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1123045

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Climate Change: International Cooperation
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 next plans to meet international counterparts to discuss climate change; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	247585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to demonstrate the strong leadership needed to tackle climate change, both at home and abroad. As an issue of significant public and international importance my rt. hon. Friends the Secretary of State and the Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth regularly meet with their international counterparts to discuss a range of issues including climate change.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/05/2019 11:04:54 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1123053

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Fracking: Lancashire
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 scope is of the Oil and Gas Authority’s scientific analysis of the data gathered during the shale gas operations and Preston New Road; what data will be included in the Authority's analysis; and whether the conclusions of that analysis will be accompanied by recommendations for future regulation of the UK shale gas industry.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	247762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>As part of their normal responsibilities as one of the independent regulators of the shale gas industry, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is carrying out a scientific analysis of the data gathered during the operations at Preston New Road. It is not a review of the traffic light system.</p><p> </p><p>The OGA will work with recognised and independent geologists and scientists with expertise in hydraulic fracturing operations to assess the data and will provide updates on the progress of this analysis on their website as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 247764 question first answered 02/05/2019 13:01:54 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1123054

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Offshore Industry: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times the Oil and Gas Authority has carried out scientific analysis of data from UK oil and gas operations in each of the last five years; and from which sites that data was taken.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	247763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>While not primarily a scientific body, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) frequently undertakes some level of scientific analysis, drawing on external data as well as internal data, and external and internal expertise. Recent examples include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Geophysical seismic data release packages (2015 &amp; 2016)</li><li>21<sup>st</sup> Century Roadmap projects (ongoing)</li><li>British Geological Survey shale reports (2014)</li><li>East Midlands coal mining seismicity (2017)</li><li>The separation of the Bowland-Hodder shale unit from coal mining activity in the East Midlands (2018)</li><li>Offshore geochemical database (planned summer 2019)</li><li>Reservoir engineering analyses of production data and well test data (ongoing)</li><li>Laboratory analyses of oil and gas fluid properties (ongoing),</li></ul> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/05/2019 13:02:00 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1123055

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Fracking: Lancashire
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 timeframe is for the Oil and Gas Authority’s analysis of data from shale gas operations at Preston New Road; and if he will publish the conclusions of that analysis when it is concluded.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	247764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>As part of their normal responsibilities as one of the independent regulators of the shale gas industry, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) is carrying out a scientific analysis of the data gathered during the operations at Preston New Road. It is not a review of the traffic light system.</p><p> </p><p>The OGA will work with recognised and independent geologists and scientists with expertise in hydraulic fracturing operations to assess the data and will provide updates on the progress of this analysis on their website as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 247762 question first answered 02/05/2019 13:01:54 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

1123062

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Post Offices: Costs
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 16 April 2019 to Question 242045 on Post Offices: Costs, what the strategic parameters set by the Government are.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	247610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government requires the Post Office to maintain a national network of branches meeting minimum access criteria and delivering minimum services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches and with 99.7% of the population living within three miles of their nearest branch. There are no plans to change these strategic parameters, which received widespread public support in a 2017 consultation. ICT and the costs of running its business are operational matters for Post Office.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 247611 question first answered 02/05/2019 13:00:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1123063

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Post Office: ICT
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 the Answer of 16 April 2019 to Question 242042 on Post Office: ICT, what plans he has to change the strategic parameters set by the Government.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	247611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government requires the Post Office to maintain a national network of branches meeting minimum access criteria and delivering minimum services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches and with 99.7% of the population living within three miles of their nearest branch. There are no plans to change these strategic parameters, which received widespread public support in a 2017 consultation. ICT and the costs of running its business are operational matters for Post Office.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 247610 question first answered 02/05/2019 13:00:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1123064

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Post Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times Ministers in his Department met the Senior Independent Director of Post Office Limited in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	247612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As the Special Shareholder of Post Office Limited, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State appoints a Non-Executive Representative to the Post Office board to provide shareholder oversight of the company. In their independent role, it would not be appropriate for Ministers to regularly meet with the Senior Independent Director of Post Office Limited. Generally, ministers have engaged with Post Office Limited, but they have not met the Senior Independent Director of Post Office Limited in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:31:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1123065

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Post Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times Ministers in his Department met the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	247613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>As the Special Shareholder of Post Office Limited, the Secretary of State appoints a Non-Executive Representative to the Post Office board to provide shareholder oversight of the company. Ministers have also met the Chief Executive of Post Office Limited twice in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/05/2019 13:01:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1123066

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Post Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times Ministers in his Department have met the Chief Finance & Operations Officer of Post Office Limited in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	247614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>As the Special Shareholder of Post Office Limited, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State appoints a Non-Executive Representative to the Post Office board to provide shareholder oversight of the company. Ministers have also met the Chief Finance and Operations Officer of Post Office Limited once and had a telephone conversations with him in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/05/2019 16:30:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1123067

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Post Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many times Ministers in his Department have met each of the four Non-Executive Directors of Post Office Limited in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	247615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>As the Special Shareholder of Post Office Limited, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State nominates one Non-Executive Director, and ministers have met him regularly over the last 12 months. Ministers have also met with the chairman of the board and had a telephone conversation with him in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/05/2019 16:31:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones