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1107816

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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	Stocks and Shares: Channel Islands
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 companies are registered with Companies House as listing on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	238678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Companies House cannot provide this data: legislation does not require companies to give it this information.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/04/2019 15:16:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1107761

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Regional Growth Fund
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 Barnett consequentials for Scotland will be of the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	238658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on future funding via the Regional Growth Fund will be taken as part of the Spending Review announced by my rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer in his recent Spring Statement.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/04/2019 15:14:57 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1107762

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Regional Assistance: Scotland
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on (a) regional aid for Scotland and (b) additional funding for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	238659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State meets regularly with my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland on a number of issues. Recently they met ahead of the Government’s Spring Statement announcement of £260m towards the Borderlands Growth Deal. Decisions on future funding will be taken as part of the Spending Review announced by my rt. hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer in his recent Spring Statement.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/04/2019 15:14:31 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1107774

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Business: Billing
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 ensure that large companies issue payments to contractors within reasonable times.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Colin Clark
uin	238676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Last year Government launched a Call for Evidence to assess what further steps and intervention may be needed to create a responsible payment culture. A full response will be published shortly and will contain a full package of policy measures.</p><p>During the Spring Statement, the Government announced that it will require large company’s Audit Committees to review payments practices and report them in their annual accounts. This will elevate payment practices to Board level and increase transparency.</p><p>Government is clear that unfavourable payment practices is a serious issue, particularly for smaller businesses. That is why we have a range of measures in place with the aim to address the imbalance in market power between parties, increase transparency and encourage better payment practices through culture change.</p><p>The Payment Practices and Performance Reporting Requirement requires large businesses to report biannually on their payment practices and performance. Businesses must publish this information on gov.uk, providing transparency in payment practices and making payment behaviour a reputational, board room issue. To date over 13,000 reports have been submitted.</p><p>The Small Business Commissioner, launched in December 2017, is committed to supporting Britain’s 5.7 million small businesses to resolve payment disputes with larger private sector businesses, helping drive a culture change in payment practices.</p><p>Government continues to support the Prompt Payment Code as a best practice in payment standards. Last year, my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced a new, tough and transparent compliance regime to ensure the Code is rigorously enforced. The Secretary of State also announced that he had appointed the Small Business Commissioner to the Prompt Payment Code Compliance Board.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/04/2019 15:12:49 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4650 label Biography information for Colin Clark

1105845

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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 had discussions with the Leader of the House on a new date for bringing forward his Department's State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	238331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State continues to discuss the timing of a debate on these Regulations with Cabinet colleagues, including the Leader of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/04/2019 15:13:00 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1105880

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Buildings: Fire Prevention
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 Written Statement of 20 June 2018, on Business Impact Target, HCWS776, whether exclusion from the business impact target as set out in that statement applies to the (a) conduct of fire risk assessment and fire safety training across different housing types and business types, and (b) provision of appropriate fire-fighting equipment, fire safety signs, emergency lighting and fire alarm systems across different housing types and business types.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	238394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Statement of 20 June 2018, regulatory provisions, including relevant building regulations, are excluded are excluded from the Business Impact Target if certified by departments or regulators as relating to the safety of tenants, residents and occupants in buildings that stem from, or relate to, Government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy, reviews, inquiries or working groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/04/2019 16:41:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1105881

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Building Regulations
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 Written Statement of 20 June 2018 on Business Impact Target, HCWS776, whether exclusion from the business impact target as set out in that Statement applies to all elements of the Building Regulations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	238395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Statement of 20 June 2018, regulatory provisions, including relevant building regulations, are excluded are excluded from the Business Impact Target if certified by departments or regulators as relating to the safety of tenants, residents and occupants in buildings that stem from, or relate to, Government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy, reviews, inquiries or working groups.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/04/2019 16:42:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1105891

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Post Offices
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 postcode location is of every large post office in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	238371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. The postcode location of every large Post Office in the UK is an operational matter for Post Office Limited. I have therefore asked the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of the reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/04/2019 16:41:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1105922

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Parental Leave
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 26 April 2018 to Question 137053 on parental leave, when the three-yearly review on the implementation of shared parental leave will be published.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	238298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The evaluation is ongoing and we are collecting data from a wide variety of sources, including the largest survey of parents to be undertaken in 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to be in a position to publish the findings of the evaluation later this year, subject to the data collection process. This is slightly later than we originally expected but it is important to get this right.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/04/2019 16:41:26 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1105648

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Civil Servants: Scotland
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 his Department has had with the Cabinet Office on his Department having a civil service presence in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	237765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>BEIS already has a presence in Scotland. Through the core department and 7 of its partner organisations, BEIS has a presence of over 800 people, based primarily in Edinburgh (459), Glasgow (223) and Aberdeen (120), with smaller numbers in other locations.</p><p> </p><p>Last November, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to all Secretaries of State setting out the importance of the Government's commitment to relocate both public bodies and Civil Service roles into the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. To support this, the Places for Growth Programme are increasing their engagement with departments in the run up to the Spending Review and are drawing on advice and support from colleagues across Whitehall, including the BEIS Industrial Strategy Team.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>For information – further detail on locations of BEIS and its partner organisations</strong></p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out these organisations (correct as of August 2018):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BEIS – Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment &amp; Decommissioning (OPRED)</p></td><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OFGEM</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Research &amp; Innovation</p></td><td><p>Multiple</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh – 354 Glasgow – 3 Perth – 1 Dumfries - 1 <strong>Total - 359</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Met Office</p></td><td><p>Multiple</p></td><td><p>Aberdeen – 31 Edinburgh – 29 Nairn and Moray – 12 Shetland – 5 Dumfries and Galloway – 3 <strong>Total - 84</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACAS</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Insolvency Service</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Companies House</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)</p></td><td><p>Multiple</p></td><td><p>Caithness and Sutherland - 3 Ross and Cromarty – 2 <strong>Total - 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>833</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/04/2019 16:35:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair