Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

732764

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Bereavement Leave: Parents
	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 Cabinet colleagues on the merits of introducing statutory paid leave for parents who suffer the loss of a child.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	900038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>I know my Hon. Friend has done a considerable amount of work on this, given his own tragic experience. I would like to reassure him that we are exploring options for supporting bereaved parents in employment.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect employers to be compassionate and flexible at such a difficult time, however we understand this is not always the case.</p><p> </p><p>So we are looking at ways to enable parents to take time away from work to grieve.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:33:06 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

731587

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Tidal Power
	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 make a further statement on tidal power and tidal lagoons.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	53
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review and will publish a response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/06/2017 15:53:23 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

731750

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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: Inverclyde
	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 the Government will bring the Small Business Saturday 2017 roadshow to Inverclyde.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The organisation of Small Business Saturday is managed by Small Business Saturday UK. To request a visit to Inverclyde you can contact them via their website <a href="https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com/" target="_blank">https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com</a>.</p><p>The Department is fully supportive of the Small Business Saturday campaign and recognises the role it plays in highlighting the importance of small businesses to the local community and the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:15:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

732766

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Tidal Lagoons Independent Review
	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 progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Hendry Review on Tidal Lagoons.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	900033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>I congratulate my Hon. Friend for his continued advocacy on tidal lagoons.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are making progress on assessing the recommendations of the Hendry Review. As my Hon. Friend will be aware, the issues are complex, as they relate to an untried technology in the marine environment. It is important we understand the costs and challenges posed by this technology in relation to its possible role in the UK’s energy mix and potential environmental impact.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/06/2017 15:27:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

731610

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Self-employed: Low Pay
	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 the Government is taking to reduce low pay among self-employed people.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has asked Matthew Taylor to look at employment practices in the modern economy. This is examining a range of issues, including security, pay and rights for those working in more flexible roles, including the self-employed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:37:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

732765

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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
	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 the growth of small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
	uin	900034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>I was delighted to visit Worcestershire earlier this year and look forward to visiting again soon.</p><p> </p><p>This Government wants to help high-growth businesses scale-up, go global and invest in their future. The Scale-up Task Force which I co-chair focuses on that requirement.</p><p> </p><p>This builds on the billions of financial support already provided by the British Business Bank to thousands of small businesses looking to start, scale up or stay ahead.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:30:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

731766

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	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 micro-enterprises in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Support for businesses in Scotland is largely a devolved matter, and <a href="https://www.mygov.scot/business/" target="_blank">https://www.mygov.scot/business/</a> provides advice to people starting, running and growing a business, including a section on funding and grants in Scotland. In addition, British Business Bank (BBB) programmes are supporting finance to smaller businesses. One of the main programmes – administered by the Start-Up Loans Company - is supporting 70 start-up loans worth £283k in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.</p><p>Microbusinesses in Scotland also benefit from UK-wide initiatives to encourage investment, for example the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. If they have business premises, microbusinesses will also benefit from the Small Business Bonus Scheme and receive 100% relief on their rates bill for property valued below £10,000.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:12:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732763

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the sector-based approach in delivering the aims of the Government's industrial strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Liz Twist
	uin	900040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>I’m sure the Hon. Member will agree that the UK economy benefits from world-leading sectors and that building on their strengths is crucial as we develop our modern industrial strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses know how best to boost their parts of the economy, which is why we have issued an open invitation to any sector to propose ambitious Sector Deals with Government.</p><p> </p><p>I am delighted work is progressing on a number of early sector deals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 27/06/2017 15:20:36 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

732616

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Skilled Workers
	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 tackle the skills gap.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	900020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Through our Industrial Strategy, we will deliver on our plans for the new Institutes of Technology which will help deliver excellence in technical education across the country, harnessing the expertise of employers to fill local skills gaps and providing learners with a clear route to employment or higher education.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/06/2017 15:35:41 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

732316

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	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	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
	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 the cost has been to date to his Department and the Green Investment Bank (GIB) of privatising that bank; and what the projected cost to his Department and the GIB is of privatising that bank up until the point at which the sale is finalised.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government will provide a full report to Parliament following completion of the transaction.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/06/2017 15:14:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas