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631299

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Higher Education: Research
	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 20 October 2016 to Question 48877, whether higher education institutions in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK will be able to continue to apply for (i) EU research funding and (ii) the Horizon 2020 project after the UK leaves the EU; and whether HM Treasury plans to continue to underwrite the payment of such awards.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	52160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Until our departure from the EU, we remain a fully paid up Member State, with all the rights and obligations that entails. All UK-based researchers, wherever they are located within the UK, can continue to apply for competitive EU research funding, such as the Horizon 2020 programme, while we remain a member of the EU. We will work with the European Commission to ensure payment when funds are awarded. The Treasury will underwrite the payment for such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. Access to apply for Horizon 2020 after we leave the EU will be a matter for the negotiations that will follow the triggering of Article 50.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/11/2016 14:18:36 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

631285

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Electrical Safety
	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 31 October 2016 to Question 49797, on schools: electrical safety, if he will (a) issue guidance on and (b) bring forward proposals for regulation of the use of socket covers on BS1363 sockets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	52139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, all products placed on the UK market must be safe and any products that do not comply with those Regulations can already be removed from sale by Trading Standards.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any reports of injuries or death in the UK as a result of the use of socket covers and we have no plans to issue any guidance promoting or discouraging their use or to bring forward further regulation in this area.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2016 10:40:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

631268

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Members: Correspondence
	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 he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield of 14 September 2016 on smart meters and associated health concerns.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	52050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not have a record of receiving this letter from the Honourable Member. My noble Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property, who is responsible for the roll-out of smart meters, would be pleased to provide a response to him upon receipt of a copy of the correspondence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/11/2016 11:45:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

632021

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	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, what assessment he has made of the proportion of gross domestic product that is spent on science and research; and what assessment he has made of the need to change the level of such funding after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	52256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Total research and development expenditure in the UK in 2014 represented 1.67% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), unchanged from 2013. Science and research are at the heart of this Government’s long term economic plan and our ongoing commitment to our science and research base remains steadfast as we secure the best possible outcome for UK science and research as we exit the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/11/2016 14:18:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

632004

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	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	Cadbury: Mondelez International
	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 he was made aware of the further takeover of the Cadbury's biscuit licence by Mondelez, and if he has met with any of the companies involved.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	52423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>This is a commercial matter for the parties concerned. I have had no such meetings.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2016 10:44:47 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

631284

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Innovation
	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 effectiveness of government funding in promoting innovation through (a) Research Councils, (b) Innovate UK, (c) Catapult and (d) other bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	52152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Research Councils’ collective ambition is to ensure the UK remains the best place in the world to do research, innovate and grow businesses for the benefit of society and the economy. Each Research Council publishes an annual impact report. The Research Excellence Framework is a periodic, selective assessment of the quality and impact of research produced by UK universities derived from a range of funding sources including Research Councils, Government bodies, industry and charities. It assesses both the excellence of the research and of the impact that excellent research has had on the economy and society. In 2014, 44% of submitted impacts were judged outstanding (4*) and a further 40% judged very considerable (3*).</p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK has evaluated the impact of its interventions showing that on average, for every £1 it has invested, there is a return of between £6.40 and £7.30 in GVA to the economy. It has supported innovation in 7,600 organisations, creating around 55,000 new jobs. Innovate UK grant support is shown to substantially increase UK firms’ innovation performance, with significant impacts noted for SMEs (with 10 to 250 employees) and large firms (with more than 250 employees).</p><p> </p><p>As many Catapults are still in the earlier stages of implementation, it is too early to fully assess the performance of the Catapult network. Key performance indicators are in place to help assess Catapult performance. Innovate UK will publish evaluation frameworks for Catapult centres this financial year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/11/2016 14:20:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

632002

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	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	Consumers
	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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 8 November 2016, what assessment he has made of which consumer standards will be considered by the Government to be necessary after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	52422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Great Repeal Bill will remove from the statute book the European Communities Act. As we repeal the European Communities Act, we will convert the body of existing EU law into British law. When the Great Repeal Bill is given Royal Assent, Parliament will be free – subject to international agreements and treaties with other countries and the EU on matters such as trade – to amend, repeal and improve any law it chooses. The Government will engage with business and other stakeholders for their views as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/11/2016 10:42:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson