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1187767

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	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	Weddings: 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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people receive refunds from venues for weddings that have been cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	35033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Under consumer law, consumers may be entitled to a refund within 14 days, depending on the nature of the contract in place. Where payments were made using a credit card, redress can be sought from the credit card company. Some businesses are also offering consumers alternative arrangements, which individuals are able to choose should they wish. The Government is engaging continually with business and consumer advocacy bodies to assess the impact of cancellations made in the light of the Covid-19 outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/04/2020 08:53:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1190126

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2020
	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	Small Businesses: Billing
	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 tackle late payments to small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	39739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Legislation already exists under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998, which sets out that payment terms between two businesses should not exceed 60 days, unless they are fair to both parties. Additionally, suppliers can claim statutory interest, and debt recovery costs, on invoices not paid within the agreed period or (if no period is agreed) within 30 days. It also establishes maximum 30-day payment terms for transactions with public authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is completely focussed on fulfilling our manifesto commitment to clamp down on late payment and strengthen the powers of the Small Business Commissioner (SBC) to support small businesses who are least able to cover financial shortfalls and find temporary finance more difficult and more expensive to obtain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has transferred the administration of the Code to the Office of the SBC in March to unify prompt payment measures under one umbrella and we continue to consult on extending its powers. We have also taken a tough compliance approach to large companies who do not comply with the Payment Practices Reporting Duty and will use enforcement powers to prosecute those who do not comply where obliged.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/05/2020 10:14:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1219883

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	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	Personal Care Services: 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, when his Department plans to review the date for the reopening of (a) massage therapist, (b) reflexology and (c) other therapeutic services as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	67737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>We’ve now provided other close contact services like massage therapists, reflexologists and other therapeutic services in England except Leicester with the certainty they need to reopen from Monday 13 July, subject to them following the COVID-secure guidelines.</p><p>We need to be confident services are able to reopen in a COVID-secure way for the staff and customers. Our approach is guided by the scientific and medical advice, and our guidance has been developed with input from firms, unions, industry bodies and the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and in consultation with Public Health England (PHE) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/07/2020 07:53:04 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1345450

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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	Service Industries: UK Trade with EU
	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 trade in services with EU countries.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	902806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting UK businesses to adjust to our new relationship with the European Union. We continue to signpost businesses and trade associations to information on how to best adapt to the changes through a variety of means.</p><p> </p><p>We have published GOV.UK guidance to support businesses providing services to the EU, EEA and Switzerland. This includes enhanced guidance on Member States’ immigration systems providing UK business travellers with a better understanding of visa and work permit requirements (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work</a>) and a tool which UK businesses can use to check for relevant reservations as they sell services to customers in EU member states (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-eu-trade-and-cooperation-agreement-reservations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-eu-trade-and-cooperation-agreement-reservations</a>).</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with businesses, including with the Professional Business Services sector, to gather insights and to ensure the Government continues to provide businesses with the support they need in our new trading relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/07/2021 12:52:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1346460

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	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	Business: Certification Quality Marks
	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 delay the deadline for businesses to switch to UK conformity assessments for pyrotechnics by at least one year.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	32475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) to ensure that a UK approved body for pyrotechnics is accredited as soon as possible.</p><p /><p>We are also aware that pyrotechnics bodies are currently engaging with UKAS and are in the process of getting accredited.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/07/2021 15:28:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1437046

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	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	Business: Cybersecurity
	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 risk of cyber attacks to (a) automotive and (b) other businesses based in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	132340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on cyber risks to all business sectors, including the automotive sector. The NCSC regularly publishes threat updates and a wide range of actionable guidance and tools for businesses on its website; their most recent being guidance for UK organisations in respect of cyber threats and the current situation in Ukraine. The NCSC, along with my department, works closely with trade bodies and industry partnerships as a trusted route to providing best practice and practical advice to businesses. In December 2021 the Government published its National Cyber Strategy, which contains more information on the breadth of cyber security actions being taken by Government. The annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey also sets out details of the cyber threat to businesses and what firms are doing in response.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 132341 question first answered 08/03/2022 09:52:43 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1437047

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	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	Business: Cybersecurity
	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 help protect (a) automotive and (b) other businesses based in the UK from cyber-attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	132341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on cyber risks to all business sectors, including the automotive sector. The NCSC regularly publishes threat updates and a wide range of actionable guidance and tools for businesses on its website; their most recent being guidance for UK organisations in respect of cyber threats and the current situation in Ukraine. The NCSC, along with my department, works closely with trade bodies and industry partnerships as a trusted route to providing best practice and practical advice to businesses. In December 2021 the Government published its National Cyber Strategy, which contains more information on the breadth of cyber security actions being taken by Government. The annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey also sets out details of the cyber threat to businesses and what firms are doing in response.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 132340 question first answered 08/03/2022 09:52:43 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1179971

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	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	Heating: Hydrogen
	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 his Department has had with representatives of the domestic heating industry on the future role of hydrogen as a heating fuel.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	19980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Replacing natural gas in the gas grid with hydrogen may be an option which could contribute to decarbonising heat, along with other options including heat networks, electric heat pumps and biogas. The Government’s December 2018 report on Clean Growth: Transforming Heating concluded that there is currently no clear consensus on the best approach to decarbonising heat at scale and that further work is required on the hydrogen option to prove the safety and feasibility case and to better understand the costs and benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with the gas and heating industries, including representatives of the domestic heating sector, to ensure that all the R&amp;D, testing and trialling work required to achieve this has been identified.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also spending up to £121m on hydrogen innovation, including £25m on the Hy4Heat programme which is investigating whether it is technically possible to replace methane with hydrogen in residential and commercial buildings and gas appliances.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 27/02/2020 11:55:55 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1180725

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	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	Boilers: Hydrogen
	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 help ensure the economic viability of the use of hydrogen-ready boilers in domestic heating.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	21281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Burning natural gas for heating accounts for a significant proportion of household carbon emissions. There is currently no clear consensus on the best approach to decarbonising heat at scale, and our December 2018 report on Clean Growth: Transforming Heating set out that using hydrogen as a replacement for natural gas, including for domestic heating, may play an important role.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is currently investing over £100m in hydrogen innovation. This includes Hy4Heat, a programme which aims to assess the safety and technical feasibility of hydrogen for heating in homes. This includes working with industry to develop prototype hydrogen appliances including hydrogen ready boilers and will evaluate their likely costs and performance upon completion of the programme in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 02/03/2020 16:35:24 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237721

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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	Heating: Housing
	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 estimate he has made of the number of UK households that use (a) oil and (b) LPG for their heating and hot water requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	95175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>There are 1.9m households in the UK using oil and LPG as their main heating fuel and hot water requirements. We estimate that 1.7m use Oil and 220k use LPG.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:35:01 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western