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894829

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Scottish Limited Partnerships
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 many Scottish limited partnerships are qualifying under the terms of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017 and the Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	139529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>All of the 31,574 Scottish limited partnerships registered with Companies House are eligible under the terms of the Scottish Partnerships (Register of People with Significant Control) Regulations 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The above regulations also require a Scottish qualifying partnership (SQP) to register with Companies House and deliver information concerning its People with Significant Control (PSC). A SQP is a general partnership constituted under the law of Scotland that is a qualifying partnership under the Partnership (Accounts) Regulations 2008. As of 1<sup>st</sup> May 2018, 582 SQPs have delivered PSC information to Companies House.</p><p> </p><p>On 30 April 2018, the Government published a consultation document which sets out a range of proposals to reform the law governing limited partnerships, including Scottish limited partnerships. The consultation is in response to a call for evidence in 2017, which highlighted that there are ways in which the legal framework governing limited partnerships could be strengthened and updated. The proposals we are consulting on aim to strike the right balance between maintaining high corporate standards while maintaining the UK’s attractiveness as a place to do business.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 03/05/2018 14:27:54 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

894874

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Minimum Wage: 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, whether he plans to bring apprenticeship wages into line with national minimum wage rates for their age group.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	139495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government asks the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to recommend the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage such that it increases pay of the lowest paid apprentices without damaging their employment prospect.</p><p> </p><p>The LPC will be conducting a review of the minimum wage youth rates and the apprenticeship rate structure in light of; changes in young peoples’ participation in work and education, the introduction of the National Living Wage and significant policy changes to apprenticeship policy in England. They are due to issue advice on this matter to Government in Spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 03/05/2018 13:22:32 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

893090

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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	Parental Leave
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 the Government's policy is on making shared parental pay and paternity pay a right for all employees from their first day of employment.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	139035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>We have started the evaluation of the Shared Parental Leave and Pay schemes this year. This will look at the take up of leave and pay by fathers and partners, barriers to take-up, and how Shared Parental Leave and Pay are being used in practice. As a part of the same process of data collection, we will also gather information on the take up of paternity leave and pay.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluation will improve the evidence base and inform future policy development in this area.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/05/2018 15:40:13 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

893122

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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: Prices
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 the Government is taking to support Ofgem in ensuring that the new RIIO-2 price control framework is tougher on energy network companies.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	138960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Network regulation, including setting the next energy network price control, RIIO-2, is a matter for Ofgem as the independent energy regulator. By law, Government has no role in this process.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem states that its proposals for RIIO-2 are expected to save consumers £5 billion over 5 years or around £15-25 per household bill.</p><p> </p><p>Government welcomes regulators and network companies acting in the best interests of consumers and expects consumers to get a fair deal.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/05/2018 14:01:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

892165

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Low Pay
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 tackle low pay.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	138424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>From 1 April 2018, the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage increased above inflation to give more than two million of the lowest paid workers a pay rise of over 2 per cent in real terms. Over the next 12 months, full time workers aged 25 and over on the National Living Wage will see their earnings grow by more than £600.</p><p> </p><p>In the longer term, the Government’s ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK. It sets out how we will help businesses create better, higher-paying jobs with investment in the skills, industries and infrastructure of the future.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 03/05/2018 15:33:37 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

892179

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	EU Emissions Trading 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, whether it is the Government’s policy to seek to stay within the European Emissions Trading Scheme after the scheme’s third trading phase expires on 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	138512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering all factors in relation to the UK’s future participation, or otherwise, in the EU ETS, in consultation with stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/05/2018 15:32:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

892206

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Electricity Generation: Costs
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 cost per MWh of energy generated by (a) onshore wind, (b) offshore wind, (c) solar PV, (d) open cycle gas, (e) combine cycle gas and (f) coal in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	138372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>BEIS’s most recent published assessment of electricity generation costs can be found in the generation costs report (2016)[1] which covers both renewable and non-renewable technologies. We are currently undertaking a review of our evidence on levelised costs of electricity generation.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant section of the 2016 generation cost report is included below. BEIS no longer produces estimates for the levelised cost of unabated coal.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p>Levelised Cost Estimates for NOAK Projects Commissioning in 2020, Technology-specific Hurdle Rates, £/MWh (2014 prices)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>CCGT H Class</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OCGT 600MW (500hrs)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Offshore Wind Round 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Large Scale Solar PV</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Onshore Wind &gt;5MW UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pre Development Costs</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Construction Costs</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed O&amp;M</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Variable O&amp;M</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fuel Costs</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carbon Costs</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>66</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>166</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566567/BEIS_Electricity_Generation_Cost_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/566567/BEIS_Electricity_Generation_Cost_Report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/05/2018 13:57:23 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

892302

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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: Plastics
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 has taken to reduce its use of single-use plastics .
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	138541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has made a commitment to eradicate single use plastics by 2020. We are working with our contractors to realise this goal as speedily as possible.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/05/2018 15:33:09 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

891317

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Fuel Poverty: Greater London
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 trends in the level of fuel poverty in (a) Lewisham borough and (b) London.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	138076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number and proportion of households living in fuel poverty in Lewisham and London between 2014 and 2015 (latest data available).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Lewisham</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>London</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Fuel Poor Households</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percent Fuel Poor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fuel Poor Households</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percent Fuel Poor</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>12,300</p></td><td><p>10.5%</p></td><td><p>348,000</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td><p>335,000</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Household figures for Lewisham are rounded to the nearest 100 and proportion of fuel poor to the nearest 1 decimal place</p><p>*Household figures for London are rounded to the nearest 1,000 and proportion of fuel poor to the nearest whole number</p><p> </p><p>Due to the relative nature of the fuel poverty measure, the proportion of households in fuel poverty fluctuates between 10% and 12% at the national level.</p><p> </p><p>The latest sub-regional fuel poverty statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fuel-poverty-sub-regional-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/05/2018 16:59:17 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

891353

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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: Cybersecurity
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 24 April 2018 to Question 136113 on Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cybercrime, if he will publish the infrastructure providers that have been involved in the discussions on cyber-security.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	137917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Cyber security is one of the Government's top national security priorities and BEIS is continuing to work with industry partners to ensure that the risks to critical national infrastructure are understood and that appropriate mitigations are in place. For reasons of national security, we are unable to provide a list of infrastructure providers that have been involved in discussions on cyber security.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/05/2018 16:59:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett