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1522762

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Construction: Training
	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 improve construction skills.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	64066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>BEIS works closely with the Department for Education, the Department for Work and Pensions and representatives of the construction sector, through the Construction Skills Delivery Group. This has agreed a series of actions to increase investment in construction skills, through greater recruitment of apprentices, support for T-Levels and improving routes into the industry. Apprenticeship starts in the 2021-22 academic year reached over 32,000, which exceeds pre-pandemic levels.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/10/2022 16:04:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1523038

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	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 adequacy of the rollout out of Electric Vehicle charging points, particularly in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	64395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Of the £2.5 billion of Government funding committed to the Electric Vehicle (EV) transition since 2020, £1.6 billion will be invested into accelerating the roll-out of charging infrastructure, targeting support on rapid chargepoints on motorways and major A roads to assuage any anxiety around long journeys, and installing more on-street chargepoints near homes and workplaces to make charging reliable and easy.</p><p> </p><p>In the spring we published our electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, which defines our vision for the continued roll-out of a world-leading network. The strategy laid out our commitments to make EV charging cheaper and more convenient than refuelling at a petrol station right across the country.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport monitors the progress of the installation of chargepoints and publishes data, broken down to local authority areas, on a quarterly basis, the latest of which was as at 1<sup>st</sup> July 2022. Government will continue to monitor market developments to determine whether any significant gaps in charging infrastructure provision emerge in the medium term and whether there may be a case for direct central government support in areas of market failure, which may include rural areas.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/10/2022 13:24:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1520489

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
	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 encourage high street shopping.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	60966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the rising cost of living has presented additional financial challenges to many consumers, reducing their spending power and impacting retail sales. Retailers have been working to help households cope with the cost of living crisis, including supporting the Cost of Living Business Tsar and Government is providing over £15 billion in Cost of Living support, bringing the total support measures announced to £37 billion this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Retail Sector Council continues to work on the strategic issues facing the sector and has identified the importance of high streets and place as a priority area.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/10/2022 17:09:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1520504

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Public Houses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which businesses have used the Standard Industrial Classification code 56302 in each region of the UK in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	61262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Please see below the annual business counts for the SIC code 56302 (Public houses and bars) for UK regions for the past 10 years. Note that some figures have been rounded by ONS to prevent disclosure. All figures are drawn from the Inter-Departmental-Business-Register via NOMIS.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,245</p></td><td><p>1,255</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>1,365</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>1,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>3,710</p></td><td><p>3,675</p></td><td><p>3,660</p></td><td><p>3,595</p></td><td><p>3,520</p></td><td><p>3,510</p></td><td><p>3,575</p></td><td><p>3,560</p></td><td><p>3,480</p></td><td><p>3,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>3,160</p></td><td><p>3,060</p></td><td><p>3,020</p></td><td><p>3,045</p></td><td><p>2,980</p></td><td><p>2,895</p></td><td><p>2,890</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>2,935</p></td><td><p>3,015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,920</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td><td><p>2,765</p></td><td><p>2,785</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td><p>2,665</p></td><td><p>2,660</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td><td><p>2,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,035</p></td><td><p>2,875</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td><td><p>2,740</p></td><td><p>2,675</p></td><td><p>2,745</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>3,195</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>3,005</p></td><td><p>2,935</p></td><td><p>2,860</p></td><td><p>2,795</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td><td><p>2,705</p></td><td><p>2,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,415</p></td><td><p>2,290</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>2,270</p></td><td><p>2,195</p></td><td><p>2,190</p></td><td><p>2,215</p></td><td><p>2,245</p></td><td><p>2,225</p></td><td><p>2,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,755</p></td><td><p>4,505</p></td><td><p>4,450</p></td><td><p>4,385</p></td><td><p>4,270</p></td><td><p>4,150</p></td><td><p>4,125</p></td><td><p>4,140</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>3,955</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>3,820</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td><td><p>3,690</p></td><td><p>3,610</p></td><td><p>3,565</p></td><td><p>3,510</p></td><td><p>3,555</p></td><td><p>3,495</p></td><td><p>3,395</p></td><td><p>3,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>1,855</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td><td><p>1,835</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td><p>1,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td><td><p>2,515</p></td><td><p>2,520</p></td><td><p>2,465</p></td><td><p>2,380</p></td><td><p>2,305</p></td><td><p>2,315</p></td><td><p>2,315</p></td><td><p>2,265</p></td><td><p>2,120</p></td><td><p>2,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>34,320</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,725</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,375</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,160</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31,345</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,710</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,545</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,885</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,720</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,865</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,325</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2022 10:18:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1520628

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Fish: 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 she has made of trends in the level of the cost of fish on small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	61108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment regarding the impact of the cost of fish on small businesses has been carried out. However, we regularly engage with small businesses across the retail and hospitality sectors to understand the challenges they face. Defra also continues to monitor the price of fish and engage with businesses and stakeholders such as the National Federation of Fish Friers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/10/2022 17:07:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1520630

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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: Supply Chains
	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 are taking to support small businesses with increased costs associated with global supply chain issues.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	61110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS), which will provide a price reduction to ensure that all businesses and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period. In addition, we have announced a new iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme designed to support access to finance for UK businesses as they look to invest and grow.</p><p> </p><p>To support business in mitigating supply chain issues, the Government published supply chain guidance at (<a href="https://www.cpni.gov.uk/supply-chain-resilience" target="_blank">https://www.cpni.gov.uk/supply-chain-resilience</a>) to help businesses establish effective control and oversight of their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/10/2022 17:08:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1519632

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Hospitality Industry: Vacancies
	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 her Department has made of trends in the level of staff shortages in the hospitality sector, and if he will have discussions with representatives from the Hospitality Rising campaign in helping to addressing these shortages.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley South
	tabling member printed	Mike Wood
	uin	59788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>We are in regular dialogue with the sector and are aware of the recruitment challenges facing businesses. The Hospitality Sector Council is actively looking at this issue, including working directly with the Hospitality Rising Campaign through our Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS publishes data on staff vacancy rates in the sector. This was most recently estimated at 7.2%, and this rate has fallen for the past 4 months.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2022 10:15:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1519731

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	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	Removal Services and Storage: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Department is responsible for the removal and storage sector.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	59904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Many business sectors such as removals and storage are cross cutting, and officials across Government are in regular contact, sharing information and exploring potential solutions to the many challenges these industries face. I would encourage the sector to continue engaging with Government Departments which own individual policy areas.</p><p>Departments will work collectively to ensure that the removals and storage sector continues to play a leading role in growing the UK’s economy.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2022 10:17:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1507529

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	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	Hospitality Industry
	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 estimate of the number of (a) pubs, (b) restaurants and (c) takeaways in operation in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	53852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>Official data[1] show that, between 2013 and 2022, there were an average of 31,200 pubs and bars, 48,500 restaurants and 35,900 takeaways and mobile food stands operating each year across the UK. In 2022, there were approximately 30,300 pubs and bars, 58,100 restaurants, and 43,700 takeaways and mobile food stands. Full business counts data are provided in Annex A.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Annex A: Business counts, UK, 2013 - 2022</em></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>SIC Code 56101: Licensed restaurants</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>SIC Code 56102: Unlicensed restaurants and cafes</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total restaurants (SIC Codes 56101 + 56102)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SIC Code 56103: Take away food shops and mobile food stands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SIC Code 56302: Public houses and bars</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><em>24,140</em></p></td><td><p><em>12,785</em></p></td><td><p>36,925</p></td><td><p>27,965</p></td><td><p>32,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><em>25,160</em></p></td><td><p><em>14,415</em></p></td><td><p>39,575</p></td><td><p>28,925</p></td><td><p>32,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><em>26,860</em></p></td><td><p><em>18,715</em></p></td><td><p>45,575</p></td><td><p>34,595</p></td><td><p>32,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><em>27,210</em></p></td><td><p><em>19,885</em></p></td><td><p>47,095</p></td><td><p>35,190</p></td><td><p>31,345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><em>27,625</em></p></td><td><p><em>21,060</em></p></td><td><p>48,685</p></td><td><p>35,765</p></td><td><p>30,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><em>28,180</em></p></td><td><p><em>22,025</em></p></td><td><p>50,205</p></td><td><p>36,670</p></td><td><p>30,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p><em>28,705</em></p></td><td><p><em>22,970</em></p></td><td><p>51,675</p></td><td><p>37,465</p></td><td><p>30,885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p><em>29,130</em></p></td><td><p><em>23,670</em></p></td><td><p>52,800</p></td><td><p>38,170</p></td><td><p>30,720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p><em>29,680</em></p></td><td><p><em>24,810</em></p></td><td><p>54,490</p></td><td><p>40,570</p></td><td><p>29,865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p><em>31,420</em></p></td><td><p><em>26,655</em></p></td><td><p>58,075</p></td><td><p>43,705</p></td><td><p>30,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2022 average</p></td><td><p><em>27,811</em></p></td><td><p><em>20,699</em></p></td><td><p>48,510</p></td><td><p>35,902</p></td><td><p>31,166</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>[1] ONS business counts data, 2013-2022.</em></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 11/10/2022 08:44:58 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1507551

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2022
	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	Retail Trade: Government Assistance
	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 retail businesses with (a) reduced footfall and (b) increased business costs.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	54644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Eligible retailers continue to benefit from 50% businesses rates relief and the Government has frozen the multiplier for all businesses in 2022/23.</p><p> </p><p>The recently announced Energy Bill Relief Scheme ensures that all businesses and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period. The Growth Plan sets out government’s vision for a simpler, lower tax economy, delivering £45 billion of tax cuts by 2026/27, alongside a substantial package of supply-side reforms to start boosting growth.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2022 10:22:47 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova