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1581756

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Animal Experiments
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 potential merits of the need for a ministerial portfolio for eradicating the use of animals in laboratory experiments.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	135377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government continues to actively support and fund the development and dissemination of the 3Rs (replacement, reduction and refinement) for the use of animals in scientific procedures. This is achieved through UK Research and Innovation’s funding of the National Centre for the 3Rs, which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of non-animal technologies, and through research into the development of alternatives by Innovate UK, the Medical Research Council, and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.</p><p>The Government is committed to the development of alternatives to using animals in scientific procedures and to avoiding unnecessary suffering and I am the Minister with lead responsibility in this area.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/02/2023 11:34:28 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1581771

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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 Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools
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 16 January 2023 to Question 121110 on Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Leisure and Swimming Pools, in what percentile is the (a) swimming pools and (b) leisure centre sector's trade and energy intensity assessment for (i) energy and (ii) trade intensity.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	135388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>While swimming pools consume large amounts of energy, they are not trade intensive based on the best available ONS data.</p><p> </p><p>The firms eligible for the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme are those operating within sectors that fall above the 80th percentile for energy intensity and 60th percentile for trade intensity, and those within sectors eligible for the existing Energy Intensive Industries schemes.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 14:50:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater

1581775

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill 2022-23: Canterbury
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 potential impact of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill on public workers in Canterbury.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	135390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department is conducting an economic impact assessment of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which takes the most recent industrial action, as well as other instances of industrial action, into consideration. This will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/02/2023 15:14:56 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1581863

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
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 an estimate of the number of people who were eligible for the Warm Home Discount in 2022 and are not eligible in 2023 with no change to their circumstances.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	135133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has expanded the Warm Home Discount scheme this year, providing £150 rebates to over 3 million households. The Government published impact assessments when consulting and publishing the Government’s response, which compared the option for reforming the scheme to continuing the previous scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As households previously applied through their suppliers, which set their own application processes and eligibility criteria and selected successful applicants each year, the Government has not been able to assess how many households previously eligible are no longer eligible.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/02/2023 11:20:57 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1581887

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Industrial Disputes
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 impact of legislation on the right to strike in (a) the UK and (b) the EU on the prevalence of industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	135158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>While the Government will always respect the freedom of individuals to strike, it is important this is balanced with the right of everyone else to go about their lives safely – and that is exactly what these new laws seek to do.</p><p> </p><p>The new laws we are introducing are reasonable and will bring us in line with countries in the EU like France, Italy and Spain who have had arrangements guaranteeing minimum service levels during strike action in place for many years.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 02/02/2023 14:43:44 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1581899

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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: Private Rented 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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that landlords share the support provided through the Energy Bills Support Scheme with their tenants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	135135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>Third-party intermediaries, such as landlords, who receive the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) must pass that support through to end users, such as tenants, in a just and reasonable way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced regulations to require that EBSS support is provided to the people it is designed to help. Further details can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pass-through-requirements-for-energy-price-support-provided-to-intermediaries/guidance-on-the-pass-through-requirements-for-energy-price-support-in-great-britain-provided-to-intermediaries#:~:text=Pass%2Dthrough%20Requirements%20on%20Intermediaries&amp;text=The%20government%20introduced%20regulations%20setting,Britain%20on%201%20November%202022" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/02/2023 10:17:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1581903

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Medical Equipment: 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, whether he is taking steps to provide financial support to users of at-home medical treatment equipment, in the context of the rising cost of energy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	135303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Autumn Statement, the Government is developing a new approach to consumer protection in energy markets, which will apply from April 2024 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach, including options such as social tariffs, as part of wider retail market reforms.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 17:45:22 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1581904

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Construction: Training
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 an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new scheme to support the training of scaffolders, in addition to the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme; and if he will publish the eligibility criteria for grants funded by his Department for the training of scaffold instructors.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	135304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government supported the 2015 decision of the construction industry to adopt the SKILLCard scheme, following research commissioned by the HSE and Construction Industry Training Board, to ensure those working on construction sites possess a relevant qualification for their occupation. Whilst the Government is supportive of CSCS, the Government does not have the power to intervene in the operation of the CSCS, as an industry-led scheme. BEIS does not provide grant funding for the training of scaffolding instructors.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 02/02/2023 14:40:19 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1581905

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
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 their Department takes to comply with section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; and if they will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	135305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) provides specific Human Resources data/information to Departmental Trades Union Side (DTUS), on request, in line with our obligations under section 181 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Furthermore, BEIS publishes a range of information about the operation of the Department, which is available on GOV.UK and so is publicly accessible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, BEIS meets regularly with the DTUS, presenting and sharing a range of management information as part of normal engagement on a spectrum of issues. Information and data are supplied where it is appropriate and in line with privacy statements. This helps inform decision making through formal negotiation and meaningful consultation and engagement. BEIS always seeks to work constructively with trade unions to reach fair and reasonable settlements.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 07/02/2023 15:07:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1581926

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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, pursuant to the statement by the Minister for Energy and Climate of 25 January 2023, Col 1026, what the eligibility criteria for energy support will be for households without a relationship to a domestic supplier; and what steps he is taking to communicate the criteria with relevant households.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	135137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The GOV.UK page in February 2023 will include an overview of eligibility for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding. This is likely to include care home residents, residents of park homes, tenants in certain private and social rented homes, residents of caravans and houseboats on registered sites, farmers living in domestic farmhouses, and off-grid households. The Government will announce when the new scheme is live and will work closely with stakeholder groups and representative bodies to give them an update on progress, ensuring eligible households are made fully aware of the scheme and encouraged to apply.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/02/2023 17:46:04 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope