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1127672

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
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	Royal Mail: 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 assessment the Department has made of the performance of Royal Mail in relation to the (a) number of deliveries, (b) number of failed deliveries and (c) number of deliveries taking more than four weeks in the latest period for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	256414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Royal Mail is required to publish quarterly Quality of Service reports, against delivery targets set and reviewed by the postal industry regulator Ofcom. These can be found on Royal Mail’s website.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 23/05/2019 13:55:05 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1123608

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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: 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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Government green energy projects in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	248710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The costs of renewable energy schemes for electricity are funded through consumer energy bills, rather than from general taxation.</p><p> </p><p>The Renewable Heat Incentive is funded through general taxation:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cost (£m)</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Committed Renewable Heat Incentive</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>713</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em>RHI budget caps, BEIS: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/795530/RHI_budget_cap_publication_data_to_end_of_February_2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/795530/RHI_budget_cap_publication_data_to_end_of_February_2019.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department has allocated general taxation for energy innovation spend for green energy projects, in the amounts of:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cost (£m)</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18 (est)*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Energy Innovation spend for green energy projects</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>473</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:</em> BEIS annual returns to the International Energy Association for UK energy innovation spend.</p><p>* Figures for financial year 2017/18 are estimates and figures for 2018/19 are not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/05/2019 16:05:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1111040

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
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	Renewable Energy: Capital Investment
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 the Government has invested in green energy projects in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	243509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>This information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 23/04/2019 16:28:38 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1105907

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Business: Intellectual Property
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 the Government plans to charge businesses to re-register for intellectual property protection in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	238407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has confirmed we will create comparable UK trade marks and re registered designs free of charge, in respect of all registered EU trade marks and designs.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses with pending EU trade mark and design applications can apply to the UK for the same protections afforded to their EU right, and pay the normal UK fees.</p><p> </p><p>Patents covering the UK are not affected by EU exit; this includes patents granted under the (non-EU) European Patent Convention, which the UK will continue to be party to.</p><p> </p><p>Supplementary protection certificates for patented pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals already take effect as UK national rights under EU law. As the current legal framework will be maintained at exit, these will not need to be re-registered to remain in effect.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 02/04/2019 16:43:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1092757

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Solar Power
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 the total amount of solar energy captured in the UK is for each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	235404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Electricity and heat generated in the UK each year from solar technologies are presented below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Electricity generated</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Solar thermal generation (MTOE)</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total solar energy consumption (MTOE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>(GWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(MTOE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p><strong>222</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>4,054</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p><strong>399</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>7,533</p></td><td><p>648</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p><strong>699</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>10,411</p></td><td><p>895</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p><strong>947</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>11,525</p></td><td><p>991</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p><strong>1,044</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/renewable-sources-of-energy-chapter-6-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes</a></p><p> </p><p>The data above excludes unsubsidised solar generation not currently reported to BEIS or Ofgem. This is estimated to be very small.</p><p>Data for electricity generation in 2018 will be published on Thursday March 28 at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/766384/ET_6.1.xls" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/766384/ET_6.1.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Figures for solar thermal generation in 2018 will be published on Thursday July 25 at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/729372/DUKES_6.1-6.3.xls" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/729372/DUKES_6.1-6.3.xls</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/03/2019 17:33:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1060713

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Industry: Exchange Rates
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 the Government has any plans to review its industrial strategy as a result of recent changes in the value of pound sterling.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	220937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy is a long term plan to boost productivity by backing businesses to create high-quality, well paid jobs throughout the United Kingdom, with investment in skills, industries and infrastructure. The Government uses a combination of measures to evaluate economic prosperity as a whole, which can effectively inform the delivery of our long term strategy. Furthermore, since the Government published the Strategy in 2017 we have continued to develop our approach and delivered responsive policy, such as those announced in the 2018 Autumn Budget.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/02/2019 15:24:29 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1060714

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Solar Power
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 trends in the size of the UK solar industry since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	220938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation &amp; Skills (BIS) published a report: The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon, which contains data on trends in the size of the UK low carbon economy for 2010 to 2013, including the UK solar sector. This report can be viewed online at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416240/bis-15-206-size-and-performance-of-uk-low-carbon-economy.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416240/bis-15-206-size-and-performance-of-uk-low-carbon-economy.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department commissioned the Office for National Statistics to collect and publish data on trends in the low carbon and renewable energy sector, which includes the UK solar sector, in the form of their Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy Survey (LCREE) covering 2014 to 2017. This can be found online at: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/previousreleases" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts/bulletins/finalestimates/previousreleases</a>.</p><p>Due to differences in methodology, drawing comparisons between data contained in the report published by BIS and data contained in the LCREE may produce misleading conclusions. Comparing estimates from 2014 with estimates from later years of the LCREE survey may also produce misleading conclusions due to changes in the sample methodology that have taken place since.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/02/2019 16:56:24 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1055902

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Iron and Steel and Motor Vehicles
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 without a withdrawal agreement on the UK (a) automotive and (b) steel industries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	217653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>On 28th November 2018 the Government laid before Parliament the document entitled, “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis” which was intended to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny ahead of the Meaningful Vote on the final deal. The purpose of this analysis was to illustrate high level impacts on the UK from different EU Exit scenarios. It included associated costs for five broad groups, across the economy as well as for eleven corresponding sectors which together cover the majority of the UK economy and all traded goods and services:</p><p> </p><p>○ Manufactured Goods (including Iron &amp; Steel as well as Motor vehicles and parts);</p><p>○ Agri-food;</p><p>○ Services (Non-Financial and Non-Networks);</p><p>○ Financial Services;</p><p>○ Networks;</p><p> </p><p>The sector of “motor vehicles and parts”, being a sub – sector of the wider manufactured goods group, was assessed as one of the 11 corresponding sectors; and therefore, results of the impact of different EU-exit scenarios on motor vehicles have been published.</p><p>The macroeconomic modelling tools used for this analysis do not allow for disaggregation of results at individual sector level.</p><p> </p><p>Extensive engagement has also taken place and is continuing between Government and the steel and automotive industries, to better understand the implications of different EU – exit scenarios on the sectors.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/02/2019 15:17:58 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1056888

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Solar Power
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 promote the use of solar energy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	218330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Solar PV is a UK success story, with rapid deployment over the last 8 years. Over 99% of the UK’s solar PV capacity has been deployed since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>We are now consulting on new proposals for a Smart Export Guarantee to support future arrangements for small-scale low-carbon generators (including solar power generators) to receive payment for the electricity they export to the grid. The consultation closes on the 5<sup>th</sup> March 2019 and can be viewed here: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fthe-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cb9d4a9bf9fae43428e5408d68e0a799d%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636852572966506043&amp;sdata=p3DPljSEf49GOW3CjfqDQl%2F3WkQflsvPXiaauMpM3TI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-future-for-small-scale-low-carbon-generation</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 13/02/2019 17:32:08 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1052354

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
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	Living Wage: Young People
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 people in the UK currently being paid the under-25 rate of the National Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	215215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Through the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage, the Government ensures that the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their work. Workers are entitled to different rates depending on their age. For those under the age of 25, the rates are set as high as possible without damaging their employment prospects.</p><p> </p><p>Workers aged 25 or over should be paid at least the National Living Wage (currently £7.83 an hour). Younger workers are entitled to one of the following National Minimum Wage rates: the 21-24 year old rate (currently £7.38 an hour), the 18-20 year old rate (£5.90) or the 16-17 year old rate (£4.20). Additionally, apprentices are entitled to the Apprentice rate (currently £3.70 an hour) either if they are aged under 19 or if they are aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, those entitled to the 21-24 age rate saw the fastest percentage increase since 2006. Similarly, those entitled to the 18-20 age rate saw the fastest increase since 2004. The 16-17 rate had the fastest increase since 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Low Pay Commission estimate there were 326,000 young workers paid the National Minimum Wage rates in April 2018. The Government will increase all of the minimum wage rates in April 2019, benefiting an estimated 417,000 young workers.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/02/2019 18:01:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens