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869316

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Car Washes: Warnings
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 introduce legislative proposals to create a mandatory requirement that maximum vehicle height warnings be clearly displayed for automated car washes.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	134050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>This Department has no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 04/04/2018 15:04:24 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

869327

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Foreign Companies: Ownership
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 progress he has made on the introduction of a public register of beneficial owners of property in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	133841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2018 answer text <p>On 22 March, the Government published its response to the call for evidence on the proposed register of beneficial owners of overseas entities that own UK property. Work to prepare draft legislation for establishing this world-first register is ongoing. The Government has made good progress and is on track to meeting its commitment of publishing the draft Bill before the summer recess this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 05/04/2018 16:03:03 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

869365

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Industry: Heating
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 to launch the Industrial Heat Recovery Support Programme.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	133879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government expects to launch the Industrial Heat Recovery Support Programme (IHRS) in summer 2018.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/04/2018 13:42:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

869367

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	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, in which week it is planned to hold Green Great Britain week.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	133881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>Green Great Britain Week will be a week of high profile activity designed to engage business, investors and the wider public on the opportunities provided by clean growth and the importance of tackling climate change and improving air quality as well as celebrating UK leadership. The week is currently planned for October 2018 and we will confirm the date shortly.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/04/2018 13:43:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

869368

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Furs: Labelling
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 representations his Department has made to the European Commission on the effectiveness of fur labelling guidelines under EU Regulation 1007/2011 since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	133882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Article 12 of the EU Regulation 1007/2011 requires textile products that contain non-textile parts of animal origin, such as fur, to be labelled or marked with the phrase “Contains non-textile parts of animal origin” whenever they are made available on the market.</p><p>This government has not made any representations to the Commission on the effectiveness of Article 12.</p><p>Should the Commission seek views on the effectiveness of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 we would engage at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/03/2018 15:46:46 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

869369

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: International Cooperation
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 progress his Department has made on organising the 2018 International Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage event.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	133883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s new approach to carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS), we are committed to working internationally with industry and governments to drive down the cost and accelerate deployment of CCUS.</p><p> </p><p>Our plans to host an international CCUS conference in 2018, to support this work, are ongoing and we will confirm the details for the conference shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/04/2018 13:44:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

869373

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group
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 has met representatives of (a) SCL Group, (b) Strategic Communication Laboratories and (c) Cambridge Analytica in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	133887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. These can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012#2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-quarterly-publications-april-to-june-2012#2016</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/03/2018 12:07:48 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

869422

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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: Imports
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 that imported coal has been mined (a) using best practice health and safety procedures and (b) in accordance with human rights principles; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	133936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>Our policies are reducing our reliance on coal, including our announcement that we will end electricity generation from unabated coal by 2025. The UK is able to source its coal imports from a wide range of countries and we would expect producers in source countries to abide by local health and safety laws and international human rights laws.</p><p> </p><p>As a founding member of the global Powering Past Coal Alliance, the UK is committed to leading by example in this area and is taking action both at home and abroad to reduce reliance on coal.</p><p> </p><p>We have not been made aware of any evidence of suppliers of coal to the UK being in breach of these laws. In the first instance enforcement would be for the relevant Governmental authority but if the Hon Member has specific evidence we would encourage him to share it with officials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 06/04/2018 13:52:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry previous answer version 50235 answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

869436

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	Boating: Finance
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 Government funding for Ben Ainslie’s sailing team; what assessment was made (a) before and (b) after that expenditure of its cost-effectiveness; what return was expected from that investment; and whether further funding will be allocated to the team.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	133950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">In 2014 Government agreed up to £7.5 million funding to support Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team and their proposal to be based on the Camber in Portsmouth. Details of this funding agreement have previously been released and are publicly available here:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth</a></del></p><p><del class="ministerial">No further funding to the team is currently planned.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014, under the Coalition Government, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport agreed a funding package of up to £7.5 million to support Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team and their proposal to base their permanent headquarters on the Camber in Portsmouth. This was announced by the then Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Rt hon Member for Twickenham (Sir Vince Cable).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This funding ensured the racing team’s commitment to basing their operations in Portsmouth for a minimum of 12 years to support three America’s Cup cycles, which in turn enabled economic benefits for the city’s marine and maritime sector. It also helped support community engagement and sailing participation projects in collaboration with Sport England.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The benefits arising from this investment extended beyond the sailing team. They included direct economic benefits from the generation of jobs and apprenticeships, together with the up-skilling of workers in the Solent area, the setting up of a Technical Innovation Group to help feed the innovations in applied technology developed by BAR into the marine industry, engagement with schools and higher education institutions, engagement with the local supply chain, and the setting up of a visitors’ centre.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Published details of this funding agreement are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-approves-75-million-for-sir-ben-ainslie-project-to-boost-portsmouth</a> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No further funding to the team is currently planned.</ins></p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 04/04/2018 15:02:01 question first ministerially corrected 12/04/2018 10:59:34 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths previous answer version 51247 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

869455

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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, whether the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 apply to in-home displays for smart meters.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>Yes, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 apply to In-Home Displays.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/04/2018 15:03:28 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe