Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1378795

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What new support he plans to provide to energy transition projects in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
uin	904253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Our Net Zero Strategy supports well-paid jobs, leverages up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030 across the UK and outlines support for projects in Scotland, including the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund and the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 13:31:44 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1378796

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to extend employment rights to (a) workers in the gig economy and (b) all workers.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	904254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has one of the best records on workers’ rights in the world - going further than the EU in many areas – and we believe the UK’s current three-tiered employment status framework strikes the right balance between the flexibility our economy needs and protections for workers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:32:37 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1378797

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Electricity Generation: Offshore Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to introduce a regulated asset base for the offshore grid.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	904256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Our Net Zero Strategy delivers more offshore wind with a more coordinated offshore grid, through the Offshore Transmission Network Review.</p><p> </p><p>Within this, Ofgem have consulted on options for delivery models for offshore connections, including a regulated asset base approach.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/11/2021 13:49:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1378798

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research and development.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	904257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>We are making the UK a Science Superpower and the Spending Review confirmed we will be funding the fastest increase in R&amp;D spending ever. We are increasing core science funding, doubling Innovate UK’s budget, giving £800m for ARIA and putting £1.7bn into Net Zero R&amp;D.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 16/11/2021 13:34:18 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1378799

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Low Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase pay for low-paid workers.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	James Grundy
uin	904258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>In April 2022, we will increase the National Living Wage by 59p to £9.50. This puts us back on track for it to reach two-thirds of median earnings by 2024. The minimum wage increases are expected to benefit two and a half million workers across the UK next year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:35:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4843 label Biography information for James Grundy

1378800

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Small Businesses: Harlow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he will take to support small businesses in Harlow.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Businesses in Harlow will continue to benefit from a range of government programmes, including start up loans and support delivered through the Essex Growth Hub. Additionally, the £23.7m Harlow Town Deal will encourage new business investment into the town.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 16/11/2021 13:35:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1378887

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Enterprise Zones
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 undertake a review of Enterprise Zones to date to establish whether further steps can be taken to increase their effectiveness.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	75824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Enterprise Zones have been a very successful government policy. They drive growth in local economies, by attracting and supporting businesses, which increases investment and employment to the area. There are no current plans to review Enterprise Zones; however, the experience of delivering Enterprise Zones has informed the development of the Government's new Freeports programme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/11/2021 16:29:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 33417 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1378888

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Innovate UK: Finance
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 he is taking to ensure that the increase in annual core funding for Innovate UK will help support organisations based in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	75825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Innovation is at the heart of the UK’s strategy to boost productivity and international competitiveness. Cutting-edge businesses require access to growth capital and funding for high-risk, high-reward innovation activities available to businesses across all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions. Since 2004, Innovate UK has offered over £158 million in grants for R&amp;D to businesses in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Spending Review 2021 secures increased funding for core Innovate UK programmes, reaching c.£1 billion per year by 2024/25 (over £300 million more than in 2021/22) to ensure it can support business in bringing innovations to market and drive economic growth. The money will be used to help boost private sector investment across the whole of the UK, creating the right conditions for all businesses to innovate and giving them the confidence to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Spending Review, BEIS will set R&amp;D budgets through to 2024/25. Further details of how this funding will be allocated will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 22/11/2021 18:08:48 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 33418 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1378921

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Scottish Limited Partnerships: Ownership
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 Scottish Limited Partnerships have failed to register a Person of Significant Control in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	75911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Companies House considers 8,070 of the Scottish Limited Partnerships (‘SLPs’) on the register to be active as at 31st October 2021. Of these, 213 SLPs have not filed PSC information. This compares to 948 in January 2020 and 2,019 in January 2019.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/11/2021 16:27:51 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 33415 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1378937

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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	Renewable Energy
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 assessment of options to shift or rebalance energy levies, such as the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in-Tariffs, and obligations, such as the Energy Company Obligation, away from electricity to gas over this decade as referenced in the Heat and Buildings Strategy will cover both domestic and non-domestic consumers.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	75803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings Strategy, the Government is committed to ensuring that the costs of the UK’s transition to net zero is fair and affordable for all energy consumers. The Government’s upcoming Fairness and Affordability Call for Evidence will consider options covering both domestic and non-domestic consumers to shift or rebalance energy levies and obligations over this decade.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 75804 question first answered 22/11/2021 12:55:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 33413 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead