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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

732634

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Regional Growth Fund
	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 assistance from the Regional Growth Fund is available to companies based in England; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	1049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) was established in 2011 and ran over six competitive rounds supporting a wide range of individual company projects, as well as both national and regional business support schemes. The RGF is on track to deliver £16bn of private sector investment and 557,000 jobs by the mid-2020s.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/06/2017 14:26:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

732598

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Poverty: Consumer Organisations
	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 page 56 of the report, UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 6 September 2016, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to support consumer organisations with funding, capacity and statutory rights, to enable them to analyse data to identify areas of detriment to people in poverty.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	1094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The department provides £22.3 million to Citizens Advice and £2.9 million to Citizens Advice Scotland annually in core funding enabling those organisations to use their data to undertake further research to help those most in need, including the vulnerable and those in poverty.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 14:18:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

732519

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Beer: Small Businesses
	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 information his Department holds on the number of microbreweries in the UK in each year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	1143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>While we do not hold information on the number of microbreweries (which are typically identified by the limited amount of beer they produce), data is collected on the number of manufacturers of beer split by employee size-band. As displayed in the table below the number of breweries has increased by over 120%, with the vast majority of this increase being among those enterprises with less than 10 employees.</p><p><strong>Number of Beer Manufacturing Enterprises </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0 to 9 employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>885</p></td><td><p>780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>995</p></td><td><p>875</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: UK Business- Activity Size and Location (ONS)</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 12:56:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

733060

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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 affected by the recent terrorist attack to discuss their business needs.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	1413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 June 2017 to Question UIN <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-06-23/1002/" target="_blank">1002</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 29/06/2017 12:13:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

731610

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Self-employed: Low Pay
	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 reduce low pay among self-employed people.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister has asked Matthew Taylor to look at employment practices in the modern economy. This is examining a range of issues, including security, pay and rights for those working in more flexible roles, including the self-employed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:37:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

731341

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	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, whether he plans to bring Scottish Limited Partnerships within the scope of the register of persons of significant control.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017. S.I. 2017 No. 694.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 12:57:50 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

731426

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Small Businesses: Scotland
	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 strategy his Department has to support a growth pipeline to help small businesses in Scotland expand.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Small businesses play a central role in driving economic growth across the UK and this Government is committed to supporting their continued success.</p><p> </p><p>The industrial strategy will build on this to make the most of the diverse strengths of all of Britain’s cities and regions including Scotland, and grasp the opportunities that could drive faster growth in each of them.</p><p> </p><p>Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness City Deals have seen £702m of additional funding from the UK government flow into Scotland. Projects and programmes agreed are helping businesses by: establishing new incubation and innovation hubs; improving local infrastructure; extending and improving the quality of broadband; and tackling key barriers to growth in certain sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Moving forward we are committed to working with the Scottish Government and local communities to agree further deals with: Edinburgh and South East Scotland; Stirling and Clackmannanshire; Tay Cities; and Borderlands.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 28/06/2017 16:03:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

731561

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Training: Leave
	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 leave for training for all employees.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to testing ambitious new approaches to career learning and training for people in work and returning to work, as announced in the Budget. More detailed proposals will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 14:41:28 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731766

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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	Small Businesses: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	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 micro-enterprises in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Support for businesses in Scotland is largely a devolved matter, and <a href="https://www.mygov.scot/business/" target="_blank">https://www.mygov.scot/business/</a> provides advice to people starting, running and growing a business, including a section on funding and grants in Scotland. In addition, British Business Bank (BBB) programmes are supporting finance to smaller businesses. One of the main programmes – administered by the Start-Up Loans Company - is supporting 70 start-up loans worth £283k in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.</p><p>Microbusinesses in Scotland also benefit from UK-wide initiatives to encourage investment, for example the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. If they have business premises, microbusinesses will also benefit from the Small Business Bonus Scheme and receive 100% relief on their rates bill for property valued below £10,000.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:12:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day