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1302848

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2021
	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	Restart Grant Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the announcement in Budget 2021 on restart grants, when he plans to provide full details of that grant to local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	169849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Guidance to Local Authorities on the Restart Grants was published on 17<sup>th</sup> March, and can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/970686/Restart_Grant_-_LA_guidance_170321.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/970686/Restart_Grant_-_LA_guidance_170321.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/03/2021 16:14:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1309778

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2021
	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	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 he plans to withdraw covid-19 guidance on close contact services which advises against providing reading materials such as newspapers and magazines in client waiting areas; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	182041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>We continue to keep the Safer Working <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/close-contact-services" target="_blank">guidance</a> under constant review and will update the guidance in line with new scientific evidence as it arises. Public Health England (PHE) and the Health and Safety Executive have advised that there is currently no scientific evidence to support changing the Safer Working guidance in light of the new variants.</p><p> </p><p>PHE guidance states that Covid-19 spreads from person to person through small droplets, aerosols and through direct contact. Surfaces and belongings can also be contaminated with Covid-19 when people with the infection cough or sneeze or touch them. The risk of spread is greatest when people are close to each other, especially in poorly ventilated indoor spaces and when people spend a lot of time together in the same room.</p><p> </p><p>Given that client waiting areas are high traffic with frequent contact on common surface areas, we recommend not providing shared reading materials to reduce transmission risk via surface contact. Individuals can bring their own reading materials that they have purchased but we advise businesses to not provide sharing copies due to the frequent change of hands.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 182042 question first answered 21/04/2021 16:10:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1309779

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2021
	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	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, what assessment he has made of the effect on businesses of the covid-19 guidance on close contact services that advises against providing reading materials such as newspapers and magazines in client waiting areas; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	182042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>We continue to keep the Safer Working <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/close-contact-services" target="_blank">guidance</a> under constant review and will update the guidance in line with new scientific evidence as it arises. Public Health England (PHE) and the Health and Safety Executive have advised that there is currently no scientific evidence to support changing the Safer Working guidance in light of the new variants.</p><p> </p><p>PHE guidance states that Covid-19 spreads from person to person through small droplets, aerosols and through direct contact. Surfaces and belongings can also be contaminated with Covid-19 when people with the infection cough or sneeze or touch them. The risk of spread is greatest when people are close to each other, especially in poorly ventilated indoor spaces and when people spend a lot of time together in the same room.</p><p> </p><p>Given that client waiting areas are high traffic with frequent contact on common surface areas, we recommend not providing shared reading materials to reduce transmission risk via surface contact. Individuals can bring their own reading materials that they have purchased but we advise businesses to not provide sharing copies due to the frequent change of hands.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 182041 question first answered 21/04/2021 16:10:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1331819

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	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	Heat Pumps: 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 estimate his Department has made of the number of households that require a mains electricity and fuse upgrade to install a heat pump.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	13931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>In the ‘Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution’, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced our aim to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028. We estimate that, in all future heat scenarios, we will need to hit this target to remain on track for net zero. We must therefore act now to scale up supply chains and build the UK heat pump market.</p><p> </p><p>Our analysis of off gas grid homes suggests that around 70% to 80% of homes would have sufficient energy efficiency and internal fuse limit electrical connections to accommodate a low temperature heat pump system. This potentially rises to around 80% to 90% with fabric upgrades including draught-proofing, cavity wall insulation, floor and loft insulation, and/or more major upgrades such as external wall insulation.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/06/2021 15:03:50 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1331820

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	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	Heat Pumps: Standards
	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 he plans to publish his Department's review of Microgeneration Certification Scheme Planning Standard MCS-020 relating to heat pumps.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	13932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The Microgeneration Certification Scheme Planning Standard MCS-020 is maintained by the quality assurance organisation MCS. Whilst BEIS has not carried out a review of the standard, the Department is in regular contact with stakeholders regarding heat pump deployment and uptake. Recently, this has included engaging with local authorities on noise, which is one of the issues covered in MCS-020.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/06/2021 15:02:06 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1331825

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	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	Heat Pumps: Skilled Workers
	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 heating engineers are adequately trained in the installation of heat pumps.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	13934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with industry and the education sector to ensure that high-quality training is available for heat pump installers. This includes training for new heating engineers, and for existing heating engineers who do not yet have heat pump training.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Green Homes Grant Skills Competition, the Government awarded more than £6 million to support training for tradespeople delivering green home energy improvements, including heat pump installations.</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting the industry-led development of new heat pump upskilling courses for existing heating engineers. By the end of 2021, we expect industry to have the capacity to upskill thousands of heating installers per year.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore BEIS, together with the Department for Education, is also working with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) to ensure that apprenticeships and T-Levels contain high quality heat pump training. Additionally, we are working with the Association of Colleges to ensure that further education providers are aware of future needs for heat pump skills, and to understand barriers to providing relevant training so that they can be better addressed.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/06/2021 13:08:22 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1344612

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	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	Electricity: Storage
	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 an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a Strategic Environmental Assessment into the hazards of mass deployment of lithium-ion batteries for grid storage.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	29035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>There are mechanisms in place at a local level to assess the environmental impacts and benefits of lithium-ion battery storage projects. Any applications for such projects will be carefully assessed by relevant decision-makers against all relevant criteria.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/07/2021 15:25:27 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1345686

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2021
	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	Nuclear Power Stations: 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, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the financing of new nuclear power stations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	31380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>As set out in our response to the consultation on the Regulated Asset Base (RAB), RAB is a credible model for financing large-scale nuclear projects. It is also our assessment that using a RAB for such projects would require primary legislation. We are continuing to explore the RAB model with nuclear project developers and undertaking further policy development. We are also continuing to assess the potential role of Government finance during the construction of a nuclear project, subject to clear value for money for consumers and taxpayers, and all relevant approvals.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 20/07/2021 16:17:36 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1354477

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2021
	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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	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 the average capital cost per megawatt of capacity is for UK offshore wind farms that (a) were commissioned in the last five years, (b) are due to be commissioned in the next five years and (c) was assumed in his Department's 2020 Cost of Electricity Generation report.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	46975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Department’s 2020 Cost of Electricity Generation Report[1] presents forecasts from 2025 to 2040. In response to point (c), the capital costs assumed in the report are £1.95million per megawatt capacity, in 2018 prices, for a UK offshore wind farm commissioning in 2025. The above can also be taken as the Department’s assumption for (b), wind farms that are due to be commissioned in the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold historic project data on (a), capital costs for UK offshore wind farms commissioned in the past five years.</p><p> </p><p><em>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-electricity-generation-costs-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beis-electricity-generation-costs-2020</a></em></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/09/2021 16:04:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1355441

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	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 his Department has placed advance purchase orders for (a) next-generation universal coronavirus or (b) nasal-spray covid-19 vaccines.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	49110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK government has secured early access to 332 million vaccines doses through supply agreements with five separate vaccine developers. This includes agreements with:</p><ul><li>Pfizer/BioNTech for 135​ million doses</li><li>University of Oxford/AstraZeneca for 100 million doses</li><li>Moderna for 17 million doses</li><li>Novavax for 60 million doses</li><li>Janssen for 20 million doses.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We have not purchased any next-generation universal coronavirus or nasal-spray covid-19 vaccines; however, the Vaccine Taskforce keeps our portfolio and emerging vaccines under review.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/09/2021 16:41:14 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker