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1378795

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Energy: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What new support he plans to provide to energy transition projects in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
uin	904253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Our Net Zero Strategy supports well-paid jobs, leverages up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030 across the UK and outlines support for projects in Scotland, including the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 13:31:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1378796

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to extend employment rights to (a) workers in the gig economy and (b) all workers.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	904254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has one of the best records on workers’ rights in the world - going further than the EU in many areas – and we believe the UK’s current three-tiered employment status framework strikes the right balance between the flexibility our economy needs and protections for workers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:32:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1378797

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Electricity Generation: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to introduce a regulated asset base for the offshore grid.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	904256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Our Net Zero Strategy delivers more offshore wind with a more coordinated offshore grid, through the Offshore Transmission Network Review.</p><p> </p><p>Within this, Ofgem have consulted on options for delivery models for offshore connections, including a regulated asset base approach.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 13:49:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1378798

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research and development.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	904257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>We are making the UK a Science Superpower and the Spending Review confirmed we will be funding the fastest increase in R&amp;D spending ever. We are increasing core science funding, doubling Innovate UK’s budget, giving £800m for ARIA and putting £1.7bn into Net Zero R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/11/2021 13:34:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1378799

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Low Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase pay for low-paid workers.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	904258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>In April 2022, we will increase the National Living Wage by 59p to £9.50. This puts us back on track for it to reach two-thirds of median earnings by 2024. The minimum wage increases are expected to benefit two and a half million workers across the UK next year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:35:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1378800

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Small Businesses: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he will take to support small businesses in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Businesses in Harlow will continue to benefit from a range of government programmes, including start up loans and support delivered through the Essex Growth Hub. Additionally, the £23.7m Harlow Town Deal will encourage new business investment into the town.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:35:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1367309

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	Nuclear Power Stations: Construction
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 paragraph 1.38 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, what services will be procured from the £1.7 billion allocated to enabling a large-scale nuclear plant to achieve a final investment decision this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	72504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The 2020 Energy White Paper sets out the Government’s commitment to bring at least one large-scale nuclear project to a final investment decision (FID) this Parliament, subject to clear value for money and all relevant approvals. In order to enable a FID, the Government announced up to £1.7 billion funding in the Spending Review 2021. This funding would continue the development of the Sizewell C project. It is not a final decision on the project itself, which will be made subject to the success of ongoing commercial negotiations, further assessments and all necessary approvals.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 15:37:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1367312

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	Nuclear Power: Finance
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 details of (a) spending on the development of nuclear energy projects since 2010 and (b) funding streams that are available for the development of nuclear energy projects as of 9 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	72506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Since 2008 the policy framework for the development of new nuclear projects has been designed to support private developers to fund projects. It was on this basis that the Government gave the go-ahead to Hinkley Point C in 2016, which is funded by EDF, CGN and their investment partners. For projects after Hinkley, the Government has been considering options for providing direct funding. The Spending Review announced up to £1.7bn to support large-scale nuclear this Parliament alongside a new £120m Future Nuclear Enabling Fund, further details on which will be announced in due course. On 9 November, the Government announced £210m for Rolls-Royce’s SMR design, which forms part of the £385m Advanced Nuclear Fund set out in the Energy White Paper.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 15:33:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1367536

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	Fireworks: Standards
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 (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Product Safety and Standards have made on assessing the potential merits low noise fireworks.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	72502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>In response to issues raised around noise and disturbance, the Office for Product Safety and Standards commissioned research to test the decibel level of commonly used fireworks. The objective of the testing work is to help us understand the decibel level associated with a range of fireworks and whether they are compliant with the regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The testing work was delayed due to covid impacting the laboratory’s ability to carry out the necessary testing, but the results will be available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 17:16:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1367572

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
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	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 discussions officials in his Department have had with Ofgem on the balance of reactive power in the UK’s electricity grid (a) as of 9 November 2021 and (b) in the future.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	72415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Managing reactive power services is the responsibility of National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO). NGESO instructs generators or other asset owners to either absorb or generate reactive power.</p><p> </p><p>NGESO periodically updates BEIS and Ofgem on this as part of our regular schedule of engagement to understand electricity system operability matters.</p><p> </p><p>NGESO will publish its annual Operability Strategy Report by the end of the year, which considers system needs such as reactive power and how these needs will be met in the future.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 15:35:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah