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155721

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Business: Stafford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses the Manufacturing Advisory Service has assisted in Stafford constituency since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	214631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) has assisted 22 companies in Stafford since 1 January 2012 when the new national MAS service was launched. Businesses have forecast this could help create 65 jobs and over £2.75 million Gross Value Added. Figures are not available for the regional MAS delivered by the former Regional Development Agencies prior to January 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 15:06:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

155722

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Investment: Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date the UK-Colombia bilateral investment treaty will be ratified; and on what date that treaty will come into force.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	214702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Agreement completed its parliamentary scrutiny under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act on 14 July 2014. The Agreement entered into force on 10 October 2014 which was sixty days after the date of receipt of the last notification by which the Parties notify each other in writing that their respective internal requirements for entry into force of the Agreement have been fulfilled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 20/11/2014 16:17:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

155723

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	New Businesses: Windsor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to support disabled people in Windsor constituency who want to start their own business.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	214744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>We are continuing to work hard to provide the right support to make life easier for everyone who wants to start their own business, including disabled people.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.greatbusiness.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.greatbusiness.gov.uk</a> provides support and advice for anyone trying to grow a business as well as for entrepreneurs starting out. This includes a 'Business Finance and Support Finder' that can provide a customised source of government backed support and finance for business. In addition to on-line support, the Business Support Helpline (0300 456 3565) is available to provide a quick response on queries about starting a business, or a personalised and in-depth advice service for more complex needs. For those looking for start-up finance and advice there are Start-Up Loans: 10 loans worth a total of £47,500 have been drawn down in Windsor to date.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the New Enterprise Allowance helps people claiming certain out of work benefits to start up their own business. As of June 2014, 10,040 disabled people (from a total of 53,350) had started a new business with the help of the NEA.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 15:08:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

155725

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Coke: Barnsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if the Government will take steps to ensure a future for the Monckton coke plant in Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The proposed closure of Monckton coke plant, is a commercial decision for the company taken against a backdrop of challenging conditions in international coke markets. I realise this is a difficult time for the employees concerned, their families and the communities in which they live.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With regard to the purchasing of product from Monckton, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, who have responsibility for the former British Coal Concessionary Fuel Scheme, will continue to encourage their contractors to purchase product from Monckton as long as supplies of an acceptable quality are available</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 15:32:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 29029 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

155726

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Coke
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans the Government has to support the coke industry in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>UK coke companies can access help and advice to grow their business through ‘GREAT” (www.greatbusiness.gov.uk or www.gov.uk): eligible businesses can gain support in areas such as running, funding, staffing and expanding a business. The Government funded Manufacturing Advisory Service provides practical support on all aspects of manufacturing, including direct access to manufacturing experts with a proven track record (www.mymas.org/services). There is also support available from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) for those companies wishing to grow through international trade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) provides support for the anchoring and growth of manufacturing supply chains in the UK. A new £100 million round of AMSCI is open until 31 December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 15:34:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 29027 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

155836

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Disconnections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of domestic customers disconnected by their energy supplier in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	214693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Ofgem monitors and publishes information about disconnections of domestic electricity and gas supplies in its Domestic Supplies’ Obligations Annual Reports:</p><p><a href="http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainability/SocAction/Monitoring/SoObMonitor/Pages/SocObMonitor.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainability/SocAction/Monitoring/SoObMonitor/Pages/SocObMonitor.aspx</a>.</p><p>Up the end of Q2 of 2013, 234 domestic electricity and 38 gas customer supplies were disconnected due to debt in 2013. Data for the remainder of the year and 2014 is not available.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 16:40:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

155844

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electricity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Annual Energy Statement of 6 November 2014, Official Report, column 984, what the evidential basis was for the statement that total electricity investment was high between 2000 and 2010.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	214559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>No such statement was made by my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State in the Annual Energy Statement of 6 November 2014, <em>Official Report, Column 984</em>.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 16:42:50 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

155857

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Cooperatives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent decisions by the Financial Conduct Authority on the registration of new renewable energy cooperatives on his policy of increasing the number of community energy groups and energy cooperatives; how many applications for new energy cooperatives have been (a) rejected and (b) accepted in 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	214416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the growth of the community energy sector. DECC is working with community energy stakeholders and the FCA to ensure the right balance is struck between consumer/ investor protection and realising the full potential of community energy.</p><p>The FCA has registered 220 co-operatives and community benefit societies (of all types of business, not just community energy projects) as of 19 November this year. It has rejected approximately 50 co-operatives and community benefit society applications. The FCA does not keep details of the specific purpose of applicant co-operatives and community benefit societies.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 16:42:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

155858

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of customers in debt to their energy supplier for (a) electricity and (b) gas in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
uin	214494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Ofgem monitors and publishes information about domestic customers repaying debt for their gas and electricity supplies in its Social Obligations Annual Reports:</p><p><a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/about-us/how-we-work/working-consumers/supplier-performance-social-obligations" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/about-us/how-we-work/working-consumers/supplier-performance-social-obligations</a>.</p><p>The table below shows the number of domestic customers repaying debt through an agreed repayment arrangement with their energy supplier for 2003 to 2012. Data for 2013 is not yet available.</p><p><em>(millions)</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong><em>2003</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2004</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2005</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2006</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2007</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2008</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2009</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2010</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2011</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>2012</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Electricity</em></p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Gas</em></p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 16:38:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

155864

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the forthcoming capacity auctions in December 2014 will seek to procure capacity suitable for providing balancing supply to match short-term fluctuations in the balance between demand and non-despatchable supply.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Lilley
uin	214433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The forthcoming capacity auction will secure 48.6GW of capacity, securing around 80% of the capacity we need four years in advance, to ensure high levels of security of supply, with the rest being secured from an auction one year ahead of delivery and support through other measures.</p><p>The auction is technology neutral and is open to generators (new and existing plants) and demand side response providers. Those successful in the auction will be required to generate electricity, or reduce demand, at times of system stress or face financial penalties.</p><p>It is National Grid’s responsibility to procure enough operating reserve as might be required for the real-time balancing of the system, which is a vital part of ensuring security of electricity supply. The Capacity Market will operate alongside the energy market, which is being further improved by Ofgem to incentivise providers to provide capacity in response to short-term fluctuations in supply and demand.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 15:51:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	68 label Biography information for Lord Lilley