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	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage universities to tackle their BME and intersecting gender pay gaps.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	202859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>​​As independent and autonomous institutions, higher education institutions are responsible for decisions about who they employ and the pay offered to their staff.</p><p>All employers with over 250 employees are now required to report their gender pay gap data. The transparency created through reporting is crucial to accelerating progress to close the gender pay gap.</p><p>Through her Race Disparity Audit, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister has asked employers to commit to tackling barriers facing ethnic minorities in the workplace and has launched a consultation on ethnicity pay reporting, which is open until January.</p><p>​In the New Year, government will be announcing a package of measures to address disparities that affect both ethnic minority staff and students in higher education.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/12/2018 16:20:04 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1134253

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Carbon Capture and Storage
	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 implications for his policies of the Committee on Climate Change conclusion that carbon capture and storage will be needed to fulfil UK climate change targets.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	268617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>On 27 June a new, legally binding, target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 came into force. This will require ambitious action across the economy building on our Clean Growth Strategy, and carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) is likely to play a vital role</p><p> </p><p>Our CCUS Action Plan sets out that we will move to deploying CCUS in the 2020s, working in partnership with industry to achieve this. To support this, on 27 June we announced that nine companies have secured £26 million of government funding, in addition to industry backing, to advance the rollout of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in the UK - a crucial step towards the UK’s net zero emissions and the end of the UK’s contribution to global warming. It is the next milestone for the Government’s ambition for the UK to be a world-leader in the field as laid out in the Clean Growth Strategy and the CCUS Action Plan</p><p> </p><p>One company, Tata Chemicals is being awarded £4.2m toward the construction of a facility to capture and utilise 40,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year – the equivalent of 22,000 cars. When fully operational in 2021 it will be the largest carbon capture plant in the UK, removing 100 times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than the country’s current largest facility.</p><p> </p><p>We will also shortly be consulting on CCUS business models and the re-use of existing infrastructure assets to support CCUS projects as an important first step to supporting deployment of CCUS in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/07/2019 14:09:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1134254

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	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	Carbon: Scotland
	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 assessment his Department has made of Scotland’s offshore storage capacity for carbon.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	268618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK has significant carbon dioxide storage capacity in both the Central and Southern North Sea and East Irish Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Technologies Institute’s (ETI) CO2 Storage Appraisal Project, funded by the UK Government, identified that the UK has the potential to store more than 78 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide[1] and could be a world leader in carbon dioxide storage services, supporting new economic opportunities by providing carbon dioxide storage for UK and potentially for European emissions for many years in the future[2].</p><p> </p><p>The ETI project also outlined that a number of potential carbon dioxide storage sites across the UK are already well appraised and suitable for carbon dioxide storage. All information from the ETI project and on potential carbon dioxide storage in UK waters more widely is available through the world-leading CO2 Stored database[3]. The database provides the location and size of all known potential carbon dioxide storage sites in UK territorial waters.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Energy Technologies Institute LLP, 2017. Taking stock of UK CO2 Storage. Available from: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eti.co.uk%2Finsights%2Ftaking-stock-of-uk-co2-storage&amp;data=02%7C01%7Candrew.russell%40beis.gov.uk%7C65ab4ec726ec4290433b08d6fa144c69%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636971362413121582&amp;sdata=YYAAkTSM7M9Kn%2BiLiU9JX23XUee4FdwJcNqfIgMMkV0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.eti.co.uk/insights/taking-stock-of-uk-co2-storage</a></p><p>[2] International Energy Agency, 2017. Energy Technology Perspectives; An evolving energy system. Available from: https://www. iea.org/etp2017/summary/</p><p>[3] CO2 Stored. Homepage. Available from: http://www. co2stored.co.uk/home/index</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/07/2019 14:09:53 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1137647

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether decisions on the next Revenue = Incentives + Innovation + Outputs price control period will include the requirement for energy networks to deliver the Government's policies set out in the (a) Industrial Strategy and (b) Clean Growth Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	274577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Network regulation, including gas and electricity network price controls, is a matter for Ofgem as the independent energy regulator and, by law, must be set independently of Government. Government expects network companies and regulators to act in the best interests of consumers including in relation to Government’s net zero and clean growth ambitions, and taking into account the industrial strategy. As an independent arm’s length body, whose objectives are set out in statute, Ofgem is directly accountable to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/07/2019 14:44:01 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1137648

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of Ofgem’s Sector Specific Methodology on the ability of energy networks to deliver (a) net zero emissions and (b) the Government's policies set out in the (i) Industrial Strategy and (ii) Clean Growth Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	274578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Network regulation, including the sector specific methodology for gas and electricity network price controls, is a matter for Ofgem as the independent energy regulator and, by law, must be set independently of Government. Government expects network companies and regulators to act in the best interests of consumers including in relation to Government’s net zero and clean growth ambitions, and taking into account the industrial strategy. As an independent arm’s length body, whose objectives are set out in statute, Ofgem is directly accountable to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/07/2019 14:44:09 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1137649

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	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	Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to ensure that Ofgem’s Sector Specific Methodology enables energy networks to deliver (a) net zero emissions and (b) the Government policies set out in the (i) Industrial Strategy and (ii) Clean Growth Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	274579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Network regulation, including the sector specific methodology for gas and electricity network price controls, is a matter for Ofgem as the independent energy regulator and, by law, must be set independently of Government. Government expects network companies and regulators to act in the best interests of consumers including in relation to Government’s net zero and clean growth ambitions, and taking into account the industrial strategy. As an independent arm’s length body, whose objectives are set out in statute, Ofgem is directly accountable to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/07/2019 14:44:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

731406

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	General Election 2017
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of holding the 2017 General Election.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	30
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The total cost to the public purse of administering the 2017 UK parliamentary general election comprises two main elements: the expenditure incurred by Returning Officers in running the poll; and the cost of delivering election mailings produced by candidates. Returning Officers will have six months from the day of the poll to submit their expense claims, and so the final cost will not be known until these have been received, scrutinised and settled. The actual cost of delivering candidates’ mailings will also not be known until all invoices from the universal service provider (Royal Mail) have been received and settled.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/06/2017 15:42:46 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

732525

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the revision of constituency boundaries review undertaken in the 2015-2017 Parliament for (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	1222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>During the 2015-17 Parliament, each Boundary Commission spent approximately the following on the conduct of the current Boundary Review which is due to report in 2018:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(a) Scotland - £380,000</p><p>(b) England - £2,711,000</p><p>(c) Northern Ireland - £374,000</p><p>(d) Wales - £441,000</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Sixth Periodic Review of constituency boundaries was due to report in 2013, though it was moved to 2018 following an amendment to the Electoral Registration and Administration (ERA) Act 2013. At the time that the ERA Bill received Royal Assent in January 2013, each of the four Boundary Commissions had spent approximately the following amounts:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(a) Scotland – £680,000</p><p>(b) England – £4,867,000</p><p>(c) Northern Ireland – £698,000</p><p>(d) Wales – £819,000</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 1242 question first answered 29/06/2017 15:02:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

732526

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the Sixth Periodic Review of constituency boundaries undertaken in the 2010-2015 Parliament for (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	1242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>During the 2015-17 Parliament, each Boundary Commission spent approximately the following on the conduct of the current Boundary Review which is due to report in 2018:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(a) Scotland - £380,000</p><p>(b) England - £2,711,000</p><p>(c) Northern Ireland - £374,000</p><p>(d) Wales - £441,000</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Sixth Periodic Review of constituency boundaries was due to report in 2013, though it was moved to 2018 following an amendment to the Electoral Registration and Administration (ERA) Act 2013. At the time that the ERA Bill received Royal Assent in January 2013, each of the four Boundary Commissions had spent approximately the following amounts:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(a) Scotland – £680,000</p><p>(b) England – £4,867,000</p><p>(c) Northern Ireland – £698,000</p><p>(d) Wales – £819,000</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 1222 question first answered 29/06/2017 15:02:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1127458

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	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	Boilers: Natural Gas
	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 implement the Government's proposed ban on the installation of gas boilers in new homes in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	256315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>By 2025, the Government will introduce a Future Homes Standard for new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world leading levels of energy efficiency, to create healthy homes that are fit for the future, have low energy bills, and are better for the environment. We will explore the details of the planned introduction of the Future Homes Standard within the 2019 consultation on the energy efficiency standards of the Building Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/05/2019 11:42:21 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk