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1001980

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
	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 comparative assessment his Department has made of geological activity in Fylde (a) since the commencement of exploratory drilling at the Preston New Road Shale Gas site and (b) prior to such drilling.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	188137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>This is publicly available information:</p><p><a href="https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/lancashire.html" target="_blank">https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/lancashire.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:43:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

541137

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what responsibilities his Department has for (a) formulating and (b) overseeing regulation of the shale gas industry; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	43477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Responsibility for formulating and overseeing regulation of the shale gas industry has been transferred to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Department will fulfil the same role previously undertaken by the Department of Energy and Climate Energy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been clear that shale development must be safe and environmentally sound. The Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering concluded that risks can be managed if industry follows best practice enforced by regulation <strong>[1]</strong>. We already have one of the most robust regulatory regimes in the world for shale gas and we will look to continuously improve it as the industry develops.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>[1]</strong></em><em> The Royal Society and The Royal Academy of Engineers, Shale gas extraction in the UK: a review of hydraulic fracturing, 2012</em></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/09/2016 12:54:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

641397

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
	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 has taken to undertake baseline monitoring of the health of residents living in close proximity to Cuadrilla Resources' shale gas well site at Preston New Road.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	54018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) highlights that the first point of contact on population health and well-being issues should be the Director of Public Health (DPH), and recommends that Local Authority planners should consider consulting the DPH on any planning applications that are likely to have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the local population or particular groups within it. The role of the DPH is to provide expert advice and support, with an aim to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of the population. DPHs are able to seek expert advice and support from Public Health England in responding to such planning applications, where necessary, including support for the investigation of any pre-existing health concerns.</p><p>The DPH at Lancashire County Council (LCC) commissioned a rapid health impact assessment of the shale gas exploratory stage, specifically the proposed sites at Roseacre Wood and Preston New Road, which included an assessment of the baseline health profile for residents within the Warton and Westby ward of the Fylde district.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/11/2016 11:48:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

641398

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Fracking: Lancashire
	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 has taken to institute baseline monitoring sites for air quality in residential areas in close proximity to Cuadrilla Resources' shale gas well site at Preston New Road.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	54020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department currently grant-funds a research consortium led by the British Geological Survey to deliver a baseline environmental monitoring programme in and around sites in the Fylde (Lancashire) where applications for shale gas wells have been made. As a result of this programme and since January 2015, researchers have been gathering data on a number of environmental parameters including air quality. The monitoring located close to the proposed shale gas exploration site at Little Plumpton (Preston New Road) includes instrumentation to measure atmospheric composition, wind speed and direction, air temperature and relative humidity.</p><p>The monitoring characterises the environmental baseline before any hydraulic fracturing takes place and enables future shale gas projects’ data to be checked against these “baseline” data, allowing any significant changes to be flagged for further scrutiny. The investigations are independent of any monitoring carried out by the industry or the regulators. The information collected is freely available to the public on the BGS website:</p><p>www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/shaleGas/monitoring/atmosphericComposition.html</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/11/2016 11:50:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802547

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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	Small Businesses: North West
	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 support his Department is providing to SMEs in the North West ahead of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	118097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Northern Powerhouse is at the core of our work to spread growth across the entire country, including the North West and a key aspect of our national Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We are determined to boost business growth and strengthen levels of trade and investment to ensure the North is well placed to take advantage of global business opportunities, both now and when we leave the European Union. The North West has seen 93,300 new SMEs created since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>In February this year, we launched the £400 million Northern Powerhouse Fund for small businesses across the North, ensuring they have access to the finance they need to start-up and grow. This fund has now made 62 investments/loans into businesses in the North West totalling £10.5m. That is over half of that invested across the whole of the Northern Powerhouse.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last three years, Government has invested and funded the establishment of 38 Growth Hubs (one in each Local Enterprise Partnership area) including a network of Growth Hubs across the North West, which are providing businesses with access to tailored local advice and support to help them grow.</p><p>Of these, Growth Hubs in the North West have supported over 25,793 businesses and helped 2,680 individuals to start a new business.</p><p> </p><p>For businesses in Lancashire, this support is provided by Boost Business Lancashire Growth Hub which acts as the first port of call for businesses seeking advice and support locally. Since its launch in November 2013, Boost has engaged and supported 5,294 businesses and helped 409 individuals to start up a new business.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past few years, we have also invested over £1.5 billion through the Local Growth Fund in the North West for projects to boost local economies .The Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership have now received over £320m as part of their Local Growth Funding to give businesses the support and opportunities they need and drive economic growth.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/12/2017 11:32:37 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802974

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Post Offices: 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 his Department has made of the sustainability of the Post Office Local business model in which postmasters are obliged to cover all business overheads but are not necessarily able to cover their employee’s wages.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	118394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Assessing the sustainability of its business models is the operational responsibility of Post Office Limited.</p><p>The Post Office’s Local business model allows the hosting businesses to improve their retail offer, by removing the need for a fortress counter to free up space in the shop to sell other items, and by integrating the post office counter into the main retail counter enabling efficiencies in running the store.</p><p>There are over 3,800 Local model post offices operating across the UK. Host retailers will also benefit from the associated footfall into the branch and Postmasters who have converted to the Local model have reported an average increase of 11% in their associated retail sales.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/12/2017 14:17:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802984

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Nuclear Fuels: 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, what steps his Department is taking to support the nuclear fuel manufacturing industry.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	118404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government engages regularly with new nuclear build developers on their supply chain plans as we seek to maximise UK economic benefit; this includes fuel manufacturing. The Government is also actively involved in advising and supporting UK companies who are pursuing nuclear fuel supply and manufacturing opportunities in overseas markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/12/2017 16:01:38 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802985

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Nuclear Fuels: 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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that nuclear fuel for the Moorside nuclear reactors is manufactured in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	118405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Sourcing of fuel for new nuclear power stations is a matter for the project developers. The Government engages regularly with the developers on their supply chain plans as we seek to maximise UK economic benefit arising from the projects; this includes fuel manufacturing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/12/2017 16:02:50 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802986

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Nuclear Fuels: 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 any plans to ensure that nuclear fuel for the nuclear reactors at (a) Hinkley Point C, (b) Bradwell B and (c) Wylfa Newydd is manufactured in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	118406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Sourcing of fuel for new nuclear power stations is a matter for the project developers. The Government engages regularly with the developers on their supply chain plans as we seek to maximise UK economic benefit arising from the projects; this includes fuel manufacturing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/12/2017 16:07:05 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

802987

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2017
	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	Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria
	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 effect his Department’s decision to select the Korea Electric Power Corporation as the preferred bidder to take over building the Moorside nuclear reactors has had on the date the Moorside nuclear plant is projected to be (a) completed and (b) operational.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	118407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Toshiba, rather than the Department, has selected KEPCO as their preferred bidder to buy Nugen and we will engage with the companies to understand their proposals for the Moorside project.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/12/2017 11:12:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies