Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1238459

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle climate change.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	906791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We are taking action now to meet our net zero target by delivering world-leading clean growth. This year, the government has set out over £5 billion for our low-carbon economy. We will be bringing forward sectoral decarbonisation plans, including an Energy White Paper, to stay on track as we lead global climate action through our COP26 and G7 Presidencies.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/09/2020 12:09:18 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1238460

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of late payments to small businesses.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	906792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>I wrote in May to the FTSE 100 Group and accountancy firms, highlighting the importance of paying promptly.</p><p> </p><p>We are engaging with Prompt Payment Code signatories on reforming the Code and will consult on strengthening the Small Business Commissioner’s powers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:02 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1238461

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Natural Gas: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Ofgem on the introduction of a short-haul tariff scheme for gas transportation.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	906795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise this is an important issue. I am in regular dialogue with Ofgem and understand they are examining five industry proposals on the short-haul tariff, with varying impacts on different consumers groups.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 12:10:48 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1238462

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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 Offices: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the post office network of the end of the post office subsidy in 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	906804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Future funding is obviously a matter for the ongoing Spending Review processes, but I can assure the hon Member that the Government remains committed to the long-term sustainability of the Post Office network, which has achieved so much during the Covid-19 crisis.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/09/2020 12:11:23 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1238064

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
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	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
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 discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on the economic effect on businesses of the UK Internal Market Bill.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	John Nicolson
uin	906811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Ministers have clearly set out the benefits to all UK businesses of ensuring goods and services can flow freely across the UK: this is in Scotland’s interests given it exports more to the rest of the UK than the EU.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/09/2020 12:19:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4415 label Biography information for John Nicolson

1237837

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
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	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, when he plans to publish the energy White Paper; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	95690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Energy White Paper remains a priority for BEIS and it will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 30/09/2020 15:32:52 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1237890

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
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	Public Houses: Closures
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 number of pubs that have closed in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	95651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The latest ONS data (as of 28 September 2020) shows the overall number of public houses and bars in Coventry North East, Coventry, the West Midlands and in England from 2010 to 2019. Business closures (VAT de-registrations) are not available at this level of industrial and geographical detail.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of Public House and Bar Local Units</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Coventry North </strong> <strong>East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Coventry </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> West </strong> <strong> Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>England </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>3,990</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>37,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>3,840</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>36,455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>3,780</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>35,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>3,645</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>34,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>3,595</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>34,255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>34,215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>3,515</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>33,585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>3,480</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>33,045</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>3,435</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>32,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>3,515</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>33,305</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: ONS Business Counts</em></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 30/09/2020 15:29:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1237556

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Fuel Poverty
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 reduce levels of fuel poverty in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	95104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>Energy efficiency is the most sustainable way to reduce fuel bills and tackle fuel poverty. Half of the England-wide £2 billion Green Homes Grant has been earmarked to provide low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households with energy efficiency and low carbon heating measures. Low income households can receive a voucher of up to £10,000 towards eligible measures. We are working with local authorities and local energy hubs to tackle fuel poverty across England through the £500 million Local Authority Delivery portion of the Green Homes Grant.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Energy Company Obligation drives £640 million of investment in energy efficiency measures for low income, vulnerable and fuel poor households each year. Up to 25% of this funding is delivered through the Local Authority Flexible Eligibility portion of the scheme each year. More than 15,000 households in Coventry and nearly 150,000 households in the West Midlands have received energy efficiency measures through the Energy Company Obligation since 2013.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:37:33 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1237721

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Heating: Housing
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 the number of UK households that use (a) oil and (b) LPG for their heating and hot water requirements.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	95175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>There are 1.9m households in the UK using oil and LPG as their main heating fuel and hot water requirements. We estimate that 1.7m use Oil and 220k use LPG.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:35:01 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1237722

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Heating: Business Premises
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 the number of UK non-domestic properties that use (a) oil and (b) LPG for their space heating and hot water requirements.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	95176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department estimates that approximately 5%, by floor area, of the 1.8m non-domestic properties in England and Wales use oil or liquid petroleum gas (LPG) for space heating and hot water (4% oil, 1% LPG). This is based on the Business Energy Efficiency Survey (published 2016) which covers England and Wales. We do not have sufficient data to make this assessment for non-domestic properties in Scotland and Northern Ireland where heat policy is mostly devolved. The Department is continuing to build its evidence base for non-domestic buildings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 29/09/2020 15:33:31 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western