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1236184

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
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	Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Government criteria on corporate sponsors for COP26, whether he plans to exclude companies involved in the extraction and production of fossil fuels as potential sponsors for that conference.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	92952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>We are looking to partner with organisations at COP26 with strong climate credentials, particularly those who have set ambitious net zero commitments by 2050 or earlier, with a credible short term action plan to achieve this (e.g. Science Based Targets). We conduct due diligence on all potential sponsors, and will ensure compliance with rigorous government standards.</p><p> </p><p>You can find details about sponsorship on the COP26 website here.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/09/2020 12:11:20 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1235485

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Construction: Insurance
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 the potential merits of requiring construction businesses to hold public liability insurance that covers work experience students.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	91667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>Work experience students are considered to be employees, and will be covered by the employers' liability insurance policy of a business, provided the insurer is a member of the Association of British Insurers, or Lloyds.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 23/09/2020 15:32:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1235555

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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: Apprentices
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 is making on meeting the 2.3 per cent public sector apprenticeship target; and when his Department will meet that target.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	91617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department gives full regard to the public sector apprenticeship target. The Department, and each of the Executive Agencies that contribute to our target, have apprenticeship plans that focus on specific capability needs and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental progress towards the 2.3% target is published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p>Data for 2017-18 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>Data for 2018-19 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>Data for 2019-20 will be published at the end of September 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of apprentices and we are working towards the 2.3% target. The impact of the current pandemic has slowed recruitment due to priority work and logistics. With the current strategy and targets coming to an end in April 2021, the Department is already focusing on how best to support the apprenticeship agenda and drive forward apprentice recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/09/2020 13:19:07 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1235570

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Post Office: Subsidies
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 of the public subsidy to Post Office Ltd was spent on operations in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	91668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK.</p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. As such, the amount of public subsidy given to Post Office Ltd. to use for operations cross the UK are operational matter for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/09/2020 11:30:27 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1235605

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Infrastructure: Carbon Emissions
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 account for carbon emissions in the UK’s overseas infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	91714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department spends overseas development assistance (ODA) on infrastructure programmes through its International Climate Finance (ICF).</p><p>The aim of the ICF is to support developing countries to respond to the challenges and opportunities of climate change, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions through initiatives such as the UK Sustainable Infrastructure Programme. All ICF programmes are assessed against an analytical framework which includes taking account of the impact on emissions in developing countries. The latest ICF results publication estimates that across HMG, ICF programmes have reduced or avoided 31 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions between 2011/12 and 2019/20, and will deliver much greater savings over their lifetimes (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-finance-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-finance-results</a>).</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/09/2020 11:20:31 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1235615

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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 Emissions
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 make an assessment of the UK’s historic carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	91716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>BEIS publishes estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK each year, with historical data on a consistent basis. The latest estimates going back to 1990 and including a provisional 2019 estimate can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/provisional-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-2019</a>. They show that an estimated 435 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO<sub>2</sub>e) were emitted in 2019 in the UK, down from 794 MtCO<sub>2</sub>e in 1990.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, estimates of carbon dioxide emissions in the UK since 1970 are available in table 4 in the data tables accompanying the final 2018 greenhouse gas estimates: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/final-uk-greenhouse-gas-emissions-national-statistics-1990-to-2018</a>. The estimates for 1970 to 1989 do not include all of the sources of carbon dioxide emission included for 1990 onwards and estimates for other greenhouse gases are not available before 1990.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/09/2020 11:14:09 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1236490

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Shipping: Hydrogen
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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for (a) projects for deploying hydrogen in shipping and (b) a roll-out of electric charging points in ports.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	91743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has not held any discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer in relation to these specific issues.</p><p>There are however regular discussions between BEIS, the Department for Transport and HM Treasury officials in relation green shipping, including the deployment of alternative fuels such as hydrogen, and the provision of shore power in UK Ports.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/09/2020 11:34:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1236492

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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
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 take steps to encourage young people to study courses relating to mining and the procurement of energy at higher education.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	91744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government, through UK Research and Innovation, fund informal learning programmes to inspire young people to take up STEM subjects and careers and provide a future generation passionate about STEM, including geological science. For example, we support the STEM Ambassador programme, a nationwide network of over 30,000 volunteers from a wide range of employers, who engage with young people to provide stimulating and inspirational activities to increase their interest in STEM subjects and to raise awareness of the range of careers that STEM qualifications offer.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 23/09/2020 13:53:34 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1236493

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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
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 make it his policy to create a new ministerial responsibility within his Department to support the mining sector.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	91745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises and values the importance of mining as a foundation industry serving a number of other vital industrial activities, and therefore this sector is covered by the responsibilities of my Hon. Friend the Minister for Business and Industry.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/09/2020 11:26:08 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1236495

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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
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 is being made on the development of a covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	91740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is leading efforts to find and manufacture a vaccine, working with industry and experts, both here in the UK and internationally to ensure we are in the best position possible to support the discovery, manufacture and mass-deployment of a successful vaccine should a candidate prove successful. A number of agreements to procure millions of doses of vaccines have been made, ensuring the greatest possible chance of securing access to a safe and effective vaccine. The UK has now secured access to 6 different candidates, across 4 different vaccines types, including University of Oxford’s vaccine being developed with AstraZeneca and agreements with BioNTech/Pfizer alliance, Valneva, Novavax, Janssen and GSK/Sanofi Pasteur.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/09/2020 15:14:07 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan