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1378798

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research and development.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	904257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>We are making the UK a Science Superpower and the Spending Review confirmed we will be funding the fastest increase in R&amp;D spending ever. We are increasing core science funding, doubling Innovate UK’s budget, giving £800m for ARIA and putting £1.7bn into Net Zero R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/11/2021 13:34:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1357086

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Oil: Shetland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will make it his policy to withhold consent for the development of the Cambo oil field for production.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	903547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The development proposal for Cambo is being scrutinised in line with robust regulatory procedures and no decision has yet been taken.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/09/2021 11:45:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1357088

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
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	Green Homes Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department plans to take to learn from the findings of the National Audit Office report entitled Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme published on 8 September 2021.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	903549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>We are considering the National Audit Office report and its recommendations, which recognise the scheme was designed as a short-term economic stimulus. This will inform existing and future schemes, as part of our £9 billion commitment to improving energy efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 21/09/2021 11:46:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1327676

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	Trade Remedies: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the role of trade remedies in protecting the UK steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Holly Mumby-Croft
uin	900542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and I have discussed this on several occasions. Trade remedies are an important mechanism to protect UK industry from unfair international competition and I support her plans to review whether the UK's trade remedies framework should be strengthened.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 25/05/2021 12:26:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4867 label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft

1304952

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his department is taking to support UK research and development.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	913813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>We have announced an investment of £14.6 billion in R&amp;D for 2021/22, and we are taking forward the ambitious commitments in our R&amp;D Roadmap.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the Plan for Growth at Budget 2021 we will publish a new Innovation Strategy in the summer to unleash innovation across the UK to complement this investment.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/03/2021 13:14:34 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1304953

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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	Freeports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on the UK manufacturing industry of proposed freeports.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	913816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Freeports will play a significant role in boosting trade and driving productivity across the UK. Private sector involvement – including from the manufacturing sector - was a key consideration in assessing the bids, and we are committed to supporting the industry more generally.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/03/2021 13:15:08 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1285026

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect of state aid limits on the distribution of covid-19 support for businesses in the hospitality and retail sectors.
tabling member constituency	Dudley South
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	912067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government is keeping under close review the impact of subsidy control rules on the ability of businesses to access Covid-19 support and will publish new guidance as and when the circumstances require it.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/02/2021 12:57:10 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood

1271149

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	David Johnston
uin	910324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will turbo-charge our path to net zero with £12 billion of government investment. Yesterday, we published our ambitious Energy White Paper, and will publish further plans to decarbonise key sectors of the economy ahead of COP26, including our Net Zero Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/12/2020 13:23:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4761 label Biography information for David Johnston

1270877

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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 Convention: Children and Young People
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 (a) schools, (b) university and college students and (c) youth groups on how they can engage with COP26.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	129053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>Officials across Government have been working closely with young people and youth NGOs to ensure COP26 is inclusive and that this is incorporated into the legacy of the UK’s presidency.</p><p> </p><p>On 14<sup>th</sup> December, BEIS co-chaired a meeting with the Students Organising for Sustainability where 20 young people aged 14-28 from across from the 4 nations came together to discuss how young people can be empowered to engage in the Together for Our Planet Campaign.</p><p>We will continue to ensure a diverse range of youth voices are heard in the planning of COP. For example, we have established an international Civil Society and Youth advisory council, chaired by the President of COP26 and young people, which will meet regularly to inform our planning for COP26. As part of our commitment to involving young people and students in COP26 we are also working closely with our partners Italy, who are organising a Youth4Climate webinar series, and the organisers of Mock COP. The President of COP26 helped launch both of these initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/12/2020 15:26:17 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1270891

registered interest
date	14/12/2020
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 Supply
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 the UK's energy supply will be interrupted in the event of no deal of UK-EU trade relations at the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	129102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s exit from the EU does not alter the fact that our energy system is resilient and secure, and UK energy is supplied from diverse sources.</p><p> </p><p>We have planned extensively for the end of the transition period, alongside National Grid and industry, to ensure electricity and gas demands are met. Electricity and gas will continue to flow over interconnectors between the UK and the EU at the end of the transition period in any scenario.</p><p> </p><p>The forecast electricity margin for this winter is healthy, at 4.8GW or 8.3% additional generation. The forecast gas margin for this winter is also healthy, at around 79 million cubic metres or 15% more supply than would be required to meet demand on the coldest day in 20 winters.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 17/12/2020 15:28:36 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran