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1660540

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Automotive Transformation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding from the Automotive Transformation Fund (a) has been spent and (b) has been allocated for the spending review period to March 2025.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	199465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>In 2020, £500m of Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) funding was announced in the Ten Point Plan. The 2021 Net Zero Strategy announced a further £350m funding for the ATF between 2022/23-2024/25. £136m of this budget, for financial year 2022-23, was later reprioritised by BEIS (predecessor department) for investment in Sizewell C</p><p> </p><p>As of September 2023, the total value of offers made under the ATF is over £550 million. In addition, we are in active discussions with investors on a wide range of exciting new projects for the UK's electric vehicle supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/09/2023 11:38:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660541

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Automotive Transformation Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding from the Automotive Transformation Fund she plans to allocate to (a) existing legacy car and van manufacturers and (b) new entrants to the market.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	199466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Automotive Transformation Fund offers funding for capital and associated industrial research projects that support the industrialisation of a high value, electrified automotive supply at scale in the UK. We continue to work with industry to unlock private investment in our EV supply chain via the ATF. This includes unlocking strategic investments in gigafactories, motors and drives, power electronics, and fuel cell systems.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/09/2023 10:48:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1660629

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	USA: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's publication entitled BEIS: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel, meetings, January to March 2023, published on 20 July 2023, what was spent on (a) flights and (b) accommodation during the Minister of State for Industry's visit to San Francisco on 7 to 11 February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	199524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The total cost of flights and accommodation for the Minister of State for Industry's visit to San Francisco from 7 to 11 February 2023 is included within the &quot;BEIS ministerial travel, January to March 2023&quot; transparency data published on GOV.UK.</p><p>The total cost of flights and accommodation for the Minister for Investment's visit to San Francisco from 10 to 14 January 2023 is included within the &quot;DIT Ministers' Overseas Travel: January to February 2023&quot; transparency data published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 199525 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:33:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1660630

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	USA: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's publication entitled DIT ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, published 20 July 2023, what was spent on (a) flights and (b) accommodation during the Minister of State for Investment's visit to San Francisco on 10 to 14 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	199525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The total cost of flights and accommodation for the Minister of State for Industry's visit to San Francisco from 7 to 11 February 2023 is included within the &quot;BEIS ministerial travel, January to March 2023&quot; transparency data published on GOV.UK.</p><p>The total cost of flights and accommodation for the Minister for Investment's visit to San Francisco from 10 to 14 January 2023 is included within the &quot;DIT Ministers' Overseas Travel: January to February 2023&quot; transparency data published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 199524 question first answered 16/10/2023 15:33:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1660711

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy Intensive Industries: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support energy-intensive industries with energy costs.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Miriam Cates
uin	906452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>We are determined to secure the future for our energy intensive industries (EIIs) to protect UK jobs. To strengthen our existing support that has already provided over £2billion since 2013, the Government has announced the British Industry Supercharger to support those most exposed to the costs of electricity. The measures will bring the energy costs of the UK’s energy intensive industries in line with those across the world’s major economies. This is crucial to help these businesses remain internationally competitive and will enhance the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for international investment.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/09/2023 11:23:29 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4865 label Biography information for Miriam Cates

1660234

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Supply Chains: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with her Irish counterpart on promoting resilient supply chains across the island of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	199239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly engage with counterparts in Ireland to discuss a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business and Trade works to strengthen the long-term resilience of the UK’s international critical supply chains, including through international discussions to collaborate on economic resilience, bringing partners and allies together and share expertise.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/09/2023 10:42:04 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1659351

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her Department's policy to roll out the made smarter programme nationally.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Dr Jamie Wallis
uin	198537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has committed almost £200 million for Made Smarter to help UK manufacturers capitalise on Industrial Digital Technologies.</p><p> </p><p>The £50m Made Smarter Adoption programme is available in 5 English regions.</p><p>It is complemented by a £147m Innovate UK-led Made Smarter Innovation programme.</p><p> </p><p>The £9m invested in the Adoption programme’s pilot phase added an estimated £68m gross value added to the region and an increase in 800 SME manufacturing jobs. Further evidence is being gathered including through a full evaluation of the programme. This will inform any future iterations of the programme, as part of the usual policy-making process.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/09/2023 16:24:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4766 label Biography information for Dr Jamie Wallis

1659138

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps they are taking to help ensure that their Department (a) gives sufficient attention to long term strategic challenges, (b) does not allow current events to slow down work on long term strategic issues and (c) consistently undertakes horizon scanning.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	198438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>Horizon scanning and a focus on long-term strategic challenges are an important part of the Department’s work. Consideration around future issues and risks feature regularly in discussions by senior officials and ministers and underpin broader strategic decision making.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has functions focusing on long-term strategic issues, which means that such work is not crowded by near-term demands. That includes strategic foresight and horizon scanning, working with the broader futures ecosystem to ensure long-term thinking is joined-up across government.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/09/2023 13:59:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1658832

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether manufacturers are required to declare how they plan to reach (a) Net Zero and (b) Net Zero within their supply chains.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	198098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p>Climate transition plans allow companies to set out how they plan to reach climate targets, including supply chain decarbonisation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has established the Transition Plan Taskforce, which launched in April 2022. The Taskforce is developing guidance to support companies to disclose information about their transition plans, and is due to publish its finalised Disclosure Framework in October 2023. The Government has also committed to consult on our approach to transition plans, and we will do so after the Taskforce has published its finalised Framework.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/09/2023 13:36:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1658198

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Scaffolding: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of imposing independent regulations on scaffolding certification.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	197818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) has been the industry-recognised scaffold training scheme for over 40 years. Our standards of health and safety protections are among the highest in the world and there is no reason for that to change.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/09/2023 07:02:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis