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1041772

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Solar Power
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 solar-based projects were on the Renewal Energy Planning Database in each quarter of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	208941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Solar projects recorded on the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) in each quarter since 2014 are in the following table. Please note that the management of the REPD changed in October 2014 and the historical data for 2013 and 2014 Q1 is not available.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the new contract for administering the REPD at the start of Q4 2014, the data parameters were changed to increase the minimum installed capacity from 0.001MW to 1MW. Therefore, the data shown from Q4 2014 onwards includes only those schemes with an installed capacity 1MW or above until Q4 2018 when projects over 150kW started to be included.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/01/2019 18:06:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1043146

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
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	Civil Nuclear Constabulary
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 he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on expanding the role of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary to augment police resources in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	209899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>There have been no discussions about expanding the roles and responsibilities of the CNC in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>The CNC is part of long-standing arrangements to provide mutual aid to other police forces, and will provide support, when requested, provided there is no impact on meeting their core civil nuclear security mission.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 22/01/2019 12:08:59 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

1042259

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	Public Houses: Legal Costs
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 make an assessment of the effectiveness of crowdfunding by lessees to raise money to challenge decisions made by pub companies in the courts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	209335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>If a dispute arises between a lessee (also known as a tenant) and a pub company - following a decision made by the latter, that is a matter for those parties to resolve. If parties wish to pursue a dispute through the courts, they are free to determine how they will fund advice and representation.</p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales, if a matter falls within the scope of the relevant provisions of the Pubs Code it can be referred to the Pubs Code Adjudicator.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/01/2019 12:09:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1042358

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	Shops: Closures
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 his Department holds statistics on the number of stores that closed in each quarter in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	209374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not carry statistics on the number of stores closing in each quarter.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/01/2019 12:10:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 96531 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1041571

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Delivery Services: Self-employed
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of self-employed delivery drivers in London whose income is (a) equal to and (b) more than the National Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not hold specific estimates in relation to the income of self-employed delivery drivers operating in London.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published research on the experiences and characteristics of those participating within the gig economy, of which there is a high proportion providing delivery services. This can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gig-economy-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gig-economy-research</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/01/2019 17:14:52 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1041579

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
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 Written Statement of 18 December 2018 on Public Spending, HCWS 1205, if he will publish the budget headlines under which he plans to allocate the £190 million funding in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	208861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>On the 18 December, my rt. hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury confirmed Departmental allocations for EU Exit funding for 2019/20 including £190 million for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The Department is undertaking an internal allocation process as part of 2019/20 planning.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of 2019/20 allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS1205, made on 18 December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205/</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/01/2019 10:28:32 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1041629

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Limited Liability: Company Accounts
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 (a) Scottish, (b) English and (c) Northern Irish Partnerships have been prosecuted each year since 2009 under Section 15.6 of The Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008, for failure to make their accounts available (a) to Companies House, (b) at their Principal Place of Business and (c) through mechanisms provided in other EEA countries.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	208874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>No Scottish, English and Northern Irish Partnerships have been prosecuted in each of the past three years, the latest years for which information is available, for failure to make their accounts available (a) to Companies House, (b) at their Principal Place of Business (c) through mechanisms provided in other EEA countries.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/01/2019 12:09:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 96529 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1041665

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Limited Liability: Company Accounts
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 the total contribution to the public purse has been from fines charged to (a) Scottish, (b) English and (c) Northern Irish Partnerships under Section 15.6 of The Partnerships (Accounts) Regulations 2008 for failure to make their accounts available either to Companies House, at their Principal Place of Business or through mechanisms provided in other EEA countries in each year from 2009.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	208889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>There has been no contribution to the public for fines charged to Scottish, English and Northern Irish Partnerships in each of the past three years, the latest years for which information is available, for failure to make their accounts available either to Companies House, at their Principal Place of Business or through mechanisms provided in other EEA countries..</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/01/2019 17:15:20 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1041667

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Post Offices
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 offices there were by type of branch in each constituency in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	208891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. The management of the network is an operational matter for the Post Office Limited.</p><p>I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/01/2019 12:10:39 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1041668

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Post Offices: Closures
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 offices were classified as under temporary closure by type of branch in each constituency in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	208892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. The management of the network is operational matter for the Post Office Limited.</p><p> </p><p>I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/01/2019 12:10:55 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake