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1524789

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	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	Companies: Registration
	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 companies have been struck off the Companies House register for instances of fraud identified by Companies House.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	67915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>Companies House does not hold the figures for how many companies were struck off the register where fraudulent activity has been identified. The Registrar of Companies can commence action to strike a company off the register where she has reason to believe a company is no longer in business or in operation. The Registrar may also strike a company’s name off the register on application by the company.</p><p> </p><p>Table A9 of the <em>Companies register activities: statistical release 2021 to 2022</em> shows the total volumes of all companies struck off and dissolved, which includes following the compulsory strike off process and following an application by a company.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/companies-register-activities-statistical-release-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">Companies register activities: statistical release 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/10/2022 12:50:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1535939

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Business: Debts
	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 trends in the regional spread of business debt in (a) each of the last five years, (b) during the covid-19 outbreak and (c) during the cost of living crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
	uin	71098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department monitors regional trends in business lending through the British Business Bank (BBB), the SME Finance Monitor survey, and the trade associations UK Finance and Responsible Finance. The BBB’s three regional funds support access to debt and equity finance in Cornwall, the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine, including Coventry.</p><p> </p><p>The regional spread of business debt broadly reflects national demand for business lending and the regional distribution of the business population. Differences within regions are more significant, with Community Development Finance Institutions playing a valuable role in enabling access to debt finance for businesses in under-served areas.</p><p> </p><p>According to the SME Finance Monitor, the proportion of all SMEs using external finance was 38% in Q2 2022, down from the 45% using finance in Q2 2021 and in line with pre-pandemic levels. Use of debt finance is higher for SMEs trading internationally and those with plans to grow. The majority (86%) of SMEs are in the category of ‘happy non-seekers’ of finance, meaning that they have either no debt or a level of borrowing that they consider sufficient for their needs.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 28/10/2022 12:56:15 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1524382

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	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	Companies: Registration
	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 number of companies that have been automatically struck off the Companies House register where fraudulent activity was suspected to have taken place in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	67031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>Companies House does not hold figures for how many companies were struck off the register where fraudulent activity was suspected.</p><p> </p><p>The Registrar of Companies can only instigate action to strike a company off the register where she has reason to believe a company is no longer in business or in operation. The figures for the compulsory strike off process for the past five years are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>212,334</p></td><td><p>216,642</p></td><td><p>230,931</p></td><td><p>165,597</p></td><td><p>279,913</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Registrar of Companies may also strike a company’s name off the register on application by a company. Table A9 of the <em>Companies register activities: statistical release 2021 to 2022</em> shows the total volumes of all companies struck off and dissolved, which includes the compulsory strike off process and following an application by a company:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/companies-register-activities-statistical-release-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">Companies register activities: statistical release 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 31/10/2022 14:43:10 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake previous answer version 27383 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell answering member 4812
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1524788

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	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	Companies House: Fees and 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the Companies House incorporation fee.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	67914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill gives the Government more flexibility to use fees in the future, including for investigation and enforcement activities and as a result the Government is keeping the future fees charged by Companies House under review as reforms progress. The Government will seek to ensure that the UK remains an attractive place for business, whilst also protecting the register from fraud and economic crime.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 31/10/2022 14:43:49 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake previous answer version 27393 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell answering member 4812
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1524392

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	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	Clothing: 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, whether his Department has to help improve working conditions and employment rights in the fashion industry.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	67136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes enforcement of employment rights across the whole economy seriously. This is why the Government has more than doubled the budget for national minimum wage compliance and enforcement to £27.8 million for 2022/23, up from £13.2 million in 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 31/10/2022 14:50:23 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1524368

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	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	Post Office: Income
	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 and what proportion of Post Office Limited revenue was distributed to Post Masters for providing in-branch high street banking services in the latest year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	67147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>Post Office Limited publishes their reports and accounts annually and lays them before Parliament. These reports include information on the total costs Post Office allocate for postmaster remuneration, and can be found here: <a href="https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/en/governance/key-reports-statements/post-office-annual-report-accounts-2020-21" target="_blank">https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/en/governance/key-reports-statements/post-office-annual-report-accounts-2020-21</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Post Office Limited is a commercial business. It has a Chief Executive and a Board of Directors, who are responsible for running Post Office day-to-day and for providing strategic oversight respectively. The remuneration postmasters receive for different services is a commercial decision for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 31/10/2022 14:51:13 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1524336

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Buildings
	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 number of work stations available for people employed by his Department on departmental premises.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	67089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The number of workstations estimated to be available for people employed by the Department within its office locations is 3419.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 31/10/2022 14:51:57 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1524100

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	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	Fireworks: 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, whether the Government plans to ban the sale of fireworks to the public.
	tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Campbell
	uin	66914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to ban the sale of fireworks to the public.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 31/10/2022 14:52:40 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

1535457

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	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	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 provide a substantive written response to the correspondence of 2 September 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, reference MCSL2022/20612.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	69716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister of State for Climate wrote to the Hon. Member on 12 October about energy cost support for businesses, and on 25 October about standing charges.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 31/10/2022 14:55:43 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1535154

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	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	Business: Government Assistance
	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 will take to support businesses that have reported as being in significant financial distress.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	69601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government has reversed the National Insurance rise, which will save SMEs approximately £4,200 on average, cut fuel duty for 12 months and brought in the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, to protect small businesses from high energy costs over the winter.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is designed to help SMEs access finance they would otherwise not be able to access commercially. The current iteration of the scheme was launched on 1 August 2022 and supports finance up to £2 million per business group. RLS is available through 38 accredited lenders including banks, asset finance providers, regional and social lenders.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 31/10/2022 14:56:53 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson