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1029336

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff
	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 staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>At the end of November 2018 there were 3,955 people working in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (full time equivalent), figures are not reported at the mid-month point.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of June 2016 this figure was 3,702, however the Machinery of Government change process was not fully concluded until March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Figures include staff on payroll and contingent workers but excludes staff not on payroll, fast streamers or any staff not paid for by BEIS.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/01/2019 09:23:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1035342

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
	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 additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	205310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>In the financial year 2018/19, BEIS was allocated £185.1m of EU Exit funding. Of this total allocation £57.3m has been budgeted for staff within BEIS. These roles have now been filled and, complemented by existing staff within BEIS, will be working across all areas related to EU Exit, including deal and no deal scenarios. As negotiations continue, BEIS will continue to reassess its requirements with detailed planning for 19/20 continuing.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/01/2019 15:54:50 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1047788

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	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	Manufacturing Industries: Digital Technology
	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 announce which areas have been selected to be part of the Made Smarter initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	212354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>I am pleased that excellent progress is being made on Made Smarter, the Government’s national industrial digitalisation programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Made Smarter Commission, co-chaired by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and Juergen Maier brings together manufacturing leaders from across the sector to agree how UK manufacturing can benefit from the development and adoption of digital technology.</p><p> </p><p>The £20m North West pilot will support up to 3,000 manufacturing SMEs to adopt and exploit digital technology. There is a considerable level of interest from SMEs in the North West as well as from other regions. We will work with other regions to share the learning of the North West pilot and consider how the programme could be rolled out.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget, we announced £121m funding for the Made Smarter Digital Manufacturing Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, designed to transform the sector’s productivity. Beneficiaries of this programme, which is subject to a competitive process, will be announced in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/01/2019 15:55:40 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

759870

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Sellafield: Pay Settlements
	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 discussions he has had with the (a) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (b) Sellafield Ltd and (c) trade unions on the pay dispute at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	10182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Sellafield pay dispute is a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. Officials are in daily contact with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of this issue, but there have been no direct discussions with the other two parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:43:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

759871

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Sellafield: Industrial Relations
	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 meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) Departmental officials have had with members of the management at Sellafield Ltd in West Cumbria in the last 18 months on industrial relations at Sellafield.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	10185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Sellafield industrial relations, including the current discussions on pay, are a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. No meetings have taken place between the Sellafield management and Departmental Ministers on the matter of industrial relations in the last 18 months. Departmental officials engage with key stakeholders when developing policy proposals, and industrial relations have been a raised at meetings with the management of Sellafield Limited over the last 18 months, particularly whilst negotiating pension reform proposals.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:41:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

759872

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Sellafield: Pay Settlements
	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 is taking to support a resolution to the pay dispute at Sellafield Ltd in West Cumbria.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	10186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The pay dispute on the Sellafield site is a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. Officials are in daily contact with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:39:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

793160

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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: Meters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of barriers faced by people with a smart meter of changing energy provider; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	114945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Consumers with first generation smart (SMETS1) meters are still able to switch supplier, and are in a better position to do so thanks to accurate information on their energy usage. If the new supplier is not able to operate the meter in 'smart' mode, the meter will continue to record energy consumption accurately and can be used in 'traditional' mode.</p><p> </p><p>Second generation smart (SMETS2) meters will be fully compatible between energy providers, therefore allowing all consumers to retain smart services when they switch energy suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The Data and Communications Company is developing a solution to move SMETS1 meters onto the national communications infrastructure to enable consumers to retain their smart services upon switching. We expect this to commence in late 2018.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2017 14:06:33 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

793161

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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: Meters
	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 he has made of standing charges for energy consumers where a smart meter (a) has and (b) has not been installed; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	114946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p> </p><p>Smart metering costs are paid by suppliers, who pass the net costs or savings through to customers over the life of the Smart Metering Programme. Consumers will continue to pay for their metering service as they do now for their traditional meters, through their energy bills.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meters are expected to take £300 million off household energy bills in 2020 alone. Overall, the roll-out is set to deliver significant net benefits to consumers, estimated at £5.7 billion over the lifetime of the Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2017 14:04:18 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

793163

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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: Meters
	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 energy consumers who have lost paperless discounts since having a smart meter installed.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	114948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made. We are not aware of this being an issue linked with smart meters.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/11/2017 14:01:19 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

942468

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	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	Insolvency: Separated People
	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 plans to undertake a review of the adequacy of the guidance given to the Office of the Official Receiver in relation to the separation of non-married couples with shared assets and shared debts.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	164440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>Guidance issued to Official Receivers is reviewed periodically by the Insolvency Service, depending on factors such as the age of the guidance or changes in law or practice. There is no specific guidance to Official Receivers in relation to the separation of non-married couples with shared assets and shared debts, though aspects of this are covered in other guidance such as in relation to the handling of cases where a property is jointly-owned by a non-married couple. That guidance was reviewed last month.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 19/07/2018 16:28:50 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis