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756156

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Families
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 including low-income families with young children in the core group of those eligible for the Warm Home Discount.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	7489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that low income families with children represent a significant proportion of households in fuel poverty. That is why the Broader Group of Warm Home Discount recipients is focused on working age households, including those with children. The Digital Economy Act will provide Government with the opportunity to help obligated energy suppliers to better target fuel poor households through data matching, including low income families.</p><p>The Act received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017. The Regulations which will commence those powers are expected to come into force in spring 2018. It is the Department’s intention to consult on the future of the Warm Home Discount in 2018 and that the consultation will cover eligibility.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2017 14:15:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

756158

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Competition and Markets Authority
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 publish a position paper on the future of the Competition and Markets Authority and its role in investigating multinational mergers after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	7456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans at this stage to publish a position paper on the future of the Competition and Markets Authority and its role in investigating multinational mergers after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2017 14:08:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

756159

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	BMW: Iron and Steel
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 information his Department holds on how much British steel will be used by BMW to manufacture the e-Mini at Cowley.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	7522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with BMW and more generally the Government is working with UK based car manufacturers to increase the level of local content in UK built vehicles.</p><p>Automotive Council research published in June 2017, showed that in value terms, the content sourced by UK car manufacturers increased from 36% in 2011, to 44% in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 7524 question first answered 08/09/2017 13:15:08 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 8975 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

756160

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	BMW: Iron and Steel
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 made to BMW on the use of British steel to construct the e-Mini at Cowley.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	7524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>We have regular discussions with BMW and more generally the Government is working with UK based car manufacturers to increase the level of local content in UK built vehicles.</p><p>Automotive Council research published in June 2017, showed that in value terms, the content sourced by UK car manufacturers increased from 36% in 2011, to 44% in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 7522 question first answered 08/09/2017 13:15:08 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 8977 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

756161

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Life Sciences: Research
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 his Department has made of the total revenue generated from the investment by small businesses in the life sciences sector in research and development for 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	7501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on of the total revenue generated from the investment by small businesses in the life sciences sector in research and development for 2016-17.</p><p>At over 5,000 companies, small businesses comprise 93% of the life sciences sector. The Government recognises the importance of small businesses operating in the sector and the valuable contribution that they make.</p><p>To avoid overburdening businesses there is no mandate for companies to submit information about investments they make in R&amp;D. In many instances it would be difficult to quantify the revenue directly attributable to R&amp;D undertaken rather than by other business activities. Also due to the long timescales involved in R&amp;D any revenue generated by R&amp;D would be generated in a different year from when the R&amp;D was performed.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 11/09/2017 16:00:24 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

756166

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
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 merits of extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to cover support for small businesses and farmers that supply supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	6863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department is in the process of analysing the responses to the Call for Evidence to extend the Groceries Code Adjudicator remit. We will publish the outcome to the Call for Evidence, jointly with Defra, in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 13:25:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

756167

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
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 his Department plans to publish its response to its call for evidence on extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	6864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We are planning to publish the Government response to the Call for Evidence on extending the Groceries Code Adjudicator’s remit in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 13:19:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

754503

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Directors: Pay
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 ensure that listed companies publish the ratio of executive pay to the average pay of the broader UK workforce.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to consultation on the Green Paper on <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>on 29th August.</p><p>The response sets out the Government’s plans to introduce secondary legislation to require quoted companies to report annually the ratio of CEO pay to the average pay of their UK workforce along with a narrative explaining changes to that ratio from year to year and setting the ratio in the context of pay and conditions across the wider workforce.</p><p>Companies already face a binding vote on their executive remuneration policy at least once every three years, and must win a binding shareholder vote for any executive pay proposals that deviate from that policy. Most listed companies secure strong backing from their shareholders for their executive pay arrangements and are sensitive to shareholder concerns.</p><p>A minority, however, do not respond adequately to shareholder concerns. The Government has therefore invited the Financial Reporting Council to revise the UK Corporate Governance Code to be more specific about the steps that premium listed companies should take to understand and address shareholder concerns when they encounter significant opposition to their executive pay policies and awards.</p><p>The Government has also invited the Investment Association to implement a proposal made in its response to the Green Paper to maintain a public register of listed companies encountering shareholder opposition to pay awards of 20% or more. This will be accompanied by a record of what these companies have said they are doing to address shareholder concerns. The Government will monitor the impact of these measures.</p><p>A copy of the Government’s response to consultation on the <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>green paper can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6496 question first answered 05/09/2017 16:27:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754519

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Directors: Pay
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 plans he has to make executive pay packages subject to annual votes by shareholders.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	6496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government published its response to consultation on the Green Paper on <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>on 29th August.</p><p>The response sets out the Government’s plans to introduce secondary legislation to require quoted companies to report annually the ratio of CEO pay to the average pay of their UK workforce along with a narrative explaining changes to that ratio from year to year and setting the ratio in the context of pay and conditions across the wider workforce.</p><p>Companies already face a binding vote on their executive remuneration policy at least once every three years, and must win a binding shareholder vote for any executive pay proposals that deviate from that policy. Most listed companies secure strong backing from their shareholders for their executive pay arrangements and are sensitive to shareholder concerns.</p><p>A minority, however, do not respond adequately to shareholder concerns. The Government has therefore invited the Financial Reporting Council to revise the UK Corporate Governance Code to be more specific about the steps that premium listed companies should take to understand and address shareholder concerns when they encounter significant opposition to their executive pay policies and awards.</p><p>The Government has also invited the Investment Association to implement a proposal made in its response to the Green Paper to maintain a public register of listed companies encountering shareholder opposition to pay awards of 20% or more. This will be accompanied by a record of what these companies have said they are doing to address shareholder concerns. The Government will monitor the impact of these measures.</p><p>A copy of the Government’s response to consultation on the <em>Corporate Governance Reform </em>green paper can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/corporate-governance-reform</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 6495 question first answered 05/09/2017 16:27:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

754961

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
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	Competition Appeal Tribunal: Standards
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 performance of the Competition Appeal Tribunal against its objectives since that Tribunal was established.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	6426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The Competition Appeal Tribunal is a specialist judicial body which functions independently of Government. Each year the Tribunal publishes its Annual Report and Accounts outlining its performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/09/2017 13:26:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson