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732316

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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	Green Investment Bank: Privatisation
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 cost has been to date to his Department and the Green Investment Bank (GIB) of privatising that bank; and what the projected cost to his Department and the GIB is of privatising that bank up until the point at which the sale is finalised.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government will provide a full report to Parliament following completion of the transaction.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 27/06/2017 15:14:20 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

732338

registered interest
date	23/06/2017
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	Self-employed
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 people who are incorrectly classified as self employed in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Determining employment status can be complicated and is based on the reality of each working relationship. Government has not made an estimate of the numbers of people in each status, but shares concerns regarding insecure work. This is why in October 2016 my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister asked Matthew Taylor to carry out an independent review to consider employment practices and whether they need to change to keep pace with modern business models. We understand that Matthew Taylor is working to complete his report at the moment, and expect it to be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:11:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

731750

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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: Inverclyde
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 the Government will bring the Small Business Saturday 2017 roadshow to Inverclyde.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The organisation of Small Business Saturday is managed by Small Business Saturday UK. To request a visit to Inverclyde you can contact them via their website <a href="https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com/" target="_blank">https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com</a>.</p><p>The Department is fully supportive of the Small Business Saturday campaign and recognises the role it plays in highlighting the importance of small businesses to the local community and the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:15:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

731764

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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 households are using a pre-payment meter for electricity and gas in (a) the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department collects data on the method of payment for domestic gas and electricity customers by public electricity supply (PES) region from a survey of energy suppliers. From this, data is not available by parliamentary constituency; however, Linlithgow and East Falkirk falls within the South Scotland PES region which is provided below instead. Gas data is only collected for Great Britain not the United Kingdom.</p><p>The proportion of, and number of, households on pre-payment meters are estimated as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Scotland</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>260,000</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>360,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>320,000</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GB/UK</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>3,100,000</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>4,200,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is published as part of our quarterly energy prices publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-price-stastics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-price-stastics</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/06/2017 13:36:44 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731766

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
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 he is taking to support micro-enterprises in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Support for businesses in Scotland is largely a devolved matter, and <a href="https://www.mygov.scot/business/" target="_blank">https://www.mygov.scot/business/</a> provides advice to people starting, running and growing a business, including a section on funding and grants in Scotland. In addition, British Business Bank (BBB) programmes are supporting finance to smaller businesses. One of the main programmes – administered by the Start-Up Loans Company - is supporting 70 start-up loans worth £283k in the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency.</p><p>Microbusinesses in Scotland also benefit from UK-wide initiatives to encourage investment, for example the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. If they have business premises, microbusinesses will also benefit from the Small Business Bonus Scheme and receive 100% relief on their rates bill for property valued below £10,000.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 27/06/2017 15:12:44 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

731799

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Solar Power
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 he is taking to encourage greater use of solar panels; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Solar PV is a UK success story, with rapid deployment over the last 7 years, over 99% of the UK’s solar PV capacity has been deployed since May 2010.</p><p>We are exceeding our historic projections on solar deployment. In 2013 we estimated that solar capacity would reach 10-12GW by 2020. We now expect Government support to bring forward around 13 GW by 2020. Support for solar comes directly from people's bills, so when costs come down, so should support. Therefore we have taken steps to control the costs of support schemes and put solar on a path to delivering without subsidy.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 27/06/2017 13:36:20 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

731161

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Furniture: Fire Prevention
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 intends to respond to the consultation on Furniture and furnishings fire safety regulations: proposed changes, which closed on 11 November 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Revision of these regulations is technically complex and stakeholders hold a wide spectrum of views on the proposals that have been made. We will issue the Government response only after careful consideration of all 120 responses received. The Grenfell Tower fire highlights the need for public protection to remain our priority and we are now reviewing the proposed changes in the light of that tragic event.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/06/2017 15:59:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

731162

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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, if he will commission research to determine the take-up of shared parental leave; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>We will evaluate Shared Parental Leave in 2018. We anticipate commissioning survey work to measure take-up as part of this evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/06/2017 15:21:53 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

731240

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Working Mothers
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 announcement made by his Department on 27 March 2017 on new guidance to support working mothers of premature babies, what progress has been made on drawing up of such guidance; and whether it is still the Government's policy to publish guidance for employers.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting working parents with premature babies. We are working with the Advisory, Conciliation &amp; Arbitration Service (Acas) to produce best practice guidance for employers on how best to support working parents with babies born prematurely. We expect guidance to be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/06/2017 14:36:36 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

731279

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	Foreign Companies
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 plans he has to introduce legislation on property ownership and public contracting by overseas companies and legal entities.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	38
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is currently analysing responses to a call for evidence on a register showing who owns and controls overseas legal entities that own UK property or participate in UK Government procurement. Next steps will be outlined in the Department’s response to the call for evidence.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 26/06/2017 09:22:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead