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1020278

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date	05/12/2018
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to respond to the letter of 6 November 2018 from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central on the issue of fireworks.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	199440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>I have replied to the hon. Member. My office will be in touch shortly to schedule the meeting referred to.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 10/12/2018 17:52:26 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1020428

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Biotechnology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the bioeconomy sector deal.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	199342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Several sectors, including the bioeconomy sector, have expressed an interest in a Sector Deal. We intend to take forward further Deals that best meet expectations set out in the White Paper in due course. I am pleased to say that on 5th December 2018 the UK’s first Bioeconomy Strategy was published on GOV.UK, to provide a framework for growth to 2030.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/12/2018 17:37:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 91123 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1020436

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Solar Power: Housing
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 14 November 2018 to Question 194025 on Housing: Solar Power, what steps his Department has taken to monitor whether the work undertaken by BRE National Solar Centre has led to the recommendations of that report being implemented by those relevant bodies.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	199282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The BRE National Solar Centre, on behalf of the Department, discussed this interim report with relevant bodies, the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, British Standards Institute and the International Electrotechnical Commission, at a workshop on 20<sup>th</sup> November. Minutes from this meeting are yet to be finalised, and the Department will be engaging further with those relevant bodies on how best to implement the recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 10/12/2018 17:52:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1020460

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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: Overseas 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 proportion of his Department's ODA-funded projects are listed on the Department for International Development's Development Tracker website.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	199343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>BEIS is committed to meeting the Government’s target for transparency and to score ‘good’ or ‘very good’ on the Publish What You Fund aid transparency index.</p><p> </p><p>29 of the Department’s 30 International Climate Finance programmes are listed on the Development Tracker website. This represents 96% of the Department’s International Climate Finance programmes, covering 99% of BEIS International Climate Finance expenditure from 2010/11 to the end of 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>At present BEIS does not publish detail of its research and innovation (R&amp;I) spend on the Development Tracker website. However, much of the detail is published on the Gateway to Research website, which is run by UK Research and Innovation. BEIS is currently implementing a technical solution to be able to fully publish details of its R&amp;I expenditure to the International Aid Transparency Index, which can be automatically accessed by the Development Tracker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/12/2018 14:39:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 91120 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1020462

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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: Overseas 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, with reference to the Independent Commission for Aid report, Global Challenges Research Fund - a rapid review, published in September 2017, what progress his Department has made on delivering recommendation 3 of that report.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	199345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>BEIS accepted recommendation 3 of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s (ICAI) report and is taking action accordingly to enhance assessment of the performance of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).</p><p> </p><p>We have commissioned an evaluation of the GCRF by the independent contractor ITAD, the first stage of which established a clear Theory of Change. ITAD is now refining a further comprehensive evaluation methodology for the fund.</p><p> </p><p>Work is also being undertaken to provide assurance on value for money and to develop Key Performance Indicators to enable monitoring of project and portfolio outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is actively engaged with ICAI in their follow up to the review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/12/2018 14:39:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 91122 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson