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732284

	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	Borough Market: Terrorism
	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 meet Borough Market traders to discuss their business needs in the aftermath of the recent terror attack which forced those businesses to close temporarily.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	1002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>It is important that local traders are adequately supported in the aftermath of this tragic event. I will be happy to meet with Borough Market traders whose businesses have been forced to close temporarily in order to discuss their business needs going forward.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 14:17:09 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

759634

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Local Government: Minimum Wage
	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 authorities to tackle non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	10031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforce the National Minimum Wage on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). In 2016/17, HMRC identified £10.9m of underpayments, owed to 98,000 workers. The enforcement budget has been increased to £25.3m for 2017/18.</p><p>Effective communications are an integral part of our strategy for promoting compliance. Both BEIS and HMRC provide information and guidance to help employers ensure they are compliant, and we encourage Local Authorities and other agencies to use these resources and others to support employer compliance.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/09/2017 08:54:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

759860

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	New Businesses and Small Businesses: 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 (a) grants and (b) other financial support his Department provides to (i) small and (ii) start-up businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	10036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>British Business Bank Programmes are supporting almost £3.5bn of finance to over 56,000 smaller businesses, and participating in a further £5.5bn to 81 mid-cap businesses (as at December 2016).</p><p>These figures are published in this Department’s annual report<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> and in the British Business Bank’s annual report<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup>.</p><p>I am pleased to note that since 2012 in the hon. Member’s constituency of Feltham and Heston, 67 start-up loans have been drawn down to a value of £497,547.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/641623/beis-annual-report-accounts-2016-17-update-2-web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/641623/beis-annual-report-accounts-2016-17-update-2-web.pdf</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://annualreport2017.british-business-bank.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://annualreport2017.british-business-bank.co.uk/</a></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 19/09/2017 08:56:18 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

759862

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Electricity Generation
	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 it is his policy for the UK to become self-sufficient in electricity production after March 2019; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	10043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is maintaining affordable, clean and secure energy supplies for businesses and households. Interconnectors deliver effectively on these aims as part of our modern industrial strategy and will continue to be an important part of our electricity supply. Our capacity market ensures security of electricity supply by providing all forms of capacity the right incentives to be on the system and to deliver energy when needed.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:40:14 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

759863

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Supermarkets: Food
	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 held with representatives of large supermarkets in their stocking of locally produced food and vegetables in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	10054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Decisions about sourcing are a matter for each individual business. Government is working with industry to promote and grow our world-leading food and farming industry - encouraging enterprise and boosting productivity right across the food chain.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/10/2017 16:13:00 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

759858

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Coal: Mining
	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 policy is on UK mined coal in the Government's industrial strategy; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	10072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring the supply of secure, affordable and clean energy for businesses and households.</p><p>Coal production in the UK has fallen significantly from approx. 30 million tonnes in 2000 to 4.2 million tonnes in 2016<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. While there remain some markets for coal, this decline has been driven largely by the decline in coal power generation.</p><p>Our Industrial Strategy is about driving growth right across the whole country. We will create the framework to build on the particular strengths of each place and to address factors that hold places back such as the decline of an industry.</p><p>An additional £1.8 billion from the Local Growth Fund has been allocated for a new set of Growth Deals between Government and Local Enterprise Partnerships; £23bn National Productivity Investment Fund to drive productivity across the country; a new £300m Skills Fund to skill-up workers.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643414/DUKES_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/643414/DUKES_2017.pdf</a> (page 39)</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 13:10:37 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

759869

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
	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 eligible Scottish limited partnerships that failed to supply statements of Persons of Significant Control by the deadline are to be prosecuted in accordance with the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with significant control) Regulations 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	10104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>We will continue to seek compliance from those Scottish Limited Partnerships which appear to be still in operation. The Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 contain a number of offences and we are working with enforcement bodies to determine the appropriate action. Prosecution is a last resort and would be taken forward by the Procurator Fiscal.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/09/2017 08:20:19 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

759868

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
	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 eligible Scottish limited partnerships failed to supply statements of Persons of Significant Control by the deadline given in the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	10105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Approximately 28,100 Scottish Limited Partnerships failed to supply statements of Persons of Significant Control by the deadline given in the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017. Companies House is taking action to secure compliance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/09/2017 08:18:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

759856

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Scottish Limited Partnerships
	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 qualifying Scottish limited partnerships registered before 24 July 2017 that failed to submit the additional registration information required in Part 3 of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 by the deadline are to be prosecuted in accordance with those regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	10133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Part 3 of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 requires the registration of Scottish qualifying partnerships. This applies only to general partnerships constituted under the law of Scotland. A Scottish Limited Partnership is not required to submit this information.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/10/2017 13:52:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

759855

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Scottish Limited Partnerships
	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 and where the (a) register in which corporate partners are entered and details of their state and legislation numbers and (b) other additional information required by the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	10134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>All information provided by Scottish Limited Partnerships and Scottish Qualifying Partnerships under the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 is available on the Companies House Service website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/10/2017 13:49:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss