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673631

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Small Businesses: Crawley
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 assessment he has made of trends in the number of local businesses in Crawley.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	60169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The ONS publish numbers of “active enterprises” for Crawley, based on their business register, and the following numbers include businesses registered for VAT and/or PAYE only. An active enterprise is one which has reported employment or turnover during the year.</p><p> </p><p>2010 - 2,960</p><p>2011 - 3,015</p><p>2012 - 3,100</p><p>2013 - 3,215</p><p>2014 - 3,380</p><p>2015 - 3,605</p><p> </p><p>Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) were created in 2011 as partnerships between local authorities and business. All LEPs, including Coast to Capital, which covers Crawley, have Strategic Economic Plans based on their analysis of local economic conditions.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 24/01/2017 16:36:55 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

673632

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Business: Government Assistance
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 companies each Minister of his Department has responsibility for government relationships with.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	60138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) is responsible for the Government’s strategic relations programme, which manages relationships with key investors and exporters through named contact ministers.</p><p>DIT and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are currently refreshing the allocation of contact ministers across Government and intend to publish the updated list on Gov.uk in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/01/2017 12:16:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 31016 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

673633

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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
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 forecast he has made of when all six proposed tidal lagoon power plants in England and Wales will be completed and operational.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	60119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>Government is currently considering the issues which would arise from a broader lagoon programme as part of its overall assessment of the Hendry Review. A Government response to that review will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 09:11:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

673634

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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, when he expects the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon power plan to be complete and operational.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	60120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The commissioning date of the proposed project is a matter for the developer. It would be dependent on a range of factors outside the control of Government, including the securing of all necessary regulatory permissions. It would also be subject to the successful conclusion of any Contract for Difference negotiation and state aid clearance.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/01/2017 14:23:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

673635

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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, whether he plans to leverage large-scale private investment in the funding of the planned Swansea Bay tidal lagoon power plant.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	60121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering the findings of the independent review and will decide, in light of the relevant factors, whether or not to proceed with the negotiation of a Contract for Difference (CfD) for the proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project.</p><p>As with all low carbon electricity projects, funding arrangements for the development and construction of individual projects are matters for the developer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 09:11:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

673636

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Green Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on what date Shareholder Executive authorised the Green Investment Bank to set up OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited, Galloper Holdco Ltd, Rampion Holdco Limited, Rampion Investco Limited, OSW LP Holdco Limited, WMR Holdco Limited, Project G Holdings 1 Limited and Project G Holdco Limited.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	60176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>In November and December 2016 the Green Investment Bank (GIB) incorporated twelve new Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs): Galloper Holdco Limited; OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited; OSW Co Holdings 2 Limited; OSW LP Holdco Limited; Project G Holdco Limited; Project G Holdings 1 Limited; Project G Holdings 2 Limited; Rampion Holdco Limited; WMR Holdco Limited; Rampion Investco Limited; New Green Interim Holdco Limited; and UK Green Investment Lyle Limited.</p><p>The SPV ‘UK Green Investment Lyle Limited’ was incorporated in the course of business-as-usual to support GIB’s investment in the Lincs offshore wind farm (publicly announced by GIB on 13 January 2017).</p><p>The remaining eleven SPVs were incorporated in order to facilitate the potential introduction of private capital in to a number of GIB’s offshore wind assets, following discussion between GIB and the UK Government. These entities are currently dormant and own no assets.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 60177 question first answered 19/01/2017 17:15:44 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

673637

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Green Investment Bank
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 level of ministerial clearance was required by Shareholder Executive to enable the Green Investment Bank to set up OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited, Galloper Holdco Ltd, Rampion Hold Co Limited, Rampion Investco Limited, OSW LP Hold Co Limited, WMR HoldCo Limited, Project G Holdings 1 Limited and Project G Holdco Limited.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	60177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>In November and December 2016 the Green Investment Bank (GIB) incorporated twelve new Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs): Galloper Holdco Limited; OSW Co Holdings 1 Limited; OSW Co Holdings 2 Limited; OSW LP Holdco Limited; Project G Holdco Limited; Project G Holdings 1 Limited; Project G Holdings 2 Limited; Rampion Holdco Limited; WMR Holdco Limited; Rampion Investco Limited; New Green Interim Holdco Limited; and UK Green Investment Lyle Limited.</p><p>The SPV ‘UK Green Investment Lyle Limited’ was incorporated in the course of business-as-usual to support GIB’s investment in the Lincs offshore wind farm (publicly announced by GIB on 13 January 2017).</p><p>The remaining eleven SPVs were incorporated in order to facilitate the potential introduction of private capital in to a number of GIB’s offshore wind assets, following discussion between GIB and the UK Government. These entities are currently dormant and own no assets.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 60176 question first answered 19/01/2017 17:15:44 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

673638

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government plans to acquire a golden share in each new nuclear power station project in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	60011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government announced on September 15 2016 that, after Hinkley Point C, it would take a special share in all future nuclear new build projects. A special share would be discussed at the time any support package for a project is negotiated, and before a developer makes a Final Investment Decision and starts construction.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 09:12:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

673639

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
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 the Government has to acquire significant equity stakes in new nuclear power stations to be constructed in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	60012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government engages with developers proposing new nuclear projects in the UK on a range of issues, including funding. Discussions on funding, as my hon. Friend would expect, are commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/01/2017 09:12:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

673640

registered interest
date	16/01/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (a) how much steel in weight his Department has procured, (b) for what purpose that steel was procured and (c) what the countries of origin of that steel were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	60071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Department was not collecting this data over the period in question so we are unfortunately not able to provide this information.</p><p>In Autumn 2015, Government issued guidance to central government departments on how to take social and economic factors into account in their procurements to help level the playing field for UK steel producers. This guidance has now been extended to the wider public sector.</p><p>Since publication of the guidance, Government has been working closely with departments to monitor its impact and ensure delivery. There are no plans to share Government level data publicly, due to its provisional nature.</p><p>On 13th December 2016, the Government published its indicative future steel requirements to 2020, to enable UK steel manufacturers to better plan in advance of future government contracts.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/01/2017 14:56:36 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron