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1016254

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Universities: Research
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 potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on scientific and academic research in UK universities.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	196786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-23/195119/" target="_blank">195119</a>.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/12/2018 15:57:31 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1016390

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Wind Power: Skilled Workers
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 skilled workers in the offshore oil and gas sector can train to work in the offshore wind sector without incurring unreasonable extra cost or duplicate qualifications.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	196842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Within the offshore oil and gas industry several initiatives are taking place to help diversify the workforce into other sectors of the economy such as offshore wind. For example, OPITO the offshore industry skills body is working with Government and representatives from offshore oil and gas, onshore oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors to identify common transferable qualifications for a range of technical job roles to enable workers to move more freely between energy sectors.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/12/2018 10:35:16 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1015416

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Hunterston B Power Station: Nuclear Reactors
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 discussions with the Office for Nuclear Regulation on (a) restarting Hunterston Nuclear Reactor and (b) reported cracks in that Reactor's graphite core; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	196236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Operational discussions relating to the Hunterston Nuclear Reactor are a matter for the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the commercial provider. Hunterston will only return to service when the ONR is satisfied that it is safe for it to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/12/2018 16:20:25 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1015475

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Fuel Poverty
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of fuel poverty in each region.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	196270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Fuel poverty figures by region can be found in Table 6 of the fuel poverty detailed tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-detailed-tables-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fuel-poverty-detailed-tables-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/12/2018 10:38:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1015476

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Fuel Poverty: North West
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 level of fuel poverty in (a) the North West and (b) Blackburn constituency.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	196271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The latest sub-regional fuel poverty statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/12/2018 10:41:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1015046

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Hydrogen
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 progress by local authorities on supporting development and implementation of hydrogen conversion technology in their local area.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	195611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made a formal assessment of the progress that that Local Authorities have made in supporting the development and implementation of hydrogen conversion technology. However, in the course of work to understand how the UK can move to low carbon heating and the potential role of hydrogen in the wider energy system, my officials and I have met with a range of national, regional and local stakeholders.</p><p>Our engagement has taken a number of forms - bilateral engagement, roundtables, conferences and workshops - and has included engagement with, among others: Scottish Government, Welsh Government, the Tees Valley Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region, Swindon Council, Swindon and Wiltshire LEP, Cheshire and Warrington LEP, and Greater London Authority.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 195612 195614 question first answered 03/12/2018 10:45:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1015047

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Hydrogen
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 local authorities he has met with to discuss the steps they are taking to support the development and implementation of hydrogen conversion technology.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	195612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made a formal assessment of the progress that that Local Authorities have made in supporting the development and implementation of hydrogen conversion technology. However, in the course of work to understand how the UK can move to low carbon heating and the potential role of hydrogen in the wider energy system, my officials and I have met with a range of national, regional and local stakeholders.</p><p>Our engagement has taken a number of forms - bilateral engagement, roundtables, conferences and workshops - and has included engagement with, among others: Scottish Government, Welsh Government, the Tees Valley Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region, Swindon Council, Swindon and Wiltshire LEP, Cheshire and Warrington LEP, and Greater London Authority.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 195611 195614 question first answered 03/12/2018 10:45:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1015048

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Heating: Carbon Emissions
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 September 2018 to Question 166496 on Energy: Hydrogen, when the Government plans to publish further information on the work it is undertaking to strengthen and assess the evidence on the range of potential approaches to decarbonising heat.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	195613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department continues to publish findings from externally commissioned studies in support of work to strengthen the evidence of potential approaches to decarbonising heat. We plan to publish a report on our review of the evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/12/2018 10:41:46 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1015049

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Hydrogen
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 progress that (a) Tees Valley Combined Authority, (b) Liverpool City Region and (c) Leeds City Council have made in supporting the development and implementation of hydrogen conversion technology.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	195614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made a formal assessment of the progress that that Local Authorities have made in supporting the development and implementation of hydrogen conversion technology. However, in the course of work to understand how the UK can move to low carbon heating and the potential role of hydrogen in the wider energy system, my officials and I have met with a range of national, regional and local stakeholders.</p><p>Our engagement has taken a number of forms - bilateral engagement, roundtables, conferences and workshops - and has included engagement with, among others: Scottish Government, Welsh Government, the Tees Valley Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region, Swindon Council, Swindon and Wiltshire LEP, Cheshire and Warrington LEP, and Greater London Authority.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 195611 195612 question first answered 03/12/2018 10:45:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1015337

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Coal Fired Power Stations: Environment Protection
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 discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the environmental consequences of that Government establishing coal-fired power stations throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	907902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently met his Chinese Counterpart at the UK-China Energy Dialogue in December 2017, where they discussed a wide range of issues around transitioning to a low carbon economy, including China’s efforts to reduce the amount of coal in its energy mix. Last year the UK and Canada established the Powering Past Coal Alliance - which now counts over 70 members - to encourage countries, businesses and other organisations around the world to advance the transition from unabated coal power generation.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/12/2018 10:42:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman