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1519443

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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: 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, what assessment he has made of reports that businesses have had loan applications refused due to their credit histories detailing applications for governmental covid-19 Bounce Back Loans.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	59823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Like any commercial credit agreement, Bounce Back Loans are reported by lenders to credit reference agencies, and will be recorded on a borrower’s business credit file. Where a borrower goes into default, this will be reported to credit rating agencies and may impact a borrower’s ability to access credit in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Creditworthiness assessments are ultimately an internal matter for lenders, and it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment on these decisions.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Dean Russell question first answered 18/10/2022 16:46:17 answering member 4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092212

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 10 of the table on page 35 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish a description of spending under the heading Better Regulation.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	234823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The breakdown of expenditure included under Better Regulation Resource DEL is as shown in the following table: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Office for Product Safety and Standards</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Better Regulation Executive</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (Better Regulation)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8.4</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/03/2019 17:07:33 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092214

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 24 of the table on page 36 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish a list of all programmes funded under the heading Capability including those under Other Programmes.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	234825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The programmes included under Capability Resource DEL are as follows: -</p><ul><li>Assurance Reviews and PPM Capability</li><li>Centrally held/unallocated Programme budget including Invest to Save</li><li>Communications</li><li>Compensations Payments Programme</li><li>Construction: Statistics and Other Sponsorship Activities</li><li>Core BEIS Administration costs</li><li>Departmental Security</li><li>Staff Exit Provision</li><li>Estates</li><li>Energy Resilience</li><li>Energy Statistics Research &amp; Analysis</li><li>Finance</li><li>Income from Other Government Departments and Devolved Administrations for the Committee on Climate Change</li><li>Legal</li></ul> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/03/2019 17:07:45 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092215

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row three of the table on page 39 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish a breakdown of spending under the heading Business and Enterprise.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	234826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The breakdown of expenditure included under Business and Enterprise Capital DEL is as shown in the following table: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Propulsion Centre</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aerospace Technology Institute</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke City Deal</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Transonic Windtunnel</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (Business and Enterprise)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13.1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/03/2019 17:08:23 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092216

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row nine of the table on page 39 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish a breakdown of spending on Launch Investments.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	234827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The £157.3m credit shown under Launch Investments Capital DEL is the estimated income due to be paid to BEIS in the 2018-19 financial year from its various Repayable Launch Investment contracts. These investments were to enable the design and development of new civil aerospace products. These are long-term investments where income is received, in some cases, over several decades.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2000, we have invested over £1 billion and have received £2.1 billion in levies or royalties due from products sold. We cannot provide a breakdown of the individual investments, as the details are commercially confidential between the parties. The current portfolio has a future income valued at £1.047 billion as of 31 March 2018 (HC 1214 - BEIS Annual report and accounts 2017/18 page 174).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/03/2019 17:08:37 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092217

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 9 of the table on page 40 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, what the Research Capital Investment Fund is.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	234828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Allocation of Science and Research Funding 2016/17-2019/20* confirmed that a specific allocation of Science Capital would be made each year through the period to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland administrations for distribution to Higher Education Institutions across the UK, to be matched by each of the Devolved Administrations. This is in addition to science capital funding allocated for distribution to HE providers in England.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of this funding is for capital investment in the physical infrastructure for research which helps to maintain excellent departments in HE providers across the UK with the critical mass to compete globally and the expertise to work closely with business, charities and public services. It is allocated and distributed by reference to the research income earned from Research Councils.</p><p> </p><p>*<a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F505308%2Fbis-16-160-allocation-science-research-funding-2016-17-2019-20.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CBaljit.Povey%40beis.gov.uk%7C1ea64802493c40b34fdb08d6ae23c280%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636887865940025894&amp;sdata=e%2BHdD2NvFn6tRNehIs6UmIhCKOoF45v%2BuIYIiExZ9ok%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505308/bis-16-160-allocation-science-research-funding-2016-17-2019-20.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/03/2019 17:08:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1092221

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 14 of the table on page 40 of the BEIS 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish a breakdown of spending under the heading Research Base and Science Contingency.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	234830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The breakdown of expenditure included under Research Base and Science Contingency Capital DEL is as shown in the following table: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global Challenges Research Fund</p></td><td><p>31.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newton fund</p></td><td><p>23.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutherford Fund</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academy of Medical Sciences</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foresight</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global Science Innovation and Education</p></td><td><p>1.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Research Base initiatives</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global Partnership Fund</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reserved for new National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) funds</p></td><td><p>306.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (Research Base and Science Contingency)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>377.2*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>*Table does not add up due to rounding</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 25/03/2019 17:09:32 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1088474

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
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 total value has been of government spending on subsidies for the manufacture and purchase of low emission and electric vehicles in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	232031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>In 2010/11 Government, through the Office of Low Emission Vehicles, spent £7.3m and in 2018/19 is forecast to spend approximately £200m. This is part of Government’s programme of investment, alongside other measures set out in the Road to Zero strategy, to put the UK at the forefront of the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the UK was the second largest market for ultra low emission vehicles in the EU accounting for nearly 20% of registrations, and 1 in 5 electric cars sold in Europe last year was made in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/03/2019 13:33:39 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 108505 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1056794

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Nissan: 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, with reference to his Oral Statement of 31 October 2016 Nissan: Sunderland, whether the award of £61 million to Nissan in June 2018 detailed in his letter to the BEIS Select Committee of 4 February 2019 was scrutinised by the Industrial Development Advisory Board and reported to Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	218327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that the application by Nissan for £61m of support was scrutinised by the Industrial Development Advisory Board.</p><p> </p><p>The role of the board under the Industrial Development Act 1982 is to advise my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State and make independent recommendations. Only if the Secretary of State wished to act contrary to the board’s recommendation (which was not the case with the Nissan award), he shall (if the Board requests) lay a statement before Parliament. There is no obligation to do so when he acts in accordance with their recommendation.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/02/2019 16:31:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1041579

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 December 2018 on Public Spending, HCWS 1205, if he will publish the budget headlines under which he plans to allocate the £190 million funding in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	208861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>On the 18 December, my rt. hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury confirmed Departmental allocations for EU Exit funding for 2019/20 including £190 million for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Department is undertaking an internal allocation process as part of 2019/20 planning.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of 2019/20 allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, made on 18 December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/01/2019 10:28:32 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey