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1304949

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	Retail Trade: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to help facilitate the smooth opening of high street businesses under Step Two of the Government's roadmap for the easing of covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	913809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>We have established a weekly ‘Reopening Retail Working Group’ to bring together businesses, Local Authorities, PHE, the police and relevant Departments to discuss the operational challenges of reopening and to agree practical steps that can be taken to support this.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/03/2021 13:11:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1304951

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	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Supreme Court's ruling of February 2021 on the employment status of Uber drivers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	913812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Supreme Court Judgment upheld Employment Status law as it stands. It is now for Uber and other gig economy businesses to ensure that they are fulfilling their legal responsibilities. The Government is considering options to further clarify the law.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/03/2021 13:13:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1304000

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	UK Research and Innovation: Development Aid
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 effect on the level of employment in (a) the UK and (b) overseas of the reduced Official Development Assistance allocations to UK Research and Innovation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of supporting international research partnerships, and supporting the UK research sector. Our commitment to research and innovation has been clearly demonstrated by my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget announcement of increasing investment in R&amp;D across government to £14.6bn in 2021/22, and as has been set out in our Integrated Review ambitions, international collaboration is central to a healthy and productive R&amp;D sector.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with UKRI and all our Global Challenges Research Fund and Newton Fund Delivery Partners to manage next year’s ODA allocation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 171689 question first answered 23/03/2021 16:17:49 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1304083

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	Post Office: Miscarriages of Justice
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 plans he has to compensate sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon post office scandal.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	171590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>It is vital that postmasters affected by Horizon get the compensation they deserve. The Post Office reached a full and final settlement with claimants in the group litigation in December 2019 and committed to right the wrongs of the past. A key commitment from this settlement was for the Post Office to set up the Historical Shortfall Scheme for postmasters who were not part of the Group Litigation to have historical shortfalls investigated and addressed. The Scheme received over 2,400 claims and Post Office are now assessing these claims. In this case it is right that the Government provides sufficient financial support to the Post Office to ensure the Scheme can proceed and to protect the vital services provided by the post office network.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also welcomes Post Office’s aspiration to ensure that all postmasters entitled to claim civil compensation as a result of their convictions being overturned are recompensed as quickly as possible. The Government will continue to closely monitor the Post Office’s work on addressing the issues identified by Justice Fraser.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/03/2021 16:14:16 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1304088

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
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	Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
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 progress has been made on the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry; and what his planned timeframe is for the publication of the findings of that Inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	171591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Inquiry has made swift progress already, including running a call for evidence to invite views about and gather evidence relating to the IT system, and holding its first group evidence session with sub-postmasters who were adversely affected by Horizon. The Inquiry will aim to submit its findings to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by Summer 2021. The final report will be published by the Secretary of State and the Government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/03/2021 16:12:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1303302

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Local Growth Deals
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 12 February 2021 to Question 149245 on Local Growth Deals, on what basis the Government has calculated that £15 billion of public and private sector investment has been leveraged through Local Growth Fund investment.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	170659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Local Enterprise Partnerships provide self-reported Local Growth Fund monitoring returns on a quarterly basis. Each monitoring return is verified and approved by their Accountable Body’s Section 151 Officer or equivalent, prior to submission to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. These returns include self-reported details of private and public sector investment that has been leveraged because of the Local Growth Fund investment.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/03/2021 16:27:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1303359

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
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 support micro-enterprises in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	170664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub offers one-to-one advice and ongoing support to businesses with ambitions to grow, and is open to businesses of any size or sector. Since its launch in 2014, the Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub has successfully helped thousands of businesses across the region to access funding, tap into supply chains, increase production, and reach their full potential, and has supported the creation of over 5,000 jobs. Through the Local Growth Fund and European funds, LEPs in the West Midlands have supported projects aimed at supporting SME incubation and growth.</p><p> </p><p>In order to protect the livelihoods of those hardest hit, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be extended to September and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue with a fourth and a fifth grant. My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that a further 600,000 people, many of whom became self-employed in 2019-20, may now be able to claim direct cash grants under SEISS.</p><p> </p><p>Additional support is also available through Covid-19 Business Grants. Businesses that are required by law to close can access grants of up to the equivalent of £4,500 per 6-week period via the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed). This support is available until 31<sup>st</sup> March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses that were required to close at the beginning of national restrictions on 5<sup>th</sup> Jan will also be eligible for a one-off payment of up to £9,000 to help them through the difficult Spring period, via the Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor announced in the Budget that from 1<sup>st</sup> April, one-off Restart Grants of up to £6,000 for non-essential retail, and up £18,000 for hospitality, leisure, personal care and accommodation businesses, will be available to support them to reopen as Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed.</p><p> </p><p>The Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) continues to enable Local Authorities to put in place discretionary business support. Local Authorities are free to provide support that suits their local area best, including to support those businesses not required to close but which have had their trade severely affected by the restrictions. The Chancellor has announced an additional £425m will be made available to the ARG that more than £2bn has been made available to Local Authorities since November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/03/2021 16:24:17 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1303368

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Weddings: 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, whether dedicated wedding venues are permitted to hold covid-secure weddings in Stage 2 of the covid-19 roadmap.
tabling member constituency	Staffordshire Moorlands
tabling member printed	Karen Bradley
uin	170632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>At Step 2, which will be no earlier than 12 April, weddings and civil partnership ceremonies are permitted for up to 15 people in COVID-19 Secure venues that are permitted to open or where a broader exemption applies.</p><p> </p><p>Receptions can take place with up to 15 people in the form of a sit-down meal and in any COVID-19 Secure outdoor venue that is permitted to open. Such receptions must not take place in people’s private gardens or public outdoor spaces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/03/2021 16:21:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley

1303519

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Seasonal Workers
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 has has made of the potential merits of entering into reciprocal arrangements with individual EU member states to (a) waive or (b) reduce the costs of short-stay visa and work permits for temporary seasonal tourism workers.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	170551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The end of freedom of movement between the UK and the EU will inevitably have some consequences for cross-border business travel, and we are engaging regularly with businesses to help them understand the new requirements for travel to the EU. We respect the right of individual Member States to determine their own immigration policies. Here in the UK, we have adopted a global immigration system that treats EU and non-EU citizens equally.</p><p> </p><p>Tourism personnel are included in the list of permitted activities for short-term business visitors in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), removing the requirement for a work permit for up to 90 in 180 days. In addition, travel agencies, tour operators’ services and tourist guides are included in the scope of TCA commitments for contractual service suppliers and independent (self-employed) professionals.</p><p> </p><p>Commitments in the TCA provide certainty and clarity for those who travel to another country temporarily to do business. The TCA guarantees market access to key economic sectors, and ease some burdens on business travellers, such as: removing the need for work permits for some short-term trips and reducing the number of economic needs tests a country could impose to block access to exporters. They also ensure that the UK and EU Member States have a minimum standard for how business travellers and service providers should be treated when working abroad through non-discrimination clauses.</p><p> </p><p>We have published guidance on GOV.UK to help those intending to travel to the EU, EEA and Switzerland for work or other business purposes. The Government will continue to enhance this guidance and to engage with our embassies to better understand the requirements in Member States, on behalf of UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/03/2021 16:48:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1303534

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
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	Aerospace Technology Institute: Finance
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 much funding has been allocated (a) in total and (b) for each funding stream to the Aerospace Technology Institute in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022, (v) 2023, (vi) 2024, (vii) 2025.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	170654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government and industry have made a joint commitment to invest £3.9 billion in aerospace research and development (R&amp;D) from 2013 to 2026. The Government’s share of the £1.95 billion is managed through the Aerospace Technology Institute Programme. An annual breakdown of funding allocated (a) in total, and (b) by each funding stream is set out in the table below. Budget allocations have not been made beyond 2021 so are assumed.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Allocated Budgets</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Planned Allocations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>19/20</p></td><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>22/23</p></td><td><p>23/24</p></td><td><p>24/25</p></td><td><p>25/26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strategic Programme</p></td><td><p>138.1</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>143.2</p></td><td><p>145.6</p></td><td><p>149.2</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Small Business</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATEP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FlyZero</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>13.5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/03/2021 16:35:36 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell