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date	06/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to exonerate sub-postmasters prosecuted due to the Post Office Horizon system.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	13306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>On 10 January, Government announced its intention to bring forward legislation to overturn the convictions of all those convicted in England or Wales on the basis of Post Office evidence during the Horizon scandal. This work is proceeding at pace and legislation will be introduced within weeks. These individuals will become eligible for compensation; this includes the upfront offer of £600,000 or to claim more via the individual claim assessment process.</p><p> </p><p>Compensation is already open to postmasters who were prosecuted but not convicted.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/02/2024 17:22:47 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1669514

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Aviation: Hydrogen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to engage with tier 2 suppliers developing new hydrogen technology for the aviation sector.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	1520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is investing £685m through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme to co-fund the development of zero-carbon and ultra-efficient aircraft technology and cross-cutting enablers. This includes collaborative R&amp;D projects to develop new hydrogen technologies.</p><p> </p><p>We are funding the ATI’s Hydrogen Capability Network Phase 0 project to explore the operating model for open access facilities to accelerate the development of liquid hydrogen aircraft technologies and capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Jet Zero Council, a Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group is advising on how government and industry can work together to accelerate the adoption of zero emission flight.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/11/2023 10:24:03 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1627239

registered interest
date	12/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support electric vehicle manufacturing.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	184806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>The Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) aims to support the creation of an internationally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in the UK. The Government continues to work with industry via the ATF to unlock strategic investments in gigafactories, motors and drives, power electronics, and fuel cell systems.</p><p> </p><p>In the coming months, after engagement with industry, the Government will build on the ATF and the long-term Advanced Propulsion Centre R&amp;D programme to take decisive action to ensure future investment in the manufacturing of zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 31/05/2023 11:46:47 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1627241

registered interest
date	12/05/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Minerals: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report by the British Geological Society entitled Potential for Critical Raw Material Prospectivity in the UK, published on 17 April 2023, what steps her Department is taking to develop a domestic critical minerals industry.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	184808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The report <em>“Potential for Critical Raw Material Prospectivity in the UK” </em>delivers on the commitment in the Government’s Critical Minerals Strategy to collate geoscientific data and identify target areas of potential for critical minerals within the UK. We are working with the British Geological Survey to understand next steps.</p><p>Through the Critical Minerals Strategy we are working to accelerate the UK’s domestic capabilities along the whole critical minerals value chain. Our support for businesses like Cornish Lithium and Green Lithium shows our determination to put the Strategy into action. We have also established the new Task &amp; Finish Group on Industry Resilience for Critical Minerals which will investigate the critical mineral dependencies and vulnerabilities faced by UK Industry and help it to mitigate risks.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 24/05/2023 13:45:55 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith