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	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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	Utilities: 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 implications for the Government's policies on the regulation of privatised utilities of the report by Ofwat entitled Putting the sector back in balance – summary of Ofwat’s decision on issues for PR19 business plans, published on 3 July 2018; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	160235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Economic regulators are statutorily independent. It is for regulators to decide how to regulate the companies in the sectors for which they are responsible, in line with their duties. The Government is fully committed to a model of private ownership with strong independent economic regulation.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 10/07/2018 14:11:24 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

930966

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	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	UK Trade with EU
	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 effect on (a) Blackburn and (b) other regional areas of the UK of a no deal scenario when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	157173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to getting the best possible deal for the United Kingdom - a deal that works for all parts of the UK, including the North West. We do not want or expect a no deal outcome. However, a responsible government should prepare for all potential outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of continuing analysis and preparatory work, across a range of scenarios, looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has endorsed, not to release information that would reveal our negotiating position and so the Government will not provide an ongoing commentary on internal analytical work.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that Parliament is presented with the appropriate analysis to make an informed decision<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/06/2018 11:28:34 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

931423

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	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
	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 had discussions with businesses on their concerns on the effect on supply chains of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	157771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Since the referendum, the Department has engaged with over 2500 businesses and representative organisations across sectors, both here and in Europe, to deepen our understanding of the key business priorities and opportunities after our withdrawal. This dialogue has included hearing businesses views on supply chain preparedness and on the importance of issues such as the need for an Implementation Period.</p><p> </p><p>The agreement on the Implementation Period gives businesses, particularly SMEs, the clarity and confidence that market access and common regulatory rules will remain in place until the end of 2020, meaning businesses will be able to trade on the same terms as now and that businesses will have the time to respond to one set of changes.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/07/2018 16:30:02 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern