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1198969

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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: ICT
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 (a) reduce the amount of manual processing on paper it carries out and (b) make those processes digital.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	52236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department has a case management offering, which allows staff to leverage technology to improve processes. The aim is to increase automation while reducing operational costs and manual processes. Where manual processes still exist, the Department seeks to use technology to reduce them further.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/06/2020 09:10:40 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1186831

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
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	Insovency: 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, if he will suspend wrongful trading laws during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	32707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the difficulties faced by directors in making decisions about the future viability of their companies in these times of extreme uncertainty, and that the wrongful trading provisions impact on those decisions. The Government is urgently considering a range of measures which aim to help businesses wherever possible where the Covid-19 outbreak is the cause of their financial difficulties.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 26/03/2020 17:24:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 14918 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1185886

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
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 Supply: 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 steps the Government is taking to ensure that residential customers of power companies who are (a) in self-isolation and (b) economically inactive as a result of covid-19 are able to afford an adequate level of gas and electricity supply during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	30897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced on 19 March that we have secured a voluntary agreement with domestic energy supply companies to support customers impacted by Covid-19.</p><p>Under the terms of this agreement, energy suppliers will seek to identify and prioritise customers at risk, support customers who are impacted financially, and support prepayment meter customers to stay on supply.</p><p>The support offered will be based on the individual circumstances of the customer and the systems, processes and capability of the supply company. It could include extending discretionary or friendly credit, or sending out a pre-loaded top up card for prepay customers who are unable to leave home to top up.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 23/03/2020 14:40:49 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1183732

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Hygiene and Protective Clothing: 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 plans his Department has to ensure that supplies of (a) hand sanitiser and (b) face masks are not rapidly depleted by panic buying as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	26932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is well prepared for this type of outbreak; we are taking all necessary precautions to protect the public, including engaging with industry and the business community to discuss their preparedness planning. We will continue to work closely with sectors, companies, and business representative organisations to ensure we are fully aware of the issues and impacts businesses are facing and how we can best provide support.</p><p> </p><p>In order to help the industry respond to Covid-19, the Government has announced that it will work with local authorities to extend the hours in which deliveries can be made to supermarkets and other food retailers. This will allow retailers to increase the frequency of their deliveries and move stock more quickly from warehouses to shelves.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/03/2020 17:05:15 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1182096

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
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	Import Controls: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support he is providing to help businesses in Scotland prepare for the introduction of import controls on EU goods from 2021.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	901054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the Scottish Government to ensure businesses can take full advantage of the new opportunities presented in January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided over £130 million to the Scottish Government in EU exit allocations, and through HMRC’s customs grant scheme, £34 million has been made available to UK businesses to support trader readiness.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 03/03/2020 15:00:33 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1168898

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
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	Pregnancy: Discrimination
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 assessment the Government has made of trends in the level of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of tackling pregnancy and maternity discrimination. That is why we committed in our Manifesto to reform redundancy law so companies cannot discriminate against women after they have returned from maternity leave.</p><p>The Government is currently undertaking the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey which surveys over 3,000 parents across Great Britain to understand leave and employment decisions when they have a baby, this includes a question on whether a parent experienced any discrimination at work.</p><p>The Government will undertake further research into pregnancy and maternity related discrimination when the current package of interventions has had time to take effect.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 14/01/2020 11:44:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1151059

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Disclosure of Information
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 assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of protections for whistleblowers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	2852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises how valuable it is that whistleblowers are prepared to shine a light on wrongdoing, and believes that they should be able to do so without fear of recriminations.</p><p> </p><p>Government has committed to review the UK whistleblowing framework and will carry this out once sufficient time has passed for there to be the necessary evidence available to assess the impact of recent reforms.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/10/2019 16:48:10 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day