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1490054

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Energy: Meters
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 discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on energy companies' policies on informing people who are moved to meter estimates when Smart Meter data is unavailable as a result of signal problems.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	38709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Energy suppliers are required by their licence conditions to take all reasonable steps to ensure their customers’ smart meters are fully functional. Suppliers are also obligated to treat customers fairly and provide information that is complete and accurate. Ofgem is responsible for regulating energy suppliers against their licence obligations</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2022 16:58:57 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1490165

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Energy: Meters
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 the number of households on pre-payment meters in each of the last three years, by parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	38770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not have this data at constituency level, however, data is compiled of households with pre-payment meters by region, which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><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> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2022 16:57:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1490333

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Nuclear Reactors: Weather
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 made an assessment of the impact of rising temperatures on the capacity of nuclear reactors to maintain adequate levels of cold water.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	38736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>All UK nuclear reactors take their cooling from the sea, which is largely unaffected by short-term peaks in ambient temperature. Heatwaves will not lead to unexpected reactor outages.</p><p> </p><p>The independent regulator, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (the ONR), requires all of its nuclear site licensees to demonstrate resilience against external hazards like extremes of temperature. This must be updated regularly to reflect the latest evidence and climate projections.</p><p> </p><p>The ONR would not allow a nuclear installation to operate if it judged that it was not safe to do so.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2022 16:55:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1490351

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate
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 people who pay all-inclusive bills for their homes will receive their entitlement through the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	38815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>There are rules which can protect tenants and ensure they receive the benefit of this policy. Ofgem’s guidance on how to ensure customers are being charged no more than they should when they buy the electricity through their landlord, including what to do if they think there has been a mistake can be found here: <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/2005/10/11782-resaleupdateoct05_3.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/docs/2005/10/11782-resaleupdateoct05_3.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2022 16:56:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1490383

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
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 sectors worst affected by skills shortages; and what steps his Department is taking to help fill those vacancies.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	38776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>BEIS works closely with the Department for Education which leads on the collection of skills data for business sectors. The Employer Skills Survey[1] 2019 found that skill-shortage vacancy density was highest in the Construction and Manufacturing sectors.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is working with other relevant departments and industry to address skills and workforce issues with a focus on construction and manufacturing where the data suggest skills challenges.</p><p> </p><p><em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-skills-survey-2019-uk-excluding-scotland-findings" target="_blank">[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-skills-survey-2019-uk-excluding-scotland-findings</a></em></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2022 17:04:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1490423

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	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, what representations he has had from housing sector organisations and trade groups in respect of the potential implications for his policies of the availability of housebuilding software to calculate energy efficiency in new homes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	38892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has had representations from the Home Builders Federation in relation to the availability of housebuilding software to calculate energy efficiency in new homes and has responded to them.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2022 16:54:19 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1489507

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Arts: Copyright
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 meetings he has held with representatives of the creative industries in relation to the Government’s decision to expand the text and data mining exception.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	37453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government conducted a full public consultation on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property 29 October 2021-7 January 2022, which included options on text and data mining. Creative industry views were well represented in the responses, but little quantitative evidence of impact was received. Creative industry representatives attended two of the six roundtable meetings which were held with different sectors as part of the consultation exercise. Other attendees included representatives of civil society, researchers and the tech sector.</p><p> </p><p>The former minister for Science, Research and Innovation also discussed the exception with representatives of the Alliance for Intellectual Property at a meeting on 6 July.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 20/07/2022 17:04:30 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1489542

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Parental 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, if he will make a comparative assessment of the merits of different systems of (a) maternity, (b) paternity and (c) shared parental leave.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	37562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>In 2019 the Government consulted on high-level options for reforming parental leave and pay. This consultation considers the objectives of parental leave and pay entitlements as a whole as well as specific entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 20/07/2022 17:06:05 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1489545

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Energy: Price Caps
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 meetings he has had with representatives of Ofgem on the energy price cap since 1 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	37578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>It is Ofgem’s role, as the independent regulator, to set a fair level for the price cap. The Government is in regular contact with Ofgem and industry to discuss the impact of unprecedented global gas prices and will continue to monitor the situation closely to ensure consumers are protected.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/07/2022 15:49:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1489546

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Small Businesses: 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 meetings he has held with small business groups on energy prices since 1 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	37579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers January to March 2022, further data will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 37580 question first answered 20/07/2022 15:48:21 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney