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533850

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2016
	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	Research: 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 take steps to ensure that UK researchers have the same level of funding as before the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	42240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text The UK economy is fundamentally strong and our research and innovation are world leading. We have a long established system that supports, and therefore attracts, the brightest minds, at all stages of their careers. We fund excellent science wherever it is found, and ensure there is the freedom to tackle important scientific questions. While the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU arrangements continue unchanged, including those that apply to students, researchers, and businesses. We remain fully open to scientists and researchers from across the EU. We hugely value the contribution of EU and international staff and there are no immediate changes to their rights to live and work in the UK. The Government intends to maintain and enhance the strength of our research base, which is why we have protected the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament. answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:35:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

540116

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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 Life Sciences
	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 plans are for the Office for Life Sciences; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	43369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text The Office for Life Sciences was established in 2011 to support the development and adoption of 21st century health and life sciences technology, delivering the improved patient outcomes and increasing wider growth and prosperity. This agenda remains a core part of the Government’s plans for a comprehensive industrial strategy and for transforming health and care. answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:51:31 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

677636

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	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: Prices
	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 Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require energy companies to give the lowest tariff to their customers.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	61220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text The Government is carefully considering the recommendations of the Competition and Market Authority report on the energy sector, and will be setting out its response in due course. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2017 17:23:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

782936

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of guaranteeing the strike price to consumers of operational offshore wind sites in (a) 2015 and (b) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Monmouth
	tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
	uin	111099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2017 answer text <ul><li>The first Contract For Difference (CfD) allocation round results, published in 2015, saw over 1.2 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity secure contracts, estimated at the time of the auction to cost consumers just over £240 million per year (2012 prices).</li><li>The second round results, announced in September 2017, saw the clearing price half for offshore wind delivered in the auction; we secured an additional 3.2 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity, estimated at the time of the auction to cost consumers just over £130 million per year (2012 prices).</li><li>There are many factors that affect payments under these contracts, which mean that actual costs may go up or down.</li><li>These results demonstrate that the UK is an attractive place to invest, with a record amount of renewable capacity secured to power our homes.</li><li>The price of offshore wind clearing through the auction has halved in two years, demonstrating that competitive auctions are working well to drive down costs and deliver savings for consumers, whilst delivering the government’s decarbonisation ambitions.</li></ul> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/11/2017 13:09:22 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

677637

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2017
	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	Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate: 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, what the budget of the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate has been in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	61285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£932,000 (actual spend)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£697,631 (actual spend)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£551,461 (actual spend)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£532,032*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Not available **</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£500,000*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* This is the budget allocated for these financial years, as actual spend is not available.</p><p> </p><p>**The Employment Agency Standards budget was held at a higher level of aggregation and managed across a number of different programmes, so we are unable to provide a figure for that financial year.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/01/2017 14:19:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

969270

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Mobile Phones
	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 publish a list of the mobile phone applications developed by his Department and its agencies in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of developing of each of those applications.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	171515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Application Name</strong></p></td><td><p>BEIStart</p></td><td><p>Met Office weather app</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation </strong></p></td><td><p>BEIS Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Met Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Purpose</strong></p></td><td><p>Induction materials for new starters at BEIS</p></td><td><p>To help users access weather information and sever weather warnings promptly.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Development costs in last 3 years</strong></p></td><td><p>Nil Developed as a voluntary corporate contribution by Civil Servants</p></td><td><p>£3.77 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Further Information </strong></p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>This cost is offset by revenue from advertising across the Met Office’s digital channels. The revenue received in the last 3 years is £4.29 million.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 14/09/2018 13:52:12 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

598360

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	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
	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 change there has been in the UK's share of global steel output over the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	47799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Crude steel production (thousand tonnes)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>UK share of global crude steel production</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global</p></td><td><p>UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,538,003</p></td><td><p>9,478</p></td><td><p>0.62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,560,131</p></td><td><p>9,579</p></td><td><p>0.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,650,354</p></td><td><p>11,858</p></td><td><p>0.72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,670,145</p></td><td><p>12,120</p></td><td><p>0.73%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1,620,900</p></td><td><p>10,860</p></td><td><p>0.67%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: World Steel Association Statistics</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1 – The figures above show the production of crude steel and cover all qualities made (carbon, stainless, other alloy).</p><p> </p><p>2 – Data for global production of crude steel in 2015 is provisional. Figures for global production are subject to revision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/10/2016 14:42:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

1359543

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	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 electric vehicle charging points are available in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	56471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2021 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>A breakdown on the number of publicly available electric vehicle charging points are detailed below (as at 1 July 2021):</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,374</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,563</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>1,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>1,591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>1,569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>7,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3,254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>916</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,565</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>330</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Source: DfT/Zap-Map</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 21/10/2021 14:44:18 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley previous answer version 25585 answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1257820

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	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	Auctions: Fraud
	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 prevalence of shill bidding taking place at auctions; what his Department's policy is on preventing, deterring and detecting that matter; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	124138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>‘Shill bidding’ refers to the practice during an online auction of a seller or a seller’s acquaintance placing bids on his or her goods in order to drive up the price. Trading Standards have brought successful prosecutions against sellers engaging in these practices under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and will continue to do so where appropriate.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Anyone who feels they have been the victim of a fraudulent sale should contact the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133 or 0808 223 1144 (Welsh speaking). They provide help and advice on consumers’ rights. Citizens Advice will refer cases to Trading Standards offices for enforcement action where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/12/2020 15:52:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1488967

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	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	Agriculture and Manufacturing Industries: Photonics
	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 encourage the adoption of new photonic technology by manufacturing and agricultural businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	35938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>‘Electronics, Photonics and Quantum’ was one of seven technology families defined by the Government in the Innovation Strategy (HMG 2021), which highlighted UK strengths in high potential emerging technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a global leader in photonics, which contributed £14.5 billion to the UK economy in 2020. Government is keen to see this contribution grow across many applications, including manufacturing and agriculture. Agriculture was specifically cited in the Innovation Strategy as a domain for the convergence of the technology families.</p><p> </p><p>Photonics was also included within the National Security Investment Act (NSI) to ensure its growth and adoption is secure.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Jane Hunt question first answered 22/07/2022 10:46:40 answering member 4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah