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687154

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2017 to Question 62603, what the number of security passes issued by his Department to people not employed by his Department is; what business needs suffice for such a security pass to be granted; and what the number of passes issued to people who work for private companies which have currently or previously been awarded government contracts or which are bidding for such contracts is.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	63758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not provide specific details of the security measures it has in place to protect staff and visitors. It issues passes to civil servants, visitors, and to contractors undertaking work for the Department. These passes are issued taking into account both business and security needs.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/02/2017 10:20:56 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

687156

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	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	Furs: Labelling
	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 EU regulations on the labelling of animal fur on consumer protection; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	63705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The EU legislation <em>Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 – on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products</em>, ensures consumers are properly protected when purchasing textile products containing ‘non-textile parts of animal origin’, including fur.</p><p>This requires these products to have the phrase ‘contains non-textile parts of animal origin’ on the labelling or marking of the product. The regulation stipulates that the presence of non-textile parts of animal origin must be clearly labelled or marked in such a way that is not misleading and that the consumer can easily understand. This enables consumers to make an informed choice between textile products that contain non-textile parts of animal origin and those that don’t.</p><p>The Regulation does not require a detailed description of particular materials or parts, but businesses are free to disclose more details about the materials used (e.g. cowhide, lambskin etc.) as long as this information is not false and misleading and consumers can make enquiries with the retailer as to what the non-textile parts of animal origin are.</p><p>This year, the UK Government is undertaking a review of the Textile Products (Labelling and Fibre Composition) Regulation 2012/1102, which sets out the enforcement provisions that apply to Regulation 1007/2011. The UK is obliged to review the enforcement provisions by May 2017. A report will be laid before Parliament. The legislation is also regularly reviewed by the EU, most recently in 2013 when the Commission filed its report on Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011.</p><p>The report is available on the EUR-Lex website:</p><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52013DC0656" target="_blank">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52013DC0656</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/02/2017 11:09:30 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

686055

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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
	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 criteria his Department used to determine the preferred bidder in the sale of the Green Investment Bank; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	63460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>In its “Green Investment Bank: sale of shares” report laid before Parliament on 3 March 2016, the Government set out its objectives for the sale and the process by which the sale would be conducted. Bids have been evaluated at each stage of the process against the Government’s sale objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/02/2017 14:22:01 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

686237

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Pregnancy: Discrimination
	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 discrimination against women who are expecting or have children; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation on maternity and flexible working pay.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	63428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>On 26 January the Government responded to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on pregnancy and maternity discrimination, setting out measures to protect pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace. This included a commitment to review existing redundancy protections. A copy of that response can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pregnancy-and-maternity-discrimination-response-to-the-select-committee-report" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The parental leave and pay system was reviewed in 2011 as part of the modern workplaces consultation. This resulted in the introduction of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay system in 2015 and the extension of the Right to Request Flexible Working to all employees with six months’ continuous service in 2014. These policies are due to be evaluated in 2018-2019.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/02/2017 11:11:04 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

686266

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Ombudsman Services
	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 assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Consumer Ombudsman regime.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
	uin	63332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Consumer Ombudsman is run by Ombudsman Services, a not for profit private sector company. Chartered Trading Standards Institute, who act on behalf of my rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, have audited and approved Ombudsman Services as being compliant with the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Regulations.</p><p>The Government is committed to an ADR landscape that works for all those who wish to use it. I meet regularly with consumer representatives and enforcement bodies to discuss a range of issues, including ADR.</p><p>A number of detailed responses to a call for evidence in June were received that related to the ADR regime. The Department is considering these responses carefully and a response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/02/2017 09:55:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

686267

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Post Office
	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 Post Office on the level of government investment in the Post Office and its profitability.
	tabling member constituency	North Dorset
	tabling member printed	Simon Hoare
	uin	63336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regularly engages with the Post Office on issues affecting the network including on the levels of investment, its overall profitability and thus sustainability. During the period 2010 to 2018, nearly £2bn of Government investment will have been provided to help maintain and protect a network of at least 11,500 post offices across the country with coverage in line with national access criteria, and to invest in modernisation and transformation of that network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/02/2017 10:11:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare

686268

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2017 to Question 61718, on energy: conservation, if he will make representations to the energy sector and the construction industry on developing more apprenticeship standards for energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	63337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is working with industry to support robust and effective energy efficiency standards, taking into account the recommendations of the recently published Each Home Counts review. This includes recommendations regarding skills and training in the sector. Implementation of the recommendations will, as proposed by the review itself, be led by industry, and Government will work constructively with the sector to understand how and when they propose to implement the recommendations.</p><p>Employer led Trailblazers are designing apprenticeships that are responsive to the needs of business. A variety of standards has been developed, or is in development, to help employers in the energy efficiency sector and the construction industry develop the skills they need to grow their businesses. A list of published standards can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-standards-list-of-occupations-available" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-standards-list-of-occupations-available</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/02/2017 11:46:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

686269

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Erasmus+ Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2017 to Question 62717, how many UK students in each (a) region and (b) local authority have participated in the Erasmus Scheme in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	63518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Erasmus data is held at institutional, rather than regional or local authority level. The table attached gives the numbers for each institution for academic years 2007/08 to 2013/14, grouped by UK region and nation. Data for the previous two years is not available; data for 2014/15 is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/02/2017 09:56:03 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name PQ 63518 Erasmus students by region and institution 2007-14.docx title Erasmus students by region and institution 2007-14
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

686270

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Qualifications: EU Law
	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 take steps to ensure that the provisions of Directive 89/48/EEC relating to professional qualifications are retained in UK law when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	63512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and ensure a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU. This ‘Great Repeal Bill’ will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK. The Bill will convert existing European Union law into domestic law, wherever practical.</p><p>The Government will set out the content of the Bill and its implications in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/02/2017 10:19:40 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

686271

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Electrical Goods: Counterfeit Manufacturing
	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 prevent counterfeit electrical goods from entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Meriden
	tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Spelman
	uin	63443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government views the problem of counterfeit electrical goods extremely seriously and a range of work is ongoing that aims to intercept and prevent all types of counterfeit products entering the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with a number of source countries around the world to prevent counterfeit goods being shipped. When suspected counterfeit items are identified at the UK’s borders, customs legislation enables goods arriving from outside the EU to be detained and destroyed, which prevents them from entering the UK market.</p><p> </p><p>The National Trading Standards ‘Safety at Ports and Borders Teams’ work across 14 local authorities at ports, airports and postal hubs intercepting dangerous and illegal items, including electrical appliances. The UK is also part of the EU rapid alert system for dangerous consumer products.</p><p> </p><p>This range of measures, together with proactive enforcement, is having a very positive preventative impact on the import of counterfeit goods.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/02/2017 09:20:02 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman