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1301291

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Housing: Carbon Emissions
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 (a) increasing the level 2 NVQ qualification required for construction workers working on green retrofit and (b) mandating that a higher level technician be required onsite.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	166610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched a £6.9m skills competition in September to provide training opportunities for energy efficiency and low carbon heating supply chains to deliver works and scale up to meet additional consumer demand. Funding is provided to support training individuals with existing skills and those new to the sector in energy efficiency and clean heat measures, along with support for installation companies to gain the required PAS 2030 standards or Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation, including possible contribution to certification costs.</p><p> </p><p>A number of training providers have now started training, offering free or subsidised courses covering a wide range of skills and certifications across both energy efficiency and clean heat measures. More information regarding the skills competition can be found <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fgreen-homes-grant-skills-training-competition&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ckaren.wood%40beis.gov.uk%7C8d2ed48000164898aa0608d8e5392b14%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637511380989774790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z%2BklfMYdnttgSuW0xHlO3aNKGkmROdfoflo80HZEEno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>, with a webpage with links to training provider websites <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fapply-for-free-or-subsidised-training-under-the-green-homes-grant-skills-training-competition-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ckaren.wood%40beis.gov.uk%7C8d2ed48000164898aa0608d8e5392b14%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637511380989774790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0sz2o5uOXS4O4dXHr9RVEyyCqqyJesOnj15NbTS6yBo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing in the UK workforce to ensure that people have the right skills and qualifications to deliver the low-carbon transition and thrive in the high-value jobs this will create. BEIS and the Department for Education (DfE) are jointly leading work to consider the skills and jobs needed to help deliver net zero, including green retrofit skills. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/green-jobs-taskforce" target="_blank">Green Jobs Taskforce</a> is working with industry, unions and providers to develop solutions and recommendations that will be refined into a shortlist of high impact actions that will make up a final Green Jobs Action Plan (February 2021 to April 2021).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 166611 166612 question first answered 15/03/2021 15:46:43 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1301293

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Housing: Carbon Emissions
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 ensure that construction workers involved in green retrofitting are given adequate on the job training.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	166611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched a £6.9m skills competition in September to provide training opportunities for energy efficiency and low carbon heating supply chains to deliver works and scale up to meet additional consumer demand. Funding is provided to support training individuals with existing skills and those new to the sector in energy efficiency and clean heat measures, along with support for installation companies to gain the required PAS 2030 standards or Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation, including possible contribution to certification costs.</p><p> </p><p>A number of training providers have now started training, offering free or subsidised courses covering a wide range of skills and certifications across both energy efficiency and clean heat measures. More information regarding the skills competition can be found <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fgreen-homes-grant-skills-training-competition&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ckaren.wood%40beis.gov.uk%7C8d2ed48000164898aa0608d8e5392b14%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637511380989774790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z%2BklfMYdnttgSuW0xHlO3aNKGkmROdfoflo80HZEEno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>, with a webpage with links to training provider websites <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fapply-for-free-or-subsidised-training-under-the-green-homes-grant-skills-training-competition-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ckaren.wood%40beis.gov.uk%7C8d2ed48000164898aa0608d8e5392b14%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637511380989774790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0sz2o5uOXS4O4dXHr9RVEyyCqqyJesOnj15NbTS6yBo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing in the UK workforce to ensure that people have the right skills and qualifications to deliver the low-carbon transition and thrive in the high-value jobs this will create. BEIS and the Department for Education (DfE) are jointly leading work to consider the skills and jobs needed to help deliver net zero, including green retrofit skills. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/green-jobs-taskforce" target="_blank">Green Jobs Taskforce</a> is working with industry, unions and providers to develop solutions and recommendations that will be refined into a shortlist of high impact actions that will make up a final Green Jobs Action Plan (February 2021 to April 2021).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 166610 166612 question first answered 15/03/2021 15:46:43 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1301295

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Housing: Carbon Emissions
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 introducing a skills framework in consultation with trade unions and professional bodies to develop the skills of construction workers working on green retrofit projects.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	166612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched a £6.9m skills competition in September to provide training opportunities for energy efficiency and low carbon heating supply chains to deliver works and scale up to meet additional consumer demand. Funding is provided to support training individuals with existing skills and those new to the sector in energy efficiency and clean heat measures, along with support for installation companies to gain the required PAS 2030 standards or Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation, including possible contribution to certification costs.</p><p> </p><p>A number of training providers have now started training, offering free or subsidised courses covering a wide range of skills and certifications across both energy efficiency and clean heat measures. More information regarding the skills competition can be found <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fgreen-homes-grant-skills-training-competition&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ckaren.wood%40beis.gov.uk%7C8d2ed48000164898aa0608d8e5392b14%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637511380989774790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=z%2BklfMYdnttgSuW0xHlO3aNKGkmROdfoflo80HZEEno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>, with a webpage with links to training provider websites <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fapply-for-free-or-subsidised-training-under-the-green-homes-grant-skills-training-competition-scheme&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ckaren.wood%40beis.gov.uk%7C8d2ed48000164898aa0608d8e5392b14%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637511380989774790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0sz2o5uOXS4O4dXHr9RVEyyCqqyJesOnj15NbTS6yBo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing in the UK workforce to ensure that people have the right skills and qualifications to deliver the low-carbon transition and thrive in the high-value jobs this will create. BEIS and the Department for Education (DfE) are jointly leading work to consider the skills and jobs needed to help deliver net zero, including green retrofit skills. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/green-jobs-taskforce" target="_blank">Green Jobs Taskforce</a> is working with industry, unions and providers to develop solutions and recommendations that will be refined into a shortlist of high impact actions that will make up a final Green Jobs Action Plan (February 2021 to April 2021).</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 166610 166611 question first answered 15/03/2021 15:46:43 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1301299

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	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 he plans to remove meter readers from the list of people permitted to work in other people's homes during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	166445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government guidance on the current national restrictions enables tradespeople, such as meter readers and smart meter installers, to work in peoples’ homes if it is a necessary part of their job. The Government is clear that businesses in certain sectors can remain open if they can adhere to Safer Working guidance. When visiting peoples’ homes, tradespeople should follow the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/homes" target="_blank">guidance</a> and take appropriate Covid-19 secure precautions.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/03/2021 15:41:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1301318

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Freeports: Trade Unions
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on trades union recognition within freeports.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	166448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Freeports are not deregulatory and the government will ensure that the UK’s high standards with respect to workers’ rights will not be compromised. Therefore the UK’s trade union rights will apply to freeports.</p><p> </p><p>The UK takes a voluntarist approach in relation to industrial relations. Collective bargaining is largely a matter for individual employers, their employees and their trade unions. It is therefore for individual employers to decide whether they wish to recognise a trade union for collective bargaining purposes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/03/2021 16:04:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1301331

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Retail Trade: Coronavirus
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 his Department has made of the level of risk to shop workers of covid-19; and what discussions he is having with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the prioritisation of shop workers in the next phase of the covid-19 vaccine rollout.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	166497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic,we have taken evidence from SAGE, as well as research by Public Health England, statistics published by the ONS and the international scientific literature into account when making decisions.</p><p> </p><p>We have published safer workplaces <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/shops-and-branches" target="_blank">guidance</a>  to help employers make their workplaces COVID-Secure for their employees, visitors, and customers. The guidance does not replace existing employment, health and safety or equalities legislation. It provides information to employers on how best to meet these responsibilities in the context of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) are the independent experts who advise the Government on which vaccine/s the United Kingdom should use and provide advice on prioritisation at a population level. The JCVI identified that the vaccination of frontline healthcare workers was a priority for the COVID-19 vaccination programme, due to the high risk of acquiring COVID-19 infection and also transmitting that infection to those vulnerable to COVID-19 and other staff. We continue to be guided by the JCVI on the order in which people will be offered the vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/03/2021 16:02:34 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1301332

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Companies: Meetings
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 5 February 2021 to Question 146962 on Companies: Meetings, whether a legislative framework is in place to allow company AGMs to be held (a) virtually or (b) on a hybrid virtual/physical model under the current covid-19 restrictions; and in the event that it is not possible to hold virtual or hybrid AGMs, what guidance he is making available to companies on the safety of physical AGMs during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	166498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Companies Act 2006 establishes the framework within which public and traded private companies are required to hold annual general meetings, including where electronic means are deployed. It is ultimately for companies to determine how to balance the requirements of that framework against those of the coronavirus restrictions that pertain to the date of the meeting concerned. The Department has been working with the Financial Reporting Council, the Chartered Governance Institute (ICSA), legal firms and others to facilitate discussions about how companies can strike the right balance. ICSA has recently published guidance to assist companies in this regard.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/03/2021 16:00:43 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1301384

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Rolls Royce: 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 he is taking to support jobs at the Rolls Royce Advanced Blade Casting Facility at the Advanced Manufacturing Park.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	166401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s extensive business support measures such as job retention CBILs, and Bounce Back loans have helped companies protect work and jobs in the UK. The aerospace industry and its aviation customers are being supported with around £11bn made available through loan guarantees, support for exporters, the Covid Corporate Financing Facility, and grants for research and development.</p><p> </p><p>Rolls-Royce has made clear that the restructuring reflects the change in medium-term market conditions which have been impacted by the global COVID19 pandemic and is about the survival of the company and securing its long-term, sustainable future.</p><p> </p><p>Rolls-Royce has reopened a voluntary severance scheme and has offered impacted staff job opportunities at alternative sites in the area. If necessary, the Government will work with Rolls-Royce to make sure that those who lose their jobs are supported, and to help them get back into alternative employment as quickly as possible, particularly through the services of DWP and Job Centre Plus.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/03/2021 15:58:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1301422

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Industry: Carbon Emissions
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 the Clean Growth Grand Challenge Missions that flowed from the Industrial Strategy remain Government policy.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	166294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>'Build Back Better: our plan for growth’ sets out the Government’s new framework for how the UK will build back better and drive longer-term growth following COVID-19. The plan, and its range of supporting strategies, take forward the best elements of the Industrial Strategy within a new approach that reflects the changed context since 2017. As part of this transition, we will consider how best to evolve the 2017 Grand Challenges and missions within a forthcoming Innovation Strategy; ensuring any renewed approach is responsive to, and able to effectively deliver current priorities – including our climate and clean growth commitments.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/03/2021 15:56:21 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1301433

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
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	Knowledge Economy and Technology: 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 assessment he has made of the the geographical spread of technology and knowledge economy jobs by region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	166397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>There is no single accepted definition of knowledge economy jobs. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes workforce jobs by region and industry in its JOBS05 dataset, and more detail is available through Nomis official labour market statistics at :<a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Separately the ONS publishes a country and region breakdown of business R&amp;D employment in table 18 of the annual release on research and development performed in UK businesses (BERD). The rounded aggregate figures for 2019 were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full time equivalent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>263,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p><strong>6,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p><strong>20,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p><strong>14,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p><strong>20,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p><strong>26,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p><strong>42,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p><strong>31,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p><strong>50,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p><strong>22,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>232,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/03/2021 15:53:31 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves