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1538453

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	Climate Change Convention
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 his objectives are for the remainder of the UK’s COP presidency.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	902034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK hands the COP Presidency to Egypt in a few days time, at COP27. To avoid and respond to the most catastrophic impacts of a changing climate, COP27 must build on commitments made at COP26.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:14:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1538454

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	Renewable Energy: International Cooperation
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 he is taking with international partners to share best practice on renewable energy generation.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	Simon Fell
uin	902035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role with international partners in accelerating renewable and green-grid deployment, drawing on our world-leading experience. Sharing our expertise has helped countries increase their clean energy ambition, as evidenced in declarations made throughout our COP26 Presidency.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:15:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1538455

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	UN Climate Conference 2021
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 discussions he has had with the Government on its progress on meeting its COP26 commitments.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	902037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers regularly meet with Government colleagues to discuss COP26 commitments, including progress towards our own net zero targets.</p><p>The Government is leading on climate change at home, including reducing emissions faster than any other G7 economy, and continuing to drive action internationally.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:16:08 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1538456

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	Climate Change Committee
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet members on the findings and recommendations of the Climate Change Committee’s 2022 Progress Report to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	902039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>Departments, across Government, are carefully considering the Committee’s detailed report and will respond early next year. Delivering net zero is essential to tackling global challenges and delivering economic opportunities for the UK. Ministers are working together across Government on this agenda.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:17:02 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1538457

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
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	Fracking
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 effects of fracking on meeting global climate targets.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	902040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government issued a Written Ministerial Statement on 27 October confirming that it will adopt a presumption against issuing further hydraulic fracturing consents. This effective moratorium will be maintained until compelling new evidence is provided addressing concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity. As such, shale gas extraction will not impact the UK meeting global climate targets.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 17:17:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1537398

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Consumer Goods: Safety
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 plans to bring forward legislative proposals on holding online marketplaces responsible for the safety of products sold on their platforms.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	74797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that whilst the growth of eCommerce has brought benefits for consumers and businesses, it has also brought new challenges, including the sale of non-compliant and unsafe products via online marketplaces, often by third-party sellers.</p><p> </p><p>This is one of the reasons the Government is conducting a review of the Product Safety framework. The Government Response to the Call for Evidence published in November 2021 is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/uk-product-safety-review-call-for-evidence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/uk-product-safety-review-call-for-evidence</a>. A consultation, including proposals to take further steps to address unsafe products sold online, is currently being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/11/2022 17:04:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1537527

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Energy Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland
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 expects households in Northern Ireland to receive Energy Bill Support Scheme payments.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	74996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Households in Northern Ireland will receive a £400 discount on their energy bills through the Northern Ireland Energy Bills Support Scheme (NI EBSS) this winter.</p><p> </p><p>This will offer the same level of support as households in Great Britain are receiving under the Energy Bill Support Scheme (EBSS). The Government is working at pace to deliver a solution which accounts for the Northern Ireland market and to provide the support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/11/2022 17:18:45 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1537542

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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 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 increase the rate of income replacement for maternity, paternity, and parental leave.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	74491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is currently conducting his statutory annual review of state pensions and benefits rates, this includes statutory parental payments such as maternity and paternity pay. The outcome of that review will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/11/2022 17:03:45 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1537544

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Equal Pay: Ethnic Groups
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 obligatory pay gap reporting with respect to ethnic minority employees.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	74492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government responded to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities’ report and recommendations with the “Inclusive Britain” report which was published in March 2022. In this report, Government set out that ethnicity pay reporting will be voluntary and we will not be legislating for mandatory ethnicity pay reporting at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 03/11/2022 17:03:52 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1537563

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Fracking: Licensing
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 impact a presumption against issuing any further Hydraulic Fracturing Consents on the basis of potential seismic events may have on (a) sourcing geothermal energy and (b) exploration for lithium and other minerals.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Mark Jenkinson
uin	74921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Infrastructure Act 2015 set out provisions for ‘associated hydraulic fracturing’ where it is defined as hydraulic fracturing of shale or strata encased in shale for the purposes of searching for or extracting petroleum or natural gas. The presumption against issuing any further Hydraulic Fracturing Consents on the basis of potential seismic events should therefore have no impact on sourcing geothermal energy or the exploration for lithium and other minerals.</p><p> </p><p>The control and mitigation of induced seismicity for deep geothermal projects is based on the British Standard BS 6472-2 (BSI, 2008), which defines limits for acceptable levels of ground vibrations caused by blasting and quarrying, and other local planning authority guidelines for blasting, quarrying, and mining. These thresholds are defined in terms of measured ground velocity rather than seismicity.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 74922 question first answered 03/11/2022 17:15:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4752 label Biography information for Mark Jenkinson