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851506

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Energy: Meters
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 inform consumers of (a) the limitations on the interoperability of first generation meters when changing energy supplier and (b) how those limitations will be tackled through the roll-out of second generation meters.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	130269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Under licence conditions, energy suppliers must inform their customers prior to the installation of a smart meter that they may lose meter functionality when switching. In addition, before any switch is concluded, the new supplier must tell the consumer about any change in how their meter will operate and the service they will receive.</p><p> </p><p>These requirements aim to help consumers make informed decisions about switching, in the period before first generation smart meters are enrolled into the national data and communications platform and thus can be operated by any energy supplier. This upgrade will be done remotely.</p><p> </p><p>Second generation meters use the smart metering infrastructure run by the Data and Communications Company and will enable all consumers to retain their smart functionality when they switch supplier.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/03/2018 11:53:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

828929

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	Energy: Meters
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 are being taken to inform the general public about the limitations of first generation smart meters; and what plans he has to ensure that the roll-out of second generation meters removes those limitations.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	124537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Under licence conditions, energy suppliers must inform their customers prior to the installation of a smart meter that they may lose meter functionality when switching. In addition, before any switch is concluded, the new supplier must tell the consumer about any change in how their meter will operate and the service they will receive.</p><p> </p><p>These requirements aim to help consumers make informed decisions about switching, in the period before first generation smart meters are enrolled into the national data and communications platform and thus can be operated by any energy supplier.</p><p> </p><p>Second generation meters use the smart metering infrastructure run by the Data and Communications Company and will enable all consumers to retain their smart functionality when they switch supplier.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/01/2018 16:52:11 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

824468

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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: Developing Countries
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 Department has had discussions with the Global Vehicle Trust on government support for a UK manufacturing base for the Ox flat-packed truck for the developing world.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	123269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for International Trade have actively supported the Global Vehicle Trust (GVT) in seeking investors and manufacturing partners. This support included helping arrange for the OX to be displayed at the Low Carbon Vehicle show at Millbrook, Bedfordshire in 2016, and introducing GVT to potential international partners at the show; and discussions in 2017 between our Post in India and potential local partners.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 22/01/2018 16:14:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

750777

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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: Scotland
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 his Department has had with the Scottish Government on strategic initiatives to support small businesses in Scotland; and what the agreed steps to be taken were at those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	4159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2017 answer text <p>As set out in my responses to PQ <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-06-21/411/" target="_blank">411</a> and PQ <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-03/2586/" target="_blank">2586</a> the UK and Scottish Governments have been in discussion at both ministerial and official levels.</p><p> </p><p>Business support in Scotland is largely devolved however, the department engages with all the devolved regions on a number of initiatives aimed at supporting small businesses. Government programmes, backed by the British Business Bank (BBB), the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme (EFGS) and Innovate UK are investing over £700m to support around 4,500 Scottish companies including: -</p><p> </p><ul><li>BBB programmes are currently facilitating approximately £405m of finance in Scotland.</li><li>Over 2,600 loans totalling over £15m via the Start-Up Loans programme. The Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme is currently facilitating over £61m of finance to 700 businesses in Scotland.</li><li>The Investment Programme is currently facilitating over £214m of finance to over 1,000 businesses.</li><li>Innovate UK is committed to support some 206 innovation projects and to invest £28.8m.</li></ul> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/08/2017 07:47:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 5113 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

747617

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Scotland
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 his Department will ensure that the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund complements existing initiatives in Scotland to deliver an holistic approach to innovation.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	2587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We have announced the first six challenges of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) that will bring together the world leading research from across the UK with business to meet major industrial and societal challenges. The ISCF is a UK wide fund so its competitions for funding, and the programmes it will deliver, will be open to businesses and researchers across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/07/2017 09:51:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

747618

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Industry: Scotland
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 ensure closer collaboration between the Government and the Scottish Government in relation to the Government's Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	2586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave him to Question UIN 411 on 29th June 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/07/2017 14:53:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

731435

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Industry: Scotland
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 his Department has had with representatives of the Scottish Government on his Department's Industrial Strategy green paper.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to building an Industrial Strategy that works for all of the UK, to drive growth and prosperity across the country.</p><p> </p><p>In the green paper my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy issued an invitation to Ministers in the Devolved Administrations to take part in Ministerial forums to address productivity barriers and to ensure that economic plans and strategies closely align to benefit citizens in the devolved nations. The first of these forums with the Scottish Government took place on the 11<sup>th</sup> April and has been supported by a series of ongoing discussions at official level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/06/2017 14:48:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr