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892165

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Low Pay
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 tackle low pay.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	138424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>From 1 April 2018, the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increased above inflation to give more than two million of the lowest paid workers a pay rise of over 2 per cent in real terms. Over the next 12 months, full time workers aged 25 and over on the National Living Wage will see their earnings grow by more than £600.</p><p> </p><p>In the longer term, the Government’s ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK. It sets out how we will help businesses create better, higher-paying jobs with investment in the skills, industries and infrastructure of the future.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 03/05/2018 15:33:37 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

892179

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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 it is the Government’s policy to seek to stay within the European Emissions Trading Scheme after the scheme’s third trading phase expires on 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	138512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering all factors in relation to the UK’s future participation, or otherwise, in the EU ETS, in consultation with stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/05/2018 15:32:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

892180

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Climate Change and 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 his Department has plans to negotiate the inclusion of text on climate and energy in the political declaration on the framework for the future relationship that will form part of the European Commission's Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	138513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The agreement governing our future relationship with the EU can only be legally concluded once the UK has left the EU. Article 50 sets out that the Withdrawal Agreement should take account of the framework of the future relationship with the EU, so at the same time as we negotiate the Withdrawal Agreement, we will seek to articulate our ambition for a deep and special partnership with the EU. Whatever the nature of the future UK-EU relationship, the UK will remain committed to international efforts to tackle climate change and working closely with the EU on such global challenges will remain very important.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 138514 question first answered 09/05/2018 16:33:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

892181

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Climate Change
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 ensure that there is continued cooperation with the EU on climate change after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	138514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The agreement governing our future relationship with the EU can only be legally concluded once the UK has left the EU. Article 50 sets out that the Withdrawal Agreement should take account of the framework of the future relationship with the EU, so at the same time as we negotiate the Withdrawal Agreement, we will seek to articulate our ambition for a deep and special partnership with the EU. Whatever the nature of the future UK-EU relationship, the UK will remain committed to international efforts to tackle climate change and working closely with the EU on such global challenges will remain very important.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 138513 question first answered 09/05/2018 16:33:10 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

892206

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Electricity Generation: Costs
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 per MWh of energy generated by (a) onshore wind, (b) offshore wind, (c) solar PV, (d) open cycle gas, (e) combine cycle gas and (f) coal in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	138372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>BEIS’s most recent published assessment of electricity generation costs can be found in the generation costs report (2016)[1] which covers both renewable and non-renewable technologies. We are currently undertaking a review of our evidence on levelised costs of electricity generation.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant section of the 2016 generation cost report is included below. BEIS no longer produces estimates for the levelised cost of unabated coal.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p>Levelised Cost Estimates for NOAK Projects Commissioning in 2020, Technology-specific Hurdle Rates, £/MWh (2014 prices)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>CCGT H Class</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OCGT 600MW (500hrs)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Offshore Wind Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Large Scale Solar PV</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Onshore Wind &gt;5MW UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pre Development Costs</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction Costs</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed O&amp;M</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Variable O&amp;M</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fuel Costs</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carbon Costs</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>166</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566567/BEIS_Electricity_Generation_Cost_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566567/BEIS_Electricity_Generation_Cost_Report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/05/2018 13:57:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

892302

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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: Plastics
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 has taken to reduce its use of single-use plastics .
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	138541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made a commitment to eradicate single use plastics by 2020. We are working with our contractors to realise this goal as speedily as possible.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/05/2018 15:33:09 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

892400

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	ACAS: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 26 April in relation to the backlog in Employment Tribunal cases, what action they are taking in relation to the staffing of Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service offices in the light of the difficulties experienced in Newcastle.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL7307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Acas has recruited additional conciliators and has plans to further increase its conciliation workforce in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 08/05/2018 16:06:36 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

892437

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect that Brexit will have on start-ups' and small businesses' capability for business planning; and what steps, if any, they are taking to help such businesses through that process.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>As part of our preparations to leave the EU, BEIS runs an active programme of SME engagement.</p><p>We regularly meet with SMEs and their representative bodies up and down the country, and abroad, to deepen our understanding of the views of small businesses owners and how Government may be placed to respond. We will continue to ensure government listens to the important voice of small and medium sized business.</p><p>Our network of 38 Growth Hubs across England is providing access to information and advice to SMEs.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/05/2018 16:42:55 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

892438

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take following the recent downturn in UK car production.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK automotive industry remains one of our great success stories. Global demand for UK designed, engineered and manufactured vehicles is strong and the industry is strong, with over 425,000 high quality, well paid jobs, both directly in vehicle manufacturing and through the supply chain, increasing wealth and prosperity across the country.</p><p>Monthly car production figures are influenced by cyclical variations and short terms factors. Despite fluctuations in the monthly figures, annual car production has shown an overall upward trend over the last decade, with annual production in 2017 at the second highest output levels since the turn of the century.</p><p>We are determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for automotive. Through our Industrial Strategy and landmark Automotive Sector Deal, we are working with industry to put the UK at the forefront of new automotive technologies to ensure the UK remains the destination of choice for future investment decisions.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 09/05/2018 16:42:21 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick