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1060757

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Working Hours: EU Law
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 it is his policy to replicate the Working Time Regulations after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	220853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Employment law which derives from the EU is implemented in the UK, in statute if necessary. This includes the Agency Workers Directive and the Working Time Directive, which have been transposed into UK law. There is therefore no need to replicate them after the UK leaves the EU. We have committed not to roll back workers’ rights and that commitment includes the protections provided for by the Working Time Directive and the Agency Workers Directive. We also recently laid the Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 which if passed will increase protections for agency workers on pay between assignment contracts.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 220854 question first answered 19/02/2019 16:19:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 102482 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1060758

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Agency Workers: EU Law
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 it is his policy to replicate the Agency Workers Directive after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	220854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Employment law which derives from the EU is implemented in the UK, in statute if necessary. This includes the Agency Workers Directive and the Working Time Directive, which have been transposed into UK law. There is therefore no need to replicate them after the UK leaves the EU. We have committed not to roll back workers’ rights and that commitment includes the protections provided for by the Working Time Directive and the Agency Workers Directive. We also recently laid the Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2019 which if passed will increase protections for agency workers on pay between assignment contracts.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 220853 question first answered 19/02/2019 16:19:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 102481 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1060760

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	EU Emissions Trading 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, whether the Government plans to leave the EU’s emissions trading scheme; and what steps the Government is taking to maintain its commitment to cut carbon emissions after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	220855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement after the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019, the UK’s participation in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) will continue until the end of the Implementation Period. This aligns with the end of Phase III (December 2020) of the EU ETS.</p><p>The Political Declaration sets out that the UK and the EU have agreed to consider cooperating on carbon pricing through linking a UK national greenhouse gas emissions trading system with the EU ETS. The details of these arrangements will be a matter for the next phase of the negotiations. The Government will consult on our future approach to carbon pricing in due course.</p><p>In the event that the UK leaves without a deal in 2019, the UK would cease to participate in the EU ETS. To ensure stability and to meet the UK’s legally binding carbon reduction commitments under the Climate Change Act, a Carbon Emissions Tax would be introduced from 1 April 2019.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling climate change. We are making strong progress towards our legally binding targets established in the world-leading Climate Change Act. Between 1990 and 2017, the UK reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by over 40% while growing the economy by more than two thirds - the best performance in the G7 on a per person basis.</p><p>We recognise the need to go further and the Clean Growth Strategy sets out our plans through to 2032, to build on our successes to date. It includes ambitious proposals on housing, business, transport, the natural environment and green finance.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 18/02/2019 17:29:37 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1060767

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Energy: Research
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 UK (a) firms and (b) universities will continue to receive EU research funding for development of clean and renewable energy technologies after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	220857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s priority remains agreeing a deal with the EU. A ratified deal based on the provisions set out in the proposed Withdrawal Agreement would ensure that all UK participants can continue to receive EU funding from EU Programmes committed under the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework for the lifetime of their projects. Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation funding programme, is one such programme. This programme includes support for the development of clean and renewable energy technologies.</p><p> </p><p>If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the Government’s underwrite guarantee would fund all successful competitive UK bids submitted to Horizon 2020 before exit. In this scenario, the extension to the guarantee, announced in July 2018, would also cover successful bids to Horizon 2020 calls open to third country participation that were submitted after point of exit, until the end of 2020. Both the guarantee and extension apply for the lifetime of projects.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/02/2019 12:08:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1015178

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Energy: Government Assistance
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 recent decision by the European Court of Justice on state aid clearance for the capacity market, whether energy company payments arising from arrangements made and to be made within the five-year period previously approved by the European Commission will be stopped.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	195571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The recent State aid judgment by the ECJ against the European Commission in the Tempus case was decided on procedural grounds, holding that the Commission should have consulted more fully before granting State aid approval in 2014. It did not challenge the nature of the Capacity Market mechanism itself. The judgment removed State aid approval for the Capacity Market, preventing the UK Government from making any further capacity payments under existing agreements until re-approval.</p><p> </p><p>We are already working closely with the Commission to aid their investigation and seek timely State aid approval for the Capacity Market as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and National Grid will ensure that market participants are kept updated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/12/2018 10:05:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

882428

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Post Boxes
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 post boxes (a) have been removed from operation and (b) had their collection rates reduced since the Royal Mail was formally privatised.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	135490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the provision and operation of post boxes is a matter for Royal Mail, subject to fulfilment of any regulatory requirements set by Ofcom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 18/04/2018 14:33:25 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

837842

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
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 companies that are based in Scotland and that were affected by the liquidation of Carillion have accessed Government support in relation to (a) tax and (b) banking.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	126873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The nature of Carillion’s business was to sub-contract significant proportions of its work and a significant number of those sub-contractors have sub-contracted further elements. The complexity of the contracting structure is such that it is not possible for the Official Receiver at this stage in the liquidation process to have a complete picture of companies affected. He is continuing to work through Carillion’s systems to identify all contracts.</p><p>For this reason, we do not yet have an estimate of companies accessing government support. We are carefully monitoring the situation and we have established a Taskforce with industry and unions to actively monitor the impact on SMEs and the supply chain, and to assess the action that can be taken to mitigate these effects. The Taskforce has delivered a range of supportive measures. This includes assistance from HMRC to those experiencing difficulties paying tax, £900m in support from UK lenders, and Government funding to ensure continuity of vital services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 20/02/2018 14:50:55 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

776292

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	Intellectual Property
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 actions his Department has taken to ensure that owners of registered and unregistered community design rights maintain that protection when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	108995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that owners of existing Community registered and unregistered design rights want clarity over the coverage of those rights when the UK leaves the EU. We are exploring various options and we are discussing these with users of the system to establish the best way forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/10/2017 13:32:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

776293

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	Intellectual Property
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 the Intellectual Property Office plans to publish its recommendations on registered and unregistered designs infringement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	109005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>UK design law was reviewed in 2011-13, following the publication of Ian Hargreaves’ review <em>Digital Opportunity: a review of intellectual property and growth.</em> Intentional copying of a registered design was made a criminal offence by the Intellectual Property Act 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to review the law on registered and unregistered designs infringement.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 30/10/2017 11:17:31 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 18198 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

750368

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Parental Leave: Multiple Births
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 the Government has made of the adequacy of the length of maternity and paternity leave of parents who have multiple births.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s maternity leave arrangements are among the most generous in the world. All employed mothers are entitled to up to 52 weeks of maternity leave and most are entitled to 39 weeks of statutory pay - nearly three times the minimum required by the EU. This provides mothers with sufficient leave to cope with unexpected eventualities including ill health and complications associated with multiple births.</p><p> </p><p>Employers must also allow their pregnant employees paid time off work for all antenatal care. A pregnant woman expecting a multiple birth will therefore be entitled to sufficient time off work to attend additional antenatal appointments as required.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Paternity Leave provisions give the father/partner some flexibility in when to take up to two weeks of leave, subject to eligibility. Fathers/partners also have other employment rights which can support them in adjusting to challenging circumstances such as multiple births. These include the right to emergency leave (time off for dependents), the right to Parental Leave (which extends to all employed parents) and a right to time off work to attend up to two antenatal appointments.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/07/2017 10:02:17 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray