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1441635

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	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	flypop: Future Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding FlyPop Ltd has received from the Future Fund; what due diligence they undertook, prior to awarding this funding, to ensure that the company complies with the requirement for the majority of its business to be based in the UK; whether the company has yet applied for the necessary UK AOC Licence; and if so, whether that licence has been granted.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL6989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide information relating to loan amounts for individual companies as this information is commercially sensitive for both investors and investee businesses.</p><p>All investee companies were required to certify that they met the UK nationality criteria as part of the process of signing the Convertible Loan Agreement. Businesses provided details of their country of incorporation, UK Company registration number as well as the citizenship of company officers and an ownership structure chart or supporting documentation showing ultimate beneficial owners of the company. These details were checked as part of the eligibility checks carried out. As this particular business was pre-revenue and pre-operational at the time of application, these checks also satisfied the requirement that over half of employees should be UK-based or half of revenues should be from UK sales.</p><p>Licensing is a matter for the Civil Aviation Authority. A UK Air Operator Certificate has not been granted to this company to date.<strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 29/03/2022 15:27:50 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1404934

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	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	Zoo Animals 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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 105377 on Northern Powergrid: Storms, how many compensation payments (a) have and (b) have not been processed by Northern Powergrid in relation to Storm Arwen and Storm Barra.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	108480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been informed that a significant proportion of compensation cases have been paid by Northern Powergrid. Any remaining cases remain under investigation or in progress.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/01/2022 17:26:20 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1423164

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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	Zero Hours Contracts: Females
	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 assessment he has made of the causes of women of colour being more likely than white men and women to be employed on zero-hours contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	124982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain and ensuring that equality and opportunity is available for all.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, individuals on zero-hours contracts represent a very small proportion of the workforce – just 3%. For this small group, this may be the type of contract which works best for them. The majority of people (62%) on zero-hours contracts say that they do not want more hours.</p><p> </p><p>Zero-hours contracts remain an important part of the UK’s flexible labour market, for both employers where there is not a constant demand for staff and for individuals who may need to balance work around other commitments such as childcare and study.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/02/2022 16:21:23 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1416587

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	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	Yoga: 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, whether he has plans to provide additional financial support for yoga studios.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	111607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has delivered to Local Authorities over £700 million for grants to support businesses most impacted by Omicron, part of a £1 billion wider support package announced by the Chancellor on 21 December.</p><p> </p><p>The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant supports businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors. For the purposes of this scheme, the definition of a leisure business excludes gyms and sports businesses where physical exercise or training is conducted on an individual basis or group basis. The funding supports sectors where social mixing is a primary motivation for consumers. <br> <br> Alongside the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, more than £100 million worth of Additional Restrictions Grant discretionary funding has also been made available to Local Authorities in England to support other businesses severely impacted by Omicron. Gyms, yoga studios and other sports businesses may be eligible for this scheme. Local Authorities have discretion to allocate this funding to businesses most in need.</p><p>The Guidance for both OHLG and ARG schemes can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p><p><br> On top of wider economic support, the Government announced a £100 million support fund for Local Authority leisure centres to ensure these important facilities remain available once public health restrictions are lifted.</p><p><br> Sport England has provided £270 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic, via a range of funds. This includes £8,991,129 on multisport projects which included yoga, and of which £108,573 was specifically to fund yoga.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 111606 111609 111610 question first answered 01/02/2022 16:31:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1416588

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	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	Yoga: 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 guidance he has provided to local authorities on the granting of covid-19-related financial support to yoga studios.
	tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
	tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
	uin	111608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has delivered to Local Authorities over £700 million for grants to support businesses most impacted by Omicron, part of a £1 billion wider support package announced by the Chancellor on 21 December.</p><p> </p><p>The Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant supports businesses that offer in-person services, where the main service and activity takes place in a fixed rate-paying premises, in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors. For the purposes of this scheme, the definition of a leisure business excludes gyms and sports businesses where physical exercise or training is conducted on an individual basis or group basis. The funding supports sectors where social mixing is a primary motivation for consumers. <br> <br> Alongside the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, more than £100 million worth of Additional Restrictions Grant discretionary funding has also been made available to Local Authorities in England to support other businesses severely impacted by Omicron. Gyms, yoga studios and other sports businesses may be eligible for this scheme. Local Authorities have discretion to allocate this funding to businesses most in need.</p><p>The Guidance for both OHLG and ARG schemes can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-restrictions-support-grants-lrsg-and-additional-restrictions-grant-arg-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p><p><br> On top of wider economic support, the Government announced a £100 million support fund for Local Authority leisure centres to ensure these important facilities remain available once public health restrictions are lifted.</p><p><br> Sport England has provided £270 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic, via a range of funds. This includes £8,991,129 on multisport projects which included yoga, and of which £108,573 was specifically to fund yoga.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 07/02/2022 17:25:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1437616

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	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	World Corporate Organization
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to investigate the authenticity of the information filed at Companies House by World Corporate Organization Ltd, which has an authorised share capital of £900 billion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Sikka
	uin	HL6575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>We are unable to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Registrar of Companies has no current powers to verify information properly delivered in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 or other enactments.</p><p>However, following extensive consultation over 2020 and 2021, the Government published on 28 February 2022 a detailed White Paper (copy attached) setting out far-reaching reforms to Companies House which will mean that:</p><ul><li>Anyone setting up, running, owning or controlling a company in the UK will need to verify their identity with Companies House;</li><li>The Registrar will have new powers to challenge information that appears dubious, and will be empowered to inform security agencies of potential wrongdoing;</li><li>Company agents from overseas will no longer be able to create companies in the UK on behalf of foreign criminals or secretive oligarchs.</li></ul><p>It is the Government’s intention to bring forward appropriate legislation early in the next session of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL6573 HL6574 question first answered 15/03/2022 11:44:13 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan attachment 1 file name corporate-transparency-white-paper.pdf title Corp. Transparency & Register Reform White Paper
	tabling member	4885 label Biography information for Lord Sikka

1415828

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	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	Working Hours
	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 make changes to the Working Time Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	110431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to building a high skilled, high productivity, high wage economy that delivers on our ambition to make the UK the best place in the world to work and grow a business. All policies – including retained EU law - are kept under review to ensure that they meet our objectives but the government has no intention of reducing workers’ rights.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/02/2022 16:11:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1419931

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	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	Working Hours
	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 contribution of a four-day working week to the Government’s wider strategy for flexible working.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	118558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>A four-day working week may work well for some workers and employers. However, the Government does not believe there can be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to work arrangements. That is why we put individual agency and choice at the heart of our consultation on “making flexible working the default”, which closed on 1st December 2021. We are currently reviewing the responses and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS Ministers attend the Flexible Working Taskforce, which is co-chaired by senior officials and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. This considers how to support flexible working in all its forms. The Taskforce’s membership comprises representatives from 16 external organisations including trade unions, voluntary sector organisations, and business groups.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 118559 question first answered 09/02/2022 16:01:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1419932

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2022
	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	Working Hours
	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 organisations and stakeholders he has met to discuss the potential merits of a four-day working week.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	118559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>A four-day working week may work well for some workers and employers. However, the Government does not believe there can be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to work arrangements. That is why we put individual agency and choice at the heart of our consultation on “making flexible working the default”, which closed on 1st December 2021. We are currently reviewing the responses and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS Ministers attend the Flexible Working Taskforce, which is co-chaired by senior officials and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development. This considers how to support flexible working in all its forms. The Taskforce’s membership comprises representatives from 16 external organisations including trade unions, voluntary sector organisations, and business groups.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 118558 question first answered 09/02/2022 16:01:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1433582

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	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	Working Hours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits of a shorter working week.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL6273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>Individuals and employers working together should be able to decide what flexible working arrangements work best for them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s consultation and accompanying impact assessment on “making flexible working the default” showed there are benefits associated with all kinds of flexible working arrangements. These benefits include reduced vacancy costs; increased skill retention; enhanced business performance; and reduced staff absenteeism rates.</p><p> </p><p>Our consultation closed on 1st December 2021. We are currently reviewing the responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/03/2022 11:41:42 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett