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1539024

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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 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, whether he has had recent discussions with the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland on the adequacy of the £100 payment for households that use home heating oil in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	78901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>Officials regularly meet with Northern Ireland stakeholders – including the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland – to discuss support available to households in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The topic of the £100 Alternative Fuel Payment has been discussed with the Consumer Council. The payment aims to ensure that a typical customer using heating oil will be offered support broadly in line with that offered by the Energy Price Guarantee, for those using mains gas to heat their homes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will monitor the price of heating oil and other alternative fuels to see if further intervention is required.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/11/2022 13:46:07 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539051

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Higher Education: 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 adequacy of the private sector research and development opportunities available for research in the Higher Education sector.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	78677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>Data on university income from private business is collected annually by the Higher Education Statistics Authority. The latest data from the 2020/21 academic year shows that higher education institutions received £5.1 billion from the main sources of private sector funding. This includes £1.4 billion for contract research and £1.8 billion for collaborative research.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are several government programmes that require or encourage collaboration between higher education and the private sector, such as the UK Research Partnerships Investment Fund, which has provided £900m to higher education institutions that has been matched by twice as much private investment.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 11/11/2022 14:52:04 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1539052

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Fireworks: Regulation
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 effectiveness of Regulation 7 of The Fireworks Regulations 2004 at reducing the anti-social use of fireworks.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Brandon Lewis
uin	78682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government endorses the considerate use of fireworks and action taken to reduce the risks and disturbances to individuals, animals and property. The majority of individuals who use fireworks do so in a responsible and safe manner and there are enforcement mechanisms in place to tackle situations when fireworks are misused.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 11/11/2022 13:43:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis

1539065

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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: Billing
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 his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring energy companies to ringfence the credit balances of their customers to ensure that those balances are not lost in the event of an insolvency.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	78623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Ofgem, as the independent regulator of Great Britain gas and electricity markets examines ways to mitigate the impact of energy supplier insolvencies on consumers.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2022, Ofgem published a consultation on options for protecting customer credit balances including ringfencing a proportion of credit balances, with the intention of a statutory consultation to follow.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/11/2022 17:32:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1539081

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Public Buildings: 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, what steps he is taking to reduce energy consumption of heating of public buildings.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	78815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Net Zero Strategy, the Government aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from public sector buildings by 75% by 2037. To support this, £2.5 billion is being invested through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme over the financial years 2020/21 to 2024/25 to provide grants for public sector bodies in England, to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Property Function has recently published its Government Property Strategy, which commits to delivering a range of measures designed to create a smaller, better, and greener public estate.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/11/2022 13:45:48 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1539088

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Carbon Emissions: Job Creation
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 Action 8.2 of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, published on 17 March 2021, how many jobs related to the low-carbon industrial sector have been created in Merseyside as of 28 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	78696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Data on jobs created in the low carbon industry-sector in Merseyside are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Based on current estimates, policies and proposals to reduce emissions in the industry sector could contribute to supporting up to 54,000 jobs in 2030.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/11/2022 17:33:26 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1539089

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Carbon Emissions: Job Creation
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 his Department's policy paper entitled The Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published on 18 November 2020, whether he has made an estimate of the number of jobs created through the shift to zero emissions vehicles since the publication of that paper.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	78697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The automotive sector is an important part of the Government’s plans for green growth, levelling up across our country and driving emissions to net zero by 2050. As set out in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan the production of zero emission road transport vehicles has the potential to support 72,000 jobs, worth up to £9.7 billion GVA in 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with investors through our Automotive Transformation Fund to build a globally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Recent investment announcements by Nissan, Stellantis and Ford will support thousands of highly skilled, green jobs in the UK, and many more across the supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 08/11/2022 17:33:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1539090

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Business: 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, Pursuant of the Answer of 1 November 2022 to Question 69604 on Business: Government Assistance, for what reasons his Department has not sought access to the list of businesses identified by Begbies Traynor as being in financial distress.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	78698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>Each business is unique and business owners are best placed to assess the actions they need to take. They may seek advice from their accountant or another trusted source, tailored to their individual circumstances. The government does not offer individual financial advice and hence has not sought to contact the businesses identified by Begbies Traynor as being in financial distress.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s goal is to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business. This means providing a supportive business environment, including access to the resources described in the answer to which the Hon. Member refers.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 08/11/2022 17:33:44 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1539092

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme: Sefton
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 assessment of the implications for his policies of the results of phase 2 of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme in Sefton.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	78699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government will carry out an impact assessment of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme. The Government will report on the extent of the impact once complete administrative data from the scheme is made available, which will be at least two months after the scheme completes delivery.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/11/2022 17:33:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1539097

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
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 his Department's policy paper entitled Life Science Vision, published on 6 July 2021, what discussions he has had with representatives of the domestic medical cannabis sector on the speed of uptake of proven products and potential barriers to the spread of new technologies.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	78718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>We developed the Life Sciences Vision with wide engagement across the sector, including those involved with a wide range of therapeutic modalities. As part of this we considered carefully matters of regulation, access and uptake of new products – but not specifically with medicinal cannabis producers. We were careful to consider wider work on this issue, including the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform report.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 11/11/2022 14:50:47 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher