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846090

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date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2017 to Question 117278 on buses: tyres, which organisations have been approached by his Department to commission the research referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	128795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to using robust evidence to guide policy decisions. To that end the Department for Transport approached Atkins/CH2M, the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), WSP (and their partner Frazer Nash), Arup and Pell Frischmann through the Highways England Procurement Framework to commission scientific research into the effects of chronological age on the integrity of tyres.</p><p> </p><p>The first tender exercise in June 2016 received no bids. Following further discussions in September 2016 with potential suppliers to improve their understanding of our requirements, a second tender exercise was undertaken. However, this received only one response in December 2016 which did not address the research questions raised.</p><p> </p><p>The Department subsequently engaged direct with TRL who were invited to submit a formal bid in December 2017. After careful consideration, TRL was awarded a 12-month contract to the value of £250,000 in January 2018. This was announced to the House on 1 March 2018. The findings will be published.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 128796 128798 question first answered 01/03/2018 13:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43106 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

846091

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2017 to Question 117278 on buses:tyres, what progress his Department has made on commissioning the research referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	128796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to using robust evidence to guide policy decisions. To that end the Department for Transport approached Atkins/CH2M, the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), WSP (and their partner Frazer Nash), Arup and Pell Frischmann through the Highways England Procurement Framework to commission scientific research into the effects of chronological age on the integrity of tyres.</p><p> </p><p>The first tender exercise in June 2016 received no bids. Following further discussions in September 2016 with potential suppliers to improve their understanding of our requirements, a second tender exercise was undertaken. However, this received only one response in December 2016 which did not address the research questions raised.</p><p> </p><p>The Department subsequently engaged direct with TRL who were invited to submit a formal bid in December 2017. After careful consideration, TRL was awarded a 12-month contract to the value of £250,000 in January 2018. This was announced to the House on 1 March 2018. The findings will be published.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 128795 128798 question first answered 01/03/2018 13:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43105 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

846094

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Tyres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2017 to Question 117278 on buses: tyres, what estimate he has made of the cost of commissioning the research referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	128798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to using robust evidence to guide policy decisions. To that end the Department for Transport approached Atkins/CH2M, the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), WSP (and their partner Frazer Nash), Arup and Pell Frischmann through the Highways England Procurement Framework to commission scientific research into the effects of chronological age on the integrity of tyres.</p><p> </p><p>The first tender exercise in June 2016 received no bids. Following further discussions in September 2016 with potential suppliers to improve their understanding of our requirements, a second tender exercise was undertaken. However, this received only one response in December 2016 which did not address the research questions raised.</p><p> </p><p>The Department subsequently engaged direct with TRL who were invited to submit a formal bid in December 2017. After careful consideration, TRL was awarded a 12-month contract to the value of £250,000 in January 2018. This was announced to the House on 1 March 2018. The findings will be published.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 128795 128796 question first answered 01/03/2018 13:26:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43108 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

713610

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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 8 March 2017 to Question 66594, on energy: meters, whether SMETS1s installed by one energy provider may be operated by any other existing or new provider if the consumer decides to switch provider.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s aim is that smart meters installed by one supplier can be operated by another so that consumers can switch energy supplier readily and retain the benefits of their smart metering service.</p><p> </p><p>In some cases, when a consumer switches energy supplier, the new supplier will able to operate the meter in ‘smart’ mode. If the new supplier is not able to operate the meter in 'smart' mode, the meter will continue to accurately record energy consumption and can be used in 'traditional' mode, with meter readings taken manually.</p><p> </p><p>Work is underway to make SMETS1 smart meters interoperable between energy suppliers through enrolment the Data and Communication Company’s (DCC) system. Ahead of enrolment in to the DCC, a number of industry parties are exploring approaches to enable more consumers to retain their smart services upon switching.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2017 14:20:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 42696 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

713611

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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 8 March 2017 to Question 66594, on energy: meters, how much has been spent on installing SMETS1 meters; and how many such meters have been installed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all households and small business sites are offered smart meters by the end of 2020, involving the installation of around 53 million meters in approximately 30 million premises. As of September 2016, 4.36 million smart meters had been installed in homes and businesses in Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers are responsible for planning and delivering the roll-out of smart meters, working within the legal framework established by the Government. As a result, the Government does not hold data on expenditure on smart meter installations to date. However, projected costs and benefits for the Smart Metering Programme can be found in our 2016 Cost Benefit Analysis, which is at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis</a>. This includes estimates of the costs and benefits incurred until this point.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68881 question first answered 29/03/2017 14:32:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 42699 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

713614

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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 8 March 2017 to Question 66594, on energy: meters, how much has been spent on installing SMETS2 meters; and what is the target for the number of such installations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	68881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that all households and small business sites are offered smart meters by the end of 2020, involving the installation of around 53 million meters in approximately 30 million premises. As of September 2016, 4.36 million smart meters had been installed in homes and businesses in Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Energy suppliers are responsible for planning and delivering the roll-out of smart meters, working within the legal framework established by the Government. As a result, the Government does not hold data on expenditure on smart meter installations to date. However, projected costs and benefits for the Smart Metering Programme can be found in our 2016 Cost Benefit Analysis, which is at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-meter-roll-out-gb-cost-benefit-analysis</a>. This includes estimates of the costs and benefits incurred until this point.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68880 question first answered 29/03/2017 14:32:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 42697 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

713044

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
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: Seas and Oceans
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 his Department or its predecessors have conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of training standards developed by the Global Wind Organisation for employees in the UK offshore wind industry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	68760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department has not carried out an assessment of the training standards developed by the Global Wind Organisation. Training content and training standards are a matter for the industry, and companies need to ensure they comply with relevant health and safety legislation in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2017 13:09:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 42242 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

713045

registered interest
date	21/03/2017
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	Offshore Industry: 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, what steps he is taking to promote the transfer of employment and skills between different sectors of the offshore energy industry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	68761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2017 answer text <p>Many companies that work in offshore energy already do so across a range of sectors. To further support this, Government, working with industry, published a workforce plan for the oil and gas sector and also set up a recruitment portal for displaced oil and gas workers to enable them to access employment opportunities in other sectors.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2017 09:21:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 42148 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

712140

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
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	Tidal Power: Swansea Bay
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 the Government will announce its decision on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon to the House before announcing it in any other public forum.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	68362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>We are carefully considering the recommendations contained in Charles Hendry’s recent report on tidal lagoons. We will inform the House following the Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2017 17:02:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 41822 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

712142

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
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: Taxation
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 discussions he has held with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the structure of the Levy Control Framework for 2021 to 2026.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	68357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with ministerial colleagues on a number of issues, including the Levy Control Framework.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2017 17:07:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 41819 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham