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1125315

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Fiskars Group: Regional Growth 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, when he last assessed that Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton was compliant with the terms of its £5.1million grant from the Regional Growth Fund.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	252034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>As the project remains in monitoring until 2022, the Regional Growth Fund team continue to monitor and discuss project developments with WWRD UK Ltd, as they do with all Regional Growth Fund awards.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:27:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1125316

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Regional Growth Fund: Grants
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 reclaimed grant funds from a successful applicant to the Regional Growth Fund that has been found not to comply with the terms of the grant.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	252035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>Regional Growth Fund awards are monitored to ensure the agreed outcomes of the project are delivered.</p><p> </p><p>Any project being undertaken using investment from the Regional Growth Fund must be delivered in full. If a project fails to deliver on what was first proposed, we would recover the appropriate level of grant payment.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that this has happened on some successful Regional Growth Fund awards.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:28:01 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1125318

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Fiskars Group: Regional Growth 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, with reference to the provisions in the Regional Growth Fund grant to Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton (WWRD) to maintain manufacturing jobs on site and the recent announcement of 103 job losses at WWRD, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that grant award to WWRD.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	252036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Regional Growth Fund award to WWRD UK Ltd is monitored for a ten year period until 31 March 2022, as such the Regional Growth Fund team continue to discuss project developments with the Company, as they do with all Regional Growth Fund awards.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:28:10 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1125322

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Fiskars Group
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 he has had with Wedgwood Waterford Royal Doulton on (a) their restructure and (b) the effect of that restructure on (i) the UK ceramics manufacturing sector and (ii) their Regional Growth Fund grant award.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	252037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Regional Growth Fund team have been in discussions with WWRD UK Ltd regarding the restructure and the effect of the restructure in relation to the Regional Growth Fund grant award.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Global restructuring of WWRD UK Ltd and the associated job losses at the Barlaston facility is disappointing, with a consequential impact on individual employees and the local economy, I understand high end products, design, product development and global marketing of products will continue to be based in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:28:18 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1125362

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
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 recent estimate he has made of the total value of the (a) Mineworkers Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	252054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme valuation conducted by the Government Actuary concluded last year. The market value of the scheme’s assets on 30 September 2017 was £12,241 million.</p><p> </p><p>A similar valuation for the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme concluded recently. The market value of the Scheme’s assets on 31 March 2018 was £9,367 million.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:28:26 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1125416

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Parental Leave
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 support shared parental leave.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	251985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>In 2018 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Government Equalities Office funded a £1.5m campaign to raise awareness of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay scheme amongst parents. This was followed by further communications activity, aimed at employers, in 2019. Both campaigns were underpinned by improved tools and guidance for parents which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/shared-parental-leave-and-pay-guidance-and-tools-for-parents.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:27:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1125444

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 guidance is available to wind farm developers and operatives to help minimise impact on marine life of off shore wind farms.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	252104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The National Policy Statements for Energy (EN-1) and Renewable Energy (EN-3) set out how the developers of offshore wind farms should consider their impacts on marine life in any applications for development consent for them. Issue specific guidance on minimising the potential impacts of offshore wind farms on marine life is available from the relevant statutory nature conservation bodies [Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee] throughout the planning and development cycles of an offshore wind farm. The potential impacts of proposed projects on marine life and on other relevant issues will be considered in a public examination of any development consent application that is made.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:28:34 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1124939

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Whirlpool Corporation: Tumble Dryers
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 plans to undertake a further investigation into the safety of Whirlpool tumble dryers.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	251339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Chief Executive of the Office for Product Safety and Standards met senior Whirlpool officials in Birmingham on 2nd May to discuss their response to the requirements placed upon them by OPSS following the review of Whirlpool’s tumble dryer modification programme. He advised them on steps necessary to fulfil their obligations. The investigation remains on-going as Whirlpool address these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/05/2019 13:26:43 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1124524

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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	Individual Voluntary Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will establish an inquiry into the use of Individual Voluntary Agreements as a means of exploiting low-income and vulnerable consumers.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	250435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Individual voluntary arrangements, used appropriately, are a very useful tool for helping people to deal with problem debt and there are no current plans to review their use. However, Government has recently consulted on the implementation of a “breathing space” scheme, which aims to give people legal protection from creditor action while they seek debt advice from an independent, approved debt adviser about their options. This will help to ensure that an individual in problem debt can enter a debt solution most appropriate for their circumstances. The Government’s response to this consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 09/05/2019 07:49:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1124546

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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	Pubs Code Adjudicator
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 many enquiries to the Pubs Code Adjudicator have been made by (a) telephone, (b) email and (c) post in each month since July 2016; and what the average response time was of the Pub’s Code Adjudicator to those enquiries.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	250428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2019 answer text <p>Enquiries to the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) can be made by telephone, website or through an email to the enquiries email address. The PCA expects to make contact within one working day. The PCA has calculated that on average enquiries are closed within 6 days of being made. Since July 2016 the PCA has had the following enquiries:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Received via phone</p></td><td><p>Received via email</p></td><td><p>Received via website</p></td><td><p>Not categorised</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2017</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2018</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>545</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>836</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/05/2019 11:09:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans