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1364570

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Housing: Insulation
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 the Government is taking to help make it easier for people with homes without cavity walls to achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	66241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66242 66243 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364571

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Housing: Insulation
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 the Government plans to take to help make it easier for people with homes in conservation areas to achieve an EPC rating of C or higher.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	66242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s ambition is for as many homes as possible reach EPC Band C by 2035, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. The UK has already made good progress in improving the energy performance of its homes, with 40% of homes in England now at Energy Performance Ratings (EPC) Band C or above, up from just 9% in 2008.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support further improvements to homes, the Government is:</p><ol><li>Consulting on phasing in higher minimum performance standards to ensure all homes meet EPC Band C by 2035, where cost-effective, practical and affordable. In setting standards, BEIS is taking account of where properties face practical constraints to making improvements. For example, in the Private Rented Sector minimum standard regulations, there is already a range of exemptions where necessary consent for improvements cannot be obtained from third parties, where particular measures may have a negative impact on a property, or where all recommended measures have been carried out.</li><li>Providing further targeted funding for improvements, focussed in particular on fuel poor and low-income households. The Government’s Heat and Building Strategy announced £3.9 billion of new funding which will fund the next three years of investment through Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, the Home Upgrade Grant scheme, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and the Heat Networks Transformation Programme.</li><li>Supporting consumer action through, for example:<ul><li>Providing tailored advice and information to homeowners on making improvements to their properties, through our Simple Energy Advice service which has been used by over 1.5 million users to date;</li><li>Ensuring work can be carried out to a good standard, by working with industry to agree appropriate technical standards (eg. PAS 2035) and consumer protections through Trustmark registration;</li><li>Catalysing low-cost green home finance to help homeowners make improvements by working with lenders, and through innovation funding for new green finance products.</li></ul></li></ol> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 66241 66243 66244 question first answered 03/11/2021 16:20:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1364397

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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 Premises: Arbitration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Government’s press release on 16 June 2021 entitled Eviction protection extended for businesses most in need, what plans the Government for a binding arbitration process between commercial tenants and landlords.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	65436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government will shortly introduce legislation to support landlords and tenants resolve disputes relating to rent owed as a result of premises having been closed or having had business restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation will ringfence rent debt accrued during the pandemic by businesses affected by enforced closures and set out a process of binding arbitration to be undertaken between landlords and tenants. This is to be used as a last resort, after bilateral negotiations have been undertaken and only where landlords and tenants cannot otherwise come to a resolution. This will help the economy to return to normal as quickly as possible while protecting viable jobs and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/11/2021 15:01:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 29702 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1364399

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Small Businesses: 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, pursuant to the Answer of July 2021 to Question 21917 on Small Businesses: Advisory Services, how many (a) women, (b) men, and (c) BAME people have completed the Small Business Leadership Programme.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	65438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>Evaluation on completions is ongoing and is scheduled for the end of December. Across England, 3,005 participants enrolled onto the Small Business Leadership Programme between October 2020 and June 2021: 1170 participants (39%) were women and 1771 (59%) were men. Approximately 15% of participants (456) are considered to be from a BAME background. <sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>Completion data will differ as some participants may not complete the programme.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1]SBLP Evaluation partner analysis, 2020.</em></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/11/2021 15:02:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 29704 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1364400

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Small Businesses: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2021 to Question 21917 on Small Businesses: Advisory Services, what the (a) national and (b) regional breakdown is of people who have completed the Small Business Leadership Programme.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	65439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>Evaluation on completions is ongoing. [1]Completion data will differ as some participants may not complete the programme.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>511</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>379</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humber</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No response</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3005</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>[1] SBLP Evaluation partner analysis, 2021</em></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/11/2021 15:04:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 29709 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1364405

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Media: Energy Supply
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 impact on the sustainability of print media businesses as a result of rising energy costs for the energy-intensive paper and print industries.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	65518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department continues to engage constructively with energy intensive industries to further understand and to assess the possibility of offering help to mitigate the impacts of high global gas prices. Our priority is to ensure that costs are managed and that supplies of energy are maintained.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 65519 65520 question first answered 02/11/2021 16:43:30 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1364406

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Media: 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 plans he has to introduce support for the paper and print industries as result of rising energy prices to ensure the sustainability of print media businesses including magazine and specialist publishers.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	65519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department continues to engage constructively with energy intensive industries to further understand and to assess the possibility of offering help to mitigate the impacts of high global gas prices. Our priority is to ensure that costs are managed and that supplies of energy are maintained.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 65518 65520 question first answered 02/11/2021 16:43:30 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1363892

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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 Energy (Financing) Bill
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 of the costs that will be incurred from projects to be supported by the Nuclear Energy (Finance) Bill.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	64745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>Nuclear power is an important part of an affordable, low carbon electricity system which is better protected against the volatility of global gas prices.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) funding model enabled by the Nuclear Energy (Finance) Bill, consumers would pay an allowed revenue during the construction period of a new nuclear project, which would be an average of less than £1 a month on a typical dual fuel energy bill.</p><p> </p><p>However, we estimate that use of the RAB model will lower the cost of capital and ultimately save consumers more than £30bn on their bills for each new large-scale station, compared with existing funding mechanisms. The Bill’s impact assessment is available <a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3057/publications" target="_blank">here</a>. Granting a RAB licence would also be contingent on a project satisfying a detailed value for money assessment.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 03/11/2021 15:17:33 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1363903

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	Migrant Workers: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
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 and what proportion of applications received for endorsement letters under the HGV fuel tanker driver concession have been issued with endorsement letters.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	64760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Hauliers within the fuel sector, and those companies that employ transporters of road fuels, were required to identify to BEIS non-visa nationals who were fully licenced and qualified drivers available to start immediately within the fuel haulage sector. The sector applied for nine endorsement letters from BEIS and all nine were provided.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is working with the haulage sector to promote jobs, training and a range of other initiatives to get more people into HGV driving.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/11/2021 17:14:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1363910

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
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	ACAS
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 help (a) promote awareness of the services offered by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACSA) and (b) ensure ACAS is easily contactable.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	64741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department has worked closely with Acas to promote their services through awareness campaigns, including a joint campaign on social media and radio aimed at vulnerable workers and recently publicising the launch of Acas’s disability hub on their website. Additionally, BEIS funds Acas to provide support and guidance on workplace matters, which any member of the public can access through its website and by contacting their helpline between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 03/11/2021 15:30:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson