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1147792

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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	Climate Change: Publicity
	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 30 September to Question 290753, how much funding has been allocated to raising awareness of the climate emergency.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	293619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered // answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

540119

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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 discussions he has had with further and higher education sectors on future research funding once the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	43451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>We want to reassure UK universities there is no immediate effect on them and their students and staff from EU countries. As has been made clear, while the UK remains a member of the EU, current EU funding arrangements continue unchanged. I issued a statement on 28 June addressing the most immediate questions raised by the sector (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-higher-education-and-research-following-the-eu-referendum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-on-higher-education-and-research-following-the-eu-referendum</a>). Ministers have also had discussions with a range of higher and further education stakeholders and our priority will be to work with the sector to help shape our approach in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government intends to maintain and enhance the strength of our research base, which is why we have protected the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament and will seek to secure the best deal possible for UK research in future negotiations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/08/2016 13:37:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

595564

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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: Brexit
	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 the Government plans to remain a signatory of the Bologna Declaration after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	47399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Bologna Process, which created the European Higher Education Area in 2010, is an intergovernmental agreement among 28 countries in the European region. It is not an EU body and therefore UK membership will not be affected by the UK’s departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2016 16:06:21 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

598220

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	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, if he will make it his policy to make available research funding at the same level as currently received after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	47637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintain and enhance the strength of our research base. This is why we have protected the science resource budget in real terms from its 2015/16 level of £4.7 billion for the rest of the parliament, as well as committing to invest in new scientific infrastructure on a record scale – £6.9 billion over the period 2015-2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury decision to underwrite the grants of competitively bid for EU research funding will give British participants and their EU partners the assurance and certainty needed to plan ahead for projects that can run over many years. We will ensure that the UK continues to be a world leader in international research and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/10/2016 16:08:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

596145

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: European Commission
	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 EU commissioners he has met since taking office; and when and where such meetings took place.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	47036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>Members of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Ministerial team have met with a number of Commissioners and officials from the European Commission including at recent meetings of the Environment Council and Competitiveness Council where Commissioners Cañete and Bienkowska and Senior Vice President Katainen were present.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/11/2016 11:56:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

648931

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	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	Wave 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 recent steps his Department has taken to support efforts further to research and develop wave power.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	55532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>From 2013–2015, the Government and its agencies (including Innovate UK and the Research Councils) invested on average over £200m per year in support for low carbon innovation. This included research on wave power, primarily through the Glasgow-based Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Supergen Centre for Marine Energy Research.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016-2021, the Government has committed to increase the UK’s energy innovation spend, such that by 2021 it will have doubled to over £400m per year. This funding will support innovation across the energy sector in regions across the UK. The recent launch of phase five of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has already attracted interest from wave energy developers and details of other funding opportunities will be set out in due course. Through the new Energy Innovation Board, chaired by Sir Mark Walport, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy will be collaborating with Innovate UK, the Research Councils, and other delivery partners across government, including members of Devolved Administrations, to co-ordinate energy innovation activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:45:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

648930

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	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	Tidal 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 recent steps his Department has taken to support efforts further to research and develop tidal power.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	55531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>From 2013–2015, the Government and its agencies (including Innovate UK and the Research Councils) invested on average over £200m per year in support for low carbon innovation. This included support for innovation in the marine sector, including research on tidal power, primarily through the Glasgow-based Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Supergen Centre for Marine Energy Research and the Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016-2021, the Government has committed to increase the UK’s energy innovation spend, such that by 2021 it will have doubled to over £400m per year. This funding will support innovation across the energy sector in regions across the UK. Round four of Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst programme has attracted proposals from tidal energy developers and details of other funding opportunities will be set out in due course. Through the new Energy Innovation Board, chaired by Sir Mark Walport, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy will be collaborating with Innovate UK, the Research Councils, and other delivery partners across government, including members of Devolved Administrations, to co-ordinate energy innovation activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:47:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

648932

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	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	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 recent steps his Department has taken to support efforts further to research and develop (a) offshore wind and (b) floating wind power.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	55533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>From 2013–2015, the Government and its agencies (including Innovate UK and the Research Councils) invested on average over £200m per year in support for low carbon innovation. This included support for innovation in offshore wind, including research on floating wind, primarily through the Glasgow-based Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.</p><p> </p><p>From 2016-2021, the Government has committed to increase the UK’s energy innovation spend, such that by 2021 it will have doubled to over £400m per year. This funding will support innovation across the energy sector in regions across the UK. The recent launch of phase five of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund has already attracted interest from offshore wind developers and details of other funding opportunities will be set out in due course. Through the new Energy Innovation Board, chaired by Sir Mark Walport, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy will be collaborating with Innovate UK, the Research Councils, and other delivery partners across government, including members of Devolved Administrations, to co-ordinate energy innovation activities.</p><p> </p><p>Following the announcement of the next Contract for Difference auction round, offshore wind projects above 300 MW wishing to enter the auction round must submit a Supply Chain Plan for assessment by the Department. The Government will assess the extent to which plans support Competition, Innovation and Skill in supply chains.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2016 16:51:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

659694

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2016
	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	Natural Gas: Republic of Ireland
	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 his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the level of imports of natural gas from the UK by the Republic of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	57853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>The Republic of Ireland imports a significant proportion of its gas supplies from GB, so it is important to ensure continued security of supply after the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/12/2016 09:24:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

672749

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
	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 his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the future of the single energy market on the island of Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	59922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department recognises the unique issues raised by the Single Electricity Market on the island of Ireland, and is committed to continue working with the Northern Ireland Executive, the Irish Government and with the EU to make sure that Northern Ireland continues to have access to an affordable, secure and sustainable supply of energy for business and domestic use.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 10:48:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins