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1242873

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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	Iron and Steel: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason UK applicants have been excluded from submitting to the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel during the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	102795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of research and development (R&amp;D) in helping to transform the steel sector so that it can play a vital role within our modern Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Agreement has been reached that UK participants engaged in ongoing Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) projects will continue to be funded until completion. However, the Commission has informed UK participants in consortia that are bidding for funding this year, that they will not be eligible to receive RFCS funding. This is because the resulting grant contracts are due to be signed in April to June 2021, after the end of the transition period established in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Leaving the EU provides us with the opportunity to focus our investment on our own priorities. This includes the Government’s commitment to invest £22 billion in R&amp;D by 2024/2025, which is a record increase in R&amp;D spending. We have also announced a £250 million investment towards a Clean Steel Fund, complemented by a £100 million Low Carbon Hydrogen Production Fund, to support decarbonisation and make the most of the clean growth opportunities in steel.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/10/2020 14:59:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1242971

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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	Aluminium: Manufacturing Industries
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 assessment he has made of the value of the aluminium sector to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Jane Stevenson
uin	102932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Aluminium is widely used in many sectors of the economy, including transport (automotive and aviation), construction, manufacturing equipment, consumer durables and electronics, as well as food, beverage, and medical packaging. In 2018, the aluminium sector had an estimated turnover of £1.9 billion and contributed around £200 million in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the economy. It directly supports 4,100 jobs and many more indirectly. Aluminium is a lightweight material and infinitely recyclable, and so has significant potential to contribute to the UK’s net zero objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that it is crucial for the aluminium sector to continue providing essential materials to support the economy and the Department is committed to ongoing engagement with the aluminium industry. Input from aluminium firms informed the Government’s guidelines to help manufacturing businesses to operate safely during the pandemic, and the industry has also been widely consulted on changes affecting the sector as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 16/10/2020 09:02:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4750 label Biography information for Jane Stevenson

1242433

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Enterprise Zones
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 effectiveness of the operation of Enterprise Zones to help those zones that have been less successful.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	101982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The Enterprise Zones programme has supported the design of the Freeports model. A consultation was run earlier in the year and the Government response has recently been published at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/878352/Freeports_Consultation_Extension.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/878352/Freeports_Consultation_Extension.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to continuing to work with local places to deliver economic growth across the country.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/10/2020 16:19:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1242569

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Aircraft: Waste Disposal
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 potential benefits to the UK economy of introducing an aircraft scrappage scheme.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	102038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains in dialogue with industry and overseas governments about the potential benefits, practicalities, and implications of an aircraft scrappage scheme.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/10/2020 14:22:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1242024

registered interest
date	09/10/2020
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	Construction: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October to Question 99055 on Construction: Coronavrius, what steps he is taking to tackle shortages of building products in the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	101294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>Whilst the supply situation for most building products has steadily improved over time, the Government continues to work closely with the Construction Leadership Council’s Coronavirus Task Force, which is monitoring the supply and demand of products.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/10/2020 16:07:45 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1242064

registered interest
date	09/10/2020
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	Manufacturing Industries: Environment Protection
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 support environmentally-friendly industry and manufacturing in Dudley North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	101324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>In April 2020, a consortium led by the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) was awarded funding from UK Research and Innovation through the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge. The LEP was invited to compete for a total of up to £8 million in phase two of the competition, to develop plans for decarbonising the local industrial cluster through the ‘Repowering the Black Country’ project.</p><p>This project aims to agree a roadmap for the Black Country’s industry to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040. The roadmap will provide a framework for securing significant commercial funding and investment to support clean industrial growth within the region.</p><p>In July 2020, the Government announced plans to publish an Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy in Spring 2021. The Strategy will set out the Government’s vision for a prosperous, low carbon UK industrial sector by 2050.The Government is also investing £147 million towards the Manufacturing Made Smarter challenge, which is open to firms across the UK. This competition will support innovation in industrial digital technology that will accelerate the drive to net zero, raise productivity by 30%, and create thousands of new highly-skilled jobs.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 19/10/2020 14:24:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1241383

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Pay
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 biggest pay rise given to someone in his Department was in (a) percentage and (b) cash terms in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	100328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The biggest pay rise given to an employee of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the last 12 months in percentage and cash terms was (a) 4.85%, and (b) £4,500.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/10/2020 16:25:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1240731

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of the ending of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on levels of job losses in the automotive industry.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	99739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was welcomed and widely utilised by the automotive sector. Surveys carried out by the industry body, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, showed that during the lockdown earlier this year, the Job Retention Scheme was accessed by 60.6% of the automotive manufacturing workforce in April and by 34.2% of the workforce in May.</p><p>In order to support the retention of jobs, my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Job Retention Bonus in June. This will see businesses receive a one-off payment of £1,000 for every previously furloughed employee if they are still employed at the end of January next year.</p><p>As part of his Winter Economy Plan, the Chancellor announced the Job Support Scheme, which is designed to protect jobs in businesses who are facing lower demand over the winter months due to Covid-19. The Government will pay a third of hours not worked up to a cap (£697.92 per month), with the employer also contributing a third.</p><p>In order to protect jobs and UK businesses, we are expanding the Job Support Scheme for businesses legally required to temporarily close their premises as a direct result of Coronavirus restrictions. The Government will provide employers with a grant for employees that have been instructed to cease work, covering two-thirds of their usual wages and subject up to a maximum of £2,100 a month.</p><p>Employers using the Job Support Scheme will also be able to claim the Job Retention Bonus if they meet the eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 12/10/2020 13:27:51 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1240732

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 he has made of projected job losses in the automotive industry in the North West of England in financial year 2020-21 as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	99740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the challenges facing the automotive industry as a result of Covid-19. Firms can draw upon our package of support, which is one of the most generous and comprehensive globally, with a fiscal response so far totalling £160 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working closely with key industry stakeholders throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, to understand how we can support the resilience and continued competitiveness of the UK’s automotive manufacturing sector at this time.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time, we are continuing our long-standing programme of investment in the automotive sector. To date, the Government has invested £497 million through the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s innovation grants to develop the next generation of low carbon technologies, which have helped to secure or create over 40,000 jobs and have saved around 225 million tonnes of CO2.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/10/2020 16:02:26 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley

1240733

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
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 his Department has made of potential job losses in the automotive industry in the event that the UK and EU fail to secure a trade agreement before the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mick Whitley
uin	99741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to reaching an agreement with the EU. There are large areas of convergence and we will keep working to bridge the gaps.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to engage extensively with business and industry about how to prepare for changes to trade at the end of the transition period. Many businesses have already begun preparing for life outside the Customs Union and we urge others to do the same. This includes getting an Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number and making plans for completing customs declarations, where traders will need a customs agent or their own software.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 14/10/2020 16:03:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4755 label Biography information for Mick Whitley