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847764

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Cryptocurrencies
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 much funding has been allocated to research opportunities for digital currency technology and its potential applications.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	129440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) leads the cross Council Digital Economy (DE) Theme, which incorporates the digital currency technology and associated distributed ledger technology activities, announced in the March 2015 Budget. To date, the DE Theme has invested around £7.2 million in the following activities:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A £260,000 project - Third Party Dematerialisation and Rematerialisation of Capital.</li><li>An 18-month £0.4 million project investigating the phenomena of cryptocurrencies and their associated underlying technology - Cryptocurrency Effects in Digital Transformations (CREDIT)</li><li>A £3.7 million for seven interdisciplinary feasibility studies that will explore and understanding transformative use cases of distributed ledger technology “Applications of Distributed Ledger Technology” resulting in. Details of the projects are available on the EPSRC website at: <a href="http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewPanelROL.aspx?PanelId=1-3X22ML&amp;RankingListId=1-3X22MS" target="_blank">http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewPanelROL.aspx?PanelId=1-3X22ML&amp;RankingListId=1-3X22MS</a></li><li>Three projects relevant to research in applications of distributed ledger technology were supported under “Broad applications of distributed ledger technologies” as one of six focal areas in a £10 million call for research proposals on the Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security in the Digital Economy call (2015) - see <a href="http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewPanel.aspx?PanelId=1-37PAUA" target="_blank">http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/NGBOViewPanel.aspx?PanelId=1-37PAUA</a>)</li></ul><p> </p><p>Innovate UK has funded projects that develop and commercial digital currency technologies with various sectoral applications, related to blockchain and distributed ledger projects for use in areas like provenance tracking of goods. Since 2004 Innovate UK has invested nearly £2 million into these technologies.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/03/2018 17:28:28 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

831193

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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	Research: Expenditure
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 much money has been spent in the UK on (a) basic research (b) applied research and (c) experimental development as defined in the Frascati Manual in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	125201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) provides gross expenditure on R&amp;D split by basic research, applied research and experimental research for OECD countries, including the UK based on ONS data. The latest data covers the period 2007 and 2014. It shows that the split of funding has been stable over time, at around 17% on basic research, 45% on applied research and 38% on experimental development. Further information can be found at <a href="http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=RD_ACTIVITY" target="_blank">http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=RD_ACTIVITY</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 31/01/2018 16:17:32 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

828769

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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: Chief Scientific Advisers
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 meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between October and December 2017.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	124406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Between 1<sup>st</sup> October 2017 and 31<sup>st</sup> December 2017 the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has met with:</p><p> </p><p>(a) my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for BEIS nine times in person.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/01/2018 11:01:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

778321

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
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	Social Services: Minimum Wage
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 26 October 2017 to Question 109148, on social services: minimum wage, which of the criteria for naming were not met by the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	110011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The case for the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million was opened by HM Revenue and Customs before the revised scheme came into effect on 1 October 2013. This employer <strong>failed to meet any</strong> of the set criteria for naming under the previous scheme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/10/2017 11:28:12 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

777057

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to section 5.3.7 of his Department's policy document, National Minimum Wage Law: Enforcement, if he will make it his policy to maintain a full public register of employers who have been named under the naming and shaming scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	109344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to change the current naming policy.</p><p>The information of those who have been named is available within the relevant press announcements on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/10/2017 13:03:03 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

776104

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Social Services: Minimum Wage
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 9 October 2017 to Question 105010, on social services: minimum wage, whether the two care sector employers that met the exceptional criteria and have not been named under his Department's naming scheme include the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million, referred to in the letter of 6 April 2017 from Jon Thompson, Chief Executive, HM Revenue and Customs, to the right hon. Member for North Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	109145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The case for the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million is among the 69 cases that will not be considered for naming. The case was opened by HMRC before the revised scheme came into effect on 1 October 2013 and did not meet the set criteria for naming under the previous scheme. Those criteria were:</p><p>(1) Employer knowingly or deliberately failed to comply with their NMW obligations</p><p>(2) Employer previously received advice from HMRC about steps they need to take to ensure future compliance with national minimum wage and has not taken these steps</p><p>(3) Employer failed to take adequate steps to keep and preserve NMW records</p><p>(4) Employer delayed or obstructed a NMW compliance officer in the performance of their duties</p><p>(5) Employer refused or neglected to answer questions put to them by a NMW compliance officer</p><p>(6) Employer refused or neglected to provide information to produce documents to a NMW compliance officer</p><p>(7) Employer neglected to pay arrears of NMW to workers following HMRC intervention, which has resulted in HMRC having to undertake action against the employer to ensure payment of arrears</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 109146 109147 109148 question first answered 26/10/2017 14:57:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

776105

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Social Services: Minimum Wage
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 9 October 2017 to Question 105010, on social services: minimum wage, whether the 74 care sector employers named under his Department's naming scheme include the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million, referred to in the letter of 6 April 2017 from Jon Thompson, Chief Executive, HM Revenue and Customs, to the right hon. Member for North Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	109146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The case for the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million is among the 69 cases that will not be considered for naming. The case was opened by HMRC before the revised scheme came into effect on 1 October 2013 and did not meet the set criteria for naming under the previous scheme. Those criteria were:</p><p>(1) Employer knowingly or deliberately failed to comply with their NMW obligations</p><p>(2) Employer previously received advice from HMRC about steps they need to take to ensure future compliance with national minimum wage and has not taken these steps</p><p>(3) Employer failed to take adequate steps to keep and preserve NMW records</p><p>(4) Employer delayed or obstructed a NMW compliance officer in the performance of their duties</p><p>(5) Employer refused or neglected to answer questions put to them by a NMW compliance officer</p><p>(6) Employer refused or neglected to provide information to produce documents to a NMW compliance officer</p><p>(7) Employer neglected to pay arrears of NMW to workers following HMRC intervention, which has resulted in HMRC having to undertake action against the employer to ensure payment of arrears</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 109145 109147 109148 question first answered 26/10/2017 14:57:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

776106

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Social Services: Minimum Wage
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 9 October 2017 to Question 105010, on social services: minimum wage, whether the remaining cases that will be considered in future rounds of his Department's naming scheme include the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million, referred to in the letter of 6 April 2017 from Jon Thompson, Chief Executive, HM Revenue and Customs, to the right hon. Member for North Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	109147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The case for the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million is among the 69 cases that will not be considered for naming. The case was opened by HMRC before the revised scheme came into effect on 1 October 2013 and did not meet the set criteria for naming under the previous scheme. Those criteria were:</p><p>(1) Employer knowingly or deliberately failed to comply with their NMW obligations</p><p>(2) Employer previously received advice from HMRC about steps they need to take to ensure future compliance with national minimum wage and has not taken these steps</p><p>(3) Employer failed to take adequate steps to keep and preserve NMW records</p><p>(4) Employer delayed or obstructed a NMW compliance officer in the performance of their duties</p><p>(5) Employer refused or neglected to answer questions put to them by a NMW compliance officer</p><p>(6) Employer refused or neglected to provide information to produce documents to a NMW compliance officer</p><p>(7) Employer neglected to pay arrears of NMW to workers following HMRC intervention, which has resulted in HMRC having to undertake action against the employer to ensure payment of arrears</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 109145 109146 109148 question first answered 26/10/2017 14:57:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

776107

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Social Services: Minimum Wage
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 9 October 2017 to Question 105010, on social services: minimum wage, whether the 69 care sector employers that will not be considered for naming under his Department's naming scheme include the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million, referred to in the letter of 6 April 2017 from Jon Thompson, Chief Executive, HM Revenue and Customs, to the right hon. Member for North Norfolk.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	109148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The case for the employer with identified arrears of over £1 million is among the 69 cases that will not be considered for naming. The case was opened by HMRC before the revised scheme came into effect on 1 October 2013 and did not meet the set criteria for naming under the previous scheme. Those criteria were:</p><p>(1) Employer knowingly or deliberately failed to comply with their NMW obligations</p><p>(2) Employer previously received advice from HMRC about steps they need to take to ensure future compliance with national minimum wage and has not taken these steps</p><p>(3) Employer failed to take adequate steps to keep and preserve NMW records</p><p>(4) Employer delayed or obstructed a NMW compliance officer in the performance of their duties</p><p>(5) Employer refused or neglected to answer questions put to them by a NMW compliance officer</p><p>(6) Employer refused or neglected to provide information to produce documents to a NMW compliance officer</p><p>(7) Employer neglected to pay arrears of NMW to workers following HMRC intervention, which has resulted in HMRC having to undertake action against the employer to ensure payment of arrears</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 109145 109146 109147 question first answered 26/10/2017 14:57:21 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

760783

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Chief Scientific Advisers
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 meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department have had with the Chief Scientific Adviser in his Department in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	105201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Between 14<sup>th</sup> June 2017 and 14<sup>th</sup> September 2017 the Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Business, Energy (BEIS) and Industrial Strategy has met with:</p><p>(a) the Secretary of State for BEIS six times in person and four times by telephone; and</p><p>(b) BEIS Ministers six times in person and once by telephone.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/10/2017 16:11:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb