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1091125

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether it is his policy to promote fracking.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	909883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>As we make the transition to low carbon energy, the UK still needs gas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes shale gas is an important new domestic energy source as it meets of 30% of our energy demand</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that any hydraulic fracturing has to be consistent with one of toughest regulatory regimes in the world.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1123800

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	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	Working Conditions: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce the proposed EU directive on transparent and predictable working conditions into UK law.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	910614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK has led the development of this Directive. We already meet, exceed or plan to take action in all key areas.</p><p> </p><p>Last month, the Government published proposals that would give Parliament the right to consider and vote on any future changes in EU law that strengthened workers’ rights.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 30/04/2019 13:49:24 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

804623

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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: Price Caps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the timetable is for the implementation of an energy price cap.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	902901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government will legislate at the earliest possible opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>The draft Bill is currently undergoing scrutiny by the BEIS Select Committee.</p><p> </p><p>We would hope for cross-party support for this Bill and a quick passage through Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Bill allows for Ofgem to consult on its proposed methodology and draft licence condition while the Bill is being progressed through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2017 13:58:14 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

860923

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Agriculture: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to support the growth of the agri-tech sector.
	tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
	uin	904347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The £160 million agri-tech strategy which was launched five years ago has proved a success.</p><p> </p><p>We are building on this strong track record through our Industrial Strategy; including a further £90 million of funding announced last month to bring together the UK’s world-class agri-food sector with expertise in robotics, AI and data science.</p><p> </p><p>This will make it easier for farmers and agricultural-supply chain businesses to embrace new technology; enhancing their competitiveness, improving productivity and creating new opportunities for growth.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/03/2018 16:18:31 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1091123

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to support high street businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Lewes
	tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
	uin	909881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>High streets are changing, and the Government is committed to helping communities adapt.</p><p> </p><p>In Budget 2018, we set out Our Plan for the High Street, a £1.6bn package to support the sustainable transformation of our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, support for local leadership with a High Streets Task Force, and a one third cut to the business rates bills of eligible small retailers for two years from April this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

1123799

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	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	Employment: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support women at work.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	910613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy aims to boost productivity by backing businesses to create good jobs and increase earning power for all.</p><p> </p><p>This includes removing barriers faced by women in accessing and progressing at work and in starting and growing a business, as explored in the recent Rose Review.</p><p> </p><p>We are also giving parents more choice about who is the primary carer in the first year of their babies’ lives through the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/04/2019 13:47:56 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

860919

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Fuel Poverty: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he plans to take to help elderly people manage their energy bills.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	904341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>All pensioners receive £100 to £300 Winter Fuel Payments and around 1.3 million low income pensioners receive the Warm Home Discount - a £140 rebate off their bills each winter.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the recent cold weather triggered payments of £25 for qualifying households.</p><p> </p><p>I will be shortly consulting on how to best focus the £640mm of ECO funding onto low income households - which is intended to include elderly people living in fuel poverty.</p><p> </p><p>The Price Cap Bill will protect 11m households with 5m households already protected by the Ofgem safeguard tariff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/03/2018 16:24:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

833179

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	Energy: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to tackle rising energy prices.
	tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
	tabling member printed	Neil Parish
	uin	903632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are bringing forward the Price Cap Bill, an intelligent intervention to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem is already capping tariffs for 1 million households this year, and consulting on protection for another 2 million next winter. This is in addition to the 4 million households protected under the pre-pay cap.</p><p> </p><p>That is not all, smart meter rollout, focusing of ECO money on fuel poor households and working with Citizens Advice and the Energy Saving Trust to get people switched to better deals.</p><p> </p><p>All this will help keep bills down for households.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/01/2018 15:11:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

1037283

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Money Laundering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to tackle money laundering.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	908448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Action Task Force has just completed a landmark review of the UK’s regime for tackling money laundering, concluding that we have some of the strongest controls in the world.</p><p> </p><p>We are building on our strengths. In the last six months, the Department has published a draft bill to tackle money laundering in the property market; set out reforms to tackle misuse of limited partnerships; and committed to consulting on reforms to Companies House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/01/2019 15:30:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1037282

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Fuel Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to tackle fuel poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	908446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>This Government made a clear Manifesto commitment to tackle fuel poverty by committing to upgrading all fuel poor homes to EPC Band C by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>We are making progress in particular by tackling the most energy inefficient homes. Since 2010 there are almost 800,000 fewer fuel poor households living in homes rated E, F or G.</p><p> </p><p>The average fuel poverty gap has also dropped 6 per cent in real terms since 2010 and last year I refocused the whole of the £630m ECO annual budget on tackling fuel poverty without the help of her party I might add who voted against the measures.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/01/2019 15:29:51 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee