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1456462

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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	Aquind
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 his Department has been contacted by Aquind Limited or its representatives on his decision not to approve the project; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	151264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>An application for judicial review has been made on behalf of Aquind Limited in respect of the Secretary of State’s decision of 20 January 2022 to refuse development consent for the AQUIND Interconnector. The Government will not make any further statement on this matter as it is an ongoing legal process.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/04/2022 14:04:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1419610

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
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	Hospitality Industry: Portsmouth
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 of the spread of the Omicron variant in December 2021 on trends in the level of sales for the hospitality sector; and what plans he has to support local hospitality businesses in Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	117889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>In recognition of the impact that the spread of the Omicron variant had on hospitality businesses during December, the Government announced further support for businesses in recognition of the impact that the spread of the Omicron variant had on hospitality. The Government is providing one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises for businesses in the hospitality, accommodation and leisure sectors in England plus more than £100 million discretionary funding will be made available for Local Authorities to support other businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we have also provided businesses with an unprecedented support package of £400 billion, including grants, loans, business rates relief, VAT cuts and the job retention scheme. This includes a total of over £26 billion in business grants.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2021, the Department launched the first-ever hospitality strategy to support the reopening, recovery and resilience of England’s pubs, restaurants, cafes and nightclubs. We have also launched the Hospitality Sector Council to oversee the delivery of the strategy, including working with the sector to make hospitality a career option of choice and looking at the labour and skills shortages.</p><p> </p><p>I and officials in the Department continue to engage regularly with the hospitality sector to understand their needs and issues, including monitoring trading conditions.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/02/2022 14:13:14 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1419614

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
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	Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance
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 support hospitality sector businesses in light of recent trends of rising costs for business owners.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	117891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>To support all businesses across the UK economy throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we have provided businesses with an unprecedented support package of £400 billion, including grants, loans, business rates relief, VAT cuts and the job retention scheme. This includes a total of over £26 billion in business grants. The Government announced on 21 December that additional support will be available for businesses in recognition of the impact that the spread of the Omicron variant had on hospitality during one of their busiest months. The Government is providing one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises for businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors in England plus more than £100 million discretionary funding will be made available for Local Authorities to support other businesses – a lifeline for many small hospitality businesses.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2021, the Department launched the first-ever hospitality strategy to support the reopening, recovery and resilience of England’s pubs, restaurants, cafes and nightclubs. We have also launched the Hospitality Sector Council to oversee the delivery of the strategy.</p><p> </p><p>I and officials in the Department continues to speak regularly with the hospitality sector to understand their needs and issues, includes trading conditions and represent these across Government.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/02/2022 14:12:29 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1399562

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
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 his Department has undertaken a national security assessment in relation to the proposed Aquind energy interconnector project.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	97045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government carries out rigorous checks and assessments to ensure the protection of infrastructure and critical services through a broad range of mitigations, including legislative and regulatory powers. Foreign involvement in critical national infrastructure undergoes the highest levels of scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/01/2022 16:44:41 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 42077 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1399563

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Aquind: Contracts
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 due diligence his Department has undertaken on the Aquind project company and its owners and directors.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	97046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The protection of infrastructure and critical services is a key priority for the Government, and new projects are assessed on a case-by-case basis. Foreign investment in critical national infrastructure undergoes the highest level of scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 11/01/2022 16:43:55 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 42078 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1386762

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Aquind
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 7 December 2021 to Question 904619 on financial crimes, what related due diligence his Department has undertaken specifically on (a) the proposed Aquind Interconnector Project and (b) its owners following the publication of the Pandora Papers.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	90497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department ensures protection of infrastructure and critical services through a broad range of mitigations, including legislative and regulatory powers. Foreign involvement in critical national infrastructure undergoes the highest levels of scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 89650 question first answered 14/12/2021 17:23:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1386262

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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	Aquind: Tax Avoidance
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 7 December 2021 to Question 904619 on financial crimes, what related due diligence his Department has undertaken specifically on (a) the proposed Aquind Interconnector Project and (b) its owners, following the publication of the Pandora Papers.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	89650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department ensures protection of infrastructure and critical services through a broad range of mitigations, including legislative and regulatory powers. Foreign involvement in critical national infrastructure undergoes the highest levels of scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 90497 question first answered 14/12/2021 17:23:28 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1385868

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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	Aquind: Tax Avoidance
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 due diligence his Department has carried out on the proposed Aquind Interconnector project and its owners, with particular reference to illicit finance and funds reported in the Pandora Papers; and whether his Department has made an assessment of whether any of those funds were used in political donations to Government ministers.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	88821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>Foreign involvement in critical national infrastructure undergoes the highest levels of scrutiny.</p><p>This Government is committed to making the UK a hostile place for illicit finance and economic crime.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/12/2021 11:53:37 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1383518

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
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	Aquind: Electricity Interconnectors
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 the timeframe is for a decision on the proposed AQUIND interconnector project.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	84459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>On 21 October 2021, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State extended the statutory deadline for taking the decision on the AQUIND interconnector application for development consent to 21 January 2022. A statement announcing the new deadline was made to the House of Commons and House of Lords on 21 October 2021 in accordance with section 107(7) of the Planning Act 2008.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/12/2021 12:43:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1361313

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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	Shipbuilding: Environment Protection
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 support he is providing to stakeholders to increase the UK’s green shipbuilding capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	59013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Department is supporting the Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, as well as a range of research and innovation programmes to develop technologies that will have spill-over benefits in various markets, including the shipbuilding sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also supporting several green shipping projects, including hydrogen ferry trials in Orkney and a hydrogen refuelling port on Teesside. Innovate UK is also facilitating the delivery of the Department for Transport’s £20 million Clean Maritime Demonstration Programme to bring forward green propulsion solutions for the maritime sector.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department is working closely with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to ensure that UK shipyards are aware of the organisation’s funded programmes and facilities, so that they have the opportunity to access these.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 25/10/2021 16:14:04 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan