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1524604

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Iron and Steel
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 help deliver a (a) modern and (b) green steel sector by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	67889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>Decarbonisation pathways are a commercial decision for companies. The Government is working closely with steel producers as they decide on the optimum route for their sites.</p><p> </p><p>Support for the sector includes over £780 million in electricity costs relief. The sector can also apply for over £1 billion available in competitive funding to support industry with energy efficiency and decarbonisation, including:</p><ul><li>Access to up to £66 million through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and the £289 million Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.</li><li>Long-term work at the Materials Processing Institute.</li><li>The opportunity to bid into industrial fuel switching innovation programmes.</li><li>The Carbon Capture Usage and Storage Fund and the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund.</li></ul> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/10/2022 16:09:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 27389 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1524606

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Iron and Steel: 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, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of establishing a fund to help develop the UK steel industry, following the return of money from the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	67891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer my Hon. Friend. the then Minister of State for Industry gave on 31st March 2022 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-17/141980" target="_blank">141980</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since taking up his role as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, my Rt. Hon. Friend has prioritised engaging with my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, steel companies, local MPs and other interested parties from the steel sector. As a priority, we are now carefully considering the best way we can work together over the coming period to secure the best outcomes for our steel industry.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/10/2022 16:08:47 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 27392 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1524689

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	Construction: Mental Health
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 research by the Chartered Institute of Building entitled Understanding Mental Health in the Built Environment, published on 11 May 2020, and the research by Mates in Mind and The Institute for Employment Studies entitled Supporting the mental health of self-employed construction workers, published in June 2022, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of procurement demands on the mental health of workers in (a) construction industry supply chains and (b) other parts of the construction industry.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	67965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working to improve health and safety, as well as mental and occupational health in the construction sector, to enable the sector to recruit and retain the workforce that it needs in future. This work is being taken forward through the Construction Leadership Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Group, which brings together the Health and Safety Executive, industry representatives and trade unions to develop and circulate best practice and practical guidance for the industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also aware that procurement and contractual practices in the sector can have an impact on mental health. The Government has set out its commitment to improving procurement processes, and ensure there are fair and transparent payment and contractual provisions in relation to government construction projects and programmes in the Construction Playbook.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 26/10/2022 16:02:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 27397 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1522762

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Construction: Training
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 improve construction skills.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	64066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>BEIS works closely with the Department for Education, the Department for Work and Pensions and representatives of the construction sector, through the Construction Skills Delivery Group. This has agreed a series of actions to increase investment in construction skills, through greater recruitment of apprentices, support for T-Levels and improving routes into the industry. Apprenticeship starts in the 2021-22 academic year reached over 32,000, which exceeds pre-pandemic levels.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/10/2022 16:04:55 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1523038

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
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	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
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 adequacy of the rollout out of Electric Vehicle charging points, particularly in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	64395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Of the £2.5 billion of Government funding committed to the Electric Vehicle (EV) transition since 2020, £1.6 billion will be invested into accelerating the roll-out of charging infrastructure, targeting support on rapid chargepoints on motorways and major A roads to assuage any anxiety around long journeys, and installing more on-street chargepoints near homes and workplaces to make charging reliable and easy.</p><p> </p><p>In the spring we published our electric vehicle infrastructure strategy, which defines our vision for the continued roll-out of a world-leading network. The strategy laid out our commitments to make EV charging cheaper and more convenient than refuelling at a petrol station right across the country.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport monitors the progress of the installation of chargepoints and publishes data, broken down to local authority areas, on a quarterly basis, the latest of which was as at 1<sup>st</sup> July 2022. Government will continue to monitor market developments to determine whether any significant gaps in charging infrastructure provision emerge in the medium term and whether there may be a case for direct central government support in areas of market failure, which may include rural areas.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 25/10/2022 13:24:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1520489

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
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 encourage high street shopping.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	60966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the rising cost of living has presented additional financial challenges to many consumers, reducing their spending power and impacting retail sales. Retailers have been working to help households cope with the cost of living crisis, including supporting the Cost of Living Business Tsar and Government is providing over £15 billion in Cost of Living support, bringing the total support measures announced to £37 billion this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Retail Sector Council continues to work on the strategic issues facing the sector and has identified the importance of high streets and place as a priority area.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/10/2022 17:09:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1520504

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Public Houses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which businesses have used the Standard Industrial Classification code 56302 in each region of the UK in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	61262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Please see below the annual business counts for the SIC code 56302 (Public houses and bars) for UK regions for the past 10 years. Note that some figures have been rounded by ONS to prevent disclosure. All figures are drawn from the Inter-Departmental-Business-Register via NOMIS.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,245</p></td><td><p>1,255</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>1,365</p></td><td><p>1,335</p></td><td><p>1,355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>3,910</p></td><td><p>3,710</p></td><td><p>3,675</p></td><td><p>3,660</p></td><td><p>3,595</p></td><td><p>3,520</p></td><td><p>3,510</p></td><td><p>3,575</p></td><td><p>3,560</p></td><td><p>3,480</p></td><td><p>3,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>3,160</p></td><td><p>3,060</p></td><td><p>3,020</p></td><td><p>3,045</p></td><td><p>2,980</p></td><td><p>2,895</p></td><td><p>2,890</p></td><td><p>2,930</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td><td><p>2,935</p></td><td><p>3,015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>2,920</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td><td><p>2,765</p></td><td><p>2,785</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td><p>2,665</p></td><td><p>2,660</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td><td><p>2,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,035</p></td><td><p>2,875</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p>2,830</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td><td><p>2,670</p></td><td><p>2,755</p></td><td><p>2,740</p></td><td><p>2,675</p></td><td><p>2,745</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>3,195</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td><td><p>3,005</p></td><td><p>2,935</p></td><td><p>2,860</p></td><td><p>2,795</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td><td><p>2,705</p></td><td><p>2,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>2,415</p></td><td><p>2,290</p></td><td><p>2,260</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>2,270</p></td><td><p>2,195</p></td><td><p>2,190</p></td><td><p>2,215</p></td><td><p>2,245</p></td><td><p>2,225</p></td><td><p>2,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,755</p></td><td><p>4,505</p></td><td><p>4,450</p></td><td><p>4,385</p></td><td><p>4,270</p></td><td><p>4,150</p></td><td><p>4,125</p></td><td><p>4,140</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>3,955</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>3,820</p></td><td><p>3,730</p></td><td><p>3,690</p></td><td><p>3,610</p></td><td><p>3,565</p></td><td><p>3,510</p></td><td><p>3,555</p></td><td><p>3,495</p></td><td><p>3,395</p></td><td><p>3,405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,090</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>1,855</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td><td><p>1,835</p></td><td><p>1,770</p></td><td><p>1,765</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2,625</p></td><td><p>2,515</p></td><td><p>2,520</p></td><td><p>2,465</p></td><td><p>2,380</p></td><td><p>2,305</p></td><td><p>2,315</p></td><td><p>2,315</p></td><td><p>2,265</p></td><td><p>2,120</p></td><td><p>2,145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>755</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>710</p></td><td><p>715</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><strong>34,320</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,725</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,375</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32,160</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31,345</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,710</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,545</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,885</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,720</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29,865</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30,325</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2022 10:18:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1520628

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Fish: Prices
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 she has made of trends in the level of the cost of fish on small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	61108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment regarding the impact of the cost of fish on small businesses has been carried out. However, we regularly engage with small businesses across the retail and hospitality sectors to understand the challenges they face. Defra also continues to monitor the price of fish and engage with businesses and stakeholders such as the National Federation of Fish Friers.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/10/2022 17:07:41 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1520630

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Small Businesses: Supply Chains
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 are taking to support small businesses with increased costs associated with global supply chain issues.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	61110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS), which will provide a price reduction to ensure that all businesses and other non-domestic customers are protected from excessively high energy bills over the winter period. In addition, we have announced a new iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme designed to support access to finance for UK businesses as they look to invest and grow.</p><p> </p><p>To support business in mitigating supply chain issues, the Government published supply chain guidance at (<a href="https://www.cpni.gov.uk/supply-chain-resilience" target="_blank">https://www.cpni.gov.uk/supply-chain-resilience</a>) to help businesses establish effective control and oversight of their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 19/10/2022 17:08:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1519632

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	Hospitality Industry: Vacancies
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 her Department has made of trends in the level of staff shortages in the hospitality sector, and if he will have discussions with representatives from the Hospitality Rising campaign in helping to addressing these shortages.
tabling member constituency	Dudley South
tabling member printed	Mike Wood
uin	59788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>We are in regular dialogue with the sector and are aware of the recruitment challenges facing businesses. The Hospitality Sector Council is actively looking at this issue, including working directly with the Hospitality Rising Campaign through our Hospitality and Tourism Skills Board.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS publishes data on staff vacancy rates in the sector. This was most recently estimated at 7.2%, and this rate has fallen for the past 4 months.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/10/2022 10:15:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4384 label Biography information for Mike Wood