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1645170

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	Small Business Commissioner
	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 giving investigatory powers to the Small Business Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	189920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is considering the impact and role of the Small Business Commissioner as part of the Payment and Cash Flow Review. The conclusions of the review will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/06/2023 13:32:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645172

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	Small Businesses: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses went bankrupt in the last (a) 3, (b) 6, (c) 12 and (d) 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	189922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Information on company insolvencies is sourced from Companies House. As Companies House does not hold information on the size of companies or all types of businesses, we cannot provide specific numbers of small business failures.</p><p>The total number of company insolvencies in the United Kingdom in the periods requested up to 31 May 2023 was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>3 Months</p></td><td><p>7,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 Months</p></td><td><p>12,863</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months</p></td><td><p>24,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 Months</p></td><td><p>44,498</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of trader (self-employed) bankruptcies in England &amp; Wales up to 31 March 2023 (the latest date for which data is held) was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>3 Months</p></td><td><p>395</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 Months</p></td><td><p>694</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 Months</p></td><td><p>1,291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24 Months</p></td><td><p>2,599</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/06/2023 13:45:39 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645174

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many small businesses opened in the last (a) 3, (b) 6, (c) 12 and (d) 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	189923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The latest available data shows that at the end of March 2023 there were:</p><p>- 79,000 business births in the last three months;</p><p>- 149,000 business births in the last six months;</p><p>- 307,000 business births in the last 12 months; and</p><p>- 661,000 business births in the last 24 months.</p><p> </p><p>(ONS, Business demography, Quarterly experimental statistics, UK, Q1 2023)</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/06/2023 13:57:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1656608

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
	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 implications for his policies of the (a) safety and (b) potential fire risk of lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and e-scooters.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	196397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is prioritising work to understand and tackle the risks presented by e-bikes and e-scooters and has commissioned research into the safety of lithium-ion batteries.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS and Local Authority Trading Standards Services have powers to remove unsafe products from sale and are using data and intelligence to target unsafe products at the border.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched its Product Safety Review consultation on 2 August which explores the future of the UK’s product safety framework including consideration of third party conformity assessment requirements.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 August, the Home Office published new guidance for consumers on safe battery charging practices in the home.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 196398 question first answered 11/09/2023 16:09:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1656609

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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	Batteries: Certification
	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 making it mandatory for lithium-ion batteries to have third-party certification in order to be placed on the market.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	196398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is prioritising work to understand and tackle the risks presented by e-bikes and e-scooters and has commissioned research into the safety of lithium-ion batteries.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS and Local Authority Trading Standards Services have powers to remove unsafe products from sale and are using data and intelligence to target unsafe products at the border.</p><p> </p><p>The Government launched its Product Safety Review consultation on 2 August which explores the future of the UK’s product safety framework including consideration of third party conformity assessment requirements.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 August, the Home Office published new guidance for consumers on safe battery charging practices in the home.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 196397 question first answered 11/09/2023 16:09:35 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1669726

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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	Small Businesses: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help small businesses train their skilled staff.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	1703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>We provide extensive business support for Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) to upskill their teams.</p><p> </p><p>Help to Grow: Management is an intensive national training programme to improve SMEs leadership and management skills. SMEs can apply and develop their skills in areas such as financial management, innovation, and staff engagement. Help to Grow: Management provides practical support for SMEs to upskill their staff, helping lead their business to its full potential.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also developed the UK Export Academy. This is a free training programme for SMEs and their staff, designed to give businesses the confidence to sell overseas.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 21/11/2023 11:52:48 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1058862

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Business: Energy
	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 encouraging businesses to reduce unnecessary energy consumption.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	219579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy sets out our ambition to enable business consumers to reduce their energy usage by improving energy efficiency by at least 20% by 2030, potentially reducing carbon emissions by 22MtCO<sub>2</sub>e over the fifth Carbon Budget.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, in November 2018, we announced up to £315M for an Industrial Energy Transformation Fund to support businesses with high energy use to invest in energy efficiency and decarbonisation measures. We also announced we would publish a call for evidence in 2019 on introducing a new Business Energy Efficiency Scheme, focused on smaller businesses.</p><p> </p><p>We have introduced a more streamlined energy and carbon reporting framework to help businesses to reduce their carbon emissions and associated energy costs, which will come into force on 1 April this year. Under the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), all large businesses are required to audit the energy used by their buildings, industrial processes and transport to identify cost-effective energy saving measures. We are undertaking a comprehensive assessment of the impact and effectiveness of ESOS and will consider future reforms when the current phase ends in December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Climate Change Agreements Scheme incentivises a wide range of industrial sectors to reduce energy use and carbon dioxide emissions in return for a significant discount on the Climate Change Levy. And we have recently launched a new £18 million Industrial Heat Recovery Support Programme that supports the recovery and re-use of waste heat from industrial processes, and committed £8.8 million to promote innovative approaches to energy management using smart meters.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking steps to build capacity and capability in the energy services market including through a £5.6 million competition to encourage innovation in aggregating and scaling up smaller energy saving projects across commercial and industrial buildings.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working to ensure that those who lease premises to businesses continue to refurbish and improve the performance of their buildings. This included bringing new regulations into force in April last year which set a minimum energy efficiency standard for non-domestic rented buildings. On current plans, we will consult on proposals to go further in 2019. In parallel, we are clear that all new commercial and industrial buildings should be more energy efficient and are planning to review Part L of the Building Regulations in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/02/2019 14:34:18 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1091125

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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	Fracking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether it is his policy to promote fracking.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	909883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>As we make the transition to low carbon energy, the UK still needs gas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes shale gas is an important new domestic energy source as it meets of 30% of our energy demand</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that any hydraulic fracturing has to be consistent with one of toughest regulatory regimes in the world.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1109341

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Engineering: Construction
	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 ensure major construction and engineering projects are undertaken under the auspices of relevant national agreements between the employer and the workforce including the National Agreement for the Engineering Construction Industry.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	240645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that national agreements may play a valuable role in supporting positive employee relations, working rules, wages, and terms and conditions of employment. The making of such agreements and decisions on when to utilise them, however, is a matter for the parties concerned.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/04/2019 14:03:08 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1121431

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	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	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 he is taking to ensure that the price of energy is affordable for older people.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	244188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring fair energy prices for all consumers. This has been delivered through the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Act, which requires the energy regulator to cap standard variable and default energy tariffs.</p><p>The cap will save consumers a total of £1 billion on their bills annually.</p><p>In addition to the price cap, there is a strong package of financial support for older people. The Warm Home Discount provides a rebate of £140 off the winter energy bill for over 2 million low income and vulnerable households. All pensioner households receive a payment between £100 and £300 each winter through the Winter Fuel Payments and additional payments of £25 are available for cold periods through the Cold Weather Payment.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 24/04/2019 15:31:25 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury