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1300108

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Coronavirus: Retail Trade
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 he has made of the potential merits of allowing access to specialist shoe shops during the covid-19 lockdown restrictions for people who cannot buy those products online.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	164641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has set out its roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions, including the reopening of non-essential retail no earlier than 12 April, subject to the data.</p><p> </p><p>Under current restrictions all shops in England are permitted to operate click-and-collect services online, by telephone/text or via post.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/03/2021 17:41:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1300117

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 work Admiral Associates has undertaken with the Vaccine Taskforce on helping to ensure that covid-19 vaccines are taken up by hard to reach groups.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	164467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Early in the existence of the Vaccine Taskforce, public communication on vaccines was identified as a key challenge for the successful delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. The Government strengthened its communication function to support this significant undertaking and communication specialists sourced by Admiral (with experience in clinical trials and of working with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)) were brought onboard using the Public Sector Resourcing framework.</p><p> </p><p>The communication specialists sourced by Admiral worked with the NIHR to develop the world’s first national citizen registry so that individuals could sign up to participate in clinical vaccine trials. As a result, over 454,000 people have signed up to date.</p><p> </p><p>Admiral was also involved in creating a proactive communications programme aimed at encouraging greater sign-up to the registry through the “COVID-19: the search for a vaccine” podcast. This provided a factual transparent source of information on vaccines for UK citizens, combating the anti-vaccination movement, and highlighting the UK's role as a leader in vaccine research and development. The podcast included an episode that specifically covered the need to include people from the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities in trials and addressed some of the concerns within these communities.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/03/2021 16:53:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1300231

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Investment Security Unit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, by what means Parliamentary scrutiny will be carried out of the classified aspects of the work of his Department’s proposed Investment Security Unit.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	164331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government intends to follow the appropriate procedures for reporting to Parliament on the work of the Investment Security Unit (ISU), by having the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee oversee the Investment Security Unit’s work. The Committee already provides scrutiny on a number of sensitive areas, such as the civil nuclear programme, and it is well placed to consider how effectively and efficiently the Investment Security Unit is interacting with the business community and investors in delivering the National Security and Investment regime.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/03/2021 17:39:43 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1300314

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Uber: Conditions of Employment
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 oral contribution of the Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 24 February 2021, Official report, col 939, which stakeholders ACAS conducted its fact-finding exercise with.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	164414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Acas engaged with a range of groups, including employer bodies and trade unions, as well as professional bodies with advisory contact with employers, such as employment lawyers, accountants, and payroll services. <del class="ministerial">They shared their findings with BEIS officials on 17 February 2021.</del></p><p> </p><p>Officials are currently considering these findings, and the Government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/03/2021 17:38:29 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2021 11:29:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 89531 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1300315

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Uber: Conditions of Employment
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 oral contribution of the Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 24 February 2021, Official report, col 939, on what date ACAS shared its insights with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	164415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Acas engaged with a range of groups, including employer bodies and trade unions, as well as professional bodies with advisory contact with employers, such as employment lawyers, accountants, and payroll services. They shared their findings with BEIS officials on 17 February 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are currently considering these findings, and the Government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 164414 164416 164417 question first answered 11/03/2021 17:38:29 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1300317

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Uber: Conditions of Employment
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 oral contribution of the Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 24 February 2021, Official report, col 939, when he plans to communicate his Department’s response to the findings by ACAS.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	164416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Acas engaged with a range of groups, including employer bodies and trade unions, as well as professional bodies with advisory contact with employers, such as employment lawyers, accountants, and payroll services. They shared their findings with BEIS officials on 17 February 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are currently considering these findings, and the Government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 164414 164415 164417 question first answered 11/03/2021 17:38:29 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1300318

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Uber: Conditions of Employment
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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 24 February 2021, Official Report, column 939 on the Supreme Court’s ruling on Uber, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service's report to his Department on fire and rehire.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	164417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Acas engaged with a range of groups, including employer bodies and trade unions, as well as professional bodies with advisory contact with employers, such as employment lawyers, accountants, and payroll services. They shared their findings with BEIS officials on 17 February 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are currently considering these findings, and the Government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 164414 164415 164416 question first answered 11/03/2021 17:38:29 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1300345

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Chemicals: Exports
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 (a) minutes and (b) list of attendees of the Chemicals EU Exit Trade Group on 15 February 2021; and what steps his Department is taking in response to the issues raised by stakeholders at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	164585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Minutes from the Chemicals EU Exit (and Trade) Group (CEEG) are not routinely published.</p><p> </p><p>The attendees at the last CEEG held on the 15<sup>th</sup> February 2021 were:</p><p>Ministerial</p><ul><li>Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Secretary of State for BEIS</li><li>Lord Callanan, Lords Parliamentary Under Secretary, BEIS [Co-Chair]</li><li>Rebecca Pow MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Defra</li><li>Mims Davies MP, Minister for Employment, DWP</li></ul><p> </p><p>Industry</p><ul><li>Calum MacLean – CEO &amp; Group Director, Synthomer [Industry Co-Chair]</li><li>Steve Elliott – CEO, Chemical Industries Association (CIA)</li><li>Tom Bowtell – CEO, British Coatings Federation (BCF)</li><li>Adrian Hanrahan – Managing Director, Robinson Brothers</li><li>Jane Toogood – Sector Chief Executive, Johnson Matthey (JM)</li></ul><p> </p><p>Officials</p><p> </p><ul><li>Neil Johnson, BEIS, Director, Infrastructure and Materials</li><li>Chris Hobley, BEIS, Director, Trade and Investment Negotiations</li><li>Jo Bray, BEIS, Deputy Director, Chemicals, Bioeconomy &amp; Plastics</li><li>Sally Randall, DEFRA, Director, Environmental Quality</li><li>Gabrielle Edwards, DEFRA, Deputy Director, Chemicals, Pesticides and Hazardous Waste</li><li>Dr Richard Daniels, HSE, Divisional Director Chemicals Regulation Division</li><li>Harjinder Kang, DIT, Director, Healthcare, Life Sciences &amp; Bioeconomy</li><li>Supporting officials from BEIS, DEFRA, HSE and DIT</li></ul><p> </p><p>BEIS continues to work closely with industry to understand how it is adapting to the terms of the UK/EU Trade &amp; Cooperation Agreement, and to understand its priorities for new trade deals. Government is also engaging closely with all interested parties on the issues which industry has raised about the impacts of the new regulatory requirements associated with the implementation of UK REACH. In doing so we will take account of the benefits and risks of making any changes to the arrangements that are in place now, including the impact it would have in our commitment to maintaining high standards of protection for public health and the environment. We will also consider the impact on our international obligations.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/03/2021 18:00:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1300365

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 he has made of the effectiveness of the bidding process used by Crown Estate to lease seabed development rights for offshore (a) wind and (b) other renewable energy projects on the UKCS.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	164456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961. The Government has not made any assessment on the effectiveness of the bidding process used by Crown Estate to lease seabed development rights for offshore (a) wind and (b) other renewable energy projects on the UKCS. The latest Round 4 seabed leasing round has resulted in six new potential offshore wind projects totalling nearly 8GW.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS was not involved in the design of the bidding process for the Round 4 seabed leasing.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 164457 164458 question first answered 11/03/2021 15:41:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1300366

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
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 advice his Department and its predecessor departments have provided to the Crown Estate on the design of the bidding process used in the Round 4 auction of seabed leasing rights, since the conclusion of Round 3 in 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	164457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>As manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, The Crown Estate is responsible for the award of leases for new and existing offshore wind projects, including the current Round 4 exercise. The Crown Estate works independently of government under the mandate set out in the Crown Estate Act 1961. The Government has not made any assessment on the effectiveness of the bidding process used by Crown Estate to lease seabed development rights for offshore (a) wind and (b) other renewable energy projects on the UKCS. The latest Round 4 seabed leasing round has resulted in six new potential offshore wind projects totalling nearly 8GW.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS was not involved in the design of the bidding process for the Round 4 seabed leasing.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 164456 164458 question first answered 11/03/2021 15:41:12 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham