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1563078

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2022
	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	Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation
	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 potential impact of a reduction of the Universal Service Obligation to five days with no Saturday deliveries on senders of non-USO mail.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	113206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to change the statutory minimum requirements of the universal postal service, set out in the Postal Services Act 2011, which requires letter deliveries to every UK address, six days a week at standard price.</p><p> </p><p>There is a clear and transparent process for how changes to the universal postal service should be considered and any change would need to be made through secondary legislation and agreed by Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/01/2023 11:47:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1563079

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2022
	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	Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation
	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 potential impact of a reduction in the Universal Service Obligation to five days with no Saturday deliveries on the Post Office and sub-postmasters.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	113207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to change the statutory minimum requirements of the universal postal service, set out in the Postal Services Act 2011, which requires letter deliveries to every UK address, six days a week at standard price.</p><p> </p><p>There is a clear and transparent process for how changes to the universal postal service should be considered and any change would need to be made through secondary legislation and agreed by Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/01/2023 14:00:13 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1548620

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for North Durham of 16 August 2021 on Ultra Electronics.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	102846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2023 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State wrote to the Rt hon. Member on 30 December 2022 about Ultra Electronics.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/01/2023 14:29:50 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani previous answer version 40778 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1545973

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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	Life Sciences: Innovation
	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 of (a) artificial intelligence, (b) organ-on-a-chip technology and (c) other New Approach Methodologies to benefit the UK economy: and whether he considers the development of these technologies to be a particular area of strength for the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	97474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Harnessing the potential of AI is predicted to grow the economy by £232bn or 10.3% of GDP by 2030. In 2021 the Government published its National AI Strategy – a 10 year plan to ensure the UK remains a leader in AI. We are behind only the US and China and home to a third of Europe’s AI companies – more than 1,300 with a turnover of $2B.</p><p>Through UK Research and Innovation, the National Centre for reduction, replacement and refinement of animal testing in medicine has committed £100 million in research to develop new approach methodologies, including organ-on-a-chip.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 06/12/2022 17:19:41 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1544989

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Astra Asset Management UK
	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 (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met with Astra Asset Management UK in the past two years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	94711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers April to June 2022, further data will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by civil servants are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 01/12/2022 17:14:23 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1520328

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme will be introduced; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays to the introduction of that scheme on the number of contracts that will be agreed through it.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	61437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>Shipbuilding falls within my Ministerial portfolio, and the Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme is a key priority for early delivery. I am bringing forward our specific proposals for the scheme to Government colleagues, with a view to updating Parliament and launching a scheme this calendar year. BEIS is not aware of any immediate lending cases that have been disadvantaged by the delay in launching the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/10/2022 16:24:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1520329

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Shipping: 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, whether he will hold discussions with maritime sector representatives on (a) the potential impact of trends in the level of energy costs on and (b) ensuring the supply of fuel to that sector.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	61438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>My Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Science and Investment Security will be meeting with representatives from the maritime sector for a general introduction in the near future.</p><p>The recently announced Energy Bill Relief Scheme <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fgovernment-outlines-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C755d90f29ade46fc9a1008dab283792b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638018574980713436%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xJLgpnkPhJYxYiG79rKKQ0NOt0ItKdkGNcyQ21JUQuk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-outlines-plans-to-help-cut-energy-bills-for-businesses</a> ensures that all businesses and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period. A review of the scheme, to be published in three months, will identify the most vulnerable non-domestic customers and how the government will continue assisting them with energy costs after the initial six months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 20/10/2022 11:41:13 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1488754

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	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	Cobham Ultra Acquisitions: Ultra Electronics
	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 to Answer of 13 July to Question 32496, with reference to the proposed undertakings offered by Cobham Ultra Acquisitions Limited in relation to its acquisition of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, whether the Government will take a shareholding in Ultra Electronics.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	35873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 22/07/2022 10:41:58 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1487300

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	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	Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre: Staff
	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 full time equivalent staff from his Department were employed in the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre as on 7 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	32489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>All full-time staff will be employed by the British Geological Survey, which is delivering the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/07/2022 13:40:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1487301

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	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	Minerals
	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 Cabinet colleagues on Government progress towards publishing a UK Critical Minerals Strategy; and whether that strategy will consider the resilience of critical mineral supply chains.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	32490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>As my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State said at the BEIS Select Committee in June 2022, the Government is preparing a Critical Minerals Strategy, that will be published soon.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Strategy, the Government will mitigate risks and promote a more resilient global supply chain, through diversification, international partnerships and the circular economy</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/07/2022 13:39:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones