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1273110

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Iron and Steel: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Northern Ireland protocol, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK steel companies can export into the EU without facing EU Safeguard Tariffs.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	132930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked successfully with the European Commission to secure country-specific allocations for various steel products within the Tariff Rate Quotas (by which the EU imposes its steel safeguard measures) to enable UK companies to trade tariff-free into the EU. These tariff-free allocations came into operation on 1 January 2021. Officials in the Department for International Trade continue to discuss the size and applicability of these quotas with the European Commission.</p><p>For steel traded into Northern Ireland, there is an interim solution already in place for steel from Britain and the EU to ensure it enters tariff free.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/01/2021 16:49:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1274005

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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 Yorkshire
	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 proportion of the £4.6 billion in new lockdown grants he announced on 5 January 2021 will be made available to (a) Kirklees and (b) the local authorities of West Yorkshire.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	134042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Department is currently calculating the individual local authority and these will be shared with local authorities week commencing 11 January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/01/2021 17:47:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1273961

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Hospitality Industry: Gratuities
	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 his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the regulation of tips given to hospitality workers.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	134062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>Some employers in the hospitality sector have recently improved their tipping practices and are now passing 100 per cent of tips to their staff.</p><p> </p><p>When Parliamentary time allows, we will bring forward legislation to create a clear legislative framework for employers which handle tips. This will ensure hospitality workers are properly rewarded for their efforts, and protect the vast majority of hospitality businesses who do the right thing from being undercut by a small minority shirking their responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/01/2021 14:09:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1274184

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Public Houses: Coronavirus
	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 pubs are allowed to sell alcohol in sealed containers for people to take home during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown period.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
	tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
	uin	134192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>Hospitality venues are not allowed to sell alcohol for takeaway under the new National Lockdown restrictions, although they are allowed to continue to sell food and non-alcoholic drinks for takeaway.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/01/2021 14:06:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1274139

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Licensed Premises: Coronavirus
	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 an assessment of the potential merits of (a) extending eligibility for the Christmas Support Payment for wet-led pubs to social clubs and (b) providing back payments to those clubs.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	133745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Christmas Support Payment was put in place specifically to help pubs without a significant food offering, whose businesses were severely impacted by the local restrictions over the festive period. The scheme eligibility period ended on 28 December 2020 and the closing date for applications is 12 January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/01/2021 17:47:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1273946

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	Social Rented Housing: Doncaster
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council was unsuccessful in its bid to receive funding from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
	uin	134249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Funds for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator were awarded through a competitive assessment process which was completed on 30th November 2020. The assessment was undertaken against the criteria set out in the scheme guidance and involved 3 independent assessors and a moderation panel. On this occasion, within the total funding envelope available and the success criteria, the bid from Doncaster Council was not successful. Feedback was provided to Doncaster Council on 11th December by Ricardo PLC who are acting as the scheme administrators. Following the Spending Review announcement in November 2020 there will be a further round of the scheme in the next financial year.</p><p> </p><p>If you would like to get in touch with the SHDF Demonstrator team, please email <a href="mailto:SHDF.Demonstrator@beis.gov.uk" target="_blank">SHDF.Demonstrator@beis.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:19:02 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1274203

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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 Homes Grant 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the deadline for delivery of the Local Authority Delivery Scheme 2.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	134012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Green Homes Grant, Local Authority Delivery Scheme is part of a package of measures aimed at providing an urgent stimulus to the economy. BEIS intend to allocate £300m to the regional Local Energy Hubs for delivery by December 2021. This aims to balance the aim of the scheme to support economic recovery whilst being pragmatic over delivery timescales.</p><p> </p><p>These economic stimulus schemes are part of a longer term, sustained investment in the growth of skills and jobs to build the supply chains necessary to achieve net zero. We have recently published the Energy White Paper and next year we plan to publish a Heat and Building Strategy outlining our approach alongside an updated Fuel Poverty Strategy for England, that builds upon the commitments in my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution, to extend the Energy Company Obligation and implement the Home Upgrade Grant.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:17:14 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1274204

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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 Homes Grant 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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of the deadline for the Local Authority Delivery Scheme on the development of sustainable jobs and skills.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	134013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>BEIS estimates the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme will support on average 8,000 jobs per annum over the years 2020/21 and 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:15:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1274205

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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 Homes Grant 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 plans the Government has to use the results of the Local Authority Delivery scheme to evaluate the effectiveness of local authorities in the future.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	134014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>BEIS has embedded evaluation into the delivery plans of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme so that Government can learn about its effectiveness, implement learning into the future of energy efficiency schemes and consider what ongoing role Local Authorities should have in the delivery of such schemes.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:12:13 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1274206

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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 Homes Grant 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits aligning the deadlines for all Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme phases with the Voucher Scheme deadline of March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
	tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
	uin	134015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Local Authority Delivery and Vouchers schemes have been designed to work alongside each other whilst reflecting the differences in delivery methods. Both schemes’ primary objective is to provide a short-term economic stimulus.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS has allocated LAD funding to 55 projects totalling £74.3m of expenditure for delivery by March 2021, which can play an important role in sustaining and creating jobs in all regions of England.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS anticipates funding in excess of £124m of LAD scheme projects imminently with a delivery date of September 2021, and a further £300m is allocated to the regional Local Energy Hubs for delivery by December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These staggered dates intend to balance the aim of the scheme to support economic recovery whilst being pragmatic over delivery timescales.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2021 17:11:02 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes