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541123

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	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, what steps he is taking to protect employment levels in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	43622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>This Government is committed to regional development and supporting growth up and down the country as we build an economy that works for everyone. We are focused on developing an industrial strategy that will boost productivity, create good jobs, and ensure sustainable economic growth. The employment rate in the UK is now at a record high of 74.5% and the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in over 10 years at 4.9%.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to put power in the hands of local communities to drive economic growth. For Liverpool City Region, this includes implementing the devolution deal agreed with the Government in November 2015, which includes commitments around skills funding and co-designing future employment support for harder-to-help claimants. We will also work with Liverpool to deliver the city region’s Growth Deal which encompasses key projects across the city region and, for St Helens, includes improvements to Newton-le-Willows station and upgrades to the A570 to support growth in employment sites in the area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/09/2016 16:05:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

541124

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	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 implications for his Department's costings for nuclear power of the findings of the National Audit Office in its report published in July 2016 on Nuclear power in the UK, HC 511, paragraph 2.11, on the effect on running costs of nuclear power facilities of increased terrorist threats.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	43602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government considers safety and security at nuclear power plants to be of paramount importance. The operator bears most of the security costs for nuclear power plants. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy seeks independent costs estimates for new nuclear power, which incorporate security costs – the Department’s most recent cost estimates are available in the Electricity Generation Costs report, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269888/131217_Electricity_Generation_costs_report_December_2013_Final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/09/2016 12:51:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

541125

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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, Innovation and Skills: Reorganisation
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 review the BIS 2020 programme in the light of the restructuring of government departments.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	43629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>A number of former BIS policy areas are shifting to the Department for Education. Around 450-500 people and posts, working in these areas will be shifting to the Department for Education. Approximately 90 of these are in the regions.</p><p> </p><p>Given the machinery of government change we will be considering in the coming months how the reform plans of BEIS’ two predecessor departments should best be aligned.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/09/2016 15:28:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 9323 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

541126

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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: Location
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 reverse the former Department of Business, Innovation and Skills plans to centralise that Department's policy functions in London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	43630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>Given the machinery of Government change we will be considering in the coming months how the reform plans of BEIS’ two predecessor departments should best be aligned.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 13/09/2016 15:26:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 9324 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

541127

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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: Staff
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 of his Department's staff are based in the Sheffield office at St Paul's Place; and what plans he has for the future of those jobs.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	43631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>As of 1 November 2016, there are 21 members of staff based in the Sheffield office at St Paul’s Place. Following the recent Machinery of Government changes, BEIS is considering how to best align the reform agendas of its predecessor departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/11/2016 14:23:01 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 9326 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

541128

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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: Staff
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 base staff of his Department working on industrial strategy in offices outside London.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	43632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department announced its decision earlier this year to create a combined headquarters and policy function in London, to deliver a simpler, smaller department that is more flexible and responsive to stakeholders and businesses by 2020. This involves basing all policy roles in London by 2018, which will include those roles working on Industrial Strategy issues. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Given the recent Machinery of Government changes, over the coming months BEIS will be considering what the right structure for the Department should be, in order to deliver its objectives.</ins></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd previous answer version 15315 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd 9321 answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/10/2016 16:20:28 question first ministerially corrected 16/01/2017 16:20:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

541130

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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, whether the UK plans to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change separately and independently of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	43575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains firmly committed to the Paris Agreement and to ratifying the Agreement as soon as possible. Until we leave the EU, the UK will remain a full member, with all of the rights and obligations this entails.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/09/2016 12:52:13 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

541131

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	Corruption
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 Minister in his Department has responsibility for tacking corruption.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	43582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>I am the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility and I lead on competition law. I have a particular focus on ensuring that companies including directors, shareholders and employees achieve high standards of corporate behaviour to ensure that the public has trust in business and recognises their value to society.</p><p>I have specific responsibility for the UK’s register of People with Significant Control. I lead on the Department’s interests in transposing the Fourth Anti Money Laundering Directive. I am also the lead Minister for the Department on taking forward the UK’s commitments agreed at the May anticorruption summit in London.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2016 16:02:07 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

541132

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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 assessment he has made of whether it will be necessary to bring forward new (a) primary or (b) secondary legislation to implement the UK's obligations under the Paris Agreement on climate change.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	43578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>No immediate changes are needed to the UK’s legislation on climate change in order to implement our obligations under the Paris Agreement. The UK is already playing its part in delivering the Agreement through its Climate Change Act 2008. The Committee on Climate Change has said that it will report in the Autumn on the future implications of Paris for the UK. We shall want to consider carefully the CCC’s recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/09/2016 14:08:44 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

541133

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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, whether the ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change in the UK will follow the procedure for an EU external treaty.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	43576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains firmly committed to the Paris Agreement and to ratifying the Agreement as soon as possible. Until we leave, the UK will remain a full member of the EU, with all of the rights and obligations this entails.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/09/2016 12:53:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner