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932786

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
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	Manufacturing Industries: 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, what steps his Department is taking to support manufacturing jobs in North East England.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	158964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Industrial Strategy has set out a long term approach to boost the UK’s productivity growth and ensure that we’re building an economy fit for the future. The White Paper has set out a range of measures aimed at increasing investment from the private and public sector, which will both be vital in meeting the objective of increasing our productivity and earning power for people across the UK. This includes a commitment to increase total R&amp;D investment to 2.4% of GDP by 2027.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making the UK the best place in Europe to own and grow a manufacturing business. Through our Industrial Strategy, we will make sure that we are using all the tools we have to stimulate growth in places such as the North East. That means using our record investments in infrastructure to unlock growth in every part of the country; using the major new investment in research to support innovative manufacturing businesses across the country; and encouraging inward investment into the parts of the country where we need to get growth going faster. We are also cutting business taxes and slashing red tape.</p><p> </p><p>Government is supporting the North East LEP Growth Deal by providing £380 million of funding that will lead to an estimated 8,000 new jobs. The Growth Deal includes funding for the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) providing a world-class environment for high-tech industries and advanced manufacturing businesses.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 09/07/2018 16:22:50 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

932810

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
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	Retail Sector Council
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 often the retail sector council is planned to meet; what the scope of that council is; and what work it is undertaking.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	159048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Retail Sector Council held its first meeting in March this year, and its second meeting on 25<sup>th</sup> June.</p><p> </p><p>The Council is industry led and brings Government and industry together to boost the sector’s productivity and economic health. There are a range of retailers and retail associations on the Council, and all types of retail activity in the UK are in scope.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 04/07/2018 14:53:46 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

932186

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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	Directors
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 bring forward legislative proposals to enable former directors of companies to require the removal of their name by those companies from company materials.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	158770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans. Limited liability is a privileged status through which individuals are able to carry out business while limiting the extent of their personal liabilities to third parties. There is a public interest in third parties being able to establish the trading history of an individual who has been a director of limited liability companies.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 05/07/2018 10:12:30 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

932213

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: Meters
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 has been made on tackling the problem in the north of the UK with Data Communications Company hubs being unable to communicate with SMETS2 meters; and what information he holds on the timetable for resolving that problem.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	158663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>The DCC service for the North region is already operational with SMETS2 meters installed. Initial operational experience has identified improvements which are being implemented by end of July 2018</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/07/2018 15:29:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

932215

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: Meters
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the mobile solution to the DCC hub communication problem in the southern UK region to the northern mobile region; and, what assessment he has made of the effect on the future-proofing of the smart meters toll-out programme of a network reliance on 2G technology.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	158664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Separate networks are in place for the Central and South Regions and the North. There are no plans to change these arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The Data and Communications Company (DCC) has contracted with Telefonica to reach at least 99.25% of properties, and Telefonica’s initial batch of communications hubs for the first 15% of the service will use dual 2G/3G chips providing flexibility and future proofing.</p><p> </p><p>The DCC’s system has both commercial and technical protections to ensure future proofing, and energy suppliers have a responsibility (and interest) to ensure they can continue to use their smart meter for its asset lifetime, which they have taken into consideration as part of their asset procurement.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/07/2018 15:28:12 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

932216

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: Meters
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 timetable is for SMETS2 meters to be made available for pre-payment consumers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	158665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Energy suppliers are currently testing their SMETS2 pre-payment metering solutions. When these are made available to their customers is a matter for individual energy suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/07/2018 14:36:19 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

932217

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: Meters
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 timetable is for his Department to classify the compatibility of SMETS2 gas meters with the DCCs communication systems as reliable, and what assessment he has made of the effect of that timetable on progress on the 2020 deadline for the smart meters roll-out programme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	158666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for individual energy suppliers to decide. Their assessment of the reliability of their SMETS2 offering will need to take account of, amongst other things, their own progress in integrating their meters with the DCC system and the testing of their own back office systems.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 158668 question first answered 05/07/2018 10:11:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

932218

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: Meters
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing gas meter installations from the smart meters implementation programme; and the effect of the removal of those installations on dual fuel energy tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	158667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment as there is a compelling case for including gas meters in the roll-out of smart meters across Great Britain as set out in our latest Cost Benefit Analysis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/07/2018 14:36:04 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

932219

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: Meters
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 meters a DCC communications hub will need to have (a) tested and (b) operating on its communication system before a decision can be made on the reliability of that system.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	158668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for individual energy suppliers to decide. Their assessment of the reliability of their SMETS2 offering will need to take account of, amongst other things, their own progress in integrating their meters with the DCC system and the testing of their own back office systems.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 158666 question first answered 05/07/2018 10:11:34 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

932222

registered interest
date	28/06/2018
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: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons the end date for the installation of SMETS1 meters has been extended again; and what assessment he has made of the effect of multiple extensions to the SMETS1 deadline on the readiness of the supply chains for (a) SMETS1 and (b) SMETS2 meters.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	158669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>The leading energy suppliers have started rolling out SMETS2 meters to their customers and others are working with the Data Communications Company to complete testing of SMETS2 meters ahead of moving to full scale roll-out.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is consulting on making a final adjustment to the deadline for installing SMETS1 meters to give those energy suppliers who need more time to ensure their customers get a good experience of SMETS2 meters from the outset and so consumers can continue to benefit from SMETS1 meter installations in the meantime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have amended the proposed deadline in response to evidence from energy suppliers and the DCC and have given notice to allow energy suppliers to manage the transition including in relation to installation capacity.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 158670 question first answered 05/07/2018 10:11:55 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe