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1309443

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date	15/04/2021
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	Greensill: Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan 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, what due diligence he carried out when considering whether Greensill Capital should be an accredited lender under the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	181410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The decision to accredit Greensill Capital was made independently and in accordance with the British Business Bank’s (Bank) usual procedures. The Bank ran an accreditation process for lenders to participate in the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), which included due consideration of whether a prospective lender met the criteria set out in the CLBILS Request for Proposals (a publicly available document).</p><p> </p><p>The criteria included requirements such as the ability to demonstrate a track record of lending to larger enterprises, provision of evidence based forecasts, the ability to demonstrate that it has sufficient capital available to meet their lending forecasts, a viable business model, robust operations and systems, the proposed lending will not have unreasonable lender levied fees and interest, and that the lender has all the necessary regulations, licences, authorisations and permissions to operate the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>At the point of accreditation and based on the information provided to it, the Bank considered that Greensill Capital met the required criteria.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/04/2021 09:47:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 98071 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1309545

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Amazon: Delivery Services
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 has made representations to Amazon UK on (a) the death of a 21-year-old Amazon driver on 17 February 2021 and (b) the potential merits of reassessing delivery targets for Amazon UK delivery drivers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	181449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>I was deeply saddened to hear the tragic news of the death of the Amazon driver, and I send my sincere condolences to their family. South Yorkshire Police are investigating and are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision to contact them.</p><p> </p><p>Benchmark standards for safe delivery plans and realistic schedules are set out in the joint HSE and Department for Transport guidance (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hse.gov.uk%2Fpubns%2Findg382.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40beis.gov.uk%7C0392f2cdcb75491936f308d900d03e54%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C1%7C637541716665339908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=aZcmkn%2F8AgwFlv7lvNOnko2P0DpVWDG6T9BU%2B0U%2FH8o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Driving at work: Managing work-related road safety INDG382(rev1) (hse.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/04/2021 09:48:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 98072 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1309557

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Development Aid
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 effect of reducing the Official Development Assistance budget on (a) current and future research projects funded under ODA programmes and (b) global research partnerships.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	181450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The challenging financial situation we face due to the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a temporary reduction in the UK’s aid spending target from 0.7% of GNI to 0.5%. This means making difficult decisions when it comes to prioritising how we spend aid money to deliver the most impactful outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently working with UKRI, and all our Global Challenges Research Fund and Newton Fund Delivery Partners, to manage the financial year 2021/22 ODA allocations, including determining which projects will be impacted. Our Delivery Partners have communicated with award holders setting out the next stage of the review of ODA funding this year, and to explore options for individual programmes. (Full details have been published on the UKRI website.) Due to the ongoing nature of this process, we cannot share project-level details.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of supporting global research partnerships and supporting the UK research sector. Our commitment to research and innovation has been clearly demonstrated by my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget announcement of increasing investment in R&amp;D across government to £14.6bn in 2021/22; and as has been set out in our Integrated Review ambitions, international collaboration is central to a healthy and productive R&amp;D sector.</p><p> </p><p>On 1<sup>st</sup> April, the Department set out an additional £250m of funding for the R&amp;D sector. As a result, UK scientists will have access to more public funding than ever before. This takes total Government investment in R&amp;D to £14.9 billion in 2021/22 and follows four years of significant growth in R&amp;D funding, including a boost of more than £1.5 billion in 2020/21.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 20/04/2021 16:55:47 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1309600

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire based organisations he has met in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	181369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. Details for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers July to September 2020. Data for October to December 2020 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 20/04/2021 16:56:46 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1309028

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Additional Restrictions Grant
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 local authorities are permitted to award Additional Restrictions Grant funding to companies that began trading after 5 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	181064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>Yes, Local Authorities are permitted to do this.</p><p> </p><p>All businesses that are trading and meet other eligibility criteria may apply to receive funding under this scheme. There is no starting date from which businesses must have been trading in order to qualify for Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) funding.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/04/2021 16:50:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1309056

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Advanced Research and Invention Agency: 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, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the science budget that will be allocated to the Advanced Research and Invention Agency in each remaining year of the 2019 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	180974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>ARIA’s budget commitment of £800m up to 2024/25 is expected to represent less than 2% of the Government’s current total annual R&amp;D investment over the same period.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/04/2021 14:42:30 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1309058

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Advanced Research and Invention Agency: Engineering
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 Advanced Research and Invention Agency will fund engineering projects.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	180975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>ARIA will have an open remit, with maximum autonomy over what it chooses to fund. Its focus will be on finding and funding transformational science and technology, wherever it exists.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/04/2021 14:43:16 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1309079

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Environment Protection
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 ensure consumers and businesses have access to redress and other consumer protections in emerging low-carbon markets.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	180964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>As a Competent Authority, the energy regulator Ofgem, has an obligation to ensure Alternative Dispute Resolution is provided in the energy sector under the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Competent Authorities and Information) Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem has appointed Ombudsman Services: Energy as the redress provider in the energy sector and has set out the types of dispute that Ombudsman Services: Energy can resolve, including issues relating to billing, sales, switching, supply, micro-generation and Feed in Tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>Consumer protection continues to be a central part of policy considerations in relation to new energy markets, for example we have recently consulted on extending access to redress to heat network customers.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/04/2021 15:40:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1309081

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	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 his Department is taking to help vulnerable consumers make the transition to net zero.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	180965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has extended the Energy Company Obligation to 2026 and expanded the Warm Home Discount to £475 million per year from 2022 to 2025/2026. This will see targeted support continue to be provided to low-income and vulnerable households to install energy saving measures and heat their homes over the winter months, while making savings on their energy bills through having better insulated homes. The future Home Upgrade Grant scheme, due to commence in 2022, will support low-income households with upgrades to the worst-performing homes off the gas grid in England. These upgrades will create warmer homes at lower cost and support low-income families with the switch to low-carbon heating. This increased energy efficiency is complemented by the Government’s rollout of over 26 million smart meters, which help consumers see how much energy they are using in near real-time and make sure they are ready to take advantage of the next wave of flexible, low-carbon technologies and energy tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to getting the transition to net zero right for all consumers, including those in vulnerable circumstances, and will shortly publish a call for evidence to begin an ongoing strategic dialogue between consumers, industry and the Government on affordability in the energy system.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/04/2021 15:39:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1309155

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Scotland: UK Research and Innovation
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 effect of the reduction in Official Development Assistance funding to UK Research and Innovation on members of the Global Challenges Research Fund Strategy Advisory Group in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	180949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is overseen by the Strategic Advisory Group (SAG), which acts in an advisory capacity to the strategic direction of the GCRF. Its membership consists of experts in the fields of science and research, and international development. They represent academia, government, business and other stakeholders, covering a broad range of disciplines and have an international or global perspective.</p><p> </p><p>Of the SAG’s 14 current members, three represent Scottish institutions. A full list of members, including their affiliate institutions, is available on the UKRI SAG webpage. I am not aware of any imminent planned changes the makeup of the SAG. A periodic refresh of SAG membership has only recently been completed, in line with Cabinet Office guidelines on good governance.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/04/2021 14:58:42 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray