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1628897

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Metals: Brazil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to help protect the supply of silicon metal from Brazil to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	185783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government's Critical Minerals Strategy and Critical Minerals Refresh, published in March this year, set out steps to improve the supply chain resilience of critical minerals in the UK. We are collaborating with our international partners to create a resilient and diverse global critical minerals supply chain, including for silicon metal which was one of the cohort of minerals identified by the British Geological Survey last year as having high criticality for the UK.</p><p>The UK recognises Brazil as a key player in critical minerals, producing 11% of the world’s silicon metal and 84% of the world’s niobium.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/05/2023 18:34:07 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1701331

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Shareholders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of calling on the Investment Association to amend its principles of remuneration to provide greater flexibility for the dilution of equity in favour of employees in fast growing businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	21983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Investment Association’s commitment to review and update its Principles of Remuneration later this year, and its stated objectives to simplify the Principles and ensure that they help support a competitive UK listing environment alongside promoting the right outcomes for shareholders.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/04/2024 14:28:44 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1701327

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Companies: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of restrictions on equity dilution on the capacity of fast growing companies to recruit.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	21982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Share awards can provide an important recruitment incentive and help align employee interests with those of the company. UK company law permits the allotment of shares for employee share schemes without applying the pre-emption provisions that otherwise require newly issued shares to be offered to existing shareholders first to avoid equity dilution. The Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rules require shareholder approval of employee share schemes while allowing companies in unusual circumstances to allot shares to retain or recruit a director without such prior approval.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/04/2024 14:27:06 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1688683

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	S4C: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to advertise the role of S4C chair.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	13735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>Preparations are being made to launch the process to appoint a new Chairman of S4C and the role will be advertised in due course. This will be a fair and open process, run in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/02/2024 09:51:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1688682

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	S4C: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made in appointing an interim chair of S4C.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	13734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>An interim appointment will be announced in due course, following consultation with the S4C board and the Welsh Government. He or she will fulfil the role from 1 April, when Mr Williams steps down, until a new permanent Chairman is appointed. This is consistent with the S4C Board’s standing orders.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/02/2024 09:50:18 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1639593

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Great British Nuclear
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress Great British Nuclear has made on its first staged competition for Small Modular; and whether his Department has a timeline for its completion.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	186356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The first priority for GBN is to launch a competitive process to select the best Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies. This began in April with market engagement as the first phase. The second phase – the down-selection process - will be launched in the summer, with an ambition to assess and decide on the leading technologies by autumn.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 25/05/2023 16:55:37 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1693899

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the additional support measures for industries covered by the UK Emissions Trading Scheme in ensuring the (a) environmental and (b) economic sustainability of Welsh industry.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	17128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK ETS Authority is committed to protect our industry, including those in Wales, from carbon leakage as our economy decarbonises which is why we give free allocations to businesses at risk of carbon leakage under the UK ETS.</p><p> </p><p>We have guaranteed free allocations at current levels until 2026 and are now consulting on changes to better target free allocations at sectors most at risk of carbon leakage from 2026 whilst maintaining their decarbonisation incentive.</p><p> </p><p>A Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will also be introduced by 2027 and will work cohesively with the UK ETS to mitigate the risk of carbon leakage.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/03/2024 11:49:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1663397

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure that energy supplied from renewable sources only incurs a cost to the public purse when it is required on the grid.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	201251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government, through the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) programme, is considering reforms needed to electricity market arrangements to drive the necessary investment and efficient operation of a secure, cost-effective, low-carbon electricity system. This includes Government schemes, such as the Renewable Obligation and Contract for Difference, that support the generation of renewable electricity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will work with Ofgem, National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) and the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) to review and take appropriate steps, when necessary, to ensure that system costs associated with renewable generators' participation in the Balancing Mechanism offers the best value for money for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/10/2023 09:50:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1693901

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the recommendations in the report entitled Fixing the Carbon Leak published by the Commission for Carbon Competitiveness in July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	17130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government welcomed and noted the Commission’s report, which made recommendations on a UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS). In December 2023, the Government announced that it would implement a CBAM by 2027 and consult further on this in 2024.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2023, the UK ETS Authority launched consultations on the approach to both free allocation and market policy, seeking views on how the Authority can best target support to industrial sectors at risk of carbon leakage and on market stability mechanisms, including the design of the cost containment mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/03/2024 06:22:09 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1652943

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) functional, (b) cyber and (c) physical security standards apply to energy generating facilities.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	193886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department works with Ofgem, the regulator, security agencies and technical authorities, and the generator community, to ensure that proportionate physical and cyber security standards are in place for the energy sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Network and Information Systems Regulation 2018 requires generators over a certain threshold to ensure proportionate cyber security measures are in place to protect the service they provide. DESNZ works with industry to provides guidelines and advice on physical security, reinforced by a personnel security programme.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 21/07/2023 06:41:51 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns