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1463322

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	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: Standing Charges
	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 the Government plans to review the system of standing charges for (a) electricity and (b) gas customers.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	2452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The standing charge includes the costs energy suppliers incur to provide a live supply of gas and electricity to individual properties, regardless of how much energy their customers use. If it was removed, these costs would be added to the unit price of energy. Otherwise, suppliers would not be able to recover the legitimate costs of serving customers.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 24/05/2022 14:31:47 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1401686

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	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	Mineworkers' Pension 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, if he will make a further assessment of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee's report on the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, published on 27 April 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	904936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>In the Government response to the Select Committee inquiry into the Scheme we highlighted we continue to believe the arrangements agreed in 1994 with the Scheme Trustees still work well and are fair and beneficial to both Scheme members and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/01/2022 13:19:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1365606

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	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	Iron and Steel: 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 the oral contribution by the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham, on 19 October 2021, Official Report, Column 611, whether he will be taking additional steps to support the steel sector’s transition to net zero given the £350 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund is intended for multiple energy-intensive sectors including the steel sector.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	68175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that the steel sector plays in our economy and across all areas of the UK. We have taken specific steps to support the steel industry and we will continue to work with the sector regarding its decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2021 we published the Net Zero Strategy, which committed to provide further support for research and innovation through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio and initiatives led by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre to support the fuel switch to low carbon hydrogen on industrial sites.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 09/11/2021 09:00:00 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1310732

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2021
	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	OneWeb: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 152466 on OneWeb, how much the Government has allocated for future funding to OneWeb in the next (a) 12 and (b) 36 months; and which additional shareholders are being considered.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	184413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government do not propose to invest further in OneWeb. The Government, together with other OneWeb shareholders, is engaged in discussions with a range of potential partners about future funding and bringing in additional shareholders. For reasons of commercial sensitivity, the Government cannot provide details of potential investors before they are formally announced.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 26/04/2021 13:05:01 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1287315

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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	Weddings: Coronavirus
	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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that wedding (a) venues and (b) suppliers are supported during the third covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	154936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>We have provided an unprecedented package of financial support since March 2020 to businesses, including those in the weddings sector. We keep this regularly under review, through discussions with HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:06:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1287340

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 much his Department spend on (a) external advisers and (b) consultant fees related to the Government's investment in OneWeb.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	154937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>Details of the Department’s expenditure related to Government’s investment in OneWeb are commercially sensitive. The Government is obliged to treat this information with appropriate care to avoid damaging wider commercial interests and maintaining the trust of OneWeb’s shareholders.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 24/02/2021 16:28:25 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1285084

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 plans to encourage OneWeb to move the manufacturing of its satellites from the US to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	151656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Details of satellite production and manufacturing are a commercial matter for the company.</p><p>OneWeb is fully aware of the UK Government’s ambition to boost domestic capabilities in research and development and bring high-value manufacturing jobs to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/02/2021 17:57:28 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1285653

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 much his Department has allocated for (a) further investment in OneWeb and (b) any other activity relating to OneWeb in the next (i) 12 months and (ii) three years.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	152463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with the company and partners to maximise the value of our investment, including discussing with a range of potential partners about future funding and bringing in additional shareholders.</p><p>OneWeb plans to complete UK coverage and commence commercial services by the end of 2021, with global coverage planned for 2022.</p><p>It remains the Government’s ambition to supporting OneWeb in providing competitive global broadband and identifying opportunities to protect and promote UK jobs and supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/02/2021 17:55:46 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1285654

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 press release of 3 July 2020 announcing its investment in OneWeb, what estimate he has made of the number of households in the UK that will benefit from enhanced broadband through OneWeb in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	152464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>OneWeb plans to have UK coverage of satellite broadband by the end of 2021, with global coverage planned by the end of 2022.</p><p>The UK Government is supporting OneWeb in providing competitive global broadband whilst being mindful of its responsibility to the UK Space Sector.</p><p>The commercial operation of OneWeb will be separate from Government’s duties to ensure the transparent and effective operation of markets.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/02/2021 17:55:00 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1285655

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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	OneWeb: 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, with reference to his Department’s press release of 3 July 2020 announcing its investment in OneWeb, how many people were employed at OneWeb’s UK base as of 10 February 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	152465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Employee and workforce details are a business matter for the company. OneWeb is fully aware of the UK Government’s ambition to boost domestic capabilities in research and development and bring high-level manufacturing jobs to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/02/2021 17:54:08 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1285656

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 much further investment in OneWeb his Department estimates will be made by Bharti Global Ltd in (a) the next 12 months and (b) the next 36 months.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	152466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Details of further investment into OneWeb are a commercial matter for the company.</p><p>The UK Government’s focus is on securing additional private investment. We are in discussions with a range of potential partners about future funding and bringing in additional shareholders.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/02/2021 17:53:34 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1285657

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 press release of 3 July 2020 announcing its investment in OneWeb, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for OneWeb to support the UK’s national security interests.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	152467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK will continue to rely on the SKYNET programme for its defence and security global communications requirements.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/02/2021 17:52:48 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1284951

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 OneWeb satellites his Department estimates will be produced for orbit in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	150745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>Details of satellite production and future launches are a commercial matter for the company.</p><p>OneWeb plans to complete UK coverage and commence commercial services by the end of 2021, with global coverage planned for 2022.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 11/02/2021 15:58:56 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1284950

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 his Department will publish the governance structures for OneWeb with reference to the (a) role of Bharti Global Ltd and (b) arrangements for oversight by Ministers of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	150744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of transparency in relation to its shareholding in OneWeb. Government involvement is outlined in the terms of the company’s articles of association, which are publicly available at Companies House.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 11/02/2021 15:58:15 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1284949

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 his Department will publish the primary objectives of OneWeb with reference to its provision of (a) internet communications, (b) surveillance and (c) GPS.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	150743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government and other shareholders are supporting OneWeb in the development of their long-term strategic plan.</p><p> </p><p>OneWeb’s global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation will provide high speed, low-latency global internet coverage.</p><p> </p><p>OneWeb’s current generation of satellites does not offer any surveillance applications. However, moving forward, OneWeb’s capabilities in potential future-generation satellites, alongside those of the wider sector, will be reviewed in the context of the UK’s evolving Space requirements.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 11/02/2021 15:56:59 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1284948

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	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	OneWeb
	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 the outcome was of his Department's recent assessment of the value of its investment in the OneWeb company.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	150742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>Investing in OneWeb provides the UK with a range of strategic and commercial opportunities, including the potential to create jobs, expand the UK's supply chain and boost the manufacturing sector.</p><p>OneWeb will contribute to the UK's ambition to become a world leader in the Space sector.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 11/02/2021 15:56:01 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1271148

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2020
	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of ending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on levels of employment.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	910322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has safeguarded 9.6m jobs to date and will be reviewed in January. The Government is also supporting the recovery of the economy by focussing on job creation initiatives like Kickstart and Restart. The public health situation continues to evolve and we will continue to take the necessary steps to protect jobs and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/12/2020 13:22:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1196346

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	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: Iron and Steel
	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 the Answer of 23 January 2020 to Question 5366, when his Department plans to update its publications entitled (a) Steel procurement pipeline and (b) Steel Public Procurement: Compliance with the steel procurement guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	47239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The data used for the publication of the steel procurement pipeline, and the compliance data on the steel procurement guidance, has been shared with UK Steel and the steel producers. These stakeholders have helped to quality assure the information prior to publication, which we intend to publish soon.</p><p>Data on steel procurement in the UK, including the origin, as well as information on infrastructure projects with significant steel content, is published annually at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsteel-public-procurement&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPhil.Bennett%40beis.gov.uk%7Cc83f94be8ea648ee071b08d7fb4516e3%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637254147347778222&amp;sdata=CRTmhtJ%2FPf7WoxRuvuUpZGtKW1jB5gxu%2FJnYnadrrkc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/steel-public-procurement</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The next iteration of this data will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/05/2020 15:35:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 23124 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1194714

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	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	Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
	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 steps he is taking to help ensure that workers in the beauty sector receive adequate supplies of personal protective equipment in order to re-open businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	45095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>We continue to work with stakeholders on developing sensible guidance for businesses that will give UK workers the utmost confidence on their return to work.  We will now focus on sectors, such as the personal care sector, that are not currently open to help them plan for when they can open.</p><p> </p><p>The needs of staff in non-health and non-care settings are covered in the United Kingdom-wide Personal Protective Equipment Plan published on 10 April 2020. This provides clear guidance on who needs Personal Protective Equipment and in what circumstances they need to use it, and how sufficient supplies will be secured to manage the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan can be accessed on the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-ppe-plan" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-ppe-plan</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2020 09:08:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1194713

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	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	Personal Care Services: Coronavirus
	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 guidance his Department plans to issue to businesses in the beauty sector on health and safety standards in relation to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	45094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister set out a roadmap to get the UK back to work in his speech on 11 May. Hairdressers and other beauty businesses remain closed in this phase because the risk of transmission in these environments is higher due to the indoor environment and closer physical contact. The ambition is to reopen these businesses as part of Step 3 of the roadmap and we will work with the beauty sector ahead of that to ensure that that the guidance supports hairdressers to work safely.</p><p> </p><p>This will add to the guidance already published by the Government which was developed with industry, unions, local government, Public Health England and the Health and Safety Executive to support businesses that have been allowed to open during the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2020 09:06:19 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1194560

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
	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 the Government will require employers to publish comprehensive covid-19 risk assessments in advance of the return of their employees to work after the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	45093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published guidance developed with industry experts, unions, business organisations, local Government, and other stakeholders, requiring employers to carry out risk assessments as part of normal health and safety practice in order to get employees back to work safely.</p><p> </p><p>Employers need to develop their risk assessments with input from unions and workers, as they do under normal circumstance. All businesses should share the results of their risk assessment with their employees. We are asking employers to publish the results of these assessments whenever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects larger organisations – those with over 50 workers – to publish the results of their risk assessments. We think businesses will want to do this to help build the confidence of their workers and their customers. In order to help with this, the Government has provided a new notice which employers can display on their website to show they have followed the guidance on managing the risks of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2020 08:55:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1194559

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	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	Health and Safety: Coronavirus
	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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that employers provide sufficient levels of personal protective equipment to their employees once they return to work after the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	45092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>We have provided guidance on how to work safely in a number of different working environments, such as offices, factories, and working outdoors – so that employers can use the guidance which is most relevant to them. The safety of all workers is at the forefront of this guidance. Our approach is clinically led, based on the expert advice of the UK’s Chief Medical Officer for England, the NHS and Public Health England. We are led by the evolving science in this work and as the scientific and medical advice changes, the guidance will be updated to reflect this.</p><p> </p><p>Where workers already wear PPE for protection against non-COVID risks, such as dust, they should continue to wear this PPE.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to manage the risk of COVID-19 is to implement robust social distancing measures and other physical controls. Outside of a clinical setting there is very little evidence to support the use of PPE and we would anticipate that an employer’s risk assessment and risk management decisions would reflect that the role of PPE in providing additional protection is extremely limited.</p><p> </p><p>We recommend that PPE is not used in working environments where it would not normally be required. Good hygiene and minimising social contact remain the most effective way of managing the risks of COVID-19. However, if an employers’ risk assessment does show that PPE is required, employers must provide this PPE free of charge to employees.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/05/2020 08:53:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1174828

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	Government Departments: Iron and Steel
	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 quantity of (a) hot-rolled steel, (b) steel pipe and tubes and (c) total steel and steel products was procured from UK steel manufacturers by government departments in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	10346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting the UK steel industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Department collates information from across Government where large amounts of steel are procured, including information about steel spend and origin, where known. This information is published annually at: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsteel-public-procurement&amp;data=02%7C01%7CAlice.Phillimore%40beis.gov.uk%7C49621df1bb6f427276cc08d7a8b1bc7f%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637163353625971330&amp;sdata=f1RNltMslSUEVo6CNGI%2BAsSOC2N%2FezOVbmyn%2FZumpTA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/steel-public-procurement</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/02/2020 16:47:42 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1169802

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	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	Mineworkers' Pension 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, with reference to the Answer of 5 November 2019 to Question 8232, when the proposals for the long-term protection of Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme bonuses will be implemented in full.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	1709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>Officials are working with the Trustees on implementing the proposals. This requires changes to the Scheme Rules which are being drafted by the Trustees’ lawyers. Further updates will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/01/2020 15:27:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1167670

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	Mineworkers' Pension 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, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2019 to Question 5421, whether proposals for the long-term protection of pension bonuses for members of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme have been formally accepted.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	8232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>I have written to the Trustees of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme to confirm that the Government will agree to their proposals in full. This includes providing a guarantee for pensions that have accrued that could otherwise have been lost. I have instructed BEIS officials to work with the Trustees to implement the changes as swiftly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 05/11/2019 11:14:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1143792

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Mineworkers' Pension 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, if she will publish the individual benefits paid to Mineworkers' Pension Scheme members by the Government from surplus receipts.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	285049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/09/2019 16:50:08 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1128609

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Iron and Steel
	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 estimate he has made of the proportion of UK steel and steel products procured by his Department in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	257727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>For the first time this year the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published information from Government departments and their arm’s-length bodies on the value and origin of the steel procured over the financial year 2017/18, where this information was available. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy did not directly procure any steel, from the UK or overseas, in this period for major projects.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with departments and their arm’s-length bodies to improve awareness of the steel procurement guidance and the quality of the information that they are able to provide us on the steel procured for their major projects.</p><p> </p><p>In publishing this data and the annual Steel Pipeline, we are supporting the industry to maximise its potential for growth, enabling steel businesses to plan for future demand, and ultimately increase the amount of UK steel used in both public and private UK projects. The Steel Pipeline shows how the government plans to use over 3 million tonnes of steel – worth around £500 million – over the next decade, on infrastructure projects such as the construction of Hinkley Point C and the maintenance and upgrading of the UK’s motorway network.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/06/2019 09:49:04 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

781353

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	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	Solar Power: 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 assessment he has made of the equity of the fiscal regime for rooftop solar power compared with those for other energy generation technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	110587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK has applied a reduced, 5% VAT rate on 11 different types of energy saving materials, including solar panels, since 2001. That remains in place. The Government is still considering the responses to the consultation on energy saving materials and will issue a response to that consultation shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The business rate treatment for solar panels is consistent with the treatment for other power generating plant and machinery. Plant and machinery which is used to provide power to the property is rateable, while these items are not rateable if the power is being wholly or mainly sold to other consumers. Changing the law in this instance would mean giving preferential treatment to the solar sector.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of capital allowances for solar panels is also consistent with the treatment for other power generating technologies.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/11/2017 14:44:04 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

781475

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	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	Solar Power
	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 his Department's policy is on solar power; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	110588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Solar power is a UK success story, with rapid deployment over the last 7 years. Latest figures indicate that we now have over 12.5GW of solar capacity installed in the UK, enough to power over 2.7 million homes and exceeding our historic projections.</p><p> </p><p>Support for solar comes directly from people's bills, so when costs come down, so should support. Therefore we have taken steps to control the costs of support schemes and put solar on a path to delivering without subsidy. We expect subsidy-free solar to be an increasingly attractive option. Some of the UK’s largest solar developers have said that they will be installing and connecting subsidy-free sites in 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/11/2017 14:20:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

753731

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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: Blaenau Gwent
	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 estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of constituents in Blaenau Gwent constituency who will be affected by the Government's proposal to safeguard customers on the poorest energy value tariff.
	tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
	tabling member printed	Nick Smith
	uin	6001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Ofgem is considering options to protect vulnerable consumers and has yet to announce a formal proposal. Alongside this Ofgem has announced a package of measures to help consumers move away from poor value tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/07/2017 14:00:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith