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1581123

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access: Innovation and Research
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 effect of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing Access on (a) global R&D investment decisions and (b) access to medical innovation.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	133601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is working to better understand the impacts the operation of the current Voluntary Scheme on investments in the UK and access to medicines. We are therefore in direct conversations with companies to understand these impacts. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is in close discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department responsible for the Voluntary Scheme, about the business environment for life sciences and its impact on investment and patient access.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/01/2023 14:29:06 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1567192

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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 Bill Relief Scheme: Food
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 take steps to extend the Energy Bill Relief scheme to businesses in the food and drink supply chain, including manufacturers and hospitality venues, after March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	123958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Following the HM Treasury review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, a new energy support scheme for businesses, including within the hospitality sector, will run from April 2023 until March 2024. Eligible non-domestic customers that have a contract with a licensed energy supplier and are exposed to high prices will see a discount applied to their gas and electricity bill. A substantially higher level of support will be provided to businesses in sectors identified as being the most energy and trade intensive. The Energy Bill Discount Scheme strikes a balance between supporting businesses and limiting taxpayer’s exposure to volatile energy markets, with a cap set at £5.5 billion.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 12:07:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1567193

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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 Discount Scheme
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 has made an assessment of the potential impact of the timing of the announcement of the extension of the energy bills support scheme for businesses on businesses' financial preparation.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	123959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>In September 2022, as part of the announcement on the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS), the Government committed to carry out a review of the scheme and publish details of what support would be given from 1 April 2023. The aim was to give businesses certainty as soon as possible on further support after the EBRS. Over the course of the review, Government engaged with businesses, trade associations and other organisations to understand which are most in need of further support after the EBRS ended.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/01/2023 12:07:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1567195

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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: 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, whether he plans to take steps to provide additional financial support to small and medium-sized businesses with increases in the cost of energy.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	123960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Energy Bill Relief Scheme provides a discount on the wholesale element of gas and electricity bills to ensure that all eligible businesses are protected from high energy costs over the winter period. The Energy Bill Discount Scheme, a new energy support scheme for businesses, will run from April until March 2024. businesses who have a contract with a licensed energy supplier, and are exposed to high prices, will see a discount applied to their gas and electricity bill. A substantially higher level of support will be provided to businesses in sectors identified as being the most energy and trade intensive.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/01/2023 12:40:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1546049

registered interest
date	28/11/2022
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	Animal Experiments
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 Animals in Science Regulation Unit's annual reports for 2019-2021, if he will increase the support available to researchers in replacing animals with (a) computer modelling, (b) organ-on-a-chip technology and (c) other New Approach Methodologies.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	97583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government actively supports and funds the development and dissemination of techniques that replace, reduce, and refine the use of animals in research (the 3Rs).  This is achieved primarily through funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for the National Centre for the 3Rs (NC3Rs). Since the NC3Rs was launched in 2004, it has committed £100 million in research to develop 3Rs technologies.</p><p> </p><p>UKRI also funds a portfolio of research projects involving non-animal technologies. This includes a £4 million joint funding call focussed on supporting next generation non-animal technologies, such as organ-on-a-chip and computer modelling, to work towards providing more reliable and applicable alternatives to reduce the use of animals in research.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 06/12/2022 17:20:17 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1541595

registered interest
date	11/11/2022
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	Energy: Pre-payment
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 it is his Department's policy that energy companies should be able to install pre-payment meters in homes without (a) notice and (b) homeowner permission; and whether he has made a recent estimate of how many times this has happened to people who are in hospital in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	84892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The energy regulator Ofgem has rules in place that restrict the force-fitting of a prepayment meter on those in arrears, except as a last resort.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem rules further require energy suppliers to assess whether installing a prepayment meter, including the remote switching of a smart meter, is safe and reasonably practicable for the customer. This assessment should include identifying any vulnerability.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has published a letter to suppliers on the issue here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofgem.gov.uk%2Fpublications%2Fletter-suppliers-november-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Ca82d3f47d41c452c866e08dac9635c5e%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638043725833297962%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k6xqPbMF4kQizu6D34zgyAL6Lsv39MgouonGbGuDj8M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/letter-suppliers-november-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/11/2022 13:23:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 34872 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1519782

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	DNA: Screening
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 has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of developing regulations to safeguard against the mis-use of DNA synthetic screening in energy and manufacturing industries.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	59785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>In the Integrated Review the Government committed to review and reinforce the cross-government approach to biosecurity. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is feeding into this review, led by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/10/2022 16:23:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1465367

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Cambridge
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 equality impact assessment the Government has carried out for the closure of the Insolvency Service office in Cambridge; and whether a copy of its findings can be placed in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	8020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>An overarching Equality Impact Assessment has been completed for all offices, including Cambridge, affected by the plan to restructure the Insolvency Service’s estate to eleven regional offices. A copy of this document will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/06/2022 11:27:48 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1465368

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Cambridge
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 planned closure of the Insolvency Service office in Cambridge, where interviews previously conducted by that office will be relocated to once that site closes.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	8021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>Following the closure of the Cambridge Office in December 2023, interviews will be held in either a local interview facility or at one of the Insolvency Service 11 Regional Centres.</p><p>Alternatively, interviews will be conducted remotely using telephone and online channels, this is already established practice where it works for the individual and the Service.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/06/2022 11:26:20 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1465369

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Insolvency Service: Cambridge
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 local Chambers of Commerce or Federation of Small Businesses were consulted on the decision to close the Insolvency Service office in Cambridge.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	8022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service engaged with a number of personal and business debt advice organisations over proposals to restructure its estate for improved efficiencies. It issued a news story on GOV.UK and a social media post to advise all stakeholders of the proposals.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/06/2022 11:25:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner