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627483

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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	Innovation
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 innovation in (a) south east England and (b) nationally.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	51661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>Innovate UK has invested around £1.8 billion in innovation; supporting 7,600 UK businesses and creating around 55,000 new jobs. We are supporting more companies to innovate through R&amp;D Tax Credits; with claims rising to £2.45bn in 2014-15.</p><p>In London and South East England, the Cell and Gene Therapy; Future Cities; and the Digital Catapults have been established to commercialise new and emerging technologies where there are large global market opportunities. And companies are already benefitting from our support. For example; Dearman, based in Croydon, won an inspirational SME innovation award recently for its clean cold and power technologies.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/11/2016 15:37:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

627485

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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	Medicine: Research
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 plans to take to help ensure that medical research between British and Israeli scientists who receive funding from EU institutions continue to have access to similar levels of funding after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	51660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK will maintain its status as a global centre for research and innovation. In last year’s Spending Review the Government committed to protecting science resource funding in real terms from its 2015-16 level of £4.7 billion a year for the rest of the parliament. The Treasury decision to underwrite the grants of competitively bid for EU research funding will give British participants and their EU partners the assurance and certainty needed to plan ahead for collaborative projects that can run over many years. We are committed to ensure that the UK continues to be a world leader in international science, including medical research.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/11/2016 14:34:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

627487

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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: Agency Workers
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 his Department has spent on agency workers in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	51613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The expenditure on agency workers is included in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The former Department of Energy and Climate Change’s annual spend on temporary staff (including Non-Departmental Public Bodies and Executive Agency) is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Spend on temporary staff £’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>5,434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>6,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10,171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>9,839</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>11,706</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ annual spend on temporary staff (including Executive Agency and Non-Departmental Public Bodies) is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Spend on temporary staff £’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>67,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>85,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>87,846</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>70,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>57,397</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The expenditure on agency workers is included in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts under ‘other staff costs’ which is the basis for this answer. Please be aware that the costs may include payments to non-executive board members.</p><p>Total annual spend on temporary staff for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is therefore:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Spend on temporary staff £’000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>72,784</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>92,184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>98,017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>80,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>69,103</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/11/2016 15:39:22 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

627494

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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
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 his Department's timetable is for publication of its plans for the next Contract for Difference allocation round for less established technologies.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	51594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>We published further details of the next Contract for Difference Allocation Round on 9 November 2016. Details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contracts-for-difference/contract-for-difference</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/11/2016 16:05:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

627495

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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	Data and Communications Company
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 reasons are for the time taken to prepare the readiness of the Data and Communications Company after Capita plc was awarded the operating licence in October 2013; and what the timetable is for that company to become ready.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	51595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>The majority of the new smart metering data and communications infrastructure went live on 8 November. This will enable the next generation of smart meters to be installed across Great Britain and put households and business in control of their energy use.</p><p>Since being awarded the DCC Licence in September 2013, Smart DCC Ltd has overseen the detailed design, build and test of the shared system that will carry smart metering data for all energy suppliers. It was important that the system was fully tested so energy suppliers can use it reliably and consumers can benefit from accurate bills, feedback on their energy consumption, and can switch energy suppliers quickly and easily.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/11/2016 16:00:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

627497

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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	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, what assessment the Government has made of whether UK companies will need to register future trademarks and patents in both the UK and the EU to ensure protection after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>UK businesses will continue to have access to European patents, issued by the European Patent Office. This is a non-EU international organisation.</p><p>When the UK leaves the EU, UK firms will continue to have access to EU Trade Marks and Registered Community Designs for protection in the EU member states. They will have access to the UK Trade Mark and Registered Designs systems for protection in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 10/11/2016 16:54:10 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

627504

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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 Monoxide: Alarms
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 his Department will introduce a ban on the import of carbon monoxide alarms which do not comply with the BS EN 50291 safety standard after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	51659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy currently has no plans to introduce a ban on the import of carbon monoxide alarms that do not comply with the BS EN 50291 safety standard when the UK leaves the EU. However, we continue to consider what measures are likely to be most effective in ensuring protection against carbon monoxide poisoning.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 09/11/2016 15:38:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

627575

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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	Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences about the extension of its patent for the drug tenofovir.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>We are not aware of any such discussions. We are aware of three supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) granted in the UK to Gilead Sciences for products involving tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, of which one has been surrendered and two are the subject of revocation proceedings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 14/11/2016 13:49:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood