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853257

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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	Skilled Workers: EU Nationals
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 skilled EU professionals have their professional qualifications recognised after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has agreed to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU under the Withdrawal Agreement. This includes the continued recognition of EU qualifications, where recognition decisions were received or where recognition procedures were ongoing before the withdrawal date and where an EU citizen is resident in the UK on the date of withdrawal (and vice versa). The government has stated that it will seek to agree a continued system for the recognition of professional qualifications as part of the future economic partnership, and we hope to begin this phase of negotiations shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 09/03/2018 12:10:12 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

853264

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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	Renewable Energy
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 will enable (a) onshore wind and (b) solar technologies to compete in the Contract for Difference mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	130713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>No decisions have been taken on future Contract for Difference allocation rounds for established technologies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/03/2018 15:28:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

853332

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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: UK Trade with EU
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 effect of a disruption in the EU internal energy market on the price of electricity for energy-intensive​ industries such as the steel sector.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	130781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering all aspects of its future relationship with the EU, including in energy. Maintaining affordable energy supplies for both the UK and the EU is a key objective of the future partnership that the UK is seeking with the EU.</p><p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU, examining all areas of the UK economy and seeking input from a wide range of stakeholders. Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has endorsed, not to release information that would undermine our negotiating position.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 07/03/2018 14:45:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

853335

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
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
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 average daily proportion of the UK’s electricity which was generated from coal was for the week beginning Monday 26 February 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	130784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold data at this level of disaggregation covering all UK generation. Monthly electricity generated by Major Power Producers in February 2018 will be published in Energy Trends table 5.3 on 26<sup>th</sup> April. Total quarterly UK electricity generated in Q1 2018 will be published in Energy Trends table 5.1 on 28<sup>th</sup> June. Data will be available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-section-5-energy-trends</a>.</p><p> </p><p>However, for the Public Distribution System in Great Britain only, Elexon’s figures show that in the week commencing 26<sup>th</sup> February 2018, on average 25.1 per cent of electricity generated was from coal each day.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Source: Elexon half-hourly balancing mechanism reports, available at</strong> <a href="https://www.bmreports.com/bmrs/?q=generation/fueltype" target="_blank">https://www.bmreports.com/bmrs/?q=generation/fueltype</a>. </em></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/03/2018 14:28:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

852553

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Property: Greater London
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 many properties there were in (a) London and (b) Hampstead and Kilburn constituency which were registered to owners based overseas in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	130551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Land Registry does not hold definitive information on where registered owners are based.</p><p> </p><p>HM Land Registry holds information on titles that are registered to overseas companies, but this does not include properties registered to individuals who are domiciled overseas. The dataset can be accessed through its website at GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>(a) For London there were 43,925 titles in 2017, and 42,796 titles in 2016, registered to overseas companies with HM Land Registry.</p><p> </p><p>(b) For Hampstead &amp; Kilburn there were 1,331 titles in 2017, and 1,208 titles in 2016, registered to overseas companies with HM Land Registry.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 08/03/2018 14:59:10 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

852585

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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: 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, what the cost of installing smart meters in domestic properties has been to date; and what estimate his Department has made of savings to domestic consumers of that installation.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	130581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>A detailed breakdown of the estimated costs of the rollout by year and type is available in the published cost-benefit analysis, which is available here:</p><p><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>.</p><p> </p><p>The average household is expected to save £11 a year off their energy bills in 2020, rising to £47 in 2030 (equivalent to £300 million off domestic energy bills in 2020 and £1.2 billion a year by 2030).</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/03/2018 15:19:59 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

852587

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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: Prices
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 change in level of the network cost component of household energy bills in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	130583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The table below outlines the network cost component of the average dual fuel bill from 2013 to 2016. This is the longest period for which there is comparable data for a dual fuel (gas and electricity) bill.</p><p>These data are published by Ofgem and based on realised costs as reported by the six largest energy companies in their annual Consolidated Segmental Statements, which can be found - <a href="https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2018/02/february-bills-prices-profits.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2018/02/february-bills-prices-profits.pdf</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average dual fuel household energy bill</p></td><td><p>Network cost component</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£1,286</p></td><td><p>£276 (21%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£1,190</p></td><td><p>£278 (23%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£1,165</p></td><td><p>£279 (24%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£1,123</p></td><td><p>£292 (26%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/03/2018 15:39:13 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

852588

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the reasons for the change in the level of fuel poverty between 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	130584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Whether a household is classified as fuel poor depends on the interaction between three key factors: household incomes, household energy efficiency and fuel prices. Between 2014 and 2015 incomes for all groups increased, however the rise for lower income households was relatively small. This may have resulted in some low income households being reclassified as fuel poor in 2015. Furthermore, the number of households classified as fuel poor in 2015 is lower than the peak number of household in 2009.</p><p>Our primary focus is on reducing the severity of fuel poverty by improving home energy efficiency. The energy efficiency of fuel poor homes is improving with 835,000 fewer E, F or G rated fuel poor homes in 2015 compared to 2010.</p><p>We are committed to keeping bills down for all households. Last year Ofgem introduced a safeguard tariff, capping the amount suppliers can charge pre-payment meter customers. The safeguard tariff cap was recently extended to those getting the Warm Home Discount so that five million vulnerable people are now protected. We have also just introduced new measures into Parliament on capping energy prices for domestic customers on standard variable or default tariffs by the end of the year that will bring even more benefits to customers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/03/2018 16:27:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

852589

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Job Creation: Coventry South
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 which support job creation schemes in Coventry South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	130585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Government is supporting local jobs growth and economic development through the £131.84m Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Deal, estimated by the Local Enterprise Partnership to create 7,500 new jobs and support the local area’s aspirations to build on its advanced manufacturing and engineering strengths.</p><p> </p><p>The investment programme is already bringing forward key employment sites including the recently opened One Friargate building in Coventry, the first phase in the development of a new business district, and the ambitious regeneration of Coventry City Centre South.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made available £35m funding to unlock a new development in Whitley near Coventry, which will become home to nearly 3,000 highly-skilled engineering and advanced manufacturing jobs.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 06/03/2018 15:04:56 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

852658

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Maplin and Toys R Us: Insolvency
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 plans he has to support employees of ToysRUs and Maplin.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	130654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>We have mobilised the Department for Work and Pensions and Jobcentre Plus to work with the companies to understand the level of employee support required. This service is tailored to individuals’ needs to help these workers get back into employment as soon as possible.</p><p>If redundancies are deemed necessary by the administrators, the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service will pay statutory redundancy pay to eligible employees, subject to statutory limits.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 06/03/2018 15:39:34 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon