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is responsible for making arrangements in relation to the assistance centre.</p><p> </p><p>The current assistance centre, the UK Centre for Professional Qualifications, has 2.5 full time equivalent staff and is provided at a very modest cost. The exact terms of the contract for the service are commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p><p>The UK had a National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications in 2007 when the legislation implementing the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC came into force. It was initially housed within government before a contract to run the service was awarded to ECCTIS Limited in December 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 2013/55/EU changed the requirement from each EU Member State having a National Contact Point to having an assistance centre. When the implementing legislation for this Directive came into force, the UK National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications changed to the UK National Assistance Centre in January 2016. The requirement for the assistance centre was preserved in retained EU law at the end of the Transition Period.</p><p> </p><p>Providing a statutory basis for the continued existence of an assistance centre in the Bill includes placing a duty on competent authorities to cooperate with it. This is to ensure that the assistance centre has the necessary information to help support the delivery of its functions, rather than relying on voluntary information sharing arrangements. The information shared by regulators with the assistance centre is limited in nature, so this is not an onerous duty for regulators.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel grouped question UIN HL1058 HL1060 HL1061 HL1062 HL1063 question first answered 21/06/2021 16:59:30 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1333898

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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 Centre for Professional Qualifications: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Professional Qualifications Bill, how many members of staff the assistance centre has.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The assistance centre supports professionals with overseas qualifications intending to work in the UK, and UK qualified professionals seeking to practise overseas. Its website and telephone advice service help professionals identify the right regulators, which may not always be clear.</p><p> </p><p>Some regulators are pursuing recognition arrangements with EU counterparts, and the Government is agreeing new trade deals with provisions on the recognition of professional qualifications. The assistance centre will be useful to UK professionals as they make use of these provisions to work or provide services overseas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Finally, the assistance centre provides support and guidance to authorities responsible for regulating professions in the UK. Many authorities use the assistance centre as a source of information on international recognition agreements.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is responsible for making arrangements in relation to the assistance centre.</p><p> </p><p>The current assistance centre, the UK Centre for Professional Qualifications, has 2.5 full time equivalent staff and is provided at a very modest cost. The exact terms of the contract for the service are commercially sensitive.</p><p> </p><p>The UK had a National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications in 2007 when the legislation implementing the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC came into force. It was initially housed within government before a contract to run the service was awarded to ECCTIS Limited in December 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 2013/55/EU changed the requirement from each EU Member State having a National Contact Point to having an assistance centre. When the implementing legislation for this Directive came into force, the UK National Contact Point for Professional Qualifications changed to the UK National Assistance Centre in January 2016. The requirement for the assistance centre was preserved in retained EU law at the end of the Transition Period.</p><p> </p><p>Providing a statutory basis for the continued existence of an assistance centre in the Bill includes placing a duty on competent authorities to cooperate with it. This is to ensure that the assistance centre has the necessary information to help support the delivery of its functions, rather than relying on voluntary information sharing arrangements. The information shared by regulators with the assistance centre is limited in nature, so this is not an onerous duty for regulators.</p> answering member printed Lord Grimstone of Boscobel grouped question UIN HL1058 HL1059 HL1061 HL1062 HL1063 question first answered 21/06/2021 16:59:30 answering member 4876 label Biography information for Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town