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1235555

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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: Apprentices
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 progress his Department is making on meeting the 2.3 per cent public sector apprenticeship target; and when his Department will meet that target.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	91617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department gives full regard to the public sector apprenticeship target. The Department, and each of the Executive Agencies that contribute to our target, have apprenticeship plans that focus on specific capability needs and skills.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental progress towards the 2.3% target is published annually on GOV.UK.</p><p>Data for 2017-18 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>Data for 2018-19 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p>Data for 2019-20 will be published at the end of September 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to increasing the number of apprentices and we are working towards the 2.3% target. The impact of the current pandemic has slowed recruitment due to priority work and logistics. With the current strategy and targets coming to an end in April 2021, the Department is already focusing on how best to support the apprenticeship agenda and drive forward apprentice recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/09/2020 13:19:07 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1235605

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Infrastructure: Carbon Emissions
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 account for carbon emissions in the UK’s overseas infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	91714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department spends overseas development assistance (ODA) on infrastructure programmes through its International Climate Finance (ICF).</p><p>The aim of the ICF is to support developing countries to respond to the challenges and opportunities of climate change, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions through initiatives such as the UK Sustainable Infrastructure Programme. All ICF programmes are assessed against an analytical framework which includes taking account of the impact on emissions in developing countries. The latest ICF results publication estimates that across HMG, ICF programmes have reduced or avoided 31 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions between 2011/12 and 2019/20, and will deliver much greater savings over their lifetimes (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-finance-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-finance-results</a>).</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/09/2020 11:20:31 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1235638

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Summertime
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 the UK remaining on British Summer Time to (a) encourage travel, (b) extend the tourist season and (c) reduce energy usage as part of the recovery plan from the covid-19 outbreak; and with reference to the European Union's policy on Daylight Saving Time, if he will conduct a review of the time zone most appropriate for the UK to adopt in future years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	91574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government believes that the current daylight-saving arrangements represent the optimal use of the available daylight across the UK. We do not believe there is sufficient evidence to support changing the current system of clock changes, including for travel, tourism and energy usage.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2020 14:49:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1235654

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Personal Care Services: 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 additional financial support he plans make available for hair and beauty salons during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	91648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government has introduced an unprecedented package of support including £330bn worth of government backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses across the UK, paying the wages of nearly 12 million people and supporting over a million businesses through grants, loans and rates cuts. Some of these funding schemes were open to those operating hair and beauty salons.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/09/2020 14:47:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1234982

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	Coronavirus Job Retention 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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2020 to Question 85040 on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, what the piece of legislation is that is referred to in the Answer that will provide statutory protection against the calculation of statutory redundancy pay being based on reduced pay in a furlough agreement under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	91029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The legislation that I was referring to in my answer of 9 September 2020 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-04/85040" target="_blank">85040</a> is The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations 2020.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/09/2020 11:52:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1235041

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	Aerospace Industry and Aviation: 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, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 21 July 2020, Official Report column 193, how the figure of £8.5bn financial support for the aviation and aerospace sector was calculated.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	91054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The aerospace sector and its aviation customers are being supported with over £8.5 billion worth of support through the Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility, grants for research and development (R&amp;D), loan guarantees, and support for aerospace exports over the next 18 months.</p><p>The amount is made up of support across the Covid Credit Financing Facility (£2.7 billion), expected UK Export Finance support for aerospace and its aviation customers (£5.5 billion) and R&amp;D support for aerospace (across 3 years over £500 million).</p><p>We will continue to back businesses strongly through the Covid-19 pandemic and as we return to growth.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/09/2020 14:29:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1235072

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	Remote Working
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 recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regulations to protect online platform workers using crowd work platforms.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	90945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>In the Queens’ Speech, we announced we will bring forward an Employment Bill to deliver on a range of Manifesto commitments.</p><p>This legislation will make workplaces fairer by introducing new protections for those in the gig economy.</p><p>The preparation of an Employment Bill follows recent assessments of modern ways of working. Many of these aspects are complex and so it is only right that we take time to consider how best to achieve change that works for all.</p><p>We will bring forward detailed proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/09/2020 14:42:28 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1235125

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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: Sustainable Development
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 consultative arrangements are in place between trade unions and his Department to discuss sustainability issues at his Department.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	91179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has a range of consultative practices in place to ensure regular and meaningful engagement with our Departmental Trade Unions on internal policy matters, including sustainability considerations.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/09/2020 07:32:44 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1235140

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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: Carbon Emissions
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 place in the Library his Department's plan to reduce its carbon emissions.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	91183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>Work is in progress to reduce the Department’s carbon emissions and become net zero in the earliest possible timeframe, and by 2050 at the latest. BEIS has already reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 65% from a 09/10 baseline.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/09/2020 11:11:39 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1235143

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
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 officials in his Department sought a Ministerial Direction in relation to any aspect of the Internal Market Bill.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	91094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>There has been no Ministerial Direction requested.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 21/09/2020 15:06:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh