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1522477

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the debate on Employment Law: Devolution to Scotland on 6 September 2022, Official Report, column 51WH, whether his Department has set targets for the use of the shared parental leave scheme by parents.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	63130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>In the original Impact Assessment before SPL was introduced, we estimated take-up to be in the range of 2% to 8%. We have not updated these estimates. The evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Pay scheme, which we will publish in due course, will include an up-to-date estimate of take-up.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 19/10/2022 14:05:02 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1522478

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Conditions of Employment: Parents
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 Answer of 9 February 2021 to Question 146754 on Conditions of Employment: Parents, when he plans to publish the 2019 Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	63131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>As part of the evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Pay scheme we have undertaken large, representative, surveys of employers and parents and a qualitative study of parents who have taken SPL.</p><p /><p>The reports and data from all of the research we have commissioned – including the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey – will be published in due course, alongside the evaluation report itself.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 19/10/2022 14:04:15 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1521825

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	District Heating: Energy Price Guarantee
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 guidance his Department has provided for people on communal heating systems who may be hosting refuges on the energy price guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	62839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced that it will effectively cap the price of heat sold by communal and district heat networks through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme this winter by reducing the commercial prices of energy used by these schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Those who sponsor refugees have the option to receive a monthly payment of £350 for up to 12 months, paid in arrears, for as long as you are hosting your guests and provided that the accommodation provided is of a suitable standard. Hosts will be eligible for the first monthly payment once the local council has visited to check the standard of the accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 17:08:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1521826

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Charities: Energy Price Guarantee
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 the Government will provide specific advice to small charities on the effect of the energy price guarantee on those organisations.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	62840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands the pressure charities and other voluntary organisations are facing with their energy bills, which is why immediate action has been taken to support them over the winter. The details of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme were announced on 21 September 2022, initially running for 6 months covering energy use from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023. Non-domestic customers, including charities do not need to take action or apply to the scheme as support will automatically be applied to eligible customer bills. Suppliers will inform eligible customers about the amount of discount being applied as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/10/2022 17:08:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1521912

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card, what the (a) purpose of, (b) location of and (c) guest list was for the event for which Spiers Salads was paid £5,594.13 on 23 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	62737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The payment to Spiers Salads was for the supply of food for one week for the BEIS Response Team in 1 Victoria Street during lockdown. Payment was made by GPC card as all our usual suppliers had shut at short notice when London entered tier 4 restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 18/10/2022 17:04:41 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1521919

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card, (a) for the accommodation of which individuals was (i) £1,989 paid to B.O.G. Hotel in Colombia on 13 and 23 March 2022, (ii) £661.38 paid to Antigua Yacht Club Marina on 13 May 2022, and (iii) £931.24 paid to Renaissance Hotel in Chicago on 25 May 2022, and (b) in each case, what was the purpose of their visit.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	62739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The majority of BEIS hotels are booked through the Department’s corporate travel provider. In each of these cases, the bookings were organised by the hosting organisation with hotels chosen based on security, location, and available preferential rates. (i) Government officials travelled to Colombia to take part in international discussions on climate change; (ii) Government officials travelled to Antigua to attend a UN-led Green Climate Fund meeting; (iii) one Government official attended the Ernst and Young Innovation Realised event.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 18/10/2022 17:04:15 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1521920

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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 his Department’s publication of spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card, for what products was Park Retail Ltd. paid £398,716.16 from March 2021 to March 2022; which individuals were the end recipients of these products; and who was responsible for paying any tax due on these products as benefits in kind.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	62740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Park Retail Ltd supply non-cash award vouchers to the Department. These vouchers support BEIS’s performance management reward structure and recipients are BEIS staff at all pay grades. Tax on vouchers given to BEIS employees is paid by BEIS.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 18/10/2022 17:03:48 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1521941

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
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	Scottish Limited Partnerships
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 (a) the value, and (b) number of fines levied have been levied against Scottish Limited Partnerships for failing to register a Person of Significant Control in each month since the relevant regulations came into force.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	62865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>One fine has been levied against a Scottish Limited Partnership for failing to register people with significant control since the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 came into force. That fine was levied in the 2021/2022 Financial Year. A fine of £210 was imposed by the court.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 19/10/2022 08:38:44 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell previous answer version 24564 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1520985

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
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 foreign nationals that were employed on offshore wind (a) construction and (b) maintenance projects in UK waters in each year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	61864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not record this data. The Office for National Statistics publishes annually the number of jobs in offshore wind, with the last data relating to 2020<sup>[1]</sup>.</p><p> </p><p><em><sup>[1]</sup> <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Feconomy%2Fenvironmentalaccounts%2Fdatasets%2Flowcarbonandrenewableenergyeconomyfirstestimatesdataset&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C3321c119d1374c7cfd9708dab1bf57ba%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638017732601913509%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FPTknM81EN8ReHTI9jW739O3rIg5INZI9fQhy1E6kz8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/datasets/lowcarbonandrenewableenergyeconomyfirstestimatesdataset</a></em></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/10/2022 13:56:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 23347 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1520986

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
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 last held discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential effect of the Offshore Wind Workers Immigration Rules Concession 2017 on (a) jobs and (b) skills in the offshore wind industry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	61865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the issues set out since taking up his position at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/10/2022 13:57:40 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 23348 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner