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registered interest
date	29/06/2018
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	Retail Sector Council
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 often the retail sector council is planned to meet; what the scope of that council is; and what work it is undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	159048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Retail Sector Council held its first meeting in March this year, and its second meeting on 25<sup>th</sup> June.</p><p> </p><p>The Council is industry led and brings Government and industry together to boost the sector’s productivity and economic health. There are a range of retailers and retail associations on the Council, and all types of retail activity in the UK are in scope.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 04/07/2018 14:53:46 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

932214

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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	Beer: Carbon Dioxide
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 he is taking to ensure that the brewing industry has an adequate supply of CO2 to service (a) pubs and (b) retail outlets with (i) beer and (ii) cider in the next three months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	158792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the industrial gases sector, which underpins a number of sectors including food and drink. We understand the concerns of the food and drink sector due to the international carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage.</p><p> </p><p>I have spoken with UK producers and suppliers on a regular basis highlighting the need to restore supplies as quickly as possible and encouraged them to raise with the Government any issues where we may be able to help overcome any obstacles.</p><p> </p><p>We have been assured CO2 producers are working as fast as they can to get the remaining UK plant producing again, CO2 distribution from previously disrupted plants is already reaching the supply chain and the overall CO2 supply has increased this week. Any residual disruption should be resolved in the coming days as the sector returns to business as usual.</p><p> </p><p>I have had discussions with pub and retail outlets about the situation and their concerns. BEIS and DEFRA officials have also been in regular contact with food and drink industry stakeholders via DEFRA’s long-established Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group and other interested stakeholders, including alcoholic drink, pub and retailer trade associations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 04/07/2018 14:56:06 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths previous answer version 67358 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

932243

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: Public Consultation
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 Written Ministerial Statement of 17 May 2018 on Energy Policy HCWS690, when he plans to publish the consultation on energy policy.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	158647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Statement, the Government committed to consulting in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/07/2018 14:54:59 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

932317

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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	Carillion: Contracts
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 sub-contractors who worked directly for Carillion that have been declared bankrupt in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	158694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Government does not have a record of the number of sub-contractors who worked directly for Carillion that have been declared bankrupt in the last six months. We established a Government Taskforce with representatives from the construction sector, small business, trade unions and the banks to look at how best to mitigate the impact of Carillion’s insolvency. This has enabled the production of targeted advice to Carillion employees, suppliers and those working the supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 04/07/2018 14:54:39 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths previous answer version 67359 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

931485

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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	Airbus: Job Security
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 article entitled Airbus jobs are secure, says BAE, published by the Daily Telegraph on 8 April 2006, whether his Department holds information on what the legal protections referred to in that article are.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	157779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>We remain closely engaged with Airbus on a range of activities to ensure that the UK’s public interests are properly protected. Given the commercially sensitive nature of the discussions, it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on the details of any legal protections agreed.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 04/07/2018 14:52:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders