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1402411

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
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: Working Hours
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 he has made of the compliance of his Department's staff working from home with the Working Time Regulations 1998.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	102588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>Line managers and individuals have joint responsibility for ensuring that staff work their agreed hours and take breaks in accordance with the Working Time Regulations 1998, and to manage any issues if they arise. This applies to both where the employee is attending the workplace and where they are working from home.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 17/01/2022 17:54:54 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1402423

registered interest
date	12/01/2022
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	Warm Home Discount 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, if he will remove the limits on the number of Warm Home Discounts a supplier can issue.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	102594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government sets the overall spending target for each Warm Home Discount scheme year. For 2021/22, the spending target is £354 million, and around 2.2 million households will receive a rebate worth £140. However, the Warm Home Discount is not funded by the Government – it is paid for by energy suppliers, who generally recoup the costs from customers’ energy bills. This is currently estimated to be around £14 per customer bill.</p><p> </p><p>Having a spending target is therefore necessary to balance providing significant numbers of rebates to as many households as possible, while minimising the impact on consumers’ bills. Energy suppliers can also support their customers through other means, such as through Industry Initiatives under the Warm Home Discount, or measures outside of the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 20/01/2022 15:09:27 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1384285

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
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	Weather: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, once power has been restored, if he will commission an independent public inquiry into the national and local response to Storm Arwen.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	86076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has commissioned a post-incident review into Storm Arwen to identify lessons and best practice for communications, resourcing and system resilience.</p><p>As the independent regulator for energy, Ofgem has also announced a review into the impact of Storm Arwen. This will focus on the role of the network companies in maintaining resilience of the system and their emergency response.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/12/2021 10:34:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 37564 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1384287

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
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	Power Failures: North of England
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 representations to Northern Powergrid on creating a fast-track streamlined compensation system for residents left without power as a result of Storm Arwen.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	86077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Ofgem, the independent regulator for the UK’s energy networks, sets service levels which Distribution Network Operators must meet, with rules on how quickly compensation payments are issued to consumers if the standards are not met. This is set out in the Quality of Service Guaranteed Standards.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/12/2021 10:35:16 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 37565 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1383085

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Telecommunications: Climate Change
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 take steps to climate proof basic infrastructure, such as utility cabling, from extreme weather conditions by encouraging the use of underground ducting in preference to overhead cabling.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	83313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>Great Britain has one of the most robust energy systems in the world, however, we recognise that risks from climate-related hazards will become more common as our dependence on electricity grows and the variability of our weather increases.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS is working with the energy industry, regulators and other stakeholders to reduce vulnerabilities and ensure an effective response to actual or potentially disruptive incidents to ensure security of supply.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/12/2021 16:19:40 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 36583 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1353907

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
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	GKN: Birmingham
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 he has made of the potential merits of providing grants to support the transition of the GKN Driveline factory in Birmingham to produce components for electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	45102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no role in setting the strategic direction or priorities of private sector businesses. As part of the mandatory consultation process on the future of the GKN Driveline factory in Birmingham, the government secured assurances from GKN Automotive that they would consider viable alternatives to closure, including repurposing the plant to produce components for electric vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative proposals were submitted as part of the consultation. After careful consideration, GKN regrettably concluded there were no viable alternatives to closure.</p><p> </p><p>The government is maintaining a dialogue about the site’s future, actively marketing the site and is working with GKN and local partners to provide support and guidance to the GKN employees. Any potential future commercial propositions for the Birmingham site will be assessed on their own merits.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains fully committed to working in partnership with industry to support the automotive sector’s transition to zero emission vehicles. Nearly £500m has been made available through the Automotive Transformation Fund to build an internationally competitive electric vehicle supply chain as part of my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan. This will create thousands of well-paid green jobs in our industrial heartlands, including the West Midlands.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 15/09/2021 15:43:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 21087 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1353542

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Animal Experiments: Cosmetics
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 maintain the existing ban on animal testing for cosmetics and the sale of newly tested cosmetics ingredients.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	44297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Animal testing of cosmetics for the purposes of meeting the Cosmetics Regulation has been banned in the United Kingdom since 1998. No animal testing on finished cosmetic products, or ingredients or combinations of ingredients may take place in the United Kingdom. There are no plans to change this position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/09/2021 16:00:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1348707

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Business: Coronavirus
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 support is available to businesses forced to close as a result of staff shortages from employees self-isolating following a notification from the NHS Test and Trace app.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	36610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>As of 16 August, fully vaccinated individuals in England are exempt from self-isolation. They are instead advised to take a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test following a notification from the NHS COVID-19 app or a call from NHS Test and Trace. Those who are not yet fully vaccinated and those who test positive for COVID-19 are still required to self-isolate following a notification from the app or a call from NHS Test and Trace.</p><p> </p><p>Daily contact testing (DCT) was also introduced to further support businesses in critical sectors, such as energy and food supply, and help them remain open. DCT enables employees to take a supervised test at their workplace every day instead of self-isolating. This has helped to minimise disruption to critical sectors and ensured staff are not put at risk.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has provided unprecedented support to businesses and employees, such as through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. In England, the Government has provided £25 billion through cash grants, including through Restart Grants of £18,000 per business premises and over £2 billion in discretionary grant funds made available to local authorities to provide support in their local areas.</p><p>Eligible businesses have also not had to pay business rates in the 15 months to 30 June 2021. Most businesses continue to receive 66% relief for the remainder of the year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/09/2021 16:04:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1328239

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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 Bureaucracy Review: Animal Experiments
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 development of the review of research bureaucracy, what recent discussions he has had with third sector organisations that are working to reduce and replace animal experiments.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Review of Research Bureaucracy is continuing its evidence gathering across the research sector. To date, there have been no discussions with third sector organisations about animal experiments.</p><p> </p><p>The use of animals in research is carefully regulated and remains important in ensuring new medicines and treatments are safe. At the same time, the Government believes that animals should only be used when there is no practicable alternative and it actively supports and funds the development and dissemination of techniques that replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research (the 3Rs). This is achieved primarily through funding for the National Centre for the 3Rs, which works nationally and internationally to drive the uptake of 3Rs technologies and ensure that advances in the 3Rs are reflected in policy, practice and regulations on animal research. Across the UK, the NC3Rs has invested £71 million in research through grants to universities, and almost £27 million in contracts through its CRACK IT Challenges innovation scheme to UK and EU-based institutions, mainly focusing on new approaches for the safety assessment of pharmaceuticals and chemicals that reduce the use of animals.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 07/06/2021 11:49:22 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1328241

registered interest
date	26/05/2021
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 Bureaucracy Review
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 plans for there to be a public consultation as part of the review of research bureaucracy.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The Review of Research Bureaucracy has been engaging broadly across the research sector. The intention is to launch a call for evidence to build on this initial engagement.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 07/06/2021 11:47:51 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris