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869437

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Money Laundering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127856 on money laundering, how many of those businesses have been fined more than once; and what the (a) average, (b) lowest and (c) highest value of those fines was.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	133951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The ‎work of the FCA is a matter for HMT. Officials at HMT have advised that in January 2017, the FCA fined Deutsche Bank £163 million, its largest ever financial penalty for AML failings.</p><p> </p><p>All FCA fines levied against businesses are published online. The link to the webpage can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/2017-fines" target="_blank">www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/2017-fines</a></p><p> </p><p>HMT does not hold data on how many firms have been fined more than once, the lowest fine, nor the average value of fines.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/03/2018 14:53:35 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 49945 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

862937

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, are employed by the Crown Prosecution Service; and how many (a) men, and (b) women, hold senior posts.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL6385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>As at 28 February 2018 the Crown Prosecution Service employed (1) 2,083 men and (2) 3,987 women. In senior posts (graded at Senior Civil Service or equivalent) the Crown Prosecution Service employed (a) 34 men and (b) 40 women, with women making up 54% of the workforce in these grades.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 28/03/2018 11:12:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

873488

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase voter registration among under-registered groups.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	904630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I continue to have regular conversations with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the return of powers from Brussels to Holyrood following exit from the EU. Furthermore, we are both part of JMC(EN) where this, amongst other issues, has been discussed with the devolved administrations.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our inaugural National Democracy Week in July is going to be a UK-wide event, intended to increase democratic engagement among a wide range of under-registered groups. Last Wednesday we launched its website and a youth engagement toolkit for parliamentarians and later this year will recruit and train youth Democracy Ambassadors.</ins></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/03/2018 16:01:12 question first ministerially corrected 03/04/2018 10:54:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 50507 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

850252

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether non-UK EU citizens will be able to vote in local elections after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	129820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>This is part of the wider issue of the rights of EU citizens and UK expats that need to be considered during the Brexit preparations. The rights of both sides should be taken together.</p><p>We will continue to recognise the value that EU citizens bring to our society, and we have already reached broad agreement with the EU on wider citizens’ rights. We will remain an open and diverse country after we leave the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/03/2018 15:53:25 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

860623

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Regulatory Futures Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 8 of his Department's document Regulatory Futures Review, published in January 2018, whether he has received such a report on burdens on smaller regulators.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	131980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Burdens on smaller regulators were raised in the <em>Regulatory Futures Review</em> with regard to the implementation of the 2016 Enterprise Act’s provisions for independent scrutiny of the impact on business of regulatory changes. The Public Accounts Committee also recommended an approach to assessing impacts (Recommendation 6 of its 2016-17 report on Better Regulation – HC 487). In light of both reports ministers modified the Better Regulation System to make it more proportionate for both departments and regulators as reflected in the <em>Interim Guidance on the Better Regulation</em> <em>Framework</em> published by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 22 February 2018.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 133348 question first answered 28/03/2018 15:57:12 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

867373

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his response is to the recommendations regarding the burden upon regulators arising from the Regulatory Futures Review, published in January 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	133348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Burdens on smaller regulators were raised in the <em>Regulatory Futures Review</em> with regard to the implementation of the 2016 Enterprise Act’s provisions for independent scrutiny of the impact on business of regulatory changes. The Public Accounts Committee also recommended an approach to assessing impacts (Recommendation 6 of its 2016-17 report on Better Regulation – HC 487). In light of both reports ministers modified the Better Regulation System to make it more proportionate for both departments and regulators as reflected in the <em>Interim Guidance on the Better Regulation</em> <em>Framework</em> published by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 22 February 2018.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 131980 question first answered 28/03/2018 15:57:12 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

873474

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet office, what steps he is taking to increase voter registration among under-registered groups.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	904624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Our inaugural National Democracy Week in July is going to be a UK-wide event, intended to increase democratic engagement among a wide range of under-registered groups. Last Wednesday we launched its website and a youth engagement toolkit for parliamentarians and later this year will recruit and train youth Democracy Ambassadors.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/03/2018 16:07:22 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

873475

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet office, what steps his Department has taken to make it easier for victims and survivors of domestic violence to register to vote anonymously.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	904625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Legislation has come into force this month making it easier to register to vote anonymously.</p><p>When registering, survivors can now provide evidence from a broader range of professionals to reflect their experiences. This includes sworn statements from refuge managers that their safety would be at risk if their details appeared on the register.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/03/2018 16:08:29 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

873476

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on devolving powers to the Scottish Parliament after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
	uin	904631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>I continue to have regular conversations with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the return of powers from Brussels to Holyrood following exit from the EU. Furthermore, we are both part of JMC(EN) where this, amongst other issues, has been discussed with the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/03/2018 16:06:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

867540

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	Energy: Meters
	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 ensure that savings from the roll-out of smart meters will be passed on to consumers.
	tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
	tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
	uin	133515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Smart metering will give consumers the tools they need – through access to energy consumption data – to take control of their energy use. Consumers can start saving energy from the moment their smart meter is installed. In a recent survey Smart Energy GB found that 86% of people with a smart meter said they made energy saving changes to their behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers have a strong incentive to keep costs down. If suppliers do not deliver the programme cost-efficiently, they risk losing customers to their competitors.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meters will help improve engagement and competition. The Programme will give households the information to allow them to be more active consumers and more easily act upon poor service of expensive tariffs, by being able to switch suppliers quickly and simply.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of that, the Government is introducing legislation to cap poor value standard variable and default tariffs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:06:52 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 49838 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

867585

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
	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 recent discussions his Department has had with the Welsh Government onthe Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	133560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy regularly discuss matters of mutual interest with their counterparts in the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:17:03 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 49820 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

868387

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2018
	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	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, how many (a) domestic and (b) small non-domestic energy customers are presently on time of use tariffs.
	tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
	tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
	uin	133607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> December 2016, in Great Britain, there were 4.4 million domestic time of use (Economy 7 type meters). Of these, BEIS estimate that there were around 3.1 million domestic customers on Economy 7 or 10 tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>While a number of suppliers are offering time of use and other innovative tariffs enabled by smart metering and elective half-hourly settlement, we do not have information on the number of domestic customers on these types of tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> December 2016, in Great Britain, there were around 500,000 non-domestic profile 4 Economy 7 type meters (used by small non-domestic customers). However some properties with Economy 7 meters will be on single rate tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>An estimate for the number of Economy 7 meters in Great Britain can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-local-authority-electricity-consumption-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-local-authority-electricity-consumption-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:08:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 49818 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

869457

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	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	Energy: Meters
	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 5 February 2018 to Question 125469, what the difference is between the installation cost figures used in the 2016 cost-benefit analysis update and energy suppliers’ current data on installation costs; and what effect the current data on installations will have on his policy on smart meter installation.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	133971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The 2016 Cost-Benefit Analysis shows that after all costs have been considered, the rollout of smart meters overall is set to deliver £5.7bn of benefits over the lifetime of the programme. The Cost-Benefit analysis took account of real-world data on installations from energy suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department plans to update its Cost-Benefit analysis in 2019, informed by the latest available costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:06:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 50236 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

869458

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	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	Energy: Meters
	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 February to Question 127494, on Energy: Meters, what progress has been made on ensuring all SMETS1 meters (a) are interoperable and (b) can be connected to the DCC.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	133972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s objective from the start of the rollout has been for SMETS1 meters to be enrolled into the Data and Communications Company (DCC), so that consumers can keep their smart services when they switch energy supplier. The DCC is working on a project to move SMETS1 meters into its national system from late 2018.</p><p> </p><p>SMETS1 meters have already been helping millions of consumers to understand their energy use better, which is why eight of ten people would recommend them to family or friends.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:25:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 50162 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

869497

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2018
	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	Employment
	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 (a) men, and (b) women have been in precarious employment in each year since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	134011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not have a formal definition for precarious employment.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides data on various working patterns and contract type (e.g. temporary employees) as part of its Labour Market Statistics, and this data is available by gender:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/march2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/march2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/03/2018 14:03:18 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths previous answer version 50237 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

857839

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
	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 encourage high street retailers to reduce their carbon footprint.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	131739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Achieving clean growth, while ensuring an affordable energy supply for businesses is at the heart of the UK’s Industrial Strategy, and the Government is taking steps to encourage high street retailers to reduce their carbon footprint. Minimum energy efficiency standards and energy labelling regulations for energy-using products are making lighting and appliances that they buy more energy efficient. The Energy Technology List encourages high street retailers to invest in the most energy efficient plant and machinery, as part of the Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) for energy-saving technologies. Through energy efficiency programmes such as the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) and Climate Change Agreements (CCAs), high street retailers are encouraged to make improvements to the way in which they use energy.</p><p> </p><p>We also require certain companies to measure and report their energy use and carbon emissions. This helps them to lower their energy costs, gain a better understanding of exposure to the risks of climate change, and demonstrate leadership to strengthen their green credentials in the marketplace. We have recently consulted on proposals to introduce a new and streamlined energy and carbon reporting framework.</p><p> </p><p>Government provides support to businesses, public sector and non-profit organisations in meeting the cost of installing renewable heat technologies through the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The scheme is designed to bridge the gap between the cost of fossil fuel heat sources and renewable and low carbon heat alternatives through financial support for owners of participating installations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to ensuring that small businesses in the country are offered a smart meter by the end 2020. Smart metering will give high street retailers access to the information they need to understand and manage their energy use better, save money on bills and reduce carbon emissions.</p><p> </p><p>There is also a role for behaviour change in emissions reduction. The government has published guidance to help businesses, especially SMEs, identify simple measures like not having doors propped open for convenience, which can help save up to 30% of heating costs.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:24:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

861029

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Energy: Price Caps
	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 evidence his Department holds of energy retail price caps having been successfully introduced into competitive markets in other jurisdictions.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	132178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We have considered many international models but market conditions are different to the situation in GB. The Government has introduced a Bill that requires the industry regulator to cap poor value standard variable and default tariffs. This follows the Competition and Markets Authority investigation which found that domestic customers of the Big 6 energy companies pay on average £1.4bn a year more than they would in a truly competitive market. The Bill requires Ofgem to set the cap so as to protect consumers and have regard to the need to, among other things, enable competition between suppliers and ensure suppliers can finance their licenced activities.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:27:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

861106

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2018
	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	Wind Power
	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 Government’s policy is on onshore wind farming; and what plans he has to encourage growth in that sector when implementing the Industrial Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	132255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is clear on onshore wind farming: that we do not believe that new large scale onshore wind power is right for England but in other areas where there is public support it can be developed. Further deployment in this sector is expected, supported by existing Government schemes such as the Contracts for Difference (CfD), and Feed In Tariff (FIT) which will aid delivery of cheap, clean and reliable energy in line with the aims of the Industrial Strategy.</p><p>The Government has also secured state aid approval to classify remote island wind as a separate technology in Group 2 of the CFD scheme. The Clean Growth Strategy announced that we would provide up to £557m in total of annual funding for future CFD auctions. We have consulted on how the Government could support the development of onshore wind projects on remote islands, where they benefit local communities, and are currently considering the responses we have received.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:26:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

862241

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	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	Wind Power: 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits to the Scottish manufacturing sector of the development of floating offshore wind technology.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	132660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Offshore wind is a success story for the UK. Government support has enabled investment, cost reduction and building a supply chain across different parts of the UK including Scotland. We will look to build on this success as part of our Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Floating offshore wind is still at a demonstration phase. However, the technology is eligible to compete in the Contracts for Difference auctions which incentivise developers and supply chains to innovate and reduce costs. If the technology can demonstrate that it can compete with other forms of generation, the manufacturing sector may be able to benefit from UK deployment and potential exports.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:23:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

862915

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	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	Liquefied Natural Gas: Imports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much liquefied natural gas has been imported into the UK since 1 January; and from which countries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL6363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s Energy Trends Table 4.4 includes an extensive monthly breakdown of all gas imports, including liquefied natural gas, by country of origin. Due to the large amount of data in Table 4.4, I have included a copy of it as an attachment:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/682882/ET_4.4.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/682882/ET_4.4.xls</a></p><p>The latest data in Energy Trends is for two months prior to the publication month, and the publication on 29th March will include new data for January 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/03/2018 15:40:19 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley attachment 1 file name Copy of ET_4.4.xls title Supplementary info on origin of UK gas imports
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

864342

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	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	Nuclear Power: Consultants
	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 8 February 2018 to Question 126434 and with reference to House of Commons Library Deposited Paper, DEP2018-0202, if he will publish the reports provided to his Department under the project titles listed under Column C; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	132826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Some of the reports are already available in the public domain and we plan to make available all reports that can be published. However, some of the reports cannot be published for reasons including:</p><ul><li>Commercial sensitivity</li><li>Legal professional privilege</li><li>Implications for national security</li></ul> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/03/2018 16:36:00 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

864522

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2018
	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	Sharing Economy
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to improve workers’ rights for the self-employed and workers in the gig economy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>In the Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices we committed to firm action and future legislation to enhance employment rights for those working in the gig economy, agency workers and those who work atypically. We are currently consulting on how best to achieve this change.</p><p>The Government Response also sets out a package of measures to better support the self-employed, including improved support on embarking on a self-employed career, encouraging pension savings and supporting people to pay the right tax.</p><p>Alongside this, from 6 April 2016, we have given self-employed people the ability to build their entitlement to the new State Pension at the same rate as employed people.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/03/2018 16:41:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

865187

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2018
	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	Fracking: Employment
	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 the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 25 October 2017, Official Report, column 300, what the evidential basis is for shale gas to support thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industries and in other sectors; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	133054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The evidence for the contribution was from two reports from Ernst and Young and the Institute of Directors (entitled “Getting Ready for UK Shale Gas” and “Getting Shale Gas Working” respectively). The reports concluded that development of shale gas in the UK could provide thousands of jobs in areas of exploration and production.</p><p> </p><p>The economic impact of shale, both locally and nationally will depend on the level of production; but there will clearly be opportunities for UK firms. To determine the potential of the industry, we need exploration to go ahead which Government is encouraging.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:18:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

867096

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Coal Fired Power Stations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which UK coal-fired power stations supplied the National Grid during the week commencing 26 February 2018; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	133214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>All seven of Great Britain’s active coal plants generated at some point in the week commencing 26 February. These are; West Burton, Eggborough, Aberthaw B, Fiddlers Ferry, Ratcliffe, Drax and Cottam. This is in line with the normal functioning of the electricity market.</p><p>We have announced measures to ensure that all unabated coal generation will close by 2025. In the meantime, coal can be an important bridge to new, lower-carbon technologies, including gas, and can provide important and economic capacity in the interim period until coal units close.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:26:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

867102

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	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, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that consumers can access the cheapest energy tariffs without the need to install a smart meter.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	133220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>There are now over 60 suppliers operating in the domestic energy market, some of which offer very competitive prices, especially for fixed term tariffs. We have already halved the time it takes to switch supplier to 21 days (including the statutory cooling off period). Ofgem is leading a programme across industry to introduce faster and more reliable switching by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Smart metering will make it easier and more convenient for consumers to engage with their energy use so they can reduce their bills and identify the best tariff and energy supplier for their needs. Smart Energy GB, who are responsible for national consumer engagement on smart meters, have found that 86% of people with a smart meter said they made energy saving changes to their behaviour.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:05:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk