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1242335

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
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 his oral contribution on 5 October 2020, Official Report, col 616, what mechanisms are available to the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry 2020 to secure disclosure in the event that documents are withheld by relevant parties.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	101984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>Sir Wyn Williams has 28 years’ judicial experience, and the Government has full confidence in his ability to decide how to engage relevant parties. The Government, Post Office Limited and Fujitsu have already agreed to cooperate fully with the Inquiry, and Sir Wyn will keep the Government informed of what progress is being made.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/10/2020 16:23:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1242420

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Broadband: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to ensure that there is sufficient universal broadband network coverage to enable smart meters to function effectively and continuously; and when the Government plans for such network coverage to be made available throughout Yorkshire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	101978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>Second generation smart meters use a dedicated national smart metering communications network, which uses a variety of technologies to deliver connectivity to premises. These include cellular mobile technology plus wireless mesh radio, and long-range radio technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Data Communications Company (DCC), which operates the national communications infrastructure for smart metering, is obligated under the conditions of its licence to provide communications coverage to at least 99.25% of premises across Great Britain by the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The DCC is required by licence conditions to assess opportunities to increase the overall level of coverage beyond its contractual requirements where it is practicable and cost proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 101979 question first answered 15/10/2020 16:21:14 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1242421

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Broadband: Standards
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 number of households in England that have insufficient broadband network coverage to support the functioning of smart meters.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	101979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>Second generation smart meters use a dedicated national smart metering communications network, which uses a variety of technologies to deliver connectivity to premises. These include cellular mobile technology plus wireless mesh radio, and long-range radio technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Data Communications Company (DCC), which operates the national communications infrastructure for smart metering, is obligated under the conditions of its licence to provide communications coverage to at least 99.25% of premises across Great Britain by the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The DCC is required by licence conditions to assess opportunities to increase the overall level of coverage beyond its contractual requirements where it is practicable and cost proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 101978 question first answered 15/10/2020 16:21:14 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1242433

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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	Enterprise Zones
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 make an assessment of the effectiveness of the operation of Enterprise Zones to help those zones that have been less successful.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	101982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The Enterprise Zones programme has supported the design of the Freeports model. A consultation was run earlier in the year and the Government response has recently been published at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/878352/Freeports_Consultation_Extension.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/878352/Freeports_Consultation_Extension.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to continuing to work with local places to deliver economic growth across the country.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/10/2020 16:19:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1242506

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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, with reference to the Answer of 3 November 2016 to Question 51063 on the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, whether the Government has made any direct payments to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme under the guarantee arrangements since November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	102148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>No such payments have been made.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/10/2020 16:18:00 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1242507

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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 much is held in the investment reserve funds for the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	102149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>As at 30 September 2020, the Investment Reserve stood at £1,216m.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/10/2020 16:16:36 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1242509

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
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, what estimate he has made of how much the Government will receive from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme in the financial year (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	102150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>In 2018-19, the Government received £142.4m as its share of surplus and £475m from the Investment Reserve. In each of 2019-20 and 2020-21, the Government received £142.4m as its share of surplus. The presence of the Guarantee has given the Trustees the freedom to invest in a way that targets surpluses and, as a consequence, bonuses to members. Bonuses paid to date mean that the typical member’s pension today is around 33% higher in real terms than it would otherwise have been.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/10/2020 16:15:50 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1241692

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
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 compliance of the State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 under powers conferred by section 8(1) and section 8C(1) and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, with the Government policy as set out in the White Paper on Legislating for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union that the Act will not aim to make major changes in policy or to establish new legal frameworks in the UK beyond those that are necessary to ensure the law continues to function properly from day one.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	101050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are being made using the powers in the European Union (Withdrawal Act) 2018 (as amended). These powers include those intended to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively or other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the transition period, the EU law on state aid which would otherwise be retained by the Withdrawal Act would contain fundamental deficiencies which would make it inoperable in the UK. In accordance with the requirements of the Withdrawal Act, the instrument is doing no more than is appropriate to address those deficiencies.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/10/2020 16:41:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1241712

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	Environment Protection: Worcestershire
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 the development of a greener economy in Worcestershire.
tabling member constituency	Bromsgrove
tabling member printed	Sajid Javid
uin	100929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>Within the decade, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister is determined for the UK to be at the forefront of the green industrial revolution as we accelerate our progress towards net zero emissions by 2050. We have set out billions in support for our low-carbon economy including over £3 billion to transform energy efficiency in homes and public buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined to ensure that the benefits of the net zero transition are shared fairly in every region. BEIS has also funded a local energy hub in the Midlands, covering Worcestershire, to help local authorities and communities design and develop renewable energy projects. In the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership area, the hub is currently supporting 7 projects valued at over £15m.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/10/2020 16:40:11 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid

1241714

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Worcestershire
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 number of loans provided through the Bounce Back Loan scheme to applicants in (a) Worcestershire and (b) Bromsgrove District.
tabling member constituency	Bromsgrove
tabling member printed	Sajid Javid
uin	100931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>A breakdown on the number of loans provided through the Bounce Back Loan scheme as of 7 August is in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Loans offered</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of Loans offered (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromsgrove</p></td><td><p>1743</p></td><td><p>54,503,426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcestershire (which includes Mid Worcestershire, Redditch, West Worcestershire, Worcester, Wyre Forest)</p></td><td><p>7208</p></td><td><p>204,972,174</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/10/2020 16:28:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid