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711353

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	Foreign Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he intends to publish a consultation or call for evidence on enhancing the transparency of beneficial ownership information of foreign companies that own properties in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	68005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed introducing the register of beneficial ownership for foreign companies that own UK property, which was announced at the Anti-Corruption summit in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>This register is an important element of the forthcoming anti-corruption strategy. It will give assurance that the UK is a hostile environment for hiding the proceeds of corruption or laundering money.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/03/2017 16:27:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

711543

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	Euratom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which nuclear energy stakeholders he consulted on whether the UK should seek to withdraw from the European Atomic Energy Community (a) before and (b) after the publication of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	68028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has had detailed discussions with nuclear sector stakeholders since the referendum. Both officials and Ministers have been in frequent contact with nuclear industry and research stakeholders, and we will continue to work closely with them as we take the negotiations forwards.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/03/2017 14:32:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 41210 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

711544

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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: Freedom of Information
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 the average response rate was of his Department to individual Freedom of Information requests in each month since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	68034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Freedom of Information statistics are Official Statistics and are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) in their Code of Practice. To publish information outside of the release timetable would be a breach of Protocol 2 of the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.</p><p>The latest Freedom of Information statistics were published in December 2016 and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/freedom-of-information-statistics-july-to-september-2016--2</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/03/2017 16:04:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

711545

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	Beer: Employment
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 28 February 2017 to Question 65129, on Heineken: Punch Taverns, what steps he is taking to help protect jobs in the microbrewing industry.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>We are working with UK industry to create the right conditions for competitive, world leading manufacturing businesses to flourish and grow across the UK. We are supporting all UK food and drink manufacturers, including microbrewers, by cutting business taxes, reducing red tape and investing in new scientific infrastructure on a record scale.</p><p>Through our Industrial Strategy, we are offering an ‘open door’ to industry to come to us with proposals for a Sector Deal to transform and upgrade their sector. We are prepared to work with any sector which can organise behind strong leadership to address shared challenges and opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/03/2017 10:15:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

711546

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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	Foreign Companies: Ownership
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 foreign companies which own properties in the UK publish details of their ultimate beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	68151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains committed introducing the register of beneficial ownership for foreign companies that own UK property, which was announced at the Anti-Corruption summit in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>This register is an important element of the forthcoming anti-corruption strategy. It will give assurance that the UK is a hostile environment for hiding the proceeds of corruption or laundering money.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 21/03/2017 14:29:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

711601

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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 Strategy Challenge Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund of £4.7 billion, recently allocated to the Research Councils, they estimate will go to the cultural and creative industries; and what proportion of the first round of spending will be allocated to the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL6107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>We are increasing research and development investment by £4.7 billion over the period 2017-18 to 2020-21. As part of this, the new Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) will help capitalise on our strengths in science and innovation.</p><p>In the 2017 Budget we announced an initial investment of £270 million in 2017-18 for the ISCF to kick start the development of disruptive technologies which have the potential to transform the UK economy. The first wave of investments will include funding challenges to develop batteries to power the next generation of electric vehicles, robotics systems for hazardous environments, and new medicine manufacturing technologies.</p><p>Details of further ICSF investments for 2017-18 will follow in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 24/03/2017 14:22:05 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

711608

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to announce the result of the competition for small modular nuclear reactors.
tabling member printed	Lord Oxburgh
uin	HL6114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>Phase one of the small modular reactor (SMR) competition remains underway. The focus of phase one is engagement with industry, with all eligible participants given the opportunity to engage with government to help inform policy development. Phase one does not involve the down-selection of a reactor design. We will provide further information on the next steps for the SMR competition in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 29/03/2017 13:47:22 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2494 label Biography information for Lord Oxburgh

711609

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many full time equivalent staff there are in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy working in the civil nuclear policy area and how many of them have qualifications in chemistry, physics or materials, and at what level.
tabling member printed	Lord Oxburgh
uin	HL6115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>As at March 2017, there are approximately 150 posts in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) whose work relates predominantly to civil nuclear policy.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS holds details of qualifications only where that qualification was a requirement for the post when it was advertised. These records are held on individual staff files and the department would incur disproportionate costs in order to obtain the information. Staff are recruited against the Civil Service competency framework, demonstrating that they possess the required experience and skills.</p><p> </p><p>When developing policy in this area, BEIS also works closely with the Chief Scientific Adviser, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the National Nuclear Laboratory, and industry experts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 29/03/2017 13:46:54 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2494 label Biography information for Lord Oxburgh

710884

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Electronic Conveyancing: Small Businesses
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 effect of the proposals in the Land Registry's consultation on amending the Land Registration Rules Act 2003 relating to large-scale electronic conveyancing on (a) all small and medium-sized conveyancing companies and (b) small and medium-sized conveyancing companies based in rural areas with poor internet coverage.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	67779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The rule changes proposed in the recent consultation are deregulatory. As a consequence, a Regulatory Triage Assessment dated 2 August 2016 was completed and is publicly available</p><p>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/590721/Land-Registry-Regulatory-Triage-Assessment.docx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/590721/Land-Registry-Regulatory-Triage-Assessment.docx</a>).</p><p> </p><p>A final stage impact assessment will be submitted to the Regulatory Policy Committee in advance of clearance being sought for the rules to be made.</p><p> </p><p>So far as the Rule changes that deal with digital conveyancing are concerned, they are permissive in nature. They would allow, but not force, businesses to use new digital conveyancing and registration services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/03/2017 15:53:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

710885

registered interest
date	14/03/2017
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	Land Registry: Departmental Responsibilities
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 Government has undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of moving responsibility for the Land Registry to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	67780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government announced at Autumn Statement 2016 that it would reform the Land Registry in the public sector. The Government continually reviews all arm’s length bodies and partner organisations to make sure that public services operate efficiently and effectively for customers and the taxpayer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 22/03/2017 16:05:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey