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1000313

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Fireworks: Packaging
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 introduce graphic warnings on fireworks packaging.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	187354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government promotes the safe and responsible use of fireworks by consumers and there is strict legislation in place which regulates their supply and use. The Government is currently working with a range of stakeholders to raise consumer awareness on firework safety.</p><p> </p><p>Under current UK legislation, there are clear requirements on manufacturers to categorise and label fireworks according to their explosive content, safety distances, noise level, or similar. The label must include instructions on safety distances and means of ignition and safety messages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to amend legislation on firework packaging.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/11/2018 17:28:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1000314

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Fireworks: Children
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 young children are protected from firework-related injuries.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	187355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government promotes the safe and responsible use of fireworks by consumers and there is strict legislation in place which regulates their supply and use.</p><p> </p><p>There are age restrictions in place which prevent the sale of fireworks to those under the age of 16 or 18 dependent on the classification of firework. The law also prohibits those under 18 possessing any category F2 or F3 fireworks in a public place subject to very limited exceptions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently working with industry, retailers, charities and others such as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Netmums to promote the safe and responsible use of fireworks and to raise consumer awareness on firework safety.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/11/2018 17:28:32 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

999558

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	North Sea Oil
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 oil to be extracted from the Alligin oil field will be (a) used in domestic markets or (b) exported.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	186938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Alligin field is due to start production in 2020, with the crude oil produced sold on the international market and therefore available for both export and domestic consumption depending on prevailing market conditions and commercial considerations. Trading oil on the international market is the best way to ensure reliable and affordable supplies for UK consumers. The Government remains committed to ensuring the UK gets the maximum economic benefit from its oil and gas reserves.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/11/2018 15:11:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

999559

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	North Sea Oil
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 decision to permit the development of the Alligin oil field by BP was taken by (a) the Oil and Gas Authority or (b) the Government.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	186939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Energy Act 2016 which established the Oil and Gas Authority as an independent company to regulate, promote and influence the UK oil and gas sector. The Oil and Gas Authority, in their role to regulate the sector, were responsible for taking the decision to permit the development of the Alligin oil field.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:27:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

999563

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	North Sea Oil
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 (a) the Oil and Gas Authority and (b) his Department carried out an assessment on the potential effect on the climate of the development of the Alligin oil field before granting permission for that field to be developed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	186941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the UK’s economy are taken into account when assessing our performance against the Carbon Budgets- this includes emissions from offshore oil production sites on the UK sector of the continental shelf.</p><p> </p><p>As we continue to move to a low carbon economy we need to ensure we have a balanced energy mix so we have a reliable, clean and affordable energy system. This means that in the medium term there will be a role for some fossil fuels.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 15/11/2018 16:39:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

999149

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Mineworkers' Pension 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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2018 to Question 164474 on the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme, what discussions his Department has had with the trustees of that scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	186447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Those discussions are ongoing. I would be happy to update my hon. Friend once a conclusion has been reached.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

999232

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Mineworkers' Pension 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, if he will publish the annual surpluses to Government from the Mineworkers Pension Fund in each year since 1994.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	186222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The sums the Government has received each year from its share of scheme surpluses are set out below. There were no receipts before 1998. Surplus shares are calculated at three-yearly valuations and paid in ten annual instalments. More information is available in a <a href="https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01189#fullreport" target="_blank">House of Commons Research Briefing</a>. The Government guarantee has enabled an investment strategy that has resulted in scheme members receiving payments 33% higher than they would have been if they received only their actual earned pension up to privatisation.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year[1]</p></td><td><p>Share of surplus (£m)</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Share of surplus (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>92.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>113.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>142.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] MPS Scheme years run from 1 October to 30 September. Payments are generally made on 1 October.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:36:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

999271

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Fracking
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 research the Government has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on fracking and subsidence in former coal mining areas.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	186390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Earlier this year the independent Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) commissioned a report from the British Geological Survey (BGS) to review the depth and location of historic coal mines in the East Midlands, which is a prospective area for shale gas development.</p><p>The OGA has commissioned a further report from the BGS which will include a review of historical seismicity which will be published in due course</p><p>These reports will inform the OGA’s consideration of any future applications for hydraulic fracturing operations in historic coal mining areas.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:28:59 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

999302

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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: Brexit
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 consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	186197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy spent £3.68m on EU Exit consultancy services for the period October 2017 to September 2018. Prior to October 2017 expenditure was aggregated as part of the Department’s overall consultancy spend and cannot be reported separately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/11/2018 14:52:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999323

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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: Conservation
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of using the kWh/m2/year rating as the principle energy efficiency rating for future energy efficiency regulations.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	186430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The principle rating referred to in building energy efficiency regulations is the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ”Energy Efficiency Rating”, which is currently based on the energy cost to the consumer. In July this year BEIS and MHCLG jointly released a Call for Evidence on EPCs which included a question on whether cost, energy consumption in kWh or carbon emissions was the most suitable rating. The Call for Evidence closed on 19 October and we are currently analysing responses. The responses to the Call for Evidence will inform future policy thinking in this area.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 12/11/2018 17:32:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan