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1017190

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	STEM Subjects: Females
	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 recent discussions he has had with business representatives on potential barriers to recruiting women into the STEM workforce.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	197356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The demand for STEM skills is growing and industry recognises that there is a gender imbalance, particularly in sectors such as engineering, construction and manufacturing. In order to improve gender representation, we have taken focussed action to engage with businesses, representative bodies and learned societies to understand what the barriers are to participation, retention and progression. This includes a series of engagements to understand what more we can do to work collaboratively and improve representation of women in the STEM sector.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 04/12/2018 14:31:38 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1017222

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Universities: Research
	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 recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that universities have access to EU research programmes after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	197465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>We have repeatedly stated our commitment to a far-reaching relationship with the EU on science and innovation. We have taken crucial first steps towards achieving this relationship by agreeing in principle the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration. Once ratified, provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement will ensure continued UK participation in existing EU Programmes for their duration. Horizon 2020 is a current EU Programme.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been clear that we would like the option to associate to the next EU Research and Innovation Framework Programme, Horizon Europe. The Political Declaration represents an important milestone by explicitly providing for the inclusion of terms for UK participation in Union programmes, such as science and innovation as part of a future UK-EU agreement.</p><p> </p><p>In the unlikely event of no deal, the underwrite guarantee and extension would ensure continued UK participation in Horizon 2020 post-EU Exit. In this scenario, UK entities would be eligible to participate in and lead consortia in a wide range of collaborative programmes. We are seeking to discuss the details of our continued participation as a Third Country with the European Commission.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the UK remains a Member State, we continue to play an active role in the development of EU programmes, engaging with our counterparts in the European, Commission, Council and Parliament to ensure these remain attractive to international partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 04/12/2018 15:21:54 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1017226

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Post Offices
	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 customer transactions were undertaken at post offices in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	197383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>In order to improve the customer experience, the Post Office provides branch services in a number of different ways, including over the counter, through ATMs, lottery and bill payment terminals, Self Service Kiosks, mail acceptance points, customer referrals and many more. It would therefore be impossible to capture all transactions.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Post Office gathers information through a regular independent monitoring process which shows that weekly customer visits across the Post Office network are around 16 million a week. Five years ago, the Post Office estimated that the weekly visits were around 17 million. The small decline is in line with general shopping patterns with more business being conducted on-line and via other channels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/12/2018 17:33:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1017228

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Post Offices: Biometrics
	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 biometric applications were lodged at post offices in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how much revenue those applications raised.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	197384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Post Office provides biometric services on behalf of the Home Office. The fee payable by customers is £19.20 (including VAT). Excluding the VAT makes the net revenue to the Post Office £16 per transaction. The volume of transactions for the last 3 years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Volume of Transactions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>511,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>531,347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>529,816</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/12/2018 17:34:48 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1017252

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Warm Home Discount Scheme
	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 (a) extend and (b) promote the warm home discount scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	197391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>New Warm Home Discount Regulations were consulted on earlier this year and approved by Parliament in July. They extend the scheme until winter 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions engage with participating energy suppliers to match the name and address details of recipients of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit and will write to them, either confirming that the discount will be paid automatically, or explaining that they need to verify their details with the Warm Home Discount helpline.</p><p> </p><p>Notice is also provided to the public through GOV.UK, the website for the UK Government. In addition, participating energy suppliers notify their customers on their websites and some also choose to write to them.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/12/2018 17:58:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1017321

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards: 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 posts there are at the Office for Product Safety and Standards; and whether all those posts have been filled.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	197478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards was established in January 2018 and has been implementing a plan to increase its staff resource in line with its strategy and action plan over the current financial year. The Office currently has almost 250 staff with 50 more posts to be recruited by the end of the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/12/2018 17:13:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1017323

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards
	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 made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the resources allocated to the Office for Product Safety and Standards; and whether he plans to make an up to date assessment of those resources.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	197479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards was allocated £9m of new programme funding in 2018-19 and this will increase to £12m in 2019-20. Assessment on future resourcing will take place in due course in preparation for the next spending review.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/12/2018 17:22:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1017324

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards: Accountability
	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 the Office of Product Safety and Standards is held accountable by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	197480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards is a departmental office within the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. As such, it reports and is accountable for delivery against its strategy and action plan to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/12/2018 17:30:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1017326

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards
	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 the Office for Product Safety and Standards plans to report on its progress against its objectives.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	197481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards published its strategy and delivery plan in August, alongside detail of early actions taken in the first months of its operation. The Office will publish an update on progress following its first year of operation.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/12/2018 17:37:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1017345

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Office for Product Safety and Standards: Annual Reports
	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 the Office for Product Safety and Standards has an annual report plan.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	197483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards will publish an update on progress against the delivery plan following its first year of operation.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/12/2018 17:38:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss