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1523340

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Immunosuppression
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 recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on taking steps to support immunocompromised people who are not able to leave their homes due to the continued risk of covid-19 infection in the context of rising energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Price Guarantee and the Energy Bill Relief Scheme are supporting millions of households and businesses with rising energy costs, and they will continue to do so from now until April next year. This is on top of the £800 of one-off support to eight million of the most vulnerable households to help with the cost of living.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:55:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1523362

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Small Businesses: Havering
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 recent steps his Department has taken to help support small businesses in Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	65639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government provides a range of support that all small businesses can access. These include information on starting up and running a business on GOV.UK, one to one advice via our free Business Support Helpline and through 38 Growth Hubs across England,</p><p> </p><p>Small businesses will also benefit from the £15 billion of targeted government support to help with the rising cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also acted to reverse the National Insurance rise, which will save small businesses £4,200 on average and brought in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, which will protect small businesses from high energy bills over the winter.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, during Covid, the Government provided nearly £27 billion to local authorities across England through a package of business support including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, business rates relief, grants and loans. The London Borough of Havering received £92m of business grant support and reported making over 16,000 payments worth nearly £80m to their businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Start Up Loans Company, part of the Government-owned British Business Bank, provides support to new entrepreneurs. Since the Start Up Loans programme was launched in 2012, it has provided 355 loans to businesses in Havering, totalling £3,200,447.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 16:52:06 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1523363

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Science: Manufacturing Industries
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 recent steps his Department has taken to help increase investment in the science manufacturing sector.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	65640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) supports businesses to innovate and grow. For example, through the Made Smarter Innovation Challenge which helps manufacturers capitalise on new digital technologies. The Catapult Network receives some funding through Innovate UK, part of UKRI, and over half of the £1.2 billion funding for 2018/2023 is allocated to the High-Value Manufacturing Catapult which supports industry to develop new manufacturing technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund, announced in March 2022, will provide £60 million in capital grants for investment in the manufacture of human medicines, medical diagnostics and MedTech products, building on its predecessor, the Medicines &amp; Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 02/11/2022 16:24:51 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1523364

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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: Investment
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 recent steps his Department has taken to help increase investment in the energy sector.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	65641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s clear focus on fixing the UK’s long term energy supply is creating major opportunities for private sector investment, in the North Sea following the 33<sup>rd</sup> licensing round, in nuclear given our ambition to progress two projects to FID next Parliament, and in renewables where we are moving to annual CfD auction rounds from 2023.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/10/2022 16:51:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1523377

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Unpaid Work
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 take steps to end unpaid internships.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	65843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Current legislation is clear that an individual’s entitlement to the minimum wage depends on whether they are a “worker” for minimum wage purposes. Most internships are already highly likely to constitute work and entitle the individual to be paid at least the minimum wage from the first day of employment.</p><p>It is the responsibility of all employers to ensure they are paying their staff correctly and we will continue to take robust enforcement action against employers who fail to pay the minimum wage. Since 2015 we have ordered employers to repay £100 million of unpaid wages to 1 million workers.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 26/10/2022 16:50:32 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1523378

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Natural Gas: Prices
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 recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of allowing shale gas extraction on the price that UK consumers pay for gas.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	65844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government has confirmed that it is adopting a presumption against issuing any further hydraulic fracturing consents. This position, an effective moratorium, will be maintained until compelling new evidence is provided which addresses concerns around the prediction and management of induced seismicity. The Government is taking other measures to build energy security and affordability.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/11/2022 11:56:46 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1523406

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Hydrogen
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 UK Hydrogen Strategy published in August 2021, what steps his Department has taken to implement that paper's proposals.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	65710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government published the UK Hydrogen Strategy Update to Market in July 2022, which fully outlines substantial Government progress against the proposals in the UK Hydrogen Strategy and intends to publish two updates to the market each year. The Government launched the first allocation round for electrolytic hydrogen projects, offering joint Hydrogen Business Model and Net Zero Hydrogen Fund support, and selected four hydrogen projects to proceed to the due diligence stage of the Phase-2 Cluster Sequencing process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 14:47:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1523407

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Hydrogen
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 is taking steps to expand the production of green hydrogen using electrolysis.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	65711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government have doubled its ambition to up to 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030, subject to affordability and value for money. At least half of this will come from electrolytic hydrogen, for which the Government is aiming to run annual allocation rounds.</p><p>The first round, offering support from our Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (capital funding) and from the Hydrogen Production Business Model (revenue support) closed on 12 October. A second allocation round is planned for launch in 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 14:49:10 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1523408

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Hydrogen: Carbon Emissions
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 UK Hydrogen Strategy, published in August 2021, what recent steps his Department have taken to meet the target of achieving 10GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	65712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is supporting multiple production technologies, including both electrolytic and carbon capture (CCUS)-enabled hydrogen production, by providing capital support through the £240m Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) and revenue support through the Hydrogen Business Model (HBM). The first window for joint support under these policies for electrolytic hydrogen production closed on 12 October and the Government has committed to run further annual allocation rounds. CCUS-enabled hydrogen projects have been invited to bid through the Phase-2 Cluster Sequencing process. These policies support the Government’s aim to have up to 2GW of hydrogen production capacity in construction or operational by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 14:49:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1523409

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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	Transport: Hydrogen
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 she plans to take steps to increase the use of hydrogen for transport.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	65713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>This Department continues to work closely with the Department for Transport on hydrogen, which is important in decarbonising aviation and maritime and can offer flexible options for buses and heavy goods vehicles. The Government is already supporting options for the use of green hydrogen across road freight, buses, trains, maritime and aviation to support the development of a thriving UK hydrogen economy – including through the £200m Zero Emission Road Freight Demonstrator programme, the £206m UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE), and the £20m phase two funding of the UK’s first multi-modal transport hub in the Tees Valley.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/10/2022 14:46:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson