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star this property date less than 2021-01-19more like thismore than 2021-01-19
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2021 to Question 132902, whether it is his Department's policy that pricing strategies are a matter for businesses that are in a dominant position. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
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Chi Onwurah more like this
star this property uin 140076 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-01-27more like thismore than 2021-01-27
star this property answer text <p>The Competition Act 1998 prohibits abuse of a dominant position – abusive behaviour can relate to pricing strategies, for example excessive pricing or setting artificially low prices to stifle competition.</p><p> </p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority is responsible for investigating individual and market-wide competition issues in the UK. The Government has ensured that the CMA has significant powers to investigate and act if it finds that companies are behaving anti-competitively in a market.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam more like this
star this property answering member printed Paul Scully more like this
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less than 2021-01-27T17:14:42.597Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-27T17:14:42.597Z
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star this property label Biography information for Paul Scully more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-09-17more like thismore than 2020-09-17
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to create a new ministerial responsibility within his Department to support the mining sector. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Rother Valley more like this
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Alexander Stafford more like this
star this property uin 91745 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-09-24more like thismore than 2020-09-24
star this property answer text <p>The Government recognises and values the importance of mining as a foundation industry serving a number of other vital industrial activities, and therefore this sector is covered by the responsibilities of my Hon. Friend the Minister for Business and Industry.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Spelthorne more like this
star this property answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
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less than 2020-09-24T11:26:08.473Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-24T11:26:08.473Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alexander Stafford more like this
1236492
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star this property date less than 2020-09-17more like thismore than 2020-09-17
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to encourage young people to study courses relating to mining and the procurement of energy at higher education. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Rother Valley more like this
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Alexander Stafford more like this
star this property uin 91744 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-09-23more like thismore than 2020-09-23
star this property answer text <p>The Government, through UK Research and Innovation, fund informal learning programmes to inspire young people to take up STEM subjects and careers and provide a future generation passionate about STEM, including geological science. For example, we support the STEM Ambassador programme, a nationwide network of over 30,000 volunteers from a wide range of employers, who engage with young people to provide stimulating and inspirational activities to increase their interest in STEM subjects and to raise awareness of the range of careers that STEM qualifications offer.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Derby North more like this
star this property answering member printed Amanda Solloway more like this
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less than 2020-09-23T13:53:34.007Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-23T13:53:34.007Z
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star this property label Biography information for Amanda Solloway more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alexander Stafford more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-09-17more like thismore than 2020-09-17
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress is being made on the development of a covid-19 vaccine. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
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Dr Kieran Mullan more like this
star this property uin 91740 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-09-22more like thismore than 2020-09-22
star this property answer text <p>The Government is leading efforts to find and manufacture a vaccine, working with industry and experts, both here in the UK and internationally to ensure we are in the best position possible to support the discovery, manufacture and mass-deployment of a successful vaccine should a candidate prove successful. A number of agreements to procure millions of doses of vaccines have been made, ensuring the greatest possible chance of securing access to a safe and effective vaccine. The UK has now secured access to 6 different candidates, across 4 different vaccines types, including University of Oxford’s vaccine being developed with AstraZeneca and agreements with BioNTech/Pfizer alliance, Valneva, Novavax, Janssen and GSK/Sanofi Pasteur.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Derby North more like this
star this property answering member printed Amanda Solloway more like this
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less than 2020-09-22T15:14:07.357Zmore like thismore than 2020-09-22T15:14:07.357Z
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star this property label Biography information for Amanda Solloway more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-01-20more like thismore than 2020-01-20
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Duncan of Springbank on 28 October 2019 (HL48), whether the decision to classify the default rate of loans made by the British Business Bank via peer-to-peer platforms as commercially sensitive information was to protect (1) the British Business Bank, or (2) the identify of borrowers; and if it was to protect the identity of borrowers, whether they will publish the aggregate value of (a) defaulted, and (b) provisional, loans through peer-to-peer platforms for each of the last three financial years. more like this
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Lord Myners more like this
star this property uin HL579 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-28more like thismore than 2020-01-28
star this property answer text <p>Data provided to the British Business Bank (BBB) by its delivery partners to meet portfolio monitoring and reporting requirements remains commercially sensitive to the delivery partners and as such is governed by confidentiality agreements. An individual delivery partner may choose to publish data on the overall performance of their loan book, which may include but will not be limited to BBB backed investments. A list of BBB’s delivery partners can be found on their website.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB’s Annual Report and Accounts (“Enabling Small Businesses to Grow and Prosper”) includes information on the BBB’s overall performance and is available on the website</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
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less than 2020-01-28T15:47:32.57Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-28T15:47:32.57Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Myners more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-01-22more like thismore than 2020-01-22
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the (1) effectiveness, and (2) accuracy, of Energy Performance Certificates as applied to domestic dwellings. more like this
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Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
star this property uin HL691 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-28more like thismore than 2020-01-28
star this property answer text <p>The Government launched a Call for Evidence on Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) in 2018, which covered questions of both EPC effectiveness and accuracy. We are conducting analysis of the responses and will publish a government response in due course.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
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less than 2020-01-28T15:46:59.677Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-28T15:46:59.677Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Duncan of Springbank more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-04-11more like thismore than 2019-04-11
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to help businesses create more highly skilled jobs in (a) Gillingham and Rainham, (b) Medway and (c) Kent. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Gillingham and Rainham more like this
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Rehman Chishti more like this
star this property uin 244055 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2019-04-23more like thismore than 2019-04-23
star this property answer text <p>The Government has invited all Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in England to develop Local Industrial Strategies. We aim to agree these with all places by early 2020. For Kent, the South East LEP will set out an ambitious long-term vision for the area to increase its productivity, build on its established strengths, and create new opportunities for people and businesses in emerging sectors and industries.</p><p> </p><p>The government know that regions across the UK have different skills needs, so will build on local strengths to deliver opportunities for people wherever they live. One way we will achieve this is through Skills Advisory Panels which bring together local employers and skills providers to pool knowledge on skills and labour market needs and work together to understand and address key local challenges. These Panels will be led by the Local Enterprise Partnership, and will influence Local Industrial Strategy development.</p><p> </p><p>In Kent, and the wider South East LEP area, the government is working in partnership with local business and civic leaders to grow skills and opportunities for workers across the area by:</p><p>- Delivering an increase of 198,900 jobs since 2010 and 31,080 apprenticeship starts last year.</p><p>- Investing £590 million of Growth Deal funding to the South East LEP since 2014. delivering 78,000 jobs, 29,000 homes and attracting a further £960 million extra investment into the South East, including £22 million spent on 29 skills projects.</p><p>- Investing £6.5 million for the Kent and Medway EDGE Hub. .</p><p>- Backing the Innovation Park Medway, within the Kent Enterprise Zone with £4.4 million funding to help attract high quality technology, engineering and manufacturing companies to the area.</p><p>Supporting the Local Enterprise Partnership’s Kent and Medway Growth Hub to help small and medium sized enterprises in the areas access the support they need to grow and thrive.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Rochester and Strood more like this
star this property answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst more like this
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less than 2019-04-23T16:29:21.923Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-23T16:29:21.923Z
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star this property label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Rehman Chishti more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the social and economic consequences of restricting zero-hours contracts to students and pensioners. more like this
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Lord Hylton more like this
star this property uin HL893 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-31more like thismore than 2017-07-31
star this property answer text <p>Government has not made an estimate of the social and economic consequences of restricting zero hour contracts to students and pensioners.</p><p>Further to my oral statement in the House on 11 July regarding the publication of the independent Review of Modern Working Practices by Matthew Taylor, the Review concluded that the UK has employment levels and rates that are at historic highs. It also concluded that the UK is widely recognised as having one of the most flexible labour markets in the world and many people working on atypical contracts value the flexibility that they bring and choose to work this way.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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less than 2017-07-31T12:49:10.173Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-31T12:49:10.173Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Hylton more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
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star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators. more like this
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Lord Lester of Herne Hill more like this
star this property uin HL905 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-31more like thismore than 2017-07-31
star this property answer text <p>Within the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators budget it is not possible to identify the membership costs for any individual member state. Details of their costs and the work they do are set out in their Programming Document[1] for 2017-2019.</p><p>In common with other EU agencies, as part of exit negotiations the government will discuss with the EU any potential future relationship with the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://www.acer.europa.eu/en/The_agency/Mission_and_Objectives/Documents/ACER%20Programming%20Document%202017-September%202016.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.acer.europa.eu/en/The_agency/Mission_and_Objectives/Documents/ACER%20Programming%20Document%202017-September%202016.pdf</a></p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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less than 2017-07-31T15:26:25.34Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-31T15:26:25.34Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill more like this
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star this property date less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy remove filter
star this property house id 2 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text Her Majesty's Government how they apply the business impact target (BIT) to regulations relating to fire safety in buildings; whether they intend to review the application of BIT to such regulations; and whether they intend to exempt such regulations from BIT. more like this
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Lord Rennard more like this
star this property uin HL926 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-31more like thismore than 2017-07-31
star this property answer text <p>The Government is considering how best to continue to deliver its commitment to regulate more efficiently and effectively over the course of this Parliament.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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less than 2017-07-31T14:20:41.56Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-31T14:20:41.56Z
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star this property label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Rennard more like this