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1641194

registered interest
date	02/06/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Surface Engineering: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the collection of non-commodity costs on energy bills for the surface engineering sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	187236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government considers that all energy consumers should pay a share of the non-commodity costs of being supplied with energy, for example the costs of building and maintaining the pipes and wires that bring energy to businesses and households, and schemes that help deliver more home-grown renewable energy.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 09/06/2023 11:35:32 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1503300

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 129064 on Equal Pay, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting employers from requesting salary history from new employees.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	44972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>There is growing evidence to show that, when pay is negotiable, asking applicants to disclose previous earnings and not including salary information in the advert increases the risk that historic disparities will be replicated. Research from the Fawcett Society suggests that questions about salary history particularly disadvantage women's confidence in pay negotiations.</p><p>On International Women’s Day this year, we called on all employers to provide salary information in all of their job adverts, and to stop asking about previous salary during recruitment.</p><p>We recognise that some employers may find it challenging to take these steps, due to historic pay decisions and lack of clarity in pay processes. That is why we also announced that we will work with employers to develop and pilot a methodology to support them to adopt these measures. The first meeting of the methodology working group took place at the start of this month.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/09/2022 16:07:25 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1338084

registered interest
date	18/06/2021
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	Global Challenges Research Fund
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 was allocated to the 12 International Research Hubs from the Global Challenges Research Fund for (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	18550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>For financial year 2019/20, £40m was allocated to the Global Challenges Research Fund International Research Hubs. For each of financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22 they were allocated £41m. Final spend amounts are reported on a Calendar Year basis through the Statistics on International Development reporting process, published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/06/2021 14:43:00 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1312243

registered interest
date	26/04/2021
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	Development Aid: China
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 Official Development Assistance his Department plans to allocate to projects in China in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	187296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The majority of the Department’s Official Development Assistance spend is allocated thematically, rather than geographically. Information on the level of funding for work with China in 2021 will not be available until the completion of the Statistics on International Development (SID) return at the completion of this Financial Year.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS only funds work with China on addressing global development challenges together. China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases and a key driver of global growth. Meeting the Paris Agreement and limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C is impossible without action from China.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/04/2021 07:42:06 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1303985

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, when his Department informed the UKRI of their Official Development Assistance budget for the financial year 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The 21/22 Official Development Assistance allocation for my Department was confirmed on 27<sup>th</sup> January through the settlement letter issued by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary. BEIS communicated proposed 21/22 ODA allocations to our Global Challenges Research Fund and Newton Fund Delivery Partners – including UKRI – within two weeks of receiving this confirmation. These proposed allocations remain subject to final confirmation, as part of the Departmental allocations process for R&amp;D (ODA and non-ODA). We aim to update our partners on final allocations for 2021/22 as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/03/2021 16:23:19 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1303987

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, whether his officials in his Department instructed representatives of UKRI to discuss planned budget reductions with stakeholders and recipients of Official Development Assistance funded projects after the Spending Review in November 2020 and the 10 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>All Government Departments with responsibility for spending Official Development Assistance took part in a cross-government process, led by my Rt. Hon. Friend the First Secretary of State, to review in detail how ODA is allocated between key priorities - recognising the difficult economic circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministers across multiple departments engaged in these discussions as part of the process. BEIS ministers regularly meet with UKRI on allocations and other issues.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway grouped question UIN 171690 question first answered 23/03/2021 16:21:21 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1303990

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 potential effect of the reductions in ODA to the UKRI on the UK's relationships with international partners.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171689
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 Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/03/2021 16:17:49 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1303991

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, whether (a) he or (b) Ministers in his Department met with the UKRI's advisory groups prior to the announcement that his Department's allocation of Official Development Assistance in 2021-22 would leave a £120 million gap between allocations and commitments to grant holders.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	171690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>All Government Departments with responsibility for spending Official Development Assistance took part in a cross-government process, led by my Rt. Hon. Friend the First Secretary of State, to review in detail how ODA is allocated between key priorities - recognising the difficult economic circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministers across multiple departments engaged in these discussions as part of the process. BEIS ministers regularly meet with UKRI on allocations and other issues.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway grouped question UIN 171688 question first answered 23/03/2021 16:21:21 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1302187

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
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: 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, whether he has made an estimate of the potential number of job losses (a) in the UK and (b) overseas as a result of the reduced Official Development Assistance allocations to UK Research and Innovation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	167930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The challenging financial situation we face due to the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a temporary reduction in the UK’s aid spending target from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5%. This means making difficult decisions when it comes to prioritising how we spend aid money to deliver the most impactful outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is working with its ODA Delivery Partners, including UKRI, to manage the implementation of the 21/22 ODA settlement.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 17/03/2021 18:09:35 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1300810

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Global Challenges Research Fund
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 level of Official Development Assistance funding The Global Challenges Research Fund is planned to receive for the financial year 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	165637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The challenging financial situation we face due to the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a temporary reduction in the UK’s aid spending target from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5%. This means making difficult decisions when it comes to prioritising how we spend aid money to deliver the most impactful outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>On Tuesday 26th January, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, having concluded the Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations of the Spending Review, issued a statement outlining each Department’s total ODA settlement for financial year 2021/22. BEIS was allocated £706 million, to be split between International Climate Finance (ICF) and Research and Development ODA, which includes the Global Challenges Research Fund.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 12/03/2021 12:23:51 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill