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759462

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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: Prices
	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 his Department has made of the percentage change in the cost for the average domestic dual fuel bill for customers of (a) British Gas, (b) EDF, (c) Npower, (d) E.ON, (e) Scottish Power and (f) SSE since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	9772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy collect data from energy companies on the price of energy. This data is collected in confidence and therefore cannot be provided by individual supplier.</p><p>In real terms, the cost of an average annual UK domestic energy bill based on fixed consumption levels[1] for combined gas and standard electricity increased year on year from 2010 to 2014 but fell between 2014 and 2016. Overall from 2010 to 2016, bills increased by 8.4 per cent, assuming fixed consumption. However, over this time period average household consumption of gas and electricity also fell, in large part as a result of improved energy efficiency. Based on actual consumption, bills were slightly lower in 2016 than 2010, although this reflects colder than average temperatures in 2010.</p><p>Data based on fixed consumption can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/annual-domestic-energy-price-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/annual-domestic-energy-price-statistics</a>. Information on the impact of variable consumption can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604317/Domestic_energy_bills_in_2016_-_the_impact_of_variable_consumption.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/604317/Domestic_energy_bills_in_2016_-_the_impact_of_variable_consumption.pdf</a>.</p><p>Additionally, individual companies have published their total revenue from sales of domestic gas and electricity through the consolidated segmental reports which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2017/06/links_to_consolidated_segmental_statements_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2017/06/links_to_consolidated_segmental_statements_0.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Consumption levels: 3,800kWh for electricity and 15,000kWh for gas</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/09/2017 15:18:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

759464

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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: Prices
	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 effect of Government policy on trends in the average cost of domestic dual fuel energy bills over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	9770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>After an increase in 2013, average household dual fuel bills declined in real terms between 2013 and 2016. Actions taken to tackle emissions have helped to reduce average energy bills for households as efficiency savings have more than offset the increased cost of supporting low carbon technologies.</p><p>The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) estimate that the cost of policies delivering cleaner energy, support for vulnerable households, and investing in upgrading our buildings account for around 12 per cent (around £140) of an average household dual fuel bill in 2016. However, these costs are on average more than offset by savings from improvements to the energy efficiency of people’s homes. The CCC estimate that household energy efficiency improvements made since 2008 are delivering average bill savings of around £290 per year, driven in large part by government policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/09/2017 15:20:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

759463

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Pay
	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 of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	9760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was formed as part of the machinery of government changes in July 2017, by merging parts of BIS and parts of DECC.</p><p>The BEIS 2017 pay award has not yet been agreed, so details of staff pay increases are not available for this year.</p><p>It is also not possible to provide accurate information for pay increases for staff (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent for each of the former departments other than at disproportionate costs. This is because this will require a number of reports to be generated and checked in both former departments for staff at both Senior Civil Service level and below in relation to both the 2015 and 2016 pay awards.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/09/2017 15:18:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

759011

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2017
	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	Money Laundering
	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 plans to take to ensure UK entities cannot be used as shell companies for money laundering in light of recent allegations against prominent Azerbaijanis.
	tabling member constituency	Barking
	tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
	uin	9692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK has implemented a series of reforms since 2015 aimed at increasing the transparency of UK incorporated legal persons and arrangements, and preventing their misuse for illicit purposes. These reforms include, but are not limited to, the introduction of the publicly accessible People with Significant Control Register; the abolition of bearer shares; the introduction of a register of trusts with tax generating consequences; the introduction of Unexplained Wealth Orders; and the introduction of the HMRC register of Trust or Company Service Providers. It is too early to measure the impact of many of these reforms, but we expect these measures to make a significant difference to the prevention of the misuse of companies and trusts, and assist law enforcement in their investigations where misuse does occur.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2017 13:38:01 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

758618

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Companies: Ownership
	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 registered their beneficial ownership information with Companies House by the 30 June 2017 deadline.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	9487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>3,628,041 companies registered their beneficial ownership information by the deadline. This figure is based on data available on 5 July 2017 to ensure that paper filed documents submitted by the 30 June deadline had been processed.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/09/2017 10:06:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

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

758343

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	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	Tumble Dryers: Safety
	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 progress he has made on addressing concerns relating to tumble dryer safety; and what recent discussions he has had with manufacturers on that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	8991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety that I set up last year to further improve the safety of white goods and the recalls system, made its final recommendations in July.</p><p>Actions are already underway to implement a number of the Group’s recommendations including tasking BSI (British Standards Institution) with making available a code of practice on recalls by the end of the year. We are also considering the framework for a national body to support consumers on product safety.</p><p>The Department is in regular contact with white goods manufacturers and AMDEA (the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances) were members of the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/09/2017 11:37:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

757858

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to introduce an energy price cap.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Liz Twist
	uin	8916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State has written to the Chief Executive of Ofgem asking him to advise on what action the regulator intends to take to safeguard consumers on the poorest value tariffs and to consider the future of standard variable tariffs. The Secretary of State will consider further action in the light of Ofgem’s proposals and remains prepared to legislate if necessary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2017 14:11:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

756596

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cybersecurity
	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 principle set out in paragraph 5.3.6 of the Government's cyber Security Strategy that everyone who works in government has a sound awareness of cyber risk applies to members of staff employed by contractors doing work procured by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is committed to ensuring that contractors and their staff have a sound awareness of cyber risk matters and they take all necessary safeguards to protect the department’s information.</p><p>Where relevant, cyber security awareness, the need to ensure contractual compliance with Information Assurance standards such as ISO 27001:2013 certification and “Cyber Essentials/ Plus” is included in contract specifications and reviewed as part of the evaluation process. Contractors must comply with the department’s IT security policies and procedures.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/09/2017 10:07:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756824

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	New Businesses: Stafford
	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 new companies were started in Stafford constituency in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	7577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics has published user requested statistics regarding the number of enterprise “births” in UK Parliamentary Constituencies. A “birth” occurs when a business appears on the Inter-Departmental Business Register, following registration for either VAT or PAYE.</p><p>The following table gives “births” in the Stafford Parliamentary Constituency for the most recent three years available.</p><p> </p><p><em>Stafford Parliamentary Constituency </em></p><p>2013 - <strong>405</strong></p><p>2014 - <strong>415</strong></p><p>2015 - <strong>380</strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/09/2017 12:13:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy