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870196

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	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, how many times his Department has met the Trustees of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme to discuss the surplus-sharing agreement in the last twelve months; and what actions were taken as a result of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	134127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Officials have held seven meetings with the Mineworkers Pension Scheme Trustees during the last year, though none of these was specifically to discuss the surplus sharing agreement.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:25:44 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

870206

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	Public Houses: Closures
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 estimate he has made of the number of pubs that have closed in each UK constituency in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	134129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not compile statistics on pub closures and has made no estimate of the number of pubs that have closed.</p><p>The Government recognises the important role pubs play in local communities. My right hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that he was freezing all alcohol duties and extending the package of support for pubs in England with their business rates by an additional year into 2018/19. This provided a £1,000 discount to all pubs with a rateable value of less than £100,000.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/03/2018 16:48:00 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

869457

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 125469, what the difference is between the installation cost figures used in the 2016 cost-benefit analysis update and energy suppliers’ current data on installation costs; and what effect the current data on installations will have on his policy on smart meter installation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The 2016 Cost-Benefit Analysis shows that after all costs have been considered, the rollout of smart meters overall is set to deliver £5.7bn of benefits over the lifetime of the programme. The Cost-Benefit analysis took account of real-world data on installations from energy suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department plans to update its Cost-Benefit analysis in 2019, informed by the latest available costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:06:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 50236 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

869458

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February to Question 127494, on Energy: Meters, what progress has been made on ensuring all SMETS1 meters (a) are interoperable and (b) can be connected to the DCC.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s objective from the start of the rollout has been for SMETS1 meters to be enrolled into the Data and Communications Company (DCC), so that consumers can keep their smart services when they switch energy supplier. The DCC is working on a project to move SMETS1 meters into its national system from late 2018.</p><p> </p><p>SMETS1 meters have already been helping millions of consumers to understand their energy use better, which is why eight of ten people would recommend them to family or friends.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:25:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 50162 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

869497

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Employment
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 (a) men, and (b) women have been in precarious employment in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	134011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not have a formal definition for precarious employment.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides data on various working patterns and contract type (e.g. temporary employees) as part of its Labour Market Statistics, and this data is available by gender:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/march2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/march2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/03/2018 14:03:18 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths previous answer version 50237 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

868387

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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: 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, how many (a) domestic and (b) small non-domestic energy customers are presently on time of use tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	133607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> December 2016, in Great Britain, there were 4.4 million domestic time of use (Economy 7 type meters). Of these, BEIS estimate that there were around 3.1 million domestic customers on Economy 7 or 10 tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>While a number of suppliers are offering time of use and other innovative tariffs enabled by smart metering and elective half-hourly settlement, we do not have information on the number of domestic customers on these types of tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> December 2016, in Great Britain, there were around 500,000 non-domestic profile 4 Economy 7 type meters (used by small non-domestic customers). However some properties with Economy 7 meters will be on single rate tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>Source:</p><p>An estimate for the number of Economy 7 meters in Great Britain can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-local-authority-electricity-consumption-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-local-authority-electricity-consumption-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:08:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 49818 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

867361

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Private Sector: 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 assessment his Department has made of the number of companies, restaurant chains and shops that require staff to organise their own cover before taking leave to which they are entitled.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	133336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made such an assessment</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/03/2018 16:36:42 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

867370

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
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 recommendations directed towards the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate arising from the Cabinet Office's Regulatory Futures Review, published in January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	133345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate is currently working with the Health &amp; Safety Laboratory (HSL) - part of the Health &amp; Safety Executive - on developing HSL’s Find-IT tool to link a number of datasets together. This will help EAS further develop its intelligence functionality whilst also improving its ability to maximise its resources.</p><p> </p><p>EAS are also working with HSL and other Government Departments on developing a wider information sharing protocol. This work is on-going.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 28/03/2018 15:51:08 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

867391

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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 his policy is on a further extension of the smart meter SMETS1 end date.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	133366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We have no plans to further extend the SMETS1 end date.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:20:44 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

867392

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
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 progress he has made on finding a business model for carbon capture storage and utilisation which goes beyond enhanced oil recovery to date.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	133367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Clean Growth Strategy set out the Government’s new direction on carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS). This included a commitment to review the delivery and investment frameworks for CCUS. This is now underway and a report examining the business models for transporting and storing carbon dioxide was published in January 2018[1].</p><p>Further to this, the CCUS Cost Challenge Taskforce, established in February 2018 and comprising over forty industry representatives, will also consider possible business models for CCUS. The Taskforce will deliver their report by summer 2018.</p><p><em><sup><strong><sup>[1]</sup></strong></sup></em> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-carbon-capture-and-storage-government-funding-and-support" target="_blank"><em>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-carbon-capture-and-storage-government-funding-and-support</em></a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 28/03/2018 14:25:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead