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1143325

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Plastics: Freezers and Refrigerators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date her Department took the decision to ban the manufacture of plastic backed (a) fridges, (b) freezers and (c) fridge freezers.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	284771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Action to improve the safety of fridges and freezers has been led by the UK at a global level. The UK Government worked closely with the British Standards Institution and the International and European Standardisation Committees to update the fire safety requirements in the Standard for refrigeration appliances which has applied since 11 July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The essential safety requirements which must be met for fridges and other white goods are set out in the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016. From 11 July 2019, any business using the revised Standard for refrigeration appliances to demonstrate compliance with legal safety requirements under the Regulations, will need to ensure their appliances pass the tests introduced in the revised Standard. Refrigeration appliances using flammable materials will not pass the tests introduced in the new Standard.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/09/2019 14:08:57 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1143794

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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	Plastics: Freezers and Refrigerators
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 to introduce a ban on the sale of plastic backed (a) fridges, (b) freezers and (c) fridge freezers.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	285239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Action to improve the safety of fridges and freezers has been led by the UK at a global level. The UK Government worked closely with the British Standards Institution and the International and European Standardisation Committees to update the fire safety requirements in the Standard for refrigeration appliances which has applied since 11 July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The essential safety requirements which must be met for fridges and other white goods are set out in the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016. From 11 July 2019, any business using the revised Standard for refrigeration appliances to demonstrate compliance with legal safety requirements under the Regulations, will need to ensure their appliances pass the tests introduced in the revised Standard. Refrigeration appliances using flammable materials will not pass the tests introduced in the new Standard.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/09/2019 14:11:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1122744

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Furniture: Regulation
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 the responses to the September 2016 Consultation on Updating the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	246981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>We intend to publish the responses received to the Consultation alongside the Government’s response, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/05/2019 16:03:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 115581 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1122747

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
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 scientific advice has been sought from environmental scientists by the Office for Product Safety and Standards as part of the review of the use of flame retardant chemicals in domestic upholstery.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	246982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety) Regulations 1988 to ensure they respond to developments in furniture design, innovation, manufacturing processes and environmental and health concerns while maintaining fire safety protections.</p><p> </p><p>We have also developed scientific and technical expertise within the Office for Safety and Standards and are taking account of the body of relevant scientific research, including engaging with environmental scientists and commissioning research from external sources. We have sought expert and scientific advice from a range of sources, including from leading fire safety experts, Government Chief Scientific Advisors, and British Standards Institution technical standards committees.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/05/2019 16:03:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 115582 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1029420

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Companies: Climate Change
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 audit industry supports the assessment and disclosure of climate-related financial risk.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	204444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Companies Act 2006 requires companies to include a description of their principal risks, and how they are managed, within their strategic reports. Such risks may include those related to climate change.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The TCFD encourages companies to consider climate-related issues in relation to their business and recommends that climate-related financial risks are disclosed within annual reports. The Task Force has also made recommendations to promote more informed understanding of such issues and opportunities by both the producers of such disclosures and by the recipients of the reports, namely investors.</p><p> </p><p>Under the existing regulatory framework, the auditor must state whether the information given in the strategic report and the directors’ report is consistent with the financial statements; whether such reports have been prepared in accordance with the law; and whether, in the light of the knowledge and understanding of the company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, any material misstatements in the reports have been identified.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 07/01/2019 15:34:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1020647

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: EU Law
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 in-flight files of EU legislation exist that affect the policy areas managed by his Department; and which in-flight files of EU legislation his Department intends to implement in UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	199838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>As of 9 November, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) led on 46 EU legislative files that remain under negotiation.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to say which files will be implemented in UK law; this will depend on a range of factors including the nature of any future EU-UK relationship and the details of the final agreed texts of individual files including any transposition deadlines.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/12/2018 16:49:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 91431 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh