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887121

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
	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 protect the public purse from (a) risks and (b) liabilities during the construction of new nuclear power stations.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government signed a Contract for Difference with EDF and CGN in September 2016. Under this agreement, the developer will fund the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station and bear associated risks and liabilities. Through this placement of construction related risks with the developer, the public purse is protected from the risks and liabilities arising from the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.</p><p> </p><p>The Department laid a minute on 21 October 2015 outlining the liabilities that would be incurred by entering in to the contracts for Hinkley Point C. The minute can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/425357%5Coriginal%5C20151021%20Minute%20to%20Parliament%20HPC%20contingent%20liabilities.docx" target="_blank">http://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/425357%5Coriginal%5C20151021%20Minute%20to%20Parliament%20HPC%20contingent%20liabilities.docx</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to engage with other developers on their proposals for new nuclear power stations, including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:38:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887123

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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	Nuclear Power Stations: Finance
	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 undertake to run a full public consultation prior to the use of any (a) loan guarantees from Government and (b) direct public funds to support the new nuclear programme.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>As set out in our response to the NAO’s report on Hinkley Point C, which recommended that the Government should consider alternative options for financing new nuclear, the Government will assess a range of possible financing structures. Until these assessments are complete, it would not be appropriate to answer this question further.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:52:26 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887125

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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	Wylfa Power Station: Construction
	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 his Department is considering any funding options to support the new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd, Wales, and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>As set out in our response to the NAO’s report on Hinkley Point C, which recommended that the Government should consider alternative options for financing new nuclear, the Government will assess a range of possible financing structures.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:52:34 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887126

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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	Wylfa Power Station: Construction
	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 his counterpart in Japan on the project finances for the proposed new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with new build developers and has met counterparts in Japan on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects, including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:52:49 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887128

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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	Wylfa Power Station: Construction
	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 evidence his Department holds on the reliability of the performance of the advanced boiling water reactors being considered for the proposed new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Nuclear power is a proven technology with modern reactors capable of reliably producing low-carbon electricity. Any new activity in the UK involving ionising radiation must first go through a process of regulatory Justification. This process requires that the overall societal benefits associated with the activity outweigh any potential health detriments. For any application involving a nuclear power station, the reliability of the proposed design and implications for energy security are carefully considered.</p><p> </p><p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State in December 2014 decided that the UK ABWR – the technology proposed by Horizon Nuclear Power for deployment at Wylfa Newydd – was Justified for use in the UK. This decision followed a robust assessment of the application, and periods of consultation on both the application and proposed decision. The full decision is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-justification-of-practices-involving-ionising-radiation-regulations-2004" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-justification-of-practices-involving-ionising-radiation-regulations-2004</a>, with Chapter 5 specifically addressing the topics of energy security and reliability. Further, in December 2017 the independent UK nuclear regulators granted design acceptance for the UK ABWR technology.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:53:08 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887129

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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	Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria
	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 his counterpart in South Korea on (a) new nuclear power in the UK and (b) funding options for the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with new build developers and has met counterparts in the Republic of Korea on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects, including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:53:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

887130

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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	Nuclear Power Stations: Cumbria
	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 (a) availability and (b) reliability of financial backers for the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	136695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government regularly engages with new build developers and has met counterparts overseas on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects, including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/04/2018 13:53:24 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

890286

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	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	Business: West Midlands
	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 local businesses in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	137418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Small and medium-sized businesses across England can access support through GOV.UK and the Business Support Helpline. Over the last three years, Government has also supported and invested in the creation of 38 Growth Hubs (one in each Local Enterprise</p><p>Partnership area), providing businesses across England with tailored advice and support. To date, Growth Hubs have engaged and supported over 570,000 businesses, delivered 68,000 diagnostic interventions and helped 11,391 individuals to start a business.</p><p> </p><p>Since launch, the six Growth Hubs in the West Midlands have supported over 37,500 businesses; delivered over 2,200 intensive diagnostics; and helped over 1,850 individuals to start a business. Of these, the Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub has supported over 2,530 businesses; delivered 380 intensive diagnostics and helped 415 individuals to start a business.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the recently launched £250 million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), provides finance to help smaller business across the Midlands to start up and grow, helping realise the region’s potential to achieve economic growth through enterprise. As at March 2018, it had made 6 investments into 6 SMEs in the West Midlands with £203k invested.</p><p> </p><p>Aligned to this, the Midlands Engine Strategy sets out our actions to date and the next steps to deliver our vision for the Midlands by tackling local productivity barriers. This includes; £392m for Midland's projects to accelerate local growth, bringing the total Growth Deal Funding for the Midlands to nearly £1.9 billion, a flagship £20 million Midlands Skills Challenge to improve skills across the Midlands, £4 million to support the Midlands Engine Partnership to deepen their excellent work.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, programmes operated by the government-backed British Business Bank (BBB) are supporting £4 billion of finance to over 65,000 smaller businesses (as at end Sept 2017). Since the launch of the British Business Bank in November 2014, its programmes have facilitated over £607m to businesses in the West Midlands. Of this figure, over £75m has supported businesses in Coventry*. Additionally, since 2012, the Start-up Loans programme has made over 4,500 loans totalling over £31m in the West Midlands, this includes 244 loans totalling over £1.5m in Coventry**.</p><p> </p><p>Through our Industrial Strategy, we will continue to back small and medium-sized business to grow and create jobs by providing an environment in which they can thrive.</p><p> </p><p><em>*BBB figures minus SUL are as at end of December 2017</em></p><p><em>** SUL figures at end of December 2017</em></p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/04/2018 13:51:02 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

890335

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	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	Insurance: Liability
	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 he has considered the implications for the public liability claims handling process of the non-disclosure by organisations of their public liability insurer.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	137508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>At present, prospective claimants may be able to obtain information about insurance cover held by a prospective defendant under the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 if the defendant is insolvent or in other similar circumstances covered by that Act and under Part 31 of the Civil Procedure Rules, which permits the court to order the pre-action disclosure of documents in appropriate cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not have any plans to change the law in this area.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/04/2018 13:51:33 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

890483

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	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	Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018
	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 his Department's policy is on the maintenance of the provisions of the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	137593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of consumer product safety extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring that only safe products, including personal protective equipment, is placed on the UK market now and in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The safety requirements that personal protective equipment must meet that are based on EU law will be retained through the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. This means that, on day 1 after exit, personal protective equipment will only be able to be sold on the UK market if it meets the same safety requirements as it does now.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/04/2018 13:51:48 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey