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1146611

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
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	Fuels
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 she has made an assessment of the potential risk to the UK's future fuel security should the UK become reliant on Russian or Middle Eastern petrol in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	291463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>If the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement, supplies of crude oil, fuel, and important chemicals for refineries are expected to remain available through the UK’s diverse supply chains from Europe and the rest of the world. Crude oil and petroleum products are traded through liquid international markets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been working closely with the fuel industry to minimise the risks from leaving the EU on fuel supplies. The Government also has a long-standing fuel supply contingency programme that includes measures that can be deployed in support of industry to maintain supplies.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 01/10/2019 15:09:40 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1139826

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
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	Novartis: Great Grimsby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which ministers he has appointed to the taskforce to find a new buyer for the Novartis site in Great Grimsby.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	278551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department of International Trade are closely monitoring the situation. We are working with the company, the local authority and Local Enterprise Partnerships to support their efforts in helping to preserve highly skilled jobs in the area and to help find a buyer for the site.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 22/07/2019 15:31:20 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1127872

registered interest
date	21/05/2019
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	Regeneration: Grimsby
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 he plans to start the implementation of phase one of the Greater Grimsby Town Deal, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	257101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The ground-breaking Greater Grimsby Town Deal was launched on 5 July 2018 beginning a stronger relationship between central government and local partners. The Town Deal meets a commitment to pilot a new approach to driving growth in our towns and was included in the Industrial Strategy, our long-term plan to boost productivity by backing businesses to create high-quality, well paid jobs throughout the United Kingdom, with investment in skills, industries, and infrastructure, as well as ensuring our places realise their full potential.</p><p> </p><p>The Town Deal is focused on four inter-related themes, namely:</p><p> </p><ul><li>driving economic growth</li><li>accelerating housing delivery</li><li>transforming Grimsby’s waterfront</li><li>improving skills and educational attainment.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government has been working intensively with North East Lincolnshire Council, the Project Board, and the private sector on implementation since the launch of the Town Deal and there has been considerable progress.</p><p> </p><p>We have continued to support delivery of the Grimsby Heritage Action Zone and, in January 2019, announced a further £3.2m investment in heritage, culture and creative industries as a catalyst for economic growth in Grimsby through DCMS’s Cultural Development Fund. We are delivering in skills too. The Department for Education announced that the University of Lincoln-led Institute of Technology (IoT) proposal was one of 12 successful IoT proposals that will be established across the country. The IoT will operate across Lincolnshire, including Grimsby, and will be a key plank of the Town Deal.</p><p> </p><p>Progress continues to be made on implementation of the South Humber Industrial Investment Programme including starting important infrastructure works to get these strategic economic sites ready for market, including the Humber Link Road and highways improvements to Moody Lane.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been working closely with the Council and other partners to support regeneration of Grimsby’s town centre and reconnecting it with its waterfront and we hope to be saying more about this in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/06/2019 15:49:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 120629 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1108796

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
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	Offshore Industry
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 plans he has to support the domestic gasoline industry in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	239272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>This Government remains committed to supporting industry through EU exit and to leaving the European Union with a deal that works for citizens and businesses. Nevertheless we need to plan for all scenarios. The oil and gas industry is important for the UK’s economy, energy security and jobs, and BEIS engages with the sector regularly to ensure that their concerns and any evidence is fed into the Government’s no deal planning/arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS engagement with the upstream and downstream oil and gas sector in regard to EU-exit has included:</p><ul><li>Publishing a technical notice on 13 September 2018 that offers guidance on “Running an oil or gas business if there’s no Brexit deal.</li><li>Organising an ongoing series of BEIS Oil &amp; Gas EU Exit Sector Panels facilitating interaction among and between representatives from upstream and downstream trade associations, companies, BEIS and OGDs.</li><li>Providing regular email guidance updates on GOV.UK content relevant to the sector and requests for feedback from BEIS Oil and Gas Sector contacts.</li><li>Participating in bilateral interactions with trade associations and companies.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/04/2019 10:15:02 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1010441

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the offshore wind sector.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	907706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Offshore wind is already bringing high value jobs to coastal communities like Grimsby, for example, from the Triton Knoll project.</p><p> </p><p>Hull has seen 1,000 direct jobs created from the £310 million investment in Siemens’ blade factory.</p><p> </p><p>We are moving to advance discussions with the offshore wind sector around a Sector Deal that ensures higher levels of local content, UK jobs and investment in supply chains, like those in the hon Member’s constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/11/2018 15:19:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

997879

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Humber Estuary: Wind 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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June to Question 146924 ABLE Humber Port, what further steps he is taking to support the growth of on-shore wind on the South Bank of the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	185645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>On 23 July 2018, the Government announced the timetable for future CfD auctions with the next Pot 2 allocation round opening by the end of May 2019, and then an auction every 2 years. Depending on the price achieved, each CfD round could deliver 1 GW to 2 GW of new offshore wind every year in 2020s. This forward visibility and certainty can help businesses to plan and make the investment decisions they need, to be in a growing global sector, supporting our ambitious Industrial Strategy and helping to develop UK supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/11/2018 09:44:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

909271

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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	ABLE Humber Port
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 his Department is taking to support the development of the Able Marine Energy Park.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	146924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The development of ABLE is a commercial matter for the company.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/06/2018 14:45:56 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

778099

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
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	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 he plans to provide the full £557 million allocated for future Contract for Difference auctions.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	109932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>On 11 October Government confirmed that up to £557 million would be made available for Contracts for Difference auctions for new generation projects using less established renewable technologies. Government also confirmed that the next Contracts for Difference auction is planned for spring 2019.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been made regarding the timing of subsequent auctions, or the budget that will be made available in any particular auction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 31/10/2017 11:49:02 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

778110

registered interest
date	26/10/2017
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	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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a lower cap than £557 million on the funds allocated for future Contracts for Difference auctions.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	109851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>On 11 October Government confirmed that up to £557 million would be made available for Contracts for Difference auctions for new generation projects using less established renewable technologies.</p><p> </p><p>No decisions have yet been made regarding the budget that will be made available in any particular auction.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 31/10/2017 11:48:31 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

714732

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	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, with reference to the recommendation of the publication of the Julie Dean Self-Employment Review, what steps he has taken to review the equal treatment and recognition for the self-employed in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	69369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The independent Matthew Taylor review on employment practices in a modern economy is considering the impact of non-standard working arrangements on employment status and employment rights, and as part of his review he has considered a range of available papers, including Julie Deane’s Review. That review will be reporting in the summer.</p><p>We have also announced we will be looking at parental benefits for the self-employed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 69370 question first answered 05/04/2017 13:01:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn