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1377847

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Baglan Energy Park: Energy Supply
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 discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on helping to minimise disruption to the power supply on the Baglan Energy Park.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	73852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Officials have met weekly with their counterparts in the Welsh Government since March 2021 to discuss the compulsory liquidation of the Baglan Group and the potential impact on businesses at Baglan Energy Park. Officials continue to provide regular updates including ongoing contingency planning by the Welsh Government and the affected businesses.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/11/2021 13:02:51 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1377898

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Post Offices: Closures
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 temporarily closed Post Office branches have been closed for (a) less than six months, (b) six months to a year, (c) one year and a day to two years and (d) longer than two years in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) each region of England as of 12 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	73897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>While Post Office Limited is publicly owned, it operates as an independent, commercial business. Therefore, details regarding the length of time Post Office branches have been closed in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) each region of England as of 12 November 2021, are an operational matter for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/11/2021 16:43:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1377901

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Motor Vehicles: 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 assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the rate of deployment of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels Automotive programme.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	73763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The pandemic led to a slowdown in the delivery of the industry-managed National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme, with participating businesses pausing or limiting their planned business improvement activity. There has been a positive uplift in the programme’s activity in the last six months.</p><p> </p><p>Following the recent conclusion of the Comprehensive Spending Review, the Department is determining its future spending priorities. A decision on continued funding for the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme will be made alongside other Departmental programmes in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 73764 question first answered 23/11/2021 15:24:46 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1377902

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Motor Vehicles: 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels Automotive programme, which is due to expire in March 2022, to 2024.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	73764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The pandemic led to a slowdown in the delivery of the industry-managed National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme, with participating businesses pausing or limiting their planned business improvement activity. There has been a positive uplift in the programme’s activity in the last six months.</p><p> </p><p>Following the recent conclusion of the Comprehensive Spending Review, the Department is determining its future spending priorities. A decision on continued funding for the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels programme will be made alongside other Departmental programmes in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 73763 question first answered 23/11/2021 15:24:46 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1377944

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Local Enterprise Partnerships: Finance
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 his Department has for the future funding of Local Enterprise Partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	73942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Decisions around the future funding of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) beyond this financial year will be communicated in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/11/2021 15:02:22 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1377962

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	UN Climate Conference 2021: Travel
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 he travelled to COP26 in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	73959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, travelled by train to COP26.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/11/2021 14:59:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1377963

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme: Boilers
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 applications were submitted to the Green Homes Grant scheme for new biomass boilers.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	73885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The official statistics published to date do not include a breakdown of all voucher applications by type of measure<ins class="ministerial"> installed.</ins> <del class="ministerial">but focus on those that are active within the system for work to be completed.</del><ins class="ministerial">The statistics refer to applications that were submitted to the Green Homes Grant scheme, but for which installation has not yet been completed.</ins></p><p>As of 7 October 2021, there were eight live voucher applications for biomass boilers – these are vouchers that were not rejected or withdrawn following the initial application.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 29/11/2021 16:17:37 question first ministerially corrected 01/12/2021 16:37:58 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 35421 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1367775

registered interest
date	10/11/2021
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	Air Pollution and Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the additional powers local authorities may require to meet (1) the net zero target by 2050, and (2) World Health Organisation guidelines on safe levels of air pollution.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities have a combination of powers in housing, planning, transport, and environmental permitting which allow them to take action to achieve net zero and to improve air quality.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Net Zero Strategy, published on 19 October, the Government set out its commitments to enable local areas to make progress towards net zero. The strategy includes the creation of a new Local Net Zero Forum to improve collaboration net zero policies by convening national and local government senior officials.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving air quality, including through reducing a diversity of pollutants that harm both human health and the environment. The Environment Act made improvements on the Local Air Quality Management framework to enable local authorities to take more effective, co-ordinated actions to improve air quality. It will also deliver improvements to public health by ensuring local authorities have more effective powers to tackle emissions from domestic burning.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 25/11/2021 17:50:01 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1367777

registered interest
date	10/11/2021
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	Summertime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of remaining on British Summer Time all year round; and what plans they have, if any, to make such a change.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL3952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/11/2021 12:18:04 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1367800

registered interest
date	10/11/2021
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	Interserve: Audit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the fines levied by the Financial Reporting Council on Grant Thornton and its partner for audit failures at Interserve will be retained by HM Treasury; and what proportion will be distributed to stakeholders negatively affected by those failures.
tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
uin	HL3965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The FRC undertook the investigation into the audit of Interserve under its Audit Enforcement Procedure (AEP), the regime applicable to statutory audit investigations since 2016. All fines imposed under the AEP are paid into HM Treasury’s consolidated fund in line with the general principles applying to the treatment of fines or other penalties imposed by public bodies in central government.</p><p> </p><p>In this case, the fine imposed on Grant Thornton LLP amounted to £1.3 million. This was adjusted for mitigating factors and admissions / early disposal, in line with the FRC’s published Sanctions Policy for AEP cases, to £718,250. The fine imposed on Simon Lowe, the audit engagement partner, was £70,000. This was adjusted for mitigating factors and admissions / early disposal to £38,675.</p><p> </p><p>The £467,780 costs recovered have been paid to the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), as the Recognised Supervisory Body (RSB) who paid for the investigation. (In accordance with paragraph 20ZA, Schedule 10 of the Companies Act 2006, the RSB, which has approved the persons as eligible for appointment as statutory auditors must pay the costs of the investigation).</p><p> </p><p>There is no provision under the AEP for any proportion of fines or successfully reclaimed costs to be paid to any negatively affected stakeholders.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 22/11/2021 12:19:34 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka