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1240786

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Manufacturing Industries: Environment Protection
	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 job creation in green manufacturing industries in the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	99766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The North West has excellent natural resources including offshore wind, tidal, geothermal and unconventional oil and gas. The area boasts an established energy sector supporting over 32,200 jobs and a £3.1 billion economic contribution. It is also the largest manufacturing region in the UK. The North West is therefore well placed to make a significant contribution to a green recovery and the UK’s transition to a low carbon economy, creating new sources of competitive advantage in green manufacturing.</p><p> </p><p>In July, the Government announced £40 million of funding to unlock thousands of green jobs, including in Cheshire and Lancashire, by developing the next generation of nuclear energy technology. The Government has also funded the North West Energy Hub to support the huge opportunities for the region in renewable energy and its manufacturing supply chains.</p><p>On 6<sup>th</sup> October, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister set out new plans to Build Back Greener by making the UK the world leader in clean wind energy – creating jobs, slashing carbon emissions, and boosting exports. £160 million will be made available to upgrade ports and infrastructure across the North of England to hugely increase our offshore wind capacity. This will enable the sector to support up to 60,000 jobs directly and indirectly by 2030 in ports, factories, and supply chains, thereby manufacturing the next generation of offshore wind turbines and delivering clean energy to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/10/2020 16:10:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1240733

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	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 his Department has made of potential job losses in the automotive industry in the event that the UK and EU fail to secure a trade agreement before the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	99741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to reaching an agreement with the EU. There are large areas of convergence and we will keep working to bridge the gaps.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to engage extensively with business and industry about how to prepare for changes to trade at the end of the transition period. Many businesses have already begun preparing for life outside the Customs Union and we urge others to do the same. This includes getting an Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number and making plans for completing customs declarations, where traders will need a customs agent or their own software.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/10/2020 16:03:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1240732

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	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 projected job losses in the automotive industry in the North West of England in financial year 2020-21 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	99740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the challenges facing the automotive industry as a result of Covid-19. Firms can draw upon our package of support, which is one of the most generous and comprehensive globally, with a fiscal response so far totalling £160 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working closely with key industry stakeholders throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, to understand how we can support the resilience and continued competitiveness of the UK’s automotive manufacturing sector at this time.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, we are continuing our long-standing programme of investment in the automotive sector. To date, the Government has invested £497 million through the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s innovation grants to develop the next generation of low carbon technologies, which have helped to secure or create over 40,000 jobs and have saved around 225 million tonnes of CO2.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/10/2020 16:02:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1240731

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of the ending of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on levels of job losses in the automotive industry.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
	uin	99739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was welcomed and widely utilised by the automotive sector. Surveys carried out by the industry body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, showed that during the lockdown earlier this year, the Job Retention Scheme was accessed by 60.6% of the automotive manufacturing workforce in April and by 34.2% of the workforce in May.</p><p>In order to support the retention of jobs, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Job Retention Bonus in June. This will see businesses receive a one-off payment of £1,000 for every previously furloughed employee if they are still employed at the end of January next year.</p><p>As part of his Winter Economy Plan, the Chancellor announced the Job Support Scheme, which is designed to protect jobs in businesses who are facing lower demand over the winter months due to Covid-19. The Government will pay a third of hours not worked up to a cap (£697.92 per month), with the employer also contributing a third.</p><p>In order to protect jobs and UK businesses, we are expanding the Job Support Scheme for businesses legally required to temporarily close their premises as a direct result of Coronavirus restrictions. The Government will provide employers with a grant for employees that have been instructed to cease work, covering two-thirds of their usual wages and subject up to a maximum of £2,100 a month.</p><p>Employers using the Job Support Scheme will also be able to claim the Job Retention Bonus if they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/10/2020 13:27:51 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1240958

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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	Shipping: Exhaust Emissions
	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 his Department has made of the potential effect of increasing the installation and servicing of offshore wind developments on demand for green vessels built in UK shipyards.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	99655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the UK maritime sector to our economy and to our future global trading ambitions. The National Shipbuilding Strategy, led by the Ministry of Defence, aims for the Government to work with shipbuilders and the supply chain to improve public procurement, increase trade, and drive innovation through diversification and the use of greener technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal includes an aspiration to increase UK content to 60% by 2030. This includes increasing UK content in the capital expenditure phase, as well as developing a roadmap for how the 60% target will be delivered.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/10/2020 16:05:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1169076

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Local Enterprise 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, if she will make it her policy to abolish LEPs.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) continue to play an important role in providing a business voice to inform investment decisions and drive economic growth. Government continues to support LEPs in fully implementing the recommendations in the ‘Strengthening LEPs’ report, published in July 2018, in order to maximise this role.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/01/2020 16:34:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1240343

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Construction: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2020 to Question 68388 on Construction Materials, what progress the Government has made on its work with the Construction Leadership Council’s Coronavirus Task Force; and what products have been identified as in short supply.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	99055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to work closely with the construction sector to ensure that it can support the economic recovery. This includes the work of the Construction Leadership Council’s Coronavirus Task Force, which continues to monitor the supply and demand of products.</p><p> </p><p>Products in short supply recently include plaster, ceramic roof tiles, external timber and related products, and hard landscaping products. Whilst the supply situation for most products has steadily improved over time, we continue to work closely with the industry to monitor this.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/10/2020 15:49:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1240296

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Private Finance Initiative
	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 live PFI contracts his Department has; and for each of those contracts (a) what service is provided, (b) when the contract became live, (c) what the remaining term of the contract is and (d) what the annual repayments are.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	99028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not have any Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/10/2020 13:19:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1149989

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Urban Areas: North East
	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 recent Cambridge University Bennett Institute for Public Policy report entitled Townscapes, The North East, if she will undertake an assessment of the ability of the two North East Local Enterprise Partnerships to tackle decline in North East towns.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>On 24 July 2018, Government published “Strengthened Local Enterprise Partnerships” which sets out how Government and LEPs will work together to strengthen leadership and capability, improve accountability and manage risk, and provide clarity on geography.</p><p>Of the £3.4bn of Local Growth Funding that has gone to the Northern Powerhouse, £505.6m has been allocated by the North East and Tees Valley LEPs.</p><p>LEPs will also play a vital collaborative role in the successful delivery of £3.6bn Towns Fund- seven places in the wider North East have been named among the initial 100 places to benefit from this fund, including Bishop Auckland in County Durham.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/10/2019 11:56:33 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1239739

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	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	Manufacturing Industries: North Wales and North West
	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 support the manufacturing sector in the North Wales Mersey Dee region.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
	uin	98255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department continues to engage with industry and suppliers to ensure that we can support our manufacturing sectors during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministers have been leading a series of roundtables, bringing together businesses, business representative groups, and leading academics, including representatives from the Welsh Government, to consider the measures needed to support the UK’s economic recovery.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s support for the manufacturing sector includes £147 million towards the Made Smarter programme to support digitalisation in UK manufacturing, £1 billion for the Automotive Transformation Fund, and £1.9 billion committed to the Aerospace Technology Institute programme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK Government is investing £120 million in the North Wales Growth Deal, which includes support for manufacturing. The manufacturing project that the Growth Deal is funding is run by Glyndwr University.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/10/2020 10:13:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies